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WHAT’S INSIDE

A year of living with tragedy

In her eyes: Check out the best of show at the annual Lone Tree Art Expo. See Page 12

Remembering: The community turns out to honor Colorado’s Pearl Harbor survivors. See Page 25

Strong finish: Arapahoe finishes in the top 10 in its own wrestling tournament. See Page 28

Michael and Desiree Davis, parents of Claire Davis, clasp hands as an emotional moment passes during the Aug. 16 opening of Clarity Commons on the campus of Arapahoe High School. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is seated first from the left, and behind him is Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Scott Murphy. Seated next to Murphy is Arapahoe High principal Natalie Pramenko. Photo by Deborah Grigsby

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Community deals with Arapahoe High shooting in myriad ways

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith @coloradocommunitymedia.com One year ago, it was unimaginable that two lives would end violently inside the walls of Arapahoe High School.

But on Dec. 13, 2013, that’s exactly what happened. Senior Karl Pierson walked into the building with a gun, mortally wounded classmate Claire Davis, then killed himself in the school library.

It all took less than two minutes.

In all the minutes since, emotions in the community have run the gamut from heartbreak to confusion, anger to hope, fear to Warrior pride.

AHS continues on Page 10

At Clarity Commons on the campus of Arapahoe High, a large granite pillar is engraved with Claire Davis’ image and inspirational thoughts. Photo by Chris Rotar

Two more urban-renewal zones approved Littleton City Council forges ahead amid pushback from some

By Jennifer Smith

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P L EA SE R ECYC L E T H I S C OPY

“It’s a beautiful conundrum we face now: each of us being both `Warrior Strong’ and needing to lean on each other more than ever,” wrote AHS senior Anna Sutterer in a story for Colorado Community Media in January.

The tragic event galvanized the community into action. Dozens of fundraisers have brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars to go toward the library renovation, mental-health support, anti-bullying programs and Clarity Commons, an acre of peace on the AHS campus initiated by Davis family friend Bob Lembke.

“Kids hopefully will leave

With a special election looming that could shut down the whole thing, Littleton City Council on Dec. 2 approved the last two plan areas recommended by Littleton Invests for Tomorrow, the city’s urban-renewal authority.

“I would ask folks to think about

the possibilities we could have, and not just their own properties,” said Mayor Phil Cernanec. “And I know that’s hard.”

Despite his urging, five property owners attended the meeting to ask to be removed from Cernanec the areas.

“The word ‘blight’ is like an arrow in your heart when you hear it,” said Bruce Myers, who manages the Littleton Professional Building at Littleton Boulevard and Lakeview Street.

Teresa Tucker grew up in Littleton, and her family owns the building on Littleton Boulevard that houses the Farmers Insurance firm with the orange tractor out front. She says they’ve made lots of improvements on their own.

“We are invested in keeping Littleton a vibrant, beautiful city,” she said.

“We did not need public money to do this, and will not need any in the future.”

Council and Anne Ricker, LIFT’s consultant, struggled to make clear that the “blight” designation required to create a plan area applies to the entire area, not specific prop-

erties within it. Criteria for the designation include things like overhead utilities and sidewalks that aren’t wide enough to comply with city code.

“I can’t understand why you would fight a funding source that’s out there, that doesn’t cost you anything, and is only there if you want it,” said Ricker.

Regardless, council agreed to exclude Myers’ and Tucker’s buildings, along with Coriano and Sons Plumbing and Heating at 5699 S. Greenwood St., Pyramid Liquors at 599 W. Littleton Blvd., Randy’s Tire and URA continues on Page 12

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A HOLIDAY TRADITION

ABOVE: Santa and Mrs. Claus read “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to a plethora of munchkins at Arapahoe Community College on Dec. 5 during the college’s annual PJs with Santa event. RIGHT: Grandma Peggy Fretzs (not pictured) bought her four grandchildren — Anna and Ella Taylor and Ian and Chloe Fretzs — matching jammies to help get them into the holiday spirit.

Kids got a cozy visit with Santa Claus on Dec. 5 at Arapahoe Community College’s annual “PJs with Santa” event. Footie jammies were all the rage, even for some adults, as around 100 people gathered for a full-on Italian holiday feast, crafts and photo ops with Santa. The jolly old elf and Mrs. Claus took the time to read “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and ACC President Diana Doyle greeted the little ones with goodie bags.

PHOTOS BY JENNIFER SMITH

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Second time’s a charm Orion test launch a success

By Ashley Reimers

areimers @coloradocommunitymedia.com Although it was 4 a.m., Morning Star Yazzie and Ariyah Castro, both 11, were full of energy as they waited to see a rocket burst into the atmosphere.

“It’s pretty exciting to be here,” Yazzie said.

Yazzie, Castro and 13 other members of Girls Inc. took part in the Dec. 4 Orion launch watch party at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Girls Inc., the official watch party sponsor, partners with Lockheed Martin to provide STEM (science,

technology, engineering and mathematics) education mentoring programs and inspire girls.

The trip to the watch party was part of the Rocket Girls program, which teaches the girls how to build and launch their own rockets.

“The girls are already engaged in STEM and learning about rockets,” said Chris Homolac, a Lockheed Martin mentor. “So it was really exciting for them to have the opportunity to experience a real launch and take it to the next level.”

Unfortunately the girls and about 500 other people left the museum disappointed after a failed launch attempt. Due to wind delays and other issues, Orion remained grounded at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida until a second attempt the

following morning, which took off without a hitch.

Orion is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s goal of sending humans to asteroids and Mars. and on Dec. 5, Orion orbited the Earth twice, spending around 4.5 hours in the atmosphere before splashing down into the Pacific Ocean.

Orion was designed to go farther into space than previous rockets, and involved contributions the work of many Colorado companies.

The spacecraft was designed by Jefferson County-based Lockheed Martin Space Systems, and its cameras and antennas were provided by Ball Aerospace in Westminster.

It launched into space on a Delta IV Heavy rocket made by United Launch Alliance, based in Centennial.

Lockheed Martin principal engineer Darrell Williams has been invested in space travel since college after he watched Apollo 17 take off in 1972. Since then, he’s worked to make sure mankind got back in space.

“Typically through the years,we don’t see this much excitement revolved around space,” he said. “So it’s really great to see people actively engaged in what’s going in the space program.”

Mark Walsh, of Denver, was up early for the first launch attempt, and not just for the fun of it. A ULA employee, he worked on the admissions and separation systems for the rocket. He said he was pretty anxious in the hours leading up to the launch, but was confident the spacecraft would make it in the air.

“It’s a good vehicle, but it’s a pretty big mission with a lot of stuff riding on it,” he said.

Orion’s next mission around the moon is set for 2017,followed by its first manned mission in 2021. The spacecraft has a maximum capacity of six people, but would mostly likely only host four.

In 2032 Orion is scheduled to launch for Mars in 2032. The trip there should take about 10 months.

People wait patiently for the launch of Orion on Dec. 4 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Due to wind and other issues, Orion ended up staying grounded until a second attempt on the morning of Dec. 5. Photo by Ashley Reimers

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Silver Sneakers class fighting for ACC pool C College aims to close facility little used by students

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jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Dotty Biggs, 73, says water aerobics helped save her life.

“It made the radiation treatment more effective,” said Biggs, who has now been cancer-free for two years. “The moving and the massage of the water are all very supportive and relaxing. It just helped me get through a very difficult time. And the group is very supportive. They’re so inspiring, the people in their 90s, they give those of us who are in our 70s faith that we can still be strong.”

Biggs belongs to a Silver Sneakers group of seniors who swim at the Arapahoe Community College pool several times a week and hold a monthly luncheon at Romano’s Italian Restaurant on Windermere Street in Littleton. Many of them remember the first time, in the early 2000s, that Bert Glandon, ACC president at the time, wanted to close the pool.

“He didn’t have a feel for the pool,” said Elsie Stein, 91, as she enjoyed her eggplant parmesan at Romano’s. She began swimming with the group in 1988 and just recently reluctantly gave it up when she stopped driving.

Some of them, like Larry Borger, former city manager, fought back and won. They raised about $10,000 from the community, as Borger recalls, to complete some needed maintenance and improvements. It was enough to save the pool.

“We convinced him he could change his mind and not lose

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Re man 4 Ho undo polic Obam M ner, vote mea Judy Rosich leads a Silver Sneakers swim class at Arapahoe Community College on Dec. 9. If plans go forward to close the pool next summer, they will have to dent Th find a new home. Photo by Jennifer Smith not e C face, and that’s what he did,” said Borger. “I don’t want to hold “We’re working very closely with South Suburban Parks andRepu out a lot of hope that that strategy is going to work this time. … Recreation and with Foothills Parks and Recreation to helplutio We’ll use old-fashioned guerilla tactics if that’s what it takes.” transition the seniors, as well as some of the rental groups,”by a Borger is helping lead the charge in the same battle with the said Doyle. current ACC president, Diana Doyle. She announced in OctoThat won’t satisfy them, they say. ACC’s pool is deeper and ber that ACC had won a $750,000 grant from the State Board of warmer than the ones at the rec centers, and has fewer chemiCommunity Colleges and Occupational Education for improv- cals, so it’s not as hard on aging skin. They think ACC could do ing its graduation rate and some other measures of success. more to promote the use of the pool, and hold fitness classes “After thoughtful discussion with the ACC Leadership Team in the now decommissioned cafeteria. It’s been replaced by a and Executive Cabinet, we concur that these funds should fur- small café, but it is still used extensively by the community for ther ACC’s vision to be a leader in community colleges and to things like conferences and seminars. focus on the success and well-being of our students and em“That would make more sense than closing the pool,” said ployees,” she wrote in the announcement.

Borger. “You don’t need a space with 20-foot ceilings for a yoga To that end, plans are to convert the pool into a “health and class.” wellness center” next summer, with more room for things like But, they say, they do need the deeper pool for the buoyPilates and yoga, which Doyle says are far more popular with ancy that aids their vertical exercises, which many of them feel students. The grant will also allow for a mental-health profes- are the key to their prolonged health. sional to be on campus full time, she said.

“We’ve got a lot of old people here who are old because “My first priority is with our students and what their needs they’ve been exercising,” said Stein. are,” she said. “The repurposing of the space and the redesign Beyond the physical benefits, there are social and emotionwill be open to community members. We’re not turning our al ones, they say. back on the community, we just can’t be in the pool business “It keeps you from withdrawing into yourself, which a lot of anymore.” elderly people do,” said Karl Nernklau, 84.

In the current school year, just 62 people enrolled in aquat“I just love all the people,” agreed Donna Culler, 73. “It’s like ics classes. Of those, 55 are in the Silver Sneakers fitness class. a family. You walk in, and everybody has a smile on their face.”

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Make holiday wishes come true

The Littleton Calendar and Annual Report is now available at city facilities and from the calendar sponsors.

Pick one up at the Littleton Center, Bemis Library or the Littleton Museum, or visit one of the generous sponsors: Colorado Business Bank, Littleton Adventist Hospital, Bradford Auto Body, Chase Bank, Western Welcome Week, Rely Local Littleton, Steinle Realty Services, Inc., Hudson Gardens & Event Center, PDA-Roadgear, Commonwealth Realty Services and Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center.

South Metro Housing Options needs sponsors to “adopt” families, seniors and disabled residents this holiday season. Sponsors are asked to purchase gifts from the participants’ wish lists and deliver them to the SMHO office at Bradley House, 5844 S. Datura St., by noon on Dec. 15.

For more information or to be a sponsor, contact Kathie Covell at 303794-3276 or e-mail kcovell@southmetrohousingoptions.org .

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Applications are being accepted from Littleton residents who want to serve on a city board, commission or authority. They must be received by 5 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2015. City council will review the applications and set up interviews in February. Appointments will be made in March, and terms will begin April 15. For more information, visit www.littletongov.org.

CSU Extension on the move CSU Extension of Arapahoe County has temporarily moved to the third floor of Arapahoe Plaza, 1690 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton. By summer 2015, it will move to its permanent location at Lima Plaza in Centennial.

The partnership between Arapahoe County and CSU Extension, created in 1917, allows staff and volunteers to work with researchers and professors at Colorado State University and provide citizens with programs on topics ranging from youth development and family finances to health, agriculture,

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Lima Plaza is currently home to the Department of Public Works, Open Spaces, Arapahoe/ Douglas Works, Clerk and Recorder, Motor Vehicle and Driver’s License, and Judicial Services.

Phone numbers to CSU Extension remains the same, 303-730-1920.

ACC names Faculty of the Year Deby Jones, medical office technology program coordinator, has been selected as Arapahoe Community College’s 2014-15 Faculty of the Year.

ACC’s 2014-15 faculty senate president, Jones also currently serves on the Marketing Advisory Committee and on the Environmental Analysis Task Force for ACC’s 2015-20 Strategic Planning Committee.

Jones, who has been teaching at ACC for seven years, earned her associate degree in medical assisting from ACC. A Castle Rock resident, she enjoys traveling, hiking and tennis.

Her son, Jake, and daughter, Natasha, both attend ACC. Hurry news continues on Page 9

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Coffman bucks GOP on immigration vote Congressman says action

by Republicans will mislead Americans

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Republican Congressman Mike Coffman bucked his own party during a Dec. 4 House vote on a measure that seeks to undo recent changes to U.S. immigration policy that were put in place by President Obama.

Meanwhile, Congressman Cory Gardner, Colorado’s Republican senator-elect, voted for the effort, which is largely meant to serve as a message to the president, who surely would veto the measure.

The Democrat-controlled Senate is not expected to take up the resolution.

Coffman was one of only seven House Republicans to vote against House Resolution 5759, which passed the chamber by a vote of 219-197.

Coffman, who represents the state’s 6th Congressional District, is coming off an impressive re-election victory over former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.

Coffman ran a campaign where he touted the need for immigration reform.

His district, which was re-mapped in 2012, includes a large number of immigrants, including those who are Latino.

The congressman voted against the resolution, even though he said through a statement that Obama’s recent executive action on immigration is unconstitutional.

“I voted against H.R. 5759 because, although I strongly believe that it is unconstitutional to have immigration policy made through executive orders and without the consent of Congress, this legislation will only mislead the Coffman American people into believing that we are taking care

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Immigration reform also was an issue in Gardner’s race against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, whom Gardner edged in last month’s election.

Gardner, who represents the state’s 4th Congressional District, also explained his vote through an emailed statement, saying that while the resolution does nothing to solve immigration problems, Obama’s actions “circumvented Congress and asserted power he previously said he doesn’t have.”

“Today the House voted on a bill to condemn the president’s circumvention of Congress. But neither the president’s actions nor today’s legislation will solve the real problem at hand: our broken immigration system.”

On Nov. 20, Obama announced that he would take steps to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from the threat of deportation by allowing them to

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The president said his actions will allow federal agents to prioritize deportations that target threats to public safety and not hard-working, law-abiding immigrants who contribute to society.

The president’s moves also will add more border resources and will make it easier for high-skilled immigrant workers, college graduates and entrepreneurs to stay in the country.

Obama’s moves were hailed by immigrant advocates, and public polling has shown that his actions are receiving overwhelming support among Latinos — a demographic that Republicans have struggled to attract, especially over the last several years.

Coffman was the only member of Colorado’s congressional delegation to break party ranks on the vote. Doug Lamborn and Scott Tipton joined Gardner in voting for the resolution. Democrats Diana DeGette, Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter all voted against the measure.

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Littleton gets new city attorney Council promotes Schledorn, brings position back in-house

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Kristen Schledorn became Littleton’s fourth city attorney in as many years on Dec. 2, when city council appointed the deputy city attorney to replace Ken Fellman.

The move once again makes city attorney an in-house position. The city had contracted with Fellman, a private attorney, since June 2013.

Schledorn had been deputy city attorney since May 2012.

“She’s proven herself on the job, and she’s ready for this,” said Mayor Phil Cernanec before the 6-1 vote. Councilmember Peggy Cole was the lone holdout.

“I have nothing against Kristen, but I have concerns about the process,” she said.

“It would be a stronger process and greater validation in hiring her if we had applicants that we could examine and interview. I tend to think we’d come up with the same decision, but I’d like to have applicants.”

“You will have a great city attorney going forward,” said Fellman. “She is ready to step into the position.”

Council presented Fellman with a framed photo of the courthouse taken by local photographer Andy Marquez to show their appreciation.

“You’re a friend of Littleton, and you’ll remain a friend of Littleton,” said Councilmember Debbie Brinkman.

Fellman replaced Kirsten Crawford, a city employee, who unexpectedly resigned in February 2013. She later signed an agreement that gave her six months’ salary plus benefits upon her resignation, three months more than her contract required if she had been fired.

Crawford had replaced Suzanne Staiert, who also left suddenly after holding the position for three years. Council fired her the same day she filed an EEOC complaint in September 2011, alleging she was being sexually harassed by James Anderson, then the city’s municipal judge. She received

$143,000 upon leaving and went on to become deputy secretary of state.

City Manager Michael Penny said after Crawford’s departure that the high turnover might lead potential candidates to view the position as in flux, resulting in less desirable applicants wanting more incentives to take the job.

“Because of this, it is not recommended that the city attorney position be in-house staff at this time,” he wrote.

Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Beckman noted on Dec. 2 that things were “stressful” at the point they brought in Fellman.

“What we really needed was some stability, and some real calm, mature advice,” he said.

“It was certainly an experiment, and everybody went in at full speed. We were in undefined circumstances at a time of crisis.”

Fellman said he was honored to help them get through it.

“We all wondered if that was the right thing to do,” he said. “At some point, we knew your issues are big enough and complex enough that you would need to go back to having a full-time attorney.”

Staiert, weighing in the next day, said any crisis was council’s own creation.

“I was fired the same day I filed a sexual harassment claim,” she said. “To claim this was an issue of maturity and stability is insulting. The amount of taxpayer dollars they have expended to swiftly settle these claims (by former city attorneys) speaks volumes.”

Schledorn says she’s happy to fill the spot, which pays $130,000 a year — the same amount already budgeted for a contract attorney in 2015.

“I am looking forward to working directly with the city council and continuing my work with city staff in implementing the council’s vision and goals,” she said.

Schledorn holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Denver and a juris doctorate from Cornell Law School. Prior to coming to the City of Littleton, she worked for Jefferson County and the law firm of Sherman & Howard, specializing in real estate and land-use matters.

She is on the board of New Legacy Charter High School, which serves pregnant and parenting teens.

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Looking back at all those non-memories There is very little evidence that I existed before the eighth grade.

My sister has a few pictures of me, and I have some of a boy in a Little League costume, and that’s about it.

There are no scrapbooks or home movies — not a one.

This crossed my mind when I was in the grocery store earlier today, and found myself in the middle of a casting call for “Peter Pan.” There were kids running around everywhere. They were making small-voice sounds, and grabbing at things on the lower shelves.

I am sure that you know that grocers stock the lowest shelves with the products that have the most sugar in them. Just go to the breakfast cereal aisle.

Since I didn’t exist until I was in the eighth grade, I never annoyed an old crabknuckle like myself in a grocery store.

I never ruined someone’s big night in a restaurant, or kicked the back of anyone’s seat on an airplane.

I didn’t fly at all until I was 16, and I was as well behaved as a courtroom reporter.

No one has ever made a movie or a television show about a courtroom reporter because they are so well-behaved.

Who wants to sit in a darkened theater and watch someone who is well-behaved?

We want mayhem.

I am rarely in a grocery store when children are up and about. But now and then I

have to have something, like hearts of palm, to get me through the day.

But I pay for these trips. My patience is always tested.

Mom is on the phone while Vera, Chuck and Dave are auditioning.

In the past three years I have written about everything — except kids. Or if I have, I have been brief and not very affectionate.

I think it might be because I never was a child.

I just woke up one day and I was in a student council meeting.

I vaguely remember a Howdy and a Doody. Years later I found out that they were the same person.

I can write all day and all night about dachshunds. I know all about them. I know why their bark is so deep. I know everything. I know exactly how many dachshunds it takes to change a light bulb: A lot.

But I don’t know anything about kids these days.

They see things that I didn’t see until I was in college. Cleavage for one.

I rarely see an 8-year-old reading a book.

There is nothing better than a book. When I am asked about my favorite book, I say, “The dictionary.”

It’s all in there. Every great quote, every great joke, every great novel. It’s just all a word soup.

Do they still make alphabet soup? Apparently I used to play with mine when I was a kid. I was told that by chance one day, the letters “a,” “r,” “t,” “i,” “s” and “t” floated together for a few seconds.

I see kids in stores and look at them with skepticism. I wonder if they know what they are getting themselves into. Life starts to nibble at your bum, and right away.

Sometimes mom and dad do the nibbling, through neglect and many other things.

My dentist just had a baby. She and her husband named it Riley. I think it is very optimistic to have a baby these days.

Good for you, I said to her, but in the back of my mind I was thinking about what each of us faces. Some of us face much more than others.

When I see a child, my one wish is that they can make it to the eighth grade without too much nibbling at the bum.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Make your decision and drop the doubt The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. A simple theory, and yet a much tougher application to manage sometimes.

Let’s think about a ski run rated “expert” — you know, something that may be really steep and richly covered in moguls. Now the expert skier may be able to take a straight line, going top to bottom as quickly and efficiently as possible. For the intermediate skier, the goal to get to the bottom is the same, but they have to take a more circuitous route.

There will be more turns made for sure, and they will use more of the mountain as they traverse the slope.

At some point both skiers knew which direction they would be headed, and in some cases once they jumped on the chairlift there would be no turning back. The expert has no issues because they can ski or snowboard just about any terrain. So it is with confidence that they take to any hill. However our intermediate folks may take the same chair ride up with a little trepidation, and that fear or nervousness may increase once they are looking over their tips and down at the steep grade and bumps below. Doubt creeps in for sure.

Sometimes we all make decisions without

looking at the big picture or complete situation. We have all at some point stood looking out over our tips at a precarious situation where we have already made the commitment or decision to do something knowing we were maybe too ambitious in our thinking or too aggressive in our belief that we could actually pull it off. And yet there we stand, looking at the project or opportunity and we are overcome with fear and doubt. And then we make it worse by letting our ego get in the way as we refuse to ask for help or let others assist us and maybe even come to our rescue.

It’s kind of like having ski patrol stop by while we are on the brink, offer us a safe ride down on a sled or snowmobile, and we refuse the help.

The shortest distance between two points

is a straight line. But each situation will dictate whether we have the expertise to go from point A to point B as precisely and efficiently as possible, or whether we are still in our learning curve and it will take us a bit longer to accomplish the same goal. So although the shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, the most effective path will be whichever path gets the job done safely, accurately, and on time.

When we can accept the level we are operating at in a given activity, event, or project, we will place ourselves in a much better position to minimize our doubts, fears, and biggest worries. And this is huge because I can tell you that most people stop pursuing their goals and dreams or give up on a path or a project because of doubt and fear. And quitting is just a shame.

Whether we are a beginner at something, average or intermediate, advanced, or an expert, we all face that moment of making a decision. We make decisions all day long both consciously and subconsciously, and it is when we are making a conscious decision to engage in something, anything, that we then follow up that decision with some form of direction. We see the road ahead and we Norton continues on Page 10

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Business and government leaders met Dec. 5 for the South Metro Denver Chamber Economic Forecast Breakfast. A panel discusson touched on Colorado’s roads and highways, the state’s water future and making Denver an international city. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

Roads drive discussion on economic outlook Panel discussion also touched on energy, water and making Denver an international city

By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com The state’s roads and future forms of funding for the Colorado Department of Transportation led the conversation at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Economic Forecast Breakfast on Dec. 5.

Hunt, executive director of CDOT, said his department faces obstacles in paying for the upkeep of roadways and new projects.

“The overwhelming concern is around funding,” he said.

Hunt said the impact of TABOR and falling revenue projections from the state’s gasoline tax were cause for concern.

Business leaders and government officials from around the Denver metro area gathered at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows to discuss the economic future of the region.

The event featured a panel discussion and question-and-answer session that touched

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embark on the journey and to minimize the fear, doubt and worry we need to evaluate our skill set, know how far we can stretch ourselves, and then know what resources and people are available to help. We need to know if we have the luxury of time on our side and if so, then we can traverse the project as slowly as necessary to achieve the desired results, or if we are expert enough and confident in our ability, we can take the straight line.

Years ago I would ski just about anything, bumps, trees and steeps. And I would ski them full of doubt and fear sometimes because my ego wouldn’t let me figure out how to ask for help so I could get better. Then I was skiing with my good friend Dudley

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on a number of topics, including managing Colorado’s business-vital roadways; how to make Denver an international city; oil and natural gas production; and the state’s water future. Pete Casillas, president and publisher of the Denver Business Journal, moderated the event.

The panel was made up of Hunt; Harry Horowitz, senior industry manager, Office of Economic Development and International Trade; Sam Knazier, government affairs manager at Whiting Petroleum Corp.; and John Ricks, associate director of the Colorado Tourism Office.

According to Hunt, CDOT was hoping to get $1 billion from the General Assembly as personal incomes and the state budget grew, but now will be lucky to get $100 million over the next four years.

“That’s pretty sobering,” Hunt said.

The gasoline tax in Colorado has been the same for 23 years at 22 cents per gallon.

“Gasoline, as a funding source, is going to pretty much be on the decline in a decade because of higher millage-cars and alternative energy sources,” Hunt said.

The panel explored a number of possible alternative-revenue streams for CDOT in-

Ottley, who is a phenomenal skier, and as we were headed down Ripsaw over in Beaver Creek one day, he gave me a few pointers.

After just a little bit of practice on those newly acquired techniques, my confidence soared and my fears were abated. And all I had to do was ask for a little help after I had made my decision to ski an expert trail and then committed to the direction or path that I would follow.

Have you made a decision to do something? Have you set your course or direction?

And are you having any second thoughts or doubts now that you have made that commitment? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can ease or eliminate the doubts that creep in, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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cluding the possibility of a device in cars that would read your odometer and apply a tax charge based on mileage.

Hunt called I-70 the most important economic corridor of Colorado, as it runs from the ski areas of Vail and Beaver Creek to Denver International Airport, and said that traffic and delays on the road have hurt the state economically and have neutralized one of Colorado’s major recreational attractions both for new businesses and tourists.

An estimated 65,000 bridges across the United States are in need of repair. According to Hunt, this is one area where Colorado is a leader.

“It’s probably the only bright spot we can look to in Colorado,” Hunt said. “In 2009 the state Legislature added a bridge safety fee to your motor-vehicle registration fee, setting up a fund of $100 million per year. Of the 30 worst bridges that were identified in 2009, 29 of them are either completed or under construction.”

The panel discussed American manufacturing and the possible shift from Asia back to the United States and how Colorado is positioned for the possibility of accommodating these industries.

“All the economic indicators show that companies are going to manufacturing much, much more in the United States,” Horowitz said.

Horowitz said that inflationary pressures in China are pushing wages much higher, while the combination of a steady American wage structure and the addition of companies powering their manufacturing with natural gas have brought costs down.

“In Colorado we’re seeing all of these economic indicators,” Horowitz said When speaking to the state’s water future, Casillas made the old joke that in Colorado whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting — but that may not be the case after all.

Brian Good, the deputy manager for Organizational Improvement for Denver Water, pointed to area’s multi-governmental agreements, such as the WISE water project, as examples of how the state’s different entities have worked together to try to ensure the future water needs of the entire metro area.

“When you talk about what would make Denver a world class city, you absolutely have to have a reliable supply of water for people to come here and businesses to operate,” Good said.

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Shirley Grabowski

June 21, 1918 – Nov. 24, 2014

Shirley B. Grabowski, June 21,1918- November 24,2014. Beloved wife of 76 years to Joe Grabowski; loving mother of Carol (Jack) Clouse, Frank (Joyce) Grabowski, Jo Sanders, Laurie (Jerry) Beitz and Peggy Brabec; cherished grandmother of 14; adored great-grandmother of 21; devoted great-great-grandmother of 7. Visitation will be Monday, December 1, 2014 from 5-8P.M. at Olinger Chapel Hill, 6601 S. Colorado Blvd., Centennial, CO 80121. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Shirley’s name may be made to Friends Of The Colorado Talking Book Library (FOCTBL), 180 Sheridan Blvd., Denver, CO 80226.

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Mary was born in Topeka, Kansas, on February 23, 1926. She was the daughter of Herbert and Minnie Heleker of Frankfort, Kansas, and the sister of the late William Heleker of Topeka. Mary graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University.

She married Duane Garner Hamilton, a graduate of Wichita State University and Washburn University School of Law, in Topeka on June 2, 1951.They were married for 44 years, living in Wichita and Littleton, Colorado. Duane, an attorney and independent oil producer, died on November 12, 1995.

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Mental health key to prevention, say experts Arapahoe High shooting, other events show need to seek help

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com By his own admission, people around Karl Pierson had good reason to be concerned about his mental health.

“Words hurt, can mold a sociopath and will lead someone a decade later to kill,” he wrote in his online journal, portions of which were released by authorities in October.

He began the journal about eight weeks before walking into Arapahoe High School with a gun on Dec. 13, 2013, turning it on Claire Davis, then himself.

Pierson and so many others like him in the news have put mental health in the spotlight. According to Arapahoe/ Douglas Mental Health Network, more than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder that went unknown, ignored or untreated.

“We know we need to talk to our kids about things like drugs, sex and drinking,” Dr. Barbara Becker, director of community programs for A/DMHN, said in an interview about a month after the shooting. “But it didn’t dawn on me that I needed to be talking to my kids about suicide until my youngest daughter started losing friends to suicide.”

Becker said it can be a difficult thing to acknowledge a loved one might be feeling suicidal or otherwise be mentally unstable, but said it’s important to reach out.

“People who are feeling like they want to hurt them-

Remembrance ceremony scheduled Staff report An event designed to help the community heal will be held on the Arapahoe High School campus Dec. 13, a year after the fatal shooting at the school, a news release announced Dec. 9.

The candlelight remembrance ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Clarity Commons on the school’s campus, 2201 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial.

Clarity Commons is a peaceful, park-like space that was dedicated on Aug. 16, what would have been Arapahoe High shooting victim Claire Davis’ 18th birthday.

Gov. John Hickenlooper, student body president Sanjay Patil and Michael Davis, Claire’s father, are expected to speak.

The event will also be an opportunity to give back.

Representatives from TLC Meals on Wheels and Denver Health’s Family Crisis Center will be on hand to collect donations.

“Choose to Love is the theme of Clarity Commons and the message we hope people will take away from Saturday’s remembrance,” Desiree Davis, Claire’s mother, said in the news release. “One way the community can choose to love is by supporting two very special organizations…Even if you can’t be with us on Saturday, we hope you’ll consider honoring our daughter by supporting these charities.”

selves can feel a sense of relief if somebody does talk to them about it,” she said. “Just knowing that somebody cared enough to actually ask might be enough.”

Someone who knows firsthand is Kevin Hines, who spoke at A/DMHN’s annual luncheon in May. “Are you OK? Is something wrong? Can I help you?”

Those are the words he said he so desperately wanted to hear just seconds before launching himself off the Golden Gate Bridge.

In the split second after, all he could feel was regret.

“If someone had asked, I would have talked,” said Hines, author of “Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt.”

Gina Moore, executive director of the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Health, got help for her son after she noticed some odd behavior, and that he wasn’t spending much time with his friends. That can be a sign of trouble.

“The other kids think, `That kid is a troublemaker, the weird one, that kid is a jerk,’ ” she said. “They don’t stop to think that it might not be intentional. … They might get fidgety, or withdraw, or become overly talkative or do both of those things within minutes of each other.”

It can be hard for loved ones to know when to reach out for help, said Moore, because who’s to say when the line is crossed on the continuum of normal?

“When it gets to the point when it seems outside of the range, or it goes on too long,” she said. “As a parent, you would know your kid and maybe know when it’s gone over a line.”

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• Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself.

• Looking for a way to kill oneself, such as searching online or buying a gun.

• Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live.

• Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain.

• Talking about being a burden to others.

• Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs.

• Acting anxious or agitated, behaving recklessly.

• Sleeping too little or too much.

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• Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge.

• Displaying extreme mood swings.

Hines hopes people will take away from his experience the courage to take care of each other.

“We are, if nothing else, our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, are we not? We are not here for ourselves, we are here for each other.”

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messages for others or for their future selves,” he said. “Every one of them, to some degree, has been changed by this. Some profoundly, some positively, some maybe not. It’s been a consistent drumbeat about how to deal with the worst side of life.”

While Littleton Public Schools has officially remained mostly silent, the district has taken actions toward protecting the well-being of its students. It created an advisory committee that will focus on mental health and school security. The board of education allocated $810,000 for an in-house mental-health clinic and $200,000 for additional school resource officers. The library was completely remodeled and open in time for the new school year.

“There is no doubt that LPS continues to be a special place with unprecedented support from its communities,” Superintendent Scott Murphy, who in October announced he was retiring effective June 15, wrote in a letter to parents in November.

Looking for lessons

Tom Mauser’s son Daniel was killed in the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. That horrific experience and a later link to Arapahoe High prompted him to offer insight into the events of Dec. 13 and their aftermath .

“My interest in the AHS shooting is not that of an outsider,” he wrote in an open letter to Murphy. “After my son’s death, we had to deal with the question of where his younger sister, Christine, would attend high school, as we couldn’t bear to send her to Columbine or even to a Jeffco school. Because a neighbor taught at Arapahoe, we sent her there, from her sophomore year on. She graduated in 2004. She obviously was very upset at what happened at her alma mater.”

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At Clarity Commons on the campus of Arapahoe High, a large granite pillar is engraved with inspirational thoughts. Photo by Chris Rotar It’s possible many Arapahoe parents faced the same dilemma this school year. The district’s enrollment at the high school level fell by 62 students, 52 of those from Arapahoe alone.

After Daniel’s death, Mauser and his wife adopted a toddler from China as a way to honor him. She is now a freshman at Heritage High School, so he remains personally invested in LPS. “For a number of years I have been asked by reporters whether I think that schools have `learned lessons’ from what happened at Columbine,” he wrote. “I usually indicate that they have made a lot of progress. I usually cite the fact that law enforcement has switched to an `active shooter’ response to such situations, that public agencies have learned to be more transparent in dealing with incidents, and that many schools responded well by establishing threat assessment teams to evaluate potentially dangerous students. However, it doesn’t help to have such an assessment process in place if it fails and a district subsequently refuses to evaluate what went wrong.”

Pierson, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, had several run-ins with the school administration and publicly threatened to kill the speech and debate coach three months before his attack on the school.

Moving forward

While there has been plenty of controversy surrounding how LPS did or did not deal with Pierson, most associated with the school hope that, going forward, the tragedy will be remembered and learned from — not a defining moment in Arapahoe High’s history.

Claire Davis is only mentioned by name once in Clarity Commons, on a pillar with the following Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

Similarly, the new library offers gentle nods of remembrance, with every student who attended Arapahoe on the day of the shootings having signed a memory book that will be placed in a time capsule inside rather than being prominently displayed.

“A lot of us lost one friend and a lot of us lost two friends that day,” a 2014 AHS graduate wrote on Facebook. “I know they say the truth will set us free, but maybe what will really set us free is moving on and accepting that we cannot change the past, but we can make a better future. We grew better and became closer as a community, school and class.”

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On a cold day last December, I found myself standing across the street from the school my mother graduated from nearly 50 years ago, the school where a young man had just killed himself and mortally wounded a classmate.

I have driven through that intersection hundreds of times, but on that day I was waved into a parking spot on a crowded side street, the woman assuming I was a frightened parent there to pick up my child.

My own child had graduated from Littleton High School two years before, but as I stood across from Arapahoe High School on Dec. 13, 2013, I flashed back to April 20, 1999. My daughter was in elementary school as I watched on television the images of police officers, some of whom I know personally now, rushing students out of Columbine. Many of those terrified teenagers ended up in my uncle’s living room on the street behind the school, looking for safe haven and a encephone to call parents.

On that day, I fought the urge to rush eep-to my own child, wanting the day to be a herenormal one for her. But on Dec. 13, 2013, my job was to go to Arapahoe, into the unknown.

When I got there, I went to the corner where a press conference was to be held.

Normally, I’m the only reporter covering schools in the Littleton Public Schools District, but that day I was in a forest of tripods bearing the logos of local and national news outlets. I watched as my sheriff, my fire chief, my superintendent filed in front of the microphones. My eyes locked with those of Lucie Stanish, school board president, and we both teared up and hugged.

After the press conference, I crossed the street to the church where the throng

of parents was waiting to lay eyes on their children. The first person I saw was a friend; more tears and hugging. It was good to see familiar faces in such a surreal situation.

It was an agonizing day for the community. Since Columbine, a Jefferson County school just over the Littleton border, it had been easy to think that we had our lightning strike already, that it could never happen here again. Especially since the Littleton Public Schools security team had emerged as a national leader, on the forefront of changes made because of what happened at Columbine.

Standing in front of AHS — just across the Littleton border in west Centennial — I knew that no matter what happened with the investigation, I had to continue to cover Littleton Public Schools with fairness. It’s a district with plenty to be proud of, and my daughter was the third generation of my family to grow up in it.

While some of the loudest voices have gone to bigger news outlets to get their message out, some of the biggest news has been made quietly in the board room, where I am generally sitting every second and fourth Thursday evening, in the building where I attended junior high and my father attended high school.

No district is perfect, and there are

plenty of legitimate questions remaining in the wake of the tragedy. But what I know is that in my native city of Littleton and the LPS community at large, we want to think of ourselves in terms of Western Welcome Week and the Candlelight Walk, fire musters and fireworks. We love that small-town feel where everyone cheers for their high-school team, and for the district as a whole whenever there’s a bond issue or mill-levy override. But we need to look more closely at ourselves and each other.

We are not better than “them.”

We are not immune to bullying, mental-health disorders, poverty, hunger, crime or any other malice that exists in the world. Just because we’re mostly white and middle-class doesn’t mean

Jennifer Smith is a reporter for Colorado Community Media and a Littleton resident.

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Those are all in the Littleton Boulevard area plan, which runs from Windermere Street to Bannock Street. Council also approved the Broadway plan, which runs from north of Powers Avenue to Orchard Road.

Both were approved by a vote of 5-2, with councilmembers Peggy Cole and Jerry Valdes dissenting.

The vote was the same on the plans council approved on Nov. 4 — the Santa Fe corridor and Columbine Square Shopping Center at Belleview Avenue and Federal Boulevard — although Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Beckman joined Valdes and Cole in voting against the latter.

With the plans now in place, property owners will be able to approach LIFT with specific redevelopment projects and reasons why they can’t happen without financial assistance from the authority.

If the board members are persuaded, they can enter into an agreement that whatever new taxes are generated from the project get divided between the authority and the property owner for 25 years.

The money has to be spent on public improvements like roads, drainage, sewer and sidewalks — major expenditures that often impede development.

But LIFT still has a variety of hurdles to clear before anything is a definite go. For starters, there is pending arbitration with Arapahoe County.

The county commissioners have voiced objections to each plan area, which define the areas where urban renewal can occur and sets in place the financing tools that will be available.

Ricker said she’s been submitting the same reports to the county on behalf of other municipalities for 15 years, and they’ve never objected before.

This time, she believes, it’s an effort to get the deal that Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed last year.

The legislation would have given the county a seat on LIFT and forced cities to set aside the same percentage of their sales-tax revenue for the areas as the percentage of property-tax revenue that gets diverted from the county.

There’s also the citizen-initiated special election on March 3 that will ask voters if they want to vote on potentially every project proposed for urban renewal.

Valdes wanted council to hold off on approving the plans until after the election.

“If they come back and say we don’t want more of a voice in this, then we’re essentially taking that away from them,” he said. “I really feel like we’re being rushed into this.”

The activist group Citizens for Rational Development initiated the process that led to the election.

“Citizens want problem-solving, targeted, high-quality, cost-capped redevelopment for Littleton,” reads the group’s flier. “But City Council and LIFT are proposing extensive prime areas for potential urban renewal public financing, without due diligence, without appropriate feasibility analyses, without any scenario that shows the promised fiscal or infrastructure returns.”

A new group, Keep Littleton Strong, has emerged to counter CRD’s efforts.

“The reality is that developments and projects take significant time, planning and preparation, and even more so for projects that are in urban-renewal areas,” Pat Cronenberger, once mayor of Littleton, said in a news release. “Littleton residents should be very concerned that, if this ballot measure passes, the people who want to build the good projects will go to other cities. The future health of the city depends on sound investment with the private and public sectors in sync. It’s a complex world; we simply can’t afford to not work together.”

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jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com When Lynn Johnson’s executive position came to an end, she didn’t know it would end up being not such a bad thing.

“I got an amazing job, and I couldn’t be happier,” said Johnson, who is now making more money as the director of human resources at a community college.

She did it with the help of Arapahoe/ Douglas Works, which has a goal of helping people find jobs a level up from their last one. In fact, its recently released annual report indicates that job-seekers who utilize its services average nearly $14,000 a year more in earnings than those who don’t, adding up to a nearly $221 million boost to the local economy.

“It’s not just about turning lives around. It affects the economy in a positive way,” said Pat Holwell, ADW workforce economist.

Johnson was just one of 16,628 people that ADW helped find jobs last year, and about 16,000 of them were still employed after six months. It’s a federally funded center that offers free services to any resident of Arapahoe or Douglas counties who needs them.

“They were amazing, accommodating and welcoming,” said Johnson. “They provided me with all the skills I needed to be successful.”

She had been looking for about three

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“They said that’s one thing they really liked, that I wasn’t working but still looked professional,” said Johnson.

Joseph Barela, division manager, said there are lots of people like Johnson who need some coaching for the 21st-century job search.

“There are a lot of people who are out of work, especially with this last recession, who have never been out of work before,” he said.

ADW has programs targeted to youths, seniors and those receiving public assistance, but all are welcome regardless of how they came to be unemployed. Services offered include classes ranging from resume-writing to navigating LinkedIn, salary negotiation to Microsoft Word.

There are job boards targeted to specific industries, with listings culled from national aggregators. It also offers funding for people to get job training that will help them advance their careers.

“The message we want to give people is that we can show you and educate you so you can make good, intelligent decisions about your future,” said Holwell.

ADW also works with local industry to determine specific needs, and can get people trained to fill them. They recently trained 20 people to become medical lab technicians. They all graduated and went from making about $11 an hour to $22.

“The demand is there,” said Yvette Yeon, communications specialist. “People want to work, and they want to work in good jobs and reach their potential.”

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Make sure to bundle up for the walk, but rest assured that the evening in the barn will be warm and the walk is well worth braving the cold. Remember that the trail is a dirt path, so we suggest wearing your walking shoes, instead of your nice work shoes. Come and network with your fellow investors at one of the most popular Business After Hours of the year!

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Each of the Centennial Bank branches offers the same great customer service, alongside a full suite of banking and financial solutions for businesses, professionals and consumers. Centennial Bank’s relationship-first service model also allows it to meet the needs of businesses large and small, established and growing, by providing innovative solutions informed by local knowledge.

“Since our formation in 2009, we have been actively building a banking network throughout the Front Range and select Colorado mountain communities,” said Jim Basey, president and CEO of Centennial Bank. “This acquisition helps us to expand our footprint and bring the Centennial Bank experience to more businesses and individuals across Colorado.”

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Centennial Bank Acquisition Means More Options for Customers Customers of Centennial Bank’s Englewood branch now have more options for banking. This Fall Centennial Bank acquired five Colorado Front Range branches from Mutual of Omaha Bank. This acquisition increases the Centennial Bank footprint in Colorado to 14 full-service branch locations, allowing Englewood customers to meet their banking needs outside of their local community.

Centennial Bank branches are now located in Boulder, Breckenridge, Centennial, Conifer, Denver, Edwards, Englewood, Evergreen, Golden, Idaho Springs, Nederland, Steamboat Springs, Vail and Winter Park/Fraser.

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“This acquisition is an opportunity to build on our success as a relationship-based banking organization,” says David Mariea, Centennial Bank’s Englewood market president. “With these new locations, we will better be able to reach Colorado communities that would benefit from our team of bankers who leverage local knowledge with years of experience in the banking industry.”

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Wednesday, December 10 Health and Wellness Speaker series presents Ageism & Ableism 3:30 – 5:00 pm South Metro Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO

Friday, December 12 The Douglas County Educational Foundation to host its Love Our Schools luncheon 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows 10345 Park Meadows Dr., Lone Tree, CO

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“In Her Eyes” by painter Dean Buhler was judged “Best of Show” in the 2014 Lone Tree Art Expo. Courtesy photo

Colorado gets readers’ nod for beer tours Readers of USA Today have cast their votes for the top 10 brewery tours in the nation. In Colorado, New Belgium Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, birthplace of Fat Tire, landed in a respectable third place, while Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont came in seventh.

Here’s what USA Today said: “With thousands of breweries in the USA, selection by our panel of beer experts for inclusion in the contest was an honor in itself, and being voted by USA Today readers into the top 10 is certainly worth bragging about.”

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Same place, new name for show Lone Tree Art Expo will be displayed through Jan. 5

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Lone Tree Arts Center’s airy lobby often becomes an art gallery. Through Jan. 5, the 13th Annual Lone Tree Art Expo hangs in the lobby, down the center hall and around the corner of that hall. It invites art lovers to spend a relaxed time enjoying a colorful collection of works — and to perhaps find a piece they would like to own.

The exhibit has a new name this year — “Lone Tree Art Expo,” after many years as the Lone Tree Art Exhibition and Sale — and it attracted 385 submissions in painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor and mixed media.

Of those entries, 62 works were selected for the exhibit by juror Candice Pulliam.

She is a veteran in the art world, working as a consultant to individuals and commercial clients on collecting art. She wrote: “Much of my selection process is based on my unconscious response to the work. It is based on many years of professionally guiding others in the process of buying art and personally collecting art … The selection process is subjective for any juror.”

She awarded the Best of Show to Dean Buhler of Denver for his beautifully painted portrait, “In Her Eyes,” depicting a somewhat exotic, pensive young woman, who gazes at the viewer. Buhler said she is a high school senior and daughter of a former employee, who came to his loft/studio in the Ball Park neighborhood with her parents to pose for him.

“I gave myself an assignment to do a group of drawings and paintings with an

IF YOU GO The exhibit is open through Jan. 5 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and an hour prior to performances. Sales are handled through the box office during those hours. Admission is free.

“Almost Home” by Barbara McAdams won First Place in Watercolors at the Lone Tree Art Expo. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe Old World flavor. I sketched her for an hour or two in order to get a true understanding of her structure and true readings of values (lights and darks) and color, two things photography will never accurately report. I then did a fully rendered drawing and painting, both entitled `In Her Eyes,’ because the drawing and painting are all about her gaze.”

Buhler said art is a second career for him after a corporate and legal career. He started painting in July 2011 and has been doing it full time at his Denver loft and at a Southern Colorado mountain home almost every day since. He has studied with a number of wellrecognized artists at the Art Students League of Denver and at the Scottsdale Artist School.

Another major award is the Commissioners’ Choice, given by Lone Tree’s Arts Commission. It went this year to Centennialbased sculptor Rik Sargent for his “Moonlight Reflection.”

Pulliam gave first- and second-place awards in painting, drawing, watercolor, sculpture and mixed media, the defined categories one could enter, as well as nine honorable mentions.

• Painting: first place — “Old Grain and Field,” by Diane Koch, an old grain mill, with strong light and shadow.

Second place — “Bobolink Trail” by Sheila Littlehorn.

• Drawing: first place — “Rosie’s Day at the Spa,” intricate and humorous, by JB Sullivan.

Second place —“Bear Totem” by Meghan Eckland.

• Watercolor: first place — “Almost Home”

by Barbara McAdams pictures a weary man waiting at the corner for his bus.

Second place — “Overcome” by Jenna Koenning.

• Sculpture: first place — “A Piece of the Puzzle” by Archie Suniga.

Second place—“Moonlight Reflection” by Rik Sargent. (The Commissioners’ Choice.)

• Mixed media: first place: “Living Near the Rock” by David Reiter, a set of tracks leads the eye towards a distant butte. Heavily textured metallic areas are layered at the edges.

Second place — “Exuberance No. 6” a cymbal with whisk, composed.

Real estate investors wanting to keep their money in Colorado should look no farther than Denver, thanks to the millennials, the upcoming real estate generation, which is predicted to dictate market trends for decades to come, according to a story in U.S. News & World Report.

The story said, “In a report released October 2014, entitled `15 Economic Facts About Millennials,’ released by the White House, the President’s Council of Economic Advisers noted that the millennial generation, which accounted for one-third of the U.S. population in 2013, will shape the nation’s economy `for decades to come.’”

“Out of the top 100 metropolitan areas analyzed by the National Association of Realtors, 10 markets stood out as projected to gain or to witness an increase in millennial homebuying in the upcoming year. Those metropolitan areas are: Austin, Texas; Dallas; Denver; Des Moines, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Minneapolis; New Orleans; Ogden, Utah; Salt Lake City; and Seattle.”

Read the entire story at money. usnews.com/money/blogs/the-smartermutual-fund-investor/2014/12/01/10us-real-estate-markets-investorsshould-watch.

Wheat Ridge gets grooming shop Wheat Ridge’s newest pet grooming service, Muddy Paws Bath House, celebrated its grand opening with a ribboncutting ceremony and a pet-themed art show to raise money for a local shelter on Dec. 6.

Muddy Paws offers full- and selfservice pet washing and grooming. After six years in business, the shop relocated from its previous home in Denver to a bigger location at 4332 Harlan St. in Wheat Ridge.

The new building provides owner Zia Meranto with more room and additional parking for her customers. The larger facility includes a walk-in tub to accommodate large or older dogs. Donations from the fundraiser go to Max Fund Adoption mobile. Muddy Paws will have a gallery full of pet-related art for sale for the whole month, a photo booth, refreshments and a pet adoption mobile vehicle from Max Fund.

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LEFT: “Church Choir Angels,” by Joel Cook, is in the “African American Contemporary Artists” exhibit at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center. RIGHT: “The Conductor,” oil by Ron Hicks, is in the “African American Contemporary Artists” show. Courtesy photos

Black artists share works Greenwood Village show will run through Jan. 8

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com A group of nine widely experienced African-American artists who work in the Denver metro area have artwork on exhibit at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center through Jan. 8.

The exhibit, called “African-American Contemporary Artists,” includes paintings, mixed media and sculpture in varying techniques.

The nine are friends who encourage each other’s creative endeavors.

While all bring years of experience to this show, some may not be familiar to art lovers in the south metro area, and the intimate Curtis

gallery is a fine place to become acquainted with what may become new favorites. The historic schoolhouse/gallery is well-lit and easy to access. (Admission is free.)

The exhibit features work by Joel “Dragonfly” Cook, James A. Dixon, Christine Fontenot, Michael Gadlin, Li Hardison, Ron Hicks, Rochelle Johnson, Ella May Ray and Yenni Tawahade.

Cook is a University of Colorado BFA graduate who paints still lifes, portraits, nudes and landscapes. He labels himself as an “energist, with the primary concern of conveying a sense of energy … Primal pulse, beat, vibration.” He has also studied at the Denver Art Students League and Loveland Art Academy.

His paintings can be seen at Creative Framing Gallery in Louisville. His work is widely collected nationally and internationally. His statement says: “In terms of style, I would say my style is no style. I will use whatever is nec-

essary, Abstraction, Impressionism, Realism, Expressionism, etc. to make tangible the intangible image I have in my mind …”

James A. Dixon states that he is “committed to creating aesthetically efficient forms of limited physical mass which allude to possess far significant visual space. Increased transparency, textured surfaces, improvised asymmetric orientations and visceral affectations continue to be the foundations of my design concepts …”

Ron Hicks is a well-known national artist, a graduate of Colorado Institute of Art, who studied with Quang Ho at Denver Art Students League. His influences include the 17thcentury Dutch masters Van Dyck and Rubens.

His palette is muted and the vision is moody.

His work is described as a mix of representational art and impressionism. He is represented by Gallery 1261 in Denver and Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe.

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Girl Scouts travel long path together Mother-Daughter Tea on agenda for Littleton troop

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sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com On Nov. 14, Littleton Girl Scout leader Kathy Nester wrote in the Scout council’s blog: “Our Troop 52662 has been together since first grade Brownies. This summer, July 12-19, we took a trip to the Florida Keys where we bridged from Seniors to Ambassadors (the highest rank for girls).

“We rented a house on the water, where we kayaked and paddle boarded. We visited the Everglades, a wonderful turtle hospital and Key West …” She goes on to say that these girls, now high school juniors, are finding it hard to think about an end to their journey together.

In the interim, they will gather on Dec. 14 for a Mother-Daughter Tea at Serendipi-Tea in Littleton — an annual event for this troop.

And recently, in early November, the troop hosted its fifth and final Rendezvous/Overnight event for younger girls at Tomahawk Ranch, near Bailey, with the theme of a spy training camp.

Nester says nine of the original 11 are still in the troop — all high school juniors attending several different schools. And Francesca Shapiro has been co-leader since second grade.

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Members of Littleton Girl Scout Troop 52662 as second-graders when they began their scouting journey. Photo courtesy Kathy Nester dinner together when working on cooking badges, but now, a Sunday afternoon seems to work best due to varied interests and activities. Among the members are a gymnast, a figure skater, swimmers, cheerleaders and more, but they do include the troop meetings on a calendar. “We have adapted to meet their

needs,” Nester noted.

Nester, a preschool teacher by day, recalled past trips with a touch of nostalgia: Yellowstone after sixth grade; Washington, D.C., two years later, where they were at the Vietnam Memorial on Father’s Day, moved to tears...

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TRUST JESUS & WORSHIP! 10:30am at Castle  View HS

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1200 South Street w/Kids & Castle Rock, CO 80104 Youth Min 303.688.3047  mysummitchurch.com www.fumccr.org

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 Services:

Trinity

Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am

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Lutheran Church & School

Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

     

Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School Bible Study 9:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

  303-841-4660 Serving the southeast Denver www.tlcas.org WORSHIP area   SUNDAY SCHOOL Greenwood Village   PRESCHOOL Sunday · 8:00 am & 10:30 am

Highlands Ranch

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Open and Affirming

Sunday Worship

8:00 AM Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 AM Sanctuary 10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

Littleton

Cowboy Church

with Kevin Weatherby

Sundays 10 am

Calf’s Lowell Ranch • 2330 S. I-25 www.savethecowboy.com

Serving the Southeast Denver area

Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Highlands Ranch

Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

(Across from Murdochs)

303-798-8485

worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org

Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Parker

Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet

303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org

Lone Tree Church of Christ

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN

Lone Tree

Welcome Home!

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Parker

10926 E. Democrat Rd.

9203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

Serving the community ages 21/2 – 6 years “Love, Learn, Laugh”

303 N Ridge Rd. • Castle Rock • CO

Parker

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop

9:15 am · for children and adults

  www.faithcrco.org  303-688-3476

Littleton

Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love

SERVICES:

SATURDAY 5:30pm

SUNDAY 8:00 & 10:30am

Expository Teaching Through Books of the Bible Families worshipping together Iron Horse Elementary School 20151 Tallman Dr. Parker 80138 Sunday 10:00 TwentyMileBibleChurch.org

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Christ’s Episcopal Church 615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185

www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org TWITTER: @CECCastleRock

Sunday

8:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1609 W. Littleton Blvd.

(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

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Pianist brings classical music to Englewood Englewood Arts Presents will host pianist Stephanie Cheng in a concert at 2 p.m. Dec. 13 at Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 W. Englewood Parkway. The program will feature Beethoven’s “Grand Sonata No. 4, Op. 7,” an epic work lasting 28 minutes.

Two contrasting works by Chopin will follow.

Next, Cheng will perform Ravel’s “Jeux d’eau,” Debussey’s “The Girl With Flaxen Hair” and Liszt’s “Mephisto Waltz.” Tickets: $20/$15 at the door one hour prior to concert or at englewoodarts.org.

Symphony to perform

The Littleton Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Fea-

Quebec St., Suite B 206. 303-933-6824.

Art recalls Sand Creek

tured will be pianist Simon Su and the Greig “Concerto in A Minor.” Also on the program: Bach/Stokowski: “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” and a selection of holiday orchestral and choral favorites. Tickets: littletonsymphony.org or Gorsett Violin Shop, 8100 S.

Cheyenne and Arapaho artists Brent Learned, George Levi, Nathan Hart, B.J. Stepp and Merlin Little Thunder exhibit artworks in several mediums in remembrance of their Sand Creek ancestors at Native American Trading Company, 213 W. 13th Ave., Denver.

(Located across the street from the Denver Art Museum.) The exhibit runs through Dec. 24. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays to Fridays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 303-5340771, nativeamericantradingco.com.

Writers’ potluck set

The Parker Writers group will share a holiday potluck on Dec. 14 from 2-4 p.m. at the Parker Library, 10851 Crossroads Drive. Bring a dish to share and thoughts about writing.

Plein air painters show work

The 2014 Colorado Plein Air Arts Festival participants exhibit their works through Dec. 31 at Denver Central Library, 10 West 114th Ave. Parkway, Level 7. More than 60 painters painted on location at dozens of venues across the state.

Starlight Rhythms

Singer/songwriter Marie McRae will perform in Englewood’s Starlight Rhythms Series at 7:30p.m. Dec. 20. The concert will be in

Hampden Hall, in the Englewood Civic Center, second level, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Linda Hickman, a founding member of Celtic Thunder, will perform with McRae, who offers vocals, guitar and piano music. Tickets: $15/$12, free under 18, englewoodarts.org, 303-806-8196, at the door 30 minutes before show time.

Three venues for photos Trish Sangelo, photographer and director of Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, will exhibit work through December by ACC students who traveled to Italy with her last summer.

Photographs will be at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Paintings will be at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Photographs

by Dave Simms will be displayed through December at Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree.

`Grinch’ event aids library Cindy Lou Who, portrayed by a librarian from Littleton’s Bemis Public Library, will read Dr. Seuss’ classic “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” followed by the movie, at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at Aspen Grove at 11 a.m. Dec. 22. Tickets are $6, with all proceeds going to support the library. Select reserved seats in person or online at drafthouse.com/ denver/littleton.

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THEATER/FILM

THE NUTCRACKER

CLASSICAL BALLET of Colorado performs Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, Main Stage, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Go to http://lonetreeartscenter.org/ LIVE NATIVITY

Christmas at the Ranch

JOIN US for an evening of music, dance and drama celebrating the story of when light entered our world. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 11-14, and matinee performances at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. All performances are 90 minutes long and will have no intermission. Select your reserved seats online at ticketswest.com, at local King Soopers, or by phone at 866-464-2626.

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CORNERSTONE CHURCH, 9941 Lone Tree Parkway, presents a live nativity from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, and from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, with the addition of Christmas Eve services at 4 and 6 p.m.

[PHOTO] ORIGINAL Christmas Musical GOODNESS GRACIOUS! Productions presents an original Christmas musical, “All I

Want for Christmas,” co-written by local residents Dave Privett and Marilyn Spittler.

Show times are 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Sunday, Dec. 21, at Deep Space Events Center, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker.

Go to www.goodnessgracious.org or call 303-968-4157 for reservations and more information.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

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LOCAL ARTISTS will have their work on display through Jan. 2 at South Suburban Parks and Recreation centers. Trish Sangelo will have two shows, both of which include works done by her Arapahoe Community College students who took a trip to Italy with her this summer. Her photography students’ photographs taken in Italy will be on display at Goodson, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 303-798-2476.

Sangelo’s painting students will showcase their Italian paintings at Douglas H. Buck, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, 303-797-8787. David Simms’ photographs will be exhibited at Lone Tree, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree, 303-708-3500. Visit www. sspr.org or contact Darcie LaScala at 303-483-7072.

EVENTS

CHRISTMAS FOR Kids

THE DOUGLAS County Sheriff ’s Office again is participating in its Christmas for Kids program by providing gift cards to families. Those who would like to contribute can purchase $25 or $50 gift cards for department stores such as Target, Walmart, Toys R Us, etc., or send in monetary donations by Friday, Dec. 12. Money will be used to purchase gift cards, which then will be given to families. Donations can be mailed to Christmas for Kids, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109; or dropped off at the Highlands Ranch substation, 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch; or the Castle Rock office.

HOLIDAY BOOK Sale THE ANNUAL Friends of Bemis Library holiday book sale is open from now until

Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at the library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Donated books are in pristine condition and are gift-worthy.

Book subjects include crafts, cooking, history, gardening, biographies and much more.

Sale hours are 9 a.m. to noon most days. Call 303-7953961.

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HOLIDAY GIFT Wrapping Fundraiser DROP OFF gifts to be wrapped while you shop, dine or work out, and then pick up wrapped gifts when finished. Gift wrapping offered from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13; 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22 and Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Boutique Dance Academy, 880 W. Happy Canyon Road, Castle Pines. Fundraiser is organized by the dance academy’s booster club. Donations are appreciated. Contact Sherri Light, 575-693-2989.

ARAPAHOE PHILHARMONIC Concert

Home for the Holidays

LONE TREE Arts Center presents its Home for the Holidays show from Thursday, Dec. 18, to Wednesday, Dec. 24 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, Main Stage, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. A sensory-friendly performance is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. Go to http://lonetreeartscenter.org/

Holiday Concert

THE LITTLETON Symphony Orchestra will have its annual

CELEBRATE THE holidays with the Arapahoe Philharmonic, which performs its third concert of the season, “Let It Snow!” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. A silent auction will precede the concert at 6:30 p.m. and continue through intermission. Purchase tickets online at www.arapahoephil.org, by phone at 303-781-1892 and at the door the night of the concert beginning at 6:30 p.m.

P’ZAZZ CHILDREN’S Choir HEAR THE P’Zazz Children’s Choir, a group of 25 young singers, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. The singers will perform holiday favorites for all ages. Call 303-795-3961.

HAND BELL Holiday Concert

holiday concert “Classics, Choirs and Holiday Cheer” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 12, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Tickets available at Gorsett Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec St. or online at www.littletonsymphony.org.

THE CASTLE Rock Community Ringers Hand Bell Choir performs a holiday concert and dessert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock. Tickets available at the door. Contact Sharon Ferris, skferris60@gmail.com.

Step Into Christmas

GRACE POINT Community Church presents its Music of Christmas concert, featuring the Plum Heart Quartet, from 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at 90 E. Orchard Road, Littleton. The afternoon concert will incorporate pieces from Bach and Mozart, as well as traditional hymns and contemporary seasonal songs. Refreshments will be served directly following the concert. If you are interested in helping provide refreshments, e-mail Jason at jasonmitchell@gracepointcc.us.

EXPERIENCE THE sights and sounds of Christmas with the fifth annual Step Into Christmas, at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, and 3:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Grace Chapel, 8505 S. Valley Highway, Englewood. The production features choir, full orchestra, children, dancers, multi-media and more.

Child care provided for ages 3 and younger; contact Scott Leggett, 303-799-4900 ext. 54, or SLeggett@GraceChapel.org. To purchase tickets, go to https://stepintochristmas.webconnex.com/stepintochristmas.

MUSIC OF Christmas

HRCA WINTER Market THE HIGHLANDS Ranch Community Association presents its winter market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, at Town Center North, 1100 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive, Highlands Ranch. More than 20 vendors selling meats, wines, wassail, fudge, pastries, rice, balsamic vinegars, Stollen, wild Alaskan salmon, and seasonal items from open-air stalls attended the market last year. Call 303-791-2500 or visit www.HRCAonline.org/Events.

HOLIDAY OPEN Castle RING IN the holiday season with a free event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Winter Solstice and Holiday Open Castle. Share in the magic of the holidays with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the castle staff. Get pictures taken with Santa, and enjoy hot drinks and tasty treats. Wandering carolers fill the castle with music and hoiday cheer. Guests can build a craft in Santa’s workshop. Bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots. Cherokee Ranch and Castle is at 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. Go to www.cherokeeranch.org.

EDUCATION

RANGER TALK

JOIN PARK ranger Mark Farris from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, for a weekly presentation about Castlewood Canyon State Park. Learn more about the park and have the opportunity to ask a ranger any questions you may have about the park. Meet at the visitor center. Call 303-688-5242.

Christmas Gingerbread Adventure

CASTLE ROCK Orchestra Concert

sional chefs while listening to travelling carolers and Christmas music by local artists and instrumental ensembles. The Christmas Gingerbread Adventure is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Ridgeline Community Church, 555 Heritage Ave., Castle Rock. Go to http://gingerbreadadventure.com.

from holiday classics and the Disney hit film “Frozen.” The performance is at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21, at First United Methodist Church of Castle Rock, 1200 South St. Suggested admission is $5 per person. Visit www.CastleRockOrchestra.org.

CHECK OUT the gingerbread creations of amateur and profes-

THE CASTLE Rock Orchestra presents its Xmas at the Movies concert featuring music

ART

SOUTH SUBURBAN Art Exhibits

AFTER PROM Bake Sale CASTLE VIEW High School After Prom plans its third bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13, at the school, 5254 N. Meadows Drive, Castle Rock. Buy homemade baked treats and support after prom. A kids’ craft table will feature an Olaf craft, and Santa will stop by for pictures from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Teen singers perform in two holiday shows Highlands Ranch church is venue for Dec. 18 concerts

Advertise: 303-566-4100

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU GO Holiday Festival performances will be at 6 and 8 p.m.

By Sonya Ellingboe

on Dec. 18 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S.

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com

$12 at the door. stlukespaa.org.

More than 200 Highlands Ranch teens will join together on Dec. 18 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, to celebrate the holidays — and the arts — in two performances at 6 and 8 p.m.

St. Luke’s Performing Arts Academy, helmed by James Ramsey, director of music and arts ministries at the church, is the presenter, and choirs from four Highlands Ranch high schools have come together to make a joyful sound.

They are: Highlands Ranch High School with music director Adria Howell; Mountain Vista High School with music directors Maja Buck and Schehera MacKasson; ThunderRidge High School with music director Ryan Woltersdorff; and Rock Canyon High School with music director Julie Dale.

Ramsey said, “PAA is bringing these Highlands Ranch music programs together as a community event to enrich lives and promote the great things happening in these programs with dedicated teachers.”

All the ensembles will sing music of the season, sacred and secular, pop and

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Extra track, cars, buildings some still in original wrap HO, N Scale, Lionel 303-984-1058

Autos for Sale

Miscellaneous

2002 Lincoln Continental. Fully loaded. Like new. Garage kept. Call 337-739-3706 or email safeabc@gmail.com.

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Medium Oak with 19 discs of a variety of music. Excellent Condition. $7,000 OBO. 949-306-9072 or 720-733-1372

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TRANSPORTATION

Hobbies/Toys

FREE to good home Conn Prelude Organ Exc. Cond. 303-466-2771

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK? Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you? Visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com/calendar.

Split & Delivered $225 Stacking available extra $25 Some delivery charges may apply depending on location. Hauling scrap metal also available (appliances, batteries etc.)

Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

Tools

Firewood City mix of seasoned hardwood & pine $260/cord (303)431-8132

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And they will sing en masse: “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” “African Noel,” “S’vivon,” “Silent Night” and more.

Musicians who will accompany the singers are Rob Heskett, drums; Matt Shugert, bass (a Mountain Vista alumnus); Dave Shugert, guitar; and Mac Merchant, piano.

Principals from each high school will participate as Christmas storytellers.

We are assured that Santa Claus will make an appearance.

The rapidly growing (40 percent this year) Performing Arts Academy at St. Luke’s offers musical theater training to students ages 3-18 with classes, workshops, summer camps and musical theater intensives. In 2015, “Annie,” “High School Musical,” “Peter Pan,” “101 Dalmatians,” “Jungle Book, “Dinosaurs Before Dark,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Shrek” and a Broadway Review are planned.

PAA teaches in Highlands Ranch and Littleton. Inquiries: drjim@stlukespaa. org or Jim@stlukeshr.com.

Firewood

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Pearl Harbor remembered Ceremony honors two veterans of Dec. 7, 1941

By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com The twitter of a bosun’s pipe, the ringing of a ship’s bell and the mournful notes of “Taps” filled the air at the Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the Colorado National Guard Armory in Centennial.

“This is our first year to put on the remembrance ceremony, which is a tribute to the survivors,” said Dave Martz, commander of American Legion Post 1260. “I believe there are three survivors in Colorado, and two are here today. These men and women are all in their 90s, and we want to honor them.”

About 100 people attended the ceremonies featuring the two Colorado men who were at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Jim Doyle of Lakewood and Luz Valerio of Denver.

Valerio declined to comment, but Doyle talked about his experiences.

“I was an aerial photographer and was

Pearl Harbor survivor Jim Doyle shakes hands with Acres Green first-grader Anthony Villano, thanking the boy for the card he made and presented to Doyle. Villano and fellow first-graders Paige and Ella Bundy made and presented individual cards for Doyle and Luz Valerio thanking the Pearl Harbor survivors for their service. Photos by Tom Munds stationed on Ford Island,” he said. “We slept in the hanger, and when I heard the explosions, I grabbed my camera and started taking

Army Staff Sgt. Sean Hedding plays “Taps” as Post 1260 Legion Rider member Bob Shiflet signals with the bosun’s pipe and rings the ship’s bell as part of the program at the Dec. 7 Remember Pearl Harbor ceremonies.

pictures. Many of the Dec. 7 pictures used are mine.”

Doyle was born in eastern Colorado and joined the Navy at 16 because he wanted to be a pilot. The Navy made him an aerial photographer. His plane was shot down over Guadalcanal. He was badly injured and left the Navy with a Distinguished Service Cross and two Purple Hearts.

The ceremony opened with Post 1260 Legion Riders performing.

Bob Shiflet of Littleton was among those performing the ceremony. He said he became a member of the post at the urging of a friend and, once in the post, he joined the riders.

“I work with the riders on this ceremony,” he said. “It is special, and I am glad I can help present it so people will never forget those of members of our military service who are unaccounted for because they are missing in action or who are prisoners,” he said.

Brig. Gen. Sal Villano has been working with the Pearl Harbor Remembrance since 1993. He talked about Pearl Harbor, citing the fact 2, 335 Americans died in the Japanese attack and more than 900 of them remain buried in the remains of the battleship USS Arizona resting on the bottom of waters at Pearl Harbor.

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“The military personnel who survived the Pearl Harbor attack are heroes because they didn’t quit,” he said. “They gathered themselves and went to work to help our country win the war.”

He hopes the ceremony will help younger generations realize the great sacrifices made to preserve and protect the freedoms Americans enjoy, he said.

The general also administered the oath of enlistment to the two Pearl Harbor survivors.

People applauded when three first-graders from Acres Green Elementary School, Paige and Ella Bundy and Anthony Villano, presented a thank-you card each child made for each of the survivors.

Ken Kulp stood at attention and saluted when the two guests were presented.

“I came here today to honor those two men who stood and battled in those dark times in the early days of World War II,” he said. “The ceremony triggers a lot of different emotions, and I am glad I can be here to honor these two men.”

Highlands Ranch resident Kody Johnson said he felt humble to meet the two Pearl Harbor survivors.

“This is about our nation’s history, and I love history,” he said. “I love to hear their stories about their experiences. That is history too.”

Maj. Gen Michael Edwards, commander of the Colorado National Guard, said it was special to honor the Pearl Harbor survivors.

“I want to thank these men and all the men and women who have served our country,” he said. “We honor them for their service because they are our foundation, and we who are now serving are standing on their shoulders.”

The ceremony brought tears to the eyes of Elizabeth Fouts.

“I am 77 years old and I remember World War II,” she said in an emotional voice. “I want to honor these men and today is special to me because I lost my husband five years ago today.”

Her husband was in the service during Korea. She patriotic and so is her daughter.

“The schools are not teaching patriotism,” the Highlands Ranch woman said. “So we brought my grandchildren today because we want them to learn about why being patriotic is important.”

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 8, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) That change in holiday travel plans might be more vexing than you’d expected. But try to take it in stride. Also, it couldn’t hurt to use that Aries charm to coax out some helpful cooperation.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Your Bovine determination helps you deal with an unforeseen complication.

And, as usual, you prove that when it comes to a challenge, you have what it takes to take it on.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Although a romantic theme dominates much of the week, all those warm and fuzzy feelings don’t interfere with the more pragmatic matters you need to take care of.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Best not to ignore those doubts about an upcoming decision. Instead, recheck the facts you were given to make sure nothing important was left out. A weekend surprise awaits you.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) No time for a catnap -- yet.

You might still have to straighten out one or two factors so that you can finally assure yourself of the truth about a troubling workplace situation. Stay with it.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) News from an old friend could lead to an unexpected (but nonetheless welcome) reunion with someone who had once been very special in your life. Be open to the possibilities.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) It might be time for a family council. The sooner those problems are resolved, the sooner you can move ahead with your holiday preparations. Don’t let the opportunity pass you by.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Take some time out to give more attention to a personal relationship that seems to be suffering from a sense of emotional neglect. Provide that much-needed reassurance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Cheer up. That unusual circumstance that might faze most people can be handled pretty well by the savvy Sagittarian. Look at it as an opportunity rather than an obstacle.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Someone you believe has hurt you in the past might now need your help. Reaching out could be difficult. But the generous Goat will be able to do the right thing, as always.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Prioritizing is an important part of your pre-holiday scheduling. Try to give time both to your workday responsibilities and those personal matters you might have neglected.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) With the vestiges of your anger about that painful incident fading, you can now focus all your energy on the more positive aspects of your life, including that personal situation.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of bringing your own strong sense of reassurance to others and encouraging them to hope. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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This year, it will again be at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, 16th Street Mall at Arapahoe Street. Each year a charity benefits — in 2014, it will be the Denver Actors’ Fund, which helps members of the local theater community with unexpected medical expenses. One more performance remains — on Dec. 15. Tickets: $18 advance, $22 day of show: 303-293-0075.

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Set in the 1960s, “Dreamgirls” will be presented by Ignite Theater at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., from Dec. 27-Jan. 18. Music is by Henry Kreiger, book and lyrics by Tom Eyen, winner of six Tony Awards. Keith Rabin Jr. directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

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“The Familiars” by Ellen K. Graham grew out of a series of workshops where a writer, director and actors discussed personal experiences of the holidays. It plays in a national premiere at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, through Dec. 28. (Suzanne Nepi of Highlands Ranch is in the cast.)

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`Moulin Scrooge’ is combo

The Catamounts and Band of Toughs cooperate to present a holiday musical, “Moulin Scrooge,” created by Peter Gwinn, combining a 2001 movie hit and Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

Plays at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver, at 8 p.m. on Dec. 12 and 19; and 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and 20. (The latter two will include a community dinner afterward.) Tickets: $20 on Fridays and $40 on Saturdays with dinner. Band of Toughs is committed to producing original plays, and the Catamounts combine artisanal food and traditional performance — usually in Boulder, where they sell out quickly. brownpapertickets. com/event/938256.

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Norm Clarke nabs award

The Denver Press Club board has named famed gossip columnist and reporter Norm Clarke as the recipient of the 21st Annual Damon Runyon Award.

Clarke will accept the award at a banquet in his honor on April 24 at the Denver Marriott City Center.

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The Montana native started his journalism career as a sportswriter and later joined The Associated Press in Cincinnati. He was AP’s coordinator of coverage for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in 1984. He joined the Rocky Mountain News in 1984 and broke the story that Denver and Miami were being awarded National League expansion franchises. In 1978, Clarke was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, along with the news team he headed, for coverage of the Willow Island disaster, when a cooling tower under construction at a West Virginia power station collapsed and killed 51 workers.

After 15 years at the Rocky Mountain News, Clarke took his man-about-town column to the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 1999.

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Lion girls best Eagles on hardwood Littleton tops Heritage 52-41 in basketball season-opener

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tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Littleton girls basketball team hit its first three shots to establish an early lead and built on the advantage as the Lions outscored Heritage 52-41 on Dec. 2 in the first game of the season for both teams.

Littleton coach Adam Williams said before the game his team is anchored by returning veterans.

“The core of last year’s team is back this season, including last year’s two leading scorers,” he said. “We have good speed, so we’ll push the tempo and play aggressive defense.”

Littleton used its speed and accurate outside shooting to take the lead at the start of the game and opened a 20-11 advantage over Heritage by the end of the first quarter of the Dec. 2 season-opener.

Both teams pushed the tempo. The Eagles battled hard, but Littleton kept pace in defense and scoring so they did not relinquish the lead.

Littleton was up 44-28 at the end of the third period. Heritage continued to battle to get back cut into Littleton’s advantage and outscored the Lions 13-8 in the final quarter.

But the Eagle scoring run wasn’t enough as Littleton won the game, 52-41.

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Littleton’s Laura Puchino puts up a shot during the Dec. 2 game against Heritage. Puchino paced the Lion attack with 13 points. She also had six steals and four assists to help Littleton win the game, 52-41. Photos by Tom Munds

LITTLETON GIRLS OPEN SEASON 3-0 Besides the win vs. Heritage, the Lions beat Mullen at

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home, 58-55 on Dec. 4 and traveled to Thomas Jefferson for

After a loss to Heritage, the Lions traveled to Prairie View

After the Eagles loss to Littleton, Heritage traveled to Nevada for the High Sierra Winter Classic, going 3-1 during four games. The Eagles return to the court for a home games Dec. 10 against Denver Science and Tech and Dec. 12 against Arapahoe. The Eagles then will host a seven-team

a 72-51 win on Dec. 6. The team also will play in the Mane Event Tournament Dec. 11-13, which are the last games scheduled before the court goes dark during the school’s holiday break.

High School and lost 57-41 on Dec. 4, before returning home to host Thomas Jefferson, a 54-37 loss Dec. 6. The boys compete in the Spartan Classic in Berthoud Dec. 10-13 in their last action before the holiday break.

Heritage’s Baily Cechini and Littleton’s Sindel Lawrence both reach high for the ball during the jump ball that opened the Dec. 2 game. The Eagles and Lions competed in a see-saw battle.

tournament Dec. 18-20 before the court goes dark during the school’s holiday break.

Heritage boys open 2-0 After beating Littleton, the Eagles traveled to Hinkley for a 74-58 win on Dec. 5. They played Lakewood Dec. 8 in a home game in their last game before the holiday break.

Littleton’s Sindel Lawrence puts up a shot over a Heritage defender during the Dec. 2 game. The official called a foul and, while the shot didn’t fall, Lawrence hit two free throws as the Lions built on an early lead.

Warrior mat tourney draws 17 teams Returning grapplers boost Cherry Creek to fourth; Arapahoe finishes eighth

By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Two pairs of brothers helped Cherry Creek finish in fourth place at the Warrior Invitational Wrestling Tournament Dec. 6 at Arapahoe High School.

Meanwhile, host Arapahoe had four wrestlers place in the top six and finished eighth in the final standings.

The Finesilver brothers and A.J. Curtis won weight class titles to pace Cherry Creek. Tristin Curtis, A.J.’s brother, finished second in his weight class.

Cherry Creek has a lot of new wrestlers this year, coach Mike Luhrino said.

“We graduated eight seniors from last year’s team, but we are excited the way the

young kids are stepping into fill the spots on the roster,” Luhrino said. “We have some good juniors and seniors who were with us last season to help provide team leadership for us.”

The Bruins are solid at the lower and middle weights, and there are wrestlers working to fill spots at the upper weights. He the team will be competitive and will be strengthened by the return of wrestlers who placed at state last year, Josh Finesilver at 106, Matt Finesilver at 138 and A.J. Curtis at 145.

Family wrestling tradition is strong at Cherry Creek as Tristin Curtis, A.J.’s brother, is on the team and finished second at 113 pounds.

“I am a freshman but I grew up in New Jersey where youth wrestling is big, so I faced good competition growing up,” he said. “Our family came to Colorado last year after Hurricane Sandy, and my goal when we got here was to wrestle for Cherry Creek.”

During the off-season, Tristin Curtis worked to build strength and endurance, he said.

Wrestling continues on Page 31

Arapahoe’s John Daniel works to turn his opponent on his back during the 132-pound semifinals at the Dec. 6 Warrior Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Daniel took runner-up honors in his weight division, and the Warriors finished eighth in the team standings. Photo by Tom Munds

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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 property to be foreclosed is: LOT 6, BLOCK 14, WALNUT HILLS FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8214 E Davies Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/14/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/20/2014 Last Publication: 12/18/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 09/24/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Jeremy Peck #36588 M. Lou Raders #15636 Kutak Rock LLP 1801 California Street, Denver, CO 80202-2626 (303) 297-2400 Attorney File # Ward 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 9/2012

Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0952-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 5, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): KERRY LEGO Original Beneficiary(ies): U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER OF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Date of Deed of Trust: March 17, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 24, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5041940 Original Principal Amount: $160,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $144,102.87 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 25, BLOCK 23, NOB HILL SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6916 S CLERMONT DR, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/07/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 09/05/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 David R. Doughty #40042 Allison L Berry #34531 Eve M. Grina #43658 Courtney E Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-001045 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 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0952-2014 First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0971-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 16, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Nancy C. Birkett Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for America's Wholesale Lender Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Alternative Loan Trust 2007-5CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-5CB Date of Deed of Trust February 09, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 20, 2007 Recording Information (Reception Number) B7021349 Original Principal Amount $190,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $186,196.01 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 property to be foreclosed is: LOT 6, BLOCK 14, WALNUT HILLS FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8214 E Davies Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/07/2015, at the East

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/07/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 09/16/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 Deanna L. Westfall #23449 Jennifer Griest #34830 Britney Beall-Eder #34935 Kimberly L. Martinez #40351 Christopher T. Groen #39976 Cynthia Lowery-Graber #34145 The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Street #2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 Attorney File # 10-16812R 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 9/2012

Public Trustees

Legal Notice NO.: 0971-2014 First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0986-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 19, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Oasis Deck & Shade, Inc. Original Beneficiary(ies) Summit Bank & Trust Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Summit Bank & Trust Date of Deed of Trust May 27, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 05, 2008 Recording Information (Reception Number) B8064277 Original Principal Amount $160,819.31 Outstanding Principal Balance $136,723.69 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 property to be foreclosed is: 0986-2014 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT D, EAGLE PRAIRIE II OFFICE*WAREHOUSE CENTER (AN OFFICE-WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM), IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED JUNE 7, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO B1090670 AND AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENT TO THE DECLARATION RECORDED BY JULY 11, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO, B1112407, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECOED JUNE 7, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1090671, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.Also known by street and number as: 14883 E Hinsdale Ave D, Centennial, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/07/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 09/19/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Christopher J. Heaphey #38559 Holland & Hart LLP Attorneys at Law 600 East Main Street, Suite 104, Aspen, CO 81611 (970) 925-3476 Attorney File # Oasis 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 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0986-2014 First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1007-2014

Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1007-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 24, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): John M Toney and Valerie Toney Original Beneficiary(ies): Homeside Lending, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust: October 25, 2000 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 31, 2000 Recording Information (Reception Number): B0141025 Original Principal Amount: $125,002.50 Outstanding Principal Balance: $111,776.50 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: Lot 4, Block 25, Nob Hill Third Filing, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 7126 South Birch Way, Littleton, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/14/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/20/2014 Last Publication: 12/18/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 09/24/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Susan Hendrick #33196 Marcello G. Rojas #46396 Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C. 9745 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 3532965 Attorney File # CO140010 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 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 1007-2014 First Publication: 11/20/2014 Last Publication: 12/18/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1008-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 24, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): E. Ray Ward and Teresa S. Ward Original Beneficiary(ies): Compass Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: RREF II CB III-CO RTW, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: May 16, 2002 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: May 22, 2002 Recording Information (Reception Number): B2095002 Original Principal Amount: $162,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $115,139.20 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 property to be foreclosed is: See Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference Also known by street and number as: 1100 W Littleton Blvd, 103 & 105, Littleton, CO 80120.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/14/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/20/2014 Last Publication: 12/18/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO

Notices

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustees

1008-2014 EXHIBIT "A" The following real property situate in Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, to wit: THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 1100 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITILETON, CO 80120 CONDOMINIUM UNITS 103 AND 105, LITTLETON OFFICE CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE COND OM IN IU M M AP, R EC OR D ED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2001, RECEPTION NO. B1198513 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATIONS FOR LITTLETON OFFICE CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2001, RECEPTION NO. B1198514, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO TOGETHER WITH; All present and future improvements and fixtures; all tangible personal property, including, without limitation, all machinery, equipment, building materials, and goods of every nature (excluding household goods) now or hereafter located on or used in connection with the real property, whether or not affixed to the land; all privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances, including all development rights associated with the real property, whether previously or subsequently transferred to the real property from other real property or now or hereafter susceptible of transfer from this real property to other real property; all leases, licenses and other agreements; all rents, issues and profits; all water, well, ditch, reservoir and mineral rights and stocks pertaining to the real property (cumulatively, "Property"); to have and to hold the Property and the rights hereby granted for the use and benefit of Trustee, his successors and assigns, until payment in full of all Obligations secured hereby.

Legal Notice NO.: 1008-2014 First Publication: 11/20/2014 Last Publication: 12/18/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1041-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 7, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): Terrence O. Reeder and Charolette B. Reeder Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for PACIFIC REPUBLIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Green Tree Servicing LLC Date of Deed of Trust: October 24, 2002 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 31, 2002 Recording Information (Reception Number): B2206423 Original Principal Amount: $96,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $88,533.29 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 property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 7621 South Steele Street, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/28/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/4/2014 Last Publication: 1/1/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 10/07/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Eve M. Grina #43658 Courtney E Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-003797 The Attorney above is acting as a debt

First Publication: 12/4/2014 Public Trustee caused the Notice of ElecLast Publication: 1/1/2015 tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Trust described below to be recorded in IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO the County of Arapahoe records.

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO Original Grantor(s): TIMOTHY KUZAVA FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE AND KATHY JO KUZAVA

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO Original Beneficiary(ies): KEYBANK NACURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. TIONAL ASSOCIATION DATE: 10/07/2014 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KEYCynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorDate of Deed of Trust: November 05, ado 2007 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee County of Recording: Arapahoe The name, address, business telephone Recording Date of Deed of Trust: Novemnumber and bar registration number of the ber 16, 2007 attorney(s) representing the legal holder of Recording Information (Reception the indebtedness is: Number): B7146017 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Original Principal Amount: $170,000.00 To advertise Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 your publicOnotices u t s t a n d icall n g 303-566-4100 Principal Balance: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 $163,057.60 David R. Doughty #40042 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you Alison L Berry #34531 are hereby notified that the covenants of Eve M. Grina #43658 the deed of trust have been violated as Courtney E Wright #45482 follows: failure to pay principal and inJaneway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian terest when due together with all other Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 payments provided for in the evidence of (303) 706-9990 debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

Attorney File # 14-003797 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE The Attorney above is acting as a debt A FIRST LIEN. collector and is attempting to collect a The property to be foreclosed is: debt. Any information provided may be HAVING A TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMused for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association BER OF 2077-19-4-03-022A PARCEL OF of Colorado Revised 9/2012 LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF LITTLETON, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, AND KNOWN 1041-2014 Exhibit A AS: BEING LOT NUMBER LOT: 20 CONDOMINIUM UNIT 32, IN BUILDING BLOCK: 6 IN COLUMBINE VALLEY AS 6, MONTEREY CONDOMINIUMS SHOWN IN THE RECORDED PLAT/MAP PHASE 4, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND THEREOF IN 1956- OF ARAPAHOE SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COUNTY RECORDS. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND REAlso known by street and number as: STRICTIONS OF MONTEREY CON72 Fairway Ln., Littleton, CO 80123.

DOMINIUMS, RECORDED JULY 26, THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN 1983, IN BOOK 3924 AT PAGE 1. SAID IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURCONDOMINIU M IS FURTHER DEPICRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN TED AND DESCRIBED BY THE MAP OF OF THE DEED OF TRUST. DISCOVERY AT MONTEREY PHASE 4 RECORDED SEPTEMBER 19, 1983 IN PLAT BOOK 67 AT PAGES 60-66, ALL IN NOTICE OF SALE THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OFFICE OF ARAPAHOE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt COUNTY, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, secured by the Deed of Trust, described STATE OF COLORADO TOGETHER herein, has filed Notice of Election and WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Legal Notice NO.: 1041-2014 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given First Publication: 12/4/2014 that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. Last Publication: 1/1/2015 on Wednesday, 01/28/2015, at the East Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and Public Notice best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for CRS §38-38-103 the purpose of paying the indebtedness FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1044-2014 provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is fees, the expenses of sale and other items given with regard to the following allowed by law, and will issue to the purdescribed Deed of Trust: chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as On October 7, 2014, the undersigned provided by law.

Public Trustee caused the Notice of ElecFirst Publication: 12/4/2014 tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Last Publication: 1/1/2015 Trust described below to be recorded in Name of Publication: Littleton Independent the County of Arapahoe records.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO Original Grantor(s): Travis E Marlow and A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO Sarah Smith FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage ElecBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nomCURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. inee for Assurity Financial Services, LLC DATE: 10/08/2014 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorDate of Deed of Trust: February 15, 2006 ado County of Recording: Arapahoe By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Recording Date of Deed of Trust: The name, address, business telephone February 27, 2006 number and bar registration number of the Recording Information (Reception attorney(s) representing the legal holder of Number): B6024857 the indebtedness is: Original Principal Amount: $224,331.00 Neal Dunning #10181 Outstanding Principal Balance: Erick S. Arriola #38082 $173,287.46 Douglas W Brown #10429 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you Brian Berardini #10406 are hereby notified that the covenants of Brown, Berardini & Dunning PC 2000 S. the deed of trust have been violated as Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700, follows: failure to pay principal and inDenver, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363 terest when due together with all other Attorney File # 3500-043 payments provided for in the evidence of The Attorney above is acting as a debt debt secured by the deed of trust and othcollector and is attempting to collect a er violations thereof. debt. Any information provided may be THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE used for that purpose.

A FIRST LIEN. ©Public Trustees' Association The property to be foreclosed is: of Colorado Revised 9/2012 LOT 53, FOUR LAKES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4B, COUNTY OF ARLegal Notice NO.: 1050-2014 APAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO First Publication: 12/4/2014 Also known by street and number as: Last Publication: 1/1/2015 1986 East Phillips Drive, Centennial, Name of Publication: Littleton Independent CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURPublic Notice RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 NOTICE OF SALE FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1053-2014

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/28/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/4/2014 Last Publication: 1/1/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 10/07/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, 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 A. Shore #19973 Stephen A Hall #38186 Martin H. Shore #1800 Edward P. O’Brien #11572 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 14-01024SH 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 9/2012

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 8, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): BOBBY J WAGNER and DONNA L WAGNER Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: December 22, 2006 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 19, 2007 Recording Information (Reception Number): B7008733 Original Principal Amount: $77,996.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $73,569.18 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 property to be foreclosed is: LOT 27, BLOCK 4, THE HIGHLANDS 460, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8001 S. COOK WAY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

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

Legal Notice NO.: 1044-2014 First Publication: 12/4/2014 Last Publication: 1/1/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1050-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 8, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): TIMOTHY KUZAVA AND KATHY JO KUZAVA Original Beneficiary(ies): KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust: November 05, 2007 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 16, 2007 Recording Information (Reception Number): B7146017 Original Principal Amount: $170,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $163,057.60 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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/28/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/4/2014 Last Publication: 1/1/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 10/08/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Eve M. Grina #43658 Courtney E Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112

the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Eve M. Grina #43658 Courtney E Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-003768 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 9/2012

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Legal Notice NO.: 1053-2014 First Publication: 12/4/2014 Last Publication: 1/1/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1075-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s): JAMES H. COMSTOCK AND KATHERINE E. COMSTOCK Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 200524, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-24 Date of Deed of Trust: April 06, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: April 19, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5055210 Original Principal Amount: $560,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $598,711.64 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 property to be foreclosed is: LOT 23, WINDERMERE RIDGE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6645 SOUTH CROCKER WAY, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/04/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/11/2014 Last Publication: 1/8/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 10/17/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-910-27329 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 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 1075-2014 First Publication: 12/11/2014 Last Publication: 1/8/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. 2240-2011 To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand: Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled: Justin Kennedy and Synda Kennedy Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner's interest: 2741 E Nichols Circle, Centinnial, CO 80122 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: December 17, 2003 Recording Information: B3267723 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand: August 03, 2011 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand: D1073453 Legal Description of Property LOT 165, HIGHLAND VIEW, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Street Address of Property 2741 E Nichols Circle, Centinnial, CO 80122 NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on 9/24/14, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within five years from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the "Unclaimed Property Act", pursuant to Colorado law.

First Publication: 12/11/14 Last Publication: 1/8/15 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Date: 11/14/14 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Color-

the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within five years from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the "Unclaimed Property Act", pursuant to Colorado law.

First Publication: 12/11/14 Last Publication: 1/8/15 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Date: 11/14/14 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

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Legal Notice No.: 2240-2011 First Publication: 12/11/14 Last Publication: 1/8/15 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Name Changes Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Kimberly Steed For Minor Child: Katherine Lane Leise To Change the Child’s Name to: Katherine Lane Steed Case Number: 2014 C 301206 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: David Gerlach non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: December 18, 2014 Time: 9:30 AM Location: 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Division A2 Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Katherine Lane Leise.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: 11/6/2014 Kimberly Steed 4395 South Clarkson St. Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No.: 55570 First Publication: November 20, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 12, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Tatyana Drozdov be changed to Tatyana Drozdova.

Case No.: 2014 C 301248 Tammera Herivel By: Sharon Calhoun, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 55604 First Publication: November 27, 2014 Last Publication: December 11, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 13, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Andria Dawn Roach be changed to Andria Dawn Medrano.

Case No.: 2014 C 301259 Tammera Herivel By: Laurie Larson Legal Notice No: 55613 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 24, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Neshni Nitasha Singh be changed to Nitasha Neshni McCluskey.

Case No.: 2014 C 301306 Tammera Herivel By: Laura Larson, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 55614 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Helen J. Young, Deceased Case Number 2014PR30950 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 27, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred.

Person Giving Notice: Sarah E. Cramer Personal Representative 2201 S. Clayton Denver, Colorado 80210 Legal Notice No.: 55605 First Publication: November 27, 2014 Last Publication: December 11, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JEROME L. BECHTER, a/k/a JEROME LEE BECHTER, a/k/a JEROME BECHTER, a/k/a J. L. BECHTER, Deceased Case Number: 2014PR30977 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 6, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Donald A. Bechter Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Julia Griffith McVey, PC 12600 W. Colfax Ave Ste C 400 Lakewood, CO 80215 Legal Notice No: 55609 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CHARLES OWEN MILLER, a/k/a CHARLES O. MILLER and CHARLES MILLER, Deceased Case Number 2014 PR 30967 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before April 13, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred.

Katherine J. Enloe-Miller Personal Representative 15 Bradbury Lane Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No.: 55625 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARJORIE P. MADDEN, a/k/a MARJORIE PUTT MADDEN, and a/k/a MARJORIE MADDEN, Deceased Case Number 2014 PR 30989 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before April 13, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: John W. Madden, Jr. c/o John Madden Company 6501 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Suite 110 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No.: 55628 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY R. WAACK, Deceased Case Number: 14PR30984 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 13, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

KARLA D. GUNTER c/o Patrick A. Schilken, Esq. 6060 S Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 700 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No: 55636 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenneth Leroy Sprauve, aka Kenneth L. Sprauve, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30972 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 6, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Olivia L. Holmes Personal Representative 9265 Portmarnock Court Peyton, Colorado 80831 Legal Notice No: 55616 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Grier McGregor, aka John G. McGregor, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30971 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 6, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

James Ruff Personal Representative 1015 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 Legal Notice No: 55619 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ronald Francis Lolla, AKA Ronald F. Lolla, AKA Ronald Lolla, AKA Ron F. Lolla, AKA Ron Lolla, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30988 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 13, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan Beth Silverman Personal Representative 959 E. Easter Way Centennial, CO 80122 Legal Notice No: 55629 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Odelia T. Moulton, aka Odelia Moulton, aka Odelia Tedder Moulton, aka Odelia T Moulton, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 000397 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 13, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Claire M. Anderson Personal Representative 8191 S. Peninsula Drive Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No: 55630 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Godfred Starbuck, Aka John G. Starbuck, Aka John Starbuck, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30978 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 13, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Joanne M. Starbuck Personal Representative 3469 E. Easter Place Centennial, CO 80122

Aka John G. Starbuck, Aka John Starbuck, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30978 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 13, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Joanne M. Starbuck Personal Representative 3469 E. Easter Place Centennial, CO 80122

Legal Notice No: 55638 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff: BELLCO CREDIT UNION vs.

Defendant(s): DAVID M. PRICE David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 08C312725 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on February 3, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), DAVID M. PRICE, shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 26th day of August, 2014. /s/ Tammy L. Herivel Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No.: 55615 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: January 1, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 South Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 Case No: 2013CV32128 Div.: 204 Plaintiff(s): PINEY CREEK EAST RECREATION ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant(s): PRISCILLA VASQUEZ, CYNTHIA MARES, as PUBLIC TRUSTEE of ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This Notice is given with regard to the following: CREDITOR: PINEY CREEK EAST RECREATION ASSOCIATION, INC. OWNER: PRISCILLA VASQUEZ County of Recording: ARAPAHOE Reception No. of Recorded Lien, was the Declaration: reception number 2809245 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of the Piney Creek East Recreation Association, Inc. recorded March 19, 1987 reception number 2809245 in Book 5082 page 138 Judgment Amount: $3,403.51 This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s Sale has commenced in the office of the undersigned Sheriff to foreclose the lien described above. The following described property situated in Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, is all of the property encumbered by said LIEN: Lot 7, Block 11, Tuscany South Subdivision, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known as 19648 E. Maplewood Ave Aurora, CO 80016.

The violation of the covenant upon which the foreclosure is based is set forth in the Order entered in the above-captioned action on June 6, 2014.

The Sheriff’s sale will take place at 10:00 a.m., on January 8, 2015, in front of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado. Questions regarding the sale should be directed to the Civil Section of the Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3851. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The name, address, telephone number, and bar registration number of each attorney representing the holder of the evidence of debt is: Peter E. Muccio, #34026 Tschetter Hamrick Sulzer, P.C. 3600 S. Yosemite St., Ste. 828 Denver, CO 80237 Phone No: 303.699.3484 Facsimile No: 720.449.0160 Signed September 29, 2014 David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55457 First publication: November 13, 2014 Last publication: December 11, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 303-649-6355 Civil Action No. 2012CV1824 Plaintiff: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION N.D. v.

Defendants: NANCY E. NOAH, an individual; ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE. SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Amended Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 7, 2014, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Original Grantor: Nancy E. Noah Original Beneficiary: U.S. Bank, National Association N.D. Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust: U.S. Bank National Association as Successor by Merger to U.S. Bank National Association ND Date of Deed of Trust: March 10, 2008 Date of Recording of Deed of Trust: April 11, 2008 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: B8041948 Original Principal Balance of the secured

ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Original Grantor: Nancy E. Noah Original Beneficiary: U.S. Bank, National Association N.D. Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust: U.S. Bank National Association as Successor by Merger to U.S. Bank National Association ND Date of Deed of Trust: March 10, 2008 Date of Recording of Deed of Trust: April 11, 2008 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: B8041948 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $163,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $160,164.28 3-18-2009 Amount of Judgment entered August 7, 2014: $186,623.48 – Unpaid Balance of Note $3,842.62 – Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Description of property to be foreclosed:

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LOT 9, BLOCK 18 IN AURORA HILLS 9th FILING, CO UNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as 12700 E. Kentucky Place, Aurora, CO 80012 THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120

December 11, 2014

Plaintiff: UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS vs.

Defendant(s): RONNEY BROWN David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913

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Case Number: 09C306218 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on May 15, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), RONNEY BROWN , shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 3rd day of October, 2014.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

/s/ Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court

The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing, and the legal holder of the indebtedness has accelerated the same and declared the same immediately fully due and payable.

Legal Notice No.: 55612 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: January 1, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 A.M., on January 22, 2015, at the Office of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. All inquiries regarding the sale should be directed to the Civil Division of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3851. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** The name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Torben M. Welch, Esq. #34282, Messner Reeves LLP, 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202, Telephone: (303) 623-1800.

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 NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff: CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. vs.

Defendant(s): LORETTA A. RAMOS David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 09C300188 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on January 30, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), LORETTA A. RAMOS , shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of th is Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 9th day of September, 2014.

This Sheriff’s Notice of Sale is signed October 20, 2014.

/s/ Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado

Legal Notice No.: 55618 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: January 1, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent

By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55510 First Publication: November 27, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014CV031157 DIVISION NO. 402 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM Plaintiff: COUNTRY CLUB VILLAS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, v.

Defendants: DOLORES H. RICE; NATIONAL WESTERN MORTGAGE CORP.; SOUTHEAST METRO STORMWATER AUTHORITY; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE, as Arapahoe County Public Trustee Regarding: Condominium Unit No. 109, Building 8826, as per Condominium Declaration recorded in Book 3230, at page 425, County of Arapahoe, real property records, Country Club Villas Condominium Association, Inc. Also known as: 8826 East Florida Avenue, #109, Denver, CO 80247 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 Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 29th day of January, 2015, at 13101 E. BRONCOS PKWY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112; PHONE NUMBER 720-874-3935.

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 TIME OF SALE. ** Further, for the purpose of paying off, curing default or redemption, as provided by statute, intent must be directed to or conducted at the above address of the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 30th day of October, 2014.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 55545 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: January 1, 2015 Published in: Littleton Independent 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff: UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS vs.

Defendant(s): RONNEY BROWN David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 09C306218

Public Notice SMALL CLAIMS COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 SOUTH POTOMAC STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 Plaintiff: FirstBank vs. Defendant(s): Cynthia Jones Case Number: 14 S 643 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: Cynthia Jones, 1731 Alton Street, Aurora, Colorado 80010 You are hereby summoned and required to appear in the Arapahoe County Smalls Claim Court, Centennial, Colorado, on January 5th, 2015, at one o’clock P.M. to respond to the complaint filed against you in this case.

The relief sought by the Plaintiff is monetary damages in the amount of $1,497.17.

If you fail to appear on the date and time shown above, the relief sought may be granted by default by the Court without further notice.

Legal Notice No.: 55522 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: January 1, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff:CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. vs.

Defendant(s):JACK MILLER David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 09C300972 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on January 30, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), JACK MILLER , shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 9th day of September, 2014. /s/ clerk of the court Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No.: 55635 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: January 9, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff:CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. vs.

Defendant(s):ALEXANDER B. TRIPOLSKY David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 09C300071 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on January 30, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be

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SPORTS ROUNDUP Basketball action Rock Canyon’s boys basketball team lost a 21-point decision to Eaglecrest in the first game of the season Dec. 2 but rebounded in impressive fashion.

The Jaguars took the Rock Canyon/Mountain Vista tournament with a 64-61 win over the Golden Eagles on Dec. 6.

Mitch Lombard scored 19 points and had six assists, Tyler Garcia added 16 points and freshman Sam Masten chipped in 14 as Rock Canyon shot 50 percent from the field in the win over the Golden Eagles.

Ray Beresford led Mountain Vista with 16 points while Isaac Phillips had 12 points and six assists.

ThunderRidge captured the ThunderRidge/Chaparral Tip-Off Classic with a 65-50 victory over the Wolverines Dec. 6 in the championship game played at the Grizzly Den. The game was tied at 44-all with 7:07 left in the game but the Grizzlies outscored Chap 21-6 to pull away.

Elias Tiedgen and Troy Brady each scored 14 points for the winners and Noah Szilagyi had 13

points. victory over Bear Creek on Dec. 6 Two new head coaches in Castle as the Falcons split their first two Rock saw their teams start off in difgames of the season. Palmer edged ferent directions.

Highlands Ranch, 71-61, on Dec. 5.

Boykins, the first-year coach at Heritage won its first two games.

Douglas County, helped the HusThe Eagles beat rival Littleton, 55kies get off to a 2-1 start with wins 41 on Dec. 2 and whipped Aurora over Rocky Mountain and Pomona Hinkley, 74-31 on Dec. 5. Jack Peck sandwiched around a loss to Aurora scored a combined 42 points to NOTICE Hinkley during the first week of thePUBLICspark Heritage in the two encounseason. ters.ARAPAHOE DISTRICT COURT, COLORADO CJ Cetta, a 6-foot-3 junior,COUNTY, aver- STATE OFLegend, expected to be a ContiCIVIL ACTION NO. 2013CV030443 aged 15 points a game in the first nental League contender, dropped DIVISION NO. 204 three Douglas County games with a 53-42 decision to Denver East on COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S seniors Luke Bowe and Trey Vann 2 but evened SALE OF REALDec. PROPERTY AND its record with a RIGHT TO CURE ANDwin REDEEM averaging 12.3 and 11.7 points, 40-35 against Fort Collins. The Plaintiff: PARK and HOMEOWNrespectively, in the opening threeCARRIAGE Titans Lambkins combined for ERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nongames. only eight points in the final quarter profit corporation, Douglas County needsv. only one AARON of JORDAN; Legend’s win over Fort Collins.

Defendants: CYNTHIA D. MARES Arapahoeof opening week more win to match last season’s vicIn as highlights County Public Trustee tory total as the Huskies were 3-20 girls action, ThunderRidge started Regarding: Garage Unit A, Garage No. 4, during the 2013-14 campaign.

3-0 with victories Carriage Park Condominiums, According over Fossil Ridge, to the Condominium Map Family Thereof RecorPatrick Simpson is still ded seeking Holy and Legacy in the on March 24, 2004 under Reception B4051985 Records of the office his first win at Castle ViewNo after his in theThunderRidge/Castle View tournaof the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe team lost to Northglenn, Grandview County, Colorado,ment. as Amended by the First Amendment to Condominium Map and Rangeview.

Highlands Ranch went 3-1 Recorded July 28, 2001 at Reception No. 01071342, and as against defined and described Jontrell Herman has been a top flight competition in the in the Declaration of Covenants, Condibright spot for the Jaguarstions, withand a Restrictions LaJolla Country of Carriage ParkDay tournament.

Recorded November 7, 2002 Under Re17.7 scoring average in theception initialNo. B2212134 The in Falcons are 4-1 when a seasonsaid records, County of Arapahoe, State of 74-43 Colorado three games. opening win over Palmer on More commonly Dec. known1 as: 1429 S. Ryley Stewart, a transfer from is included.

CO 80012 Douglas County, scored 27Chambers points Road, #A, Aurora, Legend went 2-1 in the Cherry TOaTHE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Tip-Off tournato lead Highlands Ranch to 72-48 Creek/Arapahoe 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 DiYoung and readyvision to roar of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the The Warriors 8th areday a young team with a lot of of January, 2015, at 13101 E. potential, Arapahoe Coach SislerCO said.

Broncos Pkwy.,Steve Centennial, 80112; PUBLIC NOTICE phone number 720-874-3935. At which “We have 70sale, kids wrestling this the out abovefor described real property DISTRICT COURT,season,” ARAPAHOE and improvements thereon will be sold to he said.

“We have five returning letCOUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or ter winners on the varsity, and they will proCIVIL ACTION NO. 2013CV030443 quiet enjoyment in and to said real propvide good seniorerty leadership for us.thisWe are also DIVISION NO. 204 in connection with sale.

Wrestling Public Notice

COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Continued PageBLVD. 28 1790 W. from LITTLETON LITTLETON, CO 80120

Plaintiff:CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. vs.

“It is fun sometimes having a brother Defendant(s):ALEXANDER B. to the future as we work with all the COMBINED NOTICElooking OF SHERIFF'S TRIPOLSKY **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE who wrestles for the same team,” SALE he OFsaid.

REAL PROPERTY ANDto help David A. Bauer, #7576 CASHthem OR CERTIFIED SUFFIyounger kids improveFUNDS their wresRIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM David A. Bauer, P.C. CIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID “Of course, there tling skills.”

2594 South Lewis Way, SuiteisA always friendly comAT TIME OF SALE. ** Plaintiff: CARRIAGE HOMEOWNLakewood, Colorado 80227 us, but we always petition between work PARKThe Warriors run their own youth wrestling ERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nonPhone: 303-986-1200 Further, for the purpose of paying off, curprofit corporation, Fax: 303-988-8913 ing default or coaches redemption, as provided by program with Arapahoe and wrestogether to improve our wrestling skills.” v. statute, intent must be directed to or conDefendants: AARON JORDAN; Case Number: 09C300071 ducted at the above address of the Civil CYNTHIA D. MARES as Arapahoe Division of the Sheriff’s Office of County Public Trustee NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE Arapahoe County, Colorado.

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on January 30, 2009 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), ALEXANDER B. TRIPOLSKY , shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 9th day of September, 2014. /s/ clerk of the court Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No.: 55637 First Publication: December 11, 2014 Last Publication: January 8, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013CV030443 DIVISION NO. 204 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM Plaintiff: CARRIAGE PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, v.

Defendants: AARON JORDAN; CYNTHIA D. MARES as Arapahoe County Public Trustee Regarding: Garage Unit A, Garage No. 4, Carriage Park Condominiums, According to the Condominium Map Thereof Recorded on March 24, 2004 under Reception No B4051985 in the Records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado, as Amended by the First Amendment to Condominium Map Recorded July 28, 2001 at Reception No. 01071342, and as defined and described in the Declaration Covenants, CondiPUBLICofNOTICE tions, and Restrictions of Carriage Park Recorded November 7, 2002 Under ReNOTICE TO CREDITORS ception No. in said records, Estate of B2212134 Homer H. Brigham, Jr., County of Arapahoe, of Colorado aka Homer H. State Brigham, Aka H. H. Brigham, Moreaka commonly knownDeceased as: 1429 S. Buck Brigham, Chambers Road, #A,2014 Aurora, CO 80012 Case Number: PR 30650

Notice To Creditors

TO ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, All THE persons having claims against the Please take notice: above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal RepresentYou of you are hereby notified ativeand or toeach the District Court of Arapahoe that a Sheriff's Sale referenced County, Colorado on of or the before April 7, property is to be conducted by the Civil Di2015 or the claims may be forever barred. vision of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the Toya D. Such 8th day ofRepresentative January, 2015, at 13101 E. Personal Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112; 9337 Windhaven Dr. phone number 720-874-3935. At which Parker, CO 80134 sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to Legal Notice No: 55611 the bidder.

Plaintiff makes no Firsthighest Publication: December 4, 2014 warranty relating to title, possession, or Last Publication: December 18, 2014 quiet enjoyment inIndependent and to said real propPublisher: Littleton erty in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** Further, for the purpose of paying off, curing default or redemption, as provided by statute, intent must be directed to or conducted at the above address of the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED in Centennial, Colorado this 8th day of October, 2014.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Public Notice: 55458

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Regarding: Garage Unit A, Garage No. 4, Carriage Park Condominiums, According to the Condominium Map Thereof Recorded on March 24, 2004 under Reception No B4051985 in the Records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado, as Amended by the First Amendment to Condominium Map Recorded July 28, 2001 at Reception No. 01071342, and as defined and described in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Carriage Park Recorded November 7, 2002 Under Reception No. B2212134 in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado More commonly known as: 1429 S. Chambers Road, #A, Aurora, CO 80012 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 Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 8th day of January, 2015, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720-874-3935. 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 TIME OF SALE. ** Further, for the purpose of paying off, curing default or redemption, as provided by statute, intent must be directed to or conducted at the above address of the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED in Centennial, Colorado this 8th day of October, 2014.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Public Notice: 55458 First Publication: November 13, 2014 Last Publication: December 11, 2014 Published In: Littleton Independent 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED in Centennial, Colorado this 8th day of October, 2014.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Public Notice: 55458 First Publication: November 13, 2014 Last Publication: December 11, 2014 Published In: Littleton Independent 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013CV31299, Division/Courtroom 206 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Plaintiff: TALLGRASS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendants: ADRIANA W. HENDERSON; WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.; SOUTHEAST METRO STORMWATER AUTHORITY; AURORA ENTERPRISES, INC. dba AURORA COLLECTION BUREAU; CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC; COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS SERVICING, LLC TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to advise you that the above-captioned action is pending. An Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure has been entered in this action concerning an assessment lien by the Plaintiff, Tallgrass Homeowners Association, Inc., pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, Colorado Revised Statutes, §3833.3-316(2)(a), and the Plaintiff’s Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Saddle Rock Highlands, Notice of (said) Assessment Lien being recorded on November 15, 2007, at Reception No. B7145701 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado (the “Assessment Lien”).

ment. Joey Sale averaged 16.7 All-State soccer points and 8 rebounds in those Three players from south metro three games. schools were named to the All-State Creek was 1-2 and Arapahoe soccer team selected by CHSAAwent 2-1 in the tournament.

Now.com, ColoradoPreps.com and Ponderosa, 2-21 a season ago, is MaxPreps.

3-1 under new coach Pat Ford Senior forward Brian Olcott from The Mustangs wrapped up Rock Canyon, senior defender Louis the championship of the Manual Sawaged of Mountain vista and tournament on Dec. 6. Ponderosa senior defender/midfielder Mike PUBLIC NOTICE whipped Jefferson, Skyline and Chism of Arapahoe were first-team COURT,with ARAPAHOEselections.

Berthoud duringDISTRICT the tourney COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION an average winning marginNO. of2013CV31299, 35.7 Division/Courtroom 206 points.

Umu Defensive Player of the Year NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL Heritage’s Frank Umu has been PROPERTY 4A Plains League honors selected as the South Metro League Plaintiff: PonderosaTALLGRASS running HOMEOWNERS back/lineDefensive Player of the Year.

ASSOCIATION, INC. backer James Maxie was tabbed the Umu, a defensive lineman, was Defendants: Most Valuable Player and Mustangs’ WAKEone of seven Eagles’ players named ADRIANA W. HENDERSON; FIELD & was ASSOCIATES, INC.; SOUTHcoach Jaron Cohen the Coach to the South Metro League AllEAST METRO STORMWATER AUTHORENTERPRISES, INC.League dba of the Year in ITY; theAURORA Class 4A Plains first teams. Five Arapahoe AURORA COLLECTION BUREAU; CAVLeague.

ALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC; players were first team picks.

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Six Ponderosa players andLIBERTY four ACQUISI-The following are the Heritage AND EMPLOYMENT; TIONS SERVICING, LLC Littleton players made first team and Arapahoe first-team selections.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: all-league.

Heritage: Umu, DL; Jack BrouilPonderosa: Maxie, RB/LB; lett, LB; Daejour Haynes, DB; Keith This is to advise you that the above-captioned action is pending. An Order and Austin Bullock, DL;forJack Griffin, Heimbrock, DB; Alex Null, K; Tim Decree Judicial Foreclosure has been entered in this action concerning anPless, asWR; Jackson Lysinger, OL; Mikey WR; Dalton Thorpe, TE. sessment lien by the Plaintiff, Tallgrass Association, Inc., pursuantArapahoe: Anthony Ferrie, DL; Thomas, DB Homeowners and Nick Wilson, QB. to the Colorado Common Interest OwnerLittleton: Davie OL;Revised Tre Statutes, Luke shipBieber, Act, Colorado §38- Morrone, LB; Daylon Stutz, 33.3-316(2)(a), and the Plaintiff’s DeclaraBlake, RB; Noah McGhee, Aronand RestricOL; Nick Thompson, RB; Conner tion of Covenants, KR; Conditions tions for Saddle Rock Highlands, Notice of Williams, WR. Pino, OL/DL.(said) Assessment Lien being recorded on

tlers helping teach the young kids. in the early season, but it is coming along,” The address and telephone num“We have run our program ber forofname, 30 years he said. “The coaches told me I needed more the attorneys representing the holders of who the Assessment Lien experience being forefor kids who are 5 years old to kids are mat and suggested I go out for the closed are Lansky, Weigler & Porter (conin middle school,” is Weigler, a national tact Wendy E. Esq.) 1401team.

17th The competition for a spot on PUBLIC NOTICEhe said. “Wrestling Street,sure Suitethe 560, Denver, Colorado demanding sport, so we try to make 80202, telephone number DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE the303-297-1900. team was tough, but I made it and went to COUNTY, STATE COLORADO young kids haveOFfun and a good wrestling exFargo The real property whichthe is thebig subject mat- tournament with the squad. Skill CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013CV31299, perience so they will stick with the ter sport.” of this litigation, which is the property Division/Courtroom 206 wise, I am 100 percent better wrestler than I subject to the Assessment Lien, is situJohn isSALE a Warrior letter- County, and is deated in Arapahoe NOTICE OF Daniel SHERIFF'S OF REALreturning was at this time last year.” as follows, to-wit: PROPERTY man who placed at state last year.scribed He wrestled He said his goal is to return to state. He at 132 pounds and earned runner-up honors LOT 6, BLOCK 1, Plaintiff: SADDLE ROCK HIGHLANDS FILING Notice goal is to TALLGRASS HOMEOWNERS finished fifth last year, andPublic another in his weight division, ASSOCIATION, INC. NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, OF NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT “It is a little tough to build my endurance moveSTATE up higher on the awards podium.

Defendants: COLORADO

ADRIANA W. HENDERSON; WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.; SOUTHEAST METRO STORMWATER AUTHORITY; AURORA ENTERPRISES, INC. dba AURORA COLLECTION BUREAU; CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC; COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS SERVICING, LLC

Government Legals

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to advise you that the above-captioned action is pending. An Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure has been entered in this action concerning an assessment lien by the Plaintiff, Tallgrass Homeowners Association, Inc., pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, Colorado Revised Statutes, §3833.3-316(2)(a), and the Plaintiff’s Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Saddle Rock Highlands, Notice of (said) Assessment Lien being recorded on November 15, 2007, at Reception No. B7145701 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado (the “Assessment Lien”).

The name, address and telephone number of the attorneys representing the holders of the Assessment Lien being foreclosed are Lansky, Weigler & Porter (contact Wendy E. Weigler, Esq.) 1401 17th Street, Suite 560, Denver, Colorado 80202, telephone number 303-297-1900.

The real property which is the subject matter of this litigation, which is the property subject to the Assessment Lien, is situated in Arapahoe County, and is described as follows, to-wit: LOT 6, BLOCK 1, SADDLE ROCK HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO also known as 20994 E. Princeton Place, Aurora, Colorado 80013-7467 .

The Plaintiff named above is the judgment creditor in this action and the lienor of the Property pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, Colorado Revised Statutes, § 38-33.3316(2)(a), and the Plaintiff’s Declaration.

As of December 13, 2013, the outstanding balance due and owing on such judgment is $8,154.47.

NOTE: THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. I shall offer for public sale to the highest bidder, at public auction, all the right, title and interest of the Defendant in said property on January 15, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 13101 Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Telephone 720-874-3851. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.**

The name, address and telephone number of the attorneys representing the holders of the Assessment Lien being foreclosed are Lansky, Weigler & Porter (contact Wendy E. Weigler, Esq.) 1401 17th Street, Suite 560, Denver, Colorado 80202, telephone number 303-297-1900.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 27th day of October, 2014.

The real property which is the subject matter of this litigation, which is the property subject to the Assessment Lien, is situated in Arapahoe County, and is described as follows, to-wit:

Legal Notice No.: 55536 First Publication: November 20, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.

LOT 6, BLOCK 1, SADDLE ROCK HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO also known as 20994 E. Princeton Place, Aurora, Colorado 80013-7467 .

The Plaintiff named above is the judgment creditor in this action and the lienor of the Property pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, Colorado Revised Statutes, § 38-33.3316(2)(a), and the Plaintiff’s Declaration.

As of December 13, 2013, the outstanding balance due and owing on such judgment is $8,154.47.

NOTE: THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. I shall offer for public sale to the highest bidder, at public auction, all the right, title and interest of the Defendant in said property on January 15, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 13101 Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Col-

November 15, 2007, at Reception No. B7145701 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado (the “Assessment Lien”).

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe Countuy, Colorado BY: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff

also known as 20994 E. Princeton Place, Aurora, Colorado 80013-7467 .

Government Legals

The Plaintiff named above is the judgment creditor in this action and the lienor of the Property pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, Colorado Revised Statutes, § 38-33.3316(2)(a), and the Plaintiff’s Declaration.

As of December 13, 2013, the outstanding balance due and owing on such judgment is $8,154.47.

NOTE: THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. I shall offer for public sale to the highest bidder, at public auction, all the right, title and interest of the Defendant in said property on January 15, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 13101 Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Telephone 720-874-3851. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 27th day of October, 2014.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe Countuy, Colorado BY: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55536 First Publication: November 20, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District (“District”) of Jefferson County, Colorado, will make final payment at District Offices, Littleton, Colorado, on December 22, 2014, at the hour of 5:00 p.m. to Layne Inliner LLC, of Kiowa, Colorado for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed on the Columbine Heights Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the District, whose address is 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave., Littleton, CO 80123, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

All of the above is pursuant to §38-26-107, C.R.S.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLATTE CANYON WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: Patrick Fitzgerald District Manager Legal Notice No.: 55620 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 11, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE is hereby given that the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District (“District”) of Jefferson County, Colorado, will make final payment at District Offices, Littleton, Colorado, on December 22, 2014, at the hour of 5:00 p.m. to Layne Inliner LLC, of Kiowa, Colorado for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed on the Columbine Heights Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

Government Legals

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the District, whose address is 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave., Littleton, CO 80123, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

All of the above is pursuant to §38-26-107, C.R.S.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLATTE CANYON WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: Patrick Fitzgerald District Manager Legal Notice No.: 55620 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 11, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Four swimmers look to repeat Returning champ Brooke Stentsrom: ”You can never be complacent”

By Jim Benton

jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian junior Brooke Stenstrom is one of four south metro-area girls swimmers who head into this season as defending state champions.

Each will face one integral question this season: Is it harder to win the championship the first time or defend it?

“There are different pressures that come with each, like coming in as a newbie and trying to win the first time. But then there is always that expectation from some people who are expecting to hold your title,” said Stenstrom. “I’m real excited about this season.

You take it one year at and time because you never who is up-and-coming. You can never be complacent.”

• Stenstrom won the Class 4A titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events last season with times of 24.15 and 51.70 respectively.

• ThunderRidge’s Annie Ochitwa was the Class 5A 50- and 100-yard freestyle winner as a junior. She was timed in 23:11 in the 50 and 49.92 in the 100.

• Rock Canyon’s Abigail Kochevar, a junior

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Lion senior Laura Puchino paced the team’s attack with 13 points. She hit seven three-point baskets, had six steals, dealt out four assists and blocked two shots. Teammate Kiera Lindgren had 10 points while Monique Sandquist paced the team on the boards with eight rebounds.

Heritage was paced by the play of the Cechini sisters. Sophomore Haily Cechini led the team in scoring with 11 points,

this season, is the defending 100 backstroke champion in Class 5A with a 54.99 showing.

• Ella Moynihan of Arapahoe won the 200 freestyle in 1:49.55 and will try to capture a second title as a senior.

Stenstrom, whose mother Lori is an assistant athletic director and head girls swimming coach at Valor, grew up in California.

Her mother swam for Stanford and the United States national team Her father, Steve, was a quarterback at Stanford and played for 5½ years in the NFL for the Bears, 49ers and Lions. He signed with the Broncos in the spring of 2001 but then retired. Steve Stenstrom is the quarterbacks coach for Valor Christian.

“There’s not a huge difference,” said Brooke, when asked to compare swimming in California with Colorado. “Both are very good swimming states. California has a little more depth because it is a much bigger state.

Swimming is pretty much a dominant sport out there, but obviously Colorado has some incredibly fast people.”

Ochitwa, Kochevar and Moynihan are among those fast swimmers Besides winning the backstroke at the state meet, Kochevar was third in the 50 freestyle.

Moynihan added a fourth-place finish in the 100 freestyle to her 200 free victory.

“It’s harder to win the first state championship because I came in and wasn’t very good at backstroke the year before,” said Kochevar.

“I came in with a good attitude and mentally

which included one basket from threepoint range. She also hauled down seven rebounds.

Sister Bailey Cechini, a junior, had 10 points, which included two three-pointers. She also paced the team with nine rebounds.

Heritage second year coach Stephanie Rogers said before the game the Eagles are a young team and still looking to use the preseason games to define their identity.

“We have a little more experience and a little more height than last year,” the coach said. “But we want to use the preseason games to define the system that works well for us. We have five seniors to

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TOP RETURNING SWIMMERS South Metro athletes who were underclass swimmers and placed among the Top Eight at the 2014 Colorado State Swimming and Diving championships: ARAPAHOE: Laurel Eiber, Arapahoe; Kaylee Gassen, Ella Moynihan CHERRY CREEK: Morgan Rosas HERITAGE: Katherine Harston LEGEND: Lauren Moden ROCK CANYON: Abigail Kochevar, Tori Ritter THUNDERRIDGE: Annie Ochitwa VALOR CHRISTIAN: Brooke Stenstrom

prepared a lot. But I’ve done better since then so this year should be easier.”

Kochevar decided to return to the backstroke after taking a freestyle sabbatical.

“I’ve swam the 50 free longer than I’ve done the 100 back,” she explained. “When I was 12, I was really good at the 50 back but that’s not an event anymore when you age up.

Then I took a break and did some butterfly stuff. I kinda wanted to do backstroke again. I kind of missed it.”

Valor Christian junior Brooke Stenstrom won the Class 4A 50 and 100 freestyle events at last year’s state swim meet. Courtesy photo

provide leadership, so I think we will be more competitive this season.”

It was a double-header night for Eagles-Lions basketball as the boys teams took the court at the conclusion of the girls game.

The Eagle boys got the win as they edged the Lions, 55-41.

Jack Peck was the leading scorer for Heritage with 20 points and teammate Tom Skufca scored 12 points for the Eagles.

Littleton’s scoring leader was Tommy Kail with 18 points while Zack Valadez scored 11 points and Jonah Arema scored 10 points.

Haily Cechini launches a three-point shot for Heritage during the Dec. 2 game against Littleton. Cechini connected on one of her five threepoint attempts during the game, but the Lions won the battle, 52-41. Photo by Tom Munds

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