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‘The hardest worker’: Englewood Schools appreciates Jerry Salazar’s dedication to Cherrelyn Elementary

BY ELISABETH SLAY

When head custodian Jerry Salazar begins his duties to prepare the Cherrelyn Elementary School building for the day, he looks forward to friendly interactions with students, funny moments with sta , and ensuring every detail of the building’s functionality is properly maintained.

For the past year, Salazar has worked as Cherrlyn’s head custodian — a position that he was promoted to after working as a substitute custodian at Englewood High School and Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice.

For Salazar, the best aspect of

his position is the stories he can tell his wife about interactions with those who come to Cherrlyn daily.

“Oh (I love) the interaction with the kids, being around the kids, and the teachers and everybody here,” Salazar said. “ ere’s the whole sta in general. I always have stories for my wife every day.”

Jayla Ahperez, a sixth grader at Cherrlyn, said she loves having “Mr. Jerry” in her school building for many reasons.

“I enjoy how he’s really funny and nice, and he gets along with other people and he’s just there for me even as the janitor. He’s just a nice person to me,” Ahperez said.

Every day, Salazar opens up

the building and gets it ready for the school day. He said this includes many duties, such as cleaning, landscaping, maintaining snowy conditions, setting up chairs for events, monitoring the HVAC system, keeping carpets clean and maintaining the playground equipment.

Superintendent Joanna Polzin said Salazar is essential and important to the district.

“I truly appreciate how Jerry goes above and beyond to maintain a clean and safe learning environment for our students and sta at Cherrelyn Elementary,” Polzin said. “His commitment to detail makes Cherrelyn shine. Keeping our new schools looking beautiful

is no easy task, and Jerry puts in tremendous e ort to ensure everything runs smoothly.”

Salazar grew up in Denver and attended Denver Public Schools.

“I did customer service for six years, and then left from that and I started working at a private school. I worked at a private school because my dad used to do what my job is,” Salazar said.

“My dad retired from the schools as a facility manager. He worked 35 years at his job.”

Salazar said he liked that his father was able to be home for holidays and the summer, so he was inspired to follow in his footsteps.

Police recover stolen painting

George Washington portrait had vanished from storage in 2024

BY ELISABETH SLAY

After searching for more than a year, the Englewood Police Department has recovered a stolen historic painting of President George Washington. e lead investigator in the case, Det. Christian Contos, said the painting had been stolen in January 2024 from Extra Space Storage in the 3300 block of South Santa Fe Drive. Englewood police and the FBI Denver Field O ce worked together to recover the painting.

Last month, a Crime Stoppers tip provided a crucial lead, suggesting multiple individuals may have been involved in the theft. Contos identi ed someone he thought was in possession of the painting.

“I decided that publicizing this as much as possible might get someone’s attention, and even though it took over a year, someone was paying attention and contacted us with information,” Contos said. “ at information was further investigated, which led me to a person of interest. I was able to contact that person through his acquaintances, and he con rmed he had the painting, but he said he did not steal the painting and was understandably scared to come forward.”

A news release from the police department added more detail about the man who had the stolen painting. “He explained that

Jerry Salazar high-ﬁves Cherrelyn Elementary School sixth-graders as he changes out the paper towels in their classroom.

PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

Reuben Saucedo made ‘simple moments feel special’

Family and friends fondly remember former Englewood Pirates athlete who died in vehicle crash

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Known as a kind person whose energy could light up any room — whether he was cracking jokes with friends, lifting spirits on the basketball court or riding his mini bike with a big grin — family, friends and the greater Englewood community mourns the loss of Reuben Saucedo, who died in a car wreck on March 2.

His former basketball coach at Englewood High School, John Nonemacher, remembers Saucedo as not only a dedicated athlete, but as a young man who always gave his all.

Nonemacher shared a fond memory of the time he carried Saucedo o the basketball court after the young athlete had a leg cramp.

“I just kind of walked over and I said, ‘cramp’ and he goes ‘yeah,’ so I just picked him up and carried him back to the bench,” Nonemacher said. “I was like, ‘We don’t need to stop this game longer than we need to. It’s just a cramp, so I just cradled him up and we’re walking back and people are kind of laughing … It was just one of those moments where he’s going to give you everything and sometimes he’s just going to cramp up … He just laughed. He goes, ‘Come on coach, jeez.”’

Nonemacher said that was a great season, not only for Saucedo, but for the entire team.

“It’s just like a really, really fun memory, but we had a great season — we won the conference championship,” Nonemacher said. “ e game that we won was a really close game, and we only won by three. We had to stop the other team from hitting a buzzer beater and all of us (celebrated) afterwards. I just thought back to how special that moment was, not just for Reuben, but all of us now.”

For Saucedo’s older sister, Inez Saucedo, her favorite memories of her little brother are the “little everyday moments that now mean everything.”

“Like watching him ride around on his mini bike with the biggest smile on his face, always stopping to talk to someone along the way,” Inez Saucedo said. “He loved being out and about, whether it was riding bikes, shooting hoops at the park or just spending time with his family. Reuben had a way of making even simple moments feel special.”

Inez Saucedo describes her brother as one of the most “charismatic, kindhearted people” who loved to joke around with friends, play with his nieces and always made time for his family.

“He had this energy that made everyone feel welcome and seen,” Inez Saucedo said. “He was funny, smart, driven and deeply rooted in his faith. He loved hard and gave so much of himself to his friends, family and community. His smile lit up every room, and he made a lasting impression on everyone he met.”

Reuben Saucedo grew up in a big loving family. He was the middle child of six siblings, and Inez Saucedo said in

many ways, he was the glue that held the family together.

“He had a special relationship with each one of us, always checking in, making us laugh and bringing everyone together,” Inez Saucedo said. “He was my best friend, my go-to person and someone I looked up to in so many ways. ere was nothing I wouldn’t do for him, and I know he felt the same about all of us.”

Nonemacher said he knew Reuben Saucedo for many years, including through middle school and high school.

“He was an amazing young man,” Nonemacher said. “He was always positive. I don’t think I’d ever seen him in a really bad mood, which is kind of unique from coaching — and he was always positive and just cool.”

Nonemacher said Reuben Saucedo was a hard worker and didn’t take anything for granted.

“He just seemed to always be present and appreciate what he had,” Nonemacher said. “He could just light up a room and just had a good personality.”

Even after he graduated, Nonemacher said Reuben Saucedo would come back for games and events.

“We’d see him sometimes during the fall or spring, and a couple of the current guys had shared a story about how they didn’t really know him,” Nonemacher said. “But after games, if it was a tough game, he’d tell him to keep your head up, you know, keep working and stu like that. And if it was a good game, he’d tell them how great and how proud he was of them.”

Since Reuben Saucedo’s death, both Nonemacher and Inez Saucedo said the community has provided immense support, and the impact of Reuben Saucedo’s life has really shown through.

“ e love and support have been overwhelming in the most beautiful way. We’ve received heartfelt support from so many parts of the community — especially from Englewood High School, where Reuben graduated,” Inez Saucedo said.

She said friends and loved ones from his mini bike community, barbers, the basketball community and family have all shown up in incredible ways.

“ e sta at Englewood Schools and the city of Englewood as a whole have wrapped us in love — sharing memories, holding space for our grief and reminding us of the impact Reuben had. It’s been such a powerful reminder of how deeply he was loved,” Inez Saucedo said.

Nonemacher said he hopes people remember Reuben Saucedo for how special he was.

“ e legacy of him just to be the light in the room … he was legitimately just a great dude, a great guy and the world’s going to miss him,” Nonemacher said.

Inez Saucedo said that in September, the family also lost her grandfather in a car wreck.

“Losing Reuben now feels like losing another pillar of love and strength. But as a family and a community, we’re choosing to honor Reuben’s life and love through an annual event that will raise awareness about the importance of wearing seatbelts,” Inez Saucedo said. “We encourage everyone to stay connected with Reuben’s friends and family, and most importantly, we ask that everyone wear their seatbelts and drive safely — for yourselves and the people who love you.”

Englewood High School basketball coach John Nonemacher carries player Reuben Saucedo o the court after he experienced some leg cramping — a fond memory for Nonemacher. Nonemacher shared recollections of Saucedo after the young man died March 2 in a car wreck.

Reuben Saucedo — a brother, friend and well-known community member — died at the age of 20 on March 2 in a car wreck. His family and friends remember him fondly. PHOTOS COURTESY OF INEZ SAUCEDO

The Typical Wood-Frame Home Which Has Dominated Subdivisions Since the 1990s May Soon Be History

Let’s say that the writing is on the wall. The kind of site-built wood-frame homes that have dominated new American subdivisions since about 1990 are getting too expensive to satisfy America’s needs in a time of severe housing shortage.

Several factors are at work which make that style of home construction soon to be obsolete.

Factor #1: Labor shortages, especially with immigrant labor being deported.

Factor #2: Wildfire vulnerability of wood-frame homes, as demonstrated in Boulder County and more recently in southern California.

just a few years ago, but is now becoming mainstream. Other builders have learned from Lennar’s experience and multiple companies have entered that space.

Factor #3: Climate change, which is spiking a demand for greater resiliency in home construction — not just from fire, but from high-wind events like tornadoes and hurricanes.

Factor #4: Higher costs, aggravated no doubt by 25% tariffs on the Canadian lumber used in most new homes.

Having followed trade publications for the home construction and related industries, I am convinced that other technologies and techniques for home construction are about to go mainstream, making today’s wood-frame, onsite building process soon to be obsolete, or at least out of favor except for super expensive custom homes.

I also believe we will see more attention paid to the siting of new homes. It’s easy enough to site a home so that it benefits from solar gain, even if it is not solar-powered. Simply having big windows to the south with a wide overhang allowing solar gain from the low sun in the winter and shade from the high sun in the summer is a no-brainer, but it seems there has been a shortage of architectural brains in current and past siting of new homes. Similarly, having fewer windows on the north side of the house is simply smart “passive house” design.

Having an enclosed rather than open foyer (what’s called an “air lock”) is common sense too, and costs very little to implement.

That’s just the beginning of the changes I expect to see in new subdivisions. Lennar has already built a 3D printed subdivision in Texas (see picture). 3D printing of homes using concrete was a novelty (which I wrote about)

A Fast Company article in January 2023 proclaimed that “3D-printed houses are the suburbs of the future.”

The pictures at right are from that article. Here’s an excerpt: “Iowa City-based Alquist 3D, which specializes in reasonably priced automated construction in rural areas, has already started building Project Virginia, in which it will create 200 3D-printed homes (all variations on craftsman designs, also framed in layered concrete and topped with gabled wood-framed roofs) around the state, starting in tiny Pulaski (population 8,691). It’s also starting a 25-home project in Malvern, Iowa and a 10-home development in Muscatine, Iowa. Alquist founder and CEO Zachary Mannheimer says the firm has about 500 total units — ranging in price from $250,000 to around $400,000 — in the pipeline in Virginia, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas.”

Nothing says “mainstream” quite like Iowa and those other states. Colorado can not be far behind. Just last month, CBS Colorado (Channel 4 News) reported on a $638,000 grant under Colorado’s Innovative Housing Incentive Program to a Salida company, Verotouch, following the completion of their two 1,100-square-foot 3D-printed homes in Buena Vista.

“We are proud to accelerate innovation in housing to better address Colorado's housing needs,” Gov. Jared Polis said. “The unveiling of the first 3D-printed homes in the state is a great example of our state’s efforts to support new construction methods and create more housing now.”

The layered concrete walls of 3D-printed homes are naturally fire resistant. They are typically one-story homes with a standard peaked roof made from wood trusses, as you can see in the picture above. The front three homes in that picture show a 3-D home at different stages of completion. A gantry straddling the foundation transports the tube which lays down layer upon layer of concrete slurry following a computer program.

Previous Columns on Innovation & Technology

The dates are clickable links on our blog, http://RealEstateToday.substack.com April 3, 2025 —International Builders’ Show 2025 Showcased Some New & Inspiring Products Feb. 27, 2025 — As Society Deals with Affordability, Expect Greater Focus on Manufactured Homes Sept. 26, 2024 — Is a Heat Pump Right for You? Here’s Some Information to Help You Decide. Aug. 15, 2024 -- What to Ask If Buying Solar-Powered Home; Level-Up Sustainability & Recycling July 18, 2024 — Renovation Trends Reflect a Desire for Comfort, Warmth and Healthy Living May 23, 2024 — Model Home Tour Was Uninspiring. Where’s the Innovation & Sustainability? Also: Here’s the Innovation and Sustainability — Thrive Home Builders’ Loretto Heights Project May 16, 2024 — EPA’s ‘Energy Star NextGen’ Designation Is for Fully Electrified Homes May 2, 2024 — Break Away from Common Exterior Products With These Winning Products Mar. 21, 2024 — What’s Behind the Buzz About ‘Indoor Air Quality’ and ‘Sick Building Syndrome’? Feb. 22, 2024 —Startup Develops Concrete That Absorbs CO2; Another Turns Straw into OSB Boards Feb. 15, 2024 — Here’s an Innovative Approach to the Off-Site Modular Home Construction Industry Dec. 21, 2023 — D.R. Horton Inks Deal to Build with OSB Made From Grass Instead of Wood Nov. 9, 2023 — Here Are Some Ideas for the ‘Adaptive Reuse’ of Vacant Office Buildings

Also: 3D-Printing Home Construction Firm Is Relocating to Greeley, Colorado

Oct. 12, 2023 — Here’s a Company Selling ‘Self-Powered’ Manufactured Homes Starting at $310,000 Sept. 14, 2023 — I Found Only One Marshall Fire Home Being Rebuilt with Fire Resistance in Mind

Sept. 7, 2023 — Geothermal Energy, Big Sister of Geothermal Heating & Cooling, Is Coming Along June 1, 2023 — Innovative Startup Makes ‘Carbon Negative’ Building Materials Made From Grass

May 18, 2023 — Liv-Connected: A New Player in the Manufactured and Modular Housing Industry

Apr. 6, 2023 — YouTube Features 40+ ‘Top Green Products’ from the International Builders Show

Mar. 23, 2023 — Geothermal Heating & Cooling Can Be Practical & Affordable on Community Level

Feb. 23, 2023 — Boxabl, the Las Vegas Manufacturer of ADUs, Is Ramping up Production Feb. 9, 2023 — Understanding Indoor Air Quality and How It’s Managed in Super-Insulated Homes

Jan. 26, 2023 — This Year’s CES Show Featured Some Exciting New Technologies and Products

Dec. 15, 2022 —Lennar’s New Subdivision Near Austin, Texas, Features 3D-Printed Homes

Dec. 8, 2022 — A Subdivision in Pueblo Sets the Standard for All-Electric Home Construction

Nov. 10, 2022 —KB Home Is Building All-Electric Homes — But Not in Colorado

Oct. 13, 2022 — Homes That Survived Marshall Fire Were More Airtight & Had Conditioned Attics

In past columns, I have written about a local company, Colorado Earth, which has pioneered construction of homes using compressed-earth bricks called EcoBlox. That’s more labor intensive, since the walls have to be laid by workers, but homes share the same benefits of being fire and weather resilient.

New technology abounds in the other components that go into home construction. For example, in June 2023 I wrote about a company, Plantd, in North Carolina, which has developed an alternative to OSB, the wall sheeting and roof decking used in virtually all home construction, made from a fast-growing perennial grass, grown locally on former tobacco plantations, saving 17 trees per house

and sequestering 8 tons of carbon dioxide per house. See www.PlantdMaterials.com

A Fast Company article in October 2024 reported that homebuilder D.R. Horton had ordered 10 million of Plantd’s panels, enough to build 90,000 homes.

The innovation taking place in every other component of home construction — doors, windows, manufactured housing, appliances, and more — is stunning to behold, confirming for me that a major revolution in the home construction industry is already unfolding. Be sure that I’ll continue to write about it here!

I have posted links for everything mentioned in this article on our company blog at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com

Does Your Older Home Have a Federal Pacific Electrical Panel?

An estimated 28 million American homes built in the 1950s through the 1980s, including many in Colorado, have an electrical panel manufactured by Federal Pacific Electric, which lost its UL certification decades ago because of multiple failures of its Stab-Lok breakers to trip when overloaded, thereby causing a fire hazard.

Our friends at Alpine Building Performance, LLC, shared these additional issues with the FPE panels:

The breakers often don’t connect properly to the panel’s bus bars, causing arcing, overheating, and potential fire hazards.

Some Stab-Lok breakers get stuck in the “on” position, even when manually switched off, making it impossible to cut power.

Reports suggest that FPE manipulated UL testing results, leading to unsafe products being approved for use.

Studies indicate that homes with FPE panels have a significantly higher likelihood of electrical fires compared to other panels. For these reasons, any home inspector hired by a buyer can be expected to recommend that replacement be demanded of the seller.

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It. So, We’ve

Launched a GoFundMe

Campaign to Bring It Back.

Back in February, I announced that our truck needed a new engine and other repairs and that we decided to retire it instead. This was a big loss to such non-profits as the Wounded Warrior Project, Family Promise, BGoldN, Christian Action Guild, Buffalo Bill Days, and the International Rescue Committee, among others, which used the truck more often than our clients!

The truck is off the road but still available to be repaired — or replaced, if we raise enough money. If you’d like to contribute, visit www.BringItBack.info. Thanks!

Above: A 3D-printed home in Desert Hot Springs CA. Below: A Lennar 3D subdivision in Texas

Arapahoe o cials signal support of housing changes

Governments weigh how to comply with new state laws

BY ROBERT DAVIS COLORADO NEWSLINE

e Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners signaled during a recent study session that they support a series of land use code changes that would make it easier to build more a ordable housing across the county.

e code changes would update Arapahoe County’s regulations to comply with state laws that were passed during the 2024 legislative session. ose regulations include creating new zoning districts for multifamily and mixeduse developments, removing minimum parking requirements, allowing for overnight shelter and transitional housing units for people experiencing homelessness, and revising manufactured home requirements.

Governments across the Denver metro area have been considering how to comply with the new state laws for over a year. If adopted, Arapahoe County would be one of the largest government entities supporting the new state laws, which have sharply divided communities across the Front Range.

“ ese proposed code changes will hopefully help us meet the new requirements from the state,” Kat Hammer, senior planner with Arapahoe Public Works and Development, said during the study session.

County commissioners also discussed creating a two-tiered set of incentives for

new a ordable housing development. Under the proposed guidelines, developments where at least 50% of the units are designated as a ordable could be allowed to build buildings up to 75 feet in height, have their planning and engineering fees reduced, and go through an expedited land use review process. Developments that reserve at least 10% of their units as a ordable would be eligible for more limited height and density bene ts.

Arapahoe County has been studying how to make its land use codes more amenable to a ordable housing developments since December 2023. However, balancing the county’s need for more housing with feedback from the community has proved di cult.

County sta noted multiple concerns about the code changes. For instance, there were concerns about how the proposed changes would impact the progress of current developments, a ect infrastructure and roadways, and whether the a ordable homes would be marketable once they are completed. Sta also shared concerns about the county’s ability to monitor and enforce the a ordable housing requirements and whether developments where 50% of the units are designated as a ordable should be allowed to bypass neighborhood meeting requirements.

e board decided to include the neighborhood meeting requirement in the proposed changes, but the discussion illustrated the concerns that lawmakers in other cities have raised about speeding up the development of a ordable housing.

Commissioner Rhonda Fields, a former Democratic state lawmaker, expressed

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reservations about allowing certain developments to bypass neighborhood meetings.

“If something was moving into my neighborhood, I would want to know,” Fields said. “I would want to lend voice before the project, because once the project is approved, my opportunities to shape it are less.”

Commissioner Jessica Campbell said she supports including neighborhood feedback about new developments, although she noted that public hearing requirements can increase the cost of development by delaying the project’s approval, thereby causing developers to pay more carrying costs. Sometimes, the discussions also veer into economic discrimination, Campbell said.

“Part of why I think this deserves a different treatment is because when we are talking about a ordability … the comments we hear are not just about density,” Campbell said. “ ey are literally ‘we don’t want those people here.’ And so we, as a government, are facilitating a conversation and are allowing economic discrimination to take place.”

Metro area housing shortage

e a ordable housing debate in the Denver area has become bifurcated into what kind of housing should be built and which cities should bear the brunt of the new development.

According to a 2024 Housing Needs Assessment from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, the metro area needs to add 216,000 housing units by 2032 to meet demand. e greatest need is for units that are a ordable for people earning up to 60% of the area’s median income, or around $78,000 for a family of four. Arapahoe County needs to add around 2,270 units to meet demand by 2032 as well.

State lawmakers have tried to promote more a ordable housing development through legislation. For example, state lawmakers have passed bills encouraging local governments to allow accessory dwelling units, giving local governments the right of rst refusal for certain types of land to build more a ordable housing on, and increasing transit-oriented de-

velopment.

Voters also approved Proposition 123 in 2022, which requires participating governments to build 3% more a ordable housing annually for three years.

In February, CPR reported that lawmakers in cities across the Front Range have pushed back against state laws that require cities to relax development codes and add more a ordable housing. Some have gone as far as to say they won’t follow the new laws at all.

During a regular City Council meeting on Feb. 3, Westminster Mayor Nancy McNally said the new state laws amount to state overreach. City Council member Kristine Ireland also expressed concerns about the city building more apartments.

“We have a shortage of single-family homes, which is why people are leaving the state,” Ireland said. “People don’t want to live in apartments from birth to death. I saw this stu in Russia and it was built under Lenin.”

McNally and other council members directed city sta not to comply with the laws.

“ e issue is local control,” McNally said. “Are you going to let the state tell you what to do, no matter what any citizen says because they’re not going to your citizens? Or do we control it? at’s it for me.”

On March 4, several residents of Lafayette spoke against the state housing laws during the city’s biweekly City Council meeting. Multiple residents said they supported the city joining a lawsuit against the state over the new laws.

Afterward, council members agreed to meet in a closed-door session to discuss their legal options for ignoring the state housing laws. Lafayette Mayor Pro Tem Brian Wong said the state bills seem to be chipping away at the city’s home rule authority as well.

“I’ve heard through my conversations with DRCOG that several communities are looking at litigation,” Wong, referring to the Denver Regional Council of Governments, said.

is story is from Colorado Newsline. Used by permission. For more, and to support the news organization, visit coloradonewsline.com.

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A personal journey to help a friend in need

In our fast-paced, instant-grati cation world, I sometimes worry that encouragement is an art form we are forgetting how to use.

Some might be thinking I am wrong that they can point out inspiring things all around us. But encouraging others is di erent than inspiring them. Inspiration res our hearts and points the direction we should go. Encouragement says let me walk alongside you as you navigate this di cult path.

Encouraging others is not complicated but does take some intentionality. Two of the most helpful things you can do when trying to encourage others is to personalize the encouragement and to create opportunities for people to receive that encouragement on their time frame.

Sometimes, a window into how someone else has done something is the very best way to help you imagine how to do it yourself. As I have mentioned in the past, “Words of Encouragement” started when I was looking for a way to support a friend and his wife as they navigated his stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis. My e orts were far from perfect, but they were genuine, heartfelt e orts. My encouragement came in the form of emails so that they could read on their own time.

Today, I am sharing two of the emails that I sent Shane and Summer over the course of his four-year battle, in hopes that you will nd inspiration for encouraging others.

e rst email was sent in the later weeks

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of Shane’s rst chemotherapy rounds. You could see, at that time, that the medicine was wearing him out, and he needed encouragement to keep going. e second came as Shane was battling for his life three years into his ght and needed to be reminded of the beauty surrounding his life. Less than a year later, he would lose that battle.

August 8, 2017

Shane and Summer,

Every Monday in college during the football season, we had to run the CC (Colorado College) Stadium Hill 10 times at the end of practice. e hill was probably 35 yards long and very vertical. I never liked that hill, but I especially hated it when we were preparing to run the ninth hill. I hated it because we were not done, but we were close. ere was still work to do and no way around it. Each week it took a special kind of mental focus to get started on that ninth hill.

Marathon runners talk about the 19th mile in the same way (OK, my hill was less taxing than seven more miles of running.) ey tell about the mental energy that must go into breaking through that 19th-mile barrier.

As someone working to overcome a struggle, I know you can re ect on barri-

Gluteal tendinopathy is overlooked cause of hip pain

Hip pain isn’t just a normal part of aging, it may be gluteal tendinopathy, a condition that affects the tendons connecting your hip muscles to your bones.

Common in postmenopausal women, this condition causes the tendon tissues to break down or deteriorate, resulting in painful activity and daily discomfort that only gets worse with time. Estrogen loss after menopause weakens tendons, increasing susceptibility to injury. As many as 1 in 3 people with lower back pain also develop hip pain from gluteal tendinopathy.

Contributing factors include:

• Prolonged sitting or inactivity

• Excess weight gain or obesity applying pressure on tendons

• Hip instability or a wide pelvis

• Overuse from walking, running, or stair climbing

• Past falls or accidents

What are the symptoms?

Many of the women I know with gluteal tendinopathy have moderate to severe hip pain, which they describe as a sharp, dull or burning feeling that worsens with movement. e pain can be a tender feeling around the hip joint, that will tingle or swell and even go numb. Women often share that the pain extends down the outer side of their leg and at times, down

ers you have needed to ght through as well.

You, me, marathon runners; we have all done what we needed to do because we knew the reward for our diligence. is part of your struggle is no di erent than those hills, or that mile. e rewards are bigger, but the mental energy needed to make it up that hill is tremendous. We would all have you take a di erent road if it were possible. But it is not. So, you are going to do what must be done. is is the time when you must believe in the process, trust in God’s plan, and use all of the determination you can muster. is struggle is messy, but you are built to push through it. You have the mental toughness inside you. e rewards are coming, every indicator points to that result. Stay strong.

You have got this,

Jim

April 15, 2020

Shane and Summer, ere are moments in our lives when we know we are witnessing something spectacular. It might be a sunset or some other natural wonder. It could be a collective achievement or an individual’s special moment. ey are sights that stick with you forever. I still remember sitting in the stands at Mile High watching John Elway work his magic to beat the Houston Oilers in the last few seconds of a playo game, as my brother-in-law sat next to me repeatedly yelling, “un #!.%$ believable!” I also remember the space launch

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I watched, which carried an experiment created by Eaglecrest students on board, and the sunsets Beth and I saw over open space in New Mexico.

e thing about those “unforgettables” is that you know it right away, as soon as you rst glimpse it. ere is never a doubt of the beauty of it, of its perfection, or the fact that it will in uence you for the rest of your life.

I hope that in the midst of this battle, you will take a moment to look at the beauty and the perfection of the life you have built. And that the longer you gaze, the more you are amazed and the more you gain strength and determination. e road you are travelling is di cult, do not forget to take in the sights.

You are amazing and you have got this. Keep your eye on the beauty of what surrounds you,

Jim

I hope you will be inspired to keep the art of encouragement alive and will take a moment to share with me your stories of encouraging others.

Jim Roome lives in Arvada with his wife Beth. He spent 34 years in public education. Lessons learned from the one two punch of being diagnosed with MS shortly before his best friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer led him into a new pursuit as a freelance writer and speaker. He uses his life experiences and love of stories to inspire, educate and encourage local, national and international audiences. Contact him at jim.roome@gmail.com.

to their knees. e pain is often worse in the morning and increases in pain intensity during activities like walking, climbing stairs or running.

What can you do?

Symptom relief may take up to a year without treatment.

Physical therapy exercises have been proven to ease symptoms and help manage the pain. However, here are some at-home treatments you can do to minimize symptoms:

• Apply heat to the painful area

• Avoid low chairs

• Minimize stair climbing

• Avoid crossing your legs

• Sleep with a pillow between your knees

• Note of caution: Stretching can make symptoms worse If you’re experiencing symptoms don’t hesitate to schedule a checkin. With the right approach, you can stay active and pain-free well into the future.

Dr. Terry Dunn is the owner of Foothills Urogynecology, a Denver-based practice specializing in women’s health. To learn more, visit www.urogyns.com.

When the cost of my home internet rose from $60/mo to $110/mo, I decided it was time to forfeit this unnecessary cost and rediscover the library. Most of my usage was for streaming videos anyway, if I’m being honest. However, streaming services o er a pre-determined, algorithmic menu, which many scroll for an hour,nally deciding “there’s nothing to watch”. So, the loss was not a great one; rather a relief.

e library represents the antithesis of the algorithm: Instead of being told what to consume, we reclaim our interests and choices. Use of the library and all of its forms of media requires us to ask, “What is important to me? What do I value? Where do I want to put my attention?”. Your attention, reader, is one of your most valuable assets in this age of distraction; your values one of the only things that can never be taken.

As a result of ending constant connection in my home, I have read books and seen shows (on DVD — imagine!) that I would not have otherwise. I nd myself at my local branch two-to-three times a week, interacting with my neighbors and stumbling upon unexpected in-person events. My home life is more dedicated to true relaxation and hobbies that stimulate rather than sedate. Lest I am assumed to be a retiree, I am, in fact, in my late 30s — a Millennial.

stitute for Museum and Library Services is facing cuts, its right to exist coming into question under this new presidency. I, for one, believe this to be a terrible omen for freedom of speech and accessibility to information. I am honored when my taxes go to support it and urge my fellow neighbors to rediscover and protect this indispensable public service.

Andrea Tracey, Denver

Re: Federal cuts to library agency

e library is an invaluable resource, one of the last places we can go to just “be,” to exist as community members instead of consumers. Right now, federal funding for Colorado libraries is in peril, in danger of being cut by approximately $3 million this year. In fact, the entire In-

I love the library. I’ve lived in four different counties since I moved to Colorado over 20 years ago and I’ve utilized the library in each of those communities. I’ve been to classes, borrowed books, took my kid, applied to jobs, and used the printers and copiers. I need, use and love the library. My city, my county, my state and my country would su er signi cantly and entirely negatively.

JC Rodriguez, Littleton

Organ donation is gift of life

April is National Donate Life Month, and this year I nd myself re ecting on a journey that has profoundly reshaped by life.

In December 2021, I was diagnosed with a chronic liver disease and my life as I knew it was put on hold. e time and energy I used to spend doing the things I loved like skiing and mountain climbing were replaced by fatigue and the constant shadow of uncertainty.

Over the next two years, I endured a blur of medical interventions, including 12 surgeries to try and manage the debilitating e ects of my condition. Finally,

Jim Roome

WOMEN’S WELLNESS

Dr. Terry Dunn

Broadway to get a new underpass in Littleton

BY ISABEL GUZMAN ISABEL@COTLN.ORG

e City of Littleton is set to begin a major infrastructure project later this month on South Broadway in an e ort to address both safety concerns and long-standing community needs. e work, slated to start in April and conclude by early fall, will replace a deteriorating metal culvert — a structure that allows water to ow under an obstruction, such as a road — beneath Broadway just north of Jamison Avenue with a durable concrete pipe.

is repair requires digging a 30-foot trench, reducing tra c to one lane in each direction for the project’s duration. It is expected to cost up to $9 million, according to the Denver Gazette.

In addition to repairing the culvert, the city plans to also construct a pedestrian underpass beneath Broadway, connecting the east and west sections of the Lee Gulch Trail. e underpass aims to provide

safer access for pedestrians and cyclists to the High Line Canal Trail.

“Currently, pedestrians and bicyclists traveling along the Lee Gulch Trail must detour 800 feet to cross Broadway at the high-tra c intersection with Jamison Avenue and cross an access route to AdventHealth Littleton Hospital, risking con icts with vehicles,” Littleton o cials said.

e city said the pedestrian underpass has been a priority in local planning e orts for decades, including the Broadway Corridor Study and Littleton Linkages Trail Study. However, its construction was previously considered infeasible due to the challenges of working beneath the busy street of Broadway.

Littleton has recently been working on similar infrastructure upgrades, having completed culvert replacements on Jackass Hill Road and East Mineral Avenue in 2023.

Updates on this project will be shared through LittletonCO.gov, the city’s social media channels, and the Littleton Report newsletter.

Looking south along Broadway just south of Dry Creek Court. Replacement of a failed culvert under Broadway is opening an opportunity to build a trail underpass that will bypass tricky road crossings for pedestrians and bicyclists. COURTESY CITY OF LITTLETON

EASTER Worship

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April 13: Palm Sunday at 9:30am

April 17: Maundy Thursday 6:00pm

April 18: Good Friday Stations of the Cross at 12:00pm Tenebrae at 6:00pm

April 19: Easter Vigil at 8:00pm

April 20: Easter Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am (with an egg hunt following the 10:30am service)

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CHURCHES

Parishioners in the pews

In general, the number of Coloradans identifying as Christian has declined, mirroring a national trend, according to Colorado Public Radio; and the Associated Press has reported how Protestant denominations’ national membership has been declining for years.

Regarding their own ocks, leaders from the six churches had mixed experiences.

Otey and Lawson said their congregations in Golden and Denver, respectively, have actually grown over the last ve years, especially if one includes online attendance. eir biggest demographic changes have been with young families and young adults, respectively.

Otey believed it was because people are seeking out a community that shares their values and beliefs, with the idea of raising their children in it, too. She summarized those parents’ experiences as: “I want to teach my kids about loving and serving our neighbors.”

Meanwhile, Forbes said the Arvada Stake’s overall membership hasn’t changed signi cantly, but there have been a few demographic shifts over the last ve years.

As western Arvada has grown, so has church membership in that area. Members from western Arvada tend to be young families, while eastern Arvada is more older people who’ve lived in the area for decades, Forbes described.

Additionally, he said the Arvada Stake has seen signi cant growth among its Spanish-speaking population.

Contrastingly, membership at the United Church of Idaho Springs and the First United Methodist Church of Fort Lupton have declined slightly.

Vivian Simpson, chair of the church council, said the United Church of Idaho Springs was averaging about 30 people at Sunday services before the pandemic. Now, it’s about 20 people in-person with another ve online.

Fort Lupton church leaders said their congregation averaged 80 to 100 people on Sundays before the pandemic. Now, it’s down to about 60 in the pews, with some joining online.

For the First Baptist Church of Denver, while its attendance and overall membership haven’t changed much, its space utilization has.

Kurt Kaufman, a member of the pastoral team, said the church used to have a high demand for facility rentals and parking-space leases before the pandemic. Now, demand for both has gone down signi cantly, impacting the church’s budget.

“We haven’t had a parking waitlist since 2019,” Kaufman said. “We’ve had to rethink what we do to make money and how to survive as a congregation.”

Pastors in the pulpit

Both the First Baptist Church of Denver and the United Church of Idaho Springs said their previous pastors left within the last ve years, and they’ve struggled to nd replacements.

Kaufman said he and fellow members of the First Baptist Church’s pastoral team are rotating responsibilities, including preaching on Sundays.

Similarly, Simpson said the Idaho Springs church has been looking for a part-time pastor since its former pastor retired in 2021.

Because it’s a combined Methodist and Presbyterian congregation, Simpson said the church has looked through Methodist, Presbyterian and unafliated channels. It’s had some interest, but nothing that worked out long-term, she described.

“Nationwide, there’s a shortage of ordained ministers for Methodist and Presbyterian (churches),” she said.

Simpson added that the Idaho Springs church can only a ord a part-time pastor, which makes the search more di cult.

In a similar vein, the First United Methodist Church of Fort Lupton has had a dedicated pastor in the Rev. Anna Viehland since 2022, but she splits her time between Fort Lupton and another Methodist church in Erie.

On March 29, St. John’s Cathedral ordained four

people as deacons. ey’re now scheduled to be ordained as priests in October.

Lawson said four ordained ministers in a year is about average for the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Colorado.

However, with the in ux of young adults at the cathedral, Lawson said he’s seen increasing interest in ordination among his congregation. In 2025, St. John’s Cathedral will have ve members attend seminary, including one of the newly ordained, he said.

Charity in the community

In terms of ministry — both for their members and for the wider community — there were some common threads among the six churches.

Along with a greater push for online or hybrid events, church leaders said they’ve seen more demand for small-group events, such as Bible studies, parent groups and in-home ministering.

On top of their continued interfaith partnerships, the two Denver churches said they’ve seen more demand for social justice-focused events and groups.

In addition to its Faith in Action ministry, Lawson said St. John’s Cathedral now has the Re-Imagining Justice group that focuses on racial healing, and the Migrant Interest Group that does pro-immigration work.

Kaufman said the First Baptist Church is now “more attuned to hunger and social justice issues around our community” than it was pre-pandemic.

Part of that is because of its new outdoor community fridge, which has already distributed about 30,000 pounds of food since February 2023.

Additionally, because its parking lot isn’t as full as it once was, Kaufman said the church has been able to host a shower trailer and a safe parking program.

e other four churches said they’ve likewise seen increased demand among their safe parking programs, free weekly meals and similar ministries; and they’ve worked to meet that demand alongside other churches and nonpro ts.

“Some things that started during COVID really de ned who we are as a church,” Otey said. “We increased our services tremendously.”

During the COVID-19 shutdowns, Otey described how her church worked with the larger Golden community to distribute free food to the homebound and unsheltered — even distributing food outside when indoor gatherings were restricted.

And that work has continued to the present day, she said, as the church has expanded from free meals once a week to three times a week.

Forbes encouraged people to visit justserve.org to nd service opportunities near them. ese events are open to anyone, not just Christians, he emphasized, saying it could be anything from painting a

house to working at a local food bank.

“It’s become even more apparent how important those service opportunities are because of COVID and what we’re experiencing in society,” Forbes said. “We have more in common with our neighbors than we think … (and) when we have an opportunity to serve one another, those di erences dissipate.”

‘Best of all, God is with us’

Another common thread among the six churches was how di cult the last ve years have been, in one form or another.

Church leaders discussed loneliness among their members, concern about the declining number of Christians locally and nationally, and burnout among their volunteers and ordained ministers.

Viehland, Fort Lupton’s pastor, described how she’s seen not only laypeople but also clergy struggle with the pandemic’s immediate and long-term fallout.

She believed some clergy members — not necessarily local ones — were already burnt-out, and the pandemic was a deciding factor in them leaving ordained ministry. And Viehland said she didn’t blame them.

“Five years out, we’re just starting to reckon with the spiritual and emotional trauma that came from (the pandemic),” Viehland said.

Kaufman said the First Baptist Church was full of hope and joy when he joined in 2019. Now, he said it’s been “a struggle to nd joy with anything” and that the congregation has shifted to one that’s “less hopeful and more fearful.”

Still, leaders from all six churches o ered messages of hope and faith, especially with Easter approaching.

“It’s been very challenging to nd hope in earthly, worldly things,” Kaufman said. “‘Where is it that I nd hope?’ e only place is in my faith.”

Similarly, Fort Lupton church leaders summarized the experience of faith by quoting Methodist Church founder John Wesley: “Best of all, God is with us.”

Kaufman, Forbes and Simpson invited fellow Christians to celebrate Easter by deepening their relationships with God and with one another.

ey also encouraged those “who are searching for something” to visit a local church and ground themselves in a loving God and a welcoming community.

Otey also emphasized how God’s love is unconditional and how the Holy Spirit is at work in everyone’s lives, community and shared world, even if they don’t know it.

Re ecting on the changes of the last ve years, and all the changes that are to come, Lawson said: “God is as real as God has ever been.”

Morning light shines through a stained-glass window of a cross and crown March 25 at the First United Methodist Church of Fort Lupton. Church leaders and others across the Denver area said their churches have changed permanently since March 2020, particularly with regard to technology.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Thu 4/17

Saxsquatch w/ T BISCUIT at Cervantes - Denver, CO @ 6pm

Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Other Side, 2637 Welton St, Denver

Bearhat @ 7pm

Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 1624 Market St, Den‐

ver

Jakobs Castle @ 8pm

Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St, Den‐ver

Fri 4/18

Mina Reya at Zymos Brewing @ 5pm

Dexter and The Moonrocks @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, En‐glewood

Rex the Dog @ 9pm The Basement at Club Vinyl, Denver

Red Rock Vixens @ Tailgate Tavern @ 4pm

margø @ 6pm HQ, 60 S Broadway, Denver

Hope Tala w/ KAIRO @ 7pm

Bluebird Theatre, Denver

Sat 4/19

Matt Hynes @ 10am The Hampton Social - Denver, 2501 16th St, Denver

Ky-Mani Marley @ 5pm

Tetra Private lounge and garden, 3039 Walnut St, Denver

Zymos Brewing, 5180 S Lowell Blvd, Littleton

Ellie D & Soul Mix back at South Suburban Grille! @ 5pm

South Suburban Golf Course, 7900 S Colorado Blvd, Centennial

Devin the Dude @ 5pm

Tetra Private lounge and garden, 3039 Walnut St, Denver

AJ Finney Fan Page: The Knotty Show @ 6:30pm Studio Friction, 740 Lipan St, Denver

Crawdad Sniper: Denver, CO @ 7pm Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St,, Denver

Golden Shoals: House Concert @ 6pm Five String Barn Concerts, Castle Rock

Lady Apple Tree @ 7pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Jimi Jules @ 9pm Club Vinyl, Denver

Sun 4/20

WORRY @ 3pm

Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, Denver

Polysanto @ 4pm

Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, Denver

Na-Kel Smith: Mile High 420 Festival 2025 @ 6pm Civic Center Park/Capitol City Park, 101 14th Ave, Denver

Finesse2tymes

@ 6pm

The Roxy Theater, 2549 Welton St, Denver

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Main‐street, Parker

Mon 4/21

Beyond Laser Light Experience @ 11am

Denver

8TURN @ 5pm

Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St, Denver

DJ Rockstar Aaron @ 6pm

The Angry Clover, 15350 E Smoky Hill Rd, Au‐rora Knolls

Sturniolo Triplets @ 7:30pm

Paramount Theatre Denver, 1621 Glenarm, Den‐ver

Tue 4/22

Dave Devine Quartet Playing Music Off of "Hive Mind" featuring Shane Endsley, Greg Garrison & Scott Amendola @ Dazzle! 7pm Show! @ 6pm

Dazzle Denver, 1080 14th Street, Denver

Dylanovus @ 6pm

Roxy on Broadway, 554 S Broadway, Denver

Niis (16+ Event) @ 7pm

Moe's Original BBQ, 3295 S Broadway, Englewood

Alessia Cara @ 7pm

Paramount Theatre Denver, 1621 Glenarm, Den‐ver

Wed 4/23

Spirit Mother @ 6pm Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, Denver

The Bloody Beetroots - 20th Anniversary Tour @ 8pm Meow Wolf Denver, Denver

Thu 4/24

KB ANGEL: Make - a - Wish Wiskey , Wine & Wishes @ 4pm

Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St,, Denver

Ike Reilly @ 6pm

Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Av, Denver

Young Jesus @ 6pm

Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, Denver

Tonewood @ 7pm

Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

Jubilingo at Appaloosa Grill @ 7pm

Appaloosa Grill, 535 16th St, Denver

North Fork Crossing @ 7pm

Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

Duncan Coker: Lions Lair with All Through the Night @ 8pm Lions' Lair, 3200 E 23rd Ave, Denver

CROWSSUPDRO

1. TELEVISION: Who had a 1980s workout video series called “Sweatin’ to the Oldies”?

1. ANATOMY: What is heterochromia?

3. GEOGRAPHY: What is a chain of islands called?

4. FOOD & DRINK: What is Canada’s national dish?

5. HISTORY: When was Facebook launched?

6. MEASUREMENTS: What is the shortest wavelength in the visible light spectrum?

7. U.S. STATES: Which state has the most miles of interstate highway?

8. MOVIES: What type of sh is Nemo in the animated lm “Finding Nemo”?

9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which month is designated as National Ice Cream Month in the United States?

TrIVIa

10. SCIENCE: How long does it take for the International Space Station to orbit the Earth?

Answers

1. Richard Simmons.

2. When the colored part of the eyes (irises) are two di erent colors.

3. Archipelago.

4. Poutine (French fries, cheese curds and gravy).

5. 2004.

6. Violet.

7. Texas.

8. Clown sh. 9. July.

10. 90 minutes.

THE EAST 62.5 FEET OF LOTS 25 THROUGH 27, BLOCK 2, TERRYS ADDITION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 2797 S Delaware St, Englewood, CO 80110.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described as o o o amand 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, 05/21/2025, 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 la a ll ss o as a a of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 3/27/2025 Last Publication: 4/24/2025

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: 01/21/2025

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0022-2025

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

On January 17, 2025, 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) Wendy Ellis O al a s Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, as b a as om

Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Arvest Bank Date of Deed of Trust

March 25, 2002

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 02, 2002

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B2060631 Book: N/A Page: Original Principal Amount

$151,950.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$83,749.05

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are b o a o a s o 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 28, BLOCK 1, FIRST REPLAT OF SOUTHPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NUMBER 9, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 2914 West Long Circle Unit C, Littleton, CO 80120.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described as l o o l o amand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

First Publication: 3/27/2025

Last Publication: 4/24/2025

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: 01/17/2025

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

David W Drake #43315

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 24CO00581-1

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0022-2025

First Publication: 3/27/2025

Last Publication: 4/24/2025

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0088-2025

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

On February 11, 2025, 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) Antonino E Smith AND Christine M Smith O al a s

ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. , as Trustee for Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed ass o a s S s 2005-WHQ3

Date of Deed of Trust March 04, 2005

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 09, 2005

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5033308

Original Principal Amount

$93,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$56,514.93

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are

b o a o a s o 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 PARCEL ID NUMBER: 207715414010

Purported common address: 5819 S PEARL STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80121.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described as l o o l o amand 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, 06/04/2025, 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 la a ll ss o as a a of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

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: 02/11/2025

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531 N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 19-022497

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

0088-2025 LEGAL DESCRIPTION Unit 5819, Green Oaks Townhomes, accordo a o l and Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of olo a o b a as a described in the Condominium Declaration for Oa s o om s s m la l a recorded February 24,

State of Colorado.

Legal Notice NO. 0088-2025

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0084-2025

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

On February 11, 2025, 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 F. Unis

O al a s

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, as a as om o o

Funding Associates, L.P., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Provident Funding Associates, L.P.

Date of Deed of Trust

November 30, 2004

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 06, 2004

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

B4209555

Original Principal Amount

$193,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$101,632.80

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are b o a o a s o of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 12, BLOCK 4, ALGONQUIN ACRES AMENDED PLAT OF BLOCKS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 6691 South Abilene Way, Centennial, CO 80111.

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 as l o o o amand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

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: 02/11/2025

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC

355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO24215

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

Legal Notice NO. 0084-2025

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0054-2025

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

On January 31, 2025, 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) DOUGLAS S WIDLUND AND KATHERINE S WIDLUND O al a s MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2004-8, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-8

Date of Deed of Trust June 15, 2004

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2004

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4110275

Original Principal Amount

$644,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$383,897.24

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 11, HERITAGE GREENS, 7TH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 5256 E MINERAL CIR, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described as l o o l o amand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

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: 01/31/2025

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Carly Imbrogno

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

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on March 4, 2025 there were not more candidates o

in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 6, 2025, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Jason Patton: Four Year Term Vacancy: Four Year Term Vacancy: Four Year Term

Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1

By: /s/ Crystal Schott, Designated Election Ofﬁcial

Legal Notice No. Arap 2412

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE SOUTH-EAST ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the SouthEast Englewood Water District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on March 4, 2025 there were not more can-

be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 6, 2025, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected:

John Ballantine: Four Year Term

Bryan Wainscott: Four Year Term

Sean C. Weldon: Four Year Term

South-East Englewood Water District

By: /s/ Crystal Schott, Designated Election Ofﬁcial

Legal Notice No. Arap 2410

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELECTION

INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado

TO BE HELD TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to law, an election will be held for the Inverness Water and Sanitation District (the "District"), in Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, State of Colorado, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

The election will be conducted as a mail ballot election pursuant to the Colorado Local Government Election Code. Ballots will be mailed to eligible electors of the District between April 14, 2025 and April 21, 2025.

A drop-off ballot box is located in the District

DE LOS CANDIDATOS ELEGIDOS PARA SECTION 14 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

El Funcionario Electoral Designado del Section 14 Metropolitan District ha sido debidamente autorizado por la Junta Directiva para cancelar y declarar candidatos electos si, al cierre de actividades del sexagésimo tercer (63) día antes de la elección, no hay más candidatos que cargos por cubrir. llenarse en la elección que se llevará a cabo el 6 de mayo de 2025; y

Al cierre de operaciones del 3 de marzo de 2025, no había más candidatos para Director que cargos por cubrir, incluidos los candidatos que presentaron declaraciones juradas de intención de ser candidatos por escrito.

De conformidad con la Sección 1-13.5-513(1), S l O al l o al s a o a la por la presente la elección regular que se llevará a cabo el 6 de mayo de 2025.

SE ANULA LA ELECCIÓN Y SE DECLARAN

ELEGIDOS LOS SIGUIENTES CANDIDATOS

PARA LOS SIGUIENTES TÉRMINOS:

Darrin Keslar, Término de cuatro años

Jonathan Perlmutter, Término de cuatro años

Kenya Jenkins, Término de cuatro años

Clark Walker, Término de dos años

FECHADO este 4 día de marzo de 2025. /s/

o s a ss as S Englewood, Colorado 80112, and will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from April 14, 2025 through May 5, 2025, and on Election Day, May 6, 2025 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ballots can also be mailed per instructions contained in the ballot packet and must be received by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 to be counted. With the exception of active military serving overseas, ballots received after 7 p.m. on May 6 will not be counted, regardless of postmark.

In addition, on the day of the election only, May 6, 2025, a ballot box, monitored by an election judge, will be available to drop ballots off from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. within the District, at 58 Inverness Drive East, Suite 100, Englewood, CO 80112.

At said election, the eligible electors of the District shall vote for Directors to serve 4-year ms o o o oa o o s o District. The names of persons nominated as Director for three positions for a threeyear term are as follows:

Joel Christensen

Thomas P. Morton William Bruce Woodward

At said election the following ballot issues will be considered:

INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT BALLOT ISSUE A – DEBT AND TAX INCREASE FOR WATER IMPROVEMENTS:

SHALL INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED $15 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $43.8 MILLION, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT, BUT NOT EXCEEDING $2,980,000 ANNUALLY, THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT FOR WATER PURPOSES, INCLUDING:

• PAYING, REIMBURSING OR FINANCING ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, RELOCATING, INSTALLING, COMPLETING AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING, WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT, RAW, POTABLE AND NON-POTABLE WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS, INCLUDING WATER RIGHTS, WELLS, TRANSMISSION LINES, CONVEYANCE AND DISTRIBUTION MAINS, STORAGE FACILITY PROJECTS, PUMPING FACILITY PROJECTS, WATER TREATMENT AND EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL

YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED 3%, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR AT A MILL LEVY

SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT AND ANY REFUNDING DEBT WHEN DUE AND TO FUND A RESERVE FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, PROVIDED THAT ANY REVENUE PRODUCED BY THIS MILL LEVY FOR SUCH DEBT SHALL NOT EXCEED $2,980,000 ANNUALLY; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT BALLOT ISSUE B – DEBT AND TAX INCREASE FOR WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS: SHALL INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED $10

MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $29.2 MILLION, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT, BUT NOT EXCEEDING $2,000,000 ANNUALLY, THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT FOR WASTEWATER PURPOSES, INCLUDING:

PAYING, REIMBURSING OR FINANCING ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, RELOCATING, INSTALLING, COMPLETING AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING, WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT, THE EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE EXISTING SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, LIFT STATIONS, COLLECTION MAINS, FORCE MAINS AND TRANSMISSION LINES, STORM SEWER, FLOOD AND SURFACE DRAINAGE FACILITIES, INCLUDING DETENTION AND RETENTION PONDS;

SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED 3%, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR AT A MILL LEVY SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT AND ANY REFUNDING DEBT WHEN DUE AND TO FUND A RESERVE FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, PROVIDED THAT ANY REVENUE PRODUCED BY THIS MILL LEVY FOR SUCH DEBT SHALL NOT EXCEED $2,000,000 ANNUALLY; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

The designated election ofﬁcial is:

Laurie Tatlock

Inverness Water and Sanitation District 58 Inverness Drive East, Suite 100 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Telephone: (720) 724-8377

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Inverness Water and Sanitation District, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado, has caused this notice to be given as required by law.

Laurie Tatlock

Designated Election Ofﬁcial

Legal Notice No. Arap 2422

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on March 4, 2025 there were not more candidates o o

in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 6, 2025, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Travis Conway: Four Year Term

Kevin T. Crocker: Four Year Term

Michael R.

By: /s/ Crystal Schott,

Designated Election Ofﬁcial

Legal Notice No. Arap 2436

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Jones Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election there were not more candidates for director than

therefore, the election to be held on May 6, 2025, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Andrea Ferber, until the second regular election (May 8, 2029) Cary Wicker, until the second regular election (May 8, 2029)

DATED: March 4, 2025

/s/ Catherine Will

Designated Election Ofﬁcial for the Jones Metropolitan District No. 2 c/o McGeady Becher Cortese Williams P.C.

450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254

Phone: 303-592-4380

Legal Notice No. Arap 2419

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

CANCELLATION OF ELECTION AND DECLARATION DEEMING CANDIDATES ELECTED FOR SECTION 14 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

s a l o O al o S o

14 Metropolitan District has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors to cancel and declare candidates elected if, at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election, there are not more candidates a o s o b ll a l o o b conducted on May 6, 2025; and

As of the close of business on March 3, 2025, there were not more candidates for Director a o s o b ll l a a s

Pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513(1), C.R.S., s a l o O al b a -

cels the regular election to be conducted on May 6, 2025.

THE ELECTION IS CANCELLED AND THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES ARE DECLARED ELECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

Darrin Keslar, 4-Year Term

Jonathan Perlmutter, 4-Year Term Kenya Jenkins, 4-Year Term Clark Walker, 2-Year Term

DATED this 4th day of March, 2025. /s/ AJ Beckman

Designated Election Ofﬁcial

Contact Person for District: AJ Beckman

720-213-6621

405 Urban Street, Suite 310 Lakewood, Colorado 80228

Legal Notice No. Arap 2431

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Liberty Hill Metropolitan District ("District") Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than o s o b ll l a a s a a s o o b a a s therefore, the election to be held on May 6, 2025 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

Sheldon McDonnell: 4-year term, May 2029

Julie M. Tombari: 4-year term, May 2029

Heather LeMay: 4-year term, May 2029

Designated

(voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. Arap 2401 First Publication: April 10, 2025 Last Publication: April 10, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public

A 5% bid bond is to accompany the bid. The successful contractor will be required to provide a payment and performance bond and a 2-year materials and workmanship warranty bond for the work.

A prebid meeting will be conducted on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Bids are due by and will be publicly opened on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Interested contractors can obtain the bid documents by contacting the Town Clerk via ma o o bo ma o o o b s m o om a 2025 Bow Mar Roadway Program.

Legal Notice No. Arap 2425

First Publication: April 10, 2025 Last Publication: April 10, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Arapahoe County District Court 7325 S Potomac St Centennial, CO 80112 303-649-6355 Case No.: 2025CV030014 Division: 204

Plaintiff: THE CONSERVATORY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonproﬁt corporation v. Defendants: DAVID YUN; HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Case No.: 2025CV030014 Division: 204

PUBLIC NOTICES

ny No. 2, 1600 West 12th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204. Legal Notice No. Arap 2317

Publication: March 20, 2025 Last Publication: April 17, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice Combined Court Broomﬁeld Colorado Seventeenth Judicial District,

of Carole Kay Lohr, a/k/a Carole K. Lohr, a/k/a Carole Lohr, and Carole Kay Reikofski Lohr, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30332

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to:

District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac St., #100 Centennial, CO 80112 on or before August 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey D. Reikofski, Personal Representative

c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. Arap 2424

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marjorie Jean Curry, a/k/a Marjorie J. Curry, a/k/a Marge Curry, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030220

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 Monday, August 11, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

John W. Curry, Personal Representative 3388 S. Fellet Court Lakewood, Colorado 80227

Legal Notice No. Arap 2408

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independentv Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Jack Goldfarb, a/k/a Robert J. Goldfarb, a/k/a Robert Goldfarb and Jack Goldfarb, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30197

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 August 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Mary Goldman Personal Representative 22 Jerome Avenue Newton, MA 02465

Legal Notice No. Arap 2420

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donna J. Pohl, a.k.a Donna Jeanne Pohl, a.k.a Donna Pohl, a.k.a Donna P. Pohl, a.k.a Donna Pascoe Pohl, and previously as Donna Jeanne Pascoe, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30302

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 August 4, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert W. Pohl, Personal Representative c/o Pohl Law, Ltd. PO Box 4090, Eagle, CO 81631

Legal Notice No. Arap 2327

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sonya W. Ellingboe, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30269

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 July 29, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kirsten J.E. Orahood Personal Representative 1820 Glenn Moor Drive Lakewood, CO 80215

Legal Notice No. Arap 2370

First Publication: March 27, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lawrence Cornelius Perryman, a/k/a Lawrence C. Perryman, a/k/a Lawrence Perryman, Deceased

Case No.: 2025PR030217

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 July 31, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anita Millard, Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 4201 E. Yale Ave., Suite 110 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. Arap 2352 First Publication: March 27, 2025 Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The Estate of Jeffrey Christopher Brown, aka Jeffrey C. Brown, aka Jeffrey Brown, aka Jeff Christopher Brown, aka Jeff C Brown, aka Jeff Brown, Deceased. Case Number: 2025PR30288

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Arapahoe District Court, Centennial, Colorado, on or before August 4, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Lord, Personal Representative c/o Dana Petersen, Attorney 8811 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 217 Denver, CO 80231

Legal Notice No. Arap 2390

First Publication: April 3, 2025 Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Brian Roy Vogt, also known as Brian R. Vogt, also known as Brian Vogt, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30354

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 Monday, August 11, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

F. Robert Lee, Personal Representative 7622 S Spotswood Court Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No. Arap 2435

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ahmad I. Alkayali, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30312

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 August 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ David F. Steinhoff David F. Steinhoff, #9980

Atty for Personal Representative

Solem Woodward McKinley, PC

750 W Hampden Ave Ste 505 Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No. Arap 2416

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Linnea Kay Maestas, aka Linnea K. Maestas, aka Linnea Maestas, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30276

All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court on or before August 4, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tanya L. Bower, Personal Representative 7249 South Alkire Street, Unit 104 Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. Arap 2780

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Thomas M. Schultz, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30296

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 August 11, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Larry D. Harvey

Attorney to the Personal Representative 4582 S. Ulster St., Ste. 1350 Denver, CO 80237

Legal Notice No. Arap 2406

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Charles Steven Mumey, aka Charles S. Mumey, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30330

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 August 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tamra A. Palmer

Attorney to the Personal Representative c/o 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. Arap 2426

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ADONNA LUCILLE HIPPLE, also known as ADONNA L. HIPPLE, and ADONNA HIPPLE, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30237

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 Monday, July 28, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carolyn Adonna Patton

Personal Representative 7014 S. Costilla Street Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. Arap 2345

First Publication: March 27, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Harvey Pickering, a/k/a Robert H. Pickering, a/k/a Robert Pickering, a/k/a Bob Pickering, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30154

Terri Lynne Roberts

Personal Representative c/o Miller Law, P.C., 1900 W. Littleton Boulevard Littleton CO 80120

Legal Notice No. Arap 2393

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALVIN EARL YOUNG, a/k/a ALVIN E. YOUNG, a/k/a ALVIN YOUNG, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30210

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Probate Court of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado on or before Monday, August 11, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shelley Thompson, Esq. on behalf of the Co-Personal Representatives for the Estate of Alvin Earl Young

Law Ofﬁce of Shelley Thompson 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, #300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (720) 716-5677

Legal Notice No. Arap 2402

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dorothy Margarite Tesar, a/k/a Dorothy M Tesar, a/k/a Dorothy Tesar, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030065

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 July 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karin Ann Wolfe

Personal Representative PO Box 80415, Fairbanks, AK 99709

Legal Notice No. Arap 2349

First Publication: March 27, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Betty Jean Michaud, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30322

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before August 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tamra A. Palmer Attorney to the Personal Representative c/o 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. Arap 2407 First Publication: April 10, 2025 Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

a/k/a Janice Henderson, Deceased Case No. 2025PR30247

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or tothe District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before August 4, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lindsey M. Dunn, Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy,

DARYAL B. SMITH, Deceased. Case No. 2025PR30260

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 August 11, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gayle Orr-Smith, Co-Personal Representative Danielle Trimiew, Co-Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 4201 E. Yale Ave., Suite 110 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. Arap 2403

First Publication: April 10, 2025 Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leontine E. More, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030248

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 August 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephen Allen More Personal Representative C/O Breeze Trusts Estates, LLC 10465 Park Meadows Drive, Suite 108 Lone Tree, CO 80124

Legal Notice No. Arap 2411 First Publication: April 10, 2025 Last Publication: April 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Doris Jean Coleman, Case Number: 2025PR98

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 August 4, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC Karen Miller, Person Giving Notice 7000 E. Belleview Ave. STE 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. Arap 2375 First Publication: April 3, 2025 Last Publication: April 17, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Arlene E. Boyett, also known as Arlene Edith Boyett, and Arlene Boyett, Decedent Case Number: 2025PR30230

Arap 2415 First Publication: April 10, 2025

Name Changes

The petition requests that the name of Lodon Kasem Wilson be changed to Lodon Kasem Alexis Case No.: 25C100226

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2334

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 19, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a a as b l a a o County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Julie Sullivan Jones be changed to Julie Anne Sullivan Case No.: 25C100128

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2353

First Publication: March 27, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 13, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a m o as b l a a o County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Dilan Zaid Zepeda Santos be changed to Dilan Zaid Zepeda Carcamo Case No.: 25C100216

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2413

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 18 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Molly Caitlin Larsen be changed to Molli Caitlin Larsen Case No.: 25C100222

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2404

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 3, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Emily Christine Thiel Noce be changed to Emily Christine Thiel Case No.: 25C100172

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2414

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 14, 2025,, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Anna Lee Leahy be changed to Anna Lee Woudenberg Case No.: 25C100218

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2389

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on 3/26/2025 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor as b l a a o o District Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Mahonri Nephi Allred be changed to Luke Nephi Allred Case Number: 25CV30765

By: CIerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2405

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 28, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a a l as b l a a o County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Lloyd Eugene Mitchell be changed to Kamran Eugene Mitchell Case No.: 25C100175

By: Kim Boswell

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2368

First Publication: March 27, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 3, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Yulia Petrova be changed to Yulia Locmelis Case No.: 25C100179

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2354

First Publication: March 27, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 5, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Daniel Kim be changed to Daniel Mincheol Kim Case No.: 2025C100188

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2333

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 25, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a a l as b l a a o County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jace Dylan Allnet be changed to Jace Dylan Copeland Case No.: 25C100142

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2359

First Publication: March 27, 2025

Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 24, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Emma Katharine Maraschky be changed to Emma Katharine Mayo Case No.: 25C100245

By: Kim Boswell

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2423

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 12, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a m o l as b a a o County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Marvin Alexander Pedro Joaquin be changed to Marvin Alexander Pedro Pedro Case No.: 25C100210

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2418

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 24, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Rey Anthonio Adame Sanchez be changed to Rey Anthonio Cabrera Adame Case No.: 25C100084

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2433

First Publication: April 10, 2025

Last Publication: April 24, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 18, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Joanna Bautista be changed to Joanna Hernandez-Caudron Case No.: 25C100228

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2383

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 28, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a m o l as b l a a o County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Chelsea Kathryn Thompson be changed to Chelsea Kathryn Miller Case No.: 25C100177

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2360

First Publication: March 27, 2025 Last Publication: April 10, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 13, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has b l a a o o o

The petition requests that the name of Jason Keith Kramer be changed to Jason Keith Reinhardt Case No.: 25C100212

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2388

First Publication: April 3, 2025

Last Publication: April 17, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 6, 2025, that a o o a a o am as b l with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Samantha Ann Willson be changed to Lucy Ann Willson Case No.: 25C100199

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2329

Publication: April 3, 2025

Publication: April 17, 2025

Littleton Independent

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on Feburary 28, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a o as b l a a o County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Lily Elaine Nadeau be changed to Lyren Elaine Nadeau Case No.: 25C100173

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