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ENGLEWOOD STYLE
Ted’s Clothiers marks 50 years in business P2
HOMELESS COUNT
Littleton eyes Elati Street to plan for improvements
52 comments address which intersections feel unsafe for biking, driving, walking
BY ISABEL GUZMAN IGUZMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Annual tally shows progress, challenges P4
BRIDGE HICCUP
e City of Littleton is undertaking a comprehensive Elati Street Corridor Study throughout 2025 aimed at transforming Elati Street into a safer, more comfortable, and multimodal-friendly corridor.
Elati Street is a key north-south route in Littleton, stretching around 2.5 miles from north of Littleton Boulevard to the High Line Canal. e corridor is primarily residential, providing access to three Littleton public schools, multiple parks, and trails.
‘It’s not about vanity’
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
shaped her life, making traditional schooling di cult.
“ e City of Littleton wants to make sure we are hearing from the community that uses Elati Street,” said Shane Roberts, project manager for the City of Littleton. “ is area is essential to so many community members and provides access to three Littleton public schools. We want to make sure the proposed improvements re ect their needs for the corridor and ultimately improve their experience using Elati Street.”
Englewood construction plans delayed P6
When Marjorie Erickson sits down with a client, permanent makeup tools in hand, she’s not just crafting a symmetrical wing or perfectly arched brow on people — she’s rebuilding con dence, one meticulous stroke at a time.
“After Columbine, I was pretty scared of school and didn’t do well with anything in person,” she said. “I did online stu , but you can’t be an esthetician online. It doesn’t work like that.”
is study is part of Littleton’s broader Safer Streets program that prioritizes safety improvements and enhances multiple transportation options such as walking, biking, rolling and driving.
MEDICAID REDUCTIONS
“It’s not about vanity,” Erickson said. “It’s usually people who struggle with some condence issues and it helps them with it.”
Erickson is the founder and owner of Decadent Beauty, a growing permanent makeup business she opened at Image Studios in Englewood. She splits her time between operating Decadent Beauty in Englewood and its other location in Nebraska.
Despite those obstacles, Erickson persevered. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Colorado Denver — in 2010 and 2013, respectively — through online and hybrid programs.
However, after relocating to rural Julesburg in northeast Colorado with her husband, Craig, she realized her position at the public defenders’ o ce was no longer feasible. at opened the door to her long-deferred dream. So, with her husband’s encouragement, Erickson felt she could nally pursue her calling.
Elati Street has been designated in the city’s Transportation Master Plan as a “neighborhood connector” and a pedestrian and bike priority street, a corridor that the city said is vital for local connectivity and non-motorized travel.
Family joins D.C. trip to talk about effects P14
After years of working in a di erent career — an investigator for the Colorado Public Defender’s O ce — Erickson took a leap of faith to pursue her lifelong passion for aesthetics and helping others feel comfortable in their skin.
As a survivor of the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, Erickson said the trauma
“I had done a lot of years of therapy … and felt I was in a position where I could go to class in person,” Erickson said.
A self-guided online meeting for residents to read about the study and provide their input was available until June 30. e website detailed areas along the corridor that had the most car crashes between December 2019 and December 2024. Some of these intersections were:
Permanent makeup artist Marjorie Erickson tattoos permanent makeup on a client. Erickson o ers her services in both Nebraska and Englewood, where recently rented a space at Image Studios. COURTESY OF MARJORIE ERICKSON
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A tailor-made legacy in Englewood
Ted’s Clothiers is community fixture celebrating 50 years of fashion, family, community
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A steady hum of sewing machines and laughter from loyal customers have been the background music to eodoros Vasilas’ life for half a century.
As the owner of a long-standing clothing and tailoring business, Ted’s Clothiers, at 3476 S. Broadway in Englewood, Vasilas is preparing to celebrate an incredible milestone: 50 years in business.
“You know, we’re blessed. at’s all I can tell you. We’re blessed,” Vasilas said. “We’re very busy, more busy right now than ever before.”
From tailored suits and tuxedos to jeans and dress shirts, the store has become a go-to destination for generations of families across Colorado.
“We have a lot of repeat business. We have three generations of business,” Vasilas said. “I started back in the ‘70s and ‘80s with their fathers and their fathers, they brought their sons in. And now their sons, they bring their sons in.”
Originally from Athens, Greece, Vasilas arrived in Denver in June 1973. His journey into tailoring started humbly — through family connections and a bit of inherited skill.
“My mother, my sisters, they used to do a lot of sewing, a lot of tailoring,” he said “I (said) ‘this is easy, I know how to do this.”’
He learned on the job, working for various Denver-area clothiers. Eventually, a chance encounter at a small tailor shop on South Broadway led to a business opportunity.
“One day, the owner said, ‘Ted, I would love to sell you the business.’ And that’s how I started,” Vasilas said. “I put a little money down, whatever I had … and (in) a year and a half, I paid him o .” He eventually had to leave his original location and ended up purchasing the building where his store still stands today. He expanded the shop during the COVID-19 pandemic to include a big-and-tall section, serving a wider range of sizes across both formal and casual wear.
“We’re doing it all,” he said. “ at’s one of the reasons we’re more busy right now than ever before.”
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Vasilas isn’t the only entrepreneur in the family. e clothing store will remain a family business through one of his sons. Additionally, two of his sons own the Breakfast Queen, a popular Englewood diner just a few doors down.
Additionally, his daughter, Eva Vasilas Fry, manages marketing for the clothing business. She said she is happy to see the business reach 50 years.
“Oh, it’s a huge achievement,” Vasilas Fry said, speaking on the store’s 50th anniversary. “It’s truly a ful llment of the American dream. My dad’s an immigrant from Greece and it’s a wonder-
ful kind of experience to be able to watch him achieve this kind of success, as well as my brother.”
For Vasilas Fry, the best aspects of working at the store are the customers and her family.
“I love interacting with the customers,” she said. “My dad has three to four generations of customers that have been shopping here since he opened the doors. Many of them saw me growing up in a Pack ‘n Play in the alterations department. And now they see me working here — kind of behind-the-scenes or help-
ing with customers — and they love just having the continuity of those conversations, seeing each other time and time again.”
Vasilas Fry also nds joy in the creative side of the business.
“I love being creative and the fashion side of it. So, working with our vendors, putting together contests, promotions — all of it, that’s super fun as well,” she said.
At its heart, the business remains rooted in personal service.
“I love to take care of my cus-
tomers,” Vasilas said when asked what he enjoys most. “I love to make my customers happy, make my customers laugh — and that brings them back.”
e store now employs 16 fulltime workers, a big leap from its early days of just Vasilas, his wife and a few other employees.
e family celebrated ve decades in business with a party of about 250 to 300 guests last month. But the celebrations aren’t over yet.
“In the middle of July, we will have some special sales through the middle of August … and we have quite a few door prizes. All my suppliers, they’re participating,” he said. “Everybody who comes in, they ll out a little form — we’ll give away at least 10 prizes every week.”
e community remains central to Vasilas’ story.
“Englewood, for me, is a great service town,” he said. “People … can reach it from every side of Colorado … And right where we are, it’s in old downtown Englewood. And just — we love it.”
After 50 years Vasilas still goes to the shop regularly. He golfs with friends, travels with his wife and enjoys spending time with his 10 grandchildren.
And he’s not planning to step away from the business just yet.
“I don’t have any time set to quit,” he said. “Because I still enjoy it … I enjoy life. As long as I enjoy it, I don’t see why I’m going to quit it.”
For more information on the store, visit tedsclothiers.com.
Ted’s Clothiers, located at 3476 S. Broadway in Englewood, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with sales and prize giveaways throughout July and August.
Theodoros Vasilas fits a customer in his shop, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary over the next couple of months.
PHOTOS BY ELISABETH SLAY
National Association of Realtors Boasts About Getting Its Top Priorities Into the Senate’s Tax Bill
The bill as passed by the Senate included NAR’s five key priorities:
A permanent extension of lower individual tax rates
An enhanced and permanent qualified business income deduction (Section 199A)
A temporary (five-year) quadrupling of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, beginning for 2025
Protection for business SALT deductions and 1031 like-kind exchanges
A permanent extension of the mortgage interest deduction
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC): Key provisions from the LIHTC Improvement Act are included on a permanent basis to support affordable housing development.
No Changes to Carried Interest Rules
“These provisions form the backbone of the real estate economy—from supporting first-time and first-generation buyers to strengthening investment in housing supply and protecting existing homeowners,” according to a NAR spokesperson. “Real estate makes up nearly one-fifth of the entire U.S. economy, and we made sure policymakers understood that homeownership is the essential component to building wealth and a strong, prosperous middle class.”
Several other provisions in the bill championed by NAR add to its positive impact on the real estate sector:
Child Tax Credit Increased to $2,200: Permanently raises the credit, with inflation indexing. This provision could ease housing affordability for families.
Permanent Estate and Gift Tax Threshold Set at $15 Million (Inflation-Adjusted): Prevents a sharp drop in exemption levels and supports generational wealth transfer.
No Increase to the Top Individual Tax Rate: The proposed 39.6% rate was removed from the bill.
Restoration of Key Business Provisions:
Full expensing of research and development
Bonus depreciation
Fixes to the interest expense deduction limit
Immediate Expensing for Certain Industrial Structures: Applies to facilities used in manufacturing, refining, agriculture and related industries.
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Strengthened Opportunity Zones: Renewed with revised incentives to promote targeted investment, including in rural areas. NAR polling found that 80% of voters support such tax incentives to drive economic development in underserved communities.
The deadline for this ad was last Friday, before the House of Representatives took the Senate bill up for approval. NAR is hopeful the provisions detailed above will remain in the final version of the bill.
This article was adapted from an email newsletter article I received from NAR. I made only minor edits to it.
Some Useful Charts That Explain the June Market
The following charts were provided by Samanth Glenn of Land Title, along with this summary of the market for June 2025:
The Greater Metro Denver housing market saw active listings continue to grow in June — a 33% increase when compared to last year at this time. New listings declined when compared to last month (-19%) but were up 3% when compared to last year. Pending sales (demand) increased 6% when compared to last year, but did see a slight decline when viewed month-over-month.
The average days on market remained high at 35 days, an increase of 30% year over year. More highlights are below.
In June, active listings were down 0.2% month-over-month but remained elevated when compared to June 2024, which saw 9,866 active listings.
June saw 5,582 new listings enter the market. This data point decreased 18.7% when compared to last month, which saw 6,869 new listings. Last year at this time we saw 5,446 new listings.
Pending sales decreased by 3% when compared to last month. Last year at this time we saw 3,777 pending sales.
Look at how the months of inventory (unsold lis ngs) compare to prior years:
The ra o of closed price to lis ng price (99.1%) was the lowest of the past ve years:
June saw the average days on market at 35. Last month saw 33 days and last year at this time saw 27 days, on average.
The number of showings per listing for June was at 4.6. This was a decrease of 6.1% compared to last month. Last year at this time we saw 5.2 showings per listing, on average:
More readable versions of these charts are at http:RealEstateToday.substack.com
Homeless count shows progress, challenges
Overall homelessness increased, rate of people entering homelessness decreased
BY ISABEL GUZMAN IGUZMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Arapahoe County’s 2025 pointin-time (PIT) count, conducted in partnership with the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, reveals both progress and persistent challenges in the county’s effort to solve homelessness.
While the 2025 count found an 11% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness from 2024 — totaling 285 individuals in Arapahoe County outside Aurora city limits — the county said the rate of people entering homelessness is lower than previous years.
Between 2023 and 2024, there was a rise of 47.1% of people experiencing homelessness.
“Our data tells a story of both challenge and hope,” said Leslie Summey, the county commissioner representing District 4. “We’re seeing our prevention strategies work — newly homeless individuals decreased by 18%, and unsheltered homelessness dropped by 22%. These aren’t just statistics; these numbers represent real people whose lives have been stabilized through our community’s coordinated efforts.”
A PIT count is an annual count of people experiencing homelessness in
a specific area during a single night in January.
Mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for communities receiving federal homelessness funding, it provides a number of sheltered and unsheltered homeless people.
The PIT count includes individuals in emergency shelters, transitional housing, safe havens, and unsheltered locations like streets or vehicles. It excludes those at risk of homelessness who may be inconsistently staying with others or in motels.
The count also combines observational counts with surveys to gather demographic data like age and disability status.
Despite the overall rise in homelessness, county officials highlighted significant successes such as how the unsheltered homelessness count dropped by 22%, crediting the impact of expanded access to shelters and coordinated outreach programs through partnerships like the Homelessness Awareness and Action Task Force and new navigation centers.
The county said whole prevention efforts are making a difference, the data also exposed an increase in overall homelessness:
Family homelessness surged by 77%, marking it as the fastest-growing segment
Homelessness among seniors (65 years or older) rose by 68%
Individuals with disabilities increased by 63%
Those reporting domestic violence experiences went up by 84%
In response to these challenges, Arapahoe County has implemented a broad strategy anchored by the Homeless Coordinating Committee that was established in 2021. The strategy includes constructing four new affordable housing projects — Sapling Groves, Montview Flats, Starlight, and The Stables — scheduled to open within two years.
The county also provides help with rent costs through its Rental Assistance program and collaborates with Tri-Cities Action Plan 2.0, a homelessness plan between Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan.
REVERSE MORTGAGES
County leaders acknowledged that while new resources and programs are beginning to show results, the scale of need — especially among families and seniors — demands ongoing, coordinated investment across multiple systems.
“Our prevention strategies are proven to work, but the scale of need — particularly among families and seniors — demands that we think bigger and act faster,” said Katherine Smith, Community Resources Director.
“We’re not just managing homelessness; we’re building the infrastructure to prevent and alleviate it.”
People experiencing homelessness in Arapahoe County increased 11% from 2024, a stark di erence from the 47.1% rise between 2023 and 2024.
PHOTO BY ARIA MARIZZA
County seeks ‘I Voted’ sticker submissions
Deadline for people to turn in designs is July 31
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Arapahoe County is once again inviting residents to show their civic pride through creativity with its biennial “I Voted” sticker design contest.
What began in 2021 as a fun, community-driven initiative has grown into a celebrated tradition showcasing local talent and encouraging voter engagement.
“Every other year, we hold a contest to design ‘I Voted’ stickers,” said Tom Skelley, senior communications business partner for the county. “In 2021 and 2023, we also had a category for elementary students to create ‘Future Voter’ stickers that we hand out at vote centers and community events.” is year, the deadline to submit de-
signs is July 31. Additionally, this year the county is expanding the contest to include participants of all ages, Skelley said.
Along with familiar youth categories, two new divisions have been added — one for hand-drawn artwork and another for digitally designed entries.
“We still wanted children to have their own contest, so we have the ‘First Time Voter’ contest for kids ages 5 to 18,” Skelley said.
Since the initiative’s launch, it has received enthusiastic support from across the county, Skelley said.
“ e response to the contests has been overwhelmingly positive,” Skelley said.
“ e community has always shown pride and support for the winners, and for their inspired images that show their pride in the voting process.”
Just like a real election, the contest’s winners are chosen through a democratic vote — by the Elections Division sta .
“We use a secret ballot just like a real
election, so employees who vote don’t see the names attached to entries, and nobody knows which employees voted for which designs,” Skelley said.
Submissions must include key elements: the words “I Voted” or “First Time Voter,” depending on the category; as well as “Arapahoe County.” Beyond that, artists are encouraged to let their creativity shine.
“We encourage the artists to tap into their imaginations and create something that speaks to them about voting, Colorado, our beautiful county and our democracy,” Skelley said.
In past years, popular themes have included local wildlife, scenic mountain views, nature, the Denver skyline and patriotic symbols like stars and the American ag.
“ e ones that really stand out every time are the ones that show a unique perspective about what it means to live and vote here in Arapahoe County,” Skelley said.
Until this year, all contest winners have been students in elementary, middle or high school.
“ ey are understandably proud to see images they worked so hard on receiving recognition from their communities,” Skelley said.
As the county opens this year’s contest to adults and digital artists, anticipation for what the community will come up with is high.
“We’re all eager to see original perspectives from artists of all ages, and we’re excited to see the diversity of images between the hand-drawn and digital art categories,” Skelley said. “It’s always a big deal when a voter casts their rst-ever ballot at a vote center, so we’re thrilled that now we’ll have unique stickers to hand out to rst-time voters to commemorate their special experience.”
For complete contest details, rules and entry forms, visit arapahoeco.gov/news_ detail_votes_T90_R1100.php.
New rules for free and reduced-price school meals
BY SUZIE GLASSMAN
SUZIE@COTLN.ORG
Starting July 1, families in Je erson, Adams and Weld counties can apply for free and reduced-price school meals for the upcoming 2025–26 school year.
While many schools in the area now o er free meals through Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All program, the state still requires all families to complete the household income form.
And it’s not just about meals.
e household income form helps determine how much state and federal funding a school district receives for programs that support low-income students, including Title I services, fee waivers and grant eligibility.
State education o cials encourage all families to complete the application, regardless of whether their child attends a school that o ers universal free meals.
“When families ll out this applica-
tion, they help unlock essential funding that supports students and schools across Colorado,” said Education Commissioner Susana Córdova. “Strong participation from families makes a real difference.”
Families should apply if they have experienced a recent drop in income, receive SNAP, TANF or Medicaid, have children in foster care or Head Start or face housing instability. Submitting the form can have a signi -
cant impact, even in schools that provide meals to all students.
How to apply Families can nd applications online — at www.cde.state.co.us./nutrition/ determine-program-eligibility — or through their local school. Families only need to complete one application per household.
Oxford bridge construction delayed further
Completion now expected in February or March 2026
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After anticipating that construction of the long-awaited Oxford Pedestrian Bridge would begin in June, the City of Englewood now says the work is expected to begin in July.
“In late June, the city nalized property access agreements with the apartments on the south side of Oxford Avenue,” said Victor Rachael, director of public works for the city. “We’re now working with RTD to secure access to the north side near the light rail station and expect construction to begin within the next two to three weeks — possibly sooner.”
Rachael said the city now anticipates substantial completion in February or March of 2026. Originally the city anticipated construction to run through January 2026.
e pedestrian bridge will go over Oxford Avenue and will be located just east of the railroad tracks that parallel Santa Fe Drive.
e bridge is “part of a larger initiative to improve urban mobility in Engle-
wood,” Rachael said.
“ is bridge will not only provide a safer route for pedestrians, but also help alleviate tra c congestion and integrate into future transportation plans designed to make the city more accessible and sustainable,” Rachael said.
Additionally, Rachael said the purpose of the bridge is to provide a safe and efcient way to access key transit points, as it is strategically placed to grant access to a quicker and safer path for those making their way to the Oxford Light Rail Station.
“By creating an elevated path for pedestrians, the bridge will help reduce congestion on Oxford Avenue, particularly during peak tra c hours when vehicles often trigger red lights that slow the ow of tra c,” Rachael said.
e bridge is part of a larger project the city is working on, which includes the Rail Trail, a pedestrian and cyclistfriendly corridor that will run along the Santa Fe rail line.
“ e Rail Trail is designed to provide a fast, e cient route for non-motorized travel, allowing residents and commuters to navigate the city without relying on cars,” Rachael said. “ is integration between the pedestrian bridge and the Rail Trail will o er an uninterrupted route for those looking to walk or bike around the city, fostering a healthier and more sus-
Yoga in the Park
tainable transportation culture.”
Funding for the Oxford pedestrian bridge comes from a federal grant the city received, which covers 80% of the project costs. Rachael explained that the remaining 20% will be covered by the city and supplemented by funds from a development agreement in relation to the apartments being built at the former Sam’s Automotive site along Oxford Avenue and Navajo Street.
Join RidgeGate and South Suburban Parks and Recreation for free community yoga classes on the grass at the south end of Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane. Please bring your own mat, water bottle and towel to all classes. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled.
Tuesday, July 29th – 6:30-7:30pm
Tuesday, August 26th – 6:30-7:30pm
Guided Nature Hikes
Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from the district, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com
Thursday, July 10th, 8:30-10pm – Buck Moon
Saturday, July 26th, 6-7:30pm – Survivor in the West
Saturday, August 9th, 8-9:30pm – Sturgeon Moon
Sunday, August 17th, 7:30-9am – Common Backyard Birds
Summer Beats Concerts
Enjoy these free summertime concerts out on the grass in Prairie Sky Park, just west of the Lone Tree Recreation Center, courtesy of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.
Tuesday, July 8th, 6-8pm – Wash Park Band
Tuesday, July 29th, 6-8pm – Ninety Percent 90s
Tunes on the Terrace at the Lone Tree Arts Center
RidgeGate is proud to sponsor Lone Tree Art Center’s Tunes on the Terrace – an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. The stars are out this summer! Find more details and buy tickets at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org
Friday, July 12th, 7:30pm – Dan Tyminski Band
Saturday, July 19th, 7:30pm – John Oates: An Evening of Stories and Song
Friday, July 25th, 7:30pm – The Dreamboats
Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch
The restoration of the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, led by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us a glimpse into settlers’ lives. Today, the ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits and a variety of events throughout the year. Register for or learn more about these events online at SchweigerRanch.org
Sunday, July 13th, 7-8:30pm – Natural Heritage Walking Tour with SSPRD (Nature Mystery)
Saturday, July 19th, 1-2pm –
Rachael added that the new bridge will encourage people to walk, cycle or use public transportation.
Members of the community, including Mayor Othoniel Sierra and Noah Kaplan, the founder of Vibrant Englewood, are excited for the bridge but both have also raised concerns about the design of the bridge.
“As Mayor Othoiel Sierra has raised multiple times at council meetings, the current design of the bridge may have a negative impact on its usefulness,” Kaplan said. “ e location of the bridge requires users to ascend from the sidewalk level, cross the bridge and then descend on the other side, which potentially requires signi cantly more time and energy than simply crossing at the current crosswalk.”
Kaplan said overall Vibrant Englewood is happy to see the city investing in infrastructure that helps the community move toward a connected network of safe and convenient transportation routes for all types of people.
For more information, visit https:// www.engaged.englewoodco.gov/oxfordave.
SCHOOL MEALS
e state says the form is con dential and doesn’t ask about immigration or citizenship status. It typically requires household income information, the last four digits of a Social Security number (or a note if none is available) and a signature.
Household size and income determine eligibility. For example, a family of four earning $41,795 or less quali es for free meals, while those earning up to $59,478 qualify for reduced-price meals.
e Colorado Department of Education, as well as district nutrition services departments, provide a comprehensive eligibility chart.
Beyond meals, qualifying families may also receive discounts on internet, testing fees and other student services. Foster children automatically qualify for free meals and students experiencing homelessness or enrolled in Head Start may also qualify.
A map showing where the Oxford Pedestrian Bridge will be located. Construction was expected to begin in June but has been delayed. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
12, 2025 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Town Center at Aurora 14200 E. Alameda Ave.
the comment map from the Elati Street Corridor Study self-guided online
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• Caley Avenue and Elati Street, which experienced four crashes — two broadside, two rear end
• Littleton Boulevard and Elati Street, with three recorded crashes — two broadside, one sideswipe
• Euclid Avenue and Elati Street, also with three crashes — two broadside, one xed object
e online meeting included information about speeding, walkability and bicycle facility data and allowed visitors to add comments on the map of the corridor. People could leave comments by clicking on the mode of transportation and ranking if it works well, needs improvement or feels unsafe. ere was also an option to rank parking and drainage along Elati Street.
Of the 52 total comments made on the map, 27 noted areas where transportation felt unsafe, three of which were listed at the northernmost end of Elati Street where it intersects Littleton Boulevard. ose three comments stated that walking and driving felt unsafe at the intersection.
Fifteen comments addressed areas
that needed improvement, such as the challenge of driving in the roundabout at Arapahoe Road and Elati Street.
Six feedback comments discussed areas that worked well for walking, biking and driving, one being at the crosswalk on Elati Street that connects to the Lee Gulch Trail path.
e study will be conducted in four key phases, with the rst phase including the online public feedback webpage.
e following three phases are:
• Development and evaluation of alternatives: Multiple improvement options will be created and assessed based on feasibility, potential impact, and alignment with identi ed needs from public feedback.
• Early implementation opportunities: Identify short-term improvements that can be quickly designed and constructed to provide immediate bene ts, while also serving as a sustainable foundation for longer-term projects.
• Ongoing community collaboration: Littleton will actively engage residents throughout the study, o ering opportunities to share ideas and stay informed via email updates. Residents can sign up at the study’s website: littletonco. gov/Government/Departments/PublicWorks-Engineering/Public-Works-Projects/Elati-Street-Corridor-Study.
Enter the Arapahoe County “I Voted” or “First Time Voter” Sticker Contest
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3.First Time Voter children’s sticker contest
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As part of the Safer Streets program, the City of Littleton has launched an Elati Street Corridor Study to gather feedback from residents on how to improve transportation. PHOTO BY ISABEL GUZMAN
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Environmentalists reconsider AI for data processing
Benefits might outweigh environmental impacts
BY PAIGE GROSS NEWSLINE COLORADO
Environmental scientists and conservationists have been slow to embrace arti cial intelligence tools, in large part because of the enormous amount of electricity the technology demands.
But that, some say, is slowly changing as the potential bene ts of AI become clearer.
“I’m not a huge AI fan. If I can avoid it, I do, because I always think about the environmental implications rst,” California-based sustainability consultant Jennifer Brandon said. “But I am starting to see it around me and see the bene ts of it, especially with these huge data sets that we have.”
In one recent example, an Arizona State University climate tech project provides up-to-date water conservation information and suggestions for responsible water use over the last year via a simple, personable chatbot called “Blue.”
While Blue has given residents an easy, personalized resource to understand the state of water needs across the state, the environmental workers and researchers behind it carefully measure the overall impact of the project. Blue has been optimized to use less energy than similar tools, in a nod to the environmental mission of the project. Current arti cial intelligence systems require enormous power to drive data centers, and water to keep them cool.
decision to use newer tech tools, like AI models, which require physical infrastructure and large amounts of energy, water and other resources, isn’t a straightforward one for those interested in conservation.
Concerns that AI’s spotty factual accuracy could be a problem in the highly regulated world of environmental projects have also slowed the adoption of AI by those working in it.
For White and others, however, the potential gains made in the environmental sector need to be weighed against the negative environmental impact the technology creates.
“Sustainability is all about consideration of trade o s,” White said. “Can we get to net positive, where the energy consumption for the data centers that are backing AI is worth the value of gains that we’re potentially seeing on the conservation side? at’s where I would frankly say there’s not nearly enough critical evaluation and questioning of that issue.”
How is AI used in environmental work?
“I think that it is not necessarily as clear to everyday Americans, about the connection between the development of AI and the physical infrastructure behind the technology and the subsequent energy, water and land use,” said Dave
White, the director of the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at ASU. Tech innovation over the last decade has expanded the ways environmentalists can explore sustainability and conservation strategies, White said. But the
Blue is one example of the tech-forward projects that the university is developing for more sustainability in the climate, energy, water and agriculture sectors. e Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory launched the chatbot after receiving a $40 million investment from a statewide project within ASU, the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative, which brings industrial, municipal, agricultural, tribal and international partners together to try new strategies for water conservation.
Environmentalists have been slow to adopt AI models becuse of the energy needed to use the technology. But some are reconsidering based on the sheer amount of data the technology can process. SHUTTERSTOCK
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White said that the best uses of AI that the University’s research projects have found have been in modeling, monitoring, management, prediction, simulation and scenario planning. An example of that is a recent study that used satellite observations, land surface models and data to track changes in total water storage in the Colorado River basin.
“With new technology also, we’re able to link things like satellite-based observations with computer models that incorporate climate change and have that information inform our water resource management agency to help them be more e cient in the way that they manage the existing resources,” he said.
Outside of the university, White said he’s seen AI successfully help within the energy sector with demand management — modeling when equipment may break down or scheduling the optimal use of grid operations.
“I would say climate change, adaptation, mitigation is one area where we’re seeing promise,” White said. “In climate, we’re looking at opportunities where these AIenabled tools, particularly those that are integrated with control systems and operating systems, can really help to optimize.”
Brandon said she’s seen some form of AI use in the sector for at least a decade. She remembers a classmate developing a machine learning algorithm to identify plankton during one of her Ph.D. lab courses.
“We could suddenly sort all of these images so much faster,” Brandon said. “And so there’s a lot of things like that. ey are trying to train AI on databases to see huge patterns of that data that would take us years and years to see those same patterns.”
Brandon also mentioned the growing
practice of tracking carbon credits on blockchain, a distributed public ledger that isn’t AI based, but is often used in conjunction with AI technologies. Brandon said the carbon market hasn’t taken o previously because carbon credits weren’t easy to track, but blockchain provides transparency with a signature attached to each credit.
What’s holding environmentalists back?
Brandon described herself as more cautious about AI than some of her colleagues — “I’m an AI skeptic,” she said.
But she will be exploring AI on an upcoming research project to measure microplastics in minutes, as opposed to days, as is currently practiced. An AI algorithm will help her team identify what they’re seeing, instead of sorting them by hand and with lasers over several days.
Brandon said she’ll only consider AI where she sees a positive cost-bene t analysis or major time or energy savings. She’s also put o by inaccurate results given by AI, based on the data or information a model pulls from.
“ e accuracy is just not there yet,” she said.
It’s also a hindrance for Keith Lambert, president of Oxidizers Inc., an air quality systems company. While Lambert said he’s experimented with commercial AI products like OpenAI’s in his personal work, real-world engineering with AI presents a lot of risk.
Environmental work involves a lot of regulatory compliance, Lambert said, and any mistakes made by AI could cost a company or organization its ability to operate, or nes of tens of thousands of dollars a day.
“Clean data in, clean data out. And that’s the issue with AI right now, is where do you get true clean data?” Lambert said. “So you know that your actual metrics and the decisions, and the rami cations are in line.”
Lambert said he considers the environ-
Hazelpalooza raises over $5,000 for Inner City Health
Acclaimed bandleader Hazel Miller used her birthday bash to raise money for a good cause
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When Colorado Music Hall of Famer Hazel Miller took the stage on her birthday at the Arvada Elks Club, anked by a cadre of her closest collaborators, the goal was not simply to entertain — though the musicians certainly did that too.
e June 30 concert, organized by volunteers, raised $5,000 for Inner City Health, a healthcare clinic with locations in Denver and Wheat Ridge, which strives to serve patients regardless of their insurance status or nancial straits. Miller was backed by the usual suspects in her band, e Collective, along with an all-star cast of local musicians including fellow Hall of Famer Chris Daniels, Jack Hadley, Josh Blackburn, Dave Fermivich and Alice Frisch. e crew jammed for over two hours, keeping the sold-out crowd of 250 on their feet for the duration of the evening.
“ ese children played their hearts
mental impact of AI, though every action humans take has an impact. It’s about weighing the impact with the progress, he said, and for now, AI’s too risky to make a signi cant part of his business.
When AI is your sustainability business plan
For Amrita Bhasin and her business partner Gary Kwong, their homegrown AI model is the foundation of their logistics company, Sotira, that directs overstock consumer goods and excess food away from land lls to other sellers or food banks.
ey built their AI model to plan and optimize the logistics of getting excess food and commercial items across the country to places that can use or sell them for a discount. e model helps make connections between suppliers, buyers and charities, and predict the most e cient way to get goods where they need to go.
It’s a process that Bhasin, the company’s CEO, said would traditionally involve several phone calls, freight staging and coordination between trucks.
“Every single time you pack trucks more e ciently, you reduce the number of trucks on the road, and that makes a carbon emissions impact,” she said.
e pair won a grant from California organization StopWaste last year to ramp up its ability to get excess food to charities and nonpro ts in need, in line with new regulations in the state that say grocery stores must donate excess food instead of throwing it away.
Bhasin said she’s seen AI help with transparency within her industry and in helping with document-heavy compliance. It’s the “old school” industries like logistics and healthcare that could stand to see the biggest impact of AI, she said — “think about how much time it takes Americans to ll out insurance paperwork.”
“If AI were to automate all of that com-
pliance, like the [current procedural terminology] codes, that has a huge impact on society, I would argue, more so than like, making better Net ix recommendations or generating a better headshot,” she said.
Because they’ve built their own AI model, Sotira doesn’t rely much on generative arti cial intelligence, which has a bigger environmental impact than simpler machine learning models. ey also track the tokens — or amount of data processed with AI — each month to understand how much computing and energy they use. It’s a lot of mental math, she said.
“I do think that the only way to know that you’re doing good in this world is to know, like, we have rerouted 2 million pounds of overstock from land lls,” Bhasin said. “You can actually calculate it — ‘ is is how much carbon we have saved from the atmosphere, and this is how much AI I’m using, this is how much water and energy I estimate is from my AI.” ose in the climate and environmental space will likely continue doing that mental math more than other industries in deciding how or if to move forward with AI.
AI-cautious Brandon is hearing more projects or uses lately that she sees potential in, like AI helping make recycling easier, or AI platforms that provide real-time analysis of biodiversity data. But personally, she’ll continue to do a cost-bene t analysis before using AI.
“I feel like in my work, it has to have a huge bene t to outweigh the costs, because it’s just not worth it to me otherwise,” Brandon said. “And so when I see people using it to make their email sound better or to make their gures look a little nicer, yeah, I’m like, it’s not worth that.” is story is from Colorado Newsline. Used by permission. For more, and to support the news organization, visit coloradonewsline.com.
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out,” Miller said. “It was fabulous. e audience danced all night long. It was like a party, a concert and a jam session — all in one! We had a great time.”
Miller said that she wanted to use the event to support Inner City Health because of the good the clinic does for the community. Miller said she has been a patient at Inner City Health for over 30 years, and added that scores of local musicians also utilize the clinic’s services.
“We just have to keep these spaces open,” Miller said. “It’s just one of those places we cannot a ord to lose. ere’s too many people who can’t a ord insurance, who can’t a ord deductibles; it’s a place where your needs are put above your nances.”
Debbie Hansen, who helped Miller plan Hazelpalooza and volunteered at the event, said she was thrilled with how the festivities played out.
“Hazelpalooza was a great success with lots of dancing, celebrating, and, of course, amazing music,” Hansen said. “We appreciate everyone who came and donated for a great cause. We’re really happy to be able to support Inner City Health.”
Miller will be taking the stage on July 17 at Goosetown Station in Golden. Tickets are available at her website, hazelmiller.biz.
How intimacy changes throughout a woman’s life
Intimacy is a deeply personal and evolving aspect of a woman’s life, shaped by physical, emotional and hormonal changes across di erent life stages. From early adulthood to postmenopause, the way women experience intimacy can shift in many ways. ese changes are natural and should be understood with compassion and openness, both personally and in relationships. In early adulthood, intimacy is often in uenced by exploration, self-discovery and the development of emotional bonds. is period is usually marked by high energy and libido, and fewer barriers to sexual activity. As women move into their 30s and 40s, intimacy can become more emotionally rooted. Relationships may
It’s your move
WWINNING WORDS
hen the lights are the brightest, the stakes are the highest, and all eyes are watching, those who rise to the moment are rarely surprised by it. Why? Because they’ve been there before. Not necessarily in the stadium, on the eld, or in front of the big client, but in the quiet, gritty, and repetitive hours of practice. ey’ve made the move a hundred times before it ever mattered.
Elite athletes, masterful gamers, accomplished performers, these people don’t just show up and “ gure it out.” ey prepare. ey sweat. ey fail. ey adjust. And they do it when no one’s watching, precisely so they can deliver when everyone is.
The practice behind performance
Golfers don’t wait for the tournament to learn how to hit out of a bunker or adjust their swing for a downhill lie. ey put themselves through every scenario imaginable before they ever step onto the rst tee. Likewise, tennis pros hit forehands, backhands, and serves over and over again, against lefties, righties, net rushers, and baseliners, so that nothing rattles them during a match.
Quarterbacks study defenses and prepare audibles not so they might use them, but because they know they will have to. MLB pitchers memorize hitters’ weaknesses and develop sequences of pitches for each batter, each count, and each game condition. ey don’t leave anything to chance.
Even a recreational skier knows better than to assume every trail is the same. Shifting snow, moguls, icy patches, and tree lines all require anticipation, balance, and muscle memory.
What’s your game plan?
Now let’s bring that down from the slopes, o the eld, and into your life. Because here’s the truth: Life is coming for you. And it’s not always friendly. We live in a world of distraction, disruption, and division, the “3 D’s.” at’s your opponent. And it’s relentless. Curveballs will be thrown. People will lie to you, some subtly, some blatantly. Situations will knock you o balance, surprise you, and frustrate you.
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deepen with time and communication often becomes a cornerstone of satisfaction and connection.
Menopause, a signicant milestone in a woman’s life, introduces a new phase of change. During this time, estrogen levels drop, which can lead to physical symptoms that impact sexual function. Many women experience a decrease in libido, vaginal dryness and discomfort during intercourse. Common symptoms include hot ashes, mood changes, anxiety and even urinary prob-
So the question is: Are you ready?
Have you practiced how you’ll respond when the storm hits? Or are you hoping you’ll just “ gure it out” in the moment?
Salespeople who thrive don’t wing it. ey role-play objections before they hear them. ey rehearse how to respond to pricing pushback, to questions about the competition, to ghosting, and to negotiation traps. at preparation, done behind the scenes, becomes uidity in the real game.
Building a values-based foundation
You need a life playbook, too. And it starts with knowing who you are, your values, beliefs, and anchors in the storm. When division shows up, is unity your move? When adversity knocks, do you respond with resilience? When o ense is hurled your way, do you o er grace?
If the world throws chaos, confusion, and cruelty at you, what are your practiced responses? Are kindness, humility, forgiveness, and compassion just ideas you agree with, or are they moves you’ve practiced until they’re second nature?
Make no mistake: Life will challenge you. It will confront you with opponents in the form of circumstances, people, and inner voices that test your core. If you haven’t prepared, you’ll default to panic, anger, or paralysis.
You’ve got the next move
So today, right now, it’s your move. Not in some hypothetical, far-o , big-moment kind of way. But in this moment. You get to decide what you’re practicing. Because what you practice in private is what you’ll perform in public.
What conversations are you rehearsing? What mindset are you building? What virtues are you strengthening so they’re not just concepts, but quick-draw responses?
Don’t wait for the game to start to prepare. Because, ready or not, it already has, and the next move is yours.
How about you? Are you more likely to take things as they come and deal with it all in the moment? Or are you someone who prefers to be prepared, like the U.S. Coast Guard, Semper Paratus, always prepared? Either way, I always love hearing your stories at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we take the time to plan to win and prepare to win, it really will be a better-than-good life.
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
lems — all of which can in uence how a woman feels about intimacy. Despite these changes, intimacy does not have to end. Instead, it can be re ned. Women are encouraged to explore new forms of connection, whether through emotional closeness, communication, sensual massages or even changes in sexual activity. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle with exercise and a balanced diet can also support well-being and sexual health. Hormone therapy, relaxation techniques and open conversations with partners or healthcare providers can help women adapt to these transitions. Ultimately, intimacy is not de ned by our youth. It is a lifelong journey that can ourish at any age when nurtured with
care, openness and understanding. Restoring your sense of self is key to reigniting intimacy post-menopause. Your condence begins with taking care of your body and mind. Whether it’s through regular exercise, a balanced diet or selfcare rituals, taking time for yourself can improve your mood and overall well-being, making you feel more comfortable in whatever stage of life you’re in. For more information, visit urogyns. com.
is guest column was written by Dr. Terry Dunn, the owner of Foothills Urogynecology, a Denver-based practice specializing in women’s health. To learn more, visit urogyns.com.
Lessons to remember in times of struggle
Irst met Wendy when I was 14 years old, entering Holy Family High School as a ninth grader. Wendy’s outgoing personality, seemingly endless ability to nd joy in every situation, and her “but we won’t know for sure if we don’t try it” attitude made her very popular in our small class of 90-plus students. roughout our high school years, Wendy demonstrated her compassion for others in many ways. She was always there to help when someone needed it. For me and my family, when my father was laid up following surgery to remove an eye that was lled with cancer, Wendy stepped in and helped me deliver the Rocky Mountain newspapers that Dad and I would deliver each morning. at help would be amazing in itself; however, Wendy helped in the aftermath of a blizzard. We would get up at 4:30
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Rooted in Littleton responds to mayor
Rooted in Littleton’s proposed charter amendment has received strong community support, and it appears to have prompted Mayor Schlachter to repeatedly criticize our small, volunteer-run community group. We feel it’s important to respond so the people of Littleton can hear both sides.
First, Mayor Schlachter claims that the city council did not try to push a housing policy through without community input.
Our response: e issue is not whether input was collected, but whether it was adequate. Over 400 people packed the Jan. 7 city council meeting in opposition to Ordinance 31-2024. Many felt unheard and blindsided. In a recent interview with City Cast Denver, Mayor Schlachter admitted that the council had been operating in what he called “an echo chamber listening to our own voices.”
Second, the mayor says there are no housing policies currently under discussion.
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a.m., go to the dropo spot for the papers, fold them, and then try to navigate down the side streets in north Denver that were covered with 20 inches of snow. After completing the task, we would get ready for school, go to school all day, and prepare to do it again. For three days, this sel ess teenager helped my family as we navigated an incredibly di cult time.
After graduation, we went our separate ways. I headed to Colorado College; Wendy went to Creighton University in Nebraska. We saw each other
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addressed. In April, Mayor Schlachter told e Denver Post that Ordinance 31-2024 “was good policy.” While the discussion may be paused for now, we believe it is only delayed until after the election. Increasing density remains his legislative focus, and we expect it will return if he is re-elected.
Lastly, the mayor argues that our charter amendment disrupts good governance.
Our response: Littleton City Council recently passed enhanced state ADU legislation — that is one policy. Council has also stated that “missing middle” housing is a top priority once ADUs are
Our response: Our amendment is a safeguard. It prevents a repeat of Ordinance 31-2024 and ensures that residents are meaningfully included in decisions about zoning and land use. It requires mailed notice to residents if major changes are proposed and ensures a public vote before dense multi-family housing can be added to single-family zones. is is about transparency, accountability, and protecting Littleton’s character.
We hope this helps clarify why so many residents are supporting this amendment. We believe it is a practical, forward-looking step to preserve Littleton’s small-town charm while keeping the community involved in shaping its future.
Joe Whitney, Littleton Co-founder, Rooted in Littleton
Jim Roome
Harnessing the power of Colorado’s Public Workforce System
When you or someone close to you loses their job unexpectedly, life gets hard. Stress levels rise when you are forced to answer questions like, “Do I have enough saved to get me through the next couple of months?” Or “Times are changing, and my last role rarely exists anymore. How will I transfer those skills?” Or even “Who is going to hire me at this stage in my career?”
What many job seekers who nd themselves in this situation don’t realize is that Colorado’s Public Workforce System is here for you. With more than 50 workforce centers across the state and a plethora of services available, we can help you, your family members, neighbors and former colleagues through any period of joblessness.
Jon F. found himself answering some of the questions above when his company in the manufacturing industry shut down due to foreign trade. After ve years with the company and late in his career, Jon struggled to nd employment. He worried he would have to relocate to nd a similar role. Not wanting
to uproot his family from the life they built in Colorado Springs, Jon visited his local workforce center, and a job coach supported his application to participate in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)* program.
Jon’s TAA counselor identi ed an opportunity that aligned with his goals to upskill and advance his career. anks to that support, Jon completed his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certi cation from Purdue University. He then went on to secure a position earning six gures as a Continuous Improvement Manager at Entegris Inc.
Jon is one of nearly 4,000 Coloradans who have taken advantage of the TAA program. e TAA program is designed to help workers whose careers have been impacted by foreign trade. ose who qualify have access to bene ts including
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Douglas Holden Cuaron June 23, 1959 - May 16, 2025
on rare occasions. I saw her just a few days after the birth of her rst child, and we would catch up at reunions. However, aside from brief visits, we spoke to each other very little.
Each time I saw her, our conversation reinforced the idea that Wendy was still the person I knew in high school: energetic, enthusiastic, and caring. She became a triathlete, a teacher, and a mother to a gaggle of children. About thirteen years ago, she was running home after a workout, and her body failed her. She simply could not make it up the hill to her house. A few days later, on Halloween night, Wendy was sitting in a chair and fell out of it for no apparent reason.
e next day at the doctor’s o ce, the reason became very apparent. She had brain cancer and was given two weeks to two months to live. A short time ago, a group of us from the Holy Family Class of 1984 gathered with Wendy at a restaurant in north Denver.
Con ned to a wheelchair, limited in her motion, and knowing that travelling from Omaha to Denver is becoming more challenging for her, we were all excited together and talk with this miracle.
As the nine of us reminisced, laughing and talking about our experiences in school and sharing about our lives since that time, I was utterly struck by the profound lessons I learned from this dear friend of 45 years in a short four-hour conversation.
e lessons learned that evening are great for all of us to consider, especially during times of struggle, and include:
• Just because someone has said it does not mean that it needs to be true.
— It is very clear that Wendy takes great pride in proving the experts wrong. 13 years is a lot longer than two months.
• We must not underestimate the incredible in uence that we have on other people.
— Wendy came back to Denver for the wedding of one of her nieces. Wendy is known in the family as the “favorite aunt,”
not as the “aunt in the wheelchair” or the “aunt with brain cancer.” Wendy is the favorite because she is absolutely present in the moment, excited about life, and dedicated to the idea of making a di erence whenever she can.
• We have this moment, this opportunity, this chance to make a di erence. It is our responsibility to understand that and take advantage of it.
— Wendy has done that for 13 years. Our lives will be better if we live by that rule for even 13 minutes.
• Wisdom comes in increments. Wendy mentioned to us her seven Fs for surviving 13 years with brain cancer. ese seven things are pieces of wisdom she has gained as she has navigated her struggles.
ey are hers to share, but it is my sincere hope that she will begin to write about those insights, allowing others to learn from her experience.
I will never forget this simple and wonderful evening. It was inspiring for all of us who could be there. e crazy part of the night lay in the fact that the insights were simply the product of a willingness to share and a determination to listen.
It is my sincere hope that as you navigate your struggle, you will seek both the opportunity to share insights and the chance to learn from others.
When you do those two simple things, the results will be transformative.
I hope my words encourage you and that you will share them with those who need support. ank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me so far; I truly appreciate hearing about the valuable ideas you nd in these columns and how you use them to uplift those around you. You can reach me at jim. roome@gmail.com.
Jim Roome lives in Arvada with his wife, Beth. He spent 34 years in public education. Lessons learned from the one-two punch of being diagnosed with MS shortly before his best friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer led him into a new pursuit as a freelance writer and speaker. He uses his life experiences and love of stories to inspire, educate and encourage local, national and international audiences. Contact him at jim.roome@gmail.com.
Douglas Holden Cuaron, aged 65, passed away on May 16, 2025, in Englewood, CO. Born on June 23, 1959. He is survived by his sister, Suzanne, and his niece, Alyssa.
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Locals make case for Medicaid in trip to Washington
Family, nonprofit healthcare organizations discuss impacts of cuts to program funding
BY ISABEL GUZMAN IGUZMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Tim and Kara Norick of the Littleton area adopted their second-youngest son of six children, Malakai, from China in 2016, when he was almost 3 years old. Malakai was found on a bridge in China at just days old in dire medical condition and was rushed to a hospital in Shanghai, where he was diagnosed with severe pneumonia, organ failure and other complex medical conditions.
After almost three years in an orphanage, Malakai was adopted and brought to join his new family near Littleton.
After being treated at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Malakai was diagnosed with Opitz G/BBB Syndrome — a rare condition a ecting the entire midline of his body.
“ ink about anything that crosses through your midline like your digestive system, your trachea, your lungs, even your eyes and your nose, are all impacted by the syndrome,” Tim Norick said.
Now almost 12, Malakai has undergone several surgeries and treatments, and even received a custom-built larynx, or “voice box.”
e Noricks have private health insurance to keep up with Malakai’s medical costs and use Medicaid, or government issued health insurance, to supplement.
“Children’s Hospital gave us a caseworker o the bat and we were very grateful for that because they were able to do a lot of the front work (setting up) Medicaid support (which) we’ve had since the very beginning,” Kara Norick said. Medicaid helped cover costs for Malakai’s growth hormone medication, something the Noricks’ private insurance wouldn’t pay for.
Additionally, Kara Norick said their primary insurance paid for feeding tubes, but not for Malaki’s Malone tube, a small tube that empties bowels. Medicaid paid for Malakai’s Malone tube equipment.
Because of the several times Medicaid was able to cover costs for Malakai’ health, the Noricks are avid supporters of preserving Medicaid.
As part of Children’s Hospital Association’s Family Advocacy Day, the Norick family recently traveled to Washington, D.C., with 60 other patients and their families to advocate for preserving Medicaid amid the potential cuts being debated in Congress. Kara Norick said she was impressed with how legislators spoke with Malakai and made him feel valued.
“It was a breath of fresh air to see how truly bipartisan things can be,” she said.
Medicaid under the ‘big, beautiful bill’
e budget consolidation bill, H.R.1, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, was introduced by House Republicans. It aims to “reduce taxes, reduce or increase spending for various federal programs, increase the statutory debt limit, and otherwise address agencies and programs throughout the federal government,” according to the bill’s language.
Ranging from tax cuts to implementing new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid and SNAP, the bill narrowly passed in the Senate on July 1 and went back to the House of Representatives for another vote.
e Congressional Budget O ce estimated that H.R.1 would decrease federal Medicaid spending by $793 billion because of new work requirements that the o ce said would cut insurance coverage for 10.3 million people nationwide.
According to WhiteHouse.gov, the bill will strengthen “the integrity of Medicaid by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.”
Kara Norick said she worries about keeping Malakai on his necessary medications as he gets older.
“We are proponents of trying to be as independent as you can,” Kara Norick said. “But unless I am making (the medicine), administering it, doing everything, it’s seen as: ‘oh, he’s independent, he doesn’t need it.’”
The local Medicaid battle
For Doctors Care, a nonpro t clinic in Littleton, the cuts to patients’ Medic-
aid coverage could cost the clinic thousands. e organization is currently losing $20,000 per month in Medicaid funds from the now-ended Public Health Emergency’s Continuous Coverage Unwind that was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
e clinic doesn’t turn away anyone who can’t a ord a visit and uses a sliding fee scale, for which the price of services and medication are adjusted to what a patient can pay. Currently, 30% of Doctors Care’s patients are uninsured.
“We’re going to see another 5-to-15% of people who will become uninsured, and that just places so much pressure on the overall healthcare system,” said Bebe
Kleinman, CEO of Doctors Care.
Elizabeth Hockaday, Doctors Care’s development and marketing director, said while the clinic will continue its mission of serving all patients regardless of insurance status, the lack of income has pushed the facility to rely on donations.
“Charitable giving can be just as volatile sometimes as whatever is happening in politics and the stock market,” Hockaday said.
Kleinman said Doctors Care’s partners with other nonpro ts that o er resources for food, housing and community engagement are also in a vulnerable position.
Tim and Kara Norick and their son, Malakai, traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for Medicaid. COURTESY OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COLORADO
States sue to block Medicaid data sharing
Colorado joins 19 other states to stop transfer of Medicaid data to ICE
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Colorado is joining a multistate coalition in a lawsuit to block the mass transfer of individual personal data to the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Attorney General Phil Weiser and his counterparts in 19 states are suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a press release issued by his o ce.
e attorneys general said the mass transfer of the data violates the law and asked the court to block any new transfer or use of this data for immigration enforcement purposes. e suit was led in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
“ e personal health care data collected about Medicaid bene ciaries is con dential, to be shared only in narrow circumstances that bene t public health and the integrity of the Medicaid program,” said Weiser, a Democrat. “ ere’s no reason to share this sensitive data with immigration
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“In previous years when budgets have been in crisis, there might be one partner that is in a dip,” she said. “But what we’re seeing now is that there’s really no part of the community safety net that isn’t under attack. at’s very impactful to the patients we serve.”
Since H.R.1 would also seek to decrease federal spending on SNAP, Kleinman said she is worried about people losing food resources, which would a ect the health of many. Patients who have access to nutritious food, have housing and are employed are easier to care for than when they wait too long to see a doctor due to medical costs and become very
or law enforcement agencies. We’re suing to protect Colorado’s Medicaid program and the health and welfare of the people it serves.”
In early June, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, orCMS, the federal agency that administers the nation’s health program for low-income Americans, made a “lengthy and detailed”data requestto Colorado’s agency that administers Medicaid, according to Marc Williams, public information o cer with the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. e request was made to seven other states, he said, without providing details on which ones.
eAssociated Press reportedCMS has shared personal information of Medicaid from people living in California, Illinois, Washington state and Washington D.C., with the Department of Homeland Security, the agency in charge of immigration enforcement and the administration’s deportation push.
In response, advocacy groups in Colorado raised a variety of privacy, safety and health concerns.
An HHS spokesperson told CPR last month the request was within the agency’s authority.
“HHS and CMS take the integrity of the Medicaid program and the protection of American taxpayer dollars extremely
sick, according to Kleinman.
Hockaday said the stress put on the healthcare system then impacts nurses, doctors and other hospital sta who become quickly burned out from treating an in ux of sick and diseased patients.
Colorado Access is a nonpro t public sector health plan that exclusively serves public programs like Medicaid and children’s health insurance. Colorado Access CEO Annie Lee said the company acts as a connection point between the state, Medicaid providers and its members.
“ e work requirements in the reconciliation bill is a huge concern,” she said.
“ is is a big administrative burden to be placed on states.”
Lee said in 2023, when the Public Health Emergency Unwind ended, 800,000 Coloradans lost Medicaid coverage. According to the Urban Institute,
seriously,” said U.S. Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon, in an email. “With respect to the recent data sharing between CMS and DHS, HHS acted entirely within its legal authority – and in full compliance with all applicable laws – to ensure that Medicaid bene ts are reserved for individuals who are lawfully entitled to receive them.”
“Colorado’s immigrant communities should never have to fear that accessing life-saving care could lead to detention or deportation,” said Nicole Cervera Loy, Policy and Campaign Manager at the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, in an email to CPR. “ is unprecedented request for sensitive health data is not about program integrity—it’s about surveillance and punishment. We call on state leaders to reject this directive and uphold Colorado’s values of dignity, safety, and care for all.”
e coalition highlighted in the suit that “the Trump administration’s illegal actions are creating fear and confusion that will lead noncitizens and their family members to disenroll, or refuse to enroll, in emergency Medicaid for which they are otherwise eligible, leaving states and their safety net hospitals to foot the bill for federally mandated emergency healthcare services,” according a press release from the Attorney General’s O ce.
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at least 120,000 Coloradans are expected to lose coverage due to the introduction of Medicaid work requirements alone, with more likely mistakenly disenrolled.
“When people can’t access health care, they’re getting sicker until they get care, usually at the emergency department … people shouldn’t wait until they’re terribly sick to get care — and when it’s the most expensive care,” she said.
e cost of expensive medical intervention that is not compensated begins a ripple e ect on the healthcare system, Lee said.
“Having our members lose coverage is painful and it’s also painful to know that our providers will not be able to access the kinds of revenues that they need in order to stay a oat to continue serving their communities,” she said.
Both Lee and Kleinman said they are
Colorado has joined a coalition of states seeking to block the sharing of Medicaid data with other federal agencies.
the legal challenge: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. is story is from CPR News, a nonpro t public broadcaster serving Colorado. For more, and to support CPR News, visit cpr. org.
“weathering the storm of uncertainty” each day, waiting to see if the bill passes and how soon changes will be ordered. ey addressed the perception that Medicaid is an abused welfare resource.
“Medicaid saves lives,” Kleinman said. “We judge what self-su ciency looks like and most of us are not in a position to be judging others.”
Lee echoed the importance of Medicaid for children: “We know cases of kids born with severe developmental delays and diseases that are very di cult and expensive to treat, and if not for Medicaid, they wouldn’t be able to go on and live their lives.”
For Malakai and his parents, Medicaid lls in the gaps that primary insurance can’t.
“Medicaid can provide life-a rming care that Malakai would not have otherwise,” Tim Norick said.
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Chevron faces accusations in ‘blowout’
Weld County families displaced after ‘unprecedented’ incident
BY CHASE WOODRUFF NEWSLINE COLORADO
Colorado regulators have launched an enforcement action against oil giant Chevron for an April well “blowout” that caused evacuations and closures in a community in eastern Weld County.
O cials with the Energy and Carbon Management Commission said that some residents remain displaced from their homes in tiny Galeton, an unincorporated town of 250 people located about 10 miles northeast of Greeley, nearly three months after the incident at Chevron’s Bishop well pad.
e well failure caused a high-pressure ow of oil, gas and water to spew from the
site for ve days before emergency crews were able to bring it under control. With millions of gallons of uid released, it’s believed to be one of the largest oil and gas spills in state history, and the resulting plume spread dangerous levels of toxic chemicals as far as two miles away, according to data from Colorado State University researchers.
“I can say with certainty that this is signi cant and unprecedented during my tenure, not just in terms of volumes released … but in terms of complexity, in terms of scale of impact to environmental services, as well as residents,” said Je Robbins, who has served as chair of the ve-member ECMC board of commissioners since 2020.
A so-called notice of alleged violation issued by ECMC sta to Chevron subsidiary Noble Energy lists six di erent breaches of the agency’s rules, initiating what is likely to be a lengthy regulatory
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Centennial’s Koelbel Library reopens after flooding
June 23 break in fire main pipe unleashed water in building
BY ISABEL GUZMAN IGUZMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When the re main pipe broke in Centennial’s Koelbel Library on June 23, South Metro Fire Rescue responded
quickly and repaired the pipe before extensive water damage could be done.
Minimal damage to the building included drywall, installation and carpet. e library’s collection was not damaged at all.
ere was no permanent damage due to the quick action of the library sta and re department, said Jessice Sidener, the Arapahoe Libraries’ director of marketing and communications.
“Water came in pretty quickly,” Sidener said. “It entered the boiler room, the janitor’s closet, part of the sta area and a small portion of the lower level.”
e pipe was repaired the evening after it burst and the next day-and-a-half was spent ventilating the area, including the walls and ooring. A mold test was also performed and came back with negative results.
e library reopened for normal opera-
tions at 1:30 p.m. on June 26. Sidener said she’s grateful visitors were able to rely on nearby libraries while Koelbel was closed.
“ e fact that we have such a gracious community and our neighboring library facilities (like) Castlewood and Southglenn was super helpful,” she said. e library is operating under its regular hours while still painting and replacing drywall work continues.
Footprints in a pond close to Willow Creek by County Roads 72 and 51 on May 6, 2025, near where Chevron’s Bishop well blew out in Galeton on April 6, 2025. Much of the work around the well involves protecting the creek and other waterways from liquids that spewed from the well for nearly five days. FILE PHOTO
Parker cops swap badges for aprons
Police help raise funds for Special Olympics Colorado
BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When you’re greeted at a Chili’s restaurant, you typically don’t expect your server to be wearing a police uniform.
But for one day at the Chili’s on Twenty Mile Road in Parker, smiles were exchanged, st bumps were given and stories were shared as o cers with the Parker Police Department traded in their badges for aprons for a good cause.
“When an o cer is walking up to your car, it might be a di erent situation,” said Jan Gordon, Special Olympics Colorado’s chief development o cer. “But when they’re walking up to your table (in a restaurant), it’s really a way for them to get to know their community and for the community to get to know them.”
e Parker police, including cadets from its Explorers program, were among numerous law enforcement agencies across the state participating in the annual Tip-A-Cop event, a nationwide fundraiser for Special Olympics.
Whether it was pouring drinks, serving food, washing dishes or talking with customers, the o cers served alongside athletes to raise funds and awareness for the organization.
Founded in 1968, Special Olympics, which is a nonpro t organization, has become the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Its goal is to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities and provide opportunities for physical tness and courage. Special Olympics aims to o er yearround sports training and athletic competition in various sports. e organization also provides opportunities for individuals to demonstrate courage and improve their health.
e organization boasts millions of athletes across the world, and there are nearly 28,000 athletes, 1,000 coaches and 9,000 volunteers a part of Special Olympics Colorado.
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enforcement action. e notice accuses Chevron of violating water quality standards, breaking employee safety rules, “fail(ing) to engineer and operate all equipment within the manufacturer’s recommended speci cations,” and more.
An initial analysis completed by Chevron earlier this month identi ed the root cause of the incident as “improper assembly” of on-site equipment by a contractor. A total of 16 oil and gas wells were planned to be drilled on the Bishop site as part of a development plan approved by the ECMC in September 2022.
As part of the enforcement process, ECMC sta will calculate penalties against Chevron that will then be adjudicated by commissioners. Greg Duranleau, the ECMC’s deputy director of operations, said the penalties were “one piece of the nancial impacts this incident may have on Chevron.”
“ ere may be civil settlements for damage, there’s a possibility for other agencies to enforce their regulations, and of course, there’s the cost of the response
Gordon has been involved with Special Olympics Colorado for 14 years and every year is amazed by the hope that the fundraising events bring. She added that her favorite part about Tip-A-Cop is watching the o cers work with the athletes.
“ ere’s a real magic between our law enforcement and our athletes,” said Gordon. “I’ve never seen anything like it … it really brings them so much joy.”
O cer Miachel Iranfar has been with the Parker Police Department for three years and this was his second time serving alongside the athletes.
“I think the community’s interaction with the department, doing stu like this is awesome and a good time,” Iranfar said.
He said he loves to volunteer for this event because it not only helps the department, but it helps the athletes reach their goals. While Iranfar helped sta in
and cleanup,” Duranleau told commissioners during a special public hearing on ursday.
Four of 14 families that were evacuated from the Galeton area after the blowout remain displaced from their homes, according to Chevron.
“We continue to actively work with the remaining residents on the next steps, including getting access to their properties to conduct assessments and cleaning,” the company’s website says.
An extensive cleanup and remediation e ort is underway, a process that Chevron estimates could take up to ve years. ousands of environmental samples have been taken across a 7-square-mile “assessment area” centered on the well site, sta told commissioners.
“I am optimistic that Chevron will work with us through the enforcement process to bring a timely resolution,” ECMC Director Julie Murphy said in a statement.
“And I am grateful to the many folks at Chevron who are working diligently to remediate the signi cant impacts of this incident.”
is story is from Colorado Newsline. Used by permission. For more, and to support the news organization, visit coloradonewsline.com.
the kitchen and brought food to customers, he also got to spend time sitting and talking with the athletes.
“Being able to help out in something that they cherish, love to do, and do on a daily basis and work so hard for, I think being able to support them is the best thing,” Iranfar said.
At events, such as Tip-A-Cop, funds raised go toward supporting training,
competition, health screenings and continuing to build a community for athletes. Gordon said that Colorado raises about $1.5 million annually.
Being a part of a fundraising e ort like this was something John Kontrelos was happy to do.
Kontrelos has been a manager at the Chili’s on Twenty Mile Road for four years, and over the years, has loved getting to know the o cers and athletes — and watching them roam around, bus tables, and talk and smile with the customers.
“Being a small community, it just helps us connect,” said Kontrelos. “It’s wonderful to have them here.”
Aislyn Ball, Michael Iranfar and Stephanie Gherbaz with the Parker Police Department stand together in a Chili’s restaurant while taking part in an annual Tip-A-Cop fundraising event.
O cer Michael Iranfar with the Parker Police Department helps kitchen sta at Chili’s by washing dishes and helping with orders.
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A ‘Lost Boy of Sudan’ returns to north Denver
Arok Garang said cuts to USAID immediately hurt supplies to the refugees
BY MONTE WHALEY MONTE@COTLN.ORG
Cuts to a key international aid program by the Trump administration hit the Seeds of South Sudan education effort quickly and hard, said founder Arok uch Garang.
e cuts were immediately felt in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, where orphans rescued by Seeds of South Sudan subsist and struggle for a better life, said Garang, one of the original Lost Boys of Sudan.
e USAID organization provided basic needs such as food and medical supplies for the 250,000 who crowded into Kakuma, said Garang, a former Westminster Schools employee.
“ ere wasn’t anything or anybody not a ected by cuts,” he said. “Now there is a daily scramble, a daily competition for rations.”
Yet, the young orphans still yearn for an education, which Seeds works to provide through donations, mostly from Americans, Garang said. “We try and help them as much as we can. ey (the orphans) want a bright future.”’
Kakuma orphans are selected to attend boarding schools in Kenya for their education. e students received three meals a day, medical care and an education, Garang said. Since the founding of Seeds of South Sudan in 2009, sponsors
in the United States have helped educate 187 orphans, Garang said. 82 have graduated from high school and 24 are in college in Kenya, said Peggy Gonder, a spokeswoman for Seeds of South Sudan. Five have earned scholarships to universities in Canada.
Fleeing across Africa
Garang’s journey is one of harrowing survival. He said his family herded cattle peacefully in South Sudan until 1989 when oil was discovered on the land, and the Arab Muslim militia from Khartoum declared jihad against southern Christians and traditional believers.
e militia set re to his village, and he ed Sudan at age seven. He said he survived with the aid of a 10-year-old cousin as they traveled 1,000 miles to Ethiopia. ey had to ee Ethiopia 18 months later due to war and many died swimming across a crocodile- lled river.
It took him and his cousin a year to walk to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, “a brutally hot and dangerous place,” Garang said on the Seeds of South Sudan website.
Garang said he spent nearly 10 years in the Kakuma refugee camp before coming to Denver in 2001 with the help of the United Nations. He then earned a degree in economics at the University of Colorado-Denver.
He eventually returned to South Sudan to help his people answer God’s calling, he said.
“ roughout the years, I’ve heard God calling me to rebuild my village by educating, equipping, and empowering the South Sudanese children who survived the genocide,” Garang has said. is week, Garang disclosed the mean-
ing behind the Seeds of South Sudan name.
“A village elder told me I will return to my home to plant the seeds of a new life. at’s where my organization is going and why we are trying to help.”
Spreading the word Garang began speaking to several local non-pro ts in May in hopes of raising awareness of Seeds of South Sudan’s effort to educate the South Sudan orphans. His talk, “Inspiring Hope - Transforming Lives,”describes Garang’s journey of survival to Kenya and then the US, where
he founded Seeds of South Sudan, and he’s made his presentation at churches in Denver and in the northern suburbs, as well as in Nebraska.
Garang spoke at the Secular Hub, 254 Knox Court in Denver on June 28 and at Denver’s Montview Presbyterian Church in Westminster’s Covenant Living on June 29.
His Denver Metro tour continues at 9 and 10:30 a.m. July 13 at Northglenn Christian Church, 1800 E. 105th Place in Northglenn. Check the website: https:// seedsofsouthsudan.org for updates and more information.
Arok Thuch Garang speaks at several churches and nonprofits about Sudanese orphans
Skilled campers detail Colorado’s best summer spots
BY JOHN RENFROW JOHN@COTLN.ORG
Summertime is in full bloom in Colorado, meaning perfect temperatures and picturesque backdrops for some hiking, camping and stargazing along the Front Range and beyond.
But in such a saturated state for adoring nature, plus those weekend crowds on I-70, how do you know where to start? Just like trying to pin down a hike on AllTrails, it can feel like spotting a needle in a haystack.
You don’t want somewhere too crowded, too far away or all booked up with reservations. Plus, where you pitch a tent for the night may determine the extent of supplies you’ll need.
e Colorado Trust for Local News asked experienced locals where to start when looking for ideal camping nights in the Centennial State. Take notes from the testimonials below.
Important note: Always check campground rules and regulations before hitting the road and settling down for the night.
Dispersed camping
“ ere are a couple of places south of Buena Vista. ere’s a road out there that I like going to. It’s a little bit more traveled, but I found camping there last weekend ... it’s really close to town near Browns Creek Trailhead. And this is dispersed camping (I camp with a camper. I’m not a tent camper, I’m a camper camper). It gets real close to town, and it’s quiet back in here, and there’s a trailhead right there where I like to camp.”
-Joe Lopez, Arvada
Awesome spaces in Deckers
“Down just o US 285, just south of it, that whole region is called the South Platte. In the northern portion of the South Platte, the Deckers area as a whole, there’s a lot of open space land and BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land. In that, you can nd a lot of awesome spaces there. Potentially, some of them are free to just go camp. You just pull your car right to the spot. ere’s no one around, usually, and you just pitch your tent or park your RV and you’re camping.”
-Angus Applegarth, Evergreen Fire Protection District
Options for campers or for backpackers
“ ere is one trail that leads you to Horse Shoe Campground in Golden Gate State Park, which is a backpack-in-and-out situation, really nice and not a crazy hike, but very beautiful. en Wolford Reservoir is
great for next-to-water camping and large groups. For a camper-accessible option, the River Campsite near Estes Park would be a good option.”
-Lori Abbey, Arvada
Riverside camping
“Poudre Canyon is probably my No. 1. It’s easily accessible and the drive out is beautiful. Along the canyon is the Poudre River that has accessible beaches for chilling, shing and tubing. ere’s also guided white water rafting before my favorite spot, a restaurant/venue called Mishawaka Amphitheater, which is always a good stop for a beer and lunch by the water. e great part about the canyon is that there’s camping by the water and up on the mountain. Some spots are paid, but others are BLM.
I also really enjoy the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park. ere’s a load of free camping nearby and it’s a jaw-dropping experience, from the drop o to the views. I remember getting in late for my rst visit and setting up camp, excited for the canyon. Waking up, I expected nothing, but walked out and felt like I was shot back to prehistoric times. Absolute beauty.”
-Jimmy Garcia, Northglenn
Secluded and private
“I love Guanella Pass because it’s just easily accessible, provides beautiful water and valley views and feels secluded and private.”
-Shelby Andress, Denver
Falls and dunes
“We really enjoy camping at the Great Sand Dunes, for obvious reasons. Zapata Falls is only about seven miles south of the sand dunes. It’s a really wonderful spot to go visit, and right now it’s actually glacial, so you need crampons to get up in there, but it’s beautiful. We camp a lot at Carter Lake just because it’s so convenient. It’s relatively inexpensive, it’s a good place to go sh and go exploring.
We have a 30-foot camper, travel trailer, so we have to rent a space like six months in advance. But there are tent sides all over the place. e cool thing about that, too, is you can go from dome tent campsites to the walk-in, double-room ones. It’s all really at. On the south campground, there’s a boathouse so you can rent whatever you need. If you go to the marina, you can actually rent a boat and kick around. We like to take our paddle boards into a couple coves ... gosh, just lay on your back, stare at the sky and fall asleep for a while, let the water just take you where you go.”
-Keith Hancock, ornton
The sun sets on a perfect summer camping night at the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. COURTESY OF KEITH HANCOCK
A view of Poudre Canyon from atop a mountain paints the perfect picture for a summertime camping spot in Colorado. COURTESY OF JIMMY GARCIA
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Legal Notice No. 2720
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Case No.: 2024CV032407 Division: 202
COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
Plaintiff: DAYTON PLAZA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: THOMAS SOEHNGEN, LLC: WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION:
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 March 25, 2025, and C.R.S. 38-38101 et seq., by Dayton Plaza Condominium Association, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder of a lien recorded on September 13, 2024 at Rec. No. E4059214, 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 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Dayton Plaza, a commercial condominium, recorded on January 22, 2002 at Reception No. B2013942 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 Dayton Plaza Condominium Association, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS- against the property legally described as follows:
Unit 240, Dayton Plaza a Commercial Condominium according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on January 22, 2002 at Reception #B02013943 in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorded of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Dayton Plaza, a Commercial Condominium recorded January 22, 2002 at Reception #B2013942 in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.
Also known and numbered as: 6635 S. Dayton St, #240, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111
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 7th day of August 2025, 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. **
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: Hal R. Kyles with ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC at 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202, telephone 720-221-9780.
DATED in Colorado this 6th day of May, 2025.
Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado
By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff
Legal Notice No. Arap 2531
First Publication: June 12, 2025 Last
PUBLIC NOTICES
State of Colorado
Purported common address: 1732 East Phillips Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/13/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/19/2025
Last Publication: 7/17/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/15/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of
1554 S fraser way, Aurora, CO 80112. THE
DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE
CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/20/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/26/2025
Last Publication: 7/24/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/18/2025 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP
7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-24-1000700-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. 0244-2025
First Publication: June 26, 2025 Last Publication: July 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0251-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 18, 2025, 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) Beverly Kay Krieg
Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust September 30, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 30, 2015
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5111921
Original Principal Amount
$120,280.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$99,919.17
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 ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
Purported common address: 4681 South Decatur Street Condo 223, Englewood, CO 80110.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/20/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/26/2025
Last Publication: 7/24/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/18/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531 N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 25-034511
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 0251-2025 LEGAL DESCRIPTION
UNIT NO. 223, BUILDING NO. 400, CENTENNIAL CROSSING CONDOMINIUMS FORMERLY KNOWN AS SPENCER’S LANDING CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION
RECORDED ON JANUARY 31, 1984 IN BOOK 4077 AT PAGE 237, AND RESTATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 12, 1985 IN BOOK 4596 AT PAGE 505 AND MAP RECORDED ON JANUARY 31, 1984 IN BOOK 72 AT PAGE 6 OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE RECORDS, STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Legal Notice NO. 0251-2025
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0249-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 18, 2025, 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)
I Sheng Huang
Original Beneficiary(ies)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
SELENE FINANCE, LP
Date of Deed of Trust
January 15, 2013
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
March 04, 2013
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D3027157
Original Principal Amount
$152,946.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$114,816.91
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.
Please see attached Exhibit A Purported common address: 5555 E Briarwood Ave, Apt 2202, Centennial, CO 80122.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/20/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/26/2025
Last Publication: 7/24/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/18/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306
Holly Shilliday #24423
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus LLP
7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-24-1001598-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
0249-2025 Exhibit A UNIT 2202, BUILDING 22, THE SUMMER HILL CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE FOURTH SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR SUMMER HILL CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7115816, AND AS DEFINED BY THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF THE SUMMER HILL CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED JUNE 9,1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7067837, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Legal Notice NO. 0249-2025
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0206-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 4, 2025, 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)
ALLEN DARRINGTON AND LORI C. DARRINGTON
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust, Series 2007-SEA1 Date of Deed of Trust
June 02, 2006
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 09, 2006
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
B6086132
Original Principal Amount
$340,850.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$301,879.77
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: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOTS 11 TO 14, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 3, CAPITOLIA THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 207716320004
Purported common address: 5794 S PRESCOTT ST, LITTLETON, CO 80120.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/06/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/12/2025
Last Publication: 7/10/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/04/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Attorney File # 19-023527
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. 0206-2025
First Publication: June 12, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0212-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 4, 2025, 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) Matthew Albert Bigelow, Elizabeth Rose Bigelow
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERs”) as nominee for Colorado Capital Group, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
November 18, 2019
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
November 20, 2019
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D9126785
Original Principal Amount
$392,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $390,714.87
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 2, BLOCK 1, CHERRY HILLS VIEW, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
PUBLIC NOTICES
Outstanding Principal Balance
$260,803.95
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:
Borrower’s failure to pay property charges, including, but not limited to, real property taxes and Borrower’s failure to perform obligations under the Deed of Trust including, but not limited to, the failure to maintain hazard insurance and/or to pay hazard insurance premiums and provide evidence of payment.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
ALL THE REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 43, BLOCK 1, FIRST REPLAT OF SOUTHPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF ARAPAHO, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 2906 W Long Circle B, Littleton, CO 80120.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER’S ERROR RECORDED ON MARCH 31, 2025 AT RECEPTION NO. E5021485 TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE TRUSTEE
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/20/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/26/2025
Last Publication: 7/24/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/18/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 25-034287
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. 0246-2025
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last
Original Beneficiary(ies)
WEINBERG SERVICING LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
WEINBERG SERVICING LLC
Date of Deed of Trust March 04, 2024
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 06, 2024
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E4013262
Original Principal Amount
$110,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$110,000.00
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 make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO
Purported common address:
3228 West Girard Avenue, Unit C, Englewood, CO 80110.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/13/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/19/2025
Last Publication: 7/17/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/15/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and or the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Amy K. Hunt #37160
Edward P. Timmins #11719 Timmins LLC 450 East 17th Avenue, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 592-4500 Attorney File # 2332.518F
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
0232-2025 EXHIBIT A TO NOTICE OF ELECTION AND DEMAND FOR SALE BY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Public Trustee Sale No.
Legal Description of Property UNIT C, BUILDING 3228, LORETTO HEIGHTS CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON JULY 26, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1121885 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR LORETTO HEIGHTS
CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON JUNE 18, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1097789 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Property address (for information only): 3228 West Girard Avenue, Unit C Englewood, CO 80110
Legal Notice NO. 0232-2025
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0257-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 25, 2025, 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)
Phillip A. Tilleman
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Guaranty Trust Company, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2022-A
Date of Deed of Trust
February 11, 2011
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
February 14, 2011
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D1015321
Original Principal Amount
$121,640.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$88,270.17
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 make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Attached as Exhibit “A”
Purported common address: 2773 West Riverwalk Circle, Unit I, Littleton, CO 80123.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/27/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 7/3/2025
Last Publication: 7/31/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/25/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Amanda Ferguson #44893
Heather Deere #28597
Toni M. Owan #30580
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC
355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO22128
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.
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Revised 1/2015
0257-2025 Exhibit “A”
Condominium Unit I, Building F, The Canterbury at Riverwalk Condominiums according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on July 12, 2001 at Reception no. B1113107 in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condo-
minium Declaration for The Canterbury at Riverwalk Condominiums, recorded on July 12, 2001 at Reception No. B1113106 in said records, and any and all amendments, supplements and annexations thereto, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
Legal Notice NO. 0257-2025
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 31, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0228-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 11, 2025, 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)
Sara E Drulis, John A Drulis III
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for PHH
Mortgage Corporation, Its Successors and AssignC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
Date of Deed of Trust
October 08, 2016
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
October 26, 2016
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D6122449
Original Principal Amount
$249,199.19
Outstanding Principal Balance
$226,650.75
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
ALL THE REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE AND STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 3, OAKBROOK FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OP ARAPAHOE, STATE OP COLORADO.
Purported common address: 531 East Nichols Drive, 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, 08/13/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/19/2025
Last Publication: 7/17/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE
PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/11/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe
State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306
Holly Shilliday #24423
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus LLP
7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-25-1011483-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. 0228-2025
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0245-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 18, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s) Andrew W Spaulding, Julie C Spaulding
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for EverBank, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LoanCare, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
April 19, 2006
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 26, 2006
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6063973
Original Principal Amount
$270,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $213,846.89
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 18, BLOCK 29, SOUTHGLENNFIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 1019 E Easter Way, Centennial, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/20/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/26/2025
Last Publication: 7/24/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/18/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306
Holly Shilliday #24423
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus LLP
7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-25-1012177-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting
5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/12/2025 Last Publication: 7/10/2025
DATE:
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 8, 2025, 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) Mary E. Logan
Original Beneficiary(ies)
GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Owner Trustee of the Residential Credit Opportunities Trust X-A Date of Deed of Trust
September 23, 2009
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 28, 2009
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9106430
Original Principal Amount
$315,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$370,125.48
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: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOT 9, BLOCK 28, BROADMOOR SUB-
DIVISION, FIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 6149 S Broadway, Littleton, CO 80121-8016.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/06/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/12/2025
Last Publication: 7/10/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A
LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/04/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0243-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 15, 2025, 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 Prosise AND Sarah Prosise
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CATALYST LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
June 16, 2015
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 17, 2015
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D5063897
Original Principal Amount
$220,924.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$195,256.62
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.
WESTERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 8 AND ALL OF LOT 9 BLOCK 19, CENTENNIAL ACRES, SECOND FILING, KNOWN AS 3172 W. MONMOUTH ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.
PARCEL ID: 2077-08-3-09-025
Purported common address: 3172 W. Monmouth Ave., Englewood, CO 80110-6335.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/06/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/12/2025
Last Publication: 7/10/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/08/2025 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
1. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 25-033991
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
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0237-2025
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 15, 2025, 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)
Brian Young
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee for LB-Treehouse Series VI Trust
Date of Deed of Trust May 25, 2022
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 01, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E2060453
Original Principal Amount
$204,400.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$199,765.63
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Anton T.F. Broker, a/k/a Anton T. Broker, a/k/a Anton Broker, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30495
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 November 14, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
DeAnna Jean Carels Personal Representative 9609 S. University Blvd., #630437 Littleton, CO 80163
Legal Notice No. Arap 2734
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of SHIRLEY VANCE HENDRICK, aka SHIRLEY V. HENDRICK, aka SHIRLEY HENDRICK, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30546
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Randall Russell, Personal Representative c/o 5347 S. Valentia Way, Ste. 335 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Legal Notice No. Arap 2722
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent
LOT 43, BLOCK 2, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN #: 207332203037
Purported common address: 7771 S Kalispell Court, Englewood, CO 80112.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/13/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/19/2025
Last Publication: 7/17/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/15/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531 N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-027120
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. 0243-2025
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Tract “A”, Boulevard Gardens Annex, being known as a Replat of Lot 36, Block 1, Boulevard Gardens Annex, less the Easterly 150.00 feet, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
Purported common address: 3440 S Dale Ct, Englewood, CO 80110.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/13/2025, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 6/19/2025
Last Publication: 7/17/2025
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/15/2025
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722
Scott D. Toebben #19011
Aricyn J. Dall #51467
David W Drake #43315
Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 25CO00114-1
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. 0237-2025
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeanette Lou Corbin, aka Jeanette L. Corbin, aka Jeanette Corbin, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030505
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael K. Corbin
Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Legal Notice No. Arap 2708
First Publication: June 26, 2025 Last Publication: July 10, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leila Mae Grout, aka Leila M. Grout, and/or Leila Grout, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30643
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Philip K. Grout, Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Offices, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road Arvada CO 80002
Legal Notice No. Arap 2743
First Publication: July 10, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Phyllis J. Harrell, a/k/a Phyllis Joan Harrell a/k/a Phyllis Harrell Deceased Case Number 2025 PR 130
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 October 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC 7000 E. Belleview Ave Suite 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Legal Notice No. Arap 2717
First Publication: June 26,
PUBLIC NOTICES
claims may be forever barred.
Kimberly Raemdonck, Attorney for Personal Representative, JOLENE KOSMA
2485 W Main Street, Suite 200 Littleton, CO 80120
Legal Notice No. Arap 2733
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Sharon Kay Karr, aka Sharon K. Karr, Deceased, Case Number: 2024PR489
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before October 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Joseph B. Hartman
Attorney to the Personal Representative HARTMAN LAW OFFICES, P.C. 3790 South Broadway Englewood, Colorado 80113
Legal Notice No. Arap 2700
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Florence D. Harpley, a/k/a Florence Darlyne Harpley, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30671
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Vernon S. Harple
Personal Representative
c/o Colton D. Craft, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 4582 S. Ulster St. Ste. #103 Denver, CO 80237
East 15th Street, Unit 516 Plano, Texas 75074
Legal Notice NO. Arap 2726 First Publication: July 3, 2025 Last Publication: July 17, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Sidney R. Okes, Jr., also known as Sidney Robert Okes, Jr. and S. R. Okes, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30601 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jennifer Okes Arcenia
Co-Personal Representative
3000 S. Krameria St. Denver, CO 80222
AND David Sidney Okes
Co-Personal Representative
7248 S. Ivy St. Centennial, CO 80112
Legal Notice NO. Arap 2756
First Publication: July 10, 2025 Last Publication: July 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elizabeth C. Ells, also known as Elizabeth Craven Ells, Deceased Case Number 2025PR30519
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Harry A. Ells, Jr. Personal Representative c/o A. James Farina 1999
Legal Notice NO. Arap 2746
First Publication: July 10, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Clinton C. Cator, Jr., also known as Clinton Cator, Jr., also known as Clinton Cator, Deceased Case Number 2025PR30552
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 October 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Christine Skelton, Personal Representative
c/o Illumine Legal LLC 8055 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1350 Denver, Colorado 80237
Legal Notice NO. Arap 2688
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Virginia Marie Abegg, AKA Gina Abegg , Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30507
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Rachel Averch Personal Representative PO Box 35 Indian Hills CO 80454
Legal Notice No. Arap 2725
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Iraida Vallens, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR284
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 October 27, 2025,or the claims may be forever barred.
Alexander Vallens
Personal Representative
2543 E Geddes Avenue Centennial, CO 80122
Legal Notice No. Arap 2701
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Rhoda Baynard Miller, a/k/a Rhoda B. Miller, a/k/a Rhoda Miller, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30591
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Mari Christie, Personal Representative 14206 E. 1st Drive, #B3 Aurora, CO 80011
Legal Notice No. Arap 2745
First Publication: July 10, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of CATHERINE M. CASTO, also known as CATHERINE MAY CASTO, and CATHERINE CASTO, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30668
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 10, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kelly Casto,Personal Representative 6395 S. Sycamore Street Littleton, CO 80120
Legal Notice No. Arap 2748
First Publication: July 10, 2025 Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Harold Wayne Grandchamp, a/k/a Harold W. Grandchamp, a/k/a Harold Grandchamp, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030513
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 District Court, County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Mark Wayne Grandchamp
Personal Representative 2310 Weatherstone Circle Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126
Legal Notice No. Arap 2706
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 9, 2025, 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 Susan Ashley Lanners be changed to Susie Lionheart Lanners Case No.: 25C100468
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2721
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on May 30, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Samantha Marie Askin be changed to Kaylin June Ainsley Case No.: 25C100462
By: Sarah Ingemansen
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2690
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 9, 2025, 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
Joseph Anthony Apodaca be changed to
Joseph Anthony Cordova-Mosman
Case No.: 25C100486
By: /s/ Ivan Marchena
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2752
First Publication: July 10, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 10, 2025, 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 Tara Michele Spaulding be changed to Tara Michele Reardon Case No.: 2025C100490
By: Sarah Ingemansen
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2698
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 9, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Joshua Kelly Horton be changed to Josh Rickman
Case No.: 2025C100470
By: Ivan Marchena
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2694
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 9, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Josiah King Apodaca-Mosman be changed to Josiah King Cordova-Mosman Case No.: 25C100482
By: /s/ Ivan Marchena
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2754
First Publication: July 10, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 9, 2025, 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 Hailey Cathleen Mellor be changed to Cathleen Mellor Johnson Case No.: 25C100495
By: Kim Boswell
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2702
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 16, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Joseph Endris Adem be changed to Yusuf Endris Adem
Case No.: 25C100331
By: Kim Boswell
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk and Judge Colleen Clark
Legal Notice No. Arap 2709
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 10, 2025, 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 Gia Heléne Sung be changed to Jia Helene Sung Case No.: 25C100492
By: Sarah Ingemansen
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2703
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 9, 2025, 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 JORDAN JOSIAH FUNK be changed to JORDAN JOSIAH IRIS-FUNK Case No.: 25C100302
By: Sarah Ingemansen By: Kim Boswell
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2685
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 9, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Mert Abbasov be changed to Mert Shadman Case No.: 25C100474
By: Ivan Marchenal Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2731
First Publication: July 3, 2025
Last Publication: July 17, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on May 30, 2025, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Caleb Tesfamhret Gebremikael be changed to Caleb Tesfamhret Gebremichael Case No.: 25C100438
By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2689
First Publication: June 26, 2025
Last Publication: July 10, 2025
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on June 9, 2025, 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 Eugenia Therese Mosman be changed to Eugenia Therese Cordova-Mosman Case No.: 25C100484
By: /s/ Ivan Marchena Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. Arap 2753
First Publication: July 10, 2025
Last Publication: July 24, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public
In April 2023, Erickson enrolled in esthetician school. By December, she was licensed and by the beginning of 2024, she began training in permanent makeup. After completing over 130 hours of hands-on training and an apprenticeship in June last year, she o cially opened Decadent Beauty on July 5, 2024. In April of this year, she began renting her space at Image Studios, located at 200 W. Belleview Ave. #120 in Englewood.
Currently, Erickson o ers permanent eyeliner and eyebrow tattooing, with plans to expand her services to include brow and lash lamination, tinting, chemical peels and microneedling.
But the heart of her work lies in the deep, personal impact it can have on her clients.
Her clientele spans from young women facing autoimmune disorders to elderly clients struggling with tremors or fading features. She’s also worked with individuals who sustained facial injuries.
“ e world is so hard on people if you don’t look a certain way,” Erickson said. “And people have this ingrained in them … If I can take away one of the things that chips away at their self-esteem so that they can go out and live their lives without ever thinking about that again, I love that.”
Erickson isn’t walking this path alone. Her sister, Sara Lindholm, joined her in attending both es-
thetician and permanent makeup school. Lindholm specializes in areola tattooing for breast cancer survivors — a direction Erickson herself is now pursuing.
“My sister also dealt with a lot of the devastating parts of Columbine,” Erickson said. “She was at Ken Caryl Middle School during it, but she was still in my household unit … It impacted my household so tremendously. So, at my husband’s suggestion, he paid for us both to go to esthetician school and permanent makeup school.”
Craig, who now works as an ER doctor in Nebraska, has been a constant source of support for Erickson.
“He’s absolutely wonderful,” Erickson said.
For Erickson, there are many challenges to going into business for herself — including the actual practice of tattooing — but she said she relies heavily on her training to soothe her anxieties.
However, starting over in her 40s was the aspect of her journey that really terri ed her.
“It is scary to start over in your 40s,” Erickson said. “When I rst did this, I was like, ‘yes, this is the best idea ever.’ But the actuality of it, I was really scared. I was like, ‘I’m going to be the oldest in my class. And people are going to think I’m a loser because I’m brand new in this eld. And there’s people who literally could be my child training me’ ... It’s really humbling to start over again.”
But she also found strength in her mother, who, after losing her husband to addiction following Columbine, became a counselor later in life.
“I think she was 47 and she was interviewing daycares and everywhere to just try and to make it,” Erickson said. “Now she’s a very successful counselor. So, I look to her for that strength because it’s humbling.”
Going forward, Erickson’s goals include expanding her business and mastering areola tattooing — especially in rural communities where such services are nearly nonexistent. She’s also interested in eventually o ering scalp micropigmentation for clients experiencing hair loss and dreams of one day teaching and mentoring others in the eld.
“ e great thing about this job is there are no limits on the possibility of it,” Erickson said.
Erickson travels monthly between Colorado and Nebraska to o er her services.
“I’m just happy to be back in the community I grew up in and able to o er my services here and have the support of my community,” Erickson said.
While she’s seen steady success in rural areas, Erickson admits that getting her name out in the competitive Denver market has been more di cult. Still, she said her clients are consistently thrilled with the results.
For Erickson, it’s not just about beauty — it’s about healing, empowerment and helping others nd the freedom to nally feel at home in their own skin.
For more information on Decadent Beauty visit Erickson’s Instagram account at decadentbeautypmu.
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job training, programs for certi cate and advanced degrees, case management services, job search support and relocation allowances during training. e program equips workers, like Jon, with the skills and credentials needed to secure well-paying, in-demand employment.
Ninety percent of TAA participants completed their training with an industry credential, certi cation or degree.
To be eligible for TAA, workers must have been laid o between January 1, 2000 and June 30, 2022, and their companies must be certi ed by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) as impacted by foreign trade before July 1, 2022.
While the TAA program may not be the right t for everyone, there is something for everyone within Colorado’s Public Workforce System. Visit your local workforce center, and our job coaches will help you navigate the next step in your career journey at no cost to you. ey can help you determine if you’re eligible for the TAA program, explore apprenticeship programs, evaluate what skills will best position you for the next phase in your career, and so much more.
Access to a career coach for strategic navigation can make the di erence between a job and a career. In fact, job seekers who receive sta -assisted services earn $11,672 more annually than those who don’t. And chances are, you and your neighbors may not know you have access to these free services. ese free services o ered through our public workforce system generate over $317.9 million in economic impact for Colorado.
So if you’re currently experiencing a job transition, or feeling like your career has stalled, or just want to try something new, we’ll help you take that rst step, and support you along the way. At the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, it’s our mission to promote a thriving employment environment with opportunity for every Coloradan to prosper. at includes you.
*Colorado’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Program is 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Labor through an award of 592,166.00.
is guest column was written by Joe Barela, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. FROM PAGE 11
