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e City of Golden is still on track to break ground on its municipal center and police headquarters this summer.
In fact, City Manager Scott Vargo said crews could start doing preliminary work at the 311 10th St. property as early as April and break ground a few weeks later. While the dates haven’t been nalized, Vargo emphasized the project is on schedule.
If construction is completed on time, Golden could move operations into the new municipal center in late 2026 or early 2027.
Vargo con rmed the city recently issued $52.5 million in Certi cates of Participation necessary to nance the municipal center, closing at a 4.03% interest rate over a 15-year term.
A Wild West Oktoberfest volunteer examines the steinholding competitors’ posture to ensure everyone’s following the rules during the Sept. 23, 2023 event. The Golden Civic Foundation, which hosted the event, used the funds raised to support to 36 local organizations and causes with its 2024 grants.
New Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser to benefit Golden Civic Foundation grant program
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Goldenites can let the good times roll, as the Golden Civic Foundation and its partners are infusing downtown with New Orleans avor leading up to Fat Tuesday.
GCF recently announced the details for its inaugural Mountain Mardi Gras fundraiser, a multi-day celebration that will support Golden businesses and raise funds for local causes.
From Feb. 28 to March 4, several Golden restaurants will offer special Mardi Gras-inspired food and drinks, with 20% of all proceeds bene ting GCF.
As of Feb. 18, participating restaurants included:
•Alchemy at 1111 Miners Alley;
• Babe’s Tea Room at 1027 Washington Ave.;
• Brick Room at 1112 Washington Ave.;
• e Bu alo Rose at 1119 Washington Ave.;
• e Golden Hotel at 800 11th St.;
• e Golden Mill at 1012 Ford St.;
• Miners Saloon at 1109 Miners Alley;
• Trailhead Taphouse at 811 12th St.; and
• Windy Saddle Café at 1110 Washington Ave.
GCF said others could still sign up to participate. en, on March 4, the nonpro t and its partners will cap o Mountain Mardi Gras with a bene t concert at the Bu alo Rose.
Krewe de Groove, Colorado’s premier Southern funk band, will perform from 7-10 p.m.
All proceeds will bene t GCF’s Community Grants Program, organization leaders have con rmed.
In 2024, GCF awarded more than $110,000 in grants to 36 recipients, including local food banks, museums, schools and festivals.
Under the 4.03% interest rate, Golden will pay about $4.6 million annually and $69.7 million total over the 15-year term.
Between the COPs and the $7.5 million down payment, Golden will pay about $77 million total for its new municipal center and police headquarters.
Vargo has con rmed these funds will come from existing revenue streams. ere will not be any tax increases associated with the municipal center project.
e interest rate was locked in Jan. 16, and the city closed on the COPs Jan. 28, Vargo con rmed.
City o cials were hoping to get an interest rate closer to the estimated 3.852%, but Vargo said the market was uctuating leading up to Jan. 16. City Council authorized sta to go up to 5%, but Vargo said Golden’s nancial experts were hoping to keep it under 4.25%.
“Market volatility increased as the federal administration transition approached,” Vargo said of why the interest rate was higher than Golden’s estimate. “ … We are pleased with our timing and excited to have the funding in place and for the project to proceed.”
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As tough as Coloradans must be to brave February’s snowstorms and belowfreezing temperatures, the state’s wildlife must be even tougher.
Between Feb. 17-18, as a snowstorm rolled into and out of the Golden area, a conspiracy of ravens was completely unbothered. e birds set up shop along West Fourth Avenue, ying around between di erent rooves, trees and fences, and cawing at all the vehicles and a few hearty pedestrians passing by.
According to the National Park Service, ravens are an incredibly intelligent bird species and are “world-class opportunists,” as they thrive o human habitation. Many Native American stories about the birds emphasize their clever and mischievious nature.
Ravens can live up to 50 years and are believed to mate for life. ey also have an incredibly complex social life and can form groups as large as 100 individuals. ey are often mistaken for crows, another all-black bird species. Crows are about the size of pigeons, while ravens are larger, among other di erences.
Commissioners ask for sti er penalties for vehicles causing backups
BY CHRIS KOEBERL
Clear Creek County Commissioners say too many commercial drivers traveling the I-70 corridor through the county aren’t respecting current chain laws, putting lives at stake and costing millions of dollars.
An open letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was unanimously approved by commissioners during their regular meeting Feb. 18.
“Our rst responders are placed in harm’s way under adverse conditions, and every incident diverts resources needed for other emergencies in the county,” reads part of the letter signed by County Commissioner Rebecca Lloyd. e commission noted that the current maximum ne for blocking a roadway without adequate equipment is $1,150, which it considers “exceedingly low”.
Moreover, the $1,150 maximum ne for blocking a roadway is exceedingly low, especially when the state’s own analysis indicates an economic cost of nearly $2 million for every hour that I-70 is closed. “ e state’s own analysis indicates an
economic cost of nearly $2 million for every hour that I-70 is closed. In 2024 alone, according to CDOT data, there were 99 full closures totaling 161 hours, with an estimated cumulative economic impact exceeding $300 million.” the letter reads.
e letter goes on to illustrate several other impacts as a result of I-70 being blocked in Clear Creek County:
• Blocked ambulance routes for critical medical services,
• Safety concerns for motorists stranded in extreme weather,
• Environmental impacts from hazardous materials spills,
• Severe disruptions to residents, workforce and visitors who cannot reach their destinations, and
• Negative experiences for Front Range and destination guests who contribute signi cantly to Colorado’s economy.
“We simply can’t keep spending all of our public safety resources dealing with truckers who won’t chain up,” Lloyd said during the commission meeting.
e Colorado Legislature recently updated the “Must Carry Chain” law, requiring commercial motor vehicles over 16,000 pounds to have chains on or in the vehicle, by passing Senate Bill 24-100 last year.
e law now requires chains on all commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) starting Sept. 1 extending through the end of May from Mile Marker 259 near
Crash on I-70 westbound at mile-marker 231 in Clear Creek County involving at least 11 vehicles Feb.17.
Morrison to the border with Utah.
On Feb. 10 the Colorado State Patrol conducted a random “chain check” on I-70 near Dumont.
Troopers inspected 268 CMVs and found 18 drivers did not have chains in the vehicle, according to Colorado State Patrol Capt. John Hahn.
“It’s critically important,” Hahn said. “Conditions (in the mountains) change on a dime.”
CSP troopers typically write approximately 1000 citations a year to commercial drivers without chains, according Hahn.
On Feb. 4, Town of Vail Mayor Travis Coggin, sent Polis an almost identical letter lamenting the repercussions of closures and accidents on Vail Pass due to CMVs not respecting chain laws.
Two weeks ago, this column was about Colorado’s new law requiring jurisdictions to facilitate the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on parcels zoned single-family.
houses in a factory seemed impractical. However, with our patented shipping technology, merging housing with assembly line mass production could be a game changer.”
portant factor is solving our housing shortage.
Toward the end of that column I promoted two companies, Verdant Living and Boxabl, which sell ADUs which are factorybuilt and assembled onsite.
This week’s topic was inspired by the following statement contained in an email last week from Boxabl: “Did you know that car factories, like Ford, can output one car per minute? Why hasn’t anyone done that in the housing industry?
“It’s shocking to hear that homelessness in the U.S. reached an all-time high last year. At Boxabl, we’re committed to making a difference. We’re working hard to solve the problems that have stopped factory-built housing from gaining market share.
“Before Boxabl, the concept of building
In earlier columns I have written about modular and manufactured homes by other companies, including my Oct. 12, 2023, column featuring Dvele (Norwegian for “dwell”) whose website (www.Dvele.com) boasts that it has already delivered nearly 300 “modules” of “precision engineered sustainable homes.”
Dvele defines the problem thus: “We’re facing multiple crises in housing, availability and affordability, energy, security, health issues, and a changing weather system. With Dvele, we sit at the intersection with our mass produced, high performance, health centric homes. And they’re improving the future for everyone.”
Dvele claims that by manufacturing homes in a factory and assembling them onsite, they reduce construction time by 80% — an im-
On May 18, 2023, I wrote about another company, Liv-Connected, which specializes in small homes that are “ready to ship and install within 12 weeks. These are small homes, although they offer versions up to 2,500 square feet, including a 2-story model. Homes can be delivered on standard flat-bed trailers and can be installed onsite in as little as a day, once site preparation (foundation, etc.) is complete. Like Boxabl, they also sell a model that is on wheels built to RV standards. Their website is www.Liv-Connected.com
With prices as low as $165,000 for a 500square-foot home, Liv-Connected’s singlefamily Conexus model (pictured at left) has been selected by Hawaii and Texas for disaster response initiatives, according to the website.
I look forward to hearing more about manufactured housing in the future, especially as it relates to homelessness.
Modern, mechanized tillage had become an ecological disaster, killing all that was alive in the soil while worsening erosion and runoff. But this is all changing, primarily because farmers recognize the economic benefits — less fertilizer and diesel fuel to buy, lower labor costs, higher crop yields and profits — that can come with no-till farming or reduced tillage…
The shift has been gradual, but sweeping over time. In 1973, 82.2 percent of U.S. cropland was managed by conventional tillage, according to the Agriculture Department, and only 2 percent was managed by “no-till” methods, with the remaining 15.8 percent using reduced tillage. Half a century later, only 27 percent of U.S. cropland uses conventional tillage, with 38 percent now using no-till and 35 percent using reduced tillage, according to the USDA’s 2022 agricultural census, released last year. The acreage under conventional tillage dropped by 8 percent between 2017 and 2022 alone.
—Dana
Millbank, Washington Post
It should be clear by now that “not much has changed” regarding sellers compensating the buyer’s broker in most real estate transactions. What has changed is that buyer agents must use other means than the MLS (e.g., calling the listing agent) to find out what compensation is offered for each listing.
First, let me outline the important services that are required in any transaction. Let’s start with all transactions, whether or not the buyer is taking out a mortgage loan.
Although the purchase contract can move some of these expenses to the seller’s side, that is rare, because it will make the purchase offer less attractive, with the buyer losing out:
For All Home Purchases:
Recording the deed with the county
Tax certificate
State document fee
Half of the closing services fee
Appraisal (if ordered)
HOA fees (if applicable, per contract)
Water & sewer adjustments
Additional Costs with a Mortgage:
Mortgage title policy & endorsements
Mortgage closing fee
Recording the deed of trust with county
Tax service (if charged by lender)
First year’s insurance premium
2 to 3 months’ insurance reserve (escrow)
1 to 2 months’ property tax reserve
Loan origination and discount fee
Survey (if required by lender)
Credit report
Interest on loan (based on closing date)
Mortgage insurance (if over 80% LTV)
Flood certificate & insurance if required
How much do these closing costs add up to for the buyer? In the cash scenario, they are not that much, and just over 20% of closings
are for cash nowadays. For closings that involve mortgage financing, however, those costs can really add up. My buyer who closed on a $630,000 purchase two months ago paid $7,144 in closing costs, which computes to 11.3%. If she had to pay my commission that would have been 14.1% The seller’s closing costs on the same transaction came to $2,834, which computes to 4.5% of the purchase price. Paying my commission raised the seller’s cost to 7.3%, still far lower than the 11.3% paid by the buyer without paying me anything for my services representing her.
From a purely cash standpoint, it should be remembered that the seller is the only one walking away with cash from the transaction. In the above case, not counting the deduction for property taxes and mortgage payoff, the seller netted $591,444.74, or about 94% of the purchase price, even after paying both agents’ compensation.
Buyers’ agents perform a variety of important services, which someone has to pay for, but the seller is the only party coming away with money, and the buyer is already stretched by those other expenses detailed at left.
The services provided by a buyer’s agent are important and significant, but the plaintiffs in the class action suit a year ago asserted that compensating the buyer’s agent should be added to the buyer’s other significant closing costs. The 2024 survey of buyers and sellers by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) asked what services buyers most appreciated from their agents:
Helped them understand the process (61%)
Pointed out unnoticed features/faults with the property (58%)
Negotiated better contract terms (46%)
Provided a list of good service providers, such as inspectors (46%)
Improved buyers’ knowledge of search areas (45%)
Negotiated a better purchase price (33%)
Shortened their home search (23%)
Expanded their search area (21%)
I contend that it is appropriate that sellers compensate the buyer’s agent, and that this is common in other industries besides real estate. Look at Amazon. When you purchase a product through that website, Amazon is your agent for the vendor, which pays Amazon 8% to 45% as a “referral fee.” When you purchase something through an app on your
iPhone, you pay the same price as on the vendor’s website, but Apple keeps 30% of the purchase price as a commission. If Amazon or an app were to charge you a fee on top of the list price… well, it simply wouldn’t work. If you hire an auto broker (as I did in 2012 for a hard-to-find car), the dealership, not you, pays the auto broker a commission. Likewise, virtually every new home builder offers a 3 percent commission, typically, to the agents who represent buyers. To offer less puts them at a competitive disadvantage. Why should it be different in the resale market?
Agency will continue serving 30 agencies in Je co, Clear Creek
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e facility at 440 Indiana St. is an unassuming two-story o ce building. It has an outdoor patio area, a covered parking area and views of Green Mountain and the Golden-area foothills.
But inside is the hub for all emergency services in Je erson and Clear Creek counties, as 440 Indiana St. is the new home of Je com 911.
e agency, which was founded in March 2018, serves about 30 police, re and EMS agencies across the two counties. It has been operating from a West Metro Fire building along Lakewood’s South Allison Parkway.
But, by Feb. 26, it will move all its operations and 180-some employees to its new Indiana Street location.
Je com 911 and its partners celebrated the occasion Feb. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house, showcasing their new dispatch center, training rooms, employee gym and other amenities.
“As we cut this ribbon today, we’re not just opening the doors of a new building,”
Executive Director Je Streeter said at the ceremony. “We’re opening the doors to a brighter, more uni ed future.”
Streeter described afterward how the agency’s relocation has been in the works
for at least two years.
In 2023, he said Je com 911 wanted to nd a location that would be conducive for its employees. So, Streeter and his colleagues gured out that the exact center from everyone’s homes was U.S. Highway 6 and Indiana Street.
“So, two blocks away,” Streeter said, adding that the new location’s easy highway access was another plus.
Je com 911 board members said Streeter sold them on the plan “to give Je com 911 a new home,” and on the Indiana Street building speci cally.
us, the agency bought it for $4.8 million in September 2023. It then started remodeling the structure, which was built in 2005, for its purposes.
e new dispatch center on the second oor especially needed work, as several walls had to be removed, sta members described. Crews also had to t the building with all the necessary radios and other technology required for Je com 911’s operations.
In total, the remodel was $3 million, but Streeter and other o cials said the price tag was much lower than buying land and constructing its own building. Plus, the project actually came in $85,000 under budget, Streeter added.
Je com 911, which is funded by its 30 member agencies, will have the 24,000-square-foot building all to itself.
e facility on South Allison Parkway was about 10,000 square feet, and Streeter said Je com 911 will retain some of that as a backup center. e remaining space at South Allison Parkway will revert to West Metro Fire.
‘It starts with a phone call’
Along with total square footage, the dispatch center will also be much bigger and better equipped.
Je com 911 will expand from 42 dispatcher consoles at South Allison Parkway to 52 at Indiana Street, Dispatch Supervisor Erica Munroe explained. She and other dispatchers said they were looking forward to the new equipment, the consoles customized to dispatchers’ needs, the employee gym and other amenities.
Golden Police Chief Joe Harvey, who sits on the Je com 911 board of directors, thanked “the pioneers” who founded the agency in 2018 and all its employees over the last seven years.
Harvey, who started his career in emergency services as a dispatcher, described the stress dispatchers are under “when that very di cult call comes in, and you don’t have anybody to talk to, because you’ve just got to take the next call.”
Harvey described the experience as “an island.”
ey emphasized how they love serving their communities in Je erson and Clear Creek counties, and welcomed anyone who’s interested to do a “sitalong” in the new headquarters.
Streeter and Je com 911 board members described how, along with the relocation, the agency will continue improving its technology and expanding its services. In the coming months, Je com 911 will add Red Rocks Community College and a re department in Park County, Streeter said.
He continued: “If there’s not somebody there to pick up that phone … we don’t help nobody. It starts with a phone call.”
Harvey and Streeter applauded all the Je com 911 employees for their dedication to a very di cult and stressful job, which Harvey often goes underrecognized and underappreciated.
“ ank you for what you do, for what you give back,” Harvey said of the Jeffcom 911 employees. “Because today is about you.”
BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SGLASSMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Last tax season, a woman walked into a Je erson County tax assistance site, hesitant and unsure, recounted Mary Margaret Bishop-Fouse, a maternal child and family health systems supervisor with Je co Public Health.
She had never led taxes before, and because her income was below the ling threshold, she didn’t think she needed to.
But after sitting down with a volunteer tax preparer, she learned she was eligible for thousands of dollars in credits.
“She was literally dancing and jumping for joy after hearing the thousands of dollars that she and her family would be getting back,” Bishop-Fouse said.
Yet, Bishop-Fouse said that thousands of families in Colorado miss out on tax credits they qualify for every year
simply because they don’t know about them, assume they’re ineligible or nd the ling process too complicated.
Money left on the table
According to Bishop-Fouse, many families, especially those earning very low incomes, don’t realize that ling a tax return can unlock signi cant refunds.
“I think a lot of times it’s access to information and knowing that if you le, chances are you’re not going to owe anything because your income is so low,” she said. “But just knowing that they have access to these nancial resources can really help.”
Bishop-Fouse added that a lack of awareness is a major barrier.
According to the Economic Security Project, 5 to 10 million Americans missed out on Economic Impact Payments by not ling their taxes.
BY CHRIS KOEBERL
Parker the Snow Dog was killed in a car crash in Kremmling on Christmas Eve next to his life-long friend and handler, Dustin Schaefer, who was also injured in the crash, according to reports from the Grand Coun-
ty Sheri o ce.
According to the report, provided by the Grand County Sheri , the crash occurred in the area of Mile Marker 175 and Hwy 40 at 11 a.m. on Dec 24.
Parker, an 8-year-old Bernese Mountain dog, was taken to Granby Veterinary Clinic following the crash where he passed away on an exam table, according to the report.
Parker was “elected” as honorary mayor of Georgetown in 2020.
“He ran on a platform of hugs, love and cookies,” according to Schaefer. Parker also raised thousands of dollars for various groups where he would appear in
his traditional red white and blue necktie. Parker Palooza celebrated Parker’s birthday for several years. e event drew thousands of enthusiasts to the Easter Seals Camp in Empire, many with their own Bernese to celebrate with music, food and drink.
In September 2023 the Parker Palooza raised more than $20,000 according to sponsors toward scholarships to the Easters Seals camp.
In addition to attending many major sporting events including Broncos, Rockies and Nuggets games, Schaefer, in an earlier interview, said he and Parker attend
numerous charity events each year bringing in approximately $75,000 to send kids to the Easter Seals Camp.
“At home Parker is a pretty easy-going dog that likes cuddling, taking naps and watching movies,” Schaefer told the Courant in an interview Oct. 5, 2023.
Parker was also well-known on the national stage, appearing in People magazine and on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Schaefer said earlier, “He’s also a great ambassador for the city of Georgetown. Schaefer con rmed the crash but declined to speak with the Courant at this time.
The City of Golden outlines four wards: Ward 1 in red; Ward 2 in green; Ward 3 in purple and Ward 4 in light blue. Because of an imbalance in registered voters among the wards, the city must add about 300 registered voters to Ward 4 before the 2025 municipal election. COURTESY
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Some Goldenites’ ballots will look a little di erent this fall, as the city is required to redistrict due to an imbalance of registered voters among its four wards.
However, exactly which Goldenites will be changing wards is still being determined.
e city charter mandates that all wards maintain about the same number of registered voters. e di erence between the highest and lowest wards cannot exceed 15%, as city sta explained at the Feb. 11 City Council work session.
A review is required every four years.
e city last examined it in 2019, but hasn’t needed to redistrict since 2007, according to City Clerk Monica Mendoza.
Based on 2023 general municipal election data:
• Ward 1, which covers much of central and southeast Golden, has 3,147 registered voters;
• Ward 2 in southwest Golden has 3,219;
• Ward 3 in north and northeast Golden has 3,445; and
• Ward 4, which covers much of downtown and north-central Golden, has 2,844.
e 601-voter di erence between Ward 3 and Ward 4 is 17.45%, Mendoza explained, requiring the city to redistrict to correct the imbalance.
During the Feb. 11 work session, Men-
doza presented one possible realignment on the north side of town, between Washington Avenue and Ford Street and between Iowa Street and Highway 58. is would move 325 registered voters from Ward 3 to Ward 4, she said, totaling 3,120 voters in Ward 3 and 3,169 in Ward 4.
However, the City Councilors said they would like to see more options, possibly realigning voters along 19th Street or Highway 93.
Councilors Don Cameron, Bill Fisher and Rob Reed described how they wanted the district boundaries to be as intuitive as possible with Golden’s major thoroughfares and natural features. Reed emphasized the need for “logical” boundaries and “creating a clear line” between the impacted wards. Whatever the realignment might look like, Mendoza explained that about 300 Ward 3 voters would need to move districts.
Mendoza said sta would present an ordinance for rst reading at the March 4 City Council meeting, where the councilors could review more realignment options. e ordinance second reading and public hearing would be tentatively scheduled for the March 25 meeting, she said.
Je erson County must be noti ed of the exact boundary changes at least 25 days before the Nov. 4 election. Mendoza said the county is generally aware Golden will be redistricting this year, but clari ed that Goldenites have “a lot of time” to discuss their options. However, anyone in the impacted areas who wants to run for City Council must submit their candidacy much earlier, as Cameron pointed out. So, the sooner Golden redistricts, the better, he and others described.
While city o cials are still nalizing the exact timeline to start construction, Golden’s architects are re ning the building’s interior and exterior designs.
ey updated locals on the latest at a Feb. 12 community meeting, outlining how the building’s square footage will be broken up between employee and public use.
Handprint Architecture unveiled preliminary plans Nov. 20, con rming the building would be three levels and its exterior would be wood and brick.
Street-level parking will be available on the building’s east side, with additional sublevel parking for employees outside the walkout basement.
ere will be an entrance and a plaza on the east side, o the parking lot, and a western entrance and plaza o Archer Street.
Tom Wuertz, co-owner of Handprint Architecture, outlined the interior layout.
e walk-out basement will house secure Golden Police Department facilities, along with bike parking for employees. O cers can park in the secure employee-only lot o the
basement and access the building through the basement, he described.
e public can either go through the east entrance from the parking lot or the west entrance from Archer Street. Both entrances will lead to the rst- oor lobby. From there, the public can access meeting rooms, such as the City Council chambers.
e rst oor will also house some o ce space, but the bulk of employee work spaces will be on the second oor.
He also said the building will be oriented with the best angles for solar absorption and natural ventilation, as well as the site’s steep slope. For instance, the employee work spaces, particularly on the second oor, will be oriented to take advantage of the large glass windows and natural sunlight to cut down on electricity, Wuertz explained.
us, his team projected Golden would save at least 44% a year on energy costs.
He also shared the new landscape plan, saying it would try to honor Golden’s natural environment while balancing the urban corridor along 10th Street and connecting to Vanover Park on the southwest side.
Among the things Wuertz said his team was still working on included where to put the Liberty Bell, whether it should be indoors or outdoors. Either way, he said, it would be visible to the public.
Once the municipal center is built, which is the rst phase of the city’s larger Heart of Golden project, Goldenites must decide what to do with other city properties along 10th Street.
e city is hosting a community meeting in April on these properties’ futures, including the forthcoming Lions Park playground renovation and the Vanover Park connection. Another community meeting on the municipal center’s nal speci cations is slated for May.
For more information about the Heart of Golden project, visit GuidingGolden.com.
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During the initial pandemic shutdown there were six adults living together in our house. Five of us had jobs that occupied several hours of our days, but we still found ourselves with many hours of time that had always been lled doing things outside of the house.
As a family, we seized this unique opportunity to learn new skills. We learned sign language, cooked amazing meals, played di erent instruments, and even tried watercolor painting.
My youngest daughter, Carly, an art major with a psychology minor and a creative perspective on life, taught us the basics of watercolor painting. On the day of our rst lesson, she handed out the supplies we needed and began by telling us to create a base of water over the area on our paper where we wanted to paint. As we created our water foundation, she explained that the base makes all the rest of the painting possible. With the base in place, she told us to take a tiny bit of paint and begin to create whatever we wanted to design.
For my rst piece, I wanted to paint a co ee cup with steam rising from the drink. I established my base, took my rst color, and brushed it onto the page. As I applied the paint, I was amazed that it actually began to resemble a cup. About 15 minutes into the lesson, Carly stopped me, gave me a quick compliment, and said, “To improve this, you need to add dimension and depth.”
She explained that to achieve this effect, I needed to manipulate the paint that was already on the page. Following her advice, I lightly wet my brush and
Rbegan to move the existing color, adding to some areas and reducing others. e result was a cup that had depth—something I could genuinely be proud of as a novice.
As I worked on this art project, I was struck by the wisdom of needing to start everything we do with a good base. e water on the page starts everything o right. In our lives the base is equally critical — faith, family, friends and many oth-
er things can be central to that base. Everyone’s base is di erent, but we all must have that foundation to be successful. Beyond the base, I found the idea fascinating that all the color I needed was already present on the page. When I rst examined what I had on my paper, I thought Carly was mistaken; there was no way I had the necessary color. However, she was right. To create something with depth, I just needed to manipulate
what was already there.
In our everyday lives, it’s easy to feel like we lack the things we need. In reality, while we may need to rearrange “the colors,” everything we require is so often already available.
I encourage you to take some time to notice, re ect on and celebrate the areas of your life that are vibrant and full of color. When you look closely, you can nd those wonderful aspects of your life — whether it’s your relationships, family, friends, routines or cherished memories. All that vibrancy can be applied to the areas where you feel a struggle or where the color seems too faint.
Moving that color might involve asking for help or taking time for a conversation. It could also mean nding opportunities to assist others or trying something new. Whatever approach you choose, it can be as simple as adding a little water to your brush and blending those colors as e rich colors of your life make a difference, but before you can move them, you need to see them.
You have got this.
I hope my words inspire you, and that you will share them with those who need encouragement. ank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me so far; I truly appreciate hearing about the valuable ideas you nd in these columns and how you use them to uplift those around you.
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.
“It’s a gladiator ght between a mother and a daughter. A force of wills,” said director Joye Cook-Levy in an email interview. “A question of autonomy. ‘Where do I start, and you end?’ ‘Are we our mothers, or are we ourselves?’”
elationships between mothers and daughters are frequently explored in ction for a reason — these relationships are often dynamic and complex, raising all kinds of questions about how people connect to each other and nd common ground. is familial relationship goes under the microscope in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman’s “’night, Mother,” which runs at the Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 Main St. in Littleton, through Sunday, March 9. e production is part of the Center’s Limited Engagement Series and performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
According to provided information, the show focuses on one night in the lives elma Cates (Billie McBride) and her daughter, Jessie (Megan Van De Hey), as they struggle to make a critical and irreversible decision.
By using only two actors, the show allows these two powerhouse performers to stretch their creative muscles and work together to nd the truth and humanity in each character.
“It’s not often that I get to be onstage with the likes of a Billie McBride, and discovering this piece together has been so enlightening,” Van De Hey wrote in an email interview. “It’s a marathon as an actor and we leave every night, spent but excited to come back the next night and see what we nd throughout this rehearsal process. I feel so lucky to get to work on a piece that’s so rich and heavy with meaning.”
It rare that audiences are treated to a story that is so relationship-driven and for the actors it was a challenge to which they had to fully commit. Each woman has her own reasons for her choices and by the end of the play, audiences will better understand who the characters are and their
decisions.
“By the end of the play, these two women have learned and know more about each other, than they did in their entire lives together,” McBride wrote in an email interview. “It’s funny and sad, but it opens a door to an amazing kind of discovery.” e characters aren’t the only ones who have been transformed by the end of “’night, Mother.’” e hope is that audiences will go on their own journey as the story unfolds and they get a window into each woman.
“What you leave with is a transformational, cathartic experience as an audience member,” Cook-Levy wrote. “You are choosing to have a soul-whispering, emotional journey. And we need those experiences in our all-too-disconnected way of living these days. is play is like going to a gym for your soul.”
More information and tickets are available at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org.
A Fabricated Reality at RRCC
As part of Month of Photography Denver, the ART Gallery at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave. in Lakewood, is hosting “Fabrications,” a
solo exhibition by lens-based installation artist, Melanie Walker e show runs through Wednesday, March 26, and features immersive installations that are both beautiful and unsettling. According to provided information, Walker uses photography in ways that push the boundaries of the form and create works that will take the viewer to a new place. Find more information at https://denvermop.org.
Celebrate the Beginnings of Spring with the Highlands Ranch Community Association Spring is just on the horizon and the Highlands Ranch Community Association Spring Bazaar is welcoming the season with the opportunity to purchase some unique items. e bazaar is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd. e free event will feature more than 100 vendors displaying and selling unique and high-quality products, such as photography, sculpture, specialty foods and more.
As I sit here writing this column, it’s currently 21 degrees outside with a couple of inches of snow on the ground. I’m still drinking hot co ee and dreading the thought of putting on all kinds of warm clothes, boots, hat and gloves just to run to the grocery store for a couple of things that we need. At this point in my life, it’s not really the cold weather that bothers me, it’s all the e ort you have to go through just to step outside without freezing.
So, it might seem like an odd time to bring up getting ready for spring and summer. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the seasons have a tendency to creep up on you before you know it, and all of a sudden you are wishing you remembered to get something earlier because you were supposed to put it on your lawn or in your garden three weeks ago.
Yeah, I have to admit that I’m not really much of a gardener. A lot of people I know are 100% on top of that kind of thing while I’m still trying to remember where the gas can is for my lawn mower. In the middle of June.
But I saw that something is about to happen that you may want to take advantage of, but it’s probably a good idea to give it a little forethought before you dive in. So, I’m giving you enough advance notice to check out your yard, maybe measure and consider a couple of things and make some good decisions. at’s because the City of Golden is about to launch their annual Tree Sale. It’s is going to start on Monday, March 3, and continue through April 15 or until all the trees are gone.
Here’s how it works: First, go on line to https://bit.ly/GoldenTrees. (You’ll know you’re in the right place if the word “Sale” shows up when you scroll over it.) at will take you to the menu of trees available, as well as a description of them and how they grow. All trees come in a ve-gallon pot, are 5 to 7 feet tall and cost $85 plus tax. You can take a look at them now, but they won’t be available for purchase until March 3. en you can select and order them in advance. You will need to register for, or have an active online account with the Golden Parks and Recreation Department to make your purchase. Pickup will coincide with the Arbor Day Celebration at the Golden Cemetery between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 26. is program is o ered to City of Golden residents and proof of residency will be required. Quantities are limited, and households may order up to two trees. Unfortunately, trees will not be available to purchase in person this year.
is is your opportunity to get trees that are known to adapt and thrive in our area. is is kind of important, because you can make a lot of mistakes with trees, and those can end up haunting you for years. Let me elaborate on that a bit ... .
OK, so I live in the same house I grew up in. I inherited it from my parents when they passed away, so I was here when they planted all the trees I have in my yard and there’s lot of trees. Now, we are talking about back in the early 1960s. In those days, if you wanted a tree, you just drove up to the mountains a bit, looked for a tiny sapling and dug it up. en you planted it in your yard. at worked out all right as long as you knew what kind of tree you were digging up. Pine trees and aspens were pretty easy to identify, but a lot of the other trees tend to look a lot alike when they are little. Now, my parents weren’t exactly tree experts and they planted what they thought were going to be 3 beautiful maple trees, but the two in the front yard turned out to be boxelder trees. By the time they gured that out, the things were over 10 feet tall. e result of that mistake is that for the last 60 years or so we have been plagued with a summer infestation of red and black boxelder bugs and some kind of little green caterpillars all over the trees and yard. Trust me, you don’t want to pick the wrong trees. Plus, going out and digging them up on forest land or private property is illegal, anyway. Just go ahead and buy the right trees.
Now you have the time to put a little thought into adding a couple of trees, a place to buy them that contributes to our community, and as a bonus, you could end up with two free ve-gallon pots! at gives you plenty of time to get a shovel, dig a hole and nd out rsthand why they call this area the “rocky” mountains.
en you can help me nd the gas can for my lawn mower. It’s got to be somewhere in the garage. Eh, won’t need that until June. Maybe July.
John Akal is a well-known jazz artist/ drummer and leader of the 20-piece Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra. He also is president of John Akal Imaging, professional commercial photography and multimedia production. He can be reached at jaimaging@aol.com.
e bazaar is the perfect opportunity to nd just the right decorations for the warm months, so don’t miss it. Information is available at https://hrcaonline. org/Events/Details/spring-bazaar.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Joy Oladokun at Summit Music Hall
Arizona’s Joy Oladokun is a singer/ songwriter in the style of artists like
Tracy Chapman and Chris Stapleton — she has such a distinctive pen and vocal approach that you instantly recognize it when their music comes on. Over the course of their albums, including last year’s “Observations from a Crowded Room,” they’ve cultivated a dedicated fan base that includes peers like Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton and Noah Kahan.
Buy tickets at www.livenation.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
hat started with an old video camera in a French resort and a syndicated kids’ program about ocean conservation has become an award-winning Colorado-based commercial video production company, claiming high-pro le national brands like Apple, Disney, Under Armor, Noodles and Co., and Seagate Technology as clients.
And now, Boulder’s La Storia can put breaking the sound barrier on the company’s resume.
“My brother and I started the company in North Carolina mainly because we had a couple contacts there who we thought might be interested in videos,” said La Storia cofounder RC Walker. “
“We were two brothers from Aspen with no background in lmmaking. ankfully, we met incredible people early on who believed in us, plugged us in, and helped us get connected. We’ve learned and evolved from there.”
e Boulder couple behind La Storia Productions, Walker and his wife Molly McKinney-Walker, made history this past January when their company was hired to document Boom Supersonics’ XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier — the rst civilian company to do that — over the Mojave Desert.
“Our partnership with Boom has been unique. We essentially have served as a key creative partner for the brand overseeing many of their photo and video campaigns and 3-D animation,” Walker said.
“ e Boom event itself was a phenomenal milestone for aviation, but working with the engineers and ground crew on the team was such a fascinating experience for us as lmmakers. ey’re the lifeblood of operations like this, so it was empowering to see this mission through their eyes and build that into the story we were telling in front of a live audience.
e La Storia crew used 18 cameras — seven on the ground and 11 in the air — to capture every angle of the historic moment with Boom’s Supersonic XB-1 experimental aircraft.
Walker said he was a nance accounting graduate from the University of Colorado looking for adventure when he got interested in lmmaking.
“After graduating from CU Boulder with a degree in Finance, I decided to play ‘hooky’ and spent a few years living in Hawaii before going to France. I worked in the Alps, where I had an old camcorder, and my roommates and I started making short lms. Films had always inspired me, but this moment of creativity behind the lens ignited a deep love of cinematography and changed my life trajectory.”
“But my brother had been working in North Carolina for a non-pro t, so he at least had a small network of connections. So in 2013, I moved to Charlotte, and we o cially launched La Storia Productions out of our tiny apartment,” Walker said.
“ ankfully, our love and passion for storytelling, along with lots of hard work, introduced us to some incredible people who we still consider some of our closest friends, and they helped us tremendously,” Walker said.
“ ey connected us with the Charlotte creative community and helped us collaborate with like-minded clients. But the best of these introductions during this time was that Geo and I each met our wives on our own lm sets and still get to work alongside them today.
Meanwhile, his future bride made a name for herself on children’s television. Molly McKinney-Walker said her background started in television with a commercial when she was three.
“I got into the industry at an early age and was incredibly blessed to have had the positive experiences I’ve had. My rst big opportunity was at seven years old when I was cast to host the TV, Aqua Kids, an environmental children’s TV show about protecting marine and aquatic environments,” McKinney-Walker said.
“I continued to host this show until I was 24 years old, and I learned so much during this time, both as a talent in front of the camera and lmmaking behind the camera.”
She began trading her spot in front of the camera for a producing role, where she interviewed scientists and animal educators on camera.
“ is is actually how I fell into becoming an Executive Producer, since it started making sense to plan and pre-interview the scientists and animal educations I would eventually be working with on-camera,” McKinney-Walker said.
After graduating college and moving on from the show, she started freelancing, producing at La Storia for nine months before she was hired full-time.
After graduating college and moving on from the show, she started freelancing, producing at La Storia for nine months before she was hired full-time.
Both McKinney and Walker settled in Charlotte, North Carolina for a while but relocated to Boulder just before COVID-19 hit. McKinney-Walker said they got the Boulder o ce and nished remodeling it in December 2019 but couldn’t use it for a few months due to COVID-19.
“We had a brick-and-mortar location in North Carolina and planned on keeping it and opening a second mid-west location to compete with the Los Angeles market, but as with so many other industries, COVID-19 changed that plan for us,” McKinney-Walker said. e La Storia team had even built a whole new set for a major tech company client on their campus in San Jose, Calif., but they never used it due to the pandemic. “It was beautiful with painted wood walls and a multi-functional background,” Walker said. “But with COVID, we couldn’t get into the o ce, so we ended up pivoting and rebuilding the entire set in our home basement to lm the content our client needed. I guess that’s one of the perks of a cinematographer and a producer being married and quarantining together. We were able to utilize our available resources and help our clients solve problems,” Walker said.
The story behind La Storia
Walker said they came up with the name La Storia early on.
“We wanted to choose a name with international
air. I had spent time living in France but phrase story had a complex spelling in French, so we aimed for simple and memorable,” Walker said. “My brother had spent time living in Italy, and in Italian, the translation for ‘ e Story’ has a dual meaning. It captures history and modern-day storytellers, sharing the importance of timeless stories that must be told.”
McKinney-Walker said one of La Storia’s longeststanding clients, Seagate Technology, one of the largest tech companies that makes hard drives in the world, has worked with their company for almost 11 years. McKinney-Walker said being a creative partner is something they can o er their high-caliber clients.
“I think our high client retention rate with high pro le clients re ects the relationship and partnership mentality we have with our clients. Ironically, as a production company that provides photo and video marketing solutions for our clients, we’ve never done marketing for ourselves. We truly operate on a word-of-mouth referral system, which works for us. I always say when think about our clients, we take their brands on as our own,” McKinney-Walker said.
“It de es a typical traditional agency model with established brands; we already have a strong in-house marketing team,” she said. ” We can provide triage support when they are overworked or need help scaling up for something they don’t have the in-house resources for, like the project we traveled to the Mojave Desert for recently, to lm Boom Supersonic.”
Walker said it was fascinating working so closely with the Boom team and getting the honor of telling their story, learning and understanding the process, cadence of the tests, crew safety, and camera angles.
“I’ve worked in daily communication with Kaden Colby, Head of Creative Production and Events at Boom Supersonic, for over a year to prepare for their supersonic test ight. is was the sixth ight we’ve shot for them,” Walker said.
McKinney-Walker said Boom wanted to be authentic and live on the day of the shooting, so they wanted people to feel like they were there. Event coverage had not been done to the extent their team pulled it together, with many partners involved, to make that possible from a story brand standpoint.
“As a company specializing in creating 30-second commercials for many of the brands we work with, getting to have a project like Boom’s supersonic ight was
taxiing out,” is a massive moment for this team, but it’s often not shown in the movies.”
McKinney-Walker said that for them, it’s never just about showing up and doing a job; they felt the emotion of getting to know them for a year. When they handed the aircraft over to Geppetto, it was uncertain whether he would return from that ight. It’s about life and visually communicating these people’s trust in each other and the unknowns from pushing innovative boundaries.
“With clients like Boom who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, it’s a contagious energy that encouraged us to push the realm of what had been done for our industry as well for events like this,” McKinneyWalker said.
“ e Boom event was unique, and we wanted to capture the immersive moment. However, we’re responsible for ensuring no safety issues present or distract the ground crew from performing their duties,” Walker said.
“We took tremendous care in the choreography of our cameras so they could do their job, ignore us and stay focused. From a safety standpoint, they knew when our cameras were in position, where our guidelines were, and most importantly, after a year together, they trusted us.”
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Many people also avoid ling because they fear they’ll owe money or nd the process overwhelming.
“Taxes can be a complicated system, and we are certainly working as best we can to address some of those hurdles and barriers that families oftentimes face,” Bishop-Fouse said.
She emphasized that breaking down these barriers through free tax assistance programs is key to ensuring families claim the refunds they deserve.
Who is most a ected in Je co?
Bishop-Fouse said certain groups are more likely to miss out on these tax credits. New parents often don’t realize they
need to le to claim credits for their newborns, and non-traditional caregivers, such as grandparents or other relatives raising children, may also be unaware they qualify.
Immigrant families sometimes avoid ling due to language barriers or concerns about eligibility. Additionally, federal bene t recipients, such as those receiving Medicaid or SNAP, may mistakenly assume they don’t need to le taxes at all, causing them to miss out on critical nancial support.
How tax credits lift families out of poverty and support basic needs
Bishop-Fouse said that the Colorado Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit provide crucial nancial support to low- and moderate-income families, often amounting to thousands of dollars in refunds.
is year, Colorado introduced the Family A ordability Tax Credit, o ering up to $3,200 per child younger than 6 and up to $2,400 for children between 6 and 16 years old, even for families with little or no income.
“ ese credits can be substantial,” Bishop-Fouse said. “We’re talking about thousands of dollars going back into the hands of families through refundable tax credits.
“ ese credits are meant to address economic inequity,” she continued. “ ey’re structured so that families with the lowest incomes receive the most help, because they’re the ones who need it most.”
Data from when the federal government temporarily expanded the CTC during the pandemic found that families overwhelmingly used refunds for essentials. About 47% of recipients spent their refunds on food and groceries, 28% on rent and utilities, 16% on childcare and
education and 9% on medical bills and healthcare.
Free resources available in Je co e great news is several free resources and assistance options are available to help families, especially low-income households, le their taxes and claim the available tax credits.
• Get Ahead Colorado: A statewide program providing online tools, in-person tax ling assistance, and multilingual support.
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: Jefferson County has several IRS-trained volunteers who o er free tax preparation for those earning $67,000 or less. ese preparers have a 90% accuracy rate, higher than many paid tax preparers.
• MyFreeTaxes.com: An easy-to-use online platform that allows individuals to le their taxes at no cost.
Recipients described at the time how the grants were critical to support their teen internship programs, their special events and their work to help Goldenites in need, and more.
GCF hopes to do the same with its 2025 grant cycle, Interim Executive Director Erin McLain said, and the new Mountain Mardi Gras event will go toward that effort.
“Mountain Mardi Gras is a celebration of community and collaboration,” McLain said in a recent press release. “With the support of our incredible local businesses and partners, we are excited to bring a unique and engaging experience to Golden while raising funds to support our mission.”
For more information about Mountain Mardi Gras, visit goldencivicfoundation. org.
Thu 2/27
Jennifer Deann Scott: Absinthe + Elm @ 6pm
Denver Beer Co. Olde Town Arvada, 5768 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada
Pretend Friend @ 6pm
New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden fox n' vead
@ 6:30pm Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, Denver
no fauna @ 7pm
Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, Denver
Ren Q. Dawe: Hai Comedy @ 7pm
Sushi Hai, 3600 W 32nd Ave, Denver
Black Market Translation: Punketry! @ 7:30pm Mutiny Comics & Coffee, 2 S Broadway, Denver
Slick Portal @ 9pm The Dahlia, 119 S Broadway, Denver
Fri 2/28
One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk @ 8pm Meow Wolf Denver, Denver
Ray Rock @ 9pm BurnDown Denver, 476 S Broadway, Denver
Judith Hindle, Everlasting Everything, Rose Cold, and Assistance: LIVE AT D3 @ 6pm D3 Arts, 3614 Morrison Rd, Denver
Smokin' @ 8pm
Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave, Golden
Phat Daddy @ 8pm
Tue 3/04
Cocktails in Cool Places: Welton Street @ 4:45pm / $35
Blair Caldwell Library, 2401 Welton St., Denver. asalutz@historicdenver.org
Monarch Casino Black Hawk, 488 Main St, Black Hawk
Ari Shaf�r �21+ Event� @ 9:45pm
Comedy Works - Larimer Square, 1226 15th Street, Denver
Sun 3/02
Beyond Laser Light Experience @ 12pm Denver
Queen City Jazz and Pancake Supper @ 5:30pm / $10-$45
Teague Starbuck @ 7pm The Arvada Tavern, 5707 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada
Sat 3/01
Sábados de Orquesta En Vivo en La Rumba! @ 7pm / $25.18 La Rumba, Denver
Wild Love Tigress: The WoodCellar @ 8pm The Woodcellar Bar & Grill, 1552
Opera Colorado - La Boheme @ 2pm
Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street, Den‐ver
Royal Street Ramblers @ 6pm
Dazzle Denver, 1080 14th Street, Denver
Mugshot @ 6pm
Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver
Mon 3/03
Dead Heat @ 6pm
Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St, Denver
Nessa Barrett @ 6:30pm
Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, Denver
Nathan Tasker: Trust Again Tour @ 7pm
Riverside Church, 2401 Alcott St, Denver
3OH!3: 303 DAY @ 7pm Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, Denver
Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 11500 West 20th Avenue, Lakewood. reception@soth.net, 303238-2482
No Cure @ 6:30pm
Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver
Varials @ 6:30pm Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver
Matt Rife Parking @ 7:31pm
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison Beeson @ 8pm Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, Denver
Wed 3/05
Annie in the Water: Cervantes Other Side @ 7pm
Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Other Side, 2637 Welton St, Denver
Polish @ 7pm
Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver
Bergen Pkwy #101, Evergreen
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Colorado School of Mines wrestling team closed out its regular season in style.
Not only did the Orediggers secure an outright RMAC championship — their third since fall 2019 — but they also celebrated eight departing seniors during their Feb. 12 dual against Simon Fraser.
“It was a good sendo for the end of the year,” fth-year senior Tristin David said.
e Orediggers then hosted the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open on Feb. 16, where David closed out his college wrestling career by taking rst place at 165 pounds. Fellow departing senior Deandre Rucker took third in the heavyweight division.
Grant Crownhart, a fth-year senior who went 1-2 at 174 pounds, said before the tournament that it would be a “victory lap” for him and his fellow Orediggers.
Overall, Mines ended the 2024-25 regular season 13-2 overall and 7-0 in conference.
Mines now prepares for the March 1 NCAA Division II regionals, and any advancing wrestlers will travel to the March 14-15 national championship tournament in Indianapolis.
While several Orediggers have closed out their seasons — or for some, their wrestling careers — they still have an important role in the postseason, taking up the cheerleading mantle.
David and Crownhart said the Orediggers always have a fantastic postseason showing. About 90% of the team travels to regionals, they estimated, saying showing up for their teammates is an integral part of their team culture.
David said it plays into a long-held idea in wrestling: “It’s not just one person wrestling.” Because of that, the postseason tournaments are among his favorite memories at Mines.
“It’s always fun to go,” he said. “Even if you’re the dead-last guy on the lineup, you’re usually there and you’re cheering.”
‘Get in your element’
David and Crownhart are both set to graduate in May, and are currently hunting for jobs.
Crownhart is nishing up his master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and said he’d like to nd a biomechanical job where he can build prosthetic limbs. Meanwhile, David has a background in chemical engineering and is nishing up a minor this spring. He said he’ll likely move back to his hometown in Oregon or nd a chemical engineering job in Houston.
e two seniors couldn’t believe how quickly time had own by since they started at Mines in fall 2020. Crownhart said he and his classmates have a lot of treasured memories from their four or ve years together at Mines, and winning the 2025 RMAC title outright was among them.
Some athletic programs defer to CHSAA, others hold own positions
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Various school districts and sports organizations in Colorado are weighing in on a recent executive order, Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports, issued by President Donald Trump in early February.
e order has raised concerns and sparked discussions regarding the participation of transgender individuals in school athletics, particularly in women’s sports.
Keira, a representative from Team Trans, an international collective of trans and non-binary hockey players, expressed concerns over the executive order’s implications. (Keira requested to not include her last name due to safety concerns.)
“It’s a non-issue that not only lacks scienti c support but is also so minuscule — consider that only 12 athletes in the NCAA identify as trans out of over 500,000,” Keira said. “ e fact that this has become a major focus for this administration and the preceding election is not just a waste of time and e ort, but also dangerous.”
e Colorado High School Activities Association has been a key organization involved in the conversation. In response to the executive order, a representative from CHSAA said the organization is aware of the order and is monitoring both state and federal statutes.
In a Feb. 10 email to Littleton Public Schools obtained by Colorado Community Media from a Colorado Open Records Request, CHSAA updated school districts on the steps it’s taking.
“ e order aims to bar transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, creating a direct con ict between federal directives and existing Colorado state law,” documents state. “We recognize that this development places our member schools and CHSAA as a whole in a di cult position, as it raises legal and operational questions that are not yet fully answered. As always, when federal actions con ict with state law, our goal is to ensure clarity, compliance and support for our membership as we navigate this complex landscape.”
CHSAA goes on to state that it’s still trying to determine answers to questions regarding the impact and the legality of the order.
“While questions have been raised regarding the intersection of this order with Title IX and Colorado state law, we will do our best to nd answers to those questions and to provide appropriate guidance,” CHSAA said. “As the legal landscape continues to evolve, we will remain engaged and provide updates as new information emerges.”
Additionally, CHSAA clari ed that Colorado state law remains in e ect and protects people from “discrimination and harassment in schools based on disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, family composition, religion, age, national origin, or ancestry.”
“CHSAA is committed to understanding the potential implications of these new federal directives, and we will share more information with you as it becomes
available,” the organization said.
Many school districts — including Englewood Schools, Je erson County Public Schools and Westminster Public Schools — have said they will follow CHSAA’s lead.
Douglas County School district Superintendent Erin Kane said at the school board’s Feb. 11 meeting that the district is already following an injunction that kept it in line with Title IX in 2020 and the district’s policies are consistent with those rules.
“Our biggest takeaway is that we need to let the dust settle and gure out where everything lands because right now, there are federal departments making recommendations as to what happens next,” Kane said.
Westminster Public Schools has an enrollment of 7,661 students and district spokesman Steve Saunders con rmed that, as of now, CHSAA’s policies regarding transgender athletes remain unchanged.
Je erson County Public Schools said it will continue to follow all Colorado state laws when it comes to how the district treats students, sta and families.
“Physical education, intramural and interscholastic activities are managed in accordance with district policy regulation, which includes the CHSAA’s Transgender Inclusion Bylaw & Policy,” the district said. “ e policy states, ‘students should be permitted to participate in physical education classes and intramural sports in a manner consistent with their gender identity. With regard to interscholastic activities, the district will follow the CHSAA Transgender Policy Statement.’”
South Suburban Parks and Recreation, which manages youth sports programs and doesn’t receive any federal funding, said it would not be making any changes to its policies.
“Our goal at South Suburban is to provide safe and inclusive recreation opportunities for all members of our community,” said Becky Grubb, South Suburban communications manager.
South Suburban also referenced its ex-
isting transgender and non-binary policy, and a rmed that no changes would be made in light of the new directive. When asked how common it is for transgender women to participate in women’s sports at South Suburban, the organization replied that it does not track this information.
Keira, from Team Trans, pointed out that the debate surrounding transgender athletes goes beyond the concerns of trans individuals, with cisgender women, particularly women of color, facing discrimination based on arbitrary expectations of their bodies.
In 2022, a cisgender high school girl in Utah was investigated for being trangender after placing rst in a state championship. Complaints from the parents of her competitors who came in second and third place prompted the investiga-
Additionally, in 2023 a 9-year-old girl in Canada was accused by an adult man of being transgender while she was competing in a track meet.
“ is ‘debate’ has led to cisgender women and girls — especially those of color — being subjected to discrimination simply for being perceived as ‘too manly,’” Keira said.
Keira said that many trans athletes view their participation in sports as vital to their well-being and mental health, and that no one is “pretending to be a woman” to succeed in athletics, but rather, to survive due to concerns for their safety. Keira also pointed out the potential harm the executive order could cause to trans youth, whose rights may be threatened as a result.
“Trans kids are watching their rights being actively taken away, and we risk losing them,” Keira said. “ at is not OK. ey deserve to grow up in a world where they feel safe, seen and supported — and it’s on all of us to ensure that happens.”
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BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN
More than 10,000 supermarket workers involved in a two-week labor walkout will return to their jobs at King Soopers stores Feb. 18 after the labor union and the Colorado grocery chain reached an agreement late Monday to stop picketing and get back to work.
ere’s no new contract yet, but the two sides plan to resume negotiations to work out their di erences. ey agreed to a “100-day period of labor peace, ensuring negotiations continue in good faith and without further disruptions,” according to King Soopers o cials.
e strike ended at midnight, two days earlier than the planned two-week walkout.
“We have taken a big step forward and ensured that Kroger knows that sta ng is a key concern to workers and customers alike,” said Kim Cordova, president of UFCW Local 7, in an emailed statement. “ is strike was about thousands of everyday grocery store workers, collectively standing together and facing one of the largest corporations in America and saying ENOUGH. Our strike was just the beginning of this e ort and elevated sta ng in grocery stores to a national level with more workers and allies joining together.”
Joe Kelley, president of Kroger-owned King Soopers, called workers “the heart of King Soopers” and said the goal is to reach a “fair agreement that honors their hard work while ensuring we continue to provide fresh, a ordable groceries for the families who rely on us.”
Local 7 represented the 77 Denver-area stores that went on a planned two-week strike starting Feb. 6, just before Super Bowl weekend. Two stores in Pueblo joined a day later.
“Being a part of Mines wrestling has brought me close to all my best friends over the last ve years,” he said. “ … Being able to wrestle is a fun part, but building a brotherhood with all the people around me on the team is what really counts the most.”
Plus, he and David said, wrestling — whether that was practices, traveling to road competitions or the Orediggers go-
Negotiations had stalled after Jan. 16, more than a week after many Denver contracts expired. More stores were expected to join as their contracts expired Feb. 15. But the Colorado Springs stores, which had voted last month to authorize a strike, never participated.
e contentious dispute had both sides ling unfair labor practice claims against one another. Kroger-owned King Soopers also led for a temporary restraining order to limit picketing at stores and led a federal lawsuit against the union for forcing it to bargain with out-of-state labor unions instead of the workers themselves. A judge on Friday granted the retraining order but not completely. e judge just told union workers to not block delivery trucks or impede pedestrian tra c to stores.
For employees, the issue was partly about money but also about sta ng.
Union workers said sta ng shortages often resulted in long checkout lines for customers, and unstocked shelves or mispriced products that overwhelmed workers juggling customer service duties.
But the threat of striking workers losing their health care coverage because they hadn’t worked enough hours during the week is probably what brought the union back to the table. King Soopers mentioned this on Monday.
“Securing this agreement was about restoring certainty, not just for our business, but for the people who make it possible. It also ensures that eligible associates who were unable to meet hourly requirements due to the work stoppage will continue to receive their industryleading, a ordable health care coverage, fully funded by the company to maintain continuity,” Kelley said.
A ected King Soopers stores and their pharmacies will return to normal business operating hours ursday.
ing into the mountains for a retreat — became a crucial outlet from their coursework and general pressures of college life.
Crownhart described it as “a good way to tune out from school and get in your element.”
David added how his teammates were also his classmates, saying he would’ve had a much more di cult time at Mines without their insight and support.
“If I’m stuck on something, everyone has either taken the course or … (can be) someone to sit there and throw ideas at and help you gure it out along the way,” he continued.
Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers union Local 7, ready to picket on Feb. 6, 2025, the rst day of the King Soopers worker strike. (Tamara Chuang, e Colorado Sun) e return-to-work agreement also stipulated that King Soopers’ “Last, Best, and Final o er” from Jan 16 won’t be its last, according to the union.
King Soopers o ered raises to boost store clerks’ hourly wage by $4.50 over four years, with top clerks earning above $27 an hour by 2028. Adding in health care and pension bene ts, that would
As they closed out their wrestling careers, the two encouraged younger wrestlers — whether at Mines or elsewhere — to focus on the fundamentals and “remember what matters to you,” as Crown-
be $29.48 an hour. e current wage is $22.68, the company said. Not all King Soopers are unionized, including locations in Brighton, Castle Rock, Erie, Firestone and two stores in ornton. Union stores outside of Denver remained open in Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley, Longmont, Loveland and four stores in the Grand Junction area. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.
hart said.
David added: “You’re doing it for yourself, not anybody else. Make sure you’re having fun and you’re enjoying your time, because it goes by really quick.”
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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/03/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/05/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for 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 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 24-033540
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
Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/19/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 24-033705
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. J2400394
First Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400383
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 12, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s)
Nicole Dominic Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERIFIRST FINANCIAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt SERVBANK, SB Date of Deed of Trust November 24, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson
To
Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 30, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021166597
Original Principal Amount
$353,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $372,140.27
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 8, BLOCK 3, PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS PART ONE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 10025 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80215.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/03/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/12/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the
attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 24-033621
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. J2400383
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400387
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 19, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s)
COLLEEN L NORTON AND DEAN L NORTON
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FULL SPECTRUM LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK as trustee for registered Holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-12
Date of Deed of Trust
November 10, 2004
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
November 16, 2004
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) F2128631
Original Principal Amount
$173,520.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$216,448.63
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: Borrower’s 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 8, BLOCK 2, CALAHAN HOMES, UNIT ONE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 6945 W IOWA AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80232-2119.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/17/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/19/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
David R. Doughty #40042
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 20-024779
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
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400382
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 12, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s)
Joseph Francis Rudnick
Original Beneficiary(ies)
CANVAS CREDIT UNION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
CANVAS CREDIT UNION
Date of Deed of Trust
September 25, 2021
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 30, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2021140515
Original Principal Amount
$35,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$35,000.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 21, KELTON HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address:
941 S Eaton Street, Lakewood, CO 80226.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/03/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A
LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/12/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for 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
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 24-033568
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. J2400382
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400397
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 26, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s) John B. Stephenson, known of record as John Stephenson Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Homeside Financial, LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nationstar Mortgage LLC Date of Deed of
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 10, 2018
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2018083149
Original Principal Amount
$244,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$220,599.48
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 make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 17A, BLOCK 4, STANTON ACRES AMENDMENT 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 34127 Gap Rd, Golden, CO 80403.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/17/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/26/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Heather L. Deere #28597
Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C.
355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO23968
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. J2400397
First Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400386
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 12, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s)
PAUL WEINBERGER AND MICHELLE FOURNIER Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Athene Annuity and Life Company
Date of Deed of Trust
August 20, 2007
County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 24, 2007
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2007098899
Original Principal Amount
$249,300.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $191,012.29
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 6, BLOCK 1, GREEN GABLES VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFER-
LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/19/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for 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 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 24-032657
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. J2400388
First Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400385
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 12, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s) ANDREA IDA SMIRZ
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LUMINATE HOME LOANS, INC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Date of Deed of Trust
June 20, 2023
County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 21, 2023
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2023036608
Original Principal Amount
$487,998.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$486,530.48
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 76, BUILDING 16, KEN CARYL RANCH "PLAINS" PHASE IX, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 11733 ELK HEAD RANGE ROAD, LITTLETON, CO 80127.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. J2400385 First Publication: 2/6/2025 Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400381
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 12, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s)
MATTHEW P. WEAVER AND JENNIFER L. WATTLES
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MOUNTAIN WEST FINANCIAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
MIDFIRST BANK
Date of Deed of Trust
June 25, 2015
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 26, 2015
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2015065592
Original Principal Amount
$284,747.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$321,122.85
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:
Borrower’s 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 11, BLOCK 3, WOODLAND VALLEY FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 7156 UNION COURT, ARVADA, CO 80004.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/03/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
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;
Chase M Glennon AND Brendy L Stewart
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GN MORTGAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
REAL TIME RESOLUTIONS, INC.
Date of Deed of Trust
January 09, 2007
County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
January 18, 2007
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2007006959
Original Principal Amount
$53,400.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$47,492.59
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 57, HARRIMAN PARK TOWNHOMES, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 11822 W STANFORD PLACE, Morrison, CO 80465.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/03/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/05/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
N. April Winecki #34861
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 24-032109
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.
hereby notified that the covenants of the deed 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 13, BLOCK 3, SHERIDAN GREEN SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 11520 Otis St, Westminster, CO 80020.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/17/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/19/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for 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 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO24043
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. J2400389
First Publication: 2/20/2025
Last Publication: 3/20/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400379
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 5, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s) ANDY CABELL
Original Beneficiary(ies) BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
10, BLOCK 2, KEN CARYL RANCH
"PLAINS" PHASE I, AS AMENDED BY KEN-CARYL RANCH NORTH "PLAINS" PHASE I, EXEMPTION SURVEY RECORDED NOVEMBER 28, 1979 AS RECEPTION NO. 79107172, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN/PARCEL ID: 59-294-02-011
Purported common address: 7219 South Gore Range Road, Littleton, CO 80127.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/17/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, 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
the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/ First Publication: 2/20/2025 Last Publication: 3/20/2025 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 04/03/2025 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions. govease.com/
First Publication: 2/6/2025 Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/12/2024
Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Carly Imbrogno #59553 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000010320026
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.
DATE: 12/12/2024 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 19-023218
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. J2400381
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400375
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 5, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s)
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. J2400375
First Publication: 2/6/2025
Last Publication: 3/6/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2400389
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On December 19, 2024, 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 Jefferson records.
Original Grantor(s)
Dan Hanzlik and Debra Hanzlik
Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Ideal Home Loans LLC, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 14, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
$64,587.48
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
Date of Deed of Trust
March 26, 2010
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 02, 2010
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2010028167
Original Principal Amount
$232,093.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$209,542.14
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 9, BLOCK 3, WYNDHAM PARKING FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 6311 BEECH CT, ARVADA, CO 80004-6137.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein,
Virginia L. Schiefelbein
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eugene A. Moisey Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2025PR19
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Zachary A. Moisey Personal Representative 12398 W. 6th Place Lakewood, Colorado 80401
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1295 First Publication: February 20, 2025 Last Publication: March 6, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jack Davy Patten, Sr., also known as Jack D. Patten, Sr., also known as Jack D. Patten, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30023
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 12, 2025*, or the claims may be forever barred.
Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C.
Attorney to the Personal Representative 1120 Lincoln St. Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1330 First Publication: February 13, 2025
Last Publication: February 27, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Donna Boyd Burnell, a/k/a Donna B. Burnell, a/k/a Donna Burnell, Deceased Case Number 2025PR30147
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before Juine 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Laura Lynn Watson Personal Representative 2442 Turf Club Court Dayton, Ohio 45439
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1359
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Jeanine Marilyn Schmidt, a/k/a Jeanine M. Schmidt, a/k/a Jeanine Schmidt, Deceased Case Number : 2025PR30169
R. Higdon, Reg. No. 29078
Law Office of Leonard R. Higdon, PLLC 6565 S. Dayton St., Ste. 3650 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Telephone: (303) 740-1966
Attorney for Personal Representative, Carmen Clark
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1353
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of JOSEPH PAUL ALCALA, aka JOSEPH P. ALCALA, aka JOSEPH ALCALA,
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Gerald D. Schmidt, Personal Representative Victoria S. Long (56882) Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003
303/420-1234
Attorney for Personal Representative
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1364
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAULETTE M. GIFFORD, also known as PAULETTE MARIE GIFFORD, and as PAULETTE GIFFORD, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30151
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jocelyn R. Kanoff, Attorney for Personal Representative 2975 Valmont Rd., Suite 240 Boulder, CO 80301
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1390
First Publication: February 27, 2025
Last Publication: March 13, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Danny Lee Robinson Jr, aka Danny L. Robinson, aka Danny Robinson, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30042
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before: June 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Juanita Robinson Co-Personal Representative and Leanne Wagner
Co-Personal Representative
C/O Whitcomb Selinsky 300 Union Blvd., Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80228
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1370
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Fred Condra, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30143
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kerry Condra, Personal Representative
c/o M. Carl Glatstein, Esq. Glatstein & O'Brien, LLP 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste 350 Denver, Colorado 80222
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1396
First Publication: February 27, 2025
Last Publication: March 13, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Jodi Eva Ralston-Jones, AKA Jodi E. Ralston-Jones, AKA Jodi Ralston-Jones, AKA Jodi Eva Ralson, AKA Jodi E. Ralston, AKA Jodi Ralston, AKA Jodi Eva Jones, AKA Jodi E. Jones, AKA Jodi Eva Ralston Jones, AKA Jodi E. Ralston Jones, AKA Jodi R. Jones, AKA Jodi Jones, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR640
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 20, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.
Eric J. Kelly, Person Giving Notice 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1365
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Darrel E. Mansir, Jr., a/k/a Darrel Eugene Mansir, Jr., a/k/a Darrell Eugene Mansir, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2025 PR 030014
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Broomfield County, Colorado on or before July 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Anna L. Burr, Esq.
Attorney to the Personal Representative 2851 South Parker Road, Suite 230 Aurora, Colorado 80014
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1404
First Publication: February 27, 2025 Last Publication: March 13, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Katherine Dodd Hanna, aka Katherine Byrd Dodd Hanna,. Deceased Case Number: 2024PR31099
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Joseph A Murr
Attorney to the Personal Representative 1999 Broadway. Ste. 3100 Denver CO 80202
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1354 First Publication: February 20, 2025 Last Publication: March 6, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Melody Ann Coleman, aka Melody A. Coleman, aka Melody Coleman, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30163
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
James McQuade Personal Representative 12737 E. Euclid Drive
Centennial, CO 80111
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1347
First Publication: February 13, 2025
Last Publication: February 27, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Robert Allen Mossey Sr., also known as Robert A. Mossey, and as Robert Mossey, and as Bob Mossey, Deceased Case No.: 2025PR30127
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before June 13th, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Personal Representative: Robert Allen Mossey Jr. ℅ Flanders, Elsberg, Herber & Dunn, LLC 401 Main St., Ste. 1 Longmont, CO 80501
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1302
First Publication: February 13, 2025
Last Publication: February 27, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Barry Allan McDonald, AKA Barry A. McDonald, AKA Barry McDonald, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030108
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson, County, Colorado on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Eric J. Kelly, Person Giving Notice 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado, 80212
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1408
First Publication: February 27, 2025
Last Publication: March 13, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of John Russell Horst, aka John R. Horst, aka John Horst, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR621
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 20, 2025, the claims may be forever barred.
John P. Horst, Personal Representative 7523 E. 121st Drive Thornton, CO 80602
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1367
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of David S. Iverson, a/k/a David Stuart Iverson, a/k/a David Iverson, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30195
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before July 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Katherine A. Faughn
Personal Representative 753 N. Table Mountain Loop Cheyenne, WY 82009
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1415
First Publication: February 27, 2025
Last Publication: March 13, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of CAROL GRONBACHER, aka CAROL A. GRONBACHER, aka CAROL ANN GRONBACHER. Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30201
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
R. Joseph Hartwig, #46488
Attorney to the Personal Representative 390 Union Blvd. #580 Lakewood, CO 80228
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1394
First Publication: February 27, 2025
Last Publication: March 13, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Loretta Jean Olson, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30904
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jolein Harro, #17182
Attorney to the Personal Representive 13978 W Bowles Ave. Ste. 200 Littleton CO 80127
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1303
First Publication: February 13, 2025
Last Publication: February 27, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of EDWARD A. MALLY, aka EDWARD ANTHONY MALLY, and as EDWARD MALLY, Deceased Case No.: 2025PR30183
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael E. Mally, Personal Representative 7083 Ellis Street Arvada, CO 80004
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1368
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gerald L. Dancy, aka Jerry L. Dancy, G.L. Dancy, and Gerald Lee Dancy, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30009
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Broomfield County, Colorado on or before June 13th, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Joseph L. Winslow, Personal Representative c/o Janine A. Guillen, Esq. GUILLEN|DEGEORGE, LLP 9222 Teddy Lane Lone Tree, CO 80124
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1291
First Publication: February 13, 2025 Last Publication: February 27, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAUL D. GREEN, aka PAUL DAVID GREEN, aka PAUL GREEN, aka PAUL D. GREEN, SR., aka PAUL DAVID GREEN, SR., and as PAUL GREEN. SR., Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30058
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 25, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Teri Gimer, Personal Representative 2970 Cascade Dr. Federal Heights, CO 80260
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1363
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE of EDITH M. DOLAN, a/k/a EDITH MARIE DOLAN, a/k/a EDDIE M. DOLAN Case Number: 2025 PR 30115
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before June 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kevin J. Dolan, Personal Representative 24619 Cobble Canyon Ln. Katy, TX 77494
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1403
First Publication: February 27, 2025
Last Publication: March 13, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Celia Ann Crout, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR514
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of JEFFERSON County, Colorado on or before April 16, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Dominique Paul Cisneros Personal Representative 4951 Euclid Ave Boulder, Colorado 80303-2741
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1357
First Publication: February 20, 2025
Last Publication: March 6, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Debra M Deane, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR39 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before June 12, 2025,