An empty lot that’s full of potential
Golden-area groups collaborate to design
of-its-kind modular home
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Lot No. 7 of the Golden Hills mobile home park is empty right now, but a year from now, it will be the site of a unique modular home.
And, longer-term, locals hope Lot No. 7 will be the beginning of a larger trend that could help hundreds of others across Colorado and beyond.
Current fifth-graders to assemble their own time capsule this week
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When Ralston Elementary School’s graduating classes from 1986 and 1987 put together a time capsule, they lled it with some of their favorite things: cinnamon toothpicks, Garbage Pail Kids cards, physical photographs, a bottle of the Original New York Seltzer, a school T-shirt and more.
Fulton and others pried open a bench that’s attached to the school’s exterior and found not one, but two time capsules inside. e other belonged to the Class of 2005.
Once Fulton and the other alumni sorted out which time capsule items belonged to which class, they opened theirs from 1987 and revealed each item to the 100 or so people gathered around.
Golden Hills residents have been working with the Neighborhood Rehab Project, Colorado School of Mines students and sta , and a local housing development company to design a rst-of-its-kind modular home that’s a ordable, sustainable and scalable.
e 12 Mines students — now Class of 2025 graduates — designed it during the academic year as part of the Capstone Design Program. ey worked with Golden Hills residents and NRP on how to make it livable, while Golden-based Addazu o ered insight on how to make it a ordable and buildable on a large scale.
On May 16, about two dozen of those students — now alumni pushing 50 years old — traveled from across Colorado and beyond to gather outside their former elementary school’s northeast entrance and open their time capsule.
e students buried it there in 1987, when the school was building an addition on the east side. Alumni Drew Fulton, Shannon Chisholm and others decided they would open it this year as part of the school’s 150th anniversary, with the idea that the current fth graders would replace it with a time capsule of their own.
Principal Rob Malling explained everything to the fth graders, who were enjoying the school’s end-of-year sleepover, and brought them outside to get a glimpse of history.
Unfortunately, many of them were waterlogged and virtually ruined, like a copy of “ e Rocky Mountain Times” newspaper and several photographs. Some were salvageable, like the Garbage Pail Kids cards and a cassette tape of Phil Collins’ “No Jacket Required,” which had been in separate bags.
e alumni were thrilled to see some of their favorite items again and — while they didn’t recognize everything — the fth graders were excited too. When Fulton revealed a dirty but intact school T-shirt, the students started chanting “Frame it!” at Malling.
Malling, Fulton and his fellow alumni said they would sort through the items in the coming days and decide how best to preserve each one.
One Mines team worked on designing the home itself, while the other team focused on concepts for powering it via geothermal energy. Both teams won rst place in their respective categories at the April 24 Capstone Design Showcase. e graduates stopped by Lot No. 7 on May 10 to show their families the project they’d been working on and celebrate their graduation together with their Lot No. 7 partners.
“For a student team to do something like this, it’s great experience,” said environmental engineering graduate Jake Wright, who was on the design team. “Everyone got something out of it.”
“I bet it’s full of dinosaurs,” one student shouted before the alumni unearthed the time capsule.
Now, the stakeholders are planning to break ground in August and have the modular home fully built and in place by next May. ey hoped it would act as a pilot project that, if successful, could be produced on a larger scale.
About 320 Demons ‘giddy’ to enter college, military and workforce
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
ere may be “a wild frontier” ahead of them, as valedictorian Nathan Reynolds described, but who’s better prepared to face it than the young people who grew up “Where the West Lives”?
On May 16, the Golden High School community celebrated about 320 seniors who completed their coursework and are now starting the next chapter in their lives. e Class of 2025 marks the school’s 151st graduating class.
Surrounded by their families, friends and teachers at Colorado School of Mines’ Marv Kay Stadium, the graduates recalled how they’ve learned far more over the last four years than calculus and physics.
“We are all great thinkers, and we can all think for ourselves,” senior speaker
Logan Wynes said. “ … We’re now responsible for solutions, not scrolling.”
Reynolds likewise shared some of the Class of 2025’s “collective wisdom,” reminding his fellow graduates how they should never leave their computers unattended and to never do GHS’ iconic Hand Jive outside of a school assembly. ese were all lessons he and his classmates learned the hard way, he said.
Reynolds encouraged them to “carry these ‘Golden’ lessons” as the graduates start college, join the military or enter the
workforce.
e graduates said they couldn’t have reached this point without help.
Wynes thanked GHS teachers for all their e orts and sacri ces over the last four years, and before the ceremony, graduate Mia Boan thanked her loved ones for all their support and “pushing me to get good grades.”
Boan said she’ll be attending Colorado State University this fall and plans to major in communication studies.
Among her favorite memories at GHS, she said, was making new friends and attending her U.S. government class, describing how it was a fun learning experience with a good teacher.
Likewise, fellow graduate Noa Morgan recalled some highlights from her GHS career, such as when she was a freshman and helped host a roundtable with
the Colorado Attorney General’s O ce about Sources of Strength.
But more importantly, she said she’s learned to cherish smaller moments like eating lunch with her friends or hanging out in the hallways that she “took for granted” before.
Morgan said she’s going to Oregon State University this fall and plans to doublemajor in international studies and education. She added that she couldn’t have reached this point without her family’s support, and particularly thanked her parents and brother.
She described the Class of 2025 graduates as “giddy” to start their next chapters.
Owen Ramaekers, who is going to CSU this fall, was one of them.
“I’m excited!” he said as he made his way to the graduation ceremony.
Married seniors living in long-time family homes that are bigger than they need often call me and other Realtors about downsizing, and I have written many times about the options they face, including the option that Rita and I chose, which was to sell our home and move into a 55+ rental community.
Widowed seniors face a more pressing problem. The retirement income, including Social Security, which supported them and their late spouse is now reduced as much as by half, and maybe it’s not enough to support them in their beloved home.
That’s where a Denver non-profit called Sunshine Home Share Colorado comes in. Sunshine completes background and credit checks on all participants in the program. All applicants must have three verifiable references. Home seekers must provide proof of income. Sunshine also completes a 1-2 hour social work intake with each program participant, assessing for mental health, emotional health, physical health, and substance abuse.
A senior homeowner with no mortgage or lots of equity may be able to do what we did — sell the home and live off the proceeds, plus his or her reduced retirement income, for the rest of their expected life. Another solution is to take out a reverse mortgage, even if he or she owns it free and clear, and live of that equity for the rest of their life.
But there’s another option which not only addresses finances but also that big killer of seniors — loneliness. You could consider taking in a roommate — or “boommate” — but how do you find and screen such a person so it doesn’t lead to something even worse than running out of money?
Home providers must be over 55 years old; home seekers only need to be over 18. The rent could be up to $1,000 per month, reduced by mutual agreement when the home seeker provides services such as snow shoveling, housekeeping, lawn care, taking out the trash, or providing transportation to the home provider for medical appointments, etc.
Home seekers do not provide any personal care such as showering, toileting, and assistance transferring between bed and chair. For that, the home provider would have to secure appropriate professional service providers.
The matching process typically takes eight weeks, which includes a 2-week trial period. The organization provides periodic check-ins later on to make sure that the fit still works.
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The housemate has to have an income to support their rent payments and is expected to be gone for employment purposes most days. Typical “service exchange” work can range from 5 to 20 hours per week. The more work is done, the less rent the home seeker is expected to pay, all negotiated up front.
All home shares are month-to-month, with the average home share lasting only a year, but they could last five years or longer. Having the third-party involvement of Sunshine makes it easy for either party at any point to say, “sorry, this isn’t working for me.”
One of the biggest problems faced by single or widowed seniors is loneliness. It’s a big reason that moving into a 55+ community makes sense, and I have seen that work in person from living in such a community — especially for the single residents. However, many seniors want to “age in place,” to stay in their long-time home as long as possible, and home sharing can make that possible not only financially but by providing some healthy companionship.
Sunshine Home Share operates throughout the Denver metro area. If you think this idea would work for someone in another state, check out the National Shared Housing Resource Center at nationalsharedhousing.org
This Column Now Appears Bi-Weekly “Real Estate Today” will be on this page every other week, so the next time you’ll see it will be June 5th. On those alternate weeks, you will find a half-page ad on a related topic. Next week it will be on a topic related to sustainability. One June 12th it will be about well-being.
The organization’s website provides stories of matches they have made and FAQs. Go to www.SunshineHomeShare.org. Their phone number is (720) 856-0161. Their office is in north Denver.
You may recall that we launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to get our truck back on the road so that multiple non-profits, not just our clients, would have it to use for free. Well, we only raised $2,000. Rather than return that money, we are going to divide the proceeds among those nonprofits that used it the most, including BGoldN, Family Promise and the International Rescue Committee.
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BY KEVIN BEATY DENVERITE
Warm weather and mobile food have returned to Denver’s most central park. Civic Center Eats kicked o its rst lunch session of the year on Wednesday, with 11 trucks serving everything from grilled cheese to crepes in Civic Center Park.
It will be open most Wednesdays and ursdays between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for three stints — May 14 to June 26, July 9 to Aug. 28, and Sept. 10 to Oct. 16. Here’s who’s pulling up:
• AFC Wings (chicken and cat sh)
• Berliner Haus (European street food)
• Cazuelas (tacos and more)
• Cheese Love Grill (cheese, grilled and otherwise)
• DIRT on the Road (co ee)
• Fritay Haitian Cuisine (Haitian street food)
• Kary’s Creperie (crepes)
• Mile High Tikka Express (Indian street food)
• Ninja Ramen Mobile (ramen, gyoza and more)
• Peyote Mexican Food (tacos and more)
• Saucy Chops (hot barbecue)
• Super Smash Burgers CO (burgers)
• Sweet Action (ice cream)
• Uptown & Humboldt (burgers and gyros)
Marissa Forbes, development coordinator for the Civic Center Conservancy, said the event is about more than just food. “We want to make sure everyone comes down here to have a good time. It’s not just eating, it’s community,” she said. She said Civic Center Eats has always been about “activating” the park, keeping
a regular drumbeat of residents marching through the area to demonstrate that the place is safe and welcoming.
While the event has been going on for about a decade, this mission became especially important after Denver Parks and Recreation closed Civic Center in 2021. e pandemic saw a rise in visible homelessness in the area; o cials said they needed to clean out needles and a growing rodent population as a result.
• Electronics - small appliances. NO freon of any sort
• Glass - brown, clear, green or blue colored. NO vases, crystal, plates or windows
• Block Styrofoam - NO peanuts or food containers
• Paint Cans - with or without paint. NO stain or lacquer
• Barbed Wire - please put at the top of pile in your car - this will be unloaded rst during event
• Scrap Metal - NO pressurized containers like propane, hairspray, paint, etc.
Items that will cost: Please bring your credit card as these fees must be paid to electronic hauler, fees DO NOT go to ESA
• Flatscreen TVs - $25/each
• CRT Monitors/Large TVs (think big, bulky desktop computer and box TVs) - $50/each
When: Saturday, June 21st - 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Where: Evergreen High School parking lot
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Keeping the park active has remained relevant as downtown landlords have struggled to keep commercial and o ce spaces leased. Mayor Mike Johnston has been pushing companies to bring workers back to the city’s central corridor.
Forbes said Civic Center Eats is meant to o er an “oasis” for people who do commute to work — and maybe for people who work at home and still want to go outside for a little snack. She said
they see between 1,000 and 1,500 visitors each week.
“It’s really important to make sure that we all work together and support each other on these initiatives,” she said, “so we de nitely support the idea of people coming back downtown.” is story is from Denverite, a Denver news site. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite. com.
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Funds fromYoColorado clothing are going to the dogs, quite literally.
e Golden-based outdoor apparel company recently donated $4,000 total to Foothills Animal Shelter and Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies.
Denver7’s Mozzarella, a golden retriever and “dog blogger,” helped deliver the two $2,000 checks.
e donations were made possible through proceeds fromYoColorado’s special merchandise for the Feb. 8 Goldens in Golden event.
e annual celebration draws thousands of local and out-of-state golden retrievers and their families to enjoy National Golden Retriever Day in Golden. While the national day falls on Feb. 3, Goldens in Golden is on the closest Saturday.
Next year’s event is scheduled for Feb. 7.
“ e Goldens in Golden event is such a wonderful way to celebrate the amazing relationship between pets and their people,”YoColorado founder and owner Brad Miller said.
“YoColoradois not only honored to be a part of this event that brings so much joy to attendees and followers across the world, but we’re delighted to be able to donate a portion of our merchandise sales back to support local animal welfare groups that make life better for our community’s pets and people.”
e funds will help the Golden-area Foothills Animal Shelter, which was
YoColorado recently donated $4,000 from special Goldens in Golden apparel to local nonprofits. COURTESY PHOTO
founded in 1976 and is the only full-service animal shelter serving Je erson County. It accepts every animal that’s brought in, regardless of age, breed or health.
Meanwhile, the Arvada-based Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies was founded in 1996 to help rescue, rehabilitate and place unwanted, abandoned or surrendered golden retrievers to loving homes. It provides medical care and new homes to approximately 300 dogs a year. For more information about the 2026 Goldens in Golden event, check out visitgolden.com.
BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT
e families of about 450,000 Colorado students in preschool through 12th grade received extra grocery money from the state this month to cover the cost of food during summer break.
e $120 per child preloaded onto electronic bene ts cards is part of the Summer EBT program for children from low-income families. In addition to the families that have already received the bene ts, state o cials expect to provide the grocery bene t, which is mostly funded by the federal government, to around 50,000 more students through the summer.
Last year, many families received their
Summer EBT bene ts late, sometimes just as the new school year was starting. But this year is di erent, with most families getting the money on May 1.
Rolling out the Summer EBT program is among several steps Colorado leaders have taken in recent years to reduce the number of children who go hungry. In 2022, voters approved a ballot measure to provide free school meals to the state’s public school students regardless of family income. e program has been so popular, it’s cost more than state o cials anticipated.
In an e ort to sustain the program amid serious state budget troubles, lawmakers found the money to keep the program fully funded through December. ey’ll also send two ballot measures to voters in
November that, if approved, would raise enough additional money to continue the program after December.
Colorado students in public school preK-12 are eligible for Summer EBT cards if their families receive public bene ts such as SNAP, Medicaid, or Colorado Works, or if they qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. (Although free school meals are now o ered to public school students regardless of family income, most schools still ask families to ll out free or reducedprice meal eligibility forms or similar forms that gauge family income.)
State o cials anticipate that more than 500,000 Colorado children in preschool through 12th grade will receive Summer EBT bene ts this summer. Most received
or will receive the money automatically. But some — including those who recently moved to Colorado or enrolled in a new school — may have to ll out an application on the Colorado Department of Human Services website.
Students who’ve misplaced their existing bene ts card should call the Summer EBT support center at 800-536-5298 to get a new card sent.
Children in families that receive Summer EBT cards can still take advantage of free summer meals at local schools or other sites.
Reprinted with permission from Chalkbeat, a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.
Rosemary Strong, who taught at Ralston for 25 years and whose class put together the time capsule, had remembered some items before her former students opened it. e cinnamon- avored toothpicks were particularly memorable, she explained, saying, “ at was a big thing back then.”
She thanked her former students for organizing the event, as she and Chisholm
said they loved getting everyone together again.
With the 1987 time capsule now open, Fulton — whose son now attends Ralston — and Malling hoped to keep the time capsule tradition going “for future generations.”
Malling said the fth graders would be putting together their own time capsule the week of May 19, before the school year ends. He wasn’t sure what items they would put in it, but anticipated they would have fun doing so.
As Fulton told the fth graders, “You can come back and do the same thing we did.”
Joyce Tanner, who lives next to Lot No. 7 and is president of the neighborhood co-op, said working with the Mines students has been a highlight for her over the last year. Overall, she said the project “has been a beautiful example of partners working together for the common good.”
A unique housing solution
Dave Clingman, who represents the Neighborhood Rehab Project and lives in Golden Hills, said NRP started in Golden Hills with the goal of keeping everyone “warm, safe and dry.”
When Golden Hills became a residentowned park in summer 2023, he said it opened up new opportunities for NRP to help the residents.
Lot No. 7 has been empty for some time, after the previous home was demolished, and the community su ered from the loss of revenue. So, Clingman and Tanner said they approached Mines about a Capstone Design project that would allow Mines students to gain hands-on experience while helping Golden Hills.
e two teams of Mines students met with Clingman, Tanner and others throughout the academic year.
e Orediggers described how most Capstone Design projects are proof of concept, but this one was more tangible. It also required a large interdisciplinary group to tackle all the project’s facets, from the site’s hydrology to the modules’ dimensions.
Weston Gary, an environmental engineering graduate who was on the energy team, said he didn’t have a lot of experience in geothermal energy before the project. Plus, the other stakeholders were great clients who were engaged and collaborative throughout the entire process, he continued.
“It exceeded my expectations,” Gary said of the entire experience.
Matthew Waters, a mechanical engineering graduate who was on the design team, likewise appreciated “having local clients and getting real-world experience.” Waters said he hadn’t worked much on designing and building homes before, but he spent the last eight months helping to ensure this new modular home would not only be a ordable but livable. “It was such a cool experience,” he continued.
Recent Colorado School of Mines graduates designed a modular home for the Capstone Design Program, with both teams taking first place in their respective categories. COURTESY GRAPHIC
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With the modular home designed and the site prepped and ready, Addazu founder Kelly Pickering said the next step is building and installing it.
NRP is helping fund the foundation installation, and the stakeholders have received grant funding for a geothermal sustainability study, he explained.
Pickering said the stakeholders are trying to nd funding sources for the pilot home, and once it’s nished and installed, it would be sold on the open market.
Recent Colorado School of Mines graduates have designed a modular home, as depicted here, that local partners are planning to build and install at Golden Hills Mobile Home Park by fall 2026. They hope that this would act as a pilot project that could be produced for other mobile home parks, if successful. COURTESY GRAPHIC
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If the Lot No. 7 project goes well, Pickering expected these modular homes would be installed in communities like Golden Hills around the state, saying it would be a solution to the “missing middle housing” problem. Tanner believed this type of project was a great way to support resident-owned communities like Golden Hills, describing how manufactured housing makes up a large piece of the a ordable housing picture.
e Orediggers felt similarly, with Gary hoping that communities beyond Golden Hills would adopt solutions like this.
He described how geothermal or other renewable energy sources would give homeowners more energy independence. Plus, Gary added, building and installing modular homes like this would be faster, cheaper and more sustainable than many other traditional types of housing.
“It has great potential to ll that gap (between housing supply and demand),” he said.
Recent Colorado School of Mines graduates have designed a modular home that will be built and installed on an empty lot at Golden Hills Mobile Home Park.
Recent Colorado School of Mines graduates and their partners showcase flooring for the modular home they want to build over the next year at Golden Hills Mobile Home
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First ever plane bombing over U.S. soil killed 44, changed lives of rescuers
BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A group of Coloradans are helping to erect a memorial to mark the bombing of United Air Lines Flight 629 on November 1955 over southwest Weld County.
A dynamite bomb placed in the checked luggage of the airliner – also known as the Denver Mainliner – exploded and became a reball seen from as far as 20 miles away, only 10 minutes after the ight left Denver’s Stapleton Airport.
All 44 passengers and crew of Flight 629 were victims of the rst plane bombing on U.S. soil and at the time, one of the worst mass murders in American history.
“ is is such a part of Colorado history, and American history, but most people have no idea this even happened,” said Greg Raymer, whose father was a United Airlines mechanic who passed on the story of Flight 629 to his son.
Raymer is leading a small committee of residents who are trying to raise money for the memorial, at 11413 Weld County Road 13 near Longmont. e committee – called Flight 629 Memorial And Unsung Heroes
Across America – wants to create “meditative and esthetically beautiful place” on the former beet elds where the bodies and pieces of the aircraft fell after the bombing, according to the group’s website. e memorial will honor not only those on the ight but also the 500 or so Weld
County residents who rushed to the elds the night of the bombing and worked in freezing darkness throughout the night in search and rescue operations, said Becky Tesone, vice president of the committee.
“ ese are people from all walks of life, from farmers to volunteer remen, police o cers, veterans from the local American Legion to just about anybody else to come out and help,” said Tesone.
Making a memorial
Supporters want to raise funds to have ribbon cutting ceremony and commission a home for a monument to recognize the 70th anniversary of the bombing on Nov. 1. So far, a GoFundMe site has raised $3,882 for the memorial with a goal of $1 million.
Flight629. Org, a non-pro t, is hosting a fundraising concert May 10 at the Mead High School Auditorium. Colorado’s top Elvis Tribute artists, George Gray and e Elvis Experience Band, will perform.
e 90-minute concert will also highlight the Mead Special Needs percussion band.
Changing forensics
e airplane bombing led to changes in investigating airline disasters, including how the FBI altered its forensics techniques, say those who examined the bombing years later.
ose included Marian Hobgood Poeppelmeyer, who wrote a book about the bombing entitled “Finding My Father,” who was a passenger on Flight 629. Denver lawyer Andrew J. Fields – “Mainliner Denver –e Bombing of Flight 629,” also wrote one of the de nitive works on the bombing. In another rst, photographers and lm cameras were allowed into a courtroom
for the trial of John Graham, who was convicted and later put to death for his role in the bombing. Graham wanted to kill his mother, Daisy King, and put 25 sticks of dynamite with a homemade timer in her suitcase. Graham reportedly wanted his mother dead so he could collect on an insurance policy he took out on her just before the ight.
Ghosts in the field
Conrad Hopp was among those who were nishing up his supper when a loud boom from the airline’s explosion shook the windows of his farmhouse in southwest Weld County. Hopp and other volunteer citizen responders hurried to the beet elds that covered the area to help with rescue e orts. What they found stunned and shocked them.
“I’ve never been able to talk about it,” Hopp, then 85, told the Longmont Leader in 2022.
On the night of the crash, Hopp and his older brother Kenneth sprinted out from the warm security of their home with their ashlights and headed to give aid.
e younger Hopp wandered onto a hellscape. e airplane had split in two with the tail and nose landing nearly a mile and a half from each other, Hopp said. Most bodies were found near the nose and tail.
Hopp, already a member of the Colorado National Guard, was ordered to use a tractor to mark where the bodies were located so someone could be stationed there to ward o looters. He returned the next day to recover the wildly contorted remains of the passengers.
Still, he’s mostly kept to himself about what he found and did the day after the
bombing.
“Picking them up and putting them in a body bag was something you can’t forget … ever,” Hopp told the Leader. “You just pick up a ve-foot hunk of jelly. It’s hard to describe how that feels.”
His brother Kenneth, who helped the FBI during the recovery e orts, also kept to himself about what he experienced after the crash.
“We just never really talked about it,” Hopp said. “We just never could get there.” His whole family heard the echoes of the Denver Mainliner crash for years even though they tried to keep the memories bottled up, Hopp told the Leader. “My dad never really went out into the dark after the crash. Something out there scared him.
“And my brother said he thought there were ghosts out there,” Hopp said, nodding at the few remaining elds near his house in Firestone. “I think he was only half-kidding.”
Lime rolls a new Glider onto Denver streets
BY ANDREW KENNEY DENVERITE
What do you call something that looks like a bike but rides like a scooter? A scicycle? A booter?
Whatever you want to call it, its o cial name is the LimeGlider, and it’s the latest rentable micromobility vehicle to hit Denver’s streets.
Lime, the dockless vehicle giant, deployed about 250 of its newest wheeled contraptions on May 14. e LimeGlider looks like a bike, with two spoked wheels and a seat.
But instead of pedals, it has a throttle, and it’s smaller than the company’s ebikes.
“It sort of behaves like a seated scooter, but I think for use cases, it’s more similar to a bicycle, right?” said Zach Williams, senior director of government relations for Lime in Colorado.
An ‘inclusive vehicle’
e company is positioning them as its “most inclusive vehicle to date.” Its wheels are signi cantly larger than a scooter’s, which makes it better able to handle curbs and obstacles. At the same time, its lower pro le could make it easier to mount and less intimidating than the company’s e-bikes, Williams said. e Glider was in development for several years, with the design process focused in large part on women and older riders, who may nd it uncomfortable to
swing their legs onto a taller bike, Williams said.
“It’s a lower vehicle with a much lower center of gravity. Your feet on the running boards are pretty close to the ground, and so it feels really stable, really easy to plant your feet on the ground. I think it’ll be really attractive for more novice riders, many of whom gravitate to standing
scooters,” Williams said. e vehicle is designed for longer trips across town, while a scooter is most useful for traveling a mile or so, Williams said. Lime deployed the vehicles in small tests last year. One early reviewer called them a “sit-down scooter,” which is, sadly, probably better than “booter.” (Ed. note: Could not disagree more.) e city
will classify the new vehicle as a bike, but it will track it as a distinct category.
A writer for Wired said they “felt nimbler and easier to maneuver” compared to Lime’s bikes. Another reviewer was impressed “by the feeling of stability.”
e Gliders also have a sizable basket, a seat cushion and a place to mount a phone. Lime currently operates about 5,000 vehicles around the city, of which 4,500 are scooters and the remainder are bikes, according to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.
e Gliders made their full debut in Seattle several days ago, with Denver’s eet close behind. ey’ll show up rst in the central city, but riders can take them anywhere in the local service area.
e vehicles will soon appear in the Lime app as a third option alongside e-bikes
e rollout comes as city leaders are considering new regulations for the city’s dockless mobility eets, which are run by
“I wouldn’t say the political situation necessarily [was a motivating factor], but I do think it is a signal of how committed we are to Denver,” Williams said.
He added that Lime chose Denver for the early deployment because it is one of the company’s strongest markets.
e Glider was developed by Lime and is fairly distinct from the rest of the scooter market, though it does resemble some seated cooters like the Veo Cosmo. is story is from Denverite, a Denver news site. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite. com.
e National Trust for Local News on May 13 announced a restructuring of its Colorado operations — known as Colorado Community Media — that centers on a partnership with Times Media Group.
e National Trust will transfer ownership of 21 local publications concentrated in metro Denver to Times Media Group (TMG), a community news publisher based in Tempe, Arizona, whose owner has personal roots in Colorado.
e National Trust will retain ownership of seven publications stretching from Brighton to Idaho Springs, and will continue to grow and operate the Trust Press, a community printing press that serves the Front Range media ecosystem. e organizations will enter into a strategic partnership around shared services and print production.
“ rough this strategic partnership with Times Media Group, we can reduce our footprint in greater Denver without reducing local journalism there, all while positioning ourselves to grow in the parts of Colorado where the need for our unique model is greatest,” Will Nelligan, chief growth o cer at the National Trust for Local News, said in a statement. “While it wasn’t an easy decision, we think it’s a positive outcome from all perspectives that sets the stage for a more
resilient, equitable, and vibrant media ecosystem in the state.” e seven newspapers retained by the
“We couldn’t be more excited to serve the communities in Colorado.”
Steve Strickbine, president and founder of Times Media Group
others will stay with the Colorado Trust
“We couldn’t be more excited to serve the communities in Colorado. We know how much community news means in this state, and we understand the terri c legacy created over the years by these publications and their teams,” said Steve Strickbine, president and founder of Times Media Group. “ is partnership is a good t for Times Media Group and the National Trust for Local News. I look forward to the great journalism ahead and the new ways we’ll create for our advertisers to reach their customers and clients.”
National Trust are the Brighton Standard-Blade, Fort Lupton Press, Canyon Courier, Clear Creek Courant, Northglenn- ornton Sentinel, Westminster Window and Golden Transcript. ese titles will become part of the Colorado Trust for Local News, a subsidiary of the National Trust dedicated to building an equitable, resilient, and vibrant future for local news across Colorado.
Times Media Group owns and operates more than 60 publications in Arizona and California — free weekly newspapers, magazines, specialty publications and robust digital platforms that reach hundreds of thousands of readers. e news brands shifting to Times Media Group include newspapers like the Arvada Press, Littleton Independent and Parker Chronicle, as well as two shoppers.
e majority of Colorado Community Media’s employees were o ered positions with Times Media Group, while
e National Trust for Local News acquired Colorado Community Media in 2021 to ensure its nearly two dozen newspapers had a future and would not become news deserts. Leadership told employees that e Trust was approached by Times Media Group in recent months and discovered the company shared its mission of preserving and growing local news.
Last fall, the National Trust opened the Trust Press in Denver, a community printing press designed to serve publishers across Colorado who are struggling with the rising costs of producing their journalism. e press has now taken on its rst seven printing partners. As part of the transaction, TMG will print with the Trust Press.
As another part of the transaction, TMG will provide shared services to the Colorado Trust for Local News, including page design, digital infrastructure, advertising sales, and circulation management.
Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Charter network brings all 12 schools together for a highenergy signing day that doubles as a vision for the future
BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SUZIE@COTLN.ORG
e Denver Coliseum roared to life with the energy of a rock concert as more than 4,000 students, families and educators gathered for Rocky Mountain Prep’s Senior Signing Day. Lights pulsed, music boomed and students danced through the aisles to celebrate a milestone that was years in the making: 100% college acceptance across RMP’s graduating class.
e May 14 event marked the second time RMP has achieved universal college acceptance across its graduating class, reecting the charter network’s broader commitment to long-term student success.
As part of the ceremony, each senior walked the stage and declared their next step after high school, whether college, military service or a career, while younger RMP students, including elementary and middle schoolers, watched from the stands.
“ is is not just a ceremony. is is a declaration… a movement,” said RMP CEO Tricia Noyola. “Our students are leading the way and we are right there with them.”
A milestone for the RMP network Rocky Mountain Prep operates 12 schools in the Denver metro area, includ-
ing early childhood, elementary, middle and high school campuses. Founded with a mission to combine academic rigor and a culture of love, the network serves a diverse student population with a strong emphasis on equity, joy and college readiness.
According to data from the Colorado Department of Education, 79% of students at RMP RISE High School qualify for free and reduced lunch, and 83% identify as Black or Hispanic. At RMP SMART, those gures climb to 92% and
95%, respectively, underscoring the signi cance of universal college acceptance among historically underserved students.
Noyola explained that the 100% college acceptance rate is part of a concerted effort that begins before students can even spell the word.
“You need an entire system built around the idea and the goal that every single child can and will do it,” Noyola said. “ at starts in pre-K and kindergarten with incredible instruction, and by
ninth grade, every class and every day includes intentional time focused on how this is going to get them to where they want to go.”
With this year’s event, RMP celebrated not only its graduating seniors but the full scope of its pre-K through 12thgrade pipeline. Students from every RMP school attended the ceremony, holding up college pennants and waving homemade signs.
It’s almost time for one of those brackets that signal Summer for all of us to happen.
Even though the o cial start of Summer is in June, most of us think of it as being from Memorial Day until Labor Day and this year Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 26.
We all have fond memories of when school let out for a few months, the weather was warm and we’d get outside to discover a few things. But I have to tell you, pretty much every day I drive around town and see things that inspire memories from when I was a kid.
Unfortunately, a lot of the things I see are not the actual places I remember, but rather, what’s there now. e things I remember are gone and something else sits where they used to be. Sometimes it just a new business in the same location but there’s a lot of places that have been totally torn down and replaced with something new.
One of those places that’s been torn down is the old Golden swimming pool that sat on 10th Street. I guess since it was a swimming pool, it’s more accurate to say lled in, rather than torn down because a pool is basically just a big hole, but either way, it’s gone now.
It’s another one of those places that’s
Insights and encouragement can show up in the most unexpected places.
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Just about a week ago, I was heading across town to run some errands and found myself stopped at a light. ere were three lanes going in my direction, and I sat in the middle lane, with cars to the right and left of me.
Directly in front of my car was a rather large truck covered with ladders and other work items.
When the light turned green and we started to move forward, I was a bit frustrated because the truck, which I could not see around, was going a little bit under the speed limit. I sat behind that truck, frustrated that we were not going the speed limit. I was laser-focused on the back of the truck. I knew its license plate number, how many ladders were on the machine, and I even recited to myself the “How’s my driving” number on the bumper. I could not see around the truck, but I had plenty of time to memorize it. I stayed in that spot for several blocks, more than a mile, the whole time not angry but mildly frustrated by wanting to go a little faster. For whatever reason, I eventually took my eyes o the back of that vehicle and realized that there were open lanes on both sides of me. When I put on my blinker and moved one lane over to the right, I found no other cars on the road with us.
been replaced by a parking lot. It was a big “L” shaped Olympic sized pool with a diving area o to one side that was connected to the old recreation center.
Most of the time when you hear and old geezer like me ramble on about something they grew up with being replaced by a parking lot, it’s a totally negative vibe. But seriously, that old swimming pool was really nothing spectacular and the things the City of Golden replaced it with are way better!
First they built a new recreation center with a wonderful indoor pool area that could be used year-round. en a few years later they built another outdoor pool, with water slides and everything, to add to the summer fun. ey named that one “ e Splash at Fossil Trace.”
Of course, since it’s an outdoor facility it’s only operating during the summer and it’s 2025 opening just happens to be scheduled for this coming Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 24.
e Splash is more than just a swimming pool, it’s a full-scale aquatic park. It sits on 10 acres adjacent to the Fossil Trace Golf Club and features a zerodepth Leisure Pool with a play structure, small water slides, spray fountains, and a 500-gallon dump-bucket called the “Tipper”.
e Splash Pad, a fun but gentle pool for little swimmers who need a break from the big pool, and a large 25-meter lap pool has 8 lanes and a diving board.
In addition to that they have two large water slides. “Splish” the bigger slide, is 180 feet of fun to enjoy on a tube by yourself or with your little one and “Splash” the other one, is a 151foot body slide.
e place also has the biggest sandbox in Je erson County, full of interactive structures and shade, plus lounge chairs, picnic tables and shaded structures that surround the pool, along with grassy areas perfect for a picnic.
Of course there’s bath house for changing with lockers, the Pro Shop that stocks goggles, swim diapers, and other items you might have forgotten at home and if you get hungry you can stop by Tipper’s Grill for a selection of tasty treats and cool drinks.
Don’t forget that you can change lanes
There aren’t a lot of things people can agree on these days, but I think one thing we all can share a love of is Johnny Cash. Over the years, I’ve seen the “God Bless Johnny Cash” bumper sticker on pretty much every kind of car there is.
With that in mind, who better to celebrate on stage than e Man in Black, which is just what Miners Alley Playhouse is doing with its latest production, “Ring of Fire: e Music of Johnny Cash.”
“We wanted to do a big show that appeals to a lot of people and few things bring people together like Johnny Cash,” said Len Matheo, director of storytelling and community engagement. “Everyone loves his music.”
“Ring of Fire: e Music of Johnny Cash” runs at Miners Alley, 1100 Miners Alley in Golden, through June 29. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
I had been so focused on the truck right in front of me; I did not even notice the possibilities around me. Quite frankly, it was a bit embarrassing to recognize what I had been doing. And doing to myself! As I re ected on that embarrassing mile, it struck me how often, when faced with di culties, we actually do the same thing. We get focused on the hardship, the struggle, what we cannot seem to overcome, and we miss the paths that are open to us, the multitude of opportunities that are available, and the people ready to help.
I know whatever struggle you are facing is di cult; mine is as well. But on those days when things seem the most daunting, when your struggle seems to be all that you can see in front of
you, I would encourage you to take a moment and make sure that you have looked at the space around you. Do not miss the opportunity to change lanes. A deep breath and a look around will do wonders for your view.
You have got this.
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.
Directed by Kate Gleason and featuring stage management by Christine Moore, the show was created by Richard Maltby, Jr. and conceived by William Meade. It’s a jukebox musical lled with some of Cash’s most iconic songs, including “I Walk the Line,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Ring of Fire.”
e show features the acting and musical chops of Mitch Jervis, Clark Destin Jones, Cooper Kaminsky, David Otto, Caitlin Secrest, Michael Phillips, Isabella Duran, Sean Case and Keith Ewer. Each performer is a multi-instrumentalist and brings a huge amount of skill to the stage.
“ is show is not typical musical theater,” said Susan Draus, musical director of the show. “ e stage is full of instruments that look so beautiful and we’ve made some changes to give the music a di erent feel.”
When she rst started working on the music for the show, Draus was worried that it would get repetitive, so she reorchestrated to start with a more earthy, simple sound and let it evolve as the show progresses.
“For me, the show is more like an outdoor festival than a concert,” she said. “ e atmosphere is really loose — it feels like one big family and party.”
Instead of a traditional biography, “Ring of Fire” uses Cash’s songs to trace his journey from the cotton elds of Arkansas to the Grand Ole Opry and beyond. And the aim is that the show provides audiences with an enjoyable night out while also creating new fans of the music.
“ is story goes a lot deeper than many bios do. It’s about breaking into the music world, about being on the road and all the trials and tribulations that come with that,” Matheo said. “I hope people come away with a deep appreciation for Johnny Cash and June Carter’s role in the story.”
For more information, visit www.minersalley.com.
“Yes, it’s about the seniors,” Noyola said. “But this is a celebration of our movement at Rocky Mountain Prep. It’s culminating with our seniors, but it’s just as important that younger students are here. is becomes a touchstone for them — they see it and say, ‘ at’s something I want to do.’”
Peak moments and proud speeches
For RMP seniors, the ceremony served as a high-energy celebration of achievement and a glimpse of the future. Many students were members of Peak+, RMP’s early college program that allows high schoolers to earn college credit while still in school.
Seniors took the stage one by one to announce their post-graduation plans, from local institutions like Metropolitan State University of Denver to schools across the country. e event also featured performances
from the RISE cheer team, a student poetry reading and a musical number from RISE’s spring production of “ e Wiz.”
Seniors had the chance to publicly thank the individuals who supported them most throughout their educational journey, presenting roses to family members in a moment of gratitude.
“Today is about the celebration and decision of our choices for the future,” said student speaker Nadiah Spikes. “We’ve learned lessons both in and out of the classroom, formed lasting friendships and supported each other through challenges. While we may take di erent paths from here, the bonds we created in high school are like no other.”
Fellow student speaker Emily Gomez echoed the sentiment.
“Never believe anyone who says you cannot do it just because you’re di erent from them,” she said. “Live life embracing your di erences, your culture, your values. Find resources and centers that will help celebrate you, that will help recognize you, because you are a change maker. You are the movement.”
ey o er day passes, 10 visit punch cards and season passes as well. You can nd all of that informationon their website at www.splashingolden.com.
Just so you know what to compare this to, the old swimming pool had water, a couple of diving boards, some lounge chairs, a snack bar and a locker room. Oh, and a chain link fence. Yeah, the Splash is a huge improvement.
e Splash will be open daily from 10 a.m.- 5:15 p.m. with special times designated for the lap pool and diving boards. Admission rates vary by age and depending on whether you are a Golden Resident, Je co Resident or Non-Resident.
Go On a Creative Forage at Walker Fine Art Denver’s Walker Fine Art gallery, 300 West 11th Ave. No. A, welcomes summer with its newest exhibition, “Foragers,” which is on view through July 12. e show features six artists — Matt Christie, eresa Clowes, Kim Ferrer, Jamie Gray, Virginia Steck and Ben Strawn — who use a variety of mediums, including painting, mixed media, and installation, to explore the world through the kaleidoscope of experiences they’ve gathered. As a result, visitors are invited to interrogate the experiences they carry with them and how they shape their world.
Exhibition details are available at https://www.walker neart.com/.
Take a Meditative Retreat at Hudson Gardens
As we head into the hot summer months, everyone could use a little selfcare and relaxation. Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, is offering to help with that at the Spring Renewal Herbal Meditative Retreat e event begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 24 and is broken into four activities: the rst is guided by Kirsten Dehmlow and will teach attendees how to incorporate natural healing practices into their daily routine. Next, Judy urman will teach a session on Qigong Movement practices. In the afternoon there will be a hands-on herbal activity and the day will end with a sound bath.
Register at www.hudsongardens.org/ event/womens-herbal-meditative-retreat/.
So, dig out your swimsuits, ip ops, sunscreen and beach towels. It’s almost time to get wet without complaining about it and make some of those summer memories of your own!
John Akal is a well-known jazz artist/ drummer and leader of the 20-piece Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra. He also is president of John Akal Imaging, professional commercial photography and multimedia production. He can be reached at jaimaging@aol.com.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Leon Bridges at Red Rocks
In my book, Leon Bridges has yet to miss. In his decade as a professional musician, he’s explored di erent styles of soul and R&B music, always staying true to his Texas roots while constantly embracing new sounds. Last year’s album, “Leon,” was another extremely strong entry in his catalogue and one of the best albums of the year. Not only that, it’s perfect summertime music.
In support of the album, Bridges is coming to Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 23. e opener for the evening is LA LOM. Bridges’ music will sound amazing at Red Rocks, so seize the opportunity to see him live.
Tickets are available at www.axs.com.
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John H. Brunel was born in Bisbee, Arizona on July 6, 1924, to Esther (Buckett) and Frank Brunel. At age 12, he moved to Golden, Colorado, to live with his Aunt Letitia C. (Sutherland) and Noel P. Brunel. ey had a small farm and dairy located just north of Golden, selling eggs and butter locally, including to the Coors family. Mrs. Coors gave Letitia a rose that blooms to this day on the family homestead.
John, or Jack as most knew him, attended Golden schools, graduating from Golden High School in 1942. He entered the Colorado School of Mines, initially studying metallurgy. He left CSM to join the Navy during World War II. Following an honorable discharge from the Navy, he returned to CSM, graduating with a degree in Geological Engineering.
He worked in the oil business, beginning with TriGood Oil Company in Casper, Wyoming, where he enjoyed success as a Petroleum Geologist, discovering several oil elds in Wyoming and Nebraska. He met his wife and companion Catherine Kasper, who was a Land Secretary at TriGood. ey married in 1949, in Casper, Wyoming. TriGood was purchased by Anderson Pritchard Oil Company in 1952 and transferred Jack to with their rst two children. ey later moved to Wheatridge and added two more children to the ock. Union Texas Oil Company bought Anderson Pritchard and promoted Jack to Exploration Manager, the promotion required a move to Houston, Texas which Jack was reluctant to do, whereupon he left Union Texas and began his second career as a wildcatter focusing primarily in the Denver Basin and later on the Piceance Basin in western Colorado.
His Uncle Noel passed away in 1958 and Letitia reached out to family to help her run the farm, Jack moved his family to Golden in the spring of 1958. He found a couple of itinerant and distinctly quirky Hogan boys, Harold and Robert, who specialized in acquiring and then later selling an odd collection of cattle of various and dubious vintage. As Jack and Catherine’s family grew, so did Jack’s interest in ranching. He bought around 20 head of cattle and named them all – Old Cow number 1, Old Cow number 2, Spook, Crazy Cow, Orange Cow, etc. He and Catherine added four more children to the menagerie.
He continued working in the oil business, partnering loosely with a lawyer/land man Frank DiGrappa. Jack’s exploration was frequently underwritten by a Texas oil man Harry Dernick although on at least one occasion Jack’s e orts were nanced by old western movie star Randolph Scott. Jack later formed Teton Energy Co. Inc. with Frank and continued that operation into the early 1980’s. At one point, Jack had acquired over one million net mineral acres, primarily in the Piceance Basin. In contrast Chevron (the largest producer in the State), has just under 700,000 mineral acres
under lease. In the early 80’s, the oil business cratered and Frank and Jack sold Teton and Jack turned back to ranching.
He bought several ranches in western Colorado, at the foot of the Flattops Wilderness Area. He acquired land from just over 9,000 feet in elevation all the way down to the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs. He no longer was able to name all of his cows but loved having them just the same. e operation also involved each of his children, who all worked the ranch in some capacity for many years. Daughter Kathleen and Husband Jim managed the ranch in the later years until all was sold. Jack then, still living in Golden, began to purchase real estate, commercial and residential, in the Denver metro area. He and wife Catherine designed and built an Alternative Care Facility in Arvada, caring for Alzheimer’s patients among other aging clientele, which included his mother Esther until her passing, at age 103. His wife Catherine developed cancer and passed away September 23rd, 1998. Jack then began pulling back from active operations, sold the care facility and ultimately combined his holdings with his sons in 2023. He remained in his home on the Golden farm, living with son Kenny, wife Kristi and their 4 children, who cared for him until his death May 3, 2025. He always wanted to remain at home until the end and Kenny and Kristi provided loving and continual care until his passing. He said his goodbyes to many friends and family the previous year on his 100th birthday. A celebration he often referred to with pleasure. He is survived by his oldest daughter Lynn, sons John (Shan), David (Stacey) daughters Marguerite (Wade), Kathleen (Jim) and sons Keith (Julie), and Kenny (Kristi). Grandchildren, Andy, Julie, Justin, Jason, Michael, Mallory, Matthew, Nena, Caleb, Camille, Jessica, Alainna, Nicholas, Natalie, Lucas and Rachel.
Great grandchildren, Karena, Gilead, Eliana, Yohanna, Levi, Shalom, Judah, Isaac, Gwen, Tafari, Elijah, Madison and two more on the way. Predeceased by wife Catherine, daughter Roberta, mother Esther, father Frank, brothers Frank and Billy, sisters Joan and Margery.
A funeral and celebration of his life will be held on May 23 at 11:30 a.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheatridge, Co. Reception to follow after internment at Mount Olivet. He will be laid to rest next to his wife Catherine, mother Esther and daughter Roberta. All are welcome to pay their respects.
Jack’s family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for his hospice care team. For more than a year, Dale Reid, Joey Johnson and Isatha Fofanah provided amazing care, support and love to Jack and Kenny and Kristi.
In lieu of owers, donations can be made to the Colorado Visiting Nurses Association at Caregiver Recognition | Colorado Visiting Nurse Association https://vnacolorado.org/caregiver-recognition/
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When Comedy Works owner Wende Curtis’ attorney rst took her to the future site of her second club in Greenwood Village’s Landmark complex, she was lost.
“My tiny world is downtown and Cherry Creek,” she said. “I had to follow him out there. I didn’t know where the hell I was.But I knew I wanted to expand in that direction. I needed to open another club; I felt like the city could handle it. And if I was going to go to a suburb, my gut instinct was that I’d go to where there was more money per household.”
Zip code scanners Curtis got for her downtown location in 2004 had already given her the data to back the decision up. It showed a lot of the downtown club’s customers were driving in from the suburbs. But she suspected there were potentially many more.
“We were very busy downtown, and I felt I was missing a part of the population
Comedy boom
Curtis and other metro-area comedy venues are riding a nationwide wave.
Stand-up comedy ticket sales have tripled over the last decade, and many credit the internet and social media — and speci cally Net ix — for transforming the industry.
According to Bloomberg, Net ix started funding new stand-up comedy in 2013, with specials from Mike Birbiglia, Iliza Shlesinger and Aziz Ansari.
“ e company saw stand-up as an underexploited genre, a low-cost way to get hours of programming and some famous names on the platform,” according to the Bloomberg article.
Net ix quickly scaled the business from a handful of specials annually to dozens, paying high dollars for big names like Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin Hart.
Competing services rst viewed Net ix’s investment in comedy as irrational, but comedians didn’t. And while other streaming services have since gotten on board, Net ix remains the king of comedy.
in the Denver metro area,” she said. “If you live in Castle Pines and you’re driving downtown ve days a week, are you going to drive down there again on Saturday?”
While the downtown Comedy Works is dark and intimate, Curtis designed the Greenwood Village site very di erently — with not only more seating capacity but more space overall. e nished 21,000-square-foot Comedy Works South that opened in October 2008 includes a restaurant and martini bar. ese features are not available at the original site. Also unlike downtown, parking is free and easy to nd.
While those added amenities attract customers, they also re ect what Curtis felt suburban customers wanted.
“I knew when I built something in the suburbs I was going to have to make it roomier,” she said. “Downtown is tight. People move to the suburbs to have space, and I think they expect it.”
Comedy Works South is a Landmark anchor that’s stood the test of time, with numbers that consistently exceed Curtis’ expectations and reinforce her initial instincts that suburban residents would support a comedy venue.
e exposure it gave comedians brought their talents to a wider audience, and the appreciation for comedy spun into the real world. Ticket sales for live comedy shows topped $900 million in 2023.
Why is comedy so popular? It’s not just because it’s funny.
Comedians use humor to speak truth to power while giving audiences a bit of relief from the absurdities and emotions of everyday life.
“ eir craft allows them to push boundaries and provoke deeper thought through laughter, sparking joy, conversations and, sometimes, fresh perspectives,” according to an article in Medium.
It also has health bene ts. Laughter releases chemicals in our bodies and brains that instantly relieve stress and boost mood. And it helps bring people together, crossing political, cultural and societal barriers in a way few other things can.
For all those reasons, Comedy Works is just one comedy business venturing beyond the city limits.
Rotating Tap
Denver comedian Steve Vanderploeg is now a regular performer at Comedy Works. But a few years ago, that wasn’t the case. So he started his own suburban comedy business.
“Within a few years, it started winning local awards,” Vanderploeg said. “It turns out breweries are very good locations for comedy because they need entertainment just as much as other venues.”
He’s since expanded to breweries throughout the metro area, including Arvada, Brighton, Lakewood and Littleton. Most of the shows are free, as many brewery owners wanted to keep their regulars happy. But it also makes comedy fans happy. Many can’t a ord or don’t want to pay for tickets, food and drinks — a two-item food or beverage minimum is required at Comedy Works. And scattering shows at breweries in neighborhoods throughout the area makes seeing a show logistically easier.
“One thing that makes us di erent is we actually bring comedy to these deeper pockets of the ‘burbs,” Vanderploeg said. “A lot of times people don’t want to go downtown. Bringing the comedy to them has helped grow the love for comedy around Denver.”
“I thought Comedy Works was never going to pass me — which means you get paid to work on the weekends,” he said. “I thought I’d never get that opportunity, so I needed to build opportunities for myself.”
Vanderploeg suspected breweries could be good venues for stand-up comedy. Not everyone agreed.
“I had a couple comedians telling me breweries were terrible locations for comedy shows,” he said.
But like Curtis, Vanderploeg followed his instincts, launching Rotating Tap Comedy in spring 2019. He started at south metro Denver’s Chain Reaction Brewing — the owners were his childhood hockey buddies.
A Rotating Taps venue is also a good place for new comedians to test their stand-up chops. Vanderploeg typically books a mix of newer and more experienced comedians together. “ ese are mostly locals I work with — it’s a big network,” he said. “We like to give opportunities to those coming up because that’s why I started it — to give myself opportunities. But in order to keep it sustainable, we also have to bring in seasoned pros that
e newest metro-area entertainment venue is part comedy club, part variety show theater and part arcade. Husband-and-wife team Brandon Riks and Stacey Bell opened Gnarly’s in late December, taking over the former Miners Alley Playhouse site in down-
Riks and Bell believe their business lls a gap in the popular tourist town.
“ ere’s a lot of stu to do in Golden, but we feel it’s geared toward an older crowd,” Riks said. “ ey’ve got the playhouse, where you can catch an awesome musical or play, and the Bu alo Rose, plus lots of good places to eat and drink. But there’s not really a good hangout place for families or college kids, for comedy or some other type of adult-themed variety show.”
e couple has some history to back their theory up. While they’re new to comedy, Riks and Bell are experienced in business, running Lakewood’s Gnarly Toybox vintage toy store since 2018.
Riks and Bell carried that theme to Gnarly’s in Golden, including a vintage toy museum with everything from He-Man to Ninja Turtles to Garbage Pail Kids. Harkening back to simpler times, all Gnarly’s arcade games are set to free play.
“As long as you have a ticket to the show or a wrist band for the arcade, games are set on free play,” Riks said.
Because the theater only holds about 100 people, Riks and Bell shifted their plans from doing comedy full time.
“We know quite a few comics, and we’d always talked about how Golden would do really well with a comedy club because there’s nothing anywhere near,” Riks said. “But with 100 seats, our original thoughts of pulling famous comedians into the theater seemed a little bit unreachable. We’d have to charge too much for the tickets to pay them.
“So the plan is to become someplace cool enough and well known enough that when other comics are in town, they want to do a set at Gnarly’s,” he said. “And also to maximize the abilities of the space. We landed on making it a variety show theater on top of a comedy club.”
While most of Gnarly’s comedians will focus on adult content, the variety shows are designed to be family
friendly, featuring ventriloquists, magicians and jugglers. Riks plans to o er six-to-eight half-hour variety shows daily. Gnarly’s has a liquor license but for its day shows, it’ll accent an old-school soda bar and exotic snack bodega.
In Riks’ vision, it will o er something for everyone. “Dad can sit down and have a beer, let the kids run in the arcade and catch a quick juggling show,” he said.
Riks and Bell aim to o er three-to-four comedy shows a week and keep the price friendly, too. He expects it will generally be $20 a ticket.
found it a little calculated. I was trying really hard to nd the points within my act to gauge what would get maximum laughter from the audience. With improv, you are feeling out the audience and your teammates for what works best with the people who are in this space, at this time. And it will never be repeated.”
Carletti sees a di erence in demographics in suburban audiences. People in their 20s and 30s tend to frequent downtown venues.
Well-rehearsed stand-up comedy is one way to get laughs. But in Lakewood, Joy Carletti and Colin Iago McCarthy are placing their bets on improv. e two opened What If eatre in October 2023, producing six inhouse shows a year and bringing in improv troupes from throughout the Front Range.
“I feel like our audiences skew both older and younger. I see people who live here coming to see the shows, and I’m very grateful for that,” she said. “I think the arts should be accessible to people – you should have art where you are. Asking people to come to the city is not for everyone. So let’s meet people where they are.”
e business taps into not only their love of improv, but for each other. e two met while doing improv in San Francisco, returning to McCarthy’s home town of Lakewood to eventually open the theater.
ey follow a form of improv called the Harold, a longform improvised format that emphasizes patterns, themes and group discoveries instead of a traditional plot or story. So while their shows are designed to be funny, they’re carefully constructed to include much more than just humor.
e house ensemble, for instance, goes by the name Streaky Bacon — inspired by a Charles Dickens quote.
“It basically says good plays should have comedy and drama in as equal layers as in good, streaky bacon,” Carletti said. “We believe yes, we’re creating comedy, but there should be some drama and vulnerability because that makes the comedy brighter.”
e shows typically revolve around familiar themes, including “Law and Order,” or a version of “Vacation.”
Another show featured a teenager who saves the world.
“A suburban audience that might not have seen an improv show doesn’t know what they’re going to get,” Carletti said. “We feel thematic or genre shows tend to hook a suburban audience more.”
Hooking suburbanites on improv is exactly what the couple hopes to do. She believes it o ers a very di erent experience than stand-up.
“I wanted a place where folks who were more of a theater audience could see improv and feel like it was accessible to them,” Carletti said. “Improv is collaborative. It is about listening and teamwork. It allows people to tell their own stories and it’s very human.”
While Carletti appreciates stand-up comedy, she sees improv as a di erent comedic art form — one that requires coordination with fellow actors and the audience.
“I’ve done stand-up. at’s one person alone on a stage. My own experience is it was a little isolating, and I
Evergreen also has an improv group. e Evergreen Players Improv Comedy troupe, known as EPiC, performs twice each year at the Center Stage eater. It also offers classes and ensemble groups for all experience levels and ages.
agree the
Whether it’s stand-up or improv, all four business owners agree that Denver and its suburbs are among the top places to see comedy — or to be a comedian.
Curtis believes decades of bringing top-notch comedians to the city has made metro-area residents a sophisticated comedy audience.
“Comedy Works is the Red Rocks of comedy in the country,” she said. “I have leverage even with the bigger acts because it’s Comedy Works. e reputation gives me clout.We’ve developed people that like stand-up comedy. e Denver crowds are smart. You give them smart comedy and they respond. It’s turned into a great place for comedy and comedians.”
Vanderploeg agreed, saying the many stages that offer chances for new and more seasoned comedians to practice their material has improved the quality of local comedy for everyone.
“Denver is one of the best comedy scenes in the country,” Vanderploeg said. “Denver has shows most nights of the week, so there are opportunities for comedians to get up and develop, practice. Just by sheer stage time, we blow pretty much every other city out of the water. It’s kind of in the culture here. ere’s something about Denver that loves standup.”
Beyond developing the comedy business, Carletti sees laughter as not an option, but a necessity for individuals and our modern world.
“It’s so important to have small theaters and small comedy venues, not just in Denver but everywhere,” Carletti said. “ ere’s something about being in a room with a lot of people laughing and experiencing it live, whether it’s improv, stand-up or whatever. Live theater is phenomenal. And the need to laugh right now is so
BY ANDREA DUKAKIS CPR NEWS
bullish about the possibilities of what they call “adaptive reuse,” converting old o ce buildings into residential units. It’s an idea they are betting will solve the many problems a icting the nation’s cities: namely, post-pandemic vacancies in o ce buildings, empty city centers and a lack of a ordable housing.
Downtown Denver is no exception, where a third of o ce space is vacant and many buildings are seen as good prospects for conversion. Recently, e Luzzato Company bought two towers on 17th Street in downtown Denver for $3.2 million, a tiny fraction of the $112 million the two buildings sold for in 2008. e developers plan to have 700 residential units with retail space on the lower oors. e architectural rm Gensler has worked to identify o ce buildings in downtown Denver that have the most
are takeaways from their conversation.
What are the economic conditions in Denver that make these conversions more than just a pipe dream?
“ ey’ve always been a challenge but they’re very doable. We’ve done plenty of them across the country, and really what it takes is nding the right buildings. And so even though the economics are somewhat challenging, one of these buildings just sold for a very good price, and so that one’s going to be much easier to convert. But if you start with the right buildings, the cost will be lower to start with.”
And the realities of downtown o ce space mean that there are deals to be had?
“ ere are. I think one of the factors… is we’ve got about 13 million square feet of o ce space downtown, and when we
think of that square footage, [much of the vacant space] is these 1970s, 1980s buildings that actually trend in the right direction to be converted. So for us here in the city and county of Denver, [with] these ‘70s and 80s buildings, we have about 80 percent of the buildings that are suitable. Some of the things to look for are a great oor plate; so, how far the windows are from the elevators is important because if they’re too far away, then you won’t be able to get light into the apartments. And also thinking of the oor to oor heights are always great for o ce buildings, so when we convert them to residential, they already have taller ceilings.”
The fundamental question of course is whether it makes more economic sense to just destroy a building and build something new or convert it?
“It is costly, but I would say in some cases it’s much better than replacing the entire building because we’ve got embodied carbon in the concrete that we
want to preserve when possible from a sustainability perspective. And, you can save 50 percent of the construction time.”
Is it possible that only parts of these buildings will be converted to housing units?
“When you have larger buildings, if you’re looking at buildings that might have more than three to 400 units planned, it might be bene cial to convert only half the building or a portion of the building. We’ve talked to so many local building owners, developers…and they’re all just waiting for the right time. But there is a sense of urgency of being able to convert, and I think there’s an understanding that it’s possible.
What is the most successful conversion project you could point to?
“We’ve done quite a few buildings. I think of the Franklin Tower [in Philadelphia], which was done right at the beginning of the pandemic. [ e developers] were looking at just converting the top half of the building, and as it was getting constructed, it was so popular and got leased so quickly that they lled out the rest of the building before they completed construction, and that one was a lot of glass on the building. ey added balconies to the building by moving some of the walls in a little bit on the exterior. So it’s been an incredible project that was done years ago.”
I suppose there’s also an assumption that we’re never fully coming back to work like we did pre-pandemic. You’re sort of locking in a long-term reality here for a downtown, right?
“You’re right. I think what’s most important to focus on is that we’re really looking at more of a lifestyle in terms of our downtowns in lieu of just an o ce building centric area. So I think if we think of it more as mixed use and really make it a live, work, play [environment] for both residents and o ce workers, I think you can have that balance much easier than what we’ve done in the past.” is story is from CPR News, a nonprofit public broadcaster serving Colorado. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr. org.
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BY DENNIS PLEUSS
JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Golden baseball proved it again: the Demons are the champions of the Class 4A Je co League, and everyone else was just contenders.
Golden (20-3, 9-0 in 4A Je co) o cially clinched its fth consecutive conference title with a 9-8 road victory over Green Mountain on Friday. Less than 24 hours later, the Demons nished the complete sweep in league play with a 9-0 shutout victory against Dakota Ridge.
“I think we did a good job of keeping the momentum rolling into today,” Golden senior Jaydon Stroup said of the two league wins over Green Mountain and Dakota Ridge to close out the regular season.
On Senior Day at Golden High School, the Demon seniors led the way. Stroup had a ve-RBI game that included a three-run home run in Golden’s six-run fourth inning. Senior Luca Casali went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of RBIs. Senior pitcher Sawyer Brinkman went six strong shutout innings on the hill, giving up just two hits.
“I’m sure you can imagine it feels pretty good. Doing it with this group of guys is really special,” Brinkman said. “We (seniors) have been working hard for four years now. To see it pay o and keep the legacy going, winning ve in a row feels pretty good.”
Golden has a 48-3 conference record during its run to ve straight league titles. e only other Je co team to achieve the feat of the ve-peat was Arvada West from 1992 to 1996.
“Going back three to four years, those teams started setting it back then,” Golden Coach Jackie McBroom said of the ve-peat. “Now the expectation is the same every single season … Don’t lose a game in league. It feels good to go undefeated again.”
e Demons will take a 15-game winning streak into the postseason. Golden is currently No. 4 in the 4A baseball CHSAA Selection & Seeding Index. e top eight seeds host regional tournaments next weekend.
“I’m feeling really good,” Brinkman said after his two-hit shutout performance. “I have my hopes up for the playo s. I think we can make an impact.”
Brinkman has an 8-0 record on the mound with a 1.02 ERA. He has given up just one earned run in his last four starts.
Golden’s o ense has picked it up after its last loss back on April 1 against Denver North. e Demons only mustered up two runs in that 3-2 loss. Since then, Golden has scored at least ve runs in its last 15 games.
of being really good,” Stroup said of the Demons’ o ense. “I think we can still be better, but I think the o ense is going pretty good. I like what I see from all the guys.”
Golden will attempt to qualify for the 4A state tournament for the fourth straight year. e Demons have come close, but haven’t been able to capture a state title since McBroom took over the baseball program a decade ago.
“I think the thing about this group, which is good, is that we don’t have one, two or three superstars that are carrying us to where we are,” McBroom said.
“We have a good group of guys who play baseball the right way, and we win as a team. We have some really good baseball
players, and everyone contributes.” CHSAA is scheduled to release the regional brackets on Wednesday, May 14. Regional tournaments will be played Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17. Dakota Ridge (11-12, 6-3) is on the bubble to make regionals.
e Eagles are currently sitting at No. 32, with the 32 teams making the postseason. Longtime coach Je Legault, who is stepping down as Dakota Ridge’s baseball coach to take over the role of athletic director at Dakota Ridge next year, might have one last postseason run of the Eagles can sneak into the playo s. Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to ColoradoPreps.com and CHSAANow.com
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
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Nearly two dozen Orediggers are hoping to make this Memorial Day weekend one to remember, as the Colorado School of Mines outdoor track & eld teams compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships.
CSU Pueblo is hosting the May 22-24 meet at the underBowl. is will be CSU Pueblo’s second time hosting in three years.
e Orediggers, who train at approximately 5,800 feet above sea level, will have an advantage over most athletes, considering the underBowl is about 4,700 feet above sea level. During the 2023 national meet in Pueblo, the Mines women’s and men’s teams took 11th and 12th place, respectively.
is year, 13 men and nine women Orediggers quali ed for 25 total events,
Mines Athletics announced May 13.
Senior Loic Scomparin will help lead the men’s distance group in Pueblo, as he hopes to build on his indoor-season successes in the men’s 5K and 10K races. Scomparin took home silver medals in both the men’s 3K and 5K races from the indoor season.
All-American cross-country runners Logan Bocovich, Paul Knight and Jeremiah Vaille will join Scomparin in the 10K race, as will rst-time quali er Braden Struhs. Meanwhile, fellow cross-country runner Dawson Gunn will join Scomparin in the 5K race.
e Mines men’s team is sending six more track athletes to Pueblo, but Holden Murphy is serving as the lone representative for the Mines men’s eld group. He will be competing in the hammer throw.
BY BEN MARKUS CPR NEWS
Coloradans love to gamble on sports. And the addition of new ways to wager, like parlays and live bets, have helped to boost industry revenues, despite the randomness of sporting events that can leave sportsbooks occasionally at a loss. Because at the end of the day, the house rarely loses for long.
Gambling companies, including DraftKings and FanDuel, brought in $475 million in gross gaming revenue in Colorado last year (wagers minus payouts), a 21% increase over 2023, according to data from the Colorado Department of Revenue. It’s almost double the rate of revenue growth in 2023, which was 11%.
e new data shows the industry has yet to fully mature, about ve years after Colorado allowed the rst legal sports wagers.
e increased interest in sports betting means more tax revenue for Colorado.
Last year, Colorado collected $31.9 million from those bets. And Colorado will get to keep all that money thanks to the recent passage of Proposition JJ, which allows the state to keep tax revenues over the previous TABOR-mandated cap of $29 million. e money goes to a variety of things, most notably for water plan projects.
Parlay bets increased profits
It’s unclear if there are more people betting in Colorado or if the people betting are just wagering more. One of the biggest changes in the industry is the growth of parlay bets, where gamblers string together a series of things like: Nuggets to win, Nikola Joki to record a 30-point game, and total points to go over 200 points. It’s a higher-risk, higherreward bet that the apps heavily promote through incentives, like bigger payo s.
Parlays are a win-win for the industry. “ ese parlays make the sportsbooks more money, but people also like to bet them; it’s more fun for the bettor,” said Ryan Butler, who covers the industry for Covers, a gambling website. ere are many apps on o er in Colorado for sports bets, but DraftKings and FanDuel now control about 70 percent of the U.S. betting market, in part because they added enticing parlay options to their apps. “So DraftKings and FanDuel created that technology quicker than anyone else, that’s why they rose to the top,” said Butler.
He said younger bettors in particular prefer parlay bets. “ ey just like the lottery ticket aspect of it.”
e vast majority of sports gamblers will not develop an addiction, the national rate is estimated at up to 3 percent. But there’s concern that addiction rates are higher among young men, who are growing up with unlimited sports gambling on their phone.
Colorado has granted millions to behavioral health providers and educational campaigns. e Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission announced $2.9 million in grants in February, up from $2 million the year before.
Beyond parlays
e sportsbook has long been a relatively small part of casino pro ts, so the app developers are looking ahead to a more lucrative business: fully online casinos, things like poker and blackjack, not just sports.
“Everything is based o of that goal,” said Butler.
Only a handful of states allow online casino games, but they are hugely profitable. In the rst quarter of this year, DraftKings reported $881 million in sports betting revenue across 25 states and Washington DC, and $423 million
revenue in the just ve states that allow it to operate casino games online.
Any such plan would face a lot of hurdles in Colorado. e handful of physical casinos operating in the state, which are mandated by law to be located in three historic mining towns, would likely ght any proposal to expand online gambling to phone apps.
Sports are unpredictable
While last year saw large growth in sports bets and revenue, there are periods when the house loses. In Colorado, sports gaming revenues dropped 20 percent in March, compared to March of last year.
Sportsbooks said that’s because more favorites won than anticipated in the recent March Madness men’s basketball tournament. DraftKings reported that more than 80 percent of favorites won, the most in more than 40 years. And bettors tend to put their money on the favorites.
at’s just the nature of sports.
“ at’s why people watch sports and
want to bet on sports, it’s part of what makes the customer experience great,” said Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings, on a Friday investor conference call. “So there are periods where you’re gonna have quarters two, three in a row sometimes with bad outcomes.”
Colorado bettors are the best?
Butler has data on hold percentage by state, and Colorado has the lowest hold percentage in the U.S. Hold percentage is the money that sportsbooks keep for every dollar wagered.
“So one can extrapolate that Colorado has the best bettors,” said Butler. “It makes sense: higher education level, really loyal fans, pretty a uent demographic.”
So when it comes to sports betting, Colorado is winning in more ways than one. is story is from CPR News, a nonprofit public broadcaster serving Colorado. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr. org.
Joining her are Jennifer Jarnagin and Abbi Gillespie, both of whom will compete in the hammer throw.
Pole vaulter Dale ompson rounds out the Mines women’s eld group.
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Meanwhile, the Mines women’s team is sending three throws athletes — the most ever — to nationals.
Senior Kitt Rupar, who’s competing in both shot put and discus, will lead the group. She had podium nishes in both events at last year’s national meet.
Among the women’s track athletes, indoor 5K national champion Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge looks to medal in both the women’s 5K and 10K races.
For more information, including the full meet schedule, visit MinesAthletics. com.
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County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 26, 2023
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2023065671
Original Principal Amount
$295,850.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$292,244.25
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 231 IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 3, PLAZA DEL LAGO CONDOMINIUMS, PHASE IV, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON DECEMBER 29, 1983 AT RECEPTION NO. 83123389 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR PLAZA DEL LAGO CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED MAY 10, 1982 AT RECEPTION NO. 82031148 AND SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8, 1983 AT RECEPTION NO. 83085753, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON STATE OF COLORADO
APN #: 39-363-04-037
Purported common address: 1845 Kendall Street Unit 231, Lakewood, CO 80214.
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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025 Last Publication: 5/29/2025 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: 03/06/2025
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:
Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 25-034249
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. J2500085
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500059
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 20, 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) Scott Elledge
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE BUNGALOW SERIES III TRUST
Date of Deed of Trust September 15, 2017
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 18, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2017095859
Original Principal Amount
$240,075.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$239,420.10
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 2A, Evergreen Addition to Buffalo Creek Park Amended Adjustment 1, recorded July 20, 2011 at Reception No. 66492, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.
Purported common address: 23721 Summit St, Pine, CO 80470.
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, 06/12/2025 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: 4/24/2025
Last Publication: 5/22/2025
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: 02/20/2025
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:
Aricyn J. Dall #51467
Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C.
216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 25CO00048-1
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. J2500059
First Publication: 4/24/2025
Last Publication: 5/22/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500075
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 27, 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) Denver Lux Leasing, a Colorado limited liability company; Karen Elwell; Beverly Elwell Original Beneficiary(ies)
of
June 17, 2024
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 24, 2024
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2024035785
Original Principal Amount
$560,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$560,000.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of the Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, failure to make the payments when required. The note has been accelerated according to its terms, therefore all amounts owed under the Evidence of Debt are immediately fully due and payable.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
PARCEL A: LOT 47, BLOCK 113, GREEN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE FILING NO. 21, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Change made to the Deed of Trust by the Affidavit Re: Scrivener's Error Pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-35-109(5) recorded on January 13, 2025, in the office of the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder at Reception No. 2025001684 to correct an error in the street address of the Property encumbered by the Deed of Trust.
Purported common address: 1244 South Wright Street, Lakewood, CO 80228.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: Scrivener's Error Pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-35-109(5) recorded on January 13, 2025, in the office of the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder at Reception No. 2025001684 to correct an error in the street address of the Property encumbered by 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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 02/27/2025
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:
Christoper J. Conant #40269
Hatch Ray Olsen Conant LLC 730 17th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 298-1800
Attorney File # D-645.010
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. J2500075
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500078
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 6, 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) Justin W. Russell and Matthew Schmitt
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 NewRez LLC
d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust
June 15, 2023
County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 22, 2023
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2023036994
Original Principal Amount
$720,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$715,847.29
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Lot 14, Block 19, Meadowlark Hills, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. Purported common address: 105 Dudley St, Lakewood, CO 80226.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publicatio: 5/29/2025
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: 03/06/2025
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 # CO24384
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. J2500078
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500076
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 27, 2025, the undersigned
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.
LLC
Date of Deed of Trust November 08, 2022 County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 14, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022101718
Original Principal Amount
$232,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance
$238,278.90
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.
SAID LOT 10 AS PLATTED; THENCE S 00°01’04" E, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 10 AS PLATTED, A DISTANCE OF 44.30 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG
DISTANCE OF 98.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEARINGS BASED ON THE PLAT OF DAKOTA STATION SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IN BOOK 97 AT PAGE 23, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 8009 South Johnson Court, 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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 03/06/2025 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Amy Schiano,
The
LOT 5, BLOCK 1, MADISON HILL SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 5711 West 92nd Avenue Unit 15, Westminster, CO 80031.
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, 07/10/2025 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: 5/15/2025
Last Publication: 6/12/2025
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: 03/13/2025
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:
Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-25-1009022-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. J2500090
First Publication: 5/15/2025
Last Publication: 6/12/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500073
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 27, 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)
James Harley Wadsworth, Jr.
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
MIDFIRST BANK
Date of Deed of Trust
April 22, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
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.
PART OF THE NE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 32, 110.00 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 32, A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID NE 1/4 NW 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NE 1/4 NW 1/4; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NE 1/4 NW 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO
Purported common address: 2300 YOUNGFIELD ST, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215-1031.
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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 02/27/2025
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:
Alison L. Berry #34531
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-028741
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. J2500073
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500068
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 27, 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) Robert W. Douglass AND Anathea R. Stephens-Douglass Original Beneficiary(ies)
AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, INC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2
ACQUISITION TRUST
Date of Deed of Trust
June 24, 2003
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
July 02, 2003
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
F1794465
Original Principal Amount
$297,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 44, ARBOR ESTATES FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE COLORADO.
Purported common address: 5824 West 81st Circle, 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 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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 02/27/2025
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 # 23-029191
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. J2500068
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500084
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 6, 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)
JOSHUA B GOODMAN
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-AR8, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-AR8
Date of Deed of Trust
July 19, 2004
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
August 03, 2004
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
F2071550
Original Principal Amount
$521,900.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$342,302.64
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 1, APPLEWOOD COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO
Purported common address: 14009 W 30TH LANE, GOLDEN, CO 80401.
Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 03/06/2025
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 # 00000010377919
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. J2500084
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500056
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 20, 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)
Jamey L. Burnett
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Long Beach Mortgage Company
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-1
Date of Deed of Trust
December 01, 2005
County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
December 08, 2005
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2005125232
Original Principal Amount
$100,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$84,576.05
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 make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
CONDOMINIUM NO. 206, BUILDING NO. 1, GOLDEN RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 13, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79103020, FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED ON JULY 17, 1980 AT RECEPTION NO. 80052183, FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED JULY 29, 1980 AT RECEPTION NO. 80054935, AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED ON AUGUST 14, 1980 AT RECEPTION NO. 80059888, THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 13, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79103021, AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON JULY 17, 1980 AT RECEPTION NO. 80052184 OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACE(S) 355 AND 321, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
April 23, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019031160 Original Principal Amount
$505,672.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$427,919.56
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed
$185,286.25
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 PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF
Purported common address: 1300 Golden Circle #206, Golden, CO 80401. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 3900 Hoyt 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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025 Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
IF
DATE: 03/06/2025
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
https://liveauctions.govease.com
First Publication: 5/15/2025
Last Publication: 6/12/2025
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: 03/13/2025
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 # CO24362
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. J2500093
First Publication: 5/15/2025
Last Publication: 6/12/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500086
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 6, 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) Michael Kuhn
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC
d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Date of Deed of Trust
August 05, 2021
County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 11, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021119900
Original Principal Amount
$524,745.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$497,603.30
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 5, BLOCK 18B, COLUMBINE HILLS, THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 8010 W. Chestnut Drive, 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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 03/06/2025
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:
Heather L. Deere #28597
Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C.
355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO24426
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. J2500086
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500088
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 13, 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)
Grant R. Babb
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Amerifirst Financial, Inc.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
December 05, 2016
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
December 14, 2016
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2016132487
Original Principal Amount
$309,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$269,170.52
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.
LOTS 46, 47 AND 48, EXCEPT THE REAR OR WESTERLY 10 FEET OF SAID LOTS, BLOCK 66, EDGEWATER, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 2095 Newland Street, Edgewater, CO 80214.
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, 07/10/2025 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: 5/15/2025
Last Publication: 6/12/2025
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: 03/13/2025
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 # 25CO00077-1
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. J2500088
First Publication:
CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500058
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 20, 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)
Zachary Frank Dehart
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as beneficiary, as nominee for T2 Financial LLC DBA/Revolution Mortgage
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
October 05, 2022
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 06, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2022092076
Original Principal Amount
$756,280.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$753,666.15
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 46, BLOCK 2, POWDERHORN FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 6542 S Pierson Court, 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, 06/12/2025 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: 4/24/2025
Last Publication: 5/22/2025
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: 02/20/2025
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:
Aricyn J. Dall #51467
Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 23CO00332-2
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
Legal Notice NO. J2500058
First Publication: 4/24/2025
Last Publication: 5/22/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500071
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 27, 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)
SHELBY ANN MCINTYRE AND PATRICK MICHAEL MCINTYRE
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NATIONS LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
March 29, 2019 County of Recording
Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 05, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019026233
Original Principal Amount
$255,290.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$244,600.23
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.
CONDOMINIUM UNIT 618, ADVANTAGE AT STONY CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, AS SHOWN ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR ADVANTAGE AT STONY CREEK
CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED OCTOBER 5, 1984 AT RECEPTION NO. 84094546 AND AMENDED JUNE 24, 1985 AT RECEPTION NO. 85058283, IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORDS, AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, ESTABLISHING A PLAN FOR CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP OF ADVANTAGE AT STONY CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, AS RECORDED OCTOBER 5, 1984 AT RECEPTION NO. 84094545 IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY RECORDS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN #: 59-271-06-053
Purported common address: 6755 S FIELD ST UNIT 618, 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, 06/26/2025 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: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 02/27/2025
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:
David R. Doughty #40042
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-027875
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. J2500071
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500081
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 6, 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) STEVEN M. NEYER AND DEBORAH A. NEYER
Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE
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, 07/10/2025 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: 5/15/2025 Last Publication: 6/12/2025 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: 03/13/2025
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: Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
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: 02/27/2025
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:
Alison L. Berry #34531
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 25-034077
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. J2500067
First Publication: 5/1/2025
Last Publication: 5/29/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500094
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 13, 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)
Fred Schlott and Barbara Schlott
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust
January 26, 2004
County of Recording Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
March 12, 2004
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
F1982678
Original Principal Amount
$100,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$64,288.21
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.
THE SOUTHERLY 660.00 FEET OF THE WESTERLY 165.00 FEET OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
*Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Jefferson County, Colorado, on 2/12/2023 at Reception No. 2013017318 to correct the maturity date.
Purported common address: 5990 W Coal Mine Ave, Littleton, CO 80123-3906.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST
If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: *Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Jefferson County, Colorado, on 2/12/2023 at Reception No. 2013017318 to correct the maturity date.
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, 07/10/2025 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: 5/15/2025
Last Publication: 6/12/2025
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: 03/13/2025
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:
Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP
7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-25-1009531-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. J2500094
First Publication: 5/15/2025
Last Publication: 6/12/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2500064
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 20, 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)
Douglas Stuart Campbell
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for 360 Mortgage Group, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
NewRez LLC
d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Date of Deed of Trust
June 11, 2014
County of Recording
Jefferson
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 19, 2014
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2014048308
Original Principal Amount
$268,045.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$203,829.91
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.
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 7, BLOCK 9, SHADOW MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 7124 Eldridge Ct, Arvada, CO 80004.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 06/12/2025 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: 4/24/2025 Last Publication: 5/22/2025
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: 02/20/2025 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:
Holly R.Shilliday #24423 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP
7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-25-1008231-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. J2500064
First Publication: 4/24/2025
Last Publication: 5/22/2025
Name of Publication: Golden Transcript
Public Notice JEFFERSON COUNTY QUALIFYING SENIOR, QUALIFYING SENIOR RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION AND DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PUBLICATION
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
ON August 1, 2025, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners will sit as the Jefferson County Board of Equalization (JCBOE) to review the 2025 Qualifying Senior Property Tax Exemption, Qualifying Senior Residential Classification and the Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption decisions, as prepared by the Assessor.
An application submitted to the Assessor’s Office for the Senior Property Tax Exemption must be postmarked or hand delivered to the Assessor on or before July 15, 2025.
Dropbox is located at the administrative building in the atrium.
Any property owner, who timely filed an application for the Senior Property Tax Exemption, Qualifying Senior Residential Classification or the Disabled Veteran Exemption and was denied the exemption, may appeal to the JCBOE. To appeal a denial, a property owner must file the petition included on the Notice of Denial form provided by the Assessor’s Office. Please note that Disabled Veteran applicants may not appeal to the JCBOE a decision by the Division of Veterans Affairs finding an applicant is not a qualified disabled veteran.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all appeals of denials of Senior Property Tax Exemptions, Qualifying Senior Residential Classification or Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemptions to the JCBOE must be postmarked or hand delivered to the Board of Equalization Office at the following address on or before August 15, 2025.
Jefferson County Board of Equalization 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80419
Dropbox is located in the Atrium.
The JCBOE shall set hearing dates of all appeals which were denied by the Assessor and timely appealed to the JCBOE. All such appeals will be heard and decided by September 1, 2025.
Filing Date: If the date for filing your Notice of Denial falls upon Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, it shall be deemed timely filed if filed on the next business day, 39-1-120(3), C.R.S.
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1907
First Publication: May 15, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript and Jeffco Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the Arvada City Council to be held on TUESDAY, June 3, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinance and thereafter will consider them it final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/ legal-notices, and click on Current and recent
Legal Notices to access legal notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.
CB25-011, An Ordinance Revising the City of Arvada Policy for the Adoption of Intergovernmental Agreements
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1946
First Publication: May 22, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
PUBLIC NOTICE
The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on May 20, 2025:
Ordinance #4895 An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of the City of Arvada, Colorado, Wastewater Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series 2025
Ordinance #4896 An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of the City of Arvada, Colorado, Water Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series 2025
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1947
First Publication: May 22, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
Public Notice
After thirty (30) days from May 22nd, 2025, North Table Mountain Water and Sanitation District, Owner, will pay to Diamond Contracting, Contractor, the full balance due on the following project: NTM Project 2022-01 – 58th Avenue Water Main Extension. All persons having claims for labor, rentals, services, or materials furnished under this Contract, who shall not have been paid therefore, shall present the same to the Owner in writing and verified prior to date specified above, or the Owner shall be free of all liabilities for attempting to obtain payment to such persons by the Contractor.
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1930 First Publication: May 22, 2025 Last Publication: May 29, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
Public Notice
MOUNT CARBON METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MORRISON WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S SETTLEMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 3rd day of June 2025 at 10:00 A.M., or anytime after final settlement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. will be made by Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, C/O
and treatment processes.
Any association, individual, or corporation having a claim against the above for labor, equipment, materials, or supplies provided in the performance of said work may file its claim or claims with the Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, Ms. Lisa Johnson - Manager at lisa. johnson@claconnect.com up to 12:00 P.M., on June 2, 2025. Failure to file said claim will relieve and forever discharge the Mount Carbon Metropolitan District from all and any liability to the claimant.
For: Mount Carbon Metropolitan District By: Lisa Johnson, Manager Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, C/O Clifton Larson Allen.
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1906 First Publication: May 15, 2025 Last Publication:May 22, 2025 Publishers: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Cimarron Metropolitan District of Jefferson County, Colorado, shall make retainage release payment at 2001 16th Street Suite 1700, Denver, CO 8020 on or after May 16, 2025, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. to the following:
CJBs Excavating 325 Ravine Way Lochbuie, CO 80603
For all work done by said Contractors in construction or work on the Candelas Slope Repair and Storm Sewer Repairs and performed within and/or for the Cimarron Metropolitan District in the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. This includes the Contract for Candelas Slope Failure Repair Storm Sewer and Drains.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time for final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim to: Independent District Engineering Services, LLC, 1626 Cole Blvd, Suite 125, Lakewood, CO 80401, on or before the date and time herein above shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Cimarron Metropolitan District, its directors, officers, agents, consultants and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Jefferson County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M. on the 3rd day of July 2025 at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419, phone number 303-2716580. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff 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
the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before September 26, 2025, or said claims may be forever barred.
David Adlfinger and Lori Cargile, Personal Representative c/o Trace Tyler, Esq., 2490 Patterson Rd. #7 Grand Junction, Colorado 81505
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1933
First Publication: May 22, 2025
Last Publication: June 5, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript
Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Carol Jean McKenzie, also known as Carol J. McKenzie, also known as Carol McKenzie, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30530
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 September 8, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Chad E. McKenzie
Co-Personal Representative 12097 W Mexico Place Lakewood CO 80228
Carrie L. Norwood
Co-Personal Representative
2836 w. Bryant Place Littleton CO 80120
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1851
First Publication: May 8, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Michael Duane Snodgrass, aka Michael D. Snodgrass, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30528
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 September 15, 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
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1853
First Publication: May 8, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Patricia Joan Connell, a/k/a Patricia J. Connell, a/k/a Patricia Connell, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30575
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 September 15, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick R. Thiessen
Attorney for Personal Representative
David Eugene Connell DANBORN, THIESSEN & DUNHAM P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, CO 80003
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1893
First Publication: May 15, 2025 Last Publication: May 29, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DUANE WILLIAM GARRABRANT, a/k/a DUANE GARRABRANT a/k/a DUANE W. GARRABRANT , Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030555
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 September 8th, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.
Lynn Tafoya, Personal Representative 23A Hondo Ridge Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87508
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1859
First Publication: May 8, 2025 Last Publication: May 22, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dwane Webster Bowman, a/k/a Dwane Bowman, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30452
All
may be forever barred.
Deborah Bowman-Kohut
Personal Representative /s/ Eric D. Wollard
Attorney for Personal Representative 5610 Ward Rd. Ste 300 Arvada, CO 80002
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1870 First Publication: May 8, 2025 Last Publication: May 22, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of STEVEN M. GODFREY, AKA STEVEN MARK GODFREY, AKA STEVEN GODFREY, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30559
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 September 15, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Stefenie G. Godfrey
Personal Representative 6204 W. 92nd Place Westminster, CO 80031
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1912
First Publication: May 15, 2025
Last Publication: May 29, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MARISSA COPAN, Deceased Case Number 2025PR030563
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before September 8, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Elizabeth Copan
Personal Representative c/o Solem, Woodward & McKinley P.C.
750 W. Hampden Ave, Suite 505 Englewood, Colorado 80110
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1871
First Publication: May 8, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of WILLIAM S. EDWARDS, also known as WILLIAM SAMUEL EDWARDS, WILLIAM EDWARDS, Deceased Case Number: 2025 PR 30582
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 September 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Stephen Morris Edwards Personal Representative 201 Winona Street Northfield, MN 55057
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1940
First Publication: May 22, 2025 Last Publication: June 5, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of AGNES L. WORRELL, ALSO KNOWN AS AGNES LOUISE WORRELL. AND AGNES WORRELL, Deceased Case Number: 2025 PR 30570
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, COLORADO, on or before September 23, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Lucinda K. Murtagh Personal Representative 12286 W. Exposition Drive Lakewood, CO 80228
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1932
First Publication: May 22, 2025 Last Publication: June 5, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Janet G. Newsom, a/k/a Janet Gale Newsom, a/k/a Janet Newsom, a/k/a Janet Riedel, and Janet Geldreich, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30587
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 September 22, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kellie Ray Geldreich, Personal Representative c/o Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP 1712 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1942 First Publication: May 22, 2025 Last Publication: June 5, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Linda Jane Barnes; a/k/a Linda J. Barnes; a/k/a Linda Barnes;
a/k/a Linda Jane Witherbee; a/k/a Linda J. Witherbee; a/k/a Linda Witherbee, Deceased. Case Number: 2025PR30538
All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to Personal Representative or to the Jefferson County District Court on or before September 15, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Richard Barnes, Personal Representative 3663 Mexico Road Danville, PA 17821
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1916 First Publication: May 15, 2025 Last Publication: May 29, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara N. Zanetell, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030203
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 September 29, 2025(date)*, or the claims may be forever barred.
Richard B. Vincent #13843
Personal Representative 1120 W. South Boulder Rd., Suite 101 Lafayette, CO 80026
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1855
First Publication: May 8, 2025 Last Publication: May 22, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Joseph Andrew Sena Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30550
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 1, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Stan Jezierski
Attorney to the Personal Representative 5720 W. 120th Avenue Suite #2, Broomfield, CO 80020
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1894
First Publication: May 15, 2025
Last Publication: May 29, 2025
Publisher: JeffcoTranscript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MARK PETER LEIN, also known as MARK P. LEIN, and MARK LEIN, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30558
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 September 8, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Linda Oskarson, Personal Representative 11600 W. 31st Place Lakewood, CO 80215
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1858
First Publication: May 8, 2025
Last Publication: May 22, 2025
Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATRICIA BELL, a/k/a PATRICIA JEANNE BELL, a/k/a PATICIA J. BELL, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30572
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 September 22, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jamie A. Henry, Personal Representative 15353 W. 48th Drive Golden, CO 80403
Bette Heller, Esq.
Attorney to the Personal Representative 19671 E. Euclid Dr., Centennial, CO 80016 Phone Number: 303-690-7092
E-mail: bhelleresq@comcast.net FAX Number:303-761-2989
Atty. Reg. #: 10521
Legal Notice No. Jeff 1935
Publication: May 22, 2025
Publication: June 5, 2025 Publisher: Golden Transcript
Notice
TO CREDITORS Estate of CAROLYN RAE SATTLER, aka CAROLYN R. SATTLER, aka CAROLYN SATTLER, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30552
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 September 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Paul A. Sattler,
NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Richard Arthur Baca III, non-custodial parent.
Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows:
Date: June 12, 2025 Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, Colorado 80401
For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Xzavier Rey Baca
At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.
To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.
Date: April 25, 2025
Legal Notice No.: Jeff 1920
First Publication: May15, 2025
Last Publication: May 29, 2025
NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION
Court, Jefferson County, Colorado
In the Interests of: Jamiah Reid Party: Rebecca Reid Phone Number: 503-989-5917
E-mail:rebeccareidfitness@gmail.com
Case Number: 25PR228
NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.
To: Ronson Reid
Last Known Address,
