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VOLUME 101 | ISSUE 13

Narratives differ as STEM trial opens Devon Erickson is accused of killing classmate in 2019 school shooting

BY JOHN INGOLD, THE COLORADO SUN AND ELLIOTT WENZLER, COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Seniors celebrate at the Englewood High School graduation ceremony May 22 at Randy Penn Stadium, the school’s athletics complex.

After a long year of COVID-19 restrictions, graduates threw their caps in the air and posed for photos.

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The trial of one of two former STEM School Highlands Ranch students accused of attacking the school in 2019, killing one classmate and injuring six others, opened May 27 with the sound of a teacher’s frantic breathing.

“There’s a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch!” the teacher, Erin Christian, cried in a call to 911 on the day of the attack, May 7, 2019, as she huddled next door to the classroom where the shots were fired.

Her voice echoed across a Douglas County courtroom on the first day of the trial, as prosecutor George Brauchler played the audio recording for jurors during his opening statement.

“Erin,” the 911 operator calmly told the teacher, “I want you to do exactly what you’ve been trained to do.”

Questions about what led to that moment and who is to blame for the shooting in Room 107 will be debated over the next month SEE STEM TRIAL, P6

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 11 | SPORTS: PAGE 16

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Youth mental health services in crisis As youth suicide attempts rise, mental health experts declare state of emergency

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With suicide attempts on the rise, and emergency rooms statewide filling up with psychiatric patients, Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHC) declared a state of emergency last week.

During a special round-table discussion on May 25, health experts said they are seeing dramatic increases in young patients suffering from depression, anxiety, and feelings of isolation and social disconnectedness. Participants in the panel agreed hospital beds are filling up, resources are running low and more help from the county, state and federal levels are needed.

According to statistics provided in the hour-long discussion, the leading cause of death for children and young adults, starting at age 10, is suicide in Colorado.

According to 2021 data from Mental Health America, Colorado ranks 42nd in youth mental health services.

CHC has hospitals and services throughout the Denver metro area, including locations in Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, Denver

FIND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES/ CLINICS Douglas County Youth Community Response Team — www.douglas.co.us/mental-healthinitiative Jefferson County Jefferson Center — https://www.jcmh. org Adams County Community Reach Center — communityreachcenter.org/services/ services-overview Colorado Crisis Services — 1-844493-8255, Text “TALK” to 38255, coloradocrisisservices.org National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 800-273-8255, suicidepreventionlifeline.org Children’s Hospital Colorado — childrenscolorado.org and Adams counties.

In Aurora, at the main regional campus in Aurora, the 52-bed emergency department is now overrun with youths in crisis.

Emergency visits went up 90% in April compared to the same normal time in 2019.

In declaring a pediatric mental health state of emergency, CEO Jena Hausmann said CHC has worked more than decade to expand facilities, programs, and beds to serve mental/behavioral health issues for children and teenagers. However, she noted, it is not enough with the continual

Jena Hausmann, CEO of Children’s HospiCOURTESY PHOTOS tal Colorado.

Dr. David Brumbaugh, chief medical officer for Children’s Hospital Colorado.

increase in patients starting in 2020 and continuing at an even faster pace in 2021.

“Now we are seeing our pediatric emergency departments and in-patient pediatric units overrun with kids attempting suicide and suffering from other major mental-health illness,” Hausmann said. “The current system is unsustainable, and it is hurting our children. Our children need us to rally together.”

Dr. Janna Glover, CHC director

of psychology training, said even though society is seeing COVID issues improve, the impacts on children and teenagers are going to continue.

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and they feel so behind that they do not know how to catch up. They feel a sense of hopelessness.”

Glover said hopelessness is the top predictor of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.

Through tears, David Brumbaugh, the CHC chief medical officer, said some of the cases hit too close to home. Brumbaugh said he had a ninth-grade patient who attempted suicide after failing to make the baseball team. Brumbaugh said his own son is in ninth grade and plays baseball.

Brumbaugh said in his 20 years of treating pediatric patients, he has never seen such a high demand for mental health services.

The stress on the system started Health experts of Children’s Hospital Colabout 15 months ago, Brumbaugh orado are waving the white flag as youth said, and the last three to four suicide attempts continue to increase and months have been even worse. hospital beds are getting full with young “Our kids have run out of reSHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE patients in crisis. silience,” he said. “We are seeing kids who were largely functional a major focus must be placed on and now the floor is falling out. prevention, where outpatient serThey are attempting suicide.” vices intercept children in crisis long before they attempt suicide.

Patricia Givens, the chief nursPreventive services are also in ing officer for CHC, said, “We are crisis. Over the last few years, tapped out in all areas. We cannot Baskfield said 47 facilities across build enough beds to keep pace the state closed. These are faciliwith demand.” ties that have traditionally providGivens said hospitals are seeed mental health care to children ing children as young as 8 years and teenagers. old attempting suicide. CHC “At a time when we are seeing experts said a lot of the problems volumes inin are rural crease, severity communities increase and where trainoverall need, ing in schools the system and services that is meant are lacking. to be in place Experts said if to serve these teachers, counkids not only selors and staff does not exreceive more ist but those training, they attempting to can intervene do this work and get help for are underwachildren and ter and overteens before whelmed,” they get into a said. crisis mode.

Dr. David Brumbaugh, Baskfield While not CHC officials Children’s Hospital Colorado present during said hospital beds once chief medical officer the round-table discussion, being used to Douglas County treat patients Commissioner with physical Lora Thomas said the county injuries and illnesses are being wants to be the example other converted into beds for patients presenting with behavioral health communities across the state can follow. issues. Besides treating patients In 2017, Douglas County started who have attempted suicide, investing more than $1 million per hospitals are seeing an increase year into mental-health services, in patients suffering from eating creating a Community Response disorders and presenting with Team. In 2019, the county created symptoms associated with subthe Youth Community Response stance abuse.

Team after more than 40% of the Many of the health experts said calls for help were for residents 19 the situation is going to require and younger. partnerships with county governThomas said the partnerships ments, health departments, school health experts are calling for districts and state and federal can work statewide and the CRT agencies. program is proof. Douglas County Heidi Baskfield, CHC vice suicide rates are decreasing and president of population health partnerships with local organiand advocacy, said it is going to zations, especially the Douglas require more funding. It is going County School District, have gone to require more work to reach up, she said. children or teens in crisis before “We want to take the success they attempt suicide and put pressure on the healthcare system, she we have had here statewide,” she said. “For us, the good news is we said. are ready to handle the crisis with Mike DiStefano, chief medical our youth.” officer in Colorado Springs, said

‘Our kids have run out of resilience. We are seeing kids who were largely functional and now the floor is falling out. They are attempting suicide.’

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Plane emergencies have varied causes, airport says Busy Centennial Airport has had scattering of reported events in recent years

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When two planes collided in midair over the Cherry Creek State Park area near a neighborhood just north of Centennial, one plane deployed a parachute and came down in an open field.

The second plane continued to fly, making it safely to Centennial Airport. Both planes came to earth with no injuries.

It wasn’t clear from public safety agencies how close to the nearby residential area the collision or the first plane’s landing occurred.

Initial information indicated the planes collided May 12 over state park property near where Belleview Avenue meets Peoria Street in unincorporated Arapahoe County, according to tweets from South Metro Fire Rescue. The fire agency did not immediately respond for comment May 21 about how close to the neighborhood the first plane landed.

At least several aircraft incidents or accidents in the Centennial Airport area have made local headlines in recent years. The airport says the way planes land or depart is

Firefighters inspect the crash site of a Cirrus SR-22, which collided with another aircraft COURTESY OF SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE as both prepared to land at Centennial Airport on May 12.

generally overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration, and says that whether a plane lands safely depends largely on the pilot.

“The FAA mandates that pilots undergo extensive — and recurring — training, particularly in aircraft emergency procedures,” said Deborah Grigsby Smith, spokesperson for Centennial Airport. “Pilots are taught to seek out open fields and other sparsely populated areas in

which to land should they be unable to land at an airport.”

Crashes, accidents over years Centennial Airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the nation, sees roughly 340,000 takeoffs and landings each year, on average — or about 930 takeoffs and landings per day, according to the airport.

“General aviation” means the

Centennial Airport is a general aviation airport, which means it features flight training and medical evacuation, corporate charter, small cargo and recreational flights, among other uses — but commercial airline flights, like those on United or Southwest airlines, for example, are not part of the mix.

It opened May 12, 1968, as Arapahoe County Airport and is owned and operated by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, a governmental body.

It is not located in the City of Centennial, which was formed long after the airport in 2001 — the airport changed its name to “Centennial” in 1984.

It is mostly in unincorporated Arapahoe County but extends south into Douglas County.

Based on Federal Aviation Administration data for fiscal year 2017, Centennial Airport ranked as the third-busiest general aviation airport in the nation, according to General Aviation News. airport features flight training and medical evacuation, corporate charter, small cargo, and recreational flights, among other uses. But commercial airline flights, like those on United or Southwest airlines, for example, are not part of the mix.

The airport is not located in the City of Centennial, which was formed long after the airport, in 2001.

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Male infertility treatment company opens Douglas County doctor starts business that offers services in Colorado, other states

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When a couple looks to get pregnant, the standard recommendation for a woman younger than 35 is to try for a year without getting evaluated for fertility issues, a Douglas County doctor says.

But if a woman waits until that point, and then she waits for an appointment and undergoes testing — and then finds out she has no issues — the focus then turns to the man. And if he gets checked out, that process could also take months.

Before a couple knows it, they’ve gone a year and a half without getting pregnant.

“It takes two to tango — it’s really important for the male factor to be addressed,” said Barrett Cowan, a physician who sees patients both via “telehealth,” or virtual, visits as well as in person at his office in Lone Tree.

Many people, including women, assume that infertility is the woman’s issue, Cowan said.

In the United States, the number of physicians who specialize in male fertility care likely pales

in comparison to the number of obstetrician-gynecologists.

That’s according to Cowan’s analysis of directories from two male-fertility specialist organizations.

Cowan A desire to increase awareness of male infertility and to help couples achieve their goal of a having a healthy baby led Cowan — who lives in Castle Rock and was educated at Stanford University — to start Posterity Health, a company that offers services to patients in Colorado, California and New York. Cowan has specialized in male fertility for more than 20 years.

Here are a few things to know about male infertility and what Cowan’s company offers.

Common choices raise risk A long list of lifestyle choices can affect male fertility, including many common activities, Cowan said.

“What I tell people is all those things that your mom told you not to do as a kid: Don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t do drugs, exercise in moderation,” Cowan said.

Use of tobacco or cannabis, exposure to heat such as in a sauna, and some medications can affect male fertility, Cowan said.

“Anatomic” issues — such as

being obese — can affect male fertility as well, along with problems with veins in the testicle area. For some people, problems can arise if certain tubes didn’t develop properly, according to Cowan.

“Each person is different, and making sure that the patient undergoes a thorough evaluation to identify what the particular issue is with that individual is (important),” Cowan said.

How the company works For men wanting to be seen in person, examinations take place in Lone Tree. But Cowan’s company also allows for at-home semen testing so men can send a sample overnight to a lab.

Cowan also offers telehealth visits. As he learned from care during the coronavirus pandemic, treatment from a distance “turned out to be a real blessing,” he said.

“Some men have a more difficult time talking about these issues, and we found they were more open to talking about these issues at home,” Cowan said. Virtual visits also avert the need for taking time off work or making a long drive, he said.

Works with OB-GYNs Cowan’s company works in partnership with OB-GYNs because it’s “a couple’s issue,” he said.

“We work very closely with gynecologists,” Cowan said, to

“create an environment where the couple can conceive as easily and efficiently as possible.”

What’s it cost?

At Posterity Health, a baseline evaluation costs $300 and includes at-home semen testing and a consultation to discuss the results.

A more personalized, hourlong evaluation that talks about a person’s reproductive and medical history costs $400. If a man opts for the $400 evaluation, that would entail an examination in person.

Infertility care is “very variable” among health insurance plans, Cowan said, and Posterity Health doesn’t accept insurance.

It does allow patients to use a health savings account, or HSA, or flexible spending account, or FSA. The company also provides a statement that can be submitted for outof-network coverage, Cowan said.

Local roots Posterity Health is based in Colorado and carries out visits in New York and California via telehealth services. The company had a “soft opening” in March but officially opened in May. Cowan is its founder and chief medical officer.

Colorado is the only place where the company does in-person evaluations, Cowan said. It has “network” providers in other states that will do in-person visits when necessary, he added.

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the start of the trial, several of whom jotted notes throughout the proceedings. Throughout the afternoon’s court session, soft sobs could be heard from both sides of the room.

To defense attorneys, Erickson is a “normal, happy, funny kid” who lost his way amid a vortex of drug abuse, sleep deprivation and family crisis. Attorney Julia Stancil said Erickson, in a fog of intoxication, intended to stop the attack, not participate in it.

She described the other student involved, Alec McKinney, as a “puppet master” who manipulated Erickson into a “psychotic cult play.”

“Devon Erickson did not intend to kill,” she told jurors. “Devon Erickson is not a demon. He’s not a monster.”

For the duration of Stancil’s speech, including a description of the “inner conflict” that Erickson dealt with the day of the shooting, Maria Castillo sat with her head down, face in her hands.

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in District Court Judge Theresa Slade’s courtroom. But already on opening day, as prosecutors and defense attorneys gave their opening statements, the fault lines became clear.

To prosecutors, the now-20-yearold man on trial, Devon Erickson, is a calculating, lying killer who conspired with another student to commit the attack and then concoct a story in which he portrayed himself as a victim, too.

“This plan is as diabolical as it is deadly,” Brauchler said.

Photos from the day of the shooting show Erickson with long hair, which was dyed half pink and half black. However, during the opening statements in his trial, he appeared starkly different, with short-cropped brown hair and wearing a navy blue suit and a tie.

Throughout the court session, the defendant peered out from under a face mask — a mandatory measure for all in attendance — and watched as the arguments were delivered, directing his attention to a nearby screen when video evidence and a slideshow were projected for the jury.

During his remarks, Brauchler used interview clips, photos and quotes to depict an image of a disturbed young man who aided in a deadly attack. Only the intervention of several students, including Kendrick Castillo, who was killed trying to stop the shooting, prevented it from being worse.

Kendrick’s parents, John and Maria Castillo, sat in the courtroom during the opening statements, visibly shaken by the narratives described by both the prosecution and defense. Also in the courtroom were other victims of the attack, including students and staff who were in Room 107 that day.

In one corner of the courtroom, Erickson’s family also listened to

Intent is questioned McKinney and Erickson walked into the STEM School on the day of the attack carrying two bags holding a total of four guns.

Castillo was shot as he charged Erickson — prosecutors contend Erickson fired intentionally, the defense argues it was accidental.

Brauchler identified by name six more students who were shot during the attack, four by McKinney and two allegedly by Erickson. Two other students also suffered bullet wounds after being shot mistakenly by a security guard.

McKinney, who was 16 at the time of the attack, pleaded guilty last year to 17 counts in connection with the case, including firstdegree murder. He may be a key witness for prosecutors during Erickson’s trial. McKinney was sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 40 years.

Erickson faces 46 charges, including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. If

convicted of first-degree murder, he would be automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A trial preview Brauchler’s opening statements gave jurors a preview of a case that will be loaded with wrenching testimony by students, teachers, school counselors and nurses.

He told jurors they will hear from students who wrestled McKinney and Erickson to the ground and pried a gun out of Erickson’s hand. He said they will also hear from a school nurse who saw Erickson just prior to the attack, one of numerous opportunities Brauchler said Erickson had to warn someone of what was to come but didn’t.

In his opening statement, Brauchler played two Snapchat videos taken by McKinney on the day of the shooting — videos that Brauchler said were staged to make it look as if Erickson was being forced to participate, part of what Brauchler called a premeditated “victim-hero story” that Erickson hoped to tell to spare himself from accountability for the shooting.

To conclude his opening statement to the jury, Brauchler emphasized a surveillance video taken from the school’s hallways that day. It showed McKinney and Erickson parting ways with a fist bump as they moved into position for the attack. Another video showed students running in terror after shots were fired.

“When he’s finally subdued and only when he’s finally subdued — only then does he say, ‘Alec made me do it,’” Brauchler said.

Brauchler said he will implore jurors to “hold (Erickson) accountable for what he did in helping to try to murder a classroom full of students.”

But in the defense’s hands, that same evidence held different meaning.

The Snapchat videos, Stancil argued, show how McKinney actually was bullying Erickson, whom she said was clearly impaired

after having spent the previous night and morning doing drugs — drugs she said McKinney introduced Erickson to.

She said the defense intends to call expert witnesses to testify to the effects of heavy drug use and sleep deprivation. Another witness will talk about the science of human reflexes and accidental trigger pulls. Another will testify to the impaired decision-making abilities of teens, part of a defense argument that Erickson tried to stop the attack but couldn’t because he was too impaired.

“He wanted to stop it,” Stancil said. “Not that his actions make sense. Because there’s no way to make sense out of this. But that’s what he was thinking at the time.”

And Stancil indicated that the defense will heavily attack the credibility of McKinney, saying he made a deal with prosecutors to pin the blame on Erickson.

“The government has made a deal with the sick, psychotic, schizophrenic kid,” Stancil said, referring to McKinney.

Witness testimony in the trial was expected to resume the morning of May 28, before the Memorial Day break. Access to the courtroom is limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the public can watch the proceedings via a live stream link available on the court’s website. The link is available by visiting www.courts. state.co.us then viewing the “courts” menu and selecting “trial courts by county” then navigating to “Douglas County.” At the top of that page, there is a link to view the courtroom.

The trial is expected to run into late June.

Leaving the courthouse at the end of the day, John Castillo commented that it was a difficult day.

“It reopened wounds that were, I feel, starting to heal,” he said.

“It’s tough to hear twisted, augmented perception. But we have to be strong because we know there’s going to be more challenging days ahead of us.”

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‘You did not break’ Options High School graduates remember ‘It’s OK to take your time’

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Littleton’s Options High School offers educational paths for nontraditional students.

That’s good, because this past school year was anything but ordinary for the 31 graduates of the class of 2021. ” Life unfolds at its own pace, said graduate Fernando Jimenez-Villa.

“I encourage everyone to slow down and take your time,” he told his classmates. “I learned to tie my shoe at age 13. I learned to ride a bike until age 15. And today, I am a high school graduate at age 20. Here is the kicker: tonight, I didn’t tie my own tie. It is OK to take your time.”

Littleton school board member told the graduates they persevered through unprecedented difficulty during the pandemic.

“You have shown flexibility in ways that no senior class before you has been asked to show,” said school board member Angela Christensen.

“You may have felt bent at times, but you did not break. You have taken a tough situation and owned it.”

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In recent years, Centennial Airport had 15 on-airport “incidents” — which are less serious and can involve minor damage to aircraft and minor or no injuries — and six on-airport “accidents,” which are more serious and can involve substantial damage to the aircraft and serious injuries, according to FAA and National Transportation Safety Board records, Grigsby Smith said.

That data ran from January 2017 through May 1 of this year, she said.

The May 12 incident is the only midair collision Centennial Airport has had in that time, Grigsby Smith said.

The airport has seen a handful of emergencies that involved crashes or landings in the broader area around the airport in those years, according to Grigsby Smith. Some of those cases: • May 11, 2018 — A Cirrus SR-22, departing Centennial Airport to the south, went down in an open field near Lone Tree. The aircraft’s engine traveled from the impact area and was found lodged in the side of a house. The only person on board was the pilot, who died as a result of the crash. No other injuries were reported.

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FAA staffs air traffic control The responsibility of guiding planes near Centennial Airport falls to the FAA, according to the airport.

“Centennial Airport is the only general aviation airport in the state that has 24/7 FAA-staffed air traffic control,” Grigsby Smith said. She added: “We have some of the best air traffic controllers in the region, and they are an important part of the overall safety picture.”

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Welcome to Denver — weather permitting

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hoenix, 96, and plenty of sun. Miami, 85, and partly cloudy. Denver, 42, with periods of rain mixed with snow and snow QUIET mixed with rain.

Newcomers to DESPERATION Colorado want to know, “What’s going on?”

It’s springtime in the Rockies.

Since the first of the year, we’ve already had the Four Seasons.

It has been Craig Marshall 80-something, Smith setting a record.

People out in shorts soaking up the sun.

Days when Harry’s ears are lifted by the wind, making him look like a different breed.

Mowers revved, lawns aerated, flower beds flower bedded.

Looking out this morning there were rabbit tracks in the snow on my front lawn. It looked like two rabbits met, dated, and attempted to add to the population.

Harry went out and returned with a white daub on his nose.

Maybe you don’t appreciate it, but I do.

Two days from now, the high in Phoenix will be 102. And again the following day. A month from now 102 will be the low for the day.

Phoenix never has rain mixed with snow.

Has Phoenix ever had snow? Yes, trace amounts.

And on January 20, 1933, and January 21 and 22, 1937, Phoenix had one inch of snow.

With the Major League Baseball season in its second month, there was overnight snow in Denver.

One day, newcomers, it will be 95. I promise. If that’s what you want, we’ll have two months just for you.

July and August will be miserable for my roommate and me.

Right around the time my neighbors decide once again to blow things up it will be hot, insufferable, and summery.

The weather in metro Denver is as non-linear as my thinking.

Maybe that’s why I like it.

It’s illegal to milk someone else’s cow in Texas.

In 1977, I moved from Phoenix to Denver without an overcoat, boots, or snow shovel.

Because of a childhood in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, I was familiar with winter weather.

Didn’t care for it back then. Do now.

What’s the difference? Maybe retirement, because I don’t have to get out in it.

Maybe because it slows me down, just a little. Being somewhere isn’t what it used to be. Being at home is better than ever.

When I had to drive downtown to teach, however unpleasant the rat race was, I was used to it.

Compared to other major cities at the time, Denver was still a little sleepy. Not anymore.

It’s rush hour at all hours.

Who is to blame? I am. And others like me who moved here from someplace else.

My neighbors are from California, New Mexico and Iowa.

Some of these oddly times snowfalls are heavy and overburden our trees, toppling branches.

That’s not good.

Drivers, underestimating the conditions, drive as if there aren’t any. That’s not good.

But wasn’t it beautiful to see?

Winter looking over its shoulder to say goodbye, like Jimmy Durante?

Durante always signed off on his radio and television programs with, “Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.”

He didn’t explain the comment until 1966. It was a tribute to his first wife, Jean.

Mrs. Durante, he said, always loved the name of a small town they had stopped in on a crosscountry road trip Calabash, North Carolina.

The temperature in Calabash right now is 72. Cloudy with a fifty percent chance of schnozzolas.

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

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Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - Song by U2 Most of us are probably familiar with this song by U2, if not, I highly recommend giving WINNING it a listen. This WORDS song popped into my head recently as I was on vacation. Yes, vacation, my first trip in 14 months. As I walked along the beach, I was scanning the sand for unusual shells, sea Michael Norton glass, or unique pieces of coral. Something I have always done when visiting a beach.

Over the years I have trained my eyes to quickly identify shells of unique shape and color. On most walks along the shoreline, I will automatically find little treasures where the sea meets the sand. Sometimes I am very casual about it and a shell or piece of coral happens to jump right out at me. And other times, I am heads down in full search mode,

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looking for exactly the right size, color, or shaped shell for my collection.

Well on my recent trip, I found myself looking but not finding, searching but not really seeing anything. After a couple of days of coming up empty, I thought about why this could be happening. And I realized that my mind had not caught up with being on vacation yet. I realized I wasn’t quite relaxed enough to see anything popping out at me, and I wasn’t focused enough to be intentional about seeking out something special. I found myself in a weird state of work and vacation limbo.

Have you ever been there? Are you there right now? Maybe it’s not searching for seashells, sea glass, or coral, but searching for something, something you aren’t quite sure about or haven’t clearly defined yet. And since what we are searching for isn’t always completely obvious, it becomes harder and harder to find. Or as the U2 song goes, “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”

We search for understanding

and we find confusion instead.

We look for peace only to see conflict all around us. We want answers but only seem to come up with more questions. More than anything we seek the truth and become frustrated by half-truths or lies. We really do want to find the good in others and yet we confront disappointment time and time again.

What I have found in each one of these scenarios is that we don’t find what we are looking for because we have placed ourselves in “understanding-peacehope-truth-good” limbo. When our heart and mind are in a good space, we would tend to see everything around us that is positive whether we are searching for it or not. And when we are aligned mentally, physically, and spiritually, we have the ability to become laser-focused, seeing exactly what we set out to see. Not just what we want to see, but what we are intentionally looking for when it comes to understanding, peace, hope, truth, and goodness.

When we still can’t find what it is that we are looking for, we may

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Have you found what you are looking for yet? Have you identified whether it is because you are in limbo and not allowing yourself to be relaxed enough to come upon it naturally? Or are you simply lacking focus to do a thorough search? Either way, I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we do find what it is we are looking for, it really will be a better than good year.

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Aging well and finishing strong

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his pandemic has been difficult for everyone. Throughout the past year and a half, we have been collectively grieving for lost loved ones as well as loss of indepenLIVING & dence, freedom, and sense of struc- AGING WELL ture and predictability. For many of us — especially older adults who live alone or in facilities — this has brought loneliness, anxiety and deep feelings of isolation. While spend- Barb Lotze ing time at home with empty calendars we have all had a chance to look deeper at our lives and see how we have been living. We have examined how much time we are devoting to those we love and the things we love. So, what are we doing today, to live our best, most authentic and meaningful lives?

As we age, our needs change. We may need help physically or cogni-

tively as we navigate health issues and the activities of daily living.

It’s important to be proactive — becoming aware of available services can help you prevent decline and plan for the future. You can put tools and strategies into place to strengthen your mental, physical, and emotional health to age well. When you or a loved one needs help aging with dignity, there is assistance and resources in the community.

Sometimes people shy away from talking about their final days and wishes, but it’s always beneficial to start the process sooner than later.

When Norma continued to decline cognitively as Alzheimer’s took over her world, activities of daily living, meal preparation, transportation, mental stimulation and respite for her husband Robbie became a challenge. When Norma became combative and “wanted to go home,” it took extra planning and attention. The family was conflicted, thinking it might be getting too much for

Robbie but because he and Norma had clearly defined their goals and how they wanted their final days to look, there was no guessing, arguments or unneeded stress.

A helpful process is to prepare an Aging with Dignity Binder, as one family shared. “Putting together the binder turned out to be a truly invaluable tool for me and my mother. We gathered all our important documents. We were surprised how long it took to figure out where everything was kept. There were also many things we learned through this process that we would not have thought to include. We dubbed our very large binder The Book! I am so grateful that we put in the time and effort into it when we did. Shortly after the binder was completed, my father passed away. In the days and weeks that followed, as we navigated all the many practical things that need to be accomplished when a loved one passes away, we must have said a dozen times, thank goodness for The Book! We had everything we needed at our fingertips. I cannot

imagine the amount of stress it would have added if we had waited to gather everything we needed until that moment. What a huge help it was to have everything in one place.”

Living a true, full, and authentic life is something we all strive for.

Taking the time now to be proactive can help you determine what you value most, live life to the fullest, and have peace of mind.

Barb Lotze is Director of Business Development at Visiting Angels. To learn more contact blotze@ visitingangels.com, or call 720-2316248 (cell) or 720-981-0804 (office).

This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County.

Please join us for our next virtual online presentation July 1 at 10 a.m. Barb Lotze will be our presenter and provide an overview on preparing loved ones about end-oflife wishes and aging with dignity.

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id your funnel cake intake stay at zero last year? Has it been a while since you’ve danced in anything but pajamas? If you’re among the millions ready to shed some pent-up energy as the summer of 2021 dawns, here’s a few events coming back or scaling up this year.

First Friday art walks After a hiatus in 2020, the First Friday Art Walk returns to the Art District on Santa Fe on June 4 and continuing the first Friday of every month thereafter. The signature art walk in the Denver area, Santa Fe’s takes visitors into a variety of galleries, studios, lofts and alleys.

The District is big, but most of the action is on Santa Fe Drive between 5th and 11th streets. Masks and social distancing still required — for now. Other art walks are in RiNo and on South Pearl Street.

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Royale,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Princess Bride” — will be screened in the amphitheatre itself. Drivein tickets are $59.50 per car (but hey, you get some Coke, popcorn and candy out of the deal), or $16 a person for the amphitheatre shows.

Book ’em soon, they sell out quick!

DenverFilm.org Renaissance Festival If you’re the type who really prefers to inspect your swords before you buy them, don’t miss the return of the Colorado Renaissance Festival. Colorado’s celebration of all things magical and medieval occupies a purpose-built village in the enchanted forest outside Larkspur. Quaff a hearty ale and gobble a turkey leg beneath the pines while the kids make merry with legions of jugglers, fire-breathers, jousters and magicians. Over 200 crafters and artisans hawk their wares, from

suits of armor to love potions. Not to be missed: the dungeon museum, featuring mannequins enduring shockingly innovative medieval torture devices. Ticket prices haven’t been announced yet. The fest runs eight weekends starting July 3.

ColoradoRenaissance.com Arapahoe County Fair Arapahoe County may not be associated with spurs and cowboy hats much anymore, but by gum, there’s enough Wild West left in it to put on a rootin’ tootin’ county fair. The fair returns to the county fairgrounds on East Quincy Avenue, on the edge of the prairie, but close enough for suburbanites to enjoy rodeos, tractor pulls, and the Dock Dogs — high-diving dogs who plunge 40 feet into a pool.

Don’t miss the 4-H barns filled with all creatures bovine, equine and porcine. And, of course, the ulti-

Clear Creek Whitewater Park There are lots of lovely ways to see Golden, but perhaps the best is by inner tube. After spending much of the summer of 2020 closed, Clear Creek Whitewater Park is open to floaters and boaters this year — just in time for a wet spring and some epic snowmelt. Grab a tube and head to the west end of 10th St., then walk upstream as far as your flip-flops will take you. Most folks get out around the baseball diamond to go back upstream and float the stretch again, but intrepid floaters can continue northeast through town — just make sure you get out before the Coors brewery.

The best part? A post-tubing detour up Washington Street, to downtown Golden’s many excellent restaurants and pubs.

Levitt Pavilion Say “Ruby Hill” to Denver-area old-timers and they’ll likely conjure memories of sledding down the epic incline, but the younger generation may grow up thinking of it as one of the best summertime spots as well.

Levitt Pavilion, one of Denver’s finest free cultural amenities, is back with a full lineup of free summer concerts. This year’s roster includes Colorado originals like the Flobots and Yonder Mountain String Band — and a few ticketed events, including the legendary Melissa Etheridge on Aug. 13. Even if you visit on a night without a concert, check out another of the best shows in town: the view of the Denver skyline from the north end of Ruby Hill Park.

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Annual water garden sale coming June 6

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he Colorado Water Garden Society will host its annual sale on June 6, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. SONYA’S Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. AdmisSAMPLER sion is free and visitors may want to stroll through the gardens while there. Selection of tropical water lilies, hardy water lilies, lotus, marginal tropical plants.

Fertilizer tabs on Sonya Ellingboe sale. Knowledgeable staff on hand for information and advice. (Business office/residence area.)

Library. She starts June 4. Leigh Chandler will serve as the first artistic director of the Lone Tree Arts Center.

Market and Ceremonial Dance from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 5 and 6.

Tickets: $10. Children 12 and under free. Parking is free. Shopping, drum and dance exhibitions. Food.

303-839-1671, tesoroculturalcenter. org. Nice for kids.

Buntport Theater A new original show from the inventive folks at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St, Denver. “Space People in Space” runs through June 13, Wednesdays to Sundays in Buntport’s parking lot. (@ 60 minutes.) Tickets: Name your own price, available for parties of one to six. buntport.com, 720-946-1388. These tend to sell out, so obtain tickets in advance.

Jazz orchestra The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. on June 6 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Tickets, Lakewood.org/tickets or 303-987-7845.

20th Annual Indian Market The Fort Restaurant at 19192 Highway 8, Morrison (near Red Rocks), will host the 20th Annual Indian

Cherry Creek Arts Fest Cherry Arts has postponed the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, originally scheduled July 2, 3, 4, until Sept. 4, 5, 6 in the outdoor area of cherry Creek Shopping Center. The artists will be those juried into the 2020 celebration, which was canceled.

Water plants will be for sale June 6 at COURTESY PHOTO Hudson Gardens in Littleton.

of Open Land” plein air painting show and sale will be June 26-27 at the White Pavilion, 414 Perry St. in downtown Castle Rock. (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday.) Participating artists will paint on private properties during the week of June 21-25. Free to attend.

Lone Tree Nicolle Davis is the new executive director of the Lone Tree Arts Center at 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The Highlands Ranch resident has been executive director of library systems, including Arapahoe County, and is currently assistant commissioner of the Colorado State

Douglas Land Conservancy The annual Douglas Land Conservancy’s “Capturing the Beauty

Denver Botanic Gardens Cast bronze works, “Of Sky and Ground: Yoshitomo Saito” will be exhibited in the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Freyer-Newman Center Kemper Family Gallery July 24 through Nov. 28. It will feature large works and a multi-object “Millionyearseeds” that features more than 1,000 bronze castings of natural objects such as pine cones and banana peels. Included with general admission.

Maze “Numbers in Nature: a Mirror Maze” opens on June 4 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver. Guests can lose themselves in a seemingly infinite repeating pattern of mirrors. Guests will learn snout patterns by exploring fractal branching, spirals, Voronoi patterns, as if you’d stepped into a giant kaleidoscope. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on Fridays through the summer. Special timed ticket required. dmns.org.

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here is nothing inappropriate in venturing in the outdoors on your own, after all the whole outdoors world suggests a sense of adventure and OUTDOOR offers exploring LIVING the unseen, the unknown, the new.

But there is also something to be said for preparing and researching.

The Georgetown, upper Gilpin County I-70 region is a growing atRon Hellbusch traction for the knowledgeable and the adventurous newbies and inquisitive outdoorsman. This region offers an interesting combination of mountain flora and fauna. The

variety of wildlife, plant, trees and historical waste mineral from the Clear Creek drainage basin’s rich silver and gold mining history, is well within reach of the outdoor explorer. However, to fully experience these assets of nature can be far more fulfilling with some local help from one who knows.

This is where Georgetown’s Kimberly Knox’s local experience enters the picture. Kimberly provides a unique service of guiding individuals, families and youth groups, and sharing the offerings to Front Range outdoors visitors. With over three decades of hiking, studying, writing, photographing and recording the region’s natural outdoors, Kimberly Knox has assured visitors they can become comfortably familiar with this region of our Front Range mountains.

“I stress outdoors safety and value of good hiking equipment, as first step priorities, as we plan and prepare the hikes,” Kimberly stated. Given her broad experience in group adventure guiding, rock-climbing and mounting biking, Kimberly can offer hikes in a wide range of environments. “Clear Creek has so much to offer in steep mountain slopes with amazing vistas, to wildflower meadows with small flowing snow melt brooks with opposing vertical rock walls with raging white-water rapids,” she advised.

Kimberly customizes her clients’ experience and fitness level with options for an exciting and positive hiking experience. She can include in her planning snowshoes with poles or other unique all-weather

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For those excited about outdoors activities, but not sure what specific activities to pursue, Kimberly offers “first time support” training and basic pursuit of many adventures to help clients chose their best match.

Kimberly invites calls to further describe services Georgetown Outdoor Discovery provides at 303-900-2672 or email geogetownoutdoordiscovery.com. Colorado’s spring and early summer is prime time to enjoy the Mile High State’s extended beauty by exploring the environment of the Front Range mountain outdoors.

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Seniors lead at the ballpark for Ponderosa baseball Maloney says the lineup is strong top to bottom

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Ponderosa head baseball coach Bob Maloney has a good team this season that he says is more like a family.

Maloney said five seniors have set the standard for the program.

Those players are third baseman/ pitcher Cael Porter, catcher Brady Ingalls, first baseman Dom Lopez, second baseman Kolton Miller and outfielder Skyler Ahern.

“We have five seniors that have been instrumental in our success not only this year but the previous three as well,” said Maloney. “They lead by example, they don’t care who gets the credit. It’s awesome and they play as a family.

“This is my seventh year and when they came in as freshmen ... we’ve had good teams, don’t get me wrong ... but these guys are special.

They are baseball kids. They’re good but they respect the game, play hard and they keep the team together.

We’re not head and shoulders above other teams, but we play like a family and that helps us a lot.”

Ponderosa, 9-2, was the top-ranked Class 4A team in Colorado in the May 24 CHSAANow.com poll.

And like a family, the players are close to each other. Junior Luke Karel was diagnosed with leukemia a few months ago, and the Mustangs have dedicated this season to him.

“One of our teammates has been struggling this year,” pointed out Miller. “He’s in the hospital, and we’ve just been playing for him every game. Just seeing that there are some people that wish they could be in our shoes and playing out here, we don’t want to take that for granted. He’s been battling and we stay in touch so we’ve been playing for him.”

Pondo, which lost a 5-4 game to Castle View on May 24, has notched some big wins so far this season.

The Mustangs shut out Regis Jesuit, ranked third in the Class 5A poll, 4-0 on May 12. Pondo whipped Douglas County, 13-3 on May 17, blanked Legend, 11-0, on May 20 and got past fifth-ranked Class 5A team Mountain Vista, 15-9, on May 23.

“Our team knows we have a chance to go far,” said Porter. “We are all playing for each other. We definitely have more of a drive to come out and compete this year. From one through nine in the lineup we are all trying our hardest. We just need to keep battling. We can’t take anyone for granted.”

After 11 games, junior outfielder Carson Conant was the Mustangs’ leading hitter among the starters with a .455 batting average while junior shortstop Dylan Carey was hitting at a .452 clip. Miller, who will play next season at CSU-Pueblo, was hitting .368 and Ahern, a Lamar Community College recruit, at .360.

Ponderosa players wait for a pitching change during a May 24 game at Castle View. From left, Cael Porter, Dylan Carey, Kolton Miller and Dom Lopez.

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Ponderosa senior second baseman Kolton Miller says the Mustangs have jelled this season.

“This year we have really good chemistry,” added Miller. “We’ve jelled really good together, and we have a couple guys that have been playing varsity baseball for three or four years now so we have the experience and confidence. We’re just

Senior third baseman/pitcher Cael Porter claims this season’s Ponderosa team believes it will play for a long time this season.

going to take it one game at a time.

“Whether we are down or up, we’re never out of the game. We just keep playing until the last out. We never give up and keep each other up.

“All the seniors try to lead by

example and try to help the younger guys know what it is like to be part of Ponderosa baseball,” continued Miller. “We try to set a good example so when we are out of here the younger guys can take over and have a good team too.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0014-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 5, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) The Plaza at Greenwood, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) H&M Mortgage and Investments, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GV Corner, LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 01, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8037348 Original Principal Amount $800,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $800,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. See Exhibit A attached hereto plus all appurtenances thereto

HOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN BEING MONUMENTED AT THE NORTH END, BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16, BY A 3-1/4"ALUMINUM CAP IN RANGE BOX STAMPED "LS 28666" AND AT THE SOUTH END, BEING THE WEST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 16, BY A 3-1/2" ALUMINUM CAP IN RANGE BOX STAMPED "LS 7735," CONSIDERED TO BEAR S 00°14'24" E, WITH ALL BEARINGS HEREON RELATIVE THERETO. COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ONEQUARTER S 00°14'24" E, A DISTANCE OF 309.61 FEET; THENCE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID WEST LINE N 89°45'36" E, A DISTANCE OF 49.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A RIGHTOF-WAY DOCUMENT RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. B3103738, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, BEING MONUMENTED BY A NAIL AND BRASS TAG STAMPED “NOLTE-LS 29430,” SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE PARALLEL TO SAID WEST LINE N 00°14'24" W, A DISTANCE OF 148.02 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE AS DESCRIBED IN A DOCUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 1021 AT PAGE 217, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE S 84°40'55" E, A DISTANCE OF 131.68 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCEA LONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND S 00°12'40" E, A DISTANCE OF 134.33 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND S 89°21’04" W, A DISTANCE OF 131.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Tax Schedule No. 2075-16-2-03-017 Assessor Parcel ID No. 2075-16-2-03-017

(AS DESCRIBED BY CHARLES BERESFORD, PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR COLORADO P.L.S. NO. 35583).

Also known by street and number as: 7300 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

More commonly known by street name and number as 7300 East Belleview Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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

Legal Notice NO. 0014-2021 First Publication: 5/13/2021 Last Publication: 6/10/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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, 07/07/2021, 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: 5/13/2021 Last Publication: 6/10/2021 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: 03/05/2021 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: Clifford L. Neuman #3698 Clifford L. Neuman, P.C. 6800 N. 79th Street, Suite 200, Niwot, CO 80503 (303) 449-2100 Attorney File # 7300 E BELLEVIEW AVE 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 0014-2021 LEGAL DESCRIPTION A PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, A SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 16, ALSO BEING A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND OF RECORD IN BOOK 1687 AT PAGE 561, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, BEING A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COUNTY OF ARAPA-

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0016-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 19, 2021, 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) Palazzo Verdi, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Ladder Capital Finance LLC a Delaware limited liability company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of COMM 2015-CCRE24 Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5068516 Original Principal Amount $73,500,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $7,324,789,899.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. See Exhibit A, attached hereto.

Also known by street and number as: 6363 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/21/2021, 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: 5/27/2021 Last Publication: 6/24/2021 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: 03/19/2021 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: Craig K Schuenemann #41068 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 1700 Lincoln, Suite 4100, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-0431678 Attorney File # USA\1067754.000206\602917542.1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3750 SOUTH FEDERAL BOULEVARD FROM THE BUSINESS (BUS-1) ZONE DISTRICT TO THE MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL (MX-C) ZONE DISTRICT Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado.

Legal Notice No.301011 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLS Englewood, Colorado NOTICE OF PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET Notice is hereby given as required by C.R.S. 2244-109 that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Education of School District No. One, Arapahoe County, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and has been filed in the office of the Superintendent where it is available for public inspection.

A Public Hearing regarding the proposed budget will be held on June 15, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all public meetings will be held virtually using Zoom. An invite link will be provided prior to the scheduled meeting for the public to participate. The recommended budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 will be considered for adoption by the Board of Education following the Public Hearing.

Any person paying school taxes in said District may at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, file or register his/her objections thereto.

BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ONE ARAPAHOE COUNTY

0016-2021 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL 1: UNITS T AND 1-A, PALAZZO VERDI, ACCORDING TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR PALAZZO VERDI RECORDED JUNE 25, 2015 UNDER RECEPTION NO. D5068514 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED MAY 10, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION. NO. B7059683 AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B9106911, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice No. 301010 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT TO CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, OPERATE, USE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, REPLACE AND/OR REMOVE CERTAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN EASEMENT DEEDS RECORDED JUNE 16, 2000 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B0072732 AND DECEMBER 22, 2000 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B0165931, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, EXCEPT THOSE PORTIONS LYING WITHIN LOT 1 OF GREENWOOD PLAZA SOUTH FILING NO. 10.

PARCEL 3: AN ACCESS, EMERGENCY AND UTILITY EASEMENT OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THE PARCEL DESCRIBED AS THE "NEW EASEMENT AREA" IN PARTIAL RELEASE AND RELOCATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED MAY 10, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7059685 AND RE-RECORDED OCTOBER 15, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7132921.

PARCEL 4: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR VEHICULAR PARKING IN THE PARKING AREAS IN UNITS P-1 AND P-2, PALAZZO VERDI, ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED JUNE 1, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7069317, AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED MAY 10, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7059683 AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B9106911, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STALE OF COLORADO, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN PARKING EASEMENT AGREEMENT RECORDED JANUARY 18, 2011 UNDER RECEPTION NO. D1005972.

Legal Notice NO. 0016-2021 First Publication: 5/27/2021 Last Publication: 6/24/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 24th day of May, 2021, the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 1 SERIES OF 2021

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brenda H. Gilliam, a/k/a Brenda Hazel Gilliam, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30499 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 September 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jenee L. Gilliam, Personal Representative 5000 S. Washington St. Englewood, CO 80113

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©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Legal Notice No. 301006 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward Earl Elliott, aka Edward E. Elliott, aka Edward Elliott, aka Ed Elliott, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30542 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 October 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wes Christopherson Personal Representative 3855 East 52nd Avenue Denver, Colorado 80216 Legal Notice No. 301009 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of YVONNE ELIZA TAPP MARTIN, a/k/a Yvonne Martin, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30411 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 September 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Henry Leopold Strauss, a/k/a Henry L. Strauss, and Henry Strauss, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30489

KEVIN YAMASHITA, Personal Representative 1304 Brentwood Drive Fort Collins, CO 80521

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 September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 301003 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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Pamela J. Strauss, Personal Representative 52 Coral Place Greenwood Village, CO 80111

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No. 300993 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on May 20, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe- Littleton County Court.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert L. Thames, Sr., aka Robert L. Thames, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30516 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Barbara J. Thames and Tangela T. Hall aka Tangela T. Thames-Hardy, Co-Personal Representatives, c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 301008 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of IRENE F. HARRON, a/k/a IRENE FLORENCE HARRON, a/k/a IRENE HARRON, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30571 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 September 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 301004 First Publication: May 27, 2021

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

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Legal Notice No. 301001 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Robert Harron, Personal Representative 11195 Sweet Cicely Drive Parker, CO 80134

The petition requests that the name of Frank Lukas Daniels be changed to Lukas Frank Daniels Case No.: 21 C 100168

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Englewood Legals 6.3.21 * 1

24 The Herald

June 3, 2021

INTERNET ONLY AUCTION

The Sprucery Garden Center 4647 N Hwy 83, Franktown, CO 80116

Tuesday · June 8th · 10:00am

Inspection: June 5th thru June 7th from 9:00am - 4:00pm

Bid Online at www.RollerAuction.com/cmm

The Sprucery Garden Center is the largest garden center in the Southern Denver Metro Area. It sitson 40 acres of land with over 22,000 trees. The Sprucery is not going out of business, but are sellingan over stock of trees. The auction will consist of over 800 straight, well maintained beautiful trees,various shrubs and boulders. Consisting of Evergreens, Spruce, Pinon, Crabapple, Maples, HoneyLocust Aspen, Canadian Cherry, Fruit, and Shade.

The Sprucery provides delivery and planting options.

You may inquire for pricing by calling their office at 720-583-8119

www.RollerAuction.com

7500 York Street · Denver, CO 80229 · (303) 289-1600