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A peek at the plan: State publishes assessment of future C-470 project. See Page 3

Colorado only: Depot Art Gallery features in-state artists. See Page 18

Gremlins in a Gremlin drew smiles from visitors to the Elks Rod and Custom Car Show on Aug. 9. The 1972 AMC Gremlin is owned by Frank Cavenaugh. Photos by Jennifer Smith

Gearing up for Festival Day

Fall 2015: High schools prepare for beginning of season. See Page 25

Ten days of fun ends Aug. 16

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com

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Playing everything from the B52s to AC/DC, That Eighties Band rocked Bega Park on Aug. 8 during the city-sponsored Little Jam event.

The 87th annual Western Welcome Week got off to a great start and a busy weekend with fireworks on Aug. 7, where the rain just teased the substantial crowd for a minute and Grand Marshal Maurice “Stringy” Ervin was introduced.

There was lots of outdoor fun on Saturday, including gold Festival continues on Page 12

‘There is Hope,’ says former Arapahoe teacher LITTLETON INDEPENDENT

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By Jennifer Smith jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com She thought it was a mistake.

“I really didn’t know Karl,” said Suzanne Tyler, who was a special-education teacher at Arapahoe High School on Dec. 13, 2013.

But police told her that Karl Pierson had deliberately written her room number on his arm before entering school that day and fatally shooting his fellow student, Claire Davis. Had he not killed himself in the library moments later, police believe he would have been on his way to Tyler’s classroom to wreak more havoc.

After the SWAT team rushed her and her students out of the building, Tyler found herself standing in the church next door, where they were all taking refuge.

“It was really hard walking around in the church afterward,” she said. “The sadness, and the

looks on their faces. I think that’s what got me the most. One of my students grabbed me and said, `I just need you to know I love you.’ You still cry when you talk about these things. That day became a blur for all of us. You just kind of go through the motions of life.”

The fog remained in the days and weeks that followed, she said.

“I would get in my car and go places and not know how I got there,” she recalled. “I was scatterbrained. I look back and say, `Wow, you were a mess.’ The monster comes in, but he never goes away. It’s always there, but we do get better. We become different people, but we can become better people.”

And that’s when the seed was planted for Tyler’s new book, “There is Hope.” It’s written on a child’s level, but the message is for anyone who lives with the monster of tragedy, said Tyler.

“Maybe if I had been nicer to the monster, maybe if I had spent more time with him, been his friend,” she writes. “No, it Hope continues on Page 4

Suzanne Tyer, shown here with her daughter Kaitlyn, was a specialeducation teacher at Arapahoe High School on the day of the tragic shooting there. In the aftermath, she wrote a book about healing.

Photo by Jennifer Smith

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Robert Van Bebber was Littleton clothier

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Next weekend we have Myths & Legends Con, where we will have a Harry Potter Ball and a Firefly Shindig.

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MICHELLE MORIARTY Single mom, cosplayer ‘I always end up back in Littleton’ I was born in Colorado Springs, but grew up mostly in the Littleton area.

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One of Woodlawn Shopping Center’s original tenants, Robert Van Bebber, died Aug. 1 at age 84, with his family at his side.

His Van B’s men’s store was an important cog in the early Woodlawn and later, with the Mac Killip family — which owned Young World in Woodlawn — he operated The Guy’s Shop, a boy’s clothing store at Woodlawn, and Offspring in what is now Centennial. He opened a second Van B’s in Arvada as well.

The Woodlawn store operated from 1955 to 1989.

Van Bebber was born in Denver on July 6, 1931, and grew up there, aside from a short period in Los Angeles, where his parents operated a clothing store.

He graduated from the Unversity of Colorado at Boulder and served in the Air Force. He married Florence, who survives him, on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1952. He worked in a men’s store and his father’s pants manufacturing company prior to opening Van B’s.

While at Woodlawn, Van Bebber worked to promote it, including holding the Western Welcome Week Art and Craft show there on alternate years.

He loved to travel and was an ardent golfer. After retirement, he and Florence visited Europe, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, the Black Sea and his dream spot, according to his daughter Lynne Rerucha: St. Andrews, Scotland, for a round of golf.

In retirement, he taught his grandchildren how to swing a club, and was always interested in food in Denver and on travels.

Van Bebber dined weekly with his “Romeo Group” (Retired Old Men Eating Out), belonged to a Friday coffee group at Blueberries in Woodlawn and a Buck Center water class, and was in touch with South

Littleton businessman Robert Van Bebber, who died Aug. 1, is pictured on a dream trip to St. Andrews, Scotland to play golf.

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High friends — and loved sharing meals with his family.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Florence; daughters Lynne (Thom) Rerucha, Karen (Rick) Ellis, Cheri (Pat) McGuire; seven grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; a sister, Jackie Mager; and nieces, nephews and friends.

A memorial service was held on Aug. 10 at Littleton’s Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, followed by a committal service at Fort Logan Cemetery.

The family suggests donations to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in lieu of flowers.

FESTIVAL DAY! A day FULL of FUN! SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015 35th Littleton Firefighters Children’s Parade Registration at Bega Park 7:45am Parade at 8:45am

87th WWW Grand Parade 10am – Noon

56th Arts & Crafts Festival & Home Improvement after Festival 8am – 5pm

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Free Entertainment Starting at Noon Dance Stage: Colorado Business Bank Parking Lot Family Stage: West end of Main St. Western Welcome Week is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity www.westernwelcomeweek.org

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C-470 plan set for public hearing

Assessment available at libraries, online

By Taryn Walker twalker@coloradocommunitymedia.com

If C-470’s planned improvements aren’t on your radar, the Colorado Department of Transportation has published an assessment of the future project, made available at various libraries in the south Metro area.

The projects are intended to help relieve congestion, decrease delays and improve travel reliability, and will include the addition of one tolled express lane, according to a CDOT press release. The release of this information is part of a public outreach that CDOT has been working on since 2006 with the project. A C-470 corridor coalition was formed in 2011 to provide a forum for local government.

The assessments are made up of two giant binders filled with pages of diagrams, photos and summaries that can be accessed at libraries in Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Lone Tree, south Jefferson County, Castle Rock, Lakewood and Denver.

The public review and comment period for the assessment began July 29 and will continue through Sept. 11. The complete document also is available in electronic format on the CDOT website, where comments can be submitted.

In addition to the publications, a public hearing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 26 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 s Commons Street, for everyone to weigh in on the project. The hearing will be a drop, in, open house format with a formal presentation at 6 p.m. by project team members to answer questions.

For those interested in making a statement about the project, a court reporter .will be available to record comments for the official transcript of the meeting. Pareticipants also will have the opportunity to fill out comment forms that can be turned in to designated comment boxes.

“This is a chance for everybody from the public to learn about the proposed project. It’s a great way for everybody to come and talk with members and provide feedback,” CDOT Environment Program Manager Jon Chesser said. “It’s really key people come.”

Chesser said the project is “pretty big.”

The new tolled lane will extend in each direction between Interstate 25 and Kipling Parkway, with a second tolled express lane westbound between I-25 and

Jessica Walsh of Denver reads up on CDOT’s assessment of C-470’s project improvements at the Highlands Ranch Library. Photo by Taryn Walker Lucent Boulevard, and eastbound between Broadway and I-25.

“These new lanes, plus new auxiliary lanes where warranted, would supplement the existing non-tolled general purpose lanes. The project also includes pavement reconstruction, alignment improvements and direct-connect ramps at the C-470 and I-25 interchange,” CDOT’s release said.

Chesser said it’s all about giving the driver options. CDOT is recommending a toll lane to give drivers an option, as the toll lane would be something someone traveling would choose to use and pay for, if wanting to get to their destination more efficiently or to avoid traffic.

He said quite a bit of research has been done for those wanting CDOT to do something about noise mitigation on C-470.

“We’ve all talked to people in affected areas and listened to what recommendations they had. This meeting is another chance for people to weigh in on CDOT’s conclusion of that. A lot of taxpayer dollars are being spent on this. I live in Highlands Ranch and use C-470 every day. I like to know where my money is going and how it’s spent. People need to know how this is going to affect them individually, as

WHERE TO FIND THE CDOT ASSESSMENT • Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave. in south Jefferson County

• Douglas County government, 100 Third St., Suite 220 in Castle Rock

• Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St. in Centennial

For project information or public comment, visit: www. codot.gov/projects/c470ExpressLanes.

• Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. in Highlands Ranch • Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway in Lone Tree • CDOT headquarters, 4201 E. Arkansas Ave. in Denver • CDOT Region 1, 2000 S. Holly St. in Denver • Federal Highway Administration, 12300 W. Dakota Ave. in Lakewood

well as how it affects the community on a regional scale,” Chesser said.

Wendy Holmes, Douglas County’s director of public affairs, agreed. If the community doesn’t go online and give comments, or go to the Aug. 26 meeting — that’s it. This is one of the last public outreaches CDOT is conducting for this project, she said, “Have your voice be heard.”

Denver resident and Aurora college student Jessica Walsh was at the High-

For more information regarding the public hearing, contact Roger Sherman in CDOT public affairs at 303592-5465. The Lone Tree Arts Center is ADA accessible and reasonable accommodations for participation can be made upon request, including those for disabilities and translation services.

lands Ranch Library studying and said she had no clue about the public access to the assessments.

“The information is out there, but we don’t know how to find it easily. You know they have two seasons in this state — winter and construction. It feels like this construction never ends here and it affects my everyday commute. Hopefully people will go to the meeting and read up on this,” Walsh said.

DA’s citizens academy accepting applications Attendees will learn office’s role in criminal justice system Staff report District Attorney George Brauchler of the 18th Judicial District has announced dates for the 2015 Fall Citizens Academy.

For six weeks from 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, Sept. 23 to Oct. 28, the free academy will take place in the DA’s Arapa-

hoe County office at 6450 South Revere Parkway, Centennial.

Classes will explore the role of the district attorney’s office in the criminal justice system. The academy will give students an in-depth look at what happens on a case between the time of arrest and post-conviction, according to a press release.

Attendees will explore functions of the specialized units within the district attorney’s office, including the Special Victims, Economic Crimes, Cold Case, Crime

Scene Investigations, County Court and Juvenile Justice units. Students will also learn the intricacies of a jury trial.

The academy allows for 35 spaces in which preference will be given to applicants who live in the 18th Judicial District and are first-time attendees. In order to apply, participants must be 18 or older and must pass a criminal background check. Members of the media are welcome to apply. Applications are due by Sept. 9 and must be submitted through mail, email or fax.

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HometownIMPRESSIONS MOM E N T S I N T I M E F ROM YOU R C OM M U N I T Y

Fireworks feel like home

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Few things say “hometown Americana” like fireworks, and Littleton features six displays a year. But the granddaddy of them all is the Western Welcome Week show — now in its 26th year — at Sterne Park.

“It’s a great family tradition,” said Jackie Nelson, who has seen a good many of them. She and her husband, Fred, have lived in Coventry for 36 years, raising three kids in Littleton. These days it’s just the two of them enjoying the patriotic tunes of the Denver Municipal Band before the sky goes dark and the big bangs begin.

“And the people-watching isn’t too bad, either,” joked Fred Nelson.

Jackie noted the abundance of young families this year, with the playground resembling a frenzied beehive.

“We’re just hanging out with friends, enjoying a summer night,” said Amy Urbach, who brought her two little ones, 1-year-old Caylee and 3-year-old Carter. “And there’s lots of room to run for these highenergy kiddos.”

Then she dashed off to keep Carter from running into the lake.

It’s been the Nelsons’ tradition of late to enjoy watching the little ones and the rest of the crowd until just before dark, then pack their lawn chairs back up to their car on a little hill to the west of the park for a better view of the fireworks — and to win the battle of the traffic jams as the overflowing Sterne Park clears out.

“As we get older we try to stay closer to the car,” laughed Fred.

The Nelsons say one big change they’ve noticed over the years is the proliferation of cell phones. Everywhere were families sitting together all absorbed in their own phone world, people nearly running into each other and obstacles as they checked their texts or perhaps the latest stock numbers, and hundreds of bright screens competed for air time with the fireworks as people recorded the show.

But much stays the same, with the tantalizing aro-

Suzanne Tyler’s book about healing is suitable for children, but she hopes it can be beneficial for adults, as well. Photo by Jennifer Smith

Hope Continued from Page 1

Fireworks set the sky ablaze in Sterne Park on Aug. 7, and nearly a tree or two. Photo by Jennifer Smith ma of the Littleton Lions Club BBQ wafting through the crowd as the Lions themselves dished out pulled pork, beans, cole slaw, cookies, chips and lemonade.

Heritage High School band members wandered the park, serenading visitors and performing cartwheels for those who paid more than the required $1 for a bottle of water to support the band.

“And the fireworks get better every year,” said Fred Nelson.

This year was over the top, with one particularly big bang sending people sitting across the lake scrambling as smoke billowed, ash fell and mosquitoes were launched off the lake and into the crowd.

One firework landed in a tree before it exploded, pelting its leaves repeatedly with sparkly shrapnel. But no harm, no foul, and everyone cheered the spectacle and made it out of the park in one piece. Except, perhaps, the mosquitoes.

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is not my fault. The monster did all of this himself … no one else.”

Tyler stressed that the book is about healing from any experience, whether it be death or divorce or devastation.

“It’s not about Arapahoe High School, it’s about how we heal,” she said. “It brings it to life so you can deal with it.”

Tyler is no longer at Arapahoe. Her position was cut in the aftermath, when the school lost about 70 students.

“I feel like maybe that was a good thing that I’m not there anymore to be reminded every day,” she said.

“But on the other hand, maybe it would have been good to stay. I didn’t have anybody to talk to.”

She credited the Davis family for setting a forgiving tone despite their unimaginable loss.

“I am so amazed at how forgiving her family can be. I’d like to think I could be that forgiving. They have set an example for all of us. … I do not blame Arapahoe High School in any way, shape or form. We are all humans,” Tyler said. “At this point, it’s irrelevant.

We just need to become better and protect our kids better. Kids come into our classrooms with all kinds of baggage. As teachers, we have to be cognizant of that.”

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Longtime volunteer running for school board Jim Stephens led safety committee, last bond election

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jim Stephens is now the third candidate for two seats on the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education, so the Nov. 3 election is a go.

“It was always my intention to jump in, and I believe I am well qualified to serve this community as a board director,” he said. “It is my passion, as well as my avocation, and it seems to be the next logical step. … And I think the community deserves the chance to make a choice.”

Stephens, a Centennial resident, is a retired technical consultant with a bachelor’s degree in economic management from DePauw University in Indiana. He has volunteered in the district in a variety of capacities for 15 years, most recently as the chairman of the Safety and Mental Health Advisory Committee.

“I learned as a volunteer that Littleton Public Schools has a tradition of listening to and considering all voices,” he said. “I certainly think I’ve had the chance to be heard.”

Stephens and his wife, Tammy, have three kids, all of whom went to Lenski

Jim Stephens is running for a seat on the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education.

Photo by Jennifer Smith Elementary School and Newton Middle School. Two have graduated from Arapahoe High School, and one is a junior there now.

“The tragedy at Arapahoe impacted my life directly, and our lives will never be the same,” he said. “… But our district, I believe, continues to be vigilant about following best practices for physical safety and looking for ways to improve where we can. There’s a lot of time, effort and money going into that. But part of it is that we need to be able to identify kids with men-

tal-health struggles much earlier. It’s primarily the responsibility of families, but it manifests at school. We need to make sure we have the strongest network we can.”

Stephens feels confident that LPS is situated to avoid the type of conflict that is going on in surrounding communities.

“I’m not from Jefferson County or Douglas County, but what I know about LPS is that we offer a tremendous amount of choice in neighborhood schools and our two charter schools,” he said. “We are a five-to-one importer of kids from Doug-

las County. … Our collaborative approach with the administration and the board continue to yield outstanding academic results. Surrounding communities recognize that we’re doing great work here in LPS.” He cites concerns common to the candidates and sitting board members, including aging infrastructure, state and federal standards, unfunded mandates and testing schedules.

“Clearly, we’ve got Colorado Academic standards written by Coloradans,” he said. “… But I get the whole uproar about seniors taking tests. I get that you’re not going to direct their education with them anymore.”

But he said he also believes that the LPS board is uniquely unified in working toward solutions.

“The voting public values open dialogue and a balanced perspective,” he said. “It doesn’t like any point of view to be suppressed. But when you engage in LPS, there’s an expectation that you leave your political hankerings at the door and get the work done. There are no good ideas, no bad ideas. Just get the ideas out there and figure out what needs to be done.”

Stephens will vie with Richard Boorom and Robert Reichardt for the two seats that are opening up, those of Mary Nichols and Lucie Stanish.

Council approves first wave of ballot questions Charter-review committee calls them mostly housekeeping items

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton City Council agreed to place five questions on the November ballot that ask voters to approve some changes to the city’s charter, and will look at five more during its Aug. 18 meeting.

Though it’s been amended over the

years, the charter has never undergone a complete review. It was approved in 1959 to establish Littleton as a home-rule city, in part to escape potential annexation by Denver. It codified the council/city manager form of government that exists today.

In late 2013, each of the seven sitting councilmembers appointed two people to the review committee, resulting in a diverse set of perspectives. The most controversial questions were left by the wayside, so voters will only see ones that the 14 committee members achieved consensus on.

Here are questions councilmembers approved Aug. 4: • Whether to officially change the title of council president to mayor •Whether the city clerk should be a voting member of the election commission, and whether to increase its membership from three to five • Whether the sale of open space and should be approved by a vote of the people, or just by city council • Whether to eliminate the outdated sections on a volunteer fire department and career-services system.

Coming up next: • Whether the sale of water rights should be approved by a vote of the people, or just by city council • Whether franchisees must pay permit and inspection fees, as opposed to giving council the option to waive them • Whether to create a “periodic” charter-review committee • Whether to delete sections pertaining to moving and maintaining transportation tracks • Whether to delete the section that governed the city’s first election in 1959

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Special Olympics athletes ‘all winners’ About 650 competitors take part in Summer Classic

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com

SouthSiders athlete Aryanna Morgan takes her turn at bocce in the singles competition against an opponent from the Grizzlies during the Aug. 8 Colorado Special Olympics Summer Classic. Morgan, an Englewood resident, won silver medals in both the singles and the doubles competitions. Photos by Tom Munds

SouthSiders cyclist Chad McCone enjoys a snack and talks to a teammate during a break in the action at the Colorado Special Olympics Summer Classic. McCone, a member of the SouthSiders team made up of athletes from Centennial, Englewood and Littleton, won a bronze medal in his cycling event.

Morgan, who won silver in both singles and doubles; and Tara Armstrong, who won silver in singles and gold in doubles.

The SouthSiders’ Nicole Wederski won a gold medal in singles and teamed up with Debbie Wederski, her unified partner who is also her coach and mother, to win gold in doubles.

Patsy Drace, an assistant coach with the Cherry Creek Rebels, was a mom as she watched her son Derek compete in bocce.

“My son and I have been with Special Olympics for about seven years,” the Centennial resident said. “For the first years, I was a volunteer, and four years ago I

became an assistant coach.”

She said she loves working with Special Olympic athletes.

“It is a great feeling to watch these young men and women compete in athletics,” she said. “I think the most impressive thing is all the athletes and the spectators show so much respect for those in competition. Everyone wants to be on the podium for a medal, but the focus is trying hard and doing their best, which makes them all winners.”

The oldest athlete at the Summer Classic was 74-year-old Don Hinkle of Denver, and the youngest competitors were 9-year-olds Angel Perea and Hunter Wing

Shanna Gunnick uses a loom to weave a hat as she waits to compete in bocce at the Aug. 8 Colorado Special Olympics Summer Classic. The Littleton athlete won a gold medal in singles and a silver medal in doubles in the competition. of the North Jeffco Bulldogs softball team.

Amy Turner, vice president of marketing and communications for Colorado Special Olympics, said the state program conducts competitions in 22 sports for 17,000 athletes who have intellectual disabilities. She added that more than 9,000 volunteers help make the programs possible.

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The competition at the Aug. 8 Special Olympics Summer Classic rivaled other sporting events, but the difference was that spectators cheered and applauded every single athlete for his or her efforts.

The event drew athletes from across the state. Representatives from Grand Junction, Delta and other communities joined local Olympians on teams like the Cherry Creek Rebels and the South Suburban SouthSiders, a team comprised of athletes from Centennial, Englewood and Littleton.

Overall, about 650 athletes participated in a wide range of summer events including bocce, cycling, golf, softball and tennis. The Olympians were joined by coaches, unified athlete partners and family.

Athletes competed in one of two divisions; one division was for those 21 and younger and the second for those 22 and older. There were competitions involving individual Special Olympics athletes as well as those in which athletes were teamed with unified partners, usually athletes or coaches with experience in a particular sport.

In competition there are unified teams and all-Special Olympics athlete teams.

Age divisions are further broken down based on the skill levels of the athletes, which are determined by a number of factors.

For the Summer Classic, three sports — bocce, softball and cycling — were held at Aurora Sports Park. Golf was played on the Fitzsimmons Golf Course, and tennis was played on the courts at Utah Park in Aurora.

Bocce, or lawn bowling, drew the most entries as 125 signed up for the event. The course was set up on one of the grassy fields at the Aurora Sports Park.

Teams set up canopies to provide shade, and many competitors and spectators brought lawn chairs. Under the SouthSiders canopy, competitor Shawnna Gunnick used a loom to knit a hat while she waited for her first match.

“I have been competing in Special Olympics for about six years,” the Littleton resident said. “I am competing in bocce today, but I also compete in basketball and volleyball. I like all the sports, but volleyball is my favorite.”

She said she likes being part of the SouthSiders and the Special Olympics.

“I like sports. It is a lot of fun,” she said with a smile. “I also like competing with Special Olympics with all my friends on the team and the friends I have made on other teams.”

This is Gunnick’s second year in bocce competition at the Summer Classic. She said she won the silver medal last year, and her goal was to win the gold medal this year.

There were five SouthSiders athletes competing in bocce. Each athlete competed in both singles and doubles. Gunnick achieved her goal as she won a gold medal in singles; she also earned a silver medal in doubles.

Other SouthSiders who won medals in bocce were: Mari Welichko, who won gold in both singles and doubles; Aryanna

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Valdes will give it another go in District 2

of Northern Colorado with a degree in business administration, emphasis in small-business management.

“My business experience with complex budgets and multimillion-dollar development of new and rehabilitated multifamily residential properties is invaluable Valdes when addressing issues related to Littleton’s aging housing stock, which is a particular concern in District 2,” he said.

Valdes also works for the Denver Broncos Football Club as the spotter for the statistics crew during home games.

“The position requires clear communication and decision-making while under pressure,” he said. “I love working for the Broncos.”

Valdes is the sixth candidate to announce plans for the Nov. 3 election. In the at-large category, Bruce Stahlman declined to run again, citing a need to spend more time with his family. Council member Peggy Cole will try to protect her seat, with newcomer Andrea Brown also hoping for one of the two open spots. With last week’s addition of Doug Clark, former Littleton mayor, somebody is bound to lose.

Debbie Brinkman will run again in District 4, so far with no competition.

Bill Hopping also has no opposition yet as he tries to protect the District 1 seat he was appointed to in April.

Candidates are allowed to serve up to 12 consecutive years, so Brinkman and Cole are both eligible to serve four more years. Valdes could serve eight more years.

Mayor Phil Cernanec and Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Beckman’s current terms don’t end until 2017.

Still no competition for him, Brinkman, Hopping

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Little Abigail Bergstrom, 3, says hi to McGruff the Crime Dog and Littleton Police Officer Spencer Sedbrook during a neighborhood National Night Out party. Photo by Jennifer Smith

Neighborly night celebrated Staff report Tony and Cindy Anderson’s National Night Out party Aug. 4 on Costilla Street in Littleton was a big hit again this year, as it has been for several years. Sometimes they alternate with neighbor Frank Atwood, but everyone agrees the Andersons’ driveway is the perfect spot in the neighborhood.

“It’s fun to get people together and get to know your neighbors,” Tony Anderson said as he watched guests enjoying each

other’s company while chowing down on burgers and brats just before McGruff the Crime Dog made an appearance.

They joined more than 37.8 million neighbors across 16,124 communities in celebrating National Night Out, an effort to promote involvement in crime-prevention activities, police/community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, designed to send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Second Coloradan killed by plague Pueblo County resident likely got illness from fleas Associated Press A person from southern Colorado has died of the plague, the second person to die of the disease in the state this year.

The unidentified adult from Pueblo County likely died of the relatively rare septicemic form of the disease, said Christine Nevin-Woods, the medical officer for the Pueblo City-County Health Department. Officials believe the person likely was infected by fleas from a dead rodent or another animal.

In June, a 16-year-old star baseball player from northern Colorado also died of septicemic plague that wasn’t detected until after he passed away. That’s a relatively rare form of the plague that is difficult to diagnose because it isn’t accompanied by the telltale swelling of lymph nodes seen in most plague cases.

Cases of the plague are rare in the United States and most common in the West. Deaths are even rarer. Nationally, an average of seven human plague cases is reported each year, although Colorado

had eight on its own last year. The state has seen in a rise in the number of cases spread by small animals this year, including rabbit fever, after a wet spring created unusually lush vegetation that supported a boom in the animal population.

The most common form of the plague is bubonic, in which the infection spreads through the body’s tissue into the lymphatic system, producing swelling. In septicemic plague, the bacteria directly enters the bloodstream and, without the swelling, its symptoms of fever, chills and abdominal pain can look like the flu.

The third and least common type is pneumatic plague, which involves pneumonia and is capable of spreading among people through coughing.

While all types can be treated and cured when antibiotics are given soon after infection, all of them are deadly when treatment is delayed.

Until this year, the last time someone died of the plague in the United States was in 2013 in New Mexico. Colorado’s last previous plague death was in 2004.

Both the New Mexico case and the 2004 Colorado case were septicemic plague cases.

(Editor’s Note: Doug Clark, former Littleton mayor, announced last week that he is running at-large. He will be featured in an upcoming article.)

Littleton City Council member Jerry Valdes, elected to his first term representing District 2 in 2011, has announced he will seek re-election.

“It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Littleton and helping our community to be a great place to live and play,” he said in a release. “I am a forthright and outspoken city council member who works with the citizens for developments that have a positive impact on our neighborhoods. Having lived in District 2 for 29 years, I understand the issues of our district. I am a voice for the citizens.”

Valdes and his wife, Mary Pat, live in the Aberdeen Village neighborhood and raised two daughters in Littleton.

“Littleton is a great place to raise a family,” said Valdes, who is facing no competition for the seat as of yet.

Valdes served 12 years on the city’s planning commission, and he has also served on the Arapahoe County Ethics Committee and the Arapahoe County Citizen Advisory Budget Committee.

He’s a past volunteer in the East Elementary mentor program, a graduate of both the Littleton Citizens Police Academy and the Littleton Neighborhood Leadership program, and a current member of Historic Littleton Inc. and Friends of the Library and Museum.

Valdes graduated from the University

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August 13, 2015 Douglas County is working with the Colorado Department of Transportation by providing embedded intersection images online to help drivers plan for travel. The 33 cameras, which are primarily on light poles, are spread throughout northern Douglas County, including Highlands Ranch, and are linked with CDOT’s Co-Trip website. Courtesy image

Travel gets easier with cameras Douglas County, CDOT join forces for motorists

By Taryn Walker twalker@coloradocommunitymedia.com Douglas County has teamed up with the Colorado Department of Transportation to assist drivers in their everyday commutes by providing embedded intersection images online — and that includes CDOT’s mobile app.

The images, which are updated every 15 minutes, are on cotrip.org and spread over 33 intersections in northern Douglas Coun-

ty, including Highlands Ranch. CDOT also has 29 camera locations along C-470 corridors and Interstate 25 for access.

Drivers who travel the county’s most frequently used roadways have the ability to scan conditions 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, according to a news release.

While online, those preparing to travel can zoom in and select a camera to check things out. CDOT’s mobile application allows for camera images to be shown, but “Don’t Drive & App” is their motto and trademark.

Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge said the county plans to add additional cameras in the near future.

“The reality of traffic is an issue for all

communities in this county,” he said. “We believed we had the ability, through the investment of these cameras, to provide people with a planning tool. Now, they can access this information ahead of time, before they leave the house.”

The cameras, which are primarily on light poles, have been installed since 2008 for internal use of traffic management, but are now being utilized through CDOT’s CoTrip site to help travelers have options, he said.

“The more people who have access to information (like this), the better decisions everybody can make,” Partridge said. “This technology is all to give drivers more of an option. We try to be proactive because we

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Representatives of the developer and construction companies joined city officials at the ground breaking ceremony for the Oxford Station Apartment Complex.

Crews had already demolished the Martin Plastics building so work could began on the two-building complex. Photo by Tom Munds

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Marilu Brown Turquette 8/12/1925 – 7/29/2015

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She attended Northwestern University in Chicago and was an avid reader.

She owned and ran The Book House, in Littleton Colorado, for several years.

Marilu and her husband worked for Bowlin’s in New

Mexico for many years and ran the Bowlin’s Flying C near Santa Rosa, NM. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Alvin Dale Turquette, 95; her brother, James Wayne Brown and sister-in Law, Liana and their children, Philipe and Sandra in Houston TX.

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certainly have a highly educated mobile workforce and community.”

No images are kept, as the operation is only for observing the moment, he said. The still images look like just photos, but the areas are constantly monitored.

It’s important to work with CDOT, Partridge said.

“We have a great relationship with them.

Different government agencies should get along smoothly, so the public doesn’t have to be stressed in any way. We’re all in this together as we all serve the public,” he said.

The camera images may be accessed at www.cotrip.org/device.htm.

Ground broken for Oxford Station Project entails 238 apartments, retail shops, office space

By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Representatives of the developers, the construction company and the city of Englewood donned hard hats Aug. 7 for the groundbreaking ceremony to officially kick off work on the Oxford Station apartment complex located at Oxford Avenue and Navajo Street.

“This project will have 238 apartments in two buildings,” said Steve Kurtz, a principal in Littleton Capital Partners, which is developing the project. “Our goal is to open in phases with the first building ready for tenants by the middle of 2016 with completion of the second building by the fall of that year.”

Work began on the site a couple weeks ago as crews demolished the Martin Plastics buildings. The demolition took down the main buildings, but left a bowtruss building standing. The brick-exterior

bow-truss building style was popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Kurtz said the hardwood trim and exposed beams inside the building will provide a basis for renovation that will offer about 9,000 square feet of commercial space, which could include retail shops as well as office spaces.

Kurtz and the other members of Littleton Capital Partners, Tim Schlichting and Jonathan Bush, purchased the Martin Plastics site a couple years ago. Work was delayed as the developers worked out the details.

Darren Hollingsworth, Englewood’s economic development coordinator, said the addition of Oxford Station is important to the community. Investment in construction of the project is estimated at more than $30 million.

“This is a development offering apartments renting at market rate,” Hollingsworth said.

He said the developers and the city are working to try to have a pedestrian bridge built from the apartment complex to the Oxford Light Rail Station. Hollingsworth said the Oxford Station plans include an area designed to connect to the pedestrian bridge when it is built.

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Tributes add acting to things that are distracting I can always watch Turner Classic Movies without dismay.

There’s garbage almost everywhere else.

Ultimate fighting. Ladies going gaga over wedding dresses. Fools trying to guess how much sandwich bags cost.

Every December, Turner Classic Movies creates a tribute to personalities in the film industry who died that year. “TCM Remembers.”

It always beautifully composed and beautifully edited.

They find a perfect song to go along with it.

I watch it over and over. Most of the names I recognize, but a few of them I don’t.

Most of the time, I get teary-eyed.

I’ll see three or four seconds of a supporting actor and remember the film he was in, and maybe where I was when I saw it.

It always slows me down.

When I write, I am constantly going back and forth between what I am writing, what I am listening to, and what is going on.

Troy Tulowitzski. Susan Bland. Cecil the lion.

I have a lot of homemade playlists.

Erik Satie. Buddy Holly. Tangerine Dream.

Tim Buckley. Jeff Buckley. Arvo Part. Electric Light Orchestra. Dead Can Dance. Mozart and Beethoven. Jorma Kaukonen. Dire Straits.

Want me to make you a CD? I’ll be listening to something, “Dreams Are Like Water” by This Mortal Coil, reading an online story about an African lion, and things around here just stop.

It’s like the TCM tributes almost every day.

I read “California man who helped kidnap

busload of kids paroled after 37 years (Reuters)” this morning. (“Gymnopédie No. 1” was playing.)

That happened in 1976.

I was still living in Mesa, Arizona.

It was a couple of Craig Marshall Smith days before Father’s Day. Three young QUIET men loaded the kids DESPERATION and the bus driver into a buried box truck.

On Father’s Day that year I went to an art professor’s house for lunch.

On the way, in my midnight-blue, 1975 Toyota station wagon, I was listening to the radio.

The disc jockey said it was 117 degrees. I have never forgotten that.

The car didn’t have air conditioning. It had black vinyl upholstery. I bought it in a moment of abject stupidity.

The kidnappers were in their 20s. So was I. James Schoenfeld was released on parole, with no objection by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Brown had been California’s governor in 1976 too.

He ran for the Democratic party’s nomination for president in 1976. He lost, and remained California’s governor until 1983.

Brown was later the mayor of Oakland and the state’s attorney general.

In January 2011, Brown was sworn in for his third term as governor.

And now he has let stand the ruling of a parole board on someone who was sentenced when he was serving his first term.

Schoenfeld has been walking back and forth and spending time in the exercise yard for the past 37 years.

I spent a couple of hours in a holding cell one night. I’ll tell you about it someday.

I couldn’t reach for the dog. I couldn’t do anything except walk back and forth and wait.

Thirty-seven years of that would have turned me into someone else.

Nothing, nothing, nothing is better than independence, freedom, and liberty without permission.

There are pictures of Schoenfeld when he was arrested, and he looks like we all did. Too much hair. Young, smiling.

Now he looks like a 63-year-old man who has been living in a cage. His eyes aren’t there.

Before he died in 2012, the bus driver, Frank Edward “Ed” Ray, had lots of grateful visitors.

The schoolchildren (ages 5-14) he helped to safety in 1976.

For a good “TCM Remembers” starter, try 2014. Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, Shirley Temple.

Song is “All I Want” by Kodaline.

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

‘Successful by association’ stems from correct choices We have all heard that other adage right, “Guilty by association.” The word “guilty” just sounds bad doesn’t it?

That is, unless we are guilty of doing something good, maybe even excellent, kind, praiseworthy or noble. Or if we feel like we have reached a goal or have met with success because of our associations, we may be found guilty of hanging around with the right people.

Goal achievers and successful people share many best practices, and one of them is knowing whom to associate with and whom to avoid. They seek out and attract others who are like-minded and who also might be pursuing a similar path. As an example, students of all ages looking to further their knowledge will find others who are also disciplined while trying to advance their level of education.

These are the knowledge seekers looking to grow their mind and who become successful by association.

Individuals looking to get in shape, lose weight and maybe even compete athletically at a higher level will also find others whom they can run, bike, hike, climb, diet and work out with. They seek out and find accountability partners, encouraging, coaching and driving each other to success. They share workout routines, recipes, cross-fit schedules, pains, victories and upcoming events that inspire and motivate each other to succeed. These are fitness seekers looking to develop and protect

their bodies who are successful by association.

I know many spiritual people, some who follow an organized religion and others who find their spirituality in nature, people, personal space and other ways and places. There are people whom I have Michael Norton met and even some WINNING of the people whom I know intimately who WORDS have already reached a higher level of spirituality, yet as they seek to grow and go even higher or deeper into their journey, they attract and seek others who will participate in their mutual pursuit of growing even closer and deeper in whatever faith journey they are on. These are the wisdom seekers looking to further develop their spirit who become successful by association.

Mind, body, spirit … each area of our lives is impacted in some way by all three of these.

And although we may focus more on one particular area at a time, it’s important that we associate ourselves with people who are on the same path, people whom we can encourage and drive, and people who will motivate

and educate us in return.

Perhaps you are still a bit skeptical about this whole “success by association” concept.

So let’s look at the other side for a moment.

People who enter a drug rehabilitation center and spend any length of time there will come out of the facility with some level of hope. Yet when they are placed back in the same environment with their same circle of friends who continue to use, they fall right back into their own use and abuse of drugs or alcohol. They do not become successful by association; they are guilty of avoiding success by their choice of association.

If you have a goal, if you have a dream, if you would like to get clean in mind, body and spirit, I strongly encourage you to let others know what your goals are so that they will find you and that you seek others who are pursuing those same dreams so that you foster mutually rewarding relationship built on trust, accountability, inspiration and encouragement.

How about you, are you successful by association or guilty of avoiding success by association? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we find the right partners and associates in life, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Finally, a fix for No Child Left Behind It’s probably a safe bet that at one time or another, all of us have been on the receiving end of well-intentioned but misguided policies coming out of Washington. Unfortunately, our public education system is no different.

Whether you’re a parent, student, teacher, school administrator or none of the above, you have likely heard of the problems with No Child Left Behind.

This law was a 2002 update of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is the chief federal law addressing K-12 education.

There were some good and important changes in No Child Left Behind, but it was riddled with serious issues that we saw firsthand as parents and that I experienced in my role as superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

Fortunately, last month 81 senators came together to pass a long-overdue fix to the law.

The Every Child Achieves Act reforms many of the failed policies from No Child Left Behind, while still maintaining several of the measures that have proven successful.

On the Senate HELP Committee, our office had the opportunity to help write the bill and secure several amendments. We took the lessons we learned from Denver Public Schools

and the countless stories we heard from families, principals, teachers, and kids across Colorado and incorporated them into the new bill.

We fought to include measures to better recruit, train, and retain teachers and principals, reduce federal overreach, encourage innoU.S. Sen. vation, and ensure we Michael Bennet are supporting our rural GUEST schools.

We know that teachCOLUMN ers are the single most important in-school factor affecting the quality of a child’s education. To that end, we included support for teachers to grow in their profession, including allowing them to take on leadership roles in school, such as mentoring other teachers and providing academic coaching. We also worked to include access to higher quality teacher development that has been proven to help teachers grow. And we incorporated sup-

port for teacher and school leader residency programs, modeled off of the Denver Teacher Residency Program, which we developed right here in Colorado.

One of the chief complaints about No Child Left Behind was its prescriptive, top-down approach to help failing schools. In this new bill, we reduced federal overreach and promoted state-driven accountability systems, while still helping to provide kids from all walks of life with a great education. The bill still maintains annual assessments and data to identify and track achievement gaps for different subgroups of students, but we returned the power to states to decide how best to implement plans to fix their lowest-performing schools.

The bill also empowers states to set a limit on the amount of time students will spend taking annual assessments, helping to reduce the impact of testing in our classrooms After hearing from rural communities throughout Colorado, we included a bipartisan package of provisions to help better support our rural schools. These include measures to provide technical assistance to rural school Bennet continues on Page 10

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10 The Independent • The Herald NEWS IN A HURRY Packing for Nepal On Aug. 10, Project CURE and DynamicBuna will host more than 100 adults and children to pack medical supplies for Nepal in an event called “Aftershock: Rebuilding Nepal.”

Three earthquake survivors, members of the Nepalese community in Colorado, will join other volunteers at Project CURE, 10377 E. Geddes Ave. in Centennial, to help pack and sort medical supplies, construct kits for kids, and help prepare much-needed supplies for clinics and hospitals across the country.

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Bacon gets the bronze U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman recently presented Hunter Bacon of Centennial with a 2015 Congressional Bronze medal. The award

recognizes voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness and exploration.

Hunter, a student at Heritage High School, earned his medal by volunteering at a National Park Marine Sanctuary in the Florida Keys, making the freshman basketball team at Heritage, gaining insight into his religious faith in meetings at Brigham Young University, and camping at the Great Sand Dunes.

This nonpartisan award program is open to all people between the ages of 14 and 23.

To learn more about it or to apply, visit www. congressionalaward.org.

‘Blessing of the Animals’ The custom of blessing animals developed in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for animals. The Littleton United Methodist Church will follow the tradition with a “Blessing of the Animals” worship service at 3 p.m. on Aug. 16 in the church courtyard at 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton.

“All are welcome,” said Rev. Trudy Robinson. “Bring your domesticated pets and receive a blessing. Give thanks to God for these animals that fill our lives with love.”

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require that the state and the Department of Education study policymaking processes and ensure they are taking steps to increase the consideration and participation of rural schools.

This bill still isn’t perfect. As we enter into negotiations to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill we will work to add accountability measures to make certain that all kids have access to a qual-

ity education regardless of their zip code.

We need to ensure we are identifying the lowest-performing schools so states can put their plans in place.

This bill is shaped by Colorado voices and designed to re-empower those closest to our kids. It helps ensure decisions about educating our children are being made by those who know them best. It includes many necessary tools to help our states,

school districts, principals and teachers ensure the success of the next generation.

Our kids and grandkids are counting on us to help create an education system that prepares them for success in the 21st century. Passing this bill — while a long time coming — is certainly a step in the right direction.

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Execution would have been uncertain for Holmes Had jurors agreed on the death penalty for theater shooter, carrying out that sentence would have come with complications

By Ivan Moreno Associated Press The life sentence delivered by a divided jury to Aurora theater shooter James Holmes averts an uncertain path to execution in a state that has put only one person to death since 1967.

But the murder of 12 theatergoers three years ago was so horrific that many observers predicted death would be the only possible outcome.

Capital punishment requires a unanimous verdict in Colorado, and the jury of nine women and three men failed to agree Aug. 7 on any of the murder counts. That means Holmes will automatically get a sentence of life without parole after his victims get one more chance to address the court, in hearings scheduled for Aug. 24-26.

On July 20, 2012, Holmes clad in body armor, packed an arsenal of weapons and opened fire on 400 unsuspecting people during a midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Seventy people were wounded or injured in their scramble to escape.

Prosecutors had refused a pre-trial defense offer to enter a plea deal that would have kept Holmes behind bars for life, calling him the personification of evil and saying that capital punishment was the only appropriate

response.

District Attorney George Brauchler defended that decision, declaring, “This guy went there in his heart with the intention to be the number one mass murderer in the history of this country, and he had the means to do it.”

The verdict averts an appeals process that would have kept Holmes in the public eye during decades of hearings and cost millions of taxpayer dollars. And there was no guarantee that the once-promising neuroscience student, now 27, would ever be executed.

At least one survivor sought consolation in the outcome.

“Now that we don’t have the death penalty, we don’t have to go through all the appeals,” said Lonnie Phillips, whose 24-year-old stepdaughter Jessica Ghawi was killed in the attack. “We want him to go into oblivion. We want him to never be seen or heard from again.”

The state’s last execution was in 1997: Gary Lee Davis received a lethal injection for a woman’s kidnapping, rape and murder.

Colorado remains politically divided on the death penalty. Lawmakers came within one vote of abolishing capital punishment in 2009. Opposition and support for the death penalty have long crossed party lines in Colorado, both in public opinion polls and in the Legislature, where lawmakers also tried unsuccessfully to abolish the death penalty in 1999 and 2013.

The state’s longest-serving death-row inmate, murder convict Nathan Dunlap, spent 20 years exhausting all of his appeals when Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, granted him an indefinite stay of execution in 2013.

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Dunlap was convicted in 1996 for the 1993 slayings of four people at a Chuck E. Cheese’s in Aurora. But Hickenlooper cited doubts about the fairness of the state’s death penalty process, and about access to the drugs needed to carry out the execution.

Two of the other three men on death row, Robert Ray and Sir Mario Owens, were sentenced in 2009 and 2008, respectively, and their appeals have yet to reach the state Supreme Court. Both were convicted in the 2005 slayings of Javad Marshall-Fields and his fiancee, Vivian Wolfe.

Marshall-Fields was going to testify against Ray and Owens in a murder case.

Many victims’ relatives view capital punishment as a necessary avenue for justice, but it’s a hard road for all involved, said Democratic state Rep. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora lawmaker and Javad Marshall-Fields’ mother. She says she supports the death penalty but knows firsthand how painful the process can be.

“I’ve experienced it, and my heart goes out the victims’ families,’’ she said. “What is the price of justice, is what I come back to.’’

Defense arguments about Holmes’ schizophrenia could have been grounds for a death-penalty appeal, keeping him alive even longer. Experts on both sides testified that Holmes is mentally ill. Court-appointed psychiatrists found him delusional, believing his self-worth would increase with each life he took. Even when mentally ill killers are sentenced to death, the law requires that they remain sane enough to understand the nature of their punishment before an execution date can be set.

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panning and the Elk’s fishing derby. Saturday night was the city’s second annual Little Jam concert in Bega Park, featuring That Eighties Band playing everything ‘80s from punk to hair metal, pop to hard rock.

Sunday morning was a good day to be a kid at Arapahoe Community College, where there were pancakes, balloon animals, Games of Old and the ever-popular Stick Horse Stampede. Later, big kids enjoyed big toys at the Littleton Elks Rod and Custom Car Show.

And don’t forget the big day is almost here. Aug. 15 is Festival Day, featuring the Grand Parade at 10 a.m. But there’s nonstop fun from 6:30 a.m., when you can grab a Grand Western Sandwich at Littleton United Methodist Church, to 10 p.m., when the Littleton Elks will close the bar after a long day and night of dancing.

For the complete schedule, visit www.westernwelcomeweek.org.

Stick horses and balloon people were just part of the fun at Arapahoe Community College on Aug. 9, part of the WWW Kids Games of Old event. Photos by Jennifer Smith TheLittleton Elks Rod and Custom Car Show attracts more cars and more visitors every year.

FESTIVAL DAY SCHEDULE The Heritage High School Trombone Suicide team entertains the crowd before fireworks at Sterne Park on Aug. 7.

The following events are scheduled for Festival Day, Saturday, Aug. 15. For a full schedule of Western Welcome Week events, Aug. 7-16, go to westernwelcomeweek.org • Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast; 6:30 to 10 a.m., Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. (Grant Fellowship Hall). Have breakfast before you go to the parade. Hot Grand Egg/Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches $3, yummy caramel pecan roll $3, beverages $1. A fundraiser for Littleton United Methodist Women for women, youth, and children. 303-794-6379 www. littletonumc.org • 35th Littleton Fire Fighter’s Children’s Parade; 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Main St. to Rapp St., historic downtown Littleton. FREE for children 14 and under. Registration 7:45am Bega Park (Main St. at Rio Grande); parade starts at 8:45a.m. Theme: Birthday Bash! Categories: Pedestrian/Walkers, Wheels (bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, wagons and electric powered vehicles), Floats, and Leashed Pets, Individuals/groups welcome. Participants on bikes, scooters, skateboards, electric powered vehicles, or rollerblades must wear a helmet. No gas-powered entries or advertising please. Presented by Littleton Firefighter’s Foundation / Littleton Firefighter Local #2086 and Littleton Adventist Hospital. 303-795-3701 www. littletongov.org/fire • 13th Quilt Show, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Featuring a display of 100 quilts, antique and new, displayed in the beautiful English Country Gothic sanctuary. Special display of miniature quilts and wall hangings. Sale of handcrafted items, book sale and self-guided tour of historic church. Donations accepted. 303-798-1389 www.littletonpresbyterian.org • 56th WWW Arts & Crafts and Home Improvement Fair, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Main/Prince Streets in downtown Littleton. 100+ artisans and crafters from Colorado and across the U.S. exhibit their handcrafted goods and fine art • Get great ideas on those home improvement plans.

Visit the shops in historic downtown Littleton; part of the Original Shopping Districts. A shopper’s paradise! A WWW Event. 303-794-4870 • Festival Day Concessions, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Main, Sycamore, Prince, Nevada, and Curtice Streets, and Bradford parking lot. Support our local nonprofits and their selected charities: Sertoma Clubs, Rotary Clubs, Breakfast Optimists, YMCA and more: a variety of food and beverages!

• Radio Controlled (RC) Car Racing Fun, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 5753 S. Prince St. (Prince & Alamo). Race cutting edge, Traxxas hobby grade radio controlled (RC) cars! Cars go up to 25 mph and perform jumps. Organized races for beginners and their buddies. Ride in a wagon pulled by a giant RC car. High-powered RC car demos with chainsawpowered engines. $5 per RC rental (length of battery charge); $5 per rider in RC car pulled wagon. Presented

by Kershaw Designs. 303-989-1246 www.facebook.com/ KershawDesignsLHS • 10th One Day Only! Pottery Seconds Sale 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Pottery Studio Gallery, 5739 S. Curtice St. The Pottery Studio Gallery artists sell discontinued patterns and flawed pottery at great prices. Presented by The Pottery Studio Gallery. 303-738-2275 www.ThePotteryStudioGallery.com • A Day at the Elks Lodge, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Littleton Elks Lodge, 5749 S. Curtice St. Italian sausage sandwiches $4 and hot dogs $2 from 11 a.m. until gone. Music and dancing in the lounge with Perry Washington 1 to 5 p.m.

Dance to Jim Jam Jimmy Rockabilly under the “big top” 5 to 9 p.m. The bar inside will be open to the public •

Presented by Littleton Elks Lodge #1650 and Elks Ladies Auxiliary • 303-794-1819 www.elks.org/lodges/home. cfm?LodgeNumber=1650 • 87th WWW Grand Parade Birthday Bash! 10 a.m. to noon. Route: Gallup and Littleton Blvd. down Main St. to Rapp St. Theme: Birthday Bash! Featuring equestrians, marching bands, tractors, floats and FUN! Grand Marshal Maurice “Stringy” Ervin. Catch the FREE LPS shuttle bus from ACC and along Littleton Blvd. to start of Parade Route. Sponsored by: Lang Investment Group, Mike Ward Infiniti and Bradford Auto Body, Inc. A WWW Event.

303-794-4870 • LPCAAA Dunk-A-Cop! noon to 4 p.m., Bradford Auto Body parking lot, 2659 W. Main St. An opportunity to dunk a Littleton Police Officer in a tank of water — just for the FUN of it! Donations appreciated. A fundraiser for Littleton Police Citizens Academy Alumni Association. www.lpcaaa.org • WWW Dance Stage, noon to 5 p.m., Colorado Business Bank parking lot at Main St. and Prince St. Enjoy a variety of song and dance with Sidekickers. Western line dancing, Adventures in Dance. From ballroom to Latin dancing, Dance Academy, Heritage Irish Stepdancers, and Colorado Dancesport. Presented by Littleton Independent; Sponsored by MasterPiece Mobile DJ. A WWW Event.

303-794-4870 • WWW Kids/Family Stage, noon to 5 p.m., Main St. (west end at Rapp St.). Sing along with a Western Welcome Week tradition, Cowboy Steve, be in awe of Master Magician Greg Shofner, story telling by Vintage Theatre, Band Dynamics, and more - lots of interactive FUN. Presented by Littleton Adventist Hospital; Sponsored

by Lang Investment Group and Pro Auto Care. A WWW Event. 303-794-4870 • Reinke Brothers Haunted Mansion, noon to 6 p.m., Reinke’s, 5663 S. Prince St. ONE-DAY sneak preview of the Haunted Mansion (a haunted attraction) - don’t miss the chills and thrills! Tickets $7. Midway fun and games, magicians, jugglers, fire-eaters and more - games $1.

Center Stage featuring live music. Market and Bazaar.

303-795-5006 www.reinkebrothers.com • Blue Roan Percheron Horse-Shoeing Demonstration, 1 to 4 p.m., East end of Main St. (Main & Bega Park).

An educational demonstration of horse-shoeing on a beautiful blue roan Percheron. Farriers will start with original bar stock and shape shoes using a traditional coal forge. Due to the size of the Percehron several farriers will work together to do the shoeing. Presented by Oleo Acres Farrier Supply. A WWW Event. 303-794-4870 • Bret Michaels Concert, 5 p.m. Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive. Join us for American singersongwrite and musician Bret Michaels in our beautiful outdoor venue. Gates open at 5 p.m, concert at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets: Adult $36, Child (ages 5-12) $26 at http://www. altitudetickets.com/venues/hudson-gardens/. Presented by 105.9 and 99.5 The Mountain and The Hudson Gardens & Event Center. 303-797-8565 www.hudsongardens.org • Queen City Jazz Concert, 7 to 9 p.m., Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Come celebrate church’s 125th anniversary with a free concert with The Queen City Jazz Band. Enjoy Dixieland, New Orleans, Traditional, Classic, and Hot Jazz. Presented by Littleton United Methodist Church. 303-794-6379 www. littletonumc.org

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Family fun in the parking lot of Mile High Calvary, in the South Park Centre at Broadway and County Line Road.

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Churches find haven in strip mall locations

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com

S Mile High Calvary church hosts evening prayer groups in the sanctuary. Courtesy photo

South Fellowship Church owns the entire strip mall it’s in, at Broadway and Panama Drive. Photo by Jennifer Smith

Artwork on the wall of South Fellowship Church speaks to its mission. Photo by Jennifer Smith

outh Fellowship Church could be considered ahead of its time.

“Our pastor at the time, Dale Schlafer, was pretty progressive,” said Eva Maxwell, office manager and the pastor’s administrative assistant.

In 1991, Schlafer led the effort to purchase an entire strip mall on Broadway and East Panama Drive, in Littleton but just on the border of Centennial.

“They bought the whole center because it was a different and new thing to do,” said Maxwell.

They set up a sanctuary and opened a day-care center and a coffee shop, Solid Grounds, the revenues from which help support the church’s mission of “glorifying God by making disciples through Gospel transformation, life-giving community and visible faith.”

Maxwell said the situation appeals to people who might not be drawn to a traditional church building.

“We get to touch a lot of people who don’t feel like they’re coming to an established church, per se,” she said. “It broadens our opportunities to serve the community and be a presence.”

South Fellowship now offers space to outside groups that complement its mission, said Maxwell, including Rock Solid, which is a home-school supplement group, and Renewed Treasures, which is a consignment store operated by Love Inc., a Littleton-based nonprofit that offers a “hand up, not a hand out” to those in need. The church does not charge rent but does accept donations, said Maxwell.

What South Fellowship leaders probably didn’t know in 1991 was that by 2015, churches in commercial spaces would be a common phenomenon for a variety of reasons.

‘You are the church’ In the case of South Fellowship, the shopping center is an end game.

“Right now God has us here, and this is where we plan to stay,” said Maxwell.

But for Pastor Fernando Ortiz at Mile High Calvary, moving into the South Park Centre at Broadway and West County Line Road (also in Littleton but at the border with Highlands Ranch) was a step up. Before the move five years ago, his congregation was meeting at a recreation center. He’s not opposed to the church having its own building someday, but land to build on is getting harder to come by, he notes.

“But a building isn’t a church. A shopping center isn’t a church. It’s the people that make up the church,” he said. “Jesus said, `You are the church.’

A building doesn’t dictate who or what you’re all about.”

His attitude reflects a shift in thinking, with more contemporary congregations trying to draw in younger members to replace the aging populations in more traditional churches, according to David Roozen, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary.

But James Hudnut-Beumler, former dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School, writes on Hartford’s website about traditional pastors resisting the

move away from “edifice complex,” or the desire to create a tribute to God. “Places of worship are symbolically close to where the action of the holy occurs,” he said. “Indeed, clerical resistance may come either from the clergy’s own interests in redirecting funding away from capital improvements and toward program, or from understanding all too well the true religious significance their parishioners place in `improving’ the place where God is worshipped as a modernday form of ritual sacrifice.”

A business decision But for some churches, the moves aren’t based on philosophy and aren’t good news. In 2010, a national Faith Communities Today survey found that 68 percent of congregations reported financial hits during the “great recession,” with nearly 20 percent calling the hit substantial.

“The downward trend was in place before the recession hit,” said Roozen. “But the recession has contributed to extending the decline.”

Thus was created a match made in heaven. Centers filled anchor spots, keeping at bay crime and vandalism that can plague centers with high vacancies, and churches got cheap rent and lower maintenance costs.

“The sheer cost of continually building and improving religious buildings has not escaped the notice of religious leaders,” writes Hudnut-Beumler. “When they are not leading building projects, they have typically been found lamenting the waste that goes into building instead of mission and programmatic spending.”

The 2008 Hartford Institute survey found that 47 percent of megachurch income goes to employee salaries and benefits, compared to 13 percent for missions and benevolence.

“We are not out to become a megachurch,” said Maxwell. “Our pastor’s vision is to be a church-planting church, and start churches in other areas of the city.”

A bad sign?

Not everyone is a fan of the situation, especially those entities that benefit from sales tax. Mile High Calvary pays property taxes through its rent, and South Fellowship’s coffee shop generates sales tax on items like coffee mugs and teapots. But the churches themselves are tax-exempt, and as long as they’re behind a storefront, that’s one less tax-generating business that isn’t.

Paul Rutledge, vice president with CBRE Group in Los Angeles, during a Shopping Centers Today panel in March, called churches a sign of a dying retail property, along with unemployment offices, bingo parlors and motor-vehicle divisions.

“But try evicting a church if it stops paying rent,” he quipped.

Maxwell said several real-estate agents have inquired as to whether South Fellowship has any interest in selling the strip mall, and she understands the potential for redevelopment of the site. But the church is not going anywhere, she said.

“Our goal is that if anything should happen to South Fellowship Church,” she said, “we would want the community to miss us.”

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August 13, 2015

Chorale for local seniors starts in September Highlands Ranch group welcomes all from area

By Taryn Walker twalker@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Highlands Ranch Community Association is calling all soprano, alto, tenor and bass vocalists 55 and “better” to join the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale.

The non-audition choir will kick off Sept. 4 for a 15-week session and end with a free holiday concert, open to the public, on Dec. 6. Those interested in joining will pay a one-time fee of $95 to be a charter member, which includes weekly group voice lessons, learning music and tools to help improve breath control and voice range, chorale director Brian Leatherman said.

Lessons for a maximum of 75 members will be held at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, every Friday from 10:30 a.m. to noon in preparation for the holiday concert, where members will sing holiday favorites and popular music from the 1950s and 1960s.

The chorale is a national affiliate of Encore Creativity for Older Adults, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing an accessible artistic environment for older adults who seek arts education and performance opportunities under the direction of professional artists, according to a press release. Encore Creativity is based in Maryland and has more than 750 singers throughout the United States.

Under the artistic direction of Leatherman and executive director and accompanist Cindy Runkel, the bar is set high, HRCA spokeswoman Jamie Noebel said.

“It’s a pretty neat program. We’re really, really lucky to get directors of this caliber.

This isn’t just a regional, little choir that gets together to sing — these directors are really good and bring out the best in everybody,” Noebel said. “As you get older, you go through your cycle of work and get to a

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Cindy Runkel, left, and Brian Letherman will direct the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale come Sept. 6. Runkel will be the executive director and accompanist, while Letherman will be the artistic director and conductor of the group. Courtesy photo point where something you really enjoyed early in your life disappears. We want this to be something where people are able to jump back into a passion they once had. I think they’ll (singers) be in heaven if they join.”

Leatherman said that a couple of summers ago, he and Runkel were working with Denver’s largest choir group, the Cherry Creek Chorale, and after taking over for a former professor to direct the program for seniors, he had a “ball” doing it.

“I said to Cindy when I retire June of 2014 from my teaching career, we ought to start a daytime choir for senior citizens,” Leatherman said. “She (Cindy) did a lot of research and came across a group in D.C. and read a research paper about

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the efficacy of singing for older people.

The social, physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of singing for the community were astounding.”

After teaching music for 30 years, Leatherman retired and he and Runkel brought the idea of a chorale to the HRCA and Noebel was thrilled, he said.

The long-term goal is to eventually have a number of similar choirs throughout the Denver metropolitan area. Now that the Highlands Ranch plan is in place for the south metro area, other good locations like Lakewood, Aurora and somewhere in central Denver would be lovely, Leatherman said.

Leatherman said he’d also like to have another Highlands Ranch 15-week session start sometime in January.

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“Our main goal is to put on a really professionally prepared concert. I’ve been conducting community choirs for 26 years, I know what I’m doing and I’m a singer myself. We would love to have a choir of 75 with five-eighths women and two-eighths men. But, we will work with what we get. We want to help these singers use their voices easily and well and watch them have a good time doing it,” Leatherman said.

Speaking of a good time, charter members will have the opportunity to learn singing styles from genres like big band, folk and Broadway. The group will predominantly work on songs for the Christmas program, as Leathermen has already gathered arrangements like “Hallelujah,” “Do You Hear What I Hear” and the Hanukkah piece “Everlasting Light.”

Runkel, who is the marketing and development manager of the Cherry Creek Chorale and performs professionally with piano and her voice, said she thinks of music performing groups as team sports.

“What musical group that you know of has people sitting on the bench? We all get to participate. It’s a feeling of accomplishment, especially for older people who might not have much going on in their lives. For this chorale, we’re going to have a very positive atmosphere. I love seeing that look on their faces when singing, just as much as I love performing myself,” she said.

Runkel said she wants to make sure everyone knows that to be a part of the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale does not mean you have to be a resident of the community. The chorale welcomes anyone from the area, she said.

If interested in joining, an open house meeting with a video presentation and mini-rehearsal will be held at Southridge at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 13.

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Parade of Homes has free admission The 2015 Parade of Homes runs Aug. 13 through Sept. 7 with new homes throughout the Denver metro area — Windsor to Castle Rock, Arvada to Aurora, sponsored by the Home Builders Association. Admission is free. Homes are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. For locations, visit hbadenver.com and use the search form to sort out the 70plus homes by location, type, price, etc.

LI3 event The Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative will hold “A Taste and Sip of Culture” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Wine and beer tasting. Food from local restaurants: Chinese, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese. Silent auction. Funds help low-income immigrants with learning English, becoming a citizen, obtaining a GED. Visit ConnectingImmigrants.org for tickets: $30, two for $50 (or at the door).

Chinese ink painting “A New Fine Line: Contemporary Ink Painting From China” runs through Oct. 24 at CVA, Metro State University’s Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District. Admission is free.

Reception with artists: Aug. 27, 6 to 8 p.m., with demonstration of Gongbi painting at 5 p.m.

Music, music, music!

• Jazz: Queen City Jazz at 7 p.m. on Aug. 15 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free.

• Scheduled at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd.,

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• Scheduled at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton: Aug. 15, Bret Michaels; Aug. 16, Kenny Loggins; Aug. 23, Boyz II Men; Aug. 30, Chris Isaak. Tickets: altitudetickets. com.

Ballet in Arvada Colorado Ballet performs at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Tickets: $39, $28 covered; $15 lawn. 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org. (No lawn chairs.)

Skyline Chorus “The Life of the Party” will be a musical revue concert by the Skyline Chorus, featuring the Rob Raleigh Trio. Temple Buell Theatre at Denver Performing Arts Complex, 7 p.m. Aug. 22. Tickets: $33/$24/$20, axs.com or 1-888-929-7849.

New book Columnist Craig Marshall Smith’s fourth book of columns, “This is not a daschshund IV,” is published and available at Tattered Cover Bookstores.

The 2015 Parade of Homes is open through Labor Day (Sept. 7) with more than 70 new homes in the metro area. In the Highlands Ranch community of Verona is this home at 2429 Primo Road, priced at $750,000. Courtesy photo Reminder for entries Entries for “This is Colorado,” the annual Heritage Fine Arts Guild exhibit at Arapahoe Community College, are due by Aug. 15. Open to all Colorado artists. Work must have been completed in past two years. Juror is Marsha Wooley, landscape artist and ACC instructor. Entry form is at heritageguild.com. Artists may submit up to three jpeg images on CD. Fee is $35/$25 ACC students.

Patricia Aaron “Fresh — Recent Paintings” is Patricia

Aaron’s new exhibit at Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, through Sept. 5.

This is new work inspired by Aaron’s residency on Maui during May 2015.

Affordable art The Affordable Arts Festival returns to the Arapahoe Community College West Lawn from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 30.

Everything is priced under $100. Sale of tickets benefits the ACC Foundation: $5 at the door, $6 online. Foundation@arapahoe. edu.

New hybrid eatery opens mid-August Brilliant chef Justin Brunson, the culinary brains behind Masterpiece Deli and Old Major, has come up with a new hybrid restaurant called Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, which is slated to open mid-August at 1900 16th St. Brunson and his crew threw a hearty party on July 30 for invited guests to sample and sip what this fast-casual hybrid concept has to offer.

Guests munched on lovely bites of Red Bird Farm chicken, flank steak, pizza and hand-crafted juice cocktails. Brunson told me that the original concept included a juice bar, but he put the kibosh on that because a bar that offers liquor comes with a much higher profit margin.

The new restaurant will cater to office workers and the pedestrian crowd in the area. The partners behind the new fastfine restaurant concept, Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, have announced their management team including executive chef Craig Dixon; general manager Hany Solh; catering manager Jessica Smith; and bar manager Angie Batillo.

Bittersweet has new menu My former Denver Post BFF Margaret Jackson and I dined at Bittersweet, a 4-year-old Washington Park West neighborhood spot, to check out the new menu that owner/co-chef Olav Peterson says has more options and smaller plates for sharing. Call it a response to the evolution of

Denver dining.

Peterson said that the menu revamp was inspired by his customers who were typically ordering a couple of appetizers to share and splitting an entree. His artisanal approach to handcrafted cuisine has resulted in a new Penny Parker menu with more MILE HIGH options and smaller plates, encouragLIFE ing more sharing and tasting among guests.

Previously, the menu featured 14 items; the updated, expanded menu features 18 items and smaller portion sizes, allowing guests to try more dishes during one dining experience while allowing Bittersweet to lower prices per item. Rather than separating appetizers from entrees and so on, the menu is organized by the item’s origin — from the garden, from the water or from the field — and all dishes are similar in portion size.

In tandem with the new menu, Bittersweet also will launch its “Thursday Tasting Menu” this month, comprised of four courses with wine pairings, and priced at $50 per person.

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Denver Center lineup announced Tickets for the 2015-16 Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway series, Cabaret and Off-Center shows go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Aug. 14. This includes the national tour launch of “If/Then” starring Idina Menzel of “Frozen” fame. Buy and print tickets online at www.denvercenter.org.

To charge by phone, call Denver Center Ticketing Services at 303-893-4100. Groups of 10 or more: 303-446-4829. Purchase in person at The Denver Center Ticket Office, located at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby.

Rosenberg’s adds Aurora location Stanley Marketplace, which will open its doors within the former Stanley Aviation headquarters at 2501 Dallas St. in Aurora next year, announced the addition of Rosenberg’s Bagels to its list of restaurant offerings.

The location at Stanley will be Rosenberg’s second dedicated restaurant; the first is in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Rosenberg’s also sells its popular bagels at Gather, located within Galvanize in the Golden Triangle neighborhood.

Rosenberg’s Stanley location will consist of 2,500 square feet. Similar to the Five Points restaurant, Rosenberg’s at Stanley Marketplace will offer New York-style bagels,

specialty fish, sandwiches and coffee, as well as pretzels, bagel balls, pastries and breads. A more extensive vegetarian menu will also be available, as well as a children’s menu. Rosenberg’s guests will also enjoy dedicated parking at Stanley for grab-andgo orders, and a drive-thru option may also be available.

“I’m excited to bring Rosenberg’s into Stapleton and Aurora on the brink of both neighborhoods’ expansions,” said Joshua Pollack, master bagel maker and owner of Rosenberg’s. “I think Stanley — and the businesses within — will help to be a catalyst for positive growth in the area, similar to what we saw after opening our first location in Denver’s now burgeoning Five Points neighborhood.”

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Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at parkerp1953@gmail.com or at 303-619-5209.

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Three very different productions take stage Summer stays busy in Denver theater realm

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Comedy, drama, farce — we were able to see three very different plays last week, two of them solid, professional and spellbinding and the third a bit less so.

I can recall when theaters were all pretty much dark in summer here — what a change to find lots to see in Denver and many more in the mountains a few hours away. Theater lovers are indeed fortunate.

‘The Odd Couple’ “The Odd Couple (Female Version)” is a 1984 revised script by Neil Simon, which has Olive Madison as the slob and Florence Unger as the tense neatnik. Olive takes Florence into her home after Florence leaves her husband in a rage and is suddenly homeless and without resources.

Director Edith Weiss comments in her notes that it’s an appropriate choice as this year’s benefit production for Denver Housing Options, which operates the Barth Hotel (where the play is staged) and other facilities for seniors who need a home. Ticket sale this year will go towards an activity bus, the audience was told. (Each year sales provide something new for residents.)

Leslie Carroll and Sharon Kay White, both Equity actors, play the leads of Olive and Florence with skilled comic timing. Neil Simon is known for his clever one-liners and this play is full of them. Lindsey Pierce, Gina Wencel, Susie Scott and Judy Phelan Hill, all experienced actors, are the friends who gather to play Trivial Pursuit at Olive’s and wisecrack through the evenings.

Rory Pierce and James Maxwell as Manolo and Jesus Constazuela, brothers who live upstairs, stage a hilarious dinner party scene with Olive and Florence — milked for all it’s worth. Skilled directing is involved here.

Reservations are recommended: Tickets: $25/$35, 303595-4464, ext. 10, or seniorhousingoptions.org.

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” by Edward Albee has celebrated a 50th birthday and still comes across as a story that might be happening today on a campus near you.

Emma Messenger plays the raging Martha and Scott Bellot is the ever-articulate, cutting George. They are a faculty couple at a small college, constantly feuding, yet truly dependent on each other. They are home from a party at Martha’s father’s home (he is college president). Martha has invited a new couple to stop by for a late drink: Honey (Maggy Stacy) and Nick (James O’Hagen Murphy).

Messenger, winner of the 2015 Henry Award for outstanding actress, is outstanding in this tough role and the other cast members are right up there with her in nastiness as they grow progressively drunker and play destructive “party games,” led by George. When it was introduced in 1962, the language was viewed askance — it was denied a Pulitzer Prize because of language, in fact. It’s still hard to listen to at times, but a wonderfully crafted script in every way. Rick Yaconis’ direction is skilled.

This production offers three intense hours of top-notch theater at the Edge Theater, 160 Teller St., in Lakewood, which grows stronger each year. Plays through Aug. 16.

Tickets: $26, 303-232-0363, theedgetheater.com.

‘Always a Bridesmaid’ “Always a Bridesmaid” by friends Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope and Joe Wooten is a farce about four friends who swear at high school graduation that they’ll always be there as bridesmaids when each one marries.

Thirty years later, we find them — and ourselves — at a Southern wedding facility, Laurelton Oaks in Laurelton, Virginia, as self-centered Monette (Suzanne Nepi of Highlands Ranch) is about to make a third trip down the aisle. Happily married Libby Ruth (Cindy Hall) really believes wedded

“Always a Bridesmaid” at Vintage Theatre features Rachel Bouchard, who tosses her bouquet to Kathi Wood, Suzanne Nepi, Cindy Hall and Cindy Laudio-Hill. Courtesy photo

Cast members of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at the Edge Theater in Lakewood: Scott Bellot as George, Maggy Stacy as Honey, James O’Hagen Murphy as Nick and Emma Messenger as Martha. Photo by Rachel D. Graham

Sharon Kay White as Florence Unger and Leslie Carroll as Olive Madison in “The Odd Couple, Female Version” at the Barth Hotel. Photo by Michael Ensminger

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bliss is within reach. At the start of each act a beautiful young bride, Kari (Libby Ruth’s daughter, played by Rachel Bouchard), sips more and more champagne and holds forth on weddings, spotlighted to the side of the stage.

Tree-hugger Charlie (Cindy Laudadio-Hill) has so far avoided marriage and hopes to keep it that way. She and the facility’s supervisor Sedalia (Chip Winn Wells) don’t see things eye to eye. Kathi Woods, as Deedra Wingate, is about to marry again, but is still somewhat connected to her ex … trouble there.

A farce like this must be skillfully written with fast-action bits and slamming doors and mistaken identities that make the production race along. This script is lacking a layer of silly stuff. The director and cast may not take advantage of the opportunities for physical comedy that do exist with enough speed, skill and grace.

“Always a Bridesmaid” plays through Aug. 30 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Tickets cost $28/$24 in advance. 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

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Amazing orator “Clarence Darrow for the Defense” is presented by Slingshot Artist Productions at the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, through Aug. 30.

David Casiano stars in this one-man play based on Irving Stone’s book. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25/$22, 303-7391970, aurorafoxartscenter.org.

Suggestions of Chekhov?

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” by Christopher Durang, will be performed by the Firehouse Theater Company from Aug. 29 to Sept. 29 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.

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Solo turn “Ranch Dressing and Other Coping Mechanisms,” written and performed by Kelsie Huff, plays Aug. 14 to 29 at Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Performances: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 15, 20; 7 p.m.

Aug. 21; 8 p.m. Aug. 22. 303-440-7826. Then playing at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver: 8 p.m. Aug. 27, 28, 29. 720-946-1388.

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Murder mystery/wedding reception “Icing BrideZilla” plays through Aug. 28 at the Lumber Baron Inn, 2555 W. 37th Ave., Denver. A historic Denver mansion is home to this show about the bride from hell. Be ready to sing, dance, perhaps wrestle, watch magicians and gamble — as well as dine on salmon or chicken, solve a murder and drink a bit.

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All Colorado Show is festival opener Juror shares thoughts about art on display

“Enigmatic Equivocal,” a large black and white watercolor by Teri McCans, was awarded “Best of Show” by juror Kevin Weckbach in the 2015 All Colorado show at the Depot Art Gallery.

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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Juror Kevin Weckbach, a well-known Denver painter and teacher, spoke recently about his experience in jurying the 2015 All Colorado Show opening reception at the Depot Art Gallery — the Littleton Fine Art Guilds annual opening event for Western Welcome Week. There were 343 works entered by 93 artists — and limited space to hang the show at the Depot Art Gallery.

There are 74 items in the show by 46 artists.

“This is the best turnout we’ve ever IF YOU GO had,” said show co-chairwoman Joni Lieb as she introduced Weckbach.

The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 Regarding the process of jurying, Weckbach said he looked for drawW. Powers Ave., Littleton, ing and composition. He is not espewill be open daily 11 a.m. cially concerned about presentation, to 4 p.m. through Western as some jurors tend to be. “You could Welcome week, then tack it up,” he said. will return to its regular He spoke about young painter Teri Wednesday through Sunday McCans’ Best of Show winner, a large schedule (also 11 a.m. to black and white watercolor called “Enigmatic Equivocal,” which sug4 p.m.). Admission is free. gests a portrait, but not the usual kind.

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“In the first walk-through, I chose it right off the bat,” Weckbach continued, praising the “quality of design.

From a distance, it holds together.”

He spoke of the difficulty of judging a show online. (Awards were chosen during a personal visit once the show was on the walls.) “I can’t tell about the paint application, exquisite handling of strokes, with every part considered. It’s gutsy, the drawing is gorgeous — there’s no color. The values, shapes all come together.”

Other winners included Kathy Haakenson’s First Place oil painting, “Autumn Labyrinth”; Drew Sarka’s Second Place oil, “Seeking Shade”; and Linda Lowry’s Third Place oil, “Sirens Calling.”

Honorable mentions went to: Christine Fotenot, Jenifer Riefenberg, Judith Berlinger and Pam Holnback (all oil paintings.)

Three-dimensional works awarded: First Place — “Ammu: the God of Small Things” by Summer Sleight, a mixed-media work; Second Place — “White Sphere Totem” by Sandy Friedman, High Fire Salt ceramic; Third Place — “Bottle Form, Saggar-fired,” clay

by Terra Sigillata (technique).

Winners received checks and gift certificates for art supplies.

Arts guild installs paintings at library

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com

“Cowboy Reading” by Judy Deist won First Place in a Littleton Fine Arts Guild exhibit at Bemis Library through August. Courtesy photo

In addition to the All Colorado Show and Aug. 9 Bin Bonanza, Littleton Fine Arts Guild installed 60 paintings, photographs and wall hangings at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, for the month of August.

Denver artist Randy Hale juried the show and selected photographer Judy Deist’s “Cowboy Reading” as Best of Show. First place went to Iris Turell for “My Three Apples,” second to S. Williams for “Screech Owl” and third to Pat Dall for “Forgotten Past Time.” Honorable mentions went to Judith Berlinger, Paul Nutting, Cheryl Adams and Cynthia Ehrnstein.

The exhibit is on the lower level and is open during library hours. 303-795-3961.

Geologist shares photos in book Designs in natural world caught eye of world traveler

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com As a world-traveling geologist, William A. (Bill) Carlson, currently a Highlands Ranch resident at Wind Crest, became fascinated with the design elements in intricate landforms and abstract patterns he discovered in nature wherever he was.

He added a camera or two to his travel gear and captured unique spots, even as he tried to interpret and control them for mining, oil and utility companies.

Carlson began taking photographs with both 120mm and 35mm format cameras and learned to seek the best vantage point for each image.

“It is the development of a consciousness — the sensitivity of the environment that I attempt to capture in each photograph,” he said.

“I search for elements and patterns of simplicity, spaciousness and sensory response. The interplay of light

William A. “Bill” Carlson of Wind Crest, Highlands Ranch, surveys landscape photos he has shot over many years. He has published a collection with accompanying verse. Courtesy photo and shadow.”

He has published “From Delicate Lily Pads to Sculptured Peaks: Landscape Photography with Verse Impressions from North America, Scandinavia and New Zealand,” with photographs taken from 1960

to 2012.

The award-winning photographer has an earlier book with accompanying verse: “A Walk Through Mountain, Meadow, Marsh and Woodland,” published in 2001 — and he is at work on a third volume.

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Teacher shares talents on Nicaragua journey Musical skill, Spanish fluency help build bridges on trip

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Fourth-grade teacher Natalie West has a special story to tell if the subject of summer activities comes up in her class at Independence Elementary School.

In mid-July, the Cherry Creek School District teacher joined other members of the Casa Unida Foundation team for a two-week trip to the mountains of northern Nicaragua.

Casa Unida Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Lakewood that regularly makes trips to rural Nicaraguan mountain communities to work on projects aimed at improving the lives of the people of the area. Foundation projects include constructing classrooms, building churches that are also community gathering places, and providing clean, safe drinking water.

“I learned about the foundation and the trip at my church,” West said. “I felt it was something I wanted to do so I signed up.”

The team flew into Managua July 18 and made the 200-mile road trip to the northern city of Somoto.

“Our foundation has been doing humanitarian projects in northern Nicaragua since 2005. This year, we went to Nicaragua this time to build a church in the village of Sonia, about 11 miles north of Somoto,” said Bob Moore, foundation president. “Our team worked constructing a brick building in a community with no running water and no electricity.”

The team often looked to West for help because she was the member of the group most fluent in Spanish.

In addition to the construction project, members of the team worked with local residents to put on one-day Vacation Bible School programs in small villages around Somoto.

West said she loved working with the kids and she became a hit when she took

This was the site where Natalie West, a teacher in the Cherry Creek School District, and the other members of the Casa Unida Foundation began their work on the construction project in Northern Nicaragua. The nonprofit organization was on site for two weeks as they worked on the building and put on one-day programs for children in local villages. Photos by Tom Munds out a guitar, sang to them and helped them learn the words to the song.

The team received an invitation to Somoto City Hall. It turned out, much to their surprise, they were the guest on a live one-hour television program. West and the rest of the team talked about the trip and their work, plus the teacher was asked to sing for the television audience.

The small foundation team at the work site was assisted by volunteers from the

local community. When the team arrived at Sonia on July 19, the building site was cleared and the foundation was in place.

On the final day at Sonia, the workers had built the building’s four walls chest high and much of the area inside the walls had been leveled.

“It was an exciting trip in many ways,” West said as the team prepared to return home. “I met a lot of nice people here in Nicaragua and I have learned a great deal

Two team members sift sand for the mortar as Natalie West shovels more sand onto the screen during a construction project in Northern Nicaragua. West, a fourth-grade teacher at Cherry Creek’s Independence Elementary School, joined a team from the nonprofit Casa Unida Foundation on a two-week trip to Nicaragua. The foundation team worked on constructing a brick building plus work with local children.

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The teacher said she loves education and her future plans including returning to college to earn a graduate degree and then to become a missionary for her church.

American Legion George C. Evans Post 103 Attention military veterans: Do you believe in patriotism and in helping our veterans, our children and our communities? Join the Littleton American Legion George C. Evans Post 103 at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Visit www.legionpost103.org or call 720-287-2139.

Creative Counseling Center is a network of mental health providers with offices in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood and Littleton. To meet therapists or to learn about locations, scheduling and fees, visit www.ccc-denver.com or call 303-2672310.

English Conversation Sessions. Go to the Bemis Public Library Friday mornings from 9-10:30

a.m. to practice English in an informal group and learn about American culture. No registration is required. Call 303-795-3961.

Nutrition classes. Free bootcamp class meets at 8:30 a.m. three Saturdays per month at LTown 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.

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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.

Summit Cancer Solutions is a nonprofit organization that offers exercise programs in the Denver Metro area to adult cancer survivors. Our goal is to improve the health and well being of cancer survivors through exercise. Contact us at 303-409-2206, e-mail us at info@summitcancersolutions.org or visit www.summitcancersolutions.org.

Social American Needlepoint Guild, Colorado Columbine Chapter, meets third Mondays each month, except August and December. Call Doris at 303-403-8703.

Antique Club meets the second Saturday each month from 10 a.m. to noon at Antique Gallery, 5501 S. Broadway, Littleton. Call 303-794-8100.

Arapahoe County Young Democrats meetings are the third Thursday each month. Call Benjamin Godfrey at 303-745-3418 or e-mail bhgodfrey@qwest.net.

Amazing Titan Toastmasters meets from 6-8 p.m. Mondays at Marie Callender’s, Dry Creek Court and Broadway. Call Art Gomen at 303-7629726.

Bemis Evening Book Group meets at the library, 6014 S. Datura St., in Littleton, the third Monday each month at 7 p.m. Call 303-7953961.

Bemis Knitting Group invites knitters to the library’s knitting group, which meets Fridays at 2 p.m. in Sophie’s Place. Just bring a pair of needles and a skein of yarn. Beginners learn skills such as casting on, knitting, pearling, and casting off, while experienced knitters get project ideas and provide hints and tips. The group is creating mittens, scarves and hats for elderly library users at Bemis’ sister libraries in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Bemis Nonfiction Writers’ Group. Unpublished nonfiction writers of personal essays and/or

articles meet the second Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. in the café area of Sophie’s Place at the library. Take a pencil and five copies of a recent essay, no longer than 650 words, to share and read aloud. Elaine Kallos, a language arts instructor, facilitates the group.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No.1650 meets at 8 p.m. Thursdays at 5749 S. Curtice St., Littleton. Call 303-794-1811.

Boards of Directors of the Southgate Water District and the Southgate Sanitation District, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, meet at 4 p.m. the second Tuesday each month at office of the districts, 3722 E. Orchard Road, Littleton.

Agenda information for each meeting is posted at Southgate office not less than 24 hours before meetings.

Boy Scouts of America Pack 633 welcomes all first- through fifth-graders to join any time during the year. Call Nick Erlenburg at 303-471-4172.

The Breakfast Club Singles 50 Plus meets on the second Saturday of each month at Maggiano’s at 7401 S. Clinton Street, Englewood at 9 a.m. Arrival is 8:30 a.m. and buffet starts at 9 a.m. Must RSVP the Hotline at 303-794-3332 for reservation.

Center for Inner Initiative presents Open Talks on the Initiatic Way and how the key principles from Eastern, Western and 4h Way Traditions can enlighten the search for Essence within. Meetings are the last Tuesday of each month at 5594 S. Prince St., Littleton. Call or email for time: 303-798-1800 or mail@innerinitiative.org. Go to www.innerinitiative.org Chatfield Sertoma Club meets the first and third Mondays at Bistro Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Contact Linda Holloway at 303-423-4197 or linda@bessieshope.org.

Coffee and Conversation Group connects people in the community who like to discuss books, current events and any topic of interest. The group meets from 10-11 a.m. the second Monday of each month in Sophie’s Place at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free snacks and beverages are provided. Call 303-795-3961.

The Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Program meetings are the second Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August and December. Genealogy workshop programs and early-bird meetings are the third Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August and December. Visit www.ColumbineGenealogy. com or contact Joyce B. Lohse, CGHS president,

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Broadway. Call Jenita Rhodes at 303-791-0659.

Columbine Ladies We welcome new members to our fun loving group. Join us for games (bridge, canasta, MahJongg and pinochle). Enjoy monthly luncheons at great restaurants and quarterly social events. Dues are $24 annually. Visitors are welcome. For more information or to make a reservation to attend our next luncheon, call Jackie Hirt at 303-972-3384.

Dry Creek Sertoma Club. The only all Women’s Sertoma club in the metro area meets for breakfast at 7 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton, or for lunch on the second Friday of the month at interesting restaurants. The club comprises women dedicated to the common goal of helping people in the community with funds and volunteer time, especially in the area of hearing health. Help make a difference through SERvice TO MAnkind and make new friends while you are at it. For more information contact Carol at 303798-3912 or bcworth@aol.com.

Columbine Communicators Toastmasters can help if speaking in public makes you anxious. We improve your communications and leadership skills in a thoughtful, supportive environment.

Our club meets from 7-8:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Station, 11139 Bradford St., Littleton. Visitors are welcome. Contact Herb Dreo at herb@dreomc.com (303-763-7334) or Pam Toyen at ptoyen7@hotmail.com (303-5708606). Visit http://columbine.toastmastersclubs. org/ Current Events Group meets the first Wednesdays of the month from 1-3 p.m. at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 Powers Ave. in Littleton.

Call 303-730-4609.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Mount Rosa Chapter meets at 1 p.m. every first Monday of the month at locations in the Littleton, Centennial and Highlands Ranch area with a social hour following the meeting unless otherwise noted. Contact Linda at lindarg@aol. com for information about membership in the DAR. Go to http://mountrosa.coloradodar.org/.

Daughters of the British Empire is a national organization with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States. DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the United States who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County. Call Chris at 303-683-6154 or Olive at 303-347-1311 or visit www.dbecolorado.org and use the contact form available.

Discovery Club is a fun and exciting way to meet new friends and enjoy recreational activities. Activities include sports, arts and crafts, drama, singing, dancing, board and computer games, group and individual activities. Volunteer opportunities exist for people older than 15.

Student volunteers can earn community service hours. Club meets third Saturday each month at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 South

The Highlands Ranch/Littleton Chapter of Mothers and More meets the second Tuesday of each month. See www.mothersandmore.org/ chapters/highlandsranchlittletonCO/ or e-mail hrmothersandmore@hotmail.com for more information.

Job’s Daughters International, Bethel No. 33, of Littleton, is a youth organization for girls ages 11-20 who have a Masonic relationship with either Master Masons, Job’s Daughters, Eastern Star or other Masonic organizations. The girls meet first and third Mondays at 7:15 p.m. at the Masonic Hall across from the Melting Pot restaurant.

The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939.

Littleton Garden Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, September through May. A speaker is featured at each meeting. Guests are welcome. Go to www.littletongardenclub.org.

Littleton Junior Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, welcomes interested parties between the ages of 21-40 to become involved with this social and community service organization. Jaycees meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday each month at Burt Chevrolet, 5200 S. Broadway, and at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at Breckenridge Grille, 2852 W. Bowles Ave. Call 303-914-0180 or visit littletonjaycees.org.

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Hospital arts show emphasizes nature Healing Arts Gallery is off main lobby area

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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com For a second year, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital has partnered with art students at Douglas County High School in an exhibit called “Art, Nature and Wellness.” Young artists are encouraged to explore the role nature plays in our lives and express their thoughts in a work of art to share with the community.

“These personal, inspirational messages can help produce a more positive perspective for the viewer and the artist,” said hospital CEO Todd Folkenberg. He said that lifetime partnerships were being created in the Castle Rock community through integration of art into health care. The exhibit is sponsored by the Aloha Trust.

The exhibit, part of the hospital’s Healing Arts Program, is in the Healing Arts Gallery, off the main lobby conference center area. It continues until Sept.

1. An artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 will celebrate the artworks and a Critic’s Choice Award will be announced.

Judging is based on overall creativity, originality and imagination, Folkenberg said.

The Castle Rock Hospital Foundation supports the Healing Arts Program through community donations. The program offers music therapy, visual arts and community outreach to revitalize the mind, body and spirit for patients, families and staff. Castle Pines artist Mary Williams coordinates the art exhibits.

“Art, Nature and Wellness” is exhibited until Sept.

1 in the Healing Arts Gallery, off the main lobby and conference center at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Open to the public.

A mixed media painting by Wenxia Sweeney of Douglas County High School says “Make Someday Today.” It is exhibited in the Art, Nature and Wellness” exhibit at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Courtesy photo

“Owl” by Page Drexel of Douglas County High School is a drawing on scratch board. It is included in the “Art, Nature and Wellness” exhibit at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital.

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Lindsay Boyea, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Marie Darabaris, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Christine Marie Synko Everett, of Englewood, graduated in May with a master’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Lauren Wright Goldstein, of Englewood, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Jacob Hodges, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Lawrence University. He is the son of Stephen Hodges, of Englewood, and Sheryl Hodges, of Denver, and is a 2012 graduate of Cherry Creek High School.

Sean Hunter-Siegert, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Elizabeth Imhoff, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Courtney Landorf, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Destini Marshall, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Grace Mimmack, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Nicole Robbins, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Marissa Scott, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Nick Steverson, of Englewood, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in English from Bates College. Steverson is the son of Michael D. Steverson, of Englewood, and Diana D. Steverson, of Englewood. He is a 2011 graduate of Englewood High School.

Nikalette Zina, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Laura Angell, of Littleton, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Jeff Atkinson, of Littleton, graduated in May with highest honors from Montana State University.

Kate Atkinson, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Brittany Beeg, of Littleton, graduated in May with an AUD-speech pathology and audiology degree from the University of Iowa.

Andrea Berthiaume, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Katelyn Biniak, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology.

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Margaret Burns, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Sarah Carda, of Littleton, recently completed the Chemistry Immersion Program at the University of Missouri. CHIP is a two-week experiential learning program that aims to enhance student learning in chemistry and biochemistry.

Matthew Charles, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Angela Dallakoti, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Wheaton College.

Matthew Lorne Daniel, of Littleton, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Brenden Davis, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Kristen Donovan, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Sarina Donnell, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 president’s list at the University of Iowa.

Jeffrey Fink, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 honor roll at the University of Dallas. Fink has not declared a major.

Riley Gardner, of Littleton, graduated in May from Montana State University.

Anna Gerze, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Mikayla Graham, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Ellen Hamilton, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Virginia Hancock, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinguished students at the University of Virginia.

Hancock is a first-year student at the university and a 2014 graduate of Heritage High School.

Iris Hardarson, of Littleton, graduated in May with highest honors from Montana State University.

Alexis Helbig, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Emily Helbig, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Devon Hildebrandt, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Erynn Hooper, of Littleton, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Rachel Huleatt, of Littleton, graduated

in May with highest honors from Montana State University.

Shelby Foster, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Kendall Klein, of Littleton, graduated in May from Montana State University.

Rachel Kubowicz, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Michael Lazzeri, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Adrianne Lundy, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Colin Maloy, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Jordan Mancey, of Littleton, graduated in May with honors from Montana State University.

Samantha Murray, of Littleton, graduated with a medicine degree from the University of Iowa.

Robert Kreiling, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Luke Morton-Yates, of Littleton, graduated in May with honors from Montana State University.

Kendra Melon, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Andrew Parker, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at the University of Iowa.

Megan Reetz, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Annie Robertson, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Sydney Sells, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado.

Alexandria Truong, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Creighton University.

Samantha Wall, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

Victoria R. Whealdon, of Littleton, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming.

Monica Whitaker, of Littleton, graduated in May with highest honors from Montana State University.

Robynn Leslie Winkelman, of Littleton, complete a juris doctor degree in May from the University of Wyoming.

Ellen Woods, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.

August 13, 2015

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THINGS TO DO TOP 5

THEATER/FILM

open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, please call 303-4825552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Theater Presents ‘Criminal Act’

Gregory Wilson, star of “Wizard Wars,” will steal the show in “Thief: A Criminal Act” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14-15, at Theatre of Dreams Arts and Event Center, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Wilson is a sleight of hand expert who will demonstrate unadulterated deception, pick-pocketing, card-sharking, street swindling and mental manipulation. Reservations required; go to tickets.amazingshows.com or call 303-660-6799. Business attire encouraged; parental discretion advised (ages 12 and older suggested).

The Zingers to Perform

Auditions for ‘Frozen’

Salsa Dance Sampler

Spotlight Performing Arts Center will have auditions for “Frozen” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Children ages 5-18 years old are encouraged to audition. No previous experience or preparation is necessary to audition; those auditioning for leading roles are asked to sing a solo at auditions. This is a 15-week class with performances in December. Auditions, classes, and performances will be held on Spotlight’s on-site stage, 6328 E. County Line Road Unit 102. Call Spotlight at 720-44-DANCE (720-443-2623) or visit Spotlight’s website at www.spotlightperformers.com for information and tuition rates.

Robin Hood Musical

Margaritaville Party

Castle Country Assisted Living will host a margaritaville party at its Cantril and Valley houses at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17. Musician Cliff Sprat will provide live entertainment. Spratt will perform at 1 p.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St.; and at 3 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive. This event is open to the public but space is limited and an RSVP is required. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Jazz on the Green

The Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s big band group Swing Shift concludes its summer concert series at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Aug. 15, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The free Jazz on the Green Hot Days and Blue Nights program will include various swing and big band music. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the park while listening to music. Go to www. hrconcertband.org, or contact Kelley at 303-683-4102.

Centennial Farmers and Artisans Market

Centennial Center Park hosts an outdoor market featuring a variety of local artisans, fresh produce, ready-to-eat food and live music, along with seasonal products from Tagawa Gardens. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Go to http:// www.ducksinarowdenver.com/centennial-artisans-andfarmers-market/market-vendors/

Meet Local Authors

Ten local authors will talk about their recently published books at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. A book sale and signing will follow. Registration is free at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Living Room Productions presents “The Legend of Robin Hood,” a full scale musical debuting at the PACE Center through Saturday, Aug. 22.

Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, with an additional performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Tickets are available at www.parkerarts.org or by calling 303805-6800.

Music lovers and supporters of the troops will come together for the first Castle Rock Freedom Fest, an all-day festival featuring music and entertainment by Led Zeppelin tribute band The Led Zeppelin Experience, Kip Winger, Mini KISS, Jack Russel’s Great White, and many other acts. The event will include food, drinks, and games for children. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock.

Orange County Choppers American Extreme show on A&E Networks will be filming live at the festival for an upcoming episode. The Castle Rock Freedom Fest will benefit the “American Solider Network” to raise awareness for our troops. Tickets are available at the door or online at www. castlerockfreedomfest.com.

Ballroom Dance Sampler Andy Jacobs plays the lead in the new musical “The Legend of Robin Hood” at the PACE Center Aug. 7 to 22. Photo by BK Studio

Opening Night Gala

Lone Tree Arts Center celebrates the opening of the 2015-16 season with its opening night gala at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the center. Gala tickets include access to the pre-show gala dinner and cocktails, tickets to the opening season performance of “Motown to Jersey,” and a champagne/dessert after-party with music and dancing. Single tickets are $150. Cocktail attire, black-tie optional. Reserved sponsored tables of 10 are available for $2,000 by calling 303-9087939. Reservations available now from the Lone Tree Arts Center box office at 720-509-1000 or online at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

ADVENTURES IN Dance offers Line Dance Aerobics from 7:30-8:20 p.m. Mondays through Monday, Aug. 24, and a ballroom dance sampler from 7-7:50 p.m. Thursdays through Thursday, Aug. 27. Adult dancers will learn the cowboy cha cha, electric slide, cupid shuffle and wobble at the line dance aerobics. At the ballroom dance sampler, learn the foxtrot, waltz, Viennese waltz and tango. To register, and for information, call 720-276-0562 or go to http://www.adventuresindance.com.

EVENTS Evolution of Scams

Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents Old Ruses, New Ploys: The Evolution of Scams from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. This program provides insights into the most influential hucksters of our time and how, over history, they have perfected their trade. Speaker Barbara Martin-Worley is the director of consumer protection for the district attorney’s office in the 18th Judicial District.

ART Wildlife and Wine

Join the Roxborough Arts Council for a night of wildlife painting on canvas while sipping a glass of red or white wine at the Audubon Nature Center. Be inspired by the surroundings of Chatfield State Park and create something that is all your own. The Wildlife and Wine program runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. Ages 21 and older. Registration required; go to www.denveraudubon. org or call 303-973-9530.

Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition

The Arapahoe Community College annual Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is open through Friday, Aug. 14. The juror for the exhibit is ACC art instructor Gigi Lambert. Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (with a 7 p.m. close on Tuesday).

Contact Trish Sangelo at trish.sangelo@arapahoe.edu.

Art Exhibit, Art Walk

Town Hall Arts Center presents “Western Heritage,” an art exhibition featuring work by Lee Wasilik and Diane Edwards. The exhibit runs from through Monday, Sept. 7, in the Stanton Art Gallery at the center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Go to http://www.townhallartscenter.org/ stanton-art-gallery/. Town Hall Arts Center also will participate in Historic Downtown Littleton First Friday Art Walks. For information on participating galleries, go to http://www.littletonrocks. com/events/artwalk-aug/.

Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome Dave Hidalgo for a performance at each of its three houses Friday, Aug. 14. Hidalgo will perform at 11 a.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; at 1 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, in Parker. Event is free and open to the public but space is limited.

For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

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Castle Rock Freedom Fest

The Rotary Club of Castle Pines presents its first BBQ, Brews and Banjos event Sunday, Aug. 23, in Larkspur. Event is a benefit for Douglas County Youth and lasts from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Grass It Up performs its award-winning bluegrass music. Tickets include barbecue dinner featuring Texas-style brisket, pork and ribs, baked beans, beverages including tea, lemonade and water, and other sides. Tickets available at http://www.bbqbrewsandbanjos.com. Concession sales include three varieties of craft beer and wine.

Dave Hidalgo to Entertain

South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton, offers free educational classes in August. For information and to register, call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com. Schedule of classes: Monday, Aug. 17, Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Join Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as she teaches you the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar. Monday, Aug. 17, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Learn to live with warfarin/Coumadin. Thursday, Aug. 20, Hands Only CPR, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Learn how to perform hands-only CPR. Registration required.

Adventures in Dance presents a social salsa sampler from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Aug. 28, at the Littleton location, in the Woodlawn shopping center. Call 720-2760562 to register. Learn merengue, bachata, salsa and cha cha.

BBQ, Brews and Banjos

CONCERT/MUSIC

Heart Center Educational Classes

Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome the Zingers for a performance at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. The Zingers are a gospel group from United Methodist Church in Parker. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, please call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County.

Senior Stroll

Join a Highlands Ranch park ranger from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, for an easy stroll around Fly’n B Park, 2910 W. Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Learn about the history of the park while getting exercise. For ages 50 and older; registration required. Go to MapSatellite highlandsranch.org/2014/12/19/aug-20-senior-stroll/

Care Center Bake Sale

Solterra at Castle Rock plans an all-day bake sale fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at 4001 Home St., Castle Rock. All proceeds benefit the activities department at the care center that serves more than 60 special needs and elderly adults. To donate baked goods or money, or for information, contact Angie at 303-688-3174 or aprince@solterrasl.com.

Thorpe to Talk About ‘Soldier Girls’

Helen Thorpe, bestselling author and Colorado journalist, will talk about her book “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and War” at a Douglas County Libraries program at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is free. Contact 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

RanchFest

Live bands, skate and graffiti competitions and a 5K race are highlights of RanchFest, which runs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch. Breakfast hosted by Snooze follows the race, and a teen art sale will take place.

Get details and sign up for the race at 1liquidhouse.com. Bring a can of food to donate. 1liquidhouse is a local nonprofit group that supports teens against depression, bullying and suicide.

Boy Scouts Sell Fruit, Honey

Blue Thunder Ride

Rally Run, Foxridge Fair

The 16th anniversary Blue Thunder Ride, in memory of fallen Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ron King, is Sunday, Aug. 16. Registration is at 8 a.m. at Platte River Grill, 5995 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Breakfast provided by the Platte. The Poker-style ride will end at the Platte River Grille patio. A scooter will be given away. Visit www.RonKingOrganization.org for entry details, registration, maps, giveaway details and information about Deputy King. Live music by Vivid Black. The ride is supported by Sentinels Colorado, Fraternal Order of Police.

Tudy the Flute Lady to Perform

Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome Tudy the Flute Lady for a performance at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. This event is free and

Boy Scout Troop 685 will sell Palisade peaches and pears and Larkspur honey from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Abiding Hope Lutheran Church, on the southeast corner of Simms and Coal Mine in Littleton. The sale of the fresh Colorado fruit and honey will help support Boy Scout activities such as campouts, badges and awards during the year.

The Foxridge Swim and Racquet Club plans a community event on Sunday, Aug. 23, to raise money to save the club’s tennis courts, which have to be reconstructed from the ground up.

The day starts at 9:30 a.m. with a 5K Rally Run and free kids’ run, which starts at Foxridge Park and runs through the neighborhood trails. All proceeds will go to the tennis court fund. At 3 p.m., Foxridge Fair will begin at the park, featuring a DJ, face painting, carnival games and food trucks.

Foxridge Park is at 7070 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial. For information, and to register, go to www. foxridgeclub.com.

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EDUCATION

Dining For Women

Meet Marsha Wallace, co-founder of Dining for Women, from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, in Bank Room West.

Also meet regional co-leaders Patty Karabatsos and Linda Dougall. Donations will be accepted. Space is limited; RSVP to bphck2@gmail.com. Contact Betty Purkey-Huck at 303-6884983 or bphck2@gmail.com for information.

Farmers’ and Street Markets

The Highlands Ranch Community Association’s farmers’ and street markets are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 25, at Town Center, 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. For details, pick up a Colorado Farm Fresh

Walking Tour of Castle Rock

Dogs

A 45-minute walking tour of historic Castle Rock begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, starting at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets, and ending at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Group and bike tours available by reservation. Call 303-814-3164 or email museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org

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A course is a course, of course — not so fast In Colorado high school cross-country, a variety of surfaces challenge runners

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com High school cross-country athletes who like variety are happy to be running in Colorado.

Course surfaces in the state include grass, dirt, cinder, concrete and asphalt.

Some are relatively flat, while others feature inclines. Some have water crossings.

“Cross-country in other states is like on golf courses,” said Paxton Smith, a senior for defending 5A champion Mountain Vista. “That’s where a lot of races are held. A lot of that is because it’s fast. Golf courses are fast on that nice true grass.

“In Colorado, you don’t see that very often. There are races on grass — they are there — but somewhere else you would race on grass courses every week. You can race with spikes on grass. Here in Colorado, we race a lot more on dirt and concrete.

You can’t run in spikes. The thing with dirt, when you have a couple hundred kids out there, running it gets dusty. Sometimes, dirt can be slow.”

One of the most unique courses in the state is at deKoevend Park in Centennial, where the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational is held. Runners start on grass and run along the High Line Canal trail. There is a little cement, plus two water jumps, during the race, which will be Sept. 4 this season.

Last season after heavy rains, runners had trouble crossing the rising water in Little Dry Creek.

“It’s a unique course because we do have water crossings at two different points,” said Arapahoe girls coach Jeff Krause. “Last year, we pretty much had a flash flood before the race, so the water was about chest deep on some of the kids as they went in. It was pretty memorable for them.”

Many runners rank it as one of the most difficult courses in Colorado.

“There’s pretty much a little bit of everything in the course,” said Cherry Creek senior Lilly Markusch. “It has a couple hills, so it is kind of hard. It’s a fun course because you get to jump in the water, which is kind of cool.”

With the diversity of courses in Colorado, times can be irrelevant — tougher tracks yield slower times, while easier courses make for a faster pace.

At last year’s Arapahoe Warrior Invitational at deKoevend Park in Centennial, heavy rains swelled the flow in the High Line Canal, transforming the traditional water jump into a thigh-deep wade through rushing water. File photo “I never worry too much about times in cross-country,” said Smith. “It’s nice to have quick times, but I definitely worry more about that during the track season.

It’s all place in cross-country. That’s what colleges care about — that’s what wins team titles and that’s what matters.”

Many runners cite the course for the state meet at Norris-Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs as another of the toughest. It features a challenging hill and a creek crossing.

Cherry Creek senior Katie Plomondon is among those who say the course is daunting, but she also agrees the time it takes to traverse a track is less important than where you finish in the pack.

“We don’t really worry about time,” she said, “unless we are running on a real fast course and we are running for a specific time and not place.”

RUNNERS TO WATCH Top returning south metro area runners: Boys Ben Butler, SkyView Academy Conor Egan, Cherry Creek Alex Fu, Mountain Vista Steven Goldy, Arapahoe Alex Hebner, Chaparral Addison Hellier, Mountain Vista Lars Hultgren, Cherry Creek

Girls Allie Chipman, Mountain Vista Audrey Cordova, Heritage Savanna Dalton, Castle View Allison Janedis, Rock Canyon Megan Koch, Highlands Ranch Catherine Liggett, Legend Lilly Markusch, Cherry Creek

Scott Johnson, Legend

Jessica Nats, Mountain Vista

Kyle Moran, Cherry Creek

Devon Peterson, Cherry Creek

Paxton Smith, Mountain Vista

Katie Plomondon, Cherry Creek

Richard Weigang, Heritage

Anne Renner, Cherry Creek

Golfers seek winning mentality High school sport requires correct thought process

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com In golf, one bad shot, a dreadful hole or a harsh break can send scores soaring.

It happens in all levels of the sport, but especially in the high school ranks.

Accurate drives, excellent approach shots and precise putting are essential.

But for a player to do those things on the course, a strong mental game is imperative.

“Golf has unique challenges on the mental side of the game,” said MetaGolf instructor Matt Long, Valor Christian’s boys golf assistant and mental coach. “The nature of it with being out there for five hours or more, you don’t have the reactionary part of it. It’s just you and the ball and it’s all self-initiated. There is just too much time between shots for you to think yourself into some bad places. It has a huge impact on the game.”

Lakewood coach Alan Gonzales agrees.

He emphasizes playing it forward. In golf, he said, it’s important to learn to forget.

“We can’t be afraid to fail,” he said. “We hit shots that we know we can make — if

PLAYERS TO WATCH A list of some of the top south metro area high school boys golfers for the 2015 season: Tim Amundson, Valor Christian; Casey Chipman, Castle View; Jack Crisp, Highlands Ranch; Austin Hardman, Mountain Vista; Subin Lee, Cherry Creek; Nick Leibold, Heritage; Reese Leiker, Heritage; Philip Nelson, Legend; David Packer, Arapahoe; Chris Raap, Mountain Vista; Scott Robb, Littleton; David Roney, Douglas County; Justin Vaughn, Lutheran; Coby Welch, Valor Christian; Tyler Zang, Highlands Ranch; Ryan Zetwick, Rock Canyon

they work that’s great, if they don’t work we put it out of our mind. We learn from it but don’t dwell on it, drop our head and keep working hard.”

Senior Kevin Liao and sophomore Jack Castiglia are two Lakewood golfers who wrestle with problems but have become mentally tougher.

Liao has a tendency to be hard on himself. Castiglia is a short hitter, trying to keep up with the long drivers.

“I’m hard on myself after a bad shot, but it’s even worse to keep thinking about that and making your round even worse,” said Liao. “After a bad shot, I used to focus

on what I did wrong on the swing and things like that. It used to be difficult for me. As long as you are focusing on what you want to do after the bad shot, it takes your mind off that bad shot. If you have the confidence to know your swing is at a good place, then you need to know you have the confidence to hit good shots.”

Castiglia plays his own game and doesn’t try to outdrive everybody, which is another test of being mentally strong.

“I know that on long holes I’m going to have to use my short game. While others are hitting short irons in, I am hitting hybrids in,” said Castiglia. “I have to play my own game. I am starting to hit the ball farther, but I know I’m still going to be 30 yards behind everybody else. I can’t play anybody else’s game other than my own.”

Arapahoe senior David Packer tied for fifth in last fall’s Class 5A state championship tournament and has a unique way of erasing bad thoughts.

“When I was younger, I used to hold onto a bad shot or a bad hole for a long time,” Packer said. “You’ve got to learn one shot at a time, forget the previous shot. I tend to think of a song I heard on the road driving to the course and try to run that through my head between shots, instead of thinking about golf 24/7 on the course.

Overthinking is definitely bad.”

Arapahoe High School’s David Packer is expected to be among the area’s top golfers this season. Courtesy photo

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Quite the catch Player behind the plate is key to softball success

Valor Christian sophomore pitcher Ali Kilponen, right, won 18 games last season and pitched the Eagles to the Class 4A state championship, but she said she couldn’t have done it without junior catcher Erica Mann (left).

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By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com A basketball point guard and a softball catcher have much in common. Both players take charge and are team leaders.

High school softball catchers touch the ball about 90 percent of the time. So they need to be athletic to block pitches and straddle the plate on plays at home, have a strong throwing arm, work with pitchers, set up defenses, correctly frame pitches, and establish a rapport with the home plate umpire.

In short, catchers run the show just like a point guard takes charge of a basketball team.

“For me, catchers are important for the leadership of the whole game,” said Rock Canyon coach Debbie Kortbawi. “I call them the captain. They are the ones in command. They can see everything. It’s their job to command the ship.

“It’s kind of their job to go out and if the pitcher is not doing what she is supposed to be doing, calm her down, take the timeout that we don’t have to get charged with. Even if the pitcher is doing her job, sometimes the fielders aren’t doing as much as they should. The catcher can calm everybody down and kind of bring them together. That’s all part of controlling the game and being in charge of the ship.”

Kortbawi has a good catcher in junior Sloane Stewartson, who has been the Continental League batting champion the past two seasons. She’s also good defensively and has become a leader.

“It’s my job to see the field and run the defense,” Stewartson said. “I need to put everybody in position when the ball

is hit and tell people what to do when a certain hitter gets up. Basically, I just have to see the game. The bench will tell me, ‘Hey, this batter had a good hit to the right side,’ and I can call a pitch that will go inside and try to make her jam and bring the ball down to where we want it to go.”

Stewartson also knows the art of working with the pitcher is important.

“I try to see how they are on that day and then try to base myself off of that and see if they need more encouragement or if they need me to call time,” she said. “I talk to them about what’s working or not working. I just try to be their motivator.”

Legacy coach Dawn Gaffin has had her share of good catchers, who have helped the Lightning win six of the past eight Class 5A state titles.

“The catcher is part of the battery, and batteries for softball and baseball are one of the most important facets of the game,” said Gaffin.

Valor Christian had a dominant bat-

tery last season in freshman pitcher Ali Kilponen, who won 18 games, and sophomore catcher Erica Mann. The Eagles won the Class 4A state championship.

“Erica and I have a very good friendship on and off the field,” said Kilponen.

“When I came to Valor, with her being such a good friend I could trust her on the field. We have such a strong bond that I can help her and she can help me overall, and I couldn’t have done it last year without her.”

Mann knows that establishing a good relationship with the pitcher is vital, even if both are friends.

“The toughest thing about catching is finding a pitcher you can work with well,” said Mann. “When a pitcher is happy, they pitch better. The hardest part even with this one (Ali) is she gets really hard on herself. It’s the little things that we can do. I’ll go out and we do anything that makes her smile. It’s just a game.”

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2014 Record - 7-14 (2-3) League - 5A/4A Continental Players to Watch - Gabbie Matl, Sr., UTIL (.409); Carly Carlsen, Sr., P (7-11, .365, 20 RBI); Jaiden Kleiner, SS, soph.

2015 Outlook - Eagles will be seeking a winning season for the first time in over six years. “We will be back hoping to make the playoffs again and see where we can end up,” said Severtson.

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2014 Record - 5-14 (1-6) League - 5A/4A Centennial Players to Watch - Dasia Vavrik, Senior, OF (.429 AVG, 15 RBIs, 19 R); Ashlynn Krueger, Jr., P. 2015 Outlook - Warriors will be out to manufacture more runs this season. “We are confident in our pitching which will be supported by a strong defense,” said Krueger. “We have a more experienced team this year and are looking forward to playing the strong competition that awaits us.”

Cherry Creek Bruins Coach - Jamie Heflin

2014 Record - 9-10 (3-4) League - 5A/4A Centennial Players to Watch - Alli Harris, Sr., INF (.587, 17 RBI); Frankie Warden, Sr., OF (.508, 17 RBI); Cassidy Blakeley, Sr., P (8-7 record, .418).

2015 Outlook - Creek will be trying to rebound from piggy back losing seasons and have a new coach in Heflin. “We have a strong nucleus of student athletes returning who are motivated to compete,” he said.

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

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Original Grantor(s) DAVID A LUCKENBACH AND LUCI S LUCKENBACH Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, F SB, D OIN G BU SIN ESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT2014-4TT Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 16, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4109352 Original Principal Amount $217,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $251,081.80

Public Notices On June 9, 2015, 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.

Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0407-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 12, 2015, 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) ANDREW L GLAVIANO Original Beneficiary(ies) AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt UNITED GUARANTY RESIDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA Date of Deed of Trust November 20, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 02, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3256052 Original Principal Amount $43,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $43,203.73 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 5, BLOCK 6, NOB HILL FIRST FILING AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6747 South Birch Way, Centennial, 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, 09/30/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/12/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Stacy D Stein #41338 Stein Law, P.C. 10200 E Girard Ave, Ste C250, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 923-3426 Attorney File # GLAVIANO 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.: NO. 0407-2015 First Publication: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0389-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 9, 2015, 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) ARTEACO ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO, a division of NBH BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust September 01, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe

Original Grantor(s) ARTEACO ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO, a division of NBH BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust September 01, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 15, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4164056 Original Principal Amount $117,585.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $89,802.06

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. See Legal Description Attached as Exhibit A Also known by street and number as: 6909 South Holly Circle, #130, Centennial, 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, 09/30/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/09/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Neal Dunning #10181 Brown, Berardini & Dunning PC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363 Attorney File # 3606-003 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 0389-2015 Exhibit A Legal Description CONDOMINIUM UNIT 130, HOMESTEAD PROFESSIONAL PLAZA, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED MAY 27, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. B4096343 AND AS SET FORTH AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION OF PROTECTIVE CONVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AND GRANT OF EASEMENTS FOR HOMESTEAD PROFESSIONAL PLAZA RECORDED MAY 27, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. B4096342, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0389-2015 First Publication: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0342-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 26, 2015, 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) DAVID A LUCKENBACH AND LUCI S LUCKENBACH Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D OIN G BU SIN ESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT2014-4TT Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 16, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No.

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 18, BLOCK 10, CHERRYWOOD VILLAGE FILING NO. TWO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7820 SOUTH WELLINGTON STREET, CENTENNIAL, 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, 09/16/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/23/2015 Last Publication: 8/20/2015 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 05/26/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

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and/or Book/Page No.) B6114663 Original Principal Amount $173,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $250,229.63

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.

Public Trustees

SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 7222 South Blackhawk Street #3-303, 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, 09/23/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/30/2015 Last Publication: 8/27/2015 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/03/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Martin H. Shore #1800 Stephen A Hall #38186 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 15-00394SH 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

Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 15-939-28164

0371-2015 Exhibit A BUILDING 3, UNIT 303, FOX RUN AT CENTENNIAL, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF FOX RUN AT CENTENNIAL, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY, RECORDED ON MAY 26, 2006, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK & RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AT RECEPTION NO. B6079172 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP, RECORDED ON MAY 26, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. B6079173, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

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.

Legal Notice NO.: 0371-2015 First Publication: 7/30/2015 Last Publication: 8/27/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

Legal No.: 0342-2015 First Publication: 7/23/2015 Last Publication: 8/20/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0371-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 3, 2015, 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) Brandon P. Hudson and Anna M. Hudson Original Beneficiary(ies) Bank of America NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bank of America NA Date of Deed of Trust July 11, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 09, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6114663 Original Principal Amount $173,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $250,229.63 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. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 7222 South Blackhawk Street #3-303, Englewood, CO 80112.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0383-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 9, 2015, 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) Rebecca S. Vincent and Jeffery B. Vincent Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Financial Colorado, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Financial Colorado, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust August 17, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 23, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6121483 Original Principal Amount $237,413.07 Outstanding Principal Balance $174,047.96 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 23, BLOCK 1, MAPLE RIDGE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 688 W. Briarwood Ave, 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

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.

TION NO. B3001947 IN SAID RECORDS.

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LOT 23, BLOCK 1, MAPLE RIDGE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 88 Inverness Circle East, Building L, Units L101 & L102, 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 Also known by street and number as: 688 W. Briarwood Ave, Littleton, CO The current holder of the Evidence of Debt 80120.

To advertise your publicsecured notices 303-566-4100 by call the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN Demand for sale as provided by law and IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURin said Deed of Trust.

RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. NOTICE OF SALE on Wednesday, 09/30/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Building, 5334 South Prince Street, secured by the Deed of Trust, described Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and herein, has filed Notice of Election and best bidder for cash, the said real propDemand for sale as provided by law and erty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), in said Deed of Trust.

Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given provided in said Evidence of Debt sethat I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' on Wednesday, 09/30/2015, at the East fees, the expenses of sale and other items Hearing Room, County Administration allowed by law, and will issue to the purBuilding, 5334 South Prince Street, chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and provided by law. best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), First Publication: 8/6/2015 Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for Last Publication: 9/3/2015 the purpose of paying the indebtedness Name of Publication: Littleton Independent provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO fees, the expenses of sale and other items A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO allowed by law, and will issue to the purFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO provided by law.

CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

Public Trustees

Public Trustees

First Publication: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/09/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Iman Tehrani #44076 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-630886-JS 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.: 0383-2015 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: September 3, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0394-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 9, 2015, 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) Piedades, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) First National Bank of Arizona Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Celtic Bank Corporation Date of Deed of Trust November 30, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 04, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7152345 Original Principal Amount $530,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $425,974.30 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. CONDOMINIUM UNITS L-101 AND L102, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING L, OFFICE COURT ON INVERNESS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON JANUARY 03, 2003, AT RECEPTION NO. B3001948 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP OF PHASE 2 RECORDED NOVEMBER 14, 2005 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B5171910, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF OFFICE COURT ON INVERNESS, RECORDED JANUARY 03, 2003, AT RECEPTION NO. B3001947 IN SAID RECORDS. Also known by street and number as: 88 Inverness Circle East, Building L, Units L101 & L102, 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, 09/30/2015, at the East

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 06/09/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Sheri L. Kelly-Rabolt #27501 Markus Williams Young & Zimmermann LLC 1700 Lincoln, Suite 4550, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 830-0800 Attorney File # 10981.004

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.: 0394-2015 First Publication: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0409-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 12, 2015, 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) Jeri Oakland Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust October 26, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 09, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2130110 Original Principal Amount $146,773.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $144,616.26 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 4, BLOCK 3, ARAPAHOE HILLS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5405 Mohawk Road, Littleton, CO 80123.

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, 09/30/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SEC-

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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;

Public Trustees

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

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

Public Trustees

David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 15CO00448 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 0426-2015 EXHIBIT A Condominium Unit B, The Steeplechase III Condominiums, together with Garage No. B, according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded June 10,1997 as Reception No. A7068620 in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for The Steeplechase III Condominiums, recorded May 28, 1997 as Reception No. A7062094, in said records, First Amendment recorded June 10,1997 as Reception No. A7068621, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

DATE: 06/12/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

Legal Notice NO.: 0426-2015 First Publication: 8/13/2015 Last Publication: 9/10/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Iman Tehrani #44076 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-660898-JS

Name Changes

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.: 0409-2015 First Publication: 8/6/2015 Last Publication: 9/3/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice

SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A Also known by street and number as: 2806 W Centennial Dr Unit B, Littleton, CO 80123.

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, 10/07/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 8/13/2015 Last Publication: 9/10/2015 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

Public notice is given on July 10, 2015 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 Burnett LaShelle Mosley be changed to LaShelle Marie Mosley Case No.: 2015 C 300741 Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56600 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

The petition requests that the name of Tara Joy Loeks be changed to Tara Verity Aperis Case No.: 2015 C 300736 Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56565 First Publication: July 30, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 28, 2015 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 Tor Thomasson Phipps be changed to Tori Thomasson Phipps Case No.: 2015 C 300836 Tammera Herivel By: T. Patterson, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56588 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 30, 2015 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 Joshua Christian Clinchers be changed to Joshua Christian Lewis.

Case No.: 2015 C 300847 Tammera Herivel By: Tisha Scott, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56591 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 3, 2015 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 Kelly Crim Shrumm be changed to Kelly Zupancic Crim Case No.: 15 C 300859 Tammera Herivel By: Julie Rich, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56605 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 5, 2015 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 Clairette Masiala-Umba Asobo be changed to Clairette Masiala Asobo.

Case No.: 15 C 300862 Tammera Herivel By: J. Patterson, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56612 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

DATE: 06/19/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ronald C. Skoty Sr., aka Ronald C. Skoty, aka Ronald Skoty, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30459

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

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 30, 2015 or the claims may be forever

David W Drake #43315

Legal Notice No: 56541 First Publication: July 30, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald Oscar Nelson, aka Donald Nelson, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30065 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 30, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

David Kent Nelson, Personal Representative 1642 East 2475 North Layton, UT 84040 Legal Notice No: 56542 First Publication: July 30, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is given on July 8, 2015 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Nancy Skoty, Personal Representative 3379 Mill Vista Road, #4204 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lillian V. Burger, aka Lillian Virginia Burger, aka Lillian Burger, Deceased Case Number: 2015PR30694

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

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.

Notice To Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Original Grantor(s) Roberto Colon Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bank of America, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust December 23, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 30, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8140041 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $145,085.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $140,963.75

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 30, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0426-2015

On June 19, 2015, 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.

aka Ronald C. Skoty, aka Ronald Skoty, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30459

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 December 14, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott P. Burger Personal Representative 801 West Mineral Avenue #102 Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No.: 56602 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Beatrice Kathryn Hoven, aka Beatrice K. Hoven, and Beatrice Hoven, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 030678 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 or on or before December 14, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark E. Hoven Personal Representative 7135 Lionshead Parkway Littleton, Colorado 80124 Legal Notice No.: 56603 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles Robert Smith, aka Charles R. Smith, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 030715 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 December 14, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Arthur O. Wilkonson Attorney for the Personal Representative 5780 E. Ida Circle Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 43255 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alan A. Groussman, aka Alan Aaron Groussman, aka Alan Groussman, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30630 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 30, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

August 13, 2015

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 December 7, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Clinton Eugene Seanor Personal Representative 9151 W. LaSalle Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Legal Notice No: 56587 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher:Englewood Herald Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Scott Woodman, aka John S. Woodman, aka John Woodman, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30638 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 December 6, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Beth Woodman c/o Jeanne Yendrek Jagow, No. 15314 Attorney to the Personal Representative P.O. Box 271088 Littleton, Colorado 80127 Legal Notice No: 56589 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Victor G. Samples, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30214 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 January 1, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Samples Personal Representative 4921 S. Richfield Circle Aurora, Colorado 80015 Legal Notice No: 56592 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Floyd Barlow, aka James F. Barlow, aka James Barlow, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30684 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 December 15, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Pamela S. Barlow Personal Representative for the Estate of James F. Barlow, Deceased c/o The Law Office of Jennifer S. Gormley, PC 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 303-783-9600 Legal Notice No: 56593 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Larry Robert Stammer, aka Larry R. Stammer, aka Larry Stammer, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30621 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 December 14, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Christian Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services 7200 E. Dry Creek Road, Suite B-201 Centennial, Colorado 80112 303-798-6900

Legal Notice No: 56548 First Publication: July 30, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No: 56604 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Glen Allen Peoples, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 280

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carlyle J. Eisenberg, aka Carlyle Eisenberg, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30606

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 30, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

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 December 14, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Allen Peoples Personal Representative PO Box 2092 Englewood, Colorado 80150

David H. Blankespoor Personal Representative 9435 Crossland Way Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80130

Legal Notice No: 56564 First Publication: July 30, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No: 56606 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jack C. Zahn, aka Jack Cowley Zahn, and Jack Zahn, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30709

The petition requests that the name of Ryan James Shaw be changed to Ryan James Mamigonian Case No.: 2015 C 300837 Tammera Herivel By: Tisha Scott, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56586 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ramonda June Seanor, aka Mondi Seanor, aka Mondi J. Seanor, aka Mondi June Seanor, aka RJ Seanor , aka Ramonda J. Seanor, aka Monda J. Seanor, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 262

Jon D. Groussman Personal Representative 5704 Hammock Isles Drive Naples, Florida 34119

Public notice is given on July 28, 2015 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

enced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff's Office of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 3rd day of September, 2015, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112. 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.

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 December 13, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Ian A. Zahn Personal Representative 1003 Country Acres Drive Johnstown, Colorado 80534 Legal Notice No: 56613 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on June 18, 2015 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 Laura Ayala, aka Laura Karina Vargas, aka Laura Karina Vargas-Hernandez, be changed to Laura Katrina Porras.

Case No.: 2015 C 300 Tammera Herivel By: J. Kaufmann, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 56614 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Howard H. Snodgress, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30690 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 December 14, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn S. Ganyard Personal Representative 2708 Del Sol Way Parker, Colorado 80138 303-646-3624 Legal Notice No: 56615 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff: CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. vs.

Defendant(s): LAWRENCIA ACHEAMPONG David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 09C312065 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on October 2, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), LAWRENCIA ACHEAMPONG, shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 20th day of April, 2015. /s/ Tammy Herivel Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No.: 56335 First Publication: July 16, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT-ARAPAHOE COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015CV30402 Division/Courtroom 22 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Plaintiff: Mollie Cavanaugh f/k/a Mollie Davis v.

Defendant: Matthew Campbell RE: Sheriff Sale of Real Property under Judgment and Decree of Partition (“Order”), pursuant to said court order and C.R.S. 38-28-101 et seq., County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Judgment and Decree of Partition, dated May 18, 2015, and C.R.S. 3828-101 et seq., by Plaintiff Mollie Cavanaugh f/k/a Mollie Davis, a joint tenant (owner) under a Special Warranty Deed, recorded April 19, 2006 at Reception No. B6060441, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Regarding real property legally described as: A part of Lot 16, Centennial South Subdivision, City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, as recorded under Reception No. 1880722 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said Arapahoe County, being more particularly described follows:

Misc. Private Legals

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED [OR PROPERTY INTEREST BEING SOLD] MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the Civil Division at the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3851. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described interest of Plaintiff is G. Roger Bock, Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C., 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305, ph. 303-494-3000.

DATED: July 9, 2015.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 56342 First Publication: July 16, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120

Plaintiff: CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. vs.

Defendant(s): SANDY LONG David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 09C312513 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on September 18, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE,

IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), SANDY LONG , shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 14th day of April, 2015. /s/ Tammy Herivel Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No.: 56530 First Publication: July 23, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE SUMMONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN IN THE MATTER OF THE CUSTODY OF: NIAYIELAH TIJE SNELL, Minor, BEAULAH JACOBS-CALLWOOD, HORACE CALLWOOD, Petitioners, vs.

WILLIAM H. SNELL, JR., Respondent.

William H. Snell, Jr. 7654 Newland Street Aurora, Colorado ACTION FOR LEGAL CUSTODY FAMILY NO. C26/2014

Within the time limited by law (see note below) you are hereby required to appear before this Court and answer to a complaint filed against you in this action and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment by default will be taken against you as demanded in the complaint.

Witness my hand and the Seal of this Court this ______ day of January, 2014.

CLERK OF THE COURT By: _________________________ Deputy Clerk Julita K. de Leon, Esq. Bonne Esperance 17h P.O Box 953 St. Thomas, VI 00804

NOTE: This respondent, if served personally, is required to file his answer or other or other defenses with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, excluding the date of service. The respondent, if served by publication or by personal service outside of the jurisdiction, is required to file his answer or other defense with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the attorney for the plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the completion of the period of publication or personal service outside of the jurisdiction.

Commencing at the Southeast corner of Lot 17 of said Centennial South Subdivision; thence S 89 deg. 19 min. 37 sec. W, a distance of 119.17 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing S 89 deg. 19 min. 37 sec. W, a distance of 47.98 feet; thence N 10 deg. 27 min. 20 sec. W, a distance of 58.06 feet; thence N 06 deg.

50 min. 21 sec. E, a distance of 44.51 feet to a point of the Southerly right-of-way line of South Clay Court, said point also being point on a curve; thence in a Northeasterly direction along said right-of-way line and along said curve to the left having a central angle of 18 deg. 02 min. 07 sec., a radius of 45.00 feet, an arc distance of 14.16 feet, and whose chord bears N 87 deg. 49 min. 17 sec. E, a chord distance of 14.11 feet to a point; thence departing said right-of-way line, S 11 deg. 11 min.

46 sec. E, a distance of 25.00 feet; thence S 33 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. E, a distance of 62.62 feet; thence S 00 deg. 40 min. 23 sec. E, a distance of 25.00 feet to the point of Beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 56532 First Publication: July 23, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Also known as: 4762 South Clay Court, Englewood, CO 80110 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT, Please take notice:

Under an Order Granting Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Default Judgment entered January 23, 2015 in the above referenced action, I am ordered to sell certain property, as follows:

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 10:00 A.M., on the 3rd day of September, 2015, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112. 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

Original Grantor: SUSANNA GRIGORYAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: December 23, 2005 Date Deed of Trust recorded: January 3, 2006

PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014CV30022

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff, v BANK OF THE WEST, A FOREIGN CORPORATION, AND SUSANNA GRIGORYAN, AN INDIVIDUAL, ARARAT NAZARIAN, AN INDIVIDUAL, ASHOT GALSTIAN, AN INDIVIDUAL, AND ARMOND TRAKARIAN, AN INDIVIDUAL Defendants.

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE

Littleton Englewood* 2

August 13, 2015

Under an Order Granting Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Default Judgment entered January 23, 2015 in the above referenced action, I am ordered to sell certain property, as follows:

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By George, Valor has Ambron now coaching golf for Englewood new hockey coach Original Grantor: SUSANNA GRIGORYAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: December 23, 2005 Date Deed of Trust recorded: January 3, 2006 County of Recording: ARAPAHOE Recording Reception No.: B6000758 Original principal Debt: $356,000.00 0 in the past two seasons.

Outstanding/Unpaid principal balance of “My story of coming to Valor is truly Debt: $356,000.00 Amount of Judgment Entered 01/23/2015: amazing,” Gwozdecky said in the news $455,011.39

Gwozdecky led DU Pioneers to pair of championships

release. “I was serving as a reference to Description of the property to be forea friend and an associate on a coaching closed:

By Jim Benton LOT 2, BLOCK 8, THE FARM AT ARat4Valor and the more I learned jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com APAHOE COUNTY position FILING NO. , COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF of the school, the more COLORADO George Gwozdecky will be Purported taking Common on a Address: 17883 E. intrigued I became personally.

Circle, Aurora, CO 80016 new challenge as he resumes Maplewood his coach“That friend took a ing career.

THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE different role so I called The former University of Denver PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENJamie to learn more. After CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE coach was named the new hockey coach DEED OF TRUST speaking with the adminat Valor Christian High SchoolTHE onLIEN Aug. 7.

BEING FORECLOSED MAY istration and learning A FIRST LIEN. “George’s tenure in hockeyNOT andBEhis accomplishments as a player,The coach andof said Deed of Trust more about the vision of covenants the school and the desire have been violated as follows: failure program builder are so significant, but Gwozdecky to make payments on said indebtedthey have to pour into ness when the same were due and owwhat has impressed us most is the care ing, and the legal holder of the inthe lives of young people and concern he has for youngdebtedness people has to accelerated the same for immediately their greater good in life beyond the and declared the same nurture and help them grow into comdue and payable. sport, I was sold. I am truly excited to PUBLIC NOTICE petent caring leaders,” Valor Christian NOTICE OFapply SALE what I have learned in this great DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE athletic director Jamie HeinerTHEREFORE, said in a NOTICEsport IS HEREBY COUNTY, COLORADO andGIVthe lessons of a lifetime of EN THAT I WILL, at 10:00 A.M., on CIVILrelease.

ACTION NO. 2014CV30022 news coaching Thursday, September 17, 2015 in frontto of the Valor student athletes.”

Gwozdecky, resigned in flagpole June at the ArapahoeGwozdecky, the County SherBANK OF AMERICA, who N.A., AS SUCwho maintained his iff’s Office Administration Building, 13101 CESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME after two seasons asCOUNTRYan assistant with Parkway,home East Broncos Centennial, CO LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA in Highlands Ranch after leaving 80112, sell the property described above, WIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, is the at public auction to theDU, highestwas bidder for Pioneers’ head coach for Plaintiff, the cash, the said described vonly person to win an NCAA Division I real property 19saidseasons above, and all interest of Grantor andand compiled a 443-267-64 BANK OF THE WEST, A FOREIGN CORthe heirs and assignsrecord of said Grantor PORATION, AND SUSANNA championship as a GRIGORYplayer (Wisconsin, and won the back-to-back NCAA therein, for the purpose of paying the judgAN, AN INDIVIDUAL, ARARAT NAZARI1977), an assistant (Michigan ment amount entered herein, AN, AN INDIVIDUAL, ASHOT coach GALSTIAN, titles.and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of PurAN INDIVIDUAL, AND ARMOND State, asI VaI Dhead chase(DU, as provided by law. His overall record as a collegiate head T R A K A R1986) I A N , Aand N IND U A L coach Defendants.

2004, 2005). He also won the 1983 NAIA coach, **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TOwhich HAVE included a stint at Miami CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFISHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE national title as the coach of Wisconsinof Ohio, was 592-390-85.

CIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID Riveran Falls.

AT TIME OF SALE.** Under Order Granting Plaintiff’s COUNTY COURT, “He is truly about something bigger Amended Motion for Default Judgment ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Now, Gwozdecky, 62, hopes help inquiriesthan the sport and 1790 we W. are absolutely Allto telephone for information entered January 23, 2015 in the above LITTLETON BLVD. should be directed office of the unreferenced action, am ordered to sell cerLITTLETON, CO 80120 Valor win a Istate high school title.

But he to the thrilled to have him join our team,” dersigned Sheriff at (720) 874-3851. tain property, as follows: takes over a program that has gone 5-31- Heiner said. Plaintiff: CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA),

Original Grantor: SUSANNA GRIGORYAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: December 23, 2005 Date Deed of Trust recorded: January 3, 2006 County of Recording: ARAPAHOE Recording Reception No.: B6000758 Original principal Debt: $356,000.00 Outstanding/Unpaid principal balance of Debt: $356,000.00 Amount of Judgment Entered 01/23/2015: $455,011.39

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Description of the property to be foreclosed: LOT 2, BLOCK 8, THE FARM AT ARAPAHOE COUNTY FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Purported Common Address: 17883 E. Maplewood Circle, Aurora, CO 80016 THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing, and the legal holder of the indebtedness has accelerated the same and declared the same immediately due and payable.

NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I WILL, at 10:00 A.M., on Thursday, September 17, 2015 in front of the flagpole at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Administration Building, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell the property described above, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at (720) 874-3851.

The name, address and phone number of the attorney representing the Holder: JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112, Phone: (303) 706-9990 Fax: (303) 706-9994 JLF No.: 14-001730

The name, address and phone number of the attorney representing the Holder: JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112, Phone: (303) 706-9990 Fax: (303) 706-9994 JLF No.: 14-001730

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IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, OR BOTH, AT: Office of the Attorney General Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, CO 80203 Phone (720) 508-6000 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 Phone (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE IN BANKRUPTCY OR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN DISCHARGED, THE COLLECTION ACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE SHALL BE AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY THAT SECURES THE DEBT AND NOT AGAINST YOU PERSONALLY. This Sheriff’s Notice of Sale is signed June 16, 2015 David C. Walcher, Sheriff ARAPAHOE County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 56368 First Publication: July 23, 2015 Last Publication: August 20, 2015 Published in: Littleton Independent, 7315 S. Revere Pkwy, #603, Centennial, CO 80112 PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff: CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. vs.

Defendant(s): JON LEINES David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913

N.A. vs.

Defendant(s): JON LEINES

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David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 09C314350

NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on October 30, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), JON LEINES, shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 19th day of May, 2015. /s/ Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No.: 56547 First Publication: July 30, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Centennial and the Unincorporated Areas of Arapahoe County, CO, and Case No. 15-08-0299P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.

Former cross country coach at helm of Pirate team

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Since he retired from teaching in 2012, Bill Ambron has spent a lot of time on the golf course as a player and course marshal. But now, he will be on the course as the coach of the Englewood High School boys golf team.

“I hadn’t given any thought to coaching Pirate golf,” the former longtime cross country coach said. “But, I was told a few weeks ago Englewood High School had a golf-coaching vacancy. I decided to go online and apply.

I was interviewed and hired on PUBLIC NOTICE the spot.”

DEPARTMENT OF AmbronSECURITY said he has no experience HOMELAND FEDERAL EMERGENCY coaching golfAGENCY but that he is an accomMANAGEMENT plished golfer.

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City Centennial Iand the Unincor“Iofbelieve can translate what I porated Areas of Arapahoe County, CO, and Case No.learned 15-08-0299P. Depart- a lot of golf have byThe playing ment of Homeland Security’s Federal and studying the theories of good play Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments into coaching the kids,” he said. “I on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and our drills will build our practices and where applicable, the Flood Insurancearound Study (FIS) report for your comthe principals of good golf play munity. These flood hazard determinations and may include the addition or modificahopefully I can help our players tion of Base Flood Elevations, base flood become golfers.” depths, Special better Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the coach said, the golf regulatoryThe floodway.

The FIRM and,because if applicable, the FIS is report have been revisedstart practice season short, golfers to reflect these flood hazard determinations several through issuance a Letter ofschool Map daysofbefore opens.

Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.

“Getting hold of the potential players isn’t easy since the kids aren’t in school yet,” the coach said on Aug. 7. “But we are working on it and our plans are to meet with players who had all their paperwork completed on the first day of practice, Aug. 10.”

He said the team is allowed to play its first match Aug. 13. Ambron said he and Englewood Athletic Director Cody Hawk are still working to develop the schedule for the coming season so he had no date for the first match as of the first day of practice.

Ambron contacted the athletes who were on last year’s team about playing Pirate golf this season.

“I have no history on the players and won’t know how they do until we get out on the course,” he said. “We have six kids who were on last year’s team. I hope all of them will join us again this season.”

Public Notice Possible players include Spencer CITY OF SHERIDAN Freemire, Andy Griffin and Mason NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Stepanich. Jonathan Schroeder, who Notice is hereby given that the City Council ofteam the Citylast of Sheridan, Colorado played with the year, said hewill hold a Public Hearing at the regular City Council Meeting about August golf 24, 2015 at hasn’t made up his mind 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, this year.

Sheridan City Hall, 4101 South Federal Blvd. to consider: “We may have two more players,” AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNthe coach said. and CIL“Joseph OF THE CITY OFAngelo SHERIDAN REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY, BUILDING Aguilar are new to the district and AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, 18 OF to THEjoin SHERIDAN MUNItheir dad saidCCHAPTER they want the IPAL CODE AND REENACTING CHAPTER 18 TO ADOPT THE INTERteam.”

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For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHWEST METROPOLITAN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

Legal Notice No.: 56580 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District (“District”) of Jefferson County, Colorado, will make final payment at 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave., Littleton, Colorado, on August 24, 2015, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. to Insituform Technologies, LLC, of Chesterfield, Missouri for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed on the C-Line Interceptor Rehabilitation Project.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the District, whose address is 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave., Littleton, Colorado 80123, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

All of the above is pursuant to §38-26-107, C.R.S.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTHWEST METROPOLITAN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: PATRICK FITZGERALD District Manager Legal Notice No.: 56581 First Publication: August 6, 2015.

Last Publication: August 13, 2015.

Published in: LITTLETON INDEPENDENT

PUBLIC NOTICE

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, State of Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., that as of May 14, 2015, there is a vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District (“District”). During a public meeting to be held on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., in the District office located at 8739 West Coal Mine Avenue, Littleton, Colorado 80123, the Board of Directors of the District may consider the appointment of a new Director to fill said vacancy.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any elector of the District interested in serving on the District’s Board of Directors, may file a letter of interest with regard to the position with the District’s Manager, Patrick Fitzgerald, at 8739 West Coal Mine Avenue, Littleton, Colorado 80123, on or before August 24, 2015.

Dated this 29th day of July, 2015.

SOUTHWEST METROPOLITAN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Anthony M. Dursey, President Legal Notice No: 56601 First Publication: August 13, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing at the regular City Council Meeting August 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 South Federal Blvd. to consider: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY, BUILDING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 18 OF THE SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CODE AND REENACTING CHAPTER 18 TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, 2015 EDITION, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2015 E DITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2014 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, INC., ONE BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY, MA, 02169), INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD , COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 6047); INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUC-

NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, 2015 EDITION, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478), NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2014 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, INC., ONE BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY, MA, 02169), INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. PUBLICATIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 6047); INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC., PUBLICATIONTIONS, 4051 WEST FLOSSMOOR ROAD, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478) AND UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, 2015 EDITION (PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS, 2001 WALNUT DRIVE SOUTH, WALNUT, CA 91789).

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Copies of aforesaid Codes are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado.

All interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Meeting, August 24, 2015. Anyone wishing to speak at the Public Hearing may sign a speaker’s list at the door. /s/ Arlene Sagee, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 56585 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent

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IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, OR BOTH, AT:

Office of the Attorney General Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, CO 80203 Phone (720) 508-6000 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 Phone (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Case Number: 09C314350

NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on October 30, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE,

IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), JON LEINES, shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 19th day of May, 2015.

/s/ Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court

Legal Notice No.: 56547 First Publication: July 30, 2015 Last Publication: August 27, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE IN BANKRUPTCY OR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN DISCHARGED, THE COLLECTION ACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE SHALL BE AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY THAT SECURES THE DEBT AND

For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No.: 56580 First Publication: August 6, 2015 Last Publication: August 13, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Pirates will be a young team on diamond Softball coach looks to fill spots created by graduations

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com At least half the Englewood High School team will be players new to varsity softball when the Pirates open the season Aug. 25 at home against Weld Central.

“We had six players from last year’s team graduate in June, including our pitcher, catcher and most of our infield,” Pirates coach Dave Chapman said. “Fortunately we do have some letter winners coming back in key spots so we will be looking to players from last year’s junior varsity and some incoming players to fill out the roster.”

The Pirates had a good season in 2013 and they were even better in 2014 as they made the state regional playoffs.

The coach said the six seniors of the 2014 team were key defenders and the team’s leading hitters.

“Those seniors will be hard to replace but we’ll look to returning letter winners

like Taylor Garibay, Tori Harris, Kena Korinek and Karin Bader to be our leaders this season,” Chapman said. “Korinek and Bader are outfielders, Garibay will return at third base and Harris will probably move from the outfield to behind the plate. Our junior varsity won about half last year’s games, they played good defense but the team didn’t have strong pitching.”

Chapman said the key is pitching.

“If we have a pitcher who throws strikes, I feel we will do OK defensively,” the coach said. “I also know, at least at first, we won’t hit the ball like we did last season.”

The Pirates open the season with league games. The coach said the season opener against Weld Central will be a key game as Englewood and Weld Central have been the top two teams in the league for the last two years.

“Elizabeth has been down a bit the last couple season so I expect they will be stronger, Vista Peak should be competitive as well as Skyview,” Chapman said.

“So, I know we will play hard and work to be competitive as we always do in every game we play.”

The Englewood team will be seeking to duplicate scoring plays like this one during a game last season. The coach said the Pirates will be a young team because six of last year’s players graduated in June. Photo by Tom Munds

5A football playoff field to be cut in half in 2016 New league changes aim for a more even balance of power

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com All Class 5A high school football teams in Colorado will be able to play a 10th regular-season game starting in the 2016 season, but it will be tougher to get into the state playoffs.

Instead of a 32-team state playoff bracket in 5A, the first round of playoffs will be reduced to 16 teams.

The Colorado High School Activities Association football committee made and approved the changes on Aug. 3.

A wild card points system will be used to determine the 32 playoff teams this season, but the Rating Percentage Index will be employed starting next season to determine playoff teams.

Champions in seven realigned leagues will automatically qualify for playoffs and the top remaining nine teams in the RPI ratings will make the 2016 playoffs.

RPI ratings take into account a team’s winning percentage, the winning percentage of a team’s opponents and the winning percentage of the opponents of a team’s opponents.

“It’s a really wise thing that CHSAA did,” said Valor Christian coach Rod Sherman. “They had to find a way to get the right teams into the playoffs and they have done that. I give them credit. Sixteen

teams is the right number of teams in the playoffs.”

In last season’s opening round of the 32-team playoffs, the average winning margin was 25.9 points, which included a 51-point win and two 41-point romps.

The victory margin was 24.6 in the round of 16, but narrowed after that and included Cherry Creek’s 25-24 win over Valor Christian in a classic championship game.

“With the playoffs dropping to 16 teams, that gives more of a reward for making the playoffs and should eliminate some of the blowouts we have had in the past,” said Rock Canyon coach Brian Lamb.

The RPI system will be used in a realignment attempt to balance leagues.

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The extra regular season game could allow for schools to retain traditional rivalry games in the new alignments.

The alignment will be used in an attempt to balance leagues and avoid creating conferences like the current Centennial League, which has some of the most talented teams in 5A. Teams will be ranked based upon twoyear RPI averages. With 42 teams expected for the 2016-18 cycle, the top seven teams will be placed in separate leagues.

The extra regular-season games will allow teams to continue natural rivalries like Ralston Valley-Pomona, ThunderRidge-Mountain Vista, Legend-Chaparral, Douglas County-Castle View and Columbine-Chatfield if the teams wind up in different leagues.

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