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JCPH nixes masking requirement for 2-year-olds Change is response to preschool operator concerns STAFF REPORT

After hearing from doctors, nurses, a flight team and administrators, Perlmutter reflected on the facility he calls “a jewel for the entire state.”

“This is one of just a few Level One Trauma Center’s in Colorado.

They take the hardest, most urgent kind of cases. And the T-10 room goes even beyond that.” he said.

Two weeks after issuing an order requiring students and staff to wear masks in all Jefferson County school and childcare settings to wear masks, JCPH Executive Director Dawn Comstock announced she was amending the order in response to public feedback.

The revised order, which was issued on Aug. 30, states that anyone age 3 and over who enters a school is required to wear a mask. Previously, masking had been required in schools and Childcare centers for everyone 2 and over.

Comstock said she decided to make that change after JCPH hosted a town hall with more than 60 childcare owners and operators in the county. During the town hall, JCPH received feedback on JCPH’s Public Health Order.

Two of the most common challenges with implementing the order were masking among 2-year-olds and maintaining six feet of social distance when children were unmasked during meal times, which the previous order also required.

“While JCPH’s original order follows guidance from CDC, the

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Perlmutter visits St. Anthonys Congressman visits amid latest uptick in coronavirus cases

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rep. Ed Perlmutter, CO-07, toured Lakewood’s St. Anthony Hospital

Sept. 2, getting a first-hand look at the state-of-the-art T-10 Operating Room (OR), Intensive Care Unit and Flight for Life operations.

Nurse, Karen Lee, said active lifestyles a lot of Coloradans lead keeps the T-10 OR busy. Traumatic brain injuries from climbing, hiking, cycling, skiing and other outdoor pursuits augment the usual car crashes and other emergent conditions.

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Jeffco first responders tackle Hurricane Ida Local search and rescue team deploys to help out in Gulf Coast

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Members of Colorado’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force One (CO TF-1) were activated Aug. 27 for an Aug. 28 deployment to Lafayette, Louisiana.

The 45 task force members and 3 incident support team members, hailing from 14 Colorado fire agencies, have been providing search and rescue efforts, conducting searches of structures and doing damage assessments in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The team is working in close proximity to where they deployed 16 years ago for Hurricane Katrina.

CO TF-1 drove through the night to reach their Gulf Coast destination.

After working two days in Lafayette, the team was reassigned to Grand Isle, Louisiana, a barrier island extremely hard-hit by the hurricane.

According to Rod Tyus, CO TF-1 Program Manager and West Metro

Members of Colorado Search and Rescue Task Force One (CO TF-1) work on a structure PHOTOS COURTESY OF WEST METRO FIRE RESCUE in the aftermath of Hurrican Ida in Louisiana.

Fire Captain, West Metro Fire Rescue is a sponsoring agency for CO TF-1, which is one of 28 FEMAdirected (Federal Emergency Management Agency) teams across the country.

Tyus, a veteran of almost 39 years with West Metro, goes back nearly 30 years with CO TF-1. He said volunteers in the group are specialists with a wide range of skills. There are 19 position classifications with jobs in planning, logistics, rescue,

search, communications, medical and hazmat.

Since its inception, CO-TF-1 has been deployed outside the state more than 20 times. Aside from hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, the task force has worked on highprofile incidents like the Oklahoma City Bombing and the 2003 Space Shuttle explosion. The most notable deployment for the team was being called upon to do search and rescue at the World Trade Center site after

An aerial view of damage caused by Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, La. COURTESY OF

9/11/2001. CO TF-1 has also been deployed six times within the state since 1997.

Funding for the task force is provided by FEMA. It covers dayto-day costs like administrative staff salaries, facilities lease and maintenance, training, and equipment purchase and maintenance.

It also covers personnel costs, travel costs, and other operational expenses.

Deployments typically last 14 days, Tyus said, but may be extended if necessary.

Motorcyclist dead after Work release inmate collision with semi on US 40 dies in custody Man found unresponsive on Aug. 31 STAFF REPORT

A Jefferson County work release inmate being housed in a community corrections program died on Aug. 31, according to Jeffco Sheriff’s Office press release.

Damion Jeffcastle White, 26, was found unresponsive in the early morning hours. According to the release, responders engaged in life-saving efforts

but could not revive White, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

White had been in custody since July 1 on a third-degree domestic assault charge. He was being housed in Intervention Community Correction Services, a private, nonprofit community corrections agency serving the criminal justice system. He was transferred to Intervention Community Correction Services on July 14.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is investigating the cause and manner of White’s death.

STAFF REPORT

A motorcyclist is dead following a collision with a semi on Highway 40 between I-70 and Heritage Road on Sept. 2.

According to Sgt. Denise Mehnert, officers who responded to the scene that afternoon determined that the motorcyclist had died. The initial investigation has

determined the semi was making a left turn onto the highway to go eastbound when it collided with the motorcycle, which was heading westbound.

Mehnert said officers have not yet been able to make a determination about fault in the accident as of press time. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office also had not identified the motorcyclist.

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Missing Golden woman found dead on Argos Trail Kap Soon Lee was last seen on Aug. 31 STAFF REPORT

A Golden woman was found dead on the Argos Trail on Sept. 2, about three days after she was reported missing by her family.

Kap Soon Lee, 76, was found at around 6:55 p.m. by someone recreating on the trail, which is located west of the old Heritage Square site in Apex Park.

Golden Police were notified on Aug. 31 that Lee had left her home at around 1 p.m. that day and had not been seen since that time. Lee lived in the Eagle

Ridge neighborhood off Heritage Road.

According to a post made to the city of Golden Facebook page on Sept. 1, Lee was known by her family to frequently walk on the trails around her neighborhood an in Apex Park.

Following Lee’s disappearance, police used canines and drones to search for Lee and conducted a full sweep of the Apex trail.

According to the Facebook post, Lee took medication for high blood pressure.

Golden’s Communications Manager, Emily Gedeon, said the police investigation is active and ongoing but foul play is not currently expected in Lee’s death.

Kap Soon Lee. COURTESY OF CITY OF GOLDEN FACEBOOK PAGE

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Now That the Summer Months Are Behind Us, How’s the Market Shaping Up for the Fall?

It has been a wild ride so far in 2021 — and the ride may be slowing, but it is definitely not over.

At right are some key statistics that I garnered from our MLS, REcolorado.com, for the 13 months ending August 2021, a timespan that allows us to compare this August with last August as well as the months since.

In creating the chart, I limited myself to listings within 15 miles of downtown Denver. That includes the entire metro area except for the city of Boulder.

The headings are pretty selfexplanatory except for the last three columns. “Ratio” is the ratio of closed price to listing price at the time of sale, which might, in the case of older listings, be less than the original listing price. “Med. DOM” stands for median days that the listing was “active” on the MLS. Half the listings went under contract in that number of days or less, and half of them went under contract in that number of days or more. “Ave. DOM” stands for average days that listings were active on the MLS, and it’s always higher than median days on the MLS because many

listings are overpriced and linger on the market before the price is lowered and the home goes under contract.

There are some numbers that are worth noting, but there are some numbers that are downright remarkable. We all know, for example, that the inventory of active listings is very low, but it’s notable that it is more than 40% lower this August than it was in August 2020, yet the number of sold listings is also lower by over 4% and the number of new listings is lower by 13%.

However, it’s also notable that the number of listings that expired without selling has plunged by over 43% from a year ago. More hard-to-sell and overpriced homes are selling before expiring.

Lastly, it notable that the median days before a listing goes under contract has barely risen, and that figure has been under 7 days now for over a year.

Those statistics are notable, but there are two statistics that are remarkable.

The first one is the ratio of sold price to listing price, which remains above 100% at 101.4%, although down from June’s

Integrity, for the Most Part, Still Rules in Real Estate We all need to be careful that we are not scammed. We see scams all around us — in our emails, phone calls, text messages, and snail mail. Seniors in particular are targeted for scams by people who have no shame about cheating someone out of their life savings.

Title companies warn buyers and sellers about wire fraud. Buyers have been known to get emails purportedly from their title company giving them the wiring instructions for their down payment or, in the case of a cash buyer, for the entire purchase price of a property they are buying, only to discover that they wired the money to a scammer on another continent where it can never be retrieved.

Time shares (or fractional ownership) is another area rife with misrepresentation and deceptive practices that can trap an unwary buyer in the purchase of something they don’t really want and can’t really sell.

And, yes, there are a few local real estate professionals who get disciplined by the Colorado Real Estate Commission for illegal or improper behavior.

But I have to say that overall I have been very impressed by the level of integrity that I encounter in this business.

Ask any Realtor, in particular, and he or she will probably tell you, as I can, that they can hardly recall a time when a fellow professional intentionally lied to them or misrepresented a client, listing or situation.

If, for example, I’m representing a buyer and the listing agent says there are three other offers and they’re all above full price, I’m confident in believing that to be true. I’ve completed hundreds of transactions and can’t recall one where I was told something that turned out not to be true or a fact withheld by the agent.

As an industry, we need to trust our fellow professionals, and I have found little or no reason not to. We are not just “honor bound” to be truthful. Being otherwise puts our very livelihood at risk, since any colleague or member of the public could report us to the Real Estate Commission, our MLS, or our Realtor Association, possibly resulting in a fine or even the loss of our license to practice real estate. I am glad that’s the case.

high of 104.6%. This is remarkable because it was only this February that the number rose above 100% for the first time, signaling the height of the bidding wars. The August figure indicates that many bidding wars are still happening — due in part, of course, to the limited inventory of active listings — but they are not as numerous or extreme overall.

I emphasize “overall” because bidding wars are still getting extreme in isolated instances where the home is outstanding in some way or is in a highly desirable area with little or no competing listings.

We are still seeing some homes sell for 40 to even 50% over their asking prices here and there. That includes in my home town of Golden.

So what, you may be asking, is the outlook for the fall and winter months?

If there is any seasonality left in the real estate business, it is that there are fewer new listings in the winter. You can see that was true last winter, with the low point being December. This makes sense, because few people want to put their home on the market during the holidays. That, however, only serves to keep the inventory of active listings even lower than during the summer time, yet the buying of homes continues year-round, with roughly as many closings happening in December as in November. Notice, in fact, that December was the only

month in the last 13 where the number of sold listings exceeded both the number of active listings and new listings.

We should stop thinking of spring and summer as the selling season, but rather as the listing season. Most sellers believe it’s the selling season, when in fact homes sell year road. In fact, winter could be the best time to put your home on the market because there are just as many buyers getting those MLS alerts that I wrote about last week, but there are fewer homes for them to look at. If you want to sell your home before next spring, you should not wait until next spring to put it on the market — but do take some nice exterior photos of your home now that can be used in the marketing of your home over the winter.

Mortgage rates could start to ease upward in the coming months, but that will only increase the market frenzy as buyers try to get ahead of further increases in interest rates. No one in the industry, however, is projecting a major increase in interest rates over the next 12 months.

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JCPH tried to convince schools to implement stronger mask policy JCPH head said superintendent was acting for political reasons

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A set of emails shows the frank and emotional nature of the discussions that took place between Jeffco’s top school and health officials about whether — and how — to require masks in schools, included efforts by the county health head to implore the school district to implement a mask requirement herself.

The emails came to light after an area parent filed an open records request for recent correspondence between the two organizations.

In one of the emails, dated July 28, Jefferson County Public Health Executive Director Dr. Dawn Comstock pleads with Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Dorland to issue a blanket mask order for its schools, saying the school district is in a better position to do so than the health department.

“You have 100% authority over all health and safety rules in your schools and complete control over enforcing them,” Comstock wrote to Dorland. “You have the ability to implement a mask order and to enforce it.”

Comstock then told Dorland that she would be willing to have Dor-

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land tell the public she pushed for the mask order.

“You also know I will support you 100% — I will even be willing to say I pressured you to make this decision so you can say you took action that you knew would protect students but would also protect the school culture, etc. in order to avoid having the public health authority dictate rules that would not be sensitive to the needs of students and their parents,” she wrote.

Concerned about court rulings However, Comstock also explained in the same email that she did not see it as sensible for JCPH to issue its own public health order regarding masks in schools because such orders are only supposed to be a last

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resort. She also expressed concern that the “current unpredictable courts” could rule against an order issued by JCPH and damage JCPH’s future authority in the process.

“You are choosing not to implement rules for purely political reasons,” Comstock also wrote. “You are bowing to pressure from misinformed parents in a way that clearly puts all of the students in your charge at unnecessary and unacceptable levels of risk.”

Comstock then said that if Dorland and the district failed to enact a mask requirement, they would be “undermining their ability to act and enforce all of their current and future safety rules.” In one particularly vivid passage, Comstock suggests that the district’s ability

to enforce other health and safetyrelated rules could be at risk.

“What happens when parents start sending their children to school with high fevers and whilst vomiting and refuse to come pick them up or to keep them home the next day because ‘it is my right to do what I think is best for my child’s health?’ ... What happens if parents begin sending children to school armed because they fear for their safety in this era of school shootings and do so touting the Second Amendment? If enough parents do so and those parents begin challenging your weapons bans in court you will have to turn to Colorado Department of Education, the State, or me to receive the authority to force compliance” “Heck, what happens if large numbers of students blatantly begin violating your dress codes or honor codes in ways you feel are bullying or otherwise detrimental to student wellness and when you try to suspend them they take you to court?”

Comstock promised a more sweeping order Comstock concludes the email by saying that if she did issue a PHO of her own for schools, it would likely go beyond requiring masks to include other steps that she deems necessary to best protect students, including a vaccination requirement for school staff, a weekly testing requirement for unvaccinated SEE SCHOOLS, P5

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students and a ban on indoor extracurricular activities.

“If I am going to take that step that will so damage the future authority of public health. I will do exactly what is truly needed to prioritize, emphasize, and protect in-person educational activities,” she wrote.

The 309 pages of emails, which were obtained via a Colorado Open Records Act request, do not include any further response from Dorland. However, in an email sent to Comstock earlier that morning, Dorland said she would “fully support a public health order that is put in place by a public health authority.”

“I continue to believe a local, state or national public health order is the best option to support our community and other communities with this issue,” Dorland wrote.

The July 28 email exchange came two days before the district release new masking guidelines requiring that all students 12-and-under be masked at school but allowing both vaccinated and unvaccinated students over 12 to be unmasked if they so chose.

Then, on Aug. 16, Comstock followed through on her promise to issue a public health order requiring masks for everyone 2-and-over in schools and daycare centers regardless of vaccination status (this has

since been amended to apply to everyone 3-and-over).

The order also requires that all faculty and staff either be vaccinated or face weekly testing. Unvaccinated students participating in extracurricular activities must also face weekly testing under the order.

However, the order stops short of mandating testing for all unvaccinated students (unless they are participating in extracurricular activities) and canceling all indoor extracurricular activities, as Comstock had indicated she might.

District, JCPH response Following the public release of the emails, Colorado Community Media reached out to both Dorland and Comstock to ask how they would approach and navigate their relationship going forward, particularly in regards to controlling the spread of COVID-19 in school.

“The district will continue to work to balance public health priorities, protocols and orders with ensuring we are meeting the needs of all Jeffco students with as much uninterrupted in-person learning as possible, and in continued service to our community,” Dorland said.

JCPH also provided the following more general statement on behalf of Comstock via email.

“The email under discussion was written by JCPH Executive Director Dr. Dawn Comstock to JPS Superintendent Tracy Dorland as part of ongoing conver-

sations about COVID-19 precautions in schools for the 2021-2022 school year and how to safely prioritize and protect in-person learning. This is only part of the extensive conversations that happened between Jefferson County Public Health and Jeffco Public Schools leaders in the midst of rising COVID-19 cases in Jeffco, Colorado and the country due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. Dr. Comstock stands behind the urgency and importance of the message conveyed in the email during this ongoing public health emergency.”

The emails between Comstock and Dorland have also been subject to extensive sharing and commentary on social media, particularly by those opposed to the mask mandate.

Republican State Representative Colin Larson, whose district encompasses a large portion of South Jeffco, was among those to express criticism of Comstock following the release of the emails. In a public statement Rep. Larson said he was “deeply troubled” by the correspondence.

“The dismissive and threatening tone of her emails combined with the clear disdain for parents and families who disagree with her is totally unacceptable in a public official especially one who is unelected and therefore unaccountable,” Larson said. “I urge the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to take action to ensure that JCPH leadership is acting appropriately and in the best interest of Jeffco citizens.”

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American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Colorado regarding appropriate ages for use of face coverings, we listened to those in our community who work with young children every day and have modified the age for required masking from age 2 and older to age 3 and older,” Comstock said in a JCPH press release announcing the change.

The requirement that six feet of social distancing be maintained during meal and snack times and while playing instruments has also been removed. It has been replaced with language stating that JCPH “strongly recommends” three feet of social distancing during these unmasked activities.

“JCPH acknowledges that not all school and childcare settings have sufficient space to ensure that children can be spaced at least six feet apart while unmasked during meal or snack times or while playing instruments,” reads the new amended order.

“JCPH therefore recognizes the need to balance the implementation of numerous viral mitigation strategies with the practical constraints of school and childcare settings.”

In the release announcing the amended order, Comstock thanked Jeffco schools and childcare facilities from taking the steps necessary to protect students from COVID-19.

“We want to be as responsive as possible to your feedback as we understand the need to balance the implementation of numerous viral mitigation strategies with practical challenges and constraints of school and childcare settings,” she said. “We admire the work you do and will continue to work toward our common goal of keeping kids healthy and safe.”

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JCPH says COVID-19 numbers trending in wrong direction in Jeffco Data show cases, hospitalizations increasing

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a statement published online on Sept. 1, Jefferson County Public Health listed several pieces of recent data that together suggest the COVID-19 is worsening across Jefferson County, with the majority of impacts now falling on unvaccinated residents.

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increases are new cases. According to the report, there were 767 new cases of COVID-19 in Jeffco from Aug. 24-29. That is a 68.2% increase from the same period last month, when there were 456 new cases from July 23-29.

Hospitalizations have also been increasing significantly, the report said. The 14-day rolling average for hospitalizations had doubled from 0.4 per 100,000 people from July 10-23 to 0.8 per 100,000 people from Aug. 10-23. There were 41 Jeffco residents hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 as of Sept. 1.

However, the data indicates the vast majority of both new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are in unvaccinated residents.

Of all new cases in the past two months, 83.5% were among people who were unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated. Similarly, 82.9% of the people hospitalized in the past two months were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.

Overall, 71.9% of Jeffco residents age 12 and over are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while another 5.1% are partially vaccinated. Given the increased transmissibility of the Delta variant, public health experts now estimate that at least 80% vaccination coverage is needed to reach

The JCPH reports includes the following prevention recommendations: Get vaccinated. To find a free COVID-19 vaccine close to home, any day of the week, at www.jeffco.us/vaccinesignup. Immunocompromised individuals who received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine are now eligible to get a third vaccine dose at least 28 days after their second dose.

Wear a mask indoors. The CDC recommends that everyone ages 2+ wear a mask in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status, in high or substantial risk areas.

If you have COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed, get tested.

If you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or if you have been exposed to COVID-19, get tested and isolate until you receive your results.

Get tested even if your symptoms are mild and even if you have been vaccinated. If your test is positive, continue to isolate for 10 days Add other layers of protection when possible. Social distancing, avoiding large crowds, gathering outdoors rather than indoors, improving ventilation (air flow) and regular handwashing are additional ways to prevent COVID-19.

herd immunity, according to the JCPH report.

The Delta variant, which spreads more than twice as easily from one person to another, is now responsible for nearly 100% of COVID-19 cases in Colorado.

“At this point in the pandemic, reading or hearing data about

COVID-19 can seem routine or intangible. In reality, these numbers represent our Jeffco community members — neighbors, parents, children, friends and coworkers — who are still suffering from this virus,” said Christine Billings, JCPH’s Head of Pandemic Response, in the report.

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Proposed Developer wants to build duplexes along West 50th Avenue Wheat Ridge development sparks debate

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A developer plans to seek county approval to rezone 4.2 acres of agricultural land along West 50th Avenue west of Eldridge Street so it can build nine duplexes there.

During an Aug. 30 community meeting, civil engineer David Theisen pitched the plan to rezone the site on the southwest corner of West 50th Avenue and Flora Street to a group of generally unenthusiastic neighbors. Theisen said the developer’s goal is to rezone the site to Residential 2 zoning, which allows single family homes and duplexes.

Theisen said the surrounding area is made up mostly of residential zoning districts with a few agricultural districts in the mix. He pitched the plan as one that would bring more housing to an area where it is often difficult to find.

“18 families will get a new home out of this deal and I think that is a really good thing for all of the people who are looking for homes right now,” Theisen said.

However, Theisen got an earful from several neighbors who said the project is not a fit for the community, which they feel has a low-density and agricultural feel and should remain that way.

That was the point raised by Danielle Burr, who argued that the integrity of the neighborhood

comes from its agricultural background and the many small farms and horse properties that give it so much character.

“I appreciate that packing as many people as you can into a five-acre property is very profitable,” she said.

“But I think in terms of the integrity of the neighborhood, people who have been here for as long time are really opposed to this because we’ve all experienced the traffic and the congestion from the building that’s already happening in the area.”

Area resident Jim Little then asked if there was a comprehensive plan for the area and if it would allow such development.

Jefferson County Planner Fritz Clauson, who is handling the rezoning case, said there is a comprehensive plan and that it recommends a density of 2.5 dwelling units per acre for the property. However, the density of the proposed duplex development would be 4.1 units per acre.

When a development proposal is higher in density than the area comprehensive plan calls for, the county planning commission and county commissioners consider several criteria, including the impacts of the proposed land use, how those impacts will be mitigated and any changes in circumstances in the area since the comprehensive plan was approved.

Little then stated that he is opposed to the development because it

exceeds the density allowed in the comprehensive plan.

“We didn’t move here to live in a high density neighborhood,” he said. “We moved here because of the open spaces.”

Another commenter, Joel Day, said he lived four parcels down from the proposed development and took issue with an assertion made by Theisen that there are other duplexes in the area, which he said is not true.

Day said he was concerned about the amount of development on his street, which has gone from 18 to 36 homes over 20 years, and the impact of duplexes on his property value.

“Duplexes typically become rental properties and rental properties are not going to help our resale value in this neighborhood, which we care about greatly,” he said. “And if you guys look, the houses behind you are multimillion dollar homes and I don’t think they want to look at duplexes either.”

Day argued that the developer should consider a development that would adhere to the comprehensive plan, which would allow for up to 10 detached single family homes on the site.

Following the meeting, the developer will have one year to formally apply to rezone the property. The rezoning application would ultimately be voted on by the county commissioners.

Planning commission votes to recommend the project move forward

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A mixed-use neighborhood along 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge was the main subject of interest during the Sept. 2 Planning Commission meeting.

At issue — the proposed development of a major subdivision consisting of 26 townhome units built

by StoryBuilt — an Austin, Texasbased development firm. Current zoning allows for the high-density construction project — 21 units per acre — but some neighbors don’t want another row of multi-story units blocking sunlight and increasing traffic.

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Study: 1st-time homelessness doubled in metro Denver over past year

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Every year, the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative conducts a “Point in Time Count” to determine how many people are experiencing homelessness in the Denver area.

This year’s report found a “drastic increase” in the number of people in the Denver metro area experiencing homelessness for the first time, a surge that surveyors attributed to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can read a snapshot of the report online at tinyurl.com/MetroDenverHomelessness. The full MDHI Point in Time report for 2021, which will include individualized data for Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, will be published this fall.

“In 2020 there were 1,273 people in shelters that were experiencing homelessness for the first time,” said Matt Meyer, MDHI’s executive director. “This year, that number doubled to 2,530 demonstrating the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the stability of our neighbors.”

This year’s survey was conducted on a single day in February. MDHI found that in the Denver metro area, 5,530 people were staying in shelters, about a 1,000-person increase from last year’s study, which was conducted before the pandemic started.

Benjamin Dunning with the advocacy group Denver Homeless Out Loud (DHOL) told Rocky Mountain

PBS that the true number of people experiencing homelessness is probably even higher.

Dunning explained that the pandemic made counting the number of unhoused people difficult, and that because the results of the Point in Time survey are self-reported, many unhoused people do not respond to the survey and are therefore not counted.

This year, MDHI did not include the number of unsheltered people in their study because of COVID-19. In 2020, there were 1,561 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the Denver metro area. Advocates believe that number has increased over the past year.

“The number of folks ... that are out on the street probably tripled,” Dunning estimated.

Nearly three-quarters of the people experiencing sheltered homelessness were staying in emergency shelters. MDHI said individual sheltered homelessness increased by 27 percent over the last year.

“Unlike other parts of the country where shelter space was decreased during COVID-19, our community worked diligently to meet this challenge and stood up additional shelter spaces to help ensure the safety of those who needed it most,” Meyer added. “We are incredibly grateful for the hard work and dedication of our providers in responding to increased need while crafting creative solutions to meet the demand for those experiencing homelessness.”

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Department of Housing Stability released a five-year plan to address problems surrounding housing and homelessness in the city. One of HOST’s 14 main goals is to reduce unsheltered homelessness by half.

“While the 2021 (Point in Time Count) did not include a count of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, due to the circumstances related to the pandemic, job loss experienced during the public health emergency increased the number of people living in unstable conditions and losing their homes,” the HOST plan reads.

The HOST plan also shows that there were more unsheltered homeless people in Denver last year

— nearly 1,000 people in Denver County — since at least 2014.

“We know that unsheltered homelessness has become a more visible presence in Denver even as we are sheltering more people nightly than ever before,” the authors of the plan wrote.

You can read the full five-year plan online at tinyurl.com/Denver5YearPlan.

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O’Rourke’s main takeaways since she launched Little Piece of My Heart in Loveland in 2018.

The store, which has a strong hippie bent, later expanded with locations in Fort Collins and Boulder.

Now it’s come south to Golden, where it opened its doors at 1235 Washington Avenue on Aug. 27. It’s a move that O’Rourke says she has had her eye on for some time.

“I grew up in Littleton and always came to Golden and it’s seriously probably my favorite city in Colorado,” she said. “I just love it.”

So what can visitors expect when they step into Little Piece of My Heart’s bright and colorful Golden interior? Offerings that run the gamut from bright floral dresses to Rolling Stones tour Tshirts to soy candles and bellbottom pants.

“I would say that we are a woman’s boutique with a free-spirited, retro vibe,” she said. “We have some cool vintage tees, some that are more Indie style, a lot of tie-dye and crazy powder. Lots of stuff with mushrooms on it, too.”

While Little Piece of My Heart leans strongly vintage, not everything in the store is from the past.

The store also stocks a variety of gift items that she said are all handmade by small businesses around the country.

But O’Rourke said that if there is anything that unites the store’s SEE STORE, P13

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Sarah Elizabeth Ball was one of multiple reviewers to compliment the shop’s positive energy.

“You’ll feel it the second you walk in” she said. “And everything in the shop is one-of-a-kind.”

Laura Leah Flores-Olsen put it perhaps even more simply.

“Everything from little gifts to give to sass to self-care,” she wrote.

“My favorite downtown shop.”

And if the shop’s first few days are any indication, Little Piece of My Heart will soon find its place in the downtown fabric.

“It’s such a welcoming community and that’s especially true of the small business owners,” she said. “And it seems like there is a real passion for small business in Golden which is great.”

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offerings, it is her focus on offering “the unique stuff.”

“It’s stuff that you don’t really see in other businesses,” she said.

“We’re kind of trying to celebrate edgy, free spirited women.”

That ethos is also reflected in the shop’s name, which is a nod to the song “Piece of My Heart” that was popularized when the Big Brother and the Holding Company band fronted by Janis Joplin recorded it in 1968.

O’Rourke said she has currently hired one employee for the store but is working to hire more. She said she’s also hoping to add men’s clothing to the mix in the near future.

While it remains to be seen how Goldenites will receive the store, several reviews on its Facebook page point to its loyal following up north.

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VOICES The elegant solution: thinking before speaking T here is a time and place for pithy remarks, sarcasm, and even bad jokes. OK, well maybe there is never a good time for bad jokes, but pithy remarks and sarcasm, absolutely.

The world has been dealing us some very serious situations. There are many among us who deal with serious situations through humor.

Whether we are trying to mask our own fears or concerns, and/or we are trying to lighten a mood for others around us, the smart play is to read the room first. Many a poorly timed great joke or spontaneous one-liner has been met with incredulity and awkward silence.

Many of us have found ourselves apologizing once we realized the impact that our comment or joke had on those around us. Having been that person who carelessly and thoughtlessly made a bad choice of words, and did so more than once, I know firsthand what it feels like to wish I could immediately take back what I had said.

Now I am not referring to political correctness where some of us get easily offended by the slightest offhanded remark or jab. I will reserve

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that for another column. What I am referring to here is having situational awareness and sensitivity to what is going on around us at any given moment.

In our haste we may think that is inMichael Norton something credibly funny, or harmless when it first pops into our head, not pausing to try and appreciate how it will be received by others. Even when we have the very best of intentions, poor timing coupled with even worse content could end up as a complete misfire.

You may feel like this is common sense. Maybe it is, let’s also remember that common sense isn’t always common practice. Again, learning this the hard way, I have taught myself to apply the 30-second rule.

Instead of focusing on being quick with a joke or punch line, I hesitate to make sure that what I am about to say wouldn’t be insulting or hurtful to those around me.

By the way, there is a difference between being offended and being insulted or hurt. If we were to worry about offending others each time we spoke, well we just might not speak at all anymore. We could all use a little adjustment to our offended meter, recognizing that all our differences and differences of opinion are what keep things fun and interesting. Just imagine if we all thought the same, looked the same, acted the same in every situation, how boring would that be?

Insulting or hurting others through our words is something completely different. It’s one thing if our poorly timed attempt at humor, lightening the mood, or trying to comfort someone else is done with the very best of intentions and falls flat. When that is the case, we can fix it by practicing the 30-second rule, pausing before we speak. However, when we know that what we are about to say could potentially be a mic drop moment for all the wrong reasons, that is when it becomes a problem.

Situational awareness coupled with proper etiquette is always seen as an elegant solution. I

think we still live in a country that honors free speech. Although our speech may be, it is incumbent upon as humans that coexist with one another to think before we speak, especially in moments where we have a knee-jerk reaction to shoot from the hip. And to increase our chances of providing an elegant solution and speaking the right words at the right time, maybe we can build or rebuild our own go-to word bank filled with words such as kindness, gentleness, grace, compassion, comfort, love and forgiveness.

Have you experienced a poorly timed joke or note of sarcasm?

Have you ever uttered words at the wrong moment that you wish you could take back? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we can remember to pause and think before we speak, it really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

Something to remember on 9/11 anniversary

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o you remember?

10 months earlier, we had just gone through one of the most contentious elections in American HITTING history. So close, in fact, that it HOME spawned six weeks of lawsuits, court cases, dueling supreme courts, and even a khaki pants mob. From it, we all learned the term “hanging chad.” But, eventually, it got settled, and we moved on.

Michael Alcorn Sound familiar?

Spring and early summer in Colorado were dominated by sports, of course. The Colorado Avalanche, with Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic, and Ray Bourque, made an historic run to win the President’s Cup (for the best regular season team) and, on the strength of two incredible performances

by Roy in games 6 and 7, won their second Stanley Cup. Television was in one if its best

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phases, as “ER,” “Friends,” and “West Wing” were all atop the ratings, along with “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”. At the theaters, it was all about the kids, as “Shreck, “Monsters, Inc.,” and “Harry Potter” dominated the box office.

Summer became contentious again, as all of our natural American political anxiety was turned to the issue of… Stem cell research. Remember that? All of the debate and angst about whether it was ethical to use embryonic stem cells for medical research.

Of course, the issue became moot not too many years later, when we discovered that we could harvest a person’s own stem cells and use them for a variety of therapeutic purposes.

One great example of science making politics obsolete. If only…

And then, one beautiful fall morning, we all realized how trivial all of our high dudgeon really was.

September 11, 2001, started out normal enough for me. Woke up to see my wife out of the house,

got myself showered and ready to go; woke up my oldest daughter, got her ready and planted in front of a movie with a bowl of Frosted Flakes; woke up the baby, and was right in the middle of changing a diaper when plane number two hit the Towers. Work was surreal that day, and life was pretty different after that.

On September 12, I don’t think any of us could have possibly imagined two things: one, that the US homeland would not suffer another catastrophic attack in 20 years; and two, that the “war” would’ve lasted 20 years and ended in a series of ignominious retreats. That is both a testimony to our greatness as a people, the courage of our military, the dedication of our intelligence community…

And the stupidity of our politics.

Bin Laden thought he could break America by attacking us. He was wrong — that galvanized us. It took social media, unfettered money in elections, bankruptcy and violence in our

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culture, Russian Psy-Ops, and a virus from China to push us to this breaking point.

Can we step back from this cliff? Can our ultimate rebuke of bin Laden, Russia, and the CCP still be in the cards?

I think so. I hope so.

But it’s going to have to start with a rebuke of all the extremists on every side of the American body politic. No matter what your tribe, your party, or your ideological bent, every time we reach for unreasoning victory instead of reasonable solutions, we only confirm what bin Laden believed about us.

You want to remember 9/11 properly?

Be better.

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Man vs Bear: Who Will Win the 20,000 Calorie Challenge?

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sk Will Tennyson how to arrive at 20,000 calories and this is what he would tell you: Breakfast: one dozen doughnuts, 2 McDonald McGriddles, 2 hash browns and 2 breakfast burritos.

Lunch: one jumbo 18” loaded pizza and a Firehouse Sub (the New York Steamer).

Snack: one cookie dough tube (baked), one pint of vanilla Haagen Dazs with chocolate sauce, one Three Musketeers bar and 3 bananas.

Dinner: 2 Cheesecake Factory entrees (spaghetti and meatballs and spicy cashew chicken) with white chocolate raspberry cheesecake.

A YouTube sensation, Tennyson uses humor and his own video footage to relay salient points about his experience with diets like paleo, vegan or OMAD (one rmeal a day). In November 2020, he declared his intention to consume 20,000 calories in one day.

Tennyson peers into the box of 12 perfectly round, sugary, deep-fried doughnuts and quips, “Cloudy with zero chance of survival.”

But when it comes to consuming 20,000 calories in one day, there’s a bigger, badder binger out there: the brown bruins of Katmai National Park in Alaska. These animals wait patiently in and along the fast-flowing Brooks River, simply opening their mouths or pulling their paws through the water. Out pops a 4,500 calorie sockeye salmon. This fatty gift makes for a fatty bear. Location, location, location.

National Park Service rangers have created Fat Bear Week that will start Sept. 29 and conclude on Fat Bear Tuesday, Oct. 5. In addition to voting during this weeklong tournament, there will be a series of online chats on explore. org featuring naturalist Mike Fitz.

Katmai park rangers learn more about the individual bears and Katmai’s healthy ecosystem.

Fat Bear Week creates a “MarchMadness style bracket pitting individual bears against each other. The public then votes to see who will advance each round.

Voting takes place over several

MORE INFO Check out Will Tennyson’s EPIC Cheat Day 20,000 Calorie Challenge: www. youtube.com/watch?v=M3PsoWJb3aI The official Fat Bear Week page: https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fatbear-week.htm Colorado Parks & Wildlife has information on living with bears at: cpw.state. co.us/Documents/Education/LivingWithWildlife/LivingWithBears.pdf days on explore.org. People may vote using any criteria they see fit. In the end, one bear will reign supreme.”

In 2020, nature lovers from around the world cast almost 650,000 votes, and 113 articles and media pieces were written about Fat Bear Week. From around the world, there were 2.5 million bear cam views. A bear simply called 747 (and nearly as big as one) was the 2020 champion, deposing 2019’s champ, a big fellow named Chunk. Will 747 keep his title for 2021?

Colorado might not have fat bear contenders, but it is imperative to remember that allowing bears access to food or purposely feeding bears on your property will not only endanger the bears, your pets and kids, and your neighbors but could earn you a hefty fine. Let wildlife be wild and that means bears need to eat the food nature intended, not at the garbage buffet.

This year, the number of bear reports has dropped from last year. Jason Clay, public information officer for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, stated, “As for the natural food sources, those have been good this year thanks to all the moisture we’ve gotten. When bears have plenty of their natural food sources, we see a decrease in bear conflicts. Last year at this time, Area 1 (which includes Evergreen) had 242 bear reports.

This year the area has only had 174.”

What does this mean for Will Tennyson? Perhaps he should stick to experimenting with protein shakes and military ration diets and leave the EPIC 20,000-calorie contest to the real champions.

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n Saturday, Sept. 11, Americans will pay tribute to those lost in the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history as they reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Like country star Alan Jackson’s song, “Where Were you When the World Stopped Turning,” many Americans to this day can remember exactly what they were doing when they heard the news that the World Trade Center had been hit by an airliner hijacked by terrorists. Americans still remember the fear, anger and sadness.

In Castle Rock, local firefighter Oren Bersagel-Briese said he had the day off and his pager sounded.

He ignored it, and a few minutes later, his pager, home phone and cell phone began going off. All firefighters were called in to Castle Rock Fire to be on hand.

At the time, Bersagel-Briese said his father, who worked with the International Organization of Firefighters, was visiting. Doing what they could, Bersagel-Briese said all the firefighters came together to help his dad organize how to handle the tragedy on a national level.

Bersagel-Briese, a fourth-generation firefighter, said after 9/11, he always felt a sense of duty to pay tribute and support for the firefighters and police officers lost that day.

In 2004, his efforts started on a small level with a handful of firefighters from Denver and Castle Rock getting together to stay fit and talk while climbing stairs.

As the tradition continued each month, in 2005 one of the firefighters brought up the idea of climbing specifically on Sept. 11. That year, five firefighters climbed 110 flights of stairs, representing the 110-story World Trade Center towers, where firefighters climbed on 9/11 to save

Firefighters in 2015 climb 110 flights of stairs, which is what firefighters faced on Sept. 11, 2001 to save lives in the World Trade CenPHOTOS BY TIMOTHY TONGE ter.

lives before the towers collapsed.

Besides a remembrance for lost comrades, Bersagel-Briese said, the annual event provides an opportunity to run a fitness exercise, raising the level of awareness for one of the highest firefighter priorities — physical fitness. More than half of the line-of-duty deaths among firefighters are heart-related incidents, he said.

Bersagel-Briese said in 2006, the group had 12 firefighters show up for what came to be known as the Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.

That year, Bersagel-Briese said, the participants realized they were on to something that could become a bigger event.

In 2007, the Denver 9/11 Memorial Climb grew to 250 participants from all over the U.S. In 2008, the number or participants was capped at 343, which Bersagel-Briese said represents the number of firefighters who died on 9/11.

SEE FIREFIGHTERS, P17

In 2018, a total of 343 firefighters from Denver, Castle Rock and nationwide suited up to participate in the Denver 9/11 Stair Climb.

Say ‘I Do’ to the return of musical theater COMING ATTRACTIONS

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hroughout the bulk of the pandemic, many of us have really buried ourselves in nostalgia to find some escape. And for a lot of us, there are few things more comforting than a good love story. Add in some music, and there you go.

That’s exactly what the Arvada Center is bringing to audiences with the return of indoor musical theater on Friday, Sept. 10 with its production of “I Do! I Do!” The show is brimming with human feeling and the kind of connection many have been missing.

“Our audiences have been without theatre for almost two years and it was important to me to open the season with something

that was smaller and more intimate,” said director Rod A. Lansberry. “Something our audiences could relate to and connect with and yet not be overwhelmed with a big splashy musical. Something that is warm and comforting.”

The show runs at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Sunday, Oct. 10. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. on Wednesday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 28, all patrons aged 12 and older must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination before attending indoor seated performances. Those who are unable to receive the vaccination must in-

stead provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of your performance start time or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within six hours of the performance start time.

The two-character musical by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (the team behind “The Fantasticks”) follows the story of a wedding and marriage that lasts more than 50 years. During those decades the couples endure the peaks and valleys that are part of every long-term relationship.

In an ingenious bit of casting, the Center is featuring two real-life married SEE READER, P17

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Memorials allow personal reflection, in-person ceremonies planned

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Whether attending a special remembrance ceremony, or taking a personal moment alone, there are several ways to pay respects on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

For example, Castle Rock Com-

FIREFIGHTERS FROM PAGE 16

Each year, every firefighter scaling the stairs at a high-rise building in downtown Denver is given a tag with the name and information of a fallen firefighter from 9/11.

“We encourage the firefighters to then call the family of the

READER FROM PAGE 16

couples with alternating weekly schedules: Twyla and Johnny Wilson, or locals Adriane Leigh and Marco Robinson.

“Casting the show needed two strong actors that could not only portray a married couple but actually take us into the reality of a real married couple learning from each other during the process,” Lansberry said. “It is the same basics of the piece, but each couple brings their own experience and interpretation that gives it a slight twist from the other couple.”

Perhaps surprisingly, despite the fact that it’s the first inside theater in a year and a half, Lansberry said the process for putting together the show remained largely unchanged.

He described it as getting back on a bicycle and seeing if everyone could

munity Relations Manager Melissa Hoelting said the Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department has several options for residents to choose from.

To take part in personal reflection, Hoelting said residents can stop by two 9/11 memorials in town. The two memorials are located at Station 151, 300 Perry St., and the Public Safety Training Center, at 303 Malibu St. These are always open to the public, Hoelting said.

Thanks to the work of local firefighter Oren Bersagel-Briese, the memorial at the Public Safety

Training Center was officially put in place in 2021 after six years of work.

The steel-box column recovered from Ground Zero that is now on display weighs 350 pounds and took years to be built into a proper memorial. After the memorial was completed, Bersagel-Briese, a Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department division chief at the training center, said, having a piece of Ground Zero in Castle Rock is an honor.

Bersagel-Briese said he chose the training center for the new memorial because it is a place

where both firefighters and Castle Rock police officers come to train, noting that on 9/11 both police and firefighters ran to the World Trade Center together to save lives.

Hoelting said the public is also welcome to attend an in-person remembrance ceremony in conjunction with the Veterans Memorial Run. The ceremony will begin as soon as all of the runners have completed the run, which is slated to be between 2 and 3 p.m. This ceremony will be held at Station 152, 485 Crystal Valley Parkway.

firefighter they are running for,” Bersagel-Briese said. “They call and let them know they have not been forgotten.”

Now, in its 16th year, the annual stair climb has gained national attention as departments all over the U.S. have started hosting similar events. In a normal year, BersagelBriese said, there are more than 16,000 firefighters paying tribute to lost comrades on 9/11.

Bersagel-Briese said the Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is only

for firefighters. For the general public to pay tribute, a public stair climb event is hosted at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre each year.

The Red Rocks Stair Climb, 911stairclimb.com, is limited to 1,200 participants this year.

From the start, Bersagel-Briese said, the annual climb has always been about paying respects to the fallen comrades of 9/11. It was not about money, he said.

However, as the event grew bigger and gained more national

attention, the annual event started generating funds. Proceeds go to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which provides funding to help firefighters who survived 9/11 but are now being diagnosed with cancer and other illnesses directly related to the attacks.

Over the years, Bersagel-Briese said, more than $7 million has been contributed to helping New York firefighters and their families.

still ride. But there never really was much doubt.

“I also hope they leave with the realization of how much they have missed theatre as a part of their lives,” he said. “It’s been a hard couple of years and we’re still faced with challenges every day but I feel it is important to give our audiences a chance to get out and enjoy a part of their lives that has been missing.”

For tickets and information, visit https://arvadacenter.org/events/ido-i-do.

and Friday and 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday.

Attendees will get to peruse works in a variety of mediums, including 3D collages, sculptures, landscapes and more. Get more information at www.regis.edu/news/2021/regislife/08/art-faculty-exhibition.

the spine-tingling event at https:// cofohorror.com/get-tickets/.

Check out the talent at Regis College Art Faculty Exhibition Every four years Regis Fine and Performing Art Department’s professors host the Regis College Art Faculty Exhibition to show just what its teachers can do.

The free show is open to the public through Friday, Sept. 24 at the O’Sullivan Art Gallery, located east of the Main Hall at Regis, 3333 Regis Blvd. in Denver. It’s open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday

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Celebrate the shivers at Colorado Festival of Horror The inaugural Colorado Festival of Horror event celebrates all the thrills and chills (and laughs) of the genre at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Central Park, 4444 N. Havana St in Denver. The event runs from Sept. 10 through 12 and features a cadre of notable guests, including 80’s horror star Brinke Stevens, Ed and Marsha Edmunds from the Travel Channel’s “Making Monsters,” Hollywood concept artist Xander Smith and more.

In addition to film screenings, there will be vendors, panels, workshops and even after-hours activities.

Passes and tickets are available for

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Death Cab for Cutie at Red Rocks Washington state’s Death Cab for Cutie is one of those rock groups that have been in my life longer than they haven’t. During the more than 20 years of the group’s existence, they’ve retained their ability to make music that’s both catchy and insightful. And they still put on quite the show. After so much time off the road, I’d wager all that energy will make for a fantastic night.

The group will be performing at the Red Rocks amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, with alt-pop wizard Perfume Genius opening, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. Get tickets at www.redrocksonline.com.

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

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Pay your respects at America’s COVID-19 Memorial STAFF REPORT

The Biennial of the Americas is an organization headquartered in Denver that aims to develop collaboration and partnership across borders and highlight Colorado as a state that is

deeply connected to the Americas.

The group’s Americas COVID-19 Memorial exhibition opened Sept. 3 at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. It features works from 21 commissioned artists and award winners.

From 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, the museum and organization will host “ConnectArte: Biennial Curator & Artist Talk,” a discussion of the power of art to assist in working through grief.

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found the developer has met all code requirements and voted to recommend the approval of the project.

The proposed project, named Judy, will be located at 5785 W. 38th Avenue (38th and Eaton Street).

The area is mixed use, including commercial, restaurant, high-density and single family residential.

Along with the townhomes (four buildings with four to eight units in each), curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements will need to be made.

The plan also also calls for a 20-foot green-space buffer separating the townhomes from residential housing to the north.

The City’s Engineering and Plan-

ning divisions had both found the site plan approvable. City staff has recommended approval of the project.

StoryBuilt’s Director of Acquisition and Development, Chris Auxier, says his company focuses on “Boutique, Infill development,” choosing sites where the “neighborhood is an amenity.” He said the the site was attractive to StoryBuilt because of the momentum, growth and interest currently happening in the neighborhood. Auxier expects the price of units in the subdivision to be in the $550,000 to $750,000 range.

During the open comment portion of the meeting, privacy, traffic, density, height of the proposed buildings and parking were all raised as possible red flags. Comments on the Wheat Ridge Speaks website tended to oppose the development.

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365 DAYS OF ETERNITY A year after her sons were killed a mother reflects on what’s lost and wonders what remains

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The first thing you notice about Frankie Wikoff is how tiny she is. At 4’11”, she doesn’t look like she weighs more than 100 pounds, soaking wet.

The second is the quiet melancholy — a profound sadness that permeates every conversation you have with her.

She says she doesn’t sleep much anymore — a statement backed up by 2:30 a.m. emails and texts in which she questions the randomness of life, wondering why things ended this way.

When her sons, Damian and Dillon Wikoff, were gunned down in a Walmart parking lot in Lakewood last year, it wasn’t just a story of two young lives meeting a tragic end.

It was the tragic end to an equally tragic beginning — a story that started with guns and violence and ended the same way nearly 18 years later.

Much of what happened in-between, according to Frankie, was just life. A lot of unremarkable moments, the kind we can all relate to — a family that loved, fought, hurt, laughed, cried like other families. But in some ways, they weren’t like most families.

Frankie Wikoff stands in front of her apartment in January 2021, five months after her sons were killed PHOTOS BY BOB WOOLEY while selling a gun to other teens.

They never really could be.

Because before Dillon, the youngest of the Wikoff boys was born, his path, like that of his infant brother, toddler sister and young mother, was forever altered by one mad night.

2002 Frankie’s husband, Leon Clark Wikoff (he went by Clark), was just 26 years old in the early morning hours of Oct. 7, 2002.

According to a synopsis obtained through Denver Police case files, officers were dispatched at 1:30 a.m. that morning to investigate reports of shots fired on West 46th Avenue. On the way, officers encountered a green Ford Explorer driven eastbound on West 49th Avenue at a high rate of speed. The driver was Clark Wikoff, after leaving a bar following a night of hard drinking and cocaine use, as

A grieving mother holds a photo of herself and her sons.

toxicology reports would later show.

According to the incident report, the officer in pursuit attempted to pull the Explorer over and was fired upon by the driver. A chase ensued, ending when the Explorer pulled into the parking lot of a Motel 6 at 3050 W. 49th Avenue. At the motel, Clark Wikoff is alleged to have continued firing at the officer.

The report explains what happened next.

“The suspect exited his vehicle while it was still running, ran into the motel complex and went up to the second floor on the south side of the motel, continuing to fire his gun at Officer Engelbert,” it said. “Officer Engelbert then returned fire, striking the victim. The victim turned his gun on himself, put his gun in his mouth and fired.”

Wikoff’s shootout with police and subsequent suicide happened in front of room 231.

Inside room 231, a sleeping Frankie Wikoff, five months pregnant, awoke to the sound of gunfire. She said when she heard the gunshots, she was scared her husband was coming back, gun blazing, to shoot her.

They’d had a nasty argument before he left the room that evening and she said he’d put the barrel of a pistol in her mouth and threatened to kill her.

The shooting continued. Someone was yelling. She says she gathered up Damian, still an infant, and her young daughter, Trinity, and laid on the floor out of fear.

Moments later, she heard voices on the balcony in front of her room and looked out the window, finally seeing what had happened.

At 3:55 a.m., police would interview Frankie about events leading up to the deadly confrontation. Many of her answers that night were vague.

She didn’t divulge a lot of what had happened over the days and weeks leading up to that fateful night.

She didn’t tell them of her husband’s alleged abusive behavior, or that she’d left him because of infidelities. She didn’t tell them he’d coerced her into returning to him under threat of violence or about the gun he put in her mouth the day before.

She didn’t speak about the knot on her head she says he’d left her with.

She didn’t say much about serious charges she says he was facing at the time (for an affair with an underage member of Frankie’s family).

She’s not sure why she didn’t tell them more that night but says it must have been fear and shock.

August 23, 2020 Dillon Wikoff got off work early

that night. Otherwise, he would have been in the middle of his shift at King Soopers, unable to make a planned gun deal. Frankie says he came home, and she fed him dinner.

“He went to walk out the door and turned around and I gave him a kiss,” she said. “And then he wiped it off and I said boy, you’d better stop wiping off my kisses. I told him to be safe. And he said I’ll see you in a little bit, mom. I love you.”

Damian was working at Qdoba until late. He planned to use his dinner break to meet up with his brother, Mendoza, Banks and others (juveniles who can’t be publicly named) to sell the gun.

Within moments — 10 minutes from the time Dillon wiped away that kiss, the Wikoff brothers lay dying in a parking lot.

August 2021 It’s been a year now.

For Frankie Wikoff, it’s been an eternity — ironic, because time has little meaning to her since that day.

On the evening of Aug. 23, 2020, her sons, just 11 months apart in age, met up in the parking lot of a Walmart store on Wadsworth Boulevard and Colfax Street in Lakewood.

They had gone there to sell a gun to another teenager. The gun in question, bought and assembled from an online kit, was the type of firearm commonly referred to as a ‘ghost gun.’

Ghost guns have gained notoriety of late, for among other things, being unregulated and untraceable.

The Biden administration has discussed banning the sale of them.

But the odds of any gun legislation are long.

This, however, isn’t just a story about guns. It’s an all-too-familiar American story of generational violence, substance abuse and the vicious cycle keeping jails and court dockets full.

Prosecutors allege the teens charged with the Wikoff murders, Michael Mendoza and Marqueil Banks, never intended to buy the gun — that their plan was to steal it from the Wikoff brothers all along.

Frankie thinks their plan was to kill her sons.

Facebook messages introduced as evidence in court proceedings form the basis of the State’s theory.

In arrest affidavits obtained from Colorado’s First Judicial District, Mendoza and Banks claim they felt threatened by the Wikoffs, and Banks shot them in self-defense.

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WIKOFF FROM PAGE 20

Ultimately, a jury will decide in murder trials that won’t begin for at least another year. But for Frankie Wikoff, regardless of what happens, it will be too little too late.

The aftermath Frankie clears a spot on the sofa and apologizes for the clutter. It’s a frigid January day. Art supplies, canvasses, tubes of paint, beads, markers and ashtrays full of cigarette butts are scattered across the couch, coffee table and floor. She says it’s been hard to concentrate on making art, but it’s one of the only things helping her get through.

The apartment Frankie now shares with her daughter, Trinity, is only a few minutes’ drive from the Walmart where her boys were killed. It has cinder block walls and a wood-burning fireplace that saw its share of action over the past winter.

The smell inside the living room is reminiscent of a campfire.

Frankie raised the boys as a single mother. But says despite everyday challenges and some rough years when things fell apart to such a degree the boys ended up in foster care, she never thought they’d be involved with guns.

“I didn’t even allow them to have guns as toys when they were little,” she says. “I never liked guns or being around them.”

For most of their childhood, the Wikoff brothers didn’t know much about their father. Certainly not the way his life ended or the downward

spiral that preceded that fateful night.

Against Frankie’s wishes, her mother, terminally ill in 2014, took it upon herself to tell Trinity, Damian and Dillon everything about their father and his demise.

Frankie says she wanted to wait and tell them when they were older and could better understand.

“I just wanted them to know their father loved them,” she said.

Weeks later, her mother passed away. Frankie says she never lived to see the path of destruction her kids started down after hearing the news about their dad.

“They weren’t hurting anybody else, but their behavior was just outrageous,” Frankie says. “They were just doing what they weren’t supposed to be doing — not going to school, ditching, drinking, staying out late. It made them rebel against authority and dislike police. At the same time, Trinity started running away from home.”

An incident with one of her children led to an eviction from the family’s apartment. According to Frankie, the situation spiraled out of control with all three of her kids’ behavior issues and her drinking. eventually, Child Protective Services came knocking.

“Everything was falling apart,” she said. “Just everything.”

Her daughter, Trinity, moved in with an older sister (A daughter Frankie had given birth to as a teen).

But Damian and Dillon were placed in foster care.

Within a few years, the family was able to pull itself back together.

Reunited, they resumed life as a tight unit. The boys, funny, kind,

generous and according to Frankie, downright goofy most of the time, had a close-knit relationship with their older sister, Trinity. They held down jobs and avoided major scrapes with the law.

“They were like 5’4” or 5’5” — they were tiny,” Frankie said. “Damian was slender and lanky like my mom.

He looked taller than he was. They were little guys. They weren’t intimidating by any means.”

She said Damian weighed around 120 pounds. Dillon may have been 10 pounds heavier.

Today These days, Frankie Wikoff wants desperately to find some meaning in all of the loss — some justification for the pain.

She believes her sons, who mostly grew up in Arvada, were in way over their heads. That they may have thought they were tough guys. But they wouldn’t have expected other teenagers to do anything in a well-lit parking lot of a major store before it was even dark outside, except pay them for their gun.

She wants justice for her sons, but at the same time, has empathy for the accused. She worries that locking up teenagers with no real plan for rehabilitation will just create a more violent, experienced repeat offenders. Marqueil Banks, the alleged shooter who killed her sons, was on parole at the time the Wikoffs were killed. Others implicated in the shooting had prior run-ins with the law as well.

Fully cognizant of the role she played and remorseful, as a parent whose children got themselves into a dangerous situation they wouldn’t

get out of alive, Frankie still wants accountability for others who played a part in this tragedy.

And that is where this story comes back to guns. Because aside from just being unregulated and untraceable, ghost gun kits allow the buyer to build anything from a Glock replica to an AR-15 or AK-47, with no background check, no waiting period and no limit on how many you can buy. They’re legal for purchase because technically, they’re not considered firearms. The lower receiver of the gun — the part where the trigger mechanism is — in ghost gun kits, is unfinished.

But with basic tools and some ingenuity, they can be machined into fully functional weapons by anyone with the will and access to YouTube, where videos of how to finish a ghost gun abound. Frankie said her sons used simple tools like a hacksaw to finish the one they made.

“YouTube should have those videos banned,” she says. “You’ve got strict laws on alcohol and tobacco, but a kid can go and purchase a gun and have it delivered to his door.

There wouldn’t be laws regulating alcohol and tobacco if underage kids didn’t get into things they weren’t supposed to.”

She thinks the cheap, easy access to guns for young people lacking the understanding or maturity to responsibly handle them, has cost her family dearly.

To Frankie, talk of Second Amendment rights and Discussions about the constitution have little practical value when grieving mothers are burying their kids or seeing them locked up in jails for senseless acts of violence.

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Families being priced out of local housing market ‘California problem’ is impacting inventory and prices

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It is no surprise that local families are feeling frustrated and burned out in the current housing market, as national economist Elliot Eisenberg says Colorado is going through a “California problem.”

In January, Eisenberg, of econ70.com, compared the Colorado housing market to a car cruising down the interstate. Before the pandemic in 2019, all signs were stable and cruise control was set at 65 mph. In 2020, it slowed down to about 25 mph. In 2021, the market spun out of control, hitting 95 mph.

There are several factors contributing to the current market conditions, but mostly, it is the “California problem,” Eisenberg said.

“For a long time, the California problem stayed in California,” Eisenberg said. “But now it is coming to Colorado as people in California are saying ‘hell with it.’

The housing prices are too high, taxes are too high, the cost of living is ridiculous. They are jumping ship and heading to Denver.”

The problem, Eisenberg said, is

that Colorado was already falling behind in building enough homes.

Add in a continually growing population and the market becomes a problem, he said.

According to the Denver Metro Real Estate Market Trends Report for July, Colorado’s population increased by about 50,000 people between July 2019 and July 2020. From 2010 to 2020, the state grew by about 760,000 people, the eighth-highest growth rate in the U.S. Jill Schafer, a member of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR) and agent for Kentwood Real Estate, said there is an incredible lack of inventory across the Denver metro area’s 11-county market, which includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Park counties.

Schafer said with population increases, local families are being forced to “drive until they find something they can afford.” Schafer explained a ripple effect, using her son as an example. He and his family could no longer afford the increased cost of homes in Denver, which meant driving south.

He was lucky to land in Castle Rock, Schafer said, but by the time he moved in, his home value had already increased by tens of thousands of dollars.

Shawn D., who requested that his last name not be used for work-related reasons, said his

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family of five are currently living in a rental home in Highlands Ranch. Shawn said the “insane” housing market along the Front Range has him and his wife questioning their move to Colorado from Florida two years ago.

Shawn said they sold their Florida home for $280,000, making him feel like they had a good down payment and would be fine in moving to Colorado. Instead, they have been met with one letdown after another. Shawn described a market where they get on waiting lists for new housing developments that only become a lost cause.

Shawn, who works in downtown Denver when he is not working remotely, wanted to buy in Highlands Ranch. When that became too difficult, they started driving all over. Shawn said they have put offers on homes in Castle Rock, Evergreen, and anywhere else they could in the Denver metro area. They even considered homes in Bailey, which were also overpriced, he said.

Adrian Espinoza, a Coldwell Banker real estate agent in Lakewood, said inventory is the biggest issue for clients looking for a first home, or families and couples looking to upgrade.

Espinoza said on any given day across Front Range, there are 5,000 homes up for sale. In a normal market, he said there should be between 20,000 and 30,000 listings. The lack of inventory cuts options for clients and drives prices higher.

In January, DMAR estimated there were more than 24,000 active listings along the Front Range.

In July, there were just over 3,000 homes up for sale.

A Zillow report estimates home values along the Front Range have increased by an average of 20% from the same time last year. In Douglas County, the median home price is $656,281, a 20.1% increase from 2020. In Jefferson County, the median home price is $584,544, a 21.8% increase. Arapahoe County has the lowest increase, with the median home price of $490,501, a 16.3% increase.

Espinoza said the problem with the reports listing median home prices that seem reasonable is that there is not enough inventory to sustain those numbers. Espinoza said in Castle Rock alone, homes are being scooped up so quickly and above asking, that there are few choices in the $600,000 range.

Espinoza represents Courtnee Lamb in Castle Rock. Trying to sell her current family home to move into a bigger home with extra property has been a nightmare, Lamb said.

“We put our home up for sale and it is at two weeks on the market,” she said. “No one expected that, which means when we are putting contingency offers for homes we want to buy. Sellers do not want to because a bigger cash offer will likely come later.”

Lamb described a market where she and her husband submit an offer $40,000 above asking price one night, only to be outbid by someone offering $80,000 above asking

the next morning.

Lamb said they like Castle Rock and want to make sure their children remain in the same school, but the housing market is driving them to look in Elizabeth, Franktown and Colorado Springs.

Espinoza said he advises his clients to wait if they can, hoping something will become available in the area where families want to live. But he admitted the current market is creating a lot of stress and frustration.

Shawn said one of the most frustrating parts of trying to find a home is that it feels like families like his are no longer welcome in the Denver metro area.

Eisenberg said Shawn is not wrong. As Californians make a lot of money selling their homes and move to Colorado, they have the funds to spend.

“You have really rich people coming to a market where prices are great and spending an extra $80,000 above asking price is no big deal. It means nothing to them,” he said.

As Californians keep moving to Colorado and other states, the housing market is changing, Eisenberg said. That means the drive to affordability for current families means shifting to housing searches farther south in Pueblo or heading out of state to Kansas or Idaho, he said.

Shawn said he signed another one-year lease on his rental home, noting that it came with a 3% increase. In the next year, Shawn said if his family cannot find a suitable home along the Front Range, they will leave the state.

“I definitely feel like I have been priced out of my ability to grow and make this a longtime home,” he said. “If this market stays this way, people are going to leave. It is unhealthy, unstable growth.”

Eisenberg said there are other factors driving prices and inventory.

Eisenberg said citizens fight growth. They want to preserve open space and push for less housing developments. However, that means not enough homes are going up to stabilize the market, he said.

“The Denver housing market has become one of the most expensive markets in the country,” Eisenberg said. “Politicians want to keep their jobs, so they don’t push for more housing. But the only solution is to build more homes.”

Schafer said another factor is people are staying in the homes they have. Families see the market and decide to stay put. Older couples who would normally downsize are staying put because they cannot afford the rising cost of a townhome or condo.

Eisenberg said when the average cost of a townhome or condo goes above $350,000 older couples cannot scale down and single young professionals and couples cannot move into the buyer’s market.

In the end, Eisenberg said the reality is current Coloradans will start relocating to places like Boise because it is considered the new Denver.

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Colorado is home to thousands of soldiers and airmen, many of whom deployed to Afghanistan over the past 20 years — some of

whom did not return or came back mentally and physically scarred by the conflict.

The Taliban takeover of the South Asian country has left those veterans battling mixed emotions about their sacrifice. Some are frustrated that their service may have been in vain while others are elated to see U.S. troops leaving what they feel was a hopeless war.

“This is a challenging time for U.S. combat veterans as we grapple with the meaning of the last 20

years and your service and your sacrifice,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Centennial Democrat and a veteran of the Afghanistan war, said Aug. 16 during a news conference. “You stood up, you raised your right hand and you served your country when you were called to do so and you should be proud of that. You made a difference in the lives of many people.”

Nearly 2,500 American troops were killed in Afghanistan through April, including 40 who were from

Colorado and 95 who were stationed at Fort Carson, per a Colorado Sun analysis. Members of the military stationed at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora and Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs also were killed in America’s longest war.

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‘It absolutely was worth it’ In June 2012, David Ortiz was an Army helicopter pilot flying a mission in eastern Afghanistan. He was tasked with checking out a report that the Taliban had deployed a Russian heavy machine gun.

During the trip, the aircraft’s engine exploded and the Kiowa Warrior he was flying crashed.

“My memory cuts out at about 20 feet from the ground,” said Ortiz, who is 39 and lives in Littleton. “I woke up three to five minutes later, dust in the air. I was feeling hot. I was covered in metal.”

Ortiz quickly realized that he had a spinal cord injury. He also had a fractured cheekbone and ribs, a laceration to his skull and a collapsed right lung. “I knew I was in bad shape,” he said.

Ortiz spent months in the hospital as he recovered from his injuries. He lacks sensation and muscle control below his waist because of the crash.

In 2020, he was elected as a Democratic state representative in Colorado, representing parts of Littleton and Centennial.

Ortiz is feeling frustrated with the Biden administration and how it handled the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

“I was optimistic,” he said. “We’ve been there for 20 years. I believed that we had done what we had needed to do to train the Afghan National Army. I believed that leadership wouldn’t be making this decision unless we could leave Afghanistan

a stable country that could fight against the Taliban. Clearly that was not the case.”

Ortiz doesn’t buy that the war in Afghanistan had to end this way, or that the U.S. had to pull out at all.

He pointed to Japan and Germany, where the U.S. has had troops since World War II. The American military still has a large presence in South Korea, too.

“I feel like this administration stubbornly stuck to their decision and to talking points and to political campaign processes more than the reality on the ground. It’s been disgusting for me to see, quite frankly,” he said.

He said his “heart breaks for the Afghan people. It especially breaks for the women and girls who are going to have to live under this oppressive regime.”

Ortiz, who was medically retired in May 2016 as a chief warrant officer, still strongly believes in what the U.S. military accomplished in Afghanistan.

“It absolutely was worth it,” he said of his sacrifice and the sacrifice of his fellow soldiers. “We have not seen a 9/11-style attack on our shores since 9/11, and that is no small part because of their sacrifice. That is directly correlated to the fact that we took the fight to them and we took the fight there for 20-plus years.”

He’s proud of the Afghan women and girls who were able to get an education because of the U.S. presence.

“Do not listen to the privileged who got to grow up here and spent most of their time in a relatively wealthy and safe country,” he said. “What you did mattered, even if it only lasted for 20-plus years. Your sacrifice was definitely worth it.”

Vets ‘could have told you this would happen’ One of the things that sticks out most from Tony Adams’ deployment to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010 was the 5-year-old girl he tried to save after she was caught and wounded in a gun battle between the Afghan National Army and the Taliban.

“Probably one of the harder things I had to do,” said the 39-year-old who lives in Colorado Springs.

But there were moments that he looks back on with happiness, like his work to reopen a school that had been shuttered by the Taliban, and how he and his comrades ensured that Afghans could vote freely.

“I don’t think my time there was poorly spent,” he said.

Still, Adams, who was a sergeant in the 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Carson, admits that the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan has left him with “a lot of complex feelings.”

He can’t help but wonder if his time in the country was for naught.

His thoughts turn to the friend whose legs were badly injured when an improvised explosive device went off.

That man still may lose his foot.

“I think a lot of people wonder if it’s worth it,” he said. “It’s hard because I think most veterans could have told you that this would happen if we pulled out.”

messing around up there,” he said.

Now, with the country falling back into Taliban hands, the 31-year-old who lives in Aurora thinks the U.S. should stay the course with its withdrawal.

“I don’t see a reason to send more troops over there to retake a place that can’t take care of itself,” Smith said.

Smith, who reached the rank of corporal, said he and other Marines were told their mission in Afghanistan was to train Afghan troops so they could operate on their own and then the U.S. could leave.

“We seemed to never leave them alone,” he said. “We should just pull out and leave them alone. They’ll never stand on their own. We’re just wasting not only resources, but American lives to help them do something they’ll never do.”

As a Marine, however, he said what’s happening in Afghanistan is frustrating.

The Afghan province where Camp Bastion is located — the base where Smith worked and survived a deadly Taliban attack — was captured by the Taliban.

“Something you fought for and cared for and you wanted to see stay safe isn’t anymore,” he said. “That time you put in almost seems like it was a waste. Almost like you did it for nothing.”

‘We should just ... leave them alone’ Matthew Smith always had his doubts about why the American military was in Afghanistan, even when he was deployed to the country in 2012 as a Marine working in aviation logistics.

“I never understood why we were

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No. 10 Golden stays hot with win over Green Mountain

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Golden’s football team is out to a 2-0 start for the first time since the 2018 season.

“We have a different mindset this year,” Golden senior Dalton Summers said after the Demons pulled away from Green Mountain in the second half Friday night at the North Area Athletic Complex. “We don’t want to lose a game, that’s for sure. We want to play our best football every game.”

Summers scored a pair of secondhalf touchdowns to help give the No. 10-ranked team in Class 4A a solid 35-14 victory over a tough 3A squad in Green Mountain (1-1 record).

“This was a big game for our kids because it’s a cross-town rivalry,” Golden coach Jared Yannacito said.

“We wanted to come out with intensity. Hats off to Green Mountain.

They are a tough team that is very well-coached.”

The Demons had the same intensity they had in their huge Week 1 victory over Broomfield at the NAAC. Golden junior quarterback Jazel Riley hurt the Rams with his arm and his legs in the first half. Riley hooked up with senior Tobias Trujillo for a key 32-yard catch to set up the Demons first touchdown. Riley scored on a 16-yard touchdown on the opening drive.

Riley closed out the first half with an 8-play, 80-yard drive. The first-year starter was 6-for-7 passing on the driving, including a big 40yard connection with senior Eddie O’Sullivan. Riley scampered into the end zone with less than a minute to

Golden senior Tobias Trujillo (3) slips away from the tackle attempt by a Green Mountain defender during the first half Sept. 3 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Demons improved to 2-0 on the season with a 35-14 victory over the Rams.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

play in the first half to give Golden a 14-6 lead at halftime.

“Ever since June we’ve been practicing these plays over and over,” Riley said. “We have been building a foundation and coming together. As a team we are doing amazing.”

Green Mountain’s lone first-half score came with a price.

The Rams had a 10-play, 52-yard touchdown drive. Rams’ sophomore back-up quarterback Blake Weslin scored on a 3-yard run to cap the drive, but Green Mountain starting

quarterback Zachary Wallace got hurt on a 22-yard pass completion to junior Donnie Carney that put the Rams’ on Golden’s 1-yard line.

Wallace returned for one series SEE GOLDEN, P28

A-West softball gets back on track, defeats Golden

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GOLDEN — After a bit of a stumble following a 7-game winning streak to start the season, Arvada West’s softball team got a muchneeded victory Tuesday afternoon.

“I’m proud of us after just one day of practice — after things not going well Saturday — they took the corrections we made yesterday and put it into effect today,” A-West coach Brenna Millikan said. “They flushed Saturday, but still took something from it to use to our advantage here today at Golden.”

The Wildcats dropped just out of the CHSAANow.com Class 5A rankings this week after suffering back-to-back losses Aug. 28 against Windsor and Columbine to end the Erie/Broomfield Tournament last Saturday. Giving up a 4-run lead in the seventh inning to rival Columbine gave the Wildcats a sour taste to end last week.

A-West got back in the win column with an 11-1 victory in six innings against Golden on Tuesday.

“We went to practice yesterday and worked on the little things,”

A-West senior catcher Vivienne Schack said. “Like keeping our tempo, working our momentum and not letting the other team get carried away.”

The Wildcats’ hitting stayed hot cranking out 17 hits over six innings. A-West (8-2 record) scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this season.

“That is what we have really done well in our wins,” Millikan said of putting the ball into play. “Pass the bat onto the next kid and score as many runs as we can.”

Schack, along with fellow senior Hunter Huddle and sophomore Mac Ferguson had three hits each for the Wildcats. Junior Kendall Mulvaney drove in the first run with a groundout that scored junior Peyton Raley from third base.

A-West scored a trio of runs in the third and fifth innings. Schack had a 2-run double in the fifth inning to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 7-1.

“We had team at-bats today,” Schack said. “We weren’t going for the long shot or over the fence. We wanted to get the bat on the ball and SEE SOFTBALL, P33

Golden freshman Madeline Stubenrauch (1) forces out Arvada West junior Kendall Mulvaney (5) at second base during the non-league game Aug. 31 at Golden High PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS School.

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Green Mountain junior quarterback Zachary Wallace (4) weaves his way through Golden defenders during a run in the first half Sept. 3 at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Rams couldn’t keep pace with the Demons. Golden took a 35-14 victory.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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in the second half, but Weslin got most of the snaps after halftime. “(Wallace) is a great leader for us and super tough,” Green Mountain coach Jesse German said.

German admitted the outcome could have been different had Wallace not been injured. The hope to get the Rams’ starting quarterback healthy for Green Mountain’s homecoming next week against another undefeated 4A opponent in Standley Lake.

“We know we can get into the playoffs if we win our conference,” German said. “We want to go through a gantlet before we get there. We want to be battle tested. We are focusing on the process. We need to find ways to get better.”

Golden got better in the second half against Green Mountain. Riley hit senior Josh Torrey for a 23-yard touchdown to push the Demons’ lead to 21-6. Summers finished off the scoring with a pair of secondhalf touchdowns.

“I went into halftime a little (mad) because it’s a big game for me. I wanted to make a statement today,”

Summers said. “I grew up playing against a lot of those Green Mountain guys in lacrosse and football.”

Green Mountain’s lone score in the second half was a defensive score. Sophomore George Soppe had a scoop and score midway through the fourth quarter to make the final score 35-14.

“The scoreboard didn’t go our way tonight, but we have only a couple of seniors,” German said. “Our word right now is maturely. We’ve got a ton of sophomores and some really good juniors too. Kids are stepping up.”

Golden will attempt to stay undefeated as it hits the road for the first time this season. The Demons face Skyline (1-0) next Friday night.

“It’s hard to give credit to just one guy,” Yannacito said of Riley who has been a big difference maker for the Demons through two games.

“The line is blocking well. The running backs are seeing the holes well.

The quarterback is making plays.

The receivers are getting yards after the catch. We need to continue to get better.”

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.

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September 9, 2021 Columbine senior Seth Cromwell (34) breaks into the open to the joy of the Rebels’ sideline during the first half Sept. 2 at Jeffco Stadium. Cromwell finished the night with 16 carries for 216 yards and four touchdowns in the Rebels’ 52-21 victory over Cherokee Trail.

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No. 3 Columbine rumbles past No. 9 Cherokee Trail

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — The story continues to be the same year-after-year …

Columbine is pretty at running the football, maybe the best.

Longtime Rebel football coach Andy Lowry doesn’t look to mix in the latest offensive scheme trend. Three yards and a cloud of dust is just fine with him.

“It starts up front and our backs and blocking for each other,” Lowry said.

“We have our commitments as backs.

No. 1 is you better block and No. 2 is you have to carry out fakes, after that you have to take care of the football.

Our guys are working hard. Those guys all had great nights.”

Columbine showed off its latest version of its classic physical running attack Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium in a top-10 showdown against Cherokee Trail. The No. 3 Rebels took care of business with a 52-21 victory over the No. 9 Cougars.

The Rebels (2-0 record) scored seven rushing touchdowns with senior Seth Cromwell and junior Tyree HayesTrusty leading the way. Cromwell and Hayes-Trusty combined for 34 carries for 414 yards and six touchdowns on the night.

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SOFTBALL FROM PAGE 27

move the runners around. The little things really do matter.”

The Wildcats had six hits in the top of the sixth inning to grab a 11-1 lead. Schack drove in her third run of the game with a bloop single that scored what would be the final run of the game in a 4-run sixth inning.

Ferguson finished off the complete-game victory on the mound for the Wildcats in the bottom of the sixth inning. Despite a leadoff walk in the bottom of the sixth, the sophomore worked out of the jam allowing her defense to do the work. Sophomore Kelsie “Mo” Johnson made a diving catch on a line drive for the final out.

“I think I wasn’t trusting myself all the way,” Ferguson said of her pervious few outing in the circle. “This game was different because I put a lot of trust in my team. They got outs for me.”

The lone run Golden scored was a solo home run by senior Caitlyn Stevens to start the bottom of the fourth inning. The Demons did have some score chances, but stranded eight runners.

“Mac’s growth and maturity this season as a sophomore is what I’m most proud of her,” Millikan said. “She has come so far in her mental game. She goes out there with a plan and

Arvada West sophomore Mac Ferguson watches her double in the gap during the Wildcats’ road victory against Golden on Aug. 31.

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a focus. Her composure on the mound is keeping our defense composed as well.”

Golden (2-6) hits the road Thursday, Sept. 2, to face another 5A Jeffco team in Lakewood.

A-West is at Chaparral on Wednesday before returning home to host No. 8 Cherokee Trail on Friday. The losses over the weekend might have dropped the Wildcats out of the rankings, but that is something A-West isn’t worried about.

“Honestly, as a senior stats and rankings don’t matter to me,” Schack said. “I think the heart and the integrity of a team matters more.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2100020 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 2, 2021, 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 Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) United by ECH, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) River Bend Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt River Bend Corporation Date of Deed of Trust October 23, 2018 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 26, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2018097947 Original Principal Amount $260,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $260,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SODA LAKES ROAD, FROM WHENCE THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1 BEARS NORTH 14°50'50" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 592.40 FEET (BASIS OF BEARINGS BEING THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, SAID LINE BEARS NORTH 01°50'19" EAST, AND MONUMENTED ON BOTH ENDS BY 3" PIPES WITH BRASS CAPS 'D.W.D.'); THENCE NORTH 85°11'14" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 82.34 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 13°21'52", A RADIUS OF 238.39 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 55.61 FEET; THENCE NORTH 71°49'22" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 17.97 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 12°43'19", A RADIUS OF 197.08 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 43.76 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84°32'41" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 40.06 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 16°43'52", A RADIUS OF 152.34 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 44.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 67°46'54" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.26 FEET TO A POINT ON THE BOUNDARY OF STATE HIGHWAY C-470, DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 267, REV. 4, RECORDED JUNE 27, 1989, AT RECEPTION NO. 89055010; THENCE FOLLOWING SAID BOUNDARY THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES: 1. SOUTH 67°31'35" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 71.71 FEET; 2. NORTH 71°09'15" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 150.00 FEET; 3. SOUTH 18°20'38" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 283.67 FEET; 4. SOUTH 07°18'21" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 495.57 FEET TO A POINT 50.00 FEET NORTH OFTHE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1; THENCE SOUTH 89°08'40" WEST, PARALLEL WITH SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 47.48 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SODA LAKES ROAD, AND THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THAT PARCEL DESCRIBED AND RECORDED JANUARY 30, 1985, AT RECEPTION NO. 85009147; THENCE FOLLOWING SAID WESTERLY BOUNDARY THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES: 1. ALONG THE ARC OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 6°36'37", A RADIUS OF 1392.85 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 160.69 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 36°11'59" WEST; 2. NORTH 39°30'17" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 360.80 FEET; 3. ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 5°24'47", A RADIUS OF 1315.00 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 124.24 FEET; 4. NORTH 44°55'04" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 204.22 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SODA LAKES ROAD, AND ALONG THE ARC OF A NONTANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 14°55'49", A RADIUS

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NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 10/07/2021, via remote, web-based auction service, 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. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

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 2 p.m. on Thursday, 09/30/2021, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript 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: 06/02/2021 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert Graham #26809 Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP 360 S. Garfield Street, 6th Floor, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 333-9810 Attorney File # 3121.0128 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. J2100020 First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2100025 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 10, 2021, 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 Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Colorado Homes, LLC, A Colorado Limited Liability Company Original Beneficiary(ies) River Bend Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt River Bend Corporation Date of Deed of Trust March 16, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 27, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021066323 Original Principal Amount $150,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $150,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 48, 49, 50, 51 AND 52, EXCEPT THE SOUTHERLY 5 FEET OF LOTS 49 AND 51, BLOCK 3, SUBDIVISION NO. 6, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 2, 1925, IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 11-A OF THE RECORDS IN THE CLERK AND RECORDER’S OFFICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO. COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 21049 Cedar Lake Road, Golden, CO 80401.

First Publication: 8/19/2021 Last Publication: 9/16/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript 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: 06/10/2021 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert Graham #26809 Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP 360 S. Garfield Street, 6th Floor, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 333-9810 Attorney File # 3121.2000 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. J2100025 First Publication: 8/19/2021 Last Publication: 9/16/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2100028 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 28, 2021, 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 Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Saltaway Properties, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) Equity Trust Company custodian FB0, Gary L. Berz, IRA, a 41.14% undivided interest & Yatsu Funding Group, L.L.C., a 58.86% undivided interest, TSAOA as their interests may appear Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Equity Trust Company custodian FB0, Gary L. Berz, IRA, a 41.14% undivided interest & Yatsu Funding Group, L.L.C., a 58.86% undivided interest, TSAOA as their interests may appear Date of Deed of Trust April 30, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 06, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019035042 Original Principal Amount $243,100.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $243,100.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 8, WESTMOOR ACRES, EXCEPT THE EAST 292.5 FEET THEREOF, AND EXCEPT THE SOUTH 80 FEET OF THE WEST 138.87 FEET OF SAID LOT 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1980 Iris Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.

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

has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

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 2 p.m. on Thursday, 10/21/2021, via remote, web-based auction service, 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. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 09/30/2021, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, 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: 9/2/2021 Last Publication: 9/30/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript 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: 06/28/2021 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert Graham #26809 Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP 360 S. Garfield Street, 6th Floor, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 333-9810 Attorney File # 03018.0035 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

First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript 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: 06/02/2021 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5575 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7190-970 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. J2100028 First Publication: 9/2/2021 Last Publication: 9/30/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice NO. J2100023 First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2100023 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 2, 2021, 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 Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Thomas Wilkinson, LTD., a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) ALOHA CAPITAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PS Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation Date of Deed of Trust December 21, 2018 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 31, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2018116424 Original Principal Amount $862,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $862,500.00

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2100027 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 28, 2021, 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 Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Beatrice K. Peyton Original Beneficiary(ies) Credit Union of Denver Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Credit Union of Denver Date of Deed of Trust July 08, 2010 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 15, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2010060740 Original Principal Amount $74,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $56,487.50

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.

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 6, North Bowl at Gennesee Correction Plat No. 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 45, BUILDING NO. 12, ARBOR GREEN TOWNHOMES, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD DECEMBER 13, 1972 IN BOOK 3 AT PAGE 23, AND CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR ARBOR GREEN TOWNHOMES RECORDED DECEMBER 4, 1972 IN BOOK 2452 AT PAGE 125 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Affidavit of Scrivener's Error Recorded on May 5, 2021 at Reception No. 2021070238 to correct the legal description of said Deed of Trust as follows: Lot 6, North Bowl at Genesee Correction Plat No., 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 24187 Genesee Trail Rd, Golden, CO 80401.

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 May 5, 2021 at Reception No. 2021070238 to correct the legal description of said Deed of Trust as follows: Lot 6, North Bowl at Genesee Correction Plat No., 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein,

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein,

Also known by street and number as: 8778 Chase Dr #45, Arvada, CO 80003.

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 2 p.m. on Thursday, 10/21/2021, via remote, web-based auction service, 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

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Public Notices the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/ First Publication: 9/2/2021 Last Publication: 9/30/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript 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: 06/28/2021 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Iman Tehrani #44076 Holst, Boettcher & Tehrani, LLP 514 Kimbark St., P.O. Box 298, Longmont, CO 80502-0298 (303) 772-6666 Attorney File # Peyton 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. J2100027 First Publication: 9/2/2021 Last Publication: 9/30/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2100029 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 28, 2021, 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 Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) KARA MICHELLE GRKINICH Original Beneficiary(ies) MAGNIFICO CAPITAL, LLC, a Florida limited liability company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MAGNIFICO CAPITAL, LLC, a Florida limited liability company Date of Deed of Trust April 29, 2020 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 11, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020052653 Original Principal Amount $675,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $675,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 23, BLOCK 1, WEST WOODS RANCH PARCEL A, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6805 Terry Ct, Arvada, CO 80007.

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 2 p.m. on Thursday, 10/21/2021, via remote, web-based auction service, 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. https://liveauctions.govease.com/ First Publication: 9/2/2021 Last Publication: 9/30/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript 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: 06/28/2021 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Douglas W. Brown #10429 BROWN DUNNING WALKER FEIN PC 2000 South Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363 ' Attorney File # 4379-001 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. J2100029 First Publication: 9/2/2021 Last Publication: 9/30/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2100019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 2, 2021, 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 Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) JM Diamond, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company Original Beneficiary(ies) River Bend Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt River Bend Corporation Date of Deed of Trust January 14, 2020 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 15, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020006041 Original Principal Amount $465,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $465,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Plot 8, Except the South 75 feet thereto, as previously conveyed in Deed recorded April 5, 1948 in Book 597 at Page 340, and the South 13 feet of Plot 10, Warner & Arnett's Gardens, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 4970 Dover Street, Arvada, CO 80002.

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 2 p.m. on Thursday, 09/30/2021, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript 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: 06/02/2021 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert Graham #26809 Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP 360 S. Garfield Street, 6th Floor, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 333-9810 Attorney File # 3121.0198 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. J2100019 First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

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Interested persons are invited to appear at said hearing. Petitions and remonstrances may be filed with the City Clerk, 911 Tenth Street, Golden, CO 80401, or emailed to Deputy City Clerk Stacy McClure, smcclure@cityofgolden.net no later than Thursday, September 16, 2021.

Legal Notice No. 411282 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Arvada Housing Authority (AHA) invites developers of property in Arvada, CO to submit proposals for participation in the Housing Choice Voucher Project Based Voucher Program (PBV).

The objectives of this allocation are to 1) Expand housing options for low-income individuals and families with special needs 2) To preserve affordable housing, for low-income individuals and families with special needs that are at risk of being eliminated due to lack of a funding source 3) To increase the supply of affordable housing for individuals and families who are chronically homeless and 4) To increase the supply of affordable, accessible housing for person with disabilities.

If applicable, all financing of project costs and operating expenses will be the responsibility of the owner. Rents that are established for the project will be commensurate with other comparable rents for similar rental units in the areas in which the project is located. In all cases, however, rents cannot exceed the maximum allowable HUD Fair market Rent published for Jefferson County.

The PBV units will be leased to eligible low-income households referred by AHA or to eligible tenants in occupancy of the unit at the time of the submission of the proposal. Rental assistance is available for a total not to exceed 7 units. AHA reserves the right to award less than the maximum vouchers available or requested.

Note: Participation in the PBV Program requires compliance with Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Requirements, and Federal Labor Standards will apply to eligible projects.

Proposal documents can be obtained from the Arvada Housing Authority’s website: Website: https://arvada.org/residents/city-neighborhoods/ section-8-housing-choice-voucher-program All proposals should be submitted via email to dkothe@arvada.org. Only proposals in response to this invitation will be accepted for consideration.

Owners/Developers will be notified by letter of the acceptance or rejection of their proposals. AHA will also publish its notice of selection of PBV proposals on the Arvada Housing Authority website as well as the Arvada Press. All proposals MUST be received no later than 5:00 P.M., Monday, October 18, 2021.

Questions can be directed to Dena Kothe at dkothe@arvada.org or 720-898-7476 Legal Notice No. 411259 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Legal Notice No. 411301 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission scheduled for October 5, 2021 at 6:15 p.m., Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider the Rezoning, PUD Development Plan for Animal Assisted Therapy of Colorado, approximately located at 7275 Kipling St. Unit A and Unit B. Members of the public may attend. To submit written public comment to be considered by the Commission, email comments to cedboardsandcommission@arvada.org by 5 p.m. on 10/4/2021. Additional information can be obtained from https://www.arvadapermits.org/etrakit3/search/ project.aspx?activityno=DA2020-0143.

CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Legal Notice No. 411289 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE The following variances from the Land Development Code (LDC) have been requested: VAR2021-0001, Steve and Johnson Way, to construct fence along the Southwest when Section 4-7-2-1 of the height to six feet.

Terri Nelson, 6260 a ten-foot-tall, solid (rear) property line LDC restricts fence

A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Board of Adjustment on September 28, 2021, at 6:15 p.m. Members of the public may attend. To submit written public comment to be considered by the Board, email comments to cedboardsandcommission@arvada.org by 5 p.m. on 9/27/2021.

Additional information can be obtained from https://www.arvadapermits.org/etrakit3/search/ project.aspx?activityno=VAR2021-0001.

CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT /s/ Meredith Kapushion, Secretary Legal Notice No. 411290 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

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Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN LIMITED LIABLITY STRUCTURE FOR THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE OF BIG SLICE II LLC D/B/A: ANTHONY’S PIZZA AND PASTA CO-24 5324 WADSWORTH BYPASS UNIT A ARVADA, CO 80002

District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 720-772-2500

Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing authority for a Change in Limited Liability Structure for the Hotel and Restaurant liquor license of Big Slice II LLC, d/b/a Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta CO-24, located at 5324 Wadsworth Blvd. Unit A, Arvada, CO, whose proposed controlling officer is: Tyler Bishop, Applicant, 5324 Wadsworth Blvd. Unit A, Arvada, CO, United States.

The license would allow for the Change in Limited Liability Structure for the existing license of Big Slice II LLC d/b/a Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta CO-24, 5324 Wadsworth Blvd. Unit A Arvada, CO 80002.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a virtual meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021. The application was submitted on June 14, 2021.

For further information call Sarah Walters, Deputy City Clerk, at 720-898-7544.

Dated this 9th day of September, 2021 /s/ Sarah Walters Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Legal Notice No. 411292 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado, that Guild Café LLC, d/b/a Golden Game Guild, has applied for a Beer and Wine License to sell Malt and Vinous liquors for consumption on the premises of the licensee only, at 1209 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401.

Owners are Gabrielle Mann and Ryun Valdez, 1109 9th St Apt 6, Golden, CO 80401. Application was filed with the Authority on June 10, 2021.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9215 RALSTON ROAD, ARVADA, COLORADO

The Golden Local Licensing Authority has scheduled a public hearing on this application for Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at a meeting beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO. In the event the public hearing becomes virtual, notice will be posted on the agenda page of the city website and access information will be provided.

activities. Pursuant to § 25-15-318.5, C.R.S., once the EURs have been finalized, they are binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons using or possessing an interest in the land. CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft EURs. A copy of the proposed EURs and a legal description of the affected property is available online at https://www.colorado.gov/ pacific/cdphe/solidwaste-public-notices. All comments must be submitted to Fonda.Apostolopoulos@State.co.us by October 11, 2021.

Arvada Urban Renewal Authority and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to impose binding environmental use restrictions (EURs) on the property located at 9215 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado. The EURs ensure continued protection of human health and the environment due to residual contamination above State standards from a former dry cleaning operation. The restrictions prohibit the use of any groundwater from the affected land, require installation of vapor mitigation systems in new construction, and require implementation of a materials management plan during excavation

In re the Parental Responsibilities concerning: G.L.D. Petitioner: AMANDA MICHELLE DELGADO and Respondent: RYAN JAMES WELLS and Respondent: MURRAY GLEASON Dane Torbenson, #29860 Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC 9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, CO 80112 Phone Number: 720-473-8000 FAX Number: 1-866-557-1561 E-mail: dtorbenson@kch-law.com Attorneys for Respondent Case No.: 20DR836 Div.: 14

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Sale: 21-002086 DENNIS B. GREEN, Plaintiff, v. JOHN MOORE Defendant.

Regarding: Section 10, Township 03, Range E 69, Qtr NE, Subdivision CD 411800, Kimbrough Heights Subdivision, Lot 13, County Of Jefferson, State of Colorado. Also known as 6251 Carr Street, Arvada, Colorado, 80004 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 Division of the Sheriff's Department of Jefferson County, Colorado at 10:00 o’clock A.M., on the 14th day of October, 2021, at the 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 1520, Golden Colorado 80419. 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.

THE WINNING BIDDER IS REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF THE SALE OR THEY WILL BE DEEMDED TO HAVE WITHDRAWN THEIR BID. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Judgment is in the amount of $14,457.47.

If the borrower believes that a lender or servicer has violated the requirements for a single point of contact in C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 or the prohibition on dual tracking in C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, the borrower may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General at the Colorado Department of Law, Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building, 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor, Denver, CO 80203, 720-508-6000 or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, P.O. Box 2900, Clinton, IA 52733-2900, 855-411-2372, http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/; or both, but the filing of this complaint will not stop the foreclosure process.

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM RE: Sheriff Sale of Real Property under Judgment Lien and Writ of Execution, pursuant to Court Order and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. County of Jefferson, State of Colorado This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated September 24, 2020, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by DENNIS B. GREEN, the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on November 9, 2020 at 2020147397 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a judgment for contractual damages entered by the County Court on September 24, 2020, which establishes a judgment lien for the benefit of Dennis B. Green against real property legally described as follows: Section 10, Township 03, Range E 69, Qtr NE, Subdivision CD 411800, Kimbrough Heights Subdivision, Lot 13, County Of Jefferson, State of Colorado. Also known as 6251 Carr Street, Arvada, Colorado, 80004 You may have an interest in the real property being affected or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. For the purpose of paying off, curing the default, or redemption as provided by the aforementioned laws, intent must be directed to the attorney or the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Division. A Notice of Intent to Cure filed pursuant to Section 38-38-104 shall be filed with the officer at least fifteen calendar days prior to the first scheduled sale date or any date to which the sale is continued. A Notice of Intent to Redeem filed pursuant to C.R.S. Section 3838-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight business days after the sale.

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.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT MURRAY GLEASON: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the petition filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the petition may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the petition in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the petition without further notice.

This is an action for allocation of parental responsibilities.

Dated: August 25, 2021

You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine which requisite procedures and provisions control your rights in the subject property.

The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Dennis B. Green, 1901 W. Littleton Blvd, Littleton, CO, 80120, 303 454-3703.

DATED: July 6, 2021.

Jefferson County Sheriff By: Sergeant Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff Jefferson County, State of Colorado Legal Notice No. 411023 First Publication: 8-19-2021 Last Publication: 09-16-2021 Published In: Golden Transcript

s/ Dane Torbenson Dane Torbenson, #29860

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 411250 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 30, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Summons by Publication District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401

Public Notice COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2017CV030566, Division/ Courtroom 5A

Quiet Title To A Portion Of An Unnamed Platted Road Case No. 2021CV030786 John McEnroe and Katherine and Jonathon Leduc claim title to an undeveloped road labeled

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Public Notices “Unnamed Street” in the Stanley Park Subdivision in Jefferson County that borders lots 194-195, 202-208 and a portion of lot 209.

All persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. If you fail to do so, judgment by default may be entered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

Legal Notice No. 411107 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV030334, Division/ Courtroom 5 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM DUTCH RIDGE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v.

JANET PCHALEK; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER; CITY OF LITTLETON - FINANCE DEPARTMENT; and GERALD DITULLIO AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, Defendant(s).

Regarding: Lot 92, Block 1, Dutch Ridge Subdivision Filing No. 1 Exemption Survey No. 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 9246 W. Ontario Drive Littleton, CO 80128 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff's Department of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado at 10:00 O’clock .A.M., on the 7th day of October 2021, at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy. Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419-2040, phone number 303-271-6580.

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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $8,656.27.

If the borrower believes that a lender or servicer has violated the requirements for a single point of contact in C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 or the prohibition on dual tracking in C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, the borrower may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General at the Colorado Department of Law, Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building, 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor, Denver, CO 80203, 720-508-6000 or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, P.O. Box 2900, Clinton, IA 52733-2900, 855-411-2372, http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/; or both, but the filing of this complaint will not stop the foreclosure process.

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM RE: Sheriff Sale of Real Property under Decree of Judicial Foreclosure, pursuant to Court Order and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., County of Jefferson, State of Colorado This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated May 19, 2021, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by DUTCH RIDGE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on October 19, 2018 at 2018095640 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Dutch Ridge Filing Number One recorded on March 24, 1983 at Reception #83025522 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Dutch Ridge Homeowner's Association, Inc. against real property legally described as follows: Lot 92, Block 1, Dutch Ridge Subdivision Filing No. 1 Exemption Survey No. 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.; And also known as: 9246 W. Ontario Drive Littleton, CO 80128 You may have an interest in the real property being affected, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. A notice of intent to cure filed pursuant to section 38-38-104 shall be filed with the officer at least fifteen calendar days prior to the first scheduled sale date or any date to which the sale is continued. A notice of intent to redeem filed pursuant to section 38-38-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight business days after the sale. For the purpose of paying off, curing the default, or redemption as provided by the aforementioned laws, intent must be directed to or conducted at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Division, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy., Golden, CO 80419-2040.

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. You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take

appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine which requisite procedures and provisions control your rights in the subject property.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the attorney. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Kate M. Leason, Esq., Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999.

DATED: June 15, 2021.

Jeff Shrader, Sheriff Jefferson County, Colorado By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff

Lakewood, CO 80226 You may have an interest in the real property being affected, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. A notice of intent to cure filed pursuant to section 38-38-104 shall be filed with the officer at least fifteen calendar days prior to the first scheduled sale date or any date to which the sale is continued. A notice of intent to redeem filed pursuant to section 38-38-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight business days after the sale. For the purpose of paying off, curing the default, or redemption as provided by the aforementioned laws, intent must be directed to or conducted at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Division, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy., Golden, CO 80419-2040.

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.

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM

You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine which requisite procedures and provisions control your rights in the subject property.

THIRD VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v.

JOHAN SEDELL; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; and JERRY DITULLIO AS JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Defendant(s).

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the attorney. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Kate M. Leason, Esq., Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999.

Legal Notice No. 411123 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Published In: Golden Transcript Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV030050, Division/ Courtroom 2

Regarding: LOT 57. BUILDING 8, SECOND AMENDED VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSES FILING NO. 3, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED OF RECORD FEBRUARY 24, 1981 AS RECEPTION NO. 81012560, TOGETHER WITH THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS OF VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSES FILING NO. 3, AS RECORDED JANUARY 31, 1974 IN BOOK 2588 AT PAGE 932, AND AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS RECORDED APRIL 19, 1978 AT RECEPTION NO. 78034424, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 410 S. Balsam St., Lakewood, CO 80226

DATED: June 15, 2021.

Jeff Shrader, Sheriff Jefferson County, Colorado By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 411122 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Published In: Golden Transcript

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

STATEMENT AND DEMAND FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff's Department of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado at 10:00 O’clock .A.M., on the 7th day of October 2021, at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy. Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419-2040, phone number 303-271-6580.

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.

TAKE NOTICE that a Demand has been filed with The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company in accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes, Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive as follows, to wit: STATE OF COLORADO) COUNTY OF JEFFERSON)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $11,022.53.

If the borrower believes that a lender or servicer has violated the requirements for a single point of contact in C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 or the prohibition on dual tracking in C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, the borrower may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General at the Colorado Department of Law, Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building, 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor, Denver, CO 80203, 720-508-6000 or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, P.O. Box 2900, Clinton, IA 52733-2900, 855-411-2372, http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/; or both, but the filing of this complaint will not stop the foreclosure process.

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM RE: Sheriff Sale of Real Property under Decree of Judicial Foreclosure, pursuant to Court Order and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., County of Jefferson, State of Colorado This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated May 18, 2021, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by THIRD VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on June 8, 2020 at 2020063428 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Villa West Townhouses Filing No. 3 recorded on January 30, 1974 at Reception No. 19871268000 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Third Villa West Townhouse Association against real property legally described as follows: LOT 57. BUILDING 8, SECOND AMENDED VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSES FILING NO. 3, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED OF RECORD FEBRUARY 24, 1981 AS RECEPTION NO. 81012560, TOGETHER WITH THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS OF VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSES FILING NO. 3, AS RECORDED JANUARY 31, 1974 IN BOOK 2588 AT PAGE 932, AND AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS RECORDED APRIL 19, 1978 AT RECEPTION NO. 78034424, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.; And also known as: 410 S. Balsam St.,

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:

To the Secretary of The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company: The undersigned, Lakeridge Association, whose address is 2661 S. Zurich Ct, Denver, CO 80219, hereby notifies you and the said The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company (hereinafter, “the Corporation”) that they are the record owners of Stock Certificate No. 3445 for 28/40ths of 1 share of stock in the Corporation, which said Certificate stands on the records of said Corporation in the name of Lakeridge Association.

The undersigned further states that said Certificate above mentioned has been lost, mislaid or destroyed; that this Notice is made and given pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7-42-113 through 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, and that such Certificate is the property of the undersigned and has not been transferred or hypothecated by the undersigned.

T h e u n d e r s i g n e d o r t h e u n d e r s i g n e d ’s predecessor(s) in ownership of said Certificate has duly paid all assessments levied by the Corporation against said stock.

Accordingly, the undersigned hereby demands issuance of a duplicate Certificate in lieu of said Certificate so lost, mislaid or destroyed to the undersigned or assignee of the undersigned in accordance with Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Signed and dated this 24th day of August, 2021.

Joy Zimmer, Secretary of Lakeridge Association The foregoing Notice that Certificate has been Lost, Mislaid or Destroyed & Statement and Demand for Issuance of Duplicate Certificate, was subscribed & sworn to before me by Joy Zimmer, Secretary, Lakeridge Association, this 24th day of August, 2021.

You are hereby notified that The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company will issue a new Stock Certificate by November 8th, 2021, or thereafter, in the name of Lakeridge Association, or to the Direct Assignee of the record owners, unless a contrary claim is filed with the Secretary of said Corporation prior to November 8th, 2021.

THE AGRICULTURAL DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANY Peter Acker, Manager 12700 W. 27th Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215 Legal Notice No. 411298 First Publication: September 9th, 2021 Last Publication: October 7th, 2021

Published in: Golden Transcript Public Notice STATEMENT AND DEMAND FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED: TAKE NOTICE that a Demand has been filed with The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company in accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes, Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive as follows, to wit: STATE OF COLORADO) COUNTY OF JEFFERSON) To the Secretary of The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company: The undersigned, Joseph Matarazzo (trustee of The Joseph Matarazzo Trust), whose address is 6250 Lakeridge Road, Lakewood, CO 80227, hereby notifies you and the said The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company (hereinafter, “the Corporation”) that he is the direct assignee of the record owners of Stock Certificate No. 5558 for 2/40ths of 1 share of stock in the Corporation, which said Certificate stands on the records of said Corporation in the names of Ralph & Gloria Buscarello.

The undersigned further states that said Certificate above mentioned has been lost, mislaid or destroyed; that this Notice is made and given pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7-42-113 through 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, and that such Certificate is the property of the undersigned and has not been transferred or hypothecated by the undersigned.

T h e u n d e r s i g n e d o r t h e u n d e r s i g n e d ’s predecessor(s) in ownership of said Certificate has duly paid all assessments levied by the Corporation against said stock.

Accordingly, the undersigned hereby demands issuance of a duplicate Certificate in lieu of said Certificate so lost, mislaid or destroyed to the undersigned or assignee of the undersigned in accordance with Sections 7-42-113 to 7-42-117, inclusive, of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Signed and dated this 27th day of August, 2021.

Joseph Matarazzo (trustee of The Joseph Matarazzo Trust); As witnessed by Peter Acker, Manager of the Corporation.

You are hereby notified that The Agricultural Ditch and Reservoir Company will issue a new Stock Certificate by November 8th, 2021, or thereafter, in the name of Joseph Matarazzo, or to the Direct Assignee of the record owners, unless a contrary claim is filed with the Secretary of said Corporation prior to November 8th, 2021.

THE AGRICULTURAL DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANY Peter Acker, Manager 12700 W. 27th Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215

estate for the year 2016 that said real estate was taxed in the name of ROBERT S. BELICA that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 18, A.D. 2020; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY, LLC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 20TH day of DECEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2021, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 23RD Day of AUGUST, A.D. 2021.

Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 411238 First Publication SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Final Publication SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice I, Elena Rogerio Carranza, I am notifying to Manuel Espino Morales that I have filed a court case at Jefferson County Court, case number 20DR1523 to obtain the divorce and the full custody of Jahaira Espino.

If there is any impediment to this case, you should contact the Jefferson County Court.

Legal Notice No. 411165 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Acts Academy, a non-profit corporation and school, is closing its doors in 30 days on October 8. Acts Academy Ministries will be opening as an unincorporated faith-based ministry in 32 days on a October 11.

Legal Notice No. 411295 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: October 7, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice Legal Notice of Application Notification is hereby given that BOKF, NA, a national banking association d/b/a BOK Financial, Bank of Oklahoma Tower, 1 Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, will file an application with the Comptroller of the Currency on September 10, 2021, as specified in 12 CFR 5, for permission to relocate a branch from 15710 W. Colfax Avenue, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, 80401 to 1707 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado 80401.

Any person wishing to comment on this application may file comments in writing with the Director of District Licensing, Comptroller of the Currency, Southern District Office, 1600 Lincoln Plaza, 500 N. Akard Street, Dallas, Texas 75201, within 30 days of the date of this publication.

Legal Notice No. 411297 First Publication: September 9th, 2021 Last Publication: October 7th, 2021 Published in: Golden Transcript

BOKF, NA, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION d/b/a BOK Financial

Public Notice Case # 2021-018 Cert # 160284 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially ROBERT S. BELICA 14943 XENIA ST THORNTON, CO 80602 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2017, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to FCM CUST FOR FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13 LLC , Assignor of, BLUE SPRUCE SERVICING COMPANY, LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; A TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTH QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH PM, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A PIPE MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTER LINE OF A 50 FOOT PRIVATE ROAD THAT LEADS FROM DEERMONT TO THE PROPERTY OF THE GLENN L. MARTIN COMPANY WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30 AND FROM WHICH PIPE THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 30 BEARS NORTH 55°13’30” WEST 2413.75 FEET; ANOTHER PIPE IN THE CATTLE GUARD AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAID ROAD WITH THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 30 BEARS NORTH 04°00’ WEST 2206.4 FEET AND THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST BEARS SOUTH 56°52’10” WEST 2367.56 FEET: RUNNING THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30, NORTH 89° EAST 1010.5 FEET TO ANTHER SUCH PIPE; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES LEFT NORTH 01° WEST 200 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED: THENCE SOUTH 89° WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED 1169.5 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE AFORESAID DEERMONT MARTIN ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 39°28’ EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 255.43 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF THAT FALLS IN SAID DEERMONT MARTIN PRIVATE ROAD, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, SATE OF COLORADO CONTAINING 5 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AKA: VACANT LAND That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2016 taxes assessed against said real

September 9, 2021 Legal Notice No. 411276 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Case # 2021-039 Cert # 160256 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially MITCHELL C. GRAY 11260 W. FREMONT AVE LITTLETON, CO 80127 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2017, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to DAVID L. BARNES, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 71 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., WHENCE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTHEAST ¼ NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 22 BEARS NORTH 1 DEGREE, 17 MINUTES WEST 205.3 FEET THE SAME BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 43 MINUTES WEST 252 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE NORTH 69 DEGREES THIRTY MINUTES WEST 100 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 15 MINUTES WEST 150 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 30 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 43 MINUTES EAST 308 FEET TO A POINT ON EAST LINE OF SECTION 22; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREE 17 MINUTES WEST 139 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AKA: VACANT LAND, That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2016 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016 that said real estate was taxed in the name of MITCHELL C. GRAY that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 18, A.D. 2020; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, DAVID L. BARNES, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 20TH day of DECEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2021, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 24TH Day of AUGUST, A.D. 2021.

Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 411244 First Publication SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Final Publication SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

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Public Notices Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Case # 2021-048 Cert # 2010-01791 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially; GAROLD B. KRAFT PO BOX 238 GLEN ULLIN, ND 58631 ROBERT MARVIN ZIRINSKY (HOLDER OF CERT 2008-01660) 6035 E. 38TH AVE DENVER, CO 80207 AFC LIMITED LLC (HOLDER OF CERT 190953) 10203 SHARON ST SW LAKEWOOD, WA 98498 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2011, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to, JEFFERSON COUNTY, Assignor of, ASSURE LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; TRACT A, VAN BIBBER BUSINESS PARK, AKA: VACANT LAND That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2009 AND 2010 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010 that said real estate was taxed in the name of GAROLD B. KRAFT that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 20, A.D. 2014; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, ASSURE LLC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 28TH day of DECEMBER at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2021, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 30TH Day of AUGUST, A.D. 2021 Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 411277 First Publication SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 Final Publication SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Sale of Lien Property Notice is hereby given that a public auction will be held on 09/23/2021 at 12:00 p.m. at 5965 Sheridan Blvd., Jefferson County, City of Arvada, Colorado. The Attic Self Storage will sell to satisfy the lien on property stored at 5965 Sheridan Blvd., Arvada, Colorado 80003 by the following persons: No. 827 Russell Beach 8295 West 69th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80004 No. 605 Melissa Sierra P.O. Box 553, Wheat Ridge, CO 80034 No. 409 Samantha Saunders 8205 West 66th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80004 Misc. household and other This notice is being published on 09/09/2021 and 09/16/2021 in the newspaper in accordance with C.R.S. Sect. 38-21.5-101 (Colorado Law.) This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party.

Contact: The Attic Self Storage -303-456-2882 Legal Notice No.: 411275 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dixie Elaine Friede, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30985 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. s/ Rebecca Wallace Beattie Attorney for Gregory Lynn Friede, Personal Representative 6390 Gardenia Street, Suite 150 Arvada, CO 80004 303-384-0046 rebecca@wallacebeattie.com Legal Notice No. 411236 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 411217 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SAMUEL G. LIVINGSTON, a/k/a SAMUEL GIBSON LIVINGSTON, a/k/a SAM LIVINGSTON, a/k/a SAM G. LIVINGSTON, and SAM GIBSON LIVINGSTON, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30838

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES WESLEY GREENE, aka JAMES GREENE, aka JAMES W GREENE, Deceased Case Number: 21-PR-30954

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joseph G. Livingston Personal Representative 21178 Macon Ct. Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Legal Notice No. 411195 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET LOUISE POLLARD, aka MARGARET L. POLLARD, aka MARGARET POLLARD, DECEASED. Attorneys for Paige Haberman & Nicholas McAnally: Aaron L. Evans, #27270 Timothy D. Bounds, # 44180 Evans Case, LLP 1660 South Albion Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80222 Phone Number: 303-757-8300 E-Mail:Evans@evanscase.com; Bounds@evanscase.com Case Number: 2021PR030252 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-10-401, C.R.S. TO: LESLIE A. DRAGER, CHRISTINA POLLARD, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARGARET LOUISE POLLARD, AKA MARGARET L. POLLARD, AKA MARGARET POLLARD, DECEASED LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES, IF ANY: UNKNOWN A hearing on the PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: November 1, 2021 Time: 1:30 p.m.

Address: 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 411240 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: Warren Clay Strickland, also known as Warren C. Strickland, also known as Warren Strickland, also known as W. Clay Strickland, also known as Clay Strickland Case #: 2021PR31062 All person having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before January 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathy Strickland, Personal Representative 8718 E. Windhaven Terrace Trail Cyprus, TX 77433 Legal Notice No. 411251 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol J. Hudson, a/k/a Carol Joanne Hudson, Deceased Case Number : 2021PR31084 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rosie Amos, Personal Representative 8862 W. Phillips Dr. Littleton, CO 80128 Legal Notice No. 411299 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SHIRLEY M. COMBS, a/k/a SHIRLEY MAXINE COMBS, a/k/a SHIRLEY COMBS, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 31030

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Christina Lynn Macleod, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 467

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson, County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rodney E. Combs, Personal Representative 9716 Quay Loop Westminster, CO 80021

Legal Notice No. 411274 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Donald N. MaCleod, Personal Representative 5182 S. Oak Way Littleton, Colorado 80127

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Lamprey, Esq. Attorney for the Personal Representative 950 Wadsworth Blvd., Ste. 205 Lakewood, CO 80214 Legal Notice No. 411233 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Laura Anne Miller, deceased Case Number: 21PR364 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before Jan 02, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Addy Bethe, Personal Representative 14163 West Warren Circle Lakewood, CO 80228 Legal Notice No. 411248 First publication: September 02, 2021 Last publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RITA BRADY KIEFER, a/k/a Rita M. Kiefer, a/k/a Rita B. Kiefer, a/k/a Rita Kiefer, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30962 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or the Personal Representative, Jeff Kadavy, Trail Ridge Trust Company, 1623 Central Ave #208, Cheyenne, WY 82001 on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 411288 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Notice to Creditors In Re the Estate of Paul F. Doherty, Deceased Case No.: 2021PR30982 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court, in and for the County of Jefferson, Colorado or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Maureen Doherty, Personal Representative 4571 Saulsbury Street Wheat Ridge Colorado 80033 303-421-4573 Legal Notice No. 411258 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KAY E. PEIRCE, also known as KAY ELIZABETH PEIRCE, and KAY PEIRCE, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30936 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Laura Lee Bahl, Personal Representative 44 Stratham Green Stratham, NH 03885 Legal Notice No. 411286 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joan I. Meredith, Deceased Case No.: 2021-PR-31037 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below, or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristen M. Meredith Personal Representative 6470 West 74th Place Arvada, Colorado 80003 Legal Notice No. 411201 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Thomas Murphy,

aka William T. Murphy, aka William Murphy Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31057 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative, Nancy Buttitto 12033 Monaco St Brighton, CO 80602 Legal Notice No. 411256 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Ryan B. Scott, Atty. Reg.#36741 The Law Office of Ryan B. Scott, LLC 8089 S. Lincoln Street, Suite 201 Littleton, Colorado 80122 Attorney for the Personal Representative

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JANET DARLENE GREENE, aka JANET GREENE, aka JANET D GREENE, Deceased Case Number 21-PR-30593

Legal Notice No. 411245 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eugene V. Sewolt, Deceased Case Number: 21PR174 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Frances Popelka, Personal Representative c/o The Damon Law Firm 4465 Kipling Street, Ste 101 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No. 411212 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenji Hirayama, Deceased Case Number 2021PR31097 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ryosuke Hirayama Personal Representative 3613 South Sheridan Boulevard, Unit 12 Denver, Colorado 80235

Karen Lamprey, Esq. Attorney for the Personal Representative 950 Wadsworth Blvd., Ste. 205 Lakewood, CO 80214 Legal Notice No. 411234 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BETTY L. DAMON, also known as BETTY LEE DAMON, also known as BETTY DAMON, also known as BETTY L. BLECKER, also known as BETTY LEE BLECKER and BETTY BLECKER, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31065 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sandra L. Ocker, Personal Representative 9618 W. Trailmark Parkway Littleton, CO 80127 Legal Notice No. 411285 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 411283 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Francina Marie Pride-Motz, a/k/a Francina M. Pride-Motz, a/k/a Francina Pride-Motz, and/or Franci Pride-Motz, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30878

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LORRAINE A. GIESE, aka LORRAINE ANN GIESE, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30984 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christine A. Herbeck Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Estate of Francina Marie Pride-Motz Jason Furrow, Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Office, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 411207 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 411205 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frederick D. Johnson, (a/k/a Fred D. Johnson), Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31068

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alice Roberta Rogers, aka Alice R Rogers, and Alice Rogers, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 253 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dave Rogers, Personal Representative 4650 Vail Racquet Club Drive 5 Vail Co 81657

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas D. Kranz; Karavas & Kranz, PC Attorney to the Personal Representative 1123 Spruce Street, Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80302 Legal Notice No. 411243 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 411216 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jerome Johnathan Roach, aka Jerome J. Roach, aka Jerome John Roach, aka Jerry Roach, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 31059

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph F. Grant, also known as Joseph Francis Grant, and Joseph Grant, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31045 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Elyse Anne Elliott, Personal Representative 610 W. North Street Aspen, Co 81611 Legal Notice No. 411215 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

David J. Roach, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court, No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80130 Legal Notice No. 411300 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elizabeth Betty Clark, Deceased Case Number: 21PR372

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Anthony Buttitto, aka John A. Buttitto, aka John Buttitto, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31061 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Betty Loraine Gribble Personal Representative

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Public Notices 6320 W 46th Place Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033 Legal Notice No. 411280 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carolyn L. Denning, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31036 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dianna L. Mead, Personal Representative 58311 Crumstown Highway South Bend, Indiana 46619 Legal Notice No. 411206 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John B. Herrera, aka John Ben Herrera, aka Ben Herrera, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031080 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Genevieve Keelan, a/k/a Ann G. Keelan, a/k/a Ann Keelan, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30951 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

HOLLEY, ALBERTSON & POLK, P.C. By: /s/ Eric E. Torgersen Eric E. Torgersen #16245 Attorneys for Personal Representative 1667 Cole Boulevard, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80401 Telephone: (303) 233-7838 Legal Notice No. 411221 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Scott E. Mousel, a/k/a Scott Eugene Mousel, a/k/a Scott Mousel, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30977 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

David J. Herrera, Personal Representative N8931 County Rd DK #14 Luxemburg, WI 54217

LaVerne Mousel, Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 411272 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 411210 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOSEPH S. ZAJACZKOWSKI, aka JOSEPH STANLEY ZAJACZKOWSKI, aka JOSEPH ZAJACZKOWSKI, aka JOE ZAJACZKOWSKI, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31028

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Norma Jean Sipes, aka Norma J. Sipes, aka Norma Sipes, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31054

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before December 31, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Zajaczkowski Personal Representative c/o WARREN, CARLSON & MOORE, LLP PO Box 610 Niwot, CO 80544-0610 Legal Notice No. 411229 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ilene Benkowski, Deceased Case NO. 2021 PR 31107 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to: The District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christina Jagodzinski Personal Representative 391 E. 83rd Drive Denver, Colorado 80229 Legal Notice No. 411287 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 23, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bryan J. Sipes, Personal Representative 5500 W. Mexico Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80232 Legal Notice No. 411249 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Delwin Lee Peterson, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031072 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Melissa Dougherty Anderson, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative PO Box 225 Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 411268 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DONALD VANZO, a/k/a DONALD LEE VANZO, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30902

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Corine Vanzo, Personal Representative 9332 Everett Ct. Westminster, CO 80021 Legal Notice No. 411213 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MICHAEL LOUIS GAUTIER, aka MICHAEL L. GAUTIER, aka MICHAEL GAUTIER, Deceased Case Number: 20PR31310 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC, Personal Representative By: Teri L. Hayes, Designated Representative 7200 E. Dry Creek Road, Suite B-201 Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 411208 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GARY L. BRANING, A/K/A GARY LEE BRANING, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31017 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christine K. Braning Personal Representative c/o Larry M. Snyder, Esq. 650 South Cherry Street, Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80246-1812 Legal Notice No. 411253 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lois E. Bertapelle, Deceased Case Number: 21PR270 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anthony L. Bertapelle Personal Representative 890 Kendall Street Lakewood, CO 80214 Legal Notice No. 411209 First publication: August 26, 2021 Last publication: September 09, 2021 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eugene H. Mauldin, aka Eugene Henry Mauldin, aka Gene Mauldin, aka Eugene Mauldin, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31089 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Glenn Alan Mauldin, Personal Representative 11481 W. Tennessee Place Lakewood, CO 80226

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Abigail Lynne Skinner, aka Abigail L. Skinner, aka Abigail Skinner, aka Gail L. Skinner, aka Gail Skinner, aka A. Skinner, aka A.L. Skinner. aka G. Skinner, aka G.L. Skinner, Deceased Case Number: 21PR312

Legal Notice No. 411293 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARILYN JEAN WARD, also known as MARILYN J. WARD, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30940 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before November 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael C. Muessel, Personal Representative 3020 North County Road 27 Loveland, CO 80538 Legal Notice No. 411239 First Publication: September 2, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rebecca Smith, Personal Representative 6585 South Webster Street Littleton, Colorado 80123 Legal Notice No. 411270 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

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

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Public notice is given on September 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Miyako Otsuki, Deceased Case No.: 2021-PR-31110 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below, or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

The Petition requests that the name of Zylaysha Zikyra Zyann Mattie Elma Gambrell-Johnson be changed to Zylaysha Mattie Alma Zikyra Zion Gambrell.

Case No.: 21 C 1030 Diana Coffey, Clerk of Court By: Mary Lawrence Deputy Clerk

Jon M. Otsuki, Personal Representative 6335 So. Ironton Court Englewood, Colorado 80111

Legal Notice No. 411303 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 411294 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Samuel Gillan, a/k/a Samuel L. Gillan, Deceased Case No.: 2021-PR-30980

Public notice is given on September 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below, or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before December 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn Gillan, Personal Representative 7084 West 71st Place Arvada, Colorado 80003

The Petition requests that the name of Zachariah Anthony Gambrell-Fair be changed to Zechariah Anthony Asian Gambrell-Fair.

Case No.: 21 C 1028 Diana Coffey, Clerk of Court By: Mary Lawrence Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 411296 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 411214 First Publication: August 26, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Verna L. Huff, a/k/a Verna Lee Huff, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31079

Public notice is given on September 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Jefferson County Colorado Combined Courts on or before January 10, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

The Petition requests that the name of Samiyah Eliahnique Gambrell-Hollie be changed to Zamiyah Eliahnique Gambrell.

Case No.: 21 C 1029

Robert N. Huff, Personal Representative c/o Donald J. Banner Banner & Bower, P.C. 115 E. Riverwalk, Suite 400 Pueblo, CO 81003

Diana Coffey, Clerk of Court By: Mary Lawrence Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 411302 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 411284 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Golden Transcript

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Jeffco’s Adapted Athletics returns to in-person events

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — The smiles, laughter and excitement was back at All-Star Park on Thursday morning.

Jeffco Public Schools’ Adapted Athletics held its first in-person event with Cross Country Day on the Gold Crown Field House complex in Lakewood. The COVID-19 pandemic forced all of Jeffco’s Adapted Athletics events to be virtual for the 2020-21 school year.

“Everyone is excited,” said Bryan Wickoren, Jeffco Adapted Athletic Director and Adaptive Physical Education teacher. “They have been waiting to come back.

It’s great to be back in-person.”

Nine high schools and eight middle schools from across Jeffco competed on Thursday, along with Platte Canyon middle and high schools attending. There were a total of six races with middle school girls and boys races, high school girls and boys races, along with wheelchair and assisted walker events.

There were also student/athletics from a few of the area high school who helped run the events.

“There is learning on both sides,” Wickoren said of the student/athletics and full teams that come to volunteer to help run each event. “This program is only successful because of them, their support and their teams.”

Wickoren added that he has varsity coaches reach out to him before schedules are set up to make sure they can help run events. Columbine’s football team and Green Mountain’s track and field squad are two examples of programs that stepped up to the plate to help the program grow.

Soccer, football, bowling, volleyball, basketball, hockey, softball and track & field are all on the schedule. The plan is to have at least one event every month through the 2021-22 school year.

“The goal is to have a full schedule,” Wickoren said.

Jeffco’s Adapted Athletics program has grown under Wickoren,

Everyone was excited to be back in person for the first Jeffco Public Schools’ Adapted Athletics event for the 2021-22 school year.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Cross Country Day was held Sept. 2 at All-Star Park in Lakewood.

which included Katie Thompson (Adaptive Physical Education teacher) being added a few years ago. Wickoren was named the 2019 Adapted P.E. Teacher of the Year by the Central District Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE).

While the pandemic prevented in-person events, the excitement is definitely back.

“It was really tough because they didn’t get the social interaction,” Wickoren said. “It is a great social environment.”

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Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.

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The boys middle school race gets underway during Jeffco Public Schools’ Adapted Athletics Cross Country Day at All-Star Park in Lakewood.

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