Golden Transcript July 3, 2025

Record attendance for Golden Summer Jam

and visiting with their neighbors.

And that’s exactly what organizers from the Golden Civic Foundation were hoping for.

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CORINNE@COTLN.ORG

Even before engaged couple Annie Wilcox and Christian Parker moved to Golden, they heard about the annual Summer Jam fundraiser from their friends’ parents. Golden Civic Foundation hosts bands and food trucks at the Colorado Railroad Museum for a summertime celebration. Wilcox and Parker said they like trains and live music, so they thought they’d check it out.

ey had so much fun that they’ve now been to four or ve Summer Jams in a row, they said at this year’s event.

“It’s everything we love about Golden,” GCF Board President Joel Christman said of the annual Summer Jam. “Local, music and friends.”

Trains and rain

On June 25, more than 600 people spent their partly rainy evening on the Colorado Railroad Museum campus, drinking beer, listening to local bands jam out and taking rides on the train. As an added thrill, many of those rides were interrupted by a gang of train robbers – performers from the Miners Alley Performing Arts.

Christman and other organizers conrmed the eighth annual Summer Jam had record ticket sales, which on its own raised $12,000 for its community grant program.

Christman and the new Executive Director Catherine Withers explained how GCF has received more and bigger grant requests in recent years, with Christman saying, “ ere’s more need for our grants than we’re able to fund.”

GCF tries to fund at least a portion of every grant application, which is why Summer Jam and the fall gala — GCF’s two big fundraisers — are so important, he continued.

“ e more we get people involved (at these fundraisers), the more it helps go back into the Golden community,” Christman said.

‘Local, music and friends’

One way to do that is by bringing in new attendees, such as Golden’s Annelise Loevlie and her family.

New policy goals for public land discussed

Extractive uses in, protection out for federal lands

e Trump administration’s revised Department of the Interior strategic plan calls for expanded fossil fuel development across federal lands, while omitting any reference to public land sales rst raised in an earlier draft.

Required under a 1993 statute and in 2010 amendments to that law, the draft plan outlines high-level goals for the Interior’s management of 480 million acres of federal land, including approximately 24 million acres in Colorado. Language emphasizing a commitment to extraction is particularly stark. In a break from contemporary descriptions of the natural resources under federal management, the Trump administration declared in a proposed introduction to the plan that the department “is the U.S. balance sheet, and natural resources are the country’s assets.”

“ ese lands — rich in energy, minerals, biodiversity, and recreational value — are worth trillions of dollars to current and future generations,” the draft introduction continues.

Chris Winter, executive director of the University of Colorado Law School’s Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, said the draft plan con rms what many in the environmental community have feared: a shift away from conservation in favor of extractive industries.

“ e administration is going to emphasize extractive industries and fossil fuels on federal public lands and is going to move away from conservation and renewable energy,” he said. e plan makes no mention of renewable energy or even of climate change, a sharp contrast from Interior’s current guiding template.

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Wilcox and Parker said attending and supporting Summer Jam also means more now that they live in Golden, describing how they love supporting the community

Last month, GCF awarded almost $125,000 to 47 local nonpro ts and causes for its 2025 grant cycle.

It is now fundraising for the 2026 grant cycle, which Summer Jam helped with.

Loevlie said she and her family members hadn’t been to Summer Jam before, but heard about it through their friends in the Rapidgrass band, who played at the June 25 event.

e Biden-era 2022–2026 strategic planemphasized climate resilience and a transition to clean energy. e new draft, by contrast, omits the subject of climate entirely. at is one of several breakpoints critics say reects a reversal in federal priorities.

The setting sun illuminates a section of South Table Mountain as people leave the June 25 Summer Jam event at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Golden Civic Foundation fundraiser celebrates city with trains, music and fun

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Geer plea in deadly crash expected August 4

Mines confirms Geer no longer employed at the university

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CORINNE@COTLN.ORG

e Wheat Ridge man charged with killing Golden Police O cer Evan Dunn in a Nov. 6 crash is set to enter a plea on Aug. 4.

Stephen Geer, 43, has been charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault after he reportedly drove into the scene of a tra c accident along Highway 58, striking four people. Dunn, 33, died at the scene.

GPD O cer Bethany Grusing was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, but city ocials con rmed she has returned to work and has been recovering in the months since the incident.

Two civilians were also injured, according to police reports.

Geer appeared in person at a June 23 hearing, as he’s been out of custody on a $250,000 cash/ surety bond since November.

He was listed on the Mines website as a teaching assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the time of the incident. is was still the case as of his most recent court appearance in mid-May. However, by June 23, Mines spokesperson Erich Kirshner con-

On June 23, based on their comments to Judge Russell Klein, both sides wanted to ensure there was plenty of time to consult the victims in the case. ey asked Klein to reschedule Geer’s arraignment for July or August, preferably in the late afternoon to ensure interested parties could attend the

“ e court is very aware of the nature of this case and its complexity,” the prosecutor said. Klein granted it and rescheduled Geer’s arraignment for 3:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Je erson County Courthouse.

The Nov. 6 incident

According to the arrest a davit led against Geer, at 4:38 p.m. Nov. 6, Golden police o cers responded to eastbound Highway 58 just east of Washington Avenue. ey were investigating a crash between a Toyota Tacoma and a Subaru Crosstrek.

rmed Geer was no longer employed at the university.

Geer is no longer listed on the Mechanical Engineering Department’s faculty and sta page, as he had been during the 2024-25 academic year, but he is still listed in the Directory of the School. Kirshner said Mines was still updating its website for the 2025-26 academic year.

Since waiving his right to a preliminary hearing in March, Geer has been scheduled for arraignment twice, which is when he would enter a plea. However, both times, his arraignment was continued — once from April 28 and now from June 23.

On April 28, the prosecutor and defense attorney asked the judge for more time to negotiate.

Amid slick and snowy conditions, the Toyota had reportedly lost control while the Subaru was trying to pass, hitting it. Both vehicles were disabled near the median.

All involved vehicles were on the far-left side of Highway 58, according to the a davit, with a Golden Police vehicle positioned behind the other two. All other tra c was moving to the right, away from the original crash scene.

Veteran Je co teacher says district owes back pay

Former teacher challenges retiree cost-of-living policy

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SUZIE@COTLN.ORG

When longtime Conifer High School physics teacher Louie King returned to the classroom after retiring, he didn’t expect to take his employer to court.

But after he failed to receive a 5% cost-of-living adjustment given to other Je erson County Public School educators for the 2024–25 school year that King believes he was entitled to, he led a small claims lawsuit to recover what he believes he and more than 100 other retirees are owed.

tion. at designation, according to the contract, includes anyone working at least half-time.

Still, King’s base pay decreased slightly from the prior year, and he says the district is misinterpreting a clause in Article 17 of the negotiated agreement to justify the decision.

A September 2024 email from Adam Barnett, executive director of total rewards, states that retired educators returning to work are “reset” each year to the salary step closest to their nal pre-retirement pay.

Di erent titles, same duties

Based on records gathered from public records requests and a list provided to him by JCEA, King estimates that more than 100 retirees were a ected by the policy.

However, a district spokesperson stated that for the 202425 school year, 29 retirees were working in a JCEA position at 0.5 FTE or higher.

employment.

“What a bargain the district gets out of these people,” King said. “You don’t have to pay their medical. You don’t have to train them. ey walk in and do the job.”

Union limits and legal next steps

While some work sporadically as substitutes, King said the district rehired at least 20 at the threshold for contract protections, union representation and cost-of-living adjustment eligibility under the negotiated agreement.

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Yet, according to a district spokesperson, King wasn’t denied a cost-of-living adjustment. Rather, he wasn’t eligible for one based on the bargaining agreement between JCEA and the district.

“ is really isn’t about a couple thousand dollars,” King said. “It’s about a whole group of people who are being used unfairly.”

King says he quali es for the cost-of-living adjustment and stipend because he meets the denition of “educator” under the district’s contract with the Je erson County Education Associa-

“While the step King was placed on for the 2024-25 school year was di erent than the one from 2023-24, it was in accordance with the current contract language, guaranteeing him pay no less than what he was receiving at the time of his retirement, but a ording him the COLA that was applied to steps, although his step placement from year to year might vary,” a district spokesperson said. at approach, King argues, strips returning retirees of any pay progression or raises and violates the intent of cost-of-living adjustments, which are meant to help all working educators keep pace with in ation.

“I’m not asking for special treatment,” he said. “Just the same treatment as every other educator.”

“ ese are experienced teachers stepping into hard-to- ll roles,” King said. “ ey already know the kids. ey need little to no training. ey’re a huge asset to the district, and they’re being undervalued.”

Some retirees are classi ed as “guest teachers” or long-term substitutes, earning about $200 per day. Others, like King, are hired under post-retirement contracts that come with speci c terms.

According to the union agreement, “educators who return to Je co on post-retirement contracts are not entitled to salary advancement via steps and/or lanes for the duration of their

After ling a grievance and requesting arbitration, King stated that the Colorado Education Association, the state’s teachers’ union, declined to move forward with the case. at decision cleared the way for King to pursue the matter independently in Je erson County small claims court.

At a June 5 hearing, the district asked for the case to be dismissed. Instead, the magistrate issued a stay and gave King until August 6 to seek arbitration, saying he wasn’t yet certain whether King had fully exhausted his administrative remedies.

According to King, the cost of arbitration could range from $3,000 to $6,000, which is a signi cant expense for a retired teacher without legal representation.

Still, King said he is committed to seeing it through.

“I’ve always tried to nish the things I start,” he said. “I just want to leave the profession better than I found it for the kids and for the teachers who come after me.”

On May 2, Mesa County Sheri ’s O ce Honor Guard members fold a Colorado flag to present to the families of Golden Police O cer Evan Dunn and Denver Police O cer Dale Coski, both of whom died in 2024. Dunn and Coski’s names, along with four others, were added to the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial at Camp George West.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Part III: How Can You Pay for an

This is the third installment of a monthly series about one of the hottest topics in real estate: Accessory Dwelling Units. ADUs have gotten a lot of attention recently as a housing option. You can read the previous installments online at my blog, http://realestatetoday.substack.com

My thanks to John Phillips of Verdant Living for helping with the research on this series of articles.

home improvement loan. It will probably be one of the largest loans the borrower has, exceeded only by the mortgage on their primary residence.

Talk About ADUs

ADUs — detached accessory (or additional) dwelling units, also called mini homes — are a wonderful idea for the right homeowner. They use an existing piece of residential real estate and create a separate living space. They are often used for intergenerational housing (aging parents, 20-somethings just starting out, etc.) and have long term value as rental property and add to the value of your real estate.

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)?

whatever) or with help from parents/ children/friends.

In my Real Estate Today column on February 20, 2025, which you can read on my blog referenced above, I discussed the basics of ADU finance. Today, I want to talk a bit more about the dynamics involved.

Financial issues are an impediment to getting an ADU built because of two general issues.

Have a friend or relative co-sign for the loan (a solution that could involve sharing ownership of the real estate).

Consider ways to show the lender the value of the ADU. A rental agreement with the tenant who will occupy the ADU, explain the ongoing rental value, or show how the ADU will increase the value of the real estate (thus increase the value of the mortgage security). Note, this sort of thing is just now being taken into account by the mortgage industry.

ADU and leave the primary mortgage in place; the result would be a “blended” interest rate that may be more palatable. In addition, there is an emotional issue, which may be present in buyers of moderate means. Taking on substantially more long-term debt can be intimidating. The “need” has to overcome the understandable reluctance.

So, you want to put an ADU on your property. How do you pay for it?

A couple of basics. First, an ADU is part of an existing piece of real estate (a primary residence). As a result, assuming money is borrowed to pay for it, the loan will be within the mortgage finance industry. Until recently, very few in that industry were knowledgeable about ADUs, much less about how they could be financed. Banks, other lending institutions, mortgage brokers, government finance authorities, didn’t understand how they fit in, but that is changing. Second, the amount of the loan will be relatively significant, far more than purchasing a nice automobile, or a

Credit Qualification. As anyone who has purchased a home knows, the mortgage industry has an extensive process to determine the credit worthiness of a borrower for a particular transaction (income, debt-toincome ratio, credit score, etc.). This is one of the reasons the majority of ADUs are built by relatively well off homeowners. For those of moderate means, financing the construction can be a challenge. This is unfortunate, because those are the homeowners who might benefit most having an ADU for intergenerational housing and, in the long term, creating rental income and building wealth by enhancing the value of their most valuable asset, their home. If a homeowner has a real need, and is determined to build the ADU, here are some practical suggestions that might improve credit worthiness:

Lower the amount of the loan and thus the monthly payment by increasing the down payment, using available cash (savings or

Successful Program Teaches Trades for the Autistic

I recently learned about a fascinating program called TACT — Teaching the Autistic Community Trades. I was so inspired visiting their Denver facility that I must share it with you!

TACT is a pioneering and innovative nonprofit organization that provides hands-on vocational and technical training to young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). TACT aims to combat the historically high 90% under- and unemployment rate within this community by equipping individuals with practical skills that lead to sustainable careers. Through its immersive training programs, TACT is preparing young people with ASD — who now represent 1 in 36 children — for high-demand careers in the skilled trades. TACT offers a wide range of programs, including auto mechanics, computer coding, cybersecurity, carpentry, electrical work, electric vehicle conversions, 3D modeling, welding, and culinary arts.

As a “specialized day school,” TACT also bridges the gap between secondary and postsecondary education, creating clear pathways to employment. Its programs empower students to become more independent and earn a living wage in high-skill, high-wage occupations. TACT remains the first and only trade program in the country designed specifically for individuals with ASD, and it has positively impacted thousands of individuals and families throughout Colorado.

TACT envisions a world where neurodiversity is not only accepted but celebrated, allowing individuals on the autism spectrum to fully contribute their talents and find personal fulfillment. With a mission to empower the entire spectrum of individuals with ASD through education and employment in the skilled trades, TACT continues to build on a strong foundation, fostering opportunities for success. I’ve posted an inspiring video at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com

In Colorado, legislation supporting ADU development (which takes affect this July) includes a provision (and some funding), tasking the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CFHA) with organizing a program that would help ADU purchasers of moderate means qualify for financing. That program should be announced soon.

Lower the cost of the ADU by choosing lower cost options, ranging from less expensive building materials to things like more affordable appliances.

Borrower reluctance. It should come as no surprise that interest rates play a major role. Homeowners can use the equity in their main residence (by refinancing their current mortgage) to build the ADU. However, if the primary mortgage carries a low interest rate, as most do these days, the borrower will not want to refinance at current rates.

A good alternative is to apply for a home equity line of credit (HELOC) to pay for the

Finally, there is the possibility of a third party (someone not living on the property) investing in the ADU, thus facilitating the financial piece. Under recent legislation the legal mechanisms to make it work would need to be developed. It is an interesting possibility and could overcome the financing obstacles, particularly for those of moderate means.

Although the dynamics are very different, a similar idea has been tried in South Africa to help ease the need for housing there. I have a link to a Bloomberg article about that project on my blog.

To help with these issues, Verdant Living has published a very useful buyers guide, BuyersGuideColoradoADUs.com, with advice on financing. Another good resource is the VerdantLiving.us, or contact John Phillips at 303-717-1962

I want to thank the following people in addition to John Phillips for their input: Jaxzann Riggs, The Mortgage Network; Kristen Stultz, Macro Financial; Charles Edington, LOANstar; Cindy Beier, Cindy’s Property Solutions.

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Next month: Why smaller living spaces work well Congratulations to David Dlugasch,

SUMMER JAM

However, Loevlie said they’d be willing to come back, either to Summer Jam or the Colorado Railroad Museum in general. Her family loves the trains, so the Colorado Railroad Museum was the perfect venue, she added.

Loevlie said she knew the event was a fundraiser but didn’t know much about what it supported. Even still, Summer Jam was a lot of fun, she continued, as it’s at a good time of the evening for families, and the beer and music were excellent.

Christman and Withers thanked all the community sponsors who helped make the June 25 event happen and all the companies and organizations that provided food, beer, bike parking, “train robbers,” and more.

In addition to fundraising for local causes, Christman and Withers also emphasized how Summer Jam was about strengthening community connections and celebrating together, which Withers said GCF does year-round through other endeavors.

She encouraged people to stop by GCF’s new headquarters inside the Golden Welcome Center, to visit the website and to support the Oct. 18 fall gala.

For more information, visit goldencivicfoundation.org.

Siblings Gianna, 4, and Declan Bailey, 7, run through the rain with their umbrellas during the June 25 Summer Jam event at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Rapidgrass performs at Golden Civic Foundation’s annual Summer Jam fundraiser June 25 at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Hundreds of people gather at the Colorado Railroad Museum June 25 for Golden Civic Foundation’s annual Summer Jam fundraiser.

On June 25, Summer Jam attendees take a photo with a rainbow and a Rio Grande train engine Colorado Railroad Museum.

New principal triggers response students, teachers

Former sta and students say he created a toxic culture

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SUZIE@COTLN.ORG

Stephanie Schwabauer was pregnant and in charge of state testing at New America School–Lakewood when she says her boss, Jon Berninzoni, made a joke that stunned her into silence.

“I told him I was going to give birth right around state testing time,” she recalled. “And he said, ‘Yeah, I could take care of that for you with a wire hanger.’”

Schwabauer said it wasn’t the only time Berninzoni, the charter school’s principal, crossed a line. She claims he created a toxic environment for sta and students, retaliated against teachers who pushed back and targeted those who didn’t t his mold of who belonged.

Eventually, Schwabauer said, the stress drove her to leave the job she loved after three years.

Berninzoni, a longtime charter school administrator, was recently hired to lead Lakewood’s McLain Community High School, which serves students pursuing alternative pathways to graduation.

His appointment is drawing sharp criticism from former sta and students at his previous school, New America School–Lakewood.

New America School is a network of public charter high schools founded in 2004 by Jared Polis and Denver-area leaders to empower immigrant, Englishlanguage learning and academically underserved students in metro Denver

through small, supportive campuses. Rigorous, multi-faceted checks

Je erson County Public Schools is standing by its decision. A district spokesperson said Berninzoni was vetted through a “rigorous, multi-faceted” process that included background checks and reference calls to current and former supervisors.

But interviews and internal communications reviewed by the Colorado Trust for Local News suggest found former teachers and students who made repeated attempts to raise concerns about morale, equity and retaliation but were either ignored or met with silence.

In 2022, a veteran teacher submitted a formal complaint to the NAS board alleging Berninzoni “bullied teachers, belittled them, [and] made disparaging remarks about them in front of parents, students and other sta members.”

“Teachers don’t quit students,” she wrote. “Teachers don’t quit schools. ey quit bad leadership.”

During Berninzoni’s nal years at NAS, annual teacher turnover consistently exceeded 45%, peaking at 55.6% in the 2019–20 school year. Rates remained high through 2022 before declining to 28 percent in 2023–24.

Berninzoni pushed back on those allegations, describing himself as a collaborative and responsive leader who values diverse voices and fosters sta development.

“As a principal, building a workplace that fosters a sense of belonging and provides each sta member with the opportunity to bring their talents together in support of student success is a high value

of mine,” he said.

Berninzoni acknowledged the school’s turnover ranged from 21% to 55% during his tenure but said those numbers re ect the industry average for alternative education campuses.

Allegations of toxic leadership

Schwabauer, who worked closely with Berninzoni in the early years of the school, described him as a “narcissist” who frequently made inappropriate comments and punished sta for minor infractions.

When she was pregnant and asked to attend her son’s classroom birthday party, she said Berninzoni told her it would trigger her FMLA leave. She later went on bed rest due to complications and never returned to NAS.

“He would say things like ‘family comes rst’ but then retaliate if you acted on it,” Schwabauer said. “He made it impossible to work there.”

A former social science teacher who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation said she resigned after Berninzoni directed her to “teach both sides” of whether being gay is a choice.

She recalled him entering her classroom, asking students what they were learning, and then criticizing the idea that sexual orientation is biologically based.

“He told me I had to teach that being gay is probably a choice,” she said. “I couldn’t work for someone who said that.”

She and others also allege that Berninzoni made inappropriate sexual comments to sta . One counselor, they said, led a sexual harassment complaint that reportedly resulted in a legal settlement

and nondisclosure agreement. Berninzoni said he is unaware of any sexual harassment complaints against him resulting in legal settlements during his time at New America School.

Student accounts echo sta concerns

For some former students, the culture under Berninzoni was just as troubling.

Kenia, who asked that her last name not be used and who graduated from New America School–Lakewood in 2014, said her early experience in the school’s night program was positive until she transitioned to the day schedule, where Berninzoni was more present.

“He wasn’t around much at night,” she said. “But once I moved to daytime classes, it was completely di erent.”

Kenia said she frequently overheard Berninzoni questioning why teachers were helping Latino students, particularly undocumented ones, with college planning.

“He said things like, ‘Why are you spending so much time on those kids when there are others who could go to better schools?’” she said. “By ‘others,’ he meant white students.”

Kenia described the experience as isolating and demoralizing, despite her academic success.

“I was at the top of my class, but he’d still praise other students who looked the way he wanted us to look,” she said. “I used to hide during lunch just to avoid him.”

Another student, Mario Hernandez, attended NAS before Kenia and said he saw the same patterns.

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Kidding Around: Goldenites enjoy baby goat yoga class

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CORINNE@COTLN.ORG

At Golden Community Center’s new yoga class, “child’s pose” could be renamed “kid’s pose.”

On June 22, the community center partnered with Conifer-based Guided Goat Hikes to host a baby goat yoga class. About 25 humans and 15 young goats — or kids — gathered in an enclosed area on the Lions Park grass, just outside the community center. e kids were a few weeks to a few months old, according to yoga instructor Patricia Bruce from Guided Goat Hikes.

She said the community center would host baby goat yoga classes again on July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 21. Each class is $35 for members or $40 for non-members. e yogis said the June 22 class was tons of fun, saying there was plenty of time to pet and cuddle with the goats during and after the class.

Suzie Kern and John Useller said they were more interested in meeting the goats than doing yoga, with Useller explaining how he likes it when a yoga class has a theme or unique draw.

Overall, they added how it was “cute” and “di erent,” and “perfect for a Sunday morning.”

Erin Oliver and David Hanson, who want to buy their own goats one day, said they signed up because they thought it’d be a fun way to interact with them. While it wasn’t as intense as a usual yoga class, they said they “made up for it in goat cuddles.”

Suzanne Davey felt likewise, saying, “I didn’t think (the goats) would be as interactive as they were.”

She recommended other people try it for themselves later this summer, saying it was an “amazing” experience.

For more information about the classes, including sign-up information, visit the City of Golden website or guidedgoathikes.com/baby-goat-yoga.

teachers. ey believed in us when he didn’t.”

“He treated students like we didn’t belong,” Hernandez said. “He’d tell people not to touch his car because it was too expensive, and he acted like he didn’t want to be there.”

Hernandez said Berninzoni belittled students in front of others and talked down to sta .

“He’s not the kind of person who should be in charge of a school,” Hernandez said. “He shouldn’t be in charge of anything.”

Another former student, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her immigrant status, said Berninzoni discouraged her and others from even trying.

“On my rst day of orientation, he told the group of us that if we didn’t graduate the rst time around, we were never going to make it at all and that we were wasting our time going to ‘his school,’” she said.

e student later became the class speaker at graduation, but said Berninzoni didn’t recognize her name or face that morning.

“He had no idea who I was,” she said. “He just BS’d his way through a speech to make himself look better.”

“I never asked him for anything,” she added. “He made you feel like a complete idiot if you did. We went through so much, and he made it worse. e only reason I graduated was because of the

In response to student concerns, Berninzoni said he has deep respect for all the families and students he has served and pointed to a recent Colorado Department of Education diagnostic survey, which found that students at NAS–Lakewood generally felt safe and welcomed.

He also noted his long-standing personal and professional ties to South America as a re ection of his appreciation for diverse communities.

District responds e district stated it had no knowledge of past complaints about Berninzoni or allegations during the vetting process.

“We rely on o cial channels and veried information during our hiring procedures,” a spokesperson said. “His references expressed con dence in his abilities as a principal and highly recommended him for the role at McLain.”

e district believes the allegations stem from three disgruntled employees who were disappointed with the outcome of an unsuccessful attempt in 2022 to unionize.

“We understand that three former New America School educators unsuccessfully attempted to unionize the school and were disappointed with the outcome,” the district said. “It is our understanding that the concerns you’ve raised stem from this experience; we acknowledge these experiences and they do not change our hiring decision.”

at year, a group of teachers at New

America School began organizing to form what would have been Colorado’s rst charter school union. e teachers cited high turnover, low pay and a lack of voice in key decisions a ecting students and sta .

Seventy-seven percent of NAS educators signed on in support.

Despite the widespread backing, the NAS board voted unanimously not to recognize the union, opting instead to propose a “collaborative policy” that would include sta and parent feedback.

According to a report by Colorado Public Radio, several individuals stated that they feared retaliation and described a pattern of top-down decision-making that excluded the voices of educators.

When asked whether the district planned to revisit Berninzoni’s appointment in light of the concerns raised by former sta and students, the district said it had not received any “direct or veriable information” that would prompt a reconsideration.

But for those who worked under Berninzoni in the past, the district’s decision raises larger questions about how hiring decisions are made and whose voices are heard in the process.

Berninzoni responds

Berninzoni described his leadership at New America School as grounded in openness, collaboration and service to a diverse student body. He said he maintained an open-door policy, welcomed sta feedback and acknowledged that turnover challenges were in part due to

the realities of leading an Alternative Education Campus.

“Sta and families can expect that I will always advocate for what’s in the best interest of students, hold myself and others to a standard of excellence, lead from a foundation of strong relationships, treat others with professionalism and respect and collaborate with sta in our shared mission,” Berninzoni said.

“I am excited to join the dedicated and talented team of sta at McLain Community High School,” he continued.

“Together, with a focus on students, we will create a safe and predictable environment where students thrive and have the opportunity to achieve their biggest dreams.”

Instructor Patricia Bruce smiles while moving a goat out of the way during the Golden Community Center’s baby goat yoga class on June 22. Bruce and her colleagues from Guided Goat Hikes brought about 15 baby goats for people to meet during the class. PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

The Je erson County Public Schools administrative o ces in Golden, where o cials are defending the hiring of a new high school principal despite allegations from former sta and students.

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We the People: The Immigrant in All of Us

Ilove Paul Simon’s 1968 hit, “America.” It captures the soul of a wandering, wondering young man in search of his identity and the role he’s to play now that he’s an adult.

After she’s dozed o , he con des to his friend Cathy that he’s lost. I identify with that state of mind. At eighteen, I too was lost, and now in my ripened age, at times it feels as if I’ve come full circle.

I sometimes wonder if this is still the land I came of age in, the one Jay and the Americans rhapsodized about in their 1966 pop hit, “Only in America.” My deep love for America says yes, that it’s only a matter of her temporarily losing her way. But I also admit to an occasional foreboding, troubled that she’s changing and the America of my lifetime is morphing into something I cannot put my nger on. And if that were the case, I wouldn’t like what I’d discover.

In his song, Paul has a limited view of America. He’s hitchhiked from Saginaw to meet Cathy in Pittsburgh where they hop a bus and head eastward across Pennsylvania to the New Jersey Turnpike. at was the part I found disconcerting. I felt they were heading in the wrong direction. From my earliest days, I sensed

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In August 1953, Pete Schoening and his teammates faced a di cult time. ey were attempting to climb K2, the second-tallest mountain in the world. e group was above 25,000 feet, at what they called Camp VII, when signi cant snowstorms hit. For seven days, the men hunkered down waiting out the weather. When the storms subsided for a short time, Alex Gilkey, a member of the tight-knit crew, got out of his tent to assess the situation. As he exited the tent, he collapsed. ey discovered that he had blood clots in his leg, and every minute above 25,000 feet created a growing likelihood that the clot could leave his leg and kill him by lodging in his lung or brain.

Knowing his life-threatening condition, the team immediately made plans to get him o the mountain. e weather did not support leaving their location at Camp VII because the storm had picked up again. e team did not care; they needed to get their friend o the mountain. So, they created a makeshift stretcher and began to take Alex to a safer altitude.

For safety’s sake, on the journey down, each group member was tied to the next. After great di culty, the team was within 150 vertical feet of the camp they were trying to reach when the lead climber slipped on an icy patch. His fall was so sudden that he pulled the climber tied to him o his feet and into a free fall. ree more climbers and the makeshift stretcher were all caught up in the sudden

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west was the way to go. Regardless, Paul gets at a strain in the American psyche: the urge to pick up and go and to explore new terrain. We’re a nomadic people even if it’s only in our daydreams.

Packing up and heading to a new place causes con icting emotions to rise within a wayfarer. On the one hand, there’s the thrill and excitement about the adventure, discovering what’s out there and testing your mettle rst in surviving then thriving in your new land.

On the other hand, you realize you’re leaving all you’ve known and intuitively sense, even if you haven’t read Tom Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again,” that you’ll never be able to return. Oh, you certainly could go back to visit and reminisce, but the life you leave will invariably change in ways that you won’t be part of as you will in ways alien to your kith and kin. In a sense, you’ll become a stranger in the land of your birth.

I wonder how my grandparents might’ve felt after leaving their rural na-

tive lands in Eastern Europe and being thrust into the blast furnaces of Braddock, Pennsylvania and the factories in nearby towns where they scratched out a living under sub-human conditions. Did they yearn to return to Europe? Did they rue the choice they made? Or did they simply steel up and did what they could do so they could endow their children with the opportunity for a better life than what they would’ve had in the Old Country. A form of self-sacri ce perhaps? I like to think it was the latter. Coming from those beaten-down, impoverished lands, they had already learned that life can be brutal. us, they likely neither regretted their decision to emigrate nor dwelled in a self-pitying, woe-is-me cesspool. Plus, they’d die knowing they put their children and grandchildren in a better place. And that place was and is America.

I will never give up on America when she gets o kilter. e reason is she remains far greater than the specs of what’s currently being played out. As I wrote before, America is an idea, a most fantastic one. It’s still the land of opportunity for those who choose hope over despair. It’s on the faces of the beaten-down who

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each day pick themselves up and struggle onward to make a better life for themselves and their kith and kin. It’s on the faces of immigrants yearning to become part of America’s story. Despite the calumny raining down on them, they’re personi cations of what America is about. In his rendition of “America,” Neil Diamond captures that sensibility. He wrote the lyrics in tribute to his grandparents who ed czarist Russia and, like my grandparents, found a new start in America. In an interview, Neil said his song was also about the “immigrant in all of us.”

anks to the courage and steeliness of their immigrant ancestors, most Americans have likely found their place in America. Interestingly, for many, most from what I can ascertain, it’s the place of or relatively close to the place of their birth.

For the rest who didn’t and don’t just daydream, it’s somewhere else in America, not only between Saginaw and New Jersey.

Jerry Fabyanic is the author of “Sisyphus Wins” and “Food for ought: Essays on Mind and Spirit.” He lives in Georgetown.

event and began falling as well. With only seconds to react, Pete Schoening was able to halt the free fall of the other six using an ice pick, a snow-covered boulder next to him and the rope that connected him to the other six. Although they were battered and bruised, Schoening saved everyone on the team. at heroic moment is now, in mountain climbing lore, called “ e Belay,” and Schoening’s ice pick is on display in the American Mountaineering Museum in Golden.

e Belay gives us some amazing ideas to consider when we need encouragement.

e rst thing that comes to mind, for me, is the incredible impact that friends have on our lives. Alex’s friends stopped everything they were trying to accomplish to save him. Good friends are a gift. ey are difference makers, lifesavers, and they should be celebrated. Equally as important, this story reminds us that the ripples of our actions can be far-reaching. His entire life, Schoening insisted that he was not a hero; he was simply doing what needed to be done in that moment. In 2006, all 28 of the children and grandchildren born to the families of the men Schoening saved gathered to celebrate his quick thinking. Every one of those 28

owes their lives to Schoening. Imagine how large that number will be in 100 years. ink about how di erent the world would be without all those people.

Our actions might not keep someone from falling o a mountain, but the ripples of doing the right thing, of continuing to push forward amid di culty, cannot be underestimated. Your push, your determination, your example might be the driving force behind someone else’s success. Do not underestimate the power and in uence of the model that you provide each day.

ere are amazing stories all around us. Celebrate the power of your story. ings may not be easy, but you have got this. I hope my words encourage you and that you will share them with those who need support. 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. You can reach me at jim.roome@gmail.com.

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.

This mountain was listed for sale — but not to you

Editor’s note: Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee’s plan to sell o thousands of square miles of Western public lands has apparently been blocked for now due to Senate rules, but Lee has vowed to resurrect his idea of selling public lands to private interests.

To my fellow Coloradans, You may have heard that public lands are up for sale — but did you know they include our own backyard treasures? Gothic Mountain, the trails around Crested Butte, and parts of the Maroon Bells Wilderness could soon belong to billionaires or corporations, not to the people who love and rely on them. ese aren’t hypothetical risks — this was written into legislation that would allow buyers to sit on the land for any future use, including mining or development.

Prices aren’t going to be cheap and they certainly aren’t going to average Coloradans.

I’m a scientist and mom of three in Centennial. For over 20 years, I’ve conducted ecological research at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL), on Forest Service lands now at risk. Since 2018, I’ve tracked ground temperatures every ve minutes at 30 alpine sites to understand whether a species of Sulfur butter y caterpillars can nd microclimate refuges to survive climate change. is work may sound obscure — but it’s part of a bigger picture. We can’t x what we don’t understand. Long-term, place-based science like this is how we learn

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what to protect and how.

RMBL has conducted ecological research since 1928 — approaching 100 years — and revealed why 20% less water reaches our rivers today despite normal snowpack — crucial knowledge for managing water for 40 million people across the West. RMBL scientists are also studying native bees which we barely understand — and may be crucial to rescue colony collapse and our food system, having already documented a 60% insect decline. ese insights matter deeply to our food, our farms, and our future. is is about more than science — it’s about access, community, and what kind of Colorado we’re leaving for our kids. Our local economies, recreation, and ranching depend on these lands. In 2023, outdoor recreation generated $65.8 billion in economic output and over 400,000 jobs in Colorado. I don’t want my children to grow up with “No Trespassing” signs where we once camped, hiked, and smelled wild owers. We must protect the lands that feed our bodies, minds, and spirits — not put them behind locked gates or luxury price tags.

Jim Roome

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Exchange student hosts sought, library events set

Host families needed for Rotary Club exchange students

e Rotary Club of Golden is looking for three local families to host an exchange student for the 2025-26 school year.

Host families would o er the student a safe, warm and nurturing environment during the school year.

Families would provide the student a bedroom — either their own bedroom or a shared bedroom with a same-sex host sibling — as well as three meals a day, transportation to and from the school and school activities. ey would also cover the student’s expenses while on family outings.

School fees, sports fees, medical insurance and liability insurance would be covered by the Rotary Club.

Additionally, the Rotary Club also provides each exchange student with a $225 monthly stipend for incidentals, clothing and personal entertainment.

e Rotary Club’s youth exchange ocer will guide the host families throughout the school year, and the exchange students will have a youth exchange

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Wouldn’t you just love to pay ski ticket prices to camp on land you can now camp for free or a small permit fee? Call your senators. Tell them to stop this sale.

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New South Je co library branch hosting summer events

Je erson County Public Library will host select summertime events and programming at its South County branch near West Chat eld Avenue.

JCPL bought a commercial building at 11100 Bradford Road earlier this year and will be renovating it in the years to come. In the interim, library o cials have announced they’ll be hosting some events in the existing building this summer. is includes the Nature’s Educators Talon Talk on July 11, a Paint and Plant program on July 11, the Messy Science Fair on July 19 and Summer Fun with Magic Rob on July 25. e JCPL will also host a Teen After Hours Laser Tag on July 26.

e South County Library will also be hosting Family Time on Friday mornings this summer.

For more information, including event times, visit je colibrary.org

is guest column was written by Jeannie Stamberger, who has been conducting eldwork in ecology and evolution at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory since 2001, obtaining her Ph.D. in biology at Stanford University in 2006. She has served on the RMBL board and is a current principal investigator at RMBL. She is a mother of three who lives with her husband and family in Centennial.

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Proposed short-term rental regulations get first airing

Bear-proof trash cans, septic inspections are part of proposed changes

BY JANE REUTER JANE@COTLN.ORG

A surprisingly small group came to the Je erson County administration building June 24 to hear about planned changes to the county’s short-term rental regulations.

While only about 75 people, two-thirds of them online, attended the meeting, planning supervisor Russell Clark called it a success.

“ e purpose was so people understood what the language meant,” he said. “I think it was a successful meeting from that standpoint.”

Je erson County is in the midst of a signi cant streamlining of its short-term rental regulations, with an eye toward encouraging and gaining much greater compliance from those who have Airbnbs, VRBOs and other short-term rentals.

e county estimates more than 700 STRs operate in unincorporated Je erson County, with less than 50 of those now doing so legally. e county doesn’t plan to go after those who are out of compliance, at least not initially, but instead change its regulations so they’re easier and cheaper to meet.

“I don’t think anyone who’s gone through the process will tell you it’s easy or cheap,” Clark said. “You might get some who’ll tell you it’s terrible. We’re looking to x that.”

e current process requires a public hearing before the county’s board of adjustment and “fairly strict standards to quality,” Clark said, including a lot size of over an acre, and a location within speci c zone districts.

“ en you still have to apply for the permit; it’s a not an insigni cant fee,” he said. “ en it’s only good for six months and you do it again.”

While the second permit is in e ect for a year, the same “long, drawn-out process” must still be repeated annually, Clark said.

“We’re proposing an administrative process with a set of black-and-white criteria,” he said. “If you meet that criteria, you’re approved. e time from submitting documents to approval should only be a few weeks, and we anticipate

the fees will be signi cantly reduced because of the reduced amount of sta time it will take.”

No neighborhood involvement

While those fees aren’t set, Clark estimates they will be less than $500. Additionally, he said, applicants need only meet the criteria, so there would be “no neighborhood involvement” in obtaining a permit.

Some of the requirements in the proposed regulations include having bearproof trash cans, inspecting and pumping septic systems annually, a maximum occupancy limit of 10, strict limits on outdoor res, and having a contact within 30 minutes of an rental space who has authority to immediately address issues and make decisions on the owner-operator’s behalf.

“Typically for noise or parking complaints, we would want someone to come out right away,” Clark said. “If there’s an unruly guest who has a really loud party and a neighbor calls, we’d expect a fairly rapid response. If they’re blocking a narrow mountain street, that would get a pretty quick response as well. Fires would also get a pretty quick response.”

While it would allow short-term rentals in townhomes, duplexes and accessory dwelling units, it also proposes limiting the number of STRs allowed to no more than 1% of total housing units in each re protection district, or a 750-foot minimum separation between investment properties. ose who live in a neighborhood with a homeowner’s association will also be required to notify the HOA in advance and testify to the county that the use has been approved.

e planned changes also include a county ordinance that would give Je Co authority to regulate STRs and increase nes for non-compliance. Additionally, Je co would use an STR software company called Host Compliance to help the county identify short-term rentals and compliance rates, and provide a 24/7 complaint hotline service.

“ e intent is to get compliance, not go to citations,” he said.

Clark said the county isn’t aiming to discourage STRs.

“ ere are a number of perceived bene ts to short-term rentals,” he said. “A well-run short-term rental can have bene ts to the community. But too many of them would also start causing some negativity as well.

The Je erson County Administration building in Golden. FILE PHOTO

e Subaru’s driver, the Toyota’s driver and her father, Dunn and Grusing were outside the vehicles getting photos and evaluating the scene at 4:53 p.m. when a black Mazda traveling eastbound entered the area.

e Mazda reportedly hit the Toyota and then the Subaru, pinning Dunn under the latter. He died from his injuries at the scene.

According to the a davit, Grusing and the Toyota’s driver also sustained serious injuries, with the latter su ering a skull fracture and brain bleed. Her father, who was thrown over the jersey barrier, also sustained a large laceration to his head and elbow, the a davit describes.

e Subaru driver was uninjured. A third GPD o cer who was in the patrol

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“ e board of adjustment hears 1-4 at each hearing (currently). e vast majority are approved regardless of neighborhood concerns because generally, people complain about what could happen, not what has happened. In many cases, we’ve found the concerns of what may happen with an STR don’t always pan out. We also understand the people who are going through this process are trying to do it the right way.”

Nevertheless, Je erson County is prepared to take steps against an STR that is problematic.

“If there’s a bad operator out there, there

are ways to get that taken care of, and get that license revoked,” Clark said. “And it’s not just that one license. at house itself has a scar against it. ey can’t just transfer it to a wife or child and do it again. e owner is prohibited from applying again for ve years. It’s a pretty sti penalty.

“We are as con dent as we can be we are mitigating to the extent practical the impacts of short-term rentals with these regulations.”

One woman, who did not give her name, objected to some of Clark’s comments and the elimination of neighborhood input.

“I’ve heard you say these are theoretical problems, and they’re not; they are real problems,” she said. “I think it’s very important for there to be property inspections and also to notify the neighbors be-

vehicle behind the initial accident scene was also uninjured.

Shortly after the crash, authorities identi ed Geer as the Mazda’s driver.

He reportedly told state troopers at the scene he’d been driving home after having a beer at a local bar with a coworker.

He told troopers he’d noticed “yellow ashing lights and attempted to stop” but wasn’t able to, the a davit describes.

Investigators detected alcohol on Geer’s breath, the a davit continues, and he initially agreed to voluntary roadside sobriety tests. However, after he was informed of his Miranda rights around 6:06 p.m., he refused to talk further or complete the sobriety tests.

After receiving a search warrant, investigating troopers completed a blood draw at 8:46 p.m. at the Je co jail, the afdavit continues.

It also states that Geer has no previous criminal history.

forehand. To completely eliminate any neighbors is not fair.”

Clark urged her to submit her comments to str@je co.us, and attend the planning commission and county commissioners’ hearings.

“No matter where you land on this, if you think this is the best or worst thing ever, it’s important you come to the hearings,” he said. “ ey’re the ones who are going to make the decisions on this. at’s when it’s really important to let your opinions be known.

“ is isn’t the end of this process. it’s the beginning.”

On Nov. 14, the District Attorney’s Ofce formally charged Geer with One count of vehicular homicide, a class 3 felony, for Dunn’s death; Two counts of vehicular assault, a class 4 felony, for injuring Grusing and the Toyota’s driver; One count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, for injuring the Toyota’s driver’s father; One count of driving under the in uence, a misdemeanor. City o cials have con rmed Dunn is the rst Golden police o cer to be killed in the line of duty.

Over the last several months, Goldenites and others across the country have honored Dunn’s memory by fundraising for his family and Grusing’s recovery. e community also honored Dunn with temporary and permanent memorials, including adding his name to the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial at Camp George West and renaming a stretch of Highway 58 in his memory.

erevised STR regulations will likely be set for public hearings with the planning commission and county commissioners late this year. To submit a comment, email str@je co.us by July 20.

Golden Police O cer Evan Dunn, who was killed in the line of duty Nov. 6, is honored at the May 2 Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial Day ceremony. This year, Dunn and five other o cers were added to the memorial at Camp George West, which now bears 365 total names. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Five sports movies to try on Fourth of July

BY JOHN RENFROW JOHN@COTLN.ORG

In the, shall we say, “cloudy” environment that is the United States political landscape in 2025, it can be di cult to ride for America as hard and as consistently as you might for the Broncos or Avalanche.

As the Fourth of July closes in, those warm, patriotic feelings may not come as easily as they used to (or even exist at all anymore, for some). But a yearly nostalgia for the country you thought you knew may rise to the surface on Independence Day for whatever reason, especially for sports fans who can nd evergreen things to appreciate or be thankful for.

Sometimes you need a little inspiration. Fiction certainly helps as reality

In the polarizing political climate of America, sports movies can help get more jaded people into the 4th of July spirit. SHUTTERSTOCK

Mines pole vaulter Potrykus wins academic honors

Athlete to be honored at July 10 awards as Scholar-Athlete of the Year

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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As a pole vaulter, recent Colorado School of Mines graduate Hunter Potrykus was always looking to raise the bar.

Now, he’s reached a new high point — winning the 2024-25 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Male ScholarAthlete of the Year. e conference announced Potrykus’ win in a June 24 press release, explaining how a student-athlete must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA while partici-

pating in an RMAC-sponsored sport to be eligible.

In May 2024, Potrykus graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Mines with a 3.929 GPA. en, this May, he earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with a thermal uid systems track, compiling a 4.0 GPA in the process.

According to the RMAC press release, Potrykus will be honored at the conference’s Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet July 10 in Colorado Springs.

Both the RMAC and Mines Athletics press releases said Potrykus is the third male Oredigger to receive this honor, joining distance runner Duncan Fuehne from 2023 and men’s basketball player Gokul Natesan from 2017.

According to Mines Athletics, Potrykus joined the Mines track & eld program in fall 2020 and had a deco-

rated career across both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

During his ve years with the Orediggers, the Berthoud, Colorado native set multiple records and earned numerous accolades, including the 2025 RMAC Men’s Indoor Academic Athlete of the Year. He was also a ve-time RMAC pole vault champion — twice for outdoors and three times for indoors.

During his nal indoor season this winter, Potrykus took fourth at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. It was his best nish at nationals and helped the Mines men’s team take home the bronze medal. It was also the team’s best-ever nish at a national meet.

For more information about Potrykus’ award or career, or to follow the Mines track & eld program, visit MinesAthletics.com.

New rule in place for pucks, crossbars and goal frames

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

ree new rules will be in play when the 20252026 ice hockey season begins in Colorado. e puck is unplayable if it comes to rest on top of the goal between the crossbar and the goal frame.

According to the National Federation of High Schools’ web page, the rule also clari es the rules for pucks on the outside of the goal netting and below the crossbar. Play continues in this instance.

“ e primary reason for stopping play when the puck is on top of the net is for the health and safety of players and the goalkeeper,” said Dan Schuster, NFHS director of educational services and editor of the NFHS Ice Hockey Rules Book, in the statement on the NFHS web page.

“ e committee did not want to see sticks coming up high, trying to knock the puck o the shelf,” Schuster continued. “ e proximity of the goalkeeper is always sensitive, so there could be sticks coming in high in the direction of the goalkeeper and the committee did not want that in high-school ice hockey.”

Another rule will keep goalkeepers from wearing audio and video devices during games. e last rule changes the word “linesman” to “linesperson.” e federation’s rule book replaced gender-speci c language earlier.

According to the most recent NFHS athletic participation survey, more than 32,000 boys participate in ice hockey in 1,641 high schools across the country, and more than 9,600 girls participate in the sport in 785 schools.

Fifty schools eld boys teams that compete in seven conferences in Colorado, according to MaxPreps. Seven schools eld girls teams, according to MaxPreps. ose teams are in the southern end of the Denver metropolitan area, Castle Rock and one district team from Colorado Springs.

For more updates and rule changes, visit CHSAANow.com.

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continues to feel more daunting. at’s why, in this writer’s opinion, movies can perfectly harness the magic of sports, blending it with an Americana we still search for and providing hope for what we could be.

Or, at the very least, it can be a fun distraction. Try these ve sports movies (and a couple of documentaries. My list, my rules.) this Fourth of July.

5. “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”

When creating this list, naturally, I knew I’d have to put Talladega Nights either rst or last. It’s my favorite Will Ferrell movie, and as much as I love John C. Reilly as Cal Naughton Jr. and Gary Cole as the hilarious Reese Bobby, it just couldn’t be rst. So, it had to be last.

is is just a silly take on the brash American cowboy trope, a sort of goofy John Wayne as an unlikely racecar star. It pits Ferrell against Sacha Baron Cohen’s French driver character Jean Girard, who humbles Ricky Bobby and forces him to learn a urry of unexpected lessons. What begins as an arrogant (and hilarious) American pissing contest on the track becomes a feel-good movie that makes you want Applebee’s. Take a break from the news and go fast.

Where to watch: Hulu, Tubi, Amazon Prime Video

4. “The Redeem Team”

Admittedly, the Olympics and the World Cup are some of the only events that truly make me feel patriotic. e original super team was the 1992 Olympic men’s basketball team, led by Michael Jordan and 11 other future Pro Basketball Hall of Famers.

e Dream Team set an impossible standard of godly excellence, dominating the competition en route to an easy gold medal. Fast forward to 2004, and the U.S. nished with a disappointing bronze medal. is rallied the world’s best players (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and more) to unite and restore glory to the United States as the pinnacle of the basketball world in 2008.

Growing up as a diehard NBA fan, I was born too late to enjoy the original Dream Team. But when “ e Redeem Team” was released in 2022, I watched wide-eyed as the superheroes of my childhood united like e Avengers to win the gold. If you need a reason to feel patriotic, just look to LeBron.

Where to watch: Net ix

3. “A League of Their Own”

One of the more inspiring aspects of America is the avalanche of positivity and attention snowballing in women’s sports in recent years. When the Colorado High School Activities Association sanctioned girls ag football in the 2024-25 season after a three-year pilot program, I couldn’t help but think of “A League of eir Own.” is self-deprecating comedy perfectly laughs at itself while celebrating the best of baseball: inclusivity and toughness, hot dogs and reworks. It wholeheartedly embraces the grittiness of female athletes and solidi es their seat at the table. It is also an early precursor to the idea that if you give women’s sports a platform, people will watch. Just look at the WNBA ratings lately.

Based on true events, this ick has undeniable cast chemistry and delivers a poignant message that rings even truer today.

Where to watch: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video

2. “Miracle”

What’s better than an underdog success story? One that actually came true. at’s why Miracle makes the top two. Kurt Russell delivers the performance of a lifetime as a former player-turnedcoach in an unlikely rally of ragtag players joined together to take down Goliath. e players, who made up the 1980 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, juggled ego, adversity and loss while preparing to take on the Soviets, who were largely favored in the Olympics as the heat of the Cold War loomed.

“If we played them 10 times, they might win nine. But not this game.”

“When you pull on that jersey, the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back.”

Where to watch: Disney+, Amazon Prime Video

1. “The Sandlot”

Was there ever any doubt? is is the perfect sports movie. Whether it’s the endless quotability, the endearing budding friendship between the neighborhood kids in the lm or the picture-perfect Fourth of July game at the nale, this movie just gets to you.

“ ere was only one night game a year. On the Fourth of July, the whole sky would brighten up with reworks, giving us just enough light for a game. We played our best then, because, I guess, we all felt like the big-leaguers, under the lights of some great stadium.”

It’s a lm made by dreamers for dreamers. Sports-lovers can place themselves back in their childhoods, hitting that last shot in the driveway to win the championship or smashing the winning home run to walk o the game. Similarly, this movie transports you there again, asking your mom for permission before grabbing your glove and ball, the only two things you’d need as a kid to have fun.

It’s a ashback to the cul-de-sac culture of a lost America, when the youth would ride bikes to the ballpark or community pool instead of hopping on Fortnite or watching YouTube. It’s a neighborhood block party. It’s a tear-jerking wave of nostalgia that carries you o like a pop- y for an hour and a half.

It was my late father’s favorite movie, and one of the best gifts I inherited from him. As much as America frustrates me, I felt that “ e Sandlot” was the perfect idea of what the nation could be: a place for dreamers.

Where to watch: Disney+, Amazon Prime Video

Honorable Mention: “Shawn White: The Last Run”

Another inspiring angle on someone I consider a childhood hero, this one is a must-watch. Shawn White is a Mount Rushmore-level American athlete who put snowboarding on the biggest stage. White, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, put the country at the peak of snowboarding. His documentary not only provides an intimate look at his legacy and impact on the sport, but it also follows White as he tries one last run at the Olympics.

It’s not exactly a Fourth of July watch, but it will inspire you and give you a new lens on what it means to be an international athlete representing America.

Did I leave o your favorite summertime sports movie, perfect for the Fourth of July? Disagree with some of my choices or explanations? Email me at john@ cotln.org with your thoughts and questions.

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It’s a feeling shared by retired Army veteran Bob Ervin, who was among seven former service members being tutored by Bu alo Run Head PGA Pro Garrett Ho man and First Assistant PGA Pro Jordan LeBlanc.

“With these guys, I know we are getting the best teachers there are,” Ervin said. “ ere is nothing like getting tips from a real pro.”

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e Bu alo Run instructors and students are part of a nationwide program called PGA HOPE, or Helping Our Patriots Everywhere, a developmental six-toeight-week curriculum taught by PGA of America golf professionals. e classes are geared toward former military members and are free to them. PGA Hope is being o ered at more than 550 program locations in the U.S., across all 50 states, impacting more than 17,000 veterans annually, according to a PGA Hope news release.

tive challenges such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and amputees, among other challenges, the news release states.

Led by PGA of America Golf Professionals, PGA HOPE is the only adaptive golf program that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Veterans A airs, which enables VA Facilities to refer Veterans to the PGA HOPE program as a form of therapy.

LeBlanc, a decorated Army veteran, recently led a group of Colorado military veterans to compete in the 2025 PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup , held May 12th at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, NC.  e Secretary’s Cup is a spirited nine-hole golf competition that kicks o during PGA Championship week and features 12 teams of four military veterans who have participated in the PGA HOPE program, according to the news release.

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e local participating military veterans in the tournament were Jeremiah James, Commerce City, U.S. Army; Paul Garcia, Commerce City, United States Air Force; Erich Posdzich, Commerce City, United States Marine Corps and Joshua Lee, Denver, United States Navy.

LeBlanc said Project Hope students are tutored on all facets of golf, including the proper placement of feet on putts, hitting out of sand traps and driving the ball. Most have had some experience on the fairways and he hopes to teach them the best gol ng habits, he said.

“We want to teach them control, especially speed control on the greens,” LeBlanc said. “We keep things, especially putting, simple. But mostly we want to teach them to enjoy the game, that’s why we are out here.”

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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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500132

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

On April 10, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) ARTHUR HOWARD AND TRACY HOWARD

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

May 18, 2022

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 23, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022050464

Original Principal Amount

$300,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$292,279.01

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 38, KENRIDGE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 4465 CODY STREET, WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033.

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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/10/2025 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Amy Schiano, 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 # 00000010417608

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

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First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500149

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

On April 24, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

THOMAS P. JACKSON AND MELODY JACKSON

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust

January 03, 2022

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 10, 2022

Recording Information

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

2022003488

Original Principal Amount

$164,750.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$142,182.88

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 26, BLOCK 2, STONY CREEK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 7133 SOUTH CODY WAY, LITTLETON, CO 80128.

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, 08/21/2025 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: 6/26/2025 Last Publication: 7/24/2025 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: 04/24/2025

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:

Carly Imbrogno #59553

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000010431708

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

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First Publication: 6/26/2025 Last Publication: 7/24/2025 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500122

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

Deed of Trust:

On April 3, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Carlos T Chavez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Integrity First Financial, Inc.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

January 18, 2017

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 23, 2017

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

2017008475

Original Principal Amount

$242,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$214,174.60

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 12, Block 15, Calahan Homes, Unit Three Amended, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 7520 W Oregon Dr, Lakewood, CO 80232.

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, 07/24/2025 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: 6/5/2025

Last Publication: 7/3/2025

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: 04/03/2025

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:

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

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

Attorney File # 23CO00077-2

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

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First Publication: 6/5/2025

Last Publication: 7/3/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500123

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

On April 3,

Original Grantor(s) J M Purswell and Rebecca C.

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Purported common address: 6523 W 69th Pl, Arvada, CO 80003.

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, 07/24/2025 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: 6/5/2025

Last Publication: 7/3/2025

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: 04/03/2025

Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Amy Schiano, 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 # CO24553

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. J2500123

First Publication: 6/5/2025

Last Publication: 7/3/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE

PUBLIC NOTICES

April 23, 2009

Recording Information

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

2009035715

Original Principal Amount

$118,340.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$76,065.05

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.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NUMBER 205, BUILD-

ING NUMBER 9, SNOWBIRD PHASE III CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SNOWBIRD, PHASE III CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED JANUARY 6, 1981 AT RECEPTION NO. 81000999, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND MAP RECORDED JANUARY 13, 1981 AT RECEPTION NO. 81002823, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, COLORADO RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF PARKING SPACE NOS. 42 AND 43, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 341 WRIGHT STREET #205, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228.

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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025 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: 04/17/2025 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:

Carly Imbrogno

have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due

payments provided for in the evidence of

secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE SOUTH 100 FEET OF LOT 19, BLOCK 2, BEVERLY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 1975 Garland Street, Lakewood, 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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/17/2025

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:

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP

7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-25-1012498-LL

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2500143

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500146

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

On April 17, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Jonathan Johnson Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC Date of Deed of Trust February 12, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 17, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021026020

Original Principal Amount

$650,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $611,161.94

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.

PARCEL 1: LOTS 9 AND 12, BLOCK 5, PANORAMA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL 2: THAT PORTION OF LOT 11, BLOCK 5, PANORAMA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, LYING EAST OF A LINE BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH CORNER OF LOTS 9 AND 10 OF SAID BLOCK 5; THENCE S 08 DEGREES 25’ E ALONG A LINE BEING THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE LINE BETWEEN SAID

LOTS 9 AND 10 A DISTANCE OF 62.50 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF TERMINUS ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ASPEN ROAD, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 663 Aspen Road, Golden, CO 80401. 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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/17/2025

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:

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO24465

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. J2500146

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500133

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

On April 10, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

NICOLE E. JONES

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-WFHE2, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WFHE2

Date of Deed of Trust

May 30, 2006

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 09, 2006

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

2006070062

Original Principal Amount

$180,800.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$125,686.71

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 21, METRO OVERLOOK

SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address: 7023 WEST 71ST PLACE, ARVADA, CO 80003.

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 De-

mand 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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/10/2025

Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Amy Schiano, 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 # 00000010396489

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. J2500133

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500152

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

On May 1, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Brock Johnson Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust April 05, 2022

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 06, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022032827

Original Principal Amount

$551,200.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$530,833.69

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 20, Block 1, Cloverdale, Blocks 1 to 8 inclusive, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 6220 W Arkansas Ave, Lakewood, CO 80232.

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, 08/21/2025 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: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

Name

BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 05/01/2025

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 # CO24477

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. J2500152

First Publication: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500124

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

On April 3, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

LOUISE THOMAS AND RYAN L. THOMAS

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, FKA QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC

F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC Date of Deed of Trust

February 16, 2022

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 22, 2022

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

2022019502

Original Principal Amount

$444,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$427,062.69

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 12, BLOCK 3, WALNUT GROVE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, AMENDED PLAT COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 10611 HOLLAND ST, BROOMFIELD, CO 80021-3665.

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, 07/24/2025 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: 6/5/2025

Last Publication: 7/3/2025

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: 04/03/2025 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Amy Schiano, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

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, 08/21/2025 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: 6/26/2025 Last Publication: 7/24/2025 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: 05/01/2025 Jerry DiTullio,

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 31, BLOCK 1, PHEASANT CREEK AT THE BEAR SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 49-334-01-234

Purported common address: 10595 West Dartmouth Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80227.

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, 07/24/2025 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: 6/5/2025

Last Publication: 7/3/2025

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: 04/03/2025

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 # 25-034400

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a

or affecting the Property and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 16, BLOCK 9, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, BLOCKS 1 THROUGH 25, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address: 7988 S. Dudley Street, Littleton, CO 80128.

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, 08/21/2025 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: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

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: 04/24/2025

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:

William R. Arant III #36864 Arant Law, LLC 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 365, Parker, CO 80138 (720) 541-7903 Attorney File # 15680

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. J2500150 First Publication: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500144

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

On April 17, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) THOMAS BENGT LUNDIN AND SHANNON LAURA STANBRO

Original Beneficiary(ies) ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED LOANS STRUCTURED TRANSACTION TRUST

SERIES 2020-3

Date of Deed of Trust

July 30, 2002

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 01, 2002

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) F1535180

Original Principal Amount

$167,200.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$145,531.96

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 2, BLOCK 7, SUN VALLEY ESTATES FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 1216 S Hoyt St, Lakewood, CO 80232.

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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/17/2025

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 # 25-034361

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. J2500144

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500129

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

On April 10, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jodi R. Jones

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust March 25, 2021

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 22, 2021

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

2021136856

Original Principal Amount

$327,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$134,994.65

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: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 106, BUILDING 16, SNOWBIRD II CONDOMINIUMS PHASE II, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SNOWBIRD II CONDOMINIUMS PHASE II RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1981 AT RECEPTION NO. 81067365 AN MAP RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1981 AT RECEPTION NO. 81067366, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, COLORADO RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF PARKING SPACE(S) NO. 212, AND GARAGE SPACE(S) NO.N/A, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN#:49-353-04-134

Purported common address: 3344 S Ammons Street Apt 16-106, Lakewood, CO 80227.

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

The

mand 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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/10/2025

Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Amy Schiano, 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 # 25-034363

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. J2500129

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500137

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

On April 17, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Carson Lavy Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust May 11, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021075673

Original Principal Amount

$306,900.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$287,793.35

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.

Unit 10, in Building No. 6, Tall Pines II, in accordance with the and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Tall Pine Condominium recorded November 22, 1983 at Reception No. 83112518 and Amended January 24, 1984 at Reception No. 84007599 and First Supplement recorded January 24, 1984 at Reception No. 84007600, and any and all Amendments and Supplements thereto, and Map recorded on January 24, 1984 in Book 29 at Page 42, at Reception No. 84007601, in the Records of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, Together with the right to the exclusive use of Parking Space No. 176, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 3528 S Depew Street 10, Lakewood, CO 80235.

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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/17/2025

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 # CO24576

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. J2500137

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500134

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

On April 10, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Errol R. Barrett

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Root Down Land, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Root Down Land, LLC Date of Deed of Trust

January 31, 2022

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 03, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022014262

Original Principal Amount

$11,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$8,182.80

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 installments of principal and interest, failure to pay real property taxes, together with 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.

THAT PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 2528 AT PAGE 14 AND RE-RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 81037107, THAT PORTION OF THE N ½ OF THE SW ¼ OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 71 WEST, LYING WEST OR WESTERLY OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 40, AND NORTH OR NORTHERLY OF THE BOUNDARY LINE FENCE, WHICH EXISTS SOUTH OR SOUTHERLY OF THE COUNTY ROAD, KNOWN AS THE RUBY RANCH ROAD, AND IN THE NORTH OR NORTHERLY PORTION OF SAID N 1/2 SW1/4 SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 71 WEST, THE FENCE LINE BEING MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN THE COURT ORDER RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 79014851, EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NO. 2010012214, ALL IN THE N1/2 OF SW1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 71 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: Vacant Land, Evergreen, 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, 08/07/2025 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/

Centerline of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 70 West a distance of 612.138 feet to the true point of beginning; Thence south 87°45’30” East a Distance of 709.705 feet; Thence North 00°30’33” West a distance of 612.481 feet to a point on the East-West Centerline of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 70 West; Thence south 87°46’51” east along the East-West Centerline of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 70 West a Distance of 708.415 feet to the Northeast corner West 1/2, Southeast 1/4, section 13, Township 6 south, range 70 west; Thence south 00°37’42” East along the East line of the west 1/2 Southeast 1/4, Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 70 West a distance of 1,490.512 feet; Thence North 87°43’34” West a distance of 1,423.101 feet to a point on the North-South Centerline of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 70 West; Thence North 00°23’23” West along the North-South Centerline of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 70 West a distance of 876.721 feet to the true point of beginning, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Purported common address: 15441 West Sampson 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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025 Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C.

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

Attorney File # CO23839

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. J2500138

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500153

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

On May 1, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Kevin Costello

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

May 10, 2021

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 24, 2021

Recording Information

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

2021078716

Original Principal Amount

$283,240.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$264,334.19

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.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 207, BUILDING 4, THE COLONY AT MARINA POINTE CONDOMINIUMS, FIRST SUPPLEMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 31, 1995, UNDER RECEPTION NO. F0108885, AND AMENDED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 30, 1995, UNDER RECEPTION NO. F0151894, AND AMENDED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED MARCH 21, 1996, UNDER RECEPTION NO. F0204187, AND ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED MARCH 21, 1996, UNDER RECEPTION NO. F0204188, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE GARAGE NO. 8, SPACE F, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 8371 S Upham Way #207, Littleton, CO 80128.

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, 08/21/2025 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: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

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: 05/01/2025 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Erika Ota, 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:

Steven Bellanti #48306 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP

7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-25-1013351-LL

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2500153

First Publication: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500151

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

On May 1, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) LOIS ROBINSON AND CARL MIKE ROBINSON

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR U.S. BANK N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Date of Deed of Trust

March 19, 2010

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 24, 2010

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

2010025049

Original Principal Amount

$340,300.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$385,486.19

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 40, MEADOWBROOK HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 8892 SOUTH BALSAM STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80128.

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, 08/21/2025 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: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

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: 05/01/2025

Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Erika Ota, 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 # 00000010322006

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. J2500151

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)

Alisa K. Gooch

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Guild Mortgage Company LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

September 27, 2017

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 29, 2017

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

2017100783

Original Principal Amount

$436,455.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$445,025.31

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 20, BLOCK 14, CANDELAS FILING NO.

4, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 9325 Blanca St, Arvada, CO 80007.

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, 08/07/2025 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: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

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: 04/17/2025

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:

Steven Bellanti #48306 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-25-1011057-LL

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2500147

First Publication: 6/19/2025

Last Publication: 7/17/2025

Name of Publication: Golden

Budget Hearings

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Molly Couture, Secretary

Legal Notice No. Gold 2122

First Publication: July 3, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids for the North Table Mountain Water and Sanitation District’s (District) NTM

Project 2025-01 - Big Easley Tank Rehabilitation will be received by the District at the District’s office, located at 14806 W. 52nd Avenue, Golden, Colorado 80403-1228, until 10:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) on Thursday, July 31st, 2025 at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting is July 15th. Questions are due by July 24th, Final Addendum will be issued

Proposed

NOTICE

First Publication: 6/26/2025

Last Publication: 7/24/2025

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500147

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

On April 17, 2025, the undersigned Public

MOUNT VERNON COUNTRY CLUB

Copies

to

or call 303-279-2854. Once the request has been made and the fee paid, the bid package with be e-mailed and the contact information will be added to the planholders list. No bids will be accepted by bidders who are not on the planholders list.

Each Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope and must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of five (5) percent of the total Bid if paid by cashier’s check or certified check or draft from a Colorado State or National bank or ten (10) percent of the total Bid in the form of a Bid Bond drawn on a Colorado licensed surety company.

Questions regarding the bid must be in written format and e-mailed to Wendy Weiman; wendy@ntmwater.org

No Bid may be withdrawn without the express consent of the Owner for a period of forty-five (45) days following the time of opening of the Bids.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and Maintenance Bond for one hundred (100) percent of the contract guaranteeing faithful performance and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the contract.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and waive any informalities in bidding and to make an award in such a manner as may be deemed in the best interest of the District.

Dated this 3rd day of July, 2025

North Table Mountain Water and Sanitation District

Legal Notice No. Gold 2144

First Publication: July 3, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that on or after 2 p.m. local time, July 18th, 2025, the City of Golden will make final settlement with Colorado Civil Infrastructure, 1205 S. Platt River Dr #201 Denver CO 80223, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed in and for the 2025 Astor House ROW Improvement Project.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provision, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by subcontractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims.

2. All such claims shall be filed with the City of Golden Public Works Department, c/o John Hardy, 1445 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401, on or before the above-mentioned

Littleton,

Also

as: 5716 S Zinnia

80127

lien foreclosed may not be a first lien. THEREFORE, According to said command, I shall expose said real property for sale, at Public Auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash, on August 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m., at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Civil Unit 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 1520, Golden, CO, 80419, in the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF THE SALE. REGINA MARINELLI Sheriff of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Sgt. Kelly England, Deputy Sheriff MURR SILER ECKELS DELANEY, PC Joseph A. Murr, Reg. No. 14427 999 Broadway, Suite 3100 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303)534-2277

Assistant County Attorney, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Suite 5500, Golden, Colorado 80419, Phone: 303.271.8965, Email: amunck@jeffco.us; lstubbs@jeffco.us.

SUMMONS, TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the clerk of this court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

The following documents are served herewith: Complaint and District Court Cover Sheet. Dated this 27th day of March, 2025. By JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Levi Stubbs, Amber J. Munck, Attorneys for Plaintiff. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF REAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION; A part of the Northwest quarter of Section 29 and part of the Northeast quarter of Section 30, Township 5 South, Range 69 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 30; thence S89º19’32”W along the North line of said Section 30, 255.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence S17º28’49”E, 2,709.77 feet to the South line of the Northwest quarter of said Section 29; thence N89º58’27”W along said South line, 5.40 feet to the Easterly Right-ofway of C-470; thence along said Right-of-way the following courses: thence N18º58’22”W, 1,444.16 feet; thence N19º45’37”W, 900.00 feet; thence N14º00’32”W, 382.62 feet to the North line of said Section 30; thence along said North line, N89º19’32”E, 57.87 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Legal Notice No. Gold 2125 First Publication: June 26, 2025 Last Publication: July 24, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2024CV91, Division/ Courtroom 6

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (Publication Notice)

STANDLEY LAKES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. LISA R. CONNELLY AND MARJORIE B. CONNELLY, Defendants.

MARJORIE B. CONNELLY, Third Party Plaintiff

v. PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, ADRIANNE TODMAN IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ACTING SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVLOPMENT, JERRY DITULLIO IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACTICY AS THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO AND TRAILFINDER, INC., Third Party Defendants

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Department of Jefferson County, Colorado at 10:00 O’clock A.M., on the 21st day of August 2025, at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419, phone number 303-271-6580. At which sale, the below described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. The Sheriff’s Office makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DESCRIBED PROPERTY MAY HAVE LIENS AND OTHER LEGAL INTERESTS, INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES, COURT COSTS AND PUBLICATION COSTS THAT MUST BE SATISFIED FROM THE SALE PROCEEDS.

First Publication: June 26, 2025

Last Publication: July 24, 2025 Published In: Golden Transcript

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated March 6, 2025 and C.R.S. 38-28-107. The partition by sale concerns the real property legally described as follows:

The property located at 9410 W. 89th Circle, Westminster, CO 80021 and legally known as CONDOMINIUM UNIT 9410, BUILDING NO. XII, STANDLEY LAKE CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 16, 1982, AS RECEPTION NO. 82064931 AND THE ANNEXATION THERETO RECORDED AUGUST 19, 1983, AS RECEPTION NO. 83078764 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON AUGUST 19, 1983, AS RECEPTION NO. 83078765. TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACE NO. 9410, AND THE GARAGE NO. 9410, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

A certified copy of the DECREE FOR PARTITION BY SALE AND ORDER OF PUBLIC SALE BY THE SHERIFF OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO dated March 6, 2025 is available for review by contacting the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office at the phone number stated above.

Note: Pursuant to the Court’s Decree of March 6, 2025, following confirmation of the public sale, the proceeds from such public sale shall be deposited by the Jefferson County Sheriff with the clerk of the Jefferson County District Court for payment of the sales expenses, recording fees, publication costs, attorneys fees, payment of liens of record, and division of the net sales proceeds between Lisa Connelly and Marjorie Connelly pursuant to the Stipulation entered on the record on February 13, 2025 as the Court may set forth in its order confirming sale and any subsequent orders.

May 7, 2025

Regina Marinelli, Sheriff Jefferson County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Kelly England, Deputy Sheriff

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Last Publication: July 24, 2025

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Public Notice

Waters/ERA (Environmental Resource Associates) would like to inform the public that we have filed our annual report regarding Waters/ERA’s Financial Assurance Warranties with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

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First Publication: July 3, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado

100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden CO 80401

In the Interest of: Abigale Field

Party: Jaylene Mendoza

8293 W Floyd Ave. 5-201 Lakewood, CO 80227

Phone Number: 720-388-5466

Email: jandtwins@hotmail.com

Case Number: 2025PR153 Division L Courtroom: 240

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: Christopher Field Last Known Address, N/A

A hearing on Guardianship Adult for Abigale

Field will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: July 28, 2025 Time: 1:30pm

Courtroom or Division: 240

100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80401

The hearing will take approximately 1 hour.

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First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado

100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden CO 80401

In the Interest of: Reanna Field

Party: Jaylene Mendoza 8293 W Floyd Ave. 5-201 Lakewood, CO 80227

Phone Number: 720-388-5466

Email: jandtwins@hotmail.com

Case Number: 2025PR154 Division L Courtroom: 240

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: Christopher Field Last Known Address, N/A

A hearing on Guardianship Adult for Reanna Field will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: July 28, 2025 Time: 1:30pm

Courtroom or Division: 240

100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80401

The hearing will take approximately 1 hour.

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Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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Summons Re: Domestic Relations In the District Court Jefferson County, Golden Colorado

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

To the Respondents named below: You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Combined Court a response to the Petition within 35 days after publication of this notice.

A copy of the Petition and Summons in your action may be obtained from the Clerk of the

Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication.

Action Number: 25DR220

Names of Parties: GABRIEL LEE OROZCO VS. SANDRA JAIME VALADEZ

Nature of Action: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

June 20, 2025

CLERK OF THE COMBINED COURT By: Deputy Clerk Renee Romero

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First Publication: July 3, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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District Court Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80419

In the Interest of: Karen Bowman. Respondent

Attorney: Benjamin J. Powell Powell Law Firm, LLC

520 Folly Rd. Suite 25-337

Charleston, SC 29412

Phone Number: (843) 364-7576

E-mail: ben@powelllawfirmsc.com

Fax Number: Atty. Reg. #: 59027

Case Number: 2025PR030670

Division L

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: Children, Spouse, Relatives, Descendants, and Heirs of Karen Bowman, and any Others

Having a Right Which May be Affected by the Proceedings herein Related to Karen Bowman Last Known Address, if any:

A hearing on Petition for Appointment of a Conservator for Adult for Petitioner, Allison Care Center, the nursing facility at which Karen Bowman currently resides, located at 1660 Allison St, Lakewood, CO 80214, has requested that the Court appoint a conservator for Karen Bowman.

will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: August 20, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Division: L Address: 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80419

This Hearing shall be held by WebEx at the above stated date and time. Joining information is as follows:

1. To join via web (from a cell phone or a computer) https://judicial.webex.com/meet/Bryce. Allen

2. To Join by Phone Dial 720-650-7664 or 1-415-655-0001, Access code: 920-364-188#

The hearing will take approximately 1 hour. Legal Notice No. Gold 2119 First Publication: June 26, 2025 Last Publication: July 10, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice STATEMENT AND DEMAND FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:

TAKE NOTICE that a Demand has been filed with The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company in accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes, Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive as follows, to wit: STATE OF COLORADO) COUNTY OF JEFFERSON)

To the Secretary of The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company: The undersigned, Lutheran Medical Center, whose address is 8300 W 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, hereby notifies you and the said The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company (hereinafter, “the Corporation”) that they are the record owners of Stock Certificate No. 5351 for 1/40th of 1 share of stock in the Corporation, which said Certificate stands on the records of said Corporation in the name of Lutheran Medical Center.

The undersigned further states that said Certificate above mentioned has been lost, mislaid or destroyed; that this Notice is made and given pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7-42-113 through 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, and that such Certificate is the property of the undersigned and has not been transferred or hypothecated by the undersigned.

The undersigned or the undersigned’s predecessor(s) in ownership of said Certificate has duly paid all assessments levied by the Corporation against said stock. Accordingly, the undersigned hereby demands issuance of a duplicate Certificate in lieu of said Certificate so lost, mislaid or destroyed to the undersigned or assignee of the undersigned in accordance with Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Signed and dated this 24th day of June, 2025. Lutheran Medical Center.

The foregoing Notice that Certificate has been Lost, Mislaid or Destroyed & Statement and Demand for Issuance of Duplicate Certificate, was subscribed & sworn to before me by Lutheran Medical Center, this 24th day of June 2025.

You are hereby notified that The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company will issue a new Stock Certificate by August 30th, 2025,

or thereafter, in the name of Lutheran Medical Center, or to the Direct Assignee of the record owners, unless a contrary claim is filed with the Secretary of said Corporation prior to August 30th, 2025.

THE AGRICULTURAL DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANY

Anthony Cline, Manager PO Box 260165 Lakewood, CO 80226

Legal Notice No. Gold 2147

First Publication: July 3rd, 2025

Last Publication: July 31st, 2025 Published in: The Golden Transcript Public Notice

STATEMENT AND DEMAND FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:

TAKE NOTICE that a Demand has been filed with The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company in accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes, Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive as follows, to wit: STATE OF COLORADO) COUNTY OF JEFFERSON)

To the Secretary of The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company: The undersigned, Lew, LLC., whose address is 6375 West Lakeridge Road, Lakewood, CO 80227 hereby notifies you and the said The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company (hereinafter, “the Corporation”) that they are the record owners of Stock Certificate No. 5771 for 5/40th of 1 share of stock in the Corporation, which said Certificate stands on the records of said Corporation in the name of Lew, LLC.

The undersigned further states that said Certificate above mentioned has been lost, mislaid or destroyed; that this Notice is made and given pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7-42-113 through 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, and that such Certificate is the property of the undersigned and has not been transferred or hypothecated by the undersigned.

The undersigned or the undersigned’s predecessor(s) in ownership of said Certificate has duly paid all assessments levied by the Corporation against said stock. Accordingly, the undersigned hereby demands issuance of a duplicate Certificate in lieu of said Certificate so lost, mislaid or destroyed to the undersigned or assignee of the undersigned in accordance with Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Signed and dated this 2nd day of June, 2025.

Joshua Erlich, Owner of Lew, LLC.

The foregoing Notice that Certificate has been Lost, Mislaid or Destroyed & Statement and Demand for Issuance of Duplicate Certificate, was subscribed & sworn to before me by Joshua Erlich, Owner of Lew, LLC., this 2nd day of June 2025.

You are hereby notified that The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company will issue a new Stock Certificate by August 11th, 2025, or thereafter, in the name of Lew, LLC.,or to the Direct Assignee of the record owners, unless a contrary claim is filed with the Secretary of said Corporation prior to August 11th, 2025.

THE AGRICULTURAL DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANY

Anthony Cline, Manager PO Box 260165 Lakewood, CO 80226

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of the Estate of Robert Short, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY, et al., ) Defendants. Case No.: 23-LA-1316

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Rickie Don Short, unknown heirs of Robert Short,

TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard Tyler LaTosh, a/k/a Richard LaTosh, a/k/a Rick LaTosh, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030541

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the

representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cody LaTosh, Personal Representative 2274 Coronado Pkwy N. #D Thornton Colorado 80229

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacqueline Ann Snodgrass, aka Jacqueline A. Snodgrass, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30677

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 November 1, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

David James Orlando Personal Representative c/o Hofgard & Associates, P.C. 1510 28th St., Ste. 275 Boulder, CO 80303

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First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Deborah Lynn Willeford, aka Deborah L. Willeford, aka Deborah Willeford, aka Debbie Willeford, Deceased. Case Number 2025PR30690

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 October 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julie Peter, Person Giving Notice P.O. Box 1345 Arvada. CO 80001

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First Publication: June 26, 2025

Last Publication: July 10, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Walter Johnston, aka William W. Johnston, aka William Walter, aka Walter William Johnston, aka Walter W. Johnston, aka Bill Johnston, aka Wally Johnston, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30536

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 October 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Debra Martin, Personal Representative 2229 Mt. Hermon Rd. Mt. Hermon, KY 42157

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First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BAUDILIA ASTACIO, Deceased Case Number 2025PR30683

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 Court, County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janette Astacio

c/o Solem, Woodward & McKinley P.C.

750 W. Hampden Ave, Suite 505

Englewood, Colorado 80110

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Last Publication: July 10, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Dean Crenshaw, a/k/a Robert D. Crenshaw, a/k/a Robert Crenshaw, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30626

All persons having claims against the above

named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court Jefferson County, Colorado on or before Monday, October 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert D. Crenshaw, Jr.

Personal Representative 8285 Independence Street Arvada, Colorado 80005

Legal Notice No. Gold 2091

First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of a Sylvia Ann Brooksbank, Deceased Case Number: 25PR242

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 November 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kendra Brooksbank

Personal Representative 12417 W. 2nd Place, Apt. 18-308 Lakewood, Colorado 80228

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First Publication: July 3, 2025

Last Publication: July 17, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ERIN MICHELE CHERRY, a/k/a ERIN CHERRY, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30543

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 Monday, October 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Christopher Cherry

Personal Representative 14310 West 30th Place Golden, CO 80401

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First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of RONALD JOSEPH MAZZOTTI, a.k.a. RONALD J. MAZZOTTI, a.k.a. RONALD MAZZOTTI, a.k.a. RON MAZZOTTI, Deceased Case Number 2025 PR 30731, Division 11

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Jefferson County District Court, Golden, Colorado, on or before October 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

KIMBERLY R. MAZZOTTI

Personal Representative 3642 Simms Street Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033

Telephone: 303-881-5326

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First Publication: June 26, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Barbara F. Loving, AKA Barbara Frederick Loving, AKA Barbara Loving, AKA Barb F. Loving, AKA Barb Frederick Loving, and Barb Loving, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030703

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 October 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey T. Loving

Personal Representative P.O. Box 122 Conifer, CO 80433

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First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gerald S. Benham, Jr, aka Jerry Benham, Deceased

Case Number: 2025PR030592

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before October 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah R. Ricard, Personal Representative 32186 Castle Court Ste. 301 Evergreen, CO, 80439

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First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Pkwy.

Golden, CO 80401

In the Matter of the Estate of: Christopher Paul Mary, aka Christopher P. Mary, aka Christopher Mary, aka Chris Paul Mary, aka Chris P. Mary, aka Chris Mary, Deceased

Attorneys for Michael D. Shoenberger: Justin W. Blow, Esq. #41085

Maria C. Boggs, Esq. #58057

Colorado Estate Matters, Ltd. 12600 W. Colfax Ave., C-480 Lakewood, CO 80215

Phone: (303)713-9147

E-mail: justin@coestatematters.com mia@coestatematters.com

Case Number: 2025PR30765

Division: 11

NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

****** Attendance at this hearing is not required or expected. *******

To: Unknown or Unascertained Heirs of Christopher Paul Mary, aka Christopher P. Mary, aka Christopher Mary, aka Chris Paul Mary, aka Chris P. Mary, aka Chris Mary, deceased.

A hearing without appearance on the Petition for Formal Probate of will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative, for a probate of the Last Will and Testament of the Christopher Paul Mary and appointment of Personal Representative, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: July 31, 2025 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 100 Jefferson County Pkwy., Golden, CO 80401

***** IMPORTANT NOTICE*****

Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the motion/ petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state. co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate

Michael D. Shoenberger 1615 Sawdust Rd., Apt. 12109

The Woodlands, TX 77380

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First Publication: July 3, 2025

Last Publication: July 17, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Richard John Playford, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR332

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 November 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carl S. Mulay, Personal Representative 13683 W. Utah Circle Lakewood, CO 80228

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First Publication: July 3, 2025

Last Publication: July 17, 2025

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Estate of Dildine Renee Lybarger, AKA Dee Lybarger, AKA Deanie Lybarger, AKA Dildine Renee LyBarger, AKA Dildine Renee Ly Barger, AKA Dildine R. LyBarger, AKA Dildine LyBarger, AKA Dildine R. Lybarger, AKA Dildine R. Ly Barger, AKA Dildine Lybarger, AKA Dildine Ly Barger, AKA Dee Renee Lybarger, AKA Dee Renee LyBarger, AKA Dee Renee Ly Barger, AKA Dee R. Lybarger, AKA Dee R. LyBarger, AKA Dee R. Ly Barger, AKA Dee LyBarger, AKA Dee Ly Barger, AKA Deanie Renee Lybarger, AKA Deanie Renee LyBarger, AKA Deanie Renee Ly Barger, AKA Deanie R. Lybarger, AKA Deanie R. LyBarger, AKA Deanie R. Ly Barger, AKA Deanie Lybarger, AKA Deanie LyBarger, AKA Deanie Ly Barger, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030732

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 November 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Corrine Kay Younger, Personal Representative c/o: Georgine M. Kryda, Ph.D., Esq., LLC 2801 Youngfield Street, Suite 300 Golden, CO 80401

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Vesta Jean Deitchel, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR353

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 November 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Judith Ann Deitchel Personal Representative 16726 West 2nd Avenue Golden, Colorado 80401

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Estate of MARGARET ROSE SMITH, aka MARGARET R. SMITH, aka MARGARET SMITH, fka MARGARET ROSE BRIGGS, fka MARGARET R. BRIGGS, fka MARGARET BRIGGS, Deceased Case Number 2025PR30718

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

Deborah A. Ytterberg, Atty. Reg. #: 50895

JOHNSON & YTTERBERG, P.C. 8 Garden Center, Unit 2 Broomfield, CO 80020

Phone Number: 303-466-2335 FAX Number: 303-466-6342

E-mail: dytterberg@cdjlaw.com

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First Publication: June 26, 2025

Last Publication: July 10, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM G. ROBERTS, aka WILLIAM GEORGE ROBERTS, and as WILLIAM ROBERTS, Deceased Case No. 2025PR030717

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or tothe District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before October 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wm. Sean Roberts

Personal Representative 14230 SW Harker St. Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987

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First Publication: June 19, 2025

Last Publication: July 3, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dana Pyle, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR408

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 July 23, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Erin Eckles

Personal Representative 741 Nelson Park Circle Longmont, Colorado 80503

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First Publication: June 26, 2025

Last Publication: July 10, 2025

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Phyllis J. Cullen, Deceased Case Number : N/A

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative on or before August 15, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Terry L. Cullen, Personal Representative 12106 Rockridge Falls Drive

e absence of any mention of renewable energy in the strategic plan signals, to some experts, a deeper shift in federal priorities. Wyatt Sassman, an associate professor at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law who specializes in natural resources matters, thinks a federal abandonment of that imperative is already underway.

“At least some reporting has suggested that (the) Fish and Wildlife (Service) has stopped issuing permits for wind energy projects,” he said. “I don’t see any legal process for that. And it’s seemingly inconsistent with the way it’s treating fossil energy projects.”

It may undercut environmental review

President Donald Trump did not wait very long after taking o ce to tighten restrictions even on wind energy production that does not rely on public lands for facilities. Seventeen states, including Colorado, and the District of Columbia launchedlitigationMay 5 in a Bostonbased federal court in an attempt to prevent the administration from executing his Jan. 20 executive orderthat purports to halt o shore wind energy development.

Trump’s team at Interior is expected to pursue a continued sharp reversal, facilitated by a likely attempt to deregulate oil and gas activities on Bureau of Land Management and other lands and waters under Interior’s control. Authors of the document explain that the department “will focus on expediting leases and streamlining and cutting regulations while promoting conservation.” Moreover, “by o ering economic incentives and better access to energy resources, Interior will encourage private investment and create more American jobs.”

Environmental advocates say they are not surprised by the draft plan’s focus on stimulating the national economy, but they warn that the plan may presage a determined e ort to evade or undercut processes mandated in public land laws. e danger in that approach, Sassman said, is that Interior decision-makers may act in a manner that is blind to environmental consequences. “My sense is that it will get in the way of them trying to make good, well-reasoned decisions,” he said.

Sally Paez, a sta attorney at Santa Fe-based New Mexico Wild, warned that Interior’s language about process streamlining signals an intent to sidestep longstanding environmental review laws.

“ e thing that really concerns me is

that what I’m seeing is a lot of e orts to sort of cut any type of public participation, to cut any type of perceived red tape,” she said. “And, by ‘perceived red tape,’ what I mean are bedrock environmental laws that are in place to make sure that extraction is done in a way that doesn’t destroy our very limited water supplies in our arid state, and doesn’t impact big game corridors or endangered species and things like that.”

Environmental advocates warned that Interior’s approach may undercut review even under the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act. Paez called the e ort “unprecedented,” citing fast-tracked reviews and diminished public comment periods.

e administration did not provide in the newest version of the draft strategic plan any details about how much additional logging Interior will seek to advance on BLM lands.

A March executive order directs increased logging on BLM and Forest Service lands, and the strategic plan calls for “active timber management” to reduce wild re risk but does not specify locations at which more timber extraction would occur or the scale of tree removal.

Grazing and mining are not specically addressed in the May document, though the drafters note a commitment to “clean coal” and reiterate a traditional adherence to “multiple-use land management.” According to the draft plan, that approach will “ensure the country’s public lands can be used for recreation, grazing, timber sales, mining, and mineral exploration, all of which provide revenue for the U.S. government.”

Public land sales dropped

clarity raises a risk that Interior may fail to advance the goals of the Endangered Species Act.

Beyond extractive industries, the strategic plan outlines priorities for water infrastructure but avoids mention of critical regional shortages. Interior would “upgrade and maintain water infrastructure to ensure water supplies while also promoting water conservation and reuse for drought resiliency.” But there is no mention in the document of how the department would approach questions of reduced supplies in the Colorado River Basin and California rivers and, other than a nod toward hydropower as an energy source, the challenge of assuring adequate ows for wild salmon in the Columbia River system and other anadromous sh freshwater habitats.

Interior o ers little detail about wildlife protection in the draft strategic plan, at least beyond mention of promoting hunting and shing on public lands and a promise “to remove harmful invasive species, delist endangered species once recovered, and involve local communities in decisions about managing nature and wildlife.”To Winter, this lack of

“We’ve already seen very aggressive steps to roll back protections under the Endangered Species Act,” he said, pointing to a recent proposal to rede ne the ESA’s de nition of harm to exclude damage to vital habitats. “We suspect that the administration intends to undermine protections for wildlife moving forward.”

e draft strategic plan includes a stated goal of strengthening “governmentto-government relationships with Native Americans and Insular Areas.” at objective, the document says, would involve “shared management of land, increasing investment in education and jobs programs, and managing trust assets for bene ciaries.”

However, the plan does not mention existing co-stewardship arrangements at major national monuments in the West, such as Bears Ears in Utah and Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands in California. It also does not address whether those monuments will retain their protections under the Antiquities Act.

e draft strategic plan’s utilitarian perspective may nevertheless have little impact on expected legal battles over the department’s e orts during the next few years to facilitate oil, gas, and coal production and mineral exploration, log-

ging, and grazing.

“I’ve never seen the strategic plans relied on in a legal context,” Sassman said. “ ere are other kinds of legal actions they will have to take in order to e ectuate these goals.”

A rst e ort at a 2026-2030 plan, released in April, also declared that Interior’s rst priority will be to “restore American prosperity.” at version, unlike the one Interior released last month, also explicitly raised the prospect of public land sales. Winter said that the exclusion of that idea from the new rendering should not be taken as a signal that the administration has abandoned the proposition.

“I don’t think the administration is backing away from that idea,” he said. “ is issue is being taken up by Congress as part of the (budget) reconciliation process and this is really an issue that will be determined by Congress and not by the department because that’s where the authority lies.”

e public will have an opportunity to comment on the plan, once Interiornalizes a draft. e department has not yet posted it at regulations.gov, the federal government’s online portal for that purpose.

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A view of oil and gas development on Bureau of Land Management lands in Colorado, on July 11, 2017.

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