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Teen gets seven years in youth prison for role in murder

21-year sentence will be suspended if youth offender program completed

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Families chose their own schedule as the activities could include a ride around the park on the miniature train, a visit with Santa, time in Santa’s workshop or warming by wood fires while making s’mores.

Holiday lights were everywhere. Strings of lights draped the train depot and children’s farm barn, the miniature train as well as numerous trees around the station and along the train’s route.

On Dec. 9, there was a line of people waiting to board the miniature train for the one-mile trip around the edge of the park. When the waiting passengers were seated, the engineer sounded the horn and rang the bell as the train pulled out of the

A teenager charged with the second-degree murder of a chef in Englewood effectively received a seven-year sentence in a youth prison program after pleading guilty in criminal court.

“I am really sorry that my actions caused the death of your son,” said Louis Fernando LaraMacias, 17, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Oct. 19, as family and friends of the victim sat in court Dec. 7. “I want to make a change.”

Lara-Macias, of Englewood, was suspected of helping Raheem Vaughn Benson, of Littleton, commit the fatal shooting of Nicholas Lewis, a 33-yearold chef at the Blackbird Public House restaurant in Denver. Lewis was shot to death the night of Oct. 1, 2016, in the 3000 block of South Acoma Street, about a block from his home. He was walking home from the nearby 7-Eleven, authorities said.

“The victim got off work, walked to a local convenience store and as he left, he was looking at his phone,” Rebecca Gleason, a prosecutor with the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, said in court.

“That was enough to attract the attention of LaraMacias, and he directed (Benson) to rob him and gave him the gun.”

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Vincent and Madison Hinman talk to Santa about what they want for Christmas during their family’s visit to the Englewood Holiday Express activities at Belleview Park. The holiday express is new this year and makes its final runs Dec. 15 and 16.

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An express route to holiday fun Train, lights and Santa part of Englewood Holiday Express

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Belleview Park area in and around the miniature train station underwent a major makeover as it became the home of the Englewood Holiday Express on Dec. 8 and 9 and again on Dec. 15 and 16.

The area of the park that is normally dark and quiet became a beehive of activity. The darkness gave way to the glow of an abundance of multicolored lights and a few wood-fueled fires.

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Savory Spice Shop offers seasoning’s greetings Littleton store touts freshness of its products

cery store. We’re able to go through so few hands between our distributor and us. People are blown away when they have paprika and garlic that are actually fresh.

I’ve had people say to me that paprika is only for color, and I say wait until you’ve smelled ours. It’s shocking to people. Our cinnamon is our best seller, because people can smell the difference.

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Looking to spice up your holiday?

Manager Jenny Goetz of the Savory Spice Shop, 2650 W. Main St., Littleton, told us how to add seasoning to the season.

Tell us about Savory Spice Shop.

We’re a retail culinary spice shop. We have about 400 products, and about 170 of them are unique blends that we’ve created. The rest are herbs and spices. We go down to little amounts for people who need a pinch for a recipe, to businesses who get pounds and pounds so

Jenny Goetz helps spice up downtown Littleton as the manager of Savory Spice Shop.

DAVID GILBERT they can make their recipes every night.

Why not go to King Soopers for spices?

We have the freshest available spices. We grind and blend on a weekly basis, and we do small batches. There’s no real FDA certification for the freshness of herbs,

and you won’t find expiration dates on the items at King Soopers. We believe that spices only retain their freshness for about a year, so that’s what we’re trying to get into your hands.

What surprises people?

That we’re often less expensive than the gro-

What are some of the unusual items you’ll find?

We get a lot of calls from people looking for something really particular. One of our crazier ones is asafetida, which is an Indian spice with a real garlicky taste. It’s also called for in some Ethiopian and Indian recipes. People wonder where they’ll find it, and the answer is here. We have some of the other real exotics: tamarind, black mus-

tard, fenugreek. Things you won’t find elsewhere.

What do you recommend for people who don’t know what to buy?

We have informational books, but check out our website. You can either start with a spice and find a recipe, or start with a recipe and find a spice. Or just ask one of us — we love talking spice.

How did you end up here?

I dropped out of college and cold called until I found a job. I started in Bend, Oregon, and when I moved here, they offered me a manager job. Spices take my cooking to the next level. When I started, I was a college kid who just cooked chicken and potatoes, and through Savory I learned how to make chicken and potatoes taste hundreds of different ways.

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Conductor of Smithtonian Handbell Ensemble

Lisa Lewis conducts the Smithtonian Handbell Ensemble.

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‘Extension of myself’ I’ve got a degree in chorale conducting. I got to know bells before I was hired at any job.

Then when I moved here, I was ringing with this group, and the director retired. I took over because I like to ring, but I also have a talent for leadership.

I was a music major, and I knew I wouldn’t make it in performing, but I found I had a talent for conducting. It became a natural extension of myself.

There’s a lot of competition in music schools for conductors, but I felt like it was my gift. I had

always intended on going back and getting my doctorate, but I had babies instead.

Come together Conducting a handbell ensemble is pretty darn amazing, but it’s different from conducting a band, because when you’re with a band, you’re just trying to keep everyone together on a beat.

Conducting bells, you’re trying to get the whole group to move together to express different emotions.

Bells are very visual, and they’re fun to conduct and play.

Most people who conduct bell groups are doing it as an extension of playing, or because their conductor left. But it’s my passion, and I’ve been at it for 34 years.

Ring my bell The group was started in 1983 or so, by Don Smith, who was

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Arapahoe High School’s director at the time. He got his hands on a set of bells, but didn’t know what to do with them. He got together with some other teachers, and started playing. That’s where they got the Smithtonian name, because of all the teachers involved early on.

Christmas is our big season, as well as May. We’ll do a lot of original works. Last year we did “Age of Aquarius” and “Dancing Queen.” We’ll do every genre imaginable. When I first became acquainted with the bells, it was simpler. Stylistically and technically, it’s much more advanced now. It’s broadened so much, and it’s fun to see what a bell can do.

Once you start ringing, you’re hooked. People think it’s a sissy instrument, but it’s so cool.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is, please contact David Gilbert at dgilbert@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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City explores option of South Metro fire contract Council signals desire to open negotiations; called ‘only option’

‘I’m concerned about the timeline established by our fire partners.’

Mark Relph, Littleton city manager

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Littleton City Council laid its cards on the table regarding the future of its fire department at a Dec. 5 study session, telling city staff that some kind of merger of Littleton Fire Rescue with South Metro Fire Rescue is likely the only viable option.

The direction from council followed the November announcements that Littleton Fire Protection District and Highlands Ranch Metro District, the city’s two enormous fire protection partner districts, would cut ties with the city and merge with South Metro, a large consolidated regional district, beginning in 2019.

The announcement leaves Littleton with the choice of maintaining a significantly smaller stand-alone fire service or contracting with another district for fire protection. The fire partners have urged Littleton to begin negotiating with South Metro to join in the merger.

Ticking clock Time is of the essence, said City Manager Mark Relph.

“I’m concerned about the timeline

established by our fire partners,” Relph said. “The clock is ticking. We have to have an operational solution

by Jan. 1, 2019. We need time to implement whatever we decide, and we have a budget process that starts in summertime. We need to make some real decisions by July to allow for transition time.”

City officials weighed their feasible options: contract with West Metro Fire Protection District, a regional district on the west side of the metro area; contract with Denver Fire Department, which already contracts with Englewood for coverage; maintain a stand-alone city firefighting force; or accept the partners’ invitation to join South Metro.

Partnering with West Metro would be problematic because the district will no longer share a border with Littleton after the partners depart, said Mayor Debbie Brinkman, adding that West Metro also charges a higher rate

for service than South Metro is offering — West Metro’s current mill levy is 12.382, compared to South Metro’s offer of 9.25. Littleton’s current mill levy is 6.662, which also provides for other services.

Partnering with Denver would be contingent on Denver continuing to contract with Englewood for service in order to maintain its proximity, Brinkman said, as well as creating the necessity to contract for ambulance service, which Denver does not provide. Currently, Littleton Fire Rescue has paramedics on every truck and maintains its own ambulance service.

Maintaining a stand-alone district would result in higher costs and a reduction in service capabilities, said Littleton Fire Rescue Chief Chris Armstrong.

Simply paying the salary of current employees could run north of $11 million, Amstrong said, citing evaluations by City Finance Director

Tiffany Hooten. South Metro’s annual rate would come in around $8 million, Armstrong said. The city proper currently spends about $6.7 million on its fire department annually, according to online budget documents.

More info desired Councilmember Carol Fey said she wanted to see more information than had been presented.

“Seems to me it’s premature to drop options before we know more,” Fey said. “I’ll put a disclaimer: It could be that I’m far behind what everyone else knows. It could be that other newly elected people were somehow plugged into what was going on before our terms on council happened. I wasn’t.”

Several councilmembers said they would like to see a singular document spelling out the city’s criteria for fire service that could be used to evaluate the options.

“Even if the answer is almost guaranteed, I think it’s important to have something official with the criteria listed,” said Councilmember Peggy Cole.

Armstrong said Littleton already has a unique relationship with South Metro that would aid the transition.

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effective response force to a jurisdiction,” Armstrong said. “It’s easy to flood a jurisdiction with resources to get multiple engines or units on a scene.”

Armstrong added that Littleton firefighters have also trained alongside South Metro for years, that the agencies have an established auto-aid agreement, provide a similar EMS-based system, and use the same computer-aided dispatch systems.

“We don’t have that level of interoperability with any other systems,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong said that the realities of Littleton fire calls mean that going to a stand-alone department could prove limiting.

Armstrong said between 70 percent and 80 percent of the fire department’s roughly 5,000 annual calls are for emergency medical response, and that for 37 percent of the calls placed in the city, the first responding unit is from outside city limits — units that will not be available for first response after the partners leave.

Options in question Fey said the city wasn’t looking hard enough at its options.

“We’re missing a big opportunity to shift our perspective if we don’t look at the possibility to shift in the direction of separating fire and EMS,” Fey said.

“We don’t know until we look.”

Armstrong responded that of the

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by Hooten at the Nov. 28 study session, two did in fact incorporate the idea of contracting out for EMS service, and that both were still more expensive than contracting with South Metro.

Armstrong added that the city has previously tried contracting with private ambulance companies, but suffered overbilling and delayed response times. He also said that separating fire and EMS would lower the department’s insurance rating, which could translate into higher costs for homeowners.

“If you move those firefighters out of the system, it would require you to hire more firefighters to maintain your public protection classification,” Armstrong said.

South Metro can provide economies of scale that would be difficult to achieve as a stand-alone department, Armstrong said.

“We spend a lot of money putting fire apparatus in place for a reason.

How would you evacuate a hospital with two trucks out of two stations?”

Armstrong said. “When the fire calls come in, they’re significant. We have to prepare for the worst-case scenario.”

Contracting with South Metro would not immediately require full unification, the city manager said. Although South Metro will conduct an election in both Littleton Fire Protection District and Highlands Ranch Metro District in May to seek full inclusion, Littleton could simply contract for service for the time being, Relph said.

“It would be an inter-governmental agreement,” he said. “It would allow

‘When the fire calls come in, they’re significant. We have to prepare for the worst-case scenario.’

Chris Armstrong, Littleton Fire Rescue Chief

us to specify our desired level of service and mandate penalties for falling short of the mark.”

Where there’s smoke Council held an informal and nonbinding vote to agree to effectively drop West Metro and Denver as viable options, and to focus on establishing terms with which to approach South Metro for a service contract. Fey, Cole, and Karina Elrod — who participated by phone — voted to keep West Metro and Denver as options.

The other four councilmembers — Brinkman, Kyle Schlachter, Patrick Driscoll and Jerry Valdes — were assertive that commencing negotiations with South Metro was the best course of action.

“We need to put our effort, energy and work into a really strong negotiation,”

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Brinkman said. “We’re in a position where we can unify again with our partners, and we can go in stronger than separate. Stand-alone is always there if this trajectory starts to fall apart.”

Schlachter said the city might not be dealing with the question had the partnerships been handled differently.

“We’re in this situation partly because of a lack of listening from previous councils,” Schlachter said. “In this situation, everything I’m hearing from financial, first responders, legal, staff, citizens, is that (South Metro) is pretty much our only option. We need to start listening.”

Driscoll said he understands the need to present the information clearly to constituents, but felt he sees the situation clearly.

“I listened to what our partners had to say, and I heard them loud and clear,” Driscoll said. “I’m in favor of looking at South Metro as our only option.”

Valdes said he’s heard enough to know which direction to go.

“We’re elected officials to make decisions,” Valdes said. “We’ve got to make a budget. We don’t have time to be messing around. We’re going to end up here anyway.”

Elrod, who missed the city council meeting that preceded the study session, and did not attend a joint meeting of the city and fire partners on Nov. 30, reiterated that time was of the essence.

“It behooves us (to work with South Metro) as it seems to be our most viable option,” Elrod said. “Let’s move to the discovery phase really quickly. The sooner we get through the diligence phase, the quicker we’ll reinforce the confidence we feel in this direction.”

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Old-fashioned

Christmas warms the night

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ingle bells are a distant cultural memory for most of us, but at the Littleton Museum’s Holiday’s Evening on Dec. 10, they sounded ohso-right as they tinkled on the bridles of draft horses pulling revelers through bonfire-lit fields to cabins aglow with lanternlight.

Molasses candy and hot apple cider sweetened the night as kids climbed onto Santa’s lap, and luminarias lit the path that took attendees back through the years to a time when a pair of socks beneath the tree made a thrilling gift.

Why see Santa in the great outdoors?

“There are no campfires at the mall,” answered Phil Hull, as his kids whispered in the ear of the Jolly Old Elf. PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT

Eliza Moore, 2, left, and her sister Olivia, 4, meet Kris Kringle beneath a towering pine tree.

The museum’s Christmas tree, on display in the old schoolhouse.

Many pioneer communities would share a single Christmas tree, said historical interpreter Cory Van Zytveld.

Celebrants would adorn the tree with candles on Christmas Eve, and one person with a bucket of water would be stationed nearby to put out frequent small fires that would erupt.

Kit Simon, left, and Rex Spease perform “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”

Blacksmith Steve Anderson pounds out a wall hook before a mesmerized audience.

Hardtack, a staple food of 19th-century travelers, on the table in the museum’s 1890s house, part of a display of goods for a trip to the Klondike Goldfields in the rush of 1898.

From left, the Block family, Dick, Jordan, Katherine and Elizabeth, warm themselves around a campfire.

The Blocks have been coming to the museum’s holiday gathering for decades.

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Woman accused of hitting cop with car suspected in rash of crimes

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The woman accused of hitting a Littleton police officer with a stolen car in June had been arrested in connection with or suspected of crimes in three incidents earlier in the year, police and court records show.

Jane Marie Bixby, 21, is facing a slew of charges in four counties and has a flurry of court dates scheduled for next month.

She is being held in the Adams County jail on bonds totaling more than $60,000, after a sixth-month stretch that saw her arrested and bonded out of jail multiple times, before culminating in her suspected participation in a late-night robbery of a Westminster Bixby cell phone store and police chase, according to Westminster police.

Michael Hronick, the Littleton officer Bixby is suspected of hitting with a stolen car in front of the Dollar Tree at 2819 W. Belleview Ave. on June 28, was ruled justified in firing his gun while being struck by the vehicle after a review by the 18th Judicial District’s Critical Response Team, said Littleton Police Department spokesman Cmdr.

Trent Cooper. The report was withheld by the district attorney’s office pending the outcome of the case. No one was hit by gunfire during the incident.

“The district attorney said our officer acted lawfully in defending himself,” Cooper said. “Our officer did suffer some injuries. He recovered fully, and he’s back working in the patrol division. We’re glad about that.”

Charges abound Officials are largely mum on the allegations against Bixby as the cases proceed through the justice system, but court records and arrest affidavits paint a picture of Bixby allegedly committing or participating in a swirl of crimes across the metro area.

The first record details a haywire scene the evening of Feb. 22 outside the Panorama Motel on Sheridan Boulevard in Lakewood, where according to an arrest affidavit, Bixby and a boy-

friend arrived to pick up Bixby’s then5-year-old son from the boy’s father.

An argument followed that drew the attention of several of the boy’s father’s family members.

In the ensuing melee, Bixby’s boyfriend allegedly pistol-whipped the mother of the boy’s father, while Bixby allegedly threatened to shock several people with a stun gun.

Bixby and her boyfriend were arrested on their way home to Aurora, and Bixby’s charges included child abuse, being an accessory to a felony and use of a stun gun.

Bixby was released after posting a $1,000 bond on Feb. 27.

Bixby’s next arrest came on March 9, when Denver police say she was pulled over for driving erratically at Yale Avenue and I-25. Officers say they found methamphetamine and the hallucinogen LSD in the car. Bixby’s charges included possession of a controlled substance.

Bixby was released after posting a $2,000 bond the next day.

Bixby was next a suspect in a crime in mid-June, when Lakewood police say she stole a vehicle from a man who gave her a ride to a liquor store. The man said Bixby, who was 20 at the time, drove off in his Jeep while he went inside to buy alcohol.

The car was found abandoned in Denver on June 21.

The man said he knew Bixby from Facebook as Maryjane Juarez. A post to the account from five days before the theft says “I really need a car hate asking for rides.” Police identified Bixby as a suspect based on Facebook pictures, but were unable to locate her. Bixby would eventually be charged with the theft, as well as eluding a police officer and driving under restraint following the Westminster robbery.

In Littleton Bixby’s suspected crime in Littleton took place on June 28, a week after the Jeep was recovered, according to Littleton police.

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Body found near river identified Foul play not suspected in death of Cindy Garcia, police say

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Police have identified a body found recently along the South Platte River as that of Cindy M. Garcia.

A worker doing flood mitigation work in the area located the dead body along the east banks of the river the morning of Nov. 29. Englewood police responded to the 4700 block of South Wyandot Street, near West Union Avenue, at 8:40 a.m., police said in a Dec. 4 news release. There does not appear to be any foul play, but the cause of death is still under

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Judge Andrew C. Baum handed Lara-Macias a sentence of 21 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for his murder charge but said that would be suspended upon successful completion of seven years in the state’s Youthful Offender System, which houses offenders who are in their mid-to-late teens at the time of their crime.

But Lewis’ family, several of whom came to the Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial for the sentencing, described how they feel that Lara-Macias’ crime will reverberate for many more years than that.

“There will be no more soccer practices, bike rides or pillow fights with (his son’s) dad,” said Maria Kuntz, mother of their son Liam and Lewis’ ex-wife. “This crime did not end (at the time). That Saturday was truly just the beginning.”

Lewis’ mother, Victoria McGrath, recalled her son’s kindness and the close connection they shared. He “always went out of his way to help others,” McGrath said. “As a teen, he confided in me what girl he liked at the moment or who he wanted to date.”

McGrath also remembered how Lewis cooked for Gov. John Hickenlooper at the Colorado Governor’s Mansion. She’s caught herself picking up her phone to call Lewis when she’s cooking, only to realize that’s no longer possible.

“My daughter and I now see grief counselors,” said McGrath, who now has post-traumatic stress disorder. “These murderers didn’t just take Nick’s life — they took all of our lives.” Seven years of prison in exchange for never seeing Lewis again was a steep comparison to McGrath.

“This put me and my whole family in therapy and seeking groups who had been through” similar hardships, said Chelsea Lewis Steel, Lewis’ sister.

After his son’s birthday in September 2016, Lewis was killed only a few days after, she said.

All the while in the courtroom, a monitor on the wall displayed a photo of Lewis and his now-9-year-old son.

Lewis’ younger sister, Lillian McGrath, 12, was the first family member to speak. She sees a trauma counselor

investigation, the news release said.

Garcia was born on Feb. 20, 1968, according to the news release. The person’s gender and age range were not initially discernible to police. Her body’s decomposition suggested that it lay there for an “extended period of time,” said Chad Read, spokesman for Englewood police.

“That leads me to believe it’s been there for more than a few weeks — that’s just my best hypothetical guess,” Read said.

Unofficial reports of a missing person had circulated on the website colorado.missing.report and on Facebook — including on her daughter’s page — in reference to a Cindy Garcia who went missing as of Sept. 27, identified as a 48-year-old last seen at the 4U Motel at 3850 S. Broadway. The missing report web-

to process Lewis’ death, she said.

Lara-Macias’ mother, who sat close behind her son along with his father, appeared to wipe away tears during Lewis’ family’s comments.

Several friends and family members, including Lewis’ father, sat in court as well.

Baum, the judge, said given LaraMacias’ age, it was appropriate to give him an opportunity to turn his life around in the youth prison program.

The second suspect in the murder, Benson, 17, still faces a first-degree murder charge in Lewis’ shooting.

Benson has a motions hearing set for Jan. 12, when attorneys will work out what witnesses and evidence will be allowed at trial. Benson’s request to be transferred to juvenile court, denied on Oct. 18, could have allowed him incarceration in juvenile facilities.

But he will be tried as an adult, and a seven-day trial is scheduled for March.

Lara-Macias waived his right to a reverse transfer hearing — where attorneys could have made the same request as for Benson — and opted instead for a plea deal as an adult. That deal dropped the original first-degree murder charge against him.

Around the time of the crime, a Jeep Grand Cherokee Lara-Macias and Benson drove was involved in a felony menacing incident in Westminster.

That vehicle was impounded, and two 16-year-old suspects were arrested. LaraMacias and Vaughn were both 16 at the time of the shooting in Englewood.

Lara-Macias said in an interview with an Englewood detective that he drove the Jeep and Benson carried out the shooting in Englewood, according to court testimony from early this year.

Originally, the two teenagers were charged with four counts: first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree felony murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery.

Those charges were dropped against Lara-Macias because of the plea deal, but Benson still faces all four.

Defense attorney Evan Marcia Zuckerman said Lara-Macias has ADHD, depressive disorder and has had suicide attempts in the past. She said he was new at school, didn’t have any friends and “hooked up with the wrong people” before his crime.

According to state law, those sentenced to the Youthful Offender System under the Department of

site said Garcia is in remission from breast cancer and is described as Caucasian, 130 pounds, 5 feet 4 inches, with brown hair and green eyes.

Englewood police did not comment on the unofficial reports but said there was a missing person report filed for Cindy M. Garcia with the Feb. 20, 1968, date of birth.

That report was filed Oct. 7, Read said. The daughter of the Cindy Garcia whom the unofficial reports reference said on Facebook as of Dec. 4 that her mother had died.

The department did not comment on where Garcia was last seen due to its ongoing investigation.

It was not entirely clear from comments by police whether the deceased’s information matches that of the person named in the unofficial reports.

Corrections are to serve time in a “regimented environment that affirms dignity of self and others, promotes

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MILESTONES Trevor Bridge, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Drake University.

Alicia Carter, of Englewood, earned the spring 2017 dean’s award with distinction from Colgate University.

Noe Castillo, of Englewood, competed in the America’s Best Installer competition in October in Denver. He and 35 insulation installers from across the country competed for a $10,000 grand prize.

Allison Cunningham, of Englewood, earned the spring 2017 dean’s award with distinction from Colgate University.

Keith Firsch, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Findlay.

Emily Fish, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Alissa Geller, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Washington University.

Will Hallmark, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Washington University.

Yeon Soo Kim, of Englewood, earned the spring 2017 dean’s award with distinction from Colgate University.

Simone Levy, of Englewood, was named to the

spring 2017 dean’s list at Lawrence University. Levy is the daughter of Marc and Jessica Levy, and a 2016 graduate of Cherry Creek High School.

Amanda Martinez, of Englewood, graduated in May with an associate’s degree from Adams State University.

Mikaela Myers, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Pauline Roumier, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Soleil Smith, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Knox College. Smith is a graduate of Eaglecrest High School.

Katana Smith, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Knox College. Smith is a graduate of Eaglecrest High School.

Madison Sundahl, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Nicole Thayer, of Englewood, graduated in May from Adams State University with a master’s degree in culturally and linguistically diverse education.

Anaiya Underwood, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Ayzia Underwood, of

Englewood, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Neema Moin Afshar, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Beth Barnes, of Littleton, graduated in spring 2017 from Fort Lewis College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Amy Bohn, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Meredith Bolthouse, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Biola University.

Molly Bolthouse, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Biola University.

Alyssa Coe, of Littleton, served as a committee volunteer during the University of Dallas’s Charity Week. Each fall semester, the junior class organizes and hosts Charity Week, a unified effort in which the entire university community rallies together.

Proceeds raised during the week-long fundraiser were donated to three nonprofits that align with the university’s Catholic identity - Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, Jonathan’s Place in Dallas and Texas Children’s Hospital

in Houston.

Mollie Cooper, of Littleton, graduated in spring 2017 from Drake University with a bachelor of business administration, economics management.

Chris Crum, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Bates College.

Crum is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Crum, of Littleton, and a 2013 graduate of Rock Canyon High School.

He is majoring in history at Bates.

Stephanie Karen Gemperline, of Littleton, graduated with a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Clemson University.

Elizabeth Ginley, of Littleton, graduated with a master’s degree in teaching, secondary education from Whitworth University.

Ashley Golden, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Donnetta Kay Gondeiro, of Littleton, graduated with an MBA from Washington State University.

Angela Gudeman, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Biola University.

Olivia Greenwood, of Littleton, participated in the University of San Diego Career Development Cen-

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Grace Hoffman, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2017 honor roll at the University of Kansas.

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Kelly Husky, of Littleton, graduated in May from Adams State University with a master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction, Jourdan Kidd, of Littleton, earned the spring 2017 dean’s award with distinction from Colgate University.

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Migration out of Colorado reaches record in 2016 ASSOCIATED PRESS

A record number of residents have moved out of Colorado, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

New annual figures from the bureau’s American Community Survey show that Colorado saw its first drop in about a decade last year in the number of people arriving from other states, while those leaving Colorado hit a record high.

The result was the lowest netmigration number — 30,000 total new residents — in seven years.

About 193,000 Colorado residents moved away last year, 10,000 more than in 2015, according to the data. Meanwhile, 223,000 people moved into the state, down about 4,000 from the year before, though still well above recent years.

“We are seeing that there has been an increase in outs — the highest on record,” said state demographer Elizabeth Garner.

The Census Bureau survey numbers do not include people who have moved to the state from abroad. And because the counts are based on surveys, the margin of errors can be large, especially when looking at movements to and from individual states, The Denver Post reported .

Tax-return counts from the IRS show that Colorado experienced a big jump in both households arriving and leaving from other states last year versus 2015. But on the whole, net migration among people who filed tax returns isn’t declining.

BIXBY FROM PAGE 8

Honda sedan a little past noon, according to an affidavit from Littleton police.

While the father of Bixby’s son was inside Dollar Tree, officer Hronick ran a check of the license plate on the Honda, which belonged to a different Honda reported stolen in Thornton.

Hronick called for backup, and once officers arrived, Hronick attempted to make contact with Bixby, who police say drove forward and hit Hronick.

Hronick fired his weapon as he was hit, and later investigation suggests the bullet hit the car’s headlight.

The boy’s father was detained inside the Dollar Tree. Bixby was arrested that afternoon at the Essex House Motel at 5390 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, where the couple had been living with their now 6-year-old son and another woman.

A search of Bixby’s text messages showed that Bixby was allegedly involved in dealing methamphetamine, according to an affidavit.

Bixby was charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, assault, vehicular eluding, aggravated motor vehicle theft and violation of a protection order.

Home prices in metropolitan Denver are up 57 percent the past eight years through October, as measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price indices. The average apartment rent since mid-2009 is up 63.6 percent, according to rent figures from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.

The average hourly wage, by contrast, rose from $25.07 to $28.94, an increase of only 15.4 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Meanwhile, Colorado’s population grew by 11 percent from 2009 to 2016, to 5.55 million residents.

The drop in net migration could help explain why Colorado’s unemployment rate dropped sharply to a record-low 2.3 percent this spring.

But slower population growth could help housing markets along the Front Range rebalance after years of strong gains in home prices and rents and allow builders to catch up on supply shortages, especially for single-family homes.

Still, professionals in real estate and moving businesses say they aren’t yet seeing a slack in the number of people moving here.

“I suppose if we had negative or slowing migration numbers, then, yes, it could help the constrained market.

But I have not experienced that yet and would be surprised to see a slower market in 2018,” said Steve Thayer, chairman of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors and owner of the Keller Williams Action Realty office in Castle Rock.

Bixby was released after posting a $4,000 bond on July 20. She was arrested again on July 22 on charges relating to the February melee, and was released again on Aug. 4 after posting $5,000 bond.

Bixby’s final arrest occurred in the early hours of Aug. 29, when she and four others smashed a stolen pickup truck through the front of a Boost Mobile cell phone store in Westminster, according to a Westminster police affidavit. Officers located the truck at 120th Avenue and Pecos Street shortly after the robbery, and engaged in a 19-minute chase that ended after an officer rammed a police car into the truck near 128th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard.

Bixby, her sister and three others were arrested after a foot chase.

Bixby was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, trespassing with the intent to commit a crime, possession of burglary tools, criminal impersonation, violation of bail bond conditions, possession of a controlled substance, theft and violation of a protection order.

Bixby remains incarcerated in Adams County on bonds totaling $60,500.

She is scheduled for an arraignment in Jefferson County on Jan. 2, an arraignment in Adams County on Jan. 3, a preliminary hearing in Arapahoe County on Jan. 10 and a status conference in Denver on Jan. 18.

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Coffee is a great thing, so don’t make a stir about it

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offee, black. Please.”

“Cream and sugar?”

There’s my six-word QUIET novel. I got the idea DESPERATION for a six-word novel from Hemingway, who got the idea from someone else.

But someone else was someone no one has heard of, so Hemingway gets credit for it.

I will share Hemingway’s sixCraig Marshall word novel later.

Smith This isn’t a tribute to Hemingway or very, very short

novels.

Technically, six words are too few to be either a novel or even a haiku.

Most novels are over 60,000 words.

Herman Melville, the creep, inflicted over 200,000 on me in just one book.

About a whale.

This is a tribute to coffee, hot and neat, unpolluted with sugars and half this and that.

I have overheard people who make a coffee order sound like a recipe for pudding.

If someone wants to meet for coffee, I am willing — if it’s coffee.

Bogart never said, “Do you have any flavored coffees?”

None of this means I am a tough guy. It just means that I refuse to take

something profound and meaningful, and put gimcracks in it.

You go ahead: toss your hair, and say, “Blonde Roast, room for sweet cream and Jujubes,” if you want to, but leave me out of it.

If someone at my table orders a “single-origin Rwandan espresso,” I am out. Gone.

Hand me a “craft” coffee, and I will hand it right back.

I don’t want a cup of coffee that has been French-pressed.

We like to turn good things, great things, into overthought things.

I still drive my own car. It doesn’t drive me, park me, or ask me what I want to listen to, or if my butt is warm enough.

I know that it’s cool to be cool, and black coffee isn’t cool.

You have to have some standards, and you have to have some rules.

I don’t allow anyone in my house who has a hyphenated name.

Or anyone who refers to carrots and celery as “veggies.”

Anyone who begins a sentence with “So” is on probation.

I will interrupt and say, “I’ll bet you like flavored coffees.”

“Why, yes. So, how did you know?”

Do I have an open mind? I did have one until I heard about Richard Nixon and Richard Carpenter and Richard Simmons.

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Raising the bar of optimism is courageous and contagious

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The rest of the story Mike Coffman in his guest column regarding tax reform (Dec. 7) failed to provide readers with the complete description of the proposal. He did not mention that the Affordable Care Act will be effectively discontinued, replaced by nothing.

So up to 13 million people will be left without health insurance, many of them residing in his congressional district. It’s also likely that those already with health insurance will receive an increase on their premium.

The richest people in our country, the top 1 percent, will receive a tax decrease.

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There’s nothing like Americans helping Americans. This tax bill helps the rich at the expense of the poor. Let’s write a tax bill that benefits us all.

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ow are you doing?” It was a common and simple enough question to ask a friend of mine whom I had not spoken to in a while. Her response, “Better than yesterday, awesome today, and not yet quite as incredible as tomorrow.” I loved it and her enthusiasm was contagious as her answer inspired me for the rest of my day, and it definitely contributed to this column.

Years ago, I had written about a friend of mine, his name is Jerry, but his nickname has always been Nazz, an abbreviated version WINNING of his last name. Well Nazz, when asked WORDS how he was doing would always answer in the same way, “Great, couldn’t be better.” I watched him give this same response over and over again. And without fail, it always brought a smile to my face and to whoever it was that asked him how he was doing.

Optimism is one thing, but a commitment to optimism takes everything to a whole new level. It isn’t just a mindset, Michael Norton it turns our mindset into action. Both friends I mention above have always had this sense of positive thinking ever since I have met them. Their positive attitude and optimistic outlook towards life has played a huge role in my own personal development and I hope to share a little of that with you here today.

When I think about some of the emails I receive, and relate their stories to the idea of a positive outlook in life, I think about the people fighting addictions, couples going through a divorce, relationships that are hanging on by a thread, people battling cancer or other healthrelated problems, members of our community strugSEE NORTON, P14

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JOHN (JACK) MILTON VAN PELT December 1, 1927 - November 30, 2017

John Milton Van Pelt (Jack) was born December 1, 1927, to Louella (Herrmann) Van Pelt and William McKinley Van Pelt in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He passed away November 30, 2017 with all four of his children by his side at Sunrise of Pinehurst in Denver, CO. He was raised with his older sister, June (Van Pelt) Davis in Fort Wayne and after school, served in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy National Guard, and U.S. Army Aviation. He received his degree in aeronautical engineering after attending Purdue University and Indiana Institute of Technology. In May 1951 he was hospitalized for pneumonia in Akron, OH, where he met a pretty nurse named Betty. They married in December 1951. They had 5 children; Jim, Sharon, Daniel, Janet and Ginger.

Jack and Betty were married 64 years when she passed away in May 2016.

Jack worked for Goodyear Aerospace and then for Martin Marietta from the ’50s until he retired. During that time, he was an integral part of the American space effort working on the Titan and many other projects. He was an amateur astronomer and built a large reflecting telescope which was a permanent fixture in his backyard where he hosted star-gazing parties for his kids and neighbors. Jack had many passions and meticulously researched any new interest he pursued, such as model rocketry, hot air balloons, golf, spelunking, beer brewing, wine tasting, Ufology, and Boogie-woogie. Jack and Betty were active, committed members of Ascension Lutheran Church. They

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were members of Colorado Ghost Town Club, Colorado Historical Society, Denver Jazz Club, St. Andrews Society, Friends of the Littleton Library/ Museum and supported The Denver Museum of Nature and Science, The Denver Art Museum and The British Air and Space Museum. Those who knew him best remember him for his sense of humor, his love of music, and his love for his wife and family.

He is survived by his son Jim Van Pelt and his wife, Tammy of Grand Junction, CO, and their sons, Dylan, Sam, and Teague Van Pelt; his daughter, Sharon Parker and her husband, Kirk of Englewood, CO; Sharon’s children; Nick Alley and his wife, Claudia, and

Staci Alley and her fiance, Krys Perez; his daughter Janet Buntrock and her husband, Jim of Littleton; his daughter Ginger Glodowske and her husband, Kai-Uwe and their children, Randy and Megan, all of Littleton. He was the proud uncle of Gail, Joanie, Laura, Mike, Jack, Jill and his godson, Bill.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, his son, Daniel, his sister, June, and his niece, Joanie. He was loved by many and will be deeply missed. Those wishing to attend the celebration of his life, please join us December 16, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church at 1701 W. Caley Ave in Littleton, Colorado. Mom’s favorite color was red, so to celebrate his joining Betty, if you would like, please wear something red. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Harold “Tom” Burdette 4/30/1927 - 10/16/2017

Harold “Tom” Burdette, age 90, passed away at Brookdale Skyline Senior Living Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Monday, October 16, 2017.

He was born on April 30, 1927 in Pike County, Indiana to Frate and Janie Burdette, who preceded him in death along with several brothers and sisters.

Tom served in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper during the end of World War II, and was stationed in Japan.

He was a longtime resident of Littleton, Colorado. Tom moved there in the early fifties where he met and married Shirley May Harmon, who preceded him in death in 2001. He worked for the Littleton Post Office where he retired.

He enjoyed the Colorado outdoors and

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Margaret Irene Drees Margaret Irene Drees, of Littleton, Co., took her final breath peacefully in her home, on December 3rd, 2017.

She was surrounded by family. One of her favorite songs, “Somewhere over the rainbow” played gently in the background. It was a beautiful death, for a beautiful soul.

She is preceded in death by her husband Henry Drees, Her mother Tempy Lapp, Her father James Bates, Her sister Evelyn, and Her brothers James, Chuck, and Ted. She is survived by her Children, Henry Drees Jr., Mike Drees (Diana), Greg Drees, Cheryl Carnahan (David), Larry Drees (Vrba), Kathy VanHoye, and Lisa Bradley (Doug); Her Grandchildren Jessica Buchanan (James), Crystal VanHoye (Dan), Allen VanHoye (Jayme), Heidi Kaczor (Nick), Jenny VanHoye(Ian), Nichole Drees (Dana), Audrey Camp (Justin), Madeline Camp-Drees (Patrick), James Bartnick (Guida). Isabelle Vamvakias (Gene), Sophia Vamvakias, Amanda Marx (Jesse), Sarah Bradley, and Jason Bradley. In addition, she is survived by many great grandchildren, other family, and friends.

Margaret was born May 6th, 1935, in Portland, Oregon, to James and Tempy Bates. Her youth was spent in Oregan and California. She met Henry James Drees in 1954 and they were married December 27th, of that year in San Diego. They spent time in Wisconsin, and Iowa. In 1968 they packed up their children, and moved to Littleton, Colorado. The house they bought upon arrival, is the house that Henry and Margaret raised their children in, and ultimately passed from this life in.

Margaret was the most loving woman most of us have ever met. If she walked into your life, it’s a guarantee that she made you feel loved, and accepted, for exactly who you are. She was human, and made mistakes like all of us, but her actions were always colored by the intention of loving

kindness.

Her generosity was immense. She loved volunteering at her parish, St. Mary’s, of Littleton, Co., helping the nuns at the Carmelites, and supporting many charities, particularly March of Dimes. She was a creator, and love drawing, crafting, and cake decorating.

Her love for her family was her driving force. Every month she would use letter magnets to list the names of all her Children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren’s, birthdays on her refrigerator. She sent them cards with $1.00 bill in them for every holiday. On birthdays, they could count on her calling to sing happy birthday with whoever she could round up at her house. Usually it would be a few people, as her house was always filled with family. She offered a guaranteed shoulder to cry on, hug to rejoice with, and yummy meal, and many people found sanctuary in her presence.

She loved music. She was always humming and singing. John Denver was her absolute favorite.

She also loved, Ann Murray, Judy Garland, The Muppets, Raffi, traditional Irish music, the standards, and anything melodic and uplifting.

Margaret was a woman of deep faith, and spirituality. She found great peace in her Catholic faith, and prayed a rosary every day. She was often the first person people would call when in need of prayer.

A viewing will begin at 6 pm with the Rosary from 7 to 7:30 pm with the viewing concluding at 8 pm at Three Trees Chapel, Littleton, CO. Services will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Littleton, CO. on Friday, December 15, 2017 at 10:30 am.

With reception to follow.

In Lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to place a memorial bench at a local Littleton Park. Please contribute here: https://www. gofundme.com/margaret-drees-memorial

was active as a fisherman, hunter, and enjoyed camping.

Harold was a Mason and a member of the Weston Lodge #22 in Littleton.

He moved to Colorado Springs three years ago to be near his daughter and granddaughter. He lived at Cheyenne Place where he made many friends before transferring to Brookdale Skyline.

He is survived by his daughter,

Kimberly (Burdette) McAdam; granddaughter, Caitlin McAdam; grandson, Tyler McAdam; five great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Helen Burdette; and many nieces and nephews.

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gling to find work, and others who are facing challenges of any kind. And I think about what I have shared in my replies to their emails as I encourage people to take personal ownership of how they choose to prepare and respond to any situation positively: • Strength: I am strong enough to fight this and I am getting stronger every day • Courage: I am braver today than I

was yesterday, and I can face whatever comes my way • Confidence: I believe in myself, my abilities, my knowledge, and who I am as a person • Faith: I am loved by God, my God is here with me, He is here for me, He never forsakes me • Hope: I live with hope, a hope for each day to be better than the day before • Love: I have love to offer, and I have many people who love me for who I am The more people who I have been blessed to meet and who carry such a conviction of optimism, enthusiasm, and positive outlook are the people who

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Shane Michael Tholkes 1/14/1978 - 6/5/2007 Shane Michael Tholkes born January 14, 1978 in Bismarck, ND. Surviving parents, Gwen and Arnold John Tholkes. Brother, Stephen Tholkes and his wife and children. Sister, Rhonda Laessig and her husband and children.

Shane grew up in Minot, ND where he gained his love for hockey. He spent the rest of his childhood in Littleton, Co. He continued to play hockey, football and baseball. He loved sports. He even

live with strength, courage, confidence, faith, hope, and love. And here’s the thing, many of the people who live with these qualities and characteristics have made the conscious choice to do so.

That’s right, they have made the choice to live with these qualities even in the face of much adversity and overwhelming hardships and heartache.

They have been challenged with the death of a loved one, divorce, a business partner who cheated them, bankruptcy, and addictions of many kinds. Yet they choose strength, courage, confidence, faith, hope, and love. It is life-changing for them and it is life-changing for everyone that has the pleasure and privilege of knowing them.

And here’s the other part of this.

Many people who I know who are

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Shane received his GED. Shane is survived by his wife, Launa Tholkes and his children. Bohden 10, SaHarra 15, Tristan 15.

Stepdaughter, Ericka 25. He found his soul mate, Launa in 2005 and married the love of his life June 5, 2007.

Entered into rest December 2, 2017 after having a massive stroke. Shane will no longer be fighting his demons.

And Richard Bach.

I read “Jonathan Livingston Seagull.”

“Overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now.” Pass the smelling salts and the syrup of ipecac.

I don’t drink a cup of coffee. I drink six at a time. Go ahead and tell Dr. Watts. He already knows.

I used to start the day with vodka.

See? It could be worse. Much worse.

I’d wake on Thursday, and think it was Wednesday or Friday.

Hemingway’s six-word novel went

thriving and not facing challenges at this time also seem to live with these very same traits. They aren’t fighting adversity, they use these same qualities to raise the bar of optimism and success.

So let me ask you, “How are you doing?” I would love to hear how you are doing, what might be pulling you down and what may be driving your optimism at gotonorton@gmail.com.

And when we can try and be better than yesterday, awesome today, and not quite as incredible as tomorrow, 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. like this: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Good, but mine is just as good.

Mine is a reminder that we don’t listen. And we make assumptions.

“Your stomach growled. You’re hungry.”

“No. I just read `Jonathan Livingston Seagull.’”

Coffee is a hot, brown beverage. It’s not a candy-colored, tangerine-flaked bouillon.

Of course, it’s not up to me. Nothing is. Except what I nickname my houseplants.

Next week: It’s not “mac and cheese.” It’s “macaroni and cheese.”

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He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net

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For 20 years, Lighthouse Writers Workshop has called up some of the top local writing talents to teach thousands of amateur writers.

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Area offers workshop options for writers seeking feedback and networking

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Trai Cartwright teaches “CharacterBuilding Tools” at a Castle Rock Writers meeting.

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Colorado doesn’t have the same literary reputation as places like New York, Chicago or San Francisco, but there’s something about the state that draws men and women of letters here.

Beat prophets Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg all spent time in the Front Range; James A. Michener taught at what is now the University of Northern Colorado; and gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson made Woody Creek, outside of Aspen, his mountain home.

That same atmosphere makes

Colorado a popular place for writers in the making.

“Denver is this kind of quietly literary city,” said Corey Dahl, communications coordinator with Lighthouse Writers Workshop, an organization that has been around for 20 years, and offers classes and opportunities to amateur writers. “We have thousands of writers who come to us for classes and workshops, and we work regularly with the students and faculty associated with Regis University’s Mile-High MFA and the University of Denver’s creative writing Ph.D.” SEE WRITERS, P17

HELPFUL ORGANIZATIONS FOR AMATEUR WRITERS • Anythink Libraries www.anythinklibraries.org • Arapahoe Libraries www.arapahoelibraries.org • Book Organizations of Colorado

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• Douglas County Libraries www.dcl.org • Englewood Public Library www.englewoodco.gov/englewood-happenings/library • Jefferson County Library

www.jeffcolibrary.org • Lighthouse Writers Workshop www.lighthousewriters.org • Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers www.rmfw.org

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resident’s Park, the 77-acre f park surrounding the Whitew House, spends the holidays c J full of 56 trees representing each U.S. state, territory, and g p Washington, D.C., as part of the m America Celebrates display.

All the trees are decorated by rep- J resentatives from i COMING h the source locaATTRACTIONS tion, and for this a s year’s Colorado tree, students and a faculty from the Rocky Mountain P College of Art + w Design contributed the ornaments.

“We had contributions from all nine of our Clarke Reader departments, and several from our Animation and Game Art department,” said Sean Brown, chair of the Animation and Game Art department. “Some of the entries were combinations from students and instructors together, and others were created by individual students or faculty.”

The trees are part of the 95th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting display, and will be on display through Jan. 1. The tree lighting happened on Dec. 4 and was broadcasted on the Hallmark Channel.

In addition to Brown, RMCAD students Maya Dite-Shepard, LaVanna Holland, Christopher Jackson, Avery Lamb, Shania Ortegon, Erin Simenson, Gabriella Vagnoli, Justin Van Gend and Esther Yi created ornaments for the display.

“I made a mini replica of Red Rocks,” Brown said. “Some of our students incorporated a columbine, and another recreated one of our amazing Colorado sunsets.”

Students and staff used a variety of mediums and methods when making their ornaments, including sculpture, painting and 3-D printing technology.

Presented by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation, the National Christmas Tree Lighting first started on Christmas Eve in 1923, when President Calvin Coolidge lit a Christmas tree in front of 3,000 visitors.

“It is a great honor for our school to be chosen to participate in this event on behalf of the state of Colorado,” said Chris Spohn, president of RMCAD. SEE READER, P17

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Brandstetter, adult services librarian. The retreat will feature awardwinning authors speaking during the sessions.

Local independent bookstores like the Tattered Cover offer large writers resources section, and make a point to feature locally published authors.

“Supporting writing, stories, and information is our core mission, along with connecting readers to the books they are looking for,” said Heather Duncan, director of marketing and

events at the Tattered Cover. “Aspiring authors often become published authors and their books may one day be on our shelves. Writer are also some of our most valued customers.”

Organizations like Lighthouse and Castle Rock Writers offer more regular meetings in addition to special events and conferences. These regular offerings give participants a chance to fully develop their writing and stories.

“We offer a variety of workshops and classes year-round, from eight-week

workshops where students submit and critique each other’s work to one-day intensives that focus on a single element of the writing craft, like plot or character development,” Dahl said. “All of our classes are taught by local working writers, like Eleanor Brown (who wrote the New York Times bestseller ‘The Weird Sisters’) and David Wroblewski (who wrote the bestselling and Oprah Book Club novel ‘The Story of Edgar Sawtelle’).”

Castle Rock takes a more locally focused approach, and covers the difficulties of getting published, especially in a small market like Denver.

“People don’t realize how much of getting published is marketing oneself,” Aldridge-Dennis said. “You have to do a lot of that work yourself, at writers’ fairs, farmers markets, and other event. You have to sell yourself.”

Both Aldridge-Dennis and Dahl said the writing process requires a lot of determination, and commitment to sticking to it, especially when things get discouraging.

“Workshopping your writing or studying an element of craft can also open you up to new perspectives and ideas for your work,” Dahl said.

“Workshops and classes are great for the community — a forum for discussing writing with people who enjoy writing.”

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audiences, the message will inspire them and it’s a show that will stick with audiences.

Go to www.suteatro.org for the schedule and tickets.

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

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For writers of all ages, skill levels, and genres of interest, there are options to perfect their craft, get feedback, and receive help pursuing a publishing deal.

“The goal is to support writers who are just starting and those who have been published locally before,” said Alice Aldridge-Dennis, president and conference director of the Castle Rock Writers. “Most of us have a story to tell, and many people need help working on the art and craft of it.”

Many local libraries offer programs for writers to get feedback on their work. According to Rebecca Winning, communications coordinator with Jeffco Public Libraries, the Evergreen Library does a Come Write In program on the last Tuesday of the month, for the sharing of writing. In January, the Arvada Library is starting Hard Times writing workshops to help people deal with difficult times, and the Golden Library is starting a series of workshops for writers age 60 and older.

In the south metro area, Englewood Public Library is hosting a two-day writers retreat, according to Michelle

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“Our campus holds so much talent, and we are excited to showcase the ornaments that our students and faculty members have created for the America Celebrates display,” Spohn continued.

Music for the soul at the Ogden French multi-instrumentalist FKJ’s debut album, “French Kiwi Juice,” was released in March of this year, and has quickly become one of my favorite albums of 2017. It’s an enchanting blend of electronic, R&B, funk and world music, and sounds great at a party, or just coming through your headphones.

At 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, FKJ will be swinging by The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. If his live show is anything like his album, audiences are in for a blissedout experience. Tickets are still available, and can be purchased at www. ogdentheatre.com.

Santa Claus on the Rocks There are opportunities all over town to meet Santa Claus, and make sure he knows what your children want for Christmas. But it’s hard to top seeing the jolly old elf at the country’s best music venue.

Families can have Brunch with Santa from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 at Red Rocks Amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway.

In addition to photo ops with Santa, there will be holiday games and crafts for the children, a made-to-order omelet station and waffle and hot chocolate bars, as well as a specialty children’s buffet. Children can eat free if they bring a gift for a child in need.

Reservations are required, and the

Anne Randolph, founder of Kitchen Table Writing, teaches “Raising the Stakes with Conflict” at a Castle Rock Writers gathering.

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Making handmade ornaments in the Furnace Furnace Glassworks is one of Lakewood’s many creative hidden gems, and has built up quite the reputation over the years for its intricate and detailed work.

For the holidays, the studio, 11354 W. 13th Ave. Suite 6, is hosting a Make Your Own Ornament Extravaganza from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17.

The owners of Furnace will help guests select the colors they like, apply the color to the molten glass, shape the bubble and assist with adding the hook to hang it on a tree.

There will also be pre-made ornaments and other items made by Furnace for sale, and 10 percent of net sales on products and workshop fees will be donated to creativity and arts programming at Brown Elementary and The Boys School of Denver, part of the Denver Public Schools system.

The event is free to watch and costs $35 to make an ornament. For more information, visit www.furnaceglassworks.com/make-your-own-ornamentworkshop.html.

A Christmas miracle at Su Teatro For those looking for a story of faith during the holidays, Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center brings the pageantry of a small hill called Tepeyacatl, where 57-year-old Juan Diego has a vision of the Virgin Mary.

“The Miracle at Tepeyac” runs at the performing arts center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, through Dec. 23.

The play calls audiences to question what it means to serve a higher purpose and ponder how they can help other people. The music will move

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Popular gift, housewares shop closing its doors Compleat Lifestyles has lost lease, will close toward end of year

Connie Stevinson, owner of Compleat Lifestyles gift and housewares shop in Centennial, stands in the store holding a traditionally woven Rwandan basket Nov. 28. Stevinson began selling them after meeting members of a women’s collective in Rwanda in 2009 that makes them.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A store decked out in bright, neoncolored signs saw a flow of customers in and out of the doors that would make you think it was in the throes of a grand opening.

But the doors at Compleat Lifestyles, a shop that offers gifts, kitchen wares and other home goods, are soon closing. The store, which has stood in different forms at its location on South University Boulevard near East Dry Creek Road in Centennial for nearly 30 years, was up for a lease renewal but lost the lease. Its closing sale started in mid-November, and it will close Dec. 31 or when it runs out of merchandise, whichever comes first.

“The number one thing people say is how sad they are,” said Connie Stevinson, who has owned the store for the last six years. Stevinson, a Centennial resident, hears from “people who have been coming since the store was across the street.”

Stevinson bought the store from its previous owners, Joan Dennen and Barb Trexler, who opened the store’s first location — then named The Com-

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pleat Gourmet, using an archaic spelling of “complete” — in 1984 in a strip mall just south of Arapahoe High School. In 1989, it took a new name, Compleat Gourmet and Gifts, and moved across the street. It currently

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Decades later, Compleat Lifestyles has built up a loyal customer base.

On Nov. 28, dozens of shoppers and a steady flow in and out of the store underscored that — friendly chatter fluttered through the store as artificial Christmas trees stood for sale. The slow sway of holiday music wafted through the shop, where people looked at products in every aisle and nook.

Jane Gusmus, a Centennial resident of 15 years, went in to shop amid the crowd that afternoon.

“I hate to see it (close),” said Gusmus, who shopped at Compleat more than five times per year on average and first came there at least a decade ago. “Because this was a go-to store of mine, for gifts and just things we need.”

Over the years, Gusmus bought hostess gifts, thank-you gifts, holiday gifts and “gifts for me,” she said with a laugh.

“I really hate seeing local owners leave,” Gusmus said. “I really like to support them — it’s really unfortunate.”

Stevinson, who was a certified public accountant and chief financial officer in the Denver-area health-care field before buying Compleat from its two founders who wanted to retire, started down the path to owning the store when she took a “life-changing” trip in 2009, she said.

“I actually had been to Rwanda and was asked by a women’s collective to find a new outlet for (its) handicrafts, and I started wholesaling them,” Stevinson said. The group, Gahaya Links, started after the 1994 Rwandan genocide to economically empower women who were left as widows, single mothers or orphaned girls, according to its website. It makes traditionally woven baskets and jewelry.

“At the time I met them, they had been selling Rwandan baskets to

Macy’s,” Stevinson said.

People in the group learned Stevinson worked in business, and she started selling the handicrafts at gift shows in New York, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Denver.

That’s how she met Dennen and Trexler, who eventually took on the products in their store on consignment.

“I still sell them today,” Stevinson said.

Compleat’s closing is one more example of a changing retail landscape in Stevinson’s eyes. Big-box stores and Amazon will be what customers are eventually left with, she said.

“It’s important for the public to understand that if (you) can buy something locally from a local business, (you’re) supporting” your city with sales tax revenue and supporting your community, Stevinson said. She lamented the trend of people coming into physical stores and looking at a product in person, then viewing it on their phones to buy it online. “People want to have their cake and eat it too.”

The lease ends Dec. 31, and Compleat lost the lease because its Denverarea property owners have other plans for the space, Stevinson said.

“They said they would announce the plan at a later date,” she added.

As a business person, she’s not bitter about the change, though, and she plans to consider other locations where she could reopen the store in the metro area. She won’t rule out a reopening, but there’s no guarantee.

“It’s an expensive landlord market right now,” Stevinson said.

Stevinson was a longtime shopper at Compleat herself before owning the store. And judging by the customers, demand for a new store won’t be in short supply. Gusmus planned to take advantage of the sale again.

“I’ll be back,” Gusmus said.

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December 14, 2017 Benchmark Theatre’s cast for “Smokefall,”playing at Buntport Theater: John Hauser (Footnote the narrator/Fetus Two/ Samuel); Sarai Brown, a sophomore theater student at Grandview High School (Beauty); Chris Kendall (Colonel/ Johnny): Suzie Scott (Violet); and Matthew Blood-Smyth (Daniel/ Fetus One).

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‘Smokefall’ is intriguing look at family through generations Benchmark Theatre Company concludes its first season with show at Buntport

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A lived-in, rather weary-looking home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with kitchen, living/dining room and stairs leading to second-floor bedrooms, fills the stage as an audience is seated — just waiting for actors to fill it with life and ideas.

The regional premiere of Noah Haidle’s “Smokefall” at Denver’s Buntport Theater offers a journey with several generations of a Midwestern family, carried with humor, love, sadness and bit of magic realism.

The still new Benchmark Theatre Company completes a promising first year with this imaginative production which runs through Dec. 23 at Buntport. (In January, Benchmark will move to 40 West in Lakewood to present its second season. The space has been the home of The Edge Theater Company. Edge principals will take a break from the pressure of programming year-round.)

Haley Johnson, an award-winning Denver-area actress who lives in Centennial and is a graduate (1997) of Arapahoe High School, is producing artistic director of the new company, which she and the play’s director, Rachel Rogers, formed a year ago.

Johnson assisted Christopher Waller in designing the props for this production, which in the third act, has an apple tree growing inside the house ...

As lights go up on Act 1, Violet is in the kitchen, fixing breakfast for the family.

John Hauser (Footnote, Fetus 2 and Samuel) tells us a bit about the family as we meet them: a very pregnant Violet (Suzie Scott), who grew up in this house and now lives here with her edgy husband, Daniel (Matthew BloodSmyth, who also plays Fetus 1); Violet’s elderly father, the Colonel (Chris Kendall, who also plays a mature Johnny in Act 3) and teenage daughter Beauty (Sarai Brown), who refuses to talk — and eats dirt, tree bark (and napkins, if at a restaurant!).

The Colonel and Daniel greet the twins, who are soon to be born, Beauty

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The Benchmark Theatre company starts its second season Feb. 16 to March 24 with “A Kid Like Jake” by Daniel Pearle, followed by “The Arsonists,” “Uncanny Valley,” the second annual “Fever Dream Festival,” featuring new works of science fiction, fantasy and horror, submitted by playwrights across the country, and finally, “What You Will” by Jeffrey Neuman. heads out to school, Daniel leaves for work and the Colonel talks about walking to the cemetery to chat with his beloved Lenore ... (“We loved each other on six continents ...”) While the Colonel is losing his edge, he also comes up with the play’s focal idea: “The greatest act of courage is to love.”

The surprising Act 2 features a pair of fetuses discussing philosophy and the fear of one about entering the scary world out there ... Really clever scripting here.

Years pass ... In Act 3, the house is occupied by the aging surviving twin, Johnny, who casually picks a ripe apple from the tree planted when he was born and now growing through the walls. His son Samuel appears with a birthday present and frustration about the state of the house and the old man.

And a somewhat magical third person appears ...

An online search offers several interviews with young playwright Noah Haidle, a Michigan native who graduated from Princeton and the Juilliard School’s prestigious playwriting program. He says this play developed out of a larger project with a play for every two hours in a day. “I think of creating an imaginative real estate that I own and that I understand the rules of. It’s not anywhere. But it is a space ... exists in time as people come to it.”

We learn that the play’s title comes from a poem by T.S. Eliot that includes: “The moment in the draughty church at smokefall ... Be remembered: involved with past and future. Only through time time is conquered.”

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Each service will have Holy Communion and candle lighting.

Nursery care available at 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 and 7:00.

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Grace Lutheran Church of Parker-LCMS Come worship with us.

Christmas Worship 8am - Sunday Morning Advent Service 4pm - Christmas Eve Service (Hymns & Carols) 11pm - Midnight Divine Service (Communion) 10:30am - Christmas Day

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Andy Marquez photo book finally reaches store shelves Frustrating saga resolved two years after initial publication target

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Local photographer Andy Marquez’s latest book offers a collection of images from Colorado.

COURTESY OF ANDYMARQUEZ. Once a journalism major, Marquez also enjoys writing and composed four-line pieces for each page, plus a note about location. The first sunrise in the new book was shot in 2012 at Chatfield State Park, near Marquez’s Roxborough home.

After 30 years-and two near-death experiences, Marquez connected with

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When the holidays come to a close and Christmas trees drop their needles, it’s time to recycle them and help beautify the community.

South Suburban Parks and Recreation and the City of Littleton will offer free Christmas tree recycling at two locations: Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St., Centennial, and Cornerstone Park, 5150 S. Windermere St., Littleton.

Trees are accepted for recycling from sunrise to sunset from Dec. 26 to Jan. 15 in the parking lot at Cornerstone, or in the designated enclosure by the front gate at Willow Spring.

All decorations need to be removed from the tree, including lights, ornaments, garland, tinsel and stands. If the tree is wrapped in a plastic bag, it must be removed at drop

off. Flocked or artificial trees and yard refuse will not be accepted. Most trash and waste removal companies do not accept Christmas trees, so district residents are encouraged to take advantage of this free program.

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a large Boulder publisher for production of his latest collection of Colorado images.

That publisher had acquired several local smaller companies and was known for its quality work on natureoriented books.

Marquez originally contacted the publisher about reprinting an earlier

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The latest collection of beautiful Colorado photographs by Littleton artist Andy Marquez, “The Magic and Wonder of Colorado,” has had a long and difficult journey from conception, through the photographer’s practiced eyes and trusty camera, to printing, to the booksellers’ shelves.

But it has arrived intact and is available from Outnumbered Gallery in Littleton, all Tattered Cover stores, the School of Mines bookstore in Golden, Boulder Bookstore and the Buffalo Bill Museum on Lookout Mountain.

And also at assorted to-be-announced appearances by the author, Marquez, who recalls sometimes returning to a site, such as Garden of the Gods, five times at moonrise, in order to have the light “just right.”

From 1992 to 2015, Marquez, with his wife Teresa, ran his own gallery featuring his prints and books, and traveled the world, often twice a year, to find the best shots, the best light and color — and at times, remarkable close-up encounters with wildlife.

(2006) title and got a “we’ll get back to you” response, he said. They really weren’t interested in a reprint.

Next, he assembled negatives, a name and some copy for the new book and had a contract for a 60-70 page book covering 2006-2015. Images were both new and from unpublished archives.

Writing occupied the summer of 2015 and that year’s Thanksgiving was a prospective publication date after the manuscript and negatives were submitted. Then it was postponed to the following May or June. (They were trying to get money together, he was told.) By June, communication became difficult, then impossible.

The publisher filed for bankruptcy in the fall, leaving a number of authors in trouble.

Nine months later, Marquez received a call from an attorney for the new owner, local publisher Derek Lawrence, of Bower Books, who offered to return his material.

Lawrence and another acquaintance also helped him find an overseas publisher and a friend/customer helped finance the printing in return for a share of sales.

The newly printed volumes arrived around Labor Day and as a selfpublished author, Marquez began the marketing/distribution part of the big project.

The handsome book is priced at $39.95 and will be a welcome gift for outdoor lovers.

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Beethoven birthday bash to enliven Englewood

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Dec. 18 to celebrate Beethoven’s birthday with violinist Claude Sim and pianist Joshua Sawicki. They will perform Beethoven’s Sonya Ellingboe “Sonata in D Major for Cello and Piano” and “Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 `Ghost.’” Tickets at the box office, at englewoodarts.org and at 303-806-8196.

Cellist Silver Ainomae will return from his present home in Minnesota to perform a “Happy C Birthday Beethoven!” program on Dec. 18 at Hampden Hall, 1000 Englewood B Parkway — second level in the Englewood Civic Center.

Whiffenpoofs Yale’s celebrated singers, the Whiffenpoofs, who began singing in harmony more than 100 years ago, will bring the most recent members to the Newman Center at the University of Denver at 2 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 6.

Tickets from $17/$15 students, Newman Center Box Office, newmantix. com, 303-871-7720.

‘Red’ Vintage Theatre will present the fine K play, “Red,” by John Logan, through Jan. 7 at 1468 Dayton St., Aurora.

Directed by Craig A. Bond. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25-$30.

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Opera guild Opera lovers might plan to start the new year with an Opera on Tuesday luncheon and performance, presented by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild.

On Jan 9, the event will be at Denver Country Club, 1700 E. 1st Ave., Denver.

Program at 11 a.m. is followed by noon lunch. Singers from the University of Denver/Lamont School of Music will perform. New members are welcome. $40; reservation deadline Jan. 2, 2018.

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Nutcracker The Denver Ballet Theatre (David Taylor) will present a classical ballet version of “The Nutcracker” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 22 and 23 at Gates Concert Hall, the Newman Center at the University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Tickets: $36-$18, newmantix.com/dbt.

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Miniatures Abend Gallery. 1412 Wazee St., DenA ver, holds its annual holiday miniatures show with works by more than 50 artists, through Dec. 31. Miniature original paintings are an ideal holiday gift for many folks on the list. Open Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m.

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THEATER

Seussical, The Musical: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Show at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10. No show on Dec. 24. Go to townhallartscenter. org/seussical.

ART/CRAFTS

Coffee and Coloring: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 14 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet.

Coloring-related gift exchange and potluck. For adults. Register at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Bring Your Own Craft: 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 20 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Start or finish a crafting project and connect with other crafters. For adults. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Kids Zone: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in for building fun with Legos, Magna-Tiles and more. For grades 2-6. No registration required; contact 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

MUSIC

Sunday Serenade: Celtic Guitar: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

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

Advent Recitals: 12:10 p.m.

Wednesday, 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.

Madrigal Dinner: 7 p.m. Dec. 22-23 at 401 W. Mineral Ave., Littleton.

A fundraise for the homeless, featuring a four-course prime rib dinner, the Opera Colorado singers and Douglas County High School students as castle servants. A benefit for the Inversion Community Food Bank. Go to www. denvermadrigal.com.

Merry Mariachi Music: The Talisman Duo: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 23 at Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Live performance of upbeat holiday hits. Sign up at arapahoelibraries. org.

FILM

Make Better Videos: 1-2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 16 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Learn the basics of manual camera controls, general lighting setup and how to capture audio.

Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

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18 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Get help with your computer or mobile device, including downloading and streaming. For adults. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Nutcracker of Parker: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 to Sunday, Dec. 17, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16-17 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Colorado School of Dance performs.

Go to http://parkerarts.org/2019/Shows-Events Reunited at Christmas: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The Reunited Vocal Ensemble’s Christmas concert features guest harpist Hillary Schefter and a dessert reception. Advance tickets available online. Or you can purchase tickets at the door. Contact Mark Zwilling at 303-794-2683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com.

Nutcracker in Concert: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 at Englewood High School, Fisher Auditorium, 3800 S. Logan St., Englewood. Conductor talk at 6:45 p.m. Call 303-781-1892 or go to www. arapahoe-phil.org for tickets and information.

Galactic Knight Training Camp: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Are you one with the force? Prepare

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18 (Mental Illness: Breaking the Silence, Overcoming the Shame) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-8140142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

World Cinema Movie Night: 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Film is “Fellini’s Casanova” (1976, Rated R, 155 minutes). Sign up at arapahoelibraries.org.

Movie Day: 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Watch “Frosty the Snowman.”

Bring stuffies, pillows and blankets. Call 303-762-2560.

READING/WRITING

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

Wednesday, Dec. 20 in the Altenbach Room at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Writing discussion and practice with prompts and exercises. All experience levels welcome. For adults.

Malley Book Club: 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 21 at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood, in the library.

Book is “Books for Living” by Will Schwalbe.

to protect our galaxy from the dark side in honor of the newest “Star Wars” saga. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

A Hudson Christmas: 5-8 p.m. select evenings through Dec. 31 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Outdoor holiday walking tour. Share Christmas wishes with Santa; take a photo on Santa’s sleigh. Tickets available at www.altitudetickets.com, or in person on event nights. Go to www.hudsongardens.org.

EVENTS

Teen Maker Night: Star Wars: 5-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Teens: Join us to hang out, relax and get creative in the Makerspace.

Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Pancake Poetry: 1-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 16 at Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver.

Practice writing and performing poetry, as well as learning about the newest and greatest novels in verse. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

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

Saturday, Dec. 16 and Dec. 30 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Storytime room will be open with a variety of toys that will spark the imagination. Call 303-762-2560.

Colonial Holiday Celebration: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 at Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Children ages 5-12 are invited to journey back to a simpler time and experience how colonial families celebrated the holidays through stories, treats and more. Sign up at arapahoelibraries.org.

Gamers Guild: Reindeer Games: 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. For teens. Sign up at arapahoelibraries.org.

Lego Maniacs: 1-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, Tuesday, Dec. 26, Thursday, Dec. 28; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. For school-aged children

and their parents.

Call 303-762-2560.

Santa’s New Village, 3-D Magic: open through Dec. 24 in the Dillard’s Court at Park Meadows. Walk inside an oversized Christmas tree featuring 3-D lights that transform into gingerbread men, candy canes, snowmen and more, then share wishes with St. Nick.

Pick up glasses at Santa’s Village, the gift wrap station or select vendors in Park Meadows. Go to https://www.parkmeadows.com for hours and other details.

Santa’s Village: Fridays to Sundays through Dec 24 at Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Replaces Trail of Lights. Admission includes a hayride, short holiday movies at Santa’s Cinema, live reindeer, crafts with Mrs. Claus, pictures with Santa and craft vendors in Santa’s workshop.

Food and beverages may be purchased. Go to https:// www.botanicgardens.org/ chatfield-farms

EDUCATION

Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Intermediate to advanced English learners. For ages 17-plus. Register at 303791-7323 or DCL.org.

Digital Drop-In: Tech Assistance: 2-4 p.m. Monday, Dec.

Conversations Over Coffee: 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 19 in the Altenbach Room at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Those experiencing homelessness, or interested in discussing social issues affecting our community invited for a warm beverage and a donut. Open to everyone regardless of housing situation.

Computer Basics, Internet I: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 in the tech lab at the Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Basic information about email, Internet searches, Facebook, website resources, password management or another topic. Registration required.

Buddhism: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22 at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world with some 500 million adherents. Learn about its origins, teachings, beliefs and practices. Call 303-762-2660 to RSVP. 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. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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SPORTS

Another milestone for one of state’s great coaches

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Turnovers forced by the Cherry Creek girls basketball team in a 79-37 triumph over ThunderRidge on Dec. 9

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Shots on goal in the first period by the Heritage hockey team in the 9-0 loss to Regis Jesuit on Dec. 9.

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Players in double figures for the Cherry Creek girls basketball team in the 79-37 victory over ThunderRidge on Dec. 9.

Standout Performers Jakob Boos, Heritage The junior scored a hat trick, including the game-winner in overtime in the 3-2 hockey victory over Cheyenne Mountain on Dec. 8.

Rebekah Sandstrom, Littleton The senior, who led the 4A Jeffco Leage last season in rebounding, pulled down 22 missed shots on Dec. 8 in a 58-54 girls basketball win over Coronado.

Braxton Reinders, Arapahoe The senior scored 11 points to lead the team in a 74-48 loss to Bear creek on Dec. 8.

Emma Wrede, Cherry Creek The senior scored 20 points in the 79-37 romp over ThunderRidge on Dec. 9.

Darrius Price, Cherry Creek The senior scored 48 points in three games at the Dec. 6-9 Chaparral/ ThunderRidge Tip-off Classic to lead the boys basketball team to a pair of wins.

Anna Berdahl, Arapahoe The senior swimmer was on two winning relay teams on Dec. 9 in the Arapahoe Relays.

Colorado Community Media selects six athletes from area high schools each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list.

our years ago, I was at Legend High School when Highlands Ranch girls basketball coach Caryn Jarocki won her milestone 500th career game.

I was at Arapahoe on Dec. 7 when Jarocki’s Falcons defeated the Warriors, 62-27, to notch her 600th win in 33 seaOVERTIME sons of Colorado high school coaching.

She has the most wins for a girls coach in Colorado with a 600-163 record, including a 449-90 mark and seven state championships in 22 seasons at Highlands Ranch. She Jim Benton coached for 11 seasons at Colorado Academy.

There were 600 signs and a big cake as former players, current players and fans celebrated after the win over Arapahoe. Milestone victories are special, but 600th appeared to mean a little more for Jarocki who said she was looking toward win 601 and even victory number 700.

“I was more nervous for this one, I don’t know why,” Jarocki said. “I guess because Jerry (Arapahoe coach Knafelc) always puts a good team out there on the floor.”

The post-game celebrations seemed to effect Jarocki more than a unforced turnover by one of her players.

“I’m really proud of my school for helping me celebrate and all my coaches I’ve had over the years and all the great players I’ve had have that really made this a fun celebration,” said Jarocki, who then offered her success secret.

“It took hard work and paying attention to detail and great kids that are willing to listen to me,” she said. “I always loved playing the game and I always wanted to coach it. I love giving the kids my love for the game.”

Tradition prevails in grid alignments Hopefully we can say goodbye to waterfall alignments and welcome back tradition. The Colorado High School Activities Association football committee must have been humming the melody to “Tradition” from “Fiddler on the Roof ” when it announced its proposed lineups for 2018-19 football seasons.

The former Centennial League almost looks the same and many Jefferson County schools will play conference games against each other.

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Englewood loses boys basketball home opener Pirates played hard but were outscored by Jefferson

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Arapahoe junior Cameron Gail, right, is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

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Cameron Gail went above and beyond Warriors junior named South Metro Soccer Player of Year

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There are several descriptions that could depict the soccer season recently completed by Arapahoe junior Cameron Gail.

Gail led all Class 5A goal scorers with 25 and tied for third with 53 points.

He was selected as the 2017 Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Soccer Player of the Year, and Warriors coach Mark Hampshire had

the best portrayal for Gail’s individual contributions.

“He has a banner year and also a breakout year,” said Hampshire. “It was a bit of a surprise. Last year he was a sophomore and ended up playing a position he wasn’t necessarily used to. He played some at midfield and didn’t get a ton of time.

“He really picked it up at the end of the year and in the playoffs. This year he just played phenomenally. He had a nose for the goal, found ways to help teammates and the kid played incredibly.”

Gail scored six goals and had two assists during his sophomore season.

“One of my goals was to be one of the leading goal scorers on my team,” said Gail. “I was definitely happy

with how many goals I scored. I think what I did preseason was a lot more beneficial for me. I was practicing with better teams and got more practice over the summer.

“I worked a lot on one vs. ones with another defender. I like taking people on and I like shooting. I have a friend that I would go one-on-one against. And I have a good friend who is a keeper as well for Arapahoe and I would take a few shots and that helped me get better because he is a very good keeper.”

Arapahoe beat Vista Ridge 6-1 early in the season and Gail scored all six goals for the Warriors.

“Against Vista Ridge, that was my best game and that helped me realize that this would be a good season,” said Gail.

Fans of the Englewood and Jefferson boys basketball teams cheered as the Saints and Pirates played a fastpaced, see-saw game Dec. 5. But Jefferson’s fourth-period scoring surge earned them a 57-46 win in the game played at Englewood High School.

“We are a very, very young team but our players have a lot of talent and athleticism so we have great potential,” Pirates coach John Nonemacher said. “We will play an up-tempo style on defense but be more deliberate on offense as we work to get open for good shots.”

Nonemacher said this is his first year as head coach so the players are getting used to him and his system as he is getting to know strengths and skills of his players.

“We lost our first two games but, watching the films, we see we are a young team playing at a high level and we are not all that far off from the point where we want to be, where we will win some games,” he said.

“We are working to bring Englewood basketball back to where it used to be and this year was a good start as we had more guys turn out than we could keep. We had to make cuts. That was hard but we kept 31 so we will have full rosters for the varsity, junior varsity and c-team this season.”

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Warriors take fourth at mat tourney in home gym Three Arapahoe athletes place in invitational with 17 teams taking part

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Arapahoe hosted the Nov. 29 invitational wrestling tournament and Warrior athletes amassed the points needed to take fourth among the 17 teams taking part in the competition.

It was a day of wrestling action in the Arapahoe gymnasium. Four mats were in use for the Warrior Invitational so there was non-stop action going on during the day-long tournament.

The result was the air was filled with the sounds of a wrestling tournament with fans and teammates and coaches cheering and yelling out instructions to the wrestlers on the mat.

The tournament used a 16-wrestler, double-elimination format in each weight class in the sport that consists of individual competitions and, at the same time, competition for the tournament team title. That is because each wrestler battles to win his or her weight class championship. At the same time, every match a wrestler wins earns the points needed for a school to win the tournament team title.

When the final match was wrestled Northglenn won the team title with

Arapahoe’s Matthew Paulsen works to turn Erik Cumley of Legacy on his back in the 152-pound championship quarterfinals at the Dec. 2 Warrior Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Arapahoe High School. Paulsen didn’t win the match but his and his teammates’ match wins earned the points so Arapahoe finished fourth in the tournament team standings.

TOM MUNDS 146 points while Arapahoe was fourth with 121 points. Other area schools represented in the tournament included Heritage that took 10th place in the team standings with 71.5 points

and Cherry Creek finished 11th with 67 points.

Warrior Coach Steve Sisler said he has a young but very competitive team.

“We have just four seniors on the roster this season,” Sisler said. “However, this is a group of young men enthusiastic about wrestling.”

He said he has 56 athletes on the roster so there is intense competition for spots on the varsity.

“It seems we always have challenge matches going on at practice,” he said. “Right now it works out so we have a different varsity roster every week. We have a pretty good team now and we are looking to solidify the roster so we can be wrestling our best at regionals.”

Four Warrior wrestlers placed in the top four in their weight classes.

Cameron Mellott took runner-up honors at 113 pounds as he lost to weight class champ Ricky Nava of Northglenn.

Two Arapahoe wrestlers finished third in their weight classes, Ryan Gillida at 160 and Riley Schell at 220, and Warrior heavyweight Jason Washington finished fourth.

Heritage had three wrestlers who placed in the top four as Brandon Urroz finished second at 126 pounds, Dakota Barela took runner-up honors at 170 pounds and Cahlin Atwell came back from a loss to finish at 145 pounds.

Cherry Creek’s Kai Blake won the weight division championship at 170 pounds as he pinned all four opponents he faced. Bruin 185-pounder Nick Kruse worked past an early loss to finish fourth at 182 pounds.

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Five Highlands Ranch schools are in the same loop along with Castle View.

Several north area teams won’t have to schedule non-league games against nearby rivals since a couple leagues have north area teams.

All this makes sense. The waterfall format sounded good but logic was absent. Open enrollment is still a problem that helps the rich teams get richer but the CHSAA can’t do anything about the state legislative regulation.

These proposed leagues still have to be approved by the Legislative Council in January.

The council kept geography, school district rivalries and struggling programs in mind with its proposed alignments. The proposal heading to the Legislative Council includes expanding the 5A state playoffs from 16 to 24 teams and a change to start practice a week earlier, which could allow for a bye week in the schedules.

In Class 5A there will be five leagues with six teams and one conference with 10 schools, which includes schools like Northglenn and Westminster that have struggled recently in football.

“This will provide the 10 teams with an opportunity to have competitive equity,” said Westminster School District athletic director Gabe Trujillo.

“Participation will improve, hopefully there will be a decrease in injuries, and proximity is critical to reduce class disruption and early leaves. If we did not address the inequitable competitive conference we could very well lose football as a program.”

Jefferson County School District Athletic Director Jim Thyfault was pleased with the proposed leagues.

“It was been several years since our schools have been together in a league,” he said. “Hopefully this revives the excitement in our communities like we have seen in the past.”

Still, everything seems acceptable but not perfect.

“I absolutely hate we are not in the same conference as Castle View,” said Douglas County coach Gene Hill.

Mountain Vista coach Ric Cash also weighed in.

“I don’t like playing Valor since they are in our back yard,” he said.

“Traditionally, CHSAA put the private schools in a league outside of their immediate recruiting area, but I guess that has changed. Since they are in the Jeffco league in everything else, I don’t understand why they didn’t go there in football as well. Mullen could have then come to our league.

“As it is, the Douglas County schools now have two of the private schools in their leagues, which seems wrong, but I understand the rationale of trying to create competitive balance in the south. The problem is the `competitive balance’ will shift now that the waterfall is gone, but we’ll have to deal with that in the next cycle. The group of 10 thing makes sense on some levels, but it creates some brutal schedules for everyone else and I think everyone is a little worried about depth right now, thinking they are going to get beat up before the playoffs. I suppose we’ll see.”

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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TION 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.

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

Public Trustees 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 $199,801.31

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

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

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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 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. 0227-2017 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 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.

Legal Notice NO.: 0227-2017 First Publication: 11/23/17 Last Publication: 12/21/17 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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Public Trustees 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. 0531-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 3, 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) Charlene J Hadynski Original Beneficiary(ies) Bank of America, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust April 25, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 08, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3057287 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $77,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $72,240.92

On October 3, 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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DATE: 10/03/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Original Grantor(s) Charlene J Hadynski The name, address, business telephone numOriginal Beneficiary(ies) ber and bar registration number of the Bank of America, N.A. attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the Current Holder of Evidence of Debt indebtedness is: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust David W Drake #43315 April 25, 2013 Scott D. Toebben #19011 County of Recording Randall Miller &call Associates PC 216 16th To advertise your publicS. notices 303-566-4100 Arapahoe Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) Recording Date of Deed of Trust 259-6710 May 08, 2013 Attorney File # 17CO00334-1 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector D3057287 Book: n/a Page: and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informaOriginal Principal Amount tion provided may be used for that purpose. $77,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance ©Public Trustees' Association $72,240.92 of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are Legal Notice NO.: 0531-2017 hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of First Publication: 12/7/2017 trust have been violated as follows: failure to Last Publication: 1/4/2018 pay principal and interest when due together Name of Publication: Littleton Independent with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0506-2017 FIRST LIEN. To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given LOT 40, BLOCK 3, ROUNDTREE PHASE I with regard to the following described Deed of DENVER TECHNICAL CENTER (AMENDED), Trust: ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED MAY 23, 1972 IN PLAT BOOK 22 AT PAGE 41 On September 21, 2017, the undersigned AND THE FIRST AMENDED DECLARATION Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust RESTRICTIONS RECORDED FEBRUARY 26, described below to be recorded in the County of 1973 IN BOOK 2103 AT PAGE 599, COUNTY Arapahoe records.

OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Original Grantor(s) Also known by street and number as: LEO B. HALL JR 5977 S Willow Way, Original Beneficiary(ies) Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5120.

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SWBC THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF Current Holder of Evidence of Debt TRUST. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust If applicable, a description of any changes to May 30, 2012 the deed of trust described in the notice of County of Recording election and demand pursuant to affidavit as Arapahoe allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) Recording Date of Deed of Trust LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN June 05, 2012 CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT Recording Information (Reception No. and/or RECORDED 09/13/2017 AT RECEPTION NO. Book/Page No.) D7104308 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE D2060161 COUNTY. Original Principal Amount $166,500.00 NOTICE OF SALE Outstanding Principal Balance $152,275.24 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will with all other payments provided for in the evidat public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and 01/31/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County other violations thereof.

Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A highest and best bidder for cash, the said real FIRST LIEN. property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the LOT 20, BLOCK 2, VALLEY VIEW HEIGHTS, purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of STATE OF COLORADO. Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to Also known by street and number as: the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as 3300 W MOUNTAIN ROAD, provided by law.

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 12/7/2017 Last Publication: 1/4/2018 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: 10/03/2017 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: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00334-1 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

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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

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OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COM7(CFPB), December 14, 2017 PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

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.

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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.

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.

Public Trustees

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 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9042542 Original Principal Amount $166,920.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $144,972.50 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.

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.

Also known by street and number as: 4200 S ELATI ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

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

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

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.

Public Trustees

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: 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 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.

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.

Public Trustees

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 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: 09/28/2017 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 First Publication: 11/30/2017 Last Publication: 12/28/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0539-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 4, 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) DENISE M VANEPPS AND JEFFREY L. MORIARTY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust November 06, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 19, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3249853 Original Principal Amount $206,755.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $178,271.44 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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Original Principal Amount $206,755.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $178,271.44

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.

Public Trustees

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 106, VILLA DEL SOL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 4999 EAST PEAKVIEW AVENUE, CENTENNIAL, 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, 01/31/2018, 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: 12/7/2017 Last Publication: 1/4/2018 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: 10/04/2017 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 # 17-016690

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.: 0539-2017 First Publication: 12/7/2017 Last Publication: 1/4/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0544-2017

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

On October 4, 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) DOUGLASS A SPRINGER AND JESSICA L SPRINGER Original Beneficiary(ies) EDWARD JONES MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust October 17, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe

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Original Grantor(s) DOUGLASS A SPRINGER AND JESSICA L SPRINGER Original Beneficiary(ies) EDWARD JONES MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust October 17, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 23, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2121184 Original Principal Amount $216,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $193,914.44

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 10, BLOCK 70, CONSERVATORY SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 20933 E GIRARD DRIVE, AURORA, 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, 01/31/2018, 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: 12/7/2017 Last Publication: 1/4/2018 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: 10/04/2017 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 # 17-016418 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.: 0544-2017 First Publication: 12/7/2017 Last Publication: 1/4/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0551-2017

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

Case Number: 2017 PR 30941

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0551-2017

David A. Shore #19973 Janice Hofmann Clark #7264 Martin H. Shore #1800 Stephen A Hall #38186 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 17-00319SH

Public Trustees

Name Changes Public Notice of Petition

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.

Public notice is given on November 28, 2017, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

On October 16, 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 petition requests that the name of Ramel Trimar Brown be changed to Simone Luke Rayne Case No.: 2017 C 101002

Public Trustees

Original Grantor(s) Deborah A. Diver Original Beneficiary(ies) America's Mortgage, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 08, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 12, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6131652 Original Principal Amount $175,595.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $145,015.86 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. ALL OF LOT 9, EXCEPT THE EAST 2 FEET THEREOF, AND THE EAST 3 FEET OF LOT 10, BLOCK 4, KIMBLE-KROFT PARK, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1230 East Bates Parkway, 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, 02/07/2018, 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: 12/14/2017 Last Publication: 1/11/2018 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: 10/16/2017 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: David A. Shore #19973 Janice Hofmann Clark #7264 Martin H. Shore #1800 Stephen A Hall #38186 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 17-00319SH 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.

Legal Notice NO.: 0551-2017 First Publication: 12/14/2017 Last Publication: 1/11/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

for Change of Name

By: J. Kaufmann, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59829 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Carissa Esquibel For Minor Child: Peityn Burnett To Change the Child’s Name to: Peityn Esquibel Case Number: 17 C 101001 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Matthew P. Burnett, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: December 27, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Peityn Bailee Burnett At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: November 27, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 59826 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 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 PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 24, 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 Keri Julianne Schmidt be changed to Prabha Devidasi Case No.: 17 C 100997 Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59820 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 22, 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 Timmeka Jenee Dotson be changed to Timmeka Janee Dotson Case No.: 17 C 100995 By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59827 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 28, 2017, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 6, 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 Samantha Catherine Swauger be changed to Samantha Catherine Lyon Case No.: 2017 C 101016 Shana Kloek By: J. Kaufmann, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59860 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 4, 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 Abiy Birhanu be changed to Abera Birhanu Berara Case No.: 17 C 101009

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 14, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Cordelia S. Granzow, Personal Representative co Dymond Reagor PLLC 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No: 59763 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice 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 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.

Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

Neona J. Merritt c/o Zumalt & Sigler LLC, 1536 Cole Blvd., #330 Lakewood, CO 80401

Legal Notice No: 59869 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 59814 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 Charlene Jeanne Hadynski, a/k/a Charlene J. Hadynski, a/k/a Charlene Hadynski, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31119 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 14, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer Lynn Miller Personal Representative 5977 South Willow Way Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No.: 59762 First Publication: December 14, 2016 Last Publication: December 28, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Craig Miller Granzow, a/k/a Craig Granzow, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30941 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 14, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred.

Cordelia S. Granzow, Personal Representative co Dymond Reagor PLLC

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN C. KOUDELKA, a/k/a JOHN KOUDELKA, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31080

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 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

KENTON H. KUHLMAN, ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE 7851 S. ELATI ST., SUITE 202 LITTLETON CO 80120 Legal Notice No.: 59822 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marie W. McKechnie a/k/a Marie Walker McKechnie, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30942

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 April 7, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Helen Durany Personal Representative 1209 West Ridge Road Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No.: 59840 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ardis C. Ord, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31123

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 April 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas S. Ord Personal Representative 21511 East Union Ave. Aurora, CO 80015 Legal Notice No.: 59841 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

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7December 14, 2017 Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT MICHAEL PASH, a/k/a ROBERT M. PASH, Deceased Case Number: 17PR31098

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 14, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rosanne DeMattia Pash Personal Representative 8463 E. Hawaii Lane Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No.: 59864 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 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 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 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Louise Pfau Hawman, aka Louise P. Hawman, and/or Louise Hawman, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31090

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 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Estate of Louise Pfau Hawman Craig Alan Johnston Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Offices, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No: 59821 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold Paul Traver, aka Harold P. Traver, aka Harold Traver, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31111 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

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold Paul Traver, aka Harold P. Traver, aka Harold Traver, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31111

Notice To Creditors 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 7, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael R. Traver Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 59825 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher:Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Keith Allen Rageth, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30179

Notice To Creditors

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

David Rageth Personal Representative 8192 Locust Drive Littleton, Colorado 80125 Legal Notice No: 59866 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Clarence Wilbur Watkins, Jr., aka Clarence W. Watkins, Jr., aka C.W. Watkins, Jr., aka Clarence W. Watkins, aka Bill Watkins, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31101

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO.: 2016CV032816 DIVISION: 204

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 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Virginia Susanna Watkins Personal Representative c/o Carla D. Little 15530 E. Bronco Parkway, Suite 300 Centennial, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No: 59837 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard L. Guiry, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31115 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 8, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sean L. Guiry Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 59839 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CATHERINE M. GEMMILL, a/k/a CATHERINE MOORE GEMMILL, and a/k/a CATHERINE ELIZABETH MOORE GEMMILL, Deceased Case Number 2017 PR 31100 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 16, 2018,* or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Nancy G. Miller a/k/a Nancy J. Miller 521 Paseo de la Playa Redondo Beach, California 90277 Legal Notice No: 59850 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rex A. Welsh, aka Rex Allen Welsh, aka Rex Welsh, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31053 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 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Addison Welsh Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 59851 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Keith Allen Rageth, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30179 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 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 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: Original Lienee: Azimuth Trading, LLC

8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE

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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: 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 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 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 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.

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

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN:

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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 DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO CASE NUMBER: 2016CV32421 Division: 202 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

PLAINTIFF: TOWER PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

DEFENDANTS: LEONARD C BYRD; SHAWNA BYRD; WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; WALLACE TRUST UTD 062813; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and CYNTHIA MARES, AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY

Regarding: LOT 25, BLOCK 6, TOWER PARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.; Also known as: 2782 S. Walden Way Aurora, CO 80013.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O’clock A.M., on the 1st day of February, 2018, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3935. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder.

Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $11,050.66.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3935. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is David Firmin, Esq., HindmanSanchez P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.8999.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 31st day of October 2017.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59740 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Published In: Littleton Independent 4 West Dry Creek Circle Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case Number: 2016CV32334 Division: 202 Courtroom: Plaintiff(s): SAN FRANCISCO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendant(s): KIMBERLY MCNEILL; SUE SANDSTROM, as the Arapahoe County Treasurer; and CYNTHIA D. MARES as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee

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COLORADO Case Number: 2016CV32334 Division: 202 Courtroom:

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO NOVEMBER 2017 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of NOVEMBER 2017 for each County affected.

17CW3187 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, Mr. Thomas J. Brennan, Director of Utilities, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110-0110, 303-762-2636. Peter D. Nichols, Katherine A.D. Ryan, Megan Gutwein, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP, 1712 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302, 303-402-1600. Application for Sextennial Finding of Reasonable Diligence in ARAPAHOE, DOUGLAS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. 2. Summary of Application: Englewood is a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado.

Englewood owns and operates municipal water and sewer utility systems for the benefit of its citizens, and for the provision of water and sewer service contracts. This application claims diligence for Englewood’s conditional water storage right and conditional refill right in McLellan Reservoir as decreed in Case No. 90CW219 on July 5, 1994. 3. Names of Structures: McLellan Reservoir Enlargement and the McLellan Reservoir Refill. a. Legal Description of Reservoir: The reservoir is located in Sections 32 and 33 of Township 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M., and Sections 4 and 5, Township 6 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M., with the initial point of survey being a point whence the SE corner of Section 32, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. bears South 71º 00’ East 2,489.5 feet, as described in the decree for such reservoir which was entered in Civil Action No. 3635, in the District Court in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, dated May 18, 1972. 4. Description of the Conditional Water Rights: A. Date of Original Decree and Subsequent Decrees: July 5, 1994, in Case No. 90CW219 Water Division No. 1; August 13, 2001, in Case No. 00CW121 Water Division No. 1; November 8, 2011 in Case No. 08CW039 Water Division No. 1. B. Source: The South Platte River and its tributaries upstream from Englewood’s former pumping plant located at a point formerly on the East side of said South Platte River whence the SE corner Section 32, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. bears South 72º 45’ East 6,026.8 feet, including, but not limited to, Dad Clark Gulch. C. Appropriation Date: December 17, 1990. D. Amount Claimed: 1,509.5 acre feet CONDITIONAL water storage right; 4,616 acre feet CONDITIONAL refill right. E. Location of Points of Diversion: i. Englewood’s former pumping plant located at a point formerly on the East side of said South Platte River whence the SE corner of Section 32, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. bears South 72º 45’ East 6,026.8 feet, by means of a well or wells; provided, however, that diversion by means of a well shall not be permitted except pursuant to an amendment to the decree entered in 90CW219. ii. Dad Clark Gulch at McLellan Reservoir, which is located in Sections 32 and 33 of Township 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M., and Sections 4 and 5, Township 6 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M., with the initial point of survey being a point whence the SE corner of Section 32, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. bears South 71º 00’ East 2,489.5 feet. iii. City Ditch, the headgate of which is now located at the outlet manifold of Chatfield Reservoir, described as the centerline of the Chatfield manifold which intersects the centerline of the dam at a point whence the SW Corner of Section 1, Township 6 South, Range 69 West, of the 6th P.M., Jefferson County, bears North 49º West a distance of 4,070 feet. iv. High Line Canal, the headgate of which is located in Section 33, Township 6 South, Range 69 West, of the 6th P.M. v. South Platte Alluvial Well Field No. 2, which is located in Section 31, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M., and is more particularly described as follows: Six (6) wells, having estimated pumping capacities of 1500 to 2000 gpm and estimated depths of 45 to 55 feet, proposed to be constructed in the South Platte River alluvium downstream from Chatfield Reservoir within 200 feet of the following locations in the East 1/2 of Section 31, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M.:

Distance from North Distance from East Well No. Section Line (feet) Section Line (feet) SP-9 3130 400 SP-10 2780 700 SP-11 3590 400 SP-12 2580 550 SP-13 2180 150 SP-14 3930 50 vi. South Platte Alluvial Well Field No. 1, eight (8) wells, having estimated pumping capacities of 1500 to 2000 gpm each and estimated depths of 45 to 55 feet, proposed to be constructed in the South Platte River alluvium downstream from Chatfield Reservoir within 200 feet of the following locations in the North 1/2 of Section 6, Township 6 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M.: Distance from North Distance from East Well No. Section Line (feet) Section Line (feet) SP-1 450 3180 SP-2 350 2400 SP-3 300 2100 SP-4 250 1750 SP-5 1050 1750 SP-6 1050 2100 SP-7 1000 2550 SP-8 950 3080 Provided, however, that diversion by means of a well (under any paragraph hereof) shall not be permitted Provided, however, that diversion by means of aentered well (under any paragraph hereof) shall permitted except pursuant to an amendment to the decree in 90CW219, incorporating termsnot andbeconditions except pursuant to an amendment the decree entered andF.conditions sufficient to prevent injury to other to water rights vested as in of90CW219, the date of incorporating the 90CW219terms decree.

Type of sufficient to prevent injury to other water rights vested as of the date of the 90CW219 decree. F. Type of Use or Proposed Use: Municipal, domestic, industrial, commercial, irrigation (including watering of Use or Proposed Use: Municipal, domestic, industrial, commercial, irrigation (including watering of parks, parks, and gardens), stock watering, recreational, fishwildlife and wildlife propagation and maintenance, lawns, lawns, and gardens), stock watering, recreational, fish and propagation and maintenance, manumanufacturing, fire protection, treatment, street sprinkling, and othermunicipal beneficialpurposes. municipal facturing, fire protection, sewage sewage treatment, street sprinkling, and other beneficial In addition, such water may be used for exchange purposes, for replacement of depletions resulting from purposes. In addition, such water may be used for exchange purposes, for replacement of depletions use of water sources, forsources, augmentation G. Place of UseG.or Proposed Useor of resulting fromfrom useother of water fromand other and forpurposes. augmentation purposes.

Place of Use Conditional Rights: The place of use of the subject water rights shall be the service area of Englewood as Proposed Use of Conditional Rights: ofincluding use of theany subject rights shall be the servicewater area it presently exists and as it may exist inThe theplace future, landswater to which Englewood provides of it presently existsunder and an as it may exist in the future,ofincluding lands atodetailed which for Englewood municipal orasirrigation purposes existing or future contract supply. 5.any Provide Englewood provides waterdone for municipal or irrigation under an existing or future of outline of what has been toward completion or forpurposes completion of the appropriation and contract application of water 5.to Provide a beneficial use asoutline conditionally expenditures: Pursuant to the Decree supply. a detailed of what decreed, has been including done toward completion or for completion of the issued in Case No. 90CW219, the subject water rights are part of Englewood’s overall water system, and appropriation and application of water to a beneficial use as conditionally decreed, including diligence on any part of that system will be considered diligence as to the subject conditional water rights. expenditures: to the rights Decreeisissued in Case No. 90CW219, the subjecttowater rights are part The existence Pursuant of these water necessary in order to allow Englewood plan for growth andof to Englewood’s overall system, diligence any part of that willperiod be considered diligence maintain flexibility andwater reliability in itsand water supplyon system.

During thesystem diligence of November 2011 as to the subject conditional water The existence of these water rights is necessary order to to November 2017, in continuing therights. development of the subject water rights, Englewood has in undertaken significant efforts on various its unifiedflexibility water system.

Activitiesinthat performed allow Englewood to plan for components growth and toofmaintain and reliability its have waterbeen supply system. toward completion of period the appropriation and2011 application of the subject rights to use are deDuring the diligence of November to November 2017, inwater continuing thebeneficial development of the scribed below. A. Englewood expended over $200,000.00 in connection with improvements to McLellan subject water Englewood hasincluding undertaken effortsstation, on various of its unified Reservoir andrights, associated facilities the significant toe drain, pump feed components line and distribution main. water system. expended Activitiesover that$400,000.00 have been on performed towarddiversion, completion of the appropriation and B. Englewood various water measurement, and distribution application of the subjectThese waterinclude rights to beneficial useto are described below.

Englewood expended system improvements. improvements various ditches, wells,A. pumps, pipes, and flume and gulches, including expenditures more than $100,000.00 to improve Cityassociated Ditch by replacing over $200,000.00 in connection withofimprovements to McLellan Reservoirtheand facilities the pipe inlet on City Ditch at twoline locations, installing amain.

Mariposa the City Ditch, including the and toe screen drain, pump station, feed and distribution B. headgate Englewoodonexpended over and designing and installing a release point at Big Dry Creek from City Ditch. C. Englewood expended $400,000.00 various measurement, and distribution systemexpended improvements.

These $10,619.35 inon 2014 on anwater assetdiversion, management program license.

D. Englewood $1,214,830.00 include to various ditches, wells, pumps, pipes, and flume and maintenance gulches, including on a roofimprovements rehabilitation project for its 3 million gallon overhead storage tanks and for the

tanks, as well as maintenance on the Solar Bee mixing units for the Belisle Reservoir. E. Englewood expended $43,996.00 to remove trees that interfered with the Englewood water system. F. Englewood expended $488,569.00 replacing the roof on the Allen Water Treatment Plant. G. Englewood expended $4,000.00 repairing the Little Dry Creek siphon. H. Englewood engaged water resource engineers to protect and enhance Englewood’s water rights and participated in numerous Water Court cases to protect the quality and quantity of the water rights decreed in Case No. 90CW219 and its other water rights, from injury by other parties. Englewood filed diligence applications on other conditional decrees which are part of its integrated system. WHEREFORE, Englewood respectfully requests that this Court enter Findings of Fact and a Decree of Reasonable Diligence for 1,509.5 acre feet of the McLellan Reservoir Enlargement; and 4,616 acre feet of the McLellan Reservoir Refill. Number of pages in Application: 6.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JANUARY 2018 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No.: 59863 First Publication: December 14, 2017 * Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Plaintiff(s): SAN FRANCISCO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendant(s): KIMBERLY MCNEILL; SUE SANDSTROM, as the Arapahoe County Treasurer; and CYNTHIA D. MARES as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee

Misc. Private Legals

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 a Order: Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated June 19, 2017, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the San Francisco Homeowners Association, Inc., the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on July 27, 2016, at Reception No. D6081726. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions San Francisco Subdivision Filing Number One recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on January 19, 1982, in Reception No. 2139555 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the San Francisco Homeowners Association, Inc. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: Lot 16, Block 1, SAN FRANCISCO SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as 1651 South Blackhawk Way #B, Aurora, CO 80012.

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. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine the requisite procedures and provisions which control your rights in the subject property.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on February 8, 2018, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone 720-874-3850. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder.

Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3850. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: K. Christian Webert, #43739, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.

Date: November 7, 2017 David C. Walcher Sheriff, County of Arapahoe State of Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59761 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: January 11, 2018 Published in: Littleton Independent 4 W. Dry Creek Cr. 100, Littleton, CO 80120

Public Notice Towers on the Grove Vacation Owners Association, Inc. v. Robert B. Feagin Civil Action No. 2017-CP-26-07447 Court of Common Pleas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Horry County, South Carolina TO: ROBERT B. FEAGIN YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above referenced Civil Action within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Summons and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney at the following address: Butler Law, LLC Attn: Dan V. Butler, Esq. 4420 Oleander Drive, Suite 202 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 For your information, the Complaint was filed November 13, 2017 with the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina. You can obtain a copy of the Complaint from the Office of the Horry County Clerk of Court located at 1301 2nd Ave, Conway, South Carolina.

If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

The Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address, or the address of your attorney if signed by your attorney.

Dan V. Butler, Esq. Phone: (843) 808-9224 Email: dbutler@butlerlaw.net Legal Notice No.: 59824 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

December 14, 2017D

Misc. Private Legals 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; 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.

Defendants.

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 Public Notice Clarkson Dental will be disposing of patient records for patients not seen since 2009. If you would like your records, please contact the office at 303-762-8048 or 3601 S Clarkson St. #310, Englewood CO 80113.

Legal Notice No.: 59838 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Clarkson Dental will be disposing of patient records for patients not seen since 2009. If you would like your records, please contact the office at 303-762-8048 or 3601 S Clarkson St. #310, Englewood CO 80113.

Misc. Private Legals

Legal Notice No.: 59838 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent Public Notice

District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 649-6355 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: KARLA MARIELA ESCOBAR ESCOBAR FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD AND CONCERNING JOHN DOE, RESPONDENT Case Number: 17JA204 Division: 22 Courtroom: 22 Attorney or Party Without Attorney: Kathleen M. Glynn, Esq. Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 Phone Number: 303-679-8266 E-mail: katie@grobeirich.com FAX Number: 303-679-8960 Atty. Reg.#: 39115 SUMMONS AND NOTICE CONCERNING PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP AND PETITION FOR KINSHIP ADOPTION TO: JOHN DOE, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHERS, RESPONDENT

You are hereby notified that the District Court in this county will hold a hearing on the Petition for Kinship Adoption and Petition to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship filed by the Petitioner, and involving the child, Katherine Vanessa Escobar Amaya, born on July 4, 1998, in El Salvador.

The Court will hold the hearing on January 18, 2018, at 3:20 p.m. in Division 22, Courtroom 22 of the Arapahoe County District Court, State of Colorado, 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112.

Unless within thirty-five (35) days after the publication of this Summons and Notice you file an answer with the Court, or appear before the Court, your parental right to the Child may likely be terminated. You have the right to waive your right to appear and contest, and your failure to appear and contest, either in person or by a representative, will result in the Court forever terminating your parent-child legal relationship and granting the requested adoption.

Submitted by: Kathleen M. Glynn, Attorney for Petitioner Legal Notice No.: 59865 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE:

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build a 31-foot Monopole Communications Tower. Anticipated lighting application is medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The Site location is 7388 South Revere Parkway, Centennial, Arapahoe County, CO 80112, Lat: 39-34-57.92, Long: -104-50-22.64.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A1093042.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc.gov/asr/applications) by entering the filing number. Environmental concerns may be raised by filing a Request for Environmental Review (www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest) and online filings are strongly encouraged. The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. HISTORIC PROPERTIES EFFECTS – Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Kim Grimwood, 2121 W. Chandler Blvd., Ste. 108, Chandler, AZ 85224, k.grimwood@trileaf.com, or 480-850-0575.

Legal Notice No.: 59867 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 14, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO NOVEMBER 2017 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of NOVEMBER 2017 for each County affected.

17CW3186 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, Mr. Thomas J. Brennan, Director of Utilities 1000 Englewood Parkway Englewood, CO 801100110, (303) 762-2636. Peter D. Nichols, Katherine A.D. Ryan, Megan Gutwein, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP, 1712 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302, Phone Number (303) 402-1600. Application for Sextennial Finding of Reasonable Diligence in ARAPAHOE, DOUGLAS, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. 2. Summary of Application: Englewood is a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado. Englewood owns and operates municipal water and sewer utility systems

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COLORADO NOVEMBER 2017 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

pletion of the appropriation and application of of Diversion: Big Dry Creek at its confluence supply. C. City Ditch Manifold at Chatfield the subject water rights to beneficial use are dewith City Ditch, which is approximately 1,650 Reservoir (serving City Ditch) i. Date of Original scribed below. This list is not intended to be exfeet from the east line and 1,150 feet from the Decree: August 2, 1994, in Case No. 90CW222 haustive. A. Englewood expended over south line of Section 9, Township 5 South, Water Division No. 1; May 21, 2001, in Case No. $400,000.00 on various water diversion, measRange 68 West, of the 6th P.M. iii. Source: The 00CW141 Water Division No. 1; November 9, urement, and distribution system improvements.

South Platte River and its tributaries. iv. Appro2011 in Case No. 07CW110 Water Division No. These include improvements to various ditches, priation Date: December 17, 1990. v. Amount 1. ii. Legal Description of Points of Diversion: Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified The City Ditch Outlet at Chatfield Reservoir, wells, pumps, pipes, flumes, and gulches, inClaimed: 20 cfs, conditional. vi. Use: Direct flow that the following is a resume of all water right whose center line of the outlet conduit intercluding expenditures of more than $100,000.00 for municipal, domestic, industrial, commercial, applications and certain amendments filed in the sects the center line of the dam at a point to improve the City Ditch by replacing the pipe Office of the Water Clerk during the month of irrigation (including watering of parks, lawns, whence the NW Corner, Section 1, Township 6 inlet and screen on City Ditch at two locations, NOVEMBER 2017 for each County affected. and gardens), stock watering, recreational, fish FROM PAGE 28 South, Range 69 West, of the 6th P.M., bears N. installing a Mariposa headgate on the City Ditch, and wildlife propagation and maintenance, man49 degrees W, 4,070 feet, serving City Ditch. iii. and designing and installing a release point at 17CW3186 CITY OF EN GLEWOOD, Mr. ufacturing, fire protection, sewage treatment, Source: The South Platte River and its tributarBig Dry Creek from City Ditch. B. Englewood exThomas J. Brennan, Director of Utilities 1000 and street sprinkling within Englewood’s present Although the tempo of the Dec. Englewood 5 game was ies. iv. Appropriation Date: December 17, 1990. pended over $200,000.00 in connection with imParkway Englewood, CO 80110and future service area. vii. Place of Use or Prov. Amount Claimed: 34.79 cfs, conditional, 3.21 provements to McLellan Reservoir and associ(303)wasn’t 762-2636. Peter D. Nichols, Katherposed Use of Conditional Rights: The place of fast-paced from the opening tipoff0110, there cfs, absolute. vi. Use: Direct flow for municipal, ated facilities including the toe drain, pump staine A.D. Ryan, Megan Gutwein, Berg Hill Greenuse of the water rights decreed herein shall be domestic, industrial, commercial, irrigation (intion, feed line and distribution main. C. Engleleaf Ruscitti LLP, 1712 Pearl Street, Boulder, the service area of Englewood as it presently a lot of scoring early. cluding watering of parks, lawns, and gardens), wood expended $10,619.35 in 2014 on an asCO 80302, Phone Number (303) 402-1600. Apexists and as it may exist in the future, including The Saints led 13-8 at the end of plication the first stock watering, recreational, fish and wildlife set management program license. D. Englefor Sextennial Finding of Reasonable any lands to which Englewood provides water propagation and maintenance, manufacturing, wood expended $1,214,830.00 on a roof rehabDiligence in ARAPAHOE, DOUGLAS, AND JEFfor municipal purposes under an existing or fuquarter and held the lead most of FERSON the second fire protection, sewage treatment, and street ilitation project for its 3 million gallon overhead COUNTIES. 2. Summary of Applicature contract of supply. B. Little Dry Creek i. quarter. But late in the period, Englewood’s storage tanks and maintenance for the tanks, as sprinkling within Englewood’s present and fution: Englewood is a municipal corporation of the Date of Original Decree: August 2, 1994, in well as maintenance on the Solar Bee mixing ture service area. vii. Place of Use or Proposed State of Colorado. Englewood owns and operCase No. 90CW222 Water Division No. 1; May aggressive defense resulted in turnovers thewater Pi-and sewer utility systems 21, 2001, in Case No. 00CW141 Water Division Use of Conditional Rights: The place of use of units for the Belisle Reservoir. E. Englewood exates municipal pended $43,996.00 to remove trees that inNo. 1; November 9, 2011 in Case No. 07CW110 the water rights decreed herein shall be the serforwere the benefit of its citizens, and for the provirates converted into points so they ahead terfered with the Englewood water system. F. Water Division No. 1. ii. Legal Description of vice area of Englewood as it presently exists sion of water and sewer service contracts. This 25-23 at halftime. It was a one-point Jefferson Englewood expended $488,569.00 replacing the Points of Diversion: Little Dry Creek at its confluand as it may exist in the future, including any application claims diligence for Englewood’s roof on the Allen Water Treatment Plant. G. ence with City Ditch, which is located approximlands to which Englewood provides water for three conditional surface water rights diverted lead, 35-34, going into the final quarter.

That Englewood expended $4,000.00 repairing the ately 450 feet from the west line and 1,850 feet municipal purposes under an existing or future from the South Platte River as decreed in Case Little Dry Creek siphon. H. Englewood engaged from the north line of Section 2, Township 5 contract of supply. 6. Provide a detailed outline No. 90CW222 on August 2, 1994. 3. Names of was when the Saints put on a scoring run and water resource engineers to protect and enSouth, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. iii. of what has been done toward completion or for Big Dry Creek, Little Dry Creek, and went on to win the game, 57-46. Structures: hance Englewood’s water rights and participSource: The South Platte River and its tributarcompletion of the appropriation and application the City Ditch Manifold at Chatfield Reservoir (serving City Teegan Lucas was the leading scorer forDitch). the 4. Date of Original Decree ies. iv. Appropriation Date: December 17, 1990. of water to a beneficial use as conditionally de- ated in numerous Water Court cases to protect the quality and quantity of the water rights dev. Amount Claimed: 15 cfs, conditional. vi. Use: creed, including expenditures: Pursuant to the and Diligence Decrees: The subject water rights Pirates with 12 points while teammates Ti’Rick creed in Case No. 90CW222 and its other water Direct flow for municipal, domestic, industrial, Decree issued in Case No. 90CW222, the subwere originally decreed in Case No. 90CW222 rights, from injury by other parties. Englewood commercial, irrigation (including watering of ject water rights are part of Englewood’s overall on August 2, 1994. As more specifically deIvory and Nate Gravagno each scored eight filed diligence applications on other conditional parks, lawns, and gardens), stock watering, rewater system, and diligence on any part of that scribed below, the water court made findings of decrees which are part of its integrated system. creational, fish and wildlife propagation and system will be considered diligence as to the reasonable diligence in Case Nos. 00CW141 points. subject conditional water rights. The existence WHEREFORE, Englewood respectfully remaintenance, manufacturing, fire protection, and 07CW110, and decreed the City Ditch ManiLucas said he felt the team played par-Reservoir water right partially sewage treatment, and street sprinkling within of these water rights is necessary in order to al- quests that this Court enter Findings of Fact and fold well, at Chatfield low Englewood to plan for growth and to maina Decree of Reasonable Diligence for 20 cfs of absolute in Case No. 07CW110. 5. Description Englewood’s present and future service area. ticularly early in the game. tain flexibility and reliability in its water supply the Big Dry Creek water right, 15 cfs of the Little of the Conditional and Water Rights: A. Big Dry vii. Place of Use or Proposed Use of Condition“We had it going for a little while buti. we system. During the diligence period of NovemDry Creek water right, and 34.79 cfs of the City Creek Date of Original Decree and Subal Rights: The place of use of the water rights ber 2011 to November 2017, in continuing the Ditch Manifold at Chatfield Reservoir water right. sequent Decrees: August 2, 1994, in Case No. decreed herein shall be the service area of could have played better,” Lucas said after the development of the subject water rights, EngleNumber of pages in Application: 6.

90CW222 Water Division No. 1; May 21, 2001, Englewood as it presently exists and as it may wood has undertaken significant efforts on variin Case No. they 00CW141 Water Division No. 1; exist in the future, including any lands to which Notice game. “We Public could have played better when ous components of its unified water system.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE November 9, 2011 in Case No. 07CW110 WaEnglewood provides water for municipal purmade thatCOURT, scoring run late in game byNo.playActivities that have been performed toward comAPPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY Division 1. ii. Legal Description of Point poses under an existing or future contract of DISTRICT WATER DIVISION 1, the ter pletion of the appropriation and application of ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOof Diversion: Big Dry Creek at its confluence supply.

C. City Ditch Manifold at Chatfield COLORADO ing NOVEMBER better defense and taking better shots.” the subject water rights to beneficial use are deFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVIwith City Ditch, which is approximately 1,650 Reservoir (serving City Ditch) i. Date of Original 2017 WATER RESUME scribed below. This list is not intended to be exSION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS feet from the eastas line and 1,150 feet from the Decree: August 2, 1994, in Case No. 90CW222 PUBLICATION The sophomore said he has played football haustive. A. Englewood expended over MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE south line of Section 9, Township 5 South, Water Division No. 1; May 21, 2001, in Case No. TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED well as soccer and basketball but plans to focus $400,000.00 on various water diversion, measTIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. iii.

Source: The 00CW141 Water Division No. 1; November 9, IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 FOREVER BARRED. urement, and distribution system improvements.

South Platte River and its tributaries. iv. Appro2011 in Case No. 07CW110 Water Division No. on just basketball and soccer.

These include improvements to various ditches, priation Date: December 17, 1990. v. Amount 1. ii. Legal Description of Points of Diversion: Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified to play soccer is 20 my YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party The City Ditch Outlet at Chatfield Reservoir, wells, pumps, pipes, flumes, and gulches, inClaimed: cfs, conditional. vi. Use: Direct flow that“I thelike following is a resume of allbut waterbasketball right who wishes to oppose an application, or an whose center line of the outlet conduit interexpenditures of more than $100,000.00 for municipal, domestic, industrial, commercial, applications and certain amendments filed in the favorite heduring said. love feeling the watering of parks, lawns, sects the center line of the dam at a point cluding amended application, may file with the Water to improve the City Ditch by replacing the pipe Office of thesport,” Water Clerk the“I month of the irrigation (including Clerk, P. O.against Box 2038,Jeff Greeley, COplayed 80632, a whence the NW Corner, 1, Township 6 inlet screen on City Ditch at two locations, NOVEMBER 2017I for each County affected. and gardens), stock recreational, fishTi’Rick whole time am out there on the court.

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Jeff put on should a scoring factsBut as to whyerson the application not be 49 School. degrees W,Ivory’s 4,070 feet, servingwas City Ditch. installing a release point at 17CW3186 CITY EN GLEWOOD, Mr. I ufacturing, fire protection, sewage treatment,High granted, or why it should be granted only part Source: The South Platte River and a its57-46 tributar-win.

Big Dry Creek from City Ditch. B. Englewood exThomas J. Brennan, Director of to Utilities and street sprinkling within Englewood’s present open my points by driving the 1000 basket.” spurt to break a close game and post TOMinMUNDS or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opies. iv. Appropriation Date: December 17, 1990. pended over $200,000.00 in connection with imEnglewood Parkway Englewood, CO 80110and future service area. vii. Place of Use or Proposition must be filed by the last day of JANUv. Amount Claimed: 34.79 cfs, conditional, 3.21 provements to McLellan Reservoir and associ0110, (303) 762-2636. Peter D. Nichols, Katherposed Use of Conditional Rights: The place of ARY 2018 (forms available on cfs, absolute. vi. Use: Direct flow for municipal, ated facilities including the toe drain, pump staine A.D. Ryan, Megan Gutwein, Berg Hill Greenuse of the water rights decreed herein shall be www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), domestic, industrial, commercial, irrigation (intion, feed line and distribution main. C. Engleleaf Ruscitti LLP, 1712 Pearl Street, Boulder, the service area of Englewood as it presently and must be filed as an Original and include cluding watering of parks, lawns, and gardens), wood expended $10,619.35 in 2014 on an asCO 80302, Phone Number (303) 402-1600. Apexists and as it may exist in the future, including $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of stock watering, recreational, fish and wildlife set management program license. D. Engleplication for Sextennial Finding of Reasonable any lands to which Englewood provides water Opposition must also be served upon the Applicpropagation and maintenance, manufacturing, wood expended $1,214,830.00 on a roof rehabDiligence in ARAPAHOE, DOUGLAS, AND JEFfor municipal purposes under an existing or fuant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or fire protection, sewage treatment, and street ilitation project for its 3 million gallon overhead FERSON COUNTIES. 2. Summary of Applicature contract of supply. B. Little Dry Creek i. storage tanks and maintenance for the tanks, as certificate of such service of mailing shall be sprinkling within Englewood’s present and fution: Englewood is a municipal corporation of the Date of Original Decree: August 2, 1994, in well as maintenance on the Solar Bee mixing filed with the Water Clerk. ture service area. vii. Place of Use or Proposed State of Colorado. Englewood owns and operCase No. 90CW222 Water Division No. 1; May 21, 2001, in Case No. 00CW141 Water Division units for the Belisle Reservoir. E. Englewood exates municipal water and sewer utility systems Use of Conditional Rights: The place of use of No. 1; November 9, 2011 in Case No. 07CW110 pended $43,996.00 to remove trees that infor the benefit of its citizens, and for the proviLegal Notice No.: 59862 the water rights decreed herein shall be the serWater Division No. 1. ii. Legal Description of terfered with the Englewood water system. F. sion of water and sewer service contracts. This First Publication: December 14, 2017 vice area of Englewood as it presently exists Points of Diversion: Little Dry Creek at its confluEnglewood expended $488,569.00 replacing the application claims diligence for Englewood’s Last Publication: December 14, 2017 and as it may exist in the future, including any ence with City Ditch, which is located approximroof on the Allen Water Treatment Plant. G. three conditional surface water rights diverted Publisher: The Englewood Herald lands to which Englewood provides water for ately 450 feet from the west line and 1,850 feet Englewood expended $4,000.00 repairing the from the South Platte River as decreed in Case municipal purposes under an existing or future and the Littleton Independent from the north line of Section 2, Township 5 Little Dry Creek siphon. H. Englewood engaged No. 90CW222 on August 2, 1994. 3. Names of contract of supply. 6. Provide a detailed outline South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. iii. water resource engineers to protect and enStructures: Big Dry Creek, Little Dry Creek, and of what has been done toward completion or for Source: The South Platte River and its tributarhance Englewood’s water rights and participthe City Ditch Manifold at Chatfield Reservoir completion of the appropriation and application ies. iv. Appropriation Date: December 17, 1990. ated in numerous Water Court cases to protect (serving City Ditch). 4. Date of Original Decree of water to a beneficial use as conditionally dev. Amount Claimed: 15 cfs, conditional. vi. Use: the quality and quantity of the water rights deand Diligence Decrees: The subject water rights creed, including expenditures: Pursuant to the Direct flow for municipal, domestic, industrial, creed in Case No. 90CW222 and its other water were originally decreed in Case No. 90CW222 Decree issued in Case No. 90CW222, the subcommercial, irrigation (including watering of rights, from injury by other parties. Englewood on August 2, 1994. As more specifically deject water rights are part of Englewood’s overall Public Notice parks, lawns, and gardens), stock watering, refiled diligence applications on other conditional scribed below, the water court made findings of water system, and diligence on any part of that creational, fish and wildlife propagation and decrees which are part of its integrated system. reasonable diligence in Case Nos. 00CW141 system will be considered diligence as to the LITTLETON subject conditional water rights. The existence maintenance, manufacturing, fire protection, WHEREFORE, Englewood respectfully reand 07CW110, and decreed the City Ditch ManiNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING of these water rights is necessary in order to alsewage treatment, and street sprinkling within quests that this Court enter Findings of Fact and fold at Chatfield Reservoir water right partially low Englewood to plan for growth and to mainabsolute in Case No. 07CW110. 5. Description Englewood’s present and future service area. a Decree of Reasonable Diligence for 20 cfs of Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colortain flexibility and reliability in its water supply of the Conditional and Water Rights: A. Big Dry vii. Place of Use or Proposed Use of Conditionthe Big Dry Creek water right, 15 cfs of the Little ado, Roots Colorado Inc., d/b/a Dirt Coffee, system. During the diligence period of NovemCreek i. Date of Original Decree and Subal Rights: The place of use of the water rights Dry Creek water right, and 34.79 cfs of the City 5767 South Rapp Street, Littleton, CO, has reber 2011 to November 2017, in continuing the sequent Decrees: August 2, 1994, in Case No. decreed herein shall be the service area of Ditch Manifold at Chatfield Reservoir water right. quested the licensing officials of the City of development of the subject water rights, Engle90CW222 Water Division No. 1; May 21, 2001, Englewood as it presently exists and as it may Number of pages in Application: 6.

Littleton, Colorado, to grant a Beer & Wine wood has undertaken significant efforts on variin Case No. 00CW141 Water Division No. 1; exist in the future, including any lands to which liquor license. Applicant(s): ous components of its unified water system.

November 9, 2011 in Case No. 07CW110 WaEnglewood provides water for municipal purTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE Activities that have been performed toward comter Division No. 1. ii. Legal Description of Point poses under an existing or future contract of APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY Roots Colorado pletion of the appropriation and application of of Diversion: Big Dry Creek at its confluence supply. C. City Ditch Manifold at Chatfield ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETO2546 W Main Street #203 the subject water rights to beneficial use are dewith City Ditch, which is approximately 1,650 Reservoir (serving City Ditch) i. Date of Original FORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVILittleton CO Littleton CO scribed below. This list is not intended to be exfeet from the east line and 1,150 feet from the Decree: August 2, 1994, in Case No. 90CW222 SION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS haustive. A. Englewood expended over south line of Section 9, Township 5 South, Water Division No. 1; May 21, 2001, in Case No. MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE Lauren Thome $400,000.00 on various water diversion, measRange 68 West, of the 6th P.M. iii. Source: The 00CW141 Water Division No. 1; November 9, TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE 2546 W Main Street #203 FOREVER BARRED. urement, and distribution system improvements.

South Platte River and its tributaries. iv. Appro2011 in Case No. 07CW110 Water Division No. Littleton CO Littleton CO These include improvements to various ditches, priation Date: December 17, 1990. v. Amount 1. ii. Legal Description of Points of Diversion: The City Ditch Outlet at Chatfield Reservoir, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party wells, pumps, pipes, flumes, and gulches, inClaimed: 20 cfs, conditional. vi. Use: Direct flow The public hearing on the application will be whose center line of the outlet conduit interwho wishes to oppose an application, or an cluding expenditures of more than $100,000.00 for municipal, domestic, industrial, commercial, held on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 6:30 sects the center line of the dam at a point amended application, may file with the Water to improve the City Ditch by replacing the pipe irrigation (including watering of parks, lawns, p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Littleton whence the NW Corner, Section 1, Township 6 Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a inlet and screen on City Ditch at two locations, and gardens), stock watering, recreational, fish Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, ColSouth, Range 69 West, of the 6th P.M., bears N. verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth installing a Mariposa headgate on the City Ditch, and wildlife propagation and maintenance, manorado.

49 degrees W, 4,070 feet, serving City Ditch. iii. facts as to why the application should not be and designing and installing a release point at ufacturing, fire protection, sewage treatment, Source: The South Platte River and its tributargranted, or why it should be granted only in part Big Dry Creek from City Ditch. B. Englewood exand street sprinkling within Englewood’s present By order of the Licensing Authority of the City of ies. iv. Appropriation Date: December 17, 1990. or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Oppended over $200,000.00 in connection with imand future service area. vii. Place of Use or ProLittleton, Colorado. v. Amount Claimed: 34.79 cfs, conditional, 3.21 position must be filed by the last day of JANUprovements to McLellan Reservoir and associposed Use of Conditional Rights: The place of cfs, absolute. vi. Use: Direct flow for municipal, ARY 2018 (forms available on ated facilities including the toe drain, pump stause of the water rights decreed herein shall be /s/ Colleen L. Norton, Deputy City Clerk domestic, industrial, commercial, irrigation (inwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), tion, feed line and distribution main. C. Englethe service area of Englewood as it presently cluding watering of parks, lawns, and gardens), and must be filed as an Original and include wood expended $10,619.35 in 2014 on an asexists and as it may exist in the future, including Legal Notice No.: 59861 stock watering, recreational, fish and wildlife $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of set management program license. D. Engleany lands to which Englewood provides water First Publication: December 14, 2017 propagation and maintenance, manufacturing, Opposition must also be served upon the Applicwood expended $1,214,830.00 on a roof rehabfor municipal purposes under an existing or fuLast Publication: December 14, 2017 fire protection, sewage treatment, and street ant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or ilitation project for its 3 million gallon overhead ture contract of supply. B. Little Dry Creek i.

Publisher: Littleton Independent storage tanks and maintenance for the tanks, as sprinkling within Englewood’s present and fucertificate of such service of mailing shall be Date of Original Decree: August 2, 1994, in well as maintenance on the Solar Bee mixing ture service area. vii. Place of Use or Proposed filed with the Water Clerk.

Case No. 90CW222 Water Division No. 1; May 21, 2001, in Case No. 00CW141 Water Division units for the Belisle Reservoir. E. Englewood exUse of Conditional Rights: The place of use of No. 1; November 9, 2011 in Case No. 07CW110 pended $43,996.00 to remove trees that inthe water rights decreed herein shall be the serLegal Notice No.: 59862 Water Division No. 1. ii. Legal Description of terfered with the Englewood water system. F. vice area of Englewood as it presently exists First Publication: December 14, 2017 Points of Diversion: Little Dry Creek at its confluEnglewood expended $488,569.00 replacing the and as it may exist in the future, including any Last Publication: December 14, 2017 ence with City Ditch, which is located approximroof on the Allen Water Treatment Plant. G. lands to which Englewood provides water for Publisher: The Englewood Herald ately 450 feet from the west line and 1,850 feet Englewood expended $4,000.00 repairing the municipal purposes under an existing or future and the Littleton Independent from the north line of Section 2, Township 5 Little Dry Creek siphon. H. Englewood engaged contract of supply. 6. Provide a detailed outline South, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. iii. water resource engineers to protect and enof what has been done toward completion or for Source: The South Platte River and its tributarhance Englewood’s water rights and participcompletion of the appropriation and application ies. iv. Appropriation Date: December 17, 1990. ated in numerous Water Court cases to protect of water to a beneficial use as conditionally dev. Amount Claimed: 15 cfs, conditional. vi. Use: the quality and quantity of the water rights decreed, including expenditures: Pursuant to the Direct flow for municipal, domestic, industrial, creed in Case No. 90CW222 and its other water Decree issued in Case No. 90CW222, the subcommercial, irrigation (including watering of rights, from injury by other parties. Englewood ject water rights are part of Englewood’s overall parks, lawns, and gardens), stock watering, refiled diligence applications on other conditional water system, and diligence on any part of that creational, fish and wildlife propagation and decrees which are part of its integrated system. system will be considered diligence as to the subject conditional water rights. The existence maintenance, manufacturing, fire protection, WHEREFORE, Englewood respectfully reof these water rights is necessary in order to alsewage treatment, and street sprinkling within quests that this Court enter Findings of Fact and low Englewood to plan for growth and to mainEnglewood’s present and future service area. a Decree of Reasonable Diligence for 20 cfs of tain flexibility and reliability in its water supply vii. Place of Use or Proposed Use of Conditionthe Big Dry Creek water right, 15 cfs of the Little system. During the diligence period of Novemal Rights: The place of use of the water rights Dry Creek water right, and 34.79 cfs of the City ber 2011 to November 2017, in continuing the decreed herein shall be the service area of Ditch Manifold at Chatfield Reservoir water right. development of the subject water rights, EngleEnglewood as it presently exists and as it may Number of pages in Application: 6. wood has undertaken significant efforts on variexist in the future, including any lands to which ous components of its unified water system.

Englewood provides water for municipal purTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE Activities that have been performed toward composes under an existing or future contract of APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY pletion of the appropriation and application of supply. C. City Ditch Manifold at Chatfield ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETO-

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Englewood ushers in the holidays with festive events Crowd gathers on warm afternoon to watch parade, followed by tree lighting

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in Englewood in a horse-drawn wagon as part of the Dec. 2 holiday parade.

The parade ended at the Englewood Civic Center where the focus shifted to the lighting of the Christmas tree as the city, its residents and visitors ushered in the holiday season.

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mother Nature provided nice weather as spectators gathered on Dec. 2 to watch the Englewood holiday parade and tree lighting.

The Englewood holiday parade began in the late 1960s to bring Santa to the Cinderella City Shopping Center.

Later it was organized and put on by the city and marched down Broadway.

It went dark for a few years but the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce once again made it an annual community event 12 years ago.

The Dec. 2 parade kicked off the holiday celebration. The honor guard from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 322 led the procession, followed by the Englewood High School band as well as marching groups, emergency equipment and floats. There were children in costumes and even a golden dragon marching float courtesy of the Twin Dragon restaurant.

Each Englewood school entered a large marching group of adults and children. There were floats depicting the theme of “Let it Snow” but, judging by the cheers of the children, the hit of the parade was Santa and Mrs. Claus arriving in a horse-drawn wagon.

St. Louis resident Maria Tarborella said it was a nice parade.

“Our family is visiting friends in the area, when we read about the parade, my husband and I thought it would be fun for our two kids and it was,” she said. “I grew up in a small town in Ohio and this sort of reminds me of those parades we watched when I was a kid.”

As the parade ended, the focus shifted to grassy area in the center of the circular drive in front of the Englewood Civic Center, where choirs provided concerts as they sang songs of the season.

There was free hot chocolate and cookies available as the crowd gathered for the lighting of the Englewood Christmas tree.

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station and chugged along the track providing a close-up view of the decorations along the route.

Maria Sanchez held the hands of two children as they got off the train.

“This really is a nice event. My grandchildren are having fun and so am I,” the Jefferson County resident said.

Angela, 6, agreed.

“The ride on the little train was a lot of fun,” she said. “We had fun when my brother and I went to see Santa and now Granny said we are going to make s’mores. I like s’mores.”

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The Englewood High School Marching Band members all wore Santa hats as they took part in the Dec. 2 holiday parade. The parade was the first item on the day’s agenda that included holiday music concerts by school choirs and the lighting of the Englewood Christmas tree.

A large crowd helped count down from five as Mayor Joe Jefferson enlisted the assistance of two children to throw the switch turning on the lights of the tree.

“Today was great,” Jefferson said A short distance away the tap, tap, tap of hammers filled the air in tents housing Santa’s Workshop. Home Depot provided the workshop with kits so each child could make a toy. There were kits requiring different skill levels, the easiest ones for the younger children and the ones that required a little more effort and work for the older children.

Emily Reisdorph helped 3-year-old Lacy make her toy.

“We saw the holiday express poster at the Malley Center,” Emily said. “We wanted our family to have a good time and I think the event is more than we expected. It is really cool.”

Of course there was always a line to see Santa.

“It sounded like a fun thing for the

after the tree lighting. “I think this was the biggest turnout for the event.

The nice weather helped and I would guess there were about 1,000 people here today during the parade and tree lighting.”

Caroline Crow helps Ethan Wynn make s’mores as part of their activities on Dec. 9 when they visited the Englewood Holiday Express at Belleview Park. TOM MUNDS family to do so we signed up,” Sam Kessler said. “We didn’t know what to expect but it is a real nice way to celebrate the season spending the evening with the family. It is especially nice because the kids are having a

The Dec. 2 ceremony turned on the lights decorating the Englewood Christmas tree. The tree stands in front of the Englewood Civic Center and the lights on the Christmas tree and on all the trees around the center will remain on during the holidays. great time.”

Vincent and Madison Hinman also stopped by to see Santa. “Santa was nice,” Madison said. “Now we will go to Santa’s workshop so Vincent and I can build some toys.”

The Englewood Holiday Express is new this year and is the brainchild of members of the Englewood Parks and Recreation Department. The express activities return to Belleview Park Dec. 15 and 16. Tickets are $10 for adults and children 12 and older.

Children under 12 are $7. The tickets include all the express activities. Tickets can be purchased at the Englewood Recreation Center and the Malley Senior Recreation Center. There is a limit of 300 tickets available each night.