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Accountant with a personal perspective on racism and love Accounting on it Describing yourself is hard for an accountant. People don’t want to talk about numbers and taxes.

I got into it accidentally. I was going to school for computer programming, and I was working for a wristwatch wholesaler. They sold watches, bands, batteries and so on.

The owner wanted to set up an online store — this was the early 2000s — and I set up the whole website. I had to learn Quickbooks, and how to calculate sales tax.

Accounting has taught me so much about what small businesses deal with. I love helping entrepreneurs make their dreams work. I love the relationships — small business owners are inspiring. You get to watch them go from struggle to success.

I’m a native, and Denver is growing like crazy, which is good for my business. Everybody needs their taxes done.

Remembering Pearl Harbor We visit my family a lot. My grandmother, who’s 93, still lives on her own. My mom’s side of the family is

Japanese. My grandpa had a farm in Englewood, and they were here at the start of World War II. On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, they were at the Gothic Theatre watching a movie. When they got out, they hadn’t heard what happened, but everyone was staring at them.

Some people treated them badly, but mainly people in Englewood protected them. They were scared, because it wasn’t long after that that the government built a concentration camp for Japanese people in southeast Colorado. They had to deal with judgment, even though they were Colorado natives.

I try to be really open-minded with everyone, regardless of their background or race. Everyone deserves a chance to be accepted.

Good habits I became a mom for the first time last year. It’s wonderful. I’m more responsible. Being a mother, the things I say and my actions feel more important now. It’s helped me get over bad habits.

Before we had our son, we would just eat dinner while watching TV. Now we sit down to dinner and talk about our day. We’re trying to instill good habits now, so our son never knows any different.

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River floaters beat the

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he metro area hit triple-digit temperatures for the first time this year on July 19, sending many scrambling to hit the river.

Dozens of river floaters headed down the South Platte River just downstream from the C-470 bridge, riding blessedly high flows coming out of Chatfield Reservoir.

The tubing route carries floaters through South Platte Park, an oasis of shady cottonwoods and gentle water.

The cool water was a godsend to Shane Stanton, of Centennial, who skipped out on work a couple hours early to get wet.

“As long as I’m in the water, the heat’s not so bad,” Stanton said from his inner tube. “I guess I’d better just stay in here until the sun goes down.”

Cole Stewart fights a rapid.

Olivia Dahl, right, takes in the sunshine while boyfriend Brandon Ermel keeps her close.

Jeff Caviness, left, Sharmae Washington and Kayla Pham walk back upriver to float back down again.

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Bryce Wise of Seattle takes a swig while floating by on an inflatable swan.

Kids from Highlands Ranch wait their turn to get in the water.

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Arrests made in shooting that left boy dead Affidavit says a 19-year-old suspect described drug deal plan, attempted robbery

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood Police have announced that four male suspects have been arrested in connection with a July 14 shooting that left a 13-year-old boy dead and an 18-year-old man in critical condition.

Police said Jesus Perez-Medrano, 19, was arrested on July 16 in Centennial.

Two 17-year-olds were arrested on July 17, one in Littleton and the other in Englewood.

Another 17-year-old was arrested on July 18 in Denver. Police said the four arrests mean there Perezis no continuing danger Medrano to the public, while the case remains under investigation.

The shooting took place near the 3600 block of the South Acoma Street/ South Bannock Street alley. The

Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office classified the death of the 13-year-old as a homicide.

An affidavit states that although the 18-year-old victim was wounded, he was alert and told responding police officers that he was walking down the alley when a vehicle occupied by several males pulled up behind him and the 13-year-old.

Footage from a security camera showed a white Chevrolet Impala following the two pedestrians into the alley, but the shooting ensued outside of the camera’s view. A resident’s security camera near the shooting caught a white Chevrolet traveling southbound on Acoma.

On July 15, the day after the shooting, a lieutenant with the Arapahoe County Sherriff ’s Office saw a vehicle that matched the description of the vehicle from the shooting. The lieutenant pulled over the vehicle in the 6500 block of South Dayton Street, but the driver was Maria Medrano, the mother of Perez-Medrano, according to the affidavit. She said Perez-Medrano borrowed the vehicle on grounds of going to a gas station at noon on the

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Neighbors concerned over new lighting at Heritage High Residents fear decline in property values, district says it has community support

Christine Khorsand stands in her south Littleton backyard, flanked by a new 80-foot light tower installed just beyond her back fence at Heritage High School.

Khorsand and her neighbors say the project to upgrade the school’s athletic field will hurt their property values.

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Heritage High School in Littleton is slated to open its newly revamped athletic fields by the time school is back in session next month, but some neighbors say the changes are too much to bear.

In numerous emails and phone calls to the Independent, neighbors along Meadowbrook Road, which abuts the north end of the Heritage athletic fields, say they weren’t consulted about newly installed field lighting they fear will tank their property values, and worry the district plans to turn the fields into a money-making venture that will bring traffic and crime to their corner of town.

“Who will they be bringing to our very exclusive neighborhood?” said Christine Khorsand, whose back fence abuts the Heritage fields.

Now, Khorsand and her neighbors are asking Littleton Public Schools to take down the lighting and limit the usage of the fields.

District officials, however, say they held dozens of community meetings in the months leading up to the vote that approved a bond for projects all

over the district, including athletic field upgrades.

The lighting is specially designed to minimize light pollution beyond the fields, said district operations director Terry Davis, and upgraded facilities will be greatly beneficial for students amid an increasingly packed athletic calendar that has only been further squeezed by schedule changes that see kids leave school later in the day.

LPS is open to working with residents, said assistant superintendent Diane Doney, but their first priority is students, many of whom are excited about having a place to practice and play longer into the evening.

“We made a promise to taxpayers,” Doney said. “Just because four or five individuals weren’t aware of these changes doesn’t mean we don’t have widespread support for these

projects.”

Khorsand, who said her two daughters graduated from Heritage and said she voted for the bond, said she never heard about any community meetings, and was dismayed in early July to see an 80-foot light tower going up a few feet beyond her back fence. Printed materials about planned field upgrades were vague, Khorsand said.

“The impacts for me are first the view, second the light pollution, and third my property values,” Khorsand said.

The houses bordering the north side of the Heritage grounds — a mix of tri-level, bi-level and two-story homes built from 1967 to 1974 — have an average appraised value of $471,667, according to county records.

Khorsand’s next-door neighbor Kelly McSparran, who also voted

for the bond, said this wasn’t what she expected when she moved to the neighborhood in 2017.

“I can’t build an 80-foot pole in my yard, so why can they build one in theirs?” McSparran said. “This isn’t what we voted for.”

McSparran stressed that she is a fan of LPS, and expects her two young children to attend Heritage one day.

She also said she is thankful for the conversations she’s had so far with district officials, but said she was unaware of the scope of the planned upgrades.

McSparran said she’s concerned that games will now run late into the evening and the light and noise will keep her kids awake.

“Can I put up curtains? Yes, but it’s frustrating,” McSparran said.

McSparran and Khorsand said they sought recourse through the City of Littleton, but found that the city government has little role in LPS operations.

“The city has no jurisdiction or authority to inspect or restrict the school district’s projects,” said City Manager Mark Relph. “They’re a division of the state, and they don’t have to comply with city light and noise ordinances.”

In addition, Littleton has no limit on the height of light poles, Relph said, although buildings are subject to height limits.

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Dinosaur dig wraps up near C-470 and Santa Fe Researchers unearthed about a third of a triceratops at construction site

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Picture the scene: a muggy afternoon, 66 million years ago, on a mucky river delta. Crocodiles and turtles crawl among flowers and ferns beneath towering sycamores. On the river bank, a 30-foot triceratops lies dead, partially sunken in the mud.

Fast-forward to 2019. The river delta, now beneath Highlands Ranch, has yielded the bones of the dinosaur, long since fossilized.

A volunteer crew from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science wrapped up the dino dig in mid-July, and said they recovered about a third of the ancient three-horned herbivore.

The fossils — including portions of the dinosaur’s skull, ribs, hips, shoulder blades and backbone — are available for public viewing through the window of the fossil preparation lab at the museum, said fossil preparator Salvador Bastien, who worked on the dig.

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Volunteers with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science excavate triceratops fossils at a construction site in Highlands Ranch. The museum recently announced the completion of the dig, which yielded about a third of a 66-million-year-old dinosaur.

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pened upon the fossils in May, Bastien said, and invited the museum to excavate them.

The bones were scattered and scrambled in an area stretching across 50 to 60 feet, Bastien said, suggesting they may have been moved by the river or scavengers after the dinosaur died and decomposed.

The fossils were buried in sandstone and mudstone, suggesting the animal died in a river channel, Bastien said, and the remainder of the bones probably long since wore away.

Initial research hasn’t suggested a cause of death, which is extremely dif-

ficult to determine, Bastien said.

Triceratops were among the most common types of dinosaurs in the Cretaceous Period, Bastien said, which ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

Though paleontologists are already well-acquainted with triceratops, “every fossil is rare, and each one has the potential to increase our understanding of ancient ecosystems and biology,” Bastien said.

Crews called it quits after finding no more fossils in a one-meter radius from those already recovered, Bastien said. It’s possible there are more

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fossils to be found at the site, but “we don’t have X-ray vision.”

The fossils were brought to the museum wrapped in plaster and burlap, Bastien said. Next they’ll be painstakingly cleaned with hand tools like dental picks and toothbrushes.

Though the lab has many projects going right now, this one will be prioritized because of its interest to the community, Bastien said. It’s too soon to say if the bones will eventually be added to a public display, though they will become part of the museum’s collection.

Under Colorado law, Bastien said, fossils discovered on private land are the property of the landowner, so he’s thankful that Wind Crest decided to donate the fossils to the museum. He’s also thankful that construction crews realized what they found and bothered to tell the museum.

The discovery has been a joy for Wind Crest too, said Craig Erickson, the company’s executive director.

“The discovery and excavation of the Triceratops fossils on campus has been a thrilling experience for our residents and staff,” Erickson said in a news release. “It is our honor to donate these incredible artifacts to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for further study. We are grateful to the museum’s expert staff and the team at Brinkmann Constructors for their partnership in preserving this important part of Colorado history and sharing it with the greater community.”

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One-ring scam calls back in circulation STAFF REPORT

The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has seen a sudden spike in the number of complaints from residents receiving one-ring phone calls over their landline and cell phones, according to a news release.

The way the scam works, according to the release, is that the phone rings once, then abruptly cuts off before the person has a chance to answer, leaving only a missed call notification. The call is then followed by repeated calls that happen either in a short sequence or over the course of a day. The calls always display the same call-back number.

Victims who call back — either because they are curious about the number or because they think someone is trying to get through but keeps getting cut off — are put on hold by an operator before realizing that no one is coming on the line. The call is, in fact, an international call to a scammer, who collects long-distance fees billed to the victim. Fees include a connection charge of $35-$40 and fee-perminute charges.

The scam is not usually discovered until the victim gets a phone bill. Fortunately, the fees can be deducted if it is reported to the phone carrier when the bill comes in, the release said.

Other signs of a potential scam are that the caller ID number is prefaced by a three-digit number resembling an area code that could be construed as any U.S. code.

However, such calls often originate in other countries that also use three-digit area codes.

Other numbers also might be spoofed to appear local.

To remove charges, look for long-distance calls listed on the bill as premium service, international calls or a toll call. Report to the phone carrier the date of the scam, the details of the scam and the phone number that appears on the caller ID, and ask to have the charges deducted. If you do not anticipate needing international phone call service, request that your phone company remove the feature from your plan.

Any scams should be reported to the Federal Communications Commission at https://FCC.gov/ complaints.

Loved ones of the 13-year-old boy who was killed in the recent Englewood shooting stopped by the site where the incident occurred on July 17 to pay their respects. The site was decorated in flowers, cards, toys, treats and other items in honor of the boy. He was killed on July 14 near the 3600 block of the South Acoma Street/South Bannock Street alley.

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day of the shooting, but didn’t return until around 5 p.m. that day. PerezMedrano immediately left after dropping off the vehicle at Medrano’s home, according to the affidavit.

On July 16, police returned to PerezMedrano’s residence, where they observed him entering another vehicle parked near the home. He was soon taken into custody, and he told investigators he had picked up unidentified friends on July 14. The affidavit says he told investigators that he and his friends discussed setting up a drug deal with an “easy target” and planned to rob the 13-year-old and the 18-year-old at gunpoint.

Perez-Medrano and his friends made arrangments via cell phones and the

Facebook Messenger app to purchase $250 worth of LSD from the 13-year-old and the 18-year-old, according to PerezMedrano’s statements in the affidavit.

Once the vehicle arrived for the alleged drug deal, an unknown person, who name is blacked out in the affidavit, exited the back seat of the vehicle.

When the 13-year-old then entered the back seat of Perez-Medrano’s vehicle, another unknown person pulled out a .45-caliber handgun and put it close to the 13-year-old’s chest, according to the affidavit.

The 13-year-old then grabbed the gun and got out of the vehicle, the document states.

The unknown person who had exited the vehicle upon arrival allegedly shot the 13-year-old through the vehicle’s glass window, and the 18-year-old also was shot by someone whose name was blacked out, according to the affidavit.

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Survivors of Nazi horrors to give talks LIGHTING Holocaust survivor and son of Dutch resistors to share stories STAFF REPORT

Two people with ties to the Holocaust will share their experiences in the Littleton area in the first week of August in unrelated events.

On Aug. 6, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the Aspen Grove shopping center will host a screening of “Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz,” a documentary about the life of the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials, where dozens of Nazi war criminals were tried after World War II. “Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court,” according to a news release. “His fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes continues today.”

A post-film discussion will feature Sara Moses, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps who now lives in Den-

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ver. Moses will speak about “the importance of speaking out against hatred and bigotry in the world today,” according to the release.

The same week, Holocaustera survivor Dirk Van Leenen will give a series of talks in the Denver and Littleton areas.

Van Leenen is the author of

three books about his family’s experience during World War II, when his parents were members of the Dutch Resistance. Van Leenen helped his father smuggle forged IDs to help Jews escape Germany during the Holocaust, according to a news release.

Van Leenen is scheduled to give six talks from Aug. 5-9.

Further, Littleton has no lighting curfew, according to city code 10-15-3(c).

Neighbors also reached out to City Councilmember Carol Fey, who represents the area.

“Since Littleton has no jurisdiction, I don’t have anything to say,” Fey said in an email. “Sorry.”

Davis, the district operations manager, said the lights will be off by 10 p.m., and that there are no plans to install grandstands, a public address system or anything that will increase noise.

The district has rented out the fields for years to other groups, Davis said, including the Danny Dietz Foundation, the Littleton Soccer Club, and South Suburban Parks and Recreation. The revenue goes toward upkeep and eventual replacement of the fields and facilities, Davis said.

“It’s always been an expectation of the community that we make our facilities available,” Davis said. “I’d argue that the vast majority of participants in those events are LPS students anyway.”

The increased lighting came as a directive from the school board after the district agreed to shift school start and end times to later in the day in 2017, said Doney, the assistant superintendent.

“They wanted us to make sure there would be time for fall athletics to have activities on the fields when it gets dark so early,” Doney said. In years past, activities on the field had to cease at sunset, which by late fall can be as early as 5 p.m.

The towers feature laserguided LED lights that are designed to be sharply directional with minimal spillover, Davis said, and have not yet been switched on for the first time.

Davis said he’s looking into mitigation efforts for neighbors, including building a berm or planting trees.

“But as far as the top of the lights, there’s nothing I can do short of building a dome over the fields,” Davis said.

Doney said the district will continue to work to alleviate neighbor concerns.

“But the bottom line is, we put these lights in for the safety and security of our students who practice on these fields or play games,” Doney said.

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RTD’s 50-year history builds path to future CEO says transit district considering new ways to get people where they need to go

tax. With that money, RTD began buying up the aging municipal bus systems that served Denver and its suburbs, such as Denver Metro Transit, Evergreen Transit, Northglenn Suburban and the Longmont Mini.

In 1994, RTD opened its first light rail line; in 2016 it opened its first bus rapid transit line and commuter rail line. This year, we launched the 61AV, an autonomous vehicle pilot program and FlexRide, an on-demand shared bus service where passengers have the ability to book a trip online. RTD has transformed transportation for the Denver metro region.

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A lot can happen in 50 years, and that is definitely the case in the world of transit. In the Denver area, the Regional Transpiration District — which launched in 1969 — has seen its share of new technologies, groundbreaking ideas, unrealized dreams and work still to be done.

But a half-century of offering mass transit options to the metro area is no small feat — one RTD is celebrating all through this year.

We connected with Dave Genova, general manager and CEO of RTD, to discuss RTD’s past, its current achievements and its future challenges.

This interview has Genova been edited for brevity and clarity.

Elizabeth Bonney signs the 50th anniversary bus parked at Union Station in Denver.

The Regional Transportation District celebrated the anniversary with food trucks, live music and information booths downtown.

KAILYN LAMB out a life-size 50th-anniversary logo event at Denver Union Station. We also have updated all RTD templates to reflect the 50-year logo. Additionally, RTD celebrated on its actual anniversary on July 1 by holding rider appreciation events in each of the transit agency’s 15 districts to thank the public for riding with us over the past five decades. RTD officially celebrated its 50th anniversary on Friday, July 12, with a party on Wynkoop Plaza in front of Union Station.

The event featured RTD information,

Tell me about the 50th year of RTD — how is RTD marking the occasion?

We started in February by rolling

food trucks, music, a program with speakers and other family-friendly activities. And there will be more to come as the year continues.

How has transit changed in Denver since RTD first started?

When RTD first started, there were several different transit agencies operating in the Denver-Boulder area. On Sept. 7, 1973, voters in what was then the seven-county district authorized RTD to issue $425 million in revenue bonds backed by a half-percent sales

What, if any, were some predicted transportation changes that never came about?

RTD reviewed a variety of transportation options and one that comes to mind is Personal Rapid Transit, which was similar to the then-popular attraction at Disneyland. In fact, consultants to RTD suggested Denver could be a test ground for Personal Rapid Transit. A 100-mile system of mostly elevated, “fixed guideways” was sketched in which driverless vehicles holding a maximum of 12 people would deliver passengers all around the metro area. Early dreams included an underground subway segment downtown.

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VOICES Place of shelter shouldn’t become place to swelter

F

ormer talk show host Dick Cavett said he saw Groucho Marx on the streets of New York, and told him he was a big fan.

Marx said, “If it gets any hotter, I’m going to need a big fan.”

After 22 years, my air conditioner up and died. I wasn’t thinking. I should have had it checked out in the spring.

Now look at me.

The chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.

According to “The Old Farmer’s Almanac,” the Dog Days of summer began on July 3, and they will end on August 20. They are called the Dog Days because they coincide with the sunrise rising of the Dog Star, Sirius.

Are you Sirius?

I’m sorry. It’s hard to be the good humor man when it’s 88 in the shade. In my bedroom. I’m not kidding.

I had to take a number when my air conditioner quit, and my number still hasn’t been called yet.

I have seen worse: Craig Marshall I lived in Phoenix for Smith two years.

I had an uncovered parking space at my apartment building. I had an uncovered parking space at Arizona State, where I taught

QUIET DESPERATION

drawing in a four-story building that was 40 degrees cooler than the outside temperature.

Leaving the building was a shock.

Getting in my car was a shock.

Leaving Arizona was the second best thing I have ever done.

During his monologue, Johnny Carson would say, “It was so hot today ...” and the audience would shout, “How hot was it?”

The jokes were never that hot.

I lived in Los Angeles, and it could get hot there too, often during the period of the “Santa Ana Winds,” most common from October through March, when other parts of the country are in the deep freeze.

I have a two-story house. The second

L LETTER TO THE EDITOR Stop inhumane treatment Since the beginning of 2019, more than 500,000 children, women and men have crossed the southern border of the United States seeing asylum from violence and trying to escape extreme poverty. Families are walking for weeks or even months with little food, water or shelter only to find themselves in unsafe U.S. detention centers.

The situation on our southern border is not a partisan issue; it is a humanitarian crisis.

Seeking asylum is not a crime.

Migrants, and children in particular, deserve to be treated

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Nonetheless, U.S. officials are systematically failing to protect asylum seekers and failing to care for children entering the U.S. News reports reveal horrendous conditions in detention centers, including children separated from their families, children denied basic hygiene services and children charged with caring for infants. As an early learning professional with more than 30 years of experience, I know that such neglect is traumatic and detrimental to children’s mental

health and well-being.

I thank Congressman Crow for regularly visiting the immigrant detention center in Aurora. I urge him to continue to stand up for children and to work with Sens. Bennet and Gardner and the full U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to ensure the well-being of these children.

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floor is unbearable, the first floor is tolerable, and the unfinished basement is the most comfortable area in the building.

Why didn’t they put the basement on the second floor, and the second floor in the basement?

Harry has been giving me dirty looks. Dachshunds are not designed for temperatures like this, even though there is a common sobriquet about a dachshund’s physique that implies otherwise.

As a writer, I have tried to imagine how authors who lived in the South were able to persevere in the heat and humidity.

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Mixing business with friendship can work

ike me, you have probably heard this saying repeatedly, “Never mix business with friendship.”

You may have even had an experience that didn’t turn out so well when you tried to partner with a friend on a business endeavor or worked with a friend to help you do your taxes, provide you insurance, sell or buy your home, fix your plumbing, help you make an investment, or any number of other situations that went horribly sideways.

Let me ask this question, was it the friendship or was it the situation WINNING itself ? Was it the friendship or was it WORDS something else that went wrong? Did a third party have something to do with? Think about it for a moment.

And if you still believe it was your friend, perhaps we need to go back and define what friendship means or how we define our particular friendships.

Friends, especially close friends, deal with disagreements and conMichael Norton flicts throughout the friendship. But the friendship is so deep and trusted that if something goes wrong or sideways, they always know how to get beyond the specific incident or circumstance. In most cases anyway.

Over my career I have made tremendous friends. Clients who have become friends, and partners who have become friends. It has worked the other way as well, friends who have become clients and friends who have become partners. I have been hired by friends and I have hired friends. And, luckily for me it has almost always worked out well.

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FROM PAGE 12

William Faulkner was born in Mississippi and he died in Mississippi, and in between he became one of America’s most celebrated writers in Southern literature.

Is there a better six-word story than the title of one of Tennessee Williams’s plays, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” for evoking a sultry summer day?

Popsicles and icicles. Fireflies and drive-ins on Friday night. Poison ivy and heatstrokes.

Like every other kid, I looked forward to summer vacation. Now I look forward to a vacation from summer.

Give me late September. Now. I’m not the kind of person who will complain when it’s 10 degrees outside and snow is over Harry’s head.

Not me.

I have done a complete 180 when it comes to weather.

As I write this, my back is sticking to the chair, and rivulets of moisture are running down my similes.

And my sense of humor melted an hour ago.

Some will say that one might make concessions for friends or treat them differently. Some may argue that it’s hard to talk about money or ask for money from a friend. And still others will stand behind this concept that a client cannot become a friend because you will never be willing to raise your price or ask for more money — the preference being to preserve the friendship rather than tell them that there has been a price increase.

So, here’s the difference, a friend is a friend at all times. A friend is someone who will tell you what you need to hear, not just what you want to hear. A friend is someone you can trust with any project that they are capable of doing. A friend is someone who will stand by you when prices go up or down, when business is good or bad, and who is there for the wins and the losses.

It’s when we ask our friends to do something that we know is not in their sweet spot, not their strength, that’s when things go wrong. We set them up for failure. It’s when we don’t set proper expectations regarding performance, that’s another huge area where we often fall short and the

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

friendship can be placed at risk.

You see, I would rather go into business with a true and trusted friend. I have done so a few times and we are still friends today. I would rather hire a friend who has the experience, qualifications, and track record of success to do the job, who knows I will have their back, and who will always have mine. Am I afraid that one day the business relationship will end? Maybe. Am I worried that it will also end the friendship? Never.

The next time you ask your friend to fix your car, sell your house, or go into business together, make sure you both define your friendship first. Then set proper expectations, putting trust and your friendship before any business, and always understand what happens should anything go wrong.

For me, I would always prefer doing business with a trusted friend. If I can’t, then I look for the next most qualified person, business, or company to help me. How about you? Whether you have had a great friend/business experience or a bad one, I would love to hear it at gotonorton@gmail. com. And when we can work well with our trusted friends, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

OBITUARIES FARLEY

BENTON

Nancy Virginia Farley

April 29, 1931 – July 15, 2019

WAMEGO – Nancy (Jones) Farley, 88, of Manhattan, KS passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.

July 15, 2019 She was born in Philadelphia, PA on April 29, 1931. She graduated from Treadwell High School in Memphis, TN and received an Associate’s degree from Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, CO. After raising her family, she worked at the college’s accounting office for more than 12 years.

She is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Farley of more than 67 years.

She also leaves behind four children, William S. “Bill”, Jr., Paul L. (Leslie), Jean Tracy (Jerry), and Ann Vrchota (Jim); eight grandchildren, Charlene Chacon (Oscar), Christina Spanier (Seth), Father Philerat (Williams S. IV), Courtney Montgomery (Shannon), Peter Farley, Reid Tracy (Rachel), Virginia Farley, and Spencer Hayward; four great-grandchildren, Dylan Spanier, Elora Montgomery, Max Chacon, and Ryan Spanier; and a sister, Barbara Kehayes.

Nancy had a natural talent in the

field of art, from building parade floats and costume design in her youth to painting and drawing in various media, and including mosaics and stained glass, later in life. A skilled seamstress, she loved making clothing for family members in their youth. She also enjoyed gardening, photography and, both foreign and domestic travel with family members and friends. She possessed a strong desire to lead an interesting life and her inner strength and wisdom provided guidance to her offspring throughout her adult life.

Funeral service for Nancy will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2019 at Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego.

Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m. in the Kansas Veterans Cemetery in Manhattan. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 21st at the funeral home. The family has suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society or a charity of one’s choice, and may be left in the care of Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, PO Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547.

Online condolences may also be left at www.stewartfuneralhomes.com

Jacquelyn Ann Benton 5/20/1946 - 7/13/2019

Jacquelyn Ann Benton, 73 of Centennial, Colorado, passed away July 13, 2019 with her family by her side.

Jackie was born on May 20, 1946 in Denver, Colorado to her parents Jack McLellan and Marion Kavan.

Jackie is survived by husband James H. Benton, children: Dianna Freimuth (JJ Jensen), Joanna Evans (Wayne), and James D. Benton (Janelle), grandchildren: Andrew Freimuth (Jordyn), Devyn Evans, Peyton Evans, Taylor Wood, Madelyn Wood, J.C. Benton, Seth Benton, Fletcher Freimuth (great grandson) and sister Kathie Hagen (Darryl).

Jackie graduated from South High School, Denver.

She further went on to work for Mountain Bell, Dress Barn, as well as a Teacher Assistant for Cherry Creek Schools.

Jackie was full of unconditional love for family and friends. She will be missed. All the little things she did were big things. Such as the Easter egg hunt, pumpkin carving, changing decorations in the house each holiday plus always asking anybody if there was anything she could do for them, or if they wanted anything to eat or drink. She loved to watch old movies, baseball and the Rockies.

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Renaissance Festival offers an Larkspur event that stretches back 43 years draws 200,000 people during annual run

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hen Christopher Baker wanted to propose to his wife, Rosie, he knew exactly where to buy the ring.

Both he and Rosie attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival in their childhood and teenage years. They’ve continued the tradition into adulthood and now share it with their 3-year-old daughter, Athena — while wearing the engagement ring and wedding bands they bought from a festival craftsman.

The event is a special place to them, the Central City couple said, and buying their rings there added to the sentiment behind them. They also love the culture of fantasy and escapism created by the event.

On an early July afternoon, the couple sat at the festival wearing headto-toe costumes with clothes they’ve acquired from event vendors over the years, looking back on their time within the village walls.

“It’s the only place in the state where you can walk around and see knights rubbing shoulders with storm troopers,” Baker said.

Sarah Periat of Commerce City agreed. The festival creates a place for people to get away from their daily lives and enter what feels like another world. She and her family spend weeks creating costumes. She personally sewed the dress she wore to the festival on July 7, when she dressed as an elf.

“We come every year. We like to dress up,” she said. “I think it’s the fantasy. People like to get out of their element.”

The family-owned-and-operated event has been running for 43 years, mostly at its location outside Larkspur. Jim Paradise is vice president and director of marketing while his father, Jim Paradise Sr., is the owner.

Paradise said it’s festival-goers like Periat and Baker who help add to the event’s allure, People aren’t required to come in costume, and in fact just a small percentage do, Paradise estimated. But they blend in with hired entertainers and make the fantasy more authentic.

There’s much more that goes into making the festival a long-standing success, he said.

“I think what makes it so appealing and gives us the opportunity to have it running for 43 years is the uniqueness of the event itself,” Paradise said.

Entertainers don’t merely perform from one of the grounds’ 10 stages but walk among the crowds in full costume and character to engage attendees. The royal court, including the festival’s king and queen, parade

Entertainers greet people from above as they pass through the gates of the Colorado Renaissance Festival castle.

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IF YOU GO The Colorado Renaissance Festival is located at 650 W. Perry Park Ave., Larkspur. Remaining dates for 2019 are July 27-28 and Aug. 3-4. Tickets are available online and cost $23.50 for adults and $11 for children ages 5 through 12. Box office tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children. More information is available at coloradorenaissance.com.

Rosie and Christopher Baker attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival on July 7 with their daughter, 3-year-old Athena.

The couple have attended for years and purchased their wedding bands at the festival. through the streets while families sip drinks and snack on turkey legs.

The permanent structures meant to resemble a 16th-century magical village are routinely remodeled, and the village as a whole was roughly one-third its current size at the event’s start years ago, Paradise said.

He believes the village in particular sets the festival apart from nearby, smaller Renaissance festivals.

“The difference and the advantage we have is we have created a very nice village for people to come out and really get away. We don’t have just tents

in a parking lot or tables set up in a field,” he said.

The event, which this year runs on Saturdays and Sundays from June 15 to Aug. 4, draws an average of 200,000 people annually and employs approximately 500 people.

For the Town of Larkspur, a community of slightly more than 200 people, that’s a big deal, said Mayor Marvin Cardenas.

“It brings us almost half a million dollars alone in sales tax revenue,” he said. “For years the town has been supported by the Colorado Renaissance Festival. They’re a huge economic impact to our community.”

Other revenue generators are limited in Larkspur, Cardenas said, although he expects pending projects like a campground and a travel center will boost the sales tax once the developments open.

In the meantime, Cardenas said, the renaissance festival continues to support the town financially, provides jobs for residents and nearby entertainment.

“It’s a huge benefit to the community. We’re so lucky to have them and

Games like bungee jumping entertain attendees of the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

I hope they never go away,” Cardenas said.

The festival shop where Baker bought his wife’s engagement ring more than five years ago is still there.

Owner Da-oud Thompson, while standing under a sign reading “Wedding Bands,” said the Bakers are not the only couple to buy engagement rings there. He’s known families that came to him for two or three generations.

“That really feels good,” he said.

Thompson travels the country to sell at various festivals and has come to the Colorado Renaissance Festival for 35 years. It’s one of his favorite shows, he said.

“The people are interesting. They come dressed in crazy outfits,” he said. “I think we’re all devoted to making people smile and having fun.”

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Oak Ridge Boys to harmonize at Hudson Gardens Signature vocals will entertain crowd as part of summer concert series

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ummer concerts fill the grass slope at Hudson Gardens in Littleton through the season, and at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, it will be with the country, gospel and patriotic a capella harmony of the Oak Ridge Boys, a longstanding quartet that travels across the country year-round. The group brings a trail of awards and three decades of charted singles putting its distinctive sound to a huge repertory of songs. There have been 12 gold and three platinum albums, plus one double-platinum single.

“We traditionally work a lot,” said bass player Richard Sterban, adding that they had just finished recording their annual Christmas album in their “hot and humid” hometown, Nashville, on the day before we spoke. “We’re on the road about 150 days a year, but the only long trip is our Christmas tour …

Usually it’s three days out, three days in, then three days out again.”

From mid-November on they’re on the road — not around much at Thanksgiving.

Sterban, who began his singing career as a 6-year-old soprano on his New Jersey Sunday school, went on to sing bass with groups that included a spell with Elvis. Then, an invitation came from the Oak Ridge Boys, who were seeking a bass. He wanted to be part of a group, with the accompanying “family feel” that such a connection brings, so he left the big-time stage appearances. He tells his story in an autobiography called “From Elvis to Elvira,” cowritten with Steven Robinson.

The group’s new Christmas album was produced by Dave Cobb, whom Sterban praised enthusiastically as a major Nashville name. Having his name on a project, such as the group’s recent “17th Avenue Revival,” is really important. Songs from that album will be a good part of their Hudson Gardens program, he added. Cobb “wanted us to go to church — return to our roots a bit,” Sterban remembers. And, Cobb chose most of the songs on the recording, “It took us down roads we musically hadn’t visited.” It took oldtime rockabilly, Elvis, Ray Charles, gospel songs, “marrying them with new material. (“He also had some contempt for other songwriters …”)

Cobb has access to young songwriters, so the Oak Ridge Boys said “we’re in your hands.” He selects most of the content for an album.

One song they will certainly perform is the old hymn, “Amazing Grace.”

They are known for singing it at George H. W. Bush’s funeral in 2018, but the connection between the Oak

Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban will perform at Hudson Gardens on Aug. 3.

Ridge Boys and the Bush family is a long one. “We The Oak Ridge Boys met Bush in 1983, when we sang at will perform at the White House 7:30 p.m. on Aug. for President 3 at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Reagan.”

Regan invited Fe Drive, Littleton.

Tickets for general them to sing at the annual admission list at barbecue at the $32 to $97. HudWhite House. “We songardens.org, were doing sound 303-797-8565. checks on the Free parking. lawn when a tall man appeared.

Saying he had to go to China and would miss the concert, he asked if they could do a mini concert then and started naming favorite songs — he was a fan of the band. We got to know him and his wife and went, with our wives, to visit them in Kennebunkport, Maine. We sang for them and he always requested `Amazing Grace’ and in advance, asked us to promise to sing it at his funeral.

“We were in Spokane, Washington then and flew in a private plane to Houston, took a quick shower and sang. Then, we returned to Kennewick, Washington, for a concert that night … We were able to keep our promise.”

What, aside from “Amazing Grace,” will they sing at Hudson Gardens?

“We make up our own set list each day, Sterban said. “Joe Bonsall makes a set list up daily when we’re on the road, after a look at social media. He sends it to us and to the band.”

“We have 23 Number One country records,” Sterban adds. “Every night is different — a promoter may want a longer or shorter show …

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Two authors making visits to area libraries

ouglas County Libraries features two authors in August whom readers may wish to see and hear. At the Lone Tree Library at SONYA’S 6:30 p.m.

SAMPLER on Aug. 2, Andrea Bobotis will talk about her debut novel, “The Last List of Miss Judith Krantz.”

At the Highlands Sonya Ellingboe Ranch Library at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett Series, will talk about his new Cassie Dewall thriller, “The Bitterroots.”

Book sales and signing follow authors’ talks. Registration is a good idea: dcl.org, 303-791-7323.

young Wren Plumley.

YA novel to be published “Postcards for a Songbird” will be published Aug. 6 by foothills author Rebecca Crane, a popular YA author and former teacher who writes about lonely

Community dinner The free monthly community dinner at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., will be at 6 p.m. July 30. The menu includes pulled pork sand-

Author C.J. Box will talk about his new novel, “The Bitterroots” at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at Highlands Ranch Library.

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new version of Puccini’s opera, “Madame Butterfly” at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave, Denver, July 25-28. Called “Ms. Butterfly,” tickets will be available at the Newman Center. See newmancenterpresents. com.

Miners Alley “Fairfield,” a new play by Eric Coble, continues through Aug. 18 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. Golden. Minersalley.com, 303-935-3044.

Immersive art experience “Natura Obscura” continues through Sept. 29 at Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, in the Englewood Civic Center, second floor. Ticket prices vary. See naturaobscura.org.

wiches, baked beans, creamy coleslaw, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. No reservation needed. Info: 303-798-1389, fpcl. org/dinner.

Dance/theater Wonderbound Dance Company will be included in a

‘Chicago’ at Denver Center Phamaly Theatre Company presents the musical “Chicago” from Aug. 1-25 in the Studio Loft at Denver Center for Performing Arts in downtown Denver. See phamaly.org for information — or order tickets at denvercenter.org.

Town Hall Arts Center Suzanne Rothman’s solo exhibit, “Decadent Fusion,” continues through Aug. 3 at Town Hall Arts Center’s gallery, to be followed by Western Welcome Week’s “Heading West: Art by Sarah Phipps.”

The center is at 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, townhallartscenter.org.

Depot Art Gallery The All Colorado Show at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, runs July 23-Aug. 24, with a reception on Aug. 2, 5-8 p.m. Juror: Desmond O’ Hagen. See depotartgallery.org.

Curtis Center for the Arts The 36th All-Colorado Show runs through Aug. 31. Juror Colin Parson, Arvada Center.

Located at 2349 E. Orchard Ave., Greenwood Village. 303797-1779.

Reception The closing reception for the Kaleidoscope art exhibition, “Kaleidoscope,” will be from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Colorado Gallery for the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

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Douglas County Fair & Rodeo: A premier annual community event bringing together the best of rural heritage, agriculture, Western sports, youth and adult exhibits and quality entertainment.

Need: Volunteers to assist with greeting, directing and providing helpful information to Fair guests. Become a vital part of 101-yearold historic tradition.

Requirements: Must by 16 years or older Other Information: Volunteer opportunities range from July 30 to Aug. 4. Volunteers receive a general admission pass for the entire fair, volunteer t-shirt, community service hours, training/lunch and an invitation to a volunteer appreciation event.

Contact: fair@douglas.co.us or 720-733-6947 The Learning Source, nonprofit resource for adult education classes and family literacy Need: volunteers in Aurora, Centennial, Denver and Thornton. Join the volunteer pool of more than 130 individuals to help tutor adult students. Volunteer tutors help with one-onone instruction or small group work.

Contact: debby@thelearningsource.org. Learn more at TheLearningSource.org or call 303922-4683.

Literacy Coalition of Colorado: Volunteer to support literacy in MetroDenver and impact state-wide literacy programs.

Need: Volunteer for special projects, training classes or provide clerical and administrative support. Volunteer for a few hours a week or occasionally as needed.

Contact: literacyvolunteercolorado@gmail. com or 720-251-3141. Go to Literacycolorado. org to volunteer for literacy providers nearest you.

Lone Tree Police Department Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS): Provides assistance within the Police Department in both Administrative and Patrol functions.

Need: Volunteers are needed to assist with many areas within the Police Department to include patrol functions, fingerprinting, and fleet maintenance.

Requirements: Must attend the Lone Tree Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy, and submit to a background check. Additional training is provided based on area of interest. Patrol volunteers must commit to a minimum monthly hour requirement.

Contact: chris.cooper@cityoflonetree.com Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring Program: We welcome refugee families and help them adjust to their new home.

Need: People who can commit to working with refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home.

Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although children of volunteers are welcome to participate). One-hour training and orientation required.

Contact: David Cornish, 303-225-0199 or david.cornish@lfsrm.org; go to www.lfsrm.org.

Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals to residents in south metro Denver, including Littleton, western Centennial, Englewood, and parts of Jefferson County.

Need: Regular and substitute drivers, kitchen and office volunteers.

Requirements: Drivers must be 18 or older and background check is required.

Contact: Complete application online at http://tlcmealsonwheels.org/apply/.

Neighbor Network: Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County.

Need: Volunteers to help provide transportation, companionship, handyman and homemaker needs to seniors living in Douglas County. Very flexible. You choose how often you want to serve.

Requirements: Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

Contact: Kathryn at 303-814-4300, neighbornetwork@douglas.co.us or dcneighbornetwork.org.

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Nonprofit Wildlife Group: Works to protect native wildlife in Greenwood Village.

Need: Volunteers help protect wildlife.

Requirements: Must work two hours per week, schedule flexible.

Contact: info@wildearthguardians.org Outreach Uganda: Empowers impoverished people in Uganda, especially women and children, to overcome poverty through income generation, education, training and other holistic endeavors.

Need: Volunteers weekly to provide office support with fair trade craft show preparation, mailings and miscellaneous office work.

Office hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. Office located at 9457 S. University Blvd., Suite 410, Highlands Ranch.

Contact: Melanie Schnathorst, 303-6838450 or office@outreachuganda.org.

Paladin Rescue Alliance: Christian non-government organization dedicated to rescuing human trafficking victims and building alliances to combat trafficking locally, nationally and internationally.

Need: Volunteers to help organize supplies; donations of supplies. All donations are taxdeductible. Needed items include cleansers, skin cream, ointment, disinfectants, dressings, bandages, rolls, sponges, pads, dressing tape, gloves, alcohol pads, asprin, Tylenol.

Age Requirement: All ages can participate.

Contact: www.paladinrescue.org; Paladin Rescue Alliance, P.O. Box 79, Littleton, CO 80160; 888-327-3063.

Parker Senior Center: Provides services to local seniors.

Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more.

Contact: Louise West at 303-841-5370.

PeopleFirst Hospice: Denver hospice.

Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families.

Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Project CURE: Delivers medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world.

Need: Groups of 7-15 people to help sort medical supplies; those with medical/clinical backgrounds to become Sort Team Leaders; truck drivers to help pick up donations (no CDL required).

Age Requirements: Ages 15 and older (if a large group of ages 15 and younger is interested, we can try to accommodate different projects).

Location: 10377 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial Contact: Kelyn Anker, 303-792-0729 or 720341-3152; kelynanker@projectcure.org; www. projectcure.org.

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Five things to know about The Fray Lead singer of band, which played recently in Castle Rock, sounds off

are dance parties. To others, they’re a place to come after a breakup, or to shed a tear.

“I think because of that we’ve almost come to view the show itself as a bit of a sacred experience. A space where people bring their pain and they try to find hope,” Slade said.

“The Fray is kind of a funny musical entity.”

Slade said he appreciates both atmospheres — a south Miami show filled with dancing or a quiet coffee shop setting.

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enver-based band The Fray made a pitstop in Castle Rock on July 13. Headlining the annual Castle Rock Summer Jam marked the group’s first time performing in town.

The Fray, made up of members Joe King, Dave Welsh, Ben Wysocki and Isaac Slade, rose to fame in the early 2000s on hits like “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and “How to Save a Life.”

Slade, lead singer for The Fray, spoke with Colorado Community Media before the show to talk the band’s history, music and coming to Castle Rock.

‘Picking and choosing’ Castle Rock wasn’t one stop on a long list of other tour locations.

The Fray isn’t on tour or working on new music. Slade said on that front, the band is taking a hiatus, and they’ve fulfilled a five-record deal with Epic Records.

“We’re just kind of playing the shows we want and picking and choosing,” he said, adding a home

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The cutting room floor When choosing which songs to put on a record, Slade said the band has refined its process and learned to trust each other. If the band passes up a song one member was passionate about, “it’s not a sign of losing an arm wrestle. It’s actually a sign that something is not quite true to who we are.”

And when a majority of the members love a song, “those tend to be the fan favorites as well,” Slade said.

“Because it’s a collaborative effort and true democratic fashion, I think if one or two people are at least neutral, the other two really excited about something, it usually makes the cutting room floor,” Slade said. “I think all four of us have really come to trust each other’s instincts.”

4 Isaac Slade sings during The Fray’s concert in Castle Rock on July 13.

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state crowd “rises to the top of our list real fast.”

Although it was their first performance in Castle Rock, Slade is no stranger to town. He describes it as “such a crossroads of city and the wild frontier out there. I love the juxtaposition.”

“We’re really excited,” Slade said of playing in town. “We all grew up on the Front Range and I have some really good friends that live down in

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How it all began With 17 years under its belt, the band has been on a whirlwind ride.

It first formed as friends jamming in parents’ basements in the summer of 2002. Slade and bandmate King went to high school together but reconnected in college.

“Joe and I ran into each other at a Guitar Center in Westminster,” Slade said.

They struck up a conversation — both were in school but writing music — and agreed to play together for fun.

“We didn’t’ really know what was going to happen or what was going to come of it.”

With the addition of two more bandmates along with some early turnover in membership, the group has since amassed Grammy nominations, Billboard Music Awards and chart-topping songs worldwide.

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The experience When going to see The Fray in concert, Slade said people can be comfortable embracing their emotions, positive or negative, and whatever is going on in their life. To some fans, the shows

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The inspiration Although each member of the group finds inspiration to write music from different sources, for Slade, it’s about the balance in life — understanding that people go through good and bad experiences, often at the same time, he said. Slade wants fans to remember that the world isn’t all one or the other.

“I’m sure each guy would answer totally differently,” he said. “For me, it comes back to that tension, that place of holding on to something that makes you laugh and cry at the same time.”

Whether someone is fighting for a marriage, forging a career or questioning his or her religion, Slade wants to share music that speaks to them.

“If some kid can walk away (from a concert) thinking, `OK, maybe it’s not all this, maybe it’s both,’ that’s a victory for me,” Slade said.

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The Fray played at the Philip S. Miller Park amphitheater to a crowd of thousands.

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Red Cross: Supports the elderly, international causes and social services.

Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 Seniors’ Resource Center: Nonprofit onestop shop of community-based services and care designed to keep seniors independent and at home for as long as possible.

Need: Drivers to help transport seniors to doctor’s appointments, the grocery store, the hair salon and more. You choose the areas, days and times that work for you. Seniors live in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties. Mileage reimbursement and excess auto insurance provided. Drivers may use their own car or one provided by the center.

Requirements: Must be able to pass a background check (paid for by the center) and have a good driving record.

Contact: Pat Pierson, 303-332-3840 or ppierson@srcaging.org. Go to www.srcaging.org SMARTS! South Metro Arts Center Need: Help with public relations, marketing to public officials, fundraising, and special projects Contact: 303-790-8264 or gdnguy@comcast.net Spellbinder Storytellers, Douglas County Chapter: Connects the generations through storytelling.

Need: Adults to tell stories to children in schools

Age Requirement: Must be 50 and older Contact: Denise Rucks, 303-921-8462 or drrucks@me.com. For other chapters, go to http://spellbinders.org/

lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session.

Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc.org or go to www.therightstepinc.org.

South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet: Loans durable medical supplies to those 18 and older in the South Metro area.

Need: Volunteers to help answer phones 2-3 times a month for a day. Calls are taken on your cell phone and you make the appointment at the convenience of you and the client to accept donations or hand out equipment Monday through Friday.

Requirement: Must be 18 or older; periodic training provided as needed.

Contact: Donna Ralston, 720-443-2013.

Volunteer Connect: Brings organizaations in need of volunteers in touch with individuals looking for ways to help.

Need: help with nonprofit organizations in Douglas County Contact: info@volunteerconnectdc.org or www.volunteerconnectdc.org.

South Platte Park Need: Help with programs ranging from hikes, overnights, gold panning, sunset canoeing or HawkQuest events Contact: 303-730-1022 Sunset Hospice: Provides end-of-life support.

Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105 The Right Step Inc.: Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton.

Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising.

Requirements: Volunteers who help with

Volunteers of America, Foster Grandparent Program: Foster grandparents volunteer in early childhood centers and public schools focusing on literacy and numeracy for at-risk children and youth.

Need: Seniors on a low, fixed income who enjoy working with children. Volunteers work 15-40 hours a week.

Contact: 303-297-0408 or www.voacolorado.org.

Whiz Kids Tutoring: Help at-risk elementary and middle school kids improve their lives through academic tutoring, positive mentoring relationships and spiritual nurture.

Need: Tutors to work one-on-one with elementary students at tutoring sites in Littleton and throughout the metro area.

October to April. Once a week, afternoon or evening sites, Monday through Thursday.

One hour of tutoring followed by a 30-minute club where kids get to learn about Jesus.

Requirements: You just need to be able to read, love a child and pass the background check.

Info: https://www.whizkidstutoring.com/ Contact: Ashley Weldon ashley@whizkidstutoring.com

YANAM2M (You Are Not Alone - Mom 2 Mom): Provides a safe, free place to connect with other moms of Highlands Ranch and be paired with another mom as a support person.

Need: Mom volunteers to be support people for other moms.

Requirement: Must be a mom who can be real and lend support to another mom.

Contact: Nikki Brooker at nikki@yanam2m. org or go to www.yanam2m.org.

Zuma’s Rescue Ranch: Provides care for rescue animals, including horses and farm animals, and rehabilitates them into forever homes.

Need: Volunteers from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Feeding and cleaning. Zuma’s also provides animal assisted therapy for at risk youth and their families; many of our once homeless animals have become amazing therapy partners helping kids and families.

Contact: www.zumasrescueranch.com AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

Need: Volunteers to help older, lower-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@ alz.org.

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Service/Social The Loving Hands crocheting and knitting group meets one Saturday a month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall at St. Frances Cabrini Parish, 6673 W. Chatfield Ave. (intersection of Pierce) in Littleton. For those who cannot attend but can work on projects at home, we are always in need of newborn and infant hats and booties as well as bereavement gowns/fetal pouches. Check out our Loving Hands Ministry Web page at www.saintfrancescabrini.org or call Karen at 303-791-8385 for a schedule, patterns, list of needs, and other details.

MOMS Club, Moms Offering Moms Support, of Littleton is part of a national organization offering support for women and families during their child-raising years.

All interested stay-at-home moms can call Lurae Beck at 303-933-6749.

Moms In Touch International is an interdenominational Christian organization in which moms meet for one hour a week to pray for their children and schools. To find out where moms are meeting to pray, call Nancy Villarreal at 303-761-1967.

MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, meets at South Fellowship, 6560 S. Broadway, Littleton, three blocks north of Arapahoe Road. Join moms with kids ages newborn to kindergarten for a morning of speak-

ers, crafts and discussion. The kids are in a nearby classroom with nurturing teachers.

Club meets the second and fourth Thursdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Call Andrea at 303-6833593.

Mothers of Multiples (MOMS) Calling all mothers of twins, triplets, quadruplets.

MOMS holds playgroups, Mom’s Night Out, twice-yearly kids’ consignment sales, and other social events for parents of multiples in and around Highlands Ranch. For details, visit www.mothersofmultiples.com.

Newcomers at Grace Chapel in Englewood welcomes women who are new to the Denver area. Learn about the group’s ongoing Bible study, make new friends, and be encouraged about God’s faithfulness and what happens after the boxes are unpacked.

Call Carolyn Chandler at 303-660-4042 for information on welcome teas, Bible study, field trips and get acquainted luncheons.

Nutrition classes. Free bootcamp class meets at 8:30 a.m. three Saturdays per month at L-Town Nutrition, 1360 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to the park for a fun, energizing start to the weekend. Visit our Facebook pages for updates: Littleton 24Fit Club or L-Town Nutrition. Also offered is a Body Exchange Challenge. This consists of weekly meetings to discuss both nutrition and fitness. We deliver all of the tools that you need to help you reach your goal. There is an optional fitness class offered after the class. The class meets Wednesdays at noon or 6 p.m. You can join the challenge anytime, the fees are prorated. Visit L-Town Nutrition, call Gen McKenna at 303-730-2038 or email ltownnutrition@gmail.com to sign up.

Oil Painting Class: 1-4 p.m. Mondays at Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton.

Led by Denver artist Jennifer Riefenberg. Cost is $30 per session; bring own supplies. Contact Jennifer at 303-250-2015 or jennifer@ artofsunshine.com to RSVP. OPOCS Singles Club, ages 55-plus, meets all around the metro area. Meet new friends.

Sign up and receive a monthly newsletter that lists all monthly activities. Contact JoAnn Cunningham, membership chair, 303-751-5195, or Mary Riney, president, 303985-8937.

Optimist Club of Littleton (formerly Breakfast Optimist Club of Littleton) meets from 7-8 a.m. Fridays at The BoardRoom Restaurant, 51 W. Dry Creek Circle, (southwest corner of E. Dry Creek and So. Broadway.)

Optimist International is a service/social club whose primary focus is the development of youth. The club has existed in the greater Littleton community for 57 years and has a purpose of “Bringing Out the Best in Kids.”

Call 303-972-8065. Our 62 women and men members want you to join us.

Order of the Eastern Star, Manzanita Chapter meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 5718 S. Rapp St., Littleton. Members of Eastern Star are welcome. Call 303-985-5864 or 303-759-5936.

Platte Canyon Sertoma Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Bistro Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. We are a community service group with particular interest in serving those in need of hearing and speech assistance. We also promote our national heritage through

a Freedom Week Essay Contest for numerous middle schools in the Denver metro area.

New members and guests are welcome.

Contact Norman at 303-794-3086 or normid2@msn.com.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303-233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303985-8937.

Preceptor Gamma Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets every first Tuesday from September to May at members’ houses in Sedalia, Highlands Ranch, Littleton or Castle Rock. Call 303-688-6576 or 303-688-3255.

Ranch Raconteurs Toastmasters. Learn to improve your personal and public speaking skills, listen effectively, develop leadership abilities and build your confidence in a fun, supportive environment. Group meets at 6:55 p.m. every Thursday at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visitors welcome. Contact Debbie Fuller at vpm-873616@toastmastersclub.org.

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Research eyes women’s higher Alzheimer’s risk

Scientists look at genes, , protein in ongoing fight against devastating disease

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New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease and how this most common form of dementia varies by sex.

At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles on July 16, scientists offered evidence that the disease may spread differently in the brains of women than in men.

Other researchers showed that several newly identified genes seem related to the disease risk by sex.

Two-thirds of Alzheimer’s cases in the U.S. are in women and “it’s not just because we live longer,” said Maria Carrillo, the association’s chief science officer. There’s also “a biological underpinning” for sex differences in the disease, she said.

Some previous studies suggest that women at any age are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s. Scientists also know that a gene called APOE-4 seems to raise risk more for women than for men in certain age groups.

At the same time, women with the disease in its early stages may go undiagnosed because they tend to do better on verbal tests than men, which masks Alzheimer’s damage.

The new studies add more evidence and potential explanations for suspected variations between how men and women develop the disease.

Vanderbilt University researchers found differences in how tau, a protein that forms tangles that destroy nerve cells, spreads in the brains of women compared to men. Using scans on 301 people with normal thinking skills and 161 others with mild impairment, they mapped where tau was deposited and correlated it with nerve networks —

highways that brain signals follow.

They found that tau networks in women with mild impairment were more diffuse and spread out than in men, suggesting that more areas of the brain were affected.

It’s long been known that women do better on tests of verbal memory — skills like recalling words and lists.

University of California-San Diego researchers found that women did better on these skills despite similar signs of early to moderate Alzheimer’s than men.

Using scans on more than 1,000 older adults, they found sex differences in how the brain uses sugar, its main energy source. Women metabolized sugar better, which may give them more ability to compensate for the damage from dementia and make them less likely to be diagnosed with it by tests that involve verbal skills.

“The female advantage might mask early signs of Alzheimer’s and delay diagnosis,” said study leader Erin Sundermann. “Women are able to sustain normal verbal performance longer,” partly because of better brain metabolism.

At the University of Miami, scientists analyzed genes in 30,000 people — half with Alzheimer’s, half without it — and found four that seem related to disease risk by sex.

“One confers risk in females and not males and three confer risk in males but not females,” said one study leader, Eden Martin.

Researchers don’t know yet exactly how these genes affect risk — or by how much.

“Some of these look like they’re tied to the immune system and we know there are differences between males and females” in how that works, said another study leader, Brian Kunkle.

Seven other genes seem to have different effect on risks in men versus women. The researchers have a National Institute on Aging grant to do an international study on nearly 100,000 people to try to validate and extend the results.

Moms who are grieving loss of children invited to retreat TAFF REPORT

Moms who are grieving the loss of a child are invited to a three-day conference in September at the YMCA of the Rockies Conference Center in Estes Park.

Hosted by the nonprofit Umbrella Ministries, the mountain retreat offers moms comfort and encouragement, as well as a chance to meet friends facing the same road toward healing. Speakers will share insights on grief filled with hope, and music will be a big part of the weekend.

The local chapter of Umbrella Ministries, “Recovering Hearts,” provides a monthly support group in the south Denver area. The group has been meeting for three years and provides a place of understanding, as well as a place to feel safe to share feelings and concerns regarding their healing process. Bev Zier, a substitute teacher and Littleton resident, is the leader of the group.

The conference is Sept. 13-15. For information, or to receive a brochure, go to www.umbrellaministries.com or email Bev Zier at bazier@comcast.net.

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‘Rattler’ racing series on a roll Riders of all ages and levels gather for monthly ‘party’

BY GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he afternoon sun was hot, and the trails dusty as dozens of men and women gathered at the start line of the Rattler “Pure Venom” mountain bike race in Bear Creek Lake Park, on July 10.

“My goal is to just pass one person,” said Rob Ford, the only entrant in the “fat bike” category.

A nearby rider laughed and said he’d probably be the one to pass.

“Try to kick my chain off when you pass though, so I have an excuse!” the rider joked.

Then the race began, with wave after wave of bikers heading out to conquer the 17.8-mile singletrack course.

At the lap/finish line emcee Steve Oberembt called out each racer’s name with enthusiasm, as a crowd of supporters and earlier competitors cheered, and enjoyed complimentary beer and hot dogs.

Teens and younger, many of whom had competed earlier in the afternoon, milled around the finish line, occasionally cheering on a parent as

Racers climb their way up the Mount Carbon climb during the men’s and women’s sport division Rattler “Pure Venom” race July 10.

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they passed by, or trying to answer the emcee’s occasional quiz to win free prizes.

Oberembt, who said he’s seen the

Rattler series grow from 105 participants to more than 285 in the four years it has operated, said he loves seeing the local mountain bike community in action, “just to see people come together, smile, laugh have a good time promoting a healthy sport.”

On the course, the mood is cordial.

“Passing on your left, thanks!” says the leader of a pack of women, all wearing the same team jersey.

“Hey nice job, keep it up!” says a course marshal at the top of a particularly nasty climb.

“Ughuuuugh,” says a distinctly out of shape journalist who was experiencing a calf cramp generating excruciating amounts of pain.

At some point, Ford on his fat bike does indeed pass him by.

The Rattler series features several competition categories, ranging in age from the “8 and under” riders who race around a 1.3-mile course, to the senior division, with special divisions in between for different skill levels and different types of bikes. On July 10, the youngest racer was 4 years old, and the oldest was 57.

“The range is terrific,” said Oberembt. “You’ve got your 8-year-old

IF YOU GO The last race of the 2019 Rattler mountain bike racing series is the “Rattler Snakebite” on Aug. 14, at Bear Creek Lake Park.

To learn more, or to register, go to www. rattlerseries.com/ future Olympians out here racing around and having fun, alongside some of the top athletes in the state, Thomas Herman to name one.”

Herman, a Lakewood resident, won the Grand Traverse 41mile mountain bike race between Crested Butte and Aspen last year, and took first place in this year’s Bailey HUNDitO, before winning the Men’s Open division on July 10.

Oberembt says there’s one man responsible for the Rattler Steve Oberembt, series. emcee “It’s totally Dave’s creation — Dave’s work of art,” he says, referring to Dave Nuscianisi.

‘You’ve got your 8-year-old future Olympians out here racing around and having fun, alongside some of the top athletes in the state, Thomas Herman to name one.’

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Federal land agency poised to move to western Colorado Gardner announces that BLM will relocate Washington headquarters to Grand Junction

BY DAN ELLIOTT ASSOCIATED PRESS

Some Westerners have long complained the U.S. government is an absentee landlord, managing vast tracts of public lands in their states from the nation’s capital instead of closer to the properties themselves.

GOP lawmakers say that may change soon.

The Bureau of Land Management has decided to move its headquarters from Washington to western Colorado, Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said July 15.

He said the new headquarters would be in Grand Junction, a conservative city of about 63,000 people 250 miles west of Denver.

“The problem with Washington is too many policy makers are far removed from the people they are there to serve,” Gardner said in a news release. “This is a victory for local communities, advocates for public lands and proponents for a more

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responsible and accountable federal government.”

The number of bureau jobs moving to the West appeared to be relatively small.

A spokesman for Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop said Colorado, Nevada and Utah could each gain 50 jobs as part of the reshuffling, and an additional 150 bureau jobs could be moved to other Western states.

The spokesman, Austin Hacker, said it was not yet certain whether all 300 relocated positions would come from Washington — where the bureau has only about 400 workers — or if any would move from other parts of the country.

It would be a symbolic victory, at least, and would put in place one high-profile component of the Trump administration’s plan to reorganize the way the government manages the nation’s natural resources.

Bishop said public lands decisions would be made in the West, “not by bureaucrats from thousands of miles away.”

The bureau, part of the Interior Department, oversees nearly 388,000 square miles of public land, and 99% is in 12 Western states.

The lands are rich in oil, gas, coal and grazing for livestock, as well as habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails.

The bureau is in the vanguard of President Donald Trump’s campaign to step up fossil fuel production on public land, and it has often been in the crosshairs of Democrats and conservationists who say the administration is more interested in mining and drilling than in protecting the environment.

Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, attacked the headquarters move and noted that Grand Junction is not far from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s hometown of Rifle, Colorado.

“Putting BLM headquarters down the road from Secretary Bernhardt’s hometown just makes it easier for special interests to walk in the door demanding favors without congressional oversight or accountability,” Grijalva said. “The BLM officials based in Washington are here to work directly with Congress and their federal colleagues, and that function is going to take a permanent hit if this move goes forward.”

The bureau has 9,000 employees, most of them scattered among 140 state, district or field offices.

Grijalva said he suspects the bureau’s true motive is to force out some employees who would not be willing to move. The Interior

Department has previously denied that was a reason.

Key details of the move were unknown, including how much it would cost, how many employees would remain in Washington and, most importantly, whether the move would have a significant impact on land management decisions or would be more a token of the administration’s plan to decentralize the bureau.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, welcomed the change but reminded the Trump administration that he and other Democrats want the president to do more to protect the environment and recreational access on public lands.

“Hard to think of a better place to house the department responsible for overseeing our beloved public lands,” he said in a written statement.

Interior Department officials have said they also considered Denver; Salt Lake City; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Boise, Idaho, for the new headquarters.

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke initiated the plan to reorganize his department. Zinke stepped down in January amid ethics allegations, and Bernhardt has continued the planning but with less fanfare.

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Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the first-ever Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 100 exhibitors filling the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more.

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RTD

the system to accommodate the changing needs of the region. There will be an extensive community engagement process as part of the analysis which will be important in determining how we move forward.

Editor’s note: For more information on the Colfax transit update, read our article at https:// lifeoncaphill.com/stories/revising-colfaxs-blueprint,270843.

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What would you say the focus of RTD should be for the next 50 years?

RTD is embarking on the process of reimagining RTD through our Transportation Transformation work which will kick off in July.

RTD strives to continue to keep its finger on the pulse of the citizens in the Denver metro area, offering new services to better meet the needs of our tech-savvy and rapidly growing population. We will be developing the mobility plan for the future of the Denver metro region.

The Denver metro area has obviously seen some massive growth in recent years. Has ridership grown at a similar rate?

We have been experiencing increased ridership on commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and so far this year on our fixed route bus network.

Nationally, ridership has declined across the country mainly on bus services. There are a variety of reasons: more people are working from home and they are using transit less and using their cars more and automobile access is better than ever before. RTD will be spending the next two years looking at all of the services we provide and how we can improve them through our Transportation Transformation initiative.

That will help us determine what we can do to draw more people back to our services.

In what ways is RTD hoping to improve over the next 50 years?

RTD hopes to continue collaborating with stakeholders, communities, businesses and regional leaders to innovate and integrate our services and continue to adapt to what our riders and non-riders desire.

Marlene, left, and Neil Johnson dance to a cover of “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)”

by Groove Machine at Union Station. The band played other hits by The Four Seasons as well as Frank Sinatra and disco classics.

KAILYN LAMB What are some big changes happening to popular routes as population changes and grows?

We assess all our services three times a year to ensure that we are providing the most efficient service that meets the needs of the community.

One of our most popular bus routes, the 15/15L, which has about 24,000 boardings a day, is getting a makeover right now. Updates include enhanced shelters with lighting

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and security cameras, queue bypass lanes, transit signal priority and bus bulbs that will improve traffic flow on East Colfax. Also, we recently completed a bus rapid transit study to see what transit corridors might be viable options for that service in the future.

This year we are also embarking on a comprehensive analysis of our system, which will allow us to take a big-picture look at all our service and how we can make improvements to

What are you most excited about when it comes to the future of transportation in the metro area?

I’m excited about all the new technology that is making it easier for people to use our services. We have our partnership with Uber that allows passengers to purchase tickets in the Uber app; we also have a partnership with Lyft where folks can see our services in their app; we have our transit watch app that allows people to report any suspicious or unsafe activities seamlessly and easily. We are also excited about our 61AV route at 61st and Pena Station along the University of Colorado A Line, exploring autonomous vehicles; as well as our FlexRide microtransit service — an on-demand service where people can connect their first and last mile from select transit stations.

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CLUBS

Sertoma Club of DTC meets on Thursdays at Mangia Bevi Restaurant, Englewood. Contact David Oppenheim at 303-850-7888 or captdso@aol.com.

Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month (except June), at Columbine United Church, 6375 S. Platte Canyon Road, Littleton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All meetings open to the public.

Singles’ Book Lovers Group, for all singles 18 and older, invites people to meet others who love books and discussion. The group meets from 10-11:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month in Sophie’s Place at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Extra copies of the book selections are available at the library’s check-out desk three weeks in advance of the discussion date.

Call 303-795-3961.

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Rotary Club of Denver Tech Center meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Tuesdays at the Glenmoor Country Club in Englewood. Call Larry McLaughline at 303-741-1403.

Rotary Club of Englewood meets each Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at the Wellshire Inn, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver. For information, contact Josh Staller at 303-721-6845, or visit rotaryclubofenglewood.org.

Royal Rangers, a scouting group with a Bible lesson, is for boys in kindergarten through 12th grade and meets at 7 p.m.

Wednesdays at Parker Christian Center.

At the same time, the girls group, Missionettes Club, meets for girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. Air Rangers meets Monday nights at Southwest First Assembly of God, 7350 W. Eastman Place in Lakewood. This program is open to young men all over the south metro Denver area.

Senior Book Group meets at 2 p.m. the first Monday of each month at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Call Anthony LaCombe, teen/senior librarian, at 303-795-3961.

Single Dads Resource Center Inc., a nonprofit organization, offers free parenting classes such as “The Ins and Outs of Single Fathering Parenting” focused on single fathers. Classes are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 6322 S. Lakeview St., Littleton. Call Jamey O’Donnell, founder and executive director of the group, at 720-298-2021 or e-mail info@sdrci.org.

Social Club for Widows and Widowers, an active social group, meets at various locations in Littleton, Englewood and Southwest Jefferson County. Activities include dining out, game nights, picnics, hiking, dancing and more. Participants must have their own transportation. Call 303-697-4709.

Southglenn Leads Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Marie Callender’s Restaurant at Dry Creek Road and Broadway. Call Steve Heifetz at 303744-8899.

The sunset from Bear Creek Lake Park in Morrison at the conclusion of the July 10 Rattler mountain bike racing event.

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RATTLER FROM PAGE 22

According to Nuscianisi, who is currently a mountain bike coach for Highlands Ranch High School, the racing series started initially as a “more lowkey” event to help get area high school mountain bike racers some experience before state competition.

For his part, Nuscianisi says the growth of the cycling series has been one of natural progression.

“All I’m doing is hosting a party and everybody shows up,” he said.

“It’s a friendly group of people, very supportive, that’s why it’s grown like this.”

Part of the credit for the race series’ popularity also belongs to the scenery and trails of Bear Creek Lake Park, and the city of Lakewood’s Regional Park Supervisor Drew Sprafke, according to Nuscianisi.

“They’ve been so easy to work with,” said Nuscianisi. “They’re the best land managers we’ve worked with.”

That’s saying something, because Nuscianisi has expanded into organizing a junior racing cup in Bailey Colorado, and a three-day mountain bike stage race in Winter Park.

Nuscianisi says he hopes the sport, and the race series continues to grow in popularity.

“The neatest thing,” he said, “is just getting to see more kids get out there.” and get into this sport.”

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THINGS to DO

Castle Rock

Free Fitness Fridays: 8-9 a.m.

Fridays, July 26 (Zumba) at The Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 West Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock. Go to https:// www.crgov.com/2798/SummerFitness-Events. Classes are open to all fitness levels and the entire family is welcome.

Free Yoga in the Park: 9-10 a.m.

Sunday, July 28 at The Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 West Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock.

Led by Inner Connections Yoga. Go to https://www.crgov.com/2798/ Summer-Fitness-Events How Does Prayer Work: Exploring the Mystery of Connecting With God: 6-7 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline Conference Room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock.

Lifetree Cafe group discussion featuring a filmed interview of Nathan Matz and Tosha Williams, two people who pray daily but in very different ways. No registration needed; all are welcome.

Rueter-Hess Paddle Days: 7:45 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 28 at Rueter-Hess Reservoir, Castle Rock.

Paddle and kayak on the reservoir.

The reservoir has not yet opened for public access, so these events are opportunities to explore the scenic reservoir. Registration is required. Rueter-Hess Reservoir is located on Hess Road, one mile east of I-25 at the Castle Pines Parkway exit. Go to crgov.com/registration. Other dates: Sunday, Aug. 11; Saturday, Aug. 17; Sunday, Aug 25; Monday, Sept.

2; Sunday, Sept. 8; Saturday, Sept. 21; Sunday, Sept. 22.

Farmer’s Market: 8 a.m. Sundays through Sept. 1 at Festival Park, 300 Second St., Castle Rock. Enjoy fresh produce, local vendors, handmade goods, nuts, herbs, spices, essential oils, gluten free products, fresh bread, cheese, coffee, and more. Go to http://crgov. com/Calendar.aspx?EID=62 99&month=7&year=2019&d ay=12&calType=0

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UNICEF Topgolf Summer Party: noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Topgolf, 10601 E. Easter Ave., Centennial. Ticket price includes a donation to UNICEF, three hours of golf, a fajita lunch and event giveaways. Sponsorships and donations welcome.

Contact Baucom.Alexandria@gmail.com. Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-partyfor-unicef-tickets-62810942219.

Joe Uveges Benefit Concert for One Simple Voice: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Catholic Parish, Parker. Tickets available at www.onsimplevoice.org, or at Ave Maria Catholic Parish (from Tish at the receptionist office Mon. thru Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), or at the door.

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. select Saturdays through September at Southlands, 6155 S. Main St., Aurora.

Locally grown produce, unique food items, fresh baked good and handmade crafts. Call 303-6275000.

Animals Rock with the Singing Zoologist: 10-11 a.m. Friday, July 26 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Lucas Miller, the singing zoologist, will use puppets, award-winning music and accurate biology to get the whole family giggling, singing, dancing and learning about ocelots, anacondas, monarch butterflies and more. Go to https:// arapahoelibraries.org/ Fandom Fun: Strange Things: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, July 26 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. A craft and activity based on Stranger Things. Go to https://arapahoelibraries.org/ Baby Steps 5K Fun Run: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 27 at DeKoevand Park, 6301 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Fundraiser for Colorado Christian Services, which provides adoption servies. Go to https://give.

G0 to https://www.onesimplevoice.org, or contact 719-866-6542 or info@onesimplevoice.org.

Old-Fashioned Summer Band Concert: 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3 at Festival Park, 300 2nd St., Castle Rock. Performed by the Castle Rock Band, featuring music of John Philip Sousa, Jacques Offenbach, Leroy Anderson, Meredith Willson, and even a salute to Bugs Bunny. Go to www.

CastleRockBand.org or www.facebook.com/ CastleRockTownBand.

Dam Day at Castlewood Canyon: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at 2989 S. Highway 83, Franktown.

On Aug. 3, 1933, Castlewood Dam failed, sending 1.7 billion gallons of water to Denver. Castlewood Canyon State Park, home of the Castlewood Dam, recognizes this event by hosting Dam Day. Come to Castlewood and explore reason why the Dam failed. Enjoy a dam good lunch, a re-enactment at the visitor center, a model of the dam and canyon, face painting, hikes to the dam and more.

A Colorado State Parks pass is required. Go to www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/castlewoodcanyon/ Pages/CastlewoodCanyonHome.aspx

classy.org/CCSBabySteps5K. 80s Adventure Night: 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial.

Venture back to the 1980s for an after-hours night that includes arcade style games, laser tag, mini golf and more. Costumes or retro outfits encouraged. Go to https://arapahoelibraries.org/ Intro to Theater: Monologue and Performance Workshop: 6:308:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Get tips on selecting the best materials for a performance or audition. Go to https:// arapahoelibraries.org/ Super Smash Bros Tournament: Aug. 3 at Halfpenny Brewery, 5150 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial.

Checkin and warmups begin at 1 p.m.; brackets begin at 2 p.m.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Stars of Hope: 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 27 at Mountainview Christian Church, at Highlands Ranch Parkway and Broadway in Highlands Ranch. Healing arts program will spread messages of hope, joy and compassion for those impacted by the STEM School shooting. Pain a star with bright colors and personalized messages.

Go to www.starsofhopeusa.org.

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Oklahoma! Production: 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, July 26-27 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Colorado’s Finest High School, 300 W. Chenango Ave., Englewood. Presented

by Englewood summer drama at Colorado’s Finest High School. Go to https://englewoodsummerdrama. ludus.com/index.php Woodlands & Wyverns: 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays through July 27 at Vision Comics, 3958 S. Federal Blvd., Englewood. Presented

by Audacious Theatre. A magical adventure where your roll decides the outcome. Go to www.audacioustheatre.com. Recommended for ages 13-plus.

Play Summer Parks Bingo: download or print one of the five bingo cards. Try one of the activities on the card, take a photo and tag #englewoodcoparks on social media to win prizes. Get bingo by completing five activities in a row.

Prizes include passes to Pirates Cove, Broken Tee Golf Course and Englewood Recreation Center. Go to https://www.englewoodco.gov/ parks-recreation-library/parks/ parks-bingo.

Highlands Ranch

64-person double elimination Super Smash Bros. ultimate singles tournament. Go to http://www. centennialco.gov/Things-To-Do/ calendar.aspx Walk2Connect at Your Library: 8:50 a.m. every other Tuesday through Oct. 15 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Join library staff and neighbors and explore the trails and neighborhoods the surround Koelbel Library.

Group will leave no later than 9:05 a.m. and will return by 10:30 a.m.

For teens and adults, but all ages welcome. Reservations recommended. Download and sign the online waiver at arapahoelibraries. org/events.

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Summer Concert Series: 6:30-8 p.m. July 25 (That Eighties Band) at Highland Heritage Regional Park, 9651 S. Quebec St., Highlands Ranch. Pack a picnic and enjoy music at the park. Go to https://hrcaonline.org/about-us/ guides-communication/calendarschedules/event-details/evr/1/ summer-concert-series-7 Highlands Ranch Historical Society Tours: Thursday, July 25, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the New Musical, 12:30-6 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 7, Denver Mob Tour, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, Hidee Gold Mining Tour and Gold Panning, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 10, Denver Mob Tour, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 18, Kassler Water Treatment Plant Tour, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 21, trip to see Native American Prayer Trees; Tuesday, Sept. 24, Cherokee Castle Tour, 9:30 a.m. to noon; SEE CALENDAR, P27

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Wednesday, Oct. 9, Denver Mob Tour, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration required. Contact 720-932-6990 or nancy@thehrhs.org. Go to thehrhs.org.

Wizard School: 6 p.m. Friday, July 26 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Learn wizarding skills, play games, have fun with crafts and activities and more. For ages 8-12. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Register only the children attending this event.

Culture on the Green: 6:30-8 p.m.

Friday, July 26 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Pack a picnic and enjoy live entertainment. Go to https://hrcaonline.org/about-us/guides-communication/calendar-schedules/ event-details/culture-on-the-green Halloween Spooktacular Musical: 4 p.m. Friday, July 26 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Unit 102, Highlands Ranch. 13-week class for ages 6-18 includes singing, acting and dancing techniques while preparing a Halloween show. Classes are from 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays from August to Oct. 26. Go to www. spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE.

Saturday Classic Car Cruise: 4-9 p.m. Saturdays, July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28. Presented by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders. Go to www.hrhotrod.com for a map of the cruise route. Contact info@ hrhotrod.com or call Ron at 720201-7007.

Mountain Bike Race Series: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, and Red Tail Park, 674 Pemberly Ave., Highlands Ranch; and Aug. 7 at Rocky Heights Middle School, 11033 Monarch Blvd., Lone Tree. Register for one or all four. Call 303-791-2500 or go to www.HRCAonline.org.

Splash, Mash, Dash Kids Triathlon: 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at Northridge Recreation Center, 8800 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

Non-timed race for ages 4-12. Three courses offered. Participants get a T-shirt, finisher medal and doughnuts. Go to https://runsignup.com/ Race/CO/HighlandsRanch/2019spl ashmashdashkidstriathlon Oaked & Smoked, American Whiskey and BBQ: 4-7 p.m.

Aug. 3 at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Sample American whiskeys, paired with grilled and barbecue fare. Ticket price includes unlimited halfounce samples of whiskey, one full barbecue meal and souvenir tasting glass. Must be 21-plus.

Go to https://hrcaonline.org/ about-us/guides-communication/calendar-schedules/

event-details/oaked-smokedamerican-whiskey-and-bbq-1.

Littleton

How To Be Handy DIY Basics Class: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at My Own 2 Hands Makerspace, 250 E. Dry Creek Rd, Unit 203, Littleton. An introduction to the standard tools you should have in your house, what they do, and how to use them. We will go through some typical tasks that everyone wants to do around their home, as well as how to deal with some common emergencies that can crop up. Cost includes a 52-piece tool kit to take home. Go to https://mo2hands.com/woodworking-classes/how-to-be-handy/ Heritage Eagles 5K: 8-10 a.m.

July 27 at Heritage High School, 1401 W. Geddes Ave., Littleton. A fundraiser for the high school’s cross country team. Run the Liberty Bell course. Register at www. heritageeagles5k.com.

Free Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. All welcome; no reservations required. July menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. Call 303-7981389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner for information. Offered monthly.

Yoga in the Gardens: 9-10 a.m.

Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Hudson Gardens and Event Cen-

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ter, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Go to http://hudsongardens. doubleknot.com/openrosters/ ViewActivitySpaceAvailable. aspx?OrgKey=4093&Category ID=21327 Lone Tree Youth and Adult TRYathlon: Saturday, July 27 at Cook Creek Pool, 8711 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Choose race based on age and desired distance. Learn more at https://www.ssprd.org/0/ TRYathlon.

Travel Hacking 101 Seminar: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27 or 2 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 1 at Douglas County Libraries at Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. Led by Zac Hood, a seasoned “travel hacker” and the founder of Travel Freely (travelfreely.net). Maximize your travel rewards earnings and redeeming.

Go to www.travelfreely.net.

Camp DCL: Cooks & Books: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 29 to Aug. 2 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Kids ages 6-10 will bring their favorite books to life. Registration is required at DCL.org.

An Evening with Author Andrea Bobotis: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. “The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt” is the recently released debut novel from Bobotis. A book sale and signing will follow her

talk. Adults. This author event is free, but registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m.

Saturdays in July and August at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. Fly Fishing 101 offered every Saturday through Sept 7. Teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying, and a chance to catch the elusive Velcro trout. Call 303-768-9600 or go to https://stores.orvis.com/ us/colorado/lone-tree Spoons and Tunes: 5-8 p.m.

Thursdays through Aug. 8 at The Vistas, on the west side of Park Meadows, 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. Food trucks, live music, dancing, a beer garden, barbecue, a kids’ train, lawn games, ice cream and more.

Call 303-792-2999.

A Paris Street Market at Park Meadows: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturdays, Aug. 17, Sept. 21 and Oct. 19 near The Vistas, on the west side of Park Meadows, 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. An open-air, vintage, antique and artisan market. Call 303-7922999.

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PAGE/AD DESIGNER Colorado Community Media is looking for someone with a creative eye to join our production team in a fast-paced environment. The ability to design pages quickly and efficiently is a must as we publish 18 newspapers each week, and a successful candidate will be able to make these pages pop, while paying close attention to detail. Familiarity with InDesign and newsroom experience are preferred, but not required. Two years of experience at a weekly or daily newspaper are also preferred, but not required. Duties will extend beyond page design, to include ad design, toning of photos and other related tasks. Full-time and part-time candidates will be considered. Full-time position comes with benefits that include health insurance and paid vacation time.

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Bowling bash provides backpacks to students in need Broncos safety Will Parks, teammates to host fundraiser in August at Main Event STAFF REPORT

Strikes for Kids plans the sixth annual Orange and Blue Bowling Bash to raise money for the organization’s backpack giveaway program, which provides backpacks filled with school supplies to famlies in need.

Denver Broncos safety Will Parks will be joined by some of his teammates at the event, which takes place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Main Event Entertainment Center, 64 Centennial Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Checkin and registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and bowling takes place from 6-8 p.m. A silent auction and 50-50 raffle will take place from 7-7:45 p.m.

Registration cost is $200 and includes two hours of bowling and shoe rental for up to six bowlers, a pizza and pitcher of soda, two hours of

all-you-can-play arcade game cards, an event shirt and swag bag, a group photo with Will Parks, and raffle and silent auction participation.

In addition to providing 250 backpacks to the Boys and Girls Clubs Denver Broncos branch, Strikes for Kids will invite 75 kids out for an evening of arcade games and food while handing out backpacks.

The Strikes for Kids backpack program, presented by Dollar Days, provided about 2,000 backpacks will with school supplies in 2017 and 3,500 packs in 2018. In 2019, the goal is to provide more than 4,000 backpacks nationwide.

Strikes for Kids is a national charitable organization that organizes bowling, softball and golf events. The organization partners with professional athletes to allow fans to mingle with professional athletes for an afternoon of fun while supporting a charitable cause.

Those interested in sponsorship opportunities can contact Joseph Allen, Strikes for Kids founder, at 559-2414412 or jallen@strikes4kids.org. To check out past events, or to register your team, go to www.orangeandbluebowlingbash.com.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/21/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO.

$241,222.94

Also known by street and number as: 4641 SOUTH PEARL STREET, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

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

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PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 6/27/2019 Last Publication: 7/25/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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;

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/28/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

04/24/2019 Public Notices callDATE: Sheree 303.566.4088 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0219-2019

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 24, 2019, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) JUDITH A STEWART Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-21 Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6136125 Original Principal Amount $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $210,890.87

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 25, BLOCK 5, BEL-VUE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7526 S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120-4109.

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

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/21/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 6/27/2019 Last Publication: 7/25/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 04/24/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Deanna Lee Westfall #23449 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Weinstein & Riley, P.S.

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

Public Trustees

Public Trustees

First Publication: 7/4/2019 Last Publication: 8/1/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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;

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

DATE: 04/30/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Legal Notice NO.: 0219-2019 First Publication: 6/27/2019 Last Publication: 7/25/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0227-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 30, 2019, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) AURELIO GAZOTTI Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 24, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 27, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6067434 Original Principal Amount $326,477.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $313,179.92 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 37, 38, AND 39, BLOCK 62, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4641 SOUTH PEARL STREET, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/28/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/4/2019 Last Publication: 8/1/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NO-

SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Also known by street and number as: 8777 E. Dry Creek Rd Unit 1426, Englewood, CO 80112.

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

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

On May 17, 2019, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Gerald B. Ryan and Stephanie A. Ryan Original Beneficiary(ies) Ameriquest Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LSF9 Master Participation Trust Date of Deed of Trust January 05, 2001 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 16, 2001 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B1006272 Original Principal Amount $151,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $158,200.80

legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com The current holder of the Evidence of Debt

Deanna Lee Westfall #23449 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Weinstein & Riley, P.S. 11101 West 120th Ave., Suite 280, Broomfield, CO 80021 (303) 539-8601 Attorney File # 47814465

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0260-2019

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000008167900 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0227-2019 First Publication: 7/4/2019 Last Publication: 8/1/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0250-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 10, 2019, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

NOTICE OF SALE

secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/11/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 7/18/2019 Last Publication: 8/15/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/10/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Erin Croke #46557 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-18-840752-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0250-2019 EXHIBIT A ALL THE REAL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, AND STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Original Grantor(s) Dewey P. Burton Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for loanDepot.com, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt loanDepot.com, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 01, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 11, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7103429 Original Principal Amount $244,717.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $241,222.94

PARCEL I: UNIT 1426, SADDLE RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION FOR SADDLE RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2002, AS RECEPTION NO. B2213250 AND THE PLAT FOR SADDLE RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2002, AS RECEPTION NO. B2213249 IN THE O F F I C E O F C L E R K A N D R E C O R D E R, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

Legal Notice NO.: 0250-2019 First Publication: 7/18/2019 Last Publication: 8/15/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 8777 E. Dry Creek Rd Unit 1426, Englewood, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/11/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s),

PARCEL II: PARKING UNIT P150 AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT FOR SADDLE RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2002 AS RECEPTION NO. B2213249 IN THE OFFICE OF CLERK AND RECORDER, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0260-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 17, 2019, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Gerald B. Ryan and Stephanie A. Ryan Original Beneficiary(ies) Ameriquest Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LSF9 Master Participation Trust Date of Deed of Trust January 05, 2001 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 16, 2001 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B1006272 Original Principal Amount $151,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

Public Trustees

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 38, Four Lakes Subdivision Filing No. 4B, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 2059 E Phillips Lane, Littleton, CO 80122.

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

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/18/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 05/17/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7225-3020

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No.: 0260-2019 First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0261-2019

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

On May 17, 2019, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) LYNNE ELIZABETH GOODIER AND GREGORY WILLIAM GOODIER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR JORDAN WEST COMPANIES LTD DBA US MORTGAGES Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

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ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand July 25,to2019 relating the Deed of Trust described below to

be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) LYNNE ELIZABETH GOODIER AND GREGORY WILLIAM GOODIER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR JORDAN WEST COMPANIES LTD DBA US MORTGAGES Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust April 25, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 07, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4038057 Original Principal Amount $213,675.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $201,709.53

Public Trustees

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 47, BLOCK 18, SOUTHGLENN FOURTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6873 SOUTH HIGH STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122-1333.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/18/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/17/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007357965 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No.: 0261-2019 First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0257-2019

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 17, 2019, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Proctor G Ducharm II, and Patti A Ducharm Original Beneficiary(ies) Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust December 17, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 02, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4000523 Original Principal Amount $136,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust December 17, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 02, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4000523 Original Principal Amount $136,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $128,629.71

Public Trustees

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The Following Property Located in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to Wit: Lot 20, Apple Orchard Manors.

Also known by street and number as: 6638 South Arapahoe Dr, Littleton, CO 80120.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/18/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

City andNOTICE County PUBLIC TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF THE 2018 COMMERCIAL BUILDING CODE AND FOR THE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY, COLORADO WILL BE HELD AT THE COLUMBINE VALLEY TOWN HALL, 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY, CO ON AUG 20, 2019 AT 6:15 PM. CODES TO BE ADOPTED PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THERETO FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MINIMUM STANDARDS TO SAFEGUARD LIFE OR LIMB, HEALTH, PROPERTY AND THE PUBLIC WELFARE. PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CODES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS, IN THE TOWN OFFICE, 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY, CO.

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DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV032471 Div: 21 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY PLAINTIFF: WILLOW TRACE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

DEFENDANTS: CHAD PATTEN; JENNIFER GRODECKI; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT; and SUSAN KAY RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY /S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O’clock A.M., on the 22nd day of August, 2019, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3933. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder.

Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

Legal Notice No.: 523090 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

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This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Order for Default Judgment and Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated and C.R.S. 38-38101 et. seq. by Willow Trace Townhome Association, Inc. the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on August 28, 2017 at Reception No. D7098247 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Willow Trace Townhome Association, Inc. recorded on 10/08/2002 at Reception #B2190058 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Willow Trace Townhome Association, Inc. against real property legal described as follows:

THE TOWN TRUSTEES WILL CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED CODES AT THEIR MEETING ON AUGUST 20, 2019 FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Centennial will consider an ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) CONCERNING REGULATIONS FOR THE URBAN CENTER (UC) ZONE DISTRICT” City Council will consider the Ordinance (2019O-22) at a public hearing on Monday August 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

Lot 86, Willow Trace Subdivision, Filing No. 6, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado;

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;

The hearing will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted time and date.

Also known as: 20363 E. Quincy Dr., Aurora, CO 80015.

DATE: 05/17/2019 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Further information concerning the proposed amendments may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3357.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $14,194.35.

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

Legal Notice No.: 60010 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Independent

The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg. No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011, 303.432.9999.

Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7192-13170 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No.: 0257-2019 First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON TRUSTEE BILL #7, SERIES 2019 CONCERNING ESTATE SALES IN THE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY, COLORADO WILL BE HELD AT THE COLUMBINE VALLEY TOWN HALL, 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY, CO ON AUG 20, 2019 AT 6:20 PM. PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CODES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS, IN THE TOWN OFFICE, 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY, CO. THE TOWN TRUSTEES WILL CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED CODES AT THEIR MEETING ON AUGUST 20, 2019 FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY /S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK Legal Notice No.: 523091 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 321-204(1), C.R.S., that on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, a public hearing will be conducted.

The hearing will be conducted in the Council Chamber at the Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado 80120, or at such other time and place as this hearing may be continued. A public hearing will be heard upon the application on file with the City Council of the City of Littleton (“City Council”), by the Petitioners for the proposed RiverPark Metropolitan District (the “District”), for the formation of a metropolitan district. The affected property is generally located south of Mineral Avenue, west of Santa Fe Drive, north of SH-470 and east of the South Platte River, in the City of Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to Sections 32-1-203(3.5) and 32-1-204(1.5), C.R.S., the owner of real property within the proposed District may file a request with the City Council, requesting that such real property be excluded from the proposed District. Such request may be filed any time after the Service Plan is filed with the City Council, but no later than ten (10) days before the day fixed for the hearing on said Service Plan.

Reason: Formation of a Title 32 Special District Project Name: RiverPark Metropolitan District Date of Application: June 12, 2019 Type of District: Metropolitan Legal Notice No.: 523089 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sales Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV032471 Div: 21 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

DATED: June 27, 2019.

Tyler S. Brown, Arapahoe County Sheriff By: Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522960 First Publication: June 27, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV032719, Div: 402 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY PLAINTIFF: THE FARM AT ARAPAHOE COUNTY HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

DEFENDANTS: HOANG T THAI; NGAN TK TRUONG; SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC; CQ INVESTMENT, LLC; CACH LLC; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; STATE OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; and SUSAN KAY RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 O’clock A.M., on the 29th day of August, 2019, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3933. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Order for Default Judgement and Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated and C.R.S. 38-38-101, et seq. by The Farm at Arapahoe County Homeowners' Association the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on June 26, 2012 at Reception No. D2068800 in the re-

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Order for Default Judgement and Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated and C.R.S. 38-38-101, et seq. by The Farm at Arapahoe County Homeowners' Association the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on June 26, 2012 at Reception No. D2068800 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Farm at Arapahoe County Homeowners' Association recorded on 07/06/1998 at Reception #A8040928 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of The Farm at Arapahoe County Homeowners' Association against real property legal described as follows:

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Lot 17, Block 3, The Farm at Arapahoe County Filing No. 9, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado; Also known as: 16892 E. Euclid Ln, Aurora, CO 80016.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $11,222.88.

The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Azra Taslimi, Reg. No. 44317, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999 DATED: July 4, 2019.

Tyler S. Brown, Arapahoe County Sheriff By: Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522981 First Publication: July 4, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case Number: 18CV32608, Div:. 202

Plaintiff(s): DISCOVERY AT SMOKY HILL CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation

Defendant(s): MEAGAN LORENE TUNSTILL; BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. acting solely as nominee for BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING; SU RYDEN, ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANTS(S) On March 29, 2019, the Arapahoe County District Court issued its FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, ORDER OF DECREE OF FORECLOSURE. Original Grantor(s): Meagan Lorene Tunstill Original Beneficiaries: Discovery at Smoky Hill Condominiums Association, Inc. Current Holders of Evidence of Debt: Discovery at Smoky Hill Condominiums Association, Inc. Date of Lien: October 30, 2018 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Lien: November 2, 2018 Recording Reception Number: D8108733 Original Amount: $3,508.01 Outstanding Amount: $8,003.76

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the provisions of the Discovery at Smoky Hill Condominium, Inc.’s Declaration (“Declaration”) has been violated as follows: Failure to pay common expense assessments as that term is defined in 38-33.3-316 C.R.S., together with all other payments provided for in the Declaration or by Colorado Statute secured by the Assessment Lien.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN:

Condominium Unit 13, Building 3, DISCOVERY AT SMOKY HILL CONDOMINIUMS, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Discovery at Smoky Hill Condominiums, recorded at the Clerk and Recorder’s Office, County of Arapahoe and Map recorded on August 31, 1982 in Book 58 at Page 14, County of Arapahoe, Colorado records. Said Condominium Unit is further described and depicted on the Map for Discovery at Smoky Hill Condominiums, recorded November 24, 1982 under Reception No. 2223326, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. also known and numbered as 16934 East Whitaker Drive #H, Aurora, Colorado 80015.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on 29th, August, 2019, at the Offices of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial CO 80112, 720-874-3935 sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Assessment Lien, plus attorney fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE** DATED in Colorado this 30th day of May, 2019.

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paying the indebtedness provided in said Assessment Lien, plus attorney fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE**

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DATED in Colorado this 30th day of May, 2019.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522982 First Publication: July 4, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2017CV032308 Div: 402 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY PLAINTIFF: ALTON PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

DEFENDANTS: PHILLIP E. FLORES; KATHRYN J. FLORES; JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. FKA WAMU; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS SERVICING, LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK; ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC; LEGAL COLLECTION CO; LVNV FUNDING LLC; and SUSAN KAY RYDEN AS ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff's Office of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado at 10 O’clock .A.M., on the 12th day of September 2019, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3933. At which sale the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $13,550.66.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Order for Motion for Default Judgment in Rem and Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by Alton Park Homeowners Association, Inc. the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on June 20, 2007 at Reception No. B7078971 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Alton Park Homeowners Association, Inc. recorded on 08/27/1996 at Rec. No. A6111851 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Alton Park Homeowners Association, Inc. against real property legal described as follows: Lot 78, Block 1, Alton Park, Filing No. 4, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado; Also known as: 1147 S. Boston Court, Denver, CO 80231.

The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011, 303.432.9999 DATED: July 18, 2019.

Tyler S. Brown, Arapahoe County Sheriff By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 523014 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 15, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice ARAPAHOE COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT, COLORADO Case Number: 2018CV030573, DIV: 15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Plaintiff: INTEGRITY, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company v.

Defendants: RUFINO SIXTOS, an individual, and MARIA VARGA, an individual, SELENE FINANCE, LP, a foreign limited partnership, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a foreign corporation, TAYLOR BEAN AND WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a delinquent Colorado corporation, OLSON CONTRACTING d/b/a/ SPECIALTY CONTRACTING SERVICES, a Colorado limited liability corporation, and ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Regarding: Lot 25, Block 1, Kingsborough 1st Subdivision Filing, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as 15353 E. Idaho Pl., Aurora, CO 80017.

GAGE CORPORATION, a delinquent Colorado corporation, OLSON CONTRACTING d/b/a/ SPECIALTY CONTRACTING SERVICES, a Colorado limited liability corporation, and ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Summons and Sheriff Sales

Regarding: Lot 25, Block 1, Kingsborough 1st Subdivision Filing, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as 15353 E. Idaho Pl., Aurora, CO 80017.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the above-referenced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff’s Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O’clock on the 22nd day of August 2019, at 13101 E Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112, phone number 720-874-3851. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder.

Plaintiffs make no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with said sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED ON MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $59,830.48 through March 31, 2019, plus additional post judgment interest to accumulate at 1.5% per month until the Sheriff’s Sale occurs, plus attorneys’ fees in the amount $5,830.48.

Dated: June 6, 2019 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Deputy Kevin Koch, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 523018 First publication: June 27, 2019.

Last Publication: July 25, 2019.

Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 7325 So. Potomac, Centennial, CO 80112 Case No.: 2019CV031122, Division 15 Plaintiff: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Defendants: Alyssa Taylor, FPF Wholesale, On Tap Credit Union, The Public Trustee for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado; and All Unknown Persons Who Claim Any Interest in the Subject Matter of This Action Attorneys for Plaintiff: MOYE WHITE LLP Charles Greenhouse, #10506 1400 16th Street, 6th Floor Denver, CO 80202 (303) 292-2900 charles.greenhouse@moyewhite.com SUMMONS The People of the State of Colorado To: Alyssa Taylor; and All Unknown Persons Who Claim Any Interest in the Subject Matter of This Action. Plaintiff brings this action to quiet title concerning real property located in full in the Arapahoe County, CO, commonly known as 908 South Yampa Street, #206, Aurora, CO 800173414, Condominium Unit No. 206, Building 26, Foxdale Condominiums in accordance with the declaration recorded August 4, 1982 in Book 3461 at Page 495, and the Eleventh Supplement to Condominium declaration recorded October 6, 1999 at Reception No. A9163028 and any and all amendments and Supplements thereto, and Condominium Map recorded June 26, 2000 at Reception No. B0076795, of the Arapahoe County records, and any and all amendments and Supplements thereto, together with the exclusive right to use the following Limited common elements; Parking Space No. 546, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, (the “Property”).

And For a complete adjudication of the rights of all parties to this action with respect to the Property; For a Decree that title to the Property is vested to Alyssa Taylor in fee simple title; For a Decree that the FPF Deed of Trust is released of record; for a Decree that the Deed of Trust is a valid, first priority lien against the Property and against the interest of the Defendants; and, For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

Such answer or other response to the Complaint must be filed within thirty five (35) days after this Summons is served on you by publication. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

Dated this 27th day of June, 2019.

MOYE WHITE LLP Charles Greenhouse, #10506 16 Market Square, 6th Floor 1400 16th Street Denver, CO 80202 (303) 292-2900 charles.greenhouse@moyewhite.com Legal Notice No.: 523046 First Publication: July 4, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112

A hearing on Giovanni German for Permanent Guardianship of a Minor will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued.

SummonsPublic andNotice Sheriff Sales DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff(s): QUAIL RUN ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant(s): LAWRENCE O. AARON; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for QUICKEN LOANS, INC. SU RYDEN, ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S) Attorney for Plaintiff(s): Name: Richard W. Johnston, Esq. Address: Tobey & Johnston, P.C. 6855 South Havana Street, Suite 275 Centennial, CO 80112-3813 Phone Number: (303) 799-8600 Fax Number: (303) 799-6977 E-mail: rjohnston@tobeyjohnston.com Atty. Reg. #: 19823 Case Number: 19CV30977 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE: You are summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty-one (21) days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado, or within sixty-three (63) days after this summons is served upon the United States or one of its agencies.

Date: July 29, 2019 Time: 11:00 a.m.

Courtroom or Division: 12

Misc. Private Legals

Legal Notice No.: 523058 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy Mae Dhooge, aka Dorothy M. Dhooge, aka Dorothy Dhooge, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR000238 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 25, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Denise M. Dhooge Perkovich Personal Representative 421 U.S. Highway 8 Morrison, CO 80465 Legal Notice No: 523082 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eleanore L. Wojcik, Deceased Case Number: 19PR30603

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 18, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

The following documents are also served with this Summons: Complaint in Foreclosure, and District Civil Case Cover Sheet

Joseph Patrick McDavitt Personal Representative 19091 Ashcroft Circle, Minnetonka, MN 55345

DATE: April ___, 2019 TOBEY & JOHNSTON, P.C. By: /s/* Richard W. Johnston *Original signature on file at the office of Tobey & Johnston, P.C. This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended.

A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons.

This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

WARNING: A VALID SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED BY A LAWYER AND IT NEED NOT CONTAIN A COURT CASE NUMBER, THE SIGNATURE OF A COURT OFFICER, OR A COURT SEAL. THE PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU TO FILE THE CASE WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COURT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE CASE HAS BEEN FILED AND OBT AIN T H E C ASE N U M BER . IF T H E PLAINTIFF FILES THE CASE WITHIN THIS TIME, THEN YOU MUST RESPOND AS EXPLAINED IN THIS SUMMONS. IF THE PLAINTIFF FILES MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU, THE CASE MAY BE DISMISSED UPON MOTION AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM THE PLAINITFF. Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 10, 2013, effective immediately Legal Notice No.: 523043 First Publication: July 4, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado Arapahoe County Justice Center 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112.

Legal Notice No.: 523059 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JUDITH S. WOLFE , Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30594 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before November 11, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Laura M. and G. Mark Burford, Personal Representatives c/o Miller & Law, P.C., 1900 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No.: 523062 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RHONDA RENAE ADAMS, aka RHONDA R. ADAMS, aka RHONDA ADAMS, aka RHONDA RENAE KAMMARCAL, aka RHONDA R. KAMMARCAL, aka RHONDA KAMMARCAL, Deceased Case Number: 19PR30524 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court on or before November 15, 2019 or the claims may be forever barred.

James Adams, Personal Representative 818 Mesquite St. Floydada, TX 79235 Legal Notice No.: 523063 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

In the Interests of: Giovanni German

Public Notice

Attorney or Party Without Attorney: Jasari Vidro Casiano 12714 E. Asbury Circle, Apt. 302 720-838-8129 jasarividro@yahoo.com Case Number: 19 PR 207

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ross Harry Sidney Jr., AKA Ross H. Sidney, AKA Ross H. Sidney Jr., Deceased Case Number: 19PR030347

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO 15-10-401, C.R.S To: Gustavo German Last Known Address, if any: N/A A hearing on Giovanni German for Permanent Guardianship of a Minor will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued.

Date: July 29, 2019 Time: 11:00 a.m.

Courtroom or Division: 12 Legal Notice No.: 523058 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 11, 2019 or the claims may be forever barred.

Person Giving Notice: Personal Representative Scott D. Sidney 9635 Red Oaks Lane Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Cell: (303) 829-3789 E-mail: scottdsidney@gmail.com Legal Notice No.: 523068 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

July 25, 2019J Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOZEF KOPP, a/k/a ANDRZEJ STEFAN HILGER, a/k/a ANDRZEJ HILGER, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR030567

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 18, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janine Freeman, Personal Representative c/o Jane G. Ebisch, Esq. 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Suite C-400 Lakewood, CO 80215 Legal Notice No.: 523076 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PETER JEFFREY HOFNER, a/k/a PETER J. HOFNER, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31238

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 10, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shannon Marie Hofner Personal Representative 16358 E. Warren Avenue Aurora, Colorado 80013 Legal Notice No.: 523079 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marian S. Hamilton, Deceased Case Number: 19PR030494

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 18, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Hal R. Blanchard, #1305 Attorney for the Personal Representative 400 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 590 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 523081 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Sue Allen, a/k/a M Sue Allen, a/k/a Mary S. Allen, a/k/a Mary Allen, a/k/a Sue Allen, a/k/a M Allen, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30454

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 25, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dana Sue Hunsinger Personal Representative 1101 S University Blvd Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 523085 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JIM L. MILLER, a/k/a JIM LEE MILLER, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR030637

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 25, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard B. Vincent #13843 Attorney to the Personal Representative Gregory Miller 1805 Highway 42, Suite 100 Louisville, CO 80027 Legal Notice No.: 523093 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hazel M. Brewer, a/k/a Hazel Brewer, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30676

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 26, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Littleton 7.25.19 * 3

July 25, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Hazel M. Brewer, a/k/a Hazel Brewer, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30676

for Change of Name

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is given on June 28, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 26, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

The petition requests that the name of Richard Lee White, Jr. be changed to Richard Muhammad Ali Case No.: 19C100508

Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. Attorneys for the Personal Representative 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203

Legal Notice No: 522996 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No.: 523094 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold G. McMurphy, Deceased Case Number: 19PR185 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 11, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Diana D. McMurphy Personal Representative 4737 S. Washington Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No: 523055 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN L. KELLOGG, aka JOHN LEONARD KELLOGG, III, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30649

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 19, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Clay Kellogg Personal Representative 709 Hillrose Court Fort Collins, CO 80525 Legal Notice No: 523071 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles Walter Coble, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR030600

Name Changes

By: Kelly LaFave, Judge

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 26, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Brittany Marie Romero be changed to Brittany Marie Blair-Quinones Case No.: 19C100504 By: Kathleen Janski, Magistrate Legal Notice No: 523053 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No: 523061 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 1, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Samantha Morgan Hufford be changed to Samantha Morgan Napolitano By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523064 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is given on July 3, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Cassandra Leigh Jensen be changed to Cassandra Leigh Dean Case No.: 19C100510

The petition requests that the name of Abryanna Danene Henderson be changed to Abryanna Danene Andesha Case No.: 2019 C 100525

By: Kelly LaFave, Judge

By: E. Leith Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 523054 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 28, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ce'Vayeh Kalise Crosby-Abdalla be changed to Ce'Vayeh Kalise Crosby Case No.: 19C100101 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is given on June 28, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Rashford K AJ be changed to Rasheed Kolade Ajao Case No.: 2019 C 100514

Name Changes

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No: 523060 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

The petition requests that the name of Richard Lee White, Jr. be changed to Richard Muhammad Ali Case No.: 19C100508

By:E. Leith Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on June 28, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Mark Derek Coble Personal Representative 19751 E Villanova Pl Aurora, CO 80013

Public notice is given on June 28, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Chaitaliben Ashokbhai Patel be changed to Chaitali Chirag Ronvelia Case No.: 19 C 100496

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No: 523057 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Name Changes

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 25, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No: 523083 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on June 24, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 24, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Chaitaliben Ashokbhai Patel be changed to Chaitali Chirag Ronvelia Case No.: 19 C 100496

Legal Notice No: 523069 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Perisa A. Andesha For Minor Child: Abryanna D. Henderson To Change the Child’s Name to: Abryanna D. Andesha Case Number: 2019 C 100525 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Aaron M. Henderson, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: August 7th, 2019 Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court, Division A 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Abryanna Danene Henderson At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: 7.3.19 Legal Notice No: 523070 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 9, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

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Name Changes

Public notice is given on July 9, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Debbie Kay Bright be changed to Debra Kay Case No.: 19 C 100537 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523074 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 5, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Kharyl R. Grajczyk be changed to Kharyl R. Jackson Case No.: 19 C 100531

PUBLIC NOTICE Name Changes Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 12, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Everlyn Breeana Vickers be changed to Evelyn Breana Vickers Case No.: 2019 C 100548 Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court By: E. Leith, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523086 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 12, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

By:E. Leith Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

The petition requests that the name of Dion Vincent Davis be changed to Sabrina Vivian Darling Case No.: 2019 C 100547

Legal Notice No: 523075 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court By: E. Leith, Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 10, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Precious Adaeze Odinachi Ekeanyanwu be changed to Adaeze Precious Mbaike Case No.: 19 C 100542 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523078 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 11, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Zahra Parichehr Mohanna be changed to Parichehr Zahra Mohanna Case No.: 19 C 100543 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523080 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No: 523087 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 16, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Terri Lee Laleh be changed to Terri Lee Batel-Rosendo Case No.: 2019 C 100567 Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court By: E. Leith, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523088 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Vanessa Elizabeth Buchanan be changed to Vox Harley Buchanan Case No.: 2019 C 100566 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523092 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is given on July 11, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ariel Kyrene Becker be changed to Kyrene Ariel Becker Case No.: 19 C 100546 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523084 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 28, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ce'Vaughn Kyree Crosby-Abdalla be changed to Ce'Vaughn Kyree Crosby Case No.: 19C100099 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523056 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Knowledge = Notices Community

By: Kelly LaFave, Judge

Legal Notice No: 522996 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

By:E. Leith Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 523061 First Publication: July 11, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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The petition requests that the name of Debbie Kay Bright be changed to Debra Kay Case No.: 19 C 100537 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 523074 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on July 12, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Everlyn Breeana Vickers be changed to Evelyn Breana Vickers Case No.: 2019 C 100548 Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court By: E. Leith, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 523086 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Second AnnualWomen’s Health and Beauty Expo Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Belmar Shopping Center • 464 S. Teller St., Lakewood Presented by Colorado Community Media in coordination with Belmar Shopping Center

The Women’s Health and Beauty Expo includes: • Entertainment and food • Health Education • Fashion • Beauty

• Accupuncture • Mental Health services • Fitness • Chiropractics • Gifts & More!

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