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The formerly homeless Englewood man accused of stabbing a Highlands Ranch real-estate agent got an earful of invective in a drugstore before the eventual fatal confrontation, according to witness testimony.

Arthur Richardson, 35, suspected in the first-degree murder of Trevin Eno, 39, initially encountered Eno in the Walgreens at 123 E. Belleview Ave. in Englewood Aug. 8. Public details on the nature of the confrontation were scant from a police affidavit in August, but testimony from two Walgreens employees in a hearing at the Arapahoe County District Court Dec. 15 painted a picture of an aggressive Eno provoking Richardson and a second man at least a few times during the seven-minute incident.

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Blessings emerge amid veteran’s toughest fight

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Christian Redman, center, talks with Mike Endres, left, and Cmdr. Doug Osborne, right, of the American Legion Post 1864, which presented Redman with $400 at the Dec. 9 fundraiser.

ANN MACARI HEALEY

hristian Redman, 50, sits on the edge of the couch, hands slightly trembling — a side effect of the chemo — as he clasps and unclasps them, a melancholy shadow in his eyes.

For as long as he can remember, Redman — the former Army cavalry scout, the retired Ann Macari police officer, the Healey can-do construction entrepreneur who finds a solution to every problem — has been the one giving to others.

Raising money to help bury a fellow officer’s daughter. Shopping for toys for needy children at Christmas. Helping organize fundraisers too numerous to count to help a firefighter’s family, a World War II vet running out of money, wounded soldiers.

“It seems like someone was always needing help,” Redman says. “You can’t say no.”

But the past year and a half have hit Redman hard: A sudden diagnosis of stage four colon cancer and the subsequent needed medical care have upended his burgeoning construction business, wiped out his savings and left him unable to work and pay his bills.

And now, he finds himself on the receiving end of the

HOW TO HELP If you want to donate to veteran and retired police officer Christian Redman’s account to help cover medical and basic living expenses, go to www. gofundme.com/christianredman good will he so generously gave to others.

For him, it’s not an easy place to be.

“It’s hard to accept help,” Redman says, his voice low and quiet.

“I’m used to doing everything on my own. I never thought I would need one for me. It’s humbling, very humbling.”

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Board member of South Metro Land Conservancy Banding together We’ve lived in Littleton 38 years. I love protecting open space. In 1993, they started to develop Jackass Hill.

A group of us got together who didn’t want to see the top of the hill developed, and they called us the Jackass Hill Gang.

We realized that land was rapidly disappearing, so we formed South Metro Land Conservancy. Next year we’ll be 25 years old.

A passion for preservation Originally we preserved open space, and we still do that, but a lot of the low-hanging fruit has been preserved. We’ve preserved the Newton Trust property, which is a buffer zone at South Platte Park, we helped

with the Superchi property north of South Platte Park, part of the Ensor property, the Lee Gulch area, and we did a project with Arapahoe County Open Space in the Bijou corridor. Now there are 15,000 acres of open space preserved there.

If we don’t preserve land, it won’t be here for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

It’s important for the animals, and it’s important for you and I to be able to get out and absorb the stillness and beauty of open space and just unwind.

When I’m out in that open space, I feel peace. It’s just beautiful — when my world is turned upside down, I go out there and it sets everything right. It’s God’s country, and I love it.

Pride and joy Littleton probably has more open space than almost any surrounding city, so I’m really proud of the town and how they’ve preserved it. I think all of us are feeling a little overwhelmed by development and all the people coming in, but Littleton has done well to set itself up with good parks.

My husband and I had a construction company, and I was the office manager, but my primary career was being a mom.

I have three kids, and I’m a grandma and a great-grandma.

I’ve been married 59 years, and I haven’t killed my husband yet.

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The Grove — renamed Vita — nears completion Controversial development is one-quarter leased; lawsuit appeals still pending

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Opening day is drawing closer for a controversial senior apartment complex formerly known as The Grove, even as a legal fracas over its approval continues to work its way through the courts.

The first residents are slated to move into the complex at Littleton Boulevard and South Bemis Street, now called Vita Littleton, in May. The 159unit development, which is restricted to residents 55 and older, is the outcome of years of wrangling over development on the site.

Vita, a project of Zocalo Community Development, was approved by the city’s planning and building departments as a use-by-right development, meaning it did not require public comment, review by the city’s volunteer planning commission or approval by city council.

A citizens’ group that opposed the project, called Advocates for Littleton, argued that the project contained a laundry list of code violations. They sought to appeal the project’s approval through the city’s Board of Adjustment, but were rebuffed on the grounds that city code dictates that only permit applicants who are denied may appeal to the board.

The group, headed by Leah Burkett, who once lived across the street from the development site, filed suit against the city in 2016, arguing that citizens and neighbors should be able to appeal to the board.

A judge threw out the lawsuit the day before it was scheduled to go to trial, a decision the group has taken to the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Oral arguments will be heard on the appeal on Jan. 24.

“I think it’s shocking they’ve gotten away with it all,” Burkett said of the development.

Though Advocates for Littleton cites a litany of code violations in the project, much of the opposition centers around the fact that the site’s zoning designation, B2, mandates that a development not exceed 50 percent residential space, according to documents provided by Paul Bingham, a Littleton resident who has been closely involved with the opposition to the project.

In order to meet the requirement, Zocalo said that the project’s parking garage constituted a commercial use, even

though Littleton code requires parking spaces for residential units, the cost of the spaces are included in residents’ rent and none will be leased to nonresidents. Residents can lease additional parking spaces for $100 a month.

The project also includes three spaces for retail, including a restaurant. Zocalo currently has a letter of intent from Bacon Social House, an upscale brunch and cocktail restaurant in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood, to open a location at Vita. The project also includes 20 “live/work” units, residential apartments with a room that can be used for commercial activities.

Advocates for Littleton argues that the project’s retail space violates code in a variety of ways.

In essence, Burkett said, the project is the wrong one for the spot, presenting an overbearing edifice where once there was a small office building that dated to the 1950s. Burkett moved last year to near Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, a move she says was “100 percent because of the Grove.”

“I feel beaten and sad,” Burkett said. “Even if we are granted the hearing, the building is there and I think it would be naïve to think anything about that building will change.”

Still, Burkett is steadfast in her insistence that citizens deserve a chance to appeal city staff ’s decisions on zoning.

“There are so many opportunities for corruption if a decision cannot be challenged,” Burkett said.

The controversy over the decision to approve the project sent shockwaves through city government in 2016, culminating in the firing of City Manager Michael Penny by city council.

Moving on Mayor Debbie Brinkman said the project is a done deal, and she’d like to see the city come together and move forward.

“People will be moving in and will be our new neighbors,” Brinkman said. “They’ll eat in our restaurants and shop downtown. The sooner we can embrace that the better.”

Brinkman said the project was approved because of what she called Littleton’s antiquated zoning code, and said opponents should focus their

is satisfied with how things turned out.

“We followed the approval process that the city required,” Maxwell said. “We’re a service business. Our ultimate customer is our resident. Providing them with a wonderful place to call home is our first priority.”

Maxwell said she’s confident that the community wants the project based on the number of apartment leases thus far that have gone to locals.

Maxwell said about a quarter of the units have already been leased.

Ciro Soto of Landtech Landscaping lays sprinkler pipe at Vita Littleton, the new apartment complex on Littleton Boulevard, formerly known as the Grove, which will open in May after a lengthy controversy over its size and location.

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“It’s not fair to the community to keep operating on the code we have,” Brinkman said.

“Let’s learn from the lessons of the past so we don’t repeat them. It’s regrettable that this development got caught up in an old-fashioned interpretation of our existing code.

People don’t live like they did when it was written, in the 1970s. Without updates you’re subject to what you’ve got.”

Brinkman said she’s reserving judgment about the project’s aesthetic impact until it’s finished.

“It’s still being built,” Brinkman said. “We haven’t seen it without the fences or construction guys. I think it’ll be a beautiful building. Is it bigger than I thought it would be?

Yes, but visualizing something on paper is different than watching it come out of the ground.”

The project wasn’t the first to be proposed for the site, which was previously home to an old office building that once housed the regional offices of the Rural Electric Association.

A prior proposal for a large apartment complex on the site, called Broadstone, drew public ire in 2013 from many of the same players who opposed Vita.

Because Broadstone was

submitted as a totally residential project, it would have required a zoning change, which brought it before public input in city council and the city’s zoning commission. The project was rejected by council after a contentious back-andforth that saw the developer repeatedly shrink the size of the proposal.

Brinkman said the brouhaha over Broadstone made Zocalo gun-shy about going before the public with Vita.

“I would love to see the public have an opportunity for public comment on these large developments,” Brinkman said. “But if there are people who come at things with too vehement of opposition, developers will find a way to get things done without that. We need to be more welcoming as a community to different ideas and developments. It doesn’t mean we’ll scrape everything.

Dialogue didn’t happen with the Grove because the developer didn’t want to take chances with a volatile city.”

Zocalo is looking to move on from the controversy over the project, said Susan Maxwell, the company’s chief operating officer.

“The controversy is history,” Maxwell said. “I would say that we’ve worked very hard to develop good relations with the immediate neighbors.”

Maxwell said the company

Luxury living Apartments at Vita start at more than $1,900 a month for a 712-square-foot, one-bedroom unit, according to a sales flier, and range up to almost $3,500 a month for a two bedroom. As of Dec. 1, Littleton’s median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,450 and $1,840 for a two-bedroom unit, according to apartmentlist.com, a website that tracks rents across Colorado and the nation.

Amenities will abound for residents, said Deziree Biggins, the executive assistant community director at Vita’s leasing office at 2505 W. Alamo Ave. Residents can enjoy a saltwater swimming pool, hot tub, firepit lounge, community garden and amphitheater, Biggins said, as well as a variety of planned social activities. Units will be outfitted with high-end fixtures and furnishings.

“You get the luxurious lifestyle here,” Biggins said. “The price isn’t much for the luxury you’re getting. It’ll be fun.”

Biggins said the 55-andolder age restriction will make things harmonious for residents.

“A big selling point is that they get to be around people like themselves,” Biggins said. “They’re surrounded by people who get what they’ve been through and what angers them. They understand each other.”

Biggins said she’s signed up residents from around the country, from as far as California, New Jersey and Wisconsin.

Biggins said she’s felt some of the controversy around the development.

“When I was first marketing this place, people would come in and not say the nicest things to me about it,” Biggins said.

“It is what it is and I had to let it go. It was two or three times a week in the beginning.”

People will get over it, Biggins said.

“Some people didn’t want their town to change, but this will be great for the town.”

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Budget shortfall shutters Arapahoe House

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A growing substance abuse problem but a lack of money to combat it has caught up with Denver-area treatment program Arapahoe House, forcing it close effective Jan. 2.

“It’s less about Arapahoe House and more about the systemic national problem with funding this disease,” Arapahoe House President and CEO Mike Butler said Dec. 15. “The pie is simply too small, and our piece of the pie is too tiny for the needs that are in our community. It’s a much bigger challenge than just Arapahoe House.”

The treatment program announced the decision Dec. 15, saying it would no longer accept new patients and would conclude treatment for existing patients as of Jan. 2.

“This is probably one of the worst days of my career,” Butler said.

Arapahoe House, which has been

in operation since 1975, treats 4,000 to 5,000 patients annually, he said.

Arapahoe House operates four residential treatment programs — two in Thornton and programs in Westminster and Littleton — that are currently treating 40 people.

The program also is treating about 100 people on an outpatient basis at programs in Aurora, Denver, Lakewood and Thornton.

Butler said program administrators are working to find programs that will take the residential patients.

“Of course, there are more opportunities for people getting outpatient treatment,” he said.

Butler said Arapahoe House’s call center — which can be reached at 303-657-3700 — will remain open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday, through Jan. 2.

The program has expenses of about $11 million per year, he said. Most of its funds come from government

programs like Medicaid or other subsidies.

“We are completely dependent on government funding, and that ebbs and flows,” he said. “And you know that on a national level, there is a lot of energy to shrink that funding in order to reduce taxes.”

Butler said Arapahoe House’s revenues have been about $1 million short for the past six years, forcing it to dip into its reserves. As of the end of 2017, those reserves are mostly depleted, he said.

It’s a problem that’s been building, he said.

“We have been trying to transition Arapahoe House for sustainability,” Butler said. “We have been providing so many services, but recently we’ve been trying to focus on programs that provide deep therapeutic treatment for our patients and shedding programs that were not at that level.”

Arapahoe House began closing

auxillary programs this summer, including the 24-hour detox program it operated for Adams County. Community Reach Center took over that program in June 2017.

“But despite all those efforts, there is just insufficient funding to continue,” Butler said.

The decision will also take away the jobs for Arapahoe House’s 200 employees.

The irony is that substance abuse is considered a national problem, Butler said.

Arapahoe House’s news release notes that President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency, but Butler said those were empty words.

“It’s all talk; there is no funding,” Butler said. “To say that there is an epidemic and not allocate additional funding is like saying that a hurricane hit New Orleans, but not allocating any relief to help.”

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Intern’s sexual harassment claim not true, state senator says Jack Tate, of Centennial, one of at least three legislators facing accusations

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A former state House intern has filed a formal complaint accusing state Sen. Jack Tate of sexual harassment, and Tate said he has no recollections of any interactions with such House employees.

“I do not know the accuser, nor am I familiar with her,” said Tate, a Republican who represents Centennial and surrounding unincorporated areas.

The intern, who has reTate mained anonymous, said Tate acted inappropriately toward her over a time frame of 2 1/2 months, radio station KUNC first reported in November. The allegations add Tate to a list that includes Democratic state Rep. Steve Lebsock, representing Thornton and Northglenn, and state Sen. Randy Baumgardner, a Republican who represents the northwest corner of Colorado, who have also had harassment complaints filed against them, according to media reports.

The intern gave a copy of the complaint to the radio station, but reports are confidential and not available to the public. Only the person who brings the accusation, the accused, Capitol leadership and outside legal advisers generally have knowledge of such complaints, a Capitol staff member said.

Allegations of repeated harassment The intern told KUNC that on her first day at work last winter, Tate looked her over and said, “I really like that skirt you’re wearing” while they stood in an elevator.

The Greeley-based radio station reported that she didn’t object at the time, but Tate’s conduct grew increasingly uncomfortable and included leering at her, nudging her, making more comments about her clothes and placing his hand on her shoulder and letting it linger, she said.

Tate said to the then-18-year-old, at one point, that if she wanted “to move up in the world,” to give him a call, she told the FM public radio station.

The woman confided in another intern, Ellie D’Anna, who told KUNC that in an interaction she saw, Tate acted “creepy,” was “hinting at stuff ” and commenting on the other intern’s outfit.

Tate, in a phone call with Colorado Community Media on Dec. 12, said that making comments about clothes or making innuendos doesn’t sound familiar to him.

“I’m not aware of any instance in which I made someone else feel uncomfortable,” Tate said in a statement emailed to Colorado Community Media. “In fact, in my three years at the Capitol, no person has ever complained or brought to my atten-

tion that I caused discomfort of any kind. Had someone indicated to me that I was making him or her feel uncomfortable, I would have happily addressed the matter at that time.”

The intern, who began working for Democratic state Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet in or near January of last year, quit before the regular legislative session ended in the spring, Michaelson Jenet told Colorado Community Media. She didn’t want to stay at the Capitol in part because of Tate’s alleged harassment, said Michaelson Jenet, who represents parts of Thornton, Commerce City and Aurora.

Tate’s and Michaelson Jenet’s offices are on the same floor at the Capitol, and Tate’s and the intern’s schedules placed them in the building at the same times of day, Michaelson Jenet said.

The intern, who has remained anonymous, didn’t tell her about claims of harassment until the day she quit because she hopes to one day work in politics, her former superior added.

She “thinks one day (the complaint) may be used against her,” Michaelson Jenet said.

The intern filed the complaint Nov. 29, and such complaints go to the president of the Senate, Republican state Sen. Kevin Gratham, Michaelson Jenet said. Sexual comments or innuendos about a person’s clothing, body or sexual activity can constitute verbal sexual harassment, according to the Legislature’s workplace-harassment policy.

Defenders of Tate speak up Several lobbyists and state Rep. Jeni Arndt, a Democrat representing Fort Collins, gave online/print news outlet Colorado Politics comments that expressed surprise and doubt that Tate would harass anyone.

“I’m friends with Jack, and I haven’t seen that,” Arndt told Colorado Politics in a Nov. 18 story. “I don’t think he would ever intentionally do that, even if he said someone looks nice.”

KUNC reported that the five lobbyists all pushed for multiple bills related to Tate in 2017.

Michaelson Jenet discussed the comments with Colorado Community Media, arguing that the power dynamic between Tate and an intern is different than that between him and a lobbyist.

“I am sure that (they) can make whatever they want of their relationship with Tate, and unfortunately, the tactic used in that article has (long) been the tactic used to silence women,” said Michaelson Jenet, who said she was raped at age 14. “The guy who raped me didn’t rape every woman I know. And I have never had a bad experience myself with Tate — not one. But that doesn’t mean he wasn’t inappropriate with my intern.

“She is a teenage girl,” Michaelson Jenet said.

For Capitol, a time of reckoning Regarding the filing of the complaint, Tate, amid a flurry of controversy at the state Capitol over harassment allegations, said he takes the issue seriously.

“(I) am glad that a process is being put in place to clarify this situation,” Tate said in a statement to Colorado Community Media.

Four state lawmakers have had formal complaints lodged against them recently: Tate, Lebsock, Baumgardner and state Rep. Paul Rosenthal, according to media reports. State Rep. Faith Winter, a Westminster Democrat, and former lobbyist Holly Tarry filed against Lebsock for alleged unwanted sexual advances and vulgar and inappropriate discussions. A former legislative aide filed against Baumgardner Nov. 26, claiming he slapped and grabbed her buttocks multiple times during the 2016 legislative session in the Capitol building during the workday, KUNC reported.

Lebsock is running for state treasurer and is still continuing his campaign, his campaign website said as of mid-December.

Gov. John Hickenlooper and state House Speaker Crisanta Duran, a Democrat representing downtown and north and west Denver, are among the lawmakers who have called for Lebsock’s resignation, several outlets reported.

Rosenthal, a Democrat from Denver, has faced a formal complaint of sexual assault filed in mid-November

by Thomas Cavaness, an organizer for U.S. Rep. Jared Polis’ gubernatorial campaign. Rosenthal was a candidate for state House at the time of the alleged incident, several outlets

reported. His attorney argues that the Legislature doesn’t have jurisdiction to handle a complaint because Rosenthal wasn’t a House lawmaker at the time, according to the Associated Press.

Possible change on way Complaints about sexual harassment against legislators are generally investigated by the top lawmakers in the House or Senate.

The Legislature uses the help of the Employers Council, an employmentlaw entity that facilitates the sexualharassment trainings for Colorado lawmakers. They can help with interviewing and fact-finding regarding sexual-harassment claims, but House or Senate leadership ultimately makes the decision of what consequence a claim warrants if found valid.

How long that could take isn’t certain because only the complainant, the accused and the leadership that receives the complaint generally know when someone files a claim. That person, or the accused, could speak about a possible punishment if it’s given.

That could run the gamut from an apology to a more serious sanction.

A handful of the top-ranking lawmakers at the Capitol approved three steps toward changing the Legislature’s policies and practices on workplace harassment Dec. 15, a news release said.

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reader reminded me that it’s time for my annual “What Makes Life Worth Living” top 10 list.

She also reminded me that I listed our neighborhood rabbits years ago. I had forgotten. I forget more and more these days.

However, I forget some things I wish I didn’t, and can’t forget some things I wish I could.

These lists are impulsive. I could write a different one each day for a month. Good music and good films would be on every list. Other things would appear and disappear, depending upon the moment and the whim.

I would include McDonalds’ French fries, but then I would hear my doctor say “poison,” and remove them.

He says the same thing about Diet Coke. I have tried to wean. But asking for “sparkling water” just doesn’t sound right, coming out of an old piece of crust like me.

Coffee? Absolutely.

God and gods don’t make my lists. This isn’t the place.

Jennifer? She’s at the top now. If you’re a

faithful reader, you know why.

I realize this could be an opportunity to show off, and list something that might make me look good, or worldly.

Arromanches-les-Bains, France. Great towels and sumptuous views.

I haven’t left the country.

I have been to the Degas room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and it needs to be on the list. If not this year, next year.

Likewise, the wall-length (502 inches) Monet at the Museum of Modern Art. Let’s get started.

Jennifer.

The English language. Not drabble, spew and slang: clarity, concision and cleverness.

“Stardust” by Louie Armstrong, recorded on November 4, 1931. The trumpet intro, the syncopation, and Armstrong’s vocal cadence are brilliant. Someone said “he sounds like he is gargling peanut butter.”

Peanut butter could be, should be, on the list. There’s not enough room this time around.

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The best part of waking up is waking up.

The second best part of waking up is a bowl of hot, black coffee.

Memories, good ones, old ones, new ones.

Strange ones.

Walking into my eighth-floor art studio at UCLA and seeing Tony Curtis, sitting on a stool in the middle of the room. He was taking life drawing classes with my mentor. Thought I knew where he was. I didn’t.

“City Lights.” I have yet to watch the ending without tears in my eyes.

Documentaries. I can’t get enough of them.

And I watch, and watch again, every episode of “Modern Marvels.” How something is made, like a toothbrush, captivates me.

Blue. Blue skies, blue eyes, blueberry pies.

Let’s go Blue, “Am I Blue?,” “Kind of Blue,” “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue.”

That’s nine.

Who am I leaving out? “Whom,” that’s who.

I left out my house, my home. I can’t do that.

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Changing the way we look at the ‘now’ moments of life

immy Buffett sings about a tattoo being a permanent reminder of a temporary WINNING feeling. Maybe for WORDS some that’s true, and for others, their tattoo carries a reminder of something powerful and meaningful to them. It will be with them forever.

Whenever my family would take Michael Norton a vacation to the Jersey Shore, I would take them all out on a boat and we would go crabbing. I would take them to the same places that I fished and crabbed with my grandfather. It is a memory built for them and one that they still talk about, and one that, surely, I will remember forever as well.

I love when I hear or read stories about someone’s relative or friend who built that bridge, that school, that building, or that house.

Or someone who worked on the railroad or pipeline decades ago, a railroad or pipeline that still exists and serves us to this day.

Have you stopped recently and thought about what you are building or have built? Maybe sometimes we feel like we are only in the here and now and that whatever our job is, it is only for today and not for tomorrow. If we are only there for the paycheck, we are missing a huge opportunity, regardless of the position we have. Who knows where that company will go, who will lead it, or maybe who will acquire it one day. But if you played any part of the company’s success, you built something that will last for a very long time.

Perhaps we have lost sight of the fact that even within our families and in our family time, we have the opportunity to build memories that will last forever. We are raising children who will one day grow up and change the world in some way.

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Dear Ms. Claus, you’re the one I’m writing to this year

ear Ms. Claus, As I’ve read through my letters to Santa over the years, I noticed that your spouse has been very good with things like an EasyGUEST Bake oven or Barbie COLUMN house. But so far, he is terribly lacking with larger wishes.

I’m finally realizing that I’ve most likely been writing to the wrong person — someone who is focused on material presents to quench people’s thirst for Linda Newell the holiday spirit.

Unfortunately, my wishes have apparently fallen on deaf ears with your husband despite the number of times I’ve watched, “Elf,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” or prayed to God. So, Ms. Claus, with you as a matri-

SMITH FROM PAGE 12

This is the best place on earth.

I haven’t traveled far, but I know the difference between my home and anyplace else.

Being home, staying home, coming home.

The only sounds I hear now are my

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And they will raise children who will someday have an impact on this world too. Could be a small or little impact, or who knows, they could be the next Bill Gates.

This idea of instant gratification and getting caught up in what we can have right now has eroded our ability to think of the overall contribution we can make at home, at work, and in our community. The “now” is here, in this moment, as you read this column. And everything we do right now builds something for someone in the future.

Maybe it’s your child who crosses the bridge you painted. Maybe your friend’s cousin lives in that house you helped build. Maybe your greatgrandchild gets a job at the company you worked for. Maybe hundreds or thousands sleep in a shelter you helped fund. Maybe someone you know or love, or someone generations from now is cured through a therapy you helped to create.

The worst permanent reminder of a temporary feeling isn’t a tattoo, regardless of how silly that one tattoo was. No, the worst permanent reminder of a temporary feeling is when we look back and say I wish I would have done this or I wish I would have participated in that. It doesn’t matter what age we are, we can all contribute to something that will be permanent.

Something that will make a difference

arch, I’m hoping that you’ll hear my pleas for wishes, not for people individually, but for our communities.

So here goes…

Woman to woman, let’s face it.

We are still seeing people experience hate speech, property damage, physical and sexual assault, and lack of justice in spite of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements. And regardless of any building security measures, deaths by mass shootings are still on the rise. What do we do?

Who or what can help us enter our school, church, or public venue without paralyzing fear?

I first wish for people to acknowledge our connectedness with each other. You know, many claim that the woman is often the one who can drop the ego and “separateness” and embody our interdependence of each other. Knowing that we are all connected as human beings, animals and nature. If one of us is in pain, then

own sighs of contentment. (I lived in an apartment, the walls were so thin I could hear my neighbor’s stomach conjugate his lunch.)

I know my house was built fast (I watched, 1993), and it looks like all of the others. But inside, it’s one of a kind.

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

in this world, big or small.

If you want someone to have a permanent and positive memory of you, love them, love on them, forgive them. If you have wronged them in any way, reach out and make up for it if you can. It’s never too late to create new things, build new and permanent places in someone’s heart. It’s never too late to start appreciating our jobs, our roles, and all that we have a chance to contribute to in this life. All we have to do is replace the temporary feelings with a permanent belief system. We can do all of this while enjoying the “now” for exactly what it is, the “now.”

And yet looking past the “now,” and into the future, here we are at the end of one year and looking into the next.

As we prepare for this next year, as we get ready to launch into next year, let’s think about doing so with a sense of permanence and longevity, because together, we are building the future.

So how about you? Are you caught up and stuck in the “Now” kind of thinking? Or do you know that you have a much bigger role in this world?

I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can focus on the “Now” moments of our lives and how they contribute to the bigger picture and the future for all of us, 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.

we all feel pain in some way. If one of us is harmed, we all feel that harm somehow. Understanding that link to each other, how could anyone then harass, assault, or kill another, knowing that they’re harming someone who is connected to them at a very deep level?

I wish for compassion — for every person to treat each other with kindness. If we all could tap into our empathy before lashing out or reacting in judgment, can you imagine what it would look like in line at the grocery store, the copier, or the highway?

What our homes would feel like if we actually listened to each other at the dinner table, rather than just trying to prove our own points or eating in silence watching TV? I wish for people to feel comfortable with difference — with their neighbors who might look or behave differently than them. And that those differences wouldn’t stop them from

waving hello on the way to work or the mailbox. Believing in the good of others rather than fearing each other.

Maybe if we all remembered the basics of how to play well together on the playground. Or actually practiced the values in our faiths: to love and care for our neighbors.

So, Ms. Claus, are we ready for these wishes? May we all live yearround, not just during the holidays, with more connection, compassion, and kindness.

Linda Newell, of Littleton, has termed out as the state senator of Senate District 26 and is now educating people on how to understand and influence their government and managing conflict civilly. She may be reached at Senlindanewell@gmail.com, www. lindanewell.org, www.senlindanewell. com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell or @TheLastBill on Facebook.

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Shane Michael Tholkes 1/14/1978 - 12/2/2017 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

was a real rodeo cowboy.

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.

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Englewood breaks ground for new police building Department’s space will more than double when facility opens in early 2019

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The first dig was symbolic at the groundbreaking event for construction on Englewood’s new police station, but the gratitude was palpable.

“It’s exciting because it’s kind of a new era for us,” said Chad Read, spokesman for Englewood police, at the Dec. 12 event at the current station. “Because this building is so dated. It’ll be nice to come to work in a building with new technology.”

The current Englewood Police Department headquarters at 3615 S. Elati St. was built in 1972, Read said, and it holds about 19,000 square feet of usable space. The new station, which will be built at the same location, will more than double that amount, offering 50,000 usable square feet.

“To the community, I just want to

City officials toss shovelfuls of dirt on the lawn outside the Englewood Police Department headquarters at a groundbreaking event for upcoming construction on the new headquarters building Dec. 12.

ELLIS ARNOLD say thank you,” said Police Chief John Collins, referencing the $27 million bond voters passed in 2016 to fund the project. “Because without your help, we’d still be in this (building).”

The new facility is expected to serve

as the headquarters for the next 50 years, city and construction officials at the event said. It’ll include a multipurpose training room that can also function as an emergency operations center; a modern infrastructure to

support data, voice and other communications applications; security systems that will improve safety for visitors, police staff and arrested individuals; and better cellular service, according to a fact sheet from DLR Group, one of the partners in the project.

The new booking and holding area will be safer for officers and those arrested, and the evidence-storage features — including a drive-through evidence drop-off area — will enable better prosecution of crimes, according to DLR Group.

A public plaza between the headquarters and the street will be able to facilitate community events, and the building will incorporate many “21st century” practices for reducing energy consumption, according to the fact sheet.

Construction will officially start around the second week of January, r said Alan Antolak, project manager H with Adolfson and Peterson, a partner c w in the project. The new building is c expected to be complete around the first quarter of 2019, the Englewood i l city website said. i o y h

Duck-pond murder suspect faces second count in homicide Mikhail Anthony Purpera accused of murder with ‘extreme indifference’ to value of human life

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The suspect accused of shooting a man and dumping his body in an Englewood duck pond will face an additional charge of murder with extreme indifference to the value of human life.

Mikhail Anthony Purpera, whom prosecutors presented evidence against in a July 11 preliminary hearing, appeared in court for a second

preliminary hearing Nov. 2 for the court to decide whether the new count against him would proceed to trial. Judge Phillip Douglass approved the count in an order signed in November.

“He simply wanted Purpera to satiate a depraved desire to destroy human life,” Douglass wrote for the Arapahoe County District Court.

The new charge of murder with extreme indifference is another type of first-degree murder count.

Purpera is accused of shooting Patrick Murphy, 33, to death on Nov. 12, 2016, in Englewood, according to evidence presented at the July hearing.

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they don’t decide whether a suspect is guilty. In July, Douglass ruled that Purpera would face trial — barring a plea deal — on counts of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery and would be held without bond.

He’s also been charged with possession of a weapon by a previous offender, possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance, resisting arrest, obstructing a law-enforcement officer, possessing drug paraphernalia and theft of less than $50, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Englewood police detective Brian Taylor testified in court that a 32-yearold man who knew Purpera told him in an interview that Purpera killed Murphy “for the fun of it, if you will — for no reason.” The man told police that Purpera, now 30, threw a bloodcovered hat — allegedly Murphy’s — at him on Nov. 12, 2016. Purpera called the bloody hat a “present” and said he liked the look on the man’s face, according to statements the man gave police.

Douglass referenced such evidence — that Purpera murdered Murphy for a “rush” or a “thrill” — in his decision.

For the new indifference charge to move forward, the prosecution had to prove that Purpera knowingly created a grave risk of death and killed another person — while displaying extreme indifference to the value of human life generally, and with “universal malice,” the decision read.

Based on the July hearing for Purpera’s case, Douglass wrote that evidence shows probable cause that he knowingly killed Murphy. The outstanding issue was: Did Purpera display extreme indifference in general to the value of human life?

t r At the July hearing, Taylor, the f detective, testified that a man who saidH he knew Purpera and knew of Murphy said Murphy often bought drugs from Purpera.

The defense argued that the indifference charge would only be valid had Purpera not known his alleged victim — evidence suggests Purpera knew Murphy and intentionally killed him, attorneys argued, so the incident didn’t show indifference to human life in general. Nothing would stop any murder case from being tried under the extreme-indifference standard if Purpera’s were allowed to, the defense argued, according to the decision.

But even if a perpetrator knows the victim, Douglass wrote, the charge can still stand if evidence shows a “depraved heart,” a person who would decide to kill someone upon being slightly or insufficiently provoked.

While Purpera and Murphy knew each other, a jury could conclude from the evidence that Purpera didn’t care who his victim was and that he just wanted to satisfy a desire to kill someone, he added.

Purpera is also suspected of murdering 55-year-old homeless man Wayland Busby on or around Nov. 5, 2016, in the course of trying to steal marijuana and other goods — a case being handled in Denver.

Purpera was previously scheduled for trial in Denver District Court in Dec. 12-18, but is now scheduled April 24-30. Louisiana officials had previously issued a warrant for Purpera’s arrest for two counts of attempted murder in connection with an Aug. 22, 2016, shooting in that state.

An arraignment in his Arapahoe County case is now scheduled for Dec. 29.

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Man suspected of sexual assault near school arrested Three girls were victims, sheriff’s office says

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Denver man was arrested in the area of Arapahoe High School in Centennial after a month in which multiple reports told authorities a man was making unlawful sexual contact with teenage girls, a news release from the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s

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They included hiring a humanresources professional to help handle HR issues, hiring an independent consultant to review the Legislature’s workplace-harassment policy, and conducting mandatory annual trainings on harassment prevention for legislators, full-time staff, aides and interns. Such trainings are currently only required for legislators every two years and for staff only when they’re hired.

The HR position is a new role at the Capitol, the release said. The review of the Capitol’s policy will pull feedback from victims’ advocates, HR professionals, legislators, staff

Office said.

Sergio Gallegos-Munoz is suspected of approaching the girls from behind and grabbing their buttocks, according to reports to the sheriff ’s office. Gallegos-Munoz, Gallegos40, was arrested and booked into the Arapahoe Munoz County Sheriff ’s Office Detention Facility on three counts each of sexual assault on a child and unlawful sexual contact.

Three girls were victims in the — including aides and interns — and others who work at the Capitol.

The Executive Committee of the Legislative Council made the decision. That body includes Grantham, who represents El Paso and other counties south and west of Denver; Duran; state Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, a Republican from Parker; state Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, a Democrat of north and west Denver; state House Majority Leader KC Becker, a Democrat representing the Boulder area up to the Wyoming border; and state House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, a Republican from Castle Rock.

Michaelson Jenet and Rep. Daneya Esgar, Democrat from the Pueblo area, have also submitted an initial draft of a code of conduct related to harassment — sexual or otherwise — she hopes the

incidents, said Julie Brooks, spokeswoman for the sheriff ’s office.

The incidents occurred in the area of East Dry Creek Road and South University Boulevard, where Arapahoe High School sits, but none happened on the grounds of the campus, according to the sheriff ’s office.

The unlawful contacts occurred in the area of the 7500 block of South University Boulevard and inside the Starbucks at 7521 S. Univesrity Boulevard.

After receiving the reports, which detailed the incidents in November

and early December, sheriff ’s investigators put a surveillance operation underway.

At about 6 a.m. Dec. 11, investigators conducted surveillance at the Starbucks when a man matching the suspect’s description walked in.

An employee familiar with the reports told investigators this was the man she recalled seeing when the reports were made, and a victim, who was also in the Starbucks at the time, also identified him as the suspect.

Gallegos-Munoz was taken into custody at the Starbucks.

‘They have a right to expect us to treat them with the highest standard. We signed up for that. And everyone should feel safe with us, period.’

Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Democratic state representative House will approve. The recent allegations against Lebsock, Baumgardner and Tate moved her to write it.

“The public has an expectation that when they interact with a legislator” they “are treated with respect,” Michaelson Jenet said. “They have a right to expect us to treat them with the highest standard. We signed up for that. And everyone should feel safe with us, period.”

The code could move forward in the legislative process in the first weeks of the 2018 regular session, Michaelson Jenet expects. The session starts Jan. 10.

The Legislature already has sexual harassment policies in place, but Michaelson Jenet said the code would “pull together all the pieces in one document to say we agree to be held to a higher standard.”

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The holidays are a time to gather together with friends, family, co-workers and other near and dear ones.

And to make that time a little more delicious, and possibly more bearable, many local breweries produce holiday and winter brews specifically for the season.

“The great thing about beer is how it brings people together. More than any other time of year, the holidays bring together family and friends in celebration time and time again,” explained Todd Usry, president and brewmaster at Breckenridge Brewery,

Local breweries add orange, gingerbread, spices and other flavors

headquartered in Littleton. “Seasonals allow us to get creative using ingredients that are common that time of year, introduce styles that have historic relevance to the time of year, or brew a beer that has flavors that reflect the emotions of the season.”

At Breckenridge, they offer a Christmas Ale, the Holidale which is a variation of the Christmas Ale that has rested in whiskey barrels, and a Nitro Chocolate Orange Stout, while at Arvada’s Odyssey Beerwerks, they offer Oh Snap!, a spiced winter ale that includes winter cookie spicing and sweet orange peel.

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A DEEP DIVE INTO HOLIDAY BEERS Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale — Breckenridge has been brewing the ale since 1993. It’s a fullflavored, well-balanced ale with lots of malty flavor and a warming 7.1 percent ABV (alcohol by volume). No spices are added to the recipe, but it has a hint of spice courtesy of Chinook and Mount Hood hops.

Holidale — A variation of Christmas Ale that has rested in whiskey barrel for several months. The barrels add notes of oak and whiskey to the caramel sweetness of Christmas Ale. Nitro Chocolate Orange Stout — An entry into the brewery’s Nitro Series is a roasty stout brewed with orange zest and locally sourced Cholaca, pure liquid cacao. The brew is topped by the velvety texture of the nitrogen head.

Through December, the Christmas Ale is available in six-packs and 12-packs, a five-liter mini keg that holds 10

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pints, and a very limited supply of 240 one-liter gift bottles, signed and handlabeled by the elves at Breckenridge Brewery. The one-liter gift bottles are sold at the Farm House at Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Lane in Littleton.

Holidale is available in 22-ounce bombers through December.

The Nitro Chocolate Orange Stout is packaged in four-packs of nitrogencharged cans and can be purchased through January.

Check out the beer locator (www.breckbrew.com/beer-locator) to find specific stores and pubs that carry them.

Lone Tree Brewing Company Cranberry Saison Horchata stout — A milk stout with chocolate and cinnamon Old Ale — Features gingerbread spices

The holiday beers are available in 22-ounce bombers, available on tap in the Lone Tree Brewing Company tasting room, 8200 Park Meadows Drive, No. 8222, and at several bars across the metro area.

The Cranberry Sasion and Old Ale are currently available, and should be through the end of December. The Horchata Stout will be released right before Christmas, and will be available for the rest of the winter.

Odyssey Beerwerks Oh Snap! — For the second year, the brewery is offering its Oh Snap! Spiced winter ale. It features a rich malt base with biscuit accents complimented by classic winter cookie spicing and sweet orange peel.

Available both on draft and in cans, through the end of the year at Odyssey, 5535 W. 56th Ave. No. 107 and craftbeer centric liquor stores throughout the Denver metro area.

When you live in a place long enough, you develop a routine of going to the same places for a bite to eat, or a quick drink.

But Megan Bucholz wanted to show residents and visitors alike that Denver’s dining scene is a dynamic and delicious place to eat.

To that end, she started Local Table Tours in 2010 with the goal of highlighting some of best bites.

“All our guides are really COMING great, and connect to the ATTRACTIONS food industry,” Bucholz said with a laugh. “But sometimes its fun to get a guide way cooler than I am.”

That’s why this December, Local Table Tours has enlisted Orion Carrington as their newest tour guide. Carrington is known for hosting the Comcast television show, “Let’s Eat,” in addition to Clarke Reader emceeing a variety of events around town including the Denver Burger Battle and RAW Artist — Denver. He’s had segments aired on CNN Travel Channel and interviewed cast members from HBO’s “True Blood” and AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”

As Bucholz explains, Carrington will take tourists to a variety of LoDo stops, including Hearth & Dram, Lucky Pie, Euclid Hall, Zoe Ma Ma, Coohills, The Kitchen, Kachina, Poka Lola Social Club, Tap 14 and Vesta.

Moving into 2018, Bucholz is looking to bring coffee and cocktail tours to the area as well.

“We’re always looking for new spins on the tour to develop,” she said. “So often people go to the same place over and over, but we want them to think outside the box.”

Carrington will host a selection of culinary tours in December and January. Custom tour dates and times are also available upon request. For more information, or to book a tour, call 303-909-5747 or visit www.localtabletours.com.

Celebrate the winter solstice outside Anyone who has visited Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park knows it provides some truly spectacular views, not only of wildlife and the metro area, but also the night sky.

Those night sky views make the park, located at 15600 W. Morrison Road, the perfect place to celebrate the first official day of winter at the Winter Solstice Hike, from 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 21.

The evening event features a short night hike, followed by a merry gathering around a large campfire for a marshmallow roast and traditional burning of the yule log. Attendees should bring their own mug to enjoy a hot drink.

For the details, visit www.lakewood.org/ BCLPEvents.

Happy bassmas, everyone It’s pretty standard to go to a coffee shop or bar and hear the music of a singer, accompanied by just an acoustic guitar. It’s a little less common to see a singer and upright bass.

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Parker joins partnership to bring in art instructors Art Students League of Denver offers boost to programming starting in January

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Parker Arts has partnered with the Art Students League of Denver to expand opportunities for its art students to study with national and local instructors, beginning in January. Parker’s executive cultural director, Elaine Mariner, says this will “fill a gap in our programming.” She cites national touring programs in the theater, professional stage shows, professional art in the galleries … and is proud of the “nationally recognized professional artists living in Parker.”

Lorenzo Chavez and Kristine Iltis, who have been teaching at PACE, are also among the more than 200 wellknown artists who teach at ASLD and registration will be through the school this year. Parker artists will be eligible to become ASLD members ($55 a year) and pay a reduced price for classes if they wish — and enroll in additional classes at the busy school at 200 Grant St. in Denver.

The ASLD, which describes itself as modeled after the Art Students League in New York City, is housed in Denver’s old Sherman School and its Annex. Built in 1893, (annex in 1920) and a national landmark, it houses classrooms and exhibit space for students and instructors.

Labeled “Richardson Romanesque,” its mellow stone walls invite the artist

Parker artist Lorenzo Chavez in his studio. He will teach landscape painting at PACE, and at the Art Students League of Denver.

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inside to explore and create. Volunteers plant and maintain gardens filled with native perennials, which invite a painter’s focus, and the school features ongoing events and exhibits.

Chavez, who paints mostly with oils and pastels, will teach ”Fundamentals of Landscape Painting,” a six-week class, held on Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon at PACE, from Jan 22 to Feb. 26, with a cost of $171/member and $207/ non-member. In the spring, Chavez will offer a four week session: “Painting Landscapes Outdoors,” from April 30 to May 21, with a cost of $114/members and $138/non-members. Basic skills in drawing are needed for both.

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ern Grill, 10600 Westminster Blvd., from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, that’s what you’ll see when Nalani performs.

A musician who blends classic and contemporary covers of jazz, soul and blues, as well as her own writings, Nalani brings an approach to music that you won’t see all that often. She often brings in guest musicians with her, so you never know what the show will be like until she starts playing. For some pre-holiday fun, this is an event to not be missed.

A visit to www.kachinawestminster.com will provide all the info you need.

Martinis with the Griswolds Chevy Chase’s Clark Griswold is perhaps the only person who has a worse time at Christmas than Charlie Brown. But his misadventures are hilarious every time.

On Thursday and Friday, Dec. 21 and 22, people of drinking age and older can head to the University of Colorado South Denver, 10035 S. Peoria St. in Lone Tree, to catch the holiday classic and get their drink on at Movie and Martini: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

Doors open at 6 p.m., and the movie begins at 7:30 p.m.

The all-inclusive evening includes two drinks (signature cocktails, beer or wine), a dinner menu prepared by the in-house culinary team, movie (with popcorn)

See the ASLD website for materials list.

Born in New Mexico, Chavez lives and works in Parker, has exhibited internationally and especially in the western U.S. He maintains a studio in Parker’s Old Schoolhouse.

Kris Ilitis, who has taught oil painting at PACE, will offer “The Wonder of Watercolor” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 2. She says she will offer a “non-traditional Impressionistic approach … helping you to paint outside the lines.”

Some basic skills in drawing needed — and she reminds artists to “bring your lunch.

and the classic film on the big screen. Attendees who arrive early can play trivia to win prizes before the movie begins.

For tickets and information, visit www.southdenver. cu.edu/events/event/national-lampoons-christmasvacation/.

The best Christmas music, live For my money, the soundtrack to 1965’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is the best soundtrack for the holiday season.

The arrangements and compositions of West Coast jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi beautifully captured the youthful and melancholy spirit of Charles Schulz’s comic and characters.

Music fans who feel the same as I do can see this timeless music performed by the Annie Booth Trio, featuring special guest Max Wellman on vocals, Patrick McDevitt on bass, and Alejandro Castaño on drums.

Booth, a Denver-based jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator, has received numerous awards for her playing and contributions to the local jazz scene.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” with Annie Booth is at 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 23 and 24, at Dazzle Denver, 1512 Curtis St. in downtown Denver. Visit www.dazzledenver.com for all you need to know.

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.

“New Mexico Church,” by Parker artist Lorenzo Chavez, who will teach painting classes at the PACE Center.

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over the top. As always, the primary goal is to make a high-quality beer,” said Chris Hill, who runs Arvada’s Odyssey Beerwerks with Deana, his wife.

“We often tell people that ‘dark is a color, not a flavor’ so don’t be afraid of dark beers — especially this one.”

The Lone Tree Brewing Company adds a little fruit and gingerbread to its holiday beers, said Josh West, head brewer at the company.

It also makes a Horchata Stout right before Christmas.

“Our goal is for the beers to not only be consumable independently but also pair well with food when the beer is released,” he added. “We try to think of what types of beer will pair well with the season and create recipes based on popular seasonal flavors.”

As with the holiday season, the beers aren’t around for long. Most can be purchased through December, but some of the winter recipes go through January.

“Like most things in life, when people are happy, everything is more enjoyable. The holidays offer a great time for people to sit back, relax, and enjoy the moment,” Hill said. “Who wouldn’t want a great beer to be a part of that picture?”

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‘We all go through hard times’ The “one” is a fundraiser, held Dec. 9 at Takoda Tavern in Parker. Redman’s friends, Ron Meier and Bob Nobles, no strangers to doing for others, organized the benefit when they learned of Redman’s predicament.

Meier is president of the homeowners’ association of the Parker condominiums where Redman lives. Nobles owns Takoda Tavern, a well-known hangout for veterans tucked in a nondescript, small shopping strip.

The decision to “Call out the Cavalry for Christian,” as the sign on the placard advertising the fundraiser reads, was easy.

“He’s got a heart of gold,” Meier, 58, says of Redman. “We all go through hard times, right? Any one of us could end up with unfortunate circumstances.”

Meier, Nobles and Redman, along with Aaron Davis and Mac McCrory, organized a benefit two years ago for Jack Frank, a WWII veteran who was running out of money.

Extending a helping hand, building community, they said then, is what matters in this world.

Today, thanks to the money raised and a careful financial planning strategy, Frank and his wife no longer worry about having enough to live on until they die.

“We live in a time where there’s a lot of negativity going on,” Nobles, 57, says. “But there’s always something positive in helping people out.”

Nobles’ passions are evident in the American flags and Native American art that cover just about every inch of the tavern walls. He was deeply influenced, he says, by a Native American friend who treated everyone with dignity and kindness. He named his bar and restaurant Takoda, which means “friend to others” among the Lakota Sioux. And although he didn’t serve in the military, he considers all those who did — or do — his family.

Like Redman.

“He’s a good man,” Nobles says. “He served his country and he’s getting dealt a really tough, tough hand. . . . We can all do a little more to help out our kids — they’re all our children.”

During the fundraiser, Meier stands by the donation table near the entrance, thanking people, writing down

Ron Meier, left, and Bob Nobles, right, organized a fundraiser Dec. 9 at Takoda Tavern in Parker to help retired police officer and veteran Christian Redman with medical and living expenses. Redman is battling an aggressive form of colon cancer.

ANN MACARI HEALEY names and amounts in a dog-eared booklet, meticulously documenting the generosity.

Jack Frank, 92, the WWII vet walks in, cane in hand, and pulls out $75 from his wallet.

“Appreciate that, Jack,” Meier says.

“I wish I could do more.” Frank recounts how he fell recently and injured his ribs. But, he says, “I had to make sure I could be here.”

‘The motto: never quit’ Redman remembers the exact moment his life veered.

5:33 p.m. June 10, 2016. The phone rang. He didn’t really want to answer it. He knew hernias, his first suspicion, weren’t causing his troubles.

The unanswerable questions flooded his mind. Would he die? Would he wither away to nothing as he’d seen happen to others fighting cancer? He didn’t want to be that person.

A month later, he was in the hospital, undergoing emergency surgery that saved his life. Doctors removed his colon. When he woke, he had an ileostomy bag outside his stomach area to collect the waste products from his body.

He was devastated.

Redman has always been a burly man, 230 pounds, jovial, outgoing, committed to being the best at whatever he did. A cavalry scout for the Army, he was stationed in Germany near the border with the Soviet Union when the Chernobyl nuclear explosion occurred.

He later taught armor operations warfare and was called up in the reserves during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He

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spent 23 years as a police officer in Kentucky before moving back to Parker, where he grew up, to help care for his aging parents. Here, he began working in construction.

After years of being in charge, he didn’t want to get out of bed.

Then his 16-year-old daughter, Alexis, who lives in Kentucky with his ex-wife, called. “You can’t leave me yet, Daddy,” she told him.

Nine days later, he walked out of the hospital.

The fight has been unrelenting. Chemotherapy, every Tuesday, leaves him breathless, nauseous, trembling, prone to infections and insomnia. Complications have sent him to emergency rooms more than 20 times. He lost 90 pounds. The stress has revived panic attacks related to PTSD from his Army days.

He is quieter. His shoulders hunch slightly when he stands. There is a heaviness, a worry, in his gaze. The battle is depleting. And it forces what matters most into focus.

“You learn to forgive a lot when you’re sick,” Redman says. “I learned never to say never — it’s a humbling disease. As they say, pride goeth before the fall. I used to be laser-focused on being the best. Now, I just want to see my little girl graduate college, walk down the aisle.”

His father, Dave Redman, 77, a retired Navy command master chief, is his constant companion. He has accompanied him on every doctor and hospital visit. And when Christian’s spirits dip too low, he helps lift them back up.

“It’s a fight,” Dave Redman says. But “there’s a light at the end of the tunnel — it’s there.”

The disease can’t be cured, Redman says, but the hope is that he can live in remission someday.

So, he prays. And he draws on his military training: “I will win. I will survive. You can’t give up. I’ve never given up, never quit. That’s the motto: Never quit.”

‘Pay it forward’ At Takoda Tavern, a silent auction table hugs the front wall. A few bottles of aged, expensive whiskey. Several beer bar signs. A Benchmark knife.

And more.

Jason Adamson, 37, a Takoda regular from Highlands Ranch, is sitting at the bar. He has bid $500 each for two of the whiskey bottles. He doesn’t know Redman.

“Why not?” he says about his donation. “It’s for a good cause. Bob tells me it’s a good thing. That’s all that matters to me. I feel there’s too many stories out there nowadays that are more sad than happy. That’s what people tend to focus on. Sometimes, the good stories go unmentioned.”

This, the rallying of a community for one of its own, he says, is a good story.

Sam Treat, 54, walks up to Meier at the table, $40 in his hand.

“How does this work?” he asks. An Air Force veteran, he has come from Aurora with his daughter. He, too, doesn’t know Redman.

“It’s a good cause,” Treat says.

“You’ve got to take care of people, always pay it forward. I just hope he gets better.”

Air Force veteran Bob Barns, 84, walks through the door. He hands Meier an envelope that says “from Bill and Jane.” He can’t stay — his grandchildren are visiting — but he had to stop by to support a fellow serviceman.

“I’ve had some medical problems myself, and I just wanted to help a little bit,” says Barns, who also has never met Redman. “I have been very lucky . . . but I may be here someday.”

A belief in humanity Perhaps the most difficult part of this unwanted journey has been losing the ability to support and take care of himself, Redman says.

His monthly insurance premium is about $950. He spends about another $500 a month in co-pays. Then there’s the medicine, the monthly rent, food, other basic living expenses. His $40,000 in savings quickly disappeared once he had to stop working. His business crumbled.

He is in the process of pursuing veterans’ benefits. But for now, his only income is about $2,000 a month in disability pay, which is enough to cover either medical or living expenses, but not both.

When Meier became aware, through other sources, that Redman was falling behind in his rent, he approached his friend about holding a fundraiser.

Aaron Davis, the condominium complex’s property maintenance manager, also set up a GoFundMe account. The goal altogether: $15,000 to cover Redman’s rent for a year.

As of Dec. 18, a little more than $15,000 had been raised — $10,000 from the Takoda benefit.

The amount humbles Redman. He is amazed at how many people showed up to support him and, of those, how many he didn’t know.

“I am,” he says simply, “very blessed.”

But maybe this blessing is for everyone.

For Meier. And Nobles. And Davis.

And Frank and Barns and Adamson and Treat and all the people who looked into their hearts to try to make life a little better for someone who was hurting.

And all of us who share in this story that shines a light on the goodness of humanity, reminding us what matters most: Love for our fellow man, woman and child, especially in the toughest of times.

Ann Macari Healey writes about people, places and issues of everyday life. An award-winning columnist, she can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia or 303-566-4100.

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critters, which would make delightful decorations for a child’s room — or perhaps a kitchen windowsill.

Jewelry is crafted in a rainbow of colors and many different styles: enameled, with gemstones, with polished bits of rock, beads, leather, metals. There are necklaces, earrings, bracelets and brooches, interspersed with small ceramic pieces, arranged throughout the Depot.

In the waiting room at the rear of the building, one finds more paintings, plus a collection of shawls in colors and neutral shades and an array of notecards — single and in packages, including a few holiday notes. These are copied from paintings, prints and photos, printed on really nice paper, sometimes individually embellished.

They will be a pleasure to write on, for those among us who still value a handwritten message. LFAG members always have a nice stock of special cards, which could be framed like a small gift.

An unhurried visit to this bit of Littleton’s historic downtown will probably prompt a shopper to see appropriate gift items they haven’t imagined.

The historic Depot was housed in Bega Park for a period, after train service ceased, then moved to its present location with help from Varian Ashbaugh and restored by Guild members and others from the community, with a special grant and donations, as a Bicentennial project. It is maintained and owned by the City of Littleton and operated by Littleton Fine Arts Guild members, who volunteer their time.

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Littleton’s bright red 1888 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Depot, aka the Depot Art Gallery, at 2069 W. Powers Ave., is packed with one-of-a-kind gifts: paintings, of course, but miniatures at mini prices; glass, ceramics, jewelry, fiber art and holiday décor, including Christmas tree ornaments. The Holiday Express has arrived in Littleton, bearing gifts for another season. This is an ideal spot for the last-minute shopper, with a cozy atmosphere and friendly artists who are happy to talk about the items available therein.

An elegant teapot rests in a glass corner cabinet in the baggage room, where one enters. Next to it is a table with ceramics and other items. There, we found a beautifully decorated wooden box by Bobbie Shupe, which seems perfect for a young granddaughter, who is enjoying a professional career and her first condo home. More of Shupe’s special boxes are scattered through the gallery.

In the baggage room, there is also a long table filled with a collection of smaller gift items: ornaments, shiny snack dishes created from repurposed wine bottles, a rack of hand-painted silk scarves, wee knit hats for tiny new family members …

It’s surrounded by walls filled with miniature paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor. They range in style from realistic to abstract: landscapes, florals, cityscapes, photographs, graphics and more, by Littleton Fine Arts Guild members and guests. These works of art continue past the ticket desk and around the corner into the back waiting room. Note the goofy ceramic

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nearby, I thought it would be the other way around,” said Trevor Mayes, a Walgreens employee who worked on Aug. 8. “I thought it would be (Eno) who had caused this matter.”

Richardson’s firstdegree murder charge can proceed to trial, and he’ll be held without bond, Judge Jeffrey K. Holmes ruled at the Dec. 15 preliminary hearing.

Preliminary hearings allow judges to decide whether there is enough Richardson evidence to take charges to a trial — they don’t decide whether a suspect is guilty.

But the court testimony by two Walgreens employees and Englewood police Detective Aaron Glee shed more light on the case.

A toxicology report showed Eno’s blood-alcohol level to be at least 0.13 percent, with some amount of marijuana also showing in his system in an initial, or presumptive, test, Glee said. At their arrest two days after the slaying, Richardson and the second man told police they were intoxicated by alcohol, methamphetamine and marijuana on that morning of Aug. 10.

But neither employee said Richardson or the second man appeared intoxicated in Walgreens where they encountered Eno. Englewood police found Eno, an Englewood resident, unconscious and bleeding at about 9:43 p.m. Aug. 8 after

responding to his single-car crash at 55 E. Chenango Ave. That location is only a few blocks from the 5000 block of South Acoma Street, where Richardson and the second man said Eno’s fatal wound occurred. Eno drove off and ran into a truck after sustaining the stab wound that would end his life.

Genesis of confrontation Just seven minutes earlier, Eno made a purchase at the Walgreens, according to a receipt police found in his car. He had spoken to his father on the phone, who asked him to pick up some melatonin at about 9:08 p.m., when Eno was at a nearby Subway.

When Eno arrived at the drugstore, he encountered Richardson and the second man, his friend, who told police Eno gave him “a bad look,” said defense attorney Andrea Banducci, a Colorado public defender. In response, Richardson told Eno to Eno go around them, which sparked the string of three confrontations. Richardson and the second man walked to the register to check out, and Eno acted like he wanted to fight them, said Charlotte Gazotti, an employee.

“The two (darker-skinned) gentlemen were trying to ignore him and finish their transaction and leave,” Gazotti said in testimony, adding that Eno acted obnoxious and “was cussing” at them.

The second man tried to defuse the situation, said Mayes, the second employee who testified.

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over a problem with an assault thing” and “I don’t really want to get into this,” to which Eno responded, “Oh, did you hear that? Did you hear that?” and made a pejorative comment, Mayes said.

All three men acted aggressively at the start, but Eno was “furious” while Richardson and the second man were trying to calm down near the register, Mayes said. One of the two friends repeatedly told the other to “just ignore” Eno, according to Gazotti.

As Mayes checked out the second man’s purchase, Eno slammed a bottle of medication on the counter, and a manager asked him if he wanted to check out in another part of the store.

Once Eno finished, he rushed to catch up to Richardson and the second man, who had just exited.

Gazotti walked outside and saw the men having an argument, with about 10 to 15 feet between them, when Eno started to run toward them — Gazotti yelled that she’d call the police, and Eno stopped and got into his car. He sped out northbound on South Broadway, and Richardson and the second man walked west on West Belleview Avenue.

Knife incident in dispute Richardson was carrying a knife and had pulled it out before Eno exited the store — which the second man told police was to slash tires, but Richardson told police he had it out “just to show” the second man. He said Richardson asked Eno outside, “Do you want to die?” Richardson denied that.

Gazotti didn’t hear that comment and didn’t see anyone pull out a knife, she said. Richardson told police the second man asked him if he had the knife, and said he pulled it out but placed it back in his pocket.

Once Richardson and his friend left, they appeared to be walking to the nearby Golden Nugget Apartments,

where Richardson had a lease through the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless — both men have been homeless E — but when they were just a block away from the drugstore, they saw Eno on South Acoma Street.

According to claims presented in P court, Eno approached them, still an- A gry, and pushed both Richardson and the other man, each with one hand.

The second man punched Eno in the face — and at about the same time, he told police, Richardson stabbed Eno through his ribs and heart. Richardson said he pulled his knife out and held it in front of his body, in fear of his life, because Eno had a shiny object in his hand as he approached them. Richardson told police Eno lunged toward him and fell onto the C knife.

But he also said Eno didn’t have the object in his hand at one point and wasn’t sure if he dropped it or never had it.

An injured Eno left in his vehicle, in which police found a sheathed knife, but evidence suggests Eno didn’t have the knife during confrontations, the judge said.

Richardson called the knife wound a “clean stick,” according to the second P man.

Banducci, the defense attorney, said A Richardson didn’t have enough time in the third altercation to deliberate killing Eno. Tom Byrnes, a prosecutor with the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, argued Richardson’s pulling out his knife and allegedly saying, “Do you want to die?” shows intent, and pointed out the amount of time between the altercations.

Richardson has an arraignment set for Feb. 5. When arrested in Englewood, he had a felony warrant for his arrest out of Denver.

Eno worked as a broker for Keller Williams Executives in Highlands Ranch.

Teen pregnancies, abortions decline sharply in Colorado Low-cost, free access to IUDs get credit, state health officials say ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado teen pregnancies and abortions have dropped sharply since 2009, and state health officials attribute much of the trend to the increased availability of free and low-cost access to intrauterine devices at health clinics.

The state’s teen birth rate and teen abortion rate have dropped 54 percent and 64 percent, respectively, since the devices, known as IUDs, became an affordable option at low-income health clinics, The Denver Post reports. The data were released Nov. 30 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Between 2009 and 2016, Colorado spent $28 million supplying IUDs to 75 public health clinics across the

state. More than 43,700 contraceptive implants were provided to women.

Medical staff were trained in use of the devices. State funding came from a grant provided by Warren Buffett’s family.

Before the program, clinics often offered options such as the patch, birth control pills or monthly contraception shots. Camp said those options generally don’t provide reliable birth control for teens and young women.

Colorado law allows those under 18 to give consent on birth control services. The state’s teen fertility rate, or births per 1,000 teens ages 15-19, dropped from 37.5 to 19.4 since 2009, the Post reported. Nationally, the rate dropped from 37.9 to 24.2 births.

Colorado lawmakers have increased funding for the program to up to $4.1 million, while clinics have received more Medicaid funding under the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid reimbursements to clinics have risen from $500,000 to roughly $5 million annually.

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CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Political Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at Maggiano’s DTC, 7401 S. Clinton St., Englewood. Breakfast buffet opens at 6:45 a.m. and program lasts from 7:15-8:30 a.m. Contact Myron Spanier, 303-877-2940; Mort Marks, 303-770-6147; Nathan Chambers, 303-804-0121; or Cliff Dodge, 303-909-7104.

Citizens Alliance for a Sustainable Englewood (CASE): 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at The Brew on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway, Englewood.

For Englewood and Littleton residents who want to see their local governments adopt nonpartisan, environmentally and economically sustainable policies and projects. Contact Geoff Frazier at gfraze@gmail.com.

Professional AAUW, American Association of University Women, LittletonSouth Metro Branch, invites graduates who hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited institution to participate in activities that advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Meetings are usually the second Monday of each

month, September through May, at Southglenn Library, Vine and University in Centennial. Social time at 6:30 p.m. is followed by a short business meeting and informative programs. Contact membership chair Barb Pyle at barbpyle@yahoo.com.

Art viewings: by appointment Monday through Saturday at Creations to Constance, 5104 S. Taft Way, Littleton. Featuring original paintings by world renowned visual contemporary artist Domingo Domingo. Contact 303-597-8401 or www.creationstoconstance. com.

American Business Women’s Association meets on the second Wednesday each month at 6:30 p.m. welcoming women, working or not, to Success Chapter programs for success and positive living. Call Lori Smith at 303-688-3100 ext.

360 or e-mail loris@intermountainrea.com for upcoming speakers and events at Marriott Denver South, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton.

BNI Connections (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www. thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or

jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Littleton networking event from 9:30-11 a.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 3702 River Point Parkway, Littleton. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS™ Professional Network at http://www.

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Contacts Unlimited is a business and professional leads group that meets at Courtesy Ford, 8252 S. Broadway, Littleton in the meeting room on the first, second, and third Thursday of every month.

Meeting time is 8-9:15 a.m. Visitors are welcome. Call Jenifer at 303-221-6550.

Non-Practicing and Part Time Nurses Association meets from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. All nurses are invited to attend for medical

swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@ gmail.com

presentations. Contact: Barbara Karford, 303-794-0354.

Women Investment Group Master Mind Group meets to empower all women to build a real financial freedom through the power of real estate in any market condition.

We network, share ideas, leads, resources and encourage each other.

We meet once a month. For meeting information, call Lorena 303-9816539 or e-mail WomenInvestmentGroup@comcast.net.

Recreation Adventures in Dance offers a number of dance classes for adults. Line Dance Aerobics is Mondays; West Coast swing is Tuesdays; Merengue and bachata is Wednesdays; Viennese waltz and slow waltz is Thursdays; and a social Latin dance sampler is offered over two Fridays.

Adventures in Dance is at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance.com for details and to sign up.Art Viewings: by appointment Monday through Saturday at Creations to Constance, 5104 S. Taft Way, Littleton. Featuring original paintings by world renowned visual contemporary artist Domingo Domingo. Contact 303-597-8401 or www.creationstoconstance. com Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking,

Denver Walking Tours Denver area residents and visitors are invited to experience downtown Denver through a free walking tour, a two-hour excursion that starts in Civic Center Park, winds through downtown past more than a dozen of Denver’s distinctive landmarks and ends in front of Coors Field. Tours are offered every day. No reservations needed. Tours are free, and tips are encouraged. Go to http:// www.denverfreewalkingtours. com/ for details.

Draw from Life sessions are offered from 6-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, just north of the Buck Recreation Center.

Class offers a chance to work with a clothed model with a variety of pose times. Reserve space with Cheryl at mbadamsjr@msn.com.

Cost is $5. Call 303-795-0781.

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve in the tradition of great orchestras around the world! Waltzes, polkas and perhaps an overture or two will help you ring in 2018. Followed by a festive reception and “champagne” toast.

Tickets $35 Adults/Seniors, $15 Youth 21 and under www.littletonsymphony.org or 303-933-6824

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Start new year off on right (or left) foot First Day Hikes encourages outdoor recreation at state parks STAFF REPORT

Kick off the new year by getting outside and taking a hike.

Colorado State Parks and Wildlife will again participate in America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative, with 26 state parks participating by hosting an organized hike Jan. 1. Each park offers an opportunity to enjoy the new year, with most parks offering guided hikes and some parks providing multiple options to choose from, allowing you to select the time and route you prefer.

“Each year, we’ve had a growing number of our parks offering First Day Hikes events as part of this national effort to get people outdoors and into state parks,” said Bob Broscheid, Colorado State Parks director. “First Day Hikes are a great way to cure cabin fever and celebrate the new year in our amazing state with a walk our hike in one of our beautiful state parks.”

Visitors to Colorado State Parks can expect to be surrounded by nature in winter, experience spectacular views and, in many parks, benefit from the company of a knowledgeable state park guide on hikes ranging from half-

mile fun walks to challenging fivemile hikes. In addition, most parks offer refreshments and giveaways provided by a Colorado Parks Foundation grant.

“Getting outside is the best way to bring in a new year and Colorado state parks showcase all the best things about the outdoors,” said Crystal Dreiling, park manager at Trinidad Lake State Park, one of the participating parks.

“We are thrilled to have seen this event continue to grow since we started the program in 2012.”

The hikes are free but park visitors must possess a valid parks pass to participate.

The daily pass for entry to most parks costs $7 per vehicle; annual passes are available for $70. All First Day Hikes vary in ability levels and length depending on location and weather conditions. Bring snacks and water, dress in layers and be prepared with traction and/or trekking poles for winter hiking in snow or on icy trails; if there is snow, consider bringing snowshoes.

First Day Hikes was created to offer everyone an opportunity to begin the new year rejuvenating and connecting with the outdoors at a state park close to home.

According to the National Association of State Park Directors, 1,300 First Day Hikes were offered in all 50 states in 2017, with 61,800 participants covering more than 111,850 miles.

FIRST DAY HIKES IN AREA In the Colorado Community Media coverage area, a few state parks are participating in First Day Hike. For the complete list, check out http://cpw.state.co.us/firstdayhikes Chatfield State Park, 11500 N Roxborough Park Road, Littleton Gravel Pond Hike, 9-10 a.m. | Meet at the Gravel Pond parking lot.

Platte River Hike, 11 a.m. to noon | Meet at the Platte River parking lot.

Roxborough State Park, 4751 E. Roxborough Drive Carpenter Peak, 9 a.m. to noon | Naturalists Paul Bleau and Dave Thomas lead a 6.4-mile round-trip hike to the highest point in the park at 7,175 feet. Enjoy a panoramic view while eating lunch on the peak. Bring water, food, yaktrax or micro spikes and poles; dress appropriately for the weather. Reservations required on Eventbrite. Meet at the Carpenter Peak Trailhead.

Contact 303-973-3959 or roxborough. park@state.co.us.

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Fountain Valley Trail, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Naturalists Sue and Jim Schleuder lead this 2.2-mile hike to explore the Fountain Valley Trail. Look for signs of the animals that live in the park, and learn about the geology.

Dress for the weather. Reservations required on Eventbrite. Contact 303-973-3959 or roxborough.park@state.co.us.

South Rim Trail, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |

Barr Lake State Park, 13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton Nature Center, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Enjoy a 3-mile easy hike with the opportunity to observe all types of wildlife, including eagles and many species of birds. Dogs are welcome. Spotting scopes will be available for visitors to use. Contact 303-655-1495 or barr.lake.nature.center@state.co.us.

First Day Hikes originated more than 25 years ago with the goal of promoting both healthy lifestyles through the year and year-round recreation at state parks. Getting outside and unplugging from daily technology creates a connection with nature that promotes physical and mental well-

being and encourages creativity and stewardship of our shared resources in kids and adults alike.

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Naturalist Mike Thomas leads this 3-mile hike and looks at the interrelationships of ecosystems, human impacts and geology of the park. Bring water, food, yaktrax or micro spikes and poles; dress appropriately for the weather. Reservations required on Eventbrite. Meet at the South Rim Trailhead.

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ocal painter Victoria Kwasinski will lead a workshop, “Abstracted Realism,” for Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County from 9 SONYA’S a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. SAMPLER 6. It will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Kwasinski, who counts 30 years of experience as a working artist and teacher, works in a variety of mediums.

She attended Colorado Institute of Arts and Sonya Ellingboe received her degree from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Pre-registration required. (This would be a fine holiday gift for a local artist!) The cost is $35 for HFAG members and $40 for nonmembers: heritage-guild.com. A list of materials is found on the website.

ing Chanukah, puts a unique spin on the familiar story. It will debut in theatres nationwide, only on Dec. 19, with eight stories that pay tribute to the celebration of Chanukah, written

by Scott Evan Guggenheim, Shannon Guggenheim and Steven Guggenheim. A Klezmerized orchestration of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” accompanies this musical comedy, set in the mythical town of Chelm. Showing at River Point 14 (Sheridan); Meadows 12 (Lone Tree); AMC Highlands Ranch 24; Colorado Mills 16 Writers’ Retreat (Lakewood); Westminster The Englewood Library will Promenade 24 (Broomfield); offer a two-day Writer’s Retreat For reviews of current Aurora 20; and Denver on Jan. 13-14, with authors as productions, go to Pavilions 15. speakers. Free, but registration coloradocommunitymedia. is required: 303-762-2555. com/ellingboe.html.

‘The Nutcracker’ The Denver Ballet Theatre One night film showing presents its classical ver“The Meshuga Nutcracker,” sion of “The Nutcracker” at a musical comedy celebratNew in town Opera Colorado announced that it has moved its administration and rehearsal spaces to a 1930s industrial warehouse in Englewood at 4121 S. Navajo St. Englewood Mayor Joe Jefferson and other city representatives spoke at an open house celebration on Dec. 14.

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Families shop with cops in Englewood Walmart, Englewood Police team up for annual event

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Twenty-four children ranging in age from 4 to 15 were the guests of honor at the Englewood Walmart on Dec. 14 at this year’s Shop with a Cop event.

The annual program is a cooperative effort of Walmart and the Englewood Police Department to provide an opportunity for children of needy families to go shopping for Christmas gifts for themselves and members of their family.

Toni Arnoldy, the police community relations specialist, said the children are nominated for the program by Englewood Schools and a Walmart grant provides funds for the program.

As the evening got underway, the subjects of the conversations ranged from possible items for the shopping list to sports as the families ate dinner before going shopping.

Cindy England joined her four grandchildren for dinner and said the night was a big thing for her family.

“I started temporarily caring for my grandchildren in September and I knew there wouldn’t be money needed to provide a nice Christmas for them.

I didn’t know what we were going to do,” she said. “I was surprised and thrilled when they called and asked us to be here tonight. Being here tonight means there will now be presents under the tree for all the children.”

She said she felt it was nice that officers were helping the kids shop.

“It is a good thing to see the officers involved with helping children have a nicer Christmas,” she said “I think having the police officers here makes it even a more special event.”

Once everyone had eaten, one or two members of the police department joined each family as they headed out on their shopping trip.

“I have volunteered to help with this program since it began,”officer Kevin Sage said.

“Events like this help police officers better connect with members of the community. I like to do this because it is a lot of fun because helping the kids

Justin Garzia Jr. puts an item in the cart held by Englewood Police Officer Ryan Kaspar during the Dec. 14 Shop with a Cop event at the Englewood Walmart. Shop with a Cop is an annual cooperative effort of Englewood Walmart and EPD to allow nominated children to shop for presents so they will have a nicer Christmas.

PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS shop is like being a kid again.”

Sage, who has been with the department for more than 24 years, said the event is special for the officers. He said many of his fellow officers adjust their scheduled in order be part of Shop with a Cop and a number of the officers who were off duty volunteered to be part of the project.

Each child has a specific sum to spend. The officers and the children made it a sort of a game to get as close to the target amount as possible. Once the shopping was completed, each officer and family made their way to the special check-out location.

The items brought to the checkout location were the shoppers’ choices,

some for themselves and some for family members. Items checked out varied from toys and games to clothes and household items.

Deborah Marshal stood by as her children checked out and said it was a special night for her family.

“I have five little ones and I am unemployed right now so it was a hard time for us,” she said. “I was surprised when they called me and told me we would be here to go shopping tonight. Tonight means there will be the nice Christmas we wouldn’t have otherwise.”

Giovoini Acosta had selected a variety items but he said the one most important was the large container of modeling clay.

“Art is important to me. I like to draw and I like to create things out of clay,” the 15-year-old said. “I draw when I am bored but I really have fun working with clay. I want to use some of this clay to make some little boxes for mom to put her jewelry in.”

Walmart employee Kristen Wallen smiled a lot as she checked out the shoppers and, when the sale was completed, handed each a goodie bag.

“I like working with the project that helps the community and I like the fact that my company cares about the people of Englewood,” she said. “We put a lot of time in the project but the smiles of the children as they gather up their gifts makes it all worth it.”

Vera May Aitken is turning 100!

Vera was born in Delta Colorado on December 24, 1917. Her family moved to Englewood when she was nine months old. For the past 65 years she has lived in Littleton. She spends her free time walking, reading and working puzzles.

Celebrating her birthday are her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and neighbors.

Gerald Rice, 7, puts a stuffed toy on the counter as he joined 23 other children taking part in Shop with a Cop held Dec. 14 at the Englewood Walmart. The seven-year-old was assisted on the shopping trip by his mother Jolee Dreher, left, and Englewood Police Officer Brian Taylor. This is the 10 th year Englewood Police officers had helped children shop thanks to a grant from Walmart.

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Valor Point provides a temporary home for the brave Lakewood facility offers therapies and employment and housing services

VETS AND HOMELESSNESS Veterans are over-represented among the homeless population. It is estimated that veterans represent nine percent of the total homeless population, and that homeless veterans tend to be male (91 percent), single (98 percent), live in a city (76 percent), and have a mental and/or physical disability (54 percent).

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

To be successful at something, it usually takes more than one go. And that includes getting off the streets and finding stable living and employment.

Mike, 54, and Eddie, 55, neither of who wanted their last names used for privacy reasons, are two veterans who have lived this truth. But thanks to Valor Point Domiciliary for Homeless Veterans in south Lakewood, part of the Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, both men are working toward a better future.

“I’ve been here before and successfully progressed through the program,” said Mike, who served in the Navy from 1988 through 1991 during the Gulf War. “Because of unforeseen circumstances, I’m back here again.

But they’re helping me with housing.”

Valor Point was opened nearly five years ago thanks to a federal grant aimed at helping homeless veterans.

It’s a satellite of the Veterans Affairs facilities in downtown Denver, and is part of the continuum of care veterans have access to after their service is finished.

— Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

South Lakewood’s Valor Point has an arts therapy room for its residents, who are all homeless veterans. These are some of the works residents have created.

CLARKE READER “We’re a piece of the puzzle for veterans in need,” said Dr. Thomas Kinney, program manager at Valor Point.

“We’re one of about 230 Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program facilities around the country that offer a variety of services to veterans.”

The number of homeless veterans in Colorado is about 1,181, according to the 2016 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual report on homelessness, which was an increase of 231 veterans from 2015.

As one of those veterans, Eddie, who was an Army Ranger from 1979 through 1982, said if he didn’t have access to the services at Valor Point, he

would be homeless on the street.

“The cost of living in Denver is very high right now, so I’m saving money after I just started a new job,” he said. “I’ve been here for five months already, and hopefully will be able to find a place to live.”

Valor Point has 40 beds in 37 rooms.

As Kinney explains, this is to provide their residents with privacy and to help them learn the skills necessary for sustainable living on their own.

Residents can stay for as short a time as two months, but others have stayed as long as 10 to 12 months.

“We really try to personalize their time here, so it’s however long they need to find a job and place to live,” Kinney said. “While they’re here, they have access to help like social workers, mental health experts, physical and art therapists, and employment and housing liaisons.”

The facility has a gym, art studio with a kiln, and cafeteria and gathering area for their residents.

High housing costs are a major barrier for many veterans, and many also have problems getting the funds for first and last month’s rent, or the references required on an apartment application, Kinney added.

“One thing that really helps veterans once they are looking for a place to live is scatter site housing, which means formerly homeless veterans are spread out in the community, instead of all housed in one place,” he said.

“This allows them to integrate into their community and feel like they’re a part of it.”

It takes partnerships to make a facility like Valor Point function, and in addition to other Veterans Affairs facilities, nonprofits like The Action Center, and restaurants like Texas Roadhouse help out whenever possible. This past Thanksgiving the Sheridan Texas Roadhouse’s servers, hostesses, managers and kitchen prepared turkeys, home-made stuffing, home-made sweet potato pie and made-from-scratch rolls for Valor Point residents.

That sense of community is what makes the facility important for its residents, and a vital step on the path toward sustainable living.

“As long as others like myself know there are places like this that can provide assistance with a direction in life, we can better ourselves,” Mike said. “The VA sometimes gets a bad rap from people, but this is something they got totally right.”

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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.

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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

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.

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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.

Movie Day: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Join us for “Ice Age” and popcorn.

Feel free to bring stuffies, pillows and blankets. Call 303-762-2560.

Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1 (Inside the Gun Debate: To hunt? To defend?

To assault?) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-8140142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

READING/WRITING

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.

EVENTS

Colonial Holiday Celebration: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 at Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Children ages

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this week’s TOP FIVE Madrigal Dinner: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 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.

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

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 schoolaged children and their parents. Call 303-7622560.

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.

Free December Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton.

Intro to Theater Workshop: Auditions and Monologues: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Teens and adults are invited to choose one of our monologue selections or bring your own.

No experience is necessary, and all skill levels are welcome. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries. org.

The Nobel Prize: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 at the Castle Rock Senior Center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock. Join Active Minds as we trace the history of the Nobel Prize, highlighting notable laureates, notable omissions, and a controversy here and there. Call 303-688-9498.

Tick Tock, Make a Clock: 5-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Tweens ages 9-12 are invited to make every second count by making their own clock to celebrate Tick Tock day. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

All are welcome and no RSVP’S are necessary. December menu includes Christmas dinner casserole, green salad, orange cranberry salad, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. The healthy, freshly prepared dinner offers good food and warm hospitality. Call 303798-1389 or go to littletonpresbyterian.org/dinner.

Job Search Help: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 at Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver.

Need a space to learn about the job search process and work on applications? Our librarians are here to help with resumes, job search sites, LinkedIn and more.

Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Englewood Parkway. Projects and crafts that celebrate the old year and prepare for the new year begin at 11 a.m. Count down to the New Year at noon and wrap up with some New Year’s treats and activities. Call 303-762-2560.

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

Saturday, 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.

McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Learn the skills necessary to play a variety of sports. Also learn the rules of the games, focusing on good sportsmanship, and teamwork. For ages 8 and older. Call 303-471-7043. Go to www.hrcaonline.org/tr.

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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. Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 23 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Lively, informal conversation on everyday topics for intermediate to advanced English learners. Ages 17-plus. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Galactic Knight Training Camp: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Teens: Are you one with the force? Prepare to protect our galaxy from the dark side in honor of the newest “Star Wars” saga. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Kids’ Zone: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in to make New Year’s Eve noisemakers and hats.

For grades 2-6. No registration required. Contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org Noon Year’s Eve Party: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000

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.

Special Needs Sports Camp: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 2 and Thursday, Jan. 4 at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800

HSE Prep Class: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Instruction, assessment and practice for those preparing to take high school equivalency exams. Ages 17-plus. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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SPORTS IN FINE FORM

Basketball victory a tale of turnaround

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Littleton’s Justin Cutter passes a perfect strike to teammate Nico Corradino during the Dec. 12 basketball game against Heritage. The Lions downed the Eagles, 62-59, which marked Littleton’s first boys basketball victory over Heritage in more than a decade.

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BY THE NUMBERS

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Free throws made out of 30 attempts by the Arapahoe boys basketball team in a 63-56 triumph over Arvada West on Dec. 12.

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Wins so far this season, which are more victories than the Littleton boys basketball team managed in six of the past seven campaigns.

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Points scored by Heritage’s Wylie Coyne, over half of the team’s 26 points in a 44-26 girls basketball loss to Cherokee Trail on Dec. 15.

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Combined goals allowed in wins over Lewis-Palmer and Ralston Valley by the Cherry Creek hockey team.

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Saves by Heritage’s Mitchell Myles in a 5-0 hockey shutout over Chatfield on Dec. 16.

Standout Performers Jason Levy, Littleton The senior guard scored 27 points to spark a 62-59 boys basketball win over city rival Heritage on Dec. 12.

Nicholas Hoppe, Cherry Creek The sophomore forward on the Creek hockey team scored once and had two assists in a 6-1 win over Ralston Valley on Dec. 15.

Lillian Johnson, Englewood The sophomore led the team with a 13-point, 14-rebound performance in a 42-37 loss to Platte Canyon on Dec. 11.

Franny Cable, Arapahoe At the Coaches Invitational Swimming meet on Dec. 16, the junior won the diving title with a score of 506.85.

Corbin Divita, Heritage Scored the game winning goal at 16:43 of the third period in the 3-2 win over Doherty on Dec. 15.

Kylie Andrews, Heritage The junior finished second in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100 freestyle on Dec. 16 at the Coaches Invitational Swimming meet with times of 23.76 and 51.29 seconds.

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.

To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton by noon on Sunday at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

t seems that nobody can remember the last time the Littleton boys basketball team defeated city rival Heritage.

The Littleton Lions snapped a long, yet-to-be-resolved losing streak against Heritage with a 62-59 victory on Dec. 12 in the Eagles’ gym OVERTIME According to MaxPreps records, the Lions were 0-11 against Heritage heading into this season’s game but the intra-city series is older than 12 years.

“It feels good to win,” said Littleton Jim Benton coach Ryan Fletcher.

“It’s been a long time for us. It goes back as long as we can think. I know it’s been at least 15 years since we had won.

“Every year we mark this game. It’s one that both schools get up for but it’s been too long since we’ve gotten our share. Our guys were excited and we felt if we played well we would have a chance.’’

Littleton administrators are still searching for documents to verify the last win but many Lions enthusiasts might finally start to believe in that old saying about throwing out records when rivalries are renewed.

“I think that the adage is true,” said Fletcher. “Both teams every year want this game regardless of records, regardless of the scores.”

Senior Jason Levy scored 27 points to spark Littleton’s win.

“It’s been years since we’ve beat them, so I’m really happy,” said Levy.

“It’s a rivalry. We focused and practiced hard for this game. We had our minds set right and came out and executed. I really believe any team can win on any day. We wanted it more.

We were hungry.”

Heritage coach Jentry Byleveld praised the rival Lions.

“Littleton played a great game,” he said. “They are well coached and played very hard.

“We couldn’t get stops on the defensive end, which ended up hurting our chances to win.”

Milestone wins Legend boys basketball coach Kevin Boley collected his 400th career victory on Dec. 2 against Ralston Valley.

Jefferson Academy boys coach Mark Sharpley, in his 19th season of coaching after coming to Jefferson Academy from Belleview Christian, joined the milestone 400 win club when the Jaguars beat Gunnison on Dec. 9.

Sharpley’s record is 400-120.

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Pulling out all the stops In high school basketball, successful teams employ strong defense

opponent can score,” Lakewood boys coach Daryl Johnson said. “We just look to give more attention in high school games to those players that can score. So that’s when we like to shift our defense.”

To many, strong defense starts close to the basket.

“The paint is where you win and lose games. Our interior defense is very important to our success,” Rock Canyon boys coach Kenton Grams said.

Joe Ortiz, boys coach at ThunderRidge, agrees.

“Interior defense is more important because those players are the backup most of the time,” Ortiz said. “Most of the time, he is the last guy standing. He is like the free safety. We want to protect the basket first and a lot of time, that’s who it is.”

Defensive trends come and go.

“For a while everyone was playing the full court, 1-2-1-1, then everybody started playing the 2-2-1 and some people the run and jump,” Mudd said.

“I think there is a resurgence of good man defense in the half court and playing good, solid, man-to-man defense. I’d like to see that trickle down to the middle schools.”

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A few years ago, sports writer Neil Paine of the website basketballreference.com examined 50 years of National Basketball Association title-winning teams. The teams were strong on offense and defense, but Paine noted that a small improvement to defense increased a team’s chances of winning championships more than the same improvement in offense.

That concept would seem to apply not only to the pro level, but also the amateur ranks, including Colorado high school basketball.

“When talking about the old adage of `defense wins championships,’ I believe it still has substance in today’s game, which seems to be focused on offense and 3-pointers,” Legacy boys coach Connor Clay said.

“Defense is one of the few things in basketball that is always in your control as a player because it is always about effort and attitude. Defensive effort and attitude are a couple of the few things players can consistently control, and consistency wins championships.”

Arvada point guard Isaiah Vigil testified to the importance of defense after Littleton recently beat the Bulldogs.

“They (Littleton) were a swarming defense and pressured us up and down the court,” Vigil said. “Their defense forced us to change some of the things I do. Their defender forced me to go the opposite way. I normally dribble,

Arapahoe’s Grace Cadorette (13) and Anna McCollister (23) apply defensive pressure on a Monarch player bringing the ball up court during the Warriors’ 57-26 victory in a season-opening tournament.

JIM BENTON so he made me pull up and look to get a pass to an open teammate.”

Local coaches saying playing strong defense does more than stop the other team from scoring — it can also translate into offensive opportunities at the other end of the court.

“When you have two really good

Area teams defend in different ways

teams playing against each other, the defense is really what swings it,” Rock Canyon girls coach Becky Mudd said. “Your defense can start so many things for you offensively. You still need to have somebody who can put the ball in the basket but definitely your defense can spark a lot of things.”

Putting strategy to work There are a variety of approaches that can be employed, including manto-man, pressure and zone defenses.

It is up to coaches to decide which defense to use and when. For instance, zone defenses are often used to change tempo and keep players out of foul trouble.

“It all depends on how well the

The right stuff It takes intensity, passion and effort to be a good defender, coaches say.

“Mindset is the most important thing… it’s got to be a priority,” Ortiz said.

Coaches are always seeking athletes who are willing to play defense.

“Defense is something you can teach anybody, especially (good) athletes,” Mudd said. “They learn so much oneon-one play as they are growing up, they know offensive skills. It takes less talent to play defense — it just takes more heart.

“A coach always loves a good defender. There is always a place for somebody who is going to give their heart and play good defense.”

For some players, defense is more than just a requirement.

“It is really fun to play defense,” Arapahoe junior Eliana McClarie said. “It is satisfying to get steals.

I think it is almost more fun to get steals than points. It feels good to play good defense and get a stop.”

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Cherry Creek • The Bruins’ poms team finished third in the Class 5A division of the CHSAA State Spirit Championships.

• Creek finished third at the first major girls swimming meet of the season, the Coaches Invitational on Dec. 16. The 200-medley relay team was third with a time of 1:46.83. Sebastina Saya’s 5:06.58 time in the 500 freestyle was good for second place and Ella Drury was third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.35.

• The girls basketball team is ranked in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll but has only played three games. The Bruins have four upcoming games scheduled in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix. Creek has three players scoring in double figures, led by senior Emma Wrede at 14.7 points a game. Senior Jaela Richardson is scoring at an 11.7 pace, while sophomore Jana Van gytenbeek is scoring 10.7 points and leads the state’s 5A players with 7.7 assists per contest.

Englewood The girls basketball team has only two seniors on the squad, but the youthful Pirates have been competitive in compiling a 2-5 record. Sophomore Lillian Johnson has been the leader, scoring 8.6 points a game and pulling down an average of 6.8 rebounds.

Heritage • The co-ed cheer team finished sixth in the Class 4A/5A competition at the CHSAA State Spirit Championships Dec. 8-9 at the Denver Coliseum.

• The Eagles were ninth in the Dec. 16 Coaches Invitational girls swimming meet.

Littleton • Boys basketball coach Ryan Fletcher knows the games will get tougher once the Lions start play in the Jefferson County 4A League. The Lions were off to a 6-1 start prior to a final non-league game against Conifer on Dec. 19. Senior Justin Cutter has been the team’s leading scorer with an 18.4 average followed by Jason Levy at 13.9 and Liam Macdonald at 11.3 ppg.

• The girls team is also off to a good non-league start with a 5-2 record before a Dec. 19 game against Denver South.

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Arapahoe • The girls swimming team finished fourth at the Coaches Invitational on Dec. 16. Delaney Smith was second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.33 • The boys basketball team is off to a slow start with a 2-5 record. Senior Braxton Reinders has scored 44 points in the past four games and leads the team with an 8.7 point-per-game scoring average. The girls basketball team won two games in a row to even its record at 4-4 prior to a Dec. 19 game against Heritage.

Senior Maggie Wortman is the team’s top scorer with an 8.4 average.

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

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. 0563-2017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 18, 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) FIKRET SELIMAGIC Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for SOUTHSTAR FUNDING, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor in interest to all permitted successors and assigns of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2005-1, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2005-1 Date of Deed of Trust November 19, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 24, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4204288 Original Principal Amount $112,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $102,806.67

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 35 & 36, BLOCK 1, TAYLOR'S ADDITION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3053 S GALAPAGO ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/14/2018, 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: 12/21/2017 Last Publication: 1/18/2018 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: 10/18/2017

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DATE: 10/18/2017 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 # 00000007026529 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.: 0563-2017 First Publication: 12/21/2017 Last Publication: 1/18/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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.

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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.

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First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 17-016584 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0505-2017 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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 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 40, BLOCK 3, ROUNDTREE PHASE I DENVER TECHNICAL CENTER (AMENDED), ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED MAY 23, 1972 IN PLAT BOOK 22 AT PAGE 41 AND THE FIRST AMENDED DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED FEBRUARY 26, 1973 IN BOOK 2103 AT PAGE 599, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Original Principal Amount $77,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $72,240.92

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.

December 21, 2017D

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

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LOT 40, BLOCK 3, ROUNDTREE PHASE I DENVER TECHNICAL CENTER (AMENDED), ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED MAY 23, 1972 IN PLAT BOOK 22 AT PAGE 41 AND THE FIRST AMENDED DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED FEBRUARY 26, 1973 IN BOOK 2103 AT PAGE 599, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 09/13/2017 AT RECEPTION NO. D7104308 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. 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: 10/03/2017 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 Legal Notice NO.: 0531-2017 First Publication: 12/7/2017 Last Publication: 1/4/2018 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

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:

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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 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,

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7December 21, 2017 SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Street Address of Property 4671 S Decatur St 230, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110

Public NOTICE OFTrustees 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. 0506-2017

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

On September 21, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) LEO B. HALL JR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust May 30, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 05, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2060161 Original Principal Amount $166,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $152,275.24

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 20, BLOCK 2, VALLEY VIEW HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3300 W MOUNTAIN ROAD, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt 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

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

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IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 17-016611 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.

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

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.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/17/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: 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. Also known by street and number as: 4200 S ELATI ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

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.

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

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/17/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

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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

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 49, BLOCK 1, OVERLOOK AT PLATTE VALLEY, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4401 W Jamison Pl, Littleton, CO 80120.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/24/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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

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

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

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

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

DATE: 09/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-781691-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0512-2017 First Publication: 11/23/2017 Last Publication: 12/21/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0526-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust 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

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

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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

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 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

Public Trustees

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 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 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

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

Public Trustees

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

(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

Public Trustees

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:

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

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

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

On 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.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

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

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

Name Changes

December 21, 2017D

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Name Changes

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.

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

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 Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59869 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors 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

Date: November 27, 2017

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.

Legal Notice No.: 59826 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Jennifer Lynn Miller Personal Representative 5977 South Willow Way Greenwood Village, CO 80111

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

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 has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ramel Trimar Brown be changed to

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 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 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

Littleton Englewood * 3

Case Number: 2017 PR 31182

before April 9, 2018, or the claims may be 7December 21, 2017 forever barred.

KENTON H. KUHLMAN, ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE 7851 S. ELATI ST., SUITE 202 LITTLETON CO 80120

Notice To Creditors

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 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

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice Creditors NOTICETo 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 16, 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

Addison Welsh Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203

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 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 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 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

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 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeff Althaus, Attorney for Lawrence J. Sazpansky, Personal Representative Althaus Law, LLC 11150 Huron Street, Ste. 100 Northglenn, CO 80234 (720) 340-2783

Sean L. Guiry Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203

Public Notice

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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dolores Nancy Sazpansky, a/k/a Dolores N. Sazpansky, a/k/a Dolores Sazpanksy, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR496

Legal Notice No.: 59885 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice Creditors NOTICETo TO CREDITORS

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No: 59839 First Publication: December 7, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward John Muhr, a/k/a Edward J. Muhr, a/k/a Edward Muhr, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31173

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 21, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 16, 2018,* or the claims may be forever barred.

Ruth Ann Muhr a/k/a Ruth A. Muhr, Personal Representative 5652 South Delaware Street Littleton, CO 80120

Personal Representative: Nancy G. Miller a/k/a Nancy J. Miller 521 Paseo de la Playa Redondo Beach, California 90277

Legal Notice No.: 59886 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No: 59850 First Publication: December 14, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Louise Pfau Hawman, aka Louise P. Hawman, and/or Louise Hawman, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31090

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rex A. Welsh, aka Rex Allen Welsh, aka Rex Welsh, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31053

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.

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 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Raymond D. Stansberry, aka Ray Stansberry, aka R.D. Stansberry, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30966 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 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey R. Young Attorney to the Personal Representative 2221 E. Arapahoe Road, No. 2919 Littleton, Colorado 80161 Legal Notice No: 59872 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Anastasia Nickels, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 473 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 May 1, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

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

Notice To Creditors

Gary W. Phillips Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 59887 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals 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 Original Lienor: Yosemite Court Condominium Association, Inc.Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Yosemite Court Condominium Association, Inc. Date of Lien being foreclo sed: 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.

Olivia M. Grogan Personal Representative 5224 Camargo Road Littleton, Colorado 80123

Also known as: 1180 Yosemite Street, #311, Denver, CO 80220.

Legal Notice No: 59884 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Don Walters, aka Michael D. Walters, aka Michael Walters, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31107 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 May 4, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shari Walters Personal Representative 6103 S. Avenue Kearney, NE 68847 Legal Notice No: 59890 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Helen Grace Phillips, aka Helen G. Phillips, aka Helen Phillips, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31182 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 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gary W. Phillips Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100

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

The Independent - The Herald 37 Misc. Private Legals 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

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.

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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.

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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 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 DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case Number: 2017CV31120

Plaintiff: Murphy Creek Master Association, Inc. v.

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DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case Number: 2017CV31120 Plaintiff: Murphy Creek Master Association, Inc. v.

Defendants: Rick R. Harrington; Jan L. Harrington; Litton Loan Servicing, L.P..; The Parkways at Murphy Creek Neighborhood Association, Inc.; Cynthia D. Mares, as Arapahoe County Public Trustee; Sue Sandstrom, as Arapahoe County Treasurer NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Lot 4, Block 3, Murphy Creek Subdivision Filing No. 10, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known as: 1317 South Duquesne Court, Aurora, CO 80018.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS or JUDGMENT DEBTORS, 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 Sheriff's Department of County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado at 10:00 am, on the 15th day of February, 2018 at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Civil Unit located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO, 80112, phone number (720) 874-3850, 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.

For the purposes of paying off, curing the default, or redemption as provided by statute, intent must be directed to or conducted at the OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF, CIVIL UNIT, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO, 80112, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT 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 $7,887.85.

Attorney for Murphy Creek Master Association, Inc. WesternLaw Group LLC Gabriel Stefu, #34616 9351 Grant Street #120 Thornton, CO 80229 gtefu@westernlawgroup.com DATED in Colorado this 7th day of November, 2017.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59762 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 18, 2017 Published In: Littleton Independent 4 W. Dry Creek Cr. 100, Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Arapahoe County Justice Center 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Plaintiff(s): NEW YORK BAKERY CORP, INC., a Colorado Corporation, vs.

Defendant(s): HA RIM CORPORATION, INC, a Colorado Corporation and JONG GYU OH, AND JUNG GI LEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A HONEY BAKERY. And Plaintiff(s): HA RIM CORPORATION, INC, a Colorado Corporation, JONG GYU OH, AND JUNG GI LEE Defendant(s): NEW YORK BAKERY CORP, INC., a Colorado Corporation, And YONG WOON KIM AND CHOON GI LEE additional parties Case No.: 09CV403 Div./Crt.: 402 Attorneys for Defendants & Judgment Creditor: Robert L. Pitler, #1139 Kristen M. Tarrin, #37974 PITLER AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. 10800 East Bethany Drive, Suite 250 Aurora, CO 80014 (303) 758-2221 Telephone (303) 755-5113 Fax robertlpitler@rpitlerlaw.com ktarrin@rpitlerlaw.com COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE This Notice concerns the Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure or Alternatively Sell the Property via Real Estate Agent and Transcript of Judgment described as follows: Original debtor/defendant: Yong Woon Kim and Choon Gi Lee Original creditor/plaintiff: Jong Gyu Oh and Jung Gi Lee Current holder (“Holder) of Evidence of Debt (“Debt”) secured by the Transcript of Judgment: Jong Gyu Oh and Jung Gi Lee Transcript of Judgment date: June 23, 2011 and January 3, 2011 Transcript of Judgment recording date: June 27, 2011 and April 29, 2011 Transcript of Judgment recording information: D1060477 and D1040850 Order and Decree of Foreclosure date: September 7, 2017

Original creditor/plaintiff: Jong Gyu Oh and Jung Gi Lee Current holder (“Holder) of Evidence of Debt (“Debt”) secured by the Transcript of Judgment: Jong Gyu Oh and Jung Gi Lee Transcript of Judgment date: June 23, 2011 and January 3, 2011 Transcript of Judgment recording date: June 27, 2011 and April 29, 2011 Transcript of Judgment recording information: D1060477 and D1040850 Order and Decree of Foreclosure date: September 7, 2017 Original principal balance of Debt: $100,403.00 and 35,000.00 Principal balance of Debt on date of this Notice: $224,598.29 (combined judgments with 8% interest through October 19, 2017 Description of property (“Property”) presently encumbered by Transcript of Judgment:

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LOT 16 BLOCK, 10 STERLING HILLS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 2579 S. Flanders Ct., Aurora, CO 80013-7694 YOU ARE NOTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: The Holder of the Debt secured by the Transcript of Judgment has filed written election and demand for sale with the undersigned Sheriff under the terms of the Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure or Alternatively Sell the Property via Real Estate Agent.

The name, address and telephone number of attorney representing the Holder of the debt is as follows: PITLER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Robert L. Pitler, #1139 Kristen M. Tarrin, #37974 10800 E. Bethany Dr. Suite 325 Aurora, CO 80014 (303) 758-2221 THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Sheriff will at 10:00 o’clock A.M., on the date of February 15, 2018, at the Office of the Sheriff, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, phone number 720874-3935, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor, the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Transcript of Judgment, Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure or Alternatively Sell the Property via Real Estate Agent, attorney fees, and the expenses of sale, 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. ** THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: November 14, 2017 David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Legal Notice No.: 59777 First publication: December 21, 2017 Last publication: January 18, 2018 Published in: Littleton Independent 4 West Dry Creek Circle Suite 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 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

December 21, 2017D 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

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

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

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 Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112

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Defendant(s): MARY ELLEN BLEY; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.; CYNTHIA MARES, ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S) Attorney for Plaintiff(s): Name: Richard W. Johnston, Esq. Address: Tobey & Johnston, P.C. 6855 South Havana Street, Suite 275 Centennial, CO 80112-3813 Phone Number: (303) 799-8600 Fax Number: (303) 799-6977 E-mail: rjohnston@tobeyjohnston.com Atty. Reg. #: 19823 Case Number: 17CV31853 Div.: 402 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE:

You are summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty-one (21) days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado, or within sixty-three (63) days after this summons is served upon the United States or one of its agencies.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

The following documents are also served with this Summons: Complaint in Foreclosure, District Civil Case Cover Sheet and Notice of Commencement of Action (Lis Pendens).

DATE: August 21, 2017 TOBEY & JOHNSTON, P.C. By: /s/* Richard W. Johnston *Original signature on file at the office of Tobey & Johnston, P.C.

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

WARNING: A VALID SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED BY A LAWYER AND IT NEED NOT CONTAIN A COURT CASE NUMBER, THE SIGNATURE OF A COURT OFFICER, OR A COURT SEAL. THE PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU TO FILE THE CASE WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COURT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE CASE HAS BEEN FILED AND O B TA I N TH E C A S E N U M B E R . I F TH E PLAINTIFF FILES THE CASE WITHIN THIS TIME, THEN YOU MUST RESPOND AS EXPLAINED IN THIS SUMMONS. IF THE PLAINTIFF FILES MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU, THE CASE MAY BE DISMISSED UPON MOTION AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ATTORNEY'S FEES FROM THE PLAINITFF.

Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 10, 2013, effective immediately Legal Notice No.: 59870 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 18, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice Annual Notice Lyle and Connie Blessman Foundation

The 2017 annual return (IRS Form 990-F) of the Lyle and Connie Blessman Foundation is available for inspection at the principal office during regular business hours by any citizen.

Legal Notice No: 59882 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 2, 2018 Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, has scheduled a Public Hearing at a Regular City Council Meeting on JANUARY 2, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, to gather public input on Council Bill No. 66 - a Bill for an Ordinance concerning the 3333, 3323, 3317 S. Pearl Street Planned Unit Development (PUD) located at 3333, 3323, and 3317 South Pearl Street, in the City of Englewood, Colorado. Interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Hearing or in writing to be received by the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on January 2, 2018. A sign-up sheet will be available at the door.

By order of the Englewood City Council Stephanie Carlile City Clerk, City of Englewood 1000 Englewood Parkway Englewood, Colorado 80110 Legal Notice No.: 59875 PUBLISHED: 21,2017 2017 First Publication: December December 21, Last Publication: December ENGLEWOOD HERALD21, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

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Call for Candidates. Petitions for Town Trustee and Mayor Candidates will be available and

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The petitions need a minimum of 10 signatures.

Caton has amassed over winselector and has been Each signature must be a500 registered residing within the Town limits. NoDenver registered West, the head boys coach at Manual, elector shall sign more than one nomination petition for each separate office to be filled. The George Washington, Aurora Central, Highlands

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY TRUSTEE BILL #8, SERIES 2017; A BILL CONCERNING THE 2018 TOWN BUDGET WAS PASSED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON DECEMBER 12, 2017. A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE TOWN HALL AT 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY CO.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY /S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK Legal Notice No.: 59879 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY Call for Candidates. Petitions for Town Trustee and Mayor Candidates will be available and may be circulated for the first time on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Persons interested in running for office can pick up nomination petitions on January 2, 2018 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley, CO 80123.

The signed petitions must be returned to the Town Office by 4:00pm, Monday, January 22, 2018.

The petitions need a minimum of 10 signatures.

Each signature must be a registered elector residing within the Town limits. No registered elector shall sign more than one nomination petition for each separate office to be filled. The 2018 ballot will list the Mayor position, open for a two-year term, and four Trustee positions, three open for four-year terms, and one open for a two-year term. /s/ J.D. McCrumb, Town Clerk Legal Notice No.: 59880 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

2018 ballot will list the Mayor position, open for a two-year term, and four Trustee positions, three open for four-year terms, and one open for a two-year term.

City and County

/s/ J.D. McCrumb, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No.: 59880 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 3826-107, C.R.S., that on January 15, 2018 final settlement with Insituform Technologies, LLC., will be made by South Arapahoe Sanitation District for the “2017 Capital Improvement Program Project” subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the District. Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or its subcontractor, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim with South Arapahoe Sanitation District, c/o, Darryl Farrington, Semple, Farrington & Everall, PC, 1120 Lincoln Street #1308, Denver, CO 80203, on or before the date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, employees and agents of and from any and all liability for such claim. s/s South Arapahoe Sanitation District Legal Notice No.: 59881 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: December 28, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

round volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp programs.

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-9739530.

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: Provide a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out online application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org.

Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides services to local seniors.

Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Juli Asbridge, 720-733-2292 Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887

Ranch and currently at Mullen.

Ponderosa was sixth in the Dec. 15 rankings TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY and Castle View was seventh.

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Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer support.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial.

Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143.

Best wishes At this time of the year, it is time to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season with hopes for the best to come in the year ahead.

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 303566-4083.

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING To CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO INCLUDE REAL PROPERTY INTO THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given to all interested persons, and particularly to any municipality or county which may be able to provide fire protection, ambulance and emergency medical and rescue services, enforcement of fire prevention codes, hazardous materials response, and other emergency services authorized by statute to the real property described herein, that the Board of Directors of the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District initially adopted, and will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., at 9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado, to consider final adoption of Resolutions Initiating Inclusion Elections.

The property proposed to be included is described as follows: All real property located within the boundaries of the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District; and All real property located within the boundaries of the Littleton Fire Protection District.

All interested persons may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Resolutions should not be finally adopted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Legal Notice No.: 59883 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: December 21, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

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Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program: Provides information and support to crime victims.

Need: Victim advocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the justice center in Castle Rock.

Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.

It’s your right to know what the city and county governments are changing and proposing. ~~~ See the ordinances on these legal pages. ~~~ Read the public notices and be informed!

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