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ittleton’s annual Candlelight Walk and Tree Lighting lit up the night of Nov. 23, leaving no doubt the holiday season is here. The annual event the day after Thanksgiving drew thousands, many of whom sipped hot chocolate or cider while walking down the sidewalks of Main Street. A parade of holiday characters, highlighted

by Santa, made its way from east to west down Main Street after dark, delighting young and old alike.

Candles help light the way for attendees of the event.

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One dead, at least 14 injured after fire More than 100 residents of building for seniors displaced in wake of blaze

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than 100 residents of the Windermere senior apartments spent Thanksgiving locked out of their homes after a fire five days earlier left one resident dead and many more injured.

The Nov. 17 fire in the complex’s east tower, which was ruled accidental, was contained to a single first-floor unit. The cause of the blaze remained under investigation.

The occupant of the apartment, Michael Craig Mitchell, was found dead inside. It was his 70th birthday.

No official count of displaced residents has been released, though Littleton Fire Rescue officials said the building has more than 130 apartments, and all the units were evacuated and closed. The building — located on South Datura Street, just south of Littleton Boulevard — is owned by Tebo-Orvis LLC, headed by principals Stephen Tebo and Heath Orvis.

Though most of the residents of the five-story tower wound up in hotels or with family members, some residents spent several days on cots in a makeshift Red Cross shelter in a building across the street that normally houses the homeless on cold winter nights.

Days after the flames were extinguished, residents — some still wearing the same clothes as the morning they fled their homes — were told that air-quality tests that would determine when or if they could return to their homes were taking days longer than originally estimated. After initially telling residents they would receive daily briefings, management scheduled the next meeting for a week later, leaving the worn-out evacuees waiting.

The ordeal felt all too familiar for some: Several of the residents had been previously displaced from the complex in 2016, after a fire in the complex’s other tower ended with

HOW TO GIVE HELP AND GET HELP Though residents of the Windermere apartments who were displaced by fire on Nov. 17 were required to have renter’s insurance, many have had difficulty affording insurance deductibles, and may have other needs such as transportation and costs not covered by insurance, said Kathryn Roy, the executive director of Love Inc., a Christian nonprofit that has been assisting residents.

The best way to help is to donate to the groups assisting residents. Displaced residents can also contact the following organizations for help: Love Inc.: 303-794-5683 or loveinclittleton. org Arapahoe County Foundation: 303-738-8040 or www.co.arapahoe.co.us/749/ArapahoeCounty-Foundation American Red Cross of Colorado: 303-7227474 or www.redcross.org/local/colorado. html Residents who need help with Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps or other services can call Arapahoe County Senior Resources Division manager Linda Haley at 303-738-8080 or email seniorresources@arapahoegov. com.

Residents who need help finding housing can call Arapahoe County Housing Specialist Ben Nichols at 303-738-8061 or email bnichols@arapahoegov.com. the mass eviction of more than 130 residents.

Fire began before dawn The fire on Nov. 17, a Saturday, broke out in a first-floor apartment sometime after 5 a.m., and the first 911 calls came in at 5:19, according to South Metro Fire Rescue spokesman Eric Hurst.

Residents described a chaotic scene during the fire. The majority of nearly two dozen residents interviewed by the Independent said they couldn’t hear hallway fire alarms from inside their units, instead being alerted to the fire either by neighbors and first responders pounding on their doors or by the arrival of fire trucks outside.

A woman makes her way out of the Windermere apartments at 5820 S. Datura St. on Nov. 17. A fire in a first-floor apartment sent residents fleeing, and left at least 13 injured.

DAVID GILBERT During the fire, many residents, unable to make it through smoke in the halls, retreated to their balconies, where some waited for hours for rescue.

More than 45 emergency vehicles, including multiple fire trucks and ambulances, and more than 100 emergency personnel responded, Hurst said.

The building has fire sprinklers only in the basement, said Littleton Fire Rescue fire marshal Tim Stover.

Though modern fire codes mandate sprinkler systems in buildings like the Windermere, the complex is grandfathered into codes from the 1970s, when it was built.

The morning of the fire, 13 people were transported to Littleton Adventist Hospital and Englewood’s Swedish Medical Center, with six police officers among them. One more person was taken to the hospital in the evening, and resident Jim Stubbert, 83, was later hospitalized with respiratory issues that his wife Carolyn attributed to the fire.

Four residents were still at Littleton Adventist Hospital on Nov. 21 — two in critical condition.

Aftermath scene busy As the smoke cleared on Nov. 17, residents huddled in the Life Center, a building owned by a nonprofit that assists the homeless, across the street from the complex.

A Red Cross disaster response team mobilized quickly, and by dawn was already passing out coffee, food and blankets to residents, many still clad in bathrobes as a snowstorm blew in.

The apartment tower was declared uninhabitable by the city building department within hours of the fire, and firefighters spent the day making trips in and out of the building, retrieving medications and other belongings for residents, who were not allowed back in themselves.

Still, some items were left behind.

Nancy Bair, 59, was unable to get her oxygen concentrator for two days.

David North said he didn’t receive his heart medication. Jane Sterling-Price said she didn’t get her cat, who was believed to still be in the building as of Nov. 22.

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Tests set to determine tower’s habitability

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Air-quality tests and other analyses will help determine when or if residents can return to their units after a fire forced the evacuation of the eastern tower of the Windermere apartment complex on Nov. 17, officials said.

Once a structure fire is put out, the fire department hands control of the building over to the city building department, said Littleton City Manag-

er Mark Relph. The building department will be among the agencies to sign off on the building’s habitability once abatement is complete, he said.

Andy Boian, a spokesman for TeboOrvis LLC, the company that owns the building, said that management will also consult with its insurance agency and environmental remediation experts before deciding when or if to allow residents to return.

Asbestos is the primary concern, said Michael Haselhoff, a project director for Interstate Restoration,

which is leading the fire abatement efforts.

The fire caused a “major spill” of asbestos on the first floor of the tower, said Laura Shumpert, a compliance manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE), the state health department.

CDPHE is currently serving an advisory role in the analysis of samples taken from the building, Shumpert said. The department will sign off on and oversee asbestos

abatement efforts that might arise, she added.

The first batch of air quality samples came back without unsafe asbestos levels, Shumpert said, though she added that more samples were yet to be analyzed.

The tests were collected by Family Environmental Consulting the day after the fire, Shumpert said, and are being analyzed by EMSL Analytical.

Representatives of both companies declined to comment on the status of tests on Nov. 21.

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‘I can’t believe this is happening again’

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For some of the residents who spent several nights in a Red Cross shelter after a fire forced the evacuation of the Windermere senior living apartments east tower on Nov. 17, the situation felt all too familiar.

“I can’t believe this is happening again,” said Ray Hays, 69, lying beneath a Red Cross blanket on a cot in the Life Center across the street from the apartment tower on South Datura Street in Littleton. Hays was one of the more than 130 people evicted from the apartment complex’s other tower in 2016 after a fire.

Hays, who is deaf in one ear and totally blind, lives on Social Security.

He has an autoimmune disorder that means staying in a shelter is a dangerous proposition for him, he said, because of the risk of contracting an illness that could prove deadly.

“I’ve got renter’s insurance, but there’s a $500 deductible,” Hays said Nov. 18. “I can’t afford a hotel. My family’s far away.”

Hays was eventually able to get a hotel room, after his brother in Arkansas wired him money to cover the deductible, he said. Cancer treatments in recent years wiped out his life savings, Hays said.

Many residents and their families were worried about what would happen next, with many aware that the 2016 fire left residents in limbo for

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Ray Hays, left, and his caretaker Carla Baker spent the night on cots in a Red Cross shelter after a fire forced them out of the Windermere apartments on Nov. 17. Hays, who is blind and half deaf, returned to the complex after being evicted following a 2016 fire.

DAVID GILBERT weeks before finding out they had no home to return to.

Don Reisner, 91, previously lived in the tower that burned in 2016. He said he’s worried he’ll end up moving from place to place again, like last time.

“I stayed with my grandson for a while, then in a house my church owns,” Reisner said. “I was so glad to move back here.”

Reisner, who has asthma, COPD, thyroid problems and a pacemaker, said he wasn’t staying with relatives after the latest fire because several have been sick with strep throat, which he was worried he could contract.

For many in the shelter, though, the day after the fire was focused on pick-

ing up what pieces they could.

“I wish I knew what’s going to become of my sister’s home,” said Jude Coffee, who stopped by the shelter to pick up medications for her 73-yearold sister Carolyn Vierling, who was hospitalized in intensive care with severe lung damage from the Nov. 17 fire.

“I don’t know anything yet about Carolyn’s insurance,” Coffee said.

“I’ve got a lot of work to do to get her through this.”

Karlene Austgen, 68, was still looking for her cat Zuzu, who may have ended up in a shelter with other residents’ pets. Austgen has a sister in Englewood, but Austgen has a hard time getting up and down the steps to

her sister’s home, so she opted for the shelter.

“A hotel would’ve been more comfortable,” Austgen said. “Cots aren’t the nicest thing to sleep on at my age.”

Marilyn Grannell, 79, said the situation was playing out much like last time.

“Lots of what we’re hearing now, it’s what we heard two years ago: ‘We don’t know anything,’” Grannell said.

“It’s like a rerun. I love my apartment and I don’t want to move.”

Barbara Fry, 80, said she fears she doesn’t have the energy to look for another place.

“I pay just under a thousand dollars a month for a one-bedroom, and I’m not sure I could still get that elsewhere,” Fry said.

Fry said she escaped the building by scooting down five flights of stairs on her rear end to keep her head below the smoke billowing up the stairwell, while kicking her walker down each flight of steps ahead of her.

Residents won’t be left in the cold, said Loni Koller, a Red Cross disability integration specialist who helped oversee the shelter.

Other agencies have been stepping in to help, Koller said, including Littleton United Methodist Church, which fed residents a turkey dinner on Nov. 17; Love Inc., a local nonprofit that has been offering a variety of services and assistance to displaced residents; and the Life Center, which donated their building for use as a shelter.

The Life Center was also one of the shelters for residents after the 2016 fire.

“We’re OK for now, but we just wish we knew what management was going to do,” said Jane Sterling-Price, 76.

“But I know the Lord will look after us.”

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Even as residents were still emerging from the Windermere apartments after a fire the morning of Nov. 17, so were stories of heroism.

Among the first residents to discover the fire was Jayne Cole, 69, who went for her daily morning walk shortly after 5 a.m.

Cole, who lives on the third floor, said she smelled smoke as soon as she stepped on the elevator.

“When I got off on the first floor, the smoke was already rolling against the ceiling,” said Cole, 69. “The alarms weren’t going off yet. I started banging on doors, and yelling ‘Fire! Fire!’

I went looking for a pull-down alarm, but I couldn’t find one. I yelled for people to call 911. The smoke started getting so thick I had trouble breathing.”

Cole said she ran outside to get fresh air, then ran back in to pound on more doors.

“I was praying, ‘Jesus, protect us.’

Finally the alarms started sounding,”

Cole said.

Several neighbors called Cole a hero.

“I’m not a hero,” Cole said. “Jesus is the hero.”

The first emergency personnel on scene were Littleton police officers: Sgt. Sean Carlson and officers Andy Barnard, Horacio Borrego, Cesar Correa, Paul Martin and Steven Pike.

Several residents recalled the team of officers circling the exterior of the building’s first floor, hopping over balcony railings and pounding on doors to alert sleeping occupants.

“By the time we arrived, the smoke was so thick in the lobby that we couldn’t even enter,” Barnard said.

“All we could do was go around the outside and wake as many people as we could.”

The unit that caught fire was so thoroughly engulfed in flames that officers were unable to enter, Barnard said.

The team gained entry to the building through first-floor apartment balcony doors. Officers had to break into some apartments where panicked residents refused to flee, Barnard said,

and physically carry them out.

In an apartment just above the burning unit, Wendy Wagner, 63, was trapped on her exterior balcony with smoke billowing from behind her.

Barnard coaxed her to leap into his arms, he said.

The six officers were taken to Littleton Adventist Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation, and Barnard was treated for arm injuries he sustained by catching Wagner. All were released the same day.

“Everyone in our team had each other’s backs,” Barnard said. “That’s what gave us the courage to keep going back into that burning building.”

Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman applauded emergency personnel.

“I am grateful that the first responders who risked their lives to save others in such heroic ways are going to be OK and that so many lives were saved by their efforts,” Brinkman said in a statement. “We will stay vigilant in our efforts to support those injured and displaced. Littleton is a community of love and caring and all are our family.”

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As evening approached, most of the residents had departed, bound for hotels or family members’ homes. But a dozen remained with nowhere else to go. Some, like Ray Hays, who is blind and suffers from an autoimmune disease, couldn’t afford the deductible on their renter’s insurance. Another, Karlene Austgen, had a sister nearby, but the sister’s home wasn’t accessible to Austgen’s walker.

By nightfall the Life Center transformed from a day shelter to an overnight one, and the dozen bedded down on cots.

Waiting for info Residents awoke the day after the fire to little news. Air quality samples from different parts of the apartment building were submitted to a laboratory for analysis, said

Andy Boian, a spokesman for TeboOrvis.

The lab was closed on Nov. 18, a Sunday, Boian said, though he said samples would be submitted first thing on Monday, Nov. 19, and he hoped to get results back by Monday night.

With the air quality unknown, residents spent that Sunday still unable to return to their units to retrieve belongings.

The Red Cross took residents to a recreation center to take showers, and to a thrift store to buy new clothes, a spokeswoman said, as many still only had the clothes they wore as they escaped the building.

Though their number decreased to 10, the residents in the shelter went to bed again on Red Cross cots that Sunday night. Boian assured the Independent that Tebo-Orvis was working to ”find housing for them until this matter is resolved.”

Boian held what he called the first of an ongoing series of daily briefings — though only one more would

be held before a week-long hiatus.

Addressing a couple dozen residents and their family members, Boian said test results weren’t coming in on that Monday afternoon as expected, but hoped they would become available in the following 24 hours.

In the dark The second and final daily briefing, held on Tuesday, Nov. 20, saw the Life Center’s community room jammed with residents and their families.

Boian removed reporters from the meeting. The order came from the apartment building’s management, he said.

Numerous residents, however, recorded the meeting on their phones.

Several can be heard demanding the media be allowed to return. The meeting would be immediately shut down if reporters were allowed back in, said Michael Haselhoff, the project director of Interstate Restoration, the company that is oversee-

ing the building’s condition.

Air-quality test results wouldn’t be available until at least the end of the week, Haselhoff told the crowd, adding that if the air quality test results came back with poor results, residents might never get back in.

The first-floor units near the fire were likely a total loss, Haselhoff said, in part because so much asbestos was disturbed by the fire.

“It’s pretty bad, folks,” Haselhoff said. The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 27 — a week away.

The Red Cross closed its shelter in the hours following the second meeting, and nine residents who still had nowhere to go were taken by bus to a nearby hotel, paid for by the Red Cross. The agency would pay for their rooms until the night before the next meeting, a spokeswoman said.

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Library to boost offerings through statewide network Bemis joining Marmot, giving patrons access to millions more books

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Bibliophiles rejoice: Bemis Library’s offerings are about to get a whole lot broader.

Starting in February 2019, Littleton’s library will join at least 37 other libraries and library districts around the state in the Marmot Library Network, a colossal resourcesharing consortium that increases by millions the number of materials available to patrons.

“The transition should be seamless,” said Bemis Library director Tim Nimz. “Patrons shouldn’t notice a thing, except that all of a sudden they can find a ton more materials available in a search of our system.”

Nimz said some patrons with very old library cards, or cards from out of district may need to come in to the library at 6014 S. Datura St. to get a new card or a special sticker to allow them to access the new system.

The consortium means patrons can request books, movies, music, e-books and other items from academic and public libraries from around the state, from as far away as Alamosa and Grand Junction.

“This can be a real boon to researchers,” Nimz said, “because many of the member libraries have special collections that may include rare or one-of-a-kind materials.”

The benefit goes both ways: the addition of Bemis to the system could be a boost for researchers elsewhere, Nimz said, because of the library’s top-notch local and Colorado history collections.

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Littleton Leadership Academy graduates 25 Civic affairs boot camp is path to knowledgeable engagement

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A fresh batch of graduates from the Littleton Leadership Academy is ready to make a difference.

This year’s crop of 25 students graduated from the civic affairs boot camp at the Inn at Hudson Gardens on Nov. 15, presenting “action plans” as the culmination of the nine-month boot camp on the workings of government.

The goal is to teach students about the synergy between partners and players that leads to a successful city, said former mayor Susan Thornton, who chairs the academy.

“No city is an island,” Thornton said. “We’re all impacted by what happens around us, and the more we cooperate, the stronger we’ll be.”

Students included faith leaders, business owners and nonprofit representatives, Thornton said.

This year’s students were given a tour of the Colorado Supreme Court by one of the court’s justices, visited a wastewater treatment plant, talked economic vitality with the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, visited Littleton Adventist Hospital and met with the Littleton Public Schools Board of

Education, Thornton said.

The academy, wrapping up its second year, is an outgrowth of the Littleton Leadership Retreat, which was the petri dish for ideas like the establishment of the Town Hall Arts Center and the effort to lower the grade of Littleton’s railroad tracks that paved the way for lightrail service, Thornton said.

The 2018 academy beefed up its focus on water and the environment, Thornton said.

For Matt Fry, the owner of Mile High Memorials and a member of the Historic Downtown Merchants Association, the academy was a call to double down on his efforts to engage with the community.

“Downtown is vibrant, and as it grows, it’s important we invest in community outreach for the benefit of the whole city ecosystem,” Fry said. “We all have limited time in life, so what’s the best way to apply that when giving back to the community?”

Fry’s action plan centered on developing empathy for people with different perspectives, he said.

“It’s important to learn to spread your influence, but also to be open to being influenced,” Fry said.

One of Fry’s takeaways was a better understanding of how having mixed income housing benefits a community, he said.

“I’m going to start looking for boards to sit on so I can work toward that goal,” Fry said. “I feel much better equipped to do that now.”

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Currently, Bemis is a member of the ILL inter-library loan service, which has a much smaller circulating collection.

The new system is a cost savings too, Nimz said: though the first year membership, which necessitates software upgrades to Bemis’s systems, will cost $110,000, subsequent years’ membership dues will be $75,000 — less than the $87,000 the library currently spends each year to be part of ILL. Bringing Bemis into the fold is an exciting step for Marmot, said Adam Murray, the network’s executive director, who’s based in Grand Junction.

“The more we work together, the better the experience for patrons,” Murray said.

Marmot started as a way to boost library offerings to Western Slope patrons, Murray said, and in recent years is branching out to more of the state. Murray was also excited to bring in Leadville’s library and their mining history collection, he said.

“We provide a sense of community between the libraries, and ultimately the people of Colorado,” Murray said. “Patrons have so many different needs from their libraries, and the more that join us, the more effective and efficient every member becomes.”

Murray said he’s working with member libraries to digitally scan and upload their unique local collections to the web.

“My dream is to make all these wonderful collections discoverable to everyone,” Murray said. “Adding Bemis is a great step toward that goal.”

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Fatal officer-involved shooting in June justified, report says Gunfire that killed Andrew Paine was legal, according to investigation

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A review by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has determined the fatal shooting of a suspect who fired at sheriff ’s deputies in June was justified, a Nov. 19 report said.

Andrew Paine, 38, died after Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s deputies arrived at a home to check on his wife and exchanged gunfire with him as he drove away from the house, according to the report, which was based on an investigation by the 18th Judicial District Critical Response Team.

Deputies responded to a home in the 6300 block of South Olive Street in Centennial at about 10:30 a.m.

June 23 after a woman called with concerns for her friend, Paine’s wife, the sheriff ’s office said in a news release at the time. The wife was on the phone with the woman when Paine hung up the phone, according to the report. The home is near East Arapahoe Road and South Quebec Street.

Paine had a history of bipolar disorder, alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to information law enforcement was told by an interviewee after the shooting.

According to the report: Paine and his wife had an argument before the call, and he drew a gun after it, prompting a physical struggle over the gun. Paine calmed down and eventually left to a guest room in the house, and his wife and the children fled the house.

A person, likely the wife’s friend, texted Paine back and forth to warn that law enforcement would be called, and Paine responded, “After the cops murder me they’ll find that I have a broken hand and that any perceived threats were falsified.”

Sgts. Bruce Peterson and Brett Cohn and Deputies Derek Goodyear and Mike Stokes responded to Paine’s house at about 10:40 a.m.

June 23 after the wife’s friend called 911, and deputies saw a man holding

a gun in the garage. Cohn arrived in front of a neighbor’s house and heard a person talking with Paine on his cellphone in speaker mode, and Paine said officers were welcome to enter his home but he would shoot the first one in.

Around that time, deputies heard a gunshot inside the garage. Paine then backed out of his garage in a Jeep, and deputies gave commands for Paine to show his hands and drop the gun he held. Paine pointed a pistol with his left hand out the window at deputies, and Cohn believed he fired the gun. Peterson believed Paine was shooting as well, and deputies fired at Paine.

Stokes pulled Paine from the car into the middle of East Caley Avenue, and the Jeep kept rolling until it struck a nearby garage. Goodyear attempted CPR, and South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the scene.

Paine was transported to an area hospital and was pronounced dead at about 11:40 a.m.

Paine’s Jeep was searched, and a handgun was found on the driver’sside floor. Two .40 caliber casings were found in the Jeep, one on the floor and one on the center console.

Based on the video evidence and casings, Paine fired his gun at deputies while driving, the report said.

The investigation showed deputies fired 31 rounds at Paine: Peterson fired 10 rounds, Stokes fired four, Goodyear fired 14 and Cohn fired three.

Paine sustained two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the chest, according to the autopsy, the report said.

Bystanders were outside in the area at the time of the shooting, but no one, including the deputies, was hit by any bullets during the incident, according to Julie Brooks, spokeswoman for the sheriff ’s office.

Law enforcement officers can use deadly physical force to defend themselves from what they reasonably believe to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force under state law, Jason Siers, senior chief deputy district attorney, wrote in the report.

“I find Deputy Goodyear, Deputy Stokes, Sergeant Peterson and Sergeant Cohn reasonably feared for their lives when they used deadly force against Andrew Paine,” Siers wrote.

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When products are sealed, there’s a failure to yield

admit there were no witnesses.

I hope by now, however, you can trust me, even though I did steer a lot of investors in the wrong direction on that chicken-flavored chewing gum project of mine.

Earlier today, I QUIET opened a new jar of (creamy) peanut DESPERATION butter with my bare hands.

I did it on the first try. I did it without going into training for a week. I opened it without grunting or groaning, tapping it first with a knife, or holding it under Craig Marshall hot water.

I held the jar in my Smith left hand, and used the fingers on my right hand to twist the top and remove it. This exposed the product, some of which I con-

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sumed on a small sheet of bread.

It was a historic moment in my kitchen.

The dog went to a neutral corner when I shouted, “Godfrey Daniel.”

Just about everything else, every cheese, every cracker, every box, tin, container, takes my complete focus, and tests my will.

“EZ Open”? There is no such thing.

As I have said in the past, if it says “EZ Open” it isn’t.

They put “EZ Open” on the label because they know it isn’t, and that it puts the onus on me.

If it says it’s easy to open and I can’t open it, it’s my fault, not theirs.

It’s reverse psychology.

As I said, I didn’t have to go into training to open the peanut butter.

But when it comes to my favorite pickles, I do reps for a week while the jar sits on the counter and waits for me.

My mother — may she rest in peace

— used to give jars a try and then ask her strapping husband to take care of it. This went on for years when I was growing up.

Later on, they told me the truth. It was a set-up. Mom could open the jars, but it was her way of giving my father a moment of glory.

It was the 1950s, and that’s what wives did back then. Once Helen Reddy came along, however, everything changed.

Cheese singles are the inglorious contempt of matter against humanity.

There is nothing more infuriating to open. It cannot be done barehanded.

Cheese singles should come with cheese singles scissors.

Likewise bacon. I don’t buy bacon because someone who calls himself a doctor told me not too.

When I did buy bacon, the package it came in always won. I’d wind up with shredded paper and plastic and greasy fingers.

The Thanksgiving habit is something to stick with

ou may be asking yourabout Thanksgiving, gratitude and self why you are reading appreciation. For those of you counta Thanksgiving article the ing, that was three weeks or about 21 week after Thanksgiving. days, depending on when you read each column, and just about enough The reason is that too often, the time to start forming a new habit. minute after we say goodbye to famThe reinforcement of this ily and friends with whom we topic is so important because just shared our holiday, the WINNING it feels like gratitude has befeeling of gratitude escapes WORDS come a momentary emotion us as if it were Harry Houdior a fleeting feeling as we are ni himself. After all, it is now already anxiously awaiting “game on” for Christmas the next thing that is coming and Hanukkah. As a matter our way. What’s next? Or: of fact, we may even hear, What’s in it for me?

“Thanks for dinner, save me Many of us, myself includsome pie, I will be back for ed, really look forward to the dessert and family time right Thanksgiving Day meals. I after I hit a couple of these mean everything from breakstores that are open tonight.”

Research shows that it Michael Norton fast through the multiple courses served throughout could take anywhere from the day, and of course the desserts.

18 days to 254 days to create a new Notice I said desserts, plural. But habit. One study in particular states there is something that is more imthat it takes 66 days, and then there portant than our meals, because isn’t is another finding that claims that it it true most of us tend to eat pretty takes 21 days to form a new habit. It is subjective in that the variables are well every day? the people and their behaviors.

Well, this was a three-part series, and is my third and final column SEE NORTON, P13

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Packaging today is designed to be difficult to open, so packages are nearly impossible to tamper with in stores. And in homes.

An aspirin bottle comes in a box.

The bottle has a child-proof cap that doubles as an adult-proof cap. There’s a plastic wrap around the cap that has to be removed, then arrows have to be lined up, then a lid cover has to be peeled off, then cotton wadding has to be removed.

It always gives me a headache.

These are trifles in life. Understood.

But enough of them in a day become more than that.

If you collage a struggle with cheese singles with heavy traffic, with the boss forgetting your name, and with your pen running out of invisible ink, it makes for a Bad Tuesday.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Is an attitude of gratitude always possible?

relationships, stable well-paying lthough Thanksgiving is wage, and a robust savings account. over, can we still talk about Others perhaps not so much. gratefulness for about 500 In my current seminary studies words? in social justice and ethics, Maybe your ThanksgivGUEST I have been surprised and ing was wonderful with a confirmed about the multiple peaceful, loving, full meal.

COLUMN layers of both fortune and Or maybe you had to eat suffering that various peoples it at a shelter or in a toxic have experienced throughout family environment. If you are progressive politically, history. And in my chaplaincy you probably loved Electraining, I have come across tion Night and have been that present today with my in a great mood lately. Or patients and staffs. Over if conservative, you might time, those events, whether still feel a bit of despair. joyous adventures or sufferAs a believer that the end ing ordeals, add up and start Linda Newell of times is near, you might to accumulate in our body feel at peace with the fires, or psyche. Science tells us climate change disasters, and predic- that collectively as communities of tions of our natural world declining. people encounter a disaster or social Or as an environmentalist or milharm, that can also embed within us, lennial, you might feel frustrated or sometimes even into our DNA. angry that your federal government Some research shows that ancesdoesn’t seem to care. trally it takes five generations for By now, you get the picture. Some that trauma to be extricated from of us have many reasons to be in our bodies. a state of gratitude all year long.

Those of us with a roof over our head, groceries in the fridge, loving SEE NEWELL, P24

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Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act should address ‘vaping’

disturbing public health trend has been reported in recent months: 26 percent of Colorado’s high school students have used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days, which is double the national average. In fact, out of 38 states GUEST surveyed, Colorado COLUMN had the highest e-cigarette use among high school students. In the Tri-County Health Department’s three counties — Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas — the number of students who have John Douglas ever used an electronic vape product increased more than 200 percent since 2013!

The epidemic has grown so much that Gov. John Hickenlooper declared November “Vape-Free” to increase awareness among Colorado’s youth of the damaging, long-term physical and mental effects that ecigarettes have on developing brains.

Nicotine addiction from e-cigarettes can lead to cigarette smoking, creating the potential for long-term consequences such as cancer and

heart and lung disease.

Colorado isn’t the only state facing this skyrocketing threat. Recently, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared youth use of e-cigarettes across the country an “epidemic” and a dangerous and intolerable trend.

Now is the time to add e-cigarettes to the list of restricted substances indoors as part of the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act. Not only would this improve air quality for everyone, but it would also help increase awareness of vaping’s harmful effects.

E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that people use to inhale (vape) an aerosol, which typically contain nicotine or other substances such as marijuana, flavorings and harmful chemicals. Extensive research has shown the negative effects of nicotine on developing young brains, such as the impairment of cognitive function and development. When teens become addicted to nicotine, it is more likely they may be addicted for life.

It’s no surprise that new e-cigarette products have recently saturated the market and increasingly, they are being heavily advertised and used in public places by people of all ages. Secondhand smoke from these

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it through the simplest of ways too.

A simple thank-you, a quick note, a card, a smile, a call, a text, and maybe just doing something to help out in return or pay it forward.

Our world could use more people with an attitude of gratitude. Our community could use more people developing a habit of gratitude and appreciation. Our families can all become stronger and closer when we recognize each other and share how blessed we are to be a family.

A habit starts when we do. What if today, we all set a goal to live out Thanksgiving each and every day?

What if we could change someone’s minute, hour, day or life by showing them a little more gratitude and appreciation? I know that you already know the answer, we would be living in a world that has just a little more love and kindness, a little more love and gentleness, and a little more love and forgiveness.

So how about you? I hope you won’t be too surprised if I say Happy Thanksgiving if I run into you somewhere in February, or April, or next September. And I do hope that you will try and create a new attitude of gratitude habit for yourself.

As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we are successful at creating that new habit, it really will be a better than good life.

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What is more important is the gratitude that others who aren’t so well-off feel when they too get to have a meal. The appreciation they have for the meals that must be provided for them. And whether we funded those meals, made those meals, served those meals, or delivered those meals, my hope would be that we all felt grateful for having had the opportunity to serve others in some way.

You see, being grateful isn’t just reserved for when we get things or assistance, it is also about having gratitude and appreciation for when we have the opportunity to bless and serve others. It is an incredible feeling to give, to give cheerfully and thankfully. You know the feeling I am talking about don’t you?

The smile on someone’s face when we help, the firm handshake of the people we are lifting up, the tears of joy in their eye, the warm embrace and hug. And remember what “HUG” stands for, Having Unbelievable Gratitude.

What I am talking about here is developing and maintaining the spirit of Thanksgiving and creating a habit of gratitude and appreciation that goes far beyond the holiday. I hope that it is a habit that we will never want to break. We can all show our appreciation more, we can all demonstrate gratitude, we can do

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

products continues to threaten community health, while also contributing to the $1.9 billion in health-care costs associated with smoking each year in Colorado.

The only way to fully eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke is to prohibit cigarette tobacco, marijuana smoking, hookah and e-cigarette aerosolizing in all public places and workplaces, including restaurants, bars and casinos, making them 100 percent smoke-free. This also limits youth vulnerability to secondhand smoke and the normalization that comes from exposure to these products.

More than 10 years ago, Colorado lawmakers passed a statewide smoke-free policy, the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, prohibiting indoor smoking in public places. Five years ago, legislators added marijuana as a restricted substance indoors.

Now in 2018, with the challenges that Colorado faces from growing use of e-cigarettes, it is critical for the legislature to modernize the Clean Indoor Air Act by following the lead of more than 29 Colorado municipalities and 13 states across the country that have already implemented policies to address e-cigarette use in public places.

Lawmakers have an important opportunity to modernize our state policy by eliminating all forms of secondhand exposure to nicotine, marijuana and other harmful chemicals in public places. We urge them to move quickly to show leadership regarding this concerning public health threat.

John M. Douglas Jr., M.D., is the executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, serving Douglas, Arapahoe and Adams counties.

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John Jerome Lay John Jerome Lay (Jerry) passed away in his home in Buena Vista, Colorado on November 16, 2018 at the age of 81. Jerry is survived by his wife Patricia; his son Jerry Lee, his wife Alison and their children Jack & Cooper; his daughter Tanya Lynn Cronberg, her husband Gus and their daughter Brandy.

Jerry was born January 16, 1937 in North Platte, Nebraska to parents John and Mary Lay. The family moved to Denver in 1940 and to Englewood in 1942. Jerry attended Englewood schools and graduated in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp in 1954 and was stationed at the Denver SCHMIDT

Federal Center with the 155th Gun Battalion. He received an Honorable Medical Discharge in 1955. Jerry returned to Englewood, became a Master Colorado Plumber and started the JJ Lay Plumbing and Heating Company. He was twice elected to the Englewood City Council. Jerry retired in 1999 leaving the company to his son Jerry Lee and his “adopted son” Robert Parks. He married Patricia Cole on September 22, 1999 and moved to the Salida / Buena Vista, Colorado area.

Memorial Services were held on Friday, November 23, 2018.

Robert Warren Schmidt

May 26, 1946 – November 17, 2018

Robert Warren Schmidt passed away after a long and courageous battle with bone marrow cancer on Saturday November 17, 2018. He was surrounded by his family at home. Bob was born in Denver on May 26, 1946 and grew up in Littleton. He graduated from Littleton High School in 1964.

Bob then attended the University of Colorado as both a music major and a business major. Bob had a tremendous gift when it came to music and played multiple instruments. Bob played in the “King Louie and the Laymen” band for many years. They played at several local clubs in the area and at “The Bitter End” in New York City.

Later, Bob opened “The Bugle” clothing store in Boulder in 1974.

He later opened a second store in Fort Collins which became “Robert Schmidt Clothiers”. He relocated the business to Boulder and was a staple in the community for men’s clothing for many years. After he closed his retail store, he spent over 15 years as a realtor at RE/MAX of Boulder.

Bob was a longtime member of the Boulder Country Club where he served on the Board of Directors for several terms.

He loved spending the summers playing golf with his “Goon Group” and in earlier years loved playing tennis.

Bob was also a former member of Boulder Rotary and Foothills Rotary in Fort Collins.

Bob loved the Buffs and Broncos and was a season ticket holder for both the CU football and basketball programs. He also was a big supporter of Fairview High School athletics where his kids attended high school.

Bob’s greatest love was his family. He is survived by his wife Dale, daughter Taylor, son Trevor, and sister Sandra Stone and her family.

A celebration of life will be scheduled sometime after the first of the year. Details will be communicated at a later date. In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made to the Mile High Weimaraner Rescue. Bob loved his dogs and rescued many Weimaraners over the years.

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House of Dior gets

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Arvada Center curtain rises on Christmas cheer

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Building a legacy Christian Dior founded the fashion house at age 42, approximately 10 years before his death. Leading up to the venture, he’d taken up fashion illustration as a way to support himself during the Great Depression, leaving behind a career running art galleries.

In 1946 he received the financial backing necessary to open a couture house, and in 1947, Dior the label was born from a townhome at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris. The company still operates from this location.

Dior rose on the promise of a “New Look,” also the name of its first collection.

ne of the best things about the holiday season is gathering together with family and friends to watch one of the many classic Christmas movies. One of the more recent entries into the canon is the 2003 Will Ferrell film, “ELF.” In 2010, “ELF” made the leap from the silver screen to the Broadway stage, bringing Buddy the Elf to a whole new audience.

“I saw that original production and I said, ‘I want to do that,’” remembered Josh Houghton, who is now taking on the titular role in the Arvada Center’s production of the show. “This is a dream show for me as an actor. It’s also one for the audience, because there’s something for everyone in it.”

The production of “ELF — The Musical” at the Arvada Center, COMING Wadsworth ATTRACTIONS 6901 Blvd., runs from Nov. 20 through Dec. 23. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The run will include happy Clarke Reader hours with the cast, insider talkbacks, a sensoryfriendly performance and more.

Like the movie, the focus of the show is Buddy — a man who was raised in the North Pole with Santa Claus and his elves. But when Buddy learns that his real father (Mark Devine) lives is New York City and, even more shockingly, is a human, Buddy heads south to meet his new family. In addition to learning where he came from, Buddy also might discover love with Jovie (Leslie Hiatt).

“Audiences will still be able to see many of the iconic moments that they know from the movie,” Hiatt said. “Through many technological amazements and the gorgeous costumes, we’re able to bring this story to life. It’s a great family show and so easy to watch.”

Unlike the film, the show features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, with book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.

So, even those who can quote the movie at the drop of a hat will find something new to entertain and delight them.

“This is a Christmas show, but the theme goes beyond that. It’s really

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This red satin dress was designed by John Galliano for the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2004 collection in Paris. Galliano was the fifth creative director of Dior, where he worked from 1997 through 2011.

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Exhibit covers more than seven decades of high fashion history

seum, who curated the show.

Müller, a fashion and art historian, has worked on 15 exhibits about Dior in her career but said this one was “shaped for Denver.” Half of the 15 rooms follow a chronological timeline of the fashion house’s seven creative directors. The other half are thematic.

Each designer to follow Christian Dior — Yves-Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and the present director Maria Grazia Chiuri — brought their own vision to the brand while still paying homage to the founder, Müller said.

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ashion fans need wait no longer for the Denver Art Museum’s latest showcase of high fashion and its place in the art world. “Dior: From Paris to the World” opened Nov. 19 and runs through March 3.

The exhibit marks the first major retrospective of the House of Dior in the United States, meaning it highlights nearly all 70 years of the brand’s existence. It’s not a traveling show and was curated especially for the Denver Art Museum, featuring some pieces rarely seen outside Europe.

“This is really an exciting and amazing moment,” said the Frederick and Jan Mayer Director of the Denver Art Museum, Christoph Heinrich, three days ahead of the exhibit’s grand opening.

The project took more than two years to plan and bring to fruition, project leads said. Dressing the mannequins alone took a team of 12 people one month to complete. Shaping one dress to a mannequin could take a full day, and there are more

In the early stages of bringing a garment to life, designs go from sketches to mockups made of plain cotton muslin. than 200 dresses in total.

That’s not counting the other accessories, sketches, photographs and artworks (such as Renoir’s and Monet’s) featured in the exhibit.

Overall, there are more than 500 objects from throughout Dior’s history in the exhibit.

“It was a very important and ambitious project,” said Florence Müller, the Avenir Foundation Curator of Textile Art and Fashion for the mu-

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‘Ritual’ theme ties together art show at museum Own an Original exhibit features 46 works by 33 artists

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When the annual call for artists went out for Littleton Fine Art Board’s annual Own an Original exhibit, submissions came in for considerably more than 200 works of art, from 68 Colorado artists.

Juror Joshua Feld, a recent addition to the faculty at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, spent hours in a dark room reviewing each entry — all supposed to explore the concept of “Ritual.” He selected 46 works by 33 artists to appear in the 2018 exhibit, which opened Nov. 16 and continues until Jan. 6 at the Littleton Museum.

Originally conceived by the Fine Arts Board as a showcase for Littleton artists, and fine craftsmen, the Own an Original show increasingly attracts artists from across the metro area and beyond.

Feld’s position as assistant professor of foundations and fine art and the selfdescribed personal work — “a distinctly dream-like quality, utilizing familiar images — creates a highly surreal, poetic narrative” — is apparent in his choices for the longtime exhibit, which debuted in the 1960s. Feld said his judgment and

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“Rejoice,” a painting by Nathan Abel, won Best of Show in the 2018 Own an Original Exhibition at the Littleton Museum, through Jan. 6.

PHOTO BY NATHAN ABELS awards focused on rituals: Mystical (the concert with religious overtones).

Domestic and related to the artistic process — “In my own practice, coffee comes before studio… I have a few little superstitions in the studio.” Repetition gives a sense of comfort out of something serious, he said. Lithography is an example, with repeated images. (Note the third-place winner.)

The level of presentation in this show is increasingly more sophisticated, the selection of fine crafts is increasingly slimmer and OAO no longer seems like a gift-oriented exhibit.

(As opposed to the new “Christmas Market” exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center, accompanying “Christmas Carol: the Musical,” with a number of small paintings and crafts — ornaments, for example — which are clearly pointed in that direction and invite a visit.)

In addition to lots of entries, the exhibit always attracts a largely enthusiastic and mostly genial opening night crowd — with good weather an added plus factor on Nov. 15. The lobby and gallery were full and in constant motion.

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new sort of exhibit in Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery in Littleton is called “Merry at the Market.”

Co-curator Moira Casey has collected smaller artworks by nine artists, which she claims transforms Scrooge’s “Bah! SONYA’S Humbug!” to “Buy Humbug.” The SAMPLER exhibit, with 20 percent of sales benefiting Town Hall, offers small two- and threedimensional pieces and greeting cards that will make very special original gifts for many on Sonya Ellingboe readers’ lists for the holidays. The gallery is open weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and during productions (Thursday, Friday, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon).

A special artists’ reception is Dec. 1, from 1 to 8 p.m., when many artists will be present to talk about their work. Light refreshments are promised and a visitor can talk with artists about their work — perhaps you’d be interested in another similar item? Casey notes that the show will be constantly evolving since

as items sell, they will be replaced with new and different ones, so more than one visit is in order. Artists: Nancy Larner, Lois Barber, Sunny Monaco, Csilla Florida, Tammy Medsker, Maryann Leake Baisley, Stacy Robinson, Janis Goldblatt and Anna Marie Linning. Town Hall is at 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton.

303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.

PACE Center “Colorado Showcase 2018,” a juried exhibition of Colorado fine artists is on the walls at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, through Dec. 24 — another opportunity to own or give original art. See parkerarts.org.

Pottery for sale The annual Holiday Pottery Sale in the Half Moon at Arapahoe Community College will be held for four days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 . Nov. 29, 4 to 8 p.m.; Nov. 30, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ACC’s Littleton Campus is at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. Opening reception is 4 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 29.

Throwing demonstrations at reception. Wide price range and size of functional pottery for gifts or home.

Prize drawing.

Santa Shop On another holiday note: The

Arapahoe Santa Shop is collecting new and gently used gift items for children at a number of local businesses, recreation centers and fire stations. See website. Gift buyers are selected by referral from social services, schools … It will be held this year at a new location: Littleton Church of Christ, 6495 S. Colorado Blvd. (Arapahoe Road and South Colorado Boulevard), Centennial.

Shop dates: Dec. 8 to 12. Volunteers are needed: Contact Anne-Marie Reed, ReeReeReed@gmail.com, 720-936-5349. Volunteers will set up shop in advance, help parents find gifts for their kids and break down afterwards. Cash gifts are also very welcome-so organizers can shop if there is a shortage of something popular. See arapahoesantashop. org.

‘Holiday Express’ Depot Art Gallery in Littleton brings in the “Holiday Express” exhibit for the season, with paintings, crafts, cards. Works by members and some invited guests are available. Inventory changes as items sell. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

303-795-0781, depotartgallery.org.

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prize to Arapahoe Community College faculty The Littleton Museum is at 6028 S. member/painter Gallup St., Littleton. Nathan Abels, who is listed as Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 Coordinator: Art, p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays; 10 a.m. to Drawing, Design.

5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 Abels said his to 5 p.m. Sundays. painting, “Rejoice,” Admission is free which hangs to the and there are other right of the gallery exhibits to see, entrance, was from including a pair of a series completed historic farms. earlier this year, 303-795-3950. “that combined faith in technology with religious faith.” (He had an exhibit, “History of the Future,” at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.) “I worked from a photograph of an evangelical worship service/concert and an image of SpaceX rocket taking off. Many contemporary Americans are convinced that technology can and will alleviate any impending disaster, including climate change, fossil fuel dependence, hunger, poverty, etc.”

He went on to comment that “other pieces in the show have similar themes including a variation on traditional `adoration’ paintings where the wise man is kneeling over an iPad and a painting that substitutes flying drone arrangements for stars in the sky over a Stonehenge-like circle.”

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The collection offered women feminine, glamorous styles craved by many in the postwar era and which starkly contrasted with the masculine shapes worn during World War II. The first room of the exhibit begins here. Two rows of nearly all-black ensembles from the New Look collection flank the walkway that leads visitors from the exhibit entrance back through time. One line features full skirts and the other narrow silhouettes.

Some criticized this first collection, pegging it as wasteful luxury, according to the Denver Art Museum, while others took offense to the sensual designs. Many New Look pieces featured emphasized busts, accentuated hips and slim waists.

Still, the house created a lasting legacy and has attracted some of the most famous women in history to its doors, hence the exhibit room dubbed “Ladies in Dior.”

Grace Kelly wore Dior for her

“Dior: From Paris to the World” is on display at the Denver Art Museum from Nov. 19 through March 3. Located on Level 2 of the Hamilton Building, 100 W 14th Avenue Parkway in Denver, tickets are available for purchase online at denverartmuseum.org or by calling 720-913-0130. Parking is available in the Cultural Center Complex Garage at 12th Avenue and Broadway. engagement announcement, Marilyn Monroe wore Dior in her last photo shoot and Elizabeth Taylor was among actresses who wore the fashion house’s designs.

Other current names like Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman and Rihanna are but some of the famous women to don Dior pieces today. Dresses worn by each can be found at the exhibit.

More recently, Michelle Obama wore an all-Dior outfit on the cover of Elle magazine’s December issue, and model Karlie Kloss wore a custom Dior dress for her October wedding to Joshua Kushner.

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“This house was always on the top of the game of the fashion world,” Müller said.

He championed offering women with everything they would need to complete an outfit in one boutique.

From lip colors to shoes and jewelry, the exhibit outlines this approach to fashion in a showroom called “The Total Look.”

Dior also took his fashion house global by licensing other companies to manufacture products under Dior’s control and establishing locations in countries including the United States, Mexico, Chile and ultimately on five continents.

Christian Dior and his time around the world can be seen and felt in designs throughout the fashion house’s history. This largely inspired the exhibit’s finale — a large room with stair-like platforms that stack internationally influenced designs high above the floor.

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about finding your family and embracing your differences,” Houghton said.

Hiatt agreed. “I’ve seen the movie, but the show is such a pleasant surprise at every turn.”

For tickets and more information, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org/elf-the-musical.

Here we go again with Neal Brennan Neal Brennan is one of those people you might not recognize right away, but you probably know his work. He co-created the iconic “Chapelle Show,” co-wrote “Half Baked,” appears regularly on “The Daily Show” and has been called “One of the Funniest People on Twitter” by Time magazine and Rolling Stone.

As part of his Here We Go tour, Brennan will be performing at the Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. in Denver at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Brennan’s 2017 Netflix special, “3 Mics” is one of the funniest and most unique stand-up approaches I’ve seen in a long time. If that special is any indication, audiences will be in for an evening of unending and thoughtprovoking laughs.

Tickets can be purchased at www. theorientaltheater.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Childish Gambino at the Pepsi Center Who would’ve figured when Donald Glover first popped up on our radar as a writer on “30 Rock” and actor on “Community” that he would become one of the most important artists?

As musician Childish Gambino, he started as a relatively down-themiddle rapper, dropping literate and pop culture friendly verses with references to Dragon Ball Z. As he evolved, he started adding jazz and funk into his sound, culminating in last year’s

director of OMA New York.

The team drew inspiration from Christian Dior’s life and from the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building, merging the two worlds of classical Paris and contemporary Denver. Walkways mimic paths from Christian Dior’s private home and garden, and backdrops are built of raw aluminum, mirroring the Denver Art Museum’s modern exterior.

“I think it gives a very interesting environment, an immersive environment,” Shigematsu said.

Müller said it’s difficult to pick a favorite or most significant piece featured in the exhibit but praised a taffeta evening ensemble worn by Rihanna in 2017 and designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Most significant may be the New Look collection, she said, calling it “the manifesto” of Dior.

Heinrich said the museum hopes their exhibit draws people to Denver and showcases the artform of haute couture. On Nov. 16 Müller said she was eager for people to see the show but was sad to think about their time working on it coming to a close.

“The opening of the exhibit is almost,” she said, “the end of the adventure.”

Grammy-nominated “Awaken, My Love!” and show-stopping single, “This is America.” Plus, his FX show “Atlanta” is just relentlessly good.

All of this makes his rescheduled performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, with Vince Staples one of the last can’t-miss concerts of 2018.

Staples is one of the best and most innovative rappers working right now, and also happens to be funnier than most comedians. He released an EP called “FM!” this year that is among the year’s best rap releases.

For tickets to this stellar pairing, visit www.pepsicenter.com.

The Ute Tribes’ voice from the past The History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway in Denver, is opening its new exhibit, Written on the Land: Ute Voices, Ute History, on Dec. 8. The exhibit celebrates the history and contributions of the state’s longestcontinuous residents.

The exhibit was built in collaboration with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and 30 tribal representatives participated in the planning. Among its features, there will be more than 150 artifacts from History Colorado’s world-class collection, including Ute beadwork, clothing, basketry and contemporary craft Written on the Land will be a longterm exhibit at the History Colorado Center, responding to ongoing requests from visitors and educators for more American Indian history and exhibits. Instead of simply focusing on the past, the exhibit will also examine what contemporary life looks like for Ute tribal members.

For more information, visit www.

HistoryColorado.org.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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November 29, 2018 “Snowy Deer” by Csilla Florida is a small painting available in the Christmas Market at Town Hall Arts Center.

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Rox Arts Gallery The recently relocated and expanded Rox Arts Gallery at Aspen Grove has paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry by artist/members and is open during shopping center hours, which gives some extra evening time.

The gallery is in unit 330 at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, roxartscouncil.org.

Story time “Making Merry” is the title for the annual holiday version of “Stories on Stage.” Actor/director Jamie Horton will again return to read with GerRee Hinshaw and Randy Moore. Stories will include an excerpt from “Little Women,” “The Light, the Sword and the Nintendo DS” and more. Dec. 15 — The Nomad Playhouse, 1:30 p.m.,

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The Littleton Museum’s exhibit curator Kevin Oehler had ample space to hang this exhibit and the lighting seemed especially effective to me.

Each work invites a bit of the viewer’s time to try to interpret an artist’s thoughtful process in creating a message about ritual — several artworks include figures in clearly ritualistic dress, such as First Place winner “The Nurturer of Ghost Birds,” which Feld said “immediately grabbed my attention” to what at first might seem to be a portrait or pattern, but has a deeper meaning.

The First Place work, by Robyn Peterson, is a most engaging black-andwhite depiction of a stern, obviously ritualistic figure. One can almost hear drumbeats behind him and picture an unseen crowd in front of him. Further contemplation will perhaps surface an architectural image in one’s mind, where he might be surrounded by a massive structure and a gob-struck crowd.

Second Place award went to Mi.

1410 Quince Ave., Boulder; Dec. 16 — The King Center, 1:30 p.m., 855 Lawrence Way, Auraria Campus. Tickets: $15-$28, 303-494-0523, storiesonstage. org.

Lone Tree Arts Center The Doo Wop Project Christmas is scheduled at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, promising “doowopified” Christmas classics and other songs.

Also: A Kantorei Christmas — a capella music at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 14.

Tickets: lonetreeartscenter.org.

Castle Rock Band The Castle Rock Band will join with Faith Lutheran Church Choir for a free Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the church, 303 Northridge Road, Castle Rock. (Rehearsals for the 2019 season begin in late February/ early March. No auditions required.

Members range from high school to seniors.) See castlerockband.org.

chelle Lamb, Littleton, for her assemblage work, “Cultivation,” which combines found metal items and other objects into a wall-hung composition, including a bouquet of metal roses surrounded by a bit of spiky stuff — tip of fencing, perhaps? Feld said he found a personal involvement with this one. He and his wife moved to Colorado from Massachusetts and bought an older home from an elderly woman who was a gardener. His wife asked him to trim the roses — a new experience — and he emerged from that unfamiliar assignment badly scratched! Trimming those roses just so is indeed a ritual, with some precise guidelines — and it dates back for centuries.

Third Place went to Johnny Plastini for his lithograph on paper: “Tachyons in Turbulence,” in warm yellow, oranges, browns — in motion. (Tachyon — a hypothetical particle that always moves faster than light.)

Each of the winning works shows outstanding technique — total control of the media involved and excellent craftsmanship, as well as the general composition and design considerations. It’s a rewarding show that invites a second visit — or more.

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Recreation Adventures in Dance offers a number of dance classes for adults. Line Dance Aerobics is Mondays; West Coast swing is Tuesdays; Merengue and bachata is Wednesdays; Viennese waltz and slow waltz is Thursdays; and a social Latin dance sampler is offered over two Fridays. Adventures in Dance is at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance. com for details and to sign up.

Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado meet at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month (except June, July, August and December) at the VFW Hall, 3800 S. Windermere St., Englewood. Programs each month on different collectibles. Contact Don Hunt at red-lodge@comcast.net.

Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults.

Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@ gmail.com Cherry Creek Anglers meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday in the Lodge Meeting Room at Gander Mountain Sports, 14000 E.

Jewell Ave. Call Dennis at 303-841-3612.

Colorado Woodworkers Guild: 6:30-8:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the basement of Rockler Woodworking, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. Anyone interested in woodworking is welcome. Contact vicepresident@coloradowoodworkersguild.org.

Denver Walking Tours Denver area residents and visitors are invited to experience downtown Denver through a free walking tour, a two-hour excursion that starts in Civic Center Park, winds through downtown past more than a dozen of Denver’s distinctive landmarks and ends in front of Coors Field.

Tours are offered every day. No reservations needed. Tours are free, and tips are encouraged. Go to http://www.denverfreewalkingtours.com/ for details.

Duplicate Bridge ACBL sanctioned open game at noon Mondays at The Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Reservations are required; partners are arranged. Call Sue at 303-641-3534.

Friday Dance Night Saint Patrick’s Brewing Company offers First Friday Dance Nights.

Dance floor complete with lights and DJ. Outdoor beer garden with fire pit right on the river at Santa Fe and Bowles. Call 720366-9147.

Kilowatt Eights is for people interested in square dancing. Dances are the first, third and fifth Friday each month at Malley Senior Center in Englewood. Call Ron at 303-759-4862.

Ladies Golf League at Raccoon Creek Golf Course, Littleton, is accepting new mem-

The Littleton Symphony Orchestra Jurgen de Lemos, Conductor presents

A Littleton Christmas With the Littleton Methodist Church Choir, Littleton High School Troubadours, Denver Bronze Bell Choir and Littleton Ballet Academy Dancers

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 7:30 PM Littleton United Methodist Church. 5894 S. Datura Street

Join the LSO for this festive holiday tradition!

Tickets $22/Adults, $19/Seniors, $5/Youth at www.littletonsymphony.org For information call 303-933-6824

bers. Call 303-973-4653.

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. The free Fly Fishing 101 course teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303768-9600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/parkmeadows-colorado-orvis-retail-store/620.

Meadows Women’s Golf League offers relaxing Tuesday mornings of friendly golf for ladies at the Meadows Golf Course, 6937 S. Simms St., near Ken-Caryl Ranch. The league plays 18 holes weekly from mid-April to mid-October. This fun group competes for prizes while playing from the red tees.

Afterward, lunch can be ordered on the patio overlooking the course. Call Laura at 303-526-9598.

Mountaineers Square Dance Club meets the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month at the Valley View Church of God, 4390 S. Lowell Blvd., Englewood, to square dance. Dances start at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and watch. This is a healthy activity for all. Call 303-798-4472.

Oil painting classes are offered at The Depot Art Gallery from 1-4 p.m. Mondays at 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, just north of the Buck Recreation Center. Class is taught

by Jennifer Riefenberg. Join anytime; pay by the session or the month. Contact JenniferRief@comcast.net. Call 303-795-0781.

Peer critique of art offered at 9 a.m. the fourth Friday of every month, except November and December, at The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, just north of the Buck Recreation Center.

Any medium welcome. In conjunction with The Colorado Watercolor Society. Free. Call 303-795-0781.

Rocky Mountain Basketball Academy club, expert training for youth basketball players grades fifth through 12th meets twice per week and operates all year. Play in leagues and tournaments. Send inquiries to ronkburgin@yahoo.com.

Rocky Mountain Woodturning Club meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month in the basement of Rockler Woodworking Store, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd.

Saint Patrick’s Brewing Company offers bocce ball and ping pong tournaments.

Bocce ball tournaments are at 2 p.m.

Sundays, and ping pong is from 7 p.m. to close Thursdays. Play is first-come, free play.

Saint Patrick’s is at Santa Fe and Bowles, right on the river. Call 303-718-7575.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog. org for meeting locations and directions.

Stroller Strides is a group fitness program that provides moms with a challenging workout and the opportunity to build relationships and gain the emotional support needed to adjust to the tremendous

life change called motherhood. Classes are offered at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at DeKoevend Park, near University and Arapahoe, and at 9:30 a.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Clement Park, near Wadsworth and Bowles. For more information, visit the Stroller Strides Web site at www.strollerstrides.com or call Kathy or Karen Zawadzki at 888-684-0641 or e-mail kandk@strollerstrides.net.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

Tea, cookies and coloring is offered from 1-3 p.m. the first and third Sunday of each month at The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, just north of the Buck Recreation Center. Grab a friend or two and come color away your stress.

Coloring books for Adults and coloring tools provided. Great for groups. Cost is $5. Call 303-795-0781.

Tuesday Morning Women’s Golf League The Englewood Women’s Golf Association is accepting applications for the 2016 season. The women play Tuesday mornings at Broken Tee Englewood golf course. Contact the membership chair for information, ewga18@gmail.com.

Weekly Painting Sessions The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County invites member and non-member artists to participate in Paint Day, the guild’s weekly group painting sessions. Artists bring their own media and supplies; Paint Day runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays in the lower level of Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 W. Caley Ave. in Littleton. Contact Bob Yackel, 303794-2722 or yackelrobert@gmail.com.

Wesley Writers is a small group of vignette memoir writers who meet at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. Share stories of the joys and sorrows of our yesteryears. No fees.

Service/Social 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.

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 Sertoma Club meets on Thursdays at the Englewood Elks Club, 3690 S. Jason, Englewood. Contact Ken Kelley at 303-789-9393 or kenkelley@allstate.com.

Amazing Titan Toastmasters meets from 6-8 p.m. Mondays at Marie Callender’s, Dry Creek Court and Broadway. Call Art Gomen at 303-762-9726.

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For 26 years, wreaths have been placed on the graves of veterans buried in U.S. cemeteries.

However, last year just one in five veterans’ graves in Colorado received wreaths, according to David Bolser, CEO of Senior Veterans Inc., a Colorado Springs-based charity leading the wreath campaign.

More than 160,000 veterans are buried in Colorado’s cemeteries, and the mission of Senior Veterans Inc. “is to ensure that every veteran’s grave in a Colorado cemetery will receive a wreath this December,” Bolser said in a news release.

Every $15 wreath that is placed on a veteran’s grave is donated, and the wreaths are handcrafted from Balsam fir and finished with a hand-tied

red, velvet bow, the release said. The wreaths are shipped from Columbia Falls, Maine, by volunteer trucking companies, and volunteers place the wreaths on graves on Dec. 15, which is National Wreaths Across America Day, the release said.

To donate a wreath, go to www.coloradohonor.com. All donations must be received no later than Monday, Dec. 3.

The tradition of placing wreaths on veterans’ graves began when a small Maine wreathmaker found himself with a surplus of wreaths at the end of the holiday season. Rather than discarding the wreaths, arrangements were made to place them on gravestones in an older section of Arlington National Cemetery. Today, more than 1,400 cemeteries in all 50 states participate in National Wreaths Across America Day.

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A group of mayors in the south metro area has taken up a challenge to collect socks throughout December, part of the Sock it to ‘Em campaign, a donation drive to provide socks for the homeless.

The Sock it to ‘Em campaign began as a local effort by two women from the south metro region and has since snowballed into a nationwide campaign including donations from 40 states. Phillis Shimamoto, of Littleton, and Sue Lee, of Lone Tree, collaborated in the effort in 2012 and collected bout 500 pairs of socks. This year, the campaign has garnered about 425,000 pairs of socks for the homeless, a cause they feel flies under the radar.

“A pair of socks on a person who is really on the street lasts about a week,” Lee said. “The reality is not only are we providing them socks to keep them warm, but we’re helping to keep them out of the hospital. And we’re causing an awareness. Citizens have become aware of the situation in a way they never would.”

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day in December as Sock it to ‘Em Work Day, an event where workers are encouraged to go without socks for a day to feel what it’s like to not have socks. This year, that day falls on Dec. 12.

“We didn’t have a road map. We saw a need and we just did it,” Shimamoto said.

Greenwood Village Mayor Ron Rakowsky spearheaded a region-wide challenge related to the campaign to collect as many socks as possible, the Denver South Sock It Out Challenge.

The challenge will run through the month of December, from Dec. 1-31. So far, the cities of Lone Tree, Centennial and Cherry Hills Village have accepted the challenge.

“When you’re spending most of your time outdoors, like these folks do, you need socks,” Rakowsky said. “And it’s not something everybody thinks of. This drive will hopefully attract the attention to folks to donate socks to these people who need it.”

The Sock it to ‘Em campaign has gained support nationwide from what it calls “Sock Ambassadors,” including Bombas Socks, a clothing company that donates a pair of socks for every pair sold.

For Lee, the mission is personal.

“I could have been one of those kids, and personally it means a lot to me because I know people help us in a lot of ways, and it touches my heart,” Lee said. “When we give socks to people, it shows we care about people.”

For more information, visit Facebook.com/SockCampaign.

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

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

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

Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Need: Volunteers to help older, lower-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

TRAINING The Aurora-South Metro SBDC helps existing and new businesses grow and prosper through workshops and consulting.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

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

Angel Heart Project: Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses.

Need: Volunteers to deliver meals to clients in the south Denver area.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check. Training provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado.

Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

Ainsley’s Angels in Denver: Pairing runners and riders with special needs or physical limitations in races from 5k’s to marathons.

Need: Volunteers to run and help push the specialized race chairs in local races.

Volunteers to take pictures and videos of Angel teams at the start, middle and finish of races.

Requirements: Able to run/jog a 5k and/or work an iPhone.

Contact: Law Dickerson, 225-278-4265 or Denver@ainsleysangels.org, https://ainsleysangels.org/signup SEE VOLUNTEERS, P24

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Centennial resident honored by DAR chapter STAFF REPORT

The Mount Lookout Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution honored Lt. Col. Jack S. Ballard with a Founders Medal, Ellen Hardin Walworth Medal for Patriotism.

The medal honors an individual who has shown outstanding patriotism through faithful and meritorious service to community, state or nation.

A graduate of the Air Force Academy, Ballard served his country for 27 years. Not only was he interested in aviation and aerospace, but he became passionate about military history. Because of these interests he researched and authored several books, including “Commander and Builder of Western Forts: The Life and Times of Major General Henry C. Merriam, 18621901,” “War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley,”

and two “Images of America” books - “Fort Logan” and “Lowry Air Force Base.”

Ballard also worked with the Friends of Historic Fort Logan to help restore a neglected 1889 Queen Anne house on the Fort Logan campus.

Using his knowledge in Western and military history, he helped in preserving some of Denver’s history from that time period.

A former school board member of Littleton Public Schools, Ballard also volunteers at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum and serves as a docent at Fort Logan. Ballard lives in Centennial.

The Daughters of the American Revolution welcomes women over the age of 18 with lineage to a patriot of the American Revolution. For more information on the DAR or membership, please contact our chapter at www. mountlookout.coloradodar.org.

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All American CrossFit Southglenn will celebrate the grand opening of its new location at Centennial’s University Towne Center at the intersection of Dry Creek and University Boulevard.

A grand opening party is planned on Dec. 8 at 7470-D S. University Blvd. in Centennial.

Following its soft launch in early November, All American CrossFit Southglenn has signed up more than 80 members in its recently remodeled 3,000-square-foot facility.

All American CrossFit Southglenn’s approach to fitness includes a blend of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), strength training, gymnastics, and cardio. Coaches Mike Egebrecht and Aaron Yost are both certified CrossFit

coaches and bring decades of fitness education and expertise.

All American CrossFit Southglenn offers monthly memberships for classes, all-day open gym, and personal training for athletes of all ages. Because its co-founders are both military veterans, All American CrossFit Southglenn provides public service discounts to veterans and active-duty military, police, corrections officers, firefighters, paramedics and teachers.

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County coroner employee to teach death investigation techniques in Mexico STAFF REPORT

A medicolegal death investigator from the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office will travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, to teach child death investigations to crime scene investigators and criminologists.

Elizabeth Ortiz, who is bilingual and fluent in Spanish, will teach a group of professional criminologists from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 at the Forensic Institute of Investigations, Latin America (Forense de Investigaciones Latinoamerica) in Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico. Ortiz will conduct her teaching in Spanish, and will translate for other instructors from around the United States.

“I cannot express how honored I am to have been chosen to represent Arapahoe County at the 13th International

Congressional Meeting for Criminologists and Forensic Sciences,” Ortiz said in a news release. “This is a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to share my knowledge in my native language about how to investigate child deaths.”

Ortiz worked for the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office from 1992-99 as a pathologist assistant. She returned to the county in 2006 as a medicolegal death investigator. In 2013, she graduated from Regis University with a master’s degree in criminology. Ortiz now investigates all unattended deaths in Arapahoe County and makes death announcements on site when there is no physician present. She also teaches child death investigations to local law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado.

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Main Event Entertainment open for business Highlands Ranch game center hosts first fundraising event

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A hub of entertainment in the community just got a new player: Main Event Entertainment.

The over-the-top game center officially opened Nov. 19 at 64 Centennial Blvd., adjacent to AMC Highlands Ranch 24 and a variety of restaurants, including C.B. & Potts, Sports Lounge Off Broadway and Outback Steakhouse.

A step inside the giant box-like building offers electric lights beaming from more than 130 arcade games, 22 bowling lanes with floor-

to-ceiling screens as a backdrop, a ropes course, laser tag arena, dining area, bar and other family-friendly activities.

“We provide a really fun, safe, family environment for people to hang out,” said John Lindsay, sales and events manager. “We want it to be a safe place for kids to hang out after a ball game or a basketball game.”

Based in Dallas, Main Event Entertainment currently has 42 locations across 16 states. The Highlands Ranch location is Colorado’s first.

Surrounding communities have similar entertainment destinations, such as Boondocks in Parker, Bowlero in Lone Tree and Round 1 at Southwest Plaza in Jefferson County.

All businesses offer bowling, food and arcade games.

Main Event Entertainment has space for birthday parties and

corporate meetings. The dining area offers a handcrafted menu with everything from shareable appetizers to salmon and steak entrees. A fully stocked bar has nearby televisions blasting sports games.

The company plans to partner with local organizations and schools to host events, such as after-prom parties and sports celebrations. It held its first fundraising event on its second day open.

Denver Broncos standout Bradley Roby hosted the fifth annual Orange and Blue Bowling Bash, in partnership with Strikes for Kids, a national nonprofit formed in 2012 that partners with more than 125 NFL and NBA players.

The nonprofit coordinates bowling, golf and softball events in all NFL cities and various NBA markets, its website says.

Fans and families come together

for an affordable, fun event while supporting a worthy cause.

Local companies purchased sponsorships for the Nov. 20 event at Main Event Entertainment, which included bowling, a silent auction, a gourmet buffet dinner and photo ops with Broncos superstars.

The roughly $15,000 raised went toward new bikes for kids in the Denver Broncos Boys and Girls Club, formed in 2003 to assist children in need across the Denver metro area.

“Any time we can give back,” said Brandon Marshall, Broncos linebacker, “I’m all for it.”

Based on community feedback, Main Event Entertainment is expected to be a go-to for families across the Denver metro area.

“It’s pretty impressive,” said Wayne Callahan, of Lakewood. “It’s something I would bring my kids to.”

Colorado finalizes tough future emission standards Commission’s vote will affect new vehicles starting with 2022 model year

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Colorado is joining 13 other states and the District of Columbia in adopting Low Emission Vehicle Standards, requiring new vehicles starting with the 2022 model year to meet strict standards for fuel economy and exhaust emissions.

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission’s vote took place on Nov. 16. One of the nine commissioners was recused from the vote, and it passed 8-0.

“This is a win for the state,” said Anita Seitz, a Westminster city councilor and the president of Colorado Communities for Climate Action, a coalition of Colorado governments that advocates for state and federal policies to protect Colorado’s climate. “Colorado has been a leader in this area, and it’s imperative that we continue. This is what our residents demand.”

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission’s decision will provide Coloradans with cleaner air and reduce the impacts of climate change, said Jacob Smith, the executive director of Colorado Communities for Climate Action.

“The transportation sector is the largest contributor of carbon pollution,” Smith said. “By steadily improving fuel economy standards, we will continue to reduce damaging carbon pollution.”

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provide consumers with savings at the fuel pump, opponents argue that it will cause a hardship on Colorado’s new vehicle buyer.

In a press release, Tim Jackson, the president and CEO of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, said the biggest negative impact will be on working families and the economically disadvantaged.

Jackson estimates that the lowemission vehicle standards will “add a $2,110 tax to the sticker price of average new vehicles in Colorado,” and that the tax amount will be even higher on “the SUVs and trucks that Coloradans prefer.”

“The commission seemed to have made its mind up before this rulemaking process even started — rapidly pushing though this complex rule that will cost our state and citizens billions of dollars without taking the necessary time to fully evaluate its impacts,” Jackson said in the press release. “Unfortunately, it is Colorado’s consumers who will ultimately pay the price for this misguided decision.”

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THINGS to DO

MUSIC

Annual Holiday Concert: A Littleton Christmas: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Littleton United Methodist Church Choir, Littleton High School Troubadours, Denver Bronze Bell Choir, and Littleton Ballet Academy perform. Tickets at www.littletonsymphony.org.

Breath of Heaven Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The St. Andrew Orchestra and Alleluia Handbell Choir join the choir for gospel versions of Christmas favorites. Contact Mark Zwilling 303 7942683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com

A Christmas Carol, the Musical: through Dec. 23 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 West Main St., Littleton. Visit townhallartscenter.org.

ART

Watercolor Workshop with Robert Gray: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Robert Gray leads this Heritage Fine Arts Guild workshop. Go to heritage-guild.com.

4th Annual SoSu Holiday Pop Up Art Market: Nov. 30 to Dec. 9 at Aspen Grove, 7301 S Santa Fe Drive. Showcase of art exhibited by local Centennial artists. The event is sponsored by SoSu (South Suburban Artist Collective). Visit sosuartists.com.

EVENTS

Holiday Celebration at the Mansion: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 E. Gateway Drive, Highlands Ranch. Free and open to the public. All ages will enjoy music, gift vendors, face painting, and reindeer games with prizes. Self-guided tours of the mansion, a ginger bread-themed scavenger hunt and a visit with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office mounted patrol. Food and refreshments for purchase. Visit highlandsranch.org.

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secrets of analyzing handwriting.

Contact Roy Koerner 303-814-0142 roykoerner@msn.com.

this week’s TOP FIVE Lone Tree Merry Days: 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree. Enjoy Christmas carols and other favorites from On the Rocks, a hot cocoa bar and s’more roasting hosted by the Lone Tree Arts Center Guild, fun giveaways (while supplies last), and, of course, the big guy himself and his reindeer. Join Mayor Jacqueline A. Millet and members of the city council in kicking off the holiday season with remarks and the lighting of the tree starting at 6:30 p.m.

Entry is free. Visit cityoflonetree.com.

Festival of Trees at Cimarron Middle School: 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 1 at Cimarron Middle School, 12130 Canterberry Parkway, Parker.

Local businesses and Cimarron families donate decorated themed trees to be won at the event. Adult entry is $7 and includes beverage and snack). Cost for ages 6-18 is $5, and children 5 and younger admitted free. Tree tickets are $1 each or 25 for $20. Visit cims.dcsdk12.org.

Goodson Recreation Center Holiday Arts and Crafts fair: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd.

Crafts, pottery, jewelry, clothing, quilts, paintings, photography, floral arrangements, woodwork, specialty foods and more. Complimentary gift wrapping by the Sparks gymnastics team. Moontime Crepes food truck will be onsite. Contact Chris Scott at cscott@ssprd.org, or call 303-483-7074.

STEM Dinner, Silent Auction and Robot Demonstration: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Elks Lodge #1650, 5749 S. Curtice St., Littleton.

First Robotics Team 4293 fundraiser. $10 adults, $7 kids under 12.

Visit youngengineers.us.

Crafternoons: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Pines, 360 Village Square Lane, Castle Pines. Spend the afternoon working on craft projects. All ages. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

A Hudson Christmas: 5-9 p.m. Nov. 30; Dec. 1-2, Dec. 7-9, Dec. 14-24, and Dec. 26-31 at Hudson Gardens & Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Explore display of holiday light artistry.

Tickets at www.altitudetickets.com or at the door on event nights.

Holiday Sip & Shop: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Farm House Restaurant, 2990 Brewery Lane, Littleton.

Visit www.facebook.com/ events/487344308440577/.

Christmas Marketplace & Dessert: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at South Fellowship Church, 6560 S. Broadway, Littleton. Vendors will sell home decor items, jewelry, paper products, purses and accessories, essential oils, cosmetics, handcrafted artwork, pottery, and much more, even gifts for your dog. Contact June Weigert at 720427-0397.

Hometown Holiday and Winter Market: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Town Center South, 9344 Dorchester St, Highlands Ranch.

Tree lighting is at 5 p.m. Visit / hrcaonline.org.

Civil Air Patrol Douglas Cadet Squadron Christmas Banquet: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. Celebrate the accomplishments of the cadets with a potluck dinner, Change of Command and awards presentation. Contact Mike Spray at 303-912-9361.

Breakfast with Santa: 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Recreation Center at Eastridge, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

To welcome Santa this season the Highlands Ranch Community Association will be hosting a very special breakfast for the man in red and his festive friends. $11 in advance, $15 at the door. Visit hrcaonline.org/events.

Madrigal Dinner, A Musical Medieval Feast: 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21-22 at 401 W. Mineral Ave., Littleton. A madrigal dinner is a 21st century re-creation of the Renaissance feasts held in the great baronial halls throughout England during the twelve days of Christmas. This is a benefit event supporting the Lauren Townsend Foundation on behalf of Rock Canyon High School’s DECA, FBLA, and Drama students. Come prepared to donate cash and/or checks at the end of event.

Thrilling Thursdays: 12:30-3:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Special Needs Thrilling Thursdays (ages 16 and up). Join the therapeutic recreation staff on Thursdays and participate in gym activities, fitness activities, art classes, cooking classes, swimming classes and more. Call 303-471-7020.

EDUCATION

Sign Here: What Handwriting Reveals: 6-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Conference room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Video interview with an expert handwriting specialist will tell us some of the

Thousands of New Civil War Records. Is your Ancestor in Them? 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn the story of the sanitary commission and how to obtain their extensive genealogical records. Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society program.

More information at hrgenealogy. wordpress.com.

The Struggle of Syria: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove Shopping Center, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Active Minds program.

Call 303-470-7050.

Cuba: Past, Present & Future: 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. Active Minds program.

Cost: Free. RSVP: RiverPointe: 303-797-0600 Register now for OLLI South January Classes: Eight weeks of OLLI South’s winter classes start Jan. 14, 2019. Sign up at portfolio.du.edu/ ollisouth. Fifty-one arts, history, or science courses are available. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is for seniors who want to learn “for the fun of it, without grades, tests, and nobody takes attendance.”

HEALTH

ICD Support Group: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton.

Meetings topic will be ICD Basics with guest speaker South Denver Cardiologist Jehu Mathew, M.D. (Must register; class is free) Visit www.southdenver.com.

Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance: 11 a.m. to noon, Monday, Dec. 3 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton.

Find out why diabetes develops, how it affects your body and learn about some small changes can make huge improvements in your glucose levels and overall health.

Class repeats monthly. Cost: Free.

Visit southdenver.com/eventregistration/?ee=8412.

Walk with a Doc at South Denver Cardiology: 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Dr., Littleton. Walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. Event is free. Visit southdenver.com/ event-registration/?ee=8401.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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NEWELL

VOLUNTEERS

Imagine a person, for example, who was separated from his parents in an Indian Boarding School or whose great-grandmother was abused by her slave master. And if new stresses or traumatic incidents are occurring, those are added to the “historical generational trauma” that keeps building and living within us.

Where is this going? Well, it’s that time of year when some of us are in a really good mood and excited for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays acknowledged by our government— those who have “all the trimmings and trappings” of prosperity and are a part of the dominant culture or religion. To them, a feeling of gratefulness can come naturally.

However, for those of us currently or continuing to live in poverty, are non-Christian, or non-white, there can be historical and current trauma within ourselves that sometimes we just can’t “shake off.” Still for others, we might have physical or emotional pain that prevents us from getting into the appreciation mood.

So when we wonder why someone “just can’t be grateful,” perhaps we can think about what else might be happening with them on the inside, historically and today. Conceivably, if we all did that and showed more compassion with each other, we might just have a whole community of abundant gratitude.

Today, with an attitude of gratitude …

Formerly a Colorado state senator, now a seminary student at Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell is a writer, speaker, filmmaker, and consultant. She may be reached at Senlindanewell@gmail.com, www.lindanewell. org, www.senlindanewell.com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell or @TheLastBill on Facebook.

Arapahoe Philharmonic: Littletonbased orchestra Need: board members to join a team in the oversight and policy-making of a local cultural institution.

Requirements: Must have an appreciation for classical music, a commitment to music education, and some understanding of the Denver area cultural scene, as well as professional experience in one or more of the following areas: leadership, strategic planning, arts education, management, law, information technology, fundraising, finance, project management, marketing, human resources or nonprofit administration. Must attend monthly board meetings, assist with projects, attend concerts and events.

Info: https://www.arapahoe-phil.org/ about-us/join-ap-board/.

Contact: Erin Acheson, 303-781-1892 or erin@arapahoe-phil.org

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Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/ Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections.

Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer support.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial.

Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis. org, 720-409-3143.

ASSE International Student Exchange Program: Organizes student exchange programs.

Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Audubon Society of Greater Denver: Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

Need: lead birding field trips and assist with nature programs, office projects, fundraising and community events.

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

Age Requirement: 18 years or older for year-round volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp programs.

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-9739530.

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18.

Requirements: Provide a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types considered.

Must fill out online application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www. ayusa.org.

Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides services to local seniors.

Need: take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Juli Asbridge, 720-733-2292

Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, 1811 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Join a dedicated group of volunteers working to support the operations of this nationally ranked children’s hospital.

Need: Adult volunteers are needed to serve at the hospital and therapy center.

We are also recruiting chapter volunteers who serve at events in the community to raise awareness and funds.

Contact: Apply at https://www.childrenscolorado.org/community/donate-volunteer or contact us at 720-478-0102.

Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation: connecting People to Agriculture through authentic educational programs and community projects.

Need: Teachers or teachers at heart to lead or assist during outdoor field trips at CALF’s Lowell Ranch. Weekdays.

Opportunities available April through October.

Requirements: Must be available during the week between 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Background check. We provide the training.

Contact: Kim Roth, 303-688-1026 or kim@thecalf.org www.thecalf.org Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation: connecting People to Agriculture through authentic educational programs and community projects.

Need: Regular care and feeding of CALF’s livestock. This is the perfect opportunity to learn if your children are truly passionate about owning and caring for an animal. Once per week. Morning or evening shifts available.

Requirements: None. We will train you.

Contact: Brooke Fox, 303-688-1026 or brooke@thecalf.org, www.thecalf.org

Castle Rock Home & Holiday Show Douglas County Fairgrounds • 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80104 Saturday, December 8th 10am – 5pm • Sunday, December 9th 11am – 4pm

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Creek sophomore James Walker skips through for a gain during the Bruins’ 10-7 Class 5A semifinal state playoff win over Columbine on Nov. 23 at Jeffco Stadium. The Bruins scored the lone TD of the game in the fourth quarter and Creek’s defense held the explosive Rebels offense to 110 yards rushing and 157 yards of total offense.

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Creek to face Valor for 5A title Bruins edge previously unbeaten Columbine in state semifinals Cherry Creek coach Dave Logan concluded his postgame comments to his football team on Nov. 23 on the field at Jeffco Stadium with a few meaningful words.

He told his team that they needed to continue to work hard and practice would be held Monday, since they will be playing in the state championship game.

His comments set off more celebrations following the Bruins’ 10-7 victory over previously unbeaten Columbine in the Class 5A semifinals.

Cherry Creek (12-1) will play another unbeaten team when the Bruins face top-seeded Valor Christian at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Denver Broncos Stadium at Mile High Stadium in the state championship game.

The semifinal game was a contest between two run-heavy teams, and the defenses for both teams played well.

Cherry Creek players celebrate following their 10-7 Class 5A state semifinal playoff victory over previously unbeaten Columbine on Nov. 23 at Jeffco Stadium.

Creek will play Valor Christian in the state championship game Dec. 1.

The Bruins’ ground attack, sparked by junior Seamus Henderson, and a solid defense propelled Creek into its 17th state title game.

The school has won nine state championships, the last one in 2014 with a victory over Valor Christian.

“I told my team we just beat a quality team,” said Logan. “Last year (in a semifinal loss) we didn’t get all the way. I’m proud of the

kids for hanging in there. They found a way to put a drive together.

We made enough plays to win.

“We played 48 minutes and that’s a characteristic of this team all year long. You need an effort like that to beat really good teams. I thought our defense made some key stops and that critical turnover at the end was the difference.”

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adison Hema skipped playing with her club basketball team in the summer.

She instead went to New Zealand and Belarus for a few weeks, but it wasn’t a vacation.

She went overseas to play basketball.

OVERTIME Hema, a 6-foot-2 senior at Castle View, was a member of New Zealand’s U17 women’s team that finished 12th in the FIBA World Cup tournament which was held July 21-29 in Jim Benton Minsk, Belarus.

“It took her a little bit,” said Castle View coach and Madison’s father Matt Hema. “The first couple games she was pretty nervous.

After that she kind of realized that she plays against good girls every day in the U.S. in club, high school or wherever.”

Hema, who has signed to play at Washburn (Kansas), is a dual citizen of both New Zealand and the United States. Her dad was born and raised in New Zealand before moving to the United States 24 years ago.

In seven World Cup games, she averaged 9.1 minutes of playing time, 1.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists. She started to develop more perimeter shots and returned home a more versatile player who would attempt 3-point field goals.

“She understood the competition level was top-notch,” said Matt Hema. “She wasn’t that far away from those teams and players and what they looked like. She could go out and still be productive.”

Madison Hema has been limited in Castle View’s practice sessions because of an ankle injury, but the Sabercats were ranked ninth in the preseason CHSAANow.com preseason Class 5A poll that was released Nov. 19.

Coaches always say teams are different from year to year, so there’s no doubt most of the first rankings of the season are based on last year’s teams.

In the past, Castle View has been a team that comes on strong toward the end of the season, and this campaign should be no different.

“We have eight seniors on the team and seniors show more maturity and leadership,” said coach Hema. “We have one of the toughest schedules in the state.

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“We play Grandview and of course Regis Jesuit and Highlands Ranch. We play Fossil Ridge, Valor, Horizon and Columbine.”

Six of those teams were ranked in the Top 10 of the initial poll.

Area teams were sprinkled all over the girls polls.

Highlands Ranch was No. 3 in the 5A girls poll behind Grandview, which was top-ranked.

Horizon was fourth, Cherry Creek sixth, Ralston Valley was seventh, Lakewood eighth, Castle View ninth and Valor Christian 10th.

Golden was 10th in the preseason 4A girls rankings.

Lutheran was sixth in the 3A poll and Faith Christian 10th.

In the boys Class 5A ratings, Chaparral was second behind top-ranked Grandview. ThunderRidge was third. D’Evelyn was seventh in the 4A poll and Lutheran was the third-ranked 3A team.

Valor Christian, last season’s runner-up to state champion Regis Jesuit, was second behind the Raiders in the hockey ratings.

Chaparral was fourth, Cherry Creek sixth, Ralston Valley eighth and Standley Lake ninth.

November 29, 2018N National championship on tap The CHSAA cross country season wrapped up last month but athletes are still competing.

Mountain Vista’s girls team on Nov. 17 won the Nike Southwest regional cross country championship in Casa Grande, Arizona, and qualified for the national meet to be held Dec. 1 in Portland, Oregon.

Sarah O’Sullivan led the charge for Vista with an eighthplace finish with a time of 17:32.2.

The first- and second-place teams and the top five individuals not on those teams qualify to run in the nationals.

Cherry Creek’s Riley Stewart was seventh in the girls 5,000-meter race but the leading six runners were unaffiliated.

Valor Christian’s Cole Sprout, the two-time Colorado state champion, won the boys race with a time of 14:39.1 to edge Mountain Vista’s Easton Allred, who turned in a 14:41.4 clocking.

Both runners qualified for the nationals. Vista’s boys team was third at the regionals and was waiting to see it the team could get an at-large invitation to the national meet.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media.

He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968.

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Columbine, seeded second in the playoff bracket, came into the game averaging 311.1 yards per games rushing but were held to 110 yards by the third-seeded Bruins. The Rebels finished with 157 yards of total offense. Columbine averaged 40 points a game prior to the semifinal game against Creek, and the seven points scored were the fewest in 51 games by a Columbine team since a 12-7 loss to Fountain Fort Carson on Aug. 22, 2014.

Creek rushed for 123 yards and had 166 yards of total offense. The Bruins added to Mac Willis’ 37-yard first-half field goal with a 58-yard, 14-play scoring drive that erased 5:43 from the clock for the winning TD in the fourth quarter.

The Bruins, who held a 17:45-6:15 advantage in time of possession in the second half, scored with 10:46 left to play in the game on a 6-yard run by Henderson.

“He made some big runs in the second half,” Logan said.

Henderson, a junior, wound up with 103 yards on 25 carries. He sealed the win with a 28-yard run on a third-and-13 play with just over a minute left.

“I try to run like I weigh 200 pounds,” said Henderson, who actually weighs 170. “I didn’t expect to carry the ball that much. It wasn’t just me. Jaylee (Stacks) set it up for me with a block and all I did was score. We did it as a team. There’s nothing like going to the state championship game.”

Cherry Creek was forced to punt with 4:44 still to play but a bad snap from center on the attempted punt set up Columbine, after a Rebels’ personal foul penalty, at their

Cherry Creek running back Seamus Henderson picks up some short yardage during the Bruins’ 10-7 Class 5A semifinal playoff victory over previously unbeaten Columbine on Nov. 23 at Jeffco Stadium. Henderson led all rushers with 103 yards as Creek advanced to the Dec. 1 state championship game and will play Valor Christian at Denver Broncos Stadium at Mile High.

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own 43-yard line.

Columbine moved to the Creek 25-yard line when Marcus Miller, playing with a cast after returning to the lineup after missing five games with an injured thumb, hit Rebels quarterback Logan DeArment.

Alec Pell stripped the ball and Gus Zilinskas recovered the fumble with 2:15 left to play in the game.

“I knew we would hold them and get the win,” said Pell. “It’s an awesome feeling.”

Cherry Creek heads into the title game with a 2-5 overall record against Valor Christian. The Bruins won the first two games against the Eagles, including a 25-24 win in the 2014 state title game, but have lost the past five games against Valor.

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The nation’s clean car standards, trailblazed by California, were set nationally in 2012 under President Barack Obama. These standards require automakers to ensure that motor vehicles including cars, pickup trucks and SUVs are more fuel-efficient and achieve ongoing improvements, including lower emissions.

On Aug. 2, President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans to roll back emissions and fuel-economy standards for car model years 2022-25 and attempt to override the ability for states to set their own stricter standards to protect clean air.

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establishes a Colorado Low Emission Vehicle program, then propose it to the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission for possible adoption. With the commission’s Nov. 16 decision, this program will be adopted into the Colorado Code of Regulations. Ultimately, beginning with model year 2022, Colorado will have the standards already in place, and it will protect Colorado from having to adhere to Trump’s proposed emissions rollbacks.

The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division estimates that the Trump administration’s proposed rollback on emission standards would result in an additional 30.38 million tons of carbon pollution between 2022-2031, Smith said.

“We are talking about a huge amount of dirty emissions,” he said.

“By adopting the Low Emission Vehicle Standards, we will prevent the same amount of carbon pollution in Colorado that we’d get in a decade from two of our largest coal power plants now running in Pueblo.”

The next step Colorado needs to move forward with for cleaner air is adopting zero-emission vehicle standards, Seitz said. Zero-emission vehicles run on power sources such as electricity and hydrogen fuel cells.

If adopted, this would “mandate an increasing percentage of all light- and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in Colorado to be Zero Emission Vehicles,” states the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s website. “The Air Pollution Control Division is exploring approaches to a proposed rule that would impose sales quotas on vehicle manufacturers, thus increasing the percentage of zero emission vehicles in Colorado.”

Consideration of the zero-emission vehicle standards is expected to begin relatively soon, Smith added, and could wrap up as early as this spring.

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below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

November 29, 2018

Original Grantor(s) Diversified 1, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) PFG FUND II, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Leif Houkom Date of Deed of Trust October 27, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 31, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7123121 Original Principal Amount $337,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $337,500.00

CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Original Principal Amount $129,173.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $80,097.31

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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.

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.

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/09/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0444-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 7, 2018, 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) Diversified 1, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) PFG FUND II, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Leif Houkom Date of Deed of Trust October 27, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 31, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7123121 Original Principal Amount $337,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $337,500.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 1, BLOCK 1, GREENWOOD MANOR, EXCEPT RIGHT OF WAY GRANTED TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 27, 1950 IN BOOK 692 AT PAGE 268, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5810 South Sherman Way, Centennial, CO 80121.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Public Trustees

LOT 1, BLOCK 1, GREENWOOD MANOR, EXCEPT RIGHT OF WAY GRANTED TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 27, 1950 IN BOOK 692 AT PAGE 268, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5810 South Sherman Way, Centennial, CO 80121.

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, 01/09/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/07/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0457-2018

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

Also known by street and number as: 4298 South Grant Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

On September 14, 2018, 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.

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

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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

DATE: 09/07/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert A. Simpson #6458 Robert A Simpson Attorney at Law 4 465 Kipling Street, #200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 986-9446 Attorney File # 5810 S SHERMAN WAY 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.: 0444-2018 First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0457-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 14, 2018, 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) Cheryl L Humphrey and Monte E Humphrey Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pacific Republic Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 24, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 02, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3216993 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $129,173.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $80,097.31

Original Grantor(s) Cheryl L Humphrey and Monte E Humphrey Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pacific Republic Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 24, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 02, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3216993 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $129,173.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $80,097.31

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. LOTS 23 AND 24, BLOCK 28, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

NOTICE OF SALE

Robert A. Simpson #6458 Robert A Simpson Attorney at Law 4 465 Kipling Street, #200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 986-9446 Attorney File # 5810 S SHERMAN WAY

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/09/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and

Legal Notice NO.: 0444-2018 other violations thereof.

Regular deadlines for December 6th and 13th papers First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Deadlines for legal notices publishing the week of Christmas / New Year’s:

First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

LOTS 23 AND 24, BLOCK 28, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4298 South Grant Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

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

Notices to be published December 27, 2018: The deadline is end of day Wednesday December 19, 2018.

Papers go to press December 20.

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

DATE: 09/07/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/13/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2040501 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.

Robert A. Simpson #6458 Robert A Simpson Attorney at Law 4 465 Kipling Street, #200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 986-9446 Attorney File # 5810 S SHERMAN WAY

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 Regular deadlines resume for January 10, 2019 papers at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday,

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informa-

01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s),

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, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/13/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2040501 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.

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

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, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00183-2

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0457-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Questions: Contact Sheree Sandell at 303-566-4088 or The name, address, business telephone numlegals@coloradocommunitymedia.com ber and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Thanks for your consideration and business.

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David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00183-2

Notices to be published, January 3, 2018: The deadline is end of day Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Papers go to press December. 27.

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

Public Trustees

Also known by street and number as: 4298 South Grant Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

The Attorney above is acting as athe debt collector Deadline for legal publications surrounding holidays are very tight this year. Below are the and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informaPursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are providedThe may bewisest used for that purpose. of action deadlines and publication tion dates. course would to email notices early so hereby notified that thebe covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to ©Public Trustees' Association there is be no delay in publication. pay principal and interest when due together of Colorado Revised 1/2015

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.

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/13/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2040501 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.

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;

Holiday Deadlines for Legal Publications!

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

LOTS 23 AND 24, BLOCK 28, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

** Listed are deadlines for legal publications only.

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.

Please check with Editorial, Retail Sales and Classifieds Sales for their individual deadlines. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO.: 0457-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Littleton Englewood 11.29.18 * 1

County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

36 The Independent - The Herald

Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7174-840

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

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

David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00183-2 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0457-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0450-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 11, 2018, 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) Shelley Catherine Williamson Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt West Coast Servicing, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 06, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6098545 Original Principal Amount $75,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $42,174.19 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The South 1/2 of the North 1/2 of Plot 1, Block 2, McClairs Forest Hill, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 2720 South Emerson Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/09/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/11/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7174-840 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.: 0450-2018 First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018

Public Trustees

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO.: 0450-2018 First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0456-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 14, 2018, 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) Kellee Jentz, Jeff Jentz Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for LoanDepot.Com, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LoanDepot.Com, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 10, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4061081 Original Principal Amount $301,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $284,125.79 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 1, BLOCK 3, FOREST PARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2798 East Jamison Avenue, 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, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Steven Bellanti #48306 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Croke #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-18-837387-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0456-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0468-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0468-2018

Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 21, 2018, 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) Louis A. Oswald, Ill, not personally but as Trustee on behalf of The Oswald Family Trust Original Beneficiary(ies) Citywide Banks Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citywide Banks Date of Deed of Trust September 18, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3117706 Original Principal Amount $1,131,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $977,313.03 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, First Administrative Amendment Brookhaven at Columbine Valley, according to the Recorded Plat thereof and according to Affidavit of Correction Recorded January 10, 2001 under Reception No. B1004671, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 15 Brookhaven Trail, 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, 01/23/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 803055500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7245-60 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.: 0468-2018 First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing on December 17, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood Council Chambers, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110 to

November 29, 2018N

CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

City and County

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing on December 17, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood Council Chambers, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110 to hear the following matter.

Case ZON2017-004 Planned Unit Development (PUD): The issue to be heard before City Council is a proposed PUD District Plan that will allow a four-story, 318-unit apartment complex with a self-contained five-story parking structure.

Address: 1070 West Hampden Avenue Interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Hearing, a sign-up sheet will be available at the door, or in writing, to be received by the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on December 17, 2018.

By Order of the Englewood City Council Stephanie Carlile City Clerk, City of Englewood 1000 Englewood Parkway Englewood, Colorado 80110 Legal Notice No.: 522415 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Costco Wholesale Corporation d/b/a Costco Wholesale #1027, by application dated November 1, 2018, has requested the licensing authority of the City of Sheridan to grant a Fermented Malt Beverage (3.2% Beer) License for Costco Wholesale Corporation d/b/a Costco Wholesale #1027 at 4000 River Point Parkway to sell Fermented Malt Beverages.

A Public Hearing to consider the application has been scheduled to be held before the City Council of the City of Sheridan acting as the Local Licensing Authority on December 10, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 S. Federal Blvd., Sheridan, CO 80110.

Name and addresses of the Applicants are: Costco Wholesale Corporation d/b/a Costco Wholesale #1027 4000 River Point Parkway Sheridan, CO 80110 All interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Hearing or in writing to be received by the City Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on December 10, 2018. Anyone wishing to speak at the Public Hearing may sign a speaker’s list at the door.

ARLENE SAGEE, CMC CITY CLERK Legal Notice No.: 522422 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals is scheduled for December 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado.

Case # VAR2018-010. APPLICANT: Bill Anner.

The applicant is requesting a variance for a 6 foot solid construction privacy fence to be constructed within the front setback in the R-1-B zone district. This is a variance to Table 16-66.2 of the Englewood Municipal Code.

PREMISES: 693 East Belleview Avenue Case # VAR2018-012. APPLICANT: Zealand Peterson. The applicant is requesting a variance to exceed the maximum garage size of 1,000 square feet in the R-1-B zone district. The applicant is requesting to building an approximately 1,464 square foot garage. This is a variance to Table 16-6-1.2 of the Englewood Municipal Code.

PREMISES: 4158 South Grant Street Copies of the application are on file in the Community Development Department and may be reviewed upon request. Anyone interested in this matter may be heard at the Public Hearing at the previously cited location, date, and time.

By Order of the City Board of Adjustment and Appeals /s/ Shelly Worek Shelly Worek Recording Secretary Legal Notice No.: 522426 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENT

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2019 has been submitted to the Centennial Downs Metropolitan District (“District”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the Riverwalk Clubhouse 2751 Riverwalk Circle, Littleton, Colorado at 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day of December, 2018.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2018 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. Copies of the proposed 2019 budget and the amended 2018 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of L. Paul Goedecke, 950 Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 204, Lakewood, Colorado. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2019 budget and the amended 2018 budget, file or register any objections thereto.

CENTENNIAL DOWNS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Board of Directors Legal Notice No.: 522416 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2019 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2018 BUDGETS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed 2019 budgets have been submitted to the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of the KENT PLACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 2 (the “Districts”). A copy of each of the proposed budgets is on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that amendments to the 2018 budgets have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of each of the proposed amended budgets is on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection.

Such proposed budgets and amended budgets will be considered at a public hearing during a joint meeting of the Districts to be held at 1881 16th Street, Fifth Floor, Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018 at 2:30 P.M. Any interested elector of the Districts may file or register any objections to the proposed budgets or amended budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the budgets and amended budgets by the governing body of the District.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: KENT PLACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 2 /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law Legal Notice No.: 522420 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCY

PURSUANT to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that a vacancy exists on the Board of Directors of Wild Plum Metropolitan District. Any eligible elector of the District who is interested in appointment to the Board may contact the District’s Manager, Angela Elliott via e-mail: angela@teleosservices.com. The Board of the District may fill said vacancy 10 days after the date hereof.

By: Matthew R. Dalton, Legal Counsel Legal Notice No.: 522423 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

On or about December 15, 2018, the City of Englewood will make final payment to: Garland/DBS, Inc. 3800 E 91st. Ave, Cleveland, OH 44105 For construction of: Broken Tee Golf Course Maintenance Building Roof

Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Maria Sobota, Deputy Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2416, prior to December 15, 2018 Maria Sobota Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado

Littleton Englewood Legal Notice No.: 522433 11.29.18 * 2

Maintenance Building Roof November 29, 2018

Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Maria Sobota, Deputy Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2416, prior to December 15, 2018

Bids and Settlements

Maria Sobota Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado

Legal Notice No.: 522433 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

On or about December 15, 2018, the City of Englewood will make final payment to:

County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D4085389 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $6,540.60 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $41,528.78 Amount of Judgment entered August 30, 2018: $39,253.16

Summons and Sheriff Sales

Description of property to be foreclosed: UNIT C, BUILDING 1152, NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN FILING NO. ONE, LOT 1, BLOCK 1, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT MAP RECORDED MAY 1, 1972 IN PLAT BOOK 22 AT PAGE 23, AND ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 1, 1972, IN BOOK 2013 AT PAGE 757, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 1152 S. Eagle Circle, #C, Aurora, CO 80012.

Garland/DBS, Inc. 3800 E 91st. Ave, Cleveland, OH 44105

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.

For construction of: ERC Flat Roofs Replacement

THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Maria Sobota, Deputy Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2416, prior to December 15, 2018

The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

Maria Sobota Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 522434 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TrailMark Metropolitan District c/o Community Resource Services of Colorado 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Sealed BIDS for the 2019 Privacy Fence Replacement project consisting of removal, haul away and replacement of as much as 6,330 lineal feet of 5’ and 6’ high cedar fence and posts with new Trex Seclusions or Cedar fence must be received by: TrailMark Metropolitan District c/o Community Resource Services of Colorado 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 No later than 1:00 p.m., (Local Time), January 7, 2019.

The full Request for Proposals and Bid Packet will be available via email from Community Resource Services by requesting a copy from Ms. Cathy Noon at cnoon@crsofcolorado.com. All questions concerning the project and bid should be directed to Ms. Noon. The District is located south of C470 and Wadsworth Blvd.

TrailMark Metropolitan District By: Director Curtis Fankhouser Date: November 29, 2018 Legal Notice No.: 522436 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sales Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Telephone: (303) 649-6355 Case Number: 17CV32412 Plaintiff: NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN, a Colorado corporation, Defendants: THE ESTATE OF SHERRY MICKELSON; SUE SANDSTROM, AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, Reg. No. 28419 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on August 30, 2018 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: The Estate of Sherry Mickelson Original Lienor: Nevin Village Green Home Owners Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Nevin Village Green Home Owners Association Date of Lien being foreclosed: September 5, 2014 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: September 15, 2014 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D4085389 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $6,540.60 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $41,528.78 Amount of Judgment entered August 30, 2018: $39,253.16

Description of property to be foreclosed: UNIT C, BUILDING 1152, NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN FILING NO. ONE, LOT 1, BLOCK 1, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT MAP RECORDED

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on January 3, 2019, in front of the flagpole of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Unit, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3850.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 2nd day of October, 2018.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522177 First publication: November 8, 2018 Last publication: December 6, 2018 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, CO 80110

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v.

Defendant(s): JAMES KINNEY, an individual; SUSAN KAY RYDEN, or her successor, in her capacity as Public Trustee for Arapahoe County; QUAIL RUN II ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Attorneys for Plaintiff: Holly Shilliday Attorney Reg No. 24423 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 Telephone: 877-369-6122 Facsimile: 866-894-7369 Case Number: 2018CV30226 Division: 402 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE BELOW NAMED DEFENDANT: James Kinney 225 E. 8th Ave Apt. B2 Longmont, CO 80504-4662 You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint (“Complaint”).

If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after such service upon you. If service of the Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after such service upon you.

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

Dated this 1st day of October 2018 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP By: /s/ Holly R. Shilliday Holly R. Shilliday Attorney Reg No. 24423 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 Telephone: (877) 369-6122 Attorney for Plaintiff Legal Notice No.: 522344 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: December 13, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sales Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Court Phone: 303-649-6355 PLAINTIFF: SUMMERFIELD VILLAS HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION v.

DEFENDANTS: HANSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLLP Attorney: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Firm: HindmanSanchez P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.8999 E-mails: kleason@hindmansanchez.com jsmith@hindmansanchez.com Our File No.: 8622.0080 Case No.: 2018CV032225 Div: 202 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of Plaintiff, as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after service upon you if within the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after service upon you if outside the State of Colorado or if served by publication pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, service shall be complete on the day of the last publication. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2410(b), the time for filing an Answer or other response is extended to sixty (60) days for the United States. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the time required, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action affecting the real property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as a proceeding in personam.

Dated: September 14, 2018 Respectfully submitted, HINDMANSANCHEZ P.C. Original signature of Kate M. Leason is on file with the law offices of HindmanSanchez P.C. pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7).

S/ Kate M. Leason Kate M. Leason, #41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 303.432.8999 Attorneys for Plaintiff Summerfield Villas Homeowners' Association Address of Plaintiff: Summerfield Villas Homeowners' Association c/o LCM Property Management, Inc. 1776 South Jackson Street, Ste. 300 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 522417 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Helen E. Petersen Original Lienor: The Heather Gardens Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt: The Heather Gardens Association Date of Lien being foreclosed: June 21, 2013 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: June 25, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D3079418 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $2,734.84 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $10,582.08 Amount of Judgment entered September 12, 2018: $10,661.08 Description of property to be foreclosed:

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PARCEL A: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SITUATE IN LOT 1, BLOCK 1, HEATHER GARDENS FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, TO WIT: PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED 1/144TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD, INCLUDING SUCH EASEMENTS AS MAY BE SET OUT IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OF HEATHER GARDENS AS FILED OR RECORD, EXCLUDING ANY INTEREST IN THE BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT SITUATE ON SAID LOT AND BLOCK ABOVE DESCRIBED IN WHICH APARTMENT AND TOWNHOUSE UNITS ARE SITUATE EXCEPT THE INTEREST IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT HEREIN CONVEYED. PARCEL 2: ALL OF THAT SPACE OR AREA WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE FLOOR, AND THE WALLS OF THE APARTMENT AT 13635 EAST BATES AVENUE, APT. 205 (FOR CONVENIENT REFERENCE NUMBERED AS UNIT 25047 IN BUILDING NO. 201) NOW OR HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED ON SAID LOT, SAID BUILDING BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE AREA PLAT PLAN FILED OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, IN BOOK 23 AT PAGE 83 & 84.

PARCEL 3: AN UNDIVIDED 1/48TH INTEREST IN AND TO THE BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT THEREIN INSTALLED AND APPURTENANT THERETO WITHIN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED AREA OR SPACE IS LOCATED. TOGETHER WITH: (1) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE PATIOS AND BALCONIES, AIR CONDITIONERS, OR OTHER APPLIANCES WITH PROJECT BEYOND THE SPACE OR AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED AND CONTIGUOUS THERETO. (2) A RIGHT OF WAY IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE PROPERTY ABOVE DESCRIBED. (3) THE RIGHT TO USE STAIRS, HALLS, PASSAGES WAYS AND OTHER COMMON AREAS IN THE BUILDING IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE IN COMMON WITH OWNERS OF SUCH BUILDING INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES. (4) THE RIGHT TO USE COMMON AREAS IN SAID LOT IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SPACE OR AREAS IN BUILDINGS NOW OR HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED IN SAID LOT, EXCEPT THE USE OF THE COMMON AREAS LOCATED IN BUILDING OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2, ABOVE, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES. (5) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE AND OCCUPY PARKING STALL NO. 40 IN PARKING LOT NO. P-1 LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE PROPOSED PLAT AREA PLAN FILED OF RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE ABOVE NUMBERED STALL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

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David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

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Legal Notice No.: 522194 First publication: November 15, 2018 Last publication: December 13, 2018 Published in: Littleton Independent, 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite #225, Englewood, CO 80110

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF DECLARATION FOR WATERFORD PLACE PATIO HOMES

By Certified Mail November 16, 2018, and subsequent Publication

To holders of recorded mortgages or deeds of trust on Units in the Waterford Place Patio Homes community: Citibank, N.A. 1000 Technology Drive O’Fallon, MO 63368-2240 Countrywide Home Loans P. O. Box 10423 Van Nuys, CA 91410-0423 Eagle Home Mortgage 15550 Lightwave Drive #200 Clearwater, FL 33760 First Option Lending 400 Galleria Pkwy. #1600 Atlanta, GA 30339 First Western Trust Bank 5460 South Quebec Street #120 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 M2 Lending Solutions LLC 2000 South Colorado Blvd., Tower 1 #3400 Denver, CO 80222 Nationstar Mortgage LLC NTC 2100 Alt. 19 North Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Rocky Mountain Law Enforcement FCU 700 West 39th Avenue Denver, CO 80216 Summit Mortgage Corporation 13355 10th Avenue N., #100 Plymouth, MN 55441 United Wholesale Mortgage 1414 East Maple Road Troy, MI 48083 World Savings P. O. Box 659548 San Antonio, TX 78264-9548

The Waterford Place Patio Homes (“Community”) is located in the City of Aurora County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to the Declaration for Waterford, recorded on January 6, 2000 at Reception No. B0001693 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder for Arapahoe County, State of Colorado and all amendments and supplements thereto (“Declaration”).

The Board of Directors for the Waterford Place Owners Association, Inc. (“Waterford”) and the Owner of adjacent real property prepared an Amendment and Annexation to the Declaration (“Amendment”) to annex additional real property into the Declaration.

Also known as: 13635 E. Bates Avenue, #205, Aurora, CO 80014.

The Board unanimously recommends that the homeowners of the Community, and their lenders, approve the Amendment and Annexation. A copy of the Amendment and Annexation may be obtained from the Association address below.

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.

Waterford Place Owners Association, Inc. c/o Tobey & Johnston, P.C. 6855 South Havana Street, Suite 275 Centennial, CO 80112

Case Number: 18CV030194 Plaintiff: THE HEATHER GARDENS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation,

THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Waterford Place Owners Association, Inc. Board of Directors.

The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

Legal Notice No.: 522418 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

Defendants: HELEN E. PETERSEN; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; SUSAN RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 Gina C. Botti #42005 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Amended Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff and Against Defendants Helen E. Petersen and Keybank National Association and for an Order and Decree of Judicial Foreclosure entered on September 12, 2018 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Helen E. Petersen Original Lienor: The Heather Gardens Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt: The Heather Gardens Association Date of Lien being foreclosed: June 21, 2013 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: June 25, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D3079418 Original Principal Balance of the secured

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on January 10, 2019, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Unit, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

2008 Land Rover LR2 Blue VIN#055000 $1000.00

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

Legal Notice No.: 522424 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3935.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 11th day of October, 2018.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado

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Notice To Creditors Public Notice

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James A. Berezin, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31044

Legal Notice No.: 522194 First publication: November 15, 2018 Last publication: December 13, 2018 Published in: Littleton Independent, 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite #225, Englewood, CO 80110

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Notice To Creditors

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

MidFirst Bank 101 Cook Street Denver, Colorado 80206 Attn: Mary K. Rolsch Legal Notice No.: 522333 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Anne Stearns Small, a/k/a Anne W. Stearns, Deceased Case Number: 18PR31057

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 March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard T. Bilkie, Personal Representative c/o Christine J. Law, Attorney LLC 1444 Blake Street, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 522342 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KATHLEEN A. SHEARER, aka KATHLEEN ANN SHEARER, aka KATHLEEN SHEARER, AND KATHY SHEARER, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31126 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 12, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated: November 6, 2018 s/ original signature on file with Law Firm Cheryl Mulvihill, #10727 Personal Representative Legal Notice No.: 522350 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

the Personal Representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Samantha Maes Personal Representative 405 E. 56th St Apt 3k New York NY 10022

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No.: 522377 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeanie Rae Aldrich Maes, a/k/a Jeanie Aldrich Maes, a/k/a Jeanie R. Aldrich Maes, Deceased Case Number: 18PR31143 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Samantha Maes Personal Representative 405 E. 56th St Apt 3k New York NY 10022 Legal Notice No.: 522378 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Shirley S. Chase, also known as Shirley Chase, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31114 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 March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark Dubois Chase and Wendy Ann Chase, Co-Personal Representatives c/o Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti P.C. 950 17th St., Suite 1600 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 522381 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Paul A. Jacobs, a/k/a Paul Alan Jacobs, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31105

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Yulonda Ellis Harrison, also known as Yulonda E. Harrison, and also known as Yulonda Harrison, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31141

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 March 15, 2019, 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 March 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

David A. Simmental, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 9085 East Mineral Circle, Suite 190 Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No.: 522354 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert E. Neal, a/k/a Robert Eugene Neal, a/k/a Bob Neal, a/k/a Robert Neal, Deceased Case Number: 18PR31092

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Marie Johnson Personal Representative 2016 Bellwood Court Columbia TN 38401 Legal Notice No.: 522375 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Samuel John Maes, a/k/a Samuel J. Maes, a/k/a Sam Maes, Deceased Case Number: 18PR31144

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Samantha Maes Personal Representative 405 E. 56th St Apt 3k New York NY 10022 Legal Notice No.: 522377 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018

Carole R. Jacobs Personal Representative 8634 East Iliff Drive Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No.: 522382 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Olin Arthur Kier, aka Olin A. Kier, aka Olin Kier, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31154 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 March 23, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Larry A. Kier Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No.: 522390 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacquelyn Ruth Mager, aka Jacquelyn R. Mager, aka Jacquelyn Mager, aka Jackie Mager, aka Jacquelyn Carroll Mager, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31131 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 March 22, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl A. McGuire, Personal Representative c/o Richard H. Sugg, Jr., Attorney at Law 6412 S. Quebec Street Centennial, CO 80111 Legal Notice No.: 522392 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate HERBERT L. WITTOW, also known as Herbert Lawrence Wittow, Deceased, Case Number 2018PR31061 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wells Fargo Bank 1700 Lincoln Street, 48th Floor Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No: 522335 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph P. Smith, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 396 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Melissa Wait Personal Representative E2270 Kirk Court Eau Claire, WI 54701 Legal Notice No: 522337 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jean S. Theobald, aka Jean Theobald, aka Jean Marie Theobald, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31032 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Suzanne M. Angevine Personal Representative 4160 26th Street Boulder, Colorado 80304 Bette Heller, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 19671 E. Euclid Drive Centennial, Colorado 80016 303-690-7092 Legal Notice No: 522345 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alice Lorraine Ackerman, aka Alice L. Ackerman, aka Alice Ackerman, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31074 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wanda Barbara Shanks, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31111

Notice To Creditors

Name Changes Public Notice

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 22, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

John K. Shanks and Patricia M. O'Leary Co-Personal Representatives 7844 Vallagio Lane Englewood, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No: 522391 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patsy R. Shanahan, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31173 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 29, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brian Arthur Shanahan Personal Representative 2047 NW Eastes Street Bend, Oregon 97703 Legal Notice No: 522419 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 13, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Natalie Klick, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31178 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 29, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Don Klick Personal Representative c/o Anderson & Hughes, P.C. 7385 W. US Highway 50 Salida, Colorado 81201 Legal Notice No: 522435 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 13, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 8, 2018 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 Yelena Anatoyevna Goryachuk be changed to Ellen A Filonoff Case No.: 18 C 100963 By: Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522339 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Leisa Marie Sacry Personal Representative P.O. Box 1057 Englewood, Colorado 80157

Public notice is given on November 9, 2018 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No: 522353 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald

The petition requests that the name of Amandeep Kaur be changed to Amandeep Kaur Thiara Case No.: 18 C 100968

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathryn Theresa Morris, a.k.a Kathryn T. Morris, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30807 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, Division CLX on or before March 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen Morris Laxar Personal Representative 4990 E. Mineral Circle Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No: 522357 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wanda Barbara Shanks, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31111 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or

By: Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522341 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 9, 2018 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 Baljinder Singh be changed to Baljinder Singh Thiara Case No.: 18 C 100966 By: Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522340 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Terry Peugh & Sondra Durfee-Peugh For Minor Child: Travis Blake Durfee-Peugh To Change the Child’s Name to: Travis Blake Peugh Case Number: 2018 C 100905 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Unknown, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: December 17, 2018 Time: 9:30 A.M. Location: 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Division A1 Littleton, Colorado 80120

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Travis Blake Durfee-Peugh.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

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

Legal Notice No.: 522233 First Publication: November 1, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on October 29, 2018 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 Joe Yang Madsen be changed to Joe Madsen Young Case No.: 18 C 100937 By: Brittany Sill, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522334 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 6, 2018, 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 Joyce Owusu be changed to Lala Joyce Wise Case No.: 18 C 100952 By: Brittany Sill, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522346 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 13, 2018, 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 Laurine Marcel German be changed to Laurene Marcel German Case No.: 18 C 100986 By: John Jesse, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522387 First Publication: November 22, 2018 Last Publication: December 6, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult /a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Evyanna Audrey-Nicole Delgado be changed to Evyana Audrey-Nicole Petsch Case No.: 18 CV 293 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522421 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 13, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 6, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

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Public notice is given on November 6, 2018, 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 Svitlana Starodubtseva be changed to Svetlana Varlamova Case No.: 18 C 100954 By: Brittany Sill, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523351 First Publication: November 15, 2018 Last Publication: November 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

The petition requests that the name of Christopher Andrew Tekavec be changed to Christopher Allen Rubottom Case No.: 18 C 100948

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