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Students to return to in-person learning Improving COVID rates, vaccination rollout enable move, though some still skeptical BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Littleton Public Schools is slated to bring all middle and high school students back for full-time, inperson classroom learning starting March 15, more than a month ahead of schedule. “We’ve heard from students, parents and staff that a return to a more normal in-person school experience every day would be the very best thing we could do for our community’s children,” reads a letter from the district to parents in part. Elementary school students have been full-time in-person since the spring semester began in January. Middle and high school students have been on a hybrid schedule, with just two days a week in the classroom and the rest online. District officials originally planned to bring the upper grades back in-person in late April. The move is possible thanks to improving COVID numbers and vaccination rates, district officials say. The district will be part of a wave of metro-area public school districts SEE IN PERSON, P13
Eddie Pulsipher launches over a snow ramp at Goddard Middle School.
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E The long march back to the top of the sledding hill at Goddard Middle School.
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ddie Pulsipher was afraid he woke up late for school on Feb. 25, but then he got the news every kid hopes to hear: snow day! Following a blizzard that left much of the Denver area under more than a foot of snow, Littleton Public Schools was one of a few districts that called an honest-to-goodness snow day — nearby districts like Denver, Englewood and Jefferson County continued with remote learning. Freed from class, Eddie, 9, and his buddy Murray Trunnell, also 9, joined the throngs hitting the sledding hill at Goddard Middle School in west Littleton. “It feels like I left gravity,” Eddie said as he hauled his sled back up the hill after careening over a dad-built snow jump. “This is a lot more fun than class.”
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Arapahoe County housing prices soar Single-family +8.8% of the
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People who live or work in Arapahoe County are invited to take a survey that allows them to weigh in on key transportation corridors in the county. The survey, launched by the county’s public works and development department, will be open until March 19 and can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/r/AC2040TMP The county is seeking input to help it determine the best ways to improve the transportation network as the county’s roads continue to become more congested, according to a news release. “The survey will allow respondents to tell our officials about the types of improvements — from managing congestion to increas-
ing safety to exploring alternative modes like on-street bike lanes — that are most important to them,” the release states. “County officials realize that the input of the public that uses our roads every single day is vitally important to building a community-supported plan that considers the things that are most important to our residents.” According to the news release, previous surveys and analysis found that drivers on county roads will see a 32% increase in miles traveled by 2040, and travel on roads considered congested will increase from 16.5% today to 20.4% by 2040. “As the county continues to grow, long-term planning is essential to maintaining the quality of life that makes Arapahoe County so exceptional,” County Commissioner Jeff Baker said in the release.
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Angela Christensen picked to fill Littleton school board vacancy BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Angela Christensen will become Littleton Public Schools’ newest board member, selected by a unanimous vote of the rest of the board on Feb. 25 to fill the vacancy left after Carrie Warren-Gully was elected as an Arapahoe County Commissioner. Christensen, the parent of twin boys at Heritage High School, Christensen boasts a long history of volunteerism with LPS, most recently serving as the co-chair of the Yes on 4C campaign, which successfully worked to pass a mill levy override to boost the district’s budget last fall. “I’m excited to jump in and hit the ground running,” Christensen said the day after the vote. “It’s a bit nerve-wracking, too. It’s a lot to take in.” Christensen said she felt wellequipped to join the board after a decade volunteering for numerous district boards and committees. Her resume with the district includes the parent-teacher organization and accountability committee at all three schools her sons have attended, and district-level groups like the financial advisory committee, the policy review committee and the PTO Presidents’ Council. “LPS is my life,” she said. “I love the district and its philosophy of finding success for each individual student.” Christensen said the district faces a slew of issues, including declining enrollment exacerbated by COVID which could lead to school consolidations, sputtering state funding for education, and the social and emotional disruption of a year of hybrid and remote learning. “We’re just at the tip of the iceberg for how COVID has affected schools,” she said. Christensen said she supported Superintendent Brian Ewert’s deci-
sion to resume full-time in-person learning in mid-March. “Is that change scary? Absolutely,” she said. “One side or another won’t be happy, and it’s not an easy decision, but it’s in students’ best interest.” Christensen will be sworn in by March 7, and have another big decision to make in a few months: whether to run for reelection in November when her seat is up. “I haven’t made a final decision, but I’d like to run in the fall,” she said. The five-member board is in for a shakeup this fall, with board member Kelly Perez and board president Jack Reutzel term-limited. Originally from Nebraska, Christensen moved to Colorado to attend Colorado Christian University, where she earned a degree in business administration. She decided to stay in the state where she met her husband, and later worked in insurance and for Lt. Gov. Jane Norton. Outside of her volunteering for LPS, Christensen also volunteers as a driver for Nourish Meals on Wheels. She said she is drawn to volunteerism by a spirit of giving back to her community instilled by her mother, a schoolteacher. Reutzel said the board is thrilled to have Christensen on the dais, and members were impressed by her level of experience with district matters. “She’s participated in so many district-level committees that we’re confident she can jump right in and be part of the important decisions we’ll be making this spring,” Reutzel said. “We couldn’t be more pleased with her or the quality of the 14 other applicants we received.” Ewert said he was impressed by the depth of her knowledge. “She already knows a lot about school finance, and that’s tricky stuff,” Ewert said. “She’s a firm believer in LPS, and a sharp lady. There were a bunch of great candidates, bu I’m really pleased the board picked her.”
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Garbage truck crashes into home Homeowner was asleep when truck demolished front room BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A retiree was left wondering what will become of his home after a Waste Management garbage truck crashed through his living room. Dave Silva said he was napping in a back room with his dog Sunshine when he heard a loud boom at about 11:30 a.m. Feb. 24. “I thought a bomb went off,” Silva said. “Sunshine went running out back. When I looked in my front room, there was a garbage truck in it.” The truck demolished the front wall of the house in the 3300 block of South Julian Street, a retaining wall in the front yard and Silva’s car. Nobody else was in the house — located in unincorporated Arapahoe County near Englewood — at the time, and Silva was not injured. Sunshine, a Sharpei mix, was taken to a nearby kennel for boarding. The truck was apparently unoccupied when it rolled
Dave Silva watches as crews prepare to haul off a garbage truck that crashed into his home on South Julian Street near Englewood on Feb. 24. “This is a life-changing situation,” said Silva, a retired Arapahoe County employee. Denver firefighters prepare to extricate a Waste Management garbage truck from a home on South Julian Street in unincorporated Arapahoe County near Englewood on Feb. 24. Nobody was injured in the crash, PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT but homeowner Dave Silva says he doesn’t know what will become of his home.
backward down the hill into the home, said Trooper Josh Lewis, a spokesman for Colorado State Patrol, which is investigating the incident. Denver Fire is assisting in the investigation. The driver of the truck was cited in the crash, though the charges against him were not immediately available.
Silva, 70, watched from down the block as Denver firefighters worked to hook the truck to a king-size tow truck. “This is a life-changing situation,” Silva said. “I’ll be staying with friends for now, but I don’t know what’s going to happen to my home. It’s completely ruined.”
Silva, a retired Arapahoe County records technician, said while he has homeowner’s insurance, he hoped Waste Management would make things right. “They’d better come up with a good offer,” Silva said. “This is putting me out of my home during the pandemic. I’ve been stay-
ing home diligently. I’m just lucky I wasn’t in the front room.” Waste Management responded to queries with a statement: “This is an unfortunate incident and we appreciate the first responders who assisted at the scene,” spokesperson Anne Spitzer wrote in an email. “We are working with the Denver Fire Department on their investigation.”
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Fey on silence during tax discussion: I wasn’t expecting vote Councilmember declines to respond to call for resignation BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Littleton City Councilmember Carol Fey responded to criticism of her silence during a February study session on potential future ballot measures seeking to increase local taxes, saying she “got very uncomfortable” at the prospect of a “vote” on a timeline to pursue the measures. Council discussed several proposals Fey at the Feb. 9 study session, including potential ballot measures asking citizens whether to raise the city’s sales tax rate, whether to create a first-ever lodging tax and whether to increase city taxes on retail marijuana. Despite discussion among other councilmembers, Fey remained silent throughout the meeting. Toward the end of the meeting, Mayor Jerry Valdes polled councilmembers on when they felt council should pursue the measures: as soon as this fall, or in years to come. The poll was intended to guide City Manager Mark Relph in
planning efforts for more detailed ballot measure proposals in coming weeks. Mayor Valdes pressed Fey for her opinion, leading to an odd exchange in which Fey repeatedly rebuffed him. “You’re the only one who hasn’t given direction,” Valdes said. “Correct,” Fey said. “You’re choosing not to participate, or what’s going on here?” Valdes said. “I have no comment on this,” Fey said. “Is there a reason you don’t want to participate?” Valdes said. “Nope,” Fey responded. Fey’s abstention briefly caused a tie among the other six councilmembers on whether to pursue a sales tax increase this fall, prompting Mayor Pro Tem Scott Melin to call for a short break in the meeting. Upon resuming, Fey continued her abstention. The tie was broken when a majority of remaining councilmembers decided to ask Relph for information on pursuing tax increase ballot measures as soon as this fall. Fey’s silence drew criticism at the Feb. 16 council meeting from former city councilmember Kyle Schlachter, who in public comment called for Fey’s resignation. “Having input from all of you regardless of your stance is vital to governance,” Schlachter said. “Clearly councilmember Fey is not willing or able to contribute to
important conversations and seems not prepared to serve as a councilmember anymore. I think the residents of Littleton would be best served by Ms. Fey’s resignation.” In a followup email to Colorado Community Media, Fey said she wasn’t ready to weigh in on the timeline. “I was surprised with where the conversation went and wasn’t expecting a discussion or vote on something that wasn’t on the agenda,” Fey wrote. “When the mayor asked repeatedly, I got very uncomfortable to be voting in a study session. When these issues come up again and are on the agenda, I will be ready to share my opinion.” The council packet for the Feb. 9 meeting does not expressly call for a poll of councilmembers on a ballot timeline, although it does include two potential timelines for ballot measures: one for 2021 and another for 2022, along with pro and con lists prepared by staff on the two timeline possibilities. A presentation by city staff on the two timelines concluded with a slide reading “Do you agree it is time to act?” The proposal to ask voters to increase sales taxes has appeared in biannual citizen surveys since 2016. In a followup email, Fey said she needed more information before weighing in on the ballot timeline at the study session. “I wasn’t expecting that we
would ‘vote’ and thus make such a strong statement about a ballot issue for 2021 that we know very little about,” Fey said. “I was expecting more of a conversation to ask staff to advise us before advancing to the ballot. I for one need much more information before going that far.” Fey declined to respond to Schlachter’s call for her resignation, saying “The statement that council starts meetings with about Colorado Open Meetings law not allowing council to respond to citizen comment guides me not to respond to Kyle.” The statement read at the beginning of public comment periods at council meetings by Assistant City Manager Samma Fox says that council is not authorized under Colorado open meetings law “to discuss, comment or take action at this meeting on any issue raised by public comment that’s not part of tonight’s agenda.” City Attorney Reid Betzing said the vote held during the study session was within council’s rules. Council rule II(D) states “Council may look for a majority of opinion to give direction to staff,” Betzing said. “The direction that Mr. Relph and staff needed was whether the City Council was in support of a sales tax increase, and if so, when?” Betzing wrote. “That direction was not indicative of a vote for or against.”
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As ‘blue’ level expands, virus spread is at critical juncture Hospitalizations, deaths could ramp back up if UK variant spreads, behavior loosens BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Even as Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions loosened in the past couple of months, the state continued to enjoy falling rates of new coronavirus cases — but Coloradans risk reversing that trajectory if they start to have more face-toface contacts than they do now. “If Colorado remains on the current trajectory, statewide hospital demand and cases will continue to decline,” a Feb. 24 report by the Colorado School of Public Health says. Optimistically, the report adds: “It will be over a month before hospital demand and infection prevalence reach (the low) levels comparable to last summer.” The state may be on a riskier track, though, if Coloradans start to have more in-person contacts and let their guard down on behaviors such as mask-wearing. A key indicator to watch is the “effective reproduction number,” sometimes written “Re,” a measure of how rapidly COVID-19 infections are spreading. It’s a similar
SEE HOW LEVELS COMPARE The state’s color-coded COVID-19 dial is the set of restrictions counties must follow based on local virus spread. The level a county qualifies for on the dial generally depends on the county’s rate of new cases, its percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive, and whether hospitalizations are increasing, stable or declining. The restrictions apply to capacity at restaurants, other businesses, indoor and outdoor events, and other settings. See a full list of which restrictions apply to which levels on the dial at covid19. colorado.gov/data/covid-19-dial-dashboard by clicking on “level restrictions” about halfway down the page. measure to Colorado’s R0 — pronounced “R-naught” — that state officials discussed in the pandemic’s earlier stages. The reproduction number shows how many people each infected person will, on average, likely spread the virus to. If the number sits below 1, infections are decreasing. Colorado’s most recent estimate is 0.95, reflecting the virus’s spread in early February. That means the rate of new cases could soon start to increase again if the public isn’t cautious. Coloradans appeared to be having more in-person contacts in early February compared to in January, according to the report. On top of that, if the more-contagious COVID-19 variant from the United King-
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ing to Broomfield’s website. Jefferson, Park and Clear Creek counties entered level blue on Feb. 26, according to the state’s COVID-19 website. In level blue, restaurants indoors are allowed up to 50% capacity or 175 people (or up to 225 using the state’s social distancing space calculator), whichever is fewer. That’s up from 50% capacity or 50 people (or up to 150 using the calculator), whichever is fewer, in level yellow. Other businesses see capacity expand as well. See the calculator at covid19.colorado.gov/distancingcalculator. See a full list of which restrictions apply to which levels on the dial at covid19.colorado.gov/data/ covid-19-dial-dashboard by clicking on “level restrictions” about halfway down the page. Changing standards The dial changed with the addition of a new level red that took effect Nov. 20 in metro Denver and other areas of the state, banning private gatherings and indoor dining at restaurants and tightening capacity limits at some types of businesses. Red is the second-highest level next to purple, a stay-athome order. Eventually, more than half the state’s 64 counties operated in level red. Citing improving virus trends, Gov. Jared Polis on Dec. 30 announced that he told the state public-health department to move counties from red to orange effective Jan. 4 — even though many didn’t meet requirements for level orange according to the dial system. Under the “dial 2.0” changes to Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions on Feb. 6, the state public-health department drastically eased the incidence-rate limits that allow counties to remain in certain levels of the dial. The “dial 2.0” system put Denver metro counties in level yellow. Businesses have had their eye on another wrinkle: Colorado’s 5-Star State Certification Program, which SEE VIRUS, P7
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allows businesses to operate with expanded capacity if they follow stepped-up COVID-19 safety protocols. The program lets businesses follow restrictions that are one level lower on the dial than they otherwise would be able to without certification. But the state on Feb. 5 said businesses in level-yellow counties with 5-Star certification programs could only operate at blue restrictions once 70% of 70-year-olds in the state are vaccinated with at least one dose, which was expected to happen by the end of February, according to a state public-health department news release. On Feb. 26, Polis announced that Colorado will have vaccinated 70% of the state’s 70-and-over population likely by the end of the Feb.
27-28 weekend, according to an Arapahoe County news release. The 5-Star program may soon be entirely irrelevant in more metro counties as they move to level blue — unless worsening virus trends cause a county to move back up to tighter levels. That’s because businesses with 5-Star certification may not operate in the next-lowest level below blue — level green, or “Protect Our Neighbors” — unless the county is formally in that level. Level green, the lowest level on the dial, is more difficult to transition to than others. Counties must apply for that level based on criteria including hospital bed capacity, supply of personal protective equipment, hospitalizations, COVID-19 testing capacity, contacttracing ability and other requirements. State ‘could see another peak’ Whether the Denver metro area can remain on track with decreas-
ing virus numbers as some counties open up further is unclear. “There is considerable uncertainty about how policies and behaviors over the last few weeks will influence the course of the epidemic, how rapidly the B.1.1.7 (UK variant) will spread in Colorado, and how rapidly the vaccine will be administered,” the Colorado School of Public Health’s report says. As of Feb. 25, the state’s trend of new cases per day appears as if it may be flattening after several weeks of mostly steady decline. The school of public health’s estimate of daily infections appears to show a flattening in recent weeks. Meanwhile, after several weeks of general decline in the number of daily deaths among people with COVID-19, the number of deaths stayed flat in late January and showed a small uptick at the end of that month. “If the B.1.1.7 variant spreads rapidly in Colorado and (in-person
contacts increase) over the short term, we could see another peak in hospital demand,” the report says. If contacts increase drastically enough and Colorado sees rapid spread of the variant, demand could exceed intensive care unit capacity and approach hospital capacity, according to the report. If trends take a turn for the worse, it is too early in Colorado’s vaccination distribution to create enough community protection to prevent another spike in cases and deaths, the State Joint Information Center said. Asked if the state public-health department anticipates counties needing to be moved back to level yellow, orange or even red when spring weather and Memorial Day cause people to gather more, the center said it’s unclear. “We are encouraged by the recent data, but it’s too early to tell what disease transmission will look like in the spring,” the center said.
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Area residents relieved to get COVID vaccine Around 500 received shots at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital clinic BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic nears, hospitals, clinics and pharmacies across the Denver metro Area continue to provide vaccines to residents, hoping it will be the beginning of the end. As Highlands Ranch resident Diane Basile, 69, received her vaccine at a clinic hosted at the UCHealth Hospital in Highlands Ranch last week, she said it was “the best day ever so far in 2021.” Centennial resident Peter Kushar, 65, also received the first round of the Pfizer vaccine at the clinic. Both Basile and Kushar agreed that the road to finding and getting a vaccine was not easy. Kushar compared the process to the “Hunger Games.” Kushar said he regularly visited, and signed up on, 14 websites in hopes of getting a call back to get the vaccine. “From a health standpoint, getting this shot is critical,” he said. “We have to get to a point of herd immunity and these vaccines will help get us there.” Basile estimated that she spent about two hours a day for weeks
UCHealth RN Mary Love injects the first round of the Pizer vaccine into Centennial resiPHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES dent Peter Kushar.
trying to find a clinic. She said she even started guessing schedules and delivery times, staying up until midnight some nights to sign up for the Walmart clinics. In signing up for one Walmart clinic, Basile said she thought she was set, only to find out that due to extreme winter weather across the country the bigbox store did not get its shipment as planned. “I just kept trying. This vaccine is extremely important,” Basile said. “We have all got to get this vaccine. If we don’t get to a point of herd immunity, we don’t get back on track.” Basile and Kushar said once
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Dr. Lisa Wynn, OB/GYN and service line chief for women’s services at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, said she participated in the Madera vaccine trial, which turned out to give her a placebo, requiring her to get the real vaccine later. Wynn said while the first round didn’t have any real side effects, the second round made her tired and sore, with chills. “That second round really packs a bit of a punch,” she said. “I was definitely alternating between Advil and Tylenol for several hours. I would recommend that people getting the second shot plan to be out the following day.” Wynn said as she has worked with colleagues and patients, it doesn’t seem to matter which vaccine they receive, the second round hits people harder. She said it is especially true for younger people. Wynn said besides getting the vaccine to continue serving her patients, she had personal reasons for getting vaccinated. In her family, Wynn said there is a renewed sense of hope. She said she can see her family and know it is safe. For those with anxiety and those thinking about not getting the COVID vaccine at all, Wynn said the only way out of the pandemic is through “science, vaccines and hard work.” UCHealth vaccinated 500 residents last week. On a larger scale, they have vaccinated more than 215,000 residents throughout the Denver metro area to date. UCHealth currently has about 90,000 scheduled appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. To get a vaccine through UCHealth, spokesperson Paula Freund said residents do not have to be registered patients. Anyone can get vaccines through the UCHealth clinics. For more information, visit uchealth.org/covidvaccine. To learn about other vaccination clinics and providers, visit the Colorado vaccine provider list at covid19.colorado.gov/for-coloradans/ vaccine/where-can-i-get-vaccinated.
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Major apartment development proposed for Southwest Plaza parking lot New community will bring 285 residential units to former sports bar site BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It might sound like the ultimate teenage dream of yore: the chance to live across the parking lot from a mall. But in south Jeffco, that exact thing is coming closer to reality after the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to rezone a portion of Southwest Plaza’s parking lot to allow the construction of a new apartment development. Developer Colorado Partners is behind the proposed project, which will contain up to 285 residential units and be built on a 4.07-acre parcel. That parcel is also currently home to a restaurant structure that has sat vacant since former tenant, The Draft Sports Grill, closed in 2017. “This is a very unique approach to the creative reuse of real estate,” said architect Dan Hrankowsky, who spoke about the project to the commissioners on behalf of Colorado Partners. According to Hrankowsky’s presentation, the project will consist of multiple interconnected buildings with a maximum height of 80 feet,
A rendering showing an aerial perspective of a possible design for the new multifamily development in the works for the parking COURTESY IMAGE lot of Southwest Plaza.
the same height as the mall structure. County Planner Alicia Halberg said the county’s planning and zoning department recommended approval of the rezoning application based on the criteria used to evaluate rezoning applications. However, she also stated that the proposal did not meet a county recommendation that residential
development only occur around the mall as part of mixed-use buildings that also include space for retail businesses. Still, Halberg said county staff considered the project to be adhering to the “spirit” of county recommendations for mixed-use development because it would bring a new use to the mall’s vicinity that would complement
existing retail offerings. “The applicant argues that introducing multifamily will only displace a vacant restaurant and underutilized surface parking and that the use better supports the adjacent mall by bringing more people to the mall property,” she said. SEE APARTMENTS , P10
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Mark McKenna, Heritage High School teacher, dies at 62 McKenna taught family and consumer sciences; school dismissed early BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Heritage High School lost a devoted educator on Feb. 22 as Mark McKenna passed away at age 62. McKenna, who taught family and consumer sciences, died “due to a suspected medical issue,” according to a letter sent to parents by PrinciMcKenna pal Stacey Riendeau. McKenna’s cause of death was not immediately available, but Riendeau wrote that Heritage staff had been in contact with his family. School was dismissed at 1 p.m. on Feb. 22 to provide counseling and support services, the letter reads in part. McKenna taught at the school since 2008, where he primarily taught family and consumer science and culinary arts in
the practical arts department. For the last several years, he was the sponsor for the school’s chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). “Please take care of yourself, our students and those most impacted by this tragedy,” Riendeau wrote. “The one thing I know for sure in these difficult times is that we are truly better together.” Online, former students remembered McKenna fondly. “My absolute savior in high school,” wrote one. “I couldn’t have done it without him.” “Thank you for creating such a safe and fun environment and showing your heart to students,” wrote another. “Some of my best high school memories took place in his classroom,” wrote a third. McKenna was the eldest of six children, remembered his cousin John Nelson. He loved golf, hunting, volunteering and teaching, Nelson said. McKenna held two master’s degrees and a doctorate which he earned with top honors. “Mark was brilliant and humble,” Nelson said. “His very large family will miss him for the rest of our lives.”
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The Jefferson County Planning Commission had also previously voted 6-1 in favor of recommending the rezoning. The proposal has drawn the ire of neighbors and other critics, who raised concerns about everything from the potential for the project to add to traffic congestion in the area to impacts it would have on views of the mountains to the west. Chuck Lazzeri, a real estate professional who lives in the Governor’s Ranch neighborhood just west of the mall, was among the residents who said the project will negatively impact their quality of life while benefiting only the developers and the owners of Southwest Plaza. “Governor’s Ranch is known as family neighborhoods and has become even more so in the last eight to 10 years,” he wrote in written comments to the commissioners. “Density and traffic congestion is recognized as a deterrent in families selecting a neighborhood and home where they will live, grow, and become part of the community.” Halberg, meanwhile, saidtraffic studies conducted in the area had determined that while there are preexisting traffic issues in the area, the project would not bring additional traffic beyond that created by the restaurant when it had been operating.
She added that staff had determined the project would’nt have a significantly detrimental effect on views given that it would be the same height as the existing mall. Several residents also expressed concern that the project was being considered in isolation rather than as part of a larger redevelopment of the mall property, as took place with the development of the old Villa Italia Mall into Belmar. However, Hrankowsky said such a “master-planned” development is unlikely in the near future as the Southwest Plaza site is actually divided into several parcels that have different owners. In explaining her vote, Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper said she understood the concerns about the lack of a master plan for the Southwest Plaza area and the fact that it would likely be redeveloped over time with a “piecemeal approach.” However, she also said she felt the county has processes in place to ensure the property is developed in a cohesive fashion. “It seems to me that it is going to be in the best interest of those owners to make sure redevelopment is cohesive,” said Dahlkemper. “The bottom line is that if there is any additional rezoning of this property in the future it will come to the Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners so I feel as if there is accountability and transparency built into really a commitment to cohesive, forward thinking development.”
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Officials hope to give tenants more power Advocates back on task amid changes brought by pandemic BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN
Before the coronavirus pandemic, and before an economic crisis that pushed unemployment to historic levels, Colorado policymakers were already working on plans to equalize the power between landlords and tenants. Back in 2019, what was dubbed the “year of the renter,” a slate of Democrat-backed bills at the statehouse never materialized. A few new laws were passed to help renters, but the bulk of the agenda stalled. Now — after a year in which the state and federal government enacted eviction moratoriums to keep an unknown number of Coloradans from ending up homeless — tenant advocates are picking up where they left off. “Prior to COVID, people were paying more than half of their income toward rent,” said Cesiah Guadarrama Trejo, a co-director of 9to5 Colorado. “What COVID did is shined a light on how vulnerable renters were if they went without just one or two paychecks. I don’t think anyone imagined what would happen to have weeks and weeks of unemployment.” A key goal for the working
women’s advocacy group is curbing “predatory” late fees tacked onto rent payments that cause renters to fall even further behind. Other efforts include limiting rent increases to no more than once per year, allowing tenants more time to catch up on payments before the eviction process can begin, and changing court procedures so that renters don’t have to pay in order to make a claim that their home is unsafe. Legislation filed before the pandemic, and struck down in a committee hearing last year, would have prohibited landlords from charging late fees until a rent payment was at least 14 days late. The bill also would have capped late fees at $20 or less than 3% of the rent amount. The same Democratic lawmakers who ran that bill want to pass more comprehensive legislation this year, hoping that fellow policymakers are swayed by stories of eviction and homelessness brought on by the 2020 economic crisis. The upcoming legislation from Democrats Rep. Serena GonzalesGutierrez, Sen. Julie Gonzales and Rep. Yadira Caraveo will tackle the daily late fees that some landlords add onto rent, and would prohibit evictions based solely on late fees. They also want to crack down on landlords who illegally lock people out of their homes, and make it easier for tenants to seek help in court if they live in unsafe conditions, such as no heat or water, or if there are holes in their roof. The
bill, which has not yet been filed, would eliminate the requirement in state law that tenants must post a bond in order to bring such a case. Legislator stays focused Gonzales-Gutierrez, a former child welfare caseworker who once found children living in a mobile home with mold on the ceiling and a giant hole for a front door, has been working on renters’ rights bills for the past two years. Legislation she passed in 2020, along with Gonzales, prohibits landlords from demanding proof of immigration or citizenship status from a tenant. Another successful bill, passed in 2019, prevented landlords from charging exorbitant fees to file an apartment rental application. The eviction moratoriums and rental assistance programs passed during the pandemic are “BandAids,” while Colorado needs longterm changes in law, Gonzales-Gutierrez said. “We are actually amongst the lowest when it comes to tenant protections,” she said. “We see folks all too often who are being evicted because their dog is barking too loud. Or a barbecue grill is on their front porch. This is disproportionately impacting communities of color and low-income communities.” Under one renter-related bill already introduced this legislative session, which began last week, landlords would have to give 14 days’ notice instead of the currently
required 10 days before starting eviction proceedings. House Bill 1121, from Rep. Dominique Jackson, also would prohibit landlords from increasing rent more than once per year. The Colorado Apartment Association, which advocates for landlords’ rights, counters that the state’s eviction process already takes two or three months, depending on the county. Legislation to extend the timeline will only make it more expensive and unpredictable, said Drew Hamrick, the association’s senior vice president of government affairs. “If we are going to encourage people to provide housing to others, we must give them a reasonable mechanism to get the property back,” he said, noting that the association is in talks with the bill sponsors to find compromise. A story of struggle When Melissa Jones’ husband lost his job at a fish company last May, the Denver couple struggled to come up with their $1,075 rent check. He was unemployed through September, when he found a part-time job at UPS for half the pay. At the same time, Colorado’s unemployment system was jammed. Like thousands of others, the couple was locked out of the system and didn’t receive a check for more than three months. SEE TENANTS, P31
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man walks into a bar with a large chunk of concrete and says to the bartender, “Give me a drink. And one for the road.” I like concrete. QUIET I’ve always liked DESPERATION concrete. Concrete is everywhere. Construction of Hoover Dam began in 1931. It was completed in 1936. It looks the same today as it did 85 years ago. Who else Craig Marshall can say that? There are 4,360,000 Smith cubic yards of concrete in the dam, powerplant and secondary buildings. The Empire State Building used 62,000 cubic yards of concrete.
Arapahoe Community College on South Santa Fe in Littleton is a brutallooking structure, isn’t it? Actually, “Brutalism” is an architectural term. Brutalism began in post-war Great Britain and was characterized by constructions that showcased bare building materials. In ACC’s case, that’s exposed concrete. When my in-home studio addition was built in 2003, a truck pumped concrete over my house to the foundation forms at the back through a pipe that was controlled by a workman with a handheld device. Concrete is normally 60% to 75% aggregate, 15% water and cement, and 5% to 8% air. Aggregates include sand, gravel and crushed stone. I know what you’re thinking: “The old frog has run out of things to write about.”
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Songs? Songs titled “Concrete” can be found. “Concrete and Clay” reached No. 1 the UK in 1965. Remember Johnette Napolitano? She was the lead singer of Concrete Blonde, a successful rock band from Hollywood. Concrete definitely lasts but it doesn’t last forever. Many of the concrete bridges in America are showing disconcerting signs of deterioration after decades of traffic, especially semi-tractor-trailer trucks traffic. Concrete trucks have always intrigued me. The revolving cylindrical barrel going in one direction, the truck in another. I try not to follow them, and admit to a childish fear the chute will swing out and the driver will release his load, as it were, on my imported SEE SMITH, P31
Here’s to hope, habits and happiness
Brauchler taking cheap shots
George Brauchler has platforms in the Denver Post and on 9News. He can use those to campaign for that statewide office which has eluded him so far. Even though he failed to get the GOP nomination for governor and lost his race for attorney general in 2018, he’s started taking potshots at Gov. Polis, so I would guess that’s the office he has targeted for himself. The latest snipes included when the governor and first gentleman received the COVID vaccine, and calling the rollout “tortured.” Really? The Mayo Clinic states that one may delay vaccination for 90 days after diagnosis with the virus as it’s unclear how long natural immunity lasts. It’s not a mandate. The “tortured” rollout is due to the ineptitude of the previous federal administration to effectuate an efficient rollout. Colorado and other states were behind the eight ball in getting what is needed in this war against the virus. But, let’s look at the big picture. The state’s positivity rate, an important indicator for the status of the virus, continues to decline. The number of hospitalizations has trended downward. Vaccines have increased under the current federal administration. Have there been gaps in service? Yes. And now extensive events are part of the effort to get the vaccine to underserved populations. And half of Clear Creek County teachers were vaccinated in one day. It will get better, because it must. Brauchler will continue to nitpick, carping about the “elite,” the group whose membership he covets. Lynne Popkowski Littleton
Far from it. And I’m not the only one who feels this way about concrete. I recommend “Concrete Planet: The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World’s Most Common ManMade Material.” “We use it for our buildings, bridges, dams, and roads. We walk on it, drive on it, and many of us live and work within its walls.” Okay, it’s not espionage or zombies, but for those of us who prefer to be informed, it’s good reading. The Smithsonian Channel has a new program that thrills, stuns and mesmerizes me. “How Did They Build That?” “Across the globe, radical architects, ingenious engineers, and skilled builders are creating structures so outrageous they defy logic.” Often, these architects, engineers, and builders rely on concrete.
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here is a popular statement among business professionals, owners, and salespeople, and it is based on the book by WINNING Rick Page titled “Hope is Not a WORDS Strategy.” In this context, hoping to grow our business or hoping that we will make a sale without a solid strategic and tactical plan is true. Hope is not a strategy. Michael Norton However, there are times where hope is the absolute best strategy and approach. The business owner without hope to better serve their customers or community will settle for the lowhanging fruit and more than likely accept mediocrity from themselves, their employees, and the products or services they provide. The salesperson who only focuses on making a deal, with no focus on developing winning relationships is likely operating without the proper context of hope. Hope in business and in selling eliminates a “One and Done” or “One Hit Wonder” mentality. Conversely, the business owner, the salesperson, and each one of us who has hope, works with hope, and lives with hope, is more likely to move from the simple practice
of “hoping” and into the planning, doing, and achievement required to reach our dreams and goals. Hope drives change. Hope adds the “will” to our “skill.” Hope powered by encouragement creates a completely different mindset. Here is another phrase we are all probably familiar with, “Kick the Habit.” What if the habit is a good and productive habit, should we still try and “Kick the Habit”?; or should we “Keep the Habit” Ask 10 people to describe or define the word “habit,” and eight out of 10 will use negative wording or descriptors. Why is that? Why do we see the word “habit” with such a pessimistic outlook? It is because we typically associate habits with something that we need to break instead of build or keep. If bad habits can quickly become terrible habits, then it must hold true that good habits can become great habits. And what if we allowed ourselves to make hope a strategy that included a tactical plan and approach? Would we break bad habits before they become worse, build new and productive habits, and turn our existing good habits into amazing habits that lead to the achievement of our goals and dreams? Of course we would. Do you see the connection yet? If not, I encourage you to read just a little bit more. We all have hope for something.
We hope for good health, loving family and friends, a job or career that fulfills us, a better tomorrow, peace, healing, unity, and so much more including our hope for happiness. And here is where it all comes together for us. When we have hope, we are more likely to make the necessary and positive changes in our lives. Once we identify the changes that need to be made, we will become inspired to break our bad habits that hold us back and form the good habits that propel us forward. When hope is part of our foundational attitude towards life and we create habits that fuel our journey, we will move one step closer to achieving the happiness we desire. Here are a few questions that I get when I speak on this topic. Is hope nothing more than a wish that has no plan? Are bad habits so engrained that they are unbreakable? Is happiness possible without hope? Depending on who you ask, you may receive a different response or guidance than mine. But I would say that hope is more than a wish, there are no habits that cannot be broken or built upon, and at times happiness is possible without hope, but the odds typically favor the hopeful. So how about you? Is hope a part
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bringing students back to classrooms full-time in mid-March, along with Jefferson County, Douglas County, Adams 12 and several in northern Colorado. At a Feb. 25 school board meeting, Superintendent Brian Ewert said the past year has brought a swirl of passionate opinions from all sides on how to handle COVID restrictions, and ultimately he felt compelled to make a judgment call. “I place a high value on collaboration, but this full return to school was not a collaborative decision,” he said. “As the superintendent, I made this decision and I stand by my decision… Ultimately, I will be held accountable for my decision.” Ewert said students, their parents and the community have a pressing need to return to something resembling normal. “(Students) need each other,” he said. “They need to come back to school full-time not just for their learning but also for their social and emotional well-being.” Just under half of district staff had received at least one vaccine dose as of Feb. 25, Ewert said, with a little more than 10% having received both doses, numbers he expected to climb rapidly in coming weeks. Ewert acknowledged that distancing between students will get much more difficult once all students are back in classrooms, with the six feet of distance recommended by the Centers for Disease Control likely impossible. Still, he expressed confidence that face coverings, symptom screenings and hygiene protocols would make up the difference. Some parents and students were left dismayed by the decision, saying they chose hybrid learning over allonline learning in the fall based on the idea that district officials would hold out longer. “You’re changing that in the middle of the year,” one parent said to the school board, saying he was worried about asymptomatic spread in schools and adding it was too late in the semester to transfer to TOPS, the district’s all-online alternative. “There’s no guidance for parents who don’t want to go back full-time.” An Arapahoe High School senior who said she is a type 1 diabetic and therefore at higher risk said she doesn’t feel comfortable returning to packed classrooms, and her
honors classes aren’t offered in the TOPS program. “I’m about to graduate high school, and right now I have to choose between my education and my safety,” she said. “I’m pleading for a better option for the handful of us for whom in-person is not an option.” Members of the Littleton Education Association (LEA), the teachers union, said they felt left out of the decision process. The union’s leadership board read a memorandum with a list of concerns and requests for district officials. Requests included providing increased mental health supports for students left feeling anxious and vulnerable by the transition, and providing well-fitting high-quality personal protective equipment to students and staff on request by the first day back. The memorandum also called for district officials to take “a public stand” at the state level against standardized testing this spring, and if it is not canceled, to provide families specific instructions for how to opt out, and to not factor standardized test results into teacher evaluations for this school year. The memorandum also cites concerns about the effect of repeated quarantines on student learning, saying upper grades have seen disproportionate numbers of quarantines even while in school fewer days this semester. The district’s COVID communications page shows the district has announced limited quarantines nearly every day since the semester began. Speaking to Colorado Community Media after the meeting, Ewert said district staff will do their best to make the transition as smooth as possible, but said there is no way to make everyone happy. “At this point, those people who were so vocal about us returning to classrooms became pretty quiet, because we’re going back,” Ewert said. “There’s no right or wrong here. No correct opinion. We’re working in unprecedented times. There’s no perfect time to return.” Ewert said staff will work with students who are anxious about the return and provide high-quality KN-95 face masks when needed, and is open to discussing synchronous online learning for students who must remain homebound. “I do believe we’ll be able to find solutions and accommodations,” he said. “But we have to get kids back in schools. We just have to.”
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Doris Kelton
December 20, 1929 – February 6, 2021
Doris was born in Halstead, Kansas to Gus and Delia Haury, teachers in the local school. She attended South High in Denver, then the University of Colorado in Boulder where she received her degree in Education. At CU she met the love of her life, Mike, a Mechanical Engineering student. In 1950 she chose marriage to Mike over a trip to Europe. The Keltons moved to California where their first two children were born, then moved back to Boulder in 1955 and had three more kids. Mike’s work with Martin-Marietta soon settled them in Littleton, Colorado, where they spent the rest of their lives. Her devotion to education and family is evident. From raising five children - all of whom graduated college, to the annual twoweek family vacation of visiting national parks, historical sites, and other places of interest, Doris’s priority was to raise inquisitive kids. Once the kids were older, Doris returned to teaching and taught first grade at Ralph Moody Elementary for the next 20 years until her retirement in 1990. Between motherhood and teaching Doris played the violin with the Littleton
Symphony for many years. She also loved to travel – visiting family in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington DC, and many more places. Late in life she finally took the trip to Germany that she had given up 60plus years earlier! The last five years of her life were spent at the Someren Glen Senior Living Community in Centennial, Colorado. There she enjoyed painting, visits with family, and became a respected pillar of that community. She is survived by her children Karen, Greg, Jim, Jerry, and Steve, and grandchildren Eric, Hawkins, Cheyenne, Andrew, and Benjamin. Her husband and granddaughter Sarah predeceased her. Doris Kelton will be interred next to her husband at Fort Logan National Cemetery in the Spring of 2021. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to a local organization benefitting children or music, or to the Littleton United Methodist Church. For a longer obituary, please visit Drinkwine Mortuary: https://www. drinkwinemortuary.com/obituary/DorisKelton
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James G. “Jerry” Hill, 84, predeceased by his parents, James and Reba Hill and his dear friend, Florence Jackson. He is survived by his sister Jarret Hill. Jerry was an amazing man, loving and faithful son & brother, he loved life and lived it to the fullest, enjoyed travelling, was interested in all kinds of sports. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, attended Wayne State University.
He was in the Air Force for 4 years, honorably discharged, he eventually settled in Littleton, and was very active in the workings of Littleton, he worked in finance, was a Loan Officer for Credit Union of Colorado, and worked in the Court System. Jerry was a loyal friend and business associate to many. Share memories with Jarret at ojhill1940@gmail.com.
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A fair chance of festivals this summer Though it’s too soon to say for sure, many beloved summer events are in the works BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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or those who didn’t get to watch fireworks or eat funnel cakes in 2020, this spring and summer could bring good news: Festivals and fairs are in the works, though nothing is set in stone. Scores of local events were canceled last year as COVID-19 reshaped life, though some gatherings went forward in a limited capacity. This year, as COVID numbers improve and the vaccine rollout advances, local officials are cautiously optimistic that many beloved community events can carry on. “It will look different, but we can figure out innovative ways to do this,” said Mellissa Sager, the policy and intergovernmental affairs manager for the Tri-County Health Department, which covers Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. “These events are really important to communities, and we can make it work.” Face masks will likely still be required at public events through the summer, Sager said, as will social distancing measures, symptom screenings and capacity limits. Restrictions are largely set at the state level, Sager said. Governor Jared Polis is expected to roll out new, more flexible measures in coming weeks that could better facilitate summer festivals. Here’s a look at summer plans around the metro area as they stand at the beginning of March: Adams County
No events have been canceled so far this year, Adams County spokesperson Christa Bunting said. That includes the Adams County Fair scheduled for Aug. 4-8, and a Styx concert at Riverdale Park on Sept. 11. adcogov.org/events
Arapahoe County
The Arapahoe County Fair, scheduled for July 22-25, will be open “in some form,” county spokesperson Luc Hatlestad said. “The goal is to have as complete an experience as possible.” Other summer events at the fairgrounds on East Quincy Avenue include a series of 5K walks and runs, the Chalk Lines & Vines art and wine festival on May 15 and 16, and the Pictures on the Plains summer movie series on June 16 and 30. arapahoecountyfair.com
Arvada
Arvada’s Kite Festival, scheduled for April, has been canceled, but quite a few other events are going forward: Movies Around
Metro-area cities are planning a wide range of festivals this summer, with an eye on COVID safety.
Town, with live music before showtimes starting at dusk, will run from May to September. Arvada On Tap, a craft beer and barbecue fest, is set for June 26. 4th of July fireworks are a go, as is Arvada Days on Aug. 21. arvadafestivals.com Brighton
Brighton’s summer event schedule is in the early planning stages, said city spokesperson Kristen Chernosky. Summerfest, normally the first weekend in June, may be pushed back. brightonco.gov
uled for July 31 through Aug. 8, with a full slate of 4-H programming and livestock shows. Other events are to be determined. elbertcountyfair.com Elizabeth
The Elizabeth Stampede, featuring concerts, a parade and three days of rodeos, is scheduled for June 3-6 at Casey Jones Park. Higher expenses and spectator limits have spurred the Stampede to launch a sponsorship drive called the Stampede Booster Club. elizabethstampede. com
Englewood
Most events are still in their planning stages, said city spokesperson Melissa Hoelting. The city will host Climb4Change at Phillip Miller Park on May 22. The event features five racing events to choose from, and raises money for the town’s adaptive recreation program. crgov.com
No decision has yet been made on the 4th of July festivities at Belleview and Progress parks, city spokesperson Ann Lauricello said. The city is “cautiously optimistic” about the late-summer Block Party on Broadway. “Obviously there are still many unknowns,” she said. englewoodco.gov
Douglas County
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The 103rd annual Douglas County Fair & Rodeo is scheduled for July 31 through Aug. 8. No schedule of events has been announced yet, but county spokesperson Luanne Lee says organizers will strive as always to bring together “the best of rural heritage, agriculture, Western sports, youth and adult exhibits and quality entertainment.” douglascountyfairandrodeo.com
Elbert County
The Elbert County Fair is sched-
No major events have been canceled, though all now include social distancing measures, face masks and staggered start times where appropriate. That includes the Easter Egg Hunt on March 27 at the recreation center, the Cinco de Mayo 5k at Railroad Park and the Independence Day celebration at the recreation center. fortlupton.org
Golden
What will 4th of July look like this year? How about Buffalo Bill Days?
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The Fine Arts Festival? City spokeswoman Diane Tiberi said: “We are still trying to answer some of the very same questions you are asking!” visitgolden.com Lakewood
The annual Earth Day celebration won’t be a festival format this year, with the city instead planning a variety of chalk art installations in parks accompanied by workshops and tutorials, starting April 17. Though the city will still fire off fireworks on July 3, there will be no gathering at Jeffco Stadium. Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park will host some groovy events, like the Rockin’ Block Party on June 4, featuring cover bands playing ‘90s hits followed by a screening of Jurassic Park (reservations required). The park will also host outdoor concerts every Thursday evening between June 17 and July 29. lakewood.org Littleton
Plans for the Fire Muster and Block Party, both traditionally held in June, have not yet been announced. Western Welcome Week is scheduled for Aug. 13-22, though details have not yet been fleshed out. westernwelcomeweek.org Northglenn
Northglenn will see a few cancellations this year: The Food Truck Carnival, Mudapalooza volleyball tournament and the Flashlight Egg SEE FESTIVALS, P16
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or many people, the Tyrannosaurus rex is the dinosaur, and it’s easy to understand why. There’s no animal today that comes close to the sheer intimidation and raw power that this Cretaceous-era dinosaur possessed. But there’s still a lot to learn about this predator. And that’s where SUE comes in. The T. rex known as SUE is the most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus to be discovered so far. It was discovered by Sue Hendrickson — hence its nickname — in South Dakota in 1990. More than 30 years later, it is still offering scientists all kinds of glimpses into the life and times of the “King of the Tyrant Lizards.” And now Denver residents can enter SUE’s world and see the animal itself at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. “We had SUE in 2012, (but) it was in a different setup back then. That’s because we’re changing our views of dinosaurs all the time,” said Dr. Joe Sertich, museum curator of dinosaurs. “In 10 years, SUE could be back with a completely different setup based on new discoveries.” SUE: The T. rex Experience — on loan from the Field Museum in Chicago — features an exact cast of SUE’s skeleton, which, according to provided information, measures 40 feet from snout to tail and 13 feet tall at the hip. To help visitors get a sense of what the animal actually looked like, there is also a full-sized replica of SUE — with a sample of what it would’ve dined on. The exhibit also features animations, touchable bronze casts of SUE’s bones and a multimedia light show that provides insight into its bones. One of the most fascinating new pieces of information is also the most visible — the gastralia, or belly ribs, that stretched across the T. rex’s abdomen and helped it to breathe. These were not part of SUE’s anatomy during its last
The T. rex Experience will be on display at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, through April 25. Along with animations, touchable bronze casts of SUE’s bones and a multimedia light show, the exhibit features an exact cast of PHOTOS BY CHRIS SCHNEIDER/DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE SUE’s 40-foot-long skeleton.
visit and are a testament to how big discoveries are still waiting to be made. As is so often the case, it’s the museum’s additions from its own collections that give the exhibit added depth and nuance. And when it comes to Colorado and dinosaurs, there’s a lot to say. “The first Triceratops fossils were found in the area in 1887 in what is now the Highlands neighborhood,” Sertich said. “Focusing on SUE’s world highlights that this is very much a Denver Museum story as well. I think there’s no better exhibit for this museum than SUE.” There are more than 20 specimens from the museum featured in the exhibit, including femur and a vertebra of the only T. rex skeleton ever found in the state, part of the Triceratops found at a construction site in Highlands Ranch in 2019, the jaw from the Torosaurus that
VISIT SUE SUE: The T. rex Experience will be on display at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, through April 25. A timed ticket for museum entry and a separate timed ticket for entry into the SUE exhibit is required. For more information on SUE and ticketing, visit dmns.org. was found in Thornton in 2017 and more. Not only do these local connections highlight and explore what Colorado was like millions of years ago, they also emphasize how diverse species and ecosystem information paint a picture of a world in flux — both then and now. “It has taken a long time from the early days of the dinosaur bone rush to see these animals as living, breathing creatures who were always changing,” Sertich said. “All
One of the main attractions in the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s SUE: The T. rex Experience exhibit is a full-sized replica of SUE to help visitors get a sense of what the dinosaur actually looked like.
this teaches us a lot about (how) life responded to change back then, and that has relevance to today.”
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Shroud of Turin at center of children’s story ‘The Wordless Weaver’ is intended for those ages 4 to 8 BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Author Claudia Cangilla McAdam of Highlands Ranch is a classic storyteller with a master’s degree in theology — a combination that leads her to writing stories for children that lead them into her own beautiful worlds. An earlier book was “Do You See What I See?” which was written in collaboration McAdam with photographer John Fielder and encouraged kids to really look at what surrounded them. (McAdam suspects it is no longer in print.) Newest on the scene is “The Wordless Weaver,” timely for the season now and carrying lovely illustrations by Caroline Baker
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Mazure, an art teacher who lives in Michigan. It focuses on the story of the Shroud of Turin, which is housed at the St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Turin, Italy, with a recorded history dating back to Lirey, France in 1353 and is believed by many, including McAdam, to be the linen shroud that wrapped Jesus of Nazareth after his crucifixion. It is described as 14 feet long, with the image of a man on it. An illustration at the end of the book shows a reader how it looks and should provoke more discussion. A timeline McAdam provided says it was traded to the Duke of Savoy for two castles in 1452 and moved to Turin in 1578 for safekeeping after surviving a church fire in Chambery, France in 1532. It was cleaned and restored by the Catholic Church in 2002. When displayed, it is encased in bulletproof glass. A previous pope has referred to it as an icon. (McAdam mentioned a series of books written about the shroud, including one by Ian Wilson, published in 1979, updated in 2010.) Her poetic new book for the
4-to-8 set begins as a young girl and her two little brothers join a crowd that lines the road into Jerusalem — as Yeshua, already legendary as master and teacher, travels the road into Jerusalem. He looks directly at Shira, whose name McAdam says means “Song” in Hebrew. After that excitement, she goes home to weave, her reputation for skill already established. In several days she finished a length of fine cloth, which her mother said they could take to market the next time they went. The next morning, Shira’s mother shrieked and told her Yeshua had been arrested and was to be crucified and Shira ran out to the hilltop ... where she prayed silently ... Yeshua’s young disciple, John, comforted her. She heard a man offer his tomb and discussion of a need for a shroud — she ran and touched his arm, then ran home to get her length of cloth. A strip was cut off one side to bind the cloth around the body as it was laid to rest in a tomb. The next morning, John re-
turned to find only the shroud in the tomb. The story continues to this day and a devout McAdam has shared a very readable version it with young people today. It is available online and can be ordered through Tattered Cover, Barnes & Noble or other bookstores. It is available in the gift shops at St. Thomas More Parish, 8035 S. Quebec St., Centennial (where an autographed copy can be ordered), and St. Mary Catholic Church, 6853 S. Prince St., Littleton. Hi, Sonya. Thank you for welcoming me so warmly to your bright and lovely apartment. I was pleased to see that you are doing so well in your new nest. And I loved meeting Hope! I’m grateful, too, for the time you are taking to put together an article about The Wordless Weaver. To that end, I’m attaching an image of the book’s cover and my headshot. Please let me know if there’s anything else you need. I look forward to seeing you again when the weather warms up.
place, however, are a boatload of smaller events: Canal Cleanup on March 13, Kids’ Fishing Derby on May 15, Stonehocker Farmhouse Porch Concerts, and movies and theater performances. In place
of the normal 4th of July bash, Northglenn is planning “4 for 4th:” four smaller celebrations at city parks, including a car show, field day and spirit tasting. Also in the works: a grand opening of the city’s new recreation center, senior center and theater. northglenn.org
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Parker
Parker’s events season kicks off with a stretched-out St. Patrick’s Day celebration, with Lucky the Leprechaun visiting Mainstreet on March 13 and 20. Residents who spot Lucky or the shamrocks he hides can enter to win a prize basket. Parker Days is still tentatively scheduled for June 10-13, though details have yet to be fleshed out. July 4 will feature a scaled-down celebration, with details to be announced. parkerdaysfestival.com, parkeronline.org
Thornton officials did not respond by the time of publication. Check thorntonco.gov for updates on potential city events.
Westminster
Westy, known for its off-thewall events, is shifting away from one-time events in 2021, said city spokesperson Ryan Hegreness. That means no Adult Egg Hunt, Ballerina Dodgeball or Zombie Golf. Instead, the events team touts month-long attractions: June’s is “The Land of Milk and Honey,” and “immersive theater experience.” July is “Reels on Wheels,” featuring live entertainment followed by a drive-in movie. August brings Friday Night Beer Crawls. And from May to October, “Art in the Neighborhood” will bring low-cost art workshops around town in a mobile studio. www.cityofwestminster.us
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et’s Paint a Wonderful Landscape” with local painter Brian Hubbell will be offered by Heritage Fine Arts Guild as a Zoom workshop from 9 a.m. to noon on March 13. SONYA’S $25 members; $30 non-members. See SAMPLER heritage-guild.com and select current workshop. (A Zoom link will be provided prior to workshop.) For information, contact Mary kay Jacobus at mkstudio@comcast.net.
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Town Hall opens “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” will be presented at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton from March 19 through April 18, with evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: $47-$52. 303-794- 2787, ext. 5, townhallartscenter.org. A new exhibit started March 1 in Stanton Gallery, called “World of Color.” open during box office hours and during performances. It will also be on the Depot Art Gallery’s Virtual Gallery. See depotartgallery.org. MCA Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., is now open with “Keith Haring,” “Grace House Mural,” “Colorado in the
Brian Hubbell shows his “Pikes Peak and Devils Head” painting. Hubbell will lead the “Let’s Paint a Wonderful Landscape” workshop for Heritage Fine Arts Guild. COURTESY PHOTO
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Curious Theatre A two-play education series from Curious Theatre Company is available online: “Black” by young playwright Lamaria Aminah and “In Transit” by Holden Thomas are virtually available until June 15. Tickets cost $10 per play per household, with proceeds going to Curious New Voices program. Call 303-623-0524 or visit curioustheatre. org/nowyouknow_ondemand. DLOG Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s Final Competition for fellowships will be broadcast from Calvary Baptist Church on March 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. See denverlyricoperaguild. org. DAM “Paris to Hollywood: the Fashion and Influence of Veronique and Gregory Peck” will be open at the Denver Art Museum March 14 to June 20, in addition to regular museum exhibits.
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The wait for In-N-Out is over in south metro area Restaurant served up ‘burgers for breakfast’ on opening day BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
People lined up to eat “burgers for breakfast” as the famed fast food chain In-N-Out Burger opened its newest Colorado location in Lone Tree, near Park Meadows mall. The restaurant, located at 9171 Westview Road, began serving food around 8:30 a.m. during In-N-Out’s Feb. 22 grand opening. For Holly Houston, stopping by was a spur of the moment decision when she noticed cars in the drive thru for the first time. The Douglas County woman had been watching the restaurant’s construction, she said, looking forward to trying it at a location closer to home. “I’ve been waiting for this one to open,” she said. Company spokesman Denny Warnick said the building has been ready for weeks and could have opened as early as December. In-N-Out waited until COVID-19 cases improved at the company’s other Colorado locations, which became outbreak sites after opening, and for cases to trend down in the surrounding community, Warnick said. “We just thought it would be wiser
Although the restaurant did not allow dine-in during its grand opening, the InN-Out in Lone Tree was open for carry-out orders as well as drive thru.
to wait until both those results had improved to open another location,” he said. Lone Tree employees were tested for COVID-19 before opening day and would be tested again after, he said. They were also assigned teams, which worked in specific sections of the kitchen to lessen how often people crossed paths, he said. The Lone Tree location employs 80 people so far and will continue hiring, he said. COVID-19 precautions weren’t the only kind in place for the burger joint’s south metro debut. After large crowds turned out at previous Colorado grand openings, Warnick said In-N-Out worked with the City of Lone Tree, the Lone Tree Police Department and a third-party,
Employees at the new In-N-Out in Lone Tree grab burgers during the restaurant’s Feb. PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS 22 grand opening.
traffic-control company, Colorado Barricade, to devise a traffic plan at the company’s expense. “We don’t like to presume that we’ll be very busy but from the crowds that we had in Aurora and Colorado Springs,” Warnick said, “we wanted to be ready.” A spokeswoman for the City of Lone Tree provided a statement saying the city is excited In-N-Out came to town and is prepared for potential
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READ IT OR DON’T BOOK GROUP Upcoming book discussions “Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me” by Janet Mock: 7 p.m. April 8 “The Long Way to A Small Angry Planet” by Becky Chambers: 7 p.m. Sept. 9 “A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder” by Ma-Nee Chacaby: 7 p.m. Nov. 18 All book discussions will be streamed live through The Center on Colfax’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Meetings will also be available on the website for viewing after the event.
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The Center on Colfax understands that people have busy schedules. That’s why it created a book club for which people can choose whether or not to read the book ahead of time. The new book club is called Read it or Don’t Book Group. It is being offered through a partnership between The Center on Colfax, commonly referred to as The Center, and the Denver Public Library. The new book club is a social and learning program, said Rex Fuller, The Center’s CEO. It is not necessary to read the books to be able to fully participate in the book discussions, but the selection of books is “cool and fun,” so likely people will enjoy them, Fuller said. All the books have an LGBTQ+ theme, but range from memoirs to science fiction, Fuller said. “Our hope is that the book group will spark new dialog and help people unite over shared experiences,” Fuller said. “Even if participants don’t read the book, we’re creating this with the idea that someone will walk away inspired about learning something new or excited about
Queer Author Expo Dates and additional details to be announced. This event will offer an expo for Colorado LGBTQ writers, workshops led by community experts from the fields of publishing, and opportunities for writers to share their works. Two book discussions will also be part of the event. They are “In the Dream House” by Carmen Maria Machado and “No Walls and the Recurring Dream” by Ani DiFranco. For more information on the Read It Or Don’t Book Group, or to stay up-to-date on announcements for the Queer Author Expo, visit https://lgbtqcolorado.org. making new connections.” The Center, 1301 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood, was founded in 1976 and serves as a safe community center to give voice to Colorado’s lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community. It hosts a variety of ongoing events, services and programs including Rainbow Alley for youth and SAGE of the Rockies for older adults, but is well-known for putting on the annual Denver PrideFest. For now, the Read it or Don’t Book Group is being offered virtually. All book discussions will be streamed live through The Center’s Facebook page and YouTube channel, and the meetings will also be available on The Center’s website for viewing later if someone is unable to stream it live. Each discussion will have subtitles and feature an ASL interpreter. The first book discussion took place Feb. 11 for the book, “I Can’t Date Jesus,” by Michael Arceneaux. The Read it or Don’t Book Group had been in planning for quite some time, Fuller said, and had to be modified to take place virtually because of the pandemic. It is expected that the book discussions will eventually take place in-person once COVID-19 restrictions ease, Fuller added. The Read it or Don’t Book Group has three main goals, Fuller said. The first is to have a conversation and learn about a new topic, as mentioned above. The second is to articulate the variety of the LGBTQ+ experience by offering a diverse set of voices, represented through the books and/or the book discussion panelists. Each book
club meeting will feature a different panel of guests who will present themes found in the book and how they relate to the community. Thirdly, the book group will address issues that the LGBTQ+ community faces. “Our team has worked very closely with The Center to create a book club that will facilitate thoughtful conversation, awareness and much more,” said Olivia Gallegos, spokeswoman for Denver Public Library, in a news release. “We currently work with The Center to conduct outreach in the community and we also believe in the work The Center does. We’re proud to partner with The Center on this effort to bring a library book club to the LGBTQ+ community.” For those who would like to read the book — either prior to the discussion or afterwards — the books will be available in hard copy or e-book from the Denver Public Library, or can be purchased online — such as from Amazon — or at some local bookstores. The book group is meant to expand The Center’s programming to meet the interests of a wider array of community members, Fuller said. He believes everybody, including those who do not identify as LGBTQ+, will enjoy reading the books and participating in the book discussions. “We hope people will embrace the program,” Fuller said, “and have some great conversations.”
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C R O S SWO R D Smart refrigerator P U Z Z L E helps build community Alejandro Flores-Muñoz remembers his mother going door-to-door to sell her homemade flan and cheesecake to support her family. Today, the 31-year-old Capitol Hill resident realizes how beneficial a smart refrigerator — like the one he recently purchased for his two restaurant concepts — would have been for his mother’s business. A smart refrigerator essentially could have allowed her to double the capacity she was preparing, and in turn, selling, Flores-Muñoz said. “That little bit more can mean so much to a family that is struggling,” he said. Flores-Muñoz is an immigrant from Mexico. His mother relocated him and his brother from Guadalajara to California in 1997 when Flores-Muñoz was 7. He is a 2012 recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which provided him with work authorization as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. Flores-Muñoz made his way to Denver in 2016 because of a job opportunity. A couple years later, Flores-Muñoz and his business partner purchased a food truck called Stokes Poke. Aside from the “joy of getting to share authentic food,” Flores-Muñoz saw an opportunity in food service, he said. In May 2019, Flores-Muñoz decided to leave the job he relocated to Colorado for so he could dedicate himself full-time to growing the food truck business. A little while later, he also started another business venture called Combi Taco, which is a ghost kitchen featuring family recipes that operates out of CloudKitchens in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. When COVID-19 hit, Flores-Muñoz, like many other restaurateurs, had to figure out a way to keep his businesses afloat through the pan-
demic. It was about “pivoting in a time of crisis for the food industry,” FloresMuñoz said. “I really dove into the virtual concept.” He did some research and learned about the new smart refrigerator technology. With the smart refrigerator, Flores-Muñoz can expand his businesses and reach more customers. It can be set up at a stationary location — a corporate office, hospital or college campus, for some examples — and stocked daily with fresh, prepackaged meals from Flores-Muñoz’s restaurants. It works similarly to a vending machine, in that customers can swipe their credit card and choose which meal they want, Flores-Muñoz said. Proceeds from each sale goes directly to the restaurant concept, Flores-Muñoz added. The smart refrigerator can hold about 100 meals, Flores-Muñoz said, and because it can hold such a capacity, Flores-Muñoz plans on partnering with other local microrestaurant concepts, particularly those owned by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) restaurateurs, he said. “Building community is important,” Flores-Muñoz said. “I see this refrigerator as an opportunity for us all to grow our businesses.” To purchase the smart refrigerator, Flores-Muñoz applied for, and was awarded, a $4,000 COVID Pivot Loan from the Colorado Solidarity Fund, LLC., which is a membermanaged investment club. “Our members are interested in local businesses thriving,” said Paul Bindel, co-president of the Colorado Solidarity Fund. “We see investing in the main street economy as a way of helping more dollars circulate locally and stay local.” Flores-Muñoz is one of two recipients who were approved in December for the COVID Pivot Loan, which was created during the SEE LOAN, P31
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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0216-2020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 29, 2020, 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) Grazia Antonella Bocciolone and David Wayne Brenman Original Beneficiary(ies) MDM Properties, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MDM Properties, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company Date of Deed of Trust May 21, 2019 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 04, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D9052496 Original Principal Amount $100,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $100,000.00 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. PARCEL A: LOT 11, BLOCK 2, MANSFIELD HEIGHTS FILING NO. 1; PARCEL B: LOT 29, BLOCK 10, DENVER, UNIVERSITY ADDITION, SECOND FILING; COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4085 South Dexter 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, 04/28/2021, 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: 3/4/2021 Last Publication: 4/1/2021 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: 12/29/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-20-887601-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. 0216-2020 First Publication: 3/4/2021 Last Publication: 4/1/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0208-2020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 4, 2020, 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) PAUL C PETERSON AND CONNIE M PETERSON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMPAC CMB TRUST SERIES 2005-6 Date of Deed of Trust February 23, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 10, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5034727 Original Principal Amount $351,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $344,745.83 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 10, EXCEPT THE EAST 5 FEET THEREOF, BLOCK 24, CHERRY KNOLLS FOURTH FILING, CITY OF LITTLETON, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3863 EAST BRIARWOOD AVENUE, LITTLETON, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/31/2021, 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: 2/4/2021 Last Publication: 3/4/2021 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: 12/04/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Randall Chin #31149 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009128760 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. 0208-2020 First Publication: 2/4/2021 Last Publication: 3/4/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0217-2020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
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On December 29, 2020, 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) Joe Trenkle and Anna Trenkle Original Beneficiary(ies) Belford Commercial Trust LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Belford Commercial Trust LLC Date of Deed of Trust November 15, 2018 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 15, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8112277 Original Principal Amount $270,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $270,500.00 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 3, CHERRY HILLS RANCHES SUBDIVISION AMENDMENT NO. 1 COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO PARCEL ID NUMBER: 034874691 Also known by street and number as: 1013 E. BELLEVIEW AVE., CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, 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, 04/28/2021, 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: 3/4/2021 Last Publication: 4/1/2021 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: 12/29/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Charles A Miller #5841 Paul G Urtz #14339 Miller & Urtz, LLC 1660 Lincoln Street #1420, Denver, CO 80264 (303) 861-1200 Attorney File # 1013 E BELLEVIEW 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. 0217-2020 First Publication: 3/4/2021 Last Publication: 4/1/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0210-2020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 15, 2020, 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) PLAZA QUEBEC, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Original Beneficiary(ies) STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH TRUST 2015-C21, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2015-C21 Date of Deed of Trust January 16, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 20, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5006108 Original Principal Amount $9,000,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $8,771,358.57 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO Also known by street and number as: 6025 S QUEBEC STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80111. 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, 04/14/2021, 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: 2/18/2021 Last Publication: 3/18/2021 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: 12/15/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Craig K Schuenemann #41068 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 1700 Lincoln, Suite 4100, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-0431678 Attorney File # 6025 S Quebec 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 2010-2020 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Parcel A: Lot 2 and Tract B, Plaza Quebec, according to the Plat thereof recorded April 12, 1982 in Book 55, Page 69, Reception No. 2160266, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Parcel B: Those easement rights as created in that certain Reciprocal Easements Agreement recorded December 22, 1983 in Book 4047 at Page 608, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Parcel C: Those ingress, egress and parking easement rights as set forth and created in Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions recorded December 22, 1983 in Book 4047 at Page 598, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. For informational Purposes Only: APN 2075-20-1-21-005 Legal Notice NO. 0210-2020 First Publication: 2/18/2021 Last Publication: 3/18/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0212-2020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 15, 2020, the undersigned Pub-
lic Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Brandon B Gilhooly Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2020-RPL1 Date of Deed of Trust May 08, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 14, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8055801 Original Principal Amount $193,520.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $152,341.21 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 303C, VILLAGE PLAZA LOFTS CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP OF VILLAGE PLAZA LOFTS CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON AUGUST 1, 2006, AT RECEPTION NO. B6110225, AND AS DEFINED BY THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF VILLAGE PLAZA LOFTS CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON AUGUST 1, 2006, AT RECEPTION NO. B6110224, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, INCLUDING THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE LCE PARKING GARAGE NO(S). 303-C, AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED PURSUANT TO THE DECLARATION AND DEPICTED ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5401 S Park Terrace 303C, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. 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, 04/14/2021, 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: 2/18/2021 Last Publication: 3/18/2021 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: 12/15/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-20-888520-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. 0212-2020 First Publication: 2/18/2021 Last Publication: 3/18/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
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Public Notices TOWN OF BOW MAR, COLORADO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given of a public hearing before the Board of Trustees of Bow Mar, Colorado, at 7:00 p.m. on March 15, 2021, via Zoom conference call, for the purpose of considering adoption of Ordinance No. 332 Repealing and Re-Enacting Sections 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3 and Amending Sections 8-5 and 8-7 of Chapter 8 of the Town of Bow Mar Municipal Code Entitled Model Traffic Code Concerning Vehicles and Traffic, Adopting by Reference the 2020 Edition of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado, with Certain Amendments, and Adopting Penalties for Violations Thereof (the “Ordinance”). A copy of the 2020 edition of the Model Traffic Code is on file at the office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. If the Ordinance is enacted, the Model Traffic Code will not be published in full, but in accordance with state law, a copy will be kept on file. The 2020 edition of the Model Traffic Code is published by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Traffic Engineering and Safety Branch, 2829 West Howard Place, Denver, CO 80204. The subject matter of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic control regulations for the Town. The purpose of the Ordinance is to provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with state law and generally conforming to similar regulations throughout the state and the nation. This notice given and published by the order of the Town of Bow Mar, Colorado Board of Trustees. TOWN OF BOW MAR, COLORADO s/ Sue Blair, Town Clerk Legal Notice NO. 524972 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, March 1, 2021 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF EAST ORCHARD ROAD AND SOUTH GRANT STREET FROM NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION, 18,000 SF MINIMUM (NC18) AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION, 6,000 SF MINIMUM (NC6) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) UNDER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 525007-60154 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, March 1, 2021, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING SALES AND USE TAX, TO ADOPT THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ECONOMIC NEXUS AND MARKPLACE FACILITATOR MODEL ORDINANCE. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. by a vote of 7 in favor and 0 against, 2 absent (First published February 18, 2021) By Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 525006-60153 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE is hereby given of a public hearing before the Board of Trustees of the Town of Columbine Valley, Colorado on the 16th day of March , 2021, at or as soon after 6:30 p.m. as the agenda allows, at The Town of Columbine Valley Town Hall, 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley, Arapahoe County, Colorado for the purpose of considering the adoption by reference of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado, 2020 edition, as the traffic ordinance of the Town of Columbine Valley. Copies of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado are on file at the office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. If enacted as an ordinance of this Town the Model Traffic Code for Colorado will not be published in full, but in accordance with state law, copies will be kept on file. The “Model Traffic Code for Colorado” 2020 edition is published by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Safety and Traffic Engineering Branch, 2829 W. Howard Place, Denver, CO 80204. The subject matter of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic control regulations for the Town. The purpose of
the Ordinance and the Code adopted therein is to provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with state law and generally conforming to similar regulations throughout the state and the nation. At its next regular meeting following this hearing, the Town will consider passage of the adopting Ordinance. This notice given and published by the order of the Board of Trustees. Dated this 16th day of February, 2021. TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY, COLORADO Legal Notice No. 524979 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Metropolitan Districts Public Notice SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENT Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the necessity has risen to amend the South Suburban Park and Recreation District’s 2021 Budget. A copy of the proposed amended 2021 Budget has been filed at 4810 East County Line Road, where it is open for public inspection. The adoption of a resolution to amend the 2021 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District. The meeting will be held at the South Suburban Sports Complex, 4810 East County Line Road on March 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Any elector within the District at any time prior to the final adoption of the resolution to amend the 2021 Budget may inspect and file or register any objections thereto. SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT BY PETE BARRETT (SECRETARY) Legal Notice No. 524994 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Bids and Settlements PUBLIC NOTICE INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT BUILDINGS 15, 325 & 327 WATER LINE UPGRADE PROJECT, YEAR 2020 Contractor’s Settlement Notice is hereby given that on April 2, 2021, at 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, Englewood, CO, final settlement will be made by the INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT with EDGE Contracting, Inc., hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for BUILDINGS 15, 325 & 327 WATER LINE UPGRADE PROJECT, YEAR 2020. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. All such claims shall be filed with INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT c/o Mulhern MRE, Inc., 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, Englewood, CO 80112. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such settlement will relieve the INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT from any and all liability for such claim. Inverness Water and Sanitation District Legal Notice No. 525005 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV31171 Division: 21 Plaintiff: PINNACLE RANCH CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: PATRICK R. MIRANDA; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (‘FREDDIE MAC’); FIRSTBANK; and SU RYDEN as the Public Trustee for the County of Arapahoe COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an ORDER FOR JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE dated November 2, 2020, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38101 to 401, by the PINNACLE RANCH CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on June 06, 2018, at Reception No. D8054017. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration for Pinnacle Ranch Condominiums recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on August 24, 1999, in Reception No. A9138735 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Pinnacle Ranch Condominiums Association, Inc. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: UNIT 202, BUILDING 29. TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE
196, PINNACLE RANCH CONDOMINIUMS PHASE II, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR PINNACLE RANCH CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON AUGUST 24, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9138735 AND THE PINNACLE RANCH CONDOMINIUMS PHASE II DECLARATION RECORDED NOVEMBER 21, 2002 AT RECEPTION NO. B2222359 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2002 AT RECEPTION NO. B2222358 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Commonly known as 10030 East Carolina Drive, Unit 202, Aurora, CO 80247 The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at at 10:00 a.m. on April 15, 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, 720874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Gail R. Gudder, #17820, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568. Date: January 19, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 524888 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 (303)795.4400 Plaintiff: THE WILLOW CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. vs. Defendant: JOAN DEHECK Attorney for Plaintiff: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC Jonah G. Hunt, No. 34379 Joseph A. Bucceri, No. 41211 Address: 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (720) 221-9780 Fax Number: (720) 221-9781 Email: jbucceri@ochhoalaw.com Case No.: 2020C038004 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: JOAN DEHECK: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Verified Complaint (“Complaint”) filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an Answer or other responsive pleading. You are required to file your Answer or other responsive pleading within 14 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Verified Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your Answer or other responsive pleading to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, 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 against real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado more particularly legally described as: Lot 127 Blk 29 Willow Creek Filing No. 1. Dated: February 3, 2021 ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC By: /s/ Joseph A. Bucceri Joseph A. Bucceri, No. 41211 This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(f), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. Legal Notice No. 524949 First Publication: February 11, 2021 Second Publication: February 18, 2021 Third Publication: February 25, 2021 Fourth Publication: March 4, 2021 Fifth and Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT Court, ARAPAHOE County, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac St. #100 Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: WEST COAST SERVICING, INC V Defendants: GOODWILL DEWHERE, RETTA DEWHERE, aka RITA DEWHERE, and SU RYDEN, in her role as Public Trustee for Arapahoe County Attorney for Plaintiff: Karen J. Radakovich Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. 4750 Table Mesa Drive Boulder, Colorado 80305 Phone Number: (303) 494-3000
Fax Number: (303) 494-6309 E-mail: karen@frascona.com Atty. Reg. No.: 11649 Case Number: 2019CV32335 SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE Under Findings of Fact, Default Judgment and Decree of Judicial Foreclosure Against Defendants Goodwill Dewhere and Retta Dewhere, aka Rita Dewhere entered on November 19, 2020, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Original Grantor: Goodwill Dewhere, Retta Dewhere Original Beneficiary: The CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc. Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Judgment: WEST COAST SERVICING, INC Date of Lien: July 26, 2002 Date of Recording of Lien: August 6, 2002 County of Recording: Arapahoe, Colorado Recording Information: Reception No. B2142632 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $5,730.96 Amount of Judgment entered as of June 30, 2020: $19,576.51 Description of property to be foreclosed CONDOMINIUM UNIT 3, BUILDING 7, CHARLESTON PLACE, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED MAY 8, 1978 IN BOOK 34 AT PAGE 47 AND DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS OF CHARLESTON PLACE, A CONDOMINIUM RECORDED MAY 10, 1978 IN BOOK 2773 AT PAGE 196, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Commonly known as 14097 E. Jewell Ave., Aurora, CO 80012. THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing, and the legal holder of the indebtedness has accelerated the same and declared the same immediately fully due and payable. NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., on the 22nd day of April, 2021, at the Office of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, Civil Unit, 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number (720) 874-3845, 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 therein, 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.
MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS. Regarding: Lot 43, Block 1, The Shores, Filing No. 2, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known and numbered as: 2825 S Lansing Way Aurora, CO 80014 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 29th day of April 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720-874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED in Colorado this 26th day of January, 2021. Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 524905 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV31675 Division: 15 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Plaintiff: THE TIMBERS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION I, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: JOSHUA DAVID SEIBERT, BRENNA JOY SEIBERT aka BRENNA J VERHOEFF; UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION; PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES CORPORATION; WAKEFIELD AND ASSOCIATES, INC.; SUE SANDSTROM, TREASURER, named as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. **
RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Order on Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure
The name, address, and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of debt are as follows:
This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Order on Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure issued by the Arapahoe County District Court case number 2020CV31675 captioned The Timbers Homeowners Association I, Inc. v. JOSHUA DAVID SEIBERT, ET AL, dated November 17, 2020, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by the Timbers Homeowners Association I, Inc., the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on the Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Timbers recorded on April 15, 2015 at Reception #D5036758 which establishes a lien for the benefit of The Timbers Homeowners Association I, Inc. (“Declaration”) WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows, to wit:
Karen J. Radakovich, Atty. Reg. No. 11649, Frascona, Joiner, Goodman & Greenstein, P.C., (303) 494-3000, 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80305 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This Sheriff’s Notice of Sale is signed January 26, 2021. Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff, Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 524908 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV031639 Division: 21 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Plaintiff: THE SHORES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION I, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: KIERSTEN A. WILLIAMS; AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR DECREE FOR JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE dated December 16, 2020, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., by THE SHORES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION I, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder of a lien recorded on July 18, 2018 at Rec. No. D8070589, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of The Shores recorded on May 3, 1999at Reception No. A9072533 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of The Shores Homeowners Association I, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED
Lot 57, Block 2, The Timbers Filing No. 3, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado also known as 3862 S Evanston St, Aurora CO 80014. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on 1st day of April, 2021 at the Sheriff’s Office Administration Building, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3845. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MIMINUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138 303-993-5400 Dated: December 29, 2020 Tyler Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 524837 First Publication: February 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110
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Public Notices DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV030980 Division: 202 Plaintiff: SADDLE RIDGE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: CATHLEEN THOMPSON; PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and SU RYDEN as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to a Order For Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 3, 2020, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the Saddle Ridge Condominium Owners Association, Inc., the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on March 15, 2018, at Reception No. D8025260. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration for Saddle Ridge Condominiums recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on November 08, 2002, in Reception No. B2213250 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the SADDLE RIDGE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: Unit 223, Saddle Ridge Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration of Saddle Ridge Condominiums recorded on November 8, 2002 as Reception No. B2213250 and the plat for Saddle ridge Condominiums recorded on November 8, 2002 as Reception No. B2213249 in the Office of Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Together with Parking Unit # P-123 as shown on the Plat for Saddle Ridge Condominiums recorded on November 8, 2002 as Reception No. B2213249 in the Office of Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as 8603 East Dry Creek Road, Unit 223, Englewood, CO 80112 a/k/a 8603 East Dry Creek Road, Unit 223, Centennial, Colorado 80112 You may have an interest in the real property being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. The lien being foreclosed may not be a first lien. In this regard, you may desire and are advised to consult with your own private attorney. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10 o’clock a.m. on the 29th day of April, 2021, at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters Building, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, 720-874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Gail R. Gudder, #17820, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568. Date: January 26, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Arapahoe County Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 524906 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110
Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hipolita Mae Archibeque, a/k/a Hipolita May Archibeque, a/k/a Hipolita Archibeque, Deceased Case No: 2021 PR 30149 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 July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Name: Karen Joan Medina c/o LAW OFFICES OF KIMBER Z. SMITH, P.C. Kimber Z. Smith, #8479 P. O. Box 1105 Arvada, CO 80001 Legal Notice No. 524988 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Worth Corcoran, a/k/a Robert W. Corcoran, a/k/a Robert Corcoran, and Bob Corcoran, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30196 All persons having claims against the above-
named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Arapahoe County District Court on or before June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Stephanie Louise Brahm Co-Personal Representative 2842 Airport HWY, Apt. I Toledo, Ohio 43609
Jennifer B. Straton Personal Representative 155 Brompton Road Garden City, New York 11530
Geraldine G. Reynolds, Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo LLC 650 South Cherry St., Suite 710 Denver, CO 80246
James Montoya, Personal Representative P.O. Box 2002 Grand Junction, CO 81502
Albert Earl Brahm Co-Personal Representative 10126 Woodrose Court Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
Legal Notice No. 524989 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No. 524983 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to: District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Calvin Ensor, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Willa Pickrel, aka Willa E. Pickrel, aka Willa Eileen Pickrel, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30175
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Rebecca S. Cameron Personal Representative 7171 S. Cherokee Trail, Apt. 2433 Aurora, Colorado 80016 Legal Notice No. 524971 First publication: February 25, 2021 Last publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eddie G. McKnight, a/k/a Eddie Gene McKnight, a/k/a Eddie McKnight, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30140 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 July 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Madelyn McKnight Co-Personal Representative 1907 S. Helena St., Unit C Aurora, CO 80013 Brian McKnight Co-Personal Representative 190 Titanium Dr. Statesville, NC, 28625 Legal Notice No. 525002 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas F. Hanson, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 472 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 June 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Barbara Hanson, Personal Representative 1621 S. Trenton Court Denver, Colorado 80231 Legal Notice No. 524962 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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 June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. MARSHALL PICKREL, Personal Representative 11316 Bonanza Circle, Franktown, CO 80116 Legal Notice No. 524980 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joan M. Nelson, also known as Joan Marie Nelson, also known as Joan Nelson, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30147 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 June 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. David P. Nelson, Personal Representative 3357 Cherry Plum Place Castle Rock, CO 80104 Legal Notice No. 524959 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mohammed Abdul-Khalek, a/k/a Mohammed Abdul Khalek, a/k/a Mohammed Suleiman Abdul-Khalek, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 31317 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 July 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Ahmed Abdul-Khalek Personal Representative c/o Carleton H. Hutchins Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 525000 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Oliver Johnson, aka Oliver J. Johnson, aka Oliver John Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30082 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 June 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. JAMES L. JOHNSON Personal Representative 21584 Unbridled Ave., Parker, CO 80138 Legal Notice No. 524956 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID NICHOLAS MORRELL, aka David Morrell, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30197 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 July 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Ginger Rene Brennan, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No. 525003 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ANN T. NEWPORT, a/k/a ANN TILTON NEWPORT, and a/k/a ANN NEWPORT, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30162 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 June 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Personal Representative: John S. Craig, III c/o Jessica R. Diaz Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 633 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 3000 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 524955 First Publication: February 11, 2021 Last Publication: February 25, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
Estate of Michael Sean Kloverstrom, aka Michael S. Kloverstrom, aka Michael Kloverstrom, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30091
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: RONALD TY YOUNG, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30201
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RANDY NORMAN VIALPANDO, a/k/a RANDY N. VIALPANDO, a/k/a RANDY VIALPANDO, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30203
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 June 18, 2021, 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 July 6, 2021, 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 July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Justin W. Blow, Personal Representative 7700 E. Arapahoe Rd., #100 Centennial, CO 80112
Date: February 23, 2021 /s/ Paula C. Young Attorney to the Personal Representative
Legal Notice No. 524960 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
John B. Gillespie, Personal Representative 19285 East Briarwood Drive Centennial, CO 80116
Michael P. Sasin, Attorney to the Personal Representative ROBINSON & HENRY, P.C. 7555 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 600 Denver, CO 80231
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra Y. Plummer, aka Sandra Plummer, aka Sandra Yvette Plummer, aka Sandy Y. Plummer, aka Sandy Yvette Plummer, aka Sandy Plummer, aka S.Y. Plummer, aka S. Plummer, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 43 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 July 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Yvette Plummer Burkhalter Personal Representative 4705 S. Ireland Court Aurora, Colorado 80015 Legal Notice No. 524996 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
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Legal Notice No. 524982 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No. 525001 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenneth Charles Carlberg, aka Kenneth C. Carlberg, aka Kenneth Carlberg, aka Ken Carlberg, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30037 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 June 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Bruce C. Carlberg Personal Representative 6373 S. Prince Street Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No. 524958 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT J. C. REYNOLDS, A/K/A ROBERT J. REYNOLDS, A/K/A ROBERT REYNOLDS, A/K/A BOB REYNOLDS, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30199
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Katherine F. Graham, aka Kathy F. Graham, aka Kathy Graham, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30119
All persons having claims against the above-
All persons having claims against the above
Legal Notice No. 524993 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard Dwight Hewitt, aka Richard D. Hewitt, aka Richard Hewitt, aka Dick Hewitt, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 030065 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 July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Legal Notice No. 524967 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NANCY L. ELLIS, a/k/a NANCY LOUISE ELLIS, a/k/a NANCY LOUISE WRIGHT a/ka NANCY ELLIS, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30074 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 June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Original signature on file at the Ebisch Law Firm /s/ Jane G. Ebisch Jane G. Ebisch, #15029 The Ebisch Law Firm Attorney for the Personal Representative 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Suite C-400 Lakewood, CO 80215 Legal Notice No. 524977 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Christine A. Unger, A/K/A Christine A. Unger, A/K/A Chris A. Unger, A/K/A Chris Unger, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30141 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 July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. James Unger, Personal Representative 3225 Acres Green Drive Littleton, Colorado 80124 Legal Notice No. 524986 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marie J. Erickson, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30106 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 June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Ronald Hoskins, Personal Representative 408 Tharps Lane Raleigh, NC 27614 Legal Notice No. 524981 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara Jean Mahar, aka Barbara J. Mahar, aka Barbara Mahar, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31301 All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to the Special Administrator or to the Arapahoe County District Court on or before June 30, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Aaron L. Evans, Special Administrator: 1660 South Albion Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No. 524973 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven J. Cooper, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30207 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 July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Traci A. Bilek, Personal Representative 9415 Sand Hill Place Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
R. Michael Jackson, Attorney to the Personal Representative 355 S. Teller St., Ste. 200 Lakewood, CO 80226
Legal Notice No. 525004 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No. 524987 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NANCY ELLEN BRAHM, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30166
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathleen A. Anunti, aka Kathleen Ann Anunti, Deceased. Case Number: 2021PR030152
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before June 25, 2021, 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 District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before Friday, June 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
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By fall, Jones was late on rent for their one-bedroom apartment on the border of Denver and Aurora. According to the rental agreement, they had to pay 15% in late fees, plus a $50 “posting fee” to cover the cost of the notice stuck to their door. The penalty charges bumped their rent to $1,286. It was nearly the end of the month by the time they came up with the money, and then next month’s rent was due two days later. The couple was able to get back on track when the state came through with unemployment benefits, including back pay for the months that were skipped, but falling behind was stressful and scary for Jones, who has been homeless before. “The thought of that instability was freaking me out,” she said. “It makes me anxious.” The threat of eviction was all too real because Jones’ 21-year-old daughter was evicted last year after she fell behind on rent and her landlord charged $75 per day for every day the rent was late. She was 10 days behind, and owed $750 on top of her $900 rent, Jones said. Moratorium may be misunderstood Colorado, and later the federal government, placed a moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but many are concerned about what happens when the moratorium is lifted. The policies don’t forgive past-due rent. Gov. Jared Polis also signed an order banning fees on late payment of rent
during the pandemic. His order placing a moratorium on evictions, which he let expire at the end of the December since a federal order is now in place, required landlords to inform tenants of the moratorium in writing. “It puts some guardrails to buy more time,” said Guadarrama Trejo, from the nonprofit 9to5. “Most tenants want to find a solution with their landlord. No one wants to become unhoused, especially now. People are not going to survive in the cold. And we still have a pandemic going on.” Colorado’s frontline workers during the pandemic, the folks who work in grocery stores, as delivery drivers and in restaurants, make up a large portion of the renters in this state, Guadarrama Trejo said. “The front-line workers, those are the same people who are renters who have been struggling,” she said. Last spring, the legislature passed a housing assistance bill, allowing Colorado renters to ask for help from a state fund. Colorado also received federal coronavirus aid to help renters stay housed. But that, too, is temporary. Leading up to the push for more renter-friendly laws, three advocacy groups, including 9to5, helped develop a survey — conducted by Strategies 360 and commissioned by the State Innovation Exchange — that found overwhelming support for such policies. The survey of 501 Colorado voters, reached by phone earlier this month, found that 80% support capping how much landlords can charge in late fees and that 70% support a cap of 2.5% of the total rent. Most of those polled said Coloradans should not allow evictions solely on the basis of unpaid late fees,
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station wagon. Concrete is gray. Or not. Concrete can be colored with stains, pigments, and dyes. None for me, thanks. Gray is good. In fact, I chose warm, concrete gray for the exterior paint of my home. (It was either that or dachshund red; the HOA barked.) There’s an urban myth about “concrete
as long as the tenant is keeping up with their base rent. More than 80% of respondents said housing affordability in Colorado has gotten worse in recent years, with 70% agreeing it’s a serious problem or even a “crisis.” This year’s legislative proposals build off of one of the laws passed in 2019, the Residential Tenants Health and Safety Act, that strengthened renters’ rights regarding living conditions. It says landlords are in breach of contract if they fail to provide healthy and safe housing, including any condition that “interferes with the tenant’s life, health or safety.” Sen. Gonzales, who lives in an affordable housing unit, said it’s been obvious the last few months that Colorado needs a “clear and transparent process,” one understood by renters and landlords. She’s heard from people who were served eviction notices to appear in court, but did not go because they heard on the news that there was a moratorium on evictions and didn’t realize there is paperwork involved. Evictions are “devastating economically, devastating for a family’s stability,” she said. “We want to make the process a bit more fair. “Even in the midst of a pandemic, even with a federal moratorium, the fact that there are still people either at risk of eviction or who are navigating eviction court demonstrates the scale of the need that exists.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.
shoes” attributable to the connection between certain types and the concrete industry in New York City. You can explore the ruins of Concrete City, a collection of 20 homes built entirely of concrete in 1911 in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, northwest of Philadelphia. A better name now might be Graffiti City. The ruins haven’t been respected. Hellen Keller: “There is plenty of courage among us for the abstract, but not the concrete.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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pandemic specifically for businesses that had to make a significant and new pivot to their operations in order to survive the pandemic, Bindel said. “What excited us about his (Flores-Muñoz’s) proposal,” Bindel said, “is his desire to work with other food producers.” Flores-Muñoz is still determining the location of his first smart refrigerator, but he hopes to eventually purchase more and implement them throughout Denver-metro, partnering with even more small businesses to offer a variety of local food selections. Flores-Muñoz believes immigrants add a lot to communities, and that their contributions should not be ignored. “As a first-generation immigrant, I’ve come to realize there are barriers,” Flores-Muñoz said. But with the difficulties also comes some successes, he added. “And the success here is building community and generational wealth.”
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of your strategy and approach to life? Are you on your way to breaking bad habits and forming better ones? As always, I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we see hope and habits through the lens of helping us achieve happiness, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing. com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
Public Notices /S/ James E. Young Young Law Firm, LLC 7200 E. Dry Creek Road, Unit F-203 Centennial, CO 80112 303-996-4377 Attorney to the Personal Representative Respectfully submitted: YOUNG LAW FIRM, L.L.C..: Original signature on file at the offices of Young Law Firm, L.L.C. per C.R.C.P. Rule 121 § 1-26 Legal Notice No. 524970 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Samuel Warttman, a/k/a James S. Warttman, a/k/a James Warttman, a/k/a J. Samuel Warttman, a/k/a Samuel Warttman, Deceased Case Number 2020 PR 031233 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 June 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Kenneth P. Warttman, Personal Representative 3146 S. Olathe Way Aurora, Colorado 80013
Legal Notice No. 524966 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on February 16, 2021, 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 Sherry Ann Johnson be changed to Sherry Alayna Catron Case No.: 21 C 100084 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 524974 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
The petition requests that the name of Amanda Rae Chock be changed to Amanda Rae Farrer Case No.: 21 C 100094 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 524978 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
The petition requests that the name of Chauncey James Shiveley-Kuchar be changed to Chauncey James Shiveley Case No.: 2021 C 100080 By: Anne Marie Ollada County Court Judge Legal Notice No. 524969 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe - Littleton County Court. The petition requests that the name of Zomba Adam Mousa Adam be changed to Yahya Abdalla Musa Abdalla Case No.: 21 C 100082 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 524975 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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Public notice is given on February 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is given on February 2, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
The petition requests that the name of Fatih Ozer be changed to Steven Fatih Ozer Case No.: 21 C 100073 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 524957 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
The petition requests that the name of Natalya Vitalyevna Fayman be changed to Natalya Fayman Case No.: 2021 C 100046 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 524964 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is given on February 12, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe-Littleton County Court.
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is given on February 6, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
Public notice is given on February 12, 2021, that
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on December 21, 2020, 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 Andres Eduardo Ramirez be changed to Andres Andre Alvarez Case No.: 20 C 100575 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 524995 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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Littleton Legals 3.4.21 * 4
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