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Leaving Golden a better place Two departing councilors reflect on city’s major gains in transportation, inclusion

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLOROADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Many service-based groups emphasize the idea of “leaving a place better than you found it.”

It’s a sentiment Golden City Councilors JJ Trout and Casey Brown share as well, as the two departing councilors reflect on their time representing District 1 and District 2, respectively.

City Council will have its pro-

verbial changing of the guards at its Jan. 9 meeting, with Trout and Brown kicking off the meeting before incoming councilors Lisa Vitry and Patty Evans are sworn in for District 1 and District 2, respectively.

After helping Golden through a pandemic, executive staff shakeups and other major changes, both Brown and Trout anticipated serving the community in some other way, such as a city board or with a local nonprofit.

Brown, who’d served on city boards and commissions for 10 years before running for council in 2015, said he’ll be working on City Council’s behalf during the 2024 state legislative session. Specifically, he and Police Chief Joe Harvey will work with legislators about

Councilor Casey Brown was elected to City Council in 2015 and re-elected in 2019. During his two terms serving District 2, he’s focused on improving the city’s transit system and transportation COURTESY PHOTOS options.

regulating excess vehicle noise, he said.

Brown is term-limited but could theoretically run again if the terms were non-consecutive. However, he doesn’t intend to, saying, “We really benefit as a city from getting new viewpoints and skills on our City Council.”

Trout, meanwhile, ran for council in 2019 after serving on the city’s parks and recreation board and participating in Leadership Golden. During her time on council, she helped form the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee. That led to forming the JEDI Task Force and assembling the city’s REDI Action Plan.

Trout’s looking forward to adventures outside Golden in 2024, as she and her husband spent the past year building up a Sprinter van for road trips. Trout said she’ll likely find a new way to serve the city, whether that was running for council again or serving on a city board.

“I will be around and will always serve Golden,” she said.

Councilor JJ Trout was elected to represent District 1 in 2019. During her time on City Council, she’s focused on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, including the city’s REDI Plan.

‘If not me, who?’

When Brown first campaigned in 2015 and ran for re-election in 2019, he was most interested in transit, transportation and mobility issues. In his eight years on council, he believed Golden had made great strides in these areas.

The city developed a Transportation Master Plan and a Bike & Pedestrian Master Plan; made crucial improvements to streets, sidewalks and crosswalks; and partnered with Colorado School of Mines to launch the free Ore Cart shuttles.

Brown also pushed for the Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board’s creation, so residents could have a say on these issues alongside city staff and elected officials.

For Trout, she believed her greatest work was opening minds and creating passionate advocates for inclusion. She believed the JEDI Task Force and REDI Action Plan’s work “will ripple across generations.”

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Controversial Building Proposal in Lakewood Is About More Than Birds

The Dec. 24th Sunday Denver Post had a lengthy article on its business pages about a 412-unit apartment building being proposed by a Texas developer for a 5-acre site adjoining Belmar Park (see satellite image at right).

The focus of the article was on the birders who are fighting the project as best they can, given that the public and city council have no say in Lakewood when it comes to development.

That’s right — no say in any proposal to build on private property so long as it complies with zoning. The City Council doesn’t even have a say on subdividing land, although it’s a review body for appeals on major subdivisions. This project is on a single 5-acre owned parcel and, because it’s zoned multifamily, the owner could build a 12-story apartment or mixed-use building if he wanted. The developer, Kairoi Residential of San Antonio, is proposing a 6-story apartment building — still taller than most buildings in downtown Lakewood.

The City of Lakewood has ceded all regulation of such projects to its planning department. The planning director could, if he wanted, submit this project to the city’s planning commission for hearings and debate, but he has chosen not to, despite the controversy.

Anita Springsteen (below) served a 4year term on the Lakewood City Council through November. She decided not to run for re-election because the council has no power. Once she was told by the city attorney that council members are like citizens and that she had no more right to the information she was requesting than an ordinary citizen.

One such citizen, Mark Smith, made a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request for such information and was told that it would take 149 staff hours to produce the information and would cost him over $5,000.

Mark is a retired city planner and he said that he knows of no other jurisdiction which provides literally no public process for approving significant development proposals. The City of Golden has a process that could be a model for Lakewood and any other city. Check out

guidinggolden.com/planning-projects for inspiration. It includes a process for councilors and citizens to have a voice.

Lakewood has an ordinance requiring any developer to set aside parkland in proportion to 5 acres per 1,000 added population. For the Belmar Park development, that formula should require 3.5 acres, but the entire parcel is only 5 acres, so the director of community resources is allowing the developer to pay the city $254,545 per acre in lieu of that requirement. Again, no public or legislative say in that decision and, of course, no hearing. The planning commission would hold hearings; the planning director just decides.

Anita Springsteen moved that the city manager deny the in-lieu fee, but Mayor Paul said, “I’m not going to allow a vote on an illegal motion.” How is that?

In recognition of local concerns, the developer announced a 2-month “pause” on October 18 to allow for a “neighborhood meeting.” That meeting, as de-

The big story here is that Lakewood has no public process for controlling development. scribed on the planning department’s website consisted of up to 3 members of city government, 3 representatives of the developer and 3 residents of Belmar Commons, a 45-unit townhome community closest to the project. It was unannounced, and no recording was made.

Instead, facilitator hired by the city took notes. Those notes did not include the names of any of the attendees.

The planning department’s web page for the project says bluntly, “This property has had this property right to build multistory uses for a long time, and courts have been quite clear that elected officials and cities can’t impinge or impede a private property owner’s property rights allowed under a ‘use by right.’ Courts have viewed efforts to do this as a ‘taking’ of property rights.”

Further, the web page says that “the proposed development will occur solely through the administrative process managed by the Planning Department.

That means the Planning Department

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will review the development to ensure it is meeting the city’s regulations for setbacks of the building, heights, green space requirements, landscaping, etc.”

In 2019, Lakewood’s voters approved the Strategic Growth Initiative which imposed a 1% growth limit, patterned after a similar law in Golden. That law also included a provision that projects of 40 units or more should go to the city council for approval, although that has not been followed, as far as I can tell.

In the wake of 2023 legislation outlawing growth limits statewide, the city council repealed the Strategic Growth Initiative and then re-passed it with a 2year sunset provision, meaning that it dies unless the council (or voters) vote to retain it. Curiously, the new law retained the 1% growth limit, but it sunsets along with the rest of the law in 2025. I asked why the 412-unit Belmar Park project doesn’t violate the 1% growth limit. It’s because the original designation of the downtown/Villa Italia district as “blighted” exempts that area from the limitation, even though it’s hardly blighted nowadays.

By now you’ve probably guessed that the majority of city council members are pro-growth or even pro-developer.

I interviewed Ramey Johnson, who served on Lakewood’s city council from 2010 to 2020, and she couldn’t think or any jurisdiction in which the governing body has ceded its authority over development to administrative staff the way Lakewood has. “It’s wrong,” she told me. She says that council has incrementally relinquished its power to administrative staff over many years.

She told how in 2003, in response to “angst” over CCU students living in residential areas, council passed an ordinance defining a “Student Living Unit.”

When the zoning ordinance was rewritten in 2012, Ramey noticed that definition had been deleted without pointing it out to the city council. Travis Parker, the director of planning, responded, “It wasn’t needed anymore.”

“The staff simply took out something that was voted by City Council,” Ramey said. “What else was deleted?”

Lakewood has among the lowest paid elected officials and highest paid staff of any city its size. City council members make $12,000, the mayor makes about $40,000, but the city manager makes about $350,000 (with benefits), and the department heads, like Parker, make over $200,000. Council members have no staff and no expense accounts. “We even have to buy the coffee for our ward meetings,” Anita Springsteen told me.

“This is a recipe for corruption,” She has studied the campaign finance disclosures of her fellow councilors and the mayor and told me that the lawyer representing the developer made a campaign contribution to Mayor Paul — and after the election, the chairman of her firm, Norman Brownstein, made a contribution to Paul’s campaign despite the fact that Paul was then term-limited.

No building permit has been issued yet for the Belmar Park development.

But nothing’s really stopping it.

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Lighting the way into the New Year

In late December, a snowflake holiday light hangs from the pergola between the The City of Golden hosts holiday lights along Clear Creek and the Billy Drew Bridge Golden Library and Clear Creek. The city’s holiday lights along Clear Creek will be in late December. As is tradition in the Denver area, the city will run its holiday lights PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN through the National Western Stock Show, which runs Jan. 6-21 this year. on through Jan. 21.

Goldenites can enjoy downtown’s light displays a few more weeks

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLOROADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The winter holiday season may be winding down, but actual winter is just starting. And, during this darkest time of the year, many Coloradans have a tradition of keeping their holi-

day lights up for a few extra weeks.

Around the Denver area, many government entities, businesses and households opt to host their light displays during the National Western Stock Show. This year’s event runs from Jan. 6-21 at Denver’s National Western Complex.

In that spirit, the City of Golden will run its downtown lights until the show’s final night, and then turn them off Jan. 22. The city’s light displays include but aren’t limited to: the ones in Parfet Park, along much of Clear Creek and

along South Golden Road.

Meanwhile, Golden’s Downtown Development Authority hosts the light displays along Washington Avenue, the downtown side streets and at the Visitors Center, including the signature tree. City officials have confirmed the DDA will host its light displays through Valentine’s Day, and they’ll be turned off Feb. 15.

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share some advice for any Goldenites interested in serving their city.

Trout reflected on the advice she frequently received “to grow thicker skin.”

She followed it but believed “more harm than good resulted.”

She continued: “You shut yourself down … to making a genuine connection with the person in front of you. (Opening yourself up) is worth that genuine connection.”

Meanwhile, Brown encouraged all Goldenites — regardless of their backgrounds — to consider serving the city in some capacity. He described how the City Council especially has benefitted from its members’ range of skills and experiences, from public health to real estate to nonprofit leadership.

“Everyone has lots of different things to contribute and bring to the table,” he said. “Don’t sell yourself short.”

Both Brown and Trout appreciated the opportunity to serve and thanked everyone for supporting them during their campaigns and their combined 12 years on council. Brown commended Goldenites for engaging in their community and with their city officials, even when they don’t see eye-to-eye.

“Golden is a great place to live,” Trout said. “And it’s going to keep getting better.”

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She described how a few months into her term, someone approached her and said they didn’t listen to her before but did now. She hoped that, overall, she provided a new perspective on inclusive leadership and the value it can have.

“For the community to thrive, for every resident to feel like they belong … (inclusion) is a way to help Golden to move in the right direction,” Trout continued. “ …

To make sure everyone’s voice is heard, and everyone feels like they can come to the table.”

‘If not now, when?’

Both Trout and Brown believed the City Council still has major issues to tackle, specifically naming housing and homelessness as things every level of government must address.

They had faith Golden’s elected officials and staff members would tackle these issues with “the ability to hold complexity and long-term vision in their minds, while loud voices push for oversimplified solutions,” as Trout described.

Neither Trout nor Brown had any regrets from their time on council, but did

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A Dec. 19 RMMA Update announced the board was hosting a special, in-persononly meeting on Dec. 20 at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Golden. The two agenda items included the airport director recruitment process and interim airport operations.

Later that same night, a second update was sent to say the meeting was canceled.

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Copper Mountain volunteer boot packers stomp trails to reduce avalanche danger

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

The hardy skiers shoulder their skis and wade into the waist-deep powder atop the steep Patrol Chute in Spaulding Bowl at Copper Mountain. Reed Ryan, the ski area’s snow safety boss, warns the crew of looming avalanche hazards.

“We may hear some whumpfs. We may see some cracking. That’s fine.

That’s what we are here for,” he says as the line of boot packers begins stomping down one of the steepest lines at Copper Mountain.

They plug their ski boots deep into the snow, mixing the powder on the top layer with the sugary facets closer to the ground. When they’ve trampled Patrol Chute, they move over to the next. It’s a grueling day for the unpaid volunteers.

“But it’s fun and outside and so beautiful and I’m hanging with great people,” says John Murtha, a 48-year-old from Frisco who is finishing up his second year boot packing at his home hill.

In 2015, Copper Mountain ski patrollers started recruiting volunteers to boot pack the ski area’s steepest terrain. There were about 20 skiers who signed up that first winter. Now there are 75 and a long waiting list.

Most of the skiers keep coming back every winter.

Volunteer boot packers work their way down Copper Mountain’s Spaulding Bowl in PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY THE COLORADO SUN Summit County.

Boot packing is an important part of avalanche mitigation at other ski areas like Aspen Highlands, Crested Butte and Silverton Mountain.

Steep ski areas have long enlisted volunteers who wade through snow in exchange for passes or lift tickets. Their boots stabilize snowpacks

through compaction, mixing up the snowpack to reduce the risk of catastrophic slides.

There’s another, overlapping purpose of boot packing: snow conservation.

“We want to keep the snow up where we can ski it,” says Bill Blair,

a former Copper Mountain ski patroller who now works as director of mountain operations. “Every flake is gold.”

By getting skiers stomping through steep snow, the chances of a big slide scouring a mountainside to dirt in January is reduced. That’s how it was in the old days: wait for the rotten early season snow to avalanche and then wait for more snow to fill in the avalanched slopes.

Now, ski patrollers direct a choreographed swirl of mitigation that includes digging pits, hurling bombs and directing snow-blending boot packers, all of which enable skiers to get into the steeps early in the season.

Copper Mountain patrollers have been able to open the mountaintop Spaulding Bowl with as little as 60 inches of snowfall. This season, they are still working in the bowl after 75 inches of snow. The season’s winds and long weeks of snowless, highpressure weather systems have required additional mitigation efforts.

Following the last big storm in late November, ski patrollers ski-cut Spaulding Bowl, carving diagonal tracks across open faces of snow.

The dissected chunks help limit the potential of a massive slab of snow releasing.

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How researchers see AI helping university admissions officers comb through college essays

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Every year, university admissions officers read and sort through tens of thousands of essays. It’s a long, arduous process.

Now, some researchers say an artificial intelligence tool may be able to help admissions officers sort through essays and recognize prospective students who might previously have gone unrecognized.

The application is a long way off from actually being used in the admissions process, but the group that includes researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder say it has the ability to pull out key traits of students, such as leadership qualities or the ability to persevere.

The possible use of AI in admissions, however, raises questions about how

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As boot packers two weeks ago stomped down the steep lines on the south-facing slopes, a pair of patrollers were digging a pit on a north-facing slope. They were testing the snow to see how previous boot packing work has broken up the rotting, dangerous layer on the ground. Depending on what the snow pit reveals, the boot packers might be called back to the north-facing zone.

The snow-stomping crew typically winds down after the first of the year.

They get a free pass for seven days of work. But where a ski pass is a big motivator at resorts like Aspen Highlands — where 15 days of boot packing earns a $3,000 Premier Pass — the Copper Mountain boot packers are not necessarily working for a ticket to ride lifts.

“They get to be behind the curtain a little bit and see how we operate,” says Ryan, who has hired six boot packers over the years to join the Copper Mountain patrol. “And they usually get a little bit of soft snow to ski.”

Atop Spaulding Bowl, the boot packers are happy to share some important tips. Like: tuck the gaiter under the cuff of your ski pants underneath the buckles of your boots to keep snow from

universities would responsibly use it, especially because college admissions officers have said essays might carry more weight in the wake of the Supreme Court decision eliminating the use of race-based admissions.

Sidney D’Mello, a CU Boulder professor in the Institute of Cognitive Science and Department of Computer Science who helped develop the system, said he and fellow researchers want to emphasize the responsible use of AI, including calling for transparency in how admissions decisions would be made.

“We’re certainly very, very firm on the fact that it’s really what we call human-centered AI,” he said, “where the human is really the one making the decisions” and the AI acts as a tool.

To develop the AI tool, D’Mello and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania used more than 300,000 sneaking into your boots. And clasp your buckles tight because they pop open when plugging deep snow. And sort of pre-step your hole before fully weighting your downhill leg, so you can get deep into the snow and reach those weak facets near the ground.

“This is kind of perfect boot packing snow,” Ryan says as the line of packers slowly descends Patrol Chute, most of them hip deep in powder.

At the bottom of the steep, Ryan makes the call to put on skis. After a couple minutes of side-stepping down, it’s time to ski and the packers stack tidy squiggles in the apron of snow beneath the chute.

Jim Bradley, a 33-year-old from Leadville, takes the opportunity beneath the ski tracks to ask Ryan and Blair about their favorite places to ski at Copper Mountain. He listens closely as they describe wooded nooks and hidden patches.

Bradley has boot packed at Copper Mountain for five winters. He likes how the work delivers insights into the snowpack before the backcountry season gets rolling. How else could he spend time in the north-facing Alpine without exposing himself to serious avalanche risks? And he likes listening to the Copper vets tell their stories.

“Just going on the different slopes and feeling the different snow packs at dif-

anonymous, 150-word essays submitted to colleges in 2008 and 2009. Those essays focused on extracurricular activities and work experiences.

A group of admissions officers then read those essays and scored them based on seven characteristics. The researchers trained the AI system based on how admissions officers evaluated those characteristics within the essays.

The AI platform was able to identify those characteristics in new essays and assign qualities to applicants across different student backgrounds, including whether students demonstrated teamwork or intrinsic motivation.

D’Mello said the model also showed it has potential to avoid bias by being designed not to show a preference for any particular racial, gender, or socioeconomic background.

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ferent angles, different sun exposure, different wind exposure, it really does help you get a kind of a feel, early season, for what the snowpack is gonna be like for the rest of the year,” he said.

“And it’s so fun to hang with these very knowledgeable ski patrollers and pick their brains. Just so much information to glean, you know.”

Maria Leech is a full-time ski patroller at Breckenridge who enjoys skiing Copper Mountain. For the early season, she spends her days off from Breck boot packing at Copper.

“Just one more lap to go,” she says on her seventh day, nibbling peanut noodles from a Tupperware container in the Copper patrol headquarters. “l get to see another patrol’s operations and it’s something to do outside before the skiing gets really good.”

Two years ago Murtha, the volunteer from Frisco, was rushed to Denver via Flight for Life after suffering a stroke.

Now, he says,”I say yes to a lot of adventures.” Like boot packing.

“I mean, come on. Look at how beautiful this is,” he says, riding a chair up for his final lap of the day burrowing through precipitous powder. “I’m pretty lucky. I’m living life, baby!”

This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

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Polis wants colleges to hold tuition below inflation, but budget doesn’t provide funds

BY BRIAN EASON THE COLORADO SUN

When Gov. Jared Polis released his proposed higher education budget last month, he told the Joint Budget Committee his goal was to make college more affordable by holding in-state tuition increases to 2%.

But the governor glossed over a key detail: His spending plan doesn’t actually provide Colorado’s colleges and universities enough money to do so.

In early budget writing discus-

sions for the 2024-25 fiscal year, funding for higher education has emerged as a major divide between the state’s Democratic governor and lawmakers on the JBC who say Polis’ plan doesn’t provide enough funding.

Polis’ proposal does give the college governing boards a slight funding bump — $41 million, or a 2.9% increase over the $1.4 billion budgeted this year. But after a decade of low state funding and falling enrollment, that won’t come close to covering the cost of holding tuition in-

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creases to half the rate of inflation, as the governor has called for.

Rising costs mean colleges and universities will have to increase spending by more than what Polis is proposing just to maintain the status quo, lawmakers learned this month in a budget committee briefing. Salaries, benefits and other costs are projected to go up 3.8% next fiscal year, a figure that could rise even further if institutions of higher education implement a new pay plan for state workers.

Add it all up, and institutions could be as much as $133 million short of what’s needed to hold instate tuition increases to 2%, according to a nonpartisan legislative budget staff analysis.

The governor’s plan calls for colleges to pass on $80 million of those costs to out-of-state students through a 6.5% tuition hike. The rest, he has suggested, could come through campus-level belt-tightening.

In Colorado, the governor’s budget proposal is just that — a suggestion that budget writers on the JBC can take or leave. But it’s a critical starting point, because lawmakers often defer to what departments say they need to fund public services and the governor’s priorities. The

budget year starts July 1, and the spending plan must be approved by the legislature each spring.

JBC members have railed against Polis’ proposal, saying it would give public universities more incentive to chase wealthy out-of-state students instead of focusing on educating Coloradans. And that’s if the large tuition increase doesn’t discourage students from coming here. Out-of-state students already pay much higher tuition than Colorado residents.

The estimated cost of one academic year at CU in Boulder, including food and housing, is now $60,000 for out-of-state students vs. $31,000 for Coloradans.

“It’s not sustainable,” said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, the JBC’s vice chair. “I’m very frustrated by that proposal.”

But that’s not the only problem. The Colorado schools that rely the most on state funding don’t have many out-of-state students to lean on.

Overall, 34% of higher education funding now comes from out-ofstate students, while in-state students provide 37%. Taxpayers chip in the remainder through the state’s general fund.

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Weather, insects ravage Colorado trees National Weather Service.

Those are the background facts for this: While humans have intermittently frozen and sweltered, so have Colorado’s trees. And stressed trees become hosts for deadly pests and disease, primarily an ips beetle (there are 11 known species in Colorado) or pine wilt disease.

“All insects are advantageous, just like cancer is advantageous,” says arborist Troy King, owner of American Tree preservation service, based in Golden. “Don’t give them the advantage.”

Keeping trees healthy requires mulching, watering and fertilizing not only pine and spruce trees, but all trees, from the ash, which are at severe and imminent risk of emerald ash borers, and red maples to birch, linden and the many ornamental and fruit trees.

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Years of roller coaster weather in Colorado is taking a toll on our trees.

Besides frequent drought, the state experiences extreme temperature fluctuations, with day-to-night temperatures often varying by 30 degrees or more. Recall Dec. 21, 2022, when a 51-degree high was followed by a -10-degree low in the Denver area. (Take a stroll down a chilling memory lane with this National Weather Service review of the greatest fluctuations in temperature changes since 1872.)

“It’s tough being a tree in Colorado,” says Whitney Cranshaw, Ph.D., emeritus professor of Entomology at Colorado State University.

According to CSU Extension, 2018 and 2020 were two of Colorado’s driest years on record, and we’ve experienced many other hot, dry years. Recent summers have been brutal, and last summer was one of the worst, with last August registering worldwide as the hottest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In the Denver area, the average temperature in August was above normal — with 15 days at or above 90 degrees, according to the

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Arborist Davis Glover of American Tree cuts down branches of a spruce tree that were infested by ips beetles Nov. 21, 2023, in northeast Denver. American Tree, based in Golden, estimates they have cut down hundreds of trees since 2021 due to PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN / THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA the insects.

“Mulch is a wonderful thing,” says arborist Toni Smith, the Rocky Mountain territory manager for Rainbow Ecoscience, which provides chemical products and equipment to tree and lawn care companies.

Mulch helps retain moisture and keeps the soil temperatures cooler around a tree.

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VOICES Celebrate where the West lives with stock show, cowboy poetry

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hope everyone had some very nice and fun holiday celebrations. We enjoyed ours but this year we marked something kind of special. Those of you who have been reading this column for a long time will remember that before I started writing it, my mother, Dorothy Akal, wrote it for a couple of decades. She passed away about 11 years ago and I took over the reins.

Some of you may remember that her birthday was actually Dec. 25, Christmas Day. So, my family always had our Christmas on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, and then celebrated her birthday the next day. That way she got a special day to herself and it wasn’t overshadowed by Santa.

Since she passed, I met my wife and now we sort of blend our traditions together, but this year we had to plan a little something special for Christmas Day because it would have been my mom’s 100th birthday. I think that warrants a little extra attention, so we had a special piece of cake to remember her. And a toast. Cheers, Mom! But now we have crossed over into 2024. You know what that means. Time to start breaking all those ridiculous New Years resolutions we all made that we never keep, and it’s time, once again, for the big January Colorado tradition,

the National Western Stock Show.

That’s how you can tell the people that recently moved to the Denver area from those who have been here a while. Long time residents know that we don’t take down our holiday decorations unJohn Akal til after the Stock Show is over. We want all the outof-town visitors to see how pretty they are.

That thing is going to be running from Jan. 6-21, just so you know.

Of course, it’s a big deal for Denver, but there’s an event coming up right here in Golden that is loosely associated with it that you might want to check out.

It’s the Annual Colorado Cowboy Gathering. This used to be known as the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, but has expanded to include storytelling, music and a lot of history thrown in. Basically, it celebrates cowboy heritage, traditions and entertainment, which grew out of the traditions of cattle drives in the American West.

Here’s what the official website has to say: “The Colorado Cow-

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boy Gathering (CCG) is dedicated to exploring, presenting and preserving the diverse and dynamic cultural heritage of the American West. CCG is an organization that believes in a world where a handshake means something and that the Code of the West is a powerful way to teach our children to live a life of integrity, commitment and respect. CCG celebrates the wisdom, artistry and ingenuity of Western folkways through exhibitions, statewide outreach educational programs, and a premier annual event held in January – a vital link to the past, present and future, and where the traditions of the cowboy and the Code of the West are shared through stories, poetry, song and verse.”

OK, so now you know where the “WHERE THE WEST LIVES” part of that big “Howdy Folks” sign spanning Washington Avenue downtown comes into play. This event is one that really brings some of our Western heritage to life.

It always happens while the Stock Show is running and this year it’s going to be running from Friday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan.14 at the Buffalo Rose Event Center, located at 1119 Washington Ave. in Golden.

There will be 15 different poets

and musicians slated for varied performances over the course of the weekend that basically run all day and into the evening. You can get separate tickets for either the matinee performances or evening performances or if you are really into this kind of thing, there is a full pass for all three days.

The schedule is a little complex, so you will need to go to their website to see who’s performing when, and to get a full description of each individual performer. There are several who have won numerous awards by very prestigious organizations. It’s a top-notch list of Western musicians and poets.

So, tie up your horse to the hitchin’ post, kick your boots off and get out one of those new-fangled devises so you can mosey on over to www.coloradocowboygathering.org. The website has all the info you need and you can even order your tickets. Now giddy-up and get on over there!

John Akal is a well-known jazz artist/drummer and leader of the 20-piece Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra. He also is president of John Akal Imaging, professional commercial photography and multimedia production. He can be reached at jaimaging@aol.com.

2023 album highlights put focus on storytelling

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don’t think there’s such a thing as a quiet year anymore, but 2023 was pretty busy by almost any standard. No matter where you turned, it seemed like something monumental was happening.

And 2024 certainly doesn’t look like it’ll get any calmer.

With so much happening and so many voices clamoring for attention, it’s easy to miss a heck of a lot of music. To help with that, I gathered together five of my favorite releases that might’ve slipped past

you. I hope you

remind people of how good they are

where — it’s as full of heaters any of

to the new year.

Just a year ago, Jepsen released “The Loneliest Time,” an introspective but still infectious album that found the Canadian artist exploring new lyrical and sonic landscapes.

And as has become tradition, this year Jepsen released a collection of b-sides from those sessions. But the collection, titled “The Loveliest Time,” isn’t just a group of halfformed songs that never went any-

ploring more disco and Europeaninspired tracks, with stellar results.

“Shadow” is as lovely an exploration of being love-struck as she’s ever turned out, but the real barnburner is “Psychedelic Switch,” which is guaranteed to bring the crowds to the dancefloor full of the emotion I most associate with Jepsen — joy.

COMING find something and that we should appreciate them her “proper” albums.

ATTRACTIONS you dig and here’s while we have them.

On this go-round, Jepsen is exCarly Rae Jepsen — ‘The Loveliest Time’

Clarke Reader

Listen, if we as a culture are going to keep sleeping on Carly Rae Jepsen’s releases, then it’s going to remain my duty to

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Victoria Monét — ‘Jaguar II’

Atlanta’s Victoria Monét has it all — great vocal chops, a funny and sexy approach to writing and, most importantly, just the perfect amount of confidence and style.

She’s been working in the industry for years, most notably with Ariana Grande, and after numerous EP releases she finally released her debut album, “Jaguar II,” this year.

And I’m here to tell you, it absolutely goes.

With a seemingly effortless grace, Monét blends R&B, hip-hop and reggae, creating a bewitching amalgamation that moves as smoothly as the titular big cat. “On My Mama” is a sincere and groovy ode to her roots, while “Stop” is the kind of kiss off to a needy man that Erykah Badu would be proud of. For me, the real star is “Hollywood,” which features the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire and is one of the year’s most slyly infectious songs. Like everything else about the album, it gets under your skin and stays there.

Ratboys — ‘The Window’

There’s something special going on in “The Window,” Ratboy’s fifth album and the Chicago group’s best release to date. It’s like the band got the alchemy of emo, altcountry and indie rock exactly right, resulting in a release that is multifaceted without being overcluttered. It’s one of those albums that rewards repeat listens because there are so many subtle touches spread over its 11 songs.

Produced by Chris Walla (formerly of Death Cab for Cutie), tracks like “It’s Alive” are catchy without being cloying, while eightminute sprawler “Black Earth, WI,” can really breathe and suck the listener in. The title track is one of the year’s best songs, with singer/songwriter Julia Steiner going straight for the heart with her direct and powerful storytelling. I have no idea how they pulled it off, but the whole album is full of similar gems.

Sampha – ‘Lahai’

Nobody can know what becoming a parent will do to them until it happens. That’s a pretty universal truth and something artists have been exploring for centuries. But not many can take such a heavy topic and make it feel as delicate as Sampha, the U.K. singer, songwriter and producer, does on his long-awaited sophomore album, “Lahai.”

“Spirit 2.0.,” the album’s second track, is my favorite song of the year and ably displays what makes Sampha such a unique talent — his ability to layer vocals, to play with minimal instrumentation and make it all feel effortless is just stunning. You feel like you’re being carried away by the music, instead of merely going along. The blending of genres, from gospel and soul to dance and funk creates a feeling that is both familiar and just the slightest bit offkilter.

The whole record embraces a light-inspired sonic palette as Sampha writes about becoming a new father and the power of family to provide a new perspective on life.

The results take your breath away.

Morgan Wade — ‘Psychopath’

If you’re not familiar with Morgan Wade, then her sophomore album “Psychopath” is a great introduction to the Virginia-born country up-and-comer. Much like her debut album, “Reckless,” the record is chock-full of infectious hooks and sharp writing, but here she’s a bit more seasoned and her storytelling approach has gotten even more wry.

She looks to her past affectionately (but without too much sentimentality) on tracks like “Alanis” and “80’s Movie,” and the title track is as warm a love song as you’re likely to find on any release this year. But Wade doesn’t only stick to well-trodden paths — she discusses her sobriety and on album closer, “27 Club,” even delves into mental health and suicide. An artist as honest and fearless as Wade definitely deserves to be celebrated.

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

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PUTTING THEIR SOULS INTO SOLES Shoeshining and repairs bring purpose to local craftsmen

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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n 1838, photographer Louis Daguerre captured what is often cited as the first-ever photograph of a person.

The black-and-white image shows buildings and trees lining a cobblestone street in Paris. Although it was a busy street, the length of the photographic exposure rendered the passersby and horse traffic invisible in the final image.

But on that spring day more than 185 years ago, two individuals remained still enough to show up in the photo. In the bottom left-hand corner, on the sidewalk near the street, one person polishes another’s shoes.

The photograph unexpectedly became a time capsule of the age-old tradition of shoeshining, which although less common than it once was, continues to be an indispensable part of some people’s personal and professional routines.

From Denver to Centennial, several shoeshine and shoe repair craftsmen aim to make their customers’ lives sparkle by pro-

viding service, beauty and powerful interpersonal connections.

The skill of shoe repair

For Edward Koinov, the owner of Re-Nu Shoe Repair in Centennial, business is buzzing.

Over the course of an hour one Friday in December, customers entered Koinov’s shop in a continuous stream — asking him for advice, getting quotes or picking up their shoes.

In addition to shining, Koinov changes soles, replaces heels, adds stitching, makes color corrections and sometimes even adds embellishments.

And because he knows what he’s doing with leather, people often bring in other items, like purses and bags.

“I’ll never say no,” he said, unless a customer requests an impossible repair. “Most of them, I fix.”

Koinov’s space reflects the popularity of his service, which seems to have bounced back after a lull during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of shoes sit on shelves, awaiting repairs and pickups.

And despite rising costs of supplies, Koinov is making things work. He said he works on about 25 pairs of shoes per day, and business is especially busy in the winter.

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Edward Koinov smiles as he stands at the entrance to his workshop at Re-Nu Shoe PHOTO BY NINA JOSS Repair in Centennial.

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“People love shoes,” he said.

Koinov, who grew up in Russia, learned to make shoes from scratch in a factory when he was 17 years old.

In 1989, he moved to New York City and later relocated to Colorado for the weather and the mountains, he said.

Previous to his shoe shop, Koinov opened a car dealership and a Russian restaurant in the metro Denver area. He said he lost money from both of these endeavors and decided to go back to his roots in the shoe business.

When asked why shoes are interesting to him, Koinov joked, “What am I going to be, a lawyer?”

He said that people are good at different things — and for him, it’s always been shoes.

“This is not one year, two years to learn this job,” he said. “This job is years (and) years. You need to know how to fix the shoes. You need to know this job.”

The ‘secret recipe’

North of Centennial, another tenured shoe professional, Vincent Wayne Robinson, owns his own shoeshining company in Denver.

Like Koinov, Robinson fell into the shoe business as a teenager.

He was working with a carpenter on converting a grocery store into a nightclub in Oklahoma City in the 1970s.

At 17 years old, Robinson wanted to attend the nightclub once it opened — but he knew he was too young to get in. So when chatting with the club owner one day during construction, he had what he calls a “vision.”

Out of the blue, he asked the owner if he had ever considered having a shoeshine stand in the club.

“The thought came from me, out of nowhere,” he said. “I felt like something spoke through me, because it was nothing I was conscious of. I know that’s crazy, but that’s the way it was.”

Robinson had no experience in shining shoes, but he told the club owner that he could provide the service. He asked his cousin, a reliably confident person, to join him in the endeavor.

With little to no experience, the two of them started a gig shining

Vincent Robinson started his own business after falling in love with the art of shoeshining while working at the Denver International Airport shoeshine stand.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

shoes at the club.

“I started figuring it out — it became a nice little hustle,” Robinson said. “But it didn’t come to a business until I moved to Colorado.”

In the early 2000s, Robinson started working at the shoeshine stand at Denver International Airport.

There, he said, he learned how to shine professionally.

“I learned so much from the owner,” he said. “And that’s where the love began.”

After that, Robinson decided to open up his own company, Vincent’s Shoe Shine of Cherry Creek, which now operates out of a space on Ogden Street in Denver, among other locations.

The process of shining a shoe, Robinson said, is a “secret recipe” of cleaning, conditioning, waterproofing and “spit-shining.” In the past, people would use saliva for the shining part of the process — but these days, Robinson said “spitshining” involves using a water mist and a specific motion with a rag.

He said shoeshining is an art, and that it’s an important process to add longevity to leather shoes.

“Some people, they may have a pair of shoes that they can’t really

find again,” he said. “We come in a situation where it’s their grandfather’s shoe, it’s their mom’s shoe … it’s just an item that they really love and cherish.”

Robinson said the way a person looks at the shoeshining business is important, and people who look at it wrong may struggle to stay afloat in it.

“I choose to look at it from the same point of view that I learned from somebody who understood the fiber of just having a shoeshine in their business,” he said. “They know it’s for a certain customer — it won’t be for everybody — but that certain customer is definitely going to be a person who has a lot of pride in what they do.”

Connecting across a shoeshine stand

Even more than an art form, shoeshining is a valuable social experience for some in the business.

Starting as close family friends, Robinson trained Dominick Martinez in shoeshining. They started working together after Martinez finished high school, and it’s been an important part of Martinez’s life since then.

“I’m a person that’s capable …

of doing anything,” Martinez said.

“But I kinda never left this situation … It’s always come back around full circle to this.”

For him, the purpose of shoeshining has little to do with shoes. Instead, it’s about the people.

“Sometimes, some people like that one-on-one kind of interaction,” he said. “It’s refreshing. It’s not about what you pay for, it’s about what you get in the process.”

He compared the shoeshining experience to going to a barbershop or a beauty salon — where people come partially for the service itself, but largely for the connection with the person providing it.

He said this human connection is something that artificial intelligence can’t take away.

“There’s a reason why you need that interaction,” he said. “It don’t matter what’s going on behind that interaction — but our problem is we don’t let that interaction happen anymore, and this lets the interaction happen. You can’t put a price on that.”

Robinson, who also said the customers are his favorite part of the job, said he hopes his company can help share the tradition of shoeshining.

At his shop in Denver, he teaches courses to train the next generation of shiners.

“I started out with my kids, we started out with (Martinez’s) kids,” he said. “Now, we’re gonna manufacture it into a classroom situation.”

Martinez added that shoeshining is a trade that can help young individuals get on their feet and support themselves.

“We always need those trades and those personal interactions,” he said.

Robinson said shoeshining is a great way to teach kids about creating things and making money at a young age.

“At the end of the day, we want to see fathers and sons sitting in their garage, doing these things together, and just keep putting (relationships) between people,” he said.

“Everybody has to walk around with shoes.”

When reflecting on the tradition, Martinez referenced the early French photograph of shoeshining.

“This came a long time before us and it’s gonna be here a whole lot longer,” he said. “And there’s a reason for that … The interactions are something different.”

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Charades in the garden: A playful way to edit your garden in winter

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ow is the time to make plans for your garden before the frenzy of spring arrives.

Bundle up and take a walk outside to view your garden while it is stripped down to its bare bones.

This time of year, most of the leaves and blossoms have fallen away and you can clearly see the structural elements that hold the garden together. There are two things to look for when ‘winter editing’ your garden: mass and void.

Mass in the garden is something more solid and permanent, such as a boulder or dense shrub. Consider structures as well, such as trellises, planters, walls, pergolas, sculptures, etc. These are the framework of your garden. Ensure they fit together nicely in a balanced com-

position. Do you have too many garden gnomes crowding your view, or too few shrubs anchoring your planting?

How does the spacing feel? If these masses don’t look right together in the dead of winter, you probably can’t fix them with pretty flowers. If you are unsure what sort of structure your garden would benefit from, have a child or playful friend step into the garden and open their arms wide, like a tree, or crouch low, like a small shrub or stone.

Play around with it and have fun.

You could even use buckets, ladders, or outdoor furniture as placeholders for rocks or trees. Perhaps on a snowy day, you can make

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If you prefer pen and paper to charades, you can sketch out different shapes. This can apply to plants, particularly trees and shrubs, as well as built structures, such as arbors, pillars, etc.

Embrace void in the garden.

Void is simply emptiness. It’s critical to have a balance of mass and void for a garden to feel right. Too many things in a garden can feel crowded, so make room for empty space. This could be a swathe of low planting, a flat surface cutting through plants, such as a path or water. It can also just be air. Leave room to breathe. If you enjoy this sort of garden staging, you could use a tarp to represent a pond or a sunken gravel seating area, or patio cushions as steppingstones.

Use whatever you have around the

house — get creative!

After all this garden play, you should have a better understanding of what elements will complete your garden space. Take the time now to make good decisions before spring fever hits. If you can get the balance of mass and void, and good structural elements designed to look appropriate in winter, your garden will look nice in all seasons, no matter what is in bloom. Compile your shopping list ahead of time so you don’t go to the nursery hungry for plants and grab anything bright and colorful, but nothing substantial. Check off your list first, then throw in all the extra beautiful flowers your heart desires.

Julia Pearson is a horticulturist with the Denver Botanic Gardens.

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Is college worth it? It can be, but students need to have better information about what a college education can lead to.

According to a recent Colorado report, residents who complete college fare much better than their counterparts. In fact, those who finish a bachelor’s degree greatly outearn residents with only a high school diploma by several hundred dollars a week.

The annual 2023 Higher Education Return on Investment Report commissioned by lawmakers provides a high-level look at how Colorado students fare if they get a college certificate, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree. This year’s report shows the debt held by college graduates has dropped and indemand jobs are expected to grow, but there are still pay gaps for college-educated residents.

The data shows white and Asian American graduates earn more than Black and Hispanic graduates.

The information in the report is crucial to help students make a decision about whether they should go to college, advocates said. They also say the state can go a step further by displaying more information that students can use, including which college programs benefit them the most.

TeRay Esquibel, Ednium: The Alumni Collective executive director, said the report helps build a

collective understanding of what students can expect if they go to college. In recent years, students, especially those who are from lowincome backgrounds, have questioned more and more whether to go to college due to high tuition and debt.

Esquibel said even more data can not only help students decide if they want to go, but decide which college to enroll in. His organization provides Denver Public Schools graduates resources to prepare themselves for college and careers.

He said he hears from students who want to understand whether they’re going to be able to take care of their family or give back to their community by going to college.

They don’t want to be stuck with high debt and no support once they graduate.

“Students should be able to ask the question, ‘if I make this investment, what do I get out of it?’” Esquibel said. “I don’t know anybody that would make an investment of four years of time and potentially tens of thousands of dollars without being able to ask the question, ‘What can I expect?’”

Below are three takeaways from this year’s report.

• Graduates are leaving with less debt • This year’s report reaffirms that higher education continues to be important.

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• About 91% of Colorado jobs with the potential to provide an income that can support a family of three require some education beyond high school — either a college certificate, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree.

Student debt, however, can cut into the ability of students to make enough money to support themselves.

The good news is that the total amount of debt among Colorado public college and university graduates has declined in recent years. Colorado students who earn a bachelor’s carried a debt load on average of $25,200 in 2022, down $1,300 from 2016. And community college graduates leave with about

$12,900 in debt, down by $900 during the same time period.

Van Schoales, the Keystone Policy Center’s senior policy director, said the data surprised him, but shows there’s a greater return on going to college now. The nonprofit works with policy leaders on contentious topics to reach common ground.

“I think that’s a really bright light for Colorado,” he said.

Job growth in Colorado continues to look promising Across Colorado, job growth among the top in-demand jobs will continue to grow by 1.3% over the next five years.

The healthcare and social assistance job sector — which includes nurses and youth and family social workers — is expected to see the greatest increases, growing by over 35,000 jobs.

But Colorado has struggled to fill

many jobs, with two available jobs for every unemployed person.

Katie Zaback, Colorado Succeeds vice president of policy, said she hopes the data is shared widely throughout the state and in a way that’s helpful for students. Colorado Succeeds is a coalition of business leaders interested in improving education and training for students.

“We need to do more to help students understand what those programs are, what kind of jobs they lead to, and what the demand for different jobs are so that they can make smart choices about what they want to pursue,” she said.

There are still big gaps in who benefits the most Colorado Black and Hispanic residents who graduate with a bachelor’s degree make less than their peers, the report shows.

The report says those wage gaps

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have marginally decreased in the last decade. But the state must also do more to bolster inclusion in the state’s workforce, according to the report.

Esquibel said equitable access to information about college should be a foundational key to getting more students from low-income backgrounds interested in what college has to offer.

He hopes the report isn’t just read by policymakers, he said, but displayed in a way that’s accessible to teachers, students, and families.

“We’re seeing a huge swath of students that are coming from lowincome backgrounds dismiss college out of hand because nobody can give them a tangible sense of what their return on investment is going to be,” he said.

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TUITION FROM PAGE 8

But the share of funding varies wildly from one institution to the next. For the state’s largest universities, out-of-state tuition now provides more funding than in-state students or Colorado taxpayers.

At the other end of the spectrum, Metropolitan State University Denver and Colorado community colleges generate just 5% of their base funding from nonresidents.

For five of Colorado’s 10 institutions of higher education, includ-

TREES FROM PAGE 10

It provides a sturdy barrier against weeds (better than landscape fabrics, which Smith discourages using). As good-quality mulch degrades, it adds nutrients into the soil around a tree.

Smith recommends using arborist wood chips, which includes any part of a tree that’s passed through a wood chipper. (See if you can obtain the material free via ChipDrop.) The next-best thing? Small bark mulch.

Watering

Oftentimes, the difference between a living tree and a dead one is watering. Because of the years of drought and our sizzling summers, trees need to be watered yearround.

On a late November afternoon, King pointed out the dead and dying trees in Arvada and Wheat Ridge neighborhoods. Behind a line of six tall, dead spruce trees on 42nd Avenue in Arvada stood the same variety, but healthy and living. What was the difference? Water.

Trees are dying from thirst and

ing MSU Denver, Colorado Mesa University and the University of Northern Colorado, Polis’ budget proposal would require budget cuts to meet the in-state tuition target, the budget staff analysis suggests.

In response to questions from The Colorado Sun, Polis said smaller universities could cut back on costs by consolidating some administrative functions, but he did not offer specific examples of potential savings.

“We look forward to informing JBC in looking into different cost drivers in different institutions,” Polis said. “There’s economies of

scale.”

He also suggested lawmakers could adjust the funding formula that divvies up money among the state’s public colleges and universities. “Some of the smaller schools — it’s broadly recognized — need to receive a higher level of funding to be able to maintain their services.”

The state already gives a larger slice of public funding per student to smaller schools. Lawmakers say the bigger problem lies with the size of the overall pie. Colorado provides less state financial support to public colleges and universities than almost any other state,

and tuition costs have risen to the top five in the U.S. In 2022, the state spent $6,711 per student, 34% below the national average of $10,237, according to the most recent annual funding data tracked by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

The JBC will learn more soon. The Department of Higher Education — and university leaders — are due before the committee in January.

This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

they’re dying from the opportunistic pests and diseases that prey on stressed trees, King says.

The ips is a bark beetle that infests pine and spruce trees, according to CSU. An infested tree dies from the top down. Avoid this — and pine wilt disease — with ample watering.

“The ips’ ability to attack a tree is greatly affected by the hydration of the tree,” Cranshaw says. “The tree’s primary defense is a good pitch (or resin) flow that drowns out the (pest).”

Give trees a slow, thorough watering weekly or every two weeks during the summer, Smith suggests.

During the winter months — November through April — that don’t receive at least an inch of precipitation as rain or snow, water trees an average of 10 gallons for every 2 inches of diameter. Or use a garden hose with a fountainhead sprinkler, set a timer to 20 minutes and slowly soak every tree on two sides, Smith said.

Don’t water trees when air temperatures hit freezing — it could kill them — but do water them when temperatures are above 30 or 40 degrees, said King, who, like some other arborists, will water your trees for you. Among the more than 3,000

clients his company serves annually, he estimates about 100 ask for help watering their trees during the crucial winter months.

trees.

“It’s like giving a sick person a shot of adrenaline,” Smith warned.

If all else fails …

It’s time to call the professionals.

If a pine or spruce looks under duress, call a tree care company. But know that insecticides are preventative, according to CSU Extension fact sheets for ips beetles and pine wilt disease. They cannot save a tree that’s already been infected by either.

“The first sign of pine wilt is death,” King says matter-of-factly.

Death can occur within three weeks of infection with the nematode, according to CSU research.

Still, King will sometimes battle for a tree’s life.

“I have the technology to save a tree, but I cannot save every tree,” he says. “I’m a preservationist.

That’s what I do. I save trees. But if you don’t water your trees, even if you spray them (with insecticides), you’re probably going to end up with dead trees. You’ve got to water your trees.”

This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

Fertilizing

Visit a reputable garden center for advice on fertilizer, Smith said, and avoid concentrations that lean heavily into nitrogens, which encourage growth. Instead, look for fertilizers with organic materials such as friendly bacteria and humic acids, which help trees absorb nutrients.

“I’m not a big nitrogen fan,” Smith said. “Nitrogen has its place, but it pushes the tree. It makes the tree push quite a bit of new growth. If it’s not able to support that below ground (in its root system), you’re setting yourself up for failure.”

She also recommends using a fertilizer with little or no phosphorus because of its overuse in the agricultural industry. Fertilizers high in nitrogen and phosphorus wash into storm drains, eventually reaching — and de-oxygenating — nearby lakes and streams, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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SPORTS A year of sports in Golden The Golden Transcript’s recap of 2023 sports photos

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLOROADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s hard to escape sports and athletic endeavors in Golden.

It’s the city where the West lives, where people don’t let rain or snow stop them from their daily hikes and bikerides, and where athletes love to train and compete with a high-altitude advantage.

Whether it’s high school or college athletics, youth or semi-pro leagues, competitive or performative activities, the Golden area is home to a diverse family of sports year-round.

As 2023 ends, the Transcript offers a look back at some of its best sports photos from the calendar year.

Making waves as 2023 begins

The Colorado School of Mines 2022-23 swim teams hosted their Senior Day meet Jan. 21 against Wyoming.

Eight seniors celebrated their final home meet, and the Orediggers overall had very good times against the Cowboys.

Among them was junior Garrett Waite, seen here, who competed in the men’s 400-yard medley relay. Waite has returned for the 2023-24 season and is one of the team’s captains.

A Winter Rodeo competitor takes down a calf in a March 11 roping event at the Jeffco Fairgrounds. More than 200 contestants turned out for the March 11 rodeo hosted by the Mountain Valley Rodeo Company.

FILE PHOT0 BY SARA HERTWIG

Tied up for the winter

After five long years, rodeos made their grand return to the Jeffco Fairgrounds.

On March 11, the Mountain Valley Rodeo Company hosted a Winter Rodeo with more than 200 contestants from Colorado and beyond.

Colorado’s rodeo season typically starts in April, so this allowed rodeo competitors and fans to get into the swing of things early in the season.

Reaching new heights in the spring

Hannah Miller, a senior pole vaulter at Colorado School of Mines, achieved a new level of competition in 2023.

In March, she won the NCAA Division II indoor pole vault title, and in May, she was national runner-up at the outdoor track & field championships.

Miller, seen here competing at Mines’ Kit Mayer Classic on April 8, has returned for the 2023-24 track & field seasons.

Home springs eternal

Although they were playing away from home, the Golden High School baseball players worked to safeguard home from their Standley Lake opponents April 15.

Golden catcher Noah Wicks did just that, holding onto the ball after absorbing a collision with Standley Lake’s Colorado School of Mines senior Hannah Miller competes Colton Martin in the fifth inning. in the women’s pole vault April 8 at Mines’ Kit Mayer SEE SPORTS, P23

Classic. Miller won the Division II women’s indoor poleFILES PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN vaulting title in March.

Colorado Summit’s Alex Atkins (0) and a Minnesota Wind Chill player knock the disc out of play during the Summit’s June 24 home game. The Summit, which played its 2023 season at Colorado School of Mines’ Marv Kay Stadium, won 25-15 and snapped a three-game losing streak.

FILE PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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The Demons won the game 7-3, securing their fifth-straight win and improving to 3-0 in Class 4A Jeffco League play.

Punching a Golden ticket for the summer

The Colorado Summit, a men’s semiprofessional ultimate disc team, found a new home in 2023.

The team played its 2022 season at the University of Denver, but moved to Colorado School of Mines’ Marv Kay Stadium for summer 2023.

The Summit played its first home game May 13 in Golden, and drew 1,500-2,000 attendees a game in June and July.

The Summit went 8-4 in the regular sea- A Westernaire prepares to perform in the 2023 Western Heritage Day shows son, and lost to the LA Aviators 22-21 in a July 19 at Fort Westernaire. About 500 Westernaires and adult volunteers July 29 playoff game at Marv Kay Stadium. hosted four performances for the annual event celebrating National Day of the All in a midsummer day’s work

The Golden High School Demons were on a hellishly hot streak in October.

On Oct. 6, the No. 6 football team defeated Standley Lake 46-6 for its sixthstraight win of the season. The Demons improved to 6-1 for the season and 2-0 in 4A Mountain West play.

Very early on, Golden’s passing game found a nice rhythm. Junior quarterback Kalin Hufford threw three touchdowns passes in the first seven minutes, giving Golden a 21-0 lead after the first quarter.

Junior Jack Dixon was among the scoring receivers with a 30-yard touchdown catch, which he and senior Trey Abrams celebrated, as seen here. Abrams also had a first-quarter touchdown for the Demons.

Saying goodbye as 2023 ends

Senior Nights are always hard, but at least the Colorado School of Mines volleyball seniors went out with a win.

On Nov. 11, the Orediggers took down the Western Colorado Mountaineers in three sets, and celebrated their six seniors who’ve been integral members of the team for four or five years.

Senior Night was the Orediggers’ final match of 2023, as they were edged out of the RMAC tournament at the last minute.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300321 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 12, 2023, 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) Steven Joseph Solawetz AND Kellie Marie Solawetz Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust April 01, 2016 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 18, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2016046871 Original Principal Amount $343,350.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $319,603.76 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 33 AND 34, EVERGREEN PARK ESTATES, UNIT 3 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 5879 S Merriam Dr, Evergreen, CO 80439.

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, 02/01/2024 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

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of Purchase, all as provided by law. https:// liveauctions.govease.com/

Purported common address: 10290 W 8th Pl, Lakewood, CO 80215-5702.

First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

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

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.

Carrington Mortgage Services LLC Date of Deed of Trust August 25, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 26, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021151912 Original Principal Amount $745,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $224,789.98

Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 23-030974

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 02/15/2024 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/

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: You are notified as follows: the undersigned, on behalf of the Holder, gives notice and declares a violation of the covenants of said Deed of Trust including, but not limited to the failure to pay the debt in full following the death of the Borrower. The Holder elects to foreclose and demands that the Public Trustee give notice, publish for sale and sell said property to pay the debt and expenses of sale, all as provided by law and the terms of said Deed of Trust.

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.

First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

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

IF THE 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: 10/12/2023 Jerry DiTullio, 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:

Legal Notice NO. J2300321 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300334 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, 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) Alexandra Moore and Brandon Moore Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Northpointe Bank, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 07, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 12, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021074022 Original Principal Amount $164,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $160,317.34 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 1, Block 9, Cedar Crest, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

NOTICE OF SALE

DATE: 10/26/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, 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: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21523 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. J2300334 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300305 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2023, 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) Fe McGill and James J. McGill Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LOT 6, BLOCK 8, WHISPER CREEK II AT WILD GRASS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 9117 Ellis Way, Arvada, CO 80005.

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, 01/25/2024 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: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 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: 09/28/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, 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: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250,

Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO22261 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. J2300305 First Publication: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300335 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, 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) Christopher A. Camozzi and Sacha S. Camozzi Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust July 30, 2015 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 31, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2015080437 Original Principal Amount $402,573.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $351,275.31 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, BLOCK 16, VILLA ITALIA SHOPPING CENTER SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6 Purported common address: 6957 W Virginia Place, Lakewood, CO 80226.

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, 02/15/2024 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

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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: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 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: 10/26/2023 Jerry DiTullio, 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:

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, 01/25/2024 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: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO22306

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;

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.

DATE: 09/28/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. J2300335 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300308 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2023, 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) Evelyn Diane Najera and spouse Frank R Najera Original Beneficiary(ies) Compass Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PNC Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust February 14, 2008 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 28, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2008018478 Original Principal Amount $70,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $57,057.62 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Evelyn Diane Najera and spouse Frank R. Najera failed 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. Such failure constitutes a breach under the Note and Deed of Trust triggering the power of sale by the Public Trustee.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF TRACK 1, ROWANS SUBDIVISION AND THE WEST 20 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE WEST 1/2 TRACT 1, ROWANS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 6952 W 62nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80003.

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

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marcello G. Rojas #46396 The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 South Beeler St., Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO230077 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. J2300308 First Publication: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300333 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, 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) Amanda Solis AND Lorenzo Antonio Padilla Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust February 03, 2020 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 05, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020014359 Original Principal Amount $407,483.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $385,611.84 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 27, BLOCK 25, FAR HORIZONS - FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 300037312 Purported common address: 8168 Benton Way, 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, 02/15/2024 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: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 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: 10/26/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Lyndsay Smith, 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:

Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 01, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022014018 Original Principal Amount $490,943.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $479,201.39 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 4, BLOCK 28, THE POND FILING NO. 1, AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 300104212 Purported common address: 8730 Independence Way, Arvada, CO 80005.

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, 02/01/2024 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: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 22-027051

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;

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.

DATE: 10/12/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. J2300333 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300318

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 23-030857

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

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.

On October 12, 2023, 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.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Original Grantor(s) Christine Marie Macdonald AND Santos Jose Lopez-Hernandez Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust January 31, 2022 County of Recording Jefferson

Legal Notice NO. J2300318 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

Original Grantor(s) Carlos T Chavez Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Integrity First Financial, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 18, 2017 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 23, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017008475 Original Principal Amount $242,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $214,174.60 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 12, Block 15, Calahan Homes, Unit Three Amended, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 7520 W Oregon Dr, Lakewood, CO 80232.

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, 01/25/2024 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: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 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: 09/28/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, 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: Aricyn J. Dall #51467 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 23CO00077-1

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300306

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.

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

On September 28, 2023, 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.

Legal Notice NO. J2300306 First Publication: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300322

Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009895269

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

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.

On October 12, 2023, 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.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

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

Original Grantor(s) WAYNE E LOSEY AND DEBORAH A LOSEY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED TRUST SERIES INABS 2006-E, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES INABS 2006-E Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2006 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 14, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2006112382 Original Principal Amount $272,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $265,306.24 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 of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 8, BLOCK 3, WOODLAND VALLEY FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 12124 W 68TH PLACE, ARVADA, CO 80004.

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, 02/01/2024 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: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 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: 10/12/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

Legal Notice NO. J2300322 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300338 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, 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) Willie J. Forest, Jr. Original Beneficiary(ies) JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust April 16, 2008 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 23, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2008038887 Original Principal Amount $397,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $205,401.15 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to occupy and use the property as Borrower(s)' principal residence as required under the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 8, SUN VALLEY ESTATES FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 1049 South Garland Way, Lakewood, CO 80226.

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

N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 19-023407 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. J2300338 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300332 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 19, 2023, 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) PETER KENNETH JORDAN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 14, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019039300 Original Principal Amount $1,089,787.50 Outstanding Principal Balance $322,511.26 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

NOTICE OF SALE

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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.

LOT 8, BLOCK 9, GREEN GABLES FILING 3, RECORDED DECEMBER 10, 2015 AT RECEPTION NO. 2015131070, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 02/15/2024 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/

Purported common address: 6687 W Adriatic Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80227.

First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

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

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;

Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700,

DATE: 10/26/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

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, 02/15/2024 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: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 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: 10/19/2023 Jerry DiTullio, 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: David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 22-028947 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. J2300332 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300317 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 5, 2023, 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) Evelyn Diane Najera and Frank R. Najera Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial, LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust May 25, 2012 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 05, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2012058448 Original Principal Amount $260,137.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $202,090.59 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 SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF TRACK 1, ROWANS SUBDIVISION AND THE WEST 20 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE WEST 1/2 TRACT 1, ROWANS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. *Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Jefferson County, Colorado, on 9/13/2023 at Reception No. 2023056314 to correct the legal description.

Purported common address: 6952 W 62nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80003.

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: Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Jefferson County, Colorado, on 9/13/2023 at Reception No. 2023056314 to correct the legal description.

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, 02/01/2024 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: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 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: 10/05/2023 Jerry DiTullio, 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: Holly R.Shilliday #24423 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-964295-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. J2300317 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300336 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, 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) Phyllis J. Hoffman Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC Date of Deed of Trust October 23, 2017 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 24, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017109541 Original Principal Amount $562,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $224,980.86

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Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 4, BLOCK 2, WESTWOODS MESA FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 14881 W 70th Avenue, 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, 02/15/2024 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: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 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: 10/26/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, 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: N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 23-031045 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. J2300336 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

Date of Deed of Trust April 22, 2020 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 29, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020047180 Original Principal Amount $772,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $221,168.41 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 15, SLAUGHTER SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 9545 Webster Way, Broomfield, CO 80021.

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, 02/01/2024 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: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 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: 10/05/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Lyndsay Smith, 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: David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 23-030822

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300314

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.

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

On October 5, 2023, 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) Lita Koene Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Legal Notice NO. J2300314 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300340 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, 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) 850 S Everett St LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company Original Beneficiary(ies) Capital Fund I, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Capital Fund REIT, LLC Date of Deed of Trust August 01, 2022 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 03, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022074641 Original Principal Amount $510,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $510,000.00 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.

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300310 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2023, 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) Nicolle A. Reynolds Original Beneficiary(ies) River Bend Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt River Bend Corporation Date of Deed of Trust April 27, 2022 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 02, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022041049 Original Principal Amount $465,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $465,000.00

Purported common address: 850 S Everett St, Lakewood, CO 80226.

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 monthly payments of principal and interest together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Lot 10, Block 7, Mountain View Estates, 2nd Filing, according to the recorded plat thereof, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

Lot 14, Block 6, Belmar Gardens, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

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, 02/15/2024 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: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 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: 10/26/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Lyndsay Smith, 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: Aricyn J. Dall #51467 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 23CO00132-2 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. J2300340 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

Purported common address: 745 Arbutus Street, Lakewood, CO 80401.

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, 01/25/2024 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: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 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: 09/28/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Lyndsay Smith, 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 # 03121.0216 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. J2300310 First Publication: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300312 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 5, 2023, 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) Sammie Rene Rupp Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION , as Trustee for the benefit of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-3 Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2011 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2011 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2011058606 Original Principal Amount $138,026.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $121,289.92 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 63, BLOCK 2, LAKE ARBOR FAIRWAYS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 6705 W 84th Cir 63, 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, 02/01/2024 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: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 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: 10/05/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number

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and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https:// liveauctions.govease.com/

N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 21-026103

First Publication: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

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. J2300312 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300311 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2023, 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) Cherie K. Penny AND Timothy R. Butterbaugh Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR EQUIFIRST CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY , AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-EQ1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EQ1 Date of Deed of Trust July 21, 2006 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 25, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2006090171 Original Principal Amount $237,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $127,168.57 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE EAST 127.5 FEET OF THE WEST 202.5 FEET OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF BLOCK 2, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, SECOND FILING, EXCEPT THE SOUTH 30 FEET THEREOF, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT IN BOOK 1, AT PAGE 158, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 5710 West 1st Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226.

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, 01/25/2024 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

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/28/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Lyndsay Smith, 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: Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 23-030308 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. J2300311 First Publication: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300309 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 28, 2023, 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) Tara Leigh Williams Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for LoanDepot. com, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Matrix Financial Services Corporation Date of Deed of Trust April 06, 2017 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 07, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017036828 Original Principal Amount $153,750.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $162,964.11 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: Tara Leigh Williams failed to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secure by the deed of trust. Such failure constitutes a breach under the Note and Deed of Trust triggering the power of sale by the Public Trustee.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. CONDOMINIUM UNIT 31, LOCHWOOD CHATEAU, INCLUDING A.017321 APPURTENANT UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD WITH THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY ON MARCH 2, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79018987, MAY 30, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79047232 AND AUGUST 30, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79078682 AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FILED MARCH 2, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79018986 AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 30, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79047231 AND ALSO AMENDED BY SURVEYOR''S AFFIDAVIT

RECORDED APRIL 26, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79036259 AND THE SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 30, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79078681, AND THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED FEBRUARY 7, 1980 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 80010088, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO; NOTE: THE ABOVE UNDIVIDED FRACTIONAL INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF SAID CONDOMINIUM ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XV AND EXHIBIT A OF THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FILED ON MARCH 2, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79018986 AND FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 30, 1979 AT RECEPTION NO. 79047231.

Purported common address: 1537 S Owens St., Unit 31, Lakewood, CO 80232.

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, 01/25/2024 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: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 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: 09/28/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, 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: Marcello G. Rojas #46396 The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 South Beeler St., Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO230044 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. J2300309 First Publication: 12/7/2023 Last Publication: 1/4/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust June 22, 2011 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 13, 2011 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2011064691 Original Principal Amount $122,241.49 Outstanding Principal Balance $66,820.96 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT SEVENTEEN (17), BLOCK FIFTY-SIX (56), GREEN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, FILING NO. 8, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 1175 VALENTINE WAY S, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-3653.

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, 02/01/2024 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: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 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: 10/12/2023 Jerry DiTullio, 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: Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009860404

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300324

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.

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

On October 12, 2023, 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) JOHN M. PHILLIPS AND BETTY J. PHILLIPS Original Beneficiary(ies)

Legal Notice NO. J2300324 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300328 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given

with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 19, 2023, 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) Lucas Noble Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Allied First Bank, SB dba Servbank Date of Deed of Trust October 10, 2017 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 11, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017104843 Original Principal Amount $319,113.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $286,427.28 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 181 FEET OF THE EAST 139.25 FEET OF THE WEST 496.65 FEET OF BLOCK 26, BENNET ACRES, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 110 SOUTH KENDALL STREET, Lakewood, CO 80226.

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, 02/15/2024 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: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 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: 10/19/2023 Jerry DiTullio, 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: N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 22-028861 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informa-

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tion provided may be used for that purpose.

resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Dated this December 20, 2023

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Heather L. Deere #28597 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO22397

CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk

Legal Notice NO. J2300328 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300325 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 19, 2023, 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) Riley Bennett Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust November 30, 2021 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 01, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021167836 Original Principal Amount $449,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $446,182.37 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Tract 1 of Sec. 2, T6S, R70W, 98015330 Map 1, recorded December 30, 1998 at Reception No. F0767833, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Purported common address: 9116 S Deer Creek Canyon Rd, Littleton, CO 80127.

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, 02/15/2024 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: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 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: 10/19/2023 Jerry DiTullio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Lyndsay Smith, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep-

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. J2300325 First Publication: 12/28/2023 Last Publication: 1/25/2024 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice Case # 2023-040 Cert # 160875 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; NORTH BEAR DEVELOPMENT LTD LIABILITY CO KIPLING PARKWAY AND MORRISON ROAD LLC 910 16TH ST 500 DENVER, CO 80202 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, COLORADO LAKEFRONT LLC, Assignor of, CITY OF LAKEWOOD, 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 E, NORTH BEAR CROSSING SUBDIVISION, 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 NORTH BEAR DEVELOPMENT LTD LIABILITY CO AND KIPLING PARKWAY AND MORRISON ROAD LLC, 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, CITY OF LAKEWOOD, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 8TH day of APRIL at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2024, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 11TH Day of DECEMBER, A.D. 2023 Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 417782 First Publication DECEMBER 21, 2023 Final Publication JANUARY 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Bids and Settlements

Legal Notice No. 417863 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., January 16, 2024 to APC Construction Co. for work related to Project No. 23-ST-01E – Kipling Parkway Pavement Resurfacing and performed under that contract dated March 6, 2023 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said APC Construction Co. and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

Dated this December 20, 2023 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 417862 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., January 16, 2024 to A-1 Chipseal Company for work related to Project No. # 23ST-02 - 2023 Hot Chip, Cape, Slurry and Crack Seal and performed under that contract dated May 18, 2021 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said A-1 Chipseal Company and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

Dated this December 20, 2023 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 417861 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., January 16, 2024 to Asphalt Specialties for work related to Project No. 23-ST-01C – Phase I – 2023 Pavement Resurfacing Program and performed under that contract dated March 9, 2023 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Asphalt Specialties and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., January 16, 2024 to Asphalt Specialties for work related to Project No. 23-ST-01D - Phase 2 - 2023 Pavement Resurfacing Program and performed under that contract dated March 9, 2023 for the City of Arvada.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Asphalt Specialties and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

Dated this December 20, 2023

CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 417860 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript _______________________________________ LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION LEA23-003 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, shall be considering the adoption of Resolution No. LEA23-003 regarding Adjustment to the 2024 Mill Levy Pursuant to SB23B-001 for the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority, establishing mill levies, and levying of general property taxes for the year of 2024 and shall take action on said Resolution at a public hearing to be held on Tuesday January 9, 2024, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. through a hybrid meeting platform.

Meetings are held in Hearing Room One in the Courts and Administration Building located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden or through a virtual WebEx platform, details for accessing the public hearing will be posted at the following website, https://www.jeffco.us/2079/CountyPublic-Meetings.

The proposed Resolution is available for inspection on the County’s Website at https://www.jeffco. us/779/Finance.

Legal Notice No. 417850 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON STATE OF COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, Colorado 80401 Plaintiff: BARBARA Y. MATTHEWS individually v.

Defendant: PAUL TEMPLE MATTHEWS, individually Attorneys for Plaintiff: Marie E. Drake, Atty. Reg. 30754 Brandon A. Richardson, Atty. Reg. 56558 The Drake Law Firm, P.C. 2117 Ford Street Golden, CO 80401 Telephone: (303) 261-8111 Email: marie@thedrakelawfirm.com Email: brandon@thedrakelawfirm.com Case Number: 2023 CV 31071 DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: PAUL TEMPLE MATTHEWS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.

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

Dated: August 11, 2023 Clerk of Court/Clerk THE DRAKE LAW FIRM, P.C. s / Brandon A. Richardson (duly signed)

Brandon A. Richardson, Atty. Reg. No. 56558 Attorney for Plaintiff 6909 W. 35th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 303-929-4674 Plaintiff’s Phone Number This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff.

TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.

Legal Notice No. 417445 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Case # 2023-039 Cert # 160874 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; NORTH BEAR DEVELOPMENT LTD LIABILITY CO KIPLING PARKWAY AND MORRISON ROAD LLC 910 16TH ST 500 DENVER, CO 80202 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, COLORADO LAKEFRONT LLC, Assignor of, CITY OF LAKEWOOD, 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 D, NORTH BEAR CROSSING SUBDIVISION, 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 NORTH BEAR DEVELOPMENT LTD LIABILITY CO AND KIPLING PARKWAY AND MORRISON ROAD LLC, 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, CITY OF LAKEWOOD, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 8TH day of APRIL at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2024, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 11TH Day of DECEMBER, A.D. 2023 Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 417781 First Publication DECEMBER 21, 2023 Final Publication JANUARY 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 In re the Marriage of: Petitioner:

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TANYA MICHELLE LYNETTE CURRY and Respondent: WILLY CARLOS LOVE Limited Attorney for Petitioner Pursuant to Rules 11(b) and 121 § 1-1(5) C.R.C.P. Limited Representation: Elizabeth A. Gregory, #45265 390 Interlocken Crescent, #350 Broomfield, CO 80021 Telephone: (720) 340-7895 Cell Phone: (402) 613-0837 Email: Elizabeth@nexusfamilylaw.com Case Number: 2023DR30769 Division: O NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given that the following, Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Relations Case Information Sheet, and Summons have been filed and the Court, having considered the Motion filed

by Counsel, is satisfied that the Petitioner has used due diligence to obtain personal service on the Respondent, Willy Carlos Love, at any address available; and that such efforts have failed or efforts to obtain same would have been to no avail, that the Respondent cannot be found for personal service, and that the address of the Respondent remains unknown.

Attorneys for the Petitioner): Eliana Chavez, Reg. #48546 Attorney at Law, LLC 1075 S Yukon Street, Suite 380 Lakewood, CO 80226 Telephone: 720-772-0641 E-mail: eliana@elianachavezlaw.com SUMMONS FOR: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

A copy of the Petition and pleadings may be obtained from the Court and Final Orders may be entered against that party upon whom this notice makes service if they fail to file a response or appear.

After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decisionmaking and parenting time), maintenance (spousal support), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

Legal Notice No. 417358 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

In the Matter of: Tanya Curry v. Willy Love

District Court Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, 80401 In the Interest of: LYNNEA RAE GALLEGOS; a.k.a., LYNNEA R. GALLEGOS; a.k.a., LYNNEA GALLEGOS Attorney: Christopher Brock, Atty. Reg. No. 47703 1385 S. Colorado Blvd. #610-A Denver, CO 80222 E-mail: cbrock@ccdconline.org Phone Number: 937-248-5016 FAX Number: 303-568-7419 Case Number: 23PR31053 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: Kenneth Gallegos Last Known Address, if any: n/a A hearing on Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Adult for Appointment of permanent guardian for Ms. Lynnea Gallegos, an adult, after notice and hearing, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: January 29, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM Courtroom or Division: 200 Address: The hearing is virtual. Access to the virtual courtroom can be found at: https:// judicial.webex.com/meet/Bryce.Allen The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.

Legal Notice No. 417776 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice District Court County, Jefferson Count, State of Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, Colorado 80401 In re the Marriage of: Petitioner: Luis Elizadro Gutierrez and Co-Petitioner/Respondent: Glenda Elizabeth Mendez Herrara CASE NUMBER: 2023DR30746

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders regarding the children of the marriage.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and CoPetitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S. A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are: 1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life.

Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

[x] By checking this box, I am acknowledging I am filling in the blanks and not changing anything else on the form.

Date: July 14, 2023 Signature of the Clerk of Court/Deputy s/s Eleana Chavez Signature of the Attorney for the Petitioner Legal Notice No. 417797 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JoElla Blackburn, a/k/a Jo Ella Blackburn, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31404 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 April 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

James A. Bradley and/or Alyson Bradley Co-Personal Representatives 12937 W. Oregon Drive Lakewood, CO 80228 Legal Notice No. 417827 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript ______________________________________ Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY MARCELLA STONE, A/K/A MARY M. STONE, A/K/A MARY STONE, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031204 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 April 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bernadette Sena, Personal Representative c/o Parker Law Group, LLC 19501 E. Mainstreet, Suite 104 Parker, CO, 80138 Legal Notice No. 417826 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript ___________________________________ Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Katherine L. Wright, a/k/a Katherine Lou Wright, a/k/a Katherine Wright, a/k/a Kathi L. Wright, a/k/a Kathi Lou Wright, a/k/a Kathi Wright, a/k/a Katherine L. Lobato, a/k/a Katherine Lou Lobato, a/k/a Katherine Lobato, a/k/a Kathi L. Lobato, a/k/a Kathi Lou Lobato, a/k/a Kathi Lobato, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31226 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 April 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Ashley A. Geary Ashley A. Geary, Attorney for Personal Representative JORGENSEN, BROWNELL & PEPIN, P.C. 3461 Ringsby Court, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80216 Legal Notice No. 417808 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty Jeane Strohmeier,

a/k/a Betty J. Strohmeier, a/k/a Betty Strohmeier, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31435 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 April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paul R. Danborn Attorney for Personal Representative Krista Davis Frie Arndt Danborn & Thiessen 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 Legal Notice No. 417833 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARLENE K. VELLA, AKA MARLENE VELLA, Deceased Case Number 2023PR31382 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 Monday, April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Douglas J . Perko Attorney for Personal Representative Janet Vella DiGiacomo, Jaggers, & Perko, LLP 5400 Ward Rd., Bldg. III, Ste. 200 Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 417830 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joyce Ann Barbour, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031385 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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

William K. Barbour, Personal Representative c/o Miller & Law, PC, 1900 W. Littleton Boulevard Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 417795 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Scott Gardner, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR533 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 Monday, April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tracy Gardner, Personal Representative 1165 Garrison Street Lakewood, Colorado 80215 Legal Notice No. 417799 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Patrick R. Thiessen, Reg No 40185 Attorney for Personal Representative Thomas Warren Garrett, Jr. Frie Arndt Danborn & Thiesses, P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 Legal Notice No. 417807 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Terry M. Knieff, a/k/a Terry Mark Knieff, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31215 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 April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Judith P. Roehm , Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 417823 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Vicki Lynn Davis, aka Vicki L. Davis, Vicki Davis, and Vicki Lynn Gilbert, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031392 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dustin Davis, Personal Representative c/o The Law Office of Dual C. Schneider, LLC 26267 Conifer Rd., Ste. 309, Conifer, CO 80433 Legal Notice No. 417853 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS David L. Mondragon, aka David Leon Mondragon, aka David Mondragon, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31168 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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC By: Stefanie Divito Person Giving Notice 7000 E. Belleview Ave., Ste 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 417796 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Donald R. Jackson, aka Donald Ray Jackson, aka Don Jackson, Deceased Case Number 23PR617

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas Warren Garrett, a/k/a Thomas W. Garrett, a/k/a Thomas Garrett, a/k/a Warren Garrett, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031394

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 Monday, April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Laurel Diane Downer Personal Representative 926 Kansas Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513

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Legal Notice No. 417789 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeanne Brown, also known as Jeanne A. Brown, and Jeanne Ann Brown, Deceased Case Number 2023PR31444

forever barred.

Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

Teresa Hall, Personal Representative 16705 W. 10th Avenue Golden, Colorado 80401

Legal Notice No. 417444 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 417839 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gary Susmarski, Deceased Case Number: 23PR570

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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Carl Tarnow, a/k/a/ Robert C. Tarnow, a/k/a/ Robert Tarnow, Deceased Case Number 2023PR31413

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 April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chelsea J. Brown, Personal Representative 15 Yank Way Lakewood, CO 80228

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the [g]District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before Monday, April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joshua Susmarski, Personal Representative 6771 Raritan Drive Denver, CO 80221

Legal Notice No. 417854 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mark Raymond Brown, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR00546 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 April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen L. Ferrebee, Personal Representative 8202 Otis St. Arvada, CO 80003 Legal Notice No. 417824 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM B. MILLS, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31419 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 May 4, 2024 or the claims may be forever barred.

William B. Mills, Jr., Personal Representative 5120 Iris Street Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No. 417852 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ELIZABETH ASHLEY WADE, a/k/a ELIZABETH A. WADE, a/k/a ELIZABETH WADE, a/k/a BETH WADE, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31407 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 April 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Wade, Personal Representative c/o Werth Law LLC, PO Box 808 Brighton, Colorado 80601 Legal Notice No. 417834 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Martin Obie Hall, Deceased Case Number: 23PR663 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 Monday, April 29, 2024, or the claims may be

Patrick R. Thiessen Attorney for Personal Representative Carlene L. Finley Frie Arndt Danborn & Thiessen, P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 Legal Notice No. 417838 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of George Zachary Scott, a/k/a George Z. Scott, a/k/a Zachary Scott, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31416 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 or on or before May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Alvin Scott, Personal Representative P.O. Box 24892 Ft. Worth, CO 76120 Legal Notice No. 417848 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Victor Marc Thomas, a/k/a V. Marc Thomas, a/k/a Marc Thomas, Deceased Case Number 2023PR31343 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 April 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marcilyn Kay Thomas Personal Representative 2438 Keystone Drive Evergreen, CO 80439 Traci Michelle Ruether Personal Representative 2957 Sun Creek Ridge Evergreen, CO 80439 Legal Notice No. 417780 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Judith Lee Divita, a/k/a Judith L. Divita, a/k/a Judith Divita, Deceased Case Number: 23PR31334 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 April 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marcus Divita, Personal Representative 1 Foxhill Rd.

Legal Notice No. 417822 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT LEROY BROWN, aka ROBERT L. BROWN, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31390 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carol R. Downey, Personal Representative c/o Mark A. Weseman, Esq., 357 S. Mccaslin Blvd. #200 Louisville CO 80027 Legal Notice No. 417846 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LAURENCE EVERETT STEWART, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31357 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (ASHLEY WALTEMATH) or to JEFFERSON COMBINED COURT (100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKWAY, GOLDEN, CO 80401) on or before APRIL 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Leona Hauschild LEONA HAUSCHILD, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative 1801 California Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 417440 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Irene J. Smith, aka Irene Smith, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31409 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 May 6, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Orville Nelson Lewis, III, Personal Representative c/o Schafer Thomas Maez PC, 4 Garden Center #200 Broomfield, Colorado 80020 Legal Notice No. 417847 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas Frederick Plumhoff, a/k/a Thomas F. Plumhoff, a/k/a Thomas Plumhoff,

a/k/a Tom Plumhoff, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031424 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Colorado Estate Planning Law Center Attorney to the Personal Representative 6870 W. 52nd Ave., Suite 103 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No. 417856 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SIEGFRIED F. SEEMANN, ALSO KNOWN AS SIEGFRIED FREDRICK SEEMANN AND SIEGFRIED SEEMANN, Deceased Case Number: 23 PR 31367 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 April 25, 2024 or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan T. Seemann Personal Representative 1939 S. Garland Way Lakewood, CO 80227 Legal Notice No. 417791 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Louis Colloton, a/k/a John L. Colloton, Deceased Case Number 2023PR31332 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 April 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Renate A. Colloton Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 1658 Cole Blvd., Ste. 200 Lakewood, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. 417828 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DARREL D. WAGNER, a/k/a DARREL DUANE WAGNER, a/k/a DARREL WAGNER, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31371 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 April 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael D. Wagner, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Claire E. Dineen 4500 Cherry Creek South Drive, Suite 960 Denver, Colorado 80246 Legal Notice No. 417792 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Estate of GARTH WILEY GIBBONS, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031350, Division 11 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 Monday, April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah L. Golombek, Esq., #37671

Attorney to the Personal Representative The Law Office of Sarah L. Golombek, LLC 3900 East Mexico Ave., Suite 300 Denver, CO 80210 Phone Number: 720-305-9900 E-mail: Sarah@GolombekLaw.com Legal Notice No. 417836 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brice A. Tondre, a/k/a Brice Arthur Tondre, a/k/a Brice Tondre, Deceased Case Number: 23PR31311 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 May 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Catherine J. Tondre Personal Representative 811 S. Harlan Cir., #312 Lakewood, CO 80232 Legal Notice No. 417790 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS the Estate of: SHARON LEA SANDERS, a/k/a Sharon Sanders, a/k/a Sharon L. Sanders, and f/k/a Sharon Lea Lipps, f/k/a Sharon L. Lipps, f/k/a Sharon Lipps, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31187 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Jefferson County Probate Court, Jefferson County, Colorado on or before April 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael R. Meaux, #35658 Attorney for Estate P.O. Box 22451, Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No. 417441 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rafael R. Chavez Jr., Deceased Case Number: 23 PR681 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 April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Marie Chavez Personal Representative 76 E. Dory Way Black Hawk CO 80422 Legal Notice No. 417835 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Judy M. Sykes, aka Judy Sykes, aka Judy Mae Sykes, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31428 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert L. Alldredge Personal Representative 2890 Lamar Street Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80214

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“This is really kind of blending what computers do best — they can find patterns in large volumes of data — with what humans do best and that’s finding the best in each other,” D’Mello said. “This is the core of how we’ve been trying to approach this.”

Many universities across the country are evaluating their admissions processes after the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision banning race-based admissions. They want to ensure they build diverse classes while still complying with the law.

U.S. Department of Education guidelines encourage colleges to use materials such as essays to get a fuller picture of who students are, the communities they come from, and any adversity — including discrimination — they might have dealt with.

At the same time, Melissa Clinedinst, director of research initiatives and partnership with the National Association for College Admission Counseling, said schools still rank essays lower than a student’s grades for college admissions or test scores. Colorado has made test scores optional

A group of researchers, including at the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed an AI that might be able to help admissions officers sort through college esRACHEL WOOLF FOR CHALKBEAT says.

for students for students applying to public universities.

Clinedist said colleges are trying harder than ever to find ways to improve their admissions processes. She could see how AI systems might appeal to school officials who have to sort through thousands to tens of thousands of essays with only limited staff to do so.

AJ Alvero, a computational sociologist at the University of Florida who focuses on language, ethnicity, culture, and education, and who wasn’t involved in the study, but reviewed it at the request of Chalkbeat, said the researchers do a great job keeping the ethical issues of bias at the forefront of their study.

Getting to a point where universities could use AI systems might be a long way away, he said.

“A technical concern here could be, if and when universities adopt these tools, are they considering how student language is changing?” he said.

He also said universities would need to put accountability measures in place if there are errors and have staff on hand, such as a computer scientist, to handle any potential problems.

Alvero said schools would also benefit students by allowing more transparency in the application process. Transparency could also give researchers a better look at how to evaluate bias within school decisions and how to train the AI systems.

D’Mello and his fellow researchers hope to continue to develop the AI, including small testing in cooperation with universities.

“We really want to take a measure twice, cut once approach when it comes to high-stakes things such as this,” he said.

Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

Public Notices Legal Notice No. 417851 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenji Yamada, Deceased Case Number: 23PR31406 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 Monday April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shuya D. Yamada, Personal Representative 22459 Heatherbrae Way Novi, MI 48375 Legal Notice No. 417831 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RICHARD FREDRICK BRAUN, a/k/a RICHARD F. BRAUN, Deceased Case Number 23PR31412 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sieglinda Deubel McConnell, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court #2800 Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 417857 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FREDERICK MARK STERN;

aka FREDERICK M. STERN; aka FRED STERN; aka FRED M. STERN Case Number: 2023PR31330 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 April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah Hadeen, Personal Representative c/o SGR, LLC; 326 Main Street Sterling, CO 80751 Legal Notice No. 417777 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jerry Paul Elenburg, a/k/a Jerry P. Elenburg, a/k/a Jerry Elenburg, Deceased Case Number 23PR31313 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Jefferson Combined Court, Colorado on or before Monday April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrew St. Pierre, Attorney for Raydean Burkhart, Personal Representative Althaus Law, LLC 11150 Huron Street, Ste. 102 Northglenn, CO 80234 (720) 340-2783 Legal Notice No. 417798 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

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

Public notice is given on December 19, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Joyce Elaine Metzger be changed to Cat Tarnoff Case No.: 23C1768 /s/ Megan Grossman Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

City of Wheat Ridge Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wheat Ridge Planning Commission will conduct a Public Meeting on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to consider Case Nos.:

PUBLIC NOTICE

ZOA-24-01: An Ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, concerning Electric Vehicle (EV) charging and parking requirements, and making conforming amendments therewith.

Public notice is given on December 20, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Whitney Jameson Hollin McCarthy be changed to Jameson Hollin Cahill Case No.: 23 C 1746 /s/ Stephanie Kemprowski Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 417855 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 18, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Anya Olivia Adkins-Trotta be changed to Anya Olivia Adkins Flores-McDowell Case No.: 2012DR1380 By: Magistrate Legal Notice No. 417832

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Legal Notice No. 417845 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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ZOA-24-02: An Ordinance amending Articles V and XI of Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, concerning bicycle parking and storage requirements, and making conforming amendments therewith.

The proposed cases and accompanying documents are available in electronic form on the City’s official website, http://www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/872/legal-notices and at www.wheatridgespeaks.org. Specific plans for the proposed changes are available for inspection at the Wheat Ridge City Hall during business hours.

The January 18, 2024 Planning Commission meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting and in City Council Chambers at 7500 W. 29th Avenue. Any person wishing to submit written documents for Commission’s consideration at the meeting must file them with Community Development staff. Written comments may be submitted on Wheat Ridge Speaks at www. wheatridgespeaks.org until noon on January 17.

Alternatively, written documents or comments must be received no later than noon on the day of the meeting by emailing zoning@ci.wheatridge. co.us or mailing to City of Wheat Ridge, Attn: Planning Division, 7500 W. 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge CO 80033.

All interested citizens are invited to participate in the meeting in any one of the following ways:

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Provide comments in advance on Wheat Ridge Speaks at www.wheatridgespeaks.org Join the live meeting through the Zoom web link provided on the calendar on the City’s website at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/calendar.

Join the live meeting by calling (669) 900-6833 with code 864 4733 7560 and Passcode: 898728 Join the meeting in person Watch the meeting live on Comcast Channel 8 Watch the meeting live on YouTube at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/view

Legal Notice No. 417849 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript ______________________________________ Public Notice WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT A public hearing will be held by the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday January 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. regarding supplemental budget adjustment for 2024 budget. The hearing will be held at 7490 W. 45th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

Any interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing. Information on log in information is available on the City’s website at www. ci.wheatridge.co.us. The budget amendment will be available for inspection by emailing Steve Art at sart@ci.wheatridge.co.us.

Steve Art, Executive Director Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority Legal Notice No. 417424 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript ###

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