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VOLUME 34 | ISSUE 26

STEM jury hears from survivors of attack Wrenching testimony describes school day and sudden deadly violence

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ainsley Groetken, one of the valedictorians of the Lutheran High School class of 2021, accepts her diploma May 26.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

Lutheran High School celebrates graduation

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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utheran High School’s class of 2021 walked across the stage at Southeast Christian Church to receive their diplomas May 26.

Valedictorians Ainsley Groetken, Sydney Samuels, Katie Sundrup, Noah Kelly, Emerson Knapp and Nora Fingerlin spoke during the commencement, reading Bible verses and talking to

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the class about their next stage in life.

The strong faith of the students and school was prevalent throughout the event.

Former teacher Jordan Murphy also gave a class address, telling graduates and their families about his experience being inside the Aurora theater that was terrorized by James Holmes in 2012 and how his faith grew stronger as a result. He encouraged students to embrace their faith in

the next chapter of their lives.

“No matter what the future holds for you, you can know who holds it,” he said. “Class of 2021, go live in freedom and perfect peace that your future is secured because of your steadfast faith in a God that is doing nothing that isn’t for your highest, deepest and longest lasting good.”

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Mitchell Kraus didn’t know he’d been shot until he’d already run a couple of blocks from STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7, 2019.

When he realized something was wrong, he took stock of his body, moving his hand to his back. It came back red with blood.

The next thing he remembers wanting to do was call his mom.

“She picks up the phone and she answers in her cheery voice like everything’s normal,” he said through tears on May 28. “I opened my mouth and the only thing I could manage to say was ‘mom help.’”

Kraus told the story of the shooting — sometimes through deep heaves and sobs — to a jury as a part of the first day of testimony in the trial against Devon Erickson. Erickson faces dozens of charges related to the school shooting from two years ago, which left eight students injured and one, Kendrick Castillo, dead.

Alec McKinney, Erickson’s codefendant, pleaded guilty last year to charges related to his participation SEE STEM TRIAL, P10

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

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. Janna Glover, CHC director

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

“Kids have dealt with chronic stress in the past year that a has interrupted their development and education,” she said. “Now, kids are asked to get back to life again and they feel completely unprepared. They are burnt out SEE CRISIS, P3

Castle Rock officers, dispatcher honored STAFF REPORT

In a May 14 ceremony, the Castle Rock Police Department distributed 10 awards to officers, dispatchers and a local resident for outstanding contributions to the community.

“As chief of police, I can truly say nothing makes me prouder than when people approach me to thank me for the professionalism and dedication of our police officers,” said Police Chief Jack Cauley. “When they use words like kind, patient, understanding and respectful to describe the men and women at our department, I know we are truly living out our One-By-One Policing philosophy.”

Two Meritorious Unit Awards were given, including recognition for the traffic and school teams that excelled and adapted over the course of the pandemic. The traffic officers spearheaded projects that greatly enhanced the operational effectiveness of the department, including the implementation of new technological advancements. One of these items, the FARO system, assists officers with very detailed renderings of criminal and traffic accident scenes.

The second Meritorious Unit Award was given to officers who helped feed students last year. When Douglas County shifted to online schooling in 2020, a program was

created to provide free school lunches to students and families who needed additional support. The Castle Rock Police Department’s school resource officers (SRO) and school marshal officers (SMO) worked with the district to set up and staff three serving locations throughout the summer. Through their efforts, they served a total of 200,440 free lunches over a five-month period.

“Not only was the lunch program met with extreme gratitude from the community, the SROs and SMOs demonstrated our department’s commitment to creating safe environments where people can thrive,” said Cauley.

Additionally, one officer received a Letter of Commendation for his work in helping a suicidal subject, while a sergeant was awarded the Police Merit Award for his efforts in locating a homicide suspect wanted by the New Mexico State Police.

CRPD also announced two separate life-saving awards, one of which included a citizen commendation for a Castle Rock man. Another award was given for exceptional tactics.

Cauley concluded the ceremony with his annual One-By-One Policing Award, which goes to an officer who exemplifies the department’s vision statement of serving those in the community as if they are members of one’s own family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Equity policy keeps sparking comments Handful of parents say they are pulling children out of DCSD

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School Board predicted back in March that an equity policy the board was considering would upset some parents.

But perhaps board directors underestimated just how unhappy some people would be.

“That (equity) work has been going for some time, but certainly not at the level of the concern you have expressed tonight. Some of the things you stated trouble me, I’ll be honest,” said board President David Ray at a May 25 meeting after 30 parents spoke during public comments, mostly to criticize the board and district staff for endorsing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

For two hours, community members condemned the district’s new equity policy and its hiring of a firm to provide teachers with DEI training. As a result, four separate speakers told the board that they were withdrawing their children, a total of nine students, from the district that serves more than 67,000 students.

“You’re creating more of a divisive environment by pushing

for some. The policy and Gemini’s families like mine out of the school hiring, parents argued, are evidence system because you are teaching that the district is teaching stuchildren to feel bad or have preferdents critical race theory (CRT), an ential treatment based only on the academic framework that teaches color of their skin,” said parent race is socially constructed. Recent Lora Wolfe. “I do not want my conservative pushback to the idea kids to be part of this nonsensical has led Republican state lawmakers experiment.” across the U.S. to Following introduce bills years of repeatbanning CRT in ed instances of public schools. racism and raSuperintencial insensitivdent Corey Wise ity in DCSD, an defended that Equity Advisory the district isn’t Council drafted teaching CRT. the policy last “We are aligned year to guide with the Colothe district in rado academic creating a more standards. Critiwelcoming cal race theory environment for is not in the racial, ethnic, Colorado acagender and sexdemic standards ual minorities, for the core curboth students Wise and staff. The Corey Wise, riculum,” said at the May board unaniDCSD superintendent 25 meeting, prior mously passed to the public the policy on comments. second reading Some parents weren’t buying it, on March 23. though. “Within one week of CRT Then, in April, the district finalteaching, I watched my son become ized a contract with Gemini Group, resentful and angry about the asLLC for staff DEI training. Gemini sumptions made about him because provided a keynote address and he happens to be white and male. community session at a workshop Diversity will not work this way,” on April 19. said Rachel Kopfle. Kopfle spoke on The equity policy itself frustrated behalf of a local chapter of No Left some Douglas County parents, but the Gemini Group was the last straw Turn in Education, a right-wing

‘We are aligned with the Colorado academic standards. Critical race theory is not in the Colorado academic standards for the core curriculum.’

organization that is “committed to rooting out subversive indoctrination,” Kopfle said. She didn’t specify which school district her son attended.

Kopfle added that dangerous ideologies “seep into the district with nice sounding terms: ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, social justice.’”

Not every public commenter agreed with the majority. Jeff Culver, a history teacher at Valor Christian High School who has children in DCSD, said, “A district that endorses this kind of policy that, as a Christian, as a disciple of Jesus, is a district I want my children to attend.”

Surabhi Mehrotra, another parent, said, “an equity policy can at least set a framework to support equal opportunity for all and teach our kids empathy, compassion and human dignity.”

Anti-equity speakers were welcomed by rounds of applause from the in-person audience, while equity proponents were met by scolding murmurs. At one point, Ray asked the audience to have decorum and be respectful of every speaker.

The meeting ended with little resolution. Ray told the speakers they gave him and his fellow directors a lot to think about. Kopfle reminded the audience during her public comments that board directors are up for election in November, suggesting that the issue will fuel consternation for months to come.

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Douglas County School Board meeting structure draws scrutiny Community members ask to speak earlier on agenda, and in-person

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When and how the Douglas County School Board hears public comment at its meetings has drawn recent scrutiny from some community members, although the board president says changes to how agendas are structured have been aimed at helping public commenters be better informed.

Approximately 20 people gave public comment during the board’s May 11 meeting, many of whom requested the board move public comment earlier on the agenda, and that they allow people to speak at meetings in-person.

Until Jan. 19, the current board heard public comment before staff and superintendent reports, meaning it was typically scheduled to begin around 6:30 p.m.

That changed by February, with

public comment starting after the superintendent and staff presented district updates to directors.

Agendas since then have slated public comment to start anywhere from 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., or later. Public comment started May 11 after 9 p.m.

For some concerned speakers, the timing is inconsiderate or inconvenient, they said, while others worried having to wait late into the evening will deter people from choosing to speak at all.

“My kids are waiting for me to put them to bed,” a woman said on May 11.

Former school board candidate Andy Jones said during his public comment he was standing outside district headquarters, knocking on the door, waiting to be let in. Since February, he has frequently called on board members to move public comment earlier on its agenda and to resume in-person attendance for the public.

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“What we were finding with public comment is that the comments were really based on operational decisions, decisions that the superintendent has the authority to make,” he said.

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The district has also been also forming a plan to resume in-person public comment, Ray said. The district has been under public health orders that required six feet between people, he said, which did not leave enough capacity in the boardroom for directors, district staff scheduled to present and members of the public, he said.

Ray said after reviewing the new public health and executive orders issued May 14, the board will allow people to choose between making comment in-person or virtually at its May 25 meeting.

“Mass gathering” requirements in the orders are for gatherings of 100 or more people. The boardroom’s capacity is less than 100 people, he added via text message.

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Centennial Water adopts new fee structure

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During a May 24 meeting, the Centennial Water Board adopted a new rate structure in anticipation of drought conditions worsening this summer.

While the newly adopted fees do not go into effect right now, they could be implemented if drought designations are changed in future months.

Centennial Water has three stages for measuring drought condition. In April, the board approved the lowest stage level, drought watch. The drought watch designation is for residents in Highlands Ranch, Solstice, and portions of northern Douglas County.

The goal of the drought watch stage is to encourage customers to cut back on water use to reduce the need for added drought measures that could lead to mandatory outdoor water use restrictions and increased drought rates.

If drought conditions get worse, the board approved two new stages, Drought Stage 1, and Drought Stage 2, which means higher fees to further encourage residents to practice water conservation.

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Tom Rose, the water district’s revenue and asset manager, explained that customers currently have an allotted amount of water per month. If residents use the allotted amount or less, they will not face increased fees if the board were to change the drought designation.

As water users exceed the 100% level, they would see increased fees under Stage 1 and Stage 2 designations. For a resident that uses between 101% and 120% of the allotted amount, rates would go from $5.52 per 1,000 gallons to $6.95 under a Stage 1 designation.

Under a Stage 2 designation, rates would increase to $8.38.

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UCHealth to host food drive in Highlands Ranch Donations to benefit Health & Hope for Denver Day of Service STAFF REPORT

UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital will host a drive-through food and toiletry donation drive from 9 a.m. to noon on June 4. The community can drop off non-perishable food items and household supplies benefiting Help & Hope Center Douglas/Elbert Task Force as part of the annual Denver Day of Service hosted by the Denver Broncos and Mile High United Way. Dozens of simultaneous service projects hosted by local nonprofit organizations will occur across metro Denver during the one-day initiative bringing together hundreds of volunteers to impact local communities while providing in-person, remote or virtual volunteer experiences for individuals and groups.

UCHealth encourages the public to donate items to support Help & Hope Center, a nonprofit human service organization dedicated to providing assistance with food and other necessities to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in a similar crisis.

What: UCHealth drive-through food and toiletry donation drive benefiting Help & Hope Center Douglas/

Elbert Task Force as part of annual Denver Day of Service hosted by the Denver Broncos and Mile High United Way When: 9 a.m. to noon June 4 Where: West end of Parking Lot 1, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, 1500 Park Central Drive, Highlands Ranch (enter off Lucent Boulevard and follow signs into main hospital parking lot.)

Hospital employees, staff and volunteers are donating items to the food drive, and community volunteers will contribute time on June 4 to sort and package donations.

UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital last year identified Help & Hope as a nonprofit our employees could connect with to engage with the community they care for beyond the hospital’s walls.

This past fall they contributed 1,100 pounds of toiletries and held a toy drive for Help & Hope. Earlier this year, UCHealth donated to Help & Hope a truck the nonprofit can use as a mobile food pantry to deliver food and other items directly to the communities it serves.

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BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After getting frustrated about feeling tired and unpleasant after eating out, a Highlands Ranch couple decided to do something about it by opening their own restaurant in Greenwood Village.

Teri and Stephen Culler said the concept for The LetUP is all about making good food using fresh, nonprocessed ingredients. The LetUP, an eatery featuring hamburgers, breakfast burritos and homemade ice cream, officially opened in April.

The LetUP is located at 9696 E. Arapahoe Road.

Teri said when they first started thinking about opening a restaurant, they wanted to open in Highlands Ranch. However, after one location fell through and with difficulty finding an affordable building, the couple ventured outside the community.

“We had been thinking about doing this for a while,” Teri said.

“We started noticing that every time we went out to eat, we would come home feeling icky and tired. I don’t want to go spend money just to feel

icky because it’s all processed food.”

The couple continued talking about what they would do if they had their own restaurant. Then, when COVID hit, Stephen lost his job and Teri said there was no better time than now to make the vision become reality.

Incorporating Stephen’s love of breakfast burritos and Teri’s passion for good hamburgers, the couple made the most of 2020. When it comes to the name, Teri said LetUP is about sending a message that they are a place where families can slow down, take it easy and forget about the busy world outside.

The interior design is based on being calm and relaxed, Teri said, adding that colors, pictures and decorations are all about creating a good environment for families to enjoy.

The couple said everything on the menu is all about being fresh — getting fresh produce, grass-fed beef and putting extra effort into making food that families will enjoy during their visit and feel good after leaving.

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Affordable housing breaks ground in Lone Tree College Multifamily property notes will have 67 units east of RidgeGate Station

BY DENNIS HUSPENI DENVER GAZETTE

Most who know metro Denver know “affordable housing” and “Lone Tree” have rarely appeared in the same sentence together.

Koelbel and Company and Coventry Development Corp. changed that on May 25 as officials broke ground for a 67-unit multifamily property that will be the first affordable housing project in Lone Tree.

It’s east of the Regional Transportation District’s Ridgegate Station, on the southeast corner of I-25 and RidgeGate Parkway. It’s also the first apartments being built on the east side of I-25 in RidgeGate, but not the last as construction has begun in earnest there.

With the “beep beep” of bulldozers and earthmovers east of the project site — getting ready for new single-family residential homes — elected officials and company representatives celebrated the development, which is expected to welcome residents in 15 months.

“The seed of an idea for affordable housing was planted 21 years ago

for RidgeGate,” said Keith Simon, executive vice president and director of development for Coventry.

“That’s when we presented our vision. The detailed plans for development on the east side came three years ago. We’re going to do a minimum of 350 units. … It’s an essential element for sustainability and growth.”

Coventry is the master developer.

Simon credited RTD for extending the light rail down to RidgeGate.

“Everyone likes to talk about T.O.D. — transit-oriented development,” Simon said. “I would talk D.O.T — development oriented transit. We painted a vision for RTD about this compact community that would need transit accessible to support it.”

Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet added: “We could not have asked for a better project to come to Lone Tree. Our vision to complete the community is housing for everyone.

It’s an important piece of that overall puzzle.”

“The two complaints I hear most from residents are traffic and the cost of housing,” Millet said. “You all confronted both as you walked in today.”

“We are thrilled we have the opportunity to bring to market muchneeded affordable housing opportunities to residents in this high-need area of Lone Tree,” said Carl Koel-

bel, chief operating officer.

Koelbel applied for, and received, a highly competitive Colorado Housing and Finance Authority award to help fund the project. Construction lending was provided by Wells Fargo.

Rents will be adjusted for tenants who qualify, from 30% to 80% of the area median income. That could be about $500 a month for a one-bedroom or about $1,300 for twobedroom units, depending on the tenants’ income.

“There’s no market risk. As we know the units will be 100% occupied and there will probably be 30 to 40 people on a waiting list,” Koelbel said.

The city of Lone Tree supported the construction by waiving the building permit fee, he said.

Alliance Construction is the general contractor for the development, which will include a fitness center, community room and onsite leasing.

It also has one parking space per unit, as opposed to one per bedroom as most multifamily developments not near transit would have.

“This is an important day for Lone Tree,” Koelbel said. “Yes, these are the first affordable units in Lone Tree. But we know they won’t be the last.”

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Paul Joseph Guszak of Highlands Ranch graduated from the University of Colorado in Denver from the College of Engineering, Design and Computing.

He earned a bachelor of science degree in computer science and graduated with honors.

Jamie Lynn Laraia graduated May 8 from the University of Tampa with magna cum laude honors.

She graduated from STEM High School in Highlands Ranch in 2017.

Laraia She received a bachelor of science in public health with a concentration in behavioral health and a minor in criminology and criminal justice. She has accepted a position in the BayCare Health System as a Community Benefit Specialist in Tampa, Florida.

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Family members and loved ones of Lutheran High School graduates cheer during the commencement ceremony May 26 at Southeast Christian Church.

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Dalton Dwinell, a graduate of Lutheran High School, hugs his father, Ben Dwinell, who is also a teacher at the school.

The senior class of Lutheran High School threw their graduation caps in celebration outside of Southeast Christian Church in Parker on May 26.

A Lutheran High School senior sings as part of the Jubilate Choir during the commencement ceremony.

About 1,400 people gathered inside Southeast Christian Church in Parker for a Lutheran High School graduation May 26.

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STEM TRIAL FROM PAGE 1

in the shooting, including first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 40 years.

The rest of the day consisted of testimony from others like Kraus. The prosecution called on several staff members and students of the school to walk the jury through the day of the shooting and how it unfolded from their perspective.

An IT director who tried to save a student’s life with his bare hands. A school nurse who tended to Erickson only minutes before he pulled a gun on a class of students. A student who said he had to pry a handgun from Erickson’s hands before he would surrender.

In the first day of testimony, as in the previous day’s opening statements, the attorneys representing Erickson didn’t challenge whether or not their client took part in the shooting.

Instead, they’ve called attention to his intent and pointed to evidence that they say proves he was pressured by McKinney to participate.

They’ve also claimed that he only took part due to factors including his age, a lack of sleep and persistent drug use.

Leadup to shooting Karen Lewis, the school nurse at STEM, was called into the high school’s office in the afternoon of May 7 after someone reported a sick student, she told the jury during the first day of testimony.

The student, Erickson, reported feeling hot and exhausted. He was also visibly shaking and had dark circles under his eyes, according to another staff member who testified.

Minutes before, another student, Kraus, had been assigned to walk Erickson to the nurse’s office to make sure he got there OK.

Mitchell Kraus testifies May 28 about being shot during the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting on LIVESTREAM SCREEN IMAGES May 7, 2019.

that he was feeling better and would return to class.

When asked by the prosecution if she noticed anything odd about Erickson, Lewis said he just looked exhausted and upset about his situation at home.

“I’m an experienced nurse and I didn’t see anything,” she said. “And I would have.”

A few minutes later, Lewis heard reports that someone was shooting people in the school.

Brendan Bialy testifies May 28 during the first day of witness testimony in the case against Devon Erickson. Bialy told jurors he had to pry the gun from the defendant’s hands during the May 7, 2019 school shooting.

When the nurse arrived, Erickson told her about troubles he was having at home and told her he just needed to rest for a few

minutes.

“My heart felt for him,” she said.

After a few minutes, Erickson reported to the nurse

Room 107 Like the other students in British Literature class that day, Brendan Bialy was watching “The Princess Bride” when Erickson reentered room 107 and pulled a gun out, he told the jury.

“He said ‘nobody f----- move,’” Bialy told the jurors.

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Castillo had jumped to his feet and was rushing toward Erickson. Bialy and another student, Josh Jones, followed. In the tussle, the gun went off several times and Castillo was hit in the chest, Bialy said.

Bialy described fighting with Erickson, punching him repeatedly and eventually prying the handgun from his fingers while the defendant continued to fight.

“He was deliberately turning the firearm back toward Josh and I’s head with his finger attempting to reach the trigger,” Bialy said of Erickson.

Once Erickson’s gun had been taken away, he started saying he had been forced to participate and that there was another shooter, Bialy told the jurors.

Before long, Bialy said, he was left in the classroom with only Erickson, Jones and Castillo as everyone else fled. Eventually, Mike Pritchard, the school’s IT director, came into the room trying to find what had happened.

Pritchard, who also testified that day, immediately attended to Castillo when he entered the room, he said.

Though he could see that Josh Jones had also been shot, Castillo’s injury was clearly more urgent. He asked Bialy to find something to put pressure on the wound.

“He wasn’t able to find anything so at that point I used my hands to start applying pressure,” Pritchard said.

As Pritchard kneeled by Kendrick, the young man was still somewhat responsive.

“It was like he was trying to say something but it wasn’t anything I could actually understand,” he told the jurors.

Eventually, though, the young man stopped breathing. Pritchard tried to find a pulse but couldn’t.

Testimonies in the trial were expected to restart the morning of June 1, the day after the long Memorial Day

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

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

Editor’s note: The following story covering opening arguments concerns the events of May 27, 2021, the day before the first day of testimony, which is covered in the story on Page 1.

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

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

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

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

Questions about what led to that moment and who is to blame for the shooting in Room 107 will be debated over the next month in District Court Judge Theresa Slade’s courtroom. But already on opening day, as prosecutors and defense attorneys gave their opening statements, the fault lines became clear.

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

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

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

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

During his remarks, Brauchler used interview clips, photos and quotes to depict an image of a disturbed young man who aided in a deadly attack. Only the intervention of several students, including Kend-

rick Castillo, who was killed trying to stop the shooting, prevented it from being worse.

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

In one corner of the courtroom, Erickson’s family also listened to the start of the trial, several of whom jotted notes throughout the proceedings. Throughout the afternoon’s court session, soft sobs could be heard from both sides of the room.

To defense attorneys, Erickson is a “normal, happy, funny kid” who lost his way amid a vortex of drug abuse, sleep deprivation and family crisis.

Attorney Julia Stancil said Erickson, in a fog of intoxication, intended to stop the attack, not participate in it.

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

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

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

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Welcome to Denver — weather permitting

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

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

It’s springtime in the Rockies.

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

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

People out in shorts soaking up the sun.

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

Mowers revved, lawns aerated, flower beds flower bedded.

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

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

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

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

Phoenix never has rain mixed with snow.

Has Phoenix ever had snow? Yes, trace amounts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Maybe that’s why I like it.

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

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

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

Didn’t care for it back then. Do now.

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

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

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

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

It’s rush hour at all hours.

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

My neighbors are from California, New Mexico and Iowa.

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

That’s not good.

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

But wasn’t it beautiful to see?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Have you found what you are looking for?

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

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

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

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

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

We search for understanding

and we find confusion instead.

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

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

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

need a quick “checkup from the neck up,” as Zig Ziglar used to say. We may need to snap ourselves out of that weird state of limbo, somewhere between not being relaxed enough to trust our instincts and not being confident enough to pursue what it is that we want the most. Ambiguity hinders us wherever we are, at work, at home, taking a hike, or walking along the beach looking for the perfect seashell.

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

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Aging well and finishing strong

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more information, please visit www.MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.

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Best. Summer. Ever.

Crowds will return to Levitt Pavillion for a series of free concerts this summer, one of many attractions returning after last year’s lockdown summer.

After last year’s bummer of a summer, here’s how to make the most of Mile High life in 2021

mate county fair challenge: chowing down on fair food, then trying to keep it down after a few carnival rides. The fair runs July 22-25.

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

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

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

DenversArtDistrict.org Film on the Rocks What could be a more Colorado moment than watching “The Shining” — inspired by Estes Park’s Stanley Hotel — at Red Rocks? Film on the Rocks is back at Colorado’s most beloved concert venue, with a twist — most of this year’s 24 cult classics will be screened drive-in style in the lower parking lot, with Creation and Ship rocks as a backdrop. Just three films — “Casino

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The Arapahoe County Fair returns this summer, filled with down-home fun and rides.

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

Book ’em soon, they sell out quick!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Picnic blankets not included.

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‘Each/Other’ collaboration on display until August Denver Art Museum exhibit features works of two Indigenous artists

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“Each/Other” is a large-scale she-wolf sculpture in the exhibit of the same name at COURTESY PHOTO Denver Art Museum.

present and met for a first time.

“Family is a deep bond ... an essential part of both Watt’s and Luger’s practices and is what helped them develop deep bonds with one another, and with me,” he writes.

“They create and amplify platforms for shared experiences ... When we see collaboration in these broad terms, our eyes are open to the land, animals and processes with which we sometimes unknowingly collaborate — or even harm.”

Watt, who lives in Montana, had been an artist in residence at DAM in 2013, leading quilting circles and exploring textile art from her unique perspective on collaboration ...

Luger, a New Mexico resident, had a history of collaborative works as well, including a floor to ceiling piece, “Every One” (2018), created with large clay beads, each individu-

ally created to represent one of the many missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and transgendered people in Canada.

Lukavic began to think about a collaborative show as he enjoyed the lively crowd and we are fortunate to experience the result!

Catalogue author Jami Powell writes about her initial difficulty of placing these artists within any predetermined categories of Indigenous art.

“By grounding their work within Indigenous understandings of place, relationality and materiality, Watt and Luger refuse Western art historical categorization and argue for a consideration of art as inseparable from our humanity,” she writes.

“While we tend to think in terms of reservations, nearly 80% of us do not live on one,” Powell said, as she

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“Each/Other” is the first exhibition to feature the works of contemporary Indigenous artists Marie Watt (Seneca, Scottish, German) and Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, European) together and the Denver Art Museum will run it through Aug. 22 — a perfect show for viewers of any age and from Colorado or anywhere else in the world.

The exhibit is contained in size — 26 mixed-media sculptures, wall hangings and large-scale installation works, along with a large artist-guided community artwork, also named “Each/Other.” Discover new works now — part of a whole new genre and perhaps later in the fall, plan to visit the familiar Native American collection when it reopens to consider possible connections ...

Both artists focus on collaborative art making in their practices, but this exhibit is the first time they have worked together.

Denver Art Museum’s Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts John Lukavic writes in his catalogue introduction of a “seed” planted in his mind at a late-night Manhattan arts event where both artists were

talks of a new space they and other contemporary BIPOC artists are creating.

The centerpiece of this exhibit is a participatory sculpture, also called “Each/Other,” a large-scale she-wolf, with a pelt stitched from hundreds of bandannas, contributed by more than 700 people who answered their call.

According to the catalogue, “Contributors were instructed to take a bandanna-sized piece of fabric, fold it in a triangle and embroider a word, message or visual sentiment that is meaningful to them during this time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and mail their creation to the artists. They were stitched into a giant animal pelt at Portland Garment factory, a woman-owned and environmentally-conscious fabrication studio. It was then draped over an armature created by Neal Fagan from the artist’s design.” Onsite, Watt and Luger “welded the head, handstitched the bandanna submissions onto the she-wolf ’s body and embedded ceramic eyes, bringing this monumental canine figure to life.”

It is described as “Steel, wool, bandannas and embroidery thread 12x20x9 ft. (approximately).”

Plan to pay this she-wolf a visit this summer: Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Ave. Parkway (just west of Broadway). Parking garage, on 12th as well as neighborhood spots. Open daily. Ticketed.

A million dollar night of musical theater

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he Arvada Center is celebrating the return of live musical theater with an experience that will be novel for both performCOMING ers and audiences — musical theater ATTRACTIONS outside. For the first time in 19 years, the Center is premiering a show — “Million Dollar Quartet” — in its Outdoor Amphitheatre.

“The show is based on a real jam Clarke Reader session recorded

by Sam Phillips from 1956 featuring Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis,” said Rod A. Lansberry, producing artistic director of musical theatre. “It took place in a two-hour span, and the show is a lot like watching that session live. But it’s not a Vegas impersonation show — it has a storyline that carries through.”

“Million Dollar Quartet” runs at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Friday, July 2, with performances at 8 p.m. on Tuesday through Sunday.

“Million Dollar Quartet” features Zachary Andrews as Phillips, JP

Coletta as Lewis, Sam Sherwood as Perkins, Andrew Frace as Cash, Nick Voss as Presley and Suzanna Champion as Dyanne. Lansberry said the Center received about 600 auditions for the roles — all virtual, due to the pandemic. Once that relatively new experience was surmounted, then came the “old is new again” experience of putting together a show. In person. For a live audience.

“After two years of not performing for the actors and two years of not directing for me, it took a little while to get used to again,” he said.

“But there was much more of a feeling of excitement for us to be back in front of an audience, with performers getting to do what they do.”

The show features classics like “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Walk the Line,” which means not only do the actors have to perform and play on stage, but they need to do be convincing as the well-known figures without straying into caricature.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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homework to ensure they’re believable as these characters.”

The original plan was for the show to be performed on the Main Stage, but when the Center’s production of “Small Mouth Sounds” was moved into that space to allow for social distancing, “Million Dollar Quartet” migrated outside.

“It really fits in the amphitheater because it is very similar to the live music we normally have out there,” Lansberry said.

“It’s just an enjoyable evening outside — something that a lot of us haven’t had in the last year and a half.

It’s important to produce a

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

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

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

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

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

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

show that gives people that opportunity.”

For information and tickets, call 720-898-7299 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.

Plays making progress with the Athena Project The Athena Project’s Plays In Progress series is back this year highlighting new works by women playwrights from more than 300 submitted works. The works — “The Newlywed Game” by Alyssa Haddad, “Like a House of Cards” by Eva Grace, “Woman Wahala” by Nikkita Duke and “Knead Love” by Camille Darby — will be presented as virtual table reads on Zoom Webinar, and there will also be panels featuring playwrights, directors, dramaturgs and actors from across the country.

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

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

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

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

The series will be on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6. There is a Series Pass and Backstage Pass available to the general public, and for entertainers and theatre artists who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a Backstage Pass option at a discounted rate.

The full schedule and tickets can be found at https:// athenaprojectarts.org/pip/.

A summer of fun ahead at Four Mile Historic Park After more than a year of being closed, Denver’s Four Mile Historic Park reopened on Wednesday, June 2, for self-guided tours.

The 162-year old house museum, Denver’s oldest standing structure is also a working farm with horses, goats, chickens and pigs.

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

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

In addition to the reopening, the park also announced an Independence Day Celebration, presented

by ANB Bank, from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 2, and Swallow Hill Music’s Shady Grove Picnic Concert Series. The concert series runs on Thursdays through August and features performers like Dakota Blonde, Eilen Jewell and more.

For more information, visit www.fourmilepark. org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Menzinger’s Last Pandemic Virtual Performance Ever (Probably...)

The Menzingers make the kind of anthemic rock music that many will tell you has gone out of “style.”

But it still manages to capture the hearts of those

who love it. The group has the uncanny ability to write incisively about everyday struggles in a way that’s both clever and catchy.

To celebrate the (hopeful) return live touring, the group is hosting what they’re calling “The Last Pandemic Virtual Performance Ever (Probably…),” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8. This will (again, hopefully) be the last time you can see these guys play without having someone else jumping into you and spilling their beer all over, so catch it while you can at www.themenzingersmerch. com.

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Looking to make something positive in a year of COVID-19, two local sisters came together to fulfill a childhood dream of writing a book. The children’s book, “Tango’s Teddy,” is now available for sale on Amazon.

Jenna Revell of Lone Tree and sister Amanda Revell of Castle Rock are excited the book became reality.

Jenna said she has always had a passion for writing, dating back to grade school.

“I always said I would write a book, but like so many things, life just gets in the way,” Jenna said. “I knew I wanted to write a children’s book, and with the pandemic, we suddenly had the time to do it.”

While Jenna did the writing for “Tango’s Teddy,” Amanda is the artist behind the book’s illustrations.

Jenna said she came up with the idea for the book in 2010, drawing on experiences from childhood. The Revell sisters said they were

Local sisters, Jenna and Amanda Revell, published a children’s book, “Tango’s Teddy.” The book is now COURTESY PHOTO available on Amazon.

part of a military family, which meant relocating every time their father, who served in the Air Force, was transferred to a new base.

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“We met a lot of people and we realized how the

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Through its colorful illustrations, “Tango’s Teddy” shows young readers that some families look the same and other families look different. But in the end, Tango learns that the meaning of family is deeper than it looks.

Jenna and Amanda say the book is perfect for children in foster families or those who have been adopted.

Feeling different or out of place can be something children go through, Amanda said.

After taking the first step with the inaugural book, the Revell sisters say they learned a lot and plan to keep moving forward.

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Intent is questioned McKinney and Erickson walked into the STEM School on the day of the attack carrying two bags holding a total of four guns. Castillo was shot as he charged Erickson — prosecutors contend Erickson fired intentionally, the defense argues it was accidental.

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

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

Erickson faces 46 charges, including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. If convicted of first-degree murder, he would be automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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“When we cook at home, we did not feel sick,” Teri said. “We want

June 3, 2021 A trial preview Brauchler’s opening statements gave jurors a preview of a case that will be loaded with wrenching testimony by students, teachers, school counselors and nurses. He told jurors they will hear from students who wrestled McKinney and Erickson to the ground and pried a gun out of Erickson’s hand. He said they will also hear from a school nurse who saw Erickson just prior to the attack, one of numerous opportunities Brauchler said Erickson had to warn someone of what was to come but didn’t.

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

To conclude his opening statement to the jury, Brauchler emphasized a surveillance video taken from the school’s hallways that day.

It showed McKinney and Erickson parting ways with a fist bump as they moved into position for the attack. Another video showed students running in terror after shots

were fired.

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

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

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

The Snapchat videos, Stancil argued, show how McKinney actually was bullying Erickson, whom she said was clearly impaired after having spent the previous night and morning doing drugs — drugs she said McKinney introduced Erickson to.

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

“He wanted to stop it,” Stancil said. “Not that his actions make sense. Because there’s no way to make sense out of this. But that’s

what he was thinking at the time.”

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

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

Witness testimony in the trial was expected to resume the morning of May 28, before the Memorial Day break. Access to the courtroom is limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the public can watch the proceedings via a live stream link available on the court’s website.

The link is available by visiting www.courts.state.co.us then viewing the “courts” menu and selecting “trial courts by county” then navigating to “Douglas County.” At the top of that page, there is a link to view the courtroom.

The trial is expected to run into late June.

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

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Code Ninjas, a new business in Castle Rock, is providing an environment that allows youths to use ninja knowledge. Colorado Community Media recently interviewed new business owners Andy and Kristy Lathrop to talk about the activities, which are intended to encourage creativity in students.

Why did you open Code Ninjas?

We wanted to provide a missing and needed service in our community. Combined, we have more than 40 years of experience in technology and education. We want to take that experience and bring a passion for mentoring youth and young adults to reach their full potential.

Code Ninjas represents a business opportunity to maximize our family’s strengths in empathetic leadership, management, and teaching in the high-growth and highdemand field of computer science.

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We provide computer coding and STEM education services. Kids learn to code while building their own video games. Code Ninjas is the world’s largest and fastest growing kids coding franchise, with hundreds of locations in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Code Ninjas is open to students between ages 5 and 14, with a variety of time slots and options to fit family schedules.

Are there any summer programs to highlight?

Yes. We have summer camps in addition to our regular coding programs. Camps offer in-depth experiences in topics like robotics, 3D modeling, and game development in Minecraft and Roblox.

What are your goals in having a business in Castle Rock?

We want to provide 21st century technology skills that teach logic, problem-solving, creativity and resilience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

going to take it one game at a time.

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

“All the seniors try to lead by

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

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Public Notices callServices Sheree 303.566.4088 legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com at 303-660-7460. dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth Public Notice Legals

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0010 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/9/2021 2:44:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Gregory A. Reed Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Regis Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Capital One Home Loans, LLC., its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2017-2, U.S. Bank National As Association, as Indenture Trustee Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/30/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 7/17/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006060442 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $563,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $417,616.37 Pursuant to C.R.S. §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. **This loan has been modified by a Loan Modification Agreement effective 03/06/2009.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 199, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-I, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10211 Charissglen Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 5/6/2021 Last Publication: 6/3/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/9/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO10801 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0010 First Publication: 5/6/2021 Last Publication: 6/3/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission on June 21, 2021, at 6:00 P.M., in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, Colorado, for an amendment to the Douglas County 2040 Comprehensive Master Plan, Section 4, Rural Communities for a policy specific to the Louviers Rural Community. For more information call Douglas County Planning

File No. / Name: DR2021-002 / 2040 Comprehensive Master Plan Amendment - Louviers Legal Notice No. 939214 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: RODNEY DAILEY AKA RODNEY E DAILEY AKA RODNEY EUGENE DAILEY - OCCUPANT - BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC SCOTT A MORMAN - JOEL OUDBIER & DIONA OUDBIER AKA JOEL L OUDBIER & DIONA M OUDBIER AKA JOEL LEE OUDBIER & DIONA MARIE OUDBIER - ZB NA DBA ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK -GROSSMAN & GROSSMAN PC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW ALAN M GROSSMAN REGISTERED AGENT GROSSMAN & GROSSMAN PC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of November 2017 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Return of Service for Respondent Father has been set for August 2, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in Division 8, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. All parties are ordered to attend by calling 720-4376180, extension 75591# unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate.

You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2019, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

LOTS 9 & 10 BLK 6 REFILING OF WESTCREEK LAKES FLG2 4.32 AM/L PLAT CORRECTION BK 200 PG 159-161 CP 0155264

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of RODNEY DAILEY for said year 2016

Dated: May 17, 2021

That on the 16th day of December 2020 said FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC. That said BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC on the 23rd day of December 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of September 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 27th day of May 2021 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 939170 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: JASHANI CLARK, D.O.B.: 12/20/2003; Child, And concerning: ASHLEY JONES, D.O.B.: 1/23/1986; Mother; JOHN DOE, Father; Respondents, GERMAINE JONES, D.O.B.: 2/18/1985; Step-Father, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Angela Borkowski, #50088 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us aborkowski@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 21JV32 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019.

TO: JOHN DOE D.O.B.: UNKNOWN TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is

/s/ Angela Borkowski Angela Borkowski, #50088 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.939198 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: ROSS WADE BOWEN - OCCUPANT - BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC - SCOTT DAVID KASSING - ROSS WADE BOWEN AKA ROSS W BOWEN - EDWARD A BEAUMONT JR AKA EDWARD A BEAUMONT AKA EDWARD BEAUMONT -PRESLEY W BOWEN & LOIS I BOWEN AKA PRESLEY WILSON BOWEN & LOIS ILENE BOWEN - ESTHER A SAMMONS - MARGARET L THOMAS You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of November 2017 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT 37 THUNDER BUTTE SUBD 2.14 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ROSS WADE BOWEN for said year 2016 That on the 16th day of December 2020 said FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC. That said BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC on the 23rd day of December 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of September 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 27th day of May 2021 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 939175 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - RON AND DEBORAH L RICHNER - BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - BUD TURK PRESIDENT PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - JANE S MEISLAHN SECRETARY PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION -ROXIE R TURK REGISTERED AGENT PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - RON RICHNER AKA RONALD G RICHNER AKA RON RICK RICHNER - DEBORAH L RICHNER AKA DEBORAH L BRENNAN You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of November 2017 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 130 SAGE PORT 4 269-361 0.906 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of RON AND DEBORAH L RICHNER for said year 2016 That on the 16th day of December 2020 said FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC. That said BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC on the 23rd day of December 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of September 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 27th day of May 2021 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 939171 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL AKA ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS - OCCUPANT - KW LANE LTD - GOLDLEAF LAND SERVICES CO. INC. - M AUGUSTA RHODES AKA MARY AUGUSTA RHODES C/O THE FROST NATIONAL BANK OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF M AUGUSTA RHODES - URSULINE ACADEMY C/O URSULINE SISTERS -ST VINCENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AKA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE - ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL INC FORMERLY ST JOSEPH'S INFIRMARY - ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL AKA ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS - CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER AKA SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER A NON-PROFIT TEXAS CORPORATION - JOSEPH U ROWLEY C/O THE FROST NATIONAL BANK OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF M AUGUSTA RHODES - CHARLES H FLINTON DAVID T WOLF AND OTHERS AS DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 5 AKA DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 - GEORGE S HILL - WILLIAM WALTER PROTEOUS - BISHOP AND CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST AKA SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC PARISH - TRUSTEES OF THE BEAR CANON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AKA THE CHURCH OF ST PHILIP-IN-THE-FIELD AND BEAR CANON CEMETERY - THOMAS A SULLIVAN & DAVID J GARVIN - DAVID W JUNIPER TRUST OFFICER THE FROST NATIONAL BANK OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF M AUGUSTA RHODES DECEASED - MCMAHONBULLINGTON AKA MCMAHON-BULLINGTON A PARTNERSHIP AKA MCMAHON-BULLINGTON & THEIR ASSIGNS AKA MCMAHON-BULLINGTON LP - COLORADO NATIONAL BANK - E V KUHLMAN PRESIDENT ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS - JOSEPH K MCMAHON JR - ROY R MERRILL VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS - RALPH E BULLINGTON REGISTERED AGENT

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2016 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to DOUGLAS COUNTY the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: 1/5 OF 1/2 MIN INT IN: ALL 2-8-68, E1/2 3-8-68, MOST NE1/4, S1/2, N1/2NW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4 10-8-68, W1/2, MOST E1/2 11-8-68, SW1/4SW1/4 12-8-68, NW1/4NW1/4, W1/2NE1/4NW1/4 14-868, NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4 15-8-68 TOTAL = 2,534 AM/L MIN INT = 253 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to DOUGLAS COUNTY. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2015. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL for said year 2015 That on the 12th day of June 2020 said DOUGLAS COUNTY assigned said certificate of purchase to KW LANE LTD. That said KW LANE LTD on the 22nd day of December 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of September 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 27th day of May 2021 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 939174 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: JAMES Q REEVES AKA JAMES QUINTEN REEVES AKA QUINTEN REEVES - OCCUPANT - BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC - DANIEL H HOLLOMAN AKA DANIEL HENRY HOLLOMAN - WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION C/O BALANCED BOOKKEEPING AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT - MAXIMILIAN BREMER PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION C/O BALANCED BOOKKEEPING AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT -WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION - KRISTIE MCKITTERICK REGISTERED AGENT WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION - ANDERSON, DUDE & LEBEL - CYNTHIA MACE DUDE REGISTERED AGENT ANDERSON, DUDE & LEBEL You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of November 2017 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 20 WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN 2 1.81 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JAMES Q REEVES for said year 2016 That on the 16th day of December 2020 said FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC. That said BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY LLC on the 23rd day of December 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of September 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 27th day of May 2021 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 939173 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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