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Jefferson chosen as short-term mayor after much ado

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Judge-to-be will not resign early; application process to replace him in District 1 is open

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On the Englewood City Council, even roll call can require nearly a half-hour of argument.

At its first meeting after the Nov. 7 elections, the council was set to select its new mayor — in Englewood, council votes for one member among themselves to preside as mayor. But the most contentious debate of the night wasn’t about who that should be. The council spent more than twice as long debating whether Councilmember Amy Martinez, who was on a honeymoon trip, could participate by phone.

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‘Thanksgiving the holiday may have ended last week, but the spirit of Thanksgiving should be a positive habit we strive to live by.’

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Immigrant from Hungary has a passion for the organic I’m 45 years old. I’ve owned a landscape design and installation company since 2003, called The Perfect Garden. I grew up in Hungary, and went to high school and college in New York.

Growing up in Hungary I grew up on a farm. My mother was a horticulturist and my dad was a mechanical engineer. My grandfather was an herbologist, and wrote books, poems and lectures. I’ve been in Colorado since 1996.

Hungary is beautiful, and the culture is very different. There are no GMOs in the food, no corporate crap. The soil is great and fresh.

You can taste it in the vegetables.

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My dad had enough of communism in Hungary, and moved us to America in 1986.

Lillah Aronoff sits on her landscaping trailer. The native of Hungary said Colorado is the place to be.

Culture shock New York seemed cold and dark.

It was dirty and polluted. I’m used to fresh air. Colorado is more like Hungary, because of the weather and nice people here — not like New York, where everybody’s mean.

My ex-husband and I loved skiing and the snow, so we came out here. We skied every mountain in Colorado, and then got into snowmobiling.

I love landscaping. My passions are plants and colors. It’s a maledominated industry, but I get the creative projects. I give my clients value because I don’t like to take shortcuts unless it makes sense. I also like to use organic products.

I love the people I work with, and Colorado is amazing.

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Englewood Holiday Express will provide four days of fun Belleview Park event includes train ride and Santa’s workshop

BY BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Portions of Belleview Park, located at 5001 S. Inca Drive in Englewood, will be transformed to reflect the season with a miniature train wrapped in colored lights, a relocation of the North Pole and Santa’s workshop during the Englewood Holiday Express events Dec.

8 and 9 and Dec. 15 and 16.

The activities will go on each night from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children under 12.

Children under 2 are admitted free. Ticket sales are limited to 300 per night. If tickets are available at the gate, the price is $12 for adults and $9 for children. Tickets can be purchased online through the city website englewoodco.gov, or in person at the Englewood Recreation Center or the Malley Senior Recreation Center.

“Members of the recreation staff have kicked ideas for a unique holiday celebration for years,” said Joe Sack, Englewood recreation manager.

“This year we talked about the

popularity of the Belleview miniature train and how we could use it at other times of the year. It took times to work out all the details but the result is the first Englewood Holiday Express that we hope will become an annual event.”

The popular Belleview miniature train will be running each night. The train makes a one-mile trip around the park that begins and ends at the little depot. For the Holiday Express the train will be decorated with holiday lights and riders on the train will enjoy close-up views of decorated trees all along the route.

While waiting to ride the train, those attending the

event are invited to warm up around the campfires where there will be hot chocolate and s’mores available.

The children’s farm barn will be transformed in the North Pole. Santa will be there providing the opportunity for children to tell him their wish list and get their pictures taken with him.

Nearby a tent will be set up as Santa’s workshop. The workshop will be staffed with elves who will help

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Sack urged those planning to go to buy tickets early because of the train’s limitations. Only 300 tickets a night will be sold.

“We have had great early response to the event and we have already sold 300 tickets,” he said. “I hope people planning to go to the Holiday Express buy tickets early. It would be a shame to come to the event and find it is sold out.”

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Littleton Fire Protection District has announced a plan to sever ties with the City of Littleton and merge operations with South Metro Fire Rescue effective Jan. 1, 2019.

The fire protection district delivered a letter to Littleton City Manager Mark Relph the morning of Nov. 17, announcing it would exercise its contractual right to part ways with the city with more than a year’s notice.

“I can’t say I’m surprised,” Relph said. “I knew they had been in talks about this. We’re discussing how to move forward.”

The district — one of Littleton’s two fire partners, along with the Highlands Ranch Metro District — decided to merge with South Metro because of the district’s higher level of service and shorter response times, said Keith Gardner, the president of LFPD’s board of directors.

“Costs were accelerating, we vetted everything as much as possible, and we had an offer on the table,” Gardner said. “The key part was that South Metro made this pitch a year ago.”

Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman said the situation isn’t ideal, but the city will move forward in a constructive way.

“Obviously we’d love to continue to stay together as partners, but they need to make decisions on what’s best for them,” Brinkman said. “I respect that. We intend to go through a rigorous process that will be data-based on what our feasible options are. There

are more unanswered questions than answered.”

By the numbers LFPD covers 80,000 residents in Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, the area around Chatfield Reservoir, the western portion of Centennial, and a large area of unincorporated Arapahoe County west of the Littleton city limits.

The district owns three fire stations and shares ownership of a fourth with the city, according to a news release.

The district’s stations are staffed by firefighters from Littleton Fire Rescue, which is the city’s firefighting agency.

South Metro Fire Rescue is a large consolidated district that provides fire protection services to a vast area in the southeast metro area suburbs, inlcuding Parker, Lone Tree, Greenwood Village, Castle Pines and a large chunk of Centennial. Littleton recently approved an agreement to merge the city’s fire dispatch services with South Metro.

LFPD will pay close to $8 million to the city of Littleton in 2017 for contracted services, according to city budget documents. The payments amount to about 28 percent of the city’s fire budget. LFPD’s four stations currently staff close to 170 personnel, Gardner said.

The agreement will see the mill levy used to fund fire protection for the district’s residents increase from 7.678 to 9.25, Gardner said, meaning the owner of a $400,000 house would pay about $45 more in property taxes annually.

The plan still requires an element of voter approval: South Metro Fire Rescue will conduct an election in May 2018, asking voters in the LFPD to approve South Metro’s expansion of its jurisdictional boundaries to their area. If voters rejected the boundary SEE FIRE, P5

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extension, Gardner said, South Metro would ask again in the November 2018 election. If voters rejected the effort a second time, Gardner said, the agreement would go into effect in January 2019, and South Metro trucks would begin responding to calls in the LFPD coverage area, and LFPD would pay the difference in mill levies out of their reserves. South Metro would then go before voters a third time in May 2019 asking for approval of the boundary change.

“We’re confident that citizens will respond to the opportunity to increase the level of service and cut response times,” Gardner said.

Merger talk not new Merger talk among Littleton’s fire partners has been brewing for a long time.

The Littleton Firefighters Association, the union that covers firefighters in the city’s department as well as its partner districts, has expressed its support of a wholesale merger of the city’s fire department and partners with South Metro.

Another of the city’s partners, Cunningham Fire Protection District, which covers a swath of the southeast metro suburbs, announced earlier this year it would sever ties with the city in the midst of the dispute over whether to merge the city’s fire

dispatch services with South Metro.

After Littleton City Council initially rejected the dispatch merger proposal, Littleton Fire Protection District and Highlands Ranch Metro District, the city’s other partner, threatened to cut ties with the city unless the dispatch merger was approved. Council approved the dispatch merger in October.

Highlands Ranch Metro District is evaluating a merger proposal from South Metro, said Terry Nolan, the district’s general manager.

“We’ve been considering alternatives for a long time,” said Nolan, “The costs of providing fire protection are creeping up.”

The City of Littleton has been evaluating the possibility of a merger with South Metro for more than a year, Relph said, although he added that an effort to work with consultants to prepare a report on the effects of a merger has been stalled for several months.

The union was among the largest donors to several city council candidates, and endorsed four candidates, three of whom won seats on council: Kyle Schlachter, Karina Elrod and Patrick Driscoll.

Schlachter said he made no commitments to the firefighters’ union with regards to mergers or severance.

“The union asked me what I thought of a merger, and I said I’d be interested in looking at all the options,” Schlachter said. “Plan A, at least in my mind, was to stay as we were. The firefighters said Plan B looked more likely, in which one or both of the partners decided to leave.”

Council to evaluate options The new council, which was sworn in on Nov. 21, will evaluate the impact of the departure of LFPD as one of its first actions, Relph said. Relph was scheduled to address council at the Nov. 28 study session, and city council will meet with LFPD and Highlands Ranch Metro District on Nov. 30 to discuss the impacts of the separation.

Relph said the city will examine numerous responses, including whether this would be a good time for the wholesale merger to go ahead.

“If we do want to talk to South Metro about a merger, we could do that hand-in-hand with Littleton Fire Protection District and Highlands Ranch,” Relph said.

Gardner said he would happily work with Littleton and Highlands Ranch on examining a joint wholesale merger.

Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman said she’s open-minded on future options, but has some ground rules.

“Ideally, whatever we end up with needs to do three things clearly: It has to be a sustainable model, it has to be affordable for everyone, and it has to maintain or increase the service for the community,” Brinkman said.

Gardner said the timing of the announcement with the seating of the new city council has nothing to do with LFPD’s decision.

“We had to announce by the end of the year if we wanted to get this going by 2019,” Gardner said. “We didn’t play any politics at all. We didn’t want to create divergence in the election.”

The merger is “a significant step forward,” Joel Heinemann, president of the Littleton Firefighters Association, said in an email. “Over the last year, the LFPD board has done incredible due diligence to come to this decision, and the Littleton firefighters are supportive of this.”

South Metro has high hopes for the merger, said South Metro Fire Chief Bob Baker.

“Bringing (LFPD) into our family here at South Metro will benefit all involved — including the citizens, community and the firefighters,” Baker said in an email. “We very much look forward to what the future holds and see this as an opportunity to work together to provide the best possible care to our communities in the most economical and sustainable way as possible.”

Relph and Gardner agreed that there are many issues yet to be hammered out: the disposition of the nearly 170 personnel and city-owned fire equipment at the LFPD stations will be discussed at the Nov. 30 meeting. Gardner said he is hopeful that South Metro will absorb many of the personnel.

“This conversation will go on for a long time,” Relph said. “I’m responsible for protecting the interests of the City of Littleton. I need to see all options and do a detailed analysis.”

Brinkman said untangling assets and commitments will be tricky.

“When you’re dealing with three different elected bodies, it’ll never be clean and easy,” Brinkman said.

“This kind of stuff can get messy.”

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Redman, who lives in Parker, was instrumental in helping organize a fundraiser in 2015 that helped a WWII vet and his wife who were facing the prospect of running out of money.

An Army cavalry scout and former police officer, Redman had to step away from his construction business earlier this year as his illness progressed. He is fighting stage 4 colon cancer.

“He’s very behind on his bills because of his medicines and co-pays,” said Ron Meier, a longtime friend who is organizing the benefit with Takoda Tavern owner Bob Nobles.

“He’s a proud man, so this isn’t easy for him.”

Redman is able to cover basic expenses with disability pay. Money raised from the benefit would help Redman defray medical or other living costs, Meier said. “If we can cover one, he can handle the other.”

The benefit will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Takoda Tavern, 12311 Pine Bluffs Way. For more information, contact Meier at RJM0629@msn.com.

“He deserves our help in any way we can possibly do it,” Nobles said.

“Any one of us could end up with unfortunate circumstances,” Meier said. “You’ve got to hope that people in the community will help you.”

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5 things to know about NASH liver disease Englewood medical office one of few places to get non-invasive screening

By Ellis Arnold earnold@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Fatty liver is a condition that’s misunderstood too often, one doctor in Englewood says — and that’s a deadly misunderstanding to make.

Marcelo Kugelmas, a doctor with an office at Englewood’s Swedish Medical Center, helps detect problems before it’s too late. His office, a South Denver Gastroenterology location, is one of the only places where patients can get a fibroscan — a non-invasive procedure that can help detect NASH, a kind of liver disease that’s estimated to affect 3 percent to 5 percent of the United States population.

Here are a few things to know about the disease.

What is the disease?

NASH is a term for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, a severe form of fatty liver disease, which stems from a buildup of fat in the liver that causes inflammation. (“Steato” means fat, and hepatitis is liver inflammation, Kugelmas said.)

It usually doesn’t cause symptoms until a person has experienced advanced liver damage — the disease can progress for years without a person knowing they have it.

Left unchecked, it can lead to liver scarring, liver failure, cancer or death.

And a similar condition to NASH is also rampant in the country.

“There’s a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,” Kugelmas said. “It results from accumulation of fat in the liver in people who don’t drink enough alcohol to cause that problem (just) from the alcohol drinking.”

Known as NAFLD, it’s the more general form of the disease — NASH is its more aggressive form, and about one in four NAFLD sufferers may have it, Kugelmas said.

Is this new?

No, but it has become more common over the years. It wasn’t recognized 50 years ago, Kugelmas said.

“Most people think you only get liver disease from drinking too much or from having (viruses) that cause hepatitis, but there are many other reasons for chronic liver disease,” Kugelmas said. “NAFLD and NASH will become, over the next decade or two, the most common cause for liver disease for liver cirrhosis (or scarring), for liver cancer, for patients undergoing liver transplan-

tation and from people dying from liver disease.”

What are the risk factors?

Major risk factors for NASH are Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

NASH affects Hispanics and men more than other ethnic and gender groups.

Fatty liver disease and NASH can also affect kids, and people who develop it early are likely to end up with more aggressive diseases at a younger age, Kugelmas said. Treatment plans can include lifestyle modifications or the possibility of participating in clinical trials, which help researchers determine if certain treatments are effective.

“You can cure fatty liver — you can get rid of all fat and inflammation, and the scarring depends on each particular individual,” Kugelmas said.

Younger livers respond better than old ones, and there is a “point of no return” beyond which doctors can’t make it better, he added.

To do that, they need to check you out.

How does the machine work?

The imaging test, called a fibroscan, is a painless test that’s done with very little preparation — you just need to show up after fasting for three hours.

“There’s no risk,” Kugelmas said.

It assesses the degree of fatty infiltration in the liver and the degree of scarring a person might have. It’s seen by many as equal to a biopsy, which, on the other hand, is invasive, carries some risk and is much more expensive, Kugelmas said.

The fibroscan machine his office uses regularly is one it’s only had for a few months, Kugelmas said. The machines are usually only found at academic institutions, and very few private practices — and only those in urban areas — offer it, Kugelmas said.

Aside from the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System in Denver, Kugelmas’ office at 499 E. Hampden Ave. is the only place in the Denver metro area that offers the scan technology, based on website information from Echosens, the company that provides the machines. A location in Colorado Springs is the only other place in Colorado at which to get the scan.

How can I prevent liver disease?

Cut out excess calories and processed carbohydrates, Kugelmas said — extra calories get stored as fat. Exercise is key, too, and one hour per day six days a week is recommended, but it varies person-to-person.

“If today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow is better than today, you’re in the right direction,” Kugelmas said.

Explosion kills man at recycling facility in Englewood

By Ellis Arnold earnold@coloradocommunitymedia.com

An explosion at an industrial recycling company in Englewood left one employee dead the morning of Nov. 17, Englewood police said.

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“This council may wish to go out like it came in — not following the law,” said Councilmember Laurett Barrentine, who called it political gamesmanship to allow a councilmember to vote and be counted present if not physically at the Nov. 20 meeting.

Mayor Joe Jefferson, who must step down by Jan. 8 to assume the position of municipal judge, eventually was re-elected as mayor to serve until then, but it wasn’t without a long preliminary fight.

Martinez, who is generally not part of Barrentine’s coalition on the sevenmember council — that’s limited to a tandem of her and now-Mayor Pro Tem Rita Russell, who nearly always vote together — legally could participate, in the opinion of the city attorney.

“The legal answer is that if something is not prohibited, technically it’s not an unlawful act,” said City Attorney Alison McKenney Brown.

Barrentine still stood by her strict

Division, responded to All Recycling at 1775 W. Wesley Ave. about 8:30 a.m. The initial investigation shows the man died due to what officers believe was an industrial accident, but the cause of that accident wasn’t known as of about 11:30 a.m.

No one else was hurt, and there’s no further risk to other employees or the public, said Chad

constructionist argument to oppose Martinez’s inclusion, saying because the council has not affirmatively given anyone the right to participate by phone, it shouldn’t be allowed. She added that it’s prohibited for councilmembers to participate in an executive session — discussion the public isn’t allowed to see — by phone.

“It’s not known who is with them or who may be influencing them (if they’re not here),” Barrentine said.

“People have a right to know.”

But that prohibition comes from open meetings law, and there isn’t a similar answer on non-executive session meetings, the city attorney said.

The other four councilmembers were unmoved by Barrentine’s argument that including Martinez would be a “slippery slope.”

A motion to bar Martinez’s remote participation garnered two “yes” votes

by Russell and Barrentine, but fell to five “no” votes. A motion to allow Skype- and phone-call participation in council meetings passed over two “no” votes by Russell and Barrentine. Those two councilmembers further protested about Councilmember Steve Yates

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The facility recycles scrap metal.

The Englewood Police Department Investigations Bureau is working with All Recycling’s staff to determine what took place.

The man had not been identified at press time but will be through the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

pushing Martinez’s button to select her choice during votes, but the city clerk said Martinez’s verbal vote over the phone would be accepted.

“This can be a slippery slope — I don’t want this to turn into someone participating in these meetings on their couch in their boxers,” said Jefferson, who added that the next city council should pass a more concrete policy for such situations.

After a change of pace in which council gave outgoing members Yates and Mayor Pro Tem Rick Gillit a sendoff and posed with new councilmembers Cheryl Wink and Dave Cuesta for photos after their swearing-in, the quarrel over Martinez became effectively moot. After the intermission, Martinez couldn’t be reached again by phone, and the new council — with Wink and Cuesta taking the seats formerly held by Yates and Gillit — proceeded without her.

With six members present, Councilmember Linda Olson nominated Jefferson to be mayor again. After some discussion over whether to postpone the vote — Jefferson said the city charter doesn’t require a vote

at the first meeting after the election, but Barrentine said council’s policies and procedures dictate that it must — Jefferson was re-elected as mayor over the two “no” votes from Russell and Barrentine.

Following a similar debate over whether to postpone the vote for mayor pro tem — who serves as mayor if the mayor is absent or unable — Olson nominated Martinez for the position.

But Barrentine had nominated Russell to be mayor pro tem, and in the end, council unanimously voted her into the position.

Council also argued over when to open the application process for a new District 1 councilmember to fill Jefferson’s soon-to-be vacant seat following his election to be Englewood’s municipal judge. The city has 30 days to appoint a replacement after the seat is vacated, Jefferson said. City council wouldn’t be able to interview applicants until after the seat becomes vacant Jan. 8.

The application to be the new District 1 councilmember is on the city website at bit.ly/2hXSYLL, in the list of boards and commissions.

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Clark reflects on decades on Littleton City Council Urban renewal measure, sewer expansion among wins and losses over years

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Doug Clark lost his re-election bid for his at-large Littleton City Council seat on Nov. 7, though it wasn’t the first loss for the four-time councilmember and former mayor, who was first elected in 1995. We talked past, present and future with Clark over Cokes at McDonald’s.

What do you feel you accomplished?

The last two years have been really tough. There Clark hasn’t been much accomplished by anybody.

Looking back all the way to the 1990s, we built the police expansion and saved the citizens $18 million. The city wanted to build a police building that was almost the same size as the entire city center. We mounted a citizens’ campaign against that. The bond issue was defeated, I was elected to council, and we built a police expansion for $6 million with cash.

The city’s immigrant initiative, which integrates immigrants into

the community, came out of the old version of the Littleton Leadership Academy. After they got the initial funding, we brought it underneath the city’s purview. I went to Washington and picked up a $50,000 check from the Migration Policy Institute. I think it’s a great program.

The immigrant initiative is not just the right thing to do, but it’s a great economic development tool. If you can’t speak English, you’re very limited in employment.

John Brackney, an Arapahoe County commissioner, started a one-man crusade to save the courthouses around the county when they built the big consolidated one. It cost us around $5 million, but we saved the courthouse, and I think it’s a real asset for the community. I wish the interior space was used more for community events, but I think it was a good deal for the city.

We’ve had lots of open space purchases. One of the first was the Newton Trust property, in between Aspen Grove and the Carson Nature Center. We also got Wynetka Ponds, above Bowles and Platte Canyon. We bought a seven-acre parcel in the Ensor property.

We improved the northeast neighborhood. I walked through some of those apartment buildings, and I was stunned by how bad of shape they were in. One complex had broken windows, a collapsing ceiling, rolled-up carpet on the lawn.

We started a program to inspect every multi-unit building in the city. We don’t

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From 2009 to 2011 was a pretty rough time economically, in the midst of the recession. We went through that without doing any furloughs for employees, without doing wholesale layoffs. We did a lot of cuts. We weathered that crisis well.

Sewer is both a failure and a minor accomplishment. Englewood and Littleton started an expansion in 2004.

With financing costs, it was about $168 million. They increased the capacity from 36 million to 50 million gallons.

The flows had been decreasing for five years before the expansion. Littleton’s share was more than $80 million for an expansion that wasn’t needed. I lost the fight on preventing the expansion from happening, but I won the fight to increase tap fees — the fee you pay to tap into the sewer plant in a new house.

I was part of the group that put the measure on the ballot that gave people the right to vote on urban renewal. If the urban renewal authority and the council have to explain what people are voting on, that means they have to understand what they’re doing. Columbine Square still exists and there’s not a single tangible project planned for it.

I was able to get council to up their expenditures on roads significantly three times.

It’s embarrassing to list written minutes as an accomplishment, because that means they didn’t exist before. The idea that you’re going to sit down and

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Nobody can say for certain why they won or lost an election. I think the unions had something to do with it. I heard there were a lot of angry people about the Grove. I think people were mad at the council. People got so turned off they voted out all the incumbents.

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Anything you regret or didn’t get done?

There was lots of stuff we didn’t get done. I wish we could have totally gotten rid of urban renewal. I wish we could have had (City Manager) Mark Relph on sooner, because then we’d be farther along.

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Food box project brings blessings to families in need Many Englewood families enjoy Thanksgiving meal, thanks to help from community

BY BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jenny Rowley and her three children joined a team of volunteers Nov. 17 in the sanctuary of Mosaic Church that were busily packing 120 boxes filled with all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal to be delivered two days later to needy familiies in the community.

“We have so much, and this is just a small way to help some of the needy families ... who aren’t as fortunate,” the Littleton resident said. “I am glad I could help with this project, and I hope those receiving the boxes enjoy a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.”

Payton Rowley, Jenny’s daughter, was glad to help, too.

“It is good to help other people,” said Payton, volunteering for the third year.

“And I think doing this to help others have a nice Thanksgiving dinner will make me more thankful for all the food on our table at Thanksgiving.”

Tables lined the Englewood church’s sanctuary Nov. 17.

They were loaded down with cans, jars and boxes of the necessary ingredients for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, stuffing, gravy, vegetables and hot rolls. There was even a disposable aluminum pan for cooking the turkey included with each box.

Volunteers, from the church, Englewood Chamber of Commerce and the city, moved along the tables in assembly-line manner, packing boxes for families ranging in size from two to 10 members.

The food box project is believed to have started with All Souls Catholic Church many years ago. About 12 years ago, the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce took over organizing the project.

“But it takes the help of a lot of individuals and businesses to make it successful,” chamber director Randy Penn said. “Englewood S schools provides us lists of needy families. Then we put out a call to our members to help us collect the food and cash donations ... Again this year the response was amazing.”

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Hopping reflects on time on city council District 1 representative discusses successes, challenges during service

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Littleton District 1 council member Bill Hopping leaves council this week after a single elected term, having decided not to run for re-election.

Hopping was appointed to the seat in April 2015 to fill a vacancy, and the hotel consultant said he’s proud of what he and council accomplished in that time. We talked to Hopping while he was in line to Hopping hop aboard a plane at DIA. What do you feel you accomplished?

I was pretty surprised by how much we got done.

I was on the historic board and we designated Main Street a historic district in 2005, and the Main Street tax district’s growth has been significantly greater than the rest of Littleton since then.

We did test a business incentives plan, so if someone wants an incentive, we have some rules to go by. That way we can incentivize a business

to locate in Littleton instead of an adjoining city.

We’ve got a fire station down at Trailmark, which helps actually the entire system function better. Moving the fire dispatch to South Metro Fire Rescue makes for a safer and less expensive system for us.

We have a construction defects law that’s been a statewide problem, and we added in a piece that allows homeowners and contractors the ability to negotiate a settlement rather than have it go quickly to court. It’s a more user-friendly shortcut. I’d like to see that implemented statewide.

We put in a no-smoking area downtown, which a lot of people had asked for.

The outcry from citizens about retail marijuana was overwhelmingly no. Council listened to that.

As far as the future, we’ve got a housing study I championed that will have a lot of impact on how we plan for housing. It can play into the comp plan. That will help us a lot as we move forward.

What was challenging or surprising?

The lack of executive sessions makes it very difficult for council to set goals and objectives in a way that is not televised and publicly seen. It cuts down on brainstorming and creative thought, because people will be posing for the cameras or afraid to say something that makes them sound stupid.

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opposed to urban renewal that they would fight the zoning change just out of course and to prevent urban renewal from being used. I wouldn’t be surprised if the owners were waiting for council to change so they could develop that in a way that’s good for the city as well as for themselves.

When we go to review an employee, it has to be in public. If we want to negotiate the sale or purchase of a piece of land, we have to do that publicly and lay our strategy out. It affects the negotiations. It’s bad for the city. I understand the concern to have everything in the open, but this goes too far.

Why not run again?

It’s mainly the time it takes to be on council. I felt like I was taking multiple college courses and getting C’s in everything. I had too much going on. When I get into something, I work at it hard. It took a lot more time than I anticipated it would. Combined with my work life, I didn’t have enough time to enjoy life. It’s a real commitment.

Anything you regret or didn’t get done?

I’d like to see design guidelines get passed, because Littleton’s at a critical juncture with increasing economic pressures and density coming down the pike. There’s an increasing demand from across demographics for places to live. That market’s going to force itself on Littleton.

We didn’t get the comp plan updated. We need that so we can keep our culture while dealing with the tides of change. Some of those changes are really positive, but if we don’t have a road map, we don’t know when we’re lost. Design guidelines are now in the process. I wish I was on council when they come forward, but this is a good council, and I think this will have a good impact on the city.

Why is Columbine Square still there?

Very frankly, I think it’s because the owners would like to do something that’s good for the community that involves urban renewal. That involves a zoning change. There are negative groups in Littleton who are so

What’s next?

I’m really excited about gaining a lot of my time back and losing some weight. Every time I had a bike ride scheduled, somebody would call and ask me out to eat.

I’ll find volunteer opportunities. I’d like to work on task forces to continue working on things that didn’t get finished. I believe it’s our job to give back to our community. That fuels me.

I still have my business, and I enjoy that a lot.

I’m excited about the new council.

The citizens made good decisions. I’ll be pleased to watch what develops.

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Candlelight Walk lights up the night

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Santa Claus dropped by Littleton the day after Thanksgiving to illuminate more than a million lights along Main Street to kick off the holiday season.

“Turnout seems to be very nice,” says Jim Buntrock about Littleton’s 34th Candlelight Walk, a parade that features floats, performers and the Jolly Old Elf himself. Buntrock and his wife, Jan are longtime residents and rarely miss the annual affair.

Friday night’s event likely drew its largest crowd ever, Mayor Debbie Brinkman said from an elevated stage on Main Street.

With candles, cameras and hot cider, children and adults lined Main Street in the pleasant,

Grace Paugh, 2, gestures to live reindeer at the 34th Candlelight Walk. precipitation-free weather to wait for Santa’s arrival.

“There’s so much that takes away from the magic of Christmas,” says Jan Buntrock. But she happily notes that kids still get excited at the Candlelight Walk.

“They were all just watching and looking.”

Santa’s elves, the Merry Antoinettes, the Ice Princess and Elfish Presley perform.

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QUIET DESPERATION

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VOICES On to the next big adventure, friend mitty looked over his shoulder as he was carried away, and said, “Where am I going now,

Dad?” I said, “I’ve heard it’s a very big adventure.”

I knew why he was asking that question: Before we made eye contact at the MaxFund Animal Adoption Center in 2008, he was frequently moved from place to place and person to person.

And for the first three months, he spent as much time at the Dog-

gie Dude Ranch in Watkins as he did with me, because my father and mother decided they wanted to see what it was like on the other side of the looking glass.

So I went back and forth to Michigan — for their funerals and then to settle their estates.

That summer, I reintroduced myself to Smitty, a smoothcoated, red dachshund, and we became best friends.

I have written about him for years, so I won’t go into his attributes all over again. Whenever

Smitty is mentioned, I receive more messages than for anything else I write about.

I wanted to let you know I am working on a novella about Smitty.

(I got serious about this, and took an online novel writing class through the UCLA Extension School.)

There are cute and clever books about dogs all over the place.

Mine won’t be either. At least it won’t be cute. Smitty never sat on the top of his doghouse and

philosophized.

He never rescued anyone. Except me.

He came along after I retired and before Jennifer. It was a sketchy time in my life. I guess I was meant to have it: Single men who retire often head south, for a number of reasons.

I was heading in that direction, and then a friend sent a photograph of Smitty she had seen on MaxFund’s web site.

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Moving forward from Thanksgiving, a gratitude challenge can be rewarding

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Friday evening, these fellows debuted the audio versions of their first stories.

I was partnered with two young women: Sunday, of Burmese descent, and Gulsum, from Turkey.

Gulsum, 30, and her husband came to the U.S. 10 years ago to get their master’s degrees

his year there are exactly 32 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know I just stated the obvious and probably upset those who are never quite ready for Christmas, regardless if we were 32 days away or three days away.

With our Thanksgiving WINNING leftovers almost finished, WORDS Black Friday behind us, and now well on our way into the Christmas holiday zone, it’s time to gear up and step up our pace to meet the oncoming Christmas train head-on.

I mean the Christmas music seems like it has already been playing for Michael Norton months, sales are everywhere, parking lots are jam-packed, so I guess it is time to shop.

By the way, did you ever wonder why the stores do not play Thanksgiving music?

And as much as we shared our gratitude just last week and vowed to spend more quality time with our friends and family, maybe all of those nice words and best of Thanksgiving intentions have been swept

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Empathy unites the hopes, dreams of humanity ALCHEMY

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ecently, I was in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Ukraine. I smelled the jasmine and heard the mourning doves of Syria. I savored lunch in Afghanistan. I felt buildings collapse in Mexico, and witnessed the capture of a terrorist in Iraq. I met siblings and parents and grandparents, and felt the

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Why was I so fortunate? Because I am mentoring writers in a fellowship from Picture Me Here, a storytelling program for refugees, immigrants and others who have been displaced. The program helps people explore their cultural and artistic identities through their stories of migration, memory and place.

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NORTON FROM PAGE 12

up in the madness of the December Dash.

Now I know we are all working crazy hours to try and finish the year.

Some of us are even working two or more jobs to fulfill Christmas wish lists.

So throwing anything else into the mix may be too much to ask, right?

Maybe, but then again maybe not, as what I am suggesting is just one small gesture of gratitude each day as we go into December and into the New Year.

Who knows, it may be something that we can actually turn into a positive habit as well.

The challenge I am putting forth is to express just as much love and gratitude as we felt during Thanksgiving, and to carry those feelings and that philosophy into Christmas and beyond.

What if every day we found something to be grateful for? What if we shared with someone else just how much we appreciate them during the holiday season?

We can thank the cashiers, we can share our appreciation with the valet parking attendants, we can give up our close parking spot for someone who may need it more than we do, and we can be grateful for the mail carriers and delivery drivers who make sure our gifts arrive on time and who deliver our packages to us.

Thanksgiving the holiday may have ended last week, but the spirit

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(hers in economics from Penn State), never intending to stay here.

In her recorded story on Friday, she recalled receiving a call from her husband with news of the 2016 attempted coup in Turkey. In that moment, she knew she could never go home.

In Gulsum’s words: “Unfortunately, the (government’s) scapegoat was the social movement called Hizmet – (whose members) believe in peace all around the world and promote interfaith dialogue – declared as the enemy of the Turkish state … My worries were because we were planning to go back to Turkey and I am (part) of the Hizmet movement and (Turkey’s president) Erdogan now could do anything to us.” Gulsum knows she will be jailed upon her return, even just to visit her parents.

Sunday – who was born to Burmese parents in a refugee camp in Thailand and who came to the U.S. at 13 – wrote: “I lived my whole life in the camp, only leaving when my family came to the United States. Because my mother could not afford to go to a hospital, I was born at home in the refugee camp and not granted Thai citizenship. But I did not have citizenship in Burma, because I was born

of Thanksgiving should be a positive habit we strive to live by. It is so easy to get angry or caught up in the holiday mayhem, this is true.

But I have found that people who maintain the attitude of gratitude tend to have a much more pleasant holiday season, and their stress levels are reduced dramatically.

The reason for the season is not about how many gifts we buy and give away, or how many gifts we receive.

The real reason for the season is found in the Christmas story.

It is found in the Hanukkah story.

The real reason for the season is summed up in love and gratitude.

Do you have it in you to extend your gratitude and appreciation bucket beyond Thanksgiving?

Can we all try and walk with the halo effect of Thanksgiving as we enter into the season where we should naturally experience gratitude and appreciation, love and kindness, and goodwill towards all men and women?

Will you personally accept this gratitude challenge?

Either way, I would love to hear all about your own December Dash between Thanksgiving and Christmas or Hanukkah at gotonorton@gmail. com.

And when we can extend the spirit of gratitude and appreciation and make it a habit to live by, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

in Thailand. I didn’t know which country I belonged to.”

As president of the international organization Writing for Peace, I am deeply committed to our mission to cultivate – through education and creative writing – the empathy that allows us to value differences as well as the hopes and dreams that unite all of humanity.

Through Sunday’s and Gulsum’s intensely personal stories – and the stories of the young Ethiopian man who had to wait 10 years to bring his mother here, the Iraqi man who had worked with the U.S. military there, the siblings from Afghanistan who cried when they remembered their grandfather, and the young woman from Syria who contrasted her life from before and during the war – I felt the empathy swell in me and the others in the room, uniting us in common hopes and dreams. In moments like these, I truly believe peace is achievable.

Sunday, now 18, says she looks forward to finally gaining citizenship – in the U.S. – and: “I hope to make a living serving others. I am so happy to achieve for what I want.”

Now who doesn’t share that dream?

Andrea Doray is a writer who saw, smelled, felt, tasted, loved and lost along with the fellows that evening. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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I called to find out if Smitty was still available.

“Let me go see.”

A woman put the phone down, and walked away. I could hear her footsteps. Then I could hear her coming back.

“He’s here.”

His name wasn’t Smitty at the time. I thought he needed a new one, to go with his new life.

Displayed near me right now is my father’s World War II flight jacket. In script, on the front right side, it says “Smitty.”

Later on, I called him every name imaginable — names of endearment — even after he was completely deaf.

Is your dog, like mine, a good excuse to stay home?

Would you rather meet the Gundersons for lunch, or stay at

home with your dog and watch Hitchcock?

I never put a hat on Smitty. People do things like that, I’ve heard. Dress up their dogs like dolls.

People make jokes about dachshunds all the time, but my friends know better than to try that around me. I make an exception when it comes to cartoonist Gary Larson.

“Give me a hand here, Etta. I got into a nest of wiener dogs over on Fifth and Maple.”

When he was younger, Smitty crawled into sweatshirt sleeves, and fell asleep. Later on, he could sleep anywhere at any time, and napping became one of our favorite things to do together.

If I said, “Let’s nap,” he just looked at me — and smiled.

A few days ago, Smitty went on life’s final big adventure.

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

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8/10/1971 - 10/26/2017

My heart aches with pain for the loss of my son. Only God knows the reason this had to be. Gary, you touched so many with your love, kindness, smile, and contagious laugh. Missing you isn’t the problem, it’s knowing that you’re never coming back. Deep in our hearts, Your Love Will Always Remain.

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Survived by mother, Rebecca Bean-Ortiz; stepfather, Samuel Ortiz; father, Garry McCalip; stepmother, Kathy McCalip; son, Joshua; stepson, Noah; brother, Mark McCalip; uncles, Robert Bean and Henry Doherty; aunt, Mary McCarthy; and best friends ever, Rigo Reyes and Jason Belmont.

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Shoppers at Denver’s annual Christkindl Market will be transported to a traditional German town square for their holiday shopping.

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Holiday shopping with a twist Markets offer crafts, food, artwork, more

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When it comes to holiday shopping, chain stores and online outlets will try to pull in customers with quantity of items and deals.

But to find that unique gift — one specially and limitedly created by local artisans, bakers and craftsman — you have to look locally. And that’s where the multitude of holiday markets in communities around the Denver metro area come in.

“We’re a place where you can shop and savor the season,” said Natalia Wobst, executive director of the Colorado Chamber of the German American Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the annual Christkindl Market in Denver’s Skyline Park. “There’s a real feeling of community effort at this market, and vendors really get to know the customers. And customers know we’re a reliable place for good Christmas finds.”

There are dozens of markets to choose from heading into the holiday season, so we picked a handful from our coverage areas to highlight.

Adams County Holiday Bazaar WHERE: Adams County Fairgrounds, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton HOURS: Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to

4 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The bazaar features more than 300 booths in two buildings, all focused on handmade crafts. Corporate vendors and homebased franchises are not allowed.

The event also doubles as a benefit fundraiser for the Adams County Historical Society and Museum.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “What makes a good market is new inventory and a variety of merchandise, and our vendors are personable and lovely to talk with,” said Marilyn Fingerlin, one of three co-organizers of the Adams County Historical Society bazaars. “They are always looking for new crafts to make to sell, and you will find quality handcrafted items for your home and all-occasion gifts.”

Arapahoe Ceramics Guild Holiday Sale WHERE: Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton HOURS: Thursday, Nov. 30, 1 to 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The guild is composed of people who are students or former students in Arapahoe Community College’s ceramics program.

Items on sale include functional and decorative pieces made by all skill levels. There are limited amounts of each piece, which means shoppers will see a rotating stock of new pieces, said Melanie Unruh, the guild’s vice president.

Chrys and Ellie Masuda take a look at some of the items for sale at the Foothills Art Center’s Holiday Art Market.

he way Denver musician Barry Shapiro sees it, people don’t find themselves in Colorado by accident.

“Denver is the kind of place where people move here because they want to be here,” he said. “Denver draws people here for the right reason, and that openness extends to the music scene as well.”

Shapiro knows what he’s talking about — he was born in Brooklyn, and lived in Boston before coming to Colorado 27 years ago, when he was 18. He was inspired to start in music thanks to the inspiration of his mother and grandmother, who played piano. In high school, he got inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

After years of playCOMING ing in the Colorado scene, Barry ShapATTRACTIONS iro will be playing at Boulder’s famous eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., at 7 p.m.

Dec. 9. He’ll be joined with Sean Kelly from local favorites The Samples, and his band includes Steve Gaskin, an Arvada Clarke Reader West jazz band alumni.

Shapiro recorded his full-length debut album called “In Remission “ in 2000 about the healing power of music, followed it up in 2005 with “Beacon Street,” inspired by life in New England, and his most recent release is called “Boardwalk Rain.” His music is largely inspired by places he visits, and that includes Colorado.

“The Colorado music scene is a scene of nooks and crannies, and great little rooms that people don’t know about, and those are some of my favorite rooms to play,” Shapiro said. “My favorite thing about playing is when my creativity inspires somebody else to create something else.”

For tickets and more information, go to www.etown.org/events/etown-presentsbarry-shapiro-band.

Denver Christkindl Market WHERE: Skyline Park, 16th Street Mall and Arapahoe Street, Denver HOURS: Nov. 17 through Dec. 23, Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to

Murder at the Golden History Museum There’s a more than decent chance you’ve never heard of Robert S. “Batt” Battalino, and even if you have, it’s probably because he was the first person executed for committing a crime in Jefferson County for a murder he committed in the foothills west of Golden.

But he was also a prizefighter who made an appearance on the TV show, “The Greatest Fights of the Century.”

History buffs can learn more at the Murder and the Shanghai Prize Fighter event, held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Golden History Museums, 923 10th St. The cost is $10 for

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WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “Some of the proceeds go back to the department to fund workshops, equipment and everything else we need to teach our students,” Unruh said. “There’s a broad range of handmade art here at an excellent price and everything is unique.”

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7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The market sets up a German town square in the park at the base of the Clock Tower, similar to the traditional markets found in Germany. The market features everything from glass-blown ornaments, hand-carved wooden figurines, children’s toys, lanterns, Alpaca scarves and authentic dishes, such as European pastries and chocolate to savory chestnut soup.

You’ll also find live music in the festival hall and cultural performances, as well as collectible mugs and biersteins. These two items have been collector’s items for annual visitors, said Natalia Wobst, executive director of the Colorado Chamber of the German American Chamber of Commerce.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “What we see every year is an increase in the authenticity of our offerings, and an increase in an interest from shoppers,” Wobst said. “We ,have people come for brunch, lunch and happy hour. And in addition to our local vendors, we have German, European and international vendors who bring an old world flair to the market.”

Fine Art Market and ACES show WHERE: Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Fine Art Market Show Nov. 30 through Dec. 17: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, Noon to 7:30 p.m.

ACES Show Nov. 30 through Dec. 17: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The 31st annual market features all original works in a wide range of media, size and price by more than 90 artists throughout Colorado, while the 10th annual ACES (Arvada Center Education Studios) show features the work by the Arvada Center’s instructors and students.

Items range from jewelry, ceramics, handwoven pieces, woodworking, metalsmithing and handmade notebooks and cards to painting, prints, drawing, photography and mixed media works.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “The Fine Art Market stresses quality and originality when selecting artists for this show,” Bebe Alexander, ceramics program manager, said. “The Arvada Center houses one of the best ceramics studios in the area, and the ACES show gives us the opportunity to show the works of our very talented staff, who are all professional artists, as well as showcasing what our students have been able to learn.”

Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Winter Market WHERE: Town Center North, 1100 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive, Highlands Ranch HOURS: Dec. 1, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The Highlands Ranch Community Association is partnering with Metro Denver Farmers’ Market to bring shoppers an outdoor market full of unusual gift ideas, handmade items and foods like meats, pastries, breads, fudge and more for holiday meals.

Local farmers and crafters will set up booths for shoppers to peruse.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “The market is part of Highland Ranch’s holiday celebration, and something we’ve talked about for years,” said Sara Walla, marketing and special projects coordinator with the association.

“The market enhances our holiday events and gives people more options to be excited about.”

Holiday Art Market WHERE: Foothills Art Center, 809 Fifteenth St., Golden HOURS: Nov. 10 through Dec. 30; Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, Noon to 5 p.m.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: The 43rd annual market features creations from 106 Colorado artists, including fine ceramics, fiber, glass work, jewelry, paintings, woodworking, photography and other holiday items. It is one of the longest-running markets in the state.

WHAT MAKES THE MARKET SPECIAL: “Buying a gift from the market is meaningful because you find one-of-a-kind artisan gifts and you support Colorado artists,” said Foothills Art Center executive director Hassan Najjar. “It’s one of our most popular events due to the high quality and wide range of artwork and handicraft.”

The Arapahoe Ceramics Guild’s holiday sale features functional and decorative items made by students and alumni from Arapahoe Community College’s ceramics program.

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Golden History Museums members and $15 for non-members.

Led by Dennis Potter, a retired captain with Jeffco’s Sheriff ’s Department, the program will dive into the story of Battalino’s life, the crime he committed, and the bond he formed with the sheriff as he waited for death in the gas chamber.

Potter uses genuine artifacts from Golden’s archives, including the actual handcuffs Battalino wore.

For further information, visit www. goldenhistory.org.

An interactive classical listening experience When the Denver Art Song Project was founded in 2015 by Eapen Leubner, Mallory Bernstein and Michael Bevers, the idea was to create themed art song programs that blend spoken word, art, and super-titles. They also wanted to use this art to build a community of fellow performers and audiences. This led to the release of their first album, “A Single Step… Songs of Beethoven and Donaudy.”

At 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, the Denver Art Song Project will bring the works of Dvorak, Barber, and Vaughan Williams to the Arts at Cabrini, 6773 W. Chatfield Ave. in south Jefferson County.

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For more information, call 303-9797688 or visit www.artsatcabrini.com.

Practice photography with flying friends No matter how cold it gets outside, there’s always a warm place to spend with crawling and fluttering insects at Westminster’s Butterfly Pavilion.

The facility, 6252 W. 104th Ave., is also helping photographers with their wildlife skills with a Tripod Photography class, beginning at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The cost is $15 for non-members and $13.50 for members.

The self-guided event lets photogsin-training get photos of butterflies and tropical flowers in the pavilion’s tropical rainforest. There aren’t many places in Colorado, particularly as we move into the long dark of winter, where you’ll find these kinds of flora and fauna.

For information, call 303-469-5441 or visit www.butterflies.org/rainforestphotography.

Booze tasting and adult milk and cookies Breweries all over the metro area are rolling out holiday and seasonal

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Wheat Ridge’s Colorado Plus brewery, 6995 W. 38th Ave. will be showing off its Milk and Cookies Imperial Stout and made from scratch cookies at its Milk and Cookies Pairing.

The free event goes from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, and will feature a specialty crowler edition of imperial stout, which received a gold medal at the All Colorado Beer Festival 2017.

Molly’s Spirits, 5809 W. 44th Ave., is celebrating its second anniversary with a party from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 1, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The party will feature live chalk artist painting by Mythica, who recently competed on TV’s “Skin Wars,” free food trucks, and Campo Viejo wines from Spain and Left Hand Brewing tastings.

To learn more, head to www.mollysspirits.com.

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Littleton Youth Ballet among companies staging ‘Nutcracker’ Tchaikovsky classic runs at number of area venues during holiday season

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Tchaikovsky’s beloved music will soon be playing wherever one goes, and dancers — both professional and younger — will become snowflakes, Clara, party guests, military mice, princes and that Sugar Plum Fairy. Dancers in the Littleton Youth Ballet will present their annual production of “The Nutcracker” Dec. 1-3 in the beautifully renovated Joanna Ramsey Theatre at Westminster High School. (Ramsey was Littleton Youth Ballet director Allison Jaramillo’s teacher in high school, we are told.)

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formed at the Loretto Heights Theatre, and with the sale of that property, it was not available this year. By the time Jaramillo and her co-director/mother, Bobbie Jaramillo, learned about Loretto Heights’ unavailability, finding another stage that offered adequate fly space for set pieces was difficult — some book three years ahead.

A friend had a suggestion and Allison is most pleased with the comfort and sound qualities in the Ramsey Theatre, she writes — and invites Littleton audiences to experience it, hoping they will “fall in love with it,” as the Jaramillos did.

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‘Own an Original’ exhibition back for 52nd time Art on display at city’s museum until Jan. 7

IF YOU GO “Own an Original 2017” will be open at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, through Jan. 7, 2018. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. (Closed Dec. 10, 23, 24, 25 and after noon on Dec. 22.) 303-795-3950.

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Visitors filled the Littleton Museum’s lobby and gallery on Nov. 16 to see the latest “Own an Original” art exhibition (the 52nd in the series), which had 477 entries — the most ever — according to Littleton Fine Arts Board Chair Denise Weed. She added that 60 pieces by 45 artists were selected for the varied show by juror Kathryn Charles, whom Weed introduced.

The exhibit was started more than five decades ago by the original Fine Arts Board to give local artists a chance to exhibit and local residents the opportunity to consider purchasing original art for their homes and businesses. The original board was set up by the Littleton City Council to screen offered art items when the then-new Bemis Library was under construction. It then evolved into an active part of the local art scene.

Charles, who grew up in Littleton, invited the crowd to come back and explore/discover/rediscover the museum, as she had: the other inside exhibits as well as the living history farms, with their historic buildings, costumed interpreters and assorted

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furry and feathered residents. Charles attended Littleton schools and went on to CU-Boulder for a bachelor’s degree and an MA in art history. She has been a curator at several museums, designed independent exhibitions, represented individual artists and recently directed a large-scale permanent installation for Lackland Air Force Base with two Colorado public artists.

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She spoke of a “theme of vigor, verve …” affecting her 60 choices, complimenting artists who “picked boundaries” for their works.

Her selections cover a wide range of individual visions, styles and artists — many amazingly proficient in technique — including more than one “how-in-the world-did-they-do-that?” piece.

Awards for 2017 went to: Best of show: Paul Gillis’ good-humored oil on canvas, “Itinerary.” One in a group of three related paintings, all technically very well executed, it depicts an otherworldly landscape, at the waterfall’s edge and a purple boat perched, pointing away from the steep drop. The “passenger” is a steaming red cylinder with a long nose. Gillis’ other titles are “Colloquium” and

“Maelstrom,” done in the same style and size—also featuring that red cylinder. Bordering on the comic realm, these paintings reflect a creative mind we’d like to know more about. Unfortunately, Gillis was not in attendance to talk about his works. A 2014 story

by Westword’s Michael Paglia says the prolific artist, represented by Rule Gallery, is in his 70s and paints a world that may be in outer space … Viewers, including young ones, will want to concoct a story of their own.

First place: “Kairos: The Turning”

by Christina Carfora is a beautifully crafted ceramic sculpture of two female figures, descended from the classic Greek, but with a story as well, we’d guess. Carfora lives and teaches in Boulder.

Second Place: Frederick Pinchon’s painting “Sea Arches” depicts a mythical-looking ocean scene, magical in quality and presentation.

Third place: Heidi Rounds created a wonderfully rendered pastel portrait of a thoughtful child, “My Light.”

Careful lighting really makes it glow.

In addition to Weed, city councilappointed Littleton Fine Arts Board members are Carolyn Bradish, Allison Eaby, Juliana Barnard and vice chair Kathleen Eckel.

While you can’t take it home until January, you might want to consider adding a new work to a personal collection — or giving a one-of-a-kind gift.

In any case, a visit to this exhibit will be a most pleasant holiday diversion.

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Hours 5-8 p.m. Dec. 1-3, 8-10, 15-24, 26-31. Santa will be in residence. Tickets: $7 members; $9 non-members. Hudsongardens.org.

Chorale to perform The Castle Rock Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock and at 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church, 14491 Sonya Ellingboe E. Smoky Hill Road, Centennial. The program is entitled: “A Spotless Rose: Songs of Christmastide.” Tickets: $10 adults; $7 seniors.

Students and children admitted free.

Holiday lights “A Hudson Christmas” opens Nov. Littleton Symphony 24 and will sparkle with holiday lights The Littleton Symphony, directed by on selected evenings through Dec. 31 Jurgen de Lemos, presents its Annual at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Ten-yearold piano prodigy Madison Suh will perform the “Mozart Concerto No. 21.” Tickets: $21/$19 and $5 for 21 and under. Littletonsymphony.org, 303-9336824.

Governor’s mansion Free holiday visits to the Colorado governor’s residence at the Boettcher Mansion, 400 E. 8th Ave., Denver, are available Dec. 7-10 and 14-17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A commemorative holiday ornament is available for $30.

Victorian celebration “A Victorian Holiday with the Molly Brown House Museum” will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura in Littleton.

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Hattie McDaniel “Hi-Hat Hattie: A Musical Biography,” a story of screen legend Hattie McDaniel of “Gone With the Wind,” plays through Dec. 21 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. Performances: 7:30p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $18-$37, aurorafox.org, 303-739-1970.

Castle Rock Band The Castle Rock Band will perform at 3 p.m. Dec. 10 with the Faith Lutheran Church Choir at 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock.

The program will include Percy Grainger’s “The Sussex Mummer’s Christmas Carol,” and Leroy Anderson’s favorite, “Sleigh Ride,” as well as “Festival of Carols,” arranged by Warren Barker.

The band invites new members from high school age up. Castlerockband. com.

Painting in city gallery Centennial resident and painter Pam Roth O’Mara’s colorful work “Fall Haze” will hang in the Centennial People’s Art Gallery in 2018. It is located in the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road.

Avenue Theater “Santa’s Big Red Sack” returns to the Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver, through Dec. 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $27.50. Avenuetheater.com, 303-321-5925. (Mature audiences.)

‘Redneck Christmas’ “A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas,” by Kris Bauske, is presented by the Northglenn Players at the DL Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Drive, Northglenn.

Directed by Warren Sherrill. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 9, 15, 16 and 2 p.m. Dec. 10, 17. Tickets: $14/$12, NorthglennArts.org.

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The production features two casts of over 170 — children, pre-professional dancers in the Littleton Youth Ballet and guest artists — as well as lovely sets and costumes that suggest Littleton in the early 1900s.

Academy dancers progress to more complex parts each year as their skills increase: first wee mice and angels, then clowns and candy canes, then snowflakes and flowers and finally leading roles …

IF YOU GO The Littleton Youth Ballet production of “The Nutcracker” will be presented Dec. 1-3 at the Joanna Ramsey Theatre in Westminster High School, 6933 Raleigh St., Westminster. Ticket prices for reserved seating range from $20 to $36 in advance, $2 more at the door. 303-794-6694, littletonyouthballet.org.

And more dancing flowers and snowflakes can be found in the Denver metro area through the

season: Colorado Ballet is staging several performances of its 57th annual production of “The Nutcracker” through Dec. 24 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, in the Denver Performing Arts Complex at 14th and Champa streets in downtown Denver. Costumes and sets are lavish and there is a live orchestra. Performances are daytime and evening — see coloradoballet.org or call 303-

837-8888, ext. 2.

“Nutcracker of Parker” is presented Dec. 14 (7 p.m.); Dec. 15 (7 p.m.); Dec. 16 and 17 (2 and 7 p.m.) by Parker Arts and the Colorado School of Dance at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tickets: 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org.

Ballet Ariel presents “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. Dec. 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 22 at the Lakewood Cultural Center,

470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets: 303-987-7845, at the box office, or Lakewood.org/ Tickets. Dancers include students, the professional company and special guest Paul Noel Fiorino as Herr Drosselmeyer.

Denver Ballet Theatre (David Taylor) presents “The Nutcracker” at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver on Dec. 22, 23 at 2 and 7 p.m. Newmantix.com/ tickets, 303-871-6200.

Some dancers in this year’s program have performed since Littleton Ballet started presenting “The Nutcracker.” Each year fea-

tures some subtle changes in choreography, Allison says.

(We recall enjoying her own performance as young Clara, back when the David Tay-

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Francisco Estevez and a female guest artist, to be announced, will perform as Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on Dec. 1-2.

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Sunday School Bible Study 9:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

‘Descendants 2, the Musical’ Auditions: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Ages 6-18 years. Classes from 5:30-7 p.m.

Tuesdays; performances in April.

Call 720-44-DANCE or go to www. spotlightperformers.com.

ART

Arts, Crafts Fair: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. More than 70 vendors will showcase their goods. Contact Chris Scott, cscott@ssprd.org, or 303-483-7074.

Holiday Boutique: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Castle Pines Community Center, 7404 Yorkshire Drive. Handcrafted jewelry by local artists, handmade bags and totes and other gifts.

Colored Pencil Pizzazz Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Presented by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County; taught by Helen Shaffer.

Registration required; go to http://heritage-guild.com.

this week’s TOP FIVE

Listening to the Voices of Our Ancestors: 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Presented

by Highlands ranch Genealogical Society member Megan Reilly Koepsell, who will share stories of her ancestors guiding her research. Show up at 6:30 p.m .for snacks and mingling with fellow genealogists. Go to https://hrgenealogy.wordpress.com

Holidays and Handbells: 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Festive music performed by the Smithtonians Handbell Ensemble. Adults.

No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Make Book Art: 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Upcycle retired libraryprovided books into works of art. Ages 10-plus. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Art Stop on the Go: 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Ages 6-12.

Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

MUSIC

Snowman Party: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Crafts, games, a snowball fight and an indoor ice skating pond (skates not required). Call 303-762-2560.

Victorian Holiday: 2 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 4 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Celebrate the holidays like the Victorians with a historical performance by the Molly Brown House and Museum. Call 303795-3961.

Sunday Serenade: Harpist Star Edwards: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Advent Lessons & Carols: 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. The evening begins with a candlelight procession and will feature the Good Shepherd Choir, vocal soloists, bell choir, men’s choir and instrumentalists, to prepare your heart for the season. Love offering will be collected for Family TreeHouse of Hope. Go to gshep.org/ music-with-a-mission-concertseries.

Advent Recitals: 12:10 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 (Fillmore Trio); Dec. 13 (Jubilee Handbells); Dec. 20 (St. Andrew Sisters) at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Contact Mark Zwilling, mzwilling@gostandrew. com or 303-794-2683.

Sleigh Ride in Winter: 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Popular and classical holiday favorites performed by the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.lonetreesymphony.org for tickets and more information.

Littleton Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Madison Suh, 11-year-old piano prodigy, will perform Mozart Concerto No. 21. Get tickets online at www. littletonsymphony.org.

Wilson Phillips: 7:30-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://parkerarts.org/

Castle Rock Chorale Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock; and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church, 19491 E. Smoky Hill Road, Centennial. Tickets available at the door; $1 discount for those who bring canned food for the food bank.

Comic Creation Workshop with Pop Culture Classroom: 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Teens are invited to jump into the art studio in this workshop where they will get an overview of the comic creation process, then try your hand at writing and drawing their own. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Christmas: Ancient to Modern: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, and 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Contact 303-794-2683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com.

Festival of Trees: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2 at Cimarron Middle School, 12130 Canterberry Parkway, Parker. Tickets available now. Go to https://sites.google. com/a/dcsdk12.org/cimarronmiddle-school/

Castle Rock Chorale Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock; and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church, 19491 E. Smoky Hill Road, Centennial. Tickets available at the door; discount for those who bring canned food item.

Wordpress Meetup: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Classical Holiday Music: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Join Active Minds in discovering some of the holiday’s most beautiful and timeless melodies. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.dcl.org to register.

READING/WRITING

Evening with Author/Screenwriter Stel Pavlou: 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Writers Group: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 in the Altenbach Room at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

EVENTS

Classic Parker Holiday: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://parkerarts. org/2019/Shows-Events.

Open Play: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call 303-762-2560.

Breakfast with Santa: 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Presented

by Littleton Rotary. Registration is required. Go to https://www. ssprd.org and search Breakfast with Santa in the catalog.

Santa Cares: 9-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Outlets at Castle Rock. Santa will meet with children with special needs.

Registration is encouraged; walkins welcome. Go to www.outletsatcastlerock.com.

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 (Secrets of Finding Contentment: Live a Satisfying Life)at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

Free Legal Clinic: 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at the Philip

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S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Walk-ins welcome; everyone seated first-come, first-served. Clinics offered the first Monday of each month. Call 303-791-7323.

December Membership Meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. George C. Evans Post 103 American Legion of Littleton.

Pet Night with Santa: 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Outlets at Castle Rock. All friendly and safe pets welcome. Go to www. outletsatcastlerock.com.

YO-PRO Holiday Shindig: 4:306:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 at CU South Outdoor Veranda, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Admission cost includes food and a donation to Freedom Service Dogs of America. Contact 303-841-4268 or lael@parkerchamber.com. Go to www.parkerchamber.com.

Career Fair: 9 a.m .to 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 7 at DoubleTree

by Hilton Denver Tech, 7801 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village.

Bring 10-15 resumes. Business professional attire. Free.

HEALTH

Foods to Fight Stress: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Natural Grocers will identify key nutrients you can add to your diet to knock out stress with a one-two punch. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

EDUCATION

Computer Basics - Getting Started: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2 in the Tech Lab at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Learn the basics of using a computer and practice using a mouse. Registration required.

Business Plan Basics: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. For adults.

Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

French Conversation Circle: 1-2 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6 in the Altenbach Room at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. All skill levels are welcome.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please.

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Marketplace ANNOUNCEMENTS

Arts & Crafts

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LOCAL

November 30, 2017N

SPORTS

Strength training creates solid base for young athletes

M

Arapahoe’s Tommy Packer is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Golfer of the Year.

JIM BENTON

Packer dogged in search of success Arapahoe senior is South Metro Boys Golfer of Year

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe senior David Packer didn’t mind when he heard the odd compliment paid to him by boys golf coach Harry Bucker, who referred to him as a dog.

“He is a real bulldog,” said Buckner. “Every time he made a bogey he would say, `Don’t worry coach, I’ll get it back.’ Then he would make a birdie. He thrived on pressure.”

Packer is the 2017 Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Golfer of the Year.

“I have that mentality,” said Packer, when asked about Buckner’s comment. “I used to be a

little bit worse after a bad hole and it would cause problems on the next hole. I kind of figured it out.

“Especially this year, whenever I had a bad hole, I just believed in my game and would get it back on the next hole. I just decided to let it go.”

Packer won the Class 5A West Regional at the Broadlands Golf Course in Broomfield with a 1-under-par 71 to help the Warriors win the regional title.

“As an individual, I was allleague (Centennial) and I won the regional,” said Packer. “I don’t have anything to complain about.

In the state tournament on that second day you could see guys giving away two or three shots for losing their mind because of one shot.”

At the Oct. 2-3 state tournament at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Packer finished tied for fourth after back-to-back rounds of 1-over-par 72.

“My putting was better than it has ever been this season,” said

Packer. “I’ve always been a pretty good ball striker and been able to keep it in the fairway. Last year I averaged almost two putts a hole but this year I was able to get in down to a putt and a half a hole.

“I improved a lot and that helped my scores, especially in the state tournament when it was cold and the balls were just bouncing and you couldn’t get them to stop and you had to be able to get up and down. It was nice to know that I was going to make that 4-footer to make a par and go on to the next hole.”

Packer’s putting improved when he reduced the time spent reading putts.

“My putts had always had good speed but I didn’t have the best aim,” he explained. “I always used to line up my ball but I found on the shorter putts when I lined up my putt I almost looked at it too much to be able to read the putt.

I just kind of went off feel and it helped me a lot this year.”

any things you believed might be simple take time.

For instance why is an iPad all of a sudden frozen? Then after going through an inventory of passwords, you find out that they are invalid. Despite making a little headway you end up after a long day with a device that is still OVERTIME immobile.

I should have called Patrick McHenry and maybe he could have made some progress.

McHenry is head strength coach and physical education teacher at Castle View High School. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning AssociaJim Benton tion Board of Directors and co-chair of the NSCA Secondary School Coaches Working Group.

He isn’t a technology expert but admits some weight training methods are outdated and progress is being made to change those old-fashioned training procedures. It has taken time to convince trainers that overwork can cause injuries.

Integrated and not isolated training is the new way of training.

“Integrated means you are going to add components in,” explained McHenry. “Now we are isolated. Kids grow up and play one sport, never learning to move in other patterns.

“To help avoid getting knee injuries, one of the first things we look at is if they are squatting properly. Sometimes when a person hurts their ACL, it’s because they have weak glutes which are causing their legs to move wrong. It’s often a non-contact injury.”

Growth spurts in teenagers should not be ignored.

“I must pay close attention to whether they are getting taller because growing adds something to the mix,” said McHenry. “A freshman may come into the high school at 5-foot-5.

Then he starts growing, which changes his center of gravity. He may have to back off the weights and re-learn the movement patterns.”

McHenry still endorses strength training.

“Strength training is safe, but it’s important that it’s taught by someone who understands pediatric and adolescent exercise physiology,” he said. “That’s a relatively new science.”

Specific sport training where athletes focus on individualized weight training and specific approach is helpful.

“With cross country, for example, I’ll work on stabilizing muscles so they can perform better later in the race,” added McHenry.

“Golfers tend to do all their rotations on one side, so I help them work both sides equally.

SEE BENTON, P27

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Cheer team looks to state Ginger Rode, atop Colorado 7 League, reflects on squad turnaround

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ginger Rode loved seeing the looks on her cheer team’s faces when Englewood High School beat five other schools to take the Colorado 7 League title. But even before this season started, parents were thanking her for leading the team so well — and Rode intends to keep pushing her labor of love as far as the Pirates can go.

“I want them to enjoy cheerleading as much as I did,” said Rode, a former high school and college cheerleader.

Rode knew the Pirates had potential before she started as a new coach last season, and now they’re in the midst of a turnaround that could propel them to state finals, team members hope.

“My husband (Thomas) is the head girls’ basketball coach, and I’d be at all the games, and I just kept looking at the cheer squad and just wanting to help them improve,” said Rode, who would see sporadic participation in the cheer team. “I’d be at the next game, and no one would show up. And then the next game, there would be five cheerleaders.”

When the opening came up, Rode applied and became coach in March 2016. She’s a math teacher of 17 years at Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice by day, and at night, she comes to EHS to run practice — and she does it hands-on. She spots details like cheerleaders holding arms just slightly off-kilter during routines, catches team members as they collapse from a pyramid and stretches with the team after practice.

“I push them, but they have to respond to it,” Rode said. “Part of their (success) is their response.” After placing 12th in state last year because of an illegal stunt — they would have been fifth otherwise — they saw how good they could be, Rode said.

Drew Martinez, who transferred to EHS from Littleton High School and was on its cheer team, said Englewood’s team is more like a family.

“We’re just all connected — when we’re in stunts, we know when something’s not gonna go right,” said Martinez, a senior who won award for cheerleader of the year in his league.

The team members are friends outside of practice, too, Martinez said.

Rode is encouraging and understanding, but also pushes the team hard, said Julissa Chavez, a senior.

“We’ll doubt ourselves, but she’ll push us to the point where we got this,” Chavez said. Chavez also referenced that the state competition is set for Dec. 8, followed by the state finals on Dec. 9, if the team makes it.

“Which we will,” Martinez interjected, with confidence.

Rode’s and Martinez’s awards,

The Englewood High School cheer team practices at EHS Nov. 17. The team, led by coach Ginger Rode, won first place at the Colorado 7 League meet in November.

PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Cheer coach Ginger Rode stands in the Englewood High School gym Nov. 17 after cheer practice. Rode also teaches math at Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice. which were announced at the league competition Nov. 2, only put more wind in their sails. Last year, EHS athletic director Nate Smith gave Rode the award for EHS coach of the year, and Rode felt pressure to be as good if not better than last year, she said.

Asked what she reminds herself of to be an effective coach, Rode said she has to “remember to breathe.”

“I am too much of a perfectionist,” said Rode, who also worked as

The Englewood High School cheer team does crunches at the end of practice Nov. 17, with coach Ginger Rode, in gray, participating. Rode won the Coach of the Year award in the Colorado 7 League. a cheerleading instructor for Elite Cheerleading, a private cheer camp organization, during her summers in college. She’s also been a coordinator for gymnastics, cheer and dance for elementary-aged kids in Douglas County.

Remembering that a team has to work its way up helps too, Rode said.

“My high school coach was stern, strict, fun. That is what I wanted to

take into (account) because we were good in high school,” said Rode, who went to high school in Effingham, Illinois. “Disciplined, yet knew how to have fun as well.”

That’s apparent in practice — the Pirates are orderly, but also enthusiastic. Martinez said Rode is a part of the family feeling on the team.

“I’m really proud of my squad,” Rode said.

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Walmart, Safeway, King Soopers and a number of local businesses also stepped up to help make the project a success. So much money was collected that the chamber was able to buy the turkeys and more food than was needed, Penn said. What is not used for the boxes will be donated to the food bank at Mosaic, 4101 S. Lincoln St. Mosaic Church has been a part of the project for several years, Pastor Jeremy Sault said.

“The majority will go to families identified by schools that really need assistance,” he said, “and some boxes will go to families in our church or people who help out at the food bank who also need assistance.”

Volunteer Taylor Bigandt said the project is a great example of Thanksgiving as a season of giving.

“I have been blessed all my life and helping out here tonight is a way to do a little to give back to the community and help some needy families,” the Englewood businessman said. “I like to do projects like this because I believe that helping people is why we are put here on earth.”

Debbie Penn, Randy’s wife who helps out at the chamber, called many

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Local athletes sign on to play at next level The early period for high school student athletes in the class of 2018 to sign national letters of intent to play certain sports in college was Nov. 8.

Here is a list of athletes, submitted by area schools, who signed letters of intent.

Arapahoe Dani Babb, girls soccer, Grand Canyon; Jackson Harvey, boys lacrosse, University of Denver; Lizzie Pierpont, Tampa, girls lacrosse; Rachel Searle, girls lacrosse, Catholic (Penn); Zach Goodman, baseball, Webster (Missouri).

Cherry Creek Megan Atwell, girls swimming, South Dakota; Knox Dent, boys

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“Tennis players have to be explosive.

I help them work on that. Cheerleading is a sport with a notoriously high number of injuries. Can the base people handle the pressure of catching someone thrown high in the air?

They may need the weight room more than most.

“The sport coach can be focused on strategy while the strength coach is focused on strength, recovery and nutrition. It frees up sport coaches to do their sport.”

McHenry, who has been at Castle View for 11 years, also has thoughts on burnout and creating well-rounded athletes.

“Much research says kids get burned out when they play just one sport,” he said. “I see that all the time.

lacrosse, Army; Brennen Dorighi, baseball, Wofford; Jimmy Erickson, boys lacrosse, Utah; Sydney Fulton, girls swimming, South Dakota; Ashley Hand, volleyball, UNLV; Sydney Mech, basketball, University of Denver; Tanner O’Tremba, baseball, Texas Tech; Quentin Parr, baseball, Northern Colorado; Mia Raben, girls soccer, Wake Forest; Pear Schwartz, girls lacrosse, Colorado; Hali Sibilia, girls lacrosse, American (Washington, D.C.); Gabe Austin, baseball, Metro State; Erin Markham, volleyball, Mississippi College; Rylee Markham, volleyball, Mississippi College; Tyler Schultz, baseball, Metro State; Maya Borenstein, volleyball, Washington (St. Louis).

Heritage Ryan Hutchinson, baseball, Regis.

Kids don’t want to play any more after high school. In contrast, studies find that kids who play multiple sports will peak later and not burn out early.

“I talk with them all the time and explain that the more sports they play, the more well-rounded they’ll be.

You’d never have a student just study math or science all through school.

They take all the core classes — math, science, social studies and reading — to make them well-rounded. By the time they reach college, they have a good base and start to specialize.

“Sports should mirror school,” he continued. “We want kids to build on all the different abilities, because they are cumulative. As they get older, they are in better shape to specialize.”

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

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To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand:

Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled HIGH PLAINS PROPERTIES I Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner's interest 4691 SOUTH DECATUR STREET #315, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110 Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 08, 1986 Recording Information R2619346 Book: 4642 Page: 540 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand May 02, 2017 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand D7049344 Legal Description of Property

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Street Address of Property 4691 S Decatur St 315, Englewood, CO 80110 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS

I sold at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on 8/23/17, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the "Unclaimed Property Act", pursuant to Colorado law.

First Publication: 11/23/17 Last Publication: 12/21/17 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Date: 10/11/17 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

Unit No. 315, Building No. 300, CENTENNIAL CROSSING CONDOMINIUMS FORMERLY KNOWN AS SPENCER'S LANDING CONDOMINIUMS, in Accordance with Condominium Declaration Recorded on January 31, 1984 in Book 4077 at Page 237, and Restated in Instrument Recorded November 12, 1985 in Book 4596 at Page 505 and Map Recorded on January 31, 1984 in Book 72 at Pages 6 and 7 of the County of Arapahoe Records, State of Colorado.

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0505-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 21, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) TODD M BAKER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust August 11, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 27, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0084014 Original Principal Amount $226,841.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

Original Grantor(s) TODD M BAKER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust August 11, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 27, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0084014 Original Principal Amount $226,841.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $199,801.31

Public Trustees

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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 3, BLOCK 4, NOB HILL-FIRST FILING AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6801 S ALBION ST, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122-2177.

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, 01/17/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 17-016584 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.: 0505-2017 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 17-016584 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.

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Legal Notice NO.: 0505-2017 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. 0242-2017 To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand: Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled HIGH PLAINS PROPERTIES I Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner's interest 4671 SOUTH DECATUR STREET #230, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110 Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 08, 1986 Recording Information R2619344 Book: 4642 Page: 534 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand May 10, 2017 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand D7052711 Legal Description of Property SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Street Address of Property 4671 S Decatur St 230, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on 8/30/17, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the "Unclaimed Property Act", pursuant to Colorado law.

First Publication: 11/30/17 Last Publication: 12/28/17 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Date: 10/3/17 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 LEGAL DESCRIPTION UNIT NO. 230, BUILDING NO. 200, CENTENNIAL CROSSING CONDOMINIUMS FORMERLY KNOWN AS SPENCER'S LANDING CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED ON JANUARY 31, 1984 IN BOOK 4077 AT PAGE 237, AND RESTATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 12, 1985 IN BOOK 4596 AT PAGE 505 AND MAP RECORDED ON JANUARY 31, 1984 IN BOOK 72 AT PAGES 6 AND 7 OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE RECORDS, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0242-2017 First Publication: 11/30/17 Last Publication: 12/28/17 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0480-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 5, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) BENJAMIN HAASE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 15, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 20, 2016

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

On September 5, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

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

Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Original Grantor(s) BENJAMIN HAASE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION Attorney File # 00000006967012 To advertise yourThe public notices 303-566-4100 SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS Attorney abovecall is acting as a debt collector NOMINEE FOR FIRST CALIFORNIA and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informaMORTGAGE COMPANY tion provided may be used for that purpose.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC ©Public Trustees' Association Date of Deed of Trust of Colorado Revised 1/2015 September 15, 2016 County of Recording Legal Notice NO.: 0480-2017 Arapahoe First Publication: 11/9/2017 Recording Date of Deed of Trust Last Publication: 12/7/2017 September 20, 2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION D6105523 CRS §38-38-103 Original Principal Amount FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0484-2017 $331,705.00 Outstanding Principal Balance To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given $329,541.65 with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of On September 5, 2017, the undersigned Public trust have been violated as follows: failure to Trustee caused the Notice of Election and pay principal and interest when due together Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described with all other payments provided for in the evidbelow to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and records. other violations thereof.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, BLOCK 13, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 8147 S NORFOLK ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112.

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, 01/03/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/05/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000006967012 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.: 0480-2017 First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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Original Grantor(s) Ladd D Trembly and Gail D Trembly Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust December 19, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 29, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3273695 Original Principal Amount $185,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $137,001.59

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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 17, BLOCK 3, SOUTHGLENN NINTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7332 S Washington Cir, Centennial, CO 80122.

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, 01/03/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 09/05/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

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Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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;

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DATE: 09/05/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-780360-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.: 0484-2017 First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0489-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 12, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) MICHAEL T PARRA AND MARGARET W PARRA Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLEY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR NORMANDY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2017-1 Date of Deed of Trust July 12, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 09, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7102830 Original Principal Amount $1,275,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $1,274,125.46 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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 33, BLOCK 1, THE PRESERVE AT GREENWOOD VILLAGE FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5771 S ASPEN CT, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80121.

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, 01/03/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE

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IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/12/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

STATE OF COLORADO. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/03/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

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First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

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

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Holly Ryan #32647 Toni M. Owan #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 17-939-30144

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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.

DATE: 09/12/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0489-2017 First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0490-2017

Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007005648

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

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.

On September 12, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

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Original Grantor(s) FRANCINE H SHADE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company Date of Deed of Trust February 26, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 05, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3027677 Original Principal Amount $367,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $169,785.00 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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 18-20, BLOCK 4, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 3970 S LOGAN ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

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, 01/03/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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

Legal Notice NO.: 0490-2017 First Publication: 11/9/2017 Last Publication: 12/7/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0506-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 21, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) LEO B. HALL JR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust May 30, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 05, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2060161 Original Principal Amount $166,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $152,275.24 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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 20, BLOCK 2, VALLEY VIEW HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3300 W MOUNTAIN ROAD, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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 se-

Also known by street and number as: 3300 W MOUNTAIN ROAD, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

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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, 01/17/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Original Principal Amount $154,700.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $103,948.56

November 30, 2017N

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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 24, BLOCK 16, SOUTHGLENN THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6725 SOUTH MARION CIRCLE EAST, LITTLETON, CO 80122.

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, 01/17/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

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;

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 17-016611 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.: 0506-2017 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0510-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 21, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) RITA R. CRESCENTI Original Beneficiary(ies) PHM FINANCIAL INCORPORATED, DBA PROFESSIONAL HOME MORTGAGE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Date of Deed of Trust April 08, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 15, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3079467 Original Principal Amount $154,700.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $103,948.56 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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000006861363

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.: 0510-2017 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0512-2017

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

On September 21, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Matthew W. Nardell Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Date of Deed of Trust April 22, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 28, 2009

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Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Date of Deed of Trust April 22, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 28, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9042542 Original Principal Amount $166,920.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $144,972.50

Public Trustees

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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 28, JACKSON’S BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4200 S ELATI ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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, 01/17/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0526-2017

Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2017, 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 Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Randall R Scott and Dawn J Scott Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Metro Funding Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PROF-2013-S3 Legal Title Trust IV, by U.S. Bank National Association, as Legal Title Trustee Date of Deed of Trust August 05, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 18, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5122733 Original Principal Amount $354,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $341,293.47 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: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 49, BLOCK 1, OVERLOOK AT PLATTE VALLEY, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4401 W Jamison Pl, Littleton, CO 80120.

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, 01/24/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, 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.

First Publication: 11/30/2017 Last Publication: 12/28/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

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;

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-781691-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.: 0512-2017 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0526-2017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/28/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Deanna Lee Westfall #23449 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Weinstein & Riley, P.S. 11101 West 120th Ave., Suite 280, Broomfield, CO 80021 (303) 5398601 Attorney File # 47548550 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.: 0526-2017

Weinstein & Riley, P.S. 11101 West 120th Ave., Suite 280, Broomfield, CO 80021 (303) 5398601 Attorney File # 47548550 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.

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©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0526-2017 First Publication: 11/30/2017 Last Publication: 12/28/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 14, 2017, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Andrew Guia Stalanjan be changed to Andrew Guía Ballast Case No.: 17 C 100965 Shana Kloek By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59772 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 15, 2017, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jason Anthoney Richardson be changed to Jason Anthoney Richardson Sr. Case No.: 17 C 100980 By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59785 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 16, 2017, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Fnu Helmi be changed to Helmi Bathhef Case No.: 2017 C 100984 J. Kaufmann By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59801 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lisa Michelle Berlin, a/k/a Lisa M. Berlin, a/k/a Lisa Berlin, a/k/a Lisa Scramuzzo, a/k/a Lisa Gardner, a/k/a Lisa Jordan, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31093 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carol L. Milan Personal Representative 8576 Hogan Falls Circle Las Vegas, NV 89123 Legal Notice No.: 59811 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mesghina Medhin, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30908 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Aregai Teklezghi Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd.

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No.: 59750 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

March 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Aregai Teklezghi Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd.

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No.: 59750 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Steven Bradford Williams Personal Representative 1200 Rockhurst Drive, Unit A Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No.: 59790 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maria Elena Tello, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 31020

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARGARET A. BOEDEKER, a/k/a MARGARET G. BOEDEKER, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31089

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Manuel Castro, Co-Personal Representative 14196 Creek Sand Court Eastvale, CA 92880 Elisa Castro, Co-Personal Representative 2786 Lyndale Ave. Pomona, CA 91768 Legal Notice No.: 59768 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rose Marie Navratil, aka Rose M. Navratil, aka Rose Navratil, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31063 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrea Lyn Wehrly Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No.: 59769 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Annette Marie Williams, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31032 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado on or before March 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rosalyn Hodge 6614 S. Little River Way Aurora, CO 80016 720-339-3695 rjhodge21@aol.com Legal Notice No.: 59770 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Norma Jean Bilyeu, AKA Norma J. Bilyeu, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31087 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. s/Tracy A. Tirey Tracy A. Tirey Tirey Law Firm LLC Attorney to the Personal Representative 12021 Pennsylvania St., Ste 103 Thornton, CO 80241 Legal Notice No.: 59786 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marilyn Smith Williams, a/k/a Marilyn S. Williams, a/k/a Lyn Williams, a/k/a M.S. Williams, a/k/a Marilyn Williams, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31088 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Steven Bradford Williams Personal Representative 1200 Rockhurst Drive, Unit A Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Legal Notice No.: 59790 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen M. O’Neil and Thomas O’Neil Co-Personal Representatives c/o Hall & Evans, LLC, 1001 17th Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 59805 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ELOISE MAY NICKOLS, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR326

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before April 2, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Neona J. Merritt c/o Zumalt & Sigler LLC, 1536 Cole Blvd., #330 Lakewood, CO 80401 Legal Notice No.: 59814 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sylvia H. McDonald, aka Sylvia Hurd McDonald, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31044

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 19, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Roderick James McDonald, III Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 59766 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jody R. McCollough, aka Jody Ray McCollough, and as Jody McCollough, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31071

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 5, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy Jo McCollough Personal Representative 936 S. Lansing Street Aurora, Colorado 80012 Legal Notice No: 59804 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marilyn J. Mingee, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 31105

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael W. Mingee Personal Representative 5770 S. Orleans Street Centennial, Colorado 80015 Legal Notice No: 59806 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Harold Morris, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 498

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Harold Morris, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 498

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen C. Michaelson Personal Representative 8274 S. St. Paul Way Centennial, Colorado 80122 Legal Notice No: 59810 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Rita Rene Thomas Franklin Guy Edward Franklin Civ No. 5:17-CV-452-BO, Plaintiffs v.

Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Matressa Morris Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, As Trustee For Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-QS16 Summons In A Civil Action To: Nationwide Trustee Services Inc., CEO Charles T. Piper 6242 S. Pennsylvania St. Centennial, CO 80121-2258 A lawsuit has been filed against you. Within 21 days after service of this summons on you not counting the day you receive it, or 60 days if you are the United States or a United States Agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed.R.Civ. P. 12 (a)(2) or (3)- you must serve on the Plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs attorney whose name and address are: Rita Rene Thomas Franklin Guy Edward Franklin 5187 Bennett Ct Unit B Andrews AFB, MD 20762 If you fail to respond, judgement by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the Court.

Date: SEP 7, 2017 Peter A Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court Signed by: James Atkinson Legal Notice No.: 59703 First Publication: November 2, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Case Number: 2016CV31360 Division 202 Plaintiff: SUPERIOR ROOFING, INC., a Colorado corporation Defendant: HUBERT L. JONES, AMERICAN LEGION POST #87, a Colorado nonprofit corporation.

Moye White LLP J. David Arkell, #4337 Scott C. James, #42745 1400 16th Street, 6th Floor Denver, CO 80202 (303) 292-2900 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on April 7, 2017 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Name of Obligee under Lien: Hubert L. Jones, American Legion Post #87 Name of Obligor under Lien: Superior Roofing, Inc. Current Holder (“Holder”) of Evidence of Debt (“Debt”): Superior Roofing, Inc. Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: May 2, 2015 County of Recording: Arapahoe Reception No. of Recorded Lien: D6044801 Original Principal Balance of Debt: $56,697.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of Debt as of the Date of this Notice: $66,580.17 Amount of Judgment entered April 7, 2017: $63,351.52 Description of property to be foreclosed: Lot 32 and the North 14 feet 6 inches of Lot 31, Block 2, East Colfax Avenue Park, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street number as 1427 Elmira Street, Aurora, Colorado 80010

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE

WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872

Description of property to be foreclosed: Lot 32 and the North 14 feet 6 inches of Lot 31, Block 2, East Colfax Avenue Park, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

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Also known by street number as 1427 Elmira Street, Aurora, Colorado 80010 THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The foreclosure sale is based on Hubert L. Jones, American Legion Post #87’s failure to pay Superior Roofing, Inc. for construction improvements and Superior Roofing, Inc. C.R.S. § 38-22-101 et seq. provides Superior Roofing, Inc. with a mechanics’ lien against the abovedescribed property.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 A.M., on the 28th day of December, 2017, in front of the flagpole at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway in Centennial, Colorado 80112, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Lienee and assigns of said Lienee, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3935.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 26th day of September, 2017.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Deputy Troy Waller, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59452 First publication: November 2, 2017 Last publication: November 30, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 4 West Dry Creek Circle Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO.: 2016CV032816 DIVISION: 204 Plaintiff: STERLING HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation v.

Defendants: C. KEVIN KELLOGG; AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and CYNTHIA D. MARES as the PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Arapahoe County District Court’s Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated August 19, 2017, and C.R.S. §38-38-101 et seq., by Sterling Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Sterling Hills, recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on March 26, 1996, at Reception No. A6036267, as amended (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Sterling Hills Homeowners Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows: Lot 3, Block 5, Sterling Hills Subdivision Filing No. 6, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street number as: 20073 East Caspian Circle, Aurora, CO 80013-6286.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 11th day of January, 2018, at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway in Centennial; telephone number 720-874-3850. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Damien Bielli, #35256, Vial Fotheringham LLP, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: 720-943-8811.

DATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 10th day of October, 2017.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Dep. Troy Waller, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59522 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 4 W. Dry Creek Cr. 100, Littleton, CO 80120

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2017CV30958, DIV. 21 Plaintiff: HUNTER’S RUN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation v.

Defendants: SPRING VALLEY PROPERTIES, LTD. COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Arapahoe County District Court’s Order for Entry of Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated June 28, 2017, and C.R.S. §38-38-101 et seq., by Hunter’s Run Condominium Association, Inc. (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Hunter’s Run Condominium Association, Inc. Condominium Declaration recorded on July 3, 1984, at Reception number 2426225 (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Hunter’s Run Condominium Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows: Condominium Unit 201, Condominium Building H, Hunters Run Condominiums, Phase VI, according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on March 20, 1996 in Book 127, at Page 29, in the Records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Hunters Run Condominiums, recorded on July 5, 1984 in Book 4201 at Page 472 and Amended March 20, 1996 at Reception No. A6033383 and A603384, and Annexation recorded March 20,1996 at Reception No. A6033386, Together with the exclusive right to use Garage Space N/A, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Commonly known as 2575 South Syracuse Way H201, Denver, CO 80231-3839.

The Property being foreclosed is all of the property encumbered by the Association’s lien. You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the Property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 4th day of January, 2018, at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway in Centennial; telephone number 720-874-3935. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Sean M. Wells, #40870, Vial Fotheringham LLP, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: 720-943-8811.

DATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 5th day of October, 2017.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59505 First Publication: November 9, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 4 West Dry Creek Circle. Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Case Number: 2017CV30722: Plaintiff: YOSEMITE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants: AZIMUTH TRADING, LLC; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, Reg. No. 28419 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Amended Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on August 28, 2017 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:

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November 30, 2017N Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 2017CV30118 Division: 202

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Under an Amended Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on August 28, 2017 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:

Plaintiff(s): QUAIL RUN ASSOCIATION, INC.

Original Lienee: Azimuth Trading, LLC Original Lienor: Yosemite Court Condominium Association, Inc.Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Yosemite Court Condominium Association, Inc. Date of Lien being foreclosed: December 22, 2015 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: December 23, 2015 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D5146044 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $999.49 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $16,921.60 Amount of Judgment entered August 28, 2017: $15,039.60

On September 19, 2017, the Arapahoe County District Court issued its Order: Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order of Judgment, and Decree of Foreclosure.

Description of property to be foreclosed: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 311, YOSEMITE COURT CONDOMINIUMS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE 3 ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED JULY 8, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. 9111746 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR YOSEMITE COURT CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED JULY 8, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. 9111745, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 1180 Yosemite Street, #311, Denver, CO 80220.

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on January 25, 2018, in front of the flagpole of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Unit, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3850.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 24th day of October, 2017.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59692 First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 4 W. Dry Creek Cr. 100, Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-10-401, C.R.S. Case No. 2017PR031052 In the Interest of JAKOB RIZAKOV, Minor.

To: OGONES YASHAEVICH ARUSTAMYAN Last Known Address, if any: Unknown A hearing on the Petition to Settle Personal Injury Claim of Minor Jakob Rizakov, for court approval of a settlement of the minor’s claims for personal injuries from a motor vehicle. accident on March 21, 2016, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: December 4, 2017 Time: 2:00 p.m. Courtroom or Division: 12 Address: Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112.

SARAH L. GOLOMBEK, #37671, Attorney for Person Giving Notice The Law Office of Sarah L. Golombek, LLC, 3900 E. Mexico Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80210, Phone Number: (720) 305-9900 FAX Number: (303) 927-0809 E-mail: Sarah@GolombekLaw.com Legal Notice No.: 59767 First Publication: November 16, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 2017CV30118 Division: 202 Plaintiff(s): QUAIL RUN ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant(s): DREAM REAL ESTATE 2015, LLC; AND OCCUPANT

Defendant(s): DREAM REAL ESTATE 2015, LLC; AND OCCUPANT

Original Grantor(s): Dream Real Estate 2015, LLC Original Beneficiary: Quail Run Association, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Quail Run Association, Inc. Date of Lien: October 18, 2016 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Lien: October 24, 2016 Recording Reception Number: D6121301 Original Amount: $2,075.50 Outstanding Amount: $6,047.30

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the provisions of the Quail Run Association Declaration (“Declaration”) have been violated as follows: Failure to pay common expense assessments as that term is defined in 38-33.3-316 C.R.S., together with all other payments provided for in the Declaration or by Colorado Statute secured by the Assessment Lien.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN: Condominium Unit 283, in Building 47, Quail Run Condominiums Phase IX County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 18172 E. Arizona Ave., Unit F, Aurora, CO 80017

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on January 25, 2018, at the Offices of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720-874-3935, 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 Assessment Lien, plus attorney 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.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE**

The name, bar registration number, address, and telephone number of the attorney is: Richard W. Johnston, Reg. No. 19823, Tobey & Johnston, P.C., 6855 S. Havana Street #630, Centennial, CO 80112-3813, telephone number (303) 799-8600.

DATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 26th day of October, 2017.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59716 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 4 West Dry Creek Circle Suite 100, Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice NOTICE OF STATEMENT OF DISSOLUTION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO ALL CREDITORS OF AND CLAIMANTS AGAINST DSP FAMILY INVESTMENT CO., LLC

On November 17, 2017, DSP Family Investment Co., LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Colorado Secretary of State, effective the date of the filing. All claims against DSP Family Investment Co., LLC should be presented in accordance with this notice. Written claims are to be addressed to DSP Family Investment Co., LLC, c/o Steven W. Scott, 4000 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111. Each claim shall include the following: (1) the claimant’s name, address and telephone number, (2) the amount of the claim, (3) the date on which the claim arose, (4) the basis of the claim and any documents related to the claim. Any and all claims against DSP Family Investment Co., LLC will be barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication date of this notice or within four months after the claim arises, whichever occurs later.

Legal Notice No: 59800 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Arapahoe County Justice Center 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 Case Number: 2017cv32530 Division/ Courtroom: 202

PROSPER FARMS INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Plaintiff, v.

EDWIN FISCHAHS; DOROTHY FISCHAHS; WILLIAM TURNAGE, as personal representative for the Estates of Edwin Fischahs and Dorothy Fischahs; ROSA KING, individually; ALVARETTA WHYTE, individually; PATRICIA FISCHAHS, individually;

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PROSPER FARMS INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Plaintiff, v.

EDWIN FISCHAHS; DOROTHY FISCHAHS; WILLIAM TURNAGE, as personal representative for the Estates of Edwin Fischahs and Dorothy Fischahs; ROSA KING, individually; ALVARETTA WHYTE, individually; PATRICIA FISCHAHS, individually; ARAPAHOE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, and ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS who may claim an interest in the subject properties.

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Attorneys for Plaintiff: Robert W. Hatch, II Brian T. Ray Hatch Ray Olsen Conant LLC 730 Seventeenth Street, Suite 200 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (303) 298-1800 Fax Number: (303) 298-1804 Email: rhatch@hatchlawyers.com; bray@hatchlawyers.com Atty. Reg. #s: 16888, 34914 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: EDWIN FISCHAHS; DOROTHY FISCHAHS; WILLIAM TURNAGE, as personal representative for the Estates of Edwin Fischahs and Dorothy Fischahs; ROSA KING; ALVARETTA WHYTE; PATRICIA FISCHAHS; AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES.

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

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

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to real properties situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly as described below, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

The real properties at issue in this lawsuit are generally described as: Tract 2 Parcel The Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, less and except:

(1) All that part of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, Colorado, within the railroad right-of-way that the United States granted to the Kansas Pacific Railway Company, Union Pacific Railway Company predecessor in interest, pursuant to the Act of July 1, 1862, 12 Stat. 489, 493-4, as amended by the Act of July 2, 1864, 13 Stat. 356, 358, which right of way is 400 feet in width; and

(2) All that part of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, Colorado, lying north of and adjacent to the railroad right-ofway, containing 1.39 acres, more or less. containing 137.244 acres, more or less.

30 Foot Strip Parcel The West 30 feet, lying South of Interstate Highway I-70 and the South 30 feet in Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Dated this 14th day of November, 2017.

HATCH RAY OLSEN CONANT LLC By: /s/ Brian T. Ray Robert W. Hatch, II Brian T. Ray Attorneys for Plaintiff

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), C.R.C.P., as amended. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

Legal Notice No.: 59789 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Published in the Littleton Independent

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

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This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to real properties situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly as described below, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

The real properties at issue in this lawsuit are generally described as: Tract 2 Parcel The Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, less and except: (1) All that part of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, Colorado, within the railroad right-of-way that the United States granted to the Kansas Pacific Railway Company, Union Pacific Railway Company predecessor in interest, pursuant to the Act of July 1, 1862, 12 Stat. 489, 493-4, as amended by the Act of July 2, 1864, 13 Stat. 356, 358, which right of way is 400 feet in width; and (2) All that part of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, Colorado, lying north of and adjacent to the railroad right-ofway, containing 1.39 acres, more or less. containing 137.244 acres, more or less.

30 Foot Strip Parcel The West 30 feet, lying South of Interstate Highway I-70 and the South 30 feet in Section 2, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Dated this 14th day of November, 2017.

HATCH RAY OLSEN CONANT LLC By: /s/ Brian T. Ray Robert W. Hatch, II Brian T. Ray Attorneys for Plaintiff This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), C.R.C.P., as amended. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

Legal Notice No.: 59789 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Published in the Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice PANORAMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Panorama Metropolitan District (“District”) 2017 Budget and that a proposed 2018 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the District; and that copies of the Amended 2017 Budget and proposed 2018 Budget have been filed at the District's offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2017 Budget and Adopting the 2018 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the offices of Opus Development Company, 999 18th Street, Suite 2110 South, Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at 9:30 A.M. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2017 Budget and adopt the 2018 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

PANORAMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By /s/ AJ Beckman, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 59803 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

TRUSTEE BILL #5, SERIES 2017; A BILL CONCERNING WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITIES WAS PASSED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON OCTOBER 17, 2017. A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE TOWN HALL AT 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY CO.

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY /S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK Legal Notice No.: 59812 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY TRUSTEE BILL #7, SERIES 2017; A BILL CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS PASSED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON NOVEMBER 14, 2017. A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE TOWN HALL AT 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY CO.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY /S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK Legal Notice No.: 59813 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2018 has been submitted to the Centennial Downs Metropolitan District (“District”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the Riverwalk Clubhouse Craft Room, 2760 Riverwalk Circle, Littleton, Colorado at 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day of December, 2017.

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TRUSTEE BILL #5, SERIES 2017; A BILL CONCERNING WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITIES WAS PASSED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON OCTOBER 17, 2017. A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE TOWN HALL AT 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY CO.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY /S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK Legal Notice No.: 59812 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2017 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and the amended 2017 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of L. Paul Goedecke, 950 Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 204, Lakewood, Colorado. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2018 budget and the amended 2017 budget, file or register any objections thereto.

CENTENNIAL DOWNS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Board of Directors

Legal Notice No.: 59815 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2017 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and the amended 2017 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of L. Paul Goedecke, 950 Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 204, Lakewood, Colorado. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2018 budget and the amended 2017 budget, file or register any objections thereto.

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CENTENNIAL DOWNS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Board of Directors Legal Notice No.: 59815 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

On or about December 15, 2017 the City of Englewood will make final payment to: ABCO Contracting, Inc. 2180 E 74th Pl Denver, CO 80229

For construction of: 2016 Bridge Repair Project

Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Kathleen Rinkel, Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373 (303) 7622401, prior to December 12, 2017.

Kathleen Rinkel Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado Legal Notice No: 59802 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2017 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed 2018 budgets have been submitted to the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of the KENT PLACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1&2 (the “Districts”).

Copies of the proposed budgets are on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that amendments to the 2017 budgets have been submitted to the Districts. Copies of the proposed amended budgets are on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection.

Such proposed budgets and amended budgets will be considered at a public hearing during a meeting of the Districts to be held at 1881 16th Street, fifth floor, Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 2:30 P.M. Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the proposed budgets or amended budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the budgets and amended budgets by the governing body of the Districts.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: KENT PLACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1&2 /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law Legal Notice No.: 59815 First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

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Colorado Center for the Blind students take a field trip to indoor skydiving facility

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Three years ago, Chris Harper lost his sight to glaucoma. He has been at the Colorado Center for the Blind since May, where he is adjusting to life without vision. The school in downtown Littleton teaches independence, helps students navigate their surroundings and incorporates a variety of field trips — rock climbing, skiing, whitewater rafting — that have an educational component.

On Nov. 13, for the first time as a school, students learned about STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — before flying through a vertical wind tunnel that replicates the feeling of sky diving at iFLY Denver in Lone Tree.

iFLY lead instructor Mike Silva, left, and instructor Cory Pope, right, assist a student from Colorado Center for the Blind at an iSTEM camp on Nov. 13 at the indoor skydiving facility, at 9230 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree.

COURTESY IFLY DENVER “I wish they’d let us do it outside,” said Harper, 51, grinning cheerfully.

“It will be fun.” iFLY has been hosting what it calls iSTEM camps to schools across the region for more than three years.

Kindergartners through university students attend the facility, at 9230 Park Meadows Drive, for a workshop that teaches components of STEM, such as aerodynamics, math and physics, through projects that test how

balls, balloons and other materials behave in the wind tunnel. With the assistance of instructors, students then get to fly in the tunnel.

“It’s a great way to learn,” said iFLY’s lead instructor Mike Silva.

“When you do something that is fun, it sticks with you more.”

For Colorado Center for the Blind’s field trip, iFLY modified the iSTEM curriculum and program materials were translated into braille for students. The prep time for the group of 23 students ages 18 to 40 years old was about 10 hours, said Florence Bocquet, who runs the iSTEM program.

“It’s giving them the freedom of flying,” Bocquet said, “when they don’t have the freedom of seeing.” iFLY instructors built a mini wind tunnel out of Legos so students could touch what they would soon be flying in. Balloons were filled with water so they could get a sense of wind resistance. Instructors taught cues — thumbs down meant a student was not comfortable in the wind tunnel — and assisted each person with gentle movements.

“We have to teach them through feeling,” Silva said. “It’s really clever ways of adapting the course — it’s challenging, fun and rewarding.”

Some students were born without vision. Others lost their vision in an accident or were losing it over time

IFLY instructor Cory Pope helps a student from Colorado Center for the Blind at an iSTEM camp on Nov. 13 at iFLY Denver.

Students prepared to step into a giant wind tunnel that replicates the feeling of skydiving.

ALEX DEWIND due to an eye disorder.

They live in an apartment complex near Colorado Center for the Blind, 2233 W Shepperd Ave., for the duration of the program, which is up to nine months.

“They will help you get back onto your feet and show you how to navigate by yourself,” said Harper, who is from Georgia and used to work in the STEM field. “There is a lot of opportunity.”

Florence Bocquet, iSTEM instructor, teaches a group of 23 students from Colorado Center for the Blind about the science of indoor skydiving at an iSTEM camp Nov. 13 at iFLY Denver.

ALEX DEWIND