Jeffco Transcript 042023

Sen. Bennet and Rep. Pettersen hold community town hall at Red Rocks Community College

365 Health brings health fairs to the metro area

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e 365 Health community health fair is coming to multiple locations around the Denver metro area and o ering free, low-cost health screenings.

e health screenings vary at each fair but can include blood pressure, vision, dental, stress and more. Walk-up screenings are accepted, but registering ahead of time is recommended.

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A community town hall turned into a lively conversation between elected o cials and constituents about TikTok, immigration and legislative priorities.

Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen answered many questions and heard comments from constituents at their town hall hosted at Red Rocks Community College on April 10.

Pettersen, a member of the freshman class of congress, outlined some of her priorities such as addressing the opioid epidemic, rising costs for families, workforce

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Perhaps surprisingly, healthcare was largely ignored in the height of the pandemic, with many people avoiding doctor’s appointments, according to sta at 365 Health.

“Preventative health care and health care, in general, was kind of pushed to the side,” media representative Shane Ferraro said. “We’re really pushing people to get back into the practice of taking care of themselves.”

365 Health is a non-pro t organization that has been largely volunteer operated for over 40 years.

Gary Drews, 365 Health CEO, explained what happens if someone gets abnormal results on a test at a health fair.

“If the person’s result is out of range, then our sta calls that

Sen. Michael Bennet listens as Rep. Brittany Pettersen introduces herself.

PHOTOS BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE

Rep. Pettersen’s o ce live streamed the town hall on Facebook.

Free and low-cost health screenings are available at local health fairs

BizBeat: 5280 Burger Bar opens new location inside Colorado Mills

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For those wanting to grab a burger after a day of shopping or for anyone craving something sweet after seeing a movie, 5280 Burger Bar is the place to go.

e restaurant opened its new location inside Colorado Mills mall, just across from the movie theater, on April 6 with its o cial ribboncutting ceremony on April 13. 5280 Burger Bar adds this location to its others in Westminster, downtown Denver and Austin, Texas.

Don Redlinger, managing partner, described how he and his colleagues signed the lease just before the COVID-19 shutdowns, so the new location’s been a long time coming. Once foot tra c inside the mall and movie theater picked up again, Redlinger said it took almost a year to build out the space.

In the meantime, the owners bought the adjacent space inside the mall and opened Guapo Taco last fall. Having the sister restaurants so close is convenient for customers and sta , he said.

5280 Burger Bar features mouthwatering, creatively named burgers like the Double Bypass, the I Can’t Decide and the Perfect Burger. All are made with local beef and housemade sauces, including ketchup, Redlinger said.

Along with appetizers like street tacos and egg rolls, the restaurant also has chicken and vegetarian sandwiches; lobster rolls; salads; and loaded fries.

For those trying to decide between an alcoholic beverage or dessert, the restaurant o ers a mix of both with its signature shaketinis. It also has non-alcoholic shake options and an in-house custard shop. Customers can order mix-ups with cookie bits, nuts and candies at the to-go window inside the mall.

“We’re really excited to be here,” Redlinger continued. “ e mall should be a good draw.”

5280 Burger Bar is open from 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday through ursday, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on Sundays. For more information,

visit 5280burgerbar.com.

Wheat Ridge welcomes wellness coworking space

Massage therapists Celeste O’Brien and Kina Ueda know rsthand how important it is for wellness professionals to have a calm, relaxing space for their clients. ey also understand how important it is for professionals like them to nd community and support in each other.

On April 13, O’Brien, Ueda and the Wheat Ridge business community hosted a ribbon-cutting for Symmetry Collective, a new wellness coworking space at 6545 W. 44th Ave. Symmetry Collective’s new location features eight therapeutic treatment rooms ideal for massage therapy, acupuncture and more; a yoga studio; a conference room; top-of-the-line equipment like facial steamers and an infrared sauna. Spaces can be rented by the hour, day or through a membership program.

Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker, center left, cuts the ribbon with Symmetry Collective co-owners Celeste O’Brien and Kina Ueda, center right, April 13 at the new wellness coworking space along West 44th Avenue. Symmetry Collective features eight treatment rooms, a yoga studio and a conference room that can be rented on an hourly or daily basis.

PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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Mandy’s Kitchen caters Symmetry Collective’s April 13 ribbon-cutting in one of the coworking space’s kitchen-style rooms. Symmetry Collective, at 6545 W. 44th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, o ers several rooms ideal for massage therapists, acupuncturists, and other wellness-focused professionals.

HEALTH FAIRS

person within 48 hours and urges them to connect with their doctor,” he said.

But many people in Colorado and across the country are uninsured and don’t have primary care doctors. So Drews started a program to help.

“We started a low, low-cost telehealth program,” he said.

e program, called Health in Hand, o ers telehealth primary care, psychiatry, women’s health and diabetes support for $80 a year, with no requirements for age, pre-existing conditions or insurance. e service can be accessed 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Drews hopes the service can serve as a navigational tool to help people make informed healthcare decisions.

Here are the dates and locations for the upcoming health fairs:

Golden When: 8 a.m to noon April 29

Where: Rockland Community Church, 17 S. Mt. Vernon Country Club Road, Golden

Arvada

When: 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 22

Where: Arvada Covenant Church, 5555 Ward Road, Arvada

Lakewood

When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 23

Where: St. Cajetans Catholic Parish, 4335 W Byers Place, Denver

Idaho Springs

When: 7:30 a.m. to noon April 29

Where: Clear Creek Recreation Center, 98 12th Ave., Idaho Springs

Conifer

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 6

Where: Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, 9444 Eagle Cli Road, Conifer

Volunteers work at a past health fair.

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What Are Some Affordable Ways to Increase the Attractiveness of Your Home to Buyers?

This week’s column is inspired by an email received from Brock Pardo of PunchListUSA. His company is in the business of helping sellers fix problems identified by buyers in their inspection objections. Toward that end, he also offers free pre-listing consultations and quotes. (I offer free consultations too, but I’m not a contractor, so I can’t give quotes, just refer you to my preferred vendors for implementing my suggestions.)

Being in that business, Brock has no doubt come across some issues which could have easily been addressed prior to putting a home on the market, thereby perhaps selling it for more money.

Usually, when I get an unsolicited email with a “Top Ten” list, I find that it’s not the top ten items I would have selected, but this time I found that I agreed with all of them, so I’m going to adapt his list slightly for this column.

1) Fresh coat of paint. Brock cited a report that interior painting returns a 107% return-oninvestment, and exterior painting a 50% ROI, but I’d add that it depends on condition. If your home has a faded pastel exterior color popular in the 1990s with or without peeling paint, I’d say that a fresh paint job in a more up-to-date color would make a huge difference in first impression and the number of showings

Why Wouldn’t a Listing Agent Want to Maximize the Exposure of His or Her Real Estate Listings?

Although the average real estate agent barely makes a living and either has a second income source or a high-earning spouse, about 10% of agents earn a lot of money — and want to earn even more.

Myself, I make a very good living, as evidenced by the fact that I’m writing this week’s column while Rita and I are on vacation in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. (I’ll be home by the time you read this column.)

But my business model does not involve doing every single thing to maximize my personal income. I get more satisfaction from trying to maximize my service to others, including my clients and the unknown readers of this column. From long before I became a Realtor, I lived by a motto that has mistakenly been attributed to Confucius. “Concentrate on giving, and the getting will take care of itself.”

This column/ad — what newspapers call an “advertorial” — is evidence of that strategy. As a former newspaper journalist trained on the metro desk of The Washington Post in 1968, I decided at the very beginning of my real estate career in 2003 that I would spend my marketing dollars on buying newspaper ad space to publish a real estate column.

It has paid off quite well. Unlike every real estate agent I know, I have never made a cold call or prospected in any way to get buyers and sellers to hire me.

(This month, I just realized, is the 20th anniversary of getting my real estate license and starting as a broker associate

at the West office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, now called Coldwell Banker Realty for some reason I have yet to learn.)

This column is my sole outreach to potential clients, and every week I get one or more calls from someone who says, in effect, “I’ve been reading your column for many years, knowing the day would come when I’d call you to sell my home. Today’s that day!”

The above is a long-winded way of saying that I’m happy to abide by the Realtor Code of Ethics (and state law) which says I should put clients’ interest ahead of my own. This brings me back to the question posed in this article’s headline.

Last week, members of REcolorado, Denver’s MLS, received an email detailing how easy our MLS has made it to withhold a listing from all syndication, including Zillow, Redfin, and even REcolorado’s own consumer-facing website, which is www.REcolorado.com

The email cast its guidance in the context of a seller requesting such limited exposure, but I can’t picture any seller giving his/her listing agent informed consent to limit the exposure of their home’s listing to just their listing agent’s own website or circle of prospects. I suspect that the only reason a listing agent would convince his/her client to approve that strategy would be to maximize the chance that the agent wouldn’t have to compensate a buyer’s agent, thereby doubling his earnings

that are set and offers that you receive.

2) Landscaping improvements These can be quite affordable and, again, make a huge difference in the first impression that your home makes. A couple months’ service by Lawn Doctor can make a big difference in your lawn’s appeal, as can a load of fresh cedar chips for your nongrassy areas.

3) Upgrading lighting fixtures. Those “brass and glass” chandeliers and sconces are so 1990s, and are inexpensive enough to replace with, for example, brushed nickel fixtures. And even if you don’t replace any fixtures, replace all your incandescent or CFL light bulbs with affordable LED bulbs. The best deal on those, I’ve found, are 10-packs available from Batteries + Bulbs (Don’t put the CFLs in the trash. Take them to Home Depot for recycling, because they contain mercury.)

4) Minor kitchen updates. You don’t have to replace your Formica countertop if it’s not damaged or a really bad color, but replacing the faucet on your kitchen sink is an affordable upgrade. I like to see knobs and pulls on kitchen cabinets, and you can get affordable ones, as we did, at Hobby Lobby, of all places. Maybe paint or repaint your kitchen cabinets — white is a good choice. Beyond this, I’m happy to bring my stager and consult with you on further upgrades, because kitchens can make a huge difference, and certain improvements are worth considering.

5) Bathroom upgrades. Replacing those 1990s plastic Delta faucets is a nobrainer! And you can find some affordable replacement vanities at home improvement stores.

6) Replace or clean wall-to-wall carpeting. If your carpet isn’t shag and isn’t damaged here and there, cleaning is a must and can be quite affordable. My preferred carpet cleaner is Bruce Ruser of New Look Dry Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning, (303) 697-1584, who uses an environmentally friendly system

that utilizes plant-based ingredients. The website www.hostdry.com explains it.

7) Replace older appliances. These can be affordable. Look for Energy Star ratings, too. I had a 1990s home with its original white kitchen appliances. It sat on the market — until the seller replaced them with new stainless steel appliances.

8) Install new door and window hardware. Brock quotes a 2021 Zillow report that updated hardware has up to 80% return on investment. I’d like to see your current hardware before suggesting this update.

9) Declutter and organize. This is more about staging than repair of an inspection issue. We provide a free staging consultation for all listings, and that inevitably includes decluttering, thinning and organizing.

10) Deep clean your home. Again, this is a staging matter. And it’s a nobrainer!

That concludes my version of Brock Pardo’s top ten list. To that list I would add the following:

11) Wash your windows. You’ll need to remove screens when you wash your windows. Don’t reinstall them. Label and store them in your basement or garage. Removing window screens is almost like washing the windows, greatly improving visibility. If any of the screens are damaged (including sun damage), most Ace Hardware stores can rescreen them affordably.

12) Update your floor moldings. At a recent open house, a would-be buyer objected to the older unpainted wood moldings at the bottom of each wall. She said they should be white, and I realized that she’s right. You could just paint them white (maybe requiring priming with Kilz), or replace them all with flat ones that come in white.

Do you have your own suggestions of additional items? Let me know and maybe I’ll feature them in a follow-up column or on the blog posting of this article at www.GoldenREblog.com

Jim Smith

Broker/Owner, 303-525-1851

Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com

1214 Washington Ave., Golden 80401 Broker Associates:

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What you need to know in Je erson County: Earth Day, RTD, art and more

BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From art displays and planned Earth Day festivities to making public comments to RTD, here’s what you need to know in Jefferson County this week.

Kyra de Gruy Kennedy announces State House District 30 campaign

The 2024 election for the open State House District 30 seat is now a three-way competition. Kyra de Gruy Kennedy recently announced her candidacy with a video introduction. Check it out at her “Kyra for Colorado” campaign page.

WeeCycle in need of donations

WeeCycle is in desperate need of donations. The organization collects donations of gently used clothing, equipment, diapers, wipes and baby food for families in the community. It’s now time to restock some high-demand items, and you can help. Bring your gently used “cribs (manufactured in 2012 or newer), strollers, bassinets, pack ‘n plays, baby monitors, humidifiers, safety gates, and car seats” to one of the organization’s pop-up gear collection events happening through April 24. See WeeCycle’s website for more information.

New exhibit up at Lakewood Cultural Center

ies” exhibit is up at the Lakewood Cultural Center. It is a multimedia project that also has a musical performancebased element. You can view that art at the Lakewood Cultural Center, free of charge, but you will need tickets for the performances. e nal performance is on April 21. Get tickets and nd out more on the Lakewoood

the nal week of their month-long exhibit “Sustainable Mosaics.” e Lakewood Arts Gallery describes the exhibit as “their latest work built with found ‘or recycled’ material ... new art which changes things from trash to treasure in the eye of the beholder.” Can’t make it? e Lakewood Gallery has linked a virtual walk-through.

Earth Day celebrations

e City of Lakewood’s Earth Day Celebration will cover the full day on April 22 and will include an electric vehicle ride and drive, storytime courtesy of the Je co Public Library, Nature walks, dancers, food and so much more. Get more details at Lakewood.

org/EarthDay

Je erson County Open Spaces is celebrating Earth Day by giving some TLC to Welchester Tree Grant Park, and the community is invited to help. On April 22, join others as the sta leads groups on trails and around the space. e education will be hands-on as the volunteers work to maintain the

grounds and the habitat. e event is described as “a way to protect wildlife and continue to provide healthy and safe nature-based experiences to our visitors.” For more information, check out the Je co Open Spaces website. Register online, as space is limited.

Speaking of electric vehicles...

e Colorado Energy O ce approved a grant to place charging stations for electric vehicles in Je erson County parks’ parking lots. “ e funding will support the installation of ve Level-2, dual-port EV charging stations on property owned by Jefferson County. Two charging stations will be installed for public access at popular county-managed parks, and three will be installed for internal eet use on county property in Lakewood.” e grant brings the county one step closer to ful lling the Climate Action Plan approved a year ago by the Board of County Commissioners. Get details on the project and the plan on the Climate Action Plan website.

Got comments for RTD?

e Regional Transport District has opened its public comment period on proposed policy changes which, according to the RTD include “a recommended new fare structure, policies and programs intended to create a fare system that is more equitable, a ordable and simple.” Anyone from the public can review the changes at RTD’s Fare Feedback website and leave a comment. e public comment period ends May 22.

Sustainability awards

It’s time for the annual Je erson County Sustainability Awards. Every year, the awards are meant “to acknowledge and celebrate environmental stewardship and sustainability e orts made by organizations, employees, students and residents in Je erson County.” Anyone in the community can submit nominations by April 26. Go to the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners website for more information and to submit a nomination.

“A portrait from the ‚ÄòBlind Visionaries’ multimedia exhibit at the Lakewood Gallery.” COURTESY OF WEST METRO CHAMBER

Sitting Bull portrait sells at auction to private bidder

BY SANDRA HALE SCHULMAN

e rare portrait of Lakota leader Sitting Bull that was up for sale at Blackwell Auctions sold for $67,100 in mid-March to a private purchaser from the northeastern United States.

e portrait was one of four paintings of Sitting Bull created by New York artist and activist Caroline Weldon, and is thought to be the only one still in private hands.

Stored for decades and needing repair, the solemn portrait of the charismatic Lakota leader was consigned to auction by heirs of the original owner from 1890. e artist’s friendship with Sitting Bull was made into a 2017 lm, “Woman Walks Ahead.”

“I just tried to promote it as best I could,” Blackwell auctioneer Edwin Bailey told ICT. “I knew that it was a very special piece, and the story was absolutely fascinating. e deeper I got into it, I watched the movie and contacted the historical researchers.”

Bailey says the painting was special because it is “vastly superior to the other two Weldon painted. e value of the painting was based on its subject matter and its dramatic history, not the popularity of the artist or broad demand for the artist’s work, which is usually what drives the value of a piece of art.”

Daniel Guggisberg, historian and researcher, told ICT that the portrait was not done from a sitting, one of several revisions to the story that was portrayed in the 2017 lm featuring Jessica Chastain as Weldon and Michael Greyeyes as Sitting Bull.

“It is based on a portrait made by photographers Palmquist & Jurgens of Minneapolis in March 1884,” Guggisberg said.. “ e other two known paintings of Sitting Bull she made are based on photographs, notably by William Notman & Son of Montreal, taken in August 1885 while Sitting Bull toured with Bu alo Bill’s Wild West. She did not paint from life - would not have the means to do so and Sitting Bull certainly would not have agreed to sit for a painted portrait for hours or days on end. Caroline Weldon certainly had artistic talent, but not beyond an amateur’s level.”

Weldon went to see Sitting Bull (1831-1890) in the late 1880s to help him politically, not to paint him. She ended up staying and moving into his camp at the Standing Rock Reservation with his family.

Guggisberg said that “the painting presumably was made while Caroline Weldon had brie y returned to Brooklyn in the latter part of 1889 and early 1890. e date on the painting is 1890.”

Weldon is believed to have sold the painting to the man whose heirs recently put it up for auction.

“As far as I know, no painting by Carolyn Weldon has ever sold at auction,” Guggisberg said. “While the story in the lm was greatly changed, even without the motion picture, I still think this would’ve been an amazing piece because of the story.”

Bailey said Weldon endured a lot of heat — even physical violence — for

promoting Native rights in the late 1800s.

Bailey said he started the bids on March 18 at $20,000 and said the nal sales gure was reached in about two

minutes.

“It didn’t have any bids on it to start with, advanced bids, pre-op option bids,” he said. “ ere were several people that just got on when the option started and it ran to where it ran. at’s one of those pieces that could have gone anywhere. “

Bailey said the seller is granddaughter of William Lafayette Darling, a railroad engineer from St. Paul that was involved in the construction of the Northern Paci c Line at the time that went through the Dakotas on to Montana and Idaho. He is believed to have purchased the painting from Weldon. When he died in 1938, the painting went to his daughter and then to her daughter in 1990.

e painting will soon be shipped to the new owner.

“We’ve been in touch with the buyer and it’s been hanging up here on the wall for several weeks now,” he said. “I’m looking at it right now.”

Bailey said the auction house does not release details about the buyer.

“I can say that they’re in the Northeast and I hope they loan or exhibit it,” he said. “It’s not something I can even fathom somebody just poking down a hallway and looking at once in a while. I just don’t see that happening. I think it’s going to show up again and I think it’s going to show up at a museum, perhaps by a private collector. e best I’ll say is, that is what I hope is the outcome.”

Sandra Hale Schulman, of Cherokee Nation descent, has been writing about Native issues since 1994.

This 1890 painting of Sitting Bull by artist Catherine Weldon sold at auction on March 18, 2023, for $67,000 at Blackwell Auctions in Clearwater, Florida. Weldon’s friendship with Sitting Bull in the late 1880s was told, with some embellishment, in the 2017 film, “Woman Walks Ahead,” starring Jessica Chastain as Weldon and Michael Greyeyes as Sitting Bull. BLACKWELL AUCTIONS

Making, possessing ‘ghost guns’ will likely be illegal

Legislature to pass bill

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Making, possessing and selling so-called ghost guns, the untraceable homemade weapons linked to several recent high-profile Colorado shootings, will likely soon be illegal in the state.

Democrats in the state legislature Wednesday introduced a measure outlawing the firearms as part of their package of bills this year aimed at curbing gun violence in Colorado.

When guns are made by licensed manufacturers, they are required to have an engraved serial number. If that type of weapon is used in a crime, investigators can trace where it was purchased and by whom.

Additionally, anyone purchasing a gun in Colorado must go through a background check.

But the proliferation of make-ityourself gun kits and 3D printers has allowed an unknown number of untraceable firearms to be produced by people who are able to skirt Colorado’s universal background check system.

Under the bill, which is set to be introduced in the state Senate, people who already own firearms that have no serial number will have until the start of 2024 to have them engraved with a serial

number by a licensed dealer. That transaction would require a background check and recording of the serial number.

The bill would also outlaw the purchase and possession of any unfinished firearms that don’t have serial numbers and can be easily assembled, and it would

outlaw devices that would let semi-automatic ghost guns fire at a rate similar to an automatic weapon.

Under the bill, people found to have created or be in possession of an unserialized firearm or gun frame would face a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense, punishable by up to 364 days in jail, and a Class 5 felony, punishable by up to three years in prison, for subsequent offenses.

“What we’re going to be doing is interrupting access to guns,” said Sen. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora Democrat. “It’s a very popular weapon for criminals to use because you don’t have to go for a background check. So we’re about to put an end to that so that we can interrupt the level of gun violence that we’re seeing in our state and across the nation.”

Other prime sponsors of the bill are Sen. Chris Hansen, D-Denver; Rep. Andrew Boesenecker, D-Fort Collins; and Rep. Junie Joseph, D-Boulder.

“No law stops illegal activity,” Hansen said. “I have no doubt there will be people who will break the law. But, the point is, we have nothing on the books right now to address unserialized firearms.”

The measure is expected to cruise through the Democraticcontrolled legislature to Gov. Jared Polis, who supports the legislation.

There’s also growing, bipartisan support outside of the Capitol for regulating ghost guns. The mayors of Denver, Colorado Springs and Aurora wrote a joint opinion column in January supporting legislation that would restrict untraceable guns.

Ghost guns have been associated with several high-profile shootings in Colorado over the past year, including one in March when an East High School student

with a history of making guns shot two administrators. The alleged shooter in the Club Q massacre in Colorado Springs also had a history of using a 3D printer to produce guns at home.

The bill would also add crimes around unserialized guns and gun parts to the list of reasons someone could be barred from pur-

Eleven states — including Washington, Nevada, California and Rhode Island — as well as Washington, D.C., have enacted laws regulating ghost guns, according to Giffords Law Center, an antigun violence advocacy organization that tracks statutes related to Colorado’s forthcoming bill would make it illegal to use a 3D printer to produce a firearm but would not go as far as some states — such as New Jersey — that bar the distribution of instructions for how to make a gun with a 3D

“As federal law has evolved and as the industry tries to get around these regulations we make updates to the law,” said Allison Anderman, an attorney with the Giffords Law Center, who worked on the Colorado bill.

The Giffords Law Center is an offshoot of Giffords, an organization that advocates for tighter gun regulations across the country and is named after former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords. The Arizona Democrat was gravely wounded in a 2011 mass shooting that forced her to retire from Congress.

Regulations around ghost guns in other states are all relatively recent, making their efficacy difficult to gauge, Anderman said.

There are difficulties around regulating the production of guns that can be made behind closed doors, but Anderman said the bill will focus primarily on sellers and distributors of ghost gun parts.

“We are trying to essentially go after the supply,” Anderman said.

In 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a rule requiring that kits that can be used to create firearms at home must include serial numbers.

The bill comes as Democrats in the Colorado legislature have taken up four other measures aimed at preventing gun violence. The bills would impose a three-day waiting period for all gun purchases, raise the minimum age for buying guns to 21 and expand Colorado’s red flag law to let teachers, prosecutors and medical professionals also petition a judge to order the temporary seizure of someone’s guns.

A fourth bill would make it easier to sue the gun industry.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Native American students’ right to wear regalia at graduation in Colorado bill

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BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT

Colorado would guarantee the right of Native American students to wear items such as eagle feathers and other traditional clothing at graduation ceremonies through a bill under consideration this year.

Federal law protects Native American religious and cultural rights. But students sometimes run into issues or find flat-out prohibition at schools when it comes to wearing regalia at ceremonies, advocates say. They say families must then fight to make districts aware of the importance of traditional clothing. Or students running into a lack of understanding might choose to skip graduation ceremonies altogether.

Senate Bill 202 would ensure K-12 schools, colleges, and universities create policies to protect Native American students so they don’t run into issues.

Sen. Jessie Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat and co-sponsor of the bill, said she’s heard of school officials telling students they have to hide, remove, or even throw

away regalia because of policies that maintain uniformity at graduations. She said some students have even reported school officials touched or confiscated students’ eagle feathers, a cultural and religious symbol.

“This bill clarifies for the school that you do not interfere with this,” Danielson said. “You cannot harass these students and prevent them from wearing their traditional regalia.”

Schools asking Native American students to remove or throw away items is like a school asking a student to get rid of a Jewish or Christian symbol, said Melvin Baker, Southern Ute Tribal Council chairman, during a mid-April hearing.

He added that the United States has a history of trying to erase Native American culture, and the bill would ensure students get to honor their identity and their achievement.

“Tribal regalia plays a unique role for graduating native Native students,” Baker said. “These items are often gifted to students by parents or tribal elders in recognition of this achievement.”

The Native American Rights Fund receives many calls every spring from families across the country looking for support on how to ensure they can wear regalia at graduation ceremonies, said Matthew Campbell, the organization’s deputy director. It’s been a few years since he fielded a call from Colorado families, but he said families do sometimes run into trouble with schools.

“Usually, when we reach out to the schools and explain the importance of these items — once they understand — they usually will allow them to be worn,” Campbell said.

In recent years, some states have added teachings about Native American religion and culture. Other changes that try to create more respect toward Native American culture have happened, including a law Colorado passed last year that bans Native Ameri-

Colorado would join eight other states in ensuring Native American students can wear traditional regalia.

Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Longmont Democrat co-sponsoring the legislation, said the goal is to make sure that every Colorado district understands.

The bill defines qualifying students as members of a tribe, eligible tribal members, or those of Native American descent. The bill says that immediate family members would also be allowed to wear traditional Native American dress during their students’ graduation ceremony.

Speakers at a Senate Education Committee hearing said traditional dress might include clothing, bracelets, necklaces, or eagle feathers. The bill needs a final vote in the Senate before heading to the House.

The bill doesn’t say how schools will ensure students have the right to wear traditional items, Jaquez Lewis said.

“We leave the details up to the school districts and the schools but what we do in this bill is we set guardrails,” she said.

Some districts have started to create policies.

Cherry Creek School District has created a ceremony for Native American students and is workingon graduation ceremony policies, said Aspen Rendon, a partner with the district’s department of equity, culture, and community engagement. The district also has an indigenous action committee working toward creating a more inclusive district, Rendon said.

Jeffrey Chavez, the district’s indigenous and native student community liaison, said it’s important to recognize native traditions, especially in urban districts like Cherry Creek. Ensuring students get to wear their regalia at ceremonies helps carry on traditions.

“That’s how we honor ourselves and our community and family with those traditions,” he said.

Indigenous action committee member Donna Chrisjohn said a principal didn’t allow her son in 2020 to wear Native American regalia at his graduation ceremony. Her son ended up not participating in the ceremony.

She is glad the district is changing and happy to have helped make lawmakers aware of the issue.

“This is so impactful for all families to know that someone will not push back when their child decides that they want to show up as who they really are,” Chrisjohn said. “That’s a huge step in the right direction.”

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

Native American students stand during Cherry Creek School District’s indigenous graduation ceremony. COURTESY OF CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Danielson co-sponsors bill

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shortages, gun safety and abortion legislation.

Bennet stressed his commitment to mental health for youth and his support of SB 686, also known as the RESTRICT act. is bill looks to restrict security threats that risk information through technology; the bill itself does not cite any speci c app, but Bennet has been vocal about his disapproval of the Chinese owned TikTok video app.

e senator heard multiple comments from attendees about his strong stance against the popular app TikTok, but he maintained that he is concerned about many digital platforms.

“I am deeply worried about what our own national digital platforms are doing to our teenage mental health,” he said.

He went on to say that TikTok is not the only o ender, in his eyes.

“Mark Zuckerberg (owner of Meta) is regulated less than your average business in Je erson County and I think that’s wrong,” he said.

e elected o cials heard comments from constituents wondering what they are doing to “secure the southern border,” and both Bennet and Pettersen quickly rebuked the apparent xenophobia.

Bennet explained to the crowd that one third of the growth of Colorado’s GDP over time has been from immigration.

“Illegal!” someone from the audience shouted as the senator spoke.

“It’s not illegal immigration, it’s immigration over that period of time….there are serious economic consequences to deciding we aren’t going to have a functional immigration system,” Bennet replied.

Bennet went on to discuss the circumstances that led to the election of former president Donald Trump, including that the former president stated “Mexicans are rapists” as part of his campaign for building a border wall.

is remark led to cries of dissent from members of the crowd, some saying “he didn’t say that…what he meant was…”

Bennet, in his passionate speech, responded directly to those defending the former president.

“ at is what he said. Run the tape,” Bennet said.

The town hall event saw a large turn out at the community college.

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O’Brien and Ueda, who own Symmetry 360 Massage, started their company out of a single massage room and now have three locations, including one in Golden.

Now, they’re looking to help other wellness professionals grow their businesses through coworking spaces. Symmetry Collective’s agship location is in Boulder, with Wheat Ridge being the second.

Not only do these coworking spaces help wellness professionals to network and share resources, O’Brien described, but it also helps expose their clients to other healing modalities.

“We want to support people in our industry and make them feel like they’re part of a community,” O’Brien continued. “ … We want fellow business owners to thrive. We’re all united in our mission.”

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Garden pop-up shop coming to downtown Golden e Plum Creek Garden Market is opening a pop-up shop in Golden this month. e market will be in the historic downtown district, at 911 12th St.

PCGM is opening six pop-up shops throughout the Front Range starting April 17, including new locations in Golden and Greenwood Village. It’s also returning to Castle Rock, Denver, Erie and Littleton this spring.

According to the PCGM website, the pop-up shops will have every kind of plant a green thumb could want, including annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, and other decorative plants.

Customers are encouraged to call to verify a pop-up shop is open before stopping by. For information on the Golden pop-up location, call 720-692-8153 or visit plumcreekgardenmarket. com.

Along with its signature burgers and chicken sandwiches, 5280 Burger Bar also features a variety of custards, shakes, and shaketinis. The new restaurant in Colorado Mills mall also features a to-go window for custard customers.

The Colorado Mills mall is now home to 5280 Burger Bar, which features outdoor patio and indoor patio seating. 5280 Burger Bar held its grand opening April 6 and its ribbon-cutting April 13. This is the restaurant’s four location overall and third in Colorado.

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Colorado Democrats clash over provisions in elections

Recounts, public funds for ads an issue

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg rejected a provision requested by Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a fellow Democrat, limiting when candidates can pay for recounts in his measure this year tweaking the state’s election code.

And in another snub, Fenberg’s measure, introduced Tuesday, would prohibit the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce from using state or federal funds for advertising that features candidates for federal, state or local o ce.

e move appears to come in response to controversial television commercials run by Griswold featuring herself and former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, a Republican running to be Colorado Springs mayor, in the lead-up to the 2022 election. Griswold was running for reelection at the time.

e measure, Senate Bill 276, represents a rare open disagreement among two powerful, rising Democratic stars in Colorado and it hinges on the sensitive issue of election conspiracies and misinformation.

Colorado law requires that mandatory recounts be conducted in races that are decided by an extremely small margin — when the number

of votes separating the leading two candidates is less than 0.5% of the number of votes cast for the leading candidate. So, for instance: If Ronald McDonald had 1,000 votes and the Burger King had 999 votes, the one-vote di erence would be 0.1% of McDonald’s votes, triggering a recount.

For races where the margin between candidates is larger, a recount can be requested by a campaign and is conducted if they pay for the work.

Griswold wanted to prevent those so-called permissive recounts by candidates who lose by more than 2 percentage points to prevent

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election workers across the state from having to duplicate their work in contests with a clear outcome.

In 2022, for instance, then-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters paid more than $100,000 for a recount in her GOP primary loss in the secretary of state’s race after alleging fraud and malfeasance but providing no evidence. ere was no shift in Peters’ 14-percentage-point loss after the votes in each of Colorado’s 64 counties were tallied for a second time.

But Fenberg, who lives in Boulder, worried that limiting permissive recounts would decrease con dence in Colorado’s elections.

“I think we want to increase con dence in our elections and not remove options for people,” Fenberg told reporters Tuesday. “Especially if someone is an election denier, I don’t want to do something that feeds into (conspiracies).”

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Restricting permissive recounts to races when candidates were within 2 percentage points of each other was a top legislative priority for Griswold this year.

“ e Secretary of State’s o ce does not write legislation but instead works with Colorado’s County Clerks to recommend policies that are needed to administer elections that are free, fair and secure,” Annie Orlo , a Griswold spokeswoman, said in a written statement. “It is disappointing that the Senate president was unwilling to include this already agreed-upon provision that was supported by Colorado’s county clerks and would have protected the state’s dedicated election administrators from performing unnecessary recounts. ese unnecessary recounts are being used by election deniers all over the country as a means to sow doubt and burden election workers to the point they are no longer willing to do these jobs.”

“ is bill is about building condence and trust in our democracy, which includes strengthening transparency standards, preventing con icts of interest and ensuring election administration isn’t perceived as partisan in nature,” Fenberg said in a statement.

Griswold and Williams came under re for appearing together in a TV ad that ran in the months before the 2022 election that was aimed at combating voting conspiracies.

e Secretary of State’s O ce spent more than $1 million on the spot.

e ad was the subject of a campaign nance complaint led by a conservative political nonpro t. Griswold, in an interview Tuesday with e Colorado Sun outside of a courtroom where she was testifying against a man who allegedly threatened her, called the provision “reckless.”

“Doing voter education, outreach to Coloradans is something that statewide elected o cials do in the course of normal business,” Griswold said. “To propose something so dramatic without stakeholding, when lives are literally being threatened, feels very reckless.”

Griswold’s o ce, which in a statement called the restriction “incomprehensible,” said the provision would also restrict its ability to promote business and licensing programs.

e advertising provision only applies to Griswold’s office, but other statewide elected officials have used their likeness in ads paid for with public dollars. For instance, the office of Treasurer Dave Young, also a Democrat, spent thousands of dollars on Facebook ads that featured the treasurer’s photo publicizing its “Great Colorado Payback” program in the weeks before the November election.

Gov. Jared Polis sent a letter to Colorado taxpayers that accompanied Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refund checks that were sent out in August and September.

Both Polis and Young, like Griswold, successfully ran for reelection in November.

Fenberg’s bill, which was drafted in partnership with Griswold’s office and county clerks, would also make a host of other changes to Colorado’s elections. That includes requiring counties with more than 10,000 voters — more than half of Colorado’s 64 counties — to begin counting ballots at least four days before Election Day in an effort to ensure results are posted as quickly as possible to prevent election conspiracies from spreading.

The measure also seeks to make candidates’ state financial disclosures more robust and accessible to the public and expand automatic voter registration to tribal land.

Colorado Sun correspondent Sandra Fish contributed to this report.

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Meanwhile, the provision around how advertising dollars can be spent would prohibit a federal, state or local candidate from being prominently featured — either by name, photograph or likeness — in any advertising by the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Gun violence hits 40-year high in Colorado

Death rates also high

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

In the spring of 2019, as the state mourned the shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch and lawmakers began eyeing a raft of new firearms-related legislation, The Colorado Sun analyzed 38 years of state data on gun deaths.

At the time, The Sun found that 20,669 people died from firearmrelated injuries between 1980 and 2018, and the death rate, after dipping in the early 2000s, was on the rise.

Now, with the reverberations from a shooting at Denver’s East High School still ringing and lawmakers again hotly debating a slate of gun bills, The Sun decided to revisit that earlier analysis.

The number of those who have died from firearm-related injuries has increased, of course. Between 1980 and 2021 — the most recent year for which finalized mortality data is available — 23,493 people were killed by gunshot wounds, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

But more surprising is that the firearm-related death rate in 2021 was the highest since at least 1980. The new analysis shows the state recorded 18.2 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, far

exceeding any other year in that time span. The previous high was in 1981, at 16.3 deaths per 100,000 people.

These numbers include all deaths caused by firearms — homicides, suicides, accidents and incidents where the intent cannot be determined.

Though still preliminary, the firearm-related death rate appears to have declined slightly in 2022. The state will likely have final data on 2022 deaths next month, and it is possible that the preliminary figure — 16.8 deaths per 100,000 people — could rise as more

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deaths are officially recorded.

The reason we stop the analysis at 1980 is because that’s how far back CDPHE has data on firearmspecific causes of death.

The state does have data on suicides going back to 1940 and homicides back to 1970. But, because those numbers do not record whether a gun was involved in the deaths, they are not comparable to post-1980 numbers.

Gun deaths are increasing across most age groups in the state. The only age group where a trend is difficult to discern is for children from birth through

age 9. Deaths in that age range can be few enough in a given year that CDPHE won’t release the actual numbers — it is common in health statistics for small numbers to be withheld for privacy reasons.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, a protest over taxation without representation. It’s been 30 years since Colorado voters approved the so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR, which requires a vote of the people before any tax increase.  Ballot issues related to taxes face us at every general election.

If we care so much about taxes, why do so few of us pay attention to our property taxes?  Possibly because we are often not aware of what they are. For renters and for people with a mortgage, the sum of those taxes is rolled into their monthly payment.  ey seldom, if ever, see the list of all the entities their tax dollars support.

Many of our property taxes are levied by special districts, which are formed by law to provide speci c services like water and sewer, re protection or recreation. Elections for Directors of these districts will be held May 2. I urge you to get informed and to vote.

is will not be easy.  First you have to know which districts you pay taxes in.  en you have to learn which of them is holding elections, who is running for board positions, where to go to vote, or how to request an absentee ballot.   e elections are run by each district, not by Je erson County, and you might have to go to more than one location in order to cast your ballots. Learn-

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ing anything about the candidates who are running can require a lot of sleuthing.

Why go to all this work? Because someone is spending your money, perhaps on projects you wouldn’t approve of. Because someone may be embezzling your money or running up hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. Because someone may have you paying huge sums in interest on debt he owns.

About 10 years ago, the volunteer re chief of the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District was found to have spent over $600,000 on personal items like guns and guitars.  e citizen board had not been exercising its oversight responsibilities, yet some of them continued to serve for years. Why? Because no one ran against them, and the elections were cancelled.   is happens more often that not.  It’s even true for one of the largest of Je co’s 200-plus special districts, West Metro Fire Protection District.  It serves nearly 300,000 residents and collects almost $71,000,000 per year in property taxes. Last year 461 people voted in the election.

is year no one is contesting any

of the seats, in spite of how easy it is to get on the ballot. One need only le a simple form to self-nominate for the board of any district.

Most of Je co’s special districts are run by civic-minded people who give freely of their time to serve their communities. I think of all my friends who have ably served on the Evergreen Park and Recreation District board, making tough decisions about how to allocate limited resources among many di erent types of users spread over a large geographic area.

Beware, though. When you are looking for the districts you pay taxes to, give special attention to any Metropolitan District on the list. Since TABOR was passed in 1992 there has been an explosion in the number of metro districts, a type of special district usually formed by developers of vacant land.  ey have the power to sell bonds to build roads, sewer lines, and other necessary infrastructure. e district is then given the authority to tax future homeowners to recoup its investment. Most of the time this results in a win-win.

However, the laws are so loosely written that some unscrupulous developers commit property owners to extraordinary amounts of debt in perpetuity, with such secretive and convoluted legal structures that no ordinary citizen could gure out how to untangle the mess. Some developers buy the bonds themselves instead of putting them on the

market, thereby personally receiving the interest payments being made by taxpayers.  It can be a huge challenge to homeowners who want to take control by serving on the boards.  Ask the people who live in Solterra.

Not far away, near Bear Creek Lake Park, Red Rocks Centre has issued $45 million in debt with a 43-year repayment schedule. e mill levy is 86.   at’s $86 annually on each $1,000 of assessed valuation.  To compare, most of Je co’s cities are in the single digits.  For most of our re districts, it is about 12.   e school district’s is 40.  Future residents’ taxes will be almost double those of people in older established neighborhoods.

If you’d like to know more, check out metrodistrictreform.org.   ere’s a link to an especially interesting article called e Publicazation of Private Business.  Click on Voter Resources at lwvje co.org for for guidance on how to track down the information you need.

en take the time and e ort to cast an informed vote on May 2— and honor the original Tea Partiers.

Linda Rockwell moved to Evergreen with her family in 1982 and now lives in Lakewood. She got involved in local land-use issues in 1984 and in the Democratic Party a few years later. She served as chair of the Je co Democrats from 1993 to 1997. Good government and principled politics remain her passion.

All budgets are ultimately precarious assumptions

e booklet with instructions for individual income tax (Colorado Department of Revnue Form 104) has a disclosure of Colorado Revenues and Expenditures on page 2.   is disclosure was not done very well and the state government admits this themselves because on the revenue side, the total amount of revenue sums up to 102.8%.   e state says this error is due to rounding. Regardless, this disclosure (which is in the form of a pie chart) is interesting because of what it tells you about revenue sources.

e largest form of revenue for the state of Colorado is from “Federal Grants and Expenditures.”  at category totals 42%. Taxes total only 37.3%. Since the federal government is Colorado’s largest landowner someone must maintain the wilderness and park areas around the state and it would be reasonable

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to presume that the federal government contracts with the state to maintain land holdings within the state and pays Colorado to maintain that land.   is is but one example. Other unfunded mandates exist.

Land maintenance is probably just one of many things that Federal money accomplishes in our state. But an uncomfortable question needs to be asked. What if federal money were to disappear from Colorado revenue sources in part or compeletely for one reason or another? What then?

e question is important because when proposals were oated

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for cutting other revenue sources like eliminating the individual income tax the retort was made, how will you make up the funding.   at retort is short sighted because the retort presumes that all expenditures by Colorado state government are necessary and essential.  ey are not.  In a budget where 38.3 billion in government expenditures exist somewhere at least a few of those expenditures are not essential.

When a family has a breadwinner thrown out of work cuts are made in the household budget until employment for operating the household is secured. Privations are endured. If Colorado were to completely or partially lose the federal government’s monetary input into our state budget cuts would be inevitable in some areas. Taxes would probably be raised on individuals

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and businesses to make up the shortfall.  Tuition would probably be raised across the board at all state supported institutions of higher learning. To summarize, there would be pain across the board and it would a ect all Coloradoans in one way or another.

at is because all budgets, whether at the family level or at the state level are ultimately precarious assumptions.  ey are based on the plan that some source of revenue will always be there regardless of circumstance. Basing future plans on something that may disappear is reckless. Acknowledging that a source of revenue may disappear and planning in case it does disappear is the wiser course of action. It used to be called “saving money for a rainy day.” While the Colorado Re-

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Skin care for spring and summer

Tips from a dermatologist

Students and families in the Pikes Peak region are gearing up for spring break later this month. Whether it’s a sandy beach or the snowy slopes, there are several skin care tips to keep in mind. e most important advice a dermatologist can give you is: no matter the season, protect your skin from solar radiation. ere is nothing that will bene t your skin as much, especially if you are thinking long term.

Whether you are going to enjoy the break on the mountains or at the beach, protect your skin from ultraviolet rays by using sun protective clothing, hats, and sunglasses, as well as applying sunscreen to the exposed areas.

For skiers, although most of the skin is covered by gear, it is very easy to forget the face. Don’t make

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We must rein in our fossil fuel consumption

Larry von un is so right, that the world needs to shift to green energy alternatives, and I will add, right now. But I would also like to remind readers that a few measurements are NOT data upon which to make such a determination. e world’s meteorologists, atmospheric chemists, etc., have been measuring day in, day out, the temperatures and trends worldwide, and for well more than a century now. e trend toward global climate change is plain to see, no matter what local conditions may be, even for decades. e data speaks. e science speaks.

When gas rationing went into effect to provide gasoline for the war e ort in World War II, posters went up everywhere asking, “Is this trip

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that mistake. At high altitude, you are exposed to signi cantly more intense ultraviolet radiation than at sea level. Apply a generous amount of sunscreen on your entire face and neck before you put on your scarf, face cover, helmet or goggles. Even though you think most of your skin is covered, it is common to have people with intense facial sunburn after a day in the mountains - the classic skier sunburn that only spares the areas around the eyes, which are covered by the goggles. A useful tip is carrying in your pocket a sunscreen in a stick, so you can apply to the face without even taking your gloves o , while waiting in lift lines. It is easy to

tives attempt to restrain government spending it is not because we wish to help no one. We recognize that funding sources for programs can dry up. ere are a number of di erent ways that funding sources can dry up.  Taxes cannot be raised endlessly with no consequence. Individuals and companies can and do make

necessary?” Do people really have to drive hundreds of miles and sit in tra c idling away to go skiing? How about cross-country skiing in your own neighborhood? Why use Amazon when the U.S. Postal Service will deliver packages, since it is delivering regular mail anyway? Combine errands when you do drive, to more e ciently and cheaply use the fuel you buy. Walk, ride a bike, take mass transit if you can, carpool. e world we have known is rapidly changing, and not, from a human perspective, for the better. e trends toward more extreme weather are not going away, and this disastrous, tragic and very, very expensive change will only accelerate and get worse if we don’t rein in our fossil fuel consumption.

Carolyn Wiedmer, Littleton

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lose track of time when we are having fun in the slopes, so make sure to reapply every few runs.

After a fun day in the mountains, most people like a hot shower or a hot tub. While this feels lovely, remember that, associated with the dry air of the mountains and of heated spaces, this will dry your skin. Apply thick moisturizing cream to your skin at the end of the day to prevent dry or itchy skin.

If you are going to be at a sunny destination to enjoy the ocean or the pool, more of your skin will be exposed to the sun. Clothes provide a physical barrier to protect your skin, and there are several brands that o er clothes with ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) number, which are made for outdoor activities. ey have cool breathable fabric, and some also can be used for swimming.

Regarding the sunscreen for the beach, look for one that is water re-

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sistant (stays e ective for 40 minutes in the water) or very water resistant (stays e ective for 80 minutes in the water). Even if your skin remains dry while using a water-resistant sunscreen, you’ll need to reapply the sunscreen every 2 hours. Also, don’t forget your feet! If you’re wearing sandals, be sure to apply sunscreen to all exposed skin.

Remember that it does not matter if it’s a cloudy day on the mountain or at the beach. Ultra-violet A rays can go through clouds and cause skin damage.

Good skin care should happen all year round, but spring break is a great time to remind us of that, as we prepare to step out of the house and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

Dr. Renata Prado is a board-certied dermatologist and board-certi ed Mohs Surgeon at Vanguard Skin Specialists

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Susan Kay “Sue” Nelson January 4, 1946 - February 23, 2023

Susan Kay Nelson, 77, died February 23, 2023, at Pleasant View Home of Inman, KS. She was born January 4, 1946, in Sioux City, IA, to Dale and Lorraine Nelson.

Susan graduated from Je erson City High School, IA and Mercy School of Nursing, Denver, CO. She was a retired Registered Nurse from Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO.

She is survived by: son, Sean Leduc; daughter, Becky (Leduc) Carder; grandson, Skyler Carder; granddaughters, Sydnee and Sunny Carder; and a greatgrandchild due in May 2023. Memorial service: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 1:00pm, at Lutheran Medical Center Chapel, located at 8300 W 38th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO.

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In a state that has over 400 breweries and almost 100 distilleries, approaching the topic of sobriety can be a hard conversation for many people to have.

But with low-key, no-fuss non-alcoholic options at many establishments across the metro, it doesn’t have to be a big deal if you don’t want to drink, whatever your reasons.

Mocktails that you wouldn’t even know were NA

Golden Moon Speakeasy in Golden uses all its own distilled spirits and creates unique craft cocktails at’s all the more reason that general manager Kayla Veatch sees to o er quality, non-alcoholic options.

“My overall philosophy when I changed the menu was to have the same options as the alcohol menu,” Veatch said.

So no, you won’t have to order a water if you’re the designated driver. e mocktails at Golden Moon use highly steeped teas to replace alcohol and utilize many of the same syrups and NA ingredients the cocktails use.

Mocktails are a great option for people ready to slow down on alcohol for the night, people taking certain medications, pregnant people and people exploring sobriety, Veatch said. e speakeasy even serves mocktails to children before 9 p.m.

Having an inclusive menu makes an establishment like this a gathering place for groups, Veatch explained.

“People can still come together….if I didn’t have mocktails, I wonder if they would still be excited to come,” she said about group members who don’t consume alcohol.

Some of the mocktails Veatch makes include the Cloud City, which features an earl grey tea base, ginger, lemon and elder ower, or the Cheshire Cat, which features a butter y pea ower tea base, passionfruit juice and lime. Veatch even makes a copycat smoked whiskey.

Golden Moon Speakeasy is located at 1111 Miner’s Alley in Golden.

An alcohol alternative

For those looking for another NA drink option, perhaps with health bene ts, kombucha has been a popular choice.

Kombucha has been added as an option at many breweries, bars and co ee shops around Colorado; but Marc Gaudreault owns one of only two kombucha tap rooms on the front range.

Before the pandemic, the Trubucha tap room in Lone Tree had space for people to sit inside and enjoy a glass of kombucha. According to Gaudreault, Trubucha actually grew during the pandemic, and the demand for his product is so great he needs most of his shop space for fermenting the kombucha in huge vats.

Still, Trubucha boasts 31 taps in the store and has a spacious patio for people to enjoy kombucha, lemonade, ginger beer or cold brew.

So, what is kombucha? Put simply, Gaudreault explained, it’s lightly fermented tea. But the health bene ts are much more lengthy, he said. Most notably, the drink has an abundance of natural probiotics,

Kayla Veatch crafts a mocktail.

A lineup of mocktails at Golden Moon.

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as well as B vitamins and an acidic composition that some say can help your gut health.

For many, this drink has become a replacement for beer and other alcoholic beverages, partly due to its prevalence in drinking establishments.

“We have some breweries that go through three of these (kegs) in a week,” Gaudreault said.

People who choose not to drink should have options besides a soda, Gaudreault said.

“You want something that is a little more sophisticated,” he said.

Trubucha is located at 10047 Park Meadows

Drive Unit A in Lone Tree.

Make

it at home yourself

For those looking to have an NA drink at home, e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs has almost everything you need to get started on your very own mocktail creation.

Logan Houser, manager at e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs, explained that the shop has all sorts of ingredients to make cocktails or mocktails at home.

e sugar and salt wall, which contains countless canisters of avored granules, is a good place to get ingredients to sweeten your mocktails or rim the glasses, according to Houser.

“It all just depends on what you’re trying to achieve,” he said.

e store has many types of teas, some of

which can make for a good mocktail base.

“We have like four or ve teas you can use for mocktails,” Houser said.

He said the fruity teas do really well for those drinks, but you can try out lots of combinations.

“Really anything you buy here is multipurpose,” Houser said.

e shop also o ers cocktail kits with sugars, teas and syrups to make drinks, which Houser said are popular for people to use for NA drinks.

“You can change them out for club soda,” he said of champagne or other alcohol recommended in the recipes.

e Spice and Tea Exchange is located at 1634 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, call the alcohol addiction hotline at 331-200-1664, or visit alcohol.org.

Veatch finishes a drink.

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Veatch strains a mocktail.

The mocktails utilize di erent ingredients and garnishes.

Chicks Fly at Wings Over the Rockies

Women have played a role in aviation since humans rst took to the sky, but as is so often the case, they don’t receive nearly the recognition and celebration their male counterparts do. e Wings Over the Rockies’ Chicks Fly! Showcase aims to do something about this fact.

“In the aviation world, ‘chick’ is a term of endearment for women pilots. I’ve been ying for 20 years and have always loved being referred to as a chick pilot,” wrote Ann Beardall, Exploration of Flight Program Coordinator at Wings Over the Rockies, in an email interview. “We’ll have a couple of pilots on duty for airplane rides and you will be amazed at the diversity and depth of experience they have.”

Chicks Fly! will be held at Wings

Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight, 13005 Wings Way in Englewood, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. e event will feature guest speaker Col. Kim “Killer Chick” Campbell, who will also be signing her book, “Flying in the Face of Fear.”

Beardall answered some questions about the event, what audiences can expect and more:

Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about why it is important to showcase women in aviation.

ere are women who y or have own who have done fantastic things in both their careers and

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the aviation community. Telling their stories and having them meet with future aviators is a great way to generate interest and foster dreams for young girls and young boys.

Why is it important to host events like this?

We look for all kinds of di erent aviation events to host and showcase. It is important to highlight di erent aspects of aviation, simply because most people think it’s only about the pilot. Later in the Summer we will highlight First Responders (safety/air ambulance), Taildraggers, helicopters, and we cover drones, air marshalling and much more. As part of our mission we educate, inspire and excite everything aviation, as well as teach the teachers through our Teachers Pathway program.

What part of the event are you most looking forward to?

I can’t wait to see the women pilots come in and I hope they will display objects on their aircraft that will designate it as a Chick Plane. I know my plane will be there. And I am really looking forward to meeting the Killer Chick, herself!

What do you hope attendees come away with?

I really hope that people from all walks of life will be inspired by

listening to Col. Campbell. I also hope that the kids who come, see themselves in aviation. No dreams are out of reach.

Visit Wingsmuseum.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

See the world through the eyes of ‘Blind Visionaries’

e work done by composer and artist Daniel Kelly shows why the idea of siloing arts o into di erent mediums is a foolish idea. His work is a multisensory presentation that highlights his songwriting and piano playing while simultaneously projecting “light painting” portraits, created by visually impaired and sighted photographers from the Seeing With Photography Collective, according to provided information.

Kelly’s show, “Blind Visionaries,” is coming to the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. April 21. Get tickets for the performance at https://lakewood.showare.com/.

Explore the Titanic, as told by the movies

There are many great debates centered on movies: should Ilsa have gone with Rick at the end of “Casablanca?” Was the latter half of “Inception” a dream? Dude, where’s my car? But one of the great discussions for a certain generation is whether or not the door at the end of “Titanic” could safely hold both Jack and Rose

while they waited on rescue.

As part of the Molly Brown House Museum’s , 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, annual recognition of the anniversary of Titanic’s sinking, it is hosting Room for Two: Titanic Story in Film at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. The event will feature an “irreverent” exploration of the vessel’s story in film and include movie-themed snacks and cocktails. Get the details at www.mollybrown.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Wiz Khalifa and Joey Bada$$ at Red Rocks

I’d be pretty pressed to think of a more fitting kick off to the warm seasons in Colorado than Wiz Khalifa and Joey Bada$$ coheadlining Red Rocks , 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 6:45 p.m. April 22.

The rappers will be joined by a slew of genre stalwarts, including Action Bronson, Berner, Marlon Craft, Chevy Woods and Little Stranger, creating the perfect lineuap for a spring Saturday night. You can sample all kinds of approaches to rap by attending but they all share a hazy, feelgood vibe. Get tickets at www.axs. com.

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

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Thu 4/27

Gii Astorga @ 7pm Culinary Dropout, 4141 E 9th Ave, Denver

FREE SHOW - The Homewreckers (ATX) w/Brent Loveday and Robot Tennis Club

@ 8pm

Herman's Hideaway, 1578 S Broadway, Denver

Decadon @ 9pm

The Church, 1160 Lincoln St, Denver

Fri 4/28

Lipgloss: An Indie Dance Party @ 9pm / $12

Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St, Denver

Aftershock Colorado Band: Babes Nightclub @ 9pm

Babes Nightclub, 2265 W 84th Ave, Denver

Sun 4/30

bomba estereo @ 7:30pm

Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St,, Denver

Billy Porter @ 7pm Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis St, Denver

Matthew Fowler, John Lensing, and Arran Fagan at Lost City (28 Apr) @ 7pm Lost City River North, 3459 Ringsby Ct, Denver

BERRIX: DUBWUB PRESENTS

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@ 8pm RIVER, 3759 Chestnut Pl, Denver

The Crystal Method @ 11:59pm

Knew Conscious, 2350 Lawrence St, Den‐ver

Sat 4/29

Gilda House @ 7pm Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver

Sturtz @ 1:30pm

Fire�y Handmade Market, S Gaylord St, Denver

Ruby Waters @ 8pm Bluebird Theatre, 3317 E. Colfax Av‐enue, Denver

Mon 5/01

May Before Care @ 7am / $5

May 1st - May 31st

French American School of Denver, 2350 N. Gaylord St., Denver. 720-966-1380

Eric Golden @ 2pm Dirty Dogs Road‐house, 17999 W Col‐fax Ave, Golden

Damn Yankees @ 2pm Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Ar‐vada

Born Dirty @ 9pm Club Vinyl, 1082 N Broadway, Denver

Summer Knights @ 4pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Dougie Poole @ 8pm Hi-Dive, 7 S Broad‐way, Denver

Tue 5/02

Billy Porter @ 8pm Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, 1400 Curtis Street, Denver

Begonia "The Powder Blue" Tour w/ Rachael Jenkins @ 8pm Globe Hall, 4483 Lo‐gan St, Denver

Wed 5/03

Rotem Sivan Band: Rotem Sivan Trio @ 7pm Dazzle Jazz, 930 Lincoln St, Denver

Tigirlily Gold: Bull Bash @ 7pm Grizzly Rose, 5450 N Valley Hwy, Denver Keith Hicks @ 7pm Woods Boss Brewing, 2210 California St, Denver

Lead Into Gold @ 7pm Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, Denver

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A switch to cleaner heavy trucks faces roadblocks

Tesla missed 2020 deadline

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

When it comes to assessing Colorado’s chances for replacing dieselbelching heavy trucks with cleaner electric versions anytime soon, the state’s trucking industry o ers an anecdote about Tesla.

Given the erratic celebrity of CEO Elon Musk, who was made the richest person in the world by Tesla’s rise, the true story is suitably apocalyptic.

Colorado’s top trucking companies have known for years that state leaders planned to copy California law and require a growing portion of new heavy trucks to be electric beginning in 2027. ey’ve fought the proposed policy. But they also hedged and began putting deposits on one of the few clean trucks on the horizon, Tesla’s much-hyped, sleek electric semi-tractors. at was 2019.

At the time, delivery was expected in 2020.

None of the Colorado companies have received a Tesla truck yet. Tesla nally started delivering a few elsewhere in February 2022.

Last week, all the electric trucks Tesla had delivered were recalled, because of brake problems.

“We’re supportive of moving to the zero-emission vehicle environment. It’s just when you start to move up in size of vehicles, the technology chunk is substantial,” said Greg Fulton, president of the key trade group Colorado Motor Carriers Association.

Emissions from the transportation sector make up a large portion of both greenhouse gases that cause climate change, and the local chemical stew that bakes into lung-damaging ozone under Colorado’s summer sun. While medium- and heavy-duty trucks are just 10% of the vehicles on U.S. roads, they put out 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, according to the Union for Concerned Scientists.

Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission previously adopted California’s standards for selling an increasing number of electric vehicles for the state’s light passenger vehicle eet. More than 10% of new cars bought by Coloradans are now

EVs.

Now the AQCC is turning its attention to the stubborn diesel emissions of the heavy truck sector, with testimony, a debate and a vote scheduled next week that would make Colorado among the half-dozen states to adopt California’s heavy truck requirements. e EPA earlier this year gave California the waiver it needed to make its heavy truck rules more stringent than federal standards.

State air quality o cials and environmental groups say the socalled Advanced Clean Trucks vote is another crucial step in Colorado’s e orts to meet both climate emissions goals and EPA ozone caps, which the northern Front Range has violated for years. ey also see it as a big down payment for the environmental justice movement, bringing cleaner vehicles to the lower-income neighborhoods that have long choked on diesel emissions from surrounding interstates and the trucking businesses based there.

Community events on the clean trucks policy have been overwhelmed by Spanish-speaking residents enthusiastic about both a less-polluting trucking industry around them, and the chance to buy new or used electric passenger cars, said Juan Madrid, executive director of Colorado GreenLatinos. An Aurora event ran out of translation headsets, he said.

“Black, brown, and Indigenous communities are all interested

in this technology not just for the health bene ts, but on how this will help improve their lives. And then some of those folks were asking about electric heat pumps and asking about building electri cation and solar,” Madrid said. “ e technology is there, and often the administration and legislators don’t think that this population is interested or can a ord this technology. But they are interested.”

Under the clean trucks law passed by California and now being matched by other states, zeroemissions vehicles must make up between 40% to 75% of new sales by 2035, with the amounts varying by weight category. If Colorado’s rules are passed this month, the sales minimums would kick in here for the 2027 model year and ramp up from there.

e rules the AQCC will debate and vote on also include a program to limit nitrogen oxide emissions from existing heavy trucks driven by fossil fuel engines. Nitrogen oxide is a key component of Front Range ozone, and the nine northern Front Range counties are in “severe” violation of EPA caps.

e “Low NOx” program would impact more than 28,000 heavy trucks beginning in the 2027 model year, growing to 44,000 engines by 2050. Over that time, the rules would a ect a total of 722,000 vehicles on the road.

e AQCC plans to double down on cuts to emissions from lighter

passenger cars as well, with work on a followup to existing electric vehicle requirements they are calling “Clean Cars 2.” Both the clean cars sequel and the advanced clean trucks measures may also be overtaken by recent big federal moves: e EPA on Wednesday proposed strict new vehicle emissions standards aiming for 67% of new passenger car sales to be electric by 2032.

e motor carriers want the AQCC to be more realistic about what’s happening on the roads in Colorado. Few electric-powered models of heavy trucks are for sale right now, and those available are both back ordered and extremely pricey, the motor carriers’ Fulton said. It’s not at all clear how many more truck builders will have models widely available for the 2027 model year, he said.

Moreover, a blanket clean trucks standard nationwide doesn’t account for acute regional di erences, Fulton said. California’s large, regularly spaced cities and warmer weather allow for faster adoption of electric trucks that will at rst have more limited operating range than diesel models. Cold weather a ects battery storage capacity, as does hauling loads up Colorado’s steep mountain terrain.

Long-haul truckers will have to make major adaptations as well. Federal trucking safety rules limit how many hours in a row a driver can be on the road before taking extended rest. Hauling companies will have to build in electric charging time into schedules, and that’s assuming federal and state authorities help build enough heavy-duty fast charging stations to serve the industry, Fulton said. A trip to Colorado’s Western Slope that can now be done in one shift may have to be split over two shifts, upending the volatile economics of the trucking industry, he said.

“We’d be on the edge of the range to just get to Grand Junction today,” he said.

Fulton says the carriers would like the AQCC to consider expanding de nitions of low-emission heavy trucks that would t under a new standard. Current zero-emission technology is usually de ned as electric motors powered by cleanly

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Colorado now collecting 2-cent-per-gallon gas fee

Colorado began collecting a 2-cent-per-gallon fee on gasoline purchases on April 1.

Revenue from the fee, which increases to 3 cents per gallon on July 1, will go toward addressing the state’s multibilliondollar transportation project backlog. e charge was imposed through a bill passed by the legislature in 2021 that also added fees on deliveries, rideshare rides and electric vehicles.

e gas fee was originally supposed to begin in July 2022, but the legislature delayed the start until April 1, at a cost of $45 million, because of high gas prices. A year ago, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas in Colorado was $3.97. In recent

weeks, gas prices have hovered around $3.50.

e gas fee is set to increase gradually by 1 cent per year until it reaches 8 cents per gallon in July 2028. In July 2032, the fee will be adjusted annually based on in ation.

Other fees imposed by the bill include:

- A 27-cent fee on deliveries

- A 30-cent fee on rideshares

- A 4-cent-per-gallon fee on diesel fuel. Like the gas fee, the diesel fee increases annually — but by 2 cents — until it reaches 16 cents in 2028.

e fuel and road-usage fees are the subject of a lawsuit led in Denver District Court by conservatives who argue the

generated electricity, or emerging hydrogen technology. Truckers have had success, for example, with so-called renewable natural gas, which is methane captured from the decomposing trash in land lls.

Carriers would also like to see a greater emphasis on a trade-in program that would get older, dirtier diesel rigs o the road. Modern fossil fuel engines burn much more cleanly, and removing the highest-

charges were illegally imposed. Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights requires that voters approve all tax increases, but fees can be imposed by the legislature as long as the revenue goes to a set purpose.

Colorado also collects a 22cent tax on each gallon of gas sold. e state’s gas tax is among the lowest in the country.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

emitting engines could go a long way to clean Colorado skies, Fulton said.

“

e di culty I’m going to have on that one is nobody wants to replace a diesel with a diesel,” he said.

e EPA also adopted new heavy truck standards nationwide in December, but environmental advocates said the California model goes farther in reducing nitrogen oxide that contributes to Colorado’s ozone.

ey want the state to keep moving forward on adopting the California model.

e Colorado Energy O ce and other state o cials have thoroughly

studied the heavy truck market’s capacity in the next few years, and they conclude that clean models will be widely enough available to the industry, said Cindy Copeland, air and climate policy advisor for Boulder County. Copeland is one of a group of Front Range elected o cials and agencies in Colorado Communities for Climate Action, which has been pushing the AQCC to go farther, faster on controlling ozone and greenhouse gases.

e AQCC should reject the “market is not ready” claims about clean trucks, Copeland said.

“We heard this argument, the

exact same one, when Colorado adopted zero-emissions passenger vehicle standards back in 2019,” said Copeland, noting that state consumers are adopting electric vehicles even faster than planned in that e ort four years ago. “ at’s the way the market is moving.”

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Colorado community colleges o ering links to 2 HBCUs

First participants outside state

BY CARINA JULIG AURORA SENTINEL

Colorado community college students looking to transfer to a four-year university can now add two historically black colleges and universities to their list of options.

On April 12 at the Community College of Aurora, the Colorado Community College System signed an agreement with Texas Southern University and St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

“ is is groundbreaking,” said Colorado Community College System Chancellor Joe Garcia.

e memorandum adds the two HBCUs to the system’s “Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Program” partners. Started in 2020, the program guarantees students who graduate from a Colorado community college with an associate’s degree the opportunity to transfer their credits and obtain a bachelor’s in two more years.

ese will be the rst two schools in the program outside of Colorado.

e HBCU partnership has been in development for more than three years, and it is part of the system’s long-term work to increase the percentage of community college students who graduate with a credential or a degree.

Garcia said that the community college system serves about half of Colorado’s college students of color, and that the partnership will give them an a ordable option to obtain a bachelor’s degree.

It’s far too easy for community college students to get lost in the transfer process to a four-year university, he said. is partnership provides “a very clear pathway to two very distinguished institutions.”

CCA president Mordecai Brownlee worked at two HBCUs before coming to Colorado, and described them Wednesday as a “beacon” of hope and opportunity. When he met with students after becoming president in 2021, he said that they were already voicing interest in having the opportunity to attend an HBCU and is excited that’s now on the table.

With the majority of HBCUs in the South and the nearest one to Colorado in Oklahoma, before this partnership it wasn’t a straightforward option for students who might otherwise have been interested.

“We’re creating a bridge for students who are seeking that experience that otherwise hasn’t really been promoted or accessible,” he said in an earlier interview.

He and a number of speakers Wednesday pointed out the similarities between HBCUs and community colleges, which both serve student populations that historically have had limited access to higher education.

“I think that anyone who knows

Would you like to learn more about environmental cleanup projects at Former Air Force Plant Peter J. Kiewit and Sons (PJKS)?

If yes, then please contact Ron Coringrato at: (303)720-5934 or at rcoringrato@hgl.com to get more information on participating in the startup of a Restoration Advisory Board, also known as a “RAB”

What is a RAB?

• A RAB is a community group which meets to discuss and receive information on environmental restoration (cleanup) projects at a military base.

What does a RAB do?

• A RAB facilitates and improves communication, outreach, and transparency between the military base, the public, regulators, local governments, and interest groups for issues related to military cleanup activities. RABs offer a structured, focused, and interactive opportunity for community stakeholders to meaningfully participate in the cleanup process. A RAB enables local community members to receive from and exchange information with the base and regulatory agencies managing environmental cleanup projects at PJKS.

• RABs engage in and support DoD’s cleanup efforts by reviewing and commenting on cleanup documents and activities; serving as a liaison to and sharing cleanup information with the community; and providing a forum to exchange information about the schedule, type, and status of cleanup activities. RAB meetings allow RAB members and members of the community to receive updates and ask questions on the status of the environmental cleanup program at PJKS.

• Though RABs are not a decision-making body, they do give local community members the opportunity to have their voices heard and provide a forum to provide valuable community insight to base and regulatory agencies.

Are you interested in participating in PJKS’s RAB?

• PJKS is currently assessing whether there is enough community interest to reestablish a RAB.

• If you are interested in learning more about PJKS’s environmental restoration projects and having the opportunity to give your input to base and regulatory agencies on the management of cleanup projects at PJKS, either as a RAB member or by attending RAB meetings, please contact Ron Coringrato at: 303-720-5934; or at: rcoringrato@hgl.com by May 6, 2023 to indicate interest.

the history of HBCUs and understands the signi cance of those institutions and why they were formed would understand that HBCUs were designed to continue the work of accessibility and opportunity to those who have been disenfranchised,” Brownlee said. “Pair that with the community college mission and our vision.”

St. Augustine’s president Christine Johnson McPhail said that while HBCUs were founded on the exclusion of Black students from traditional education, over time they became a powerful driver of opportunity.

According to a 2022 statement from the White House, 40% of Black

engineers, 50% of Black lawyers and 70% of Black doctors in the U.S. are HBCU graduates. Despite having fewer nancial resources than other schools, they produce about one in eight of the nation’s Black graduates, according to the Brookings Institu-

Ryan Ross, CCCS’ associate vice chancellor for student a airs, equity, and inclusion, said he met with over 50 colleges when exploring this partnership. Texas Southern and St. Augustine’s were selected because they were prepared to match the level of commitment that the system wanted for its students, including making it nancially feasible for students to attend. Each college has committed to providing at least a $5,000 scholarship for Colorado transfer students, with St. Augustine’s committing to $7,500, he said.

He said that the system hopes to add two to three HBCUs to its list of transfer partners each year going forward.

“ is is the rst of many opportunities for our students,” he said.

Marbella Alvarenga Cuchillas spoke about her own experience attending St. Augustine’s, where she is a sophomore studying business administration. Alvarenga Cuchillas is Latina, but said that she feels at home at the HBCU in a way that she didn’t at any of the predominately white schools she considered.

“At an HBCU, it’s family,” she said. is Aurora Sentinel story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, in which Colorado Community Media participates.

Law gives runaways edge over treatment sta

Authority is limited

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

Workers who care for kids in residential treatment centers say they feel powerless to prevent them from running away because of a Colorado law that limits their authority to restrain them.

Sta reported in a new study that they’re regularly confused and paralyzed by what’s known as the Colorado “Restraint and Seclusion Act,” which says they cannot physically prevent a child from leaving a residential treatment center unless the child is in imminent danger. Even police o cers who respond to a barrage of runaway calls often do not understand that treatment center sta cannot restrain or block kids from eeing, sta reported.

In one case, a worker watched helplessly as a 13-year-old boy ran from a center in the middle of a blizzard wearing only sweats and ip- ops. Instead of trying to catch him, she kept an eye on the boy from her car until, gratefully, the child returned to the facility on his own. She feared that he would freeze to death while she also wondered if she

would lose her job if she touched him.

e study is part of legislation passed last year that set up a task force overseen by the state child protection ombudsman to determine why so many children and teens are running from foster care placements and residential treatment centers.

A 2021 joint Colorado Sun/9News investigation found that kids are running from the centers nearly every day and that two boys who ran away from di erent facilities were struck by cars and killed. e Sun investigation found that Denver police were called to Tennyson Center for Children about once per day and to Mount Saint Vincent center about twice per week.

Each year, 20-30 kids run away from foster care placements in Colorado and are not found. eir child welfare cases are closed.

e new study, by researchers from the University of Denver’s Evaluation and Action Lab, included interviews with 15 sta as well as 21 young people ages 12-17 who have run from placements.

A key reason they run is that they are looking for “connectedness,” the researchers found, often by

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Bill addresses water quality at mobile home parks

A look at HB1257

BY HEATHER SACKETT ASPEN JOURNALISM

State legislators have introduced a bill that would create a water-testing program at mobile home parks, addressing residents’ long-standing concerns about water quality.

House Bill 1257, which is sponsored by District 57 Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Gar eld County, would require the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to create a water-testing program that covers all mobile home parks in the state by 2028. If the testing nds a water-quality issue, the park owner must come up with a remediation plan and not pass the cost of xing the problem on to the residents.

e testing results would be made available to park residents and the public in English, Spanish and other languages. e bill would also require park owners to identify the water source and establish a grant program to help park owners pay for remediation options such as infrastructure upgrades.

e bill was introduced March 26, and its other sponsors are Rep. Andrew Boesenecker, D- Larimer County, and Sen. Lisa Cutter, DJe erson County.

Velasco, who said she lived in mobile home parks growing up, said she has heard complaints from residents about discolored water that

stains clothes, smells and tastes bad, causes skin rashes, and breaks appliances. But often, those complaints go unaddressed because the water may still meet the standards of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Act.

“ e odor, the taste, the color, those are secondary traits of the water, according to these regulations,” Velasco said. “ ese issues are in low-income communities, majority people of color. ese issues are not happening to wealthy families.”

Environmental justice issue

Water quality in mobile home

parks is an environmental-justice issue for the Latino community. According to the Colorado Latino Climate Justice Policy Handbook, nearly 20% of Latino households live in mobile homes. And according to survey results in the 2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda, 41% of mobile home residents said they do not trust or drink the water in their homes. Eighty percent of survey respondents said they support new regulations requiring that mobile home parks provide their residents with clean drinking water.

Beatriz Soto is executive director of Protegete, a Latino-led environmental initiative of Conservation Colorado that developed the climate justice handbook. Conservation Colorado supports the bill. Soto, who also lived in mobile home parks in the Roaring Fork valley, said for years she has heard the same complaints Velasco did about water quality, so she knew it was a top priority for the Latino community. e survey results con rmed the anecdotes.

“ is is not just little things we are hearing here and there in the community; this is a bigger issue,” Soto said. “When you work two jobs and you have to drive two hours to work and you come home and have to go to a laundromat because you can’t wash your clothes at your residence, there’s a real cumulative impact of living under those conditions.”

e Aspen-to-Parachute region has 55 parks, which combined have about 3,000 homes and 15,000 to 20,000 residents. Mobile home parks are some of the last neighborhoods of nonsubsidized a ordable housing left in the state and provide crucial worker housing, especially in rural and resort areas.

Residents have complained about

the water quality in some parks for years, but agencies have lacked the regulatory authority to enforce improvements. Recently, residents in parks near Durango and in Summit County have lacked running water for weeks at a time.

Voces Unidas de las Montanas, a Latino-led advocacy nonpro t that is based in Colorado’s central mountains and works in the Roaring Fork Valley, is one of the organizations leading Clean Water for All Colorado, a committee that helped to craft the legislation.

“Many of us who grew up in mobile home parks, myself included, have always known and normalized buying bottled water from the store, and it’s because we don’t trust our water,” said Alex Sanchez, president and CEO of Voces Unidas. “Many residents have been complaining and calling for action for decades, and no one has answered their call.”

Sanchez said the bill is his organization’s No. 1 legislative priority this session.

Rocky Mountain Home Association and Colorado Manufactured Housing Coalition oppose the bill. Tawny Peyton, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Home Association, said the mobile home park industry has been bombarded with sweeping law changes in recent years, causing confusion and additional operation and legal costs. Laws enacted in 2019, 2020 and 2022 granted extra protections to mobile home park residents.

“The Rocky Mountain Home Association is concerned with the entire bill,” Peyton said in an email. “Why is the mobile home park industry being singly targeted with this legislation? Industry was not made aware that mobile home park water quality was such an issue that a 23-page bill was warranted.”

Bill proponents acknowledge that the issue may take years to get resolved and that new regulations would be just the first step toward gathering data and assessing the problem.

“This is just a first stab at trying to resolve this issue,” Soto said. “This is establishing a framework to start testing and get all the information and documenting all the water sources for mobile home parks to determine what is the problem.”

House Bill 1257 is scheduled for a hearing by the Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee on Wednesday.

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running to family members. Also, they are living in “ ght, ight or freeze” mode, a constant state of stress. Children are typically “dysregulated at the time of a run” and are “unable to access parts of their brain that allow them to make rational decisions and understand consequences,” according to the study.  ey run when they are triggered by upsetting events. ey run because they are not connected to sta members and they’re seeking connection. ey feel ignored and unseen. Some run to nd drugs or alcohol. Many run to a place of familiarity, the study found.

Children are placed in residential treatment centers either because they are in foster care due to abuse and neglect, or because their behavioral and mental health issues are beyond their parents’ control.

In the past few years, updates in state law and regulation have attempted to strike a balance between children’s safety and the use of restraints and seclusion. One new law came in response to concern that the youth corrections division was relying too heavily on solitary connement and straitjackets to control behavior. Other state regulations say that residential treatment center sta cannot use physical restraint on children in out-of-home placements unless there is imminent danger to themselves or others.

Sta interviewed for the study said they want the state to de ne “immi-

nent danger” so they have a clearer understanding of when they are allowed to prevent a child from running either by restraining them or physically blocking a doorway. ey also want help from the Colorado Department of Human Services, which includes the child welfare division, in creating better collaboration between youth residential facilities and local law enforcement o cers who respond when children try to run.

Workers also reported that when they write required reports about children running from a center, they take the blame, feeling “the assumption was that they had not done everything in their power to keep youth from running.” Often, the only option is calling the police.

e law that prevents physical intervention leaves no room for what a parent would want, sta complained.

“If I was the mother of one of those children, I would want a voice,” one sta member reported to the study authors. “I don’t think we listen to

our families enough in that interpretation. I used to get numerous phone calls, ‘How do you let my kid run away? I put him there for him to be safe. How can you just say that you guys let them walk away?’”

Kids who have run away say that when they are returned to residential centers they feel like they are punished, the study found. “Like you can’t change your clothes. You can’t wear shoes. You have to wear your slides. You have to only wear scrubs,” one child said. “You can’t wear your personal clothes. You’ll be separated, so you won’t be with the unit.”

One child described it plainly — they run because they want to go home.

“I honestly just didn’t want to sit here and do another six months of treatment,” the child said. “It’s really hard because a lot of us, me, we, have so many people at home that we care about. For my speci c situation, I have two little sisters, and I’m missing my little sister’s rst days of kindergarten, and she’s getting bul-

lied in school right now. And I have to hear about it over a phone. It really sucks. So, I guess I just wanted to leave. at’s pretty much why I ran.”

e task force is named for Timmy Montoya-Kloepfel, who was 12 when he ran from Tennyson Center for Children in Denver in June 2020 and died after he was hit by a Chevy Tahoe. His mother did not know for 26 hours where he had gone after running from the center.

Timmy and Andrew Potter, 15, were killed in separate incidents with similar details — both were struck by cars late at night after running away from di erent centers, two years apart.

eir deaths and the escalating runaway problem at some residential child care facilities sparked calls for investigation and allegations from residential centers that they were su ering from years of inadequate state funding. Some called for review of state regulations that prohibit centers from locking their doors or using physical force to prevent children from running away.

e task force, which includes former foster kids, foster parents, social workers, a police o cer and county child welfare o cials, must submit reports to the legislature by October 2024.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

Cleo Wallace Academy is inside the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health building complex seen on April 21, 2021, in Westminster.

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Colorado’s maternal death rate is rising

Study raises concerns

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

About a quarter of Colorado pregnant women on Medicaid insurance do not go to a doctor’s appointment during the rst trimester, a statistic that likely contributes to the state’s rising maternal death rate.

at’s according to the latest “maternal health equity report” from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which matched health records with 2020 birth certi cates across the state. e Medicaid program, called Health First Colorado, covers 40% of all births in the state, or nearly 26,000 births in 2020.

e maternal death rate examines the time period of a pregnancy through one year following the birth.

A previous report from Colorado’s Maternal Mortality Committee found the leading cause of maternal death was suicide, followed by accidental overdose.

A recently released national report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the maternal death rate increased by nearly 40% from 2020 to 2021 and was 2.6 times higher for Black women compared with white women. e increase was attributed in part to the e ects of the COVID pandemic, including isolation.

“We are equivalent to a ird

World nation in terms of our maternal health,” said Lily Griego, regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke Wednesday to Colorado Medicaid o cials and nonpro t advocates who want more equitable maternal health care. “Most folks are in shock about this.”

Colorado’s report from the state Medicaid division had other grim news, too.

e number of Colorado babies born chemically dependent on opioids and other drugs rose by 31% in one year, keeping with a national trend that has seen the rate of “neonatal abstinence syndrome” climb in the past decade. About 3.8% of newborns in 2020 whose mothers were on the government insurance program for Coloradans with low income were born with chemical dependency. at was up from 2.9% in 2019.

Nationally, the number of addicted newborns jumped 82% from 2010 to 2017.

Colorado is working with the federal Medicaid department on a ve-year, $4.6 million program to provide better services for pregnant women who are addicted to opioids. e program sites are Denver Health, River Valley Family Health Centers in Montrose and Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association in Pueblo.

Also, only 8.2% of pregnant people received a prenatal screening for depression, according to 2020 Med-

icaid data. at’s an undercount, however, because many patients likely received a screening for depression but it was not captured in the system because doctors’ o ces often don’t bill for that as a separate service, Medicaid o cials said.

An analysis of claims data found that out of 4,405 births, about 17% of patients received at least one behavioral health visit.

e number of Medicaid patients who received screening for substance abuse or addiction treatment was also low. Statewide, just 49 pregnant people had such a screen, but Medicaid o cials believe that’s also an undercount since doctors don’t often submit claims for a separate, 15-minute substance abuse screening.

Colorado now allows all pregnant people to continue their Medicaid coverage for 12 months after giving birth, regardless of whether they meet the income eligibility requirements. Medicaid o cials said the new policy is key to lowering the maternal death rate, including by making sure new parents have access to mental health treatment.

Prior to the change, people maintained coverage for just 60 days after giving birth.

Additional reforms include Medicaid coverage for doulas beginning next year. State o cials also are considering eliminating coverage restrictions at birthing centers, which are operated by midwives. More women are seeking to give birth in a birthing center instead of a hospital, an alternative that grew more popular during the coronavirus pandemic. e number of people who chose to give birth in a birth center rose

almost 19% from 2019 to 2020.

Prenatal care visits remained stable from 2019 to 2020, with 76% of pregnant women receiving care in the rst three months of pregnancy. Black patients were less likely to receive care, at 70%. And Native Hawaiian and other Paci c Islander people were the least likely to see a doctor in the rst trimester, at 58%.

Previous research has found that Native American women in Colorado are almost ve times more likely than other women to die in pregnancy or in the year following a birth.

Pia Long, with the reproductive justice organization Elephant Circle, said that eliminating racial inequity in maternal health care will require a system in which people can choose how and where to give birth.

“ at’s what equity looks like, is birth choice and reproductive choice,” she said.

Colorado’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee has not yet released data from 2020, but health o cials suspect that the maternal death rate worsened during the early days of the COVID pandemic the same way it did nationwide. e increase was due to COVID infection, as well as delays in seeking health care, and mental health and substance abuse issues brought on by social isolation.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

Asian and white patients were more likely than Black or Native Hawaiian people to get a prenatal doctor’s appointment within the first trimester.

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Footprints in ink from babies born at Seasons Midwifery & Birth Center adorn its walls, pictured Oct. 24, 2022, in Thornton. COURTESY OF THE COLORADO SUN

Arvada West girls soccer stuns No. 3 Columbine

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — It was de nitely a statement victory on the girls soccer pitch April 11 at Lakewood Memorial Field.

Arvada West methodically dismantled Columbine with a 6-1 victory in the Class 5A Je co League opener for both teams. e Wildcats (6-2, 1-1 in league) dominated possession and scoring chances against the Rebels, No. 3 in the CHSAANow. com rankings.

“It’s huge. I’m so happy right now,” Arvada West senior captain Ellie Pugliese said after the Wildcats handed Columbine (6-2, 0-2) its rst loss of the season.

e Wildcats scored six unanswered goals scoring in the 13th, 34th, 47th, 55th, 67th and 74th minutes to take a commanding 6-0 lead against Columbine that was o to its best start in decades.

Junior Kalli Ross got the scoring started with a de ection that got past Columbine freshman goalie Ella Rieben for a 1-0 lead for A-West.

e margin doubled with a great shot from sophomore striker Isabella Teran a few minutes before halftime.

“ e girls played really well. I was really impressed with them,” A-West coach Brian Fowkes said. “We got stunned by Lutheran a little bit. I think that helped us pull something together.”

e Wildcats su ered their rst loss of the season last Saturday with a 3-1 loss to Lutheran, No. 4 in the 4A rankings.

It was more of the same in the

second half with Pugliese scoring back-to-back goals. e senior bent a corner kick into the net to put AWest up 3-0.

“I honestly didn’t mean to do it,” Pugliese said of hooking her corner kick into the net. “She (Rieben) had kind of fumbled one before so I tried it again. It just went in.”

Pugliese scored again ripping a shot into the back of the net for a 4-0 lead. Junior striker Brooke Pavlich made it a 5-0 lead when she drew a

yellow card and penalty kick in the 67th minute. Pavlick took the PK and rolled it into the net.

“I was so happy when I saw that one go in,” Pugliese said of Pavlich’s penalty kick. “ at’s Brooke. She just keeps trying. She is the hardest worker on our team I think.”

Senior Sophia Jaskolka-Brown made it a 6-0 lead in the 74th minute.

“I didn’t know we could put up that number (six goals), but I de -

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nitely thought we could win,” Pugliese said. “Once we saw one (goal) go in we could feel them come. We thought we could totally do this.”

Columbine prevented the shutout with a goal by senior Sydney Somers in the 77th minute. e Rebels were still without leading scorer — senior Andrea Iljkic — who is with the Croatia national team for a few more days.

“I didn’t feel very comfortable,” Fowkes admitted despite the Wildcats never trailing. “I was nervous because a team like Columbine can come back at any time. ey are a quality team.”

Columbine dropped its second straight game with a 4-1 loss to Ralston Valley (7-3, 2-0) on April 14 at the North Area Athletic Complex.

A-West was back at Lakewood Memorial Field at the end of the week to square off against Chatfield in another 5A Jeffco League match. The Wildcats suffered a 4-2 loss to the Chargers.

The loss put the Wildcats a game behind Chatfield, Ralston Valley and Valor Christian in the race for the 5A Jeffco League title.

Fowkes is in his first season as the head coach for the Wildcats and has A-West in the conversation for a conference title.

“I hope we have a nice run this season,” Fowkes said. “I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.”

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Jeffco Public Schools. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.

Arvada West sophomore Gigi Grieve, right, tries to sprint past Columbine senior Kaitlyn Steadman during the first half of the Class 5A Je co League opener April 11 at Lakewood Memorial Field. A-West dominated previously undefeated Columbine. The Wildcats took a 6-1 victory.

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Lakewood senior Roman Davis, right, plays tight defense on Fairview freshman Hook Dancy (16) during the Class 5A non-league game April 12 at Trailblazer Stadium. Lakewood grabbed a 9-4 victory.

Lakewood senior Sean Patrick O’Reilly (1) zeros in on Fairview freshman Brady Gagliano (25) during the first quarter April 12 at Trailblazer Stadium. The Tigers’ defense had a stellar game holding the Knights to four goals in the 9-4 victory.

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Golden ace Laif Palmer throws ‘immaculate inning’ in victory

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WESTMINSTER — Golden senior pitcher Laif Palmer pulled o an “immaculate inning” April 15 at Standley Lake High School.

Palmer had three strikeouts on nine pitches in the bottom of the rst inning against Standley Lake.

e Gators’ rst three batters were all called out looking at strike-three as Palmer hit low-90s on the radar guns that were keeping a sharp eye on the Oregon State Universitycommit.

“I can’t recall, but that is the goal,” Palmer said of having a 9-pitch, 3-strikeout inning. “ e goal is to go out every inning and strike everyone out. It was a good way to start out the game.”

Palmer nished with 13 strikeouts in his complete-game victory. Golden — No. 7 in the CHSAANow. com Class 4A baseball rankings — captured its fth straight victory with a 7-3 win.

“ at was incredible,” Golden coach Jackie McBroom said of Palmer’s bottom of the rst performance on the mound. “I’ve played baseball a long time. I can’t remember ever seeing that.”

Palmer was touched up with a solo home run by Standley Lake’s Brody Geist in the bottom of the sixth inning that actually cut Golden’s lead to 2-1 heading to the seventh inning. Standley Lake’s Colton Martin and Geist each had RBI doubles in the bottom of the seventh inning.

“To be honest, it doesn’t really bother me,” Palmer said of giving up the home run in the sixth and a pair of RBI doubles in the seventh. “It’s on to the next pitch and get back up on the mound.”

Palmer did just that. He was able to strike out the side in the seventh to nish o the complete-game victory and keep the Demons (8-4, 3-0 in 4A Je co) atop the league standings. D’Evelyn (8-4, 3-0), Green Mountain (8-4, 3-0) and Evergreen (6-3, 3-0) are all tied at the top of 4A Je co through the rst third of the conference games.

Standley Lake actually out-hit Golden seven to ve. Gator starting pitcher Ian Rasmussen went six innings, giving up just three hits.  e Demons used some slick base running in the fth inning to take a 1-0 lead. Sophomore Jaydon Stroup scored the rst run when he stole third on a fake bunt attempt. Standley Lake catcher Matthew Flowers

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threw to third, but with the Gators’ third baseman charging to the plate there was no one at third base and the ball sailed into left eld allowing Stroup to score.

Golden sophomore Luca Casali led o the top of the sixth inning with a single and would score on a sacri ce y by junior Kohei Shimada to put the Demons up 2-0 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning.

“We need to get going earlier,” Casali said of the Demons’ o ense. “Once we get going we are a team that keeps rolling.”

With Rasmussen being relieved in the top of the seventh inning, the Demons took advantage. A pair of hit-by-pitches, an error and a walk set the table for Casali and Shimada to both deliver 2-run hits to give Golden a 7-1 lead on Standley Lake (4-8, 0-3).

“We got some clutch hits there in the end,” McBroom said. “ at is what we like to see.”

Golden had only put up eight runs in the rst three starts Palmer had this season. e Demons did put up 10 runs in Palmer’s rst start in a league start, but McBroom would like to see more run support for Palmer who had thrown 31 innings with 55 strikeouts so far this season.

“I don’t want him (Palmer) to go out there and throw that many pitches,” McBroom said of Palmer throwing over 100 pitches in the complete-game win. “When he is on the bump we have to do a better job o ensively so he can keep his pitch-

count down and keep him healthy as the season goes on.”

Palmer has faith that the Demons will start to catch re in his future starts.

“I know we’ll get them eventually,” Palmer said. “I’ve seen all of these guys. It comes down to really wanting in and having con dence up there.”

McBroom had that Palmer’s growth in his mental approach on the mound and his con dence has given

the 6-foot-5 hard-throwing righty the ability to improve on his junior campaign where he had a 7-4 record with a 2.33 ERA.

“If feels good winning,” Palmer said. “If I have to go all seven innings I’ll do it.”

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to CHSAANow.com.

Standley Lake’s Colton Martin, top, collides with Golden catcher Noah Wicks during a play at the plate in the fifth inning April 15 at Standley Lake High School. Wicks held on to the ball after being run over by Martin. Golden took a 7-3 victory to improve to 3-0 in

4A Je co League play. PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Golden senior Noah Wicks (18) greets sophomore Jaydon Stroup after the Demons scored the first run April 15 at Standley Lake. Stroup stole third base and scored on a throwing error to put the Demons up 1-0 in the fifth inning.

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Suncor released sulfur dioxide spikes, state says

Commerce City refinery had equipment failure

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

e Suncor re nery in Commerce City sent potentially dangerous spikes of sulfur dioxide into the surrounding neighborhood early April 12 after an equipment failure, though the state health department’s notice didn’t go out until that evening.

Sulfur dioxide detected from Suncor leapt to 155 parts per billion and 186 parts per billion, while the EPA’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards are 75 parts per billion. But to reach an o cial exceedance, the sulfur dioxide levels must be that high for over an hour. Within hours, a state news release said, the levels had “dropped signi cantly.”

Despite the drop in the monitored sulfur dioxide levels, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment urged families in the future to limit outdoor exercise, keep windows closed and consider an air puri er.

“ e short exposures to sulfur dioxide that occurred earlier could have exacerbated asthma and made breathing di cult, especially during exercise or physical activity,” the health department said.

e state release said that early Wednesday, “the Suncor facility reported that #2 Sulfur Recovery Unit and associated Tail Gas Unit in Plant 1 brie y tripped o ine due to a level indicator issue, resulting in: excess sulfur dioxide from the Tail Gas Unit Incinerator (H-25); aring of acid gas (gas with elevated hydrogen sul de) in the Plant 1 Flare; elevated hydrogen sul de in the Plant 1 fuel gas system.”

Neighbors and environmental advocacy groups have been expanding independent monitoring of emissions from Suncor, and amplifying calls for a complete shutdown or

at least far tougher state regulation of the re nery. e only re nery in Colorado, Suncor supplies a large portion of vehicle gasoline for the Denver metro area and airplane fuel for Denver International Airport.

A re in December damaged equipment at Suncor and forced a weekslong shutdown of the complex, followed by a series of emissions noti cations to neighbors as Suncor worked to bring the facility back online. e shutdown also signi cantly raised gas prices for Colorado drivers during the winter. Multiple monitors around Suncor check for dangerous emissions, including some run by a neighborhood nonpro t Cultivando through a state environmental justice project. Cultivando released a report from Boulder atmospheric scientist Detlev Helmig in March warning of exactly what happened in midApril: Short-term emissions from Suncor that endanger health but do not o cially break EPA limits. Helmig’s instruments identi ed temporary local spikes in levels of pollutants like benzene or harmful particulate matter. Cultivando’s monitoring program can identify spikes that are short-lived but impactful on human health, Helmig said.

“Pollution levels go up and down, up and down very dynamically all the time,” he said at a Cultivando community brie ng. “If you happen to go out there at a certain time when levels are low, it may look not too concerning and pretty clean. But you come back just half an hour later and conditions might have changed very dramatically.”

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Jury convicts man for threatening secretary of state

Griswold testifies

BY SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

A Denver jury has convicted a 52-year-old man of retaliating against an elected o cial for threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold in a phone call to the Democrat’s o ce.

Kirk Wertz told Colorado State Patrol troopers investigating the threat that he called the Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce on June 30, two days after the 2022 primary, and told a worker to “tell the secretary that the angel of death is coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ.”

Wertz has been held in the Denver Downtown Detention Center since July 6 on a $2,000 bond, jail records show. At one point, a mental health stay was instituted in the case and later lifted, court records indicate.

Authorities traced the cellphone from which the call came and saw that it was moving from Kansas toward Colorado. e threat prompted the Colorado State Patrol to provide Griswold with round-the-clock protection.

“It made me feel like a sitting duck,” Griswold testi ed in court on April 11. “All I knew is that someone said they were going to come kill me and started driving toward this state.”

Troopers eventually tracked Wertz

to a Je erson County convenience store. ere, Wertz told the troopers his call was protected by his First Amendment right to free speech. “I have a right to call,” he said, “and disagree and give her a piece of mind.”

Public defenders and the prosecutor trying the case refused to say where Wertz is from, though voting records from 2022 list his address as Littleton.

Wertz’s conviction marks the second time a man has been found guilty of charges after threatening Griswold.

In October 2022, a Nebraska man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from threats he made against Griswold

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on social media. at was among the rst cases pursued by federal authorities as they tried to protect election o cials and workers across the country from a rise in threats stoked by former President Donald Trump’s false and baseless claims that he won the 2020 election.

Wertz was tried under a state law passed in 2021 that made it a crime to threaten elected o cials.

Griswold told jurors that she received few threatening messages before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She said that event “changed the atmosphere for election workers and secretaries of state.”

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Public Trustees

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300052

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

On February 14, 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)

Ethos Holdings, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Robert Morrison, an individual, Steven M. Grott, an individual, Barry Reid, an individual, Archie

Not Bald, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Michael Meyers, an individual, and Key Business

Strategies, a Colorado corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Robert Morrison, an individual, Steven M. Grott, an individual, Barry Reid, an individual, Archie

Not Bald, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Michael Meyers, an individual, and Key Business

Strategies, a Colorado corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

May 25, 2022

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 21, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2022059755

Original Principal Amount

$1,715,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$1,715,000.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments required under the Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. Therefore, the owner of the Evidence of Debt has declared the entire indebtedness due and payable in full.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, ESTATES AT RALSTON RIDGE 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER’S ERROR AFFIDAVIT RECORDED

JULY 12, 2022 AT RECEPTION NO. 2022066041 IN THE RECORDS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7282 Ellis Street, Arvada, CO 80005.

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: Legal description corrected by Scrivener’s Error Affidavit recorded July 12, 2022 at Reception No. 2022066041 in the records of the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, 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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/14/2023 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

Emily J. Bennett #15431

Laff Bennett Logan, PC 3200

Association of Colorado Re-

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 6, 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 A. Nay Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

Original Grantor(s)

Alejandro Leyva AND Maria Del Carmen Palma

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

February 15, 2018 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 22, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2018016353

Original Principal Amount

$442,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$156,054.93

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 2, BLOCK 3, WILLOW TERRACE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 6082 Newland Street, Arvada, CO 80003.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 13, BLOCK 3, LAKECREST CLUSTER HOMES, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL NUMBER: 29-281-09-003

Also known by street and number as: 10470 W 83 rd Ave, 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.

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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/06/2023 Holly Ryan, 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:

David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 23-029241

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.

Legal Notice NO. J2300043

First

First Publication: 3/23/2023 Last Publication: 4/20/2023 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: 01/19/2023 Holly Ryan, 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. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 20-024434 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. J2300014 First Publication: 3/23/2023 Last Publication: 4/20/2023 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300043

Original Grantor(s)

Paul R. Yaft Original Beneficiary(ies)

FIRSTBANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FIRSTBANK

Date of Deed of Trust

February 17, 2016

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 25, 2016

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2016017718

Original Principal Amount

$790,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

$702,987.92

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 by the Deed of Trust, and other violations of the Note and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 24, CONIFER MOUNTAIN - UNIT 5

COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 10835 Beas Drive, Conifer, CO 80433.

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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/14/2023

Holly Ryan, 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:

Trevor G. Bartel #40449

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP 1601 19th Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-9000

Attorney File # 307913-00044

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

Principal

COMBINED

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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/14/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009715491

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. J2300049

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Original Grantor(s) ALYSSA SAWYER AND DEREK AGA Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR JLB CORPORATION DBA GOLDEN OAK LENDING Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 23, 2020 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 02, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020061164 Original Principal Amount $240,694.00 Outstanding

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300034

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 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) WILLIAM ROMJUE AND JESSICA ROMJUE Original Beneficiary(ies)

Public Notices

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

March 22, 2013

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 18, 2013

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2013046311

Original Principal Amount

$215,942.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$177,453.65

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.

ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 37, BLOCK 2, JIM’S SUBDIVISION, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 37; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 37, A DISTANCE OF 20 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY 75 FEET 2 INCHES TO A METAL STAKE AT MIDPOINT ON THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 37; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 37, A DISTANCE OF 76 FEET 10 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND ALL OF LOT 38, BLOCK 2, JIM''S SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT A TRIANGLE OF LAND IN LOT 38, BLOCK 2, JIM’S SUBDIVISION ASFOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST COR-

NER OF SAID LOT 38, EXTENDING EASTWARD 20 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWARD TO A METAL STAKE AT MIDPOINT ON THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 38, A DISTANCE OF 75 FEET 2 INCHES; THENCE EXTENDING NORTHWESTERLY A DISTANCE OF 76 FEET 10 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 34200 SIOUX TRAIL, PINE, CO 80470.

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, 05/18/2023 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

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: 01/26/2023

Holly Ryan, 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:

Randall M.Chin #31149

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009701731

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. J2300034

First Publication: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300019

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

On January 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)

Michael Brock Beeson Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

solely as nominee for Citywide Home

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 prinicipal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 10, BLOCK 13, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, BLOCKS 1 THROUGH 25, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 7735 South Cody Street, Littleton, CO 80128.

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, 05/11/2023 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/

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, 05/18/2023 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

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: 01/26/2023

Holly Ryan, 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:

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-950724-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

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300022

LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE

PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE

EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/19/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 18CO00533-3

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. J2300022

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300017

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

On January 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)

ANDREW K JANES AND TIFFANY J JANES

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

THE MONEY SOURCE INC.

Date of Deed of Trust

August 01, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 07, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019069159

Original Principal Amount

$315,679.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$299,840.58

Ryan, 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 # CO220082

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. J2300019

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, DANCING DEER, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9351 S WATSON GULCH 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

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

On January 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) Charles McCleery and Virgina McCleery

Beneficiary(ies)

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i),

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 LAND REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE A IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 46, KING`S VALLEY CUSTOM RESORT DEVELOPMENT FILING NO.2 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 31258 Chambers Lane, Conifer, CO 80433.

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, 05/11/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 05/11/2023 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

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: 01/19/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

To

This

is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

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.

Book/Page No.) F2111308

Principal Balance $62,500.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 7, Block 2, OVERLOOK AT BEAR CREEK CHERRY SUBDIVISION, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 10398 W Wesley Pl, Lakewood, CO 80227.

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, 05/18/2023 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

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: 01/26/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 22CO00384-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Legal Notice NO. J2300025

First Publication: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300013

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

On January 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)

Mark C Palfreyman and Mary C Palfreyman

Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as Trustee for the benefit of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2019-2

Date of Deed of Trust March 09, 2006 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 20, 2006

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2006033333**

Original Principal Amount

$248,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $216,927.84

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 70, Conifer Meadows - Unit 2, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

**This loan has been modified through a Home Affordable Modification Agreement effective December 1, 2013.

Also known by street and number as:

11879 Broken Arrow Dr, Conifer, CO 80433.

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, 05/11/2023 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

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: 01/12/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21110

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. J2300013

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300056

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

On February 14, 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)

Kathleen M. Vogel and Timothy Vogel

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

December 29, 2020

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 06, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2021002370

Original Principal Amount

$237,848.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$231,108.80

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 51, Northridge Village Filing No. 2, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 6720 Ingalls St, Arvada, CO 80003. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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, 06/08/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

The 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. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 22-029134

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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LOT 11, BLOCK 3, WOODLAND VALLEY FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

7156 UNION COURT, 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.

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21430

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Legal Notice NO. J2300056

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED

On February 6, 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.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 14, 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)

Gilbert Flores

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Paramount Bank, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust May 15, 2020 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 19, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2020056195

Original Principal Amount

$456,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$452,544.41

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: 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 5, Block 2, Belleview Ridge, according to the recorded Plat thereof, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 12944 W Chenango Drive, Morrison, CO 80465.

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.

you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Richard R Guice failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and 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.

Lot 17, Block 16, Columbine Hills, Second Filing, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as:

5873 West Alder Avenue, Littleton, CO 80128.

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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/14/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Marcello G. Rojas #46396

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 05/18/2023 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

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: 01/26/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 19-023218

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. J2300030

First Publication: 3/30/2023 Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300037

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 6, 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.

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 7, BLOCK 1, NORTH MILLER HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 1903 Lewis Ct, Lakewood, CO 80215.

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, 06/08/2023 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/

Publication:

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/14/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21425

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 South Beeler St., Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965

Attorney File # CO220120

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Legal Notice NO. J2300054

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300030

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

On January 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)

MATTHEW P. WEAVER AND JENNIFER L. WATTLES

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MOUNTAIN WEST FINANCIAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Original Grantor(s) Bryan Roland Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 14, 2017 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017063449

Original Principal Amount $213,675.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $192,806.66

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 15, Elk Falls, Block 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 34556 Circle Dr, Pine, CO 80470.

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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/06/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 22CO00013-2

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. J2300037

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300040

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

On February 6, 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)

Katherine M Nelson and John Hawrylo, III

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 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

April 29, 2016

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 29, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2016040419

Original Principal Amount

$260,480.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$238,483.60

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 3, WOOD CREEK FILING NO 6, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5732 W 75th Place, 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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/06/2023

Holly Ryan, 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. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

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

On February 14, 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) Rustic Forest, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary(ies) Robert Morrison, an individual, Steven M. Grott, an individual, Barry Reid, an individual, Archie Not Bald, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Michael Meyers, an individual, and Key Business Strategies, a Colorado corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Robert Morrison, an individual, Steven M. Grott, an individual, Barry Reid, an individual, Archie Not Bald, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Michael Meyers, an individual, and Key Business Strategies, a Colorado corporation Date of Deed of Trust May 25, 2022 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 21, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022059754 Original Principal Amount $1,715,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $1,715,000.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments required under the Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. Therefore, the owner of the Evidence of Debt has declared the entire indebtedness due and payable in full.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4 BLOCK 4, TRAIL VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as:

17426 W. 69th 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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/14/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Emily J. Bennett #15431 Laff Bennett Logan, PC

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 45, MARTINDALE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

521 SOUTH OTIS 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, 05/11/2023 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

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: 01/19/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Randall M.Chin #31149 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009690801

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

of Publication: Golden Transcript

NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300031

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

On January 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) Matthew M. Archuleta

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN MORTGAGE SPECIALISTS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust

09, 2009

FIRST LIEN.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 1218, ADVANTAGE AT WOOD CREEK CONDOMINIUMS AS SHOWN ON CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 1983, UNDER RECEPTION NO.

83104617, AND MAP RECORDED JULY 31,

1984 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 84071680, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO, AND ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 1983 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 83104616, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO, AND ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 29-361-01-183

Also known by street and number as: 5565 West 76th Avenue #1218, 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, 05/18/2023 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

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: 01/26/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

David R. Doughty #40042

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 22-028997

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. J2300031

First Publication: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300041

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

On February 6, 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 K. Gonzales Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for American Financing Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

October 25, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 07, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019107103 Original Principal Amount

$292,857.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

$216,699.94

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 86, Lamar Heights Filing No. Three, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 6267 Fenton Street, Arvada, CO 80003.

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, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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: 02/06/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 23CO00024-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2300041

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300047

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

On February 6, 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)

Michael T. Snell and Alma M. Snell, husband and wife, as joint tenants

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Oceanside Mortgage Company

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Oceanside Mortgage Company

Date of Deed of Trust October 16, 2017 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 23, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017109049

Original Principal Amount $482,549.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $442,433.15

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: Michael T Snell and Alma M Snell, husband and wife, as joint tenants failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and 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.

LOT 4, BLOCK 5, SUNSET WEST FIRST FILING EXEMPTION SURVEY NO. 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 9011 W Lake Dr., Littleton, CO 80123.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 06/08/2023 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name

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

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

DATE:

Public Notices

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:

Marcello G. Rojas #46396

The Sayer Law Group, P.C.

3600 South Beeler St., Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965

Attorney File # CO220107

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. J2300047

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2300018

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

On January 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)

Sarah Ann Van Hooser

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

acting solely as nominee for Universal Lending

Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

May 20, 2019

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 28, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019042300

Original Principal Amount

$205,175.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$204,112.42

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 prinicipal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 16, Block 4, Trendwood Filing No. 2, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 6517 W 95th Place, Westminster, 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, 05/11/2023 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

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: 01/19/2023

Holly Ryan, 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 # CO220044

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 Re-

regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 14, 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.

Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinance and thereafter will consider it for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/ legal-notices, and click on Current and recent Legal Notices to access legal notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

CB23-009, An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of the City of Arvada, Colorado, Sales and Use Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2023.

Legal Notice No. 416206

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 2206

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 8.25.120 AND CHAPTER 13.04 OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO WASTE OF WATER

(1)Allowing city water to pool or runoff into the stormwater collection and conveyance system, regardless of month or time of day.

(2)Between May 1 and September 31, irrigating turfgrass, gardens, annuals, or perennial species using an automated or manual sprinkler, more than three (3) days a week, or between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6 p.m. For purposes of this subsection, a “week” is defined as a period of time from Sunday at 12:00 a.m. through the following Saturday at 11:59 p.m.

(3) Failing to repair leaks, including leaks on irrigation systems, as required by the Golden Municipal Code.

(b)A person who has installed new landscaping or has modified existing landscaping features which requires irrigation that would violate any of the above provisions may request an exception from this subsection by applying to the City. In no event shall an exception be granted for longer than a period of one (1) month from the date of new plantings. The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall promulgate administrative regulations to enforce this provision.

(3)Applicability. (a)This Section shall apply to all water utility customers of the City.

The proposed Final Amendment to the 2022 Budget is available for inspection by any interested elector during normal business hours at the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority office at 5603 Yukon Street, Suite B, Arvada, CO.

Any interested elector of the City of Arvada, Colorado, may file or register with the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority any objections to the proposed Final Amendment to the 2022 Budget at any time prior to its final approval scheduled for May 3, 2023.

ARVADA URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY 5603 Yukon Street, Suite B Arvada, Colorado 80002

Legal Notice No. 416205

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments required under the Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby and to pay the Evidence of Debt when due upon maturity.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lots 25 through 34, inclusive, except that portion of Lot 34 conveyed in Warranty Deed recorded November 14, 1980 under Reception No. 80086615, Block 7, Edgewater, together with a nonexclusive revocable easement as described in Access Easement Agreement recorded March 7, 1989 at Reception No. 89019427, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado*

*Modified pursuant to seven loan modification agreements recorded at reception numbers 2018046495, 2019057617, 2020063918, 2020166020, 2021091846, 2022004257, 2022055785, in the records of Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 6111 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, CO 80214.

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, 06/08/2023 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/

WHEREAS, the City of Golden, Colorado, (the “City”), is a home rule municipality, organized and existing under Article XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Charter and Section 2.08.020 of the Golden Municipal Code (“Code”), the City possesses all the powers, functions, rights, and privileges in the operation of a municipality except those expressly forbidden to home rule municipal cities by the constitution or statute, and the City Council is the body of final responsibility in all matters affecting the City; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.04.002 of the Code, all property located within the City’s water service area that requires a potable water supply for human consumption must be connected to the City’s water distribution system; and

WHEREAS, in recent years, the State of Colorado has faced drought conditions that has resulted in concerns about sustainable use of water; and

WHEREAS, the City Council believes that water supply planning is important to ensure sufficient water supply during times of drought; and

WHEREAS, City Council enacted Resolution No. 2942, which adopted the City of Golden’s Drought Management Plan (the “GDMP”); and

WHEREAS, the main objectives of the GDMP include reducing water consumption during wet, normal, dry, and drought years and to guide and inform residents on best watering practices (the “GDMP Objectives”); and

WHEREAS, in furtherance of such GDMP Objectives, the City Council now desires to adopt a “waste of water” ordinance that will set forth regulations relating to outdoor irrigation for all City water service users.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO:

Section 1. The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated by reference and are adopted as findings and determinations by the City Council.

Section 2. Section 8.25.120 of the Golden Municipal Code, “Penalties Assessed,” is hereby amended to add a new subsection (g) to read as follows:

Sec. 8.25.120. Penalties Assessed.

(g) Penalties for violations of the regulations, requirements and prohibitions set forth in Section 13.04.195 of the Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 per violation.

(4)Enforcement (a)A violation of any provision of this Section that occurs after May 1, 2024 shall be punishable as set forth in Section 8.25.120 of the Golden Municipal Code.

(b)For purposes of this Section, the individual that is billed for the water service shall be deemed the party responsible for the violation, regardless if such person is the owner or occupant of the dwelling or commercial unit.

(5)Appeals Process. (a) Any penalty assessed as set forth above in Section 4 may be appealed by the person receiving such citation to the Public Works Director pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 8.25 of the Golden Municipal Code. The Public Works Director shall serve as hearing officer. Written notice of the appeal must be given to the Public Works office within 30 days of notice by the city of the imposition of such penalty.

Section 4. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision will not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid.

Section 5. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.

Section 6. This ordinance is deemed necessary for the protection of the health, welfare and safety of the community.

Section 7. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Golden by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision. Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceedings or prosecutions.

Section 8. This ordinance shall become effective five (5) days after publication following final passage in accordance with Section 5.9 of the Charter for the City of Golden, Colorado.

The Planning Commission of the City of Golden will hold a public hearing at a meeting on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 6:30 P.M., in the City Hall Council Chambers, 911 10th Street, Golden, Colorado, to review the completed 2023 South Neighborhoods Plan for adoption. The final plan is available for review on the Guiding Golden website.

CASE NO: PC23-13

APPLICANT: City Initiated Effort LOCATION: South Neighborhoods (south of US6, west of C470)

Further information may be obtained or comments may be presented at the offices of the Planning Division, 1445 10th Street, during normal business hours, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Members of the public may submit written comments to the Division prior to 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 by any of the following methods:

•Mail:City of Golden, Planning Division, 1445 10th St., Golden, CO 80401

•Email: planning@cityofgolden.net

•Phone: (303) 384-8097

Legal Notice No. 416182

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

LEGAL NOTICE

RESOLUTION CC23-111

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, shall be considering the adoption of Resolution No. CC23-111 regarding the 2023 Budget – April Supplementary Budget and Appropriation and shall take action on said Resolution at a public hearing to be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the hour of 8:00 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/Meetings-Agendas. The proposed Resolution is available for inspection on the County’s Website at https://www.jeffco. us/779/Finance

Legal Notice No. 416209

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

02/14/2023

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

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

Emily J. Bennett #15431

Laff Bennett Logan, PC 3200 E. Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80209 (720) 484-3933 Attorney File # Montegra/Champion Liquor Store

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.

Section 3. Chapter 13.04 of the Golden Municipal Code, “Water and Wastewater Regulations,” is hereby amended with the addition of a new Section 13.04.195 entitled, “Waste of Water” which shall read as follows:

Sec. 13.04.195. Waste of Water.

(1) Allowable Activities

(a) The following outdoor irrigation activities are permissible:

(1)Between October 1 and April 30, any type of outdoor irrigation.

(2) Between May 1 and September 31 (“irrigation season”), automatic sprinkler irrigation up to three (3) days per week between the hours of 6:01 p.m. and 9:59 a.m. This subsection shall not apply to certain public spaces that, in the City’s determination, serve a benefit to the public including without limitations parks and golf courses that may require irrigation more than three (3) days per week to maintain turfgrass. For purposes of this subsection, a “week” is defined as a period of time from Sunday at 12:00 a.m. through the following Saturday at 11:59 p.m.

(3) Hand watering gardens and annual and perennial plants using a nozzle with an automatic shut off valve or a watering can at all times.

(4)Drip irrigation of gardens and of annual and perennial plants (except turfgrasses) at any time.

(b) The above allowable irrigation methods are permitted subject to the condition that the water used for such irrigation does not pool or runoff into the stormwater collection and conveyance systems (e.g., curb and gutter, inlets and storm sewers, culverts, swales, ditches, channels, detention areas, and/or other drainage facilities).

(c)Water supply emergency conditions and declarations may supersede this Subsection.

(2) Prohibited Activities.

(a) The following activities are deemed a “waste of water” and are therefore prohibited:

INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED AS AN ORDINANCE, ON FIRST READING, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, THE 11th DAY OF APRIL, 2023.

READ, PASSED AND ADOPTED AS AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, THE DAY OF __, 2023.

Laura M. Weinberg, Mayor

ATTEST:

Monica S. Mendoza, CMC, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Kathie B. Guckenberger City Attorney

I, Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a certain proposed ordinance introduced and read before the City Council of the City of Golden at a regular meeting thereof held on the 11th day of April, 2023, and ordered by said City Council to be published as the law provides, and that a public hearing is declared for the 25th day of April, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden.

ATTEST: MONICA S. MENDOZA

Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado Legal

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

THREE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Three Hills Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:

Matthew Gayda Cavanaugh Until May 2027

The following office(s) remain(s) vacant:

VACANT

VACANT

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Until May 2027

Until May 2027

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District:

Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122

(303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 41677

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

LEYDEN ROCK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE filed in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

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

This is an action seeking a determination by the Court and for entry of a quiet title decree pursuant to pursuant to C.R.C.P. 105, that Plaintiff Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, Inc., is the owner of the following described real property situate in Jefferson County, Colorado:

Parcel 1: Lot 1, Foothills Medical Center, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Parcel 2: Non-Exclusive Easement Rights ss Created in the License Agreement, recorded December 12, 1986, at reception No. 86154224, and the Easement Agreement recorded November 29, 1988, at reception No. 88115492, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Additional Parcel Tract A, Foothills Medical Center, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g)(2), C.R.C.P.

Dated: April 5, 2023.

Respectfully submitted, TIEMEIER & STICH, P.C.

/s/ Philip A. Goiran

Max S. Stich, #36782

Philip A. Goiran, #32325

Legal Notice No. 416135

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401

Plaintiff: Assure LLC

1261 S. Zuni St. Denver CO 80223

v. Defendant: Indiana Street LLC, and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject real property which is the subject of this action. Case # 23CV42

SUMMONS

To the people of the state of Colorado

To the above named defendant Indiana Street LLC. You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained by the clerk of court. If you fail to respond, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court without further notice. This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situated in Jefferson County, Colorado, also described as:

TRACT A, DUNAFON SUBDIVISION,

And Schedule #300441381

ASSURE LLC Dated 04/07/2023

Legal Notice No. 416166

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2022CV030835, Division/ Courtroom 3

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (Publication Notice)

ACADEMY POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. ESTATE OF SHIRLEE J. MUELLER; SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC; and JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS,

Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Department of Jefferson County, Colorado at 10 O’clock A.M., on the 18th day May, 2023, at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy., Golden, CO 80419-2040, phone number 303-271-6580. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $10,151.00.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order

dated December 20, 2022 and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by Academy Pointe Condominium Association, Inc. the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on August 16, 2021 at Reception No. 2021121204 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration of Academy Pointe recorded on 05/28/1985 at 85049206 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Academy Pointe Condominium Association, Inc. against real property legal described as follows:

Condominium Unit 102 in Condominium Building 1. Academy Pointe (a Condominium Community) according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded on February 18, 1986 in Book 86 at Page 34 and any and all amendments thereto, in the records of the County of Jefferson, Colorado, and as described and defined in the Condominium Declaration for Academy Pointe (a Condominium Community) recorded May 28, 1985 under Reception No. 85049206 and Fourth

Statement of Intention to Annex Additional Land to Condominium Declaration recorded February 18, I986 under Reception No. 86016581 and any and all Amendments thereto, in said records. County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.;

And also known as:3600 S Pierce Street, Unit 1-102, Lakewood, CO 80235

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 representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999

Date: January 26, 2023

Regina Marinelli, Sheriff, Jefferson County Colorado

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 415957

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401

Plaintiff: GOLDEN PINES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation,

Defendants: DYLAN LUND; GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; JERRY DITULLIO AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP

herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover the highest bid by noon on the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF THE SALE.

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO §38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.

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.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO §38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW, RALPH L. CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING, 1300 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203, 720-508-6000; THE CFPB, HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERFINANCE.GOV/ COMPLAINT/; CFPB, PO BOX 2900, CLINTON IA 52733-2900 (855) 411-2372 OR BOTH, BUT THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows:

Wendy E. Weigler, Esq. Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 303-863-1870

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Date: January 23, 2023

Regina Marinelli Jefferson County Sheriff Jefferson County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 3838-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.

Legal Notice No. 415958

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

District Court Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, Colorado 80401

In re the Marriage of: Petitioner: Cheyenne Brock and Respondent: Gage Griffin

Attorney for the Petitioner: Randy D. Saint Onge, Esq. Saint Family Law/Saint Onge Law Office, LLC 6081 S. Quebec Street, Suite 202 Centennial, Colorado 80111 Phone Number: (303) 951-7531

E-mail: info@saintfl.com

Atty. Reg. #: 45778

Case Number: 2023DR30106

all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

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.

By checking this box, I am acknowledging that I have made a change to the original content of this form..

Date: 02/07/2023

Signature of the Clerk of Court/Deputy

[x] /s/ Signature of the Attorney for the Petitioner (if any)

Legal Notice No. 416103

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice Case # 2022-087 Cert # 170200 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 ELAINE ZELVIS C/O KARLA ZELVIS 3529 W. 44TH AVE #3 DENVER, CO 80211 VIRGINIA FRAZER-ABEL PR FOR ELAINE ZELVIS 4704 N. HARLAN ST SUITE 250 LAKESIDE, CO 80212 CITY OF WESTMINSTER 4800 W. 92ND AVE WESTMINSTER, CO 80031

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 17TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2018, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to MERCURY FUNDING LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; LOT 3, BLOCK 2, TRENDWOOD FILING NO. 1, AKA: 9204 LAMAR ST,

to the Condominium Plat thereof recorded January 31, 1980 at Reception No. 80008024 and according to and subject to the Condominium Declaration recorded January 31, 1980 at Reception No. 80008023, Together with the exclusive right to use the following Limited Common Elements: Storage Space W-S3, and Parking Space 112, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 16359 W. 10th Avenue, #W-3, Golden, CO 80401.

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY

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,

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.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or

in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially; DENVER LAND & TITLE CO INC

100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PKWY #2520 GOLDEN, CO 80419

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2019, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to, JEFFERSON COUNTY, 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; LOT 77, COTTONWOOD HILLS, AN AMENDED PLAT OF TRACT “E” UNION SQUARE SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT ANY PORTION LYING WITHIN LAKEWOOD HILLS AND LAKEWOOD HILLS FILING NO. 3, AKA: VACANT LAND

That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2018 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2018 that said real estate was taxed in the name of DENVER LAND & TITLE CO INC, that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 14, A.D. 2022; 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 24TH day of JULY at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date. WITNESS my hand and seal this 27TH Day of MARCH, A.D. 2023

Jerry DiTullio

Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice No. 415053

First Publication APRIL 6, 2023

Final Publication APRIL 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

Case # 2022-090 Cert # 180338

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially ROBERT C. LONGWORTH SUSAN M. LONGWORTH

1874 S. QUEEN WAY LAKEWOOD, CO 80232 GENEVA C. SHARP RT 2 BOX 41 BOONEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72927 BRAD S. MCKIM

(HOLDER OF CERT 2013-00082) PO BOX 148 BEULAH, WY 82712

INA GROUP LLC

(HOLDER OF CERT 2014-01114) 6333 APPLES WAY 115 LINCOLN, NE 68516

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2019, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to COLORADO LAKEFRONT LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; A TRACT LOCATED IN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE1/2SE1/4), OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE (29), TOWNSHIP FOUR (4) SOUTH, RANGE SEVENTY (70) WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (6TH P.M.) DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 207, STARBUCK HEIGHTS; THENCE SOUTH 15°4’30” EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF LOT 207, 30 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 24°55’30” WEST ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF LOTS 209,210 AND 212, STARBUCK HEIGHTS, 150 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 212; THENCE NORTH 65°4’30” WEST 253.1 FEET; THENCE NORTH 24°55’30” EAST TO

That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2017 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017 that said real estate was taxed in the name of ELAINE ZELVIS the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 17,

A.D. 2021; 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, MERCURY FUNDING LLC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 7TH day of AUGUST at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00

P.M. of said date. WITNESS my hand and seal this 10TH Day of

A POINT WHICH LIES NORTH 65°4’30” WEST FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 65°4’30” EAST, 233.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AKA: VACANT LAND, That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2018 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2018 that said real estate was taxed in the name of ROBERT C. LONGWORTH AND SUSAN M. LONGWORTH the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 14, A.D. 2022; 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, COLORADO LAKEFRONT LLC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 7TH day of AUGUST at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 10TH Day of APRIL, A.D. 2023.

Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice No. 416170

First Publication APRIL 20, 2023

Final Publication MAY 4, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Case # 2022-048 Cert # 160821 NOTICE OF PURCHASE

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

a/k/a Jack Conrad Zeiler, a/k/a Jack Zeiler, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30263

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 August 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

John B. Lindeberg, CPA

7558 Isabell Circle Arvada, CO 80007

Legal Notice No. 416191

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Donna Dunn, Deceased Case Number: 23PR155

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 August 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Megan Swanson, Personal Representative

265 South Harlan Street Lakewood, Colorado 80226

Legal Notice No. 416176

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Terri Lynn Thompson, aka Terri L. Thompson, aka Terri Thompson, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30440

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 August 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mel Thompson, Personal Representative 230 Jay St. Lakewood, CO 80226

Legal Notice No. 416160

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of PAUL A. PRANGE, a/k/a PAUL ALAN PRANGE, a/k/a PAUL PRANGE, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30289

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 August 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

J. Kay Prange, Personal Representative 7565 S. Sheridan Court Littleton, CO 80128

Legal Notice No. 416089

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jacqueline May Yancy, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30467

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 August 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jack Bret Howell, Personal Representative 5787 Nighthawk Ln Golden, CO 80403

Legal Notice No. 416199

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Richard Louis Fagan, Jr., Deceased

Case Number 2023PR30355

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 August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard Louis Fagan, III

Personal Representative 9092 Ramona Ave. Littleton, CO 80125

Legal Notice No. 416146

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Debra June Nichols, aka Debra J. Nichols, aka Debra Nichols, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30340

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 August 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

P.O. Box 1345 Arvada, CO 80001

Legal Notice No. 415046

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of John B. Williams, a/k/a John Bruce Williams, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30337

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 August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christine M. Williams-Hughes or Kathleen A. Battleson Co-Personal Representatives, c/o Colton D. Craft, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 415050

Publication: April 6, 2023

Publication: April 20, 2023

Golden Transcript Public Notice

TO CREDITORS

of JACK MARLOWE PACE, a/k/a JACK M. PACE, a/k/a JACK PACE, Deceased

2023PR30175

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 August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Ashley A. Geary Ashley A. Geary, Attorney for Personal Representative JORGENSEN, BROWNELL, & PEPIN, P.C. 8001 Arista Place, Suite 450 Broomfield, CO 80021

Notice No. 416131

Christian A. Thompson Co-Personal Representative

Piperhill Drive SE Olympia, Washington 98513

Julie Peter, Person Giving Notice

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 August 21, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen L. Statter, Personal Representative 2794 S. Raleigh St. Denver, CO 80236 Legal Notice No. 416183

Publication: April 20, 2023

Publication: May 4, 2023

TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald Lee Vaughn, also known as Donald L. Vaughn, and Donald Vaughn, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30421

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 August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joel M. Hunsaker Attorney to the Personal Representative 6907 Newcombe Street Arvada, Colorado 80004-1479 Legal Notice No. 416145 First Publication: April 13, 2023

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 August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kasandra Mae West, Personal Representative 5771 West 92nd Avenue, #334 Westminster, CO 80031

Legal Notice No. 415056

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of NADINE B. QUIGLEY, also known as NADINE BARNES QUIGLEY, aka NORMA NADINE BARNES, and NADINE QUIGLEY, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30391

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 August 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Howard Maxwell, Personal Representative 1245 East Butterfield Place Olathe, KS 66062

Legal Notice No. 416074

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of George L. McLaughlin, a/k/a G. L. McLaughlin, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30430

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 August 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marie G. McLaughlin Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 416167 First Publication: April 20, 2023 Last Publication: May 4, 2023 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of June Arlis Ryker, a/k/a June A. Ryker and June Ryker, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30461

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to: The District Court Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 720-772-2500 on or before August 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Diane S. Blair, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No. 416202

Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

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Estate of Lela J. Russell, Deceased Case Number: 23PR185

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 August 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas Brown, Personal Representative 7340 Ascent View, Apt. 102 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80923

Legal Notice No. 416190

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

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of David C. Mastbaum, also known as David Charles Mastbaum, and David Mastbaum, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30377

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 August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

William W. Lawrence, Jr. Personal Representative 981 Utica Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80304 Legal Notice No. 416091

Publication: April 6, 2023

Barbara Worley Buck, aka Barbara W. Buck, aka Barbara Buck, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30251

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 August 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

George Brooks Buck. Jr. Personal Representative By: Tracy J. Jones Jones Law Office, LLC 32186 Castle Court, Suite 301 Evergreen, CO 80439

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

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Estate of Jeffery C. Lane, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR178

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 August 25, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jon LaFloe, Personal Representative

Patrick R. Thiessen (40185)

Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C.

7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201

Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234

Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 416138

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

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Estate of Leona Loretta Haube, a/k/a Leona L. Haube, a/k/a Leona Haube, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30353

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 August 7, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Marion Felix Sawa

Personal Representative

Patrick R. Thiessen (40185)

FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C.

7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003

Phone Number: 303-420-1234

Attorney for Marion Felix Sawa

Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 416073

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol Ann Vanous-Bartkus, a/k/a Carol A. Vanous-Bartkus, a/k/a Carol Vanous Bartkus, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30395

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 August 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anthony R. Bartkus

Personal Representative c/o Wade Ash, LLC

5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 825 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 416197

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Millard Sayer Parker, Deceased Case Number: 23PR169

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 August 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susannah HP Chadwick

Personal Representative 11292 E Mexico Ave Aurora, CO. 80012

Legal Notice No. 416104

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

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ORDINANCE NO. 2205

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTER 4.90 OF THE GOLDEN MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PUBLIC SALES AND DISPLAY PERMITS AND OUTDOOR SEATING AND SERVICE PERMITS

WHEREAS, the City of Golden (“City”) is a home rule municipal corporation created and organized pursuant to Article 20 of the Colorado Constitution and the Home Rule Charter of the City of Golden (“Charter”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Charter and Section 2.08.010 of the Golden Municipal Code (“Code”), the City possesses all the powers, functions, rights, and privileges in the operation of a municipality except those expressly forbidden to home rule municipal cities by the constitution or statute, and the City Council is the body of final responsibility in all matters affecting the city; and

WHEREAS, by virtue of Article 20 of the Colorado Constitution, and as further authorized by state law, including, but not limited to, Section 31-15-702 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the City has broad authority to exercise its police powers to regulate the use of City streets, sidewalks, and alleys, to regulate traffic and sales upon City streets and sidewalks, and to do all acts that may be necessary or expedient for the promotion of business in the downtown area; and

WHEREAS, the City of Golden previously enacted Ordinance No. 2151, which created a permitting program for outdoor seating, sales, service, and display on downtown public sidewalks and downtown public parking lanes; and

WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to restrict the use of downtown public parking lanes for outdoor seating and service only by creating a separate Outdoor Dining and Service Permit; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all of the above changes are consistent with its desire to promote health, safety, and welfare as well as to promote the success of local businesses and the vitality of the downtown area.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO:

Section 1. Chapter 4.90, Public Sidewalk Sales and Display Permits, is hereby retitled to read: “Public Sales and Display Permits and Outdoor Seating and Service Permits.”

Section 2. Section 4.90.020, Definitions, is hereby amended to read as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

Sec. 4.90.020. Definitions.

The following terms used in the chapter have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

* * * Sidewalk shall mean the portion of a public right-of-way that is designed and intended for pedestrian access and use.

Sidewalk shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Golden Municipal Code, section 11.08.020.

* * * Section 3. Section 4.90.030, Use of Sidewalks Prohibited, is hereby repealed in its entirety, and reenacted to read as follows:

Sec. 4.90.030. Use of Sidewalks Prohibited.

(a) Except as provided in Section 4.90.040, it shall be unlawful to provide or display for sale any goods on a public sidewalk.

(b) It shall be unlawful to sell or display any goods or services, provide any outdoor seating or to provide services, or construct any building, building extension, kiosk, or structure on a public sidewalk without a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit under this chapter.

Section 4. Chapter 4.90 of the Golden Municipal Code is hereby amended with the addition of a new Section 4.90.035 entitled, “Use of Parking Lanes Prohibited” to read as follows:

Sec. 4.90.035. Use of Parking Lanes Prohibited.

(a) Except as provided in Section 4.90.040, it shall be unlawful to provide or display for sale any goods in any parking lane.

(b) It shall be unlawful to provide any outdoor seating or to provide services, or construct any building, building extension, kiosk, or structure in a public parking lane for the purpose of providing outdoor seating or services without an Outdoor Seating and Service Parking Lane Permit issued under this chapter.

Section 5. Section 4.90.040, Uses Allowed Without Permits, is hereby amended to read as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

Sec. 4.90.040. Uses Allowed Without Permits.

The following uses are allowed without a permit, provided the use does not constitute a hazard to public safety or property, prevent the free flow of pedestrian traffic, or violate other provisions of the Golden Municipal Code:

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(e) Limited display of items offered for sale by the adjacent retail establishment, and only when in conformance with the minimum clearances listed in subsection 4.90.060(c) such uses do not to exceed one square foot of display area for each one linear foot of store frontage on a street, provided that the maximum display area for any store will be 50 square feet and do not unreasonably restrict or obstruct the flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk or vehicular traffic in the right-of-way, and. The following minimum clearances must be maintained; however, greater clearances may be required if the nature and extent of pedestrian traffic warrants:

(1) Six (6) feet from the permitted area to any fire hydrant, tree grate, light fixture, traffic signal or sign, street curbing, or any other fixed obstruction which is over one foot in height.

(2) The minimum clearance between the permitted area and any sidewalk level tree grate may be reduced to five feet for all rights-of-way except Washington Avenue.

The above minimum clearances may be waived by City staff when processing the application if good cause is shown by applicant for why the applicant cannot satisfy the above minimum criteria.

Section 6. Section 4.90.050, Application Procedures, is hereby repealed in its entirety, and reenacted with a new title to read “Application Procedures for a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit” to read as follows:

Sec. 4.90.050. Application Procedures for a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit.

(a) An application for a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit shall be filed with the Director of Community Development, and shall be accompanied by the following:

(1) A nonrefundable application fee as established by City Council resolution.

(2) Written consent and authorization by all owners of the property with frontage along or abutting the portion of sidewalk which is the subject of the application.

(3) A site plan of the proposed permitting area detailing the nature, extent, and design of the sales, service, or display area. The site plan shall include all building extensions, fencing, railing, fixtures, tables, chairs, or other facilities to be located in the permitted area. If the site plan for the proposed permitted area is such that alterations or modifications to existing or planned landscaping and public improvement adjacent to the area are anticipated or required, the site plan shall include those alterations and modifications and the estimated costs thereof.

(4) The type of goods or services that will be sold or displayed in the permitted area, and the anticipated hours of operation.

(b) Applications for a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit shall be reviewed by the city manager and appropriate staff including, but not limited to, police, fire department, community development, and public works.

(c) In considering the application for a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit, the city manager shall consider the following factors:

(1) Compliance and ability to comply with the conditions and requirements as set out in this chapter.

(2) The impact that issuing the permit will have on the flow of pedestrian traffic, flow of vehicular traffic in adjacent or nearby rights-of-way, and availability of parking.

(3) The impact that issuing the permit will have on the provision of public utilities and other municipal services which utilize the right-of-way.

(4) Architectural compatibility of any proposed structures, railing, kiosk or a building extension with the building and surrounding area.

(5) Compatibility of the use of the permit within the public realm and surrounding area.

(d) Any proposal to construct, erect or install a permanent structure in the city right-of-way, or a proposal that would permanently eliminate or remove parking in the city right-of-way, shall be transmitted to city council for review and action.

Section 7. Chapter 4.90 of the Golden Municipal Code is hereby amended with the addition of a new Section 4.90.055 entitled, “Application Procedures for an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit” to read as follows:

Sec. 4.90.055. Application Procedures for an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit.

(a) An application for an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit shall be filed with the Director of Community Development, and shall be accompanied by the following:

(1) A nonrefundable application fee as established by City Council resolution.

(2) Written consent and authorization by all owners of the property with frontage along or abutting the parking lane which is the subject of the application.

(3) A site plan of the proposed permitting area detailing the nature, extent, and design of the outdoor dining and service area. The site plan shall include all building extensions, fencing, railing, fixtures, tables, chairs or other facilities to be located in the permitted area. If the site plan for the proposed permitted area is such that alterations or modifications to existing or planned landscaping and public improvement adjacent to the area are anticipated or required, the site plan shall include those alterations and modifications and the estimated costs thereof.

(4) The type of services that will be sold in the permitted area, and the anticipated hours of operation.

(b) Applications for an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit shall be reviewed by the city manager and appropriate staff including, but not limited to, police, fire department, community development, and public works.

(c) In considering the application for an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit, the city manager shall consider the following factors:

(1) Compliance and ability to comply with the conditions and requirements as set out in this chapter.

(2) The impact that issuing the permit will have on the flow of pedestrian traffic, flow of vehicular traffic in adjacent or nearby rights-of-way, and availability of parking.

(3) The impact that issuing the permit will have on the provision of public utilities and other municipal services which utilize the right-of-way.

(4) Architectural compatibility of any proposed structures, kiosk or a building extension with the building and surrounding area.

(5) Compatibility of the use of the permit within the public realm and surrounding area.

(d) Any proposal to construct, erect or install a perma nent structure in the city right-of-way, or a proposal that would permanently eliminate or remove parking in the city right-of-way, shall be transmitted to city council for review and action.

Sec. 4.90.060. Requirements and Conditions of a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit.

(a) A Public Sidewalk and Display Permit shall only be available in the C2 (general commercial) zone district.

(b) If a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit is requested for an area that is not immediately adjacent to a business associated with the sale of the food and beverages, the issuance of the Public Sidewalk and Display Permit shall include the right to transport food and beverages over the right-of-way to the permitted area where sales, service, and consumption are allowed provided that such transport does not involve transferring an area where motorized traffic is allowed and can be accomplished without unreasonably interfering with the flow of pedestrian traffic. Sale of alcohol in the permitted area requires the licensed premises to be modified to include the outdoor seating area, in accordance with state and local law.

(c) The existence of the permitted area and obstructions therein shall not unreasonably restrict or obstruct the flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk or vehicular traffic in the right-of-way. The following minimum clearances must be maintained; however, greater clearances may be required if the nature and extent of pedestrian traffic warrants:

(3) Six (6) feet from the permitted area to any fire hydrant, tree grate, light fixture, traffic signal or sign, street curbing, or any other fixed obstruction which is over one foot in height.

(4) The minimum clearance between the permitted area and any sidewalk level tree grate may be reduced to five feet for all rights-of-way except Washington Avenue. The above minimum clearances may be waived by City staff when processing the application if good cause is shown by applicant for why the applicant cannot satisfy the above minimum criteria.

(d) If the requested permit necessitates modifications or alterations to existing, or planned, public right-ofway improvements or landscaping, the full cost of such modifications or alterations shall be the responsibility of the permittee. The city may require the permittee to install such modifications or alterations, or at the city’s option, require that a cash contribution be made by the permittee in an amount equal to the estimated cost, as determined by city staff, of completing the alteration or modification. If the requested permit necessitates the elimination of existing or planned parking spaces, the city may require the permit applicant to make a payment to the city, in an amount determined by city staff, to offset the cost of acquisition and upkeep of off-street parking to replace those parking spaces eliminated by reason of the issuance of the permit. If the permit application would require such modifications or alternations, the city council may enter into a separate agreement with the permit applicant regarding the installation of such modifications or payment and additional terms as may be deemed necessary.Payments required to offset the cost of acquisition of public parking spaces may, at the option of the city, be allowed in annual payments over a period not to exceed three years. The installation of improvements or payment of costs and expenses by virtue if of this section or any agreement entered into as a result of this section shall not confer upon the permit holder any rights in excess of those in otherwise associated with the granting of a sidewalk sales and display permit or as set forth in the agreement. In the event of the nonrenewal, termination, cancellation or revocation of a permit, the permittee shall not be entitled to a refund of any cost or expenses expended under the provisions of this paragraph.

(e) The construction of any kiosk or building extension shall be completed within the time period established in the permit.

(f) All building extensions, kiosks, or other obstructions existing by virtue of the permit shall be illuminated as necessary, in compliance with the City’s Municipal Code, to ensure public safety during hours of operation and non-operation from dusk to sunrise.

(g) All permittees shall be responsible for maintaining the area within ten (10) feet of the permitted area boundary in a neat, clean and hazard free condition, including the disposal of all trash.

(h) The holder of a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit shall indemnify, defend, and save harmless the city, its officers, employees and agents against any and all claims arising from any occurrence occasioned by the permitted use. The holder of the permit shall maintain during the period of the permit comprehensive general public liability and property damage insurance with limits which equal or exceed the maximum liability which may be imposed by virtue of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act. The policy shall name the city, its officers, employees and agents as insurance and no other insurance maintained by the city will be called upon to contribute to a loss covered by the policy. A certificate of insurance reflecting compliance with this section shall be presented to the city prior to issuance of a permit, with updates presented prior to permit renewal requests.

(i) The annual fee for a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit issued under this chapter shall be as established by City Council resolution.

(j) The issuance of a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit pursuant to this section shall not relieve the permittee from compliance with other provisions of the Golden Municipal Code as may be applicable, including but not limited to building codes, fire codes, public safety codes, business license provisions, zoning codes, health department regulations or liquor code requirements. The permittee must also comply with the fire code, which requires access for fire trucks including at least twenty (20) feet fire lane being kept clear of merchandise, vehicles, and other obstructions.

(k) The issuance of a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit pursuant to this section shall not relieve the permittee from compliance with other provisions of state and federal law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.

(l) The permitted area shall be used only in a manner consistent with the site plan and materials which are submitted with the application.

(m) A Public Sidewalk and Display Permit issued under this chapter may contain conditions of operation or other special conditions that the city manager or city council, as applicable, determines are necessary to minimize impacts to the flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk or public right-of-way, the flow of vehicular traffic in adjacent or nearby rights-of-way, to minimize

impacts to parking, to mitigate the effects of the public health emergency, to protect the health, safety, welfare of persons or property within the City of Golden, or to preserve the public peace.

(n) Temporary signs located for wayfinding, traffic control, and posting of site regulations is permissible without a permit so long as such sign locations do not block lines of site or emergency access to the site. No temporary signs may be adhered to barriers or installed permanently in the public right-of-way. All temporary signs must comply with City’s Municipal Code regulations for signs.

(o) The permittee must ensure that the permitted area is kept free of litter and rubbish and must maintain additional trash containers, as may be necessary, that are serviced by the permittee to ensure proper disposing of litter and rubbish on a regulate basis.

(p) The permittee must endeavor to protect the city’s water quality by regularly controlling litter, regularly sweeping the permitted area, properly disposing of waste, and ensuring that waste does not enter the street, gutter, or storm drainage inlet. Further, permittees shall ensure that any storm drainage inlets inside the permitted area remain clear.

Section 9. Chapter 4.90 of the Golden Municipal Code is hereby amended with the addition of a new Section 4.90.065 entitled, “Requirements and Conditions of an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit” to read as follows:

Sec. 4.90.065. Requirements and Conditions for an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit.

(a) Outdoor Seating and Service Permits shall be available only in the C2 (general commercial) zone district.

(b) The use of a parking lane shall be confined to commercially zoned properties in the downtown area, as defined in chapter 18.40 of the Municipal Code. The following conditions shall apply to each permit request:

(1) Outdoor Seating and Service Permits in the parking lane shall only be issued for the period between the third Friday in April to the first Tuesday of November in a given year.

(2) Fencing or barricades not to exceed four feet in height, and shall be no more than 50 percent opaque, are required to enclose the outdoor seating area within the parking lane.

(3) Details related to the use of umbrellas, outdoor heating and lighting and temporary structures, as well as fencing design, shall be regulated and addressed by the permit application process.

(c) If an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit is re quested for an area that is not immediately adjacent to a business associated with the sale of the food and beverages, the issuance of the Outdoor Seating and Service Permit shall include the right to transport food and beverages over the right-of-way to the permitted area where sales, service, and consumption are allowed provided that such transport does not involve transferring an area where motorized traffic is allowed and can be accomplished without unreasonably interfering with the flow of pedestrian traffic. Sale of alcohol in the permitted area requires the licensed premises to be modified to include the outdoor seating area, in accordance with state and local law.

(d) The existence of the permitted area and obstructions therein shall not unreasonably restrict or obstruct the flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk or vehicular traffic in the right-of-way. The following minimum clearances must be maintained; however, greater clearances may be required if the nature and extent of pedestrian traffic warrants:

(1) Six (6) feet from the permitted area to any fire hydrant, tree grate, light fixture, traffic signal or sign, street curbing, or any other fixed obstruction which is over one foot in height.

(2) The minimum clearance between the permitted area and any sidewalk level tree grate may be reduced to five feet for all rights-of-way except Washington Avenue.

The above minimum clearances may be waived at the sole discretion of City staff when processing the application if good cause is shown by applicant for why the applicant cannot satisfy the above minimum criteria.

(e) If the requested permit necessitates modifications or alterations to existing, or planned, public right-ofway improvements or landscaping, the full cost of such modifications or alterations shall be the responsibility of the permittee. The city may require the permittee to install such modifications or alterations, or at the city’s option, require that a cash contribution be made by the permittee in an amount equal to the estimated cost of completing the alteration or modification. If the requested permit necessitates the elimination of existing or planned parking spaces, the city may require the permit applicant to make a payment to the city to offset the cost of acquisition and upkeep of off-street parking to replace those parking spaces eliminated by reason of the issuance of the permit. Payments required to offset the cost of acquisition of public parking spaces may, at the option of the city, be allowed in annual payments over a period not to exceed three years. The installation of improvements or payment of costs and expenses by virtue if this section shall not confer upon the permit holder any rights in excess of those in otherwise associated with the granting of a sidewalk sales and display permit. In the event of the nonrenewal, termination, cancellation or revocation of a permit, the permittee shall not be entitled to a refund of any cost or expenses expended under the provisions of this paragraph.

(f) The construction of any kiosk or building extension shall be completed within the time period established in the permit.

(g) All building extensions, kiosks, or other obstructions existing by virtue of the permit shall be illuminated as necessary to ensure public safety during hours of operation and non-operation from dusk to sunrise.

(h) All permittees shall be responsible for maintaining the area within ten (10) feet of the permitted area boundary in a neat, clean and hazard free condition, including the disposal of all trash.

(i) The holder of an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit shall indemnify, defend and save harmless the city, its officers, employees and agents against any and all claims arising from any occurrence occasioned by the permitted use. The holder of the permit shall maintain during the period of the permit comprehensive general public liability and property damage insurance with lim-

its which equal or exceed the maximum liability which may be imposed by virtue of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act. The policy shall name the city, its officers, employees and agents as insurance and no other insurance maintained by the city will be called upon to contribute to a loss covered by the policy. A certificate of insurance reflecting compliance with this section shall be presented to the city prior to issuance of a permit, with updates presented prior to permit renewal requests.

(j) The annual fee for an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit issued under this chapter shall be established by City Council by resolution, provided that in 2023 the total permit fee shall not exceed $2,050.00.

(k) The issuance of an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit pursuant to this section shall not relieve the permittee from compliance with other provisions of the Golden Municipal Code as may be applicable, including but not limited to building codes, business license provisions, zoning codes, health department regulations or liquor code requirements.

(l) The issuance of an Outdoor Seating and Service Permit pursuant to this section shall not relieve the permittee from compliance with other provisions of state and federal law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.

(m) The permitted area shall be used only in a manner consistent with the site plan and materials which are submitted with the application.

(n) An Outdoor Seating and Service Permit issued under this chapter may contain conditions of operation or other special conditions that the city manager or city council, as applicable, determines are necessary to minimize impacts to the flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk or public right-of-way, the flow of vehicular traffic in adjacent or nearby rights-of-way, to minimize impacts to parking, to mitigate the effects of the public health emergency, to protect the health, safety, welfare of persons or property within the City of Golden, or to preserve the public peace.

Section 10. Section 4.90.070, Permit Periods, Renewals, Assignment, and Termination, is hereby repealed in its entirety and reenacted with a new title, “Public Sidewalk and Display Permit Periods, Renewals, Assignment, and Termination” to read as follows:

Sec. 4.90.070. Public Sidewalk and Display Permit Periods, Renewals, Assignment, and Termination.

(a) A Public Sidewalk and Display Permit issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be valid for a period of 12 months from date of issuance.

(b) After the initial permit period, the city manager may renew the permit for an additional twelve (12) month period, provided that the permittee, at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the permit, makes a written request for renewal and pays the application fee. In deciding whether to renew the permit, the city manager shall consider the factors set out in subsection 4.90.050(c) of this chapter.

(c) The city manager may terminate any Public Sidewalk and Display Permit issued under this Chapter, with or without cause, by providing the permittee 30 days’ written notice.

(1) In the event of a termination without cause, a pro rata share of the annual fee shall be refunded to the permittee. Cause for termination shall include a violation of any provision of the conditions or requirements of the permit, or of any other provision of the Golden Municipal Code, the laws of the State of Colorado or the United States.

(2) The city manager may order the immediate termination of a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit issued under this chapter if the city manager determines that continuation of the permit presents an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Golden.

(3) The permittee shall not be entitled to the return of any of its expenses or costs incurred other than the pro rata annual fee if the termination is without cause.

(d) Public Sidewalk and Display Permits issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be assignable or transferable without the prior written consent of the city manager.

(e) Upon termination of any Public Sidewalk and Display Permit issued under this chapter, whether said termination is by a virtue of expiration of the permit period, by notice from the city manager, or otherwise, the permittee shall remove all structures or improvements from the permit area and restore the permit area to its condition existing prior to issuance of the permit within three (3) days of termination.

Section 11. Chapter 4.90 of the Golden Municipal Code is hereby amended with the addition of a new Section 4.90.075 entitled, “Outdoor Seating and Service Permit Periods, Renewals, Assignment, and Termination” to read as follows:

Outdoor Seating and Service Permit Periods, Renewals, Assignment, and Termination.

(a) An Outdoor Seating and Service Permit issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be valid for a period of the third Friday in April to the first Tuesday in November in a given year.

(b) An Outdoor Seating and Service Permit may be renewed for an additional period of the third Friday in April to the first Tuesday in November by filing a renewal application, including paying the application fee, by March 15 in the year following the issuance of the first Outdoor Seating and Service Permit. In deciding whether to renew the permit, the city manager shall consider the factors set out in subsection 4.90.055(c) of this chapter.

(c) The city manager may terminate any Outdoor Seating and Service Permit issued under this Chapter, with or without cause, by providing the permittee 30 days’ written notice.

(1) In the event of a termination without cause, a pro rata share of the annual fee shall be refunded to the permittee. Cause for termination shall include a violation of any provision of the conditions or requirements of the permit, or of any other provision of the Golden Municipal Code, the laws of the State of Colorado or the United States.

(2) The city manager may order the immediate termination of a Public Sidewalk and Display Permit issued

DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION

Public Notice

ESTATE

VENTURES I, LLC, (“L&P Real Estate”) Attn: Ross Bradley, PO Box 465 Morrison, CO 80465, (303) 8181462; ross@bradleyblastingco.com. Please send correspondence to: Steven P. Jeffers and Casey J. Weaver, Lyons Gaddis PC, 950 Spruce Street, Unit 1B, Louisville, CO 80027. Telephone: (720)726-3671

E-Mail: sjeffers@lyonsgaddis.com; cweaver@lyonsgaddis.com.

APPLICATION FOR NONTRIBUTARY AND NOT NONTRIBUTARY UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS IN

THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

2. The application requests determination of ground water rights beneath five parcels of land. BCDC and L&P

Real Estate each own an undivided 1/2 interest in three parcels, BCDC is the sole owner of the fourth parcel and the fifth parcel is owned by a related entity 353 Castle Rock Properties, LLC. Applicants request that this Court determine that Applicants have the right to withdraw all the legally available groundwater lying below all of the parcels of land through a single well or multiple wells constructed in each aquifer at any location on the subject parcels of land. Applicants claim that three parcels are contiguous and the other two parcels are not contiguous. The three parcels in joint ownership and the parcel owned by 353 Castle Rock Properties, LLC could satisfy Rule 11. B of the Statewide Nontributary Ground Water Rules (2 CCR 402-7) as demonstrated by the information attached as EXHIBIT A. To the extent the Court determines that all five parcels could satisfy Rule 11. B, Applicants claim the right to withdraw all water through a wellfield in each aquifer on all five parcels. 3. Background: a. Parcel description information: The parcels of land combined total 392.9 acres, in Jefferson County, located generally in the SW 1/4 Section 26, portions of the SE 1/4, the SW 1/4 NE 1/4, and the S 1/2 SW 1/4 of Section 27, S 1/2 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 35, and N 1/2 NW 1/4 of Section 36, Township 3 South, Range 70 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. A map showing the subject parcels of land is attached as EXHIBIT B. Legal descriptions of the subject parcels of land are attached hereto as EXHIBIT C. (“Subject Property”) b. Parcel Ownership: Applicants claim to the water underlying 4 of the subject parcels is based on ownership of those parcels by Applicants. See deeds attached as EXHIBIT D. Applicants have written consent from 353 Castle Rock Properties, LLC to withdraw the groundwater beneath its parcel. See consent form attached as EXHIBIT E. c. This application seeks a decree adjudicating all the nontributary and not nontributary ground water in all of the Denver Basin aquifers underlying the Subject Property. Such aquifers may include the Denver, Upper Arapahoe, Lower Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers; the actual aquifers will be those that are determined to be available underlying the Subject Property in accordance with the Denver Basin Rules (2CCR 402-6). d. Applicants certify that Applicants own four of the parcels free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and that no other person or entity has a financial interest in those parcels. Applicants have the landowner’s consent to withdraw all groundwater beneath the fifth parcel, which is also free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and no other person or entity has a financial interest in that parcel. Accordingly, Applicants can certify compliance with the notice requirements of § 37-92-302(2), C.R.S. e. There are no wells located on the property. 4. Source of Water Rights: The source for the groundwater to be withdrawn from the Upper Arapahoe and Lower Arapahoe aquifers under all the Subject Parcels, and from the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer under Parcels A, C and D as described below is nontributary groundwater as described in 37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. The groundwater to be withdrawn from the Denver aquifer under all parcels and from the Laramie Fox-Hills aquifer under Parcels B and E is not nontributary groundwater as defined in Sections 37-90-103(10.7) and 37-90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. 5. Estimated Amounts and Rates of Withdrawal: The wells on the Subject Parcels will withdraw the amounts of groundwater at rates of flow necessary to efficiently withdraw the entire decreed amounts. Applicant will withdraw the subject groundwater through wells to be constructed at any location on the Subject Parcels. Applicants waive any 600-foot spacing rule as described in Section 37-90-137(2), C.R.S. for wells located on the Subject Parcels. The estimated average annual amounts of withdrawal available from the subject aquifers as indicated below, are based upon the Denver Basin Rules, 2 C.C.R. 402-6. Applicant estimates the following annual amounts are representative of the Denver, Upper Arapahoe, Lower Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers underlying the Subject Parcels:

The average annual amounts available for withdrawal from the subject aquifers will depend on the hydrogeol ogy and the legal entitlement of the Applicants and this application claims all nontributary and not nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Parcels whether higher or lower than these estimates, without the need to amend this application.

6. Well Fields: Applicants request that this Court determine that Applicants have the right to withdraw all legally available groundwater lying below the Subject Property, through any wells requested herein, which may be located anywhere on the Subject Property, and any additional wells which may be com pleted in the future as Applicants’ well fields. Applications will be filed in accordance with 37-90-137(10), C.R.S. prior to constructing any wells. 7. Proposed Use: The water will be used, reused, successively used, leased, sold, or otherwise disposed of for all beneficial purposes, including but not limited to municipal, domestic, indus trial, commercial, irrigation, livestock watering, recreational, fish and wildlife, and fire protection uses. The water will be produced for immediate application to beneficial uses, both on and off the property, for storage and sub sequent application to such uses, for exchange purposes, for replacement of depletions resulting from the use of the subject water or water from other sources, and for augmentation purposes. 8. Remarks: A. Applicants claim the right to withdraw more than the average annual amounts estimated in this application pursuant to Rule 8A of the Statewide Rules, 2 C.C.R. 402-7. B. Although Applicants have estimated the amounts of water available for withdrawal from the subject aquifers based on estimates of relative values for specific yield and saturated thickness, Applicants request the right to revise those amounts upward or downward, based on better or revised data, without the need to amend this application or republish the same. WHEREFORE, Applicants pray that this Court enter a Decree: Granting the application herein and awarding the water rights claimed herein as final water rights; Specifically determining that: A. Applicant has complied with 37-90-137(4), C.R.S., and water is legally available for withdrawal by the proposed wells; B. The groundwater underlying the Subject Property in the Upper Arapahoe, Lower Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer under parcels A, C and D is nontributary groundwater and the groundwater in the Denver aquifer under all parcels and in the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer under parcels B and E is not nontributary; and C. Vested or conditionally decreed water rights of others will not be materially injured by the proposed withdrawals of groundwater; and FURTHER, Applicants pray that this court grant such other relief as deemed appropriate. Number of pages in application: 7, excluding exhibits.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECT ED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of MAY 2023 (forms available on www. courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the

Legal Notice No.: 416168

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

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under this chapter if the city manager determines that continuation of the permit presents an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Golden.

(3) The permittee shall not be entitled to the return of any of its expenses or costs incurred other than the pro rata annual fee if the termination is without cause.

(d) Outdoor Seating and Service Permits issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be assignable or transferable without the prior written consent of the city manager.

(e) Upon termination of any Outdoor Seating and Service Permit issued under this chapter, whether said termination is by a virtue of expiration of the permit period, by notice from the city manager, or otherwise, the permittee shall remove all structures or improvements from the permit area and restore the permit area to its

condition existing prior to issuance of the permit within three (3) days of termination.

Section 12. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision will not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid.

Section 13. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.

Section 14. This ordinance is deemed necessary for the protection of the health, welfare and safety of the community.

Section 15. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Golden by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision. Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceedings or prosecutions.

Section 16. This ordinance shall become effective five (5) days after publication following final passage in accordance with Section 5.9 of the Charter for the City of Golden, Colorado.

INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED AS AN OR-

DINANCE, ON FIRST READING, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, THE 28th DAY OF MARCH, 2023.

READ, PASSED AND ADOPTED AS AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING, FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN, COLORADO, THE 11th DAY OF APRIL, 2023.

Laura M. Weinberg, Mayor

ATTEST: Monica Mendoza, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Kathie B. Guckenberger, City Attorney

I, Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on first reading and read at a regular business meeting of the City Council of said city, held on the 28th day of March, 2023 and was

published as a proposed ordinance on the city website as the law directs seven days or more prior to its passage. A public hearing was held on the 11th day of April, 2023, and the said proposed ordinance was read on second reading. The ordinance was passed by the City Council and ordered published on the City of Golden website, as the law directs on the 11th day of April, 2023.

Witness my hand and official seal of the City of Golden, Colorado, on the 11th day of April, 2023.

ATTEST: MONICA S. MENDOZA

Monica S. Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Golden, Colorado

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First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript