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Pandemic is setback for count Uptick in homeless families seen in Englewood area, service provider says

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

from the three cities as well as representatives from local nonprofits and outreach agencies, formed in 2018 as part of efforts to increase collaboration to address the needs of residents without homes.

At a Jan. 28 meeting, the group received briefings on two studies into the causes and challenges of homelessness, one of which was catered specifically to the three cities.

As one homeless-service provider put it: “You can’t go a block or two without seeing someone on the corner begging for money — and that’s all over the Denver metro area.”

While that’s a bit of an exaggeration, visible homelessness has showed no signs of slowing down amid the coronavirus pandemic in metro Denver. Pedestrians wrapped in large blankets, lying on sidewalks or pushing shopping carts full of belongings are a common sight from Adams County all the way down to the south metro area.

Although exact numbers are difficult to come by, city officials and advocates have said the homeless population has increased in recent years in Englewood, where obvious signs of homelessness signal only a hint of the problem. In Englewood, people experience homelessness in motels, along the South Platte River, in alleys and vehicles. Families often live doubled up in homes.

Mark McIntosh, a member of the local Change the Trend Network coalition that works to fight homelessness, made the observation of how common it is to see people asking for money in metro Denver. He said that in the last two years, the

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Seen from across the South Platte River, a man dismantles a canopy during a sweep of a homeless camp in September.

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Studies: High housing costs fuel homelessness Why people lose homes is complicated, researchers say, but lack of affordable housing makes it worse

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The inability to afford or keep up with high housing costs is among

the biggest factors driving homelessness in Englewood, Sheridan and Littleton, which disproportionately affects people of color, according to new studies.

Leaders in Englewood, Sheridan and Littleton are exploring the most comprehensive study yet on homelessness in the three cities, part of an ongoing effort to collaborate on how to address the complex issue.

The Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy group, a coalition of officials

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Census delays could collide with redistricting March 31 was original deadline for data, but that is likely out the window

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Delays by the U.S. Census Bureau in sharing detailed population data are threatening to upend Colorado’s new redistricting process ahead of the 2022 election, injecting uncertainty into a politically fraught undertaking that will affect the state’s political landscape for the next decade.

Because of slowdowns related to COVID-19, the Trump administration’s failed efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, and data anomalies, the Census Bureau isn’t expected to provide the population information to Colorado until sometime this summer. The data was supposed to be in by March 31 — at the latest.

The delay means it’s unlikely that two new, independent commissions will have enough time to redraw Colorado’s legislative and congressional maps in time to meet September deadlines set in the state constitution when voters passed Amendments Y and Z in 2018. The amendments were sent to voters by the Legislature and completely overhauled the way districts are drawn in Colorado.

If the deadlines aren’t met, nonpartisan legislative staff will draw the new maps instead, putting a big damper on the intent of Amendments Y and Z and the bipartisan, much-heralded agreement that led to their passage. The amendments are aimed at removing political maneuvering around the once-in-adecade redistricting and giving the public more say in the task.

“There was not just bipartisan support, but unanimous support among the 100 legislators (for the new process). And both Y and Z passed by wide margins,” said Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, a Parker Republican. “It’s a shame that we are in this situation.”

Much is at stake

Top lawmakers in the Colorado General Assembly are now scrambling to respond and salvage the new redistricting process. The stakes are high, with Colorado expected to add an eighth congressional seat in 2022 due to population growth and partisan power at the statehouse potentially hanging in the balance.

The new problems with the redistricting process come after state officials initially struggled to get enough applicants to be on the legislative and congressional map-drawing committees. There were also concerns that not enough applicants from underrepresented groups sought to serve on the panels, whose members are being selected by

judges in the coming weeks.

Colorado isn’t the only state where redistricting plans are in trouble because of Census Bureau delays.

The National Conference of State Legislatures reports that New Jersey and Virginia were planning to redraw their legislative districts ahead of elections this year. Meanwhile, California, Missouri, Maine, Ohio, South Dakota and Washington all have constitutional redistricting deadlines in the coming months ahead of the 2022 election, similar to Colorado’s.

Texas’ Legislature may have to be called into a special session because of the Census Bureau’s slowdown.

Colorado’s nonpartisan redistricting commission staff informed top legislative leaders Jan. 25 about why the delays are so problematic.

“We knew for a little while now that the timeline was going to be called into question because of the census,” said Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat. “It’s become much more clear now, the impact.”

The detailed population numbers were expected to arrive by March 31, officials said, but the data now may not arrive until July 31 — if not later.

“The Census Bureau has more or less acknowledged that they won’t be able to meet that deadline,” Jerry Barry, a nonpartisan staffer with the Office of Legislative Legal Services, told top lawmakers on Jan. 25. “We have heard that it will be sometime this fall.”

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Barry recommended that leading Democrats and Republicans quickly draft a bill to push back the map-drawing deadlines — now set at Sept. 1 for congressional districts and Sept. 15 for legislative ones — and then ask the Colorado Supreme Court to weigh in about whether state lawmakers can legally pass a measure altering the constitutional deadlines.

The Legislature does not inherently have the power to alter the state constitution by passing a bill. That’s why lawmakers will have to ask the state high court if, given the extenuating circumstances, the alterations are OK.

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“The only avenue the Legislature has, because we don’t have the authority to amend the constitution and there isn’t time to refer a question to the voters, (is to seek) an opinion,” Holbert said.

Because of the pandemic, Colorado Supreme Court allowed the Legislature last year to sidestep its constitutional requirement to meet for 120 consecutive days. The Legislature’s lawyers see the request to alter the redistricting deadlines as being similar.

(The Colorado Supreme Court is required to review the final maps and approve or reject them by the end of 2021 and pass them along to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.)

Holbert said lawmakers might have anticipated delays in census data being reported when drafting Amendments Y and Z and provided some flexibility around the deadlines. But at this point the only thing to do is find a way to respond.

And his Democratic colleagues agree.

“We are just where we are,” said House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Denver Democrat. “So, let’s figure out a way to move forward.”

It’s unclear how long the Legislature would seek to push back the map-drawing deadlines. Fenberg said if it’s a month or two, there really wouldn’t be that much of a difference.

Such an extension, however, would give candidates less time to decide which races to run in and likely create an even more frantic election cycle. A number of top politicians are watching closely to see where Colorado’s eighth congressional district is drawn. The new map is likely to have major ripple effects across the political landscape.

Fenberg is trying to find the silver lining. “I don’t think it’s the end of the world,” he said of a possible delay. “It might be, frankly, a positive thing.”

Fenberg points out that the pandemic will make it difficult for the independent redistricting commissions to meet and get statewide input since in-person gatherings are still frowned upon.

A man suspected of setting fires inside the Walmart in Englewood on Jan. 28 was arrested and taken to the Arapahoe County jail, according to a news release from the Englewood Police Department.

Darius Harper, 43, faces charges of arson, resisting arrest and criminal mischief.

Shortly before 10:30 a.m., police responded to the store at 601 Englewood Parkway after it was reported

that a man had poured camping fuel in several aisles of the store and ignited the fuel, causing four separate fires. The suspect fled the store and was arrested several blocks away after resisting arrest, the news release states.

About 135 customers and 40 employees were in the store at the time of the fires, according to the release.

No injuries were reported.

The fires caused damage to the store’s tile floors, shelves and merchandise, according to the release.

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Dan and Justina Oldehoff presented dozens of care packages to be distributed to families in the neonatal intensive care unit of Littleton Adventist Hospital on Jan. 19.

The couple lost their first son, Carter, two years ago, and founded Carter’s Cause, a PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT foundation to assist families enduring NICU stays, in his honor.

With ‘Carter’s Cause,’ family supports others enduring NICU battles Two years after losing their first son, couple bring piles of care packages for others

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two years after the most painful experience of their lives, Justina and Dan Oldehoff are striving to make sure other parents of babies fighting for their lives in neonatal intensive care know they aren’t alone.

In 2019, Justina delivered the couple’s firstborn child, Carter, at just 24 weeks into the pregnancy. After three days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Littleton Adventist Hospital, Carter, who weighed just a pound and eight ounces, passed away.

Now parents to another son, the Oldehoffs founded Carter’s Cause, a foundation providing resources and support to parents grieving from infant loss, enduring the NICU journey, and the family and friends who support them.

Nearly two years to the day after losing Carter, the Oldehoffs stood in front of Littleton Adventist Hospital beside dozens of care packages to distribute to every family who will endure a stay in the hospital’s NICU in 2021.

“The experience is unexplainable,” Justina said. “I wish nobody ever had to go through it. You can feel so, so alone. We want the other families in there to know there are others who understand.”

In each purple bag, NICU families will find a variety of items to ease the heartache: A “bonding heart,” a small fleece heart that parents can wear on themselves and leave with their babies overnight so their little ones can still smell mom and dad.

A journal, because “every day is huge,” Justina said.

A book to read out loud, so babies can hear the soothing tones of mom and dad’s voices.

Affirmation cards with reminders for parents to take care of their own physical and emotional needs.

Milestone cards to celebrate the many small miracles along the way: weight gains, first bottle feedings, the first time being held by mom and dad.

The care packages could prove godsends to families living in fear and pain, said Pam Costanza, the manager of the hospital’s women’s and children’s department.

“It’s such a frightening time,” Costanza said. “Families are spending their days staring at these teeny tiny babies, praying they make it.

Gifts from those who have gone through it will mean so much.”

The Oldehoffs have been through it — twice. Months after losing Carter, Justina became pregnant again. But the same medical malady resulted in her delivering Carter’s little brother Aaron at just 29 weeks, and again the little family found themselves back in the NICU. Aaron pulled through, and today he is a handsome, goofy 10-month-old.

But returning to the NICU was brutal, Dan said.

“All those beeps and hoses again,” Dan said. “It was hard to find joy, knowing we might lose another. But we owed it to Carter and Aaron not to lose hope. Taking Aaron home was the best day of my life.”

Dan and Justina said both NICU experiences taught them how many friends they have. After losing Carter, many friends and family dropped off food, stayed to talk when they felt like it, and gave them space when they needed.

“We didn’t know what we needed,” Justina said. “The support meant so much. If someone in your life is going through this, reach out. Saying nothing is worse than saying anything. Be kind.”

To support Carter’s Cause, visit CartersCause.org.

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With a tail and a treasure chest, ‘Mermaid’ spreads positivity and magic Keeping magic alive

I’m a child of the ‘80s, and I was obsessed with “The Little Mermaid.” I bought a mermaid tail in the summer of 2018, and before long I came up with a character: Ara the Neverland Mermaid.

I perform in-character at all kinds of events. I have a lot of stuff — a treasure chest, backgrounds, and several different tails.

I feel like my character. Ara is light and bubbly. She wants people to keep magic alive. To be a light in dark places. She’s a positive influence who encourages imagination and for people to be their best selves.

Making wishes

I’ve performed at Comic Con, conventions, and even a nightclub. I love the way kids respond. They’ll run up to see me, then stop about 5 feet away and hide behind their parents’ legs.

That’s my favorite part — when kids get their fist glimpse of me, and we get so excited to see each other.

Kids have all kinds of questions.

I get to make up fun stuff, about my adventures with Tinkerbell or Peter Pan. I give them trinkets and tell them to make wishes.

Adults ask me questions too. One

Sarah Mares performs as Ara the Neverland Mermaid, and said she hopes to bring magic and light to people’s lives.

of the most common is, how do I go to the bathroom? I say: the same way you do!

People also ask me about my tails.

I have a few different ones. They range from 10 to 35 pounds. Yes, I can swim in them! it can actually be much more liberating to wear them in the water than on land.

So many dreams

During COVID, I haven’t been able to do as much performing, but I did get to participate in some wonder-

ful drive-by celebrations for kids dealing with cancer. I was joined by a lot of superheroes and movie characters. My husband drove me in his Jeep, which is decked out to look like the one from “Jurassic Park.”

My husband is my “mertender.”

He helps me with my costumes and preparation, and he keeps hecklers at bay. One little girl kept trying to prove I wasn’t real, and even tried to pull my tail off.

I have so many dreams. I would love to be a mermaid performer at

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the Downtown Aquarium, but they don’t allow tattoos. I have some on my arms, but you can only see them under a blacklight! There are a couple traveling mermaid performance groups I would love to work with.

If I could get a message across as Ara, or as Sarah, it would be: never grow up. Always stay positive. Believe in magic, and be that light you want to see in the world.

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

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South Suburban opens gargantuan new Sports Complex Featuring three sheets of ice, new facility majorly expands district’s offerings

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“Colossal” hardly begins to convey the scale of South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s sprawling new Sports Complex.

Crews are still putting the finishing touches on the 206,000-squarefoot complex, which quietly opened to the public in early January on the south side of County Line Road just west of Holly Street. A grand opening is scheduled for Feb. 20.

The complex makes a mighty addition to South Suburban’s athletic offerings, featuring two 195-foot-by85-foot indoor synthetic turf fields, a sports performance training room and a gymnasium that can be divided into two full-size basketball courts, four junior basketball courts, four volleyball courts or eight pickleball courts.

Most significant, however, is the complex’s three sheets of ice, which replace the two sheets at the halfcentury old South Suburban Ice Arena along Arapahoe Road.

With ice sports growing in popularity, the old Ice Arena just wasn’t cutting it anymore, said Bill Dobbs, South Suburban’s ice manager.

South Suburban Parks and Recreation District opened its sprawling new Sports Complex on County Line Road west of Holly Street in mid-January. A grand opening for the 206,000-squarefoot facility is scheduled for Feb. 20.

One of the Sports Complex’s three ice sheets — an improvement over the old South PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT Suburban Ice Arena, which only had two.

“The old arena had character,” Dobbs said. “A lot of people learned to skate there for generations. It has a special place in all our hearts, but it was time to grow. There’s just no comparison with this new facility. We can offer so much more from beginners to pros now. It’s a dream come true.”

The new facility features a main sheet with seating for 800 — meet-

ing the requirements to host national tournaments. A second sheet features seating for 250, and a third with minimal seating can host practices and free-skating.

The spectator areas beside the new ice sheets also offer far greater access for people with disabilities than the old arena, Dobbs said.

The ice facilities are augmented by a designated figure skating

warm-up room, five locker rooms, a skate rental shop with 600 pairs for rent and a pro shop owned and operated by Wayne “Smokey” Flemming, the longtime equipment manager for the Colorado Avalanche hockey team.

“It’s a lot more than a pro shop,” Dobbs said. “Smokey can fix any gear. He’s amazing.”

The old Ice Arena will be mothballed for now, said Mike Braaten, South Suburban’s deputy executive director.

“We’re not sure what we’re going to do with that facility yet, but we’re in no hurry,” Braaten said.

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The first, conducted by the Center for Housing and Homelessness Research at the University of Denver, was split into two parts: a study of families experiencing homelessness, and another studying chronic homelessness, largely among individuals. The study did not attempt to count the numbers of people experiencing homelessness, said Daniel Brisson, who leads the center, but instead focused on qualitative data about participants’ lives.

The study, which began in 2019, was partly affected by the eruption of COVID-19 early last year. The study sought to understand what caused families or individuals to lose their homes, what prevented them from exiting homelessness, and understanding what services exist or are lacking in the TriCities area.

The largest causes of homelessness and barriers to finding new housing for families are all financial, according to the study.

Among causes of homelessness among 49 individuals surveyed: • 61% said they were unable to pay rent.

• 57% reported a change in employment.

• 47% reported losing a job.

• 45% cited housing cost increases.

• 45% cited other unaffordable expenses.

Other reasons cited included relationship issues, mental health

issues, domestic violence, low or no credit scores or illness.

Among the barriers to reentering housing for families: • 59% cited the increase in housing costs.

• 55% reported having too low of a credit score to qualify for rentals.

• 53% reported being unable to reliably pay rent.

• 49% reported a change in employment.

• 41% reported losing a job.

Other reasons cited were similar to the causes: illness, mental health issues, domestic violence or the black mark of eviction on their records.

Most homeless families live doubled up in other people’s homes, the study found. Other locations in order of frequency were hotels and motels, emergency shelters and cars, followed by living on the streets or in tents.

Among individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, living on the streets was far more common.

Of 121 individuals surveyed, 100 reported living on the streets at some point over the last two years, with 41 saying they spent the prior night on the street.

Similar to families experiencing homelessness, primary causes and barriers for individuals experincing chronic homelessness were largely financial, including job loss, high housing costs, employment changes, inability to keep up with climbing rents or inability to recover after an eviction.

A significant finding of the study is that one individual can have many interconnected issues that

all add up to a difficult and intractable situation.

For instance, one individual surveyed in the study reported all of the following: losing a job after arguing with coworkers, an inability to keep other jobs due to addiction-related issues, disability after a car crash that made physically demanding jobs impossible, years-long waitlists for subsidized public housing, and depression and paranoia problems that exacerbated every other issue.

Despite the statistics, it’s important to understand that every person experiencing homelessness is different and on their own journey, Brisson said.

“If you’ve met one person who’s experienced homelessness, you’ve met one person who’s experienced homelessness,” Brisson told the group.

A second study, conducted by the Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative (MDHI), studied homelessness across the Denver metro area more broadly.

The study found that between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, more than 31,000 people accessed services related to homelessness, and the number of unhoused people in the Denver metro area climbed by 15% between 2018 and 2020.

Another key finding: racial inequity was high in all data sets in the study, with people of color — and particularly people who are Black or Indigenous — largely overrepresented compared to their share of the general population.

The study came to similar conclusions as the DU study: High housing costs are a tremendous

driver of homelessness.

The effects of rising housing costs are exacerbated by the impacts of trauma and stress, the study found, with domestic violence, mental health issues and chronic health conditions all contributing to families and individuals becoming unable to meet income needs.

The MDHI study concluded that the Tri-Cities area lacks a single coordinating entity for housing services, saying there are multiple agencies in the region that could collaborate further and share more data or clientele.

The study also made a variety of recommendations for the Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy Group: • Address housing affordability issues by finding or developing more affordable housing in the communities.

• Develop eviction-prevention strategies, because keeping people housed is more cost-effective than helping them recover after losing a home.

• Partner with employment programs.

• Include financial education in service offerings.

• Coordinate “wrap-around” services when assisting individuals and families by developing a more comprehensive approach to meeting mental and physical health needs, child welfare needs, domestic violence recovery support and addiction treatment.

The Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy Group plans to draft a plan for further action based on the studies, which is scheduled to be presented in May.

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area’s homeless population hasn’t appeared to decrease — and as the pandemic continues to upend economic stability, families that were “right on the margins” appear to fall into homelessness more, McIntosh said.

“The one area I know we’ve seen an uptick is families, especially families with school-age kids,” said McIntosh, who has observed trends by spending time at Giving Heart homeless-services center on South Broadway and Cafe 180, a restaurant that provides meals in exchange for volunteer service for those who can’t pay.

McIntosh and other advocates have found support in the local business community, with some motels in the area helping to shelter families, he said.

“Kids are going back to school somewhat, but they’ve been trying to learn virtually in a hotel room where there might be five people there,” McIntosh said of families who have fallen on hard times.

Changes in survey risk undercount Compounding the difficulty of tracking trends in homelessness is that the metro area’s annual count of people experiencing homelessness has been pushed back a month.

Each January, volunteers from sources such as churches, humanservices departments, nonprofits and law enforcement team up in communities across the Denver metro area, and areas around the nation, to conduct the Point-in-Time survey of their region’s homeless population.

The date for the count was changed from Jan. 25 to Feb. 25, according to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, which oversees the annual survey.

Based on a waiver from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Denver metro region won’t carry out a count of people in “unsheltered” homelessness, according to the homeless initiative.

The survey has in the past categorized people as staying in transitional housing, emergency shelter or supportive housing for mental illness, also called “safe havens.” Those in hotels or motels paid for by a government or charitable organization have also counted as sheltered homeless.

Apart from those settings, others are considered unsheltered.

The count in the past has not included people sleeping on couches at friends’ or families’ homes.

“Any sort of unsheltered count would have required the need for volunteers and potentially put people at risk of infection,” the organization’s website says. “The safety of those experiencing homelessness and volunteers is the top priority.”

Cities with large homeless populations in other states are waiving the unsheltered count as well, according to the website.

In the Denver metro area, homeless-service providers typically hold “magnet” events, offering resources such as food or medical services as an incentive for people experiencing homelessness to complete the survey.

There won’t be any such events in the metro area this year, according to Cameron Shropshire, a housing specialist for Arapahoe County.

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Resources will still provide incentive items to community members experiencing homelessness through our community partners, such as hygiene items, hand warmers, sleeping bags, blankets and food,” Shropshire said.

The region will still conduct a count of “sheltered” homelessness as is still required by the Housing and Urban Development Department, according to the homeless initiative.

The majority of that count will be conducted by a “data pull” on Feb. 26 from the region’s Homeless Management Information System, the homeless initiative’s website says. Shelters not using the system will conduct surveys overnight on Feb. 25.

The focus only on counting in shelters will likely result in the homeless in counties such as Arapahoe being “severely undercounted,” said Jen Engquist, executive director of Break Bread, an organization that serves free meals on Saturdays at Littleton United Methodist Church.

The homeless initiative notes that the unsheltered count is only required every other year. While 2021 is an “on” year, there is precedent for communities to not conduct an unsheltered count, the initiative’s website says.

“Additionally, the region is considering doing a (Point-in-Time)like count later this year, once it is safe to do so, to be used solely for local planning purposes” and not for submission to the Housing and Urban Development Department, the website adds.

Even in years when the full Pointin-Time does occur, the survey is voluntary and is a “snapshot” of the homeless population — actual num-

bers are likely higher.

‘Weaving through maze’ of needs Change the Trend Network — a coalition of nonprofits, faith-based groups, a health-care provider and the Englewood police — formed in summer 2017, coming forward to the public with a March 2018 forum, where residents engaged in conversation with the coalition.

Since then, the coalition has gained more momentum. Change the Trend is working on gathering more resources under its umbrella, said McIntosh, who is also the founder of A Stronger Cord. That’s an organization that helps men in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction begin rebuilding connections with friends, family and their community.

McIntosh marvels at the level of collaboration he sees in Zoom videoconference calls on Thursday mornings — different players, such as law enforcement and Arapahoe County officials chime in, ready to offer help for those experiencing homelessness.

“It’s just weaving through the maze and figuring out the best path and having a real team effort,” McIntosh said. He added: “Next thing you know, we’ve got a path for these folks.”

Change the Trend now lists 16 organizations and government entities as among its network, according to its website.

Englewood joined Littleton and Sheridan — its neighbors along the South Platte River and major roads — in forming the Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy Group, made up of city officials, police and community organizations. The group began in fall 2018.

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Cemetery a historic landmark in shopping center Melvin-Lewis Cemetery a part of bygone community near Cherry Creek

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the Pioneer Hills shopping center just off Parker Road, visitors can find the typical features of a suburban retail destination: a Bed Bath & Beyond, a PetSmart, a handful of chain restaurants.

But right between the Chick-fil-A and another retail building — near the middle of the parking lot — there’s a cemetery.

It’s called the Melvin-Lewis Cemetery, a former part of a small community called Melvin that once sat near the Cherry Creek watercourse.

John and Emma Lewis, who once owned a farm in the area, purchased the land that included the cemetery in 1883, according to the Cherry Creek Valley Historical Society.

“Most residents were forced to move when the Cherry Creek Dam was built,” the society’s website says. “This burial ground fell into disuse and was abandoned.”

Decades later, suburban sprawl crept right up to the cemetery, which ended up preserved as part of the shopping center. It’s not known for sure who was buried there — or even how many people once were, according to the historical society.

A plaque near the gates recognizing Melvin-Lewis Cemetery’s historic landmark designation from the City of Aurora.

The Melvin-Lewis Cemetery, a former part of a small community called Melvin that once sat near the Cherry Creek watercourse, sits in the Pioneer Hills shopping center PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD just off Parker Road in Aurora, near Centennial.

“We have more questions than answers,” said Garry O’Hara, the society’s president.

Although the cemetery, which previously sat amid an open field, was a “prime candidate to be bulldozed over 20 or 30 years ago,” O’Hara said, it now holds a historical landmark designation from the City of Aurora, the city in which the shopping center is located.

Here’s a look at what’s known about the cemetery, which sits just outside of Centennial near Cham-

bers Road.

Historic resting place Arriving in 1859, the Melvin family’s settlement in the area “proved invaluable to fellow westward travelers” and eventually grew into the Melvin community, according to historical information from the City of Aurora.

Travelers were buried at the cemetery, likely beginning with the Melvins’ arrival, according to the city. The Lewis family purchased the

cemetery from the Melvin family.

John and Jane Melvin had built a ranch in the area in the 1860s, according to the historical society. The Melvin place soon became known as 12 Mile House, a station along Cherry Creek.

The “mile houses” sat every two to three miles along the Cherokee/ Smoky Hill wagon trails from Kansas, named based on their distance to the intersection of Colfax Avenue and North Broadway in Denver, according to Arapahoe County’s website. Out of the original six mile houses, only 17 Mile House and Four Mile House exist in their entirety today, the website says. The buildings also included Seven Mile House, Nine Mile House and 20 Mile House, according to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Making the lives of health-care workers better and brighter A new inspirational/gratitude mural in the employee-only stairwell at St. Joseph Hospital represents all the frontline workers in health care, including the hospital’s board, volunteers, janitorial and cafeteria staff, as well as the doctors and nurses.

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For three days, local artists Karlee Mariel and Raj Chaudhuri spent time photographing the frontline health-care workers at Denver’s St. Joseph Hospital.

They sought to capture the diversity of the staff, and all the different roles at the hospital — from nurses, doctors and therapists to cafeteria workers, janitors and security staff.

The people in these photographs would come to serve as the inspiration for a mural of gratitude located in an employee-only stairwell inside the hospital, which is located at 1375 E. 19th Ave. in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood.

“We’re caregivers by training.

(But) the people who work in a hospital are humans first,” said Dr. Christy Chaudhuri, a hospitalist physcian at St. Joseph Hospital. “It’s really important to say thank you to all the people who make the hospital function so that we can continue to care for so many people.”

To help represent the human element behind the battle with COVID-19, another important aspect of the mural is the inspirational messages — for which the hospital workers themselves were invited to write.

“It’s meaningful to be able to read something written by your colleague,” said Katie Yahya, a physical therapist at St. Joseph Hospital, “because we’re sharing similar

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experiences.”

Yahya was especially happy to see that the hospital’s volunteers were represented in the mural. The volunteers are extremely dedicated, she said, and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were coming in nearly every day. During the spring shutdown, when they could not come to the hospital in person, they spent their time at home sewing masks and coming up with other ways to make the hospital staff feel appreciated, Yahya added.

“It brings me so much joy seeing the volunteers represented,” Yahya said. “It’s important to remember that we’re all appreciated.”

Something that the mural does not include are masks. This was

a conscious decision because the mural — a permanent fixture — is meant to inspire and show gratitude to the health-care workers for their everyday work, well after the pandemic is over, the artists Mariel and Raj Chaudhuri said.

“During the pandemic, we’ve done it to say thank you,” said Raj Chaudhuri. “But it’s not just to say thank you in the short term. This (the mural) is something that will outlive the pandemic.”

The mural was completed about mid-January, but the idea for it came about in the fall when COVID-19 cases began to rise for the second time. Christy Chaudhuri noticed that although her colleagues were feeling fatigued, they kept go-

ing — and continue to do so — with courage and relentless commitment, she said.

She thought about how supportive the greater community has been — such as local restaurants catering meals and community members sending thank-you notes, for example — throughout the pandemic, and how meaningful each of these tokens of gratitude have been.

“These gestures mean everything to us,” Christy Chaudhuri said.

This led her to start discussing the idea to create a gratitude/inspirational mural with her husband, Raj Chaudhuri, who is a fine arts artist.

He then networked with Mariel, a Denver-based muralist, to get involved with the project.

Raj Chaudhuri and Mariel knew they could use their talents to create something truly meaningful, and contribute to making the lives of the health-care workers better and brighter, they said.

Mariel added that she is humbled to be able to serve the health-care workers and honor them for their resiliency.

While working on the piece, one of the nurses expressed to Mariel what a gift the mural is, she said.

The nurse started to tear up, Mariel said, “and that made me start to tear up.”

“Artwork can serve to uplift and inspire,” Mariel said. But this mural, in particular, she added, “is so special because of the individuals it represents.”

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LPS VIRTUAL 5TH GRADE PARENT NIGHT

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The ground beneath the old arena’s ice sheets is effectively permafrost, Braaten said, and the district plans to hire crews to drill into it to see how deep the ice goes.

“It could take years to thaw,” he said.

The new Sports Complex also features a restaurant and bar overlooking the ice sheets, with plans for 10 on-tap beers, and an app system that will allow spectators to place orders from their phones and have their food delivered to the stands.

The facility also includes party rooms, meeting space and other rental space for club sports and school athletics programs.

Like most South Suburban facilities, users pay either a resident or nonresident fee to use the complex, depending on whether they live within South Suburban’s boundaries. South Suburban encompasses Littleton, west Centennial, Lone Tree, Sheridan, Bow Mar, Columbine Valley and parts of unincorporated Douglas, Jefferson and Arapahoe counties.

The complex’s final price tag was $63 million, paid for with a combination of bonds and certificates of participation, Braaten said. That’s

A pickleball game in the Sports Complex’s gymnasium.

up from initial estimates of $50 million several years ago, and $61 million last year, owing largely to the addition of the third sheet of ice and construction delays.

Though restricted to 25% capacity in late January, the complex is already Five-Star certified, meaning it could see its capacity boosted to 50% in February if COVID-19 numbers keep trending downward, said Nicole Stehlik, South Suburban’s assistant director of recreation.

“It’s a great place for us to expand our competitive and recreational offerings,” Stehlik said. “A lot of groups and athletes are going to benefit from this for a long time.

It’s new, it’s exciting, and it’s a big deal.”

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Irrelevance of watches was just a matter of time

atch out.

Believe it or not, years and years ago wristwatches were intended solely to tell someone what time it was.

QUIET Not anymore.

DESPERATION Maybe you saw this? The president wore a $7,000 “statement watch” — a Rolex Datejust — to the inauguration.

It’s doubtful he needed the watch to tell him what time it was. His day was Craig Marshall pretty well orchesSmith trated.

Perhaps he wore the watch to tell those Russians something about him.

I always think that actions speak louder than watches, but what do I know? I haven’t worn a watch — not even a cheap-o — in 40 years.

Back when I was wearing a watch, I needed one to know what time it was; nothing more.

Then, all of a sudden, there were

time pieces everywhere. Every appliance comes with a digital clock. Digital clocks come with digital clocks.

Stoves, coffee makers, microwave ovens. Your television tells you what time it is too.

Mobile phones know what time it is. That means you can confirm what your watch is telling you once you leave the house.

Your car has a clock. Office buildings have digital clocks outside and analog clocks inside.

Every stadium, gymnasium, auditorium has multiple clocks (yet coaches wear watches).

Every classroom has a clock.

Yet hundreds — thousands — of dollars are spent on wristwatches.

Why? Because expensive wristwatches let people know you have (choose one): high standards; good taste; a lot of money; a warped sense of priorities.

As you might have guessed, I don’t accessorize. In fact, I am uncomfortable with the word.

No watch, ring, bracelet, necklace, or chain.

Entertainer William Jonathan Drayton Jr. takes the concept of carrying a timepiece with him to the greatest extreme.

Known as “Flavor Flav,” he wears a dinner plate-sized clock on a chain around his neck.

In high school, I was given a Timex with a “Twist-O-Flex” band.

The band always managed to capture wrist hairs and bring tears to my years.

Later I purchased a Swatch for less than $20.

One day at school I looked at it and realized it was nothing more than a bracelet. After all, there were clocks everywhere.

In an article about “statement watches,” Watch Shopping states, “Welcome to the complicated world of Rolex. The iconic brand often sends differing, even conflicting messages.

“While a Rolex exudes a sense of sophistication and success, it also risks looking like overcompensation.”

I don’t want something on my wrist to exude anything.

What does a Rolex Datejust weigh?

The one the president was wearing?

Two pounds at least.

His watch also tells him what day it is. It seems like he would know.

There are watches that do more than tell the time and date.

I always envied Dick Tracy’s watch. He talked into it. Now and then in grade school I talked to my wrist.

(My teacher sent a note to my parents. “Craig talks to his left wrist.”)

In one way or another, we all make statements with what we are wearing or not wearing.

In the winter, I wear a sweater and jeans. In the summer, a shirt and shorts. I think this means one of two things: I undervalue the benefits of making statements with what I am wearing, or I’m too old and distant to care about making statements with what I am wearing.

It’s time to feed the dog.

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

The power of accountability

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ccountability is one of those words that gets a lot of attention; however, it also receives a fair amount of avoidance. I mean it’s great when we can hold others accountable for doing what they say they will WINNING do and then actually getting it done; WORDS but when it’s time for others to hold us accountable, well, let’s just slow down a bit and talk this whole thing over. Accountable?

I don’t need anyone holding me acMichael Norton countable.

It does seem like there is a lot of conversation these days about accountability. We hear things like, “Why isn’t anyone being held accountable for that?”

If we can get ourselves past the macro view of accountability and focus on the micro view, meaning our own personal accountability, we will be able to accomplish more, feel better about what we achieve, and put some of the enjoyment back in our lives. Enjoyment that

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Over the years I have developed a huge sense of appreciation for accountability. I have also embraced the idea of accountability partners.

I would like to share five of my accountability partners with you.

These are people in my life who have absolutely helped me achieve success in many areas where I am always seeking improvement.

My fitness accountability partner happens to be my wife Kim. She holds me accountable for many other things too. We are accountability partners for each other when it comes to what we eat, how much water we drink, and making sure that we get our workouts in each day. The gains that we have both seen in the past few months have been incredible.

When it comes to faith, my good friend Mark Foley and I have been accountability partners for many years. Every day, without fail, we participate in a Bible study and a devotional. We share our intimate reactions and thoughts. And we typically do this the first thing in the morning. This accountability sets

the tone for the day and grounds us in the truth.

There is another friend whom I have known for 20 years. We speak almost every single night and have done so since the pandemic started.

Our calls include catching up on the events of the day, but we also make sure we talk about specific business activities, behaviors, prospects, and customer interactions. I call John Vanderslice on the odd number days of the month and he calls me on the even days of the month. His knowledge and practicality are so valued, and if I try to avoid the details of my day, he digs in and holds me accountable to talk through it.

Frank Singer is my accountability partner in so many incredible ways, as we have walked the same road in life. Long before the pandemic, we would speak often.

Frank’s presence in my life has always reminded me to hold myself accountable for the blessings and appreciation of true friendship.

Frank and I have spoken almost every single day since the pandemic as well. And whether it’s Frank holding me accountable, or me holding him accountable, to have

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Lastly, I will share with you my accountability partner and my voice of reason and truth. Tom Ziglar has an amazing capacity to understand situations for what they really are. We are partners, we have been co-workers, friends, and we are brothers. When the world looks like a maze that I am trying to navigate and feeling a bit lost, Tom will always hold me accountable bringing me back to reality.

Five accountability partners, one for each: fitness and more, faith, business, friendship, and for keeping things real.

How about you? Is there a chance that you can benefit from a little bit of accountability? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we have the right amount of accountability in our lives, it really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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At mile houses, travelers could get a meal, spend the night, rest their animals and have minor repairs made to coaches or wagons, according to the county’s website.

In addition to travelers, the remains of individuals who donated their bodies to medical research were also buried at the cemetery from 1957 to 1986, according to Aurora’s website.

In 1957, the property that included the cemetery was acquired by the University of Colorado, and it was used for research from that point, O’Hara said.

“Over time, the cemetery became abandoned and vandalized,” O’Hara said. Among the only remains left are cremated remains of around 1,600 people who donated their bodies to science after death, now interred in a chain-link fence enclosure in the middle of the cemetery, O’Hara said.

‘Valiant’ fight Before the shopping center arrived, “nothing at all” sat near the cemetery, O’Hara said.

“The only thing that was there is the caretaker’s house for the University of Colorado and a few sticks in the ground where graves were supposed to be,” O’Hara said.

The shopping center’s development didn’t happen without a fight — O’Hara and others felt the development would be “an eyesore” and produce too much noise, O’Hara said.

Clarice Crowle, one of the founders of the historical society, helped lead a letter-writing campaign to the local governing body at the time — likely the Aurora City Council, O’Hara recalled.

“She had our friends in the newspaper offices write stories about that and put the Melvin-Lewis Cemetery in headlines so that people would notice it,” O’Hara said. “And it was a losing cause, but it was very valiantly done by members of our group and others.”

O’Hara isn’t sure whether the developer planned to preserve the cemetery at first, he said. But ultimately, the developer agreed to build a wall around the cemetery, along with a “beautiful gate,” O’Hara said.

“So we’re happy about that — they did what they promised,” O’Hara said.

The cemetery and much of the surrounding shopping center land

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“There’s all kinds of reasons why right now is not a great period to be kicking off the redistricting process,” Fenberg said.

The upshot for proponents of the redistricting changes are that even with the delays, the process will not be in the hands of the Legislature as was the case before Amendments Y and Z. Even if the independent panels can’t draw the maps, nonpartisan legislative staff will take the reins, meaning the influence

‘MOST HAVE NO IDEA’ The area that became known as the Melvin community sat immediately south of today’s Cherry Creek Reservoir, encompassing much of the southern part of what is now Cherry Creek State Park.

The community was roughly bordered on the west by present-day Jordan Road and on the east by Parker Road; the north and south boundaries were approximately Cherry Creek Reservoir and Arapahoe Road, according to the historical society.

“Today most people who move here have no idea that the region was once called Melvin,” a newsletter from the group says.

“Trains stopped at Melvin and other small communities in the Cherry Creek Valley for fifty-four years (1882-1936), but it was not a profitable business. As the years went by, cars replaced trains for family outings and trucks competed for freight business. Tracks were taken up,” according to the historical society.

Much of the Melvin-Lewis Cemetery’s documented history comes from oral history interviews conducted by a high school student in the 1970s, according to historical information from the City of Aurora. are owned by a company called Collett, a real estate firm whose corporate office sits in North Carolina, according to county property records.

The company purchased the shopping center from “Site Centers/ DDR, who purchased it from the Greenberg group,” said Erik Christopher, managing principal with SRS Real Estate Partners. Collett is a client of SRS, Christopher said.

Greenberg was the original developer, he added.

“The preservation (of the cemetery) was part of the land-use protections that accompanied the shopping center acquisition,” said Bobbi Conigliaro, asset manager for Collett. “Although we do not have a right to change it, we are happy to do our part to protect it.”

Conigliaro did not have other information to offer about the cemetery’s history, she said.

O’Hara guesses the original developer bought the land from the University of Colorado or that it became city land after about 1983, but he couldn’t say for sure. He didn’t know whether the university bought the land from the Lewis family.

The shopping center’s buildings were constructed in 2002, according to county records.

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of party politics will still be minimized.

The downside is it will be difficult to solicit and consider public input in the way Amendments Y and Z envisioned.

“It might not look exactly like the way we planned it when we wrote Y and Z,” Fenberg said, “but there’s still going to be some big changes.”

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What appear to be cross-shaped memorials sit near a chain-link fence Jan. 14 inside Melvin-Lewis Cemetery.

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sure when the first and last burials of remains that weren’t researchrelated took place at the cemetery.

“All we know is the first burial was possibly as early as 1860s, and the last was (likely) 1910,” O’Hara said.

At least some remains were exhumed and moved to Fairmount Cemetery in east Denver, O’Hara said.

The historical society doesn’t know for sure who was buried there, but it’s more certain about one person: Emmaretta Hawkey Lewis,

likely interred there in the 1890s, according to the society.

“She died in the 1890s, possibly in childbirth,” O’Hara said. She was married to one of the Lewis men, he added.

“We don’t know who’s there still, we don’t know where if they were, we don’t know when they were placed there and when they (may have been) exhumed,” O’Hara said.

“I try to find out myself, but I run into brick walls.”

The structures that now lie in the cemetery are “bases,” on top of which would have gone the memorials of the buried. Generally, no full tombstones stand now, O’Hara said.

A small memorial in honor of those who donated their bodies to science has sat in the cemetery, and another memorial was made by the Cherry Creek Grange in 1961 in honor of the travelers buried there, O’Hara said. The grange was an organization that included farmers who traded ideas about agriculture, he added.

The cemetery was in bad shape before the shopping center development and the changes it brought, O’Hara said.

“It’s much better,” O’Hara said.

“It’s still not in the greatest shape, but it’s at least in a place of honor where it belongs.”

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Distortions Monster World, an immersive artainment experience, offers guests an opportunity to explore life-sized creatures – many recognizable from television and film – and interactive, technologyforward installations in a 19,000-square-foot space in the Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall.

The monsters featured in the various scenes of the exhibit are the creations of Distortions Unlimited owners Ed Edmunds and Marsha Taub-Edmunds, their team and the many artists and sculptors they work with.

The monsters in each scene are accompanied by special effects, props, theatrical lighting and sound design by Blazen Illuminations.

“Distortions Monster World is a celebration of a lifetime of making monsters and a way to share our love for all things monster,” Edmunds said in a news release. “I have never seen monsters as ugly, and certainly haven’t associated them with just one time of the year. My hope is that visitors will walk away appreciating the art and beauty behind these creatures, and realize there is more to monsters than meets the eye.”

A group of friends gather for a photo in front of a display at Distortions Monster World. Masks must be worn while exploring the PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN 19,000-square-foot space, but guests are permitted to remove them for photos.

IF YOU GO Distortions Monster World is located at 500 16th Street Mall on the first floor in Suite #180.

Typical hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Tickets must be purchased online in advance, and are available up to one hour before your desired time slot. Each time slot lasts one hour.

Tickets cost $25 per person for guests age 12 and older, $18 for youths age 6-11, and children age 5 and younger are free.

Masks must be worn while exploring the exhibit, but may be removed briefly for taking a picture.

The exhibit is deep cleaned before opening and at the end of the day.

To purchase tickets or learn more about the Distortions Monster World exhibit, visit https://distortionsmonsterworld.com.

Many of the creatures on display at Distortions Monster World are well-known from movies, television or music, such as USDI from Star Trek Continues.

A giant, creepy tree is one of the installations at Distortions Monster World, an immersive artainment experience at the Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall.

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n 2017, Smithsonian Ecology Fellow Erin Spear, Ph.D., was part of a Denver Museum of Nature & Science team exploring rocks dating 73.5 to 77 million years old in northwestern New SONYA’S Mexico. She spotted SAMPLER a fragment of skull of tube-crested dinosaur Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus, previously known only from a specimen collected in 1923 in the same area. Research was funded through the Sonya Ellingboe DMNS’ Laramidia Project. The skull discovery was reported in last week’s edition of the journal PeerJ — watch for more news about this fascinating find! In other DMNS news, the Gates Planetarium is now open, as is the rest of the DMNS. It is located at 2001 Colorado Blvd. 303-370-6000, dmns.org.

Swedish Horses Corral Project

The Englewood Cultural Arts Commission is accepting artis applications for the Swedish Horses Corral Project 2021, with a Feb. 25 deadline. Fiberglass horses will be about 4 feet tall, 3 feet 7 inches long

org. Check online at www.curioustheatre.org/nowyouknow_teachers.

The plays are: “Black” by Lamaria Aminaha and “In Transit” by Holden Thomas.

and shaped like the famous wooden Dala Horses. Englewood-based artists will be given preference.

Winners will receive $1,000. Horses will be installed in early summer for five years and may be moved around. Interested artists who did not receive a notice should contact Toni Arnoldy, 303-762-2490. Request the notice, which has a horse form to use in indicating your proposal.

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Stories on Stage

“A Kiss is Still a Kiss” will be a Valentine’s Day treat livestreamed from Boulder’s Nomad Playhouse at 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Actors Kate Gleason, Ilasiea Gray and Ryan Warner will read a selection of funny and romantic stories as the organization celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Tickets: $15. storiesonstage.org or 303-494-0523. Ticket holders will receive a link to the performance.

Denver Jewish Film Festival

Life reconstruction of the head of Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus based on COPYRIGHT ANDREY newly discovered remains.

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The Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, will host 30 films from Feb. 8-17 in the Annual Jewish Film Festival.

It includes 20 feature films and 10 shorts showcasing Jewish films from 14 countries. Nearly half of the filmmakers represented are women.

For more information and tickets, available Feb. 8, see: jccdenver.org/

film. Films can be viewed by Chromecasting to your TV, or via the Eventive Smart TV apps for Roku or Apple TV. Curious Theatre

“Now You Know,” a two-play education series, is written by young playwrights in the Curious New Voices program: it’s virtually available until June 15. Tickets cost $10 per family and both productions will be available until June 15.

303-623-0524, info@curioustheatre.

“The Troublemakers” will be the next production by Wonderbound dance company, which just held a size-limited live performance at its new home, 3824 Dahlia St., Denver.

Performances will be at 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 25, 26; March 4, 5, March 11, 12; at 2:15 and 6:15 on Feb. 27, 28, March 6, 7, March 13, 14.

Only 25 people at each performance, masks required, social distance for anyone but members of your party.

(Feb. 28 and March 7 at 2:15 sold out.) Wonderbound.com.

Littleton Town Hall

Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton has sent an audition notice to actors and will present an in-person performance of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” later in the spring, with actors enclosed in a plastic bubble on the stage floor — if COVID regulations remain as they are — we wish them luck and hope to attend, assuming audience seating will be very limited ... townhallartscenter. org.

Artist brings new ideas to local group Kathy Triplett will have work on display when gallery can reopen

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Artist/crafter Kathy Triplett is one of Littleton Fine Arts Guild’s newer members and she brings different ideas into the always-interesting mix of art offered by Guild members.

During better days, one will find her work displayed at the Depot Art Gallery (depotartgallery.org) in downtown Littleton and possibly at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center, where the Guild has taken on respon-

sibility for art exhibits.

Triplett’s work will be in the Depot for gallery-goers when the facility is able to open under COVID guidelines. (We hope to soon report open hours again.)

She wrote: “Since I was a little girl, I’ve enjoyed crafting. When visiting my grandmother, I recall being given a box full of yarn, beads and other items and being told to `create something.’ This nurtured my love of all things handmade.”

She discovered the extensive variety of shell, stone and wooden beads that are available and began making necklaces ...

She says she is now drawn to “anything with a domed shape, including fused glass, natural stone and old buttons ...” and then there are

mosaic tiles!

A period of family and work engaged her for a number of years, but retirement has allowed more time to create — and an old violin with a backstory, acquired from a friend, started a new series after she retired from work with the U.S. District Court.

She has been beading for 20 years and started mosaic work six years ago, she said. “Live Music” is the title given to the highly decorated violins, which will hopefully return soon to the Depot Art Gallery.

One can envision one or more of these displayed on a shelf or perhaps on a table in front of a sun-lit window.

Triplett’s other work includes cabochon necklaces, as well as “fancy,

intricate woven beaded jewelry for special occasions and wedding wear ...”

She has researched and created a process for “cutting vintage china plates and setting them on tables and cabinets. The first summer of my retirement was spent in my garage perfecting my craft.”

“I am self-taught and have been beading for 20 years now. My mosaic work has been perfected over the last six years. I don’t have an art degree but what I do have is a love and passion to create and try new things,” Triplett wrote.

Note: Readers who see an item on the guild’s website at depotartgallery. org that they wish to own can contact treasurer Carl Paulson: treasurer@ depotartgallery.org.

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Hoping to make shopping small the next big thing Boutique curator mixes maker and mall culture to bring hipster cool to the suburbs

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The economy has been battered almost everywhere by the COVID-19 crisis. Unemployment is high. Some retailers and restaurants have been shuttered.

But for Karli Millspaugh, owner of the Makers Market stores in the Southwest Plaza and Park Meadows shopping malls, the shutdowns and cutbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic were a challenge she chose to meet head-on.

“Here’s the interesting thing about me: I don’t take no for an answer very well,” Millspaugh said.

She said when the pandemic hit she didn’t have a website, infrastructure for shipping, or anything, really, to help her navigate the online sales that would be necessary to keep her businesses afloat. But with 150 merchant vendors with booths in her stores and 28 employees counting on her, she had to dive right in, making things happen fast.

The Makers Market stores, and her first retail venture, Curate, are concepts based on antique malls, but instead of buildings full of antiques

Curate Mercantile 8242 S. University Blvd., Suite 150, Centennial

Makers Market in Southwest Plaza mall.

and collectables, vendors sell artisan, handcrafted goods, with food, clothing, jewelry and everything inbetween creating a vibrant, eclectic mix of items to attract shoppers.

She said the concept is in line with the times, as social media and websites like Etsy spotlight shopping small and supporting independent craftspeople.

Millspaugh came to own the businesses through what the kids these days would call her side hustle.

“I actually started as a vendor myself, refinishing furniture and

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selling it at places like the Paris Street Market in Aspen Grove,” she said. “People starting asking about where my brick and mortar was, so I started researching places I could sell on a more regular basis.”

Millspaugh said she found a couple of small stores in Littleton that matched her concept, but neither were a great fit. She soon turned her attention to Unlisted Market in Littleton, got a booth, eventually offering the marketing and promotion skills she used in her full-time day job, to the owner. Before long, she

became a partner in Unlisted, and in 2019 took over ownership, changing the location and the name, to what is now, Curate, located in Centennial.

The Makers Market stores had been running since 2015, and Millspaugh took ownership of them in January of 2020, bringing this story back to where it started.

March 16, 2020, is a date Millspaugh remembers well. That’s the day she had to close her stores due to the COVID-19 regulations affecting nonessential businesses. Curate was closed for nearly two months, the Park Meadows Makers Market location was shut down for about 10 weeks and her Southwest Plaza location wasn’t able to reopen for almost three months — an eternity in the life of a retail store.

But thanks to her ability to roll with the punches the virus threw at her small chain of stores, Millspaugh has been able to survive, and even thrive, in the current

HEROES BEHIND THESE MASKS

This month, we're recognizing our clinical nurse coordinators.

These individuals are at the core of your care team, and it is their commitment that has helped our team at Swedish save the lives of over 800 COVID-19 positive patients. This year has challenged us all, but through it all this team has selflessly cared for our patients, for our community, and for each other.

To our patients and community, thank you for continuing to trust us with your care. WE ARE SWEDISH, AND HEROES WORK HERE.

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Englewood defenders pressure Conifer’s Noah Bishop in the first half Jan. 28.

Englewood would go on to win the game 55-22 to improve to 2-0 on the season.

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Season B goes ahead after much consideration Prep athletes in six sports get chance to play amid pandemic rules

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SEE SEASON B, P23

Cherry Creek’s Julian Hammond III (3) wears a mask which is required for all players this season. Cherry Creek defeated Arapahoe, 79-60, in the Centennial League opener played Jan. 27 at ArapaPHOTO BY JIM BENTON hoe.

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Season B started Jan. 25, but it took work, determination and soulsearching from the Colorado High School Activities Association to usher in the six sports seasons.

Boys and girls basketball, hockey, girls swimming and diving and boys and girls wrestling are the sports in Season B that will have abbreviated seasons, but at least as of press time

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0208-2020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 4, 2020, 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) PAUL C PETERSON AND CONNIE M PETERSON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMPAC CMB TRUST SERIES 2005-6 Date of Deed of Trust February 23, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 10, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5034727 Original Principal Amount $351,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $344,745.83 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, EXCEPT THE EAST 5 FEET THEREOF, BLOCK 24, CHERRY KNOLLS FOURTH FILING, CITY OF LITTLETON, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3863 EAST BRIARWOOD AVENUE, 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, 03/31/2021, 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: 2/4/2021 Last Publication: 3/4/2021 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; DATE: 12/04/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Randall Chin #31149 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009128760 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. 0208-2020 First Publication: 2/4/2021 Last Publication: 3/4/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE RESTART - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0173-2020 Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 6, 2020, 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) DALE E. MCDONALD AND DARLENE S. MCDONALD Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AAAE FINANCIAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-AR6, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR6 Date of Deed of Trust February 16, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 23, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6024113 Original Principal Amount $141,300.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $127,262.29 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. SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER'S ERROR RECORDED ON 6/15/2020 AT RECEPTION NO. E0070479 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Also known by street and number as: 2854 W. CENTENNIAL DR. UNIT F, LITTLETON, CO 80123.

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 06/15/2020 AT RECEPTION NO. E0070479 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, 03/10/2021, 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: 1/14/2021 Last Publication: 2/11/2021 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; DATE: 11/06/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, 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 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 19-022770 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0173-2020 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONDOMINIUM UNIT F, THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS, TOGETHER WITH GARAGE NO. F, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 19, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8187114 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON MAY 28, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7062094, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO. 0173-2020 First Publication: 1/14/2021 Last Publication: 2/11/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0205-2020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 17, 2020, 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) JONPAUL ARAGON, PATRICIA J ARAGON Original Beneficiary(ies) COLORADO CREDIT UNION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO CREDIT UNION Date of Deed of Trust January 02, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 09, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5002461 Original Principal Amount $27,599.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $25,873.07 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 4, BLOCK 14, SOUTHGLENN, THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6730 SOUTH DOWNING CIRCLE WEST, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/17/2021, 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: 1/21/2021 Last Publication: 2/18/2021 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; DATE: 11/17/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Harry L. Simon, P.C. #7942 Harry L. Simon, P.C. 10200 East Grand Avenue, Building B, Suite 120, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 758-6601 Attorney File # CCU v Aragon The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MARCH 3, 2021 at 11:00 A.M.

Legal Notice NO. 0205-2020 First Publication: 1/21/2021 Last Publication: 2/18/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE

City and County Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 1st day of February 2021, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance:

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 07 SERIES OF 2021 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2, SECTIONS 1 AND 5, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (2000) OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, IN CONNECTION WITH DEFINITIONS/ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS, AND PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OR DEPOSIT OF ANY NON-EXEMPT AMOUNTS OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (TENORM) INTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. (Council Bill No. 03) Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Oscar Dozal Owner/Manager Eri Dozal Owner/Manager 3800 S. Broadway Units 1-3, Englewood CO 80113

Public comment will be heard at the hearing or written communications regarding the issuance of this license may be submitted to the City Clerk, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 by March 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

By order of the Liquor and Marijuana Licensing Authority of the City of Englewood, Colorado. /s/ Jackie McKinnon, Deputy City Clerk Legal Notice No. 300897 First Publication: February 4, 2021 Last Publication: February 4, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeffrey J. Clapham, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30099

Legal Notice No. 300904 First Publication: February 4, 2021 Last Publication: February 4, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing before the Englewood City Council will be held on February 16, 2021 at the hour of 6:00 p.m. Due to COVID-19, the meeting will be held virtually.

Case ZON2020-001 Planned Unit Development (PUD): The matters to be heard before the City Council are a proposed Site Development Plan in association with a previously approved PUD District Plan that will permit 203 multi-family dwelling units on a 6.63-acre site; a vacation of a portion of the West Cornell Street right-of-way, including a portion of the associated alley; and a vacation of a portion of the South Huron Street right-of-way.

Address: 3002 S. Huron Street A copy of the proposed site development plan and right-of-way vacations may be reviewed in the Community Development Department. Anyone interested in this matter may be heard at the Public Hearing by calling 303.762.2318 or by emailing cityclerk@englewoodco.gov 48 hours prior to the public hearing for directions on providing public comment virtually or in person.

By Order of the Englewood City Council Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 300902 First Publication: February 4, 2021 Last Publication: February 4, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Benjamin F. Clapham Personal Representative 777 N Washington Street, # 206 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 300896 First Publication: February 4, 2021 Last Publication: February 18, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jean Wong Edwards, Deceased Case Number: 20PR443

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 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Harmon S. Graves Attorney to the Personal Representative 1950 West Littleton Blvd., Suite 113 Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 300886 First Publication: January 21, 2021 Last Publication: February 4, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT MILTON CHRISTIANSEN, a/k/a ROBERT M. CHRISTIANSEN, a/k/a ROBERT CHRISTIANSEN, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31121

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 1st day of February 2021, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 04 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIERRA A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, BY ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 13A, REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL POLICIES APPLICABLE TO ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No. 300903 First Publication: February 4, 2021 Last Publication: February 4, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Notice is hereby given that there will be a public hearing on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., to consider an application for a new Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License for La Chula, LLC dba La Chula, 3800 S. Broadway Units 1-3, Englewood, Colorado 80113.

Due to COVID-19, the meeting will be held virtually.

Please contact the City Clerk’s Offfice if you would like to sign up to speak.

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 21, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Eric Christiansen, Personal Representative c/o Carl H. Hutchins, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 300891 First Publication: January 21, 2021 Last Publication: February 4, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wilbur Glenn Wright, aka Wilbur G. Wright, aka Wilbur Wright, aka Will Wright, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31047

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 04, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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large teams. Highest seeding teams will be hosts for games on March 9, 11, 13 and 16 until the state championship games at a site still to be determined as of press time.

“There are a lot of little things that go into it,” said Borgmann. “We set out with a couple of goals. One was to have a season where we could get the kids on the floor, which to me is the most important one. Secondarily, we didn’t finish and crown champions last year. I think it is important that we crown a champion.

“The variances we got were so that kids could play games,” Borgmann said. “There is nothing about capacity limits or anything like that. The capacity limits will be set by the local health care agencies. So you are going to go from this district to this district, this league and this league where some leagues are going to allow parents and others are not going to allow anybody. Those were decisions that were made locally for

whatever reason.”

CHSAA does not have the authority to interpret or change CDPHE, local health departments or the governor’s executive orders in regard to capacity limitations for sport arenas, gyms, pools, recreational facilities, ice rinks, classrooms, restaurants, theaters and so on.

Boys and girls wrestling regular season meets will be limited to four teams with 25 athletes in the competitive gym at one time. At the end of each match the official will instruct the winning wrestler to raise his or her hands while also raising his or her own hands with the same colored wrist band.

Adam Bright, the CHSAA commissioner who oversees wrestling, wrote in his Jan. 15 memo in the state wrestling bulletin that “a recent ranking system ranked our state tournament as third in the country. While this year will be different than those in recent memory,

we will continue to work toward the goal of achieving that top ranking.”

Regional tournaments on March 5-6 will be divided into two days with certain weights wrestling each day. The top two boys in each weight class in the four regionals will advance to state while the top four girls in the two regionals will earn a ticket to state.

The 4A, 5A state tournament with eight-athlete brackets and a full consolation bracket will be held March 13 at a still-to-be-determined site.

Justin Saylor is the assistant commissioner who manages hockey and girls swimming.

“The upcoming season will present challenges we have not had to face during any point in our careers,” he said in his bulletin memo. “Collectively, we will overcome these challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and be better for it on the other side. I look forward to working with all the coaches, administrators and officials throughout the year.”

Hockey will have another class with 4A being added. There will be a 13-game maximum regular season and a team must play 12 of the 13 games against a league opponent.

There will be 20 participants per team allowed.

There will be a four-team bracket for the 4A and 5A state tournaments and each league will have one automatic qualifier with the fourth team being an at-large selection.

Girls swimming will have a sevenmeet maximum plus the league meets. CHSAA was granted a variance allowing 50 total participants for all teams.

The state meets schedule finds 5A teams competing on March 11, 4A on March 12 and 3A on March 13.

than 2,000 of them.

According to Millspaugh, the care packages and the Paycheck Protection Program loan she was able to get might have been the difference between riding out the storm and closing the doors on the business for good. In fact, she said online sales of care packages have been so popular that she plans to keep offering them indefinitely. They may have even given some of her vendors a boost in income that’s allowing them to surpass pre-pandemic revenues.

She said approximately 10% of her vendors have struggled to keep going, even as she was able to offer

free or discounted rent during the shutdowns. But overall, business is good and there’s a six- to 18-month wait list to get a vendor spot in one of her locations.

Millspaugh’s husband, Brent, has even left his former accounting career to help her run the businesses full-time. It’s been so busy she long ago had to give up on her furniturerefinishing biz.

“My talent and skill set were needed in other aspects, to help make this business thrive for all of our vendors,” she said.

As for the future, Millspaugh plans to continue honing her curat-

ing skills, which include placing the right vendor in the right location, when a rare opening comes up, opening workshops to help people find their inner-artisan and figuring out the right marketing magic to spread the word to shoppers who want to support small, locally owned businesses offering boutique products they won’t find anywhere else.

“I love looking for new ways to approach things,” she said. “One of the vendors said he admires my ability to try new things to see if one will stick. I just can’t wait for more of those moments.”

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there will be competition and eventually state champions crowned despite the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

CHSAA has had to make adjustments after seeking variances from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. CHSAA had to direct teams to make altered schedules, modify state tournament brackets and venues, try to find referees and officials from a dwindling list plus listen to complaints and suggestions from administrators, coaches, parents and spectators.

There will be a new look for all six sports as practices and competition must follow local and state COVID-19 guidelines and mandates.

“It’s just been a challenge, but I think the best part of this is, it looks like we are going to get a season in, and number two, we are going to be able to conclude with some state championships,” said assistant CHSAA commissioner Bert Borgmann, who oversees boys and girls basketball.

All boys and girls basketball players must wear masks this season while playing, and CHSAA got a variance from the CDPHE to have 14 instead of 12 games during the regular season. Roster limit has been set at 12 for each team with three coaches and a trainer. That also required a variance.

State basketball tournament fields have been reduced. In Class 5A there will be a 32-team bracket with league champions automatically qualifying.

The CHSAA seeding selection index will determine state tournament at-

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atmosphere. Launching a program called Curate Care Packages allowed her not only to keep her rent paid, but just as important to her, to extend a lifeline to her merchant vendors. The idea was simple — use her vendors’ merchandise to offer customers curated gift packages, with items specially chosen

by Millspaugh. The care packages are offered at different price points and so far they’ve shipped more

There will be a new look at high school basketball games this season. The Arapahoe bench was social distancing with no fans in the gym against Cherry Creek on Jan. 27.

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

Public Notices Steven G. Wright Personal Representative 1133 14th Street, Unit 2350 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 300895 First publication: February 04, 2021 Last publication: February 18, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nancy B. Carbaugh, a/k/a Nancy Belle Carbaugh, a/k/a Nancy Carbaugh, f/k/a Nancy B. Madonna, Deceased.

Case Number: 2021PR30123 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Last Publication: February 18, 2021 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kevin Michael Sharkey, a/k/a Kevin M. Sharkey, and Kevin Sharkey, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30016 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 21, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM C. WARNER, A/K/A WILLIAM WARNER, AND WILLIAM CHANNING WARNER, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30067

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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 June 9, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

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Public Notice is given on January 05, 2021 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Deiadra Dissen Swartz be changed to Deiadra Dissen Boehm Case No.: 21C100008 By: Ellise O'Neil Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No.300893 First publication: January 28, 2021 Last publication: February 11, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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