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VOLUME 33 | ISSUE 50

County’s COVID-19 restrictions tightened New capacity limits for places of worship, restaurants, gyms and more

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Debra Hutton, of Castle Rock, was part of a group gathered in downtown Castle Rock on Nov. 3 in support of President Donald Trump’s reelection. As of 10 p.m. on Election Night, Trump received 51.8% of the vote in Douglas County, compared to 45.8% for Joe Biden.

PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS

between Teal, a Castle Rock Town Council member, and Democrat Lisa Neal-Graves showed Teal winning by about 12 percentage points (54.4% to 42.1%) in the District 2 race. Victoria Reynolds, the Libertarian Teal candidate in the race, had garnered 3.5% of the vote.

These three candidates were vying for the position held by Commissioner Roger Partridge, who is term-limited.

Democrats Neal-Graves and Wilson both raised significantly more contributions for their campaigns than past

After several weeks of increasing COVID-19 cases in Douglas County, the state has decided to move the county to a more restrictive level on its dial framework.

Douglas County, which had been at “Safer at Home Level 1,” has been moved to “Safer at Home Level 2,” effective Nov. 4.

This new level of restrictions impacts capacity for indoor and outdoor events, places of worship, restaurants and gyms.

Gyms limitations went from 25% capacity or 75 people to 25% capacity or 50 people. Restaurants and places of worship went from 50% capacity or 175 people to 50% capacity or 50 people.

The state’s “dial framework” outlines five levels of restrictions with the strictest limitations under “Safer at Home” and the most lenient under “Protect Our Neighbor.” Between these are three levels of limitations ranging from “Safer Level 1” to “Safer Level 3.”

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Bob Marshall, also known as “Cowboy Biden” walks at the intersection of Highlands Ranch Parkway and Broadway Nov.2.

Marshall walked at this intersection most weekdays before the election. Biden won Colorado, but the national outcome had not been determined as of the early hours of Nov. 4. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

Republicans win commissioner seats Spending by Democrats in the race far outpaced recent campaigns

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In an election in which Democrats raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and were financially competitive with Republicans for the first time in at least 20 years, Republicans still soundly defeated their opponents in the Nov. 3 race for two county commissioner seats.

Lora Thomas and George Teal each

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won by large margins in the at-large elections for the District 2 and District 3 seats. The third commissioner seat, held by Republican Abe Laydon, was not up for re-election.

Thomas, the incumbent Thomas for District 3, was up by about 17 percentage points (58.3% to 41.7%) as of 10 p.m. Election Night, according to the county’s unofficial results, with about 97% of ballots counted. Her opponent, Democrat Darien Wilson, conceded the election shortly after the first round of results was released hours earlier.

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Race too close to call for 18th Judicial District Attorney how to get to that goal,” she said.

The reform-minded candidate hopes to reduce crime and recidivism rates by breaking the school-to-prison pipeline and identifying at-risk youths sooner, she said, and she’s a believer in diversion programs for non-violent offenders.

Kellner said the race is a prime example of why counting every vote matters.

“We always knew it was going to be a close race and I’d say we are optimistic about our position, waiting for the rest of the ballots to be counted,” he said.

He had not thought about whether he would request a recount if it is not required once results are final. Mandatory recounts aren’t called until the canvass board certifies results. A recount is mandatory if the difference between the highest number of votes cast and the next highest number of votes cast is less than or equal to one-half of one percent of the highest votes cast.

Election Night felt a lot like watching a Broncos game on DVR, Kellner said, catching up on an “amazing comeback win in the fourth quarter.”

“I know there was very heavy Re-

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Candidate for 18th Judicial District Attorney Amy Padden was not ready to declare victory on Election Night, but for a Democrat trying to flip a seat long-held by Republicans, she felt invigorated and confident holding a narrow lead over her Republican opponent John Kellner throughout the evening.

Kellner, however, was watching that lead shrink with each Election Night update. By the early morning hours, Padden led 50.1% to 49.9%.

Both candidates remained optimistic for what the next day’s results would bring, they said.

“It’s obviously closer than what we were hoping for, but you need to keep in mind that we are flipping a seat here,” Padden said.

Padden said that lead was a testament to the hard work of her team, getting Padden’s message out and passing around campaign materials up through Election Day. If elected, Padden said she was eager to make the 18th Judicial District a safer place for community members.

“But again, I have different ideas of

COMMISSIONER Democrats, with Neal-Graves actually outraising her Republican opponent.

As of Oct. 30, Neal-Graves had raised $151,480 and Teal had raised $137,798.

While Wilson was competitive in fundraising early in the race, incumbent Thomas ended up raising about $64,760 more than her opponent. As of Oct. 30, Thomas had raised more than $201,000 and Wilson nearly $137,000.

Both races were largely impacted by the current commissioners’ decision in July to leave the Tri-County Health Department in a year. Democratic candidates criticized the move, and Republicans defended it. Commissioners have since said they would agree to a draft proposal from the health department on a way to stay together.

On Election Night, Thomas thanked

“I’m disappointed but it’s not unexpected,” Neal-Graves said.

Neal-Graves’ campaign hoped that an endorsement from Republican Sheriff Tony Spurlock would help attract voters from across the aisle.

Spurlock decided to endorse the Democrat because he felt she was a stronger candidate for law enforcement support, he said.

While Teal did not respond to requests for comment on Election Night, his campaign manager, Ryan Lynch said their team is pleased with these results.

“This outcome is a product of the hard work that George and his volunteers put in,” Lynch said.

District 2 encompasses southern and western Douglas County, including Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Larkspur and Roxborough. District 3 includes Highlands Ranch and areas of unincorporated Douglas County south of Highlands Ranch.

Thomas, who was elected to her commissioner seat in 2016, spent her first term focusing on transportation issues, the development of a new judicial district and water issues. She hopes to spend her second term helping the county recover from COVID-19 and focusing on water issues in northwestern Douglas County, she said.

Throughout her campaign, Wilson promised to prioritize public health, bring local jobs to the county and conserve the county’s resources if elected.

Teal said he would support Douglas County adopting a local version of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) and establishing Douglas County as a 2nd Amendment “sanctuary county” for gun rights.

Neal-Graves, the former chief innovation officer for state Attorney General Phil Weiser, said she planned to focus on innovation, transparency in government spending and balance of the county’ growth if elected.

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her supporters for her win.

“I’ve just always been focused on doing good for Douglas County and maintaining the excellent lifestyle in this county, and the voters have said that’s what they want, so we will continue doing that,” Thomas said.

Thomas said she hopes the county can come together.

“This was pretty divisive in our community, and that bothered me the most,” Thomas said about the campaign. “I want us to put that division behind us so we’re all moving forward at the same time.”

Wilson said she had hoped to see a closer race.

“It was a long shot from the beginning,” she said. “I still feel like I gave them a run for their money and built that infrastructure (for future Democratic candidates).”

Neal-Graves said she would not concede “until the last vote is cast and counted.”

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publican in-person voting today, that has yet to be counted,” he said. “We’re in recount territory so there’s no conceding or anything at this point.”

Padden and Kellner — two prosecutors with lengthy resumes in the criminal justice system — are squaring off to replace term-limited 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.

The Republican district attorney has held the post for eight years and ran unopposed in 2016.

The district comprises Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

The 2020 winner will assume office in January.

At the county level, Kellner then held strong leads in three of the district’s counties: 59.3% in Douglas, 76.9% in Elbert and 83% in Lincoln.

Meanwhile, Padden had garnered 58.7% of votes in Arapahoe county.

Kellner, of Greenwood Village, entered the race touting his expertise handling complex criminal cases in the courtroom. Kellner is best poised

to oversee an office filled with criminal prosecutors, he said, and he vowed to personally handle the district’s most important cases.

The Republican candidate currently serves as chief deputy district attorney in the 18th, supervising the district’s prosecutions in Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. Brauchler brought Kellner in to help found the district’s cold case unit, an area Kellner has specialized in.

Padden’s resume boasts experience at all three levels of government. The Aurora resident began her career in private practice before moving on to work as a prosecutor for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Padden today works as a prosecutor in the 11th Judicial District. She promised a reform-minded approach to the job, aiming to bring down recidivism rates and boost diversion programs.

The winner of this election will be the last district attorney to lead the 18th Judicial District as it operates today, after the state Legislature this year passed a bill to split up the fastgrowing district into two after this district attorney’s term.

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A month ago, I was contacted by a newspaper broker about possibly acquiring the remaining newspapers in Jefferson and Adams counties that we did not already own. Those are the Canyon Courier that serves Evergreen and Conifer, and in Adams County, the Brighton StandardBlade and Commerce City Sentinel.

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Through this acquisition, we are now larger and stronger. We believe in providing thorough, objective, informative — and enjoyable — community news: Covering good people doing good things. And, when needed, being truth seekers even when it might be a difficult story for the community to endure. The readers of the newly acquired newspapers were already getting this. But, now, we hope to do even more for them by providing them with more modern systems, websites and access to our SEE HEALEY, P6

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COVID-19 Grants and General Assistance Funds now available General Assistance - If you or someone in your home has lost employment or been financially impacted due to the pandemic, you may be eligible for General Assistance funds. To be considered for this assistance, qualified applicants must demonstrate their needs are a direct result of the COVID pandemic. To complete an application visit douglas.co.us and search for Emergency/General Assistance. Applications are being accepted now through Dec. 15, 2020. Have questions or need help completing the application? Call 303-688-4825.

Nonprofit Grant Program - Eligible 501(c)(3) charitable organizations that serve Douglas County residents are invited to review eligibility for the CARES Act Nonprofit Grant Program and submit an application by Nov. 30 for reimbursement of eligible expenses incurred on behalf of County residents due to COVID-19. To learn more and review eligibility details visit douglas.co.us/nonprofit-grant-program Small Business Grant Program - Your business must have a physical location and have 100 or fewer employees to be eligible. Complete an online application for COVID-19-related expense reimbursement up to $10,000 by visiting douglas.co.us/small-business-grant-program.

Applications will be accepted through Dec. 30, on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Community COVID-19 testing locations through Dec. 30 COVID-19 swabbing and antibody testing are available with or without health insurance for the remainder of the year. To preregister and to learn when and where testing is available visit douglas.co.us/covid19testing/events. For information about other testing providers visit douglas.co.us/covid19-testinglocations

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COVID outbreaks reported at 10 Douglas County schools this fall District-run, charter and private schools experienced cases

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Since the start of the school year, several outbreaks have unfolded within Douglas County schools — public, private and charter.

Six of the schools are operated by the Douglas County School District.

A spokesman provided a statement regarding outbreaks in district schools, saying “the safety of our students and staff is our number one priority in the Douglas County School District, especially during these challenging times.”

“Any time there is a confirmed COVID exposure in one of our schools we follow the quarantine, isolation and outbreak protocols as outlined on our website,” the statement said.

According to the district’s outbreak protocols posted on its website, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment or the Tri-County Health Department will notify the district of a confirmed outbreak.

If the district learns of a case before being contacted by health agencies, school personnel notify the building’s school nurse consultant, and nursing or health staff contact Tri-County Health.

Areas where people with confirmed cases spent time are disinfected and are

a more restrictive level.

As of Oct. 30, the county’s two-week incidence rate was 233 cases per 100,000 people and the positivity rate was 6.4%, according to Tri-County Health Department’s data. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, according to the agency’s data.

In order to move back to “Safer Level 1,” the county must reduce cases and hospitalizations enough to be in line with those requirements and then maintain them for at least two weeks.

Douglas County has requested that the state begin taking a new “severity metric” into account when deciding which level on the dial county’s sit in the future. The proposed metric looks at both incidence rates and hospitalization rates.

“Our board’s focus is on the health of our citizens and our economy, paired with a renewed request to state decisionmakers that they also consider actual severity (hospitalizations and deaths),” according to a statement from the board of commissioners. “Douglas County will continue to partner with Tri-County Health Department and like-minded local, regional and statewide leadership for this science-driven severity metric, while also advocating aggressively for the behaviors that reduce COVID-19 transmission.”

More details on each level of restrictions are available at tinyurl.com/SaferAtHomeLevels.

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Which level a county falls under on the dial depends on its rate of new cases, the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive, and whether hospitalizations are increasing, stable or declining.

Although the county’s incidence rates are actually high enough to place them in “Safer Level 3,” the state decided that “a gradual implementation of restrictions is suitable at this time,” according to a letter from the state to the county.

Douglas County has been out of compliance with the “Safer Level 1” restrictions since at least Sept. 18, when the county’s incidence rate first went higher than 75 cases per 100,000 people, which is one of the thresholds required to remain at level 1, according to the county’s most recent mitigation plan. To stay at that level, counties are also required to have a testing positivity rate of less than 5% and stable or declining hospitalizations.

The county has submitted two mitigation plans to the state in the past month, both aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 within the community. The state first requested a mitigation plan in an Oct. 2 meeting with the county. On Oct. 19, the state notified the county that if incidence rates did not significantly decrease, the county would be moved to

also quarantined for 48 hours. An outbreak may require an entire cohort, classroom or school to close.

Outbreaks are declared if one or more of the following criteria are met: • Two or more confirmed cases in a classroom or cohort among people from separate households, with onset within 14 days.

• For schools without cohorts, two or more confirmed COVID-19 cases from separate households with onset within 14 days in the same school.

• 5% or more unrelated people diagnosed with COVID-19 within a 14-day period, with a minimum of 10 unrelated students and staff.

Here are the schools that have experienced an outbreak since the start to the school year, according to a weekly update provided by the state health department.

Active outbreaks as of Oct. 28 • Castle View High School, determined an outbreak Oct. 1, three staff members positive, five attendees positive, one attendee with probable COVID-19 • eDCSD: Colorado Cyber School, determined an outbreak Oct. 1, two staff members positive • Ponderosa High School, determined an outbreak Oct. 1, one staff member positive, one attendee positive, one attendee with probable COVID-19 • ThunderRidge High School, determined an outbreak Oct. 8, two attendees positive SEE OUTBREAKS, P23

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Firefighters battle blazes, weather, resource woes South Metro Fire Rescue captain says fire behavior ‘just not normal’

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

South Metro Fire Rescue Capt. Tom Crews has battled wildfires for more than 40 years. Never has he seen a wildfire season like this.

“Fire behavior has been pretty — just not normal,” Crews said. “Anymore, (fire season) is year-round. Twenty-twenty has not been a good year. It’s been a rough year, and people are tired.

They’re worn out and tired, and they’re still going to help.”

This summer, wildfires broke out in historic scale throughout the Western United States. Colorado, California, Oregon and Washington all faced catastrophic wildfires around the same time in mid-July. Resources were low. Manpower was thin.

“It didn’t seem like any resources were available on any fire we were on,” said Crews, who returned from a 14-day stint in Northern California on Oct. 2.

In the past, firefighters could count on the fact that Colorado and California had different seasons, which allowed crews to request help from neighboring states.

“There are just no resources out there, especially this time

of year,” Crews said. “What you see is what you get.”

Colorado is still battling the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires in the northern Front Range. The fires became the two largest wildfires in the state’s history, burning 209,000 acres and 194,000 acres, respectively.

Crews assisted with the August Complex Fire, which has burned more than 1 million acres west of Chico, California and is 93% contained. Crews also assisted with Colorado’s Pine Gulch Fire, which surpassed the 2002 Hayman Fire Aug. 28 to become the largest wildfire in the state’s history.

Pine Gulch would retain that title, and then its No. 2 spot, for only a few weeks.

The Cameron Peak Fire, near Walden, broke out Aug. 10. Two months later, the Cameron Peak Fire surpassed Pine Gulch. On Oct. 14, what would become the state’s second largest wildfire in history sparked in Grand County, the East Troublesome Fire.

The lateness of the season provided a relatively new obstacle for wildland firefighters: cold weather. Though firefighters have long battled blazes at below-freezing temperatures,

fighting a wildfire in October has its challenges. Hose pumps can freeze. Snow accumulation, though helpful in pausing a fire’s growth, can obstruct firefighters’ access to a structure.

Fires can restart after the snow melts, fire officials say, so even the promise of a blizzard does not necessarily mean the end of a fire. Wildland firefighters will need to wait for more regular precipitation before declaring the end of a long season.

And the effects are taking a toll.

“The guys and gals are tired,” Crews said of his fellow firefighters. “This has been going on for a long time. I was home for 36 hours in I don’t know how many weeks. You can say no, but that’s not what we do normally.”

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Ex-Broncos player pleads not guilty to assault in Douglas County Cody Latimer’s trial is set for March 2021

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A former Denver Broncos player who was arrested in May in Douglas County has pleaded not guilty to four felonies and four misdemeanors related to the incident.

Cody Latimer, 28, who was on the Washington Football Team until he was cut in August, called into his virtual arraignment in Douglas County on Oct. 30.

His trial is set to take place from March 15-17 Latimer of next year.

The charges against Latimer — including second-degree assault, menacing and tampering with evidence — stem from a physical altercation that began after a friend of Latimer’s hosted a poker party at the Zenith Meridian Apartments near Lone Tree, according to testimony in earlier hearings.

Deputies responded to the apart-

ment complex on May 15 at about midnight after hearing reports of arguing and shots fired. Once on the scene, deputies learned that Latimer and his friend got into an argument after a man at the party was seen sitting “uncomfortably close” to Latimer’s son.

The defense and prosecution have provided conflicting versions of what happened inside the apartment, with the prosecution painting Latimer as the aggressor and the defense arguing that the former NFL player was actually a victim.

When asked about pre-trial motions in the case, Latimer’s attorney, Harvey Steinberg, said he will require three hours to get through his materials.

Judge Patricia Herron responded by asking if the motions would really require that much time.

“We have some major issues of misconduct in this case, so yeah,” Steinberg said.

A request for additional comment from Steinberg on the allegations of misconduct in the case was not immediately answered.

Latimer, a wide receiver, was a second-round draft choice by the Broncos in 2014 and was on the Denver team that won the Super Bowl in February 2016.

State at critical juncture with COVID

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Citing “an alarming increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19,” the state public-health department painted a dire picture of where the coronavirus’s spread could end up in coming months in a news release.

A few days later, Gov. Jared Polis told Coloradans that “the trends are unsustainable and these numbers are very concerning.”

“If these trends continue, we will exceed (April) hospitalization numbers — the peak of our first wave — by (November), and the most recent modeling predicts that we’ll exceed all of our existing hospital capacity

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It goes without saying, but they say it anyway

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ell, I swear,” is an obsolete expression that was a way of

swearing without QUIET swearing.

DESPERATION Believe it or not, four-letter words were once impermissible in films.

Now it would be almost impossible to find a film other than one of Disney’s or Hallmark’s that wasn’t filled with them.

Craig Marshall It belongs at a Smith 10-year-old slumber party, but one of Ellen’s (many) idiotic bits involves the determination of a celebrity’s favorite curse word.

Guess which one is most popular?

Hint: It’s said 506 times in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

I swear at home, but not when I

leave the house.

My swearing is never directed at someone. It’s directed at something, such as a remote control that is playing hide and seek.

Now and then when I can’t open crackers I’ll say something profane.

I don’t know how Charles Dickens managed without four-letter words.

His novels would have been so much better.

If you tried to play a game of shots watching “Good Will Hunting,” waiting for one four-letter word in particular, you’d be legally drunk by the time Will meets Skylar.

As is true with many overused words, four-letter words have innumerable synonyms as well as slang terms.

W. C. Fields, unable to curse on film during the Hayes Code era, came up with “Godfrey Daniel” and “Mother-of-pearl,” said with equal

force and conviction.

However, when it comes to expletives, most of us don’t look around for creativity, and go straight to the most common and most familiar.

Not knowing (or caring) that each time it depletes the impact.

More than once, I was told the unthinkable by college students. There was a time it would have meant expulsion.

Walking across campus one day behind members of our men’s basketball team, I realized they only knew about nine or 10 words.

Guess?

One screenwriter and film director was chided for the number of profanities in one of his films: “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

So David Mamet wrote and directed a film with none. Can you name it?

There are PG films that feature foul-mouthed kids. In PG-13 and R, shut the door.

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re you an older adult who uses Facebook? This wellknown social media site is very popular among people who are 60 and older. In fact, Facebook is the most commonly used social LIVING & media site by older AGING WELL adults.

There is a great article by Alissa Bauer in the Aug. 3 issue of Senior Living Blog on the topic of older adults and their use of social media: www.leisurecare. com/resources/benefits-of-social-media- Joyce Feustel for-seniors/ In this article, “The Benefits of Social Media Use for Seniors,” she writes that older adults use social media to: • Connect with family members who live far away from them • Make new friendships and reconnect with old friends • Become more involved in civic engagement • Learn more about the world • Market a new business • Entertain themselves by doing things like playing games or looking at interesting videos When older adults first start to use Facebook, it can be very overwhelming and confusing. After Facebook made extensive changes to its layout this year, many people of all ages have found themselves disoriented

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It can be helpful to have a family member or a friend who is familiar with Facebook help you get acquainted with the site, learn how to do things like post and comment, and figure out how to adjust the settings.

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Older adults are especially vulnerable to having others pretend to be you on Facebook. Ask your family and friends to notify you if they see any suspicious activity involving your Facebook account. One example would be if someone who is already your Facebook friend gets a friend SEE FEUSTEL, P11

Watching “The Bad News Bears” in 1976 I asked myself, “Did I talk like that in Little League”?

“No” was the answer.

Where would some music be if not for profanities? It’s too bad the Beatles and Bob Dylan didn’t take advantage of the allowances made for every perceivable vulgarity.

Go ahead and swear. Now and then there’s nothing more satisfying.

But over and over and all the time, it’s tiresome and dumb.

Some readers might respond to this commentary with one finger, raised in my direction, as a nonverbal expletive, as it were.

The omniscience of the middle finger as a gesture of obscenity is equal and concurrent with uttered profanities, and can be witnessed almost everywhere.

Why not?

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Here’s column number 600: Where do I stand?

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here hope begins.

Over the last 12 years, I have now written 600 published columns. AdWINNING ditionally, I have posted thousands WORDS of messages through social media and have been on podcasts, radio interviews, and have appeared as a keynote speaker numerous times here in the states as well as around Michael Norton the globe.

I continue to be humbled by these opportunities to connect with you. So first, let me say thank you to all of you who send me emails and messages, I sincerely appreciate you all and love our exchanges. Happily, most of our exchanges are extremely positive, after all the column is called “Winning Words.” There is a percentage of our readers who love to challenge me on a thought or an idea that I had shared, and in most cases, it is a very healthy and engaging dialogue. And then there are a few people who try and provoke an argument, all I can say

is that sometimes we just have a difference of opinion.

So here in column number 600, I wanted to answer a couple of questions, and sometimes concerns, that I have received from our community. I am often asked why I have not taken a stance or a position on a sensitive topic.

Some even suggesting that my silence must clearly define how I really feel or intimating that I have always stayed right down the middle, not choosing sides so that I do not offend anyone. And a part of this is very true as my goal is never to offend anyone but to encourage everyone.

Regardless of what has been happening in our community and in our country, my column has remained consistent. Winning words, that’s it. My attempt each week is to inspire hope and motivate top performance. I take all other issues off the table. This is when I receive questions like, “How do you feel about …?” Or “What do you think of …?” And “Where do you stand on …?” You can probably guess this last and most common question over the past two months, “Who are you voting for?”

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Got the sniffles? Get tested for COVID-19

ike most 15-month-olds in daycare, my daughter has had six colds this year. And every time I have had her tested for COVID-19. Many thought I was being GUEST ridiculous. Then one COLUMN day, after one day of a runny nose, she tested positive. It was a vindication I never wanted. But one I was not completely surprised by.

As a family physician, I have cared for many COVID-19 patients (even as Dr. Stephanie young as 10 months) Sandhu whose only symptom was a runny nose. In truth, when the CDC listed nasal congestion as a

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28, 2020. The column that you read each week is written one week in advance so the editors can do what they do so brilliantly to bring it to life. That means as I am writing this, I have no idea who won the election or if anyone has been declared a clear winner. So, I will go ahead and tell you that reluctantly I did cast my vote for one of our presidential candidates, and I say reluctantly because God was not listed on the ballot I received, was He on yours?

Now that probably answers the other question too, “Where do I stand?” Where I stand is by my faith and I stand with all of you as well. Your faith may be different than mine, awesome. Your political party may be different than mine, fantastic. You may drink craft beer

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request that looks like it’s coming from you. Another example would be your Facebook friend gets a private message from you that looks like something you wouldn’t say.

When these kinds of things happen, there are steps you can take to report this issue to Facebook. You also should reset your Facebook password if someone attempts to impersonate your account. It’s important to use a different password for Facebook than the one you use

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We’re easily offended and disrespected. In some parts of the country, however, disrespecting someone won’t be settled with curse words or fingers.

But with guns.

Curse words or curse words and guns are requisite in the scripts of just about every contemporary film.

symptom of COVID-19, I was hesitant to test every patient with the sniffles.

Doctors are trained to think critically and to judiciously utilize testing resources. But if our case numbers are ever going to go down, we all need to stop fearing the test.

If you develop even one COVID-19 symptom — please do not hesitate.

Go get tested, not just for yourself, but for your community. Yes, the COVID-19 symptoms are extensive and common. Most of you are likely to develop a runny nose, cough, fever, chills, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle aches, loss of sense of smell/ taste, sore throats, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea at some point by the end of this year.

It is always possible that your symptoms are from those leftovers you ate or the smoke from the fires.

But America is relying on you to make sure.

Testing is now widely available and at many places, such as the health center where I work, with no out-of-pocket cost. Testing might not change your treatment but it can prevent you from unknowingly infecting someone else — someone who unfortunately could become much sicker than you.

Testing is one way to protect your loved ones and neighbors. But wearing your mask is just as important.

My husband and I tried our best to avoid COVID-19 — we socially distanced and wore masks as much as possible. So far, we have both tested negative. But infection does seem inevitable considering my baby loves sneaking up on me with affectionate “dinosaur” kisses.

My baby could not wear a mask.

I am incredibly grateful that she is doing well, and hopefully, thanks to early detection, we prevented her from spreading it to our friends and family.

I am proud to fight on the frontlines against COVID-19. Please help me in this fight and wear a mask, socially distance and get tested without hesitation. Front-line workers, babies, and the most vulnerable are counting on you.

and I drink a simple lager, how cool is that? You may enjoy a vegan diet, and I am a carnivore, we can both find something on the menu. The important topics where we differ in our beliefs and opinions may be much bigger than these examples, but that does not mean we get to quit on each other.

Where do I stand? My belief is that as a society we cannot buy into the fact that we are too far gone, or that the chasm between us is so wide that we can’t become united again. Some might say that I am being naïve, and that is okay too as we are entitled to our opinions. Other sources might want us to believe that our society cannot be repaired. And that is just not true.

Where do I stand? Where hope begins. For those of you who said I am always right in the middle, you were correct. I am right in the middle of unconditional love, unconditional forgiveness, kindness, gentleness,

compassion, generosity, goodness, encouragement, opportunity, justice, equality and benevolence.

How about you? Maybe I can ask the same question, where do you stand? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com.

And let’s remember that for many of you, by the time you read this the election will be over, and whatever

the outcome, I encourage you to stand where hope begins. And when we do, it really will be better than good for everyone.

Dr. Stephanie Sandhu is a family medicine physician and the associate director of Clinical Quality and Clinical Risk Mitigation at Stride Community Health Center. She is a member of the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians and a 2014 National Pisacano Scholar.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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Events of 2020 put spotlight on demographics of industry

This year’s Great American Beer Festival was held in a virtual format in October.

BY JOHN FRANK THE COLORADO SUN

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he craft beer industry — like much of America — is facing a reckoning on two levels right now: A pandemic ended more than a decade of growth well short of the industry’s goal to become 20% of the national beer market by 2020 and a racial justice movement highlighted craft brewing’s dominant white male culture and lack of diversity.

The combination led to sobering conversations within the craft beer community at a time the industry typically would have gathered in Denver for a toast at the annual Great American Beer Festival.

The Boulder-based Brewers Association that hosts the festival canceled the nation’s largest beer tasting event this year — and it expects to do the same in 2021 — because of the coronavirus outbreak. Instead, GABF moved into a virtual format in October with the presentation of the much-coveted awards.

The diversity of beers entered into the annual competition surpasses the racial diversity in the craft beer workforce and community. The problem is not new, but the focus on the issue amplified earlier this year amid the Black Lives Matter protests and demands from consumers for more significant change within the beer industry.

“I think our trade was slow to think about diversity, and that’s not good,” said Marty Jones, an industry veteran and beer marketer. “But I’m glad it’s become a topic because we have dropped the ball on being a more welcoming trade.”

Lopsided numbers In Colorado, more than 400 breweries are operating, and just three are Black-owned — Novel Strand and Hogshead in Denver, and Outworld in Longmont. Spangalang Brewing in Denver is in the process of adding a partner, who is Black. In addition, about 10 breweries in Colorado are Latino-owned or focused. The numbers fit national figures from 2018 showing 1% of small and independent breweries are Black-owned and 2.4% are Latino-owned.

The Brewers Association — the trade group that represents independent small brewers across the country — began a program to address the lack of diversity in 2017 that included hiring a diversity ambassador and a grant program. But it took more significant steps in July after facing criticism for not doing enough to address racism actions among its membership.

In mid-June, three weeks after George Floyd’s death in police custody, the association posted a message to social media stating it “stands in solidarity against racial injustice.”

“We strive to create an inclusive community that feels safe and welcome. We will take a stand, we will listen, and we will learn,” the statement continued.

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The words didn’t satisfy critics who wanted the organization to take a stronger stand against breweries that use insensitive names for beers or face allegations of racial discrimination. On the other side, the association’s leaders said they lost some members because of the decision to speak out.

In an interview last week, Bob Pease, the association’s president and CEO, defended the association, saying it did “quite a bit” to address diversity in recent years. But he also acknowledged “we were a little bit slow on uptake with the killing of (George) Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.”

“We all want a more diverse and equitable craft beer community,” he continued. “And we all have more work to do. We are committed to doing the work.”

Changes in rules In July, the association amended its bylaws to allow for the removal of a member — a provision missing entirely in the prior governing documents. In August, the association introduced a new code of conduct for its members designed to “eliminate discrimination, harassment, and bias of all types.” And in September, the association outlined a grievance process that its professional members can use to police other breweries for violations of the code of conduct.

“We have seen and heard the criticisms and questions surrounding the Brewers Association’s silence regarding racism among its members. We hear you,” Pease said in a July statement announcing the new changes.

“Our limited public response to date has not been sufficient for many but it does not equate to apathy.”

The conversations about race and di-

versity in the craft brewing industry come at a difficult time.

Earlier in the pandemic, industry outlooks suggested that 60% of breweries wouldn’t survive to June.

Those dire predictions proved too pessimistic, as some breweries were able to get financial help or adapt to meet the to-go market, but still more than a dozen have shuttered in Colorado.

The situation remains tenuous, particularly for breweries that built their business on the taproom model selling beers across the bar rather than packaging their beer for sale at retail outlets. In 2019, craft beer volume amounted to 13.6% of the U.S. market, well short of the goals set years earlier in part because of acquisitions from larger brewers.

So far in 2020, overall sales are down about 10%, but breweries’ sales onpremise decreased 40%, the Brewers Association said.

The association is feeling the pinch, too. The cancellation of its events — the Craft Brewers Conference, Homebrew Con and GABF, among others — because of public health concerns cost the organization about 70% of its annual revenue and led to 23 layoffs, or about 35% reduction in staff. The job cuts led to an outcry from brewery guilds across the country and even more criticism of Pease directly regarding his salary and recent hiring decisions.

Other cutbacks included reductions in research spending and the temporary elimination of grant programs, including the one focused on diversity.

Despite the setbacks, Pease is quick to say the association “is here to stay.”

The tightened budget and a financial nest egg built from surpluses in recent years will keep it going at a diminished level. “We are resilient. We are scrappy, just like our members. We are adapting. We are improvising,” he said. “But like many of our members, we have been wounded by the pandemic for sure.”

How quickly it bounces back de-

pends on when in-person events like GABF come to life. The association engaged beer fans with a passport to deals at breweries across the nation for $20, but it won’t amount to a fraction of the normal revenue.

“If and when the world gets back to normal — and I say that with a big `if ’ because who knows what the new normal will look like — but if large events do come back — and we are thinking at this point 2022 at the earliest — we will be fine. We will be right back growing again,” Pease said.

Breweries take action In Colorado, the Black Lives Matter movement inspired action on the part of breweries. WeldWerks Brewing in Greeley donated $10,000 to the local Black Lives Matter chapter and Campaign Zero to end police brutality.

And dozens participated in the Black is Beautiful collaboration brew that benefited local social justice charities.

“Breweries in Colorado recognize it’s not only a lack of diversity in customers but a lack of diversity in staff and how can they create pipelines to address that,” said Shawnee Adelson, the executive director of the Colorado Brewers Guild.

Station 26 Brewing in Denver partnered with Regis University earlier this year to create a diversity scholarship for underrepresented students to complete the school’s brewing certificate program. The first recipients will be named in 2021.

“The brewing industry is not very diverse,” said Matthew Peetz, the director of the program. “It’s mostly white males, and I think that every industry benefits from a diversity of opinions and background.”

Odell Brewing in Fort Collins recently hired a person to coordinate its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to address the hiring process as well as educate staff.

Wynne Odell, the brewery’s cofounder and a member of the Brewers Association’s board of directors, said the criticism aimed at the brewing industry was a factor, but “it was also all of us waking up in our own organizations and realizing this is a more immediate concern.”

Jones, the veteran beer industry leader, sees this moment as an opportunity.

“It’s only natural that it would become an issue in craft beer. Everyone is taking a look at themselves and wondering if they could do more,” he said.

He added: “What better way to bring people together and find common ground than to talk politely over a couple beers?”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com.

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Gelato shop aims for sweet success Family-run business brings a taste of Italy to Highlands Ranch

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The Barsness family has always loved a cup of gelato.

From their trips to Italy to vacations in the Cayman Islands, the four-member family frequently finds themselves at the counter of a shop selling the creamy, Italian treat.

That’s why a few years ago, the Douglas County family began working on a plan to open their own gelato shop in the community.

Now, after months of work and a grand opening delayed by COVID-19, the family has finally started serving at their Gelato & Co franchise in Highlands Ranch.

“People just flocked in,” owner Dean Barsness said. “We were blown away.”

The gelato shop, which also serves handmade pastries and coffee, officially opened its doors in the Central Park area of Highlands Ranch — near Lucent Boulevard and Plaza Drive — on Oct. 12.

The shop, focusing on fresh, artisanal desserts, also has locations in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas, Panama, Aruba and the Cayman Islands.

Dean Barsness, 58, and his family moved to Douglas County about three years ago from Chicago, where Barsness owned an insurance company.

After selling his company, he considered retiring.

“I still wanted to do something but didn’t know what that was,” Barsness said. “But I wanted to do something very different from the insurance business.”

The Barsness family first fell in love with gelato during their frequent trips to Italy, where Dean’s wife Susan’s father is from. Gelato has similar ingredients to ice cream but uses different ratios, such as more milk, less cream and less fat. It’s also denser and served at a warmer temperature than ice cream.

“We would come home and miss that daily gelato,” Dean said.

Then, while visiting the Cayman Islands, the Barsness family — including Dean and Susan’s son Jonathan, 26, and daughter, Sarah, 23 — tried a Gelato & Co shop for the first time.

“We went there almost every day,” Dean said, “It was such a happy place

The Barsness family has lived in unincorporated Douglas County near Roxborough Park for about three years. Pictured from left to right are Sarah, Dean, Susan and Jonathan.

PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER all the time.”

After moving to unincorporated Douglas County near Roxborough Park, the family began toying with the idea of opening their own Gelato & Co. Through working with the company’s owners and finding a location for the shop, they were able to move forward with the franchise.

In late February, they began preparing their store with a mid-June opening date in mind. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy and then the United States, the process became much more complicated. Almost everything in the store, including wall art, chairs and cups, needed to be shipped from Italy.

While they waited, Dean focused on hiring their five pastry chefs and other staff through video chat interviews. When they met their head pastry chef, Mariana Ramirez, they found what Susan Barsness called their “silver lining.”

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The new dessert shop in Highlands Ranch, Gelato & Co, offers a variety of homemade flavors of gelato, including coffee, tiramisu, strawberry and salted caramel.

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Gelato & Co also offers handmade pastries, cakes and coffee. PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

GELATO FROM PAGE 13

“Hearing the passion come out when (Mariana) was talking about her business, that’s where I was like ‘she’s got to be in,’” Susan said.

When the Barsness family finally received their materials from Italy in September, they were able to get to work building the store and training their staff.

Community members, many of whom had seen the Gelato & Co sign for months, started knocking on their door when they noticed people inside working, Dean said. Finally, after telling multiple people they weren’t open yet, Dean decided he couldn’t do it anymore.

“I said ‘I’m not turning another person away,’ so we just started letting people in,” Dean said.

Since then, the shop has seen lots of support from the community, with customers coming in even after a snowstorm, Dean said. An artificial fireplace in a corner of the shop provides a warm place for customers to eat their gelato.

Each day, Ramirez and her staff arrive at the shop at 7 a.m. to begin working on the day’s gelato and pastries, which both rotate based on the season and customer input. All of the non-perishable ingredients for these items, such as pistachios, caramel and chocolate, come from Italy. The rest of the materials, like dairy and fruit, comes from local vendors, Ramirez said.

Gelato flavors in late October included pumpkin pie, cookies and cream, coffee, berry cheesecake and pistachio. The shop also offers gelato sandwiches, cakes and gelato bars.

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Adam Holton rushed for 130 yards as Mountain Vista ended a four-season losing streak to rival ThunderRidge with an easy 40-7 victory Oct. 30 at Shea Stadium.

Here is a look at other south metroarea games as the season moves into the final two-week stretch: Highlands Ranch 41, Rock Canyon 10 — The Falcons scored 27 points in the second half and went on to notch an Oct. 29 victory over winless Rock Canyon.

Highlands Ranch improved its record to 3-1 as quarterback Kyle Lindbloom completed 9-of-16 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns for the Falcons. Running back Jarrell Trahan scored twice and gained 130 yards on 11 carries, while teammate Dylan Gurule had 101 yards rushing. Highlands Ranch limited Rock Canyon to only 29 yards rushing.

Valor Christian 63, Castle View 21 — Junior Gavin Sawchuk rushed for 185 yards and scored five touchdowns in the Eagles’ win on Oct. 30 over Castle View.

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in time of possesion (32:05 to 15:55) but couldn’t hold down Valor, ranked second in the CHSAANow.com poll, which rushed for 304 yards.

Regis Jesuit 42, Douglas County 0 — The Raiders jumped to a 28-0 halftime lead and rolled to a victory over Douglas County in an Oct. 30 game.

Broomfield 26, Heritage 13 — Heritage suffered its fourth loss of the season in an Oct. 30 setback to Broomfield, which was ranked seventh in the Class 4A state rankings.

Cherry Creek 45, Overland 0 — Top-ranked Class 5A team Cherry Creek didn’t score in the fourth quarter, but it didn’t matter in a runaway win over Overland on Oct. 30.

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Arapahoe scored on a fumble recovery and a 25-yard pass from Cole Hansen to AJ Scheckenbach to grab the halftime lead in the Oct. 30 game.

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Celtic band livens up downtown Englewood Local collective Fennec a longtime presence at brewery

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• Chaparral High School, determined an outbreak Sept. 23, five attendees positive • American Academy Preschool, determined an outbreak Oct. 20, three staff members positive • SkyView Academy, determined an outbreak Sept. 22, six staff members positive, four attendees positive • Mile High Academy, private school, determined an outbreak Oct. 26, two attendees positive

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There isn’t an Irish festival in downtown Englewood, but crowds may feel like they walked into one if Fennec is on the scene.

“We’ve been playing for about eight years here,” said John Hammer, sitting outside of Brewability brewery, formerly the location of the Brew on Broadway.

The band usually plays indoors but brought its lively, string-instrument tone outside, wearing masks on a cool afternoon.

The band first came together roughly 10 years ago because Hammer heard that a Douglas County library liked to have music in its building.

“But it turned out we were a little too much for the room — people thought we were a little too noisy,” Hammer said.

Hammer also leads a “beginnerintermediate” session at the Swallow Hill Music nonprofit just north of Englewood, near Broadway, to encourage people to get together and play. His band has performed at the Molly Brown House Museum near downtown Denver and can also be heard at other bars around the metro area, such as Clancy’s and the Celtic on Market, Hammer said.

Hammer got his start in music playing saxophone in elementary school and kept playing in band in high school and into college.

Eventually, he ended up working at AT&T and learned that his coworkers got together to play bluegrass music — a genre with links to Celtic

OUTBREAKS

Resolved outbreaks as of Oct. 28 • Parker Core Knowledge Charter School, outbreak ended Oct. 13 • Sand Creek Elementary School, outbreak ended Oct. 1 Charter schools listed above — American Academy, SkyView Academy, Parker Core Knowledge Charter School — are not operated by the district and set their own protocols for managing COVID-19.

Jeannie Weis, of Wheat Ridge, plays guitar in local Celtic band Fennec.

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music, said Hammer, who played mandolin at the time.

Fennec takes bookings for “accompaniment (and) background music for special events and occasions,” according to its website.

“We just enjoy playing together, and we like each other’s company — we seem to get along pretty well, and people seem to enjoy listening to us as well,” Hammer said.

“That’s kind of a special thing to us.”

A few members played alongside Hammer in early October in an outdoor dining area beside the brewery.

“We all come here,” said Jeannie Weis, a Fennec guitar-player, “because it’s the place to be.”

ROUNDUP FROM PAGE 18

Star Edwards, 67, of the downtown Denver area, plays with members of the band Fennec though not a member herself.

in total offense in its Oct. 31 win at Grand Junction, Senior Jake Hanenburg had 414 yards of offense as he passed for 315 yards and three touchdown and ran for 99 yards and two scores. Kolton Miller caught six scoring passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns, plus he intercepted two passes.

Lutheran 50, Pueblo County 18 — Lutheran, ranked fourth in the CHSANow.com Class 3A poll, compiled 564 yards in total offense in an Oct. 30 win over visiting Pueblo County.

Junior quarterback Clayton Jacobs passed for 315 yards and four touchdowns. Sophmore Dorian Pacheco rushed for 139 yards and senior Ryan Kenny gained 125 yards on the ground and three touchdowns.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0091 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/4/2020 2:35:00 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: Robert Hopp Jr Original Beneficiary: Bank of America, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LSF9 Master Participation Trust Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/20/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 1/11/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007003360 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $960,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $896,506.67 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: A default in payment required by the Deed of Trust.**Foreclosure Forbearance AgreementFixed signed by Robert Hopp on October 15, 2015

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The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

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.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 39, Highlands Ranch Filing No. 134-A, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

First Publication: 10/8/2020 Last Publication: 11/5/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Which has the address of: 2754 Rockbridge Drive , Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Dated: 8/5/2020

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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, December 2, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KAREN J RADAKOVICH Colorado Registration #: 11649 4750 TABLE MESA DRIVE , BOULDER, COLORADO 80305-5575 Phone #: (303) 494-3000 Fax #: Attorney File #: 7225-3240

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2020-0091 First Publication: October 8, 2020 Last Publication: November 5, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements PUBLIC NOTICE

in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said December 5, 2020, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Daniel Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on December 5, 2020, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Chato’s Concrete, LLC for the 2020 Concrete Pavement Repair Project; CI2020004 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Chato’s Concrete, LLC for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No.: 938242 First Publication: November 5, 2020 Second Publication: November 12, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 00012184

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