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PUC responds to Polis’ call for utility relief

Searching for answers

BY JOSHUA PERRY THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission on Feb. 8 discussed addressing bill price hikes in response to Gov.

Jared Polis’s utility cost-reduction directive, but it isn’t clear what the rst steps will be.

Chairman Eric Blank said that the PUC has been tasked with a wide range of objectives to ease an a ordability crisis that made consumers’ utility bills 52% higher on average in December. Some consumers saw their

bills double or even triple.

“Among other things, the governor has asked us to identify ways to support customers in the most dire circumstances, improve access to and the capacity of the bill assistance program, nd ways to incentivize utilities to reduce customer costs, analyze approaches for limiting bill spikes, and to

IRS to Coloradans: Don’t file your taxes yet

BY SARAH MULHOLLAND COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Coloradans may owe federal taxes on last year’s TABOR refunds. e IRS says the state’s residents should hold o on ling their tax

returns until the agency gures out how it’s going to handle the issue.

e IRS issued the directive to residents of several states that received refunds or special payments in 2022.

Coloradans shouldn’t have to

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pay any taxes on TABOR refunds, according to the state’s revenue department. TABOR, which stands for the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, goes back to 1992 in Colorado. e law

expand public engagement on these issues before the end PUC,” he said. Blank said he didn’t know how the PUC would take action on this directive right now, but they would continue addressing a ordability in the coming weeks.

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Tim Long to replace Jenny Willford on Northglenn council

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Northglenn City Council held a special meeting on Feb. 6 to appoint Tim Long to ll former Mayor Pro Tem Jenny Willford’s seat on council. He was approved unanimously.

Ward 1 City Councilor Ashley Witkovich was previously appointed to mayor pro tem.

Long was chosen from seven total candidates vying to replace Willford. She resigned her seat after she was elected to her new position as state representative for Colorado’s District 34. Long’s term will last until Nov. 7, 2023, which is the next municipal election.

He received a letter of recommendation from Northglenn’s re chief, David Ramos. Long has been a director on the North Metro Fire Board since 2012.

“During his tenure, Tim has served primarily in the role of board treasurer and has been an outstanding duciary of taxpayer dollars. He exercises a close attention to detail and has worked closely with sta to support the nancial well-being of the re district,” Ramos wrote in the letter.

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With commercial pilot demand high, flight schools play a key role

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kevin Czarnecki grew up in an aviation family.

“As I got older, it was one of my more realistic goals as a career,” he said.

He started at McAir Aviation flight school in 2018 after he graduated from Thornton’s Horizon High School and has now 300 flying hours under his belt. He hopes to be a flight instructor by this summer, with the goal of being a full-time pilot for a commercial airline at some point in his career.

“My immediate goal after (being a flight instructor) is to go to SkyWest, fly with my dad at least once and then eventually move up into one of the bigger airlines,” he said.

McAir Aviation is one of three flight schools at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport hoping to chip away at the demand for commercial airline pilots.

Flight schools across the country play a crucial role in teaching and training future pilots for commercial airlines. According to the Regional Airline Association’s 2022 annual report, 50% of today’s Part 121 qualified pilot workforce – commercial airline pilots – must retire in 15 years, and 13% must retire in five years.

In the next 20 years, demand for new commercial aviation pilots stands at a whopping 602,000 new pilots, according to the Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook.

Todd Cellini, Chief Operations Officer at McAir Aviation, said they send about six flight instructors to regional airlines or commercial airlines to become pilots per month.

“It’s just a consistent funnel to

help the aviation industry as a whole,” Cellini said.

Joanne Damato, senior vice president of education, training and workforce development for the National Business Aviation Association, said a large number of pilots retired in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as demand for flying went down. Airlines began offering early retirement offers due to having too many pilots for too few flights.

“We knew that a number of those pilots were going to be reaching retirement age. We also know that a number of them accepted the early retirement offerings as a result of the pandemic,” said Damato.

Add in the effect of an increase in logged training hours that was approved by Congress more than a decade ago, which already made it tougher for airlines to find pilots.

“The congressional 1,500-hour rule made things more formal and established a hard floor that you’ve got to get to,” said Damato.

It all led to a domino effect that continued all the way down to the flight instruction schools, causing a backlog of students waiting for flight instructors.

Industry experts speculated that the industry wouldn’t be able to recover after COVID, but that was wrong. According to Marli Collier, a spokesperson for Airlines for America, demand for flying is back to 2019 levels.

“Travel demand is close—but not quite—at 2019 levels. In January 2023, TSA passenger throughput was only 1% below January 2019,” she wrote in an email.

However, even if the pandemic didn’t happen, the search for pilots would still be difficult.

“The fact of the matter is, it takes

a really long time for someone to go from their first flight to being employable as a professional pilot,” Damato said.

Paths to flying

There are multiple paths to becoming a pilot, with flight schools serving as just one. But it all comes down to earning hours.

“The cost to become a pilot who is employable you’re probably putting about $100,000 into yourself and what you need to do to get there and then you have to be very patient to get hired,” Damato said.

For some, attending a four-year college or university that offers a formal program works for them, while others may attend college but still earn their hours at their local airport. Some opt to go into the military.

Flight schools offer more flexibility and financing plans. For Czarnecki, he didn’t attend college but worked part-time jobs while attending flight school. He’s a commercially rated pilot now — meaning he can earn money for flying — and hopes to move onto a regional airline after teaching, and then onto one of the bigger airlines.

The schools also give those who want to fly just for fun an opportunity, too. Elena Burns started flight school training in June 2022 and works full-time for an IT consulting firm. In 2017, she gave her ex-boyfriend a discovery flight for his birthday, but she was the one who got hooked on it.

“It was just a whole new experience. I thought it was really cool to be able to see everything that was going on,” she said.

Burns said it’s a hobby — for now.

“I don’t know if it’ll eventually turn into a career or not, but it’s definitely something where I want to get the most experience that I can,” she said.

Changing industry

Greg Boom, owner and president of Rocky Mountain Flight School, started flying in 1982 and said the industry changed a lot since then, both in terms of technology and who’s flying. He said back when he started, not many people thought of aviation as a career path.

With a bigger push to advertise the option, it’s changing. Getting more pilots, education about aviation jobs and helping people realize it’s an option helps. Damato sees guidance counselors at school playing a role, and so does Cellini.

Cellini noted that Jefferson County has done outreach in schools and across the county through tours of the airport and education on the topic. He also sees a need to diversify the field.

“We need to expand that scope to women who want to be pilots, to minority populations who want to be pilots,” he said.

One of those people who is a result of the county’s outreach is Grace Tomasko, an 11th grader at Jefferson Academy. She’s working as an intern for the airport for school credit.

Her goal is to earn a private pilot’s license. She wanted to explore the industry by learning about the role aviation played in World War I and II.

“It’s just really cool being in control of the airplane. You’re flying 1000s of feet in the air and just see the world from a different perspective,” Czarnecki said.

EPA sends money to Westminster for business HVAC improvements

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Environmental Protection Agency announced on Jan. 26 that

Westminster will receive $180,000 in grant funding to improve pollution prevention through upgrades to local heating and air conditioning systems for local businesses.

e program will be a two-year pilot program with the city covering about 20% of cost. If successful, the city may decide to continue the program with their own funds.

“It depends on how the program goes as a pilot and we’ll assess if it’s worth continuing,” said Sustainability AssociateBridger Tomlin.

e goal is to make HVAC systems more e cient and reduce

requires the state to return excess state revenues to taxpayers.

“We have done so on various occasions and through various statutory methods,” Dan Carr, a spokesperson for Colorado’s revenue department, said in an emailed statement. “We have provided this information to the Internal Revenue Service in response to the questions they’ve raised to many states. We will continue to monitor the IRS process and be clear on our position that these refunds are not taxable.”

Colorado’s excess tax revenues

utility bills. Meaning, the chosen buildings may install a higher efciency model of what currently exists or install an electric system. Heat pumps are also a possibility.

e Building Performance Colorado program requires owners of commercial buildings 50,000 square feet or larger to report an -

totaled about $3 billion last year. at resulted in sizable refund checks of $750 for individuals and $1,500 for joint lers. Normally those refunds would have been paid this spring, but Gov. Polis and the legislature moved up the timeline to last summer.

Last year, 19 states o ered special tax refunds and payments, according to the Associated Press. Many were meant to provide relief from in ation. Colorado’s TABOR refunds, though not prompted by in ation, were issued at the same time as the other states’ checks.

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Westminster water treatment plant approved on second reading

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After Westminster’s council approved the rst reading of a new water treatment plant on Jan. 23, they held a special council meeting and approved it on second reading 6-1 on Feb. 6, after a lengthy discussion and a plethora of public comments.

“ is is the best decision forward. At some point, we have to stop spending years on this to make a decision, otherwise, things will continue to escalate and we will run out of time,” said City Councilor Lindsey Emmons.

Parallel to his vote on the rst reading, City Councilor Bruce Baker remained a no-vote.

e approved plant will cost $100 million less than originally planned.

e improved plant will use existing infrastructure, can treat wild recontaminated water, is exible for future replacement and has robust infrastructure.

It’s estimated to cost $196 million, plus an additional $15 million for ozonation, though in ation may push costs higher. Ozonation is a process that injects pure oxygen into

the water to kill a wide range of biological contaminants and to oxidize metals.

e Westminster Water Warriors, a group that formed to combat higher water rates, spoke about their concerns. Member Sandy Popisil listed the previous council members who survived a recall but not the general election, such as Former Mayor Anita Seitz, Former City Councilor Jon Voelz and Former City Councilor Kathryn Skulley.

“Do you want to be the next person on this list?” Popisil asked the current council during public comment. “ e citizens of Westminster spoke loudly at the last election and said ‘we can’t a ord these crazy high water rates.”

Some residents spoke in favor of approving the water treatment plan. Carol Campbell cited her concern regarding the risk of PFAS in the future and how it’s important for the city’s future water system to be prepared to address the issue.

In defense of rates

e council defended their decision for making water rates what they are today, which have risen and fallen during the last year.

“We’re prioritizing buildings that have the most opportunity to reduce their energy consumption,” Tomlin said.

On Feb. 28, the council voted 5-2 to reduce water rates dramatically by increasing the gallon tier range and lowering the price of the tier structures. at meeting’s agenda said it would have resulted in approximately $4.1 million in reduced revenues. en, the council raised rates on a 5-2 vote by about 4% on Oct. 10. Mayor Pro Tem David DeMott, an advocate for making rates affordable, said the increase was fair because of increased costs.

During a study session on Sept. 26, Brian Donahue, business operations administrator, said the 4% increase came as the water utility saw an increase in cost due to a 19.7% increase in in ation.

Northglenn and ornton increased their water rates too, for similar reasons. Northglenn said their revenue collections will need to increase between 3.6% and 6.7%, and ornton approved a 4% increase in water rates and a 13% increase in sewer rates.

City Councilor Sarah Nurmela at the Jan. 23 meeting pointed to the fact that water rates are a microcosm of a broader issue at hand: the cost of living continues to increase for

of those will be approached and asked if they’d like to participate in the program.

Coloradoans.

She noted that in Westminster, the price of a single family home has increased by almost 60% from 2017 to October 2022.

“We’re the stewards of our longterm health as a community and the scal responsibility of maintaining our water supply, of maintaining our city overall and we all took that seriously while evaluating the di erent options that were put before us,” she said.

City Councilor Rich Seymour said it was the second engineering rm the city brought in to help with the water treatment plant plan that convinced him.

“ is is hundreds and hundreds of hours council has reviewed this, it’s not just pulling a number out of somewhere, we looked at the options,” he said.

DeMott said he is open to another discussion regarding the water rates, but explained that there isn’t anything the council can do if costs go up, such as materials and chemicals.

“(Council) can’t pretend that we don’t have to cover the costs of operators, for chemicals for materials, that’s reality,” DeMott said.

nual energy use. With that data, the city will focus on 115 large commercial buildings in Westminster.

Looking at those 50,000 square feet buildings, they’ll decide which ones are lowest performing regarding e ciency. en, 20 to 25

If they choose to, the city will provide the cost-bene t analysis for the chosen owners through hiring an outside contractor or vendor.

According to a news release from

the EPA, the project aims to yield large savings. With the life span of 20 years for the systems, the estimated cost savings per building is about $500,000, 2,400,000 kilowatt hours of electricity and 2,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

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Thornton to provide reusable bags for residents

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Inspired by a Northglenn program, ornton City Councilors favored handing out reusable bags for residents. e item was presented to the council at the Feb. 7 planning session meeting.

Mary Kent, service administrator, said that there’s $10,000 available to give out bags. Each bag costs $1.75.

e move comes as the Colorado General Assembly passed a bill e ective Jan. 1 that sets a 10 cents charge on stores and food establishments for a single-use plastic bag. A total single-use plastic carryout bag ban will be e ective Jan. 1, 2024.

City Councilor Eric Garcia recommended giving out the bags at the community meetings as well as at the city’s recreation centers. City Councilor Adam Matkowsky agreed.

ose meetings will be Feb. 9, May 18, Aug. 10 and Oct. 19.

Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Sandgren said some bags should be put at the community center as well, and City Councilor Julia Marvin said bags should go to the Active Adult Center as well.

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According to Long’s resume, he is the nance director at Gradalis and has extensive experience in healthcare management. He holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.

While no discussion occurred on

Feb. 6, the council conducted interviews on Jan. 28 and talked through which candidate they were in favor of. Mayor Meredith Leighty said that Long wasn’t her top choice.

During his interview, he touched on some of his strengths: strategic planning, wisdom and considering tradeo s.

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for those tasks,” he said.  Witkovich asked how he considers and addresses bias when he makes decisions. He said keeping his duty in mind and evaluating evidence. He said that despite identities someone may have, he treats everyone the same.

City Councilor Jay Jaramillo asked what he’d like to see increased in the budget. Long said more speed bumps and other tra c tools to slow down speeders. He doesn’t see anything the

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One way the PUC can make progress is driving down base rates, Commissioner Megan Gilman said. Under the current rules, a utility seeking to add new infrastructure, such as transmission lines or a power plant, must rst convince PUC regulators that it is necessary. If PUC agrees, it issues a certi cate of public convenience and necessity to approve the request.

Once the project is in operation, the cost of the investment is passed on to consumers through an increase in base utility rates. PUC also has the power to set a return on investment rate, which determines the pro t that utility companies get from these investments. at ROI rate can contribute to higher prices as well.

Base rates have been increasing for years. Higher base rates make periods of extreme price pressure — usually resulting from high fuel costs or unusually cold weather conditions — even worse. e PUC can’t control those factors, but they can drive base rates down in the long run by limiting unnecessary investments by utility companies, Gilman said.

“What are we doing to really try to ensure that rate-payers are protected in the long run and (ensure) that those utility investments that end up being repaid by rate-payers are really the best use of that money, and the best option available?” she said.

Blank said that managing base rates will be part of the discussion

council has approved for funding to that he wants to defund.

City Councilor Shannon LukemanHiromasa asked what challenges Long sees the city facing. He cited safety, tra c, homelessness,

“Sometimes with homelessness, besides the mental health issue, sometimes folks have bad luck,” he said.

City Councilor Becky Brown asked Long to nish this sentence: A city councilor should always, and Long said, “open to change.”

on a ordability moving forward. Later at the meeting, the commission also approved updates to its policy for service disconnection reporting, which now will include data on areas with the highest proportions of disconnections in order to identify geographic disparities in access to utility services.

Additionally, they made plans to meet with assistance program coordinators and utility companies to improve the e ectiveness and accessibility of low-income quali ed programs.

Access to sources of assistance like the Percentage of Income Payment Program, which limits utility costs for low income families to up to 6% of their monthly income, must be improved, according to Gilman. e PUC has taken some steps already to make its process open and easy to understand, she said, but there’s still much room for growth when it comes to working in a mode that engages the public on addressing longterm a ordability moving forward.

“ is is a massive issue, to take this agency and all of the sudden try to humanize, try to improve accessibility, try to improve language access, try to improve these opportunities,” Gilman said. “By no means do we have it all gured out.”

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Adams County celebrates Black History Month

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Paying attention to the progress people of color have made in the country at large and Adams County speci cally, sta and o cials kicked of the county’s Black History Month celebration Feb. 7.

“We honor those who have come before to celebrate how far we have come as a society but we also honor those who continue to ght today,” said Femmi Clemons, Adams County’s Veteran’s Services o cer. “ e struggle is still far from over.”

Clemons said she’s proud of her role.

“I am an example of progress, being the rst woman of color to hold this position,” Clemons said.

Adams County sta and o cials noted the month of February as Black History Month during a brief ceremony at the start of business Feb. 7.

Later, County Commissioners approved a proclamation declaring the month, from Feb. 1 through March 1, 2023 as Black History Month.

February has been set aside as a month to review and celebrate the achievements of Black Americans since 1976, but the event was discussed and called for more than 100 years ago. It has its roots in the original Negro History week that typically celebrated during the second week of February - brack-

eted by the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, on Feb. 12, and Frederick Douglas on Feb. 14. Douglas later died on Feb. 20, 1895.

“We do not have to go all the way back in history to see the e ects of institutional racism in our country,” Clemons said. “You can go back to events that happened the lifetimes of many people here.”

Femmi Clemons, Adams County’s Veteran Services administrator, talks about Black History Month Feb. 7 at the Adams County Government Center in Brighton. County Commissioners later proclaimed the month of February as Black History Month.

Ameer Faquir, Adams County’s director of facilities and fleet management, greets County Commission Chair Steve O’Dorisio to the podium Feb. 7 as the county sta and o cials celebrated Black History Month.

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Educators urge lawmakers to pay schools what they’re owed

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

Mary Rose Donahue keeps a box of scissors in her classroom, not for arts and crafts projects with her students but for the same reason she also stores a baseball bat and a rstaid kit complete with a tourniquet: If a gunman storms the room, each student gets a pair of scissors as a last defense.

“Every teacher’s worst nightmare is a student walking in with a gun,” said Donahue, a language arts teacher at Boulder High School and a senior fellow with the nonpro t Teach Plus Colorado. “But my fear is, what happens if a student I know and love walks in with a gun?”

It’s a perennial worry shared by many educators across Colorado and by the state’s largest teachers union, which is urging lawmakers to prioritize steps to make schools safer and also invest more money into Colorado’s underfunded public education system.

e Colorado Education Association on Tuesday released its annual Colorado State of Education Report, which paints a grim picture of the realities teachers face — from fears of gun violence in classrooms to trouble making ends meet to increasing demands in light of sta shortages. Many of the challenges are rooted in schools’ urgent need for more funding, the union says. As Colorado has continued to pull funding from public schools through the budget stabilization factor — a budget tool adopted during the Great Recession that allows the General Assembly to give less money to schools than what they are owed — the state’s education system has reached what the union calls “a crisis.”

“As much as we want it to change year after year, we still just have many statistics that we shouldn’t be proud of as Coloradans,” CEA President Amie Baca-Oehlert said.

A signi cant number of teachers are indicating that they’re considering resigning or retiring at the end of the school year, she noted, while Colorado teachers have one of the lowest pay rates in the country and struggle to meet students’ needs,

which have only grown during the pandemic.

“All of those things combined kind of create the perfect storm for a crisis situation that we are facing here in Colorado,” Baca-Oehlert said.

Budget concerns top the union’s list of legislative priorities this year, particularly as the budget stabilization factor for the current school year will cost schools $321 million.

at is part of the more than $10 billion racked up since the tool was rst enacted, funding owed by the General Assembly to schools that they have simply had to do without.

So many of the challenges schools and teachers face “ ow from funding,” Baca-Oehlert said, noting that Colorado has “put Band-Aids on a gushing wound” when tending to public school funding.

“While we have a strong economy, because of the way our funding structure works, many of the things we should value as Coloradans — our public services and goods — go underfunded,” she said. “ at’s why we are looking toward a long-term systemic x.”

A big part of the solution centers on paying down the mounting debt owed to schools, the union says. Gov. Jared Polis has o ered a proposal to make a signi cant dent in

the budget stabilization factor. He wants to reduce the amount withheld from schools to $201 million and look for savings elsewhere to further chip away at the budget stabilization factor debt, Chalkbeat Colorado reported.

Meg Chase, a social studies teacher at Highlands Ranch High School, sees rsthand the toll that inadequate school funding takes on both students and educators. Her classes struggle with research projects without enough computers for each kid, and as enrollment has declined — a ecting funding — the school has cut sta . She worries about who in her department will lose their job next year while this year, her class sizes have reached the brink of being unmanageable. She teaches three classes each containing more than 30 students.

“ ere’s not enough space for high schoolers at that point in a classroom,” said Chase, who is in her fourth year of teaching and is a former fellow with Teach Plus Colorado, which helps teachers give input on education policy.

Educators across Colorado are grappling with similar burdensome workloads, as sta shortages have worsened during the pandemic amid a dwindling pool of substitute teachers. In a survey CEA conducted with its 39,000 members, 85% of respondents said that the teacher shortage is “signi cantly or somewhat worse than previous school years” while 90% indicated that the support sta shortage in schools has worsened and 82% said that the substitute teacher shortage is more dire than in previous school years.

One of the culprits behind shortages is low pay. CEA’s report on the state of education notes that Colorado teachers earn 35.9% less than other college-educated professionals in the state, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Sixtythree percent of CEA members see su cient pay and bene ts as the biggest driving factor behind feeling valued and respected for their work, according to the association’s survey results. Low pay was the second most common reason educators exited the classroom, after untenable workloads, the report stated.

Chase is able to live o her salary, in part because of the extra pay she receives for coaching cross-country at her school and for serving on her school’s building leadership team. She also relies on savings she accrued after completing graduate school in 2019, when she moved back in with her family and stayed there during much of the pandemic.

get their teacher’s license and get back into the classroom as soon as possible,” Lukens, a former social studies teacher, said.

Making schools safer and more supportive

School safety is an equally pressing priority for educators throughout Colorado, where mass shootings have become repeat tragedies. e majority of CEA members — 67% — worry about a mass shooting a ecting their school.

It’s hard to walk into a job every day and wonder, “will this be the day I don’t go home to my family?” Baca-Oehlert said.

CEA is advocating for lawmakers to ban all weapons from school property, facilities, vehicles and school activities, except when law enforcement or trained school resource o cers are carrying. e association is also urging lawmakers to ban what they call assault weapons, establish waiting periods for all rearm purchases and restrict gun purchases to individuals 21 or older.

One bill Democrats plan to be introduced this year would ban the sale of so-called assault weapons in the state.

An idea CEA opposes: allowing educators to carry guns at their school. at approach makes most of CEA’s members — 69% — feel even less safe in their classrooms.

Donahue, the language arts teacher at Boulder High School, is against rearms in schools. One of her students once stole a physical copy of the class’s nal exam, and she wonders how guns could be safely out of reach for kids when they nd ways to get into almost anything.

“If I can’t keep my nal secure, how can I make sure and know and feel safe that all rearms are secure?” Donahue asked.

She feels safe in her school, but the fear of a shooting lingers as she knows that safety can “go away in an instant.” Boulder High School is about 3 miles away from the Table Mesa King Soopers, where a gunman killed 10 people in March 2021.

Every teacher’s worst nightmare is a student walking in with a gun. But my fear is, what happens if a student I know and love walks in with a gun?

— Mary Rose Donahue, Boulder High School teacher

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“I have a cushion that a lot of other teachers don’t have,” she said.

Colorado’s teacher shortages are compounded by a complex process that stymies educators who move from other states in becoming licensed to teach. To help expand the pool of teachers, Rep. Meghan Lukens, a Democrat from Steamboat Springs, is co-sponsoring House Bill 1064, which would form an agreement between multiple states that would qualify a teacher licensed in one state to teach in another state, essentially transferring their license.

“It creates a more e cient process for teachers moving to Colorado to

To teachers like Donahue, safer schools also mean more support for both teachers and students’ mental health. ree students at her high school have died by suicide this school year, and she sees mental health challenges crippling her students when they show up to class with their heads down, disengaged, and when they write about their trauma in their assignments. e pressure to help students struggling to cope catches up with her and adds to the mental health challenges in her own life.

Boulder Valley School District has provided Donahue with six therapy visits, and she has used her health insurance for more visits. She wants a more comprehensive solution from lawmakers, urging them to create a statewide system to support teachers’ mental health so that teachers can access therapy and

Fifth grade teacher Megan Morgenthaler explains a calligraphy exercise during colonial day. PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Mountain Range students work to fulfill kid’s dreams

Students raise MakeA-Wish money to send 6-year-old to Disneyworld

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Brighton six-year-old dreams of visiting Disneyland came one step closer, thanks to Mountain Range High School students.

Mountain Range students participating in the Colorado “Kids for Wish Kids” program helped raise the money to send Brighton’s Arhyaih Matheson, to the theme park with her family.

“We are excited and ready to make new memories and have talked about it all week,” said Arhyaih’s Mom Shaughnessy Matheson.

Arhyaih had stomach cancer, she said, but doctors removed it, and he went through chemotherapy for about six months. He’s doing better, she said.

Kids for Wish Kids is a program

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other resources for as long as they need.

at falls in line with CEA’s push to make sure that Polis’ proposed

under the umbrella of Colorado’s Make-A-Wish Foundation, where kids manage the wish-granting. In Arhyaih’s case, it culminated in a Feb. 10 rally in the high school’s gymnasium.

e students created a week of fundraising activities to send Arhyaih to Disneyland. ey played Super Smash Bros gaming competitions, dodgeball, and basketball tournaments. For the closing ceremony, the kids surprised Arhyaih with a gym decorated with Disneyland themes and had activities.

According to Make-A-Wish, this is the Mountain Range students second year raising funds for Kids For Wish Kids. ey raised more than $16,000 in 2022 for the Kids for Wish Kids program, as well as another $20,000 this year to help Make-A-Wish give tuition to two kids.

“We are excited particularly with Mountain Range. ey go above and beyond for Make-A-Wish and for the kids we serve,” said Hannah Burrin, Development Manager for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. “ e

O ce of School Safety is developed with feedback from teachers and that it addresses the mental health needs of both students and educators.

Teachers’ well-being connects directly back to the welfare of their students, educators and lawmakers say.

students all week have fun activities and celebrate Arhyiah with di erent ways to fundraise. ey are learn-

“It all comes back to the students,” Lukens said. “It always starts with the students. Supporting students is why we are here, and that is our number one priority. And when we’re able to support students better, then we as teachers are going to do better as far as mental health as well.”

ing philanthropy and learn valuable leadership skills and also plan all the Make-A-Wish events.”

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Early education program raises concerns

something very quickly,” said Callan Ware, executive director of student services in the Englewood district south of Denver.

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT OF COLORADO

As state leaders prepare to launch Colorado’s free preschool program next fall, some educators and advocates fear young children with disabilities will lose out under the new system.

ey say 3-year-olds could be rejected for a spot and 4-year-olds could receive less preschool than they’re due because of the narrow way the state asks about children with disabilities on its preschool application form.

In addition, school district ocials say that unanswered questions about special education funding and confusion over how two state agencies will work together on the preschool program are a troubling sign for a major new program that will start in a matter of months.

While many early childhood advocates and providers have praised Colorado’s plan to signi cantly expand publicly funded preschool, there’s ongoing concern that the rollout is being rushed.

“I think the [Colorado Department of Early Childhood] was pushed into

Ashley Stephen, business services director for the Platte Canyon district, said she’s excited about universal preschool, but also nervous because communication from the state “so far has been a little bit harried and a little bit unclear.”

e 7-month-old Department of Early Childhood is responsible for running the new preschool program, with the Colorado Department of Education overseeing some aspects related to students with disabilities.

e program will o er 10 to 15 hours a week of tuition-free preschool to 4-year-olds statewide, with some eligible for 30 hours. Some 3-year-olds will be eligible for 10 hours a week.

Despite concerns about how the preschool program is unfolding, there’s no option to slow things down. In the last 2½ weeks, more than 22,000 families have applied for a seat and thousands more are expected to join them in the coming months.

Amid this surge, advocates worry that some children with disabilities, especially those from marginalized populations, could slip through the cracks as their families encounter confusing terminology, bureaucratic barriers, and uncertainty about their rights.

“I support and appreciate the idea of universal preschool programming,” said Pam Bisceglia, execu-

with children of parents who enjoy privilege.”

Preschool application poses challenges

Children with disabilities are supposed to get priority for 10 hours a week of class time at age 3 and 30 hours a week at 4.

But Heather Hanson, whose 9-year-old son was diagnosed with a speech delay as a toddler and later with dyslexia, believes the state’s new preschool program will make it even harder than it is now for young children with disabilities to get the help they need.

e universal preschool application is part of the reason. It asks parents if their child has “an active Individualized Education Program” — a fancy name for a federally required learning plan for students 3 and older with disabilities.

But many children don’t get such plans until after they enroll in school. A young child with a delay may not even have been evaluated or received a diagnosis. Even when children are identi ed as toddlers, their plan has a di erent name and acronym than the one on the preschool application.

classes through thepreschool special education program. Another group factors — such as language delays or poor social skills — qualify for a state preschool program that will end after this school year.

Kids in that second group don’t have to have a diagnosis or special learning plan to qualify for free preschool.

But under the new universal preschool program, the state will use fewer risk factors to decide who can attend for free at age 3 and get extra hours at age 4. One of them is the Individualized Education Program. e others consider whether the child is homeless, an English learner, in foster care, or comes from a lower-income family.

Hundley said there’s no way for a parent who suspects their child might have a disability to ag their concern when applying for universal preschool.

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Hanson, who served on a special education subcommittee during the universal preschool planning process, called the wording on the application “horrible” and “discriminatory.”

“All of those really big words should not be used,” she said. Even the word “disability” might deter some parents.

Lucinda Hundley, who heads the Colorado Consortium of Directors of Special Education, said, “We don’t want to miss children because of an answer on a computerized registration system.”

Risk factors change under universal preschool

Currently, Colorado children with disabilities can be routed to state-funded preschool in one of two ways. ose who have Indi-

O cials from the early childhood department and education department said in an email that state law requires the Individualized Education Program criteria on the universal preschool application. Hundley said it’s unlikely the law would disallow additional criteria that might help capture students with potential disabilities.

Several advocates said the wording should be simpler and more general: “Do you think your child could use some extra help?” or “Do you have concerns about your child’s speech or behavior?

Laurie Noblitt, director of elementary and early learning for the Fountain-Fort Carson district, said her district has elded calls from parents whose 3-year-old children don’t qualify for free preschool according to the application system. ey say things like, “I’m really worried about my child’s language, they’re only speaking in one- or twoword phrases,” she said.

In such cases, Noblitt said, the district helps get the child evaluated

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Fears flare that free preschool could shortchange kids with learning delays

State of education report finds teachers in need of more support

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Survey results conducted by the largest educator’s union in Colorado paint a bleak picture of how most educators feel in their jobs.

e Colorado Education Association recently surveyed around 1,600 public educators in the state and found their main concerns were lack of investment in the education system, disrespecting their professional experience and feeling unsafe at work. ose issues were more pronounced for LGBTQ+ educators, who said they felt particularly unsafe existing authentically at work.

Education association leadership members presented the report in a press conference last week they called “State of Education,” mimicking the nationwide “State of the Union,” address.

“Respecting our educators as experts means centering our voices in legislation that a ects our work,” said Amie Baca-Oehlert, a high school counselor and president of the Colorado Education Association. “We need to be asking our educators who do the job every day what is needed.”

Baca-Oehlert said the COVID-19 pandemic, skyrocketing costs of living with wages that haven’t kept up, an increase in school shootings and politicization of the classroom have all pushed teachers out of the profession.

Most survey respondents pointed to low pay as their primary reason for

leaving the profession. An average teacher’s salary in Colorado is about $60,000, the report states, which is 35% less than comparably-educated adults. e National Education Association also reported Colorado ranks 49th in the country for paying its teachers a liveable wage.

Dave Lockley, educator and president of the District 12 Educator Association, said his district in Westminster currently has 40 vacant paraprofessional and educator positions, meaning teachers are stretched even thinner trying to ful ll roles outside their job description without pay matching the extra work.

“Every time we’re missing one of these key cogs in the larger machine of education, it means our students don’t get the education they deserve,” Lockley said. “We’re asking our educators to sometimes do double the amount of workload that they’re doing and they’re falling o and leaving at an unprecedented Twenty-one percent of survey respondents said they considered leaving education due to politicallymotivated attacks on their curriculum or themselves.

“Especially as social studies teachers and across the board with educators, we try to present a variety of perspectives for kids so they can learn, be e ective problem solvers and be critical thinkers,” said Kevin Vick, vice president of the Colorado

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Report on long COVID sees big numbers

The report includes testimonials from Coloradans that provide a window into what its authors described as the “immense human costs” of the illness:

Chelsey B., 49

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State officials have released their first estimate of how many people in Colorado have been hit by long COVID-19. The figure is staggering: Data suggest that between 230,000 and 650,000 Coloradans may have been affected.

With a state population of nearly 6 million, the data suggest as many as one in 10 Coloradans have experienced long COVID, according to the report from The Office of Saving People Money on Healthcare in the lieutenant governor’s office. And many of them have struggled to find treatments and answers about what can be a life-altering illness.

People with post-COVID conditions can have a wide range of symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog and headaches, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those may be prolonged, lasting weeks, months, or even years after infection.

Some patients described their challenges in a January segment on CPR’s Colorado Matters.

“I think that’s what’s so unclear about long COVID and potentially concerning about those numbers is that we certainly know some people recover,” but most haven’t, said Dr. Sarah Jolley, a researcher with CU Anshutz. Jolley is also the medical director of the UCHealth Post-COVID Clinic, one site of a national study looking at recovery after COVID.

Jolley said only 30 to 40 percent of long COVID patients have returned to their individual health baseline so far, based on what she’s observed and seen in research.

“There are a number of folks where symptoms persist much longer and so it’s hard to estimate what proportion of that 600,000 will have longer-term symptoms versus shorter-term long COVID symptoms,” she said. “I would say the minority of individuals that we’ve seen have had complete recovery.”

The implications of that are enormous, Jolley said, both in terms of so-called long-haulers’ quality of life as well as Colorado’s workforce, education, health care and other systems.

Jolley said the best protection and prevention against long COVID is getting fully vaccinated, including the latest booster. “We know that vaccination lessens the risk of long COVID, lessens the severity of initial disease,” she said, noting the lagging number of people getting the omicron booster in Colorado. Currently, only about a quarter of eligible people in the state have received the omicron booster, according to the state’s vaccine dashboard, far below the uptake for the initial series of vaccines.

“I went from being a fit, active, successful and financially secure professional in the prime of life to a broken — and broke — person,” Chelsey reported. “COVID kills some people outright; many of us with long COVID are dying, too — just very slowly and painfully.”

Melissa, 54

“Four months after my initial symptoms in March 2020, my heart still raced even though I was resting,” Melissa reported. “I could not stay in the sun for long periods; it zapped all of my energy. I had gastrointestinal problems, brain fog, extreme fatigue, ringing in my ears and chest pain.”

Melissa said her condition improved but reported that she was still feeling symptoms nearly three years after her initial COVID infection.

Amanda, 35

Amanda reported testing positive for the coronavirus in November 2020. “COVID has wrecked the person I thought I was before. I now have been forced to go back to full time work against my cardiologist recommendations,” she said.

“This was in fear of losing my job I’ve had for 7 years! I am 35 years old and have heart problems I’ve never had before,” including a racing heart rate that becomes elevated from a laying down position to standing. “I am newly engaged and scared to think about having children due to what COVID has done to my body. I am 100 percent a different person after COVID.”

The report also notes there’s a significant overlap between long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. One resident named Jane described suffering from that condition.

“The illness severely limits my participation in my grandchildren’s lives, and my own daily life. I can only be vertical for one to one and a half hours at a time, and then I have to rest for an extended period,” she said. “I miss out on so much, and activities of daily living such as housekeeping, exercising, and socializing are severely limited.”

The long COVID report is the first such annual summary authored by The Office of Saving People Money on Healthcare for the governor and lawmakers.

The state aims to develop baseline data and monitor the effects of COVID-19 on Colorado’s economy, workforce, medical and long-term care needs, health care affordability and educational attainment.

The report notes the illness is uncharted territory, both for medicine and government policy. It

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Is it time for a charter convention?

So , you ask what is a charter convention?

Municipalities that previously adopted home rule have a city charter. It probably has amendments which the community’s voters approved over the years. The charter is the “Bible,” so to speak, where policies, procedures, requirements and the like are found all together in a single governance document for the particular municipality. It has such provisions as the number of city council seats, their terms of office and how they are to be elected. Also, it establishes the type of local government which most commonly under home rule is the councilmanager form of government. It sets forth how city departments are to be created, the key responsibility of the city manager and much, much more.

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or disapprove to keep specific provisions updated, the city has the authority to call a charter convention. Such an action by the city council would cause a group of Westminster citizens to be authorized to review the entire city charter and propose specific changes to resolve old issues, clarify vague language and even propose changes to help “stay in tune with the times.”

Ultimately, Westminster voters would need to decide the outcome of the revised city charter.

Perhaps a goal for 2024

10 miles per hour, the current fine of $60 would go to $120. Speeding of 10-19 mph over the speed limit would change from $160 to $320 while speeding of 20+ mph would change from $250 to $499 - the maximum civil penalty allowed for a single traffic offense or infraction.

Staff initially recommended designating one location in each of the four city wards. They are Fox Run Parkway (Ward 1), Larson Lane/112th Place (Ward 2), Community Center Drive (Ward 3) and Melody Drive (Ward 4).

approved the public financing system in Nov. 2018.

As described by backers of the proposal, it was to help empower regular residents while limiting the influence of large campaign contributors.

With our fast changing society - like for example the introduction of email on the Internet back in the 1980’s - a community’s city charter can become outdated over time.

Changing times warrant updating governance document

In Westminster, the voters approved establishing a home rule government with a city charter in 1957. A group of citizens were then charged with drafting a city charter which ultimately was adopted by the voters in 1958. At that point in time, Westminster was a sleepy, semi-rural bedroom suburban community of approximately 10,000 residents.

Today, the city houses approximately 117,000 residents plus the city went from being in one county to two and from one school district to three. The land area expanded from less than four square miles to more than 31 square miles.

As you can imagine, many aspects of the 1958 community have changed as we move forward in 2023. That is 65 years.

While individual charter amendments have been and can be submitted to voters to approve

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I know this idea is not a part of the city council’s 2023 Strategic Plan, since they just reviewed this year’s plan on Jan. 30. However, I want to plant a seed for Westminster and other home rule municipalities. While I know it would involve a lot of work, perhaps it is timely to call such a charter convention in 2024. For Westminster, such major considerations could potentially include introducing a more equal geographical representation of council members. Some configuration of at-large and district or wards could be included in the updating of the charter.

Anyway, it’s something to think about.

Northglenn eyes “Safety Sensitive Zone” program

The City Council recently reviewed a unique proposed traffic safety which would clamp down on speeders at specific geographical location in Northglenn. The program would be to “address certain areas that pose a public safety risk based on the combination of high traffic volume and/or dangerous speeds with pedestrian traffic.”

The proposed ordinance to implement the program would establish mandatory enhanced penalties for traffic citations and speeding violations. Fines would be doubled on those roadways designated as a safety sensitive zone. The fine would be mandatory with no option to plea bargain while the points involved in the infraction may be reduced on the discretion of the municipal prosecutor.

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The intent of the program is “focus on changing motorists’ behavior—sends a strong message to violators that speeding will not be tolerated, enhance current patrol/traffic unit enforcement efforts, financial deterrent for the motorist and clearly signed, visible reminder that reducing speeding traffic is a priority of the city.”

Specific signs would be included for the designated areas to alert motorists. The four speed radar flasher signs that show both speed and volume of traffic cost approximate $10,000 each. Funds are available in the 2023 Budget to cover the costs.

A comprehensive community outreach and awareness program has been included in staff’s work up for this new program. I applaud the City of Northglenn to implement this “tough on speeding” effort to let the motoring public know that the city is focused on reducing speeding.

More cities should consider this extra effort to deal with speeding motorists. Speeding is a universal issue and concern for towns and cities and more enforcement is badly needed.

Unique approach to partially “level the playing field”

Candidates for city council universally complain about an “unlevel playing field.” What they are talking about is the issue of uneven campaign dollars to power their campaigns. Usually, there are a couple or a few who are able to raise “big bucks” while the rest are left with small or mediocre dollar amounts.

The City and County of Denver previously addressed this dilemma with the establishment of the Fair Election Fund. Voters

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This coming April’s Denver election will be the first time funds will be disbursed to all candidates who are willing to accept the funds. The money comes from the city’s general fund based on an annual appropriation of $2.88 per Denver resident per year. There are built-in caps on the amount candidates can receive from the city fund. Mayoral candidates may get up to $750,000, at-large council candidates are limited to a top set of $250,000 and City Council candidates from wards may receive up to $125,000 according to Denver’s elections handbook. Funds were distributed recently matching more than 11,000 contributions of $50 or less to qualifying candidates totaling over $4.2 million. The small contributions are matched on a nineto-one ration which turns a $50 contribution into a $500 amount.

Creating a larger mix of candidates

I think the general concept of distributing public funds to candidates on an equitable basis has merit. First, it plays down the large contributors. Secondly, it encourages small contributions based on whatever amount the municipality wishes to set with the approval of the voters. Thirdly, it opens up the opportunity for some candidates to run who otherwise would not be able to “afford” to single handedly finance their own campaign.

In the end, it is likely to produce more candidates and perhaps a more diverse set of choices. It’s not for every community, but I applaud Denver and its residents in being willing to provide tax dollars to help more candidates throw their hat in the ring. It’s a concept which is worthy of discussion at many council study session tables.

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An economy in flux

We survived 2022, but will 2023 be better? One could hope but some of the same economic issues still haunt us. erefore, volatile nancial markets may continue for a bit.

Many investors may recall a mantra, “As January goes, so goes the year.”

is is referring to how well the stock market performs the rst month of the year and could be an indicator for the entire year’s returns. Bill Greiner, CFA, chief economist for Mariner Wealth Advisors, states this is correct 72% of the time. at is good news since January was a positive month for the S&P 500.

Many issues still linger though, such as an increasing probability of a recession. One reason is the Federal Reserve Board’s indication to continue increasing interest rates to help curb in ation. We may also see corporate

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Have a heart, invest in kids

With Valentine’s Day just behind us, love is in the air, and this time of the year is an excellent time to re ect on how we show love for our communities. At the heart of that is how we care for children and ensure they have a bright and healthy future.

My children bene ted from an incredible early childhood program. Seeing the joy they took in learning and how much they went on to love school underscored for me the value of investing in early education.

Unfortunately, it isn’t easy to access high-quality childcare, and there is signi cant room for improvement concerning investments in early childhood education. at’s why I’m urging policymakers to

Use existing housing rather build new Polis thinks that more housing is the key to economic health...a la the developers...one of Polis’s largest campaign contributors/promoters was the housing “industry”. And it shows.

e reality is that re-use of existing structures for homes and businesses is the key...not using up more land, extending more water, gas sewer pipes, etc. requiring more lumber, etc. Many older and existing structures are actually constructed of re-resistant material like brick and masonry, adding to their re-use value. I, especially, would like to see some of the proposed school closings in Je erson County, instead, be re-used for smaller classrooms and a campus that includes housing for teachers and other service workers, rather than being sold o altogether.

Also, we have existing apartment complexes, such as mine, that

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earnings begin to wane after holding up well last year.

is could be due to higher costs of borrowing along with the labor shortage.

Consumers are tired. Tired of winter, tired of economic uncertainty and in ation. Business owners are drained from trying to nd workers, rising lease rates and higher cost of goods. Investors are weary of stock market declines and interest rate increases. e war in Ukraine continues. COVID seems to have reappeared. is is when people are most pessimistic. And that creates opportunity. While everyone is crying in their soup, you could be taking advantage of

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have a heart and invest in kids, including childcare and early education, this Valentine’s Day.

Right now, families are struggling to nd high-quality, a ordable childcare. More than 50% of families live in areas without enough childcare, and the average cost of childcare can exceed the price of in-state college tuition. Too many children are missing out on the life-long bene ts of quality early learning.

Join me in urging Representative Brittany Pettersen to continue championing young children in her new role as a Member of Congress for House District 7. She can accomplish this by supporting robust funding for early childhood education in the 2024 appropriations bill.

Rachelle Todea, Westminster

increase the rent each year by more than 10% just to extract what they can. But the vacancy rate is high. We have over 80 vacant units in a complex of 320 or so. e apartments use up city water, Xcel gas and electricity (and their already installed lines) as well as city trash services, etc. ese are all infrastructure entities that could be e ciently used, rather than left idle just so that landlords (and in my instance, out-of-state, California, landlords) can make as much money by raising rents, as by having a fully-occupied apartment complex.

It is just plain WRONG and a very ine cient use of resources at a time when we need to be e cient and thoughtful about our existing and proposed infrastructure resources and their associated costs, as well as their associated drain on our environment.

Karen Kalavity, Westminster

bad news that puts your favorite stocks or sectors on sale. Greiner states that if there is a recession in 2023, “It will probably be a light, quick recession.”

erefore, the rally days on the stock market indicate investors may be looking past a brief recession and trying to lock in some gains in the future.

Recessions are healthy for the economy, and they are what gives us the business cycle. Hitting the reset button to reprice goods and services and trim o excesses that are not sustainable is a good thing.

ere are other possibilities if there is not a recession. We could remain in the stag ation from last year, which could actually be worse, in my opinion. Stag ation is typically high in ation and low growth. is could drag out the e ects of rising interest rates causing the Fed to need to ght in ation even longer.

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e Fed could pull o a soft landing, where they pause interest rate hikes just in time to get the perfect combination of curbing in ation without halting too much growth. Most economists put this scenario at a very low probability.

Prepare for some continued economic and market uctuations especially in the rst half of the year while the Fed is expected to continue hiking rates. If in ation continues to roll over, then we could see interest rates plateau and growth start to return. We’ll see a year from now how 2023 turns out: stagnant, recessed or the perfect landing.

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BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While working out at a gym in Golden recently, someone approached Ty Scrable and asked if he was associated with Colorado School of Mines. Scrable had to explain that, no, he’s just a Golden resident.

Unfortunately, Scrable said, this isn’t the rst time it’s happened.

“I get that a lot,” he said. “People think I’m a student, professor or tourist because I’m Black.”

Systemic racism stubbornly remains in Golden. But, as Scrable said, it has morphed from Ku Klux Klan demonstrations in the 1920s and racist housing policies in the 1940s to something less overt but still widespread and endlessly frustrating.

Because White people make up the overwhelming majority in the city and, thus, are seen as the norm, Scrable said, “many people don’t view me as part of my own community.”

In the wake of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the summer of 2020, many cities and newspapers across the United States have started reckoning with their pasts, examining how they’ve contributed to systemic racism, learning what they can do to be more inclusive and fair. e Golden community has started the process, and now it’s the Golden Transcript’s turn.

e newspaper, which now is part of Colorado Community Media, isn’t immune to biased coverage. is report is the product of its journalists attempting to examine the paper’s coverage of the Black community since the Civil Rights era and own up to its mistakes.

Since 1866, the Golden Transcript — known as the Colorado Transcript for its rst 103 years — has been a record keeper for Je erson County. While its stories are extensive and valuable, the paper contains original and reprinted content that was harmful to the Black community and other marginalized groups.

Just one example is its coverage of the Black Panther Party, a group that gained national attention in the late 1960s for its response to policing in Black communities across the country.

Between 1969-1971, the newspaper published approximately 170 articles that referenced the Black Panther Party. Nearly all of these articles

BEYOND THE GOLDEN TRANSCRIPT: Our efforts to reconcile racial mistrust begins with this story

In our newspaper this week, you’ll see an article about the Golden Transcript. It’s one of two dozen newspapers owned by Colorado Community Media, which also owns this paper. The article tackles the issue of systemic racism in the Transcript’s pages.

The idea for the project started in 2020, when the Colorado News Collaborative, Colorado Media Project and Free Press convened the Black Voices Working Group, which was made up of Black leaders, community members and journalists. The group addressed media coverage and focused on how to improve trust in mainstream media among the Black community. Acknowledging past harm was the No. 1 recommendation made by the group.

A few months later, I attended a Denver Press Club event where Jameka Lewis, a senior librarian at the BlairCaldwell African American Research Library, illustrated biases in mainstream local media coverage of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and ’70s while exhibiting rare prints of the Black Panther Press. Many of Lewis’ examples came from the Transcript. Most articles were wire stories from

other cities, but editors still chose to run them, affecting perceptions of the party in Golden.

We pursued and were awarded a grant from the nonpartisan Colorado Media Project to explore, uncover and analyze this issue in the form of the special report that is in this edition of your newspaper.

Our newsroom, which is predominantly White, also participated in the Maynard Institute’s diversity, equity and inclusion Fault Lines training along the way. West metro editor Kristen Fiore was a speaker at the Advancing Equity in Local News convening with journalists from publications like the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Washington Post to talk about this project.

We believe this story is important beyond Golden — and we hope to spark conversations in our communities across the Denver area about race and inclusion and how our news coverage impacts those issues.

Linda Carpio Shapley is publisher of Colorado Community Media, which runs two dozen weekly and monthly publications in eight counties. She can be reached at lshapley@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Linda Shapley

FOR THE RECORD

presented the group in a negative light, with words such as “fugitive,” “thugs” and “militants.” And, the Transcript appeared to rarely cover the Black community in the city and wider region. Because of this, their voices are missing in archives, now online as an important chronicling of Colorado’s history.

By not including these voices in an accurate light, and by publishing stories that reinforced harmful stereotypes and/or recorded Black people’s traumatic experiences in an apathetic or ippant way, the Golden Transcript’s coverage contributed to systemic racism, according to researchers and Black community leaders.

Jameka Lewis, senior librarian at the Denver Public Library’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library and a freelance researcher on this report, said Transcript readers may have had their beliefs about the Black Panther Party, and the Black community in general, shaped by the Transcript’s negative portrayals.

“ ere is harm when it comes to media and the Black community in Denver and Colorado,” Lewis said. “If we want to repair the harms, we have to acknowledge that (they are) factual.”

Alfonzo Porter, editor-in-chief at Denver Urban Spectrum and a journalism professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, said mass media has been at the epicenter of “propagating negative images and re ections of the AfricanAmerican community.”

“It really stems out of our country’s background, and we’re still dealing with those biases,” he said.

While almost all of the Transcript’s stories about the Black Panther Party were from wire services like United Press International, Porter said the Transcript and other newspapers are accountable for reprinting those stories.

“It’s exactly like original reporting, because … the editorial sta sat in a room, looked at this piece, determined that it was appropriate and ran with it in the paper,” he said.

The Black Panther Party

e Black Panther Party for Self Defense started in 1966 in Oakland, California. Founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale started the organization as a response to police brutality there and in other Black communities, according to Lewis’ research.

e party had a 10-point program that included demands for Black liberation and societal

THE COVERAGE

How national, Denver-area papers covered the party Sisters Ida Daniel, Pat Rogers and JoEllen Greenwood grew up in Denver and graduated from East High School in the ’60s and early ’70s. ey recalled reading e Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News and watching the nightly news on TV. ey also listened to the city’s Black radio station, KDKO, and read Black-oriented magazines like Ebony and Jet.

Overall, the three didn’t recall a lot of news stories about Black people in the mainstream press, unless it was negative. e news covered Black people who were arrested for murder, robbery, rioting and other crimes. Rogers summarized the coverage as: “Be afraid of Black people.” at kind of coverage played out with the Black Panthers. In 2016, e New York Times analyzed stories about the Panthers, noting “journalists were at once fascinated and frightened by them” and their activities in the 1960s and ‘70s.  Coverage about the Denver Panthers in Black newspapers in the area at the time was scant. Of those Lewis researched, the Black-owned publication e Denver Blade published the most articles on the group’s activities, both locally and nationally, in 1969.

Its coverage appears to be fairly balanced, Lewis said.

One Blade article discussed the Panthers’ orga-

improvement. Eventually, the Black Panthers led more than 35 community programs across the country, like the Free Breakfast for School Children Program — also known as e Free People’s Food Program, which helped feed Black children from economically disadvantaged families.

In Denver, a chapter gained recognition in 1967. Led by Lauren Watson, the chapter’s history was largely erased or ignored, Lewis said, adding that the Denver Panthers were instrumental in the ght for civil rights in Colorado.

It’s important to note that many Black community members both then and now have mixed feelings about the Panthers and their work, Lewis stressed.

Longtime Denver residents she interviewed formed their opinions largely based on what they read about the Black Panthers in newspapers and saw on TV. Yet that coverage contrasts with what many in the community saw the Denver Black Panthers doing. ey were involved in school board and City Council meetings, provided free meals for children, and worked to

nizing a meeting to discuss policing and police presence at Cole Jr. High School in Denver’s diverse Whittier neighborhood. It chronicled the Black community’s e orts to address a racial gap between teachers and Black students. One possible solution, and likely at the suggestion of the Denver Black Panthers, was to establish Cole as a Freedom School, a concept that focused on Black pride and Black liberation in academics.

In contrast, the Denver Post also covered the meeting but didn’t mention the Panthers’ involvement in organizing the event or the Freedom School proposal. In a review of Post archives, the story focused on arrests. e Denver Blade coverage did not mention any Black Panther arrests.

“Oftentimes, it was up to Black news media to cover this group in a more comprehensive way, which I believe e Denver Blade did,” Lewis said. “It covered all aspects of the local and national Panthers, and o ered readers a more balanced view of the members of this group.”

e Denver Blade stopped operating in 1970.

How Golden’s newspapers covered the Panthers

e Transcript published approximately 170 articles that used the terms “Black Panther” or “Black Panthers” between 1969-1971. Almost all of these were reprinted stories from wire services, which seldom described anything positive about the party or its members.

improve the welfare of their neighborhoods and its residents.

“Many Black people believed what the media said about the Panthers,” said Terry Nelson, a lifelong member of the Denver community. “ … It depended on the source. We recognized that the newspapers weren’t telling the truth about the members. … We knew that the Denver members were active in schools, speaking with teachers and parents. We never saw that in the major newspapers.”

Tracie Keesee, a former Denver police captain and co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity, described how during this tumultuous period, the press played into the hands of government o cials.

Newsrooms considered police as trustworthy and well-respected sources, so it was easy for them to hand reporters a story and have it taken at face value, Keesee said.

Keesee added: “We see it now, right? at divisiveness in the media, the stories that are being told — or not being told.”

e only article referencing the party’s free breakfast program was published April 30, 1970, about Baltimore police rounding up Black Panthers suspected of killing a patrolman. After searching party headquarters, police searched a school where it conducted its breakfast program, among other locations.

In contrast, the Colorado School of Mines student paper, e Oredigger, published at least two stories about the Black Panther Party. Both were straightforward accounts of Lauren Watson, the head of the Denver chapter, visiting Golden.

Ultimately, while coverage of the Black Panthers varied by publication, the Golden Transcript failed to cover the party’s community initiatives or involvement. It did, however, print dozens of wire stories about the party’s supposed criminal activity and police raids associated with the group.

e coverage used negative language to describe the Panthers, their neighborhoods and any activities they were involved in. Because of this, Golden-area residents absorbed and believed what they heard and saw in the news coverage, Lewis stated.

e role of the press in forwarding racial inequality really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, Keesee said, especially to communities of color.

“It’s not just that person that wrote the story,

Jameka Lewis is a senior librarian at the Blair-Caldwell

African American Research Library and a researcher on this project. COURTESY PHOTO

that person had an editor, right?

ere wasn’t anything in that editor’s mind that said, ‘Yeah…this seems a little biased. Did you even go into the community, or did you just take that o the wire and repeat it?’”

ere’s no excuse for sloppy journalism, as it is harmful and contributes directly to a larger narrative, Keesee said.

“When you talk about media coverage, there were only three channels on the television, back then; there was no social media,” she said, adding, “the newspapers were cranking out those stories overnight and you were waiting for your morning paper. Nobody was up waiting for breaking news. So, the news that was coming out, it was more focused and easier to control.”

And when news was breaking, “it

THE COMMUNITY

Golden in the 1960s and ’70s

Built on lands traditionally inhabited by the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute and other tribes, Golden City was founded in 1859. According to Allan Tellis, a doctoral student of political science at the University of Colorado-Boulder and freelance researcher on this report, Golden has never had a signi cant Black population.

Census data from 1960 shows that the Golden division of Je erson County had 28 Black residents. By 1970, that number had increased to 86. Overall, those numbers represent 0.15% and 0.27% of the total population, respectively, according to Tellis.

As of 2020, Golden had 388 Black residents, representing 1.9% of the city’s population.

Longtime Golden residents recalled how many of the city’s Black residents in the late 1960s and early ’70s were associated with Colorado School of Mines as students, professors or their family members. As far as discussions about the Black Panther Party speci cally or race relations in general, longtime White residents said the topic didn’t come up much because there wasn’t a large Black population in the area.

Rick Gardner, a resident who has studied Golden’s history extensively, said the community had “other preoccupations at the time,” such as labor clashes at the Coors brewery and the Vietnam War.

John Akal, a longtime Goldenite and current columnist for the Transcript, described how he spent his summers in Chicago, where it was “a whole di erent situation.” Because of the 1968 Chicago riots, which were sparked by the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Akal remembered a lot of racial tension in the city at the time.

But that was Chicago.

Golden was di erent, but not necessarily better.

The KKK in Golden Overt discrimination in Golden against Black people and other

was breaking only one way, and those narratives were pretty narrow,” she added.

The newsroom

During this timeframe, the Transcript was a daily paper with a small sta of six and a wire service that provided regional and national news.

Neil Paulson, who was managing editor from 1970-75, said the paper relied on United Press International reports to cover many issues, including the Black Panthers.

“It was a terrible service, especially for a small paper,” he said. “It cost us a little more, but eventually we went to e Associated Press.”

e only dictate from the paper’s owners, e Kansas City Star and the Great (Kansas) Tribune, was to run a local story on the front page, Paulson said. National and regional stories ran inside.

Paulson noted that Golden’s population at the time, as it is today, was

communities peaked with the Ku Klux Klan, which had a strong presence in the city and throughout Colorado, particularly in the 1920s.

e Klan began in Denver in 1921 and eventually “all but took possession of the state of Colorado,” according to a report in the Steamboat Pilot. Klan members throughout Denver gathered on Golden’s South Table Mountain for cross-burnings and other rituals. According to Golden History, the mountain could attract up to 10,000 members.

Overall, the Klan helped prevent or deter unknown numbers of Black people from carving out lives in the area. History Colorado recently released ledgers of KKK membership that show seven members of the terrorist organization resided in the Golden area, Tellis added.

Racist housing policies, practices

While the Klan’s activities are certainly one reason Golden has a small Black population, it’s not the only reason. Discriminatory housing practices also contributed.

Don Cameron, a former Jefferson County teacher and current Golden city councilor, has researched zoning history and discriminatory housing policies and practices, including some accounts recorded in the Transcript.

While many Black residents in Denver were constricted by redlining, their counterparts in Golden faced other challenges.

“Starting in the ’20s and into the ’40s, it was common for people to say that they would only sell their individual property to those of the Caucasian race, or non-Negro race individuals,” Cameron stated in a self-published article about Golden’s zoning history.

“ e courts backed up this right because they were protecting the homeowners’ use of their land and had no civic duty to prevent this discrimination,” the article continues. “Blacks were excluded from being shown properties in these restrictive neighborhoods, and if they tried to purchase them, (they) might have it taken away soon

predominantly White.

He knew two Black Goldenites during his years as editor. One was Monroe Jordan, an assistant chef at downtown Golden’s historic Holland House, who later worked at the nearby Ace-Hi Tavern.

When Jordan died, Paulson ran a story on the front page that brie y memorialized him but mostly discussed an attempt to nd his relatives, as no one had come forward to claim Jordan’s body nearly two weeks after his death.

Readers didn’t react positively to the front-page piece.

“I got a couple of nasty phone calls, but no one admitted to their bias,” Paulson said. “ ey refused to apologize, of course. ey said I shouldn’t have put that on the front page. In typical Golden fashion, there was nothing speci c, other than to say, ‘You shouldn’t have done that.’ e thought of another race didn’t exist.”

For the Transcript’s newsroom, Paulson said there was no “codi ed

policy on racism” during his time there.

“We condemned it, but we made little e ort to actively attack it,” he said. “( e) Black Panthers seem remote from Golden, where there were few Black families.”

One place where Paulson thought racism showed up was on the editorial page. e paper had four syndicated columnists every day who lived outside the community. ey were selected by the publisher because “they were cheap and not already being published by the two Denver dailies,” he stated.

Paulson said he had no doubt the paper could be accused of racism for its coverage in those days.

“But I’d like to think it was by omission rather than intent,” he said. “We rarely spoke of racism and did little to come out against its pernicious e ects. I don’t remember anyone on the sta making racist remarks, and I think I would have remembered that.”

after.”

Perhaps the most evident example of this was in 1942, when Logus Butler and Susie A. Allison paid $1,500 for 30 acres near present-day Boyd Street in north Golden. ey planned to build on it, but they were forced to sell a few months later after Golden residents drove them out.

“A large number of citizens appeared before the City Council

Wednesday evening,” the Transcript reported Oct. 22, 1942, “and stated that a group of colored people had taken possession of the land recently purchased by them east of the Clark’s Garden addition, within the city limits of Golden, and were apparently staking out some building sites.”

After Butler and Allison were

A photo circa late 1960s or early 1970s shows the Seymour family gathered for a portrait in their family home in Denver. In this photo, the siblings — Ida Daniel, Pat Rogers, JoEllen Greenwood and Winfred Semour Jr. — were teens. COURTESY PHOTO

FOR THE RECORD

forced to sell the land, plots on the same land were listed for sale two

THE IMPACT

In the community

While growing up in Denver in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Daniel and her sisters used their education and life experiences to help them decipher which news stories were biased and which were reputable. ey also relied on family and friends’ advice.

“I don’t think news at the time covered Blacks in the world that they lived in,” Daniel said. “To me, the general stories about how Blacks lived, what they did, what their concerns were and some of their needs, were not covered.”

The sisters felt this trend in coverage didn’t change until the ’80s, when news about Black people and Black communities became more prominent.

As an example, Daniel described how The Denver Post did a feature article on her late husband, Wiley Y. Daniel, who was a prominent attorney and

THE FUTURE

For Goldenites

In more recent years, especially in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter rallies in the summer of 2020, the Golden community has started examining the long reach of systemic racism in and around the city. e City of Golden started work on its Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, and groups like Golden United and Golden Anti-Racism Collective formed.

While these are good rst steps, real change has to start with people’s attitudes, GAC members Scrable and Michele Minihane said.

Although many Goldenites are open-minded and inclusive, Minihane personally believed there are still some residents who “do not value an integrated community and don’t feel like it’s important to make people of color feel welcome.”

She added: “I don’t get the sense that (attitudes) have changed a lot in 40 or 50 years.”

Scrable agreed that tangible changes, whether in attitudes or policies, have been slow. He said it’s going to take time and everyone working together to make Golden a more welcoming and inclusive place.

e two described how the Golden Anti-Racism Collective has become a place where people can share their experiences, examine systemic racism’s impact on the community, and nd ways to improve Golden for current and future generations.

As of last month, GAC has about

years later. Ownership was restricted to “members of the Caucasian race.”

ese accounts are just glimpses of Golden’s treatment of people of color, but Tellis emphasized how they demonstrate “institutionalized

the state’s first Black U.S. district court judge. She also recalled how e Post’s society section ran pictures of positive stories happening in the Black community.

“I do think it began to change in the ’80s,” Daniel continued. “ ere were positive stories (but) … the stereotypes were still going on.”

Diversity in the newsroom also seemed to improve during this timeframe, the sisters said. They recalled Reynelda Muse, the first Black person to anchor a newscast in Colorado, and Bertha Lynn, who started in Denver television in 1976.

While a lot has changed in how traditional outlets cover Black people and Black communities, the sisters believe there’s still plenty of bias. Rogers admitted that she avoids local news because there are still more negative stories about Black people than positive ones.

“I think there absolutely still is biased coverage,” she said. “I don’t want, every day, to hear

400 members on an email list and a few dozen who come to its regular meetings. ere are several subgroups within the Golden Anti-Racism Collective that tackle di erent topics such as policy and policing, education, and books and media.

While the bulk of the members are White, any Goldenites of color are welcome to join and participate as they’re able, the members said.

e group has established a unique partnership with the Golden Police Department, as some of its members sit on the department’s community engagement group, GAC member Sandra Knecht explained. GAC and other community members have given feedback on various department policies, particularly around use of force.

GAC members also try to comment on City Council discussions and participate in other local matters, including education, youth outreach and a ordable housing. In doing so, the group has developed partnerships with Shelton Elementary, the Golden Library, Colorado School of Mines student groups, Golden United and other groups that share GAC’s goals.

Similar to GAC, Golden United formed after the 2016 election as “there was a fair amount of division, nationally and locally,” Ronnie Rosenbaum said. e group sought to bring people together and encourage respect for those who have di erent ideas and opinions.

Rosenbaum, who’s vice president on Golden United’s board of directors, described the partnership between Golden United and

anti-Black behaviors and norms” in the area. So, he said, it’s no surprise that the Black Panther Party, an organization that “unapologetically called for Black liberation and the dismantling of White supremacist power structures, would catch the

about, ‘there’s another Black person who got in trouble.’”

In the country

Going back through American history, the Urban Spectrum’s Porter described other incidents where media outlets didn’t give Black people the bene t of the doubt. He listed the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the Emmitt Till lynching as examples of the media portraying those involved as “guilty until proven innocent,” adding how the trend has persisted into today’s coverage of police shootings and similar incidents.

“And it seems as though that mentality continues to manifest in those organizations in their treatment of our community,” he said. “And so, it’s always the bad news. ere’s really never any positive re ections.”

Regarding news coverage of the Black Panther Party, the journalism professor described it as a peaceful organization that was responding to violence “against

GAC, saying the two groups and others joined forces for a rally in summer 2020 and pushed City Council to approve the “Golden Stands with Black Lives” banner on Washington Avenue.

Minihane stressed how the GAC believes systemic racism impacts all Golden residents, regardless of race, and recommended locals read “ e Sum of Us” by Heather McGhee to learn more about that impact.

For the City of Golden

In summer 2020, the Golden City Council produced a series of resolutions meant to address its history of racial exclusion and racist domination of non-White groups, Tellis stated.

ese resolutions included:  Resolution 2736 – Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis

Resolution 2747 - Declaring Support for Black Lives and Racial Equity rough a Public Display, and

Resolution 2748 - Declaring A Commitment to Anti-Racism Actions

Resolution 2736 states, “the Golden City Council recognizes that racial inequities have become institutionalized in the policies and practices of many agencies, governmental and otherwise. Council recognizes the need to examine seemingly neutral policies and practices to determine whether they are contributing to inequity and, where needed, change or eliminate the policy or practice as cities have a long history of decision and policy making that have resulted in classist and racist outcomes.”

ire of local reporting.”

Tellis added: “Golden has displayed a deep commitment to the marginalization of Black people. To re ect on this legacy is pivotal if we desire to not replicate the racial strife and injustice of our past.”

African-American people in an attempt to say, ‘We will protect our community.’”

“ e idea was that Black folks with guns clearly scared the hell out of people,” Porter continued. “Because obviously, if you’ve got a gun, then you’re going to be violent. And it’s only that mentality because of our profession (as journalists). Our profession has continued to promote that re ection — still does, to this day.”

As for Golden and the Transcript’s coverage of the Black community, Porter believed it likely made Black residents feel unsafe and unwelcome, saying, “ ey know that any coverage of them will not be balanced and fair.”

Fairness and racial equity are concepts Golden, Denver, the United States and journalism as a profession need to work on, he stated.

“I don’t see our profession doing enough work in that area,” Porter said. “I hear the talk. But I’m not seeing anything to back it up.”

Building on that, the city hired a consultant in June 2021 to develop a Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan based on community input. After developing it for more than a year, the plan outlined four goals: Create a culture of inclusion and belonging throughout the community of Golden; Increase access to services and resources for diverse community members;

Foster an organizational culture and environment within the City of Golden that’s committed to racial equity, diversity and inclusion; and Expand economic opportunities for diverse businesses.

Along with the REDI Action Plan, the consultants also recommended dozens of strategies toward these goals and an implementation plan.

For instance, public documents and other information should be available to those who don’t speak English or have di erent abilities. City boards and commissions should have a more inclusive recruiting process to ensure diversity among their members.

e city also should host training about Golden’s history, structural racism and implicit bias.

e City Council adopted the REDI Action Plan in December 2022 and called on the community to ensure Golden achieves the four goals in a timely, e ective way.

e plan was developed with race as the leading element because of how widespread and

damaging racial inequalities are in the United States, according to city consultants. However, the REDI Action Plan is overall intersectional, examining how to make Golden a better place for people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions and other demographics.

Officials said the next step is to assemble an implementation team of community members and city staffers to make recommendations to City Council on how to achieve goals. Golden expects to assemble the team this spring.

In a Feb. 10 email, Mayor Laura Weinberg highlighted city officials and community members’ ongoing work to “live up to our value as a welcoming and inclusive city.”

“I applaud the Golden Transcript’s work to identify its role in racial inequities in the past and its role in systemic racism,” she stated. “The City of Golden has undertaken similar work … (and) I look forward to this year’s actions to take the information from our new REDI plan and put community-driven solutions into practice.”

For the Golden Transcript

While the Transcript’s ownership and newsroom has changed greatly since the late 1960s and early ‘70s, it’s not immune from the biases and attitudes that riddled its past coverage and contributed to systemic racism in and around

Golden.

Scrable said reading the Transcript’s past coverage of the Black community can be “demoralizing,” but even recent stories have failed to represent Black voices.

He pointed to an Aug. 31, 2020 Transcript story about City Council’s decision to display a “Golden Stands With Black Lives” banner over Washington Avenue. The story said the banner would be displayed for 60 days, “an amount of time intended to symbolize how long it took for slave ships to cross the Atlantic.”

Scrable and his GAC co-chairs did advocate for 60 days, but they never assigned any symbolism or significance to the number.

“It might’ve been said (in the meeting), but it wasn’t us,” Scrable said of GAC. “It was a misquote.”

After the Aug. 31, 2020 story, Scrable received about 20 phone calls from people upset about the supposed symbolism. He felt the Transcript hadn’t done enough research and ultimately misrepresented the facts, and that insensitivity created a very frustrating experience.

He wanted the Transcript to ensure there are positive stories about people from historically marginalized groups, and do better educating Goldenites about their neighbors’ achievements and experiences.

Scrable added: “I’m looking to the Transcript to paint a positive picture for all people of color … and representing ‘all’ versus ‘a few.’”

The Colorado Community Media newsroom acknowledges it has work to do, and this February 2023 report is only the first step in what the team hopes will open a wider conversation about systemic racism and media coverage for years to come. Working on this report brought CCM staff members face-to-face with outdated practices and implicit biases.

Going forward, CCM’s goal is to include more voices of color in the newsroom and on the pages of its

two dozen publications, Publisher Linda Shapley said. CCM wants to ensure all local voices are heard and included, while also reflecting on racial equity, diversity and inclusion. CCM will strive to consider the lenses through which the staff decides to cover stories in the first place. Appreciating differences in CCM’s coverage areas, like history and culture, will guide the newsroom in its efforts.

Other newspapers such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Kansas City Star, Philadelphia Inquirer and more have done similar analyses of their past coverage, and the Transcript encourages other newspapers in the region and across the country to do so as well, Shapley said, adding that it wouldn’t have been possible without a Colorado Media Project grant.

For all journalists, Porter stressed the importance of continuing to diversify newsrooms and ensuring fair, balanced and objective coverage and “stop convicting people without evidence.”

He called on more publications to review their past coverage and acknowledge its harmful impacts, saying it’s important to shine a light on the truth, to be honest and to be transparent.

“If we’re ever going to get past this, it’s going to take some truthtelling,” he said. “It will be hard. It will be difficult. But it really is one of the last vestiges to make this country what it said it was in the beginning — freedom and liberty for all. Which has not been the case for us.”

Jameka Lewis, Allan Tellis, Kristen Fiore, Rylee Dunn, Christy Steadman, Steve Smith and Deborah Grigsby contributed to this report. Greg Moore contributed as an editor.

A banner reading “Golden Stands with Black Lives” hangs from the iconic “Welcome to Golden” sign over Washington Avenue in September 2020. After declaring racism as a public health crisis in 2020, among other e orts, Golden recently adopted a Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF GOLDEN

Explore your blind spot in Northglenn

There are any number of ways to move through the world. Every day, artist and historian Chloé Duplessis makes the conscious decision to move in love. As a woman of color and person navigating life with a disability (Duplessis is legally blind as a result of Stargardt disease, a rare disease that causes early macular degeneration), it would be easy to live with nothing but negativity. But her work over the last four years - including Denver’s rst accessible “I VOTED” stickerdemonstrates a passion for providing all viewers an insightful glimpse into the lives and experiences of others.

“My diagnosis set me free,” Duplessis said. “If I don’t lean into my creative power now, when will I?”

Her latest show, Blind Spot, features 20 works of collage and fabric art that focus on history, accessibility and privilege. It’s on display in the free OZ Gallery, 9209 Dorothy Blvd. in ornton, through Friday, March 24. e gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on second Saturdays.

Duplessis’ work is largely inspired by the stories she hears while out touring the country, and by surveys she has audiences ll out centered on particular topics or themes. When the topic of what privilege looks like in modern society was raised, she knew it was

important to examine.

“ e questions I asked people this time were, `Do you think privilege exists? Have you experienced privilege? And how do you de ne privilege?’” she explained. “ e responses I received showed that we’re all having these di erent experiences right next to each other, but aren’t sharing them.”

When unveiling a new collection, most artists participate in the opening night festivities and maybe a special event here or there, but Duplessis goes above and beyond by making herself available to anyone who wants a guided tour through Blind Spot.

“Opening receptions are great, but many people aren’t able to attend, so I’m doing tours three days a week,” she said. “It’s not just about increasing accessibility for the show, but doing anything I can to support the arts.”

As a dedicated historian, once the exhibit’s run is nished, Duplessis will use collected thoughts from those who have visited to make a new work to be donated to OZ, thus continuing the chain of powerful artifacts left behind for those who follow.

Duplessis’ work may be challenging at times, but there’s a de nite power in seeing others’ experiences honored and expanded upon. She hopes the work will have profound e ect on those who open themselves to it.

“I want everyone to see the exhibit in their own way and at their own pace,” she said. “If someone knows that privilege exits, they’ll be grati ed by what they see, and if they don’t think it exists, they should de nitely come see the work.”

For more details, visit www.thorntonco.gov/arts/Pages/exhibits.aspx.

Cyrano comes to the Wheat Ridge Theatre Company ere’s something about the story of Cyrano de Bergerac that just seems to never get old. Something about people using a go-between for romantic endeavors just seems to always resonate. Can’t imagine why.

e Wheat Ridge eatre Company is staging Edmond Rostand’s immortal romantic dramady at its new home, 5455 W. 38th Ave., Unit J, through Sunday, Feb. 19. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Directed by Mellisa Taylor, the show follows the deeply witty and wise de Bergerac on his romantic quest to win Roxane, who is attracted to de Bergerac’s friend Christian. Christian uses de Bergerac’s words to woo Roxane. It’s all just a recipe for a broken heart or three.

Visit https://wheatridgetheatre. com/ for details and tickets.

To Infinity and beyond at DMNS

Seeing viewers have the opportunity to return to movie theaters has been one of the great pleasures of the post-shutdown world, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, is making that return all the more eye-opening with the opening of its brand-new In nity eater

According to provided information, the theater received a serious upgrade, including “a new lobby entrance with brand new nishings, an impressive

new laser projector and sound system, new audio and visual accessibility features, such as a hearing induction loop and updated closed captioning system, enhanced programming, 2D and 3D capabilities and much more.” e In nity is currently screening Ocean Odyssey 3D and Serengeti 3D Everything you need to know can be found at www.dmns.org/visit/in nitytheater/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — 36 Chambers of Shaolin and A Ballet Through Mud at Boettcher Concert Hall

Sometimes a project just sounds cool, you know? e Colorado Symphony hosts a bunch of events like this, but their latest may just be the coolest one yet. e legendary RZA (a Colorado Symphony Imagination Artist and de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan) is teaming with the Symphony to bring audiences “36 Chambers of Shaolin and A Ballet rough Mud,” at the Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., No. 15, in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18.

According to provided information, this double feature features a performance of “36 Chambers of Shaolin” and a brand-new RZA work that blends together spoken word, live ballet, and the Symphony’s signature orchestration. is will surely be one of the year’s best live events, so get details and tickets at https://coloradosymphony.org/.

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and into preschool, but she worries about the families who don’t make that phone call.

ree-year-olds whose parents don’t know how to navigate the system stand to lose out on free preschool altogether and 4-yearolds with disabilities could get just 15 hours a week, half what they’re supposed to.

Hanson said those extra hours can make a big di erence since students with disabilities sometimes need double or triple the repetition and exposure to classroom learning compared with their typically developing peers.

e low number of hours o ered to 3-year-olds also puts a burden on parents, said Elisa Aucancela,

executive director of El Grupo Vida, a nonpro t that supports Hispanic families who have children with disabilities.

Her brother, who has a 3-year-old daughter with a disability, is “still struggling due to the part-time [hours] for 3-year-olds” she said.

“It’s a really di cult challenge for some families because what are they going to do for the other half of the time when they need to work?”

Special education funding in question

Several school district leaders worry about how the state is handling $33 million that used to go to school districts to help cover preschool special education costs. ey fear the money — which amounts to $36,000 a year in small districts like Englewood and up to $4 million in large districts — now will be mixed into the general universal preschool funding pot, and won’t be set aside

or heard about students being harassed or discriminated against, and 45% said if their school engages in equity work, they are not asked to be involved in such work.

for services for students with disabilities.

If that happens, districts will have to use local dollars to cover lost state money since they’re legally required to cover special education services. Hundley said that means funding for sta like psychologists and speech therapists who provide mandated services to students with disabilities gets diverted from other district priorities.

Even thoughstate funding for special education has increased in recent years, districts still cover about two-thirds of those costs out of their local budgets.

State o cials estimate they’ll spend at least $33 million — and possibly more — on what they call “general education” seats for students with disabilities. But Hundley said school districts want the state to direct that money speci cally to special education services, which is

last year. e number was higher for transgender students at 26%.

how it has been used in the past. Beyond money, the uncertainty about funding raises questions about how two state agencies — the early childhood department and the education department — are divvying up overlapping responsibilities.

In response to Chalkbeat’s questions about funding for preschoolers with disabilities, the education department rst referred questions to the early childhood department. Afterthe two agencies signed an agreement this week outlining how they’d work together, the early childhood department referred questions to the education department. On Friday, the two departments released emailed answers together. Neither granted an interview.

Ann Schimke is a senior reporter at Chalkbeat, covering early childhood issues and early literacy. Contact Ann at aschimke@chalkbeat.org.

Education Association and a teacher in Colorado Springs. “What we’re seeing on an increasing basis is educators getting harassed over and over again for not supporting one particular viewpoint in the classroom.”

Teachers in the LGBTQ+ community reported higher levels of concern than their cisgender, heterosexual peers. According to the survey report, 85% of LGBTQ+ educators reported not being “out,” at school, and 80% reported working in a school without gender-neutral restrooms.

Additionally, 40% of LGBTQ+ educators said they had witnessed

Several education association leadership members said LGBTQ+ teachers being mistreated is an issue both for the teacher and for LGBTQ+ students, as students gain a perception of the “real world,” at school.

“It’s important to understand that these statistics of how welcome or unwelcome our LGBTQ educators feel at their schools provide a mirror of how our LGBTQ students feel at their school as well,” Baca-Oehlert said.

e 2022 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey also told a dismal story for LGBTQ+ children: around 20% of gay, bisexual and lesbian youth reportedly attempted suicide in the

authors said that was likely an undercount based on several factors.

recommends better data collection and disease surveillance, collaboration between various institutions and improved care access for patients facing challenges at home, work or school.

Another data point about the impact of long COVID comes from insurance claims. The Center for Improving Value in Health Care provided the state with a dataset of claims from a database of state insurance carriers, including Medicaid and Medicare.

It found around 16,000 Coloradans had gotten a long COVID diagnosis between Oct. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022. The report’s

The office has also hired a senior policy advisor on long COVID, Dr. Mirwais Baheej, who was unavailable for an interview.

“As far as we know, there are no other states undertaking similar work at this time although the White House has published two reports on long COVID,” said Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera in an introductory letter to lawmakers and the governor. “We do hope to partner with the federal government as we move forward.”

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“I think it also sends a message to the students in that building that if the educator isn’t accepted, what does that mean for me, as a student,” said Kasey Ellis, counselor and president of the Cherry Creek Education Association.

As American public spaces are plagued by gun violence, 67% of respondents reported feeling “very” or “somewhat” worried about a mass shooting at their school. While some politicians have proposed increasing school security and arming teachers with guns, most respondents said carrying guns would make them feel even less safe. What would help increase feelings of security, 39% of respondents said, is increased access to mental health resources.

While the state legislature con-

venes over the next several months, education association members said they hope legislators prioritize affordable housing, higher teacher’s salaries, education licensing, educator working conditions and mental health for both students and teachers.

“Though Coloradans often pride themselves on being progressive and championing inclusion, our state’s budget on education tells a different story,” Baca-Oehlert concluded.

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs. org.

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Riverdale Ridge defeats Fort Morgan

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Riverdale Ridge beat Fort Morgan 92-14 in ornton Feb. 9.

Freshman Brihanna Crittendon scored 25 points for the Ravens. Cimione Martinez tossed in 13. Payton Meineke and Gabby Herr contributed 12, and Alissa Neurauter added 11. No stats were available for the Mustangs. RRHS takes an 18-3 record into the last week of the regular season. e state 4A playo s begin Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Rivalry basketball game goes Legacy’s way

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

BROOMFIELD – e Legacy High School boys basketball team used a quick start to y by Horizon in front of a packed house Feb. 10.

e Lightning led from the jump as they sti ed the Hawks’ o ense to beat their rivals 59-45.

“It’s an awesome rivalry,” Legacy coach Connor Clay said. “Horizon is a great program. A lot of these kids grew up with each other, and our student sections know each other. Just a great environment.”

at energy was on full display early for the Lightning, as they kept Horizon shutout for the rst four minutes of the contest. ey forced the Hawks into several miscues, causing turnovers and challenging Horizon’s shots.

Legacy’s defense also led to opportunistic chances. Bryce Spradling scored a fast-break basket, and Christian Regnier nailed a t3-point shot to give the Lightning an early 10-0 advantage.

“(Defense) is our best shot at winning games,” Clay said. “We have a lot of pieces defensively, and our team loves to play defense, which is huge.”

Max ornton ended Horizon’s drought with a trey. But miscues continued to hinder the Hawks. Spradling hit an open 3-pointer, and Ari Harpring and Brandon Domsch each scored o turnovers to give the Hawks a 21-7 advantage after the rst.

Legacy (16-5 overall, 10-3 in Front Range

League) pushed its lead to 18 with a basket by Nathan Spradling and free throws by Isaac Ward. Horizon did get some momentum late in the half with a pair of baskets from Kaleb Kimaita and Tyreese Robison – who also hit a buzzer beater -to cut the lead to 28-17 at the half.

e Hawks went on a mini run to start the second half. Aiden Greene hit a trey, while Kaden Northrup and Brady Greene each added baskets to cut the lead to 32-25. However, Legacy came roaring back with a 13-2 run with baskets from Bryce and Nathan Spradling to push the lead to 18. Horizon’s Alex McCollum scored a basket to close the quarter and cut the lead to 46-33.

Once again, Horizon cut into the lead in the fourth. Aiden Greene scored six quick points to cut the lead to 51-41. However, baskets by Harping and Bryce Spradling and sealed the victory for Legacy.

Bryce Spradling scored a game-high 16 points, while Nathan Spradling added 11. Nine players scored for the Lightning.

“ e ball chooses the scorer,” Clay said. “We are sel ess, and we move the ball. We don’t get to choose who scores. e ball does.”

Horizon dropped to 8-13 overall and 6-7 in FRL through play last week.

Legacy was due to close the regular season Feb. 14, after press time with an away contest against the Fort Collins Lambkins. Horizon is scheduled to face Mountain Range ursday, Feb. 16, to cap its regular season.

Riverdale Ridge’s Brihanna Crittendon soars above Fort Morgan’s BElla Philliops for this field-goal attempt during a Feb. 9 game in Thornton. PHOTOS BY STEVE SMITH

Fort Morgan’s Yadira Longoria Vega forces a jump ball on this field-goal attempt by Riverdale Ridge’s Abby Hawkins during a Feb. 9 game in Thornton.

Legacy’s Bryce Spradling dunks the ball during a 59-45 victory over rival Horizon Feb. 10.

PHOTO BY JONATHAN MANESS

Legacy’s Matthew Clifton puts Eaglecrest’s Jaedynn Pham in a bit of a spot during a quarterfinal match at 120 pounds during the class 5A Region 4 tournament at Chatfield High School Feb. 10. Clifton won this match by major decision and placed third in his weight class. He qualified for the state tournament.

Riverdale Ridge High School

Boys wrestling

COLORADO SPRINGS -- Four Riverdale Ridge wrestlers quali ed for the state 4A wrestling tournament after the class 4A Region 1 tournament at Discovery Canyon High School.

AJ Hague (120 pounds) won the regional title. Mikey Medina (106) nished second. Ariel Villalobos won a wrestleback at 132 pounds to place fourth. Lino Oliverez (175) also won a wrestleback to earn his spot at state.

Ian Ingalls (126) took fth after losing in a wrestlbeack. dayson Leschink nished sixth.

e state 4A tournament begins ursday, Feb. 16, at Ball Arena.

Girls wrestling

BROOMFIELD -- Riverdale Ridge’s Natasha Kuberski (31-7 this year) quali ed for the state meet. She took second at 235 pounds at the girls Region 3 meet at Broom eld High School Feb. 10.

Boys basketball

Ryan Leopold scored a career- and a team career-high 44 points for the Ravens as they beat Fort Morgan 108-61 in ornton Feb. 9. Leopold also sank a team- and school best nine, 3-point baskets.

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Riverdale Ridge topped Mountain View 44-33 in Loveland Feb. 7. Javi Carrillo led the Mountain Lions with 19 points. Noa Phillips scored nine. No stats were available for the Ravens.

Girls basketball

Riverdale Ridge beat Mountain View 75-44 in Loveland Feb. 7. Freshman Brihanna Crittendon scored 43 points for the Ravens. Gabby Herr added 16, and Cimionie Martinez tossed in 13. No stats were available for the Mountain Lions.

Skyview High School

Girls wrestling

BROOMFIELD -- Sophia Lucero from Skyview High School was able to qualify for the girls wrestling tournament this year. She placed fourth at 155 pounds.

Atlee Brooks (170 pounds) took fth.

Girls basketball

Skyview beat Gateway 65-18 in ornton. No stats were available for either team.

Green Mountain rallied in the third quarter to top Skyview 53-50 in Lakewood Feb. 6. Neveah Lucero scored 18 points for the Wolverines. Leila Estraded added 15. Jayda Maves scored 35 points for the Rams.

Boys basketball

Gateway got past Skyview 48-42 in Aurora Feb. 7. No stats were available for either team.

Holy Family High School

Wrestling

Five Holy Family wrestlers qualied for this week’s state 3A wrestling tournament.

Abram Moore won the 220-pound title at the class 3A Region 3 tournament on the Tigers’ mats. After a rst-round bye, he pinned both his opponents en route to the championship. Brayden Bach placed second at 106 pounds. Alexander Austin (170 pounds) was second. Camden Austin, the Tigers’ 195-pounder, nished third. Lorenzo Avila (113 pounds) took fourth. He earned a forfeit win in a wrestleback against Valley’s Jacen Weese.

Nick McCarthy was fth at 145 pounds. Jonathan Aiello (138) nished sixth, as did Dustin Pedro at 152 pounds and Alexander Brandenberg at 160 pounds.

e state tourney begins ursday, Feb. 16, at Ball Arena in Denver.

Swimming

THORNTON -- Here are Holy Family’s results from the state 3A swimming and diving championships:

200-yard medley relay: 4. C. Chapman, E. Chapman, L. Frauenfelder, I. Wood, 1:52.17. 200- freestyle: 19. Ivy Wood, 2:11.2. 100- butter y: 18. K. Tucker, 1:05.66. 100- freestyle: 2. L. Frauenfelder, 52.13 seconds. 200- freestyle relay: 10. E. Musgrove, M. Moosbrugger, A. Cooney, I. Wood, 1:47.26. 100-backstroke: 4. C. Chapman, 59.75 seconds. 400- freestyle relay: 5. S. Norwell, I. Wood, C. chapman, L. Frauenfelder, 3:47.33.

Girls basketball

Holy family beat Longmont 6236 in Broom eld Feb. 8. Essynce Contreraz scored 16 points for the Tigers. Fiona Snashall added 15, and Gracie Ward poured in a dozen. Savannah Pohl topped the Trojans’ score sheet with 11 points. Janiah Wright added 10.

Boys basketball

Longmont outscored Holy Family 59-47 on the Tigers’ oor Feb. 8. No stats were available.

Legacy High School

Girls wrestling

BROOMFIELD -- Legacy’s Cassandra Mehia nished second at 235 pounds at the class 3A Region

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Skyview’s Isaac Ibarra is on his way to the state 3A wrestling tournament. He won the regional title at 150 pounds during the class 3A Region 1 meet at Eaton High School Feb. 11.

PHOTO BY HECTOR LOPEZ

PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH

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3 tournament at Broom eld High School Feb. 10. She’ll take a 10-11 record into the state tournament.

Bettie Rains (115 pounds) took sixth, as did Kayla Bishop at 120 pounds. Arganne Coleman (140 pounds) was sixth. Legacy’s 155-pounder, Alanna Snyder, also placed sixth.

Girls swimming

Here are Legacy’s results from the state 5A girls swimming and diving meet:

1-meter diving: 8. Haley Like, Horizon, 417.9 points. 200-yard medley relay: 4. A. Kehmeier, A. Weaver, S. Rachjaibun, I. Forsman, 1:45.24. 200- individual medley: 4. S. Rachjaibun, 2:03.84. 7. I. Forsman, 2:06.61. 50- freestyle: 7. A. Kehmeier, 23.76 seconds. 100- butter y: 6. I Forsman, 56.29. 500- freestyle: 1. S. Rachjaibun, 4:55.89. 17. J. Raskay, 5:19.04. 200- freestyle relay: `5. A. Xin, K. Eiring, V. Xin, J. Nguyen, 1:39.84. 100- backjstroke: 5. A. Kehmeier, 55.75. 400- freestyle relay: 3. A. Kehmeier, J. Nguyen, I. Forsman, S. Rachjaibun, 3:29.43.

Boys basketball

Legacy tripped up Poudre 72-54 in Fort Collins Feb. 7 behind 28 points from Issac Ward, 15 more from Brandon Domsch and 14 more from Ari Harpring. No stats were available for the Impalas.

Girls basketball

Madison Gage scored 16 points to lead Legacy to a 48-35, homeoor win over Poudre Feb. 7. Olivia Mortensen added 10. e top scorer for the Impalas was Kavi Voglund, who scored 10 points.

Thornton High School

Wrestling

LAKEWOOD -- No one from ornton High School was able to qualify for this week’s state wrestling tournament. Pablo Martinez was fth at 106 pounds, and David Williams wound up fth at 215 pounds. Matthew Oatney took sixth at 175 pounds.

Boys basketball

Highland topped ornton 80-68

in ornton Feb. 10. e Huskies’ top scorer was Sawyer Morgan, who threw in 21 points. Hayden Rohn and Jacob Wares added 15. No stats were available for the Trojans.

Aurora Central’s Trojans downed ornton’s Trojans 60-53 in ornton Feb. 7. Alejandro Flores led ACHS with 18 points. Christopher Perkins contributed 15. No stats were available for ornton.

Girls basketball Highland beat ornton 58-14 in Ault Feb. 10. No stats were available for the Trojans. Taylor Berkheimer led the Huskies with 17 points.

Aurora Central rallied in the second half to beat ornton 46-43 in Aurora Feb. 7. ornton held an 11-point lead at the break, but Aurora Central outsccored THS 16-4 in the third period, then scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

Cynthia Hagerty had 19 points to pace ornton. Baswell Sioban added 11. Jamaea Johnson-Gonzales, a freshman, led Aurora Central with 20 points.

Westminster High School

Girls basketball

Westminster beat Hinkley 76-12 in Westminster Feb. 11. Shay Vigil led the Wolves with 17 points. Alicia Trujillo had 16. Lex Trujillo added 13, and Brooke Gomez scored a dozen. No stats were available for the underbirds.

e Wolves also beat John F. Kennedy High School 74-15 in Westminster Feb. 10. Lec Trujillo scored 46 points for WHS. Gomez added 12.

Westminster topped Denver South 70-58 in Westminster Feb. 8. e Wolves outscored the Ravens 27-15 in the fourth quarter to get the win. Lex Trujillo scored 22 points for the Wolves. Alicia Trujillo added 18. Neveah Millard scored 23 points for Denver Sosuth. Addison Wolden scored 10.

Boys basketball Westminster beat Hinkley 76-57 in Westminster Feb. 11. No stats were available for either team. John F. Kennedy tripped up the Wolves 83-76 in Westminster Feb. 10. No stats were available.

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Denver South turned back Westminster 72-59 in Denver

Feb. 8. No stats were available.

George Washington got past Westminster 79-72 in Denver Feb. 7. No stats were available for the Wolves. Sven Zaimovic scored 26 points for the Patriots. Jallel Lewis scored 15, and Jeremiah omas contributed 11.

Horizon High School

Wrestling

FORT COLLINS -- ree

Horizon High School wrestlers advanced to the state 5A wrestling tournament later this week at Ball Arena.

Jackson Scott took second at 175 pounds, Jordan Harris nished third at 215 pounds and Camden Neil was fourth at 190 pounds.

Samuel Duarte placed sixth at 113 pounds. Kyler Manter-

Borgmann service A memorial service for former Colorado high School Activities Association assistant Commissioner Bert Borgmann will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at Smoky HIll United Methodist Church, 19491 E. Smoky Hill Road. A live stream will be

nach took sixth at 157 pounds, and John Lozoya nished sixth at 285 pounds. e state meet begins ursday, Feb. 16.

Girls swimming

Here are Horizon’s results from the state 5A swimming and diving championships: 200-yard individual medley: 19. E. Bacon, 2:12.95.

Boys basketball

Fort Collins stopped Horizon 83-69 on the Lambkins’ oor Feb. 7. Jayce King led Fort Collins with 27 points. Luke Wagsta tossed in 19, while Andrew Koerner, Joe Cottingham and Jamar Mitchell scored 11.

Brady Greene led the Hawks with 19 points. Kaden Northrup added 15, and Aiden Greene poured in 14 points, Boston Rodriguez chipped in with 11.

Horizon downed Brighton 66-56 in Brighton Feb. 6. No stats were available for the Bulldogs. Brady Greene scored

available at facebook.com/ smokyhillumc.org.

College wrestling

Former Skyview wrestler

Jaslynn Gallegos won the 116-pound title at the rst College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin women’s wrestling tournament. Her

15 points for the Hawks. Aiden Greene added 13, and Rodriguez contributed 12.

Girls basketball

Horizon rallied in the fourth quarter for a 51-49 win at Fort Collins Feb. 7. Morgan Ives led the Hawks with 24 points. Avery Alcaraz led the Lambkins with 13 points.

Horizon turned back Brighton 70-34 in ornton Feb. 6. No stats were available for the Bulldogs. Morgan Ives poured in 27 points for the Hawks. Ella Wau e added 10.

Stargate School

Boys basketball

Eagle Ridge Academy beat Stargate School 83-62 in ornton Feb. 11. No stats were available for either team.

Peak to Peak downed Stargate School 74-50 in Lafayette Feb. 7. No stats were available for either team.

Girls basketball

Eagle Ridge beat Stargate

team, North Central College, nished rst in the team standings.

Football ornton’s new defensive coordinator is Kendrick Hill.

College soccer

Northglenn native and

School 45-24 in ornton Feb. 11 in back of 13 points from Julia DeLorenzo. Megan Derby and Madi DiLorenzo added eight. No stats were available for the Eagles.

Peak to Peak beat Stargate School 48-9 in Lafayette Feb.

7. Marysol Kwok scored ve of the Eagles’ points, and Lea Cook scored the rest. Natalie Farhar led Peak to Peak with 15 points.

Mountain Range High School

Wrestling

FORT COLLINS - ree

Mountain Range wrestlers advanced to the state 5A wrestling tournament later this week at Ball Arena.

Gionni Alarid placed second at 113 pounds. Angelo Ramirez (120) took fourth, and Zachary Cronholm took fourth at 132 pounds. Cronholm earned a tough, 4-3 decision over Fort Collins’ Jack Helgerson in a wrestleback to claim the last state berth in the weight class.

Kaelob Qualls was fth at 157

Je erson Academy graduate

Bridget Lynch earned her fourth varsity letter from Central College in Pella, Iowa. Lynch also earned academic all-district accolades from College Sports Communicators and the United Coaches College Player of Distinction award.

pounds. Jaedon Fllet was fth at 165 pounds. Iker AcostaFerrera wound up sixth at 132 pounds. Joaquin Hernandez nished sixth at 138 pounds.

Girls swimming

THORNTON -- Here are Mountain Range’s results from the state 5A swimming and diving championships: 200-yard medley relay: 12. M. Inouye, S. Pippert, Z. Chavira, A. Constantinides, 1:50.04. 200freestyle: 3. M. Inouye, 1:50.2. 100- freestyle: 18. S. Pippert, 53.78 seconds. 500- freestyle: 2. M. Inouye, 4:57.31. 200freestyle relay: 11. A. Constantinides, B. Tellinger, M. Inouye, S. Pippert, 1:38.09.

Boys basketball

Fossil Ridge downed Mountain Range 89-43 in Westminster Feb. 7. Mateo Jordan led the Mustangs with 11 poibnts. Quincy Helsel scored eight. Nick Randall poured in 25 points for the Sabercats. Cooper Mcmillin, Colin Hayes and Drew Larson scored 11 points.

PUBLIC NOTICES

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Legals

Public Trustees

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279590

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

On December 8, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Denise Carol Hammond

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for American Dream Mortgage Company, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 23, 2008

County of Recording

Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 24, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2008000059725**

Original Principal Amount

$239,031.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$228,872.98

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 1, SHENANDOAH FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 2/21/2017 at Reception No. 2017000015549 in the records of the Adams county clerk and recorder, Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 1560 Peach Court, Brighton, CO 80601.

303-566-4123

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/12/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/16/2023

Last Publication3/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/08/2022 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Heather Deere #28597

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21141

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279582

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

On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Curtis Martinez AND Samantha Velazquez

Marquez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

July 01, 2021

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 14, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2021000084186

Original Principal Amount

$486,034.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$477,946.84

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 24, BLOCK 2, WRIGHT FARMS FILING NO.

1 THIRD AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0157132312053

Also known by street and number as: 12242 North Ivanhoe Circle, Brighton, CO 80602.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 pay-

ing 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 Publication2/9/2023

Last Publication3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028866

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279594

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

On December 8, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jules A. Leiter and Lesa M. Leiter

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Bank of America, N.A., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 26, 2010 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 18, 2010

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Outstanding Principal Balance

$70,272.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 5, BLOCK 9, BROOKSHIRE, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 11539 Clayton St, Thornton, CO 80233-2311.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/12/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/16/2023

Last Publication3/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/08/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250,

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

David R. Doughty #40042

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028304

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279570

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

On November 22, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Johnny Gonzales

Original Beneficiary(ies)

V.R.M. Pension Plan Trust

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

New Direction Trust Company as Custodian FBO

Sandra Craft Roth IRA

Date of Deed of Trust

August 19, 2019

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 21, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2019000068135

Original Principal Amount

$436,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$436,000.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 4, Block 1, Granby Commons Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as:

1735 Fraser Ct, Aurora, CO 80011.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 1/26/2023

Last Publication 2/23/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Joseph A Murr #14427

Murr Siler & Accomazzo, P.C. 410 17th St., Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 534-2277

Attorney File # 7230.014

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279599

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

On December 8, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Edward Steven Gonzales and Alicia Renee

Howley

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for Thrive Mortgage, LLC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

September 14, 2020

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 16, 2020

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 24, Block 3, North Glenn Fourth Filing, County of Adams, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 10425 Kalamath Street, Northglenn, CO 80234.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/12/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/16/2023

Last Publication3/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN-

TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 12/08/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

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

Attorney File # 22CO00346-1

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279569

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

On November 22, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Grantor(s) Sarah A Romero Original Beneficiary(ies) COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.

Holder of Evidence of Debt

HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

Deed of Trust September 29, 2006

of Recording Adams

Date of Deed of Trust

06, 2006

Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2006000987760 Original Principal Amount $195,925.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $133,571.58

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.

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 21, THENCE NORTH 190 FEET, THENCE EAST 105 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 190 FEET; THENCE WEST 105 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THE NORTH 90 FEET, BLOCK 21, HARRIS PARK, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 3895 West 76Th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80030-4760.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at 4430 S.

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

N. April Winecki #34861

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 19-022807

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279555

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

On November 10, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Santiago A. Hernandez, Jr.

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Mimutual Mortgage

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Michigan Mutual Inc

Date of Deed of Trust

May 17, 2021

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 28, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2021000065000

Original Principal Amount

$356,125.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$349,174.58

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE SOUTH 11 FEET OF LOT 26, ALL OF LOT 25, EXCEPT THE SOUTH 4 FEET OF SAID LOT 25, BLOCK 14A, SHAW HEIGHTS, FOURTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 8727 Circle Drive, Westminster, CO 80031.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/15/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication1/19/2023

Last Publication2/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/10/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Ste 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 22CO00288-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect

FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6411 E 68Th Avenue, Commerce City, CO 80022.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED

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

you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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.

SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 6, BLOCK 7, BROMLEY CREEK FILING 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

A.P.N.: 0156908013029

Also known by street and number as: 675 Box Elder Creek Dr, Brighton, CO 80601.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/9/2023

Last Publication3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028840

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279564

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

On November 17, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jose Del Rosario Rodriguez Montes

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD

MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

April 25, 2019

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 26, 2019

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

2019000030927

Original Principal Amount $294,566.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $280,797.17

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 1/26/2023 Last Publication 2/23/2023

Sentinel

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: 11/17/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 22-028792

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279585

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Angela Louise Martinez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

April 10, 2019 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 11, 2019

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

2019000026310

Original Principal Amount $295,850.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $282,415.04

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.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 1 IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 102, THE YACHT CLUB (A CONDOMINIUM), ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED MARCH 22, 1985, AT RECEPTION NO. B562469, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE YACHT CLUB (A CONDOMINIUM), RECORDED ON MARCH 22, 1985 IN BOOK 2980 AT PAGE 512, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0182506318096

Also known by street and number as: 6871 Xavier Circle Unit 1, Westminster, CO 80030.

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

of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028920

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279577

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

On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Xavier Barraza

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

June 24, 2020

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 08, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2020000062517

Original Principal Amount $230,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$222,090.68

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 10, Henebrys First

Addition to Dupont, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as:

8076 Jasmine St, Commerce City, CO 80022.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpeper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

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

Attorney File # 22CO00077-2

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279598

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

On December 8, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) William J Toppen and Cheryl A Toppen Original Beneficiary(ies)

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for US Mortgages

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 10, BLOCK 3, WRIGHT FARMS FILING NO.

2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 5842 E. 123rd Dr, Brighton, CO 80602.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/12/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/16/2023

Last Publication3/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/08/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

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

Attorney File # 22CO00300-1

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279421

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

On August 18, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Lawrence Balzano and Valerie Balzano

Original Beneficiary(ies)

TCF National Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of CVI LCF Mortgage Loan Trust I Date of Deed of Trust

January 23, 2007 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 20, 2007

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2007000017487**

Original Principal Amount $521,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $543,634.73

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.

UTES 09 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1203.35 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION

7; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 15 MINUTES

53 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION

7 A DISTANCE OF 1538.46 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 5/4/2021 at Reception No. 2021000054245 in the records of the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 33100 East 160th Avenue, Hudson, CO 80642.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/9/2023

Last Publication3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 08/18/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

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

Attorney File # CO11960

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279568

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

On November 22, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) MICHAEL W. HOLT AND SHELLY A. HOLT

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust August 23, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 30, 2019

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

2019000071696

Original Principal Amount

$237,975.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $235,896.84

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 17, BLOCK 6, CONCORD FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

12126 ELM WAY, THORNTON, CO 80241.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN-

TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009644444

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279560

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

On November 10, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

CHRISTOPHER L RALEY AND TOMALIN K

RALEY Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES

NATIONAL BANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

THE MONEY SOURCE INC.

Date of Deed of Trust

August 11, 2017

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 16, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2017000071033

Original Principal Amount

$239,580.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$238,177.26

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A

FIRST LIEN.

LOT 41, GRANGE CREEK FILING NO. 7

P.U.D.,COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 0172107120002

Also known by street and number as: 5202 E 111TH CT, THORNTON, CO 80233.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/15/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication1/19/2023

Last Publication2/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/10/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 19-022248

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279567

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

On November 22, 2022, 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 Adams records.

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.

FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

LIEN.

12, BLOCK 23, MORRIS HEIGHTS FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

St, Aurora, CO 80011.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication1/26/2023

Last Publication2/23/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-925778-LL

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279600

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

On December 8, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jacob E Sanchez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Stearns Lending, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Guaranteed Rate, Inc.

Date of Deed of Trust

June 06, 2014 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 16, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2014000037320

Original Principal Amount $279,837.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $195,592.69

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.

LOT 15, BLOCK 5, RIVERDALE PARK FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

12874 Jasmine Way, Thornton, CO 80602.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/12/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the high-

est 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 2/16/2023

Last Publication 3/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/08/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C.

216 16th Street, Ste 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 22CO00314-1

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279583

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

On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

BENJAMIN M. BEZNOSKA AND EDELYN S.

GONZALEZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WESTERRA CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WESTERRA CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

February 23, 2018

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 28, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2018000016806

Original Principal Amount

$190,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$176,244.49

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4, BLOCK 2, AURORA CASCADES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 18872 E. 22nd Dr., Aurora, CO 80011.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Neal K. Dunning #10181

Brown Dunning Walker Fein P.C. 2000 S. Colorado Blvd.,Tower Two, Suite 700, DENVER, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363

Attorney File # 3085-167

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

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.

LOT 15, BLOCK 49, NORTH GLENN TWENTY SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

11783 Quam Dr, Northglenn, CO 80233-1269.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication1/26/2023

Last Publication2/23/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/22/2022 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-947722-LL

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279573

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

On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Betty Jo Kimose

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust

May 24, 2016 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 26, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2016000040747

Original Principal Amount $216,997.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $165,064.55

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.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/9/2023

of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

David R. Doughty #40042

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028832

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279575

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

On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) James Marquez AND Jennifer Gorce

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

June 30, 2010

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 30, 2010

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

2010000043884

Original Principal Amount $163,300.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $123,781.31

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 19, BLOCK 1, WOODGLEN FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 3708 Woodglen Blvd, Thornton, CO 80233.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

provided may be used for that purpose.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279580

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

On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Daniel J Yeager and Michael G Yeager

Original Beneficiary(ies)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Date of Deed of Trust

December 14, 2006 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 27, 2006

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.) 2006001012636 Original Principal Amount $28,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $21,221.53

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 1, BLOCK 26, SUNSET RIDGE, THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

9385 Meade St, Westminster, CO 80031-6462.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/9/2023

Last Publication3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-943994-LL

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279596

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

On December 8, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

JUDY A GOETZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

CHASE BANK USA, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH3 ASSET

BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CH3

Date of Deed of Trust

**Pursuant to Loan Modification Agreement with the effective date of March 1, 2015

Also known by street and number as:

S 7 AVE, BRIGHTON, CO 80601-0000. 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 AM on Wednesday, 04/12/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/16/2023

Last Publication3/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/08/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000008640013

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279586

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

On December 8, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Julia Jones

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor in interest to Bank of America National Association, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Ownit Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-4 Date of Deed of Trust March 15, 2006 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 20, 2006

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

20060320000280240

Original Principal Amount $108,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $81,186.67

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 31, BLOCK 1, CALAHAN SUBDIVISION THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

A.P.N.: 172132107006

Also known by street and number as: 7930 Niagra Street, Commerce City, CO 80022.

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/12/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

Last Publication 3/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/08/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

Janeway Law Firm PC

9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-027057

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202279554

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

On November 10, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Heidi Farris

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BAY EQUITY

LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust

August 08, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 14, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2019000065701

Original Principal Amount

$210,315.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$203,321.83

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.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 28C, BUILDING 28, THE LAKES AT DUNES PARK, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019 AT RECEPTION NO.

2019000011034 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUMS DECLARATION FOR THE LAKE OF THE DUNES PARK, RECORDED ON OCTOBER 17, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. C0874352, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 11250 Florence St Unit 28C, Commerce City, CO 80640.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/15/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 1/19/2023

Last Publication 2/16/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/10/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

On November 17, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Attorney File # 22-028694

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 9, BLOCK 7, BRIGHTON CROSSING FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 165 Mt Bierstadt St, Brighton, CO 80601-4666.

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 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication1/26/2023

Last Publication2/23/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 11/17/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-22-947326-LL

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202279581

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

On December 1, 2022, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Larry T. Campbell Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A., Its Successors and Assigns

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 AM on Wednesday, 04/05/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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 Publication2/9/2023

Last Publication3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-22-948145-LL

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

City and County

Public Notice

PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING –PLANNING COMMISSION

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., at the Westminster City Hall located at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The public has the option to attend in person or remotely. See below for additional information.

Acadia Healthcare, the contract purchaser of 11 acres within the 57.21 acres of the proposed TriState subdivision, has applied for an Amended Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) and an Amended Official Development Plan (ODP) with the City of Westminster. The property is located at the southwest corner of W. 116th Avenue and Huron Street.

The applications are request to allow Medical land uses and a Behavioral Health Hospital on the 11acre lot. The development is proposed to include one 2-story building of 99,497 square feet with 144 beds, surface parking, and walled courtyards.

The Planning Commission will make a recommendation of approval or denial to City Council.

The City of Westminster values public input on development applications. Proponents and opponents will be allotted time to provide a statement to the Planning Commission. If you choose to speak at the public hearing, you must provide your name and address for the Planning Commission. Interested persons may also submit testimony in writing prior to the hearing date to Amy Johnson, Senior Planner, City of Westminster, Department of Community Development, Planning Division, 4800 West 92nd Avenue; Westminster, CO, 80031, or by email to ajohnson@cityofwestminster.us. Written materials received will be provided to the Planning Commission and entered into the public record. Testimony for the public hearing will be accepted either in advance electronically or during the live virtual meeting. Please visit the website below for information regarding how to give public testimony at the live meeting.

www.CityofWestminster.us/PC.

Copies of all application materials including the proposed application submitted by the applicant, as well as all informational materials submitted by others, which will be considered by the Planning Commission at this hearing are available for inspection by contacting the Westminster Planning Division at 303-658-2092.

The Planning Commission meeting agenda, agenda memo and other materials will be posted on the City of Westminster website, www.cityofwestminster.us, no later than four days prior to the February 28, 2023 public hearing.

John McConnell, AICP Interim Planning Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2138

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Angel Q Pham, 11847 Utica Wy, Westminster 80031

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Special Permit & License Board will conduct a hearing on said application on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 4800 W. 92nd Ave, Westminster, CO 80031, when and where all parties in interest will be heard. The neighborhood of interest has been established with the following boundaries: North: 122nd Ave extended, the 12200-block north; South: 116th Ave extended, the 11600-block north; West: Pecos St, 1600 block west.; East: Pecos St extended, the 1800-block west. The city will have petitions circulated within this neighborhood. For additional information contact the City Clerk’s Office 303-658-2162.

SPECIAL PERMIT AND LICENSE BOARD

CITY OF WESTMINSTER Mary Joy Barajas, Deputy City Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2133

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado and the ordinances of the City of Westminster, an application for re-certification of the Entertainment District Promotional Association and Common Consumption area liquor license to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors by the drink for on-premise consumption was filed with the Westminster Special Permit and License Board on January 31, 2023. The applicant is Orchard Town Center

Entertainment District Promotion Association, 14697 Delaware St #850.

Corporate Officers are:

Paul Asher, 14697 Delaware St #850 Westminster CO

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Special Permit & License Board will conduct a hearing on said application on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at approx. 7:20 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 4800 W. 92nd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031, when and where all parties in interest will be heard.

For additional information contact City Clerk’s Office 303-658-2162.

SPECIAL PERMIT AND LICENSE BOARD

CITY OF WESTMINSTER

Mary Joy Barajas, Deputy City Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2151

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD & PUBLIC HEARING

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (HOME-ARP)

NOTICE is given that Adams County was awarded $3,848,071 in HOME-American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) funds in a one-time allocation from the U.S. Department of Urban Housing and Development (“HUD”). Federal HOME-ARP funding was created to assist individuals or households who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations, by providing affordable housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability. The HOME-ARP Allocation plan (“the plan”) defines the use of the HOME-ARP grant funds to address these needs within the HUDapproved eligible activities. The County will make funds available for activities once the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan’s associated consultation, public participation process, and HUD approval have been completed through the substantial amendment of the PY 2021 Annual Action Plan. The County has allocated the HOME-ARP funds for the following activities: acquisition and development of non-congregate shelters and administration and planning.

A draft of Adams County’s HOME-ARP Allocation Plan will be available for a 15-day public comment period. Notice is also given that a public hearing will be held to allow the public to review and make comments.

Citizens can view the draft plans from February 16, 2023 to March 3, 2023 at the Community & Economic Development offices at 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Suite W6200, Brighton, CO 80601, and can also be viewed and downloaded from the County’s website by clicking here. Public comments regarding the draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan can be submitted by mail, delivered to the address above or via email at rreed@adcogov.org.

Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to review and discuss the draft Plan. The hearing will be held on February 28, 2023 at 9:30 AM. Residents are encouraged to attend and participate.

For further information, please contact the Housing Policy & Community Investments Division at (720) 523-6200.

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i),

Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado and the ordinances of the City of Westminster, an application for a hotel/restaurant liquor license to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors by the drink for on-premise consumption was filed with the Westminster Special Permit and License Board on January 23, 2023. The applicant is Asian Cajun Westminster LLC, dba Asian Cajun, 2841 W 120th Ave #C100.

Asian Cajun Westminster LLC owner/officer is:

Accessibility: Adams County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission to, access to, or operations of programs, services, or activities, including the public participation process. Adams County makes reasonable accommodations for disabilities that interfere with full access to any program, service, or activity, including the public participation process. You may contact the Housing Policy & Community Investments Division at (720) 523-6200 (or 711 for the state relay service) or write to 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601 to make a reasonable accommodation request.

interpretar la información en español, llame al (720) 523-6200.

WITHIN

¼ OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 3

RANGE

WEST, OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SAID COUNTY AND STATE. Applicant: Dan Rodriguez, Cage Civil Engineering, 405 Urban Street, Suite 404 Lakewood, Colorado 80228

Public Hearings Location: 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601 Please visit http://www.adcogov.org/bocc for up to date information. The full text of the proposed request and additional colored maps can be obtained by accessing the Adams County Community and Economic Development Department website at www.adcogov.org/planning/currentcases.

Legal Notice No. NTS2135

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., at the Westminster City Hall located at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The public has the option to attend in person or remotely. See below for additional information. Brauch Property, addressed at 9889 Alkire Street:

•Annexation of 17.62-acres of land;

• Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to designate this property as City Open Space; Zone the property to O1 District in the City of Westminster.

Bushnell Property, addressed at 12620 Zuni Street:

•Annexation of 2.62-acres of land;

• Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to designate this property as City Open Space; Zone the property to O1 District in the City of Westminster.

Diekmann Property, addressed at 7371 West 92nd Avenue:

•Annexation of .58-acres of land;

• Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to designate this property as City Open Space; Zone the property to O1 District in the City of Westminster.

Federal Boulevard South Property, located at 68th and Federal Boulevard:

•Annexation of 2.7484-acres of land;

• Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to designate this property as City Open Space; Zone the property to O1 District in the City of Westminster.

Mosko Court Property, addressed at 3421 and 3431 Mosko Court:

•Annexation of .15-acres of land;

• Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to designate this property as City Open Space; •Zone the property to Specific Plan District in the City of Westminster.

The Planning Commission will make a recommendation of approval or denial to City Council.

The City of Westminster values public input on development applications. Proponents and opponents will be allotted time to provide a statement to the Planning Commission. If you choose to speak at the public hearing, you must provide your name and address for the Planning Commission. Interested persons may also submit testimony in writing prior to the hearing date to Patrick Caldwell, Senior Planner, City of Westminster, Department of Community Development, Planning Division, 4800 West 92nd Avenue; Westminster, CO, 80031, or by email to pcaldwel@cityofwestminster. us. Written materials received will be provided to the Planning Commission and entered into the public record. Testimony for the public hearing will be accepted either in advance electronically or during the live virtual meeting. Please visit the website below for information regarding how to give public testimony at the live meeting. www.CityofWestminster.us/PC.

The public hearing will be streamed live via the City’s traditional webcast at www.youtube.com/ user/WestminsterCO/live

Copies of all application materials submitted by the applicant, as well as all informational materials submitted by others, which will be considered by the Planning Commission at this hearing, are available for inspection by contacting Patrick Caldwell, Senior Planner, with the Westminster Planning Division at pcaldwel@cityofwestminster. us or 303-658-2090.

The Planning Commission meeting agenda, agenda memo and other materials will be posted on the City of Westminster website, www.cityof-

Public Notices

westminster.us, no later than four days prior to the February 28, 2023 public hearing.

John McConnell, AICP

Interim Planning Manager City of Westminster

Legal Notice No. NTS2139

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice City of Westminster

Summary of Proceedings

Summary of proceedings of the Westminster Special City Council meeting of Monday, February 6, 2023. Mayor McNally, Mayor Pro Tem DeMott, and Councillors Baker, Emmons, Ezeadi, Nurmela, and Seymour were present at roll call.

Council approved the following: Second Reading of Councillor’s Bill No. 2 Re: Supplemental Appropriation from the Utility Capital Project Reserve to the Utility Water Fund; and Authorization of additional expense for land purchase.

There was no further business to come before the City Council, and the meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m.

By Order of the Westminster City Council

Abby Fitch, City Clerk

Published in the Westminster Window

Legal Notice No. NTS2142

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice

CITY OF WESTMINSTER

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing will be held by the Westminster Historic Landmark Board on Wednesday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Westminster City Hall, 4800 West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado.

The purpose of the hearing is to review an application for a Certificate of Historic Appropriateness for a roof replacement and installation of roofmounted solar panels for the Margaret O’Gorman House, located at 8198 Irving Street, Adams County, Westminster, Colorado.

Copies of all documents submitted by the applicant that will be considered by the Historic Landmark Board at this hearing are available for review by contacting Kate Cooke, Cultural Affairs Coordinator in the Westminster Parks, Recreation and Libraries Department at 303-658-2711 or kcooke@ cityofwestminster.us.

Blake Ramsey

Operations Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2153

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice

BY AUTHORITY

ORDINANCE NO. 4175 COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 2 SERIES OF 2023

INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS

DeMott, Emmons

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGETS OF THE UTILITY ENTERPRISE (WATER) AND THE UTILITY CAPITAL PROJECT RESERVE FUND AND AUTHORIZING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE 2023 ESTIMATED REVENUES IN THE FUNDS

THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The 2023 appropriation for the Utility Enterprise (Water) and the Utility Capital Project Reserve Funds initially appropriated by Ordinance No. 4157 is hereby increased in aggregate by $44,641,006. This appropriation is due to the appropriation of reserve funds.

Section 2. The $44,641,006 increase shall be allocated to City Revenue and Expense accounts as described in the City Council Agenda Item dated January 23, 2023, (a copy of which may be obtained from the City Clerk) amending City fund budgets as follows:

Utility Enterprise (Water)

$22,320,503

Utility Capital Project Reserve Fund

22,320,503

Total Appropriations

$44,641,006

Less Appropriations from Transfers - -22,320,503

Total Appropriations, Net of Transfers

$22,320,503

Section 3 – Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be considered as severable. If any section, paragraph, clause, word, or any other part of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such part shall be deemed as severed from this ordinance. The invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect the construction or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions, unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that a contrary result is necessary in order for this Ordinance to have any meaning whatsoever.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage after the second reading.

Section 5. This ordinance shall be published in full within ten days after its enactment.

INTRODUCED, PASSED

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., at the Westminster City Hall located at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The public has the option to attend in person or remotely. See below for additional information.

The property owner of 14781 Huron Street has filed an application for a Rezoning, Preliminary Development Plan and Official Development Plan with the City of Westminster. The application is a request to allow for a subdivision of the 2.4-acre lot into two lots and to construct a new house on the western 0.8-acre lot. Only one new housing unit is proposed and all uses will remain as residential. The Planning Commission may recommend approval or denial of the application to City Council.

The City of Westminster values public input on development applications. Proponents and opponents will be allotted time to provide a statement to the Planning Commission. If you choose to speak at the public hearing, you must provide your name and address for the Planning Commission. Interested persons may also submit testimony in writing prior to the hearing date to Jacob P. Kasza, Senior Planner, City of Westminster, Department of Community Development, Planning Division, 4800 West 92nd Avenue; Westminster, CO, 80031, or by email to jpkasza@cityofwestminster.us. Written materials received will be provided to the Planning Commission and entered into the public record. Testimony for the public hearing will be accepted either in advance electronically or during the live virtual meeting. Please visit the website below for information regarding how to give public testimony at the live meeting.

www.CityofWestminster.us/PC.

Copies of all application materials including the proposed application submitted by the applicant, as well as all informational materials submitted by others, which will be considered by the Planning Commission at this hearing are available for inspection by contacting the Westminster Planning Division at 303-658-2092.

The Planning Commission meeting agenda, agenda memo and other materials will be posted on the City of Westminster website, www.cityofwestminster.us, no later than four days prior to the February 28, 2023 public hearing.

John McConnell, AICP Interim Planning Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2140

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 4:00 p.m. on February 21, 2023, the Board of Directors of the North Metro Fire Rescue District (“District”) will hold a public meeting to consider a Petition by Meritage Homes of Colorado, Inc., 8400 Crescent Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, and the City of Thornton, Colorado, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229, to exclude from the District’s jurisdiction the following real property, which has been annexed into the City of Thornton, Colorado:

Meritage Homes of Colorado, Inc.

Lots 1-52, inclusive

Block 1

Lots 1-36, inclusive

Block 2

Lots 1-34, inclusive

Block 3

Lots 1-12, inclusive

Block 4

Tracts A-S, inclusive And

Tracts AA-KK, inclusive

164th Avenue & York Street Subdivision, City of Thornton, County of Adams, State of Colorado City of Thornton, Colorado E. 163rd Drive; E. 164th Avenue; Race Street; Gaylord Street; And York Street;

164th Avenue & York Street Subdivision, City of Thornton, County of Adams, State of Colorado

Copies of the Petition and the legal description of the property subject to the requested exclusion may be obtained from the District at its Headquarters, located at 101 Spader Way, Broomfield, CO 80020; (303) 452-9910.

The public meeting will be held at the District’s Headquarters, located at the address above. Questions prior to the public meeting should be directed to Executive Administrative Assistant Heather Brown, (303) 452-9910.

All interested persons, municipalities, or counties shall appear at the public meeting and show just cause in writing why the Board of Directors of the District should not adopt a final resolution and order approving exclusion of the above-identified real property. The Board of Directors may continue the public meeting to a subsequent meeting. The failure of any person within the District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his or her part to the exclusion of the property from the District’s jurisdiction,

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH METRO FIRE RESCUE

DISTRICT

By: /s/ Jenni Murphy, Secretary

Legal Notice No. NTS2148

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Notice of Publication of) §1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Adams County Shaw Heights Water District of Adams County(ies), Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the Second day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 2 directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms.

politan District, c/o Ann Finn at Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80028, (303) 987-0835 and on the District’s website at https:// nbcmetrodistrict.com/.

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 24, 2023, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on February 27, 2023, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be obtained from / filed with Ann Finn, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o Ann Finn at Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80028, (303) 987-0835, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023).

NBC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Ann Finn

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. NTS2123

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District, 8801

N. Pecos St., Federal Heights, CO 80260 is seeking bids from qualified contractors for playground equipment and shelter installation, landscaping, grading and concrete work at the Sherrelwood Park, located at approx. Pecos St and Orchard Dr., Adams County, CO.

The project description and bid documents will be available through http://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado under the project name Sherrelwood Park Improvements 2023 and through Steve Heger, Projects Manager at sheger@hylandhills.org after February 17th, 2023.

Addendums and responses to questions will only be posted on this website.

5% Bid bond, 100% payment and 100% performance bonds will be required.

A mandatory prebid meeting will be held on site on February 27th, 2023 at 1:00 pm.

Questions must be submitted thru email.

Question submission deadline is March 13th, 2023 at 5:00 pm.

Sealed, electronic bids are to be submitted thru Bidnetdirect only.

Bid submission deadline is March 20th, 2023 at 1:00 pm.

Legal Notice No. NTS2137

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on or about March 3, 2023 the Finance Director for the City of Northglenn, CO shall make final settlement with J.R. Filanc Construction Company, Inc., Escondido, CA on account of their performance on the Lift Station A & Force Main Project bid, RFP 2019-035. Up to the time of making final settlement, the Finance Director shall receive at their office, 11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn, Colorado, verified statement of claims with respect to such work and as provided in Section 38-26-107, Colorado revised statutes, 1973. City of Northglenn

/s/ Jason Loveland

Finance Director

Legal Notice No. NTS2118

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL

Notice is hereby given that on or after the 6th day of March 2023, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with:

R&D Pipeline Construction, Inc. 10200 West 26th Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of 2022 Hydrant Replacement Program Project No. 22-450.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said Project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor, or any of his subcontractors, in or about the performance of said Work, may at any time up to and including said date of such Final Settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims.

2. All such claims shall be filed with the City Clerk at 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229.

3. Failure on the part of the creditor to file such a statement prior to such Final Settlement will relieve the City of Thornton from any and all liability for such claim.

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO

Jim Jensen2-7-23

Jim JensenDate

Contracts Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2146

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District, 8801 N. Pecos St., Federal Heights, CO 80260 is seeking bids from qualified contractors for the Water World Paving Overlay Project 2023, located at 8801 N Pecos St., Federal Heights, CO 80260.

The project description and bid documents will be available through http://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado under the project name Water World Paving Overlay 2023 and through JR Berninzoni, Water World General Manager at jrberninzoni@hylandhills.org, after February 17th, 2023.

DE NOMINACIONES DISTRITO METROPOLITANO WRIGHT FARMS

A QUIEN CORRESPONDA, y, en particular, a los electores del Distrito Metropolitano Wright Farms, Condado de Adams, Colorado.

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevara a cabo una elección el Martes, 2 de Mayo de 2023, entre las 7: 00a.m y las 7:00pm. En ese momento, se elegirán tres (3) directores para servir términos de 4 años y un director será elegido para servir un término de dos años. Los electores elegibles del Distrito Metropolitano de Wright Farms interesados en formar parte de la Junta Directiva pueden obtener un formulario de Autonominación y Aceptación del Oficial Electoral

Designado (OED) del Distrito:

Natalie M. Fleming 3900 East Mexico Avenue, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80210 nfleming@erblawllc.com 303-626-7125

La Oficina de OED estará abierta Lunes-Viernes de 9:00a.m a 5:00p.m.

La fecha límite para enviar un formulario de autonominación y aceptación al OED es el cierre de operaciones el 24 de febrero de 2023 (a más tardar 67 días antes de la elección). Los formularios de declaración jurada de intención de ser un candidato por escrito deben enviarse a la oficina del OED antes del cierre de operaciones del lunes 27 de febrero de 2023 (a más tardar 64 días antes de la elección).

SE NOTIFICA ADEMAS que se debe presentar una solicitud de boleta de voto en ausencia ante el OED antes de las 4:00p.m. el Martes ates de la elección, 25 de Abril de 2023.

Distrito Metropolitano Wright Farms

By: /s/ Natalie M. Fleming Oficial Electoral Designado

Legal Notice No. NTS2144

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Eligible electors of the Adams County Shaw Heights Water District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official:

Anthony Rozales 9096 Hunter St. Westminster, CO. 80031 (303) 428-1552

The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 24th. 2023 If the DEO determines that a SelfNomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, Februay 27th. 2023

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Anthony Rozales Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. NTS2152

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Notice is hereby given that on or after the 27th day of February 2023, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with:

A.Cutler Repaving, Inc 921 East 27th Street Lawrence, KS 66046

hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of Street Rehabilitation Mill Hot In-Place Recycled Paving, Project No. 22-23A.

B.American West Construction, LLC 275 E. 64th Avenue Denver, CO 80221

hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of the 2022 Pedestrian and Bike Trail Connectivity, Project No. 22-288.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said Project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor, or any of his Subcontractors, in or about the performance of said Work, may at any time up to and including said date of such Final Settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims.

2. All such claims shall be filed with the City Clerk at 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229.

3.Failure on the part of the creditor to file such a statement prior to such Final Settlement will relieve the City of Thornton from any and all liability for such claim.

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO

Jim Jensen 1-31-2023

Jim Jensen Date Contracts Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2094

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Addendums and responses to questions will only be posted on this website. A recommended pre bid conference will be held onsite, at 11:00 am on February 24thth, 2023.

5% Bid bond, 100% payment and 100% performance bonds will be required.

Question deadline is 5:00 pm on March 2nd, 2023. Sealed, electronic bids, thru Bidnetdirect only are due no later than 1:00 pm on March 6th, 2023.

Questions should be directed to JR Berninzoni at jrberninzoni@hylandhills.org.

Legal Notice No. NTS2150

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice

NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S

FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Adams 12 Five Star Schools will on February 20, 2023 make final settlement with AP Mountain States, LLC, 797 Ventura Street, Aurora, CO 80011 for work performed on a project known as: Adams 12 Five Star Schools 2022 THV Paving and Drainage Repairs (P16206) located at 3461 Preble Creek Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80023. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, equipment, materials, equipment rentals, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by AP Mountain States, LLC or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work on said project is hereby notified to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education of said School District at the Educational Support Center, Facilities Department, 1500 East 128th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado 80241, on or before February 17, 2022. Settlement will be made at the Educational Support Center, Facilities Department, 1500 East 128th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado 80241. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to the final settlement date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim.

Dated: January 31, 2023

Public Notices

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

By: Eddie Coronado Senior Construction Project Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2101

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice Adams District Court (303) 659-1161.

GBM 55, LLC v. ERNEST M. MEWHINNEY, JR., AN INDIVIDUAL, and Persons Unknown, et al. Case #: 2022CV031402.

Attorney for Plaintiff: Bove Law Offices, 4535 E Colfax, Denver, CO 80220. Phone: (303) 756-0500.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend, against the claims of the Complaint, filed with the court in this action. The Answer can be filed, by filing with the clerk of this court, an Answer or other response, within 35 days, after the service of this Summons, upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete, on the last day of publication, 02/16/2023. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained, from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file an Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be entered against you, for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without further notice. This is an action for title of a Manufactured home in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, known as Make: S

B, VIN/Serial Number: 35511391H.

Legal Notice No. NTS2006

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Adams County District Court 1100 Judicial Ctr Dr. Brighton, CO 80601

Plaintiff: THE RANCH RESERVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTMINSTER, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: XGGCC LLC; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; APARTMENTS RESURFACING LLC; SUNBELT PORTFOLIOS, LLC; ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Case No.: 2022CV031648 Division: W Ctrm:

Attorneys for Plaintiff:

Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt, LLC

Hal R. Kyles, #23891

1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Phone Number: (720) 221-9780

Matter ID #2994.0005

SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response.

You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

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

This is an action of foreclosure pursuant to Rule 105, C.R.C.P. to the real property situate in Westminster, Colorado more particularly described as Lot 19 in Block 1, The Ranch Reserve Subdivision, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Dated: January 9, 2023.

ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

By: /s/Hal R. Kyles

Hal R. Kyles, #23891

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

Legal Notice No. NTS2005

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT, GREETINGS:

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk an answer to the Complaint, which has been filed with the Court within thirty days after service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

If service upon you is made outside the State of Colorado, or by publication or if a copy of the Complaint is not served upon you with this Summons, you are required to file your Answer to the Complaint within thirty-five days after service of this Summons upon you.

This is an action for forfeiture pursuant to C.R.S. §16-13-307 of the currency that was seized in Adams County, Colorado by officers of the North Metro Task Force on May 25, 2021, as being derived from activity constituting a class one public nuisance.

A copy of the Summons, Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order may be obtained at the Adams County District Attorney’s Office, 1000 Judicial Center Drive, Suite 100, Brighton, Colorado 80601.

DATED: October 13, 2022

/s/Todd Bluth

Senior Deputy District Attorney 1000 Judicial Center Drive Suite 100 Brighton, CO 80601 (303) 659-7720

Legal Notice No. NTS2023

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Misc.

Private Legals

Public Notice

Notice of Demand

On August 19, 2022, Dale M. Doughman, Personal Representative for Howard and Irene Doughman, did file a notice in accordance with C.R.S. 7-42-114 to 7-42-117 which states the following:

COMES NOW Dale M. Doughman, , Personal

Representative for Howard and Irene Doughman, after first being duly sworn, does state under oath that the Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company certificate number 5331 for one quarter (0.25) share has been lost, mislaid, or destroyed and that said certificate is the property of Howard and Irene Doughman and has not been transferred or hypothecated by the said stockholder. Demand for issuance of a duplicate certificate in accordance with C.R.S. 7-42-114; 7-42-115 and 7-42-117, is hereby made.

Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company will issue on or after March 19, 2023, a duplicate certificate to Howard and Irene Doughman or their legal representative or assignee, unless a contrary claim is filed with the Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company, prior to March 19, 2023.

Legal Notice No. NTS2009

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

SUMMONS

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAMS AND STATE OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 22CV31387, DIV. C

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Plaintiff, vs.

MIGUEL ALEXIS GALLEGOS-SUAREZ and SIX

THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY Defendant.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT, GREETINGS:

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk an answer to the Complaint, which has been filed with the Court within thirty days after service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

If service upon you is made outside the State of Colorado, or by publication or if a copy of the Complaint is not served upon you with this Summons, you are required to file your Answer to the Complaint within thirty-five days after service of this Summons upon you.

This is an action for forfeiture pursuant to C.R.S. §16-13-307 of the currency that was seized in Adams County, Colorado by officers of the North Metro Task Force on October 4, 2022, as being derived from activity constituting a class one public nuisance.

A copy of the Summons, Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order may be obtained at the Adams County District Attorney’s Office, 1000 Judicial Center Drive, Suite 100, Brighton, Colorado 80601.

DATED: January 11, 2023

/s/Todd

Water Court Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO JANUARY 2023

WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications, and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of JANUARY 2023 for each County affected.

2023CW3011 GREATROCK NORTH WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT, c/o Lisa Johnson, CLA Broomfield, 370 Interlocken Boulevard, Suite 500, Broomfield, CO 80021-8014. Matthew S. Poznanovic, Eric K. Trout, Hayes Poznanovic Korver LLC, 700 17th Street, Suite 1800, Denver, CO 80202. APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS AND AMENDMENTS TO PLANS FOR AUGMENTATION, IN ADAMS COUNTY. Summary. Applicant’s five alluvial wells, ALV-1 through ALV-5, are approved to be augmented under the plan for augmentation decreed in Case No. 08CW66. ALV-1 and ALV-2 wells are also approved to be augmented under the plan for augmentation decreed in Case No. 04CW247. Absolute and conditional water rights were decreed for ALV-1 and ALV-2 wells and conditional water rights were decreed for ALV-3, 4 and 5 wells in Case No. 14CW3174. The conditional water rights were subsequently cancelled pursuant to the Notice of Cancellation entered in Case No. 14CW3174 on January 20, 2023 after an application for reasonable diligence was not filed. By this application, Applicant seeks new conditional and absolute water rights for the ALV1 and ALV-2 wells, conditional water rights for ALV-3, ALV-4 and ALV-5 wells and to amend the Case No. 04CW247 and Case No. 08CW66 augmentation plans to include a term and condition that provides depletions from pumping the wells will not require augmentation at times the wells are in priority pursuant to the water rights requested in this application. No other amendment to the terms and conditions of the augmentation plans decreed in Case Nos. 04CW247 and 08CW66 is requested, and the wells will continue to otherwise operate according to the terms and conditions originally decreed in Case Nos. 04CW247 and 08CW66. WATER RIGHTS Structures: ALV-1 Well: Location: In the NW1/4SE1/4 of Section 1, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M. at a point approximately 1600 feet from the south and 2540 feet from the east section line of said Section 1, as described in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. Source: Box Elder Creek alluvium, tributary to the South Platte River. This well operates under two well permits and the absolute water right decreed in Case No. 14CW3174. The well is permitted under Permit No. 70141-F to operate as an augmented structure under the plan for augmentation approved in Case No. 08CW66 for the Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions. This well is also permitted under Permit No. 63024-F to operate as an augmented structure pursuant to Applicant’s augmentation plan approved in Case No. 04CW247 for the Box Elder Creek Ranch subdivision. The well was decreed an absolute water right in the amount of 150 gpm with an appropriation date of March 31, 2008 pursuant to the Case No. 14CW3174 decree entered on November 28, 2016. The absolute water right for the well has the same location, source, and use as described herein. WDID No. 0109983. Amount: 62 gpm Absolute, 88 gpm Conditional. The total diversion amount for the well pursuant to the water rights requested in this application and the absolute water right decreed in Case No. 14CW3174 will total 300 gpm, not to exceed the diversion limits of the Case Nos. 04CW247 and 08CW66 decrees.

On April 25, 2022 and April 27, 2022, 212 gpm was diverted at the ALV-1 well and put to inhouse use in each of the subdivisions identified in this application and irrigation uses in the identified subdivisions other than the Box Elder Creek Ranch subdivision. Date of Appropriation: March 31, 2008. How appropriation initiated: The appropriation was initiated by formation of intent and the filing of the water court application for the plan for augmentation that was decreed in Case No. 08CW66 and the water court application for conditional and absolute water rights in Case No. 14CW3174. The Case No. 08CW66 application was filed on March 31, 2008. The Case No. 14CW3174 application was filed on December 31, 2014. 3.1.7 Uses and Places of Use: The ALV-1 Well is used for inhouse use in the Box Elder Creek Ranch subdivision located in Section 1, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M. and for inhouse and irrigation uses at Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions located in Sections 2, 3 and 10, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M., as described in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. ALV-2 Well: 3.2.1 Location: In the SW1/4NE1/4 of Section 1, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M. at a point approximately 2500 feet from the north and 2000 feet from the east section line of said Section 1, as described in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. 3.2.2

Source: Box Elder Creek alluvium, tributary to the South Platte River. This well operates under two well permits and the absolute water right decreed in Case No. 14CW3174. This well is permitted under Permit No. 70140-F to operate under the plan for augmentation approved in Case No. 08CW66 for the Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions. This well is also permitted under Permit No. 67146-F to operate as an augmented structure pursuant to Applicant’s augmentation plan approved in Case No. 04CW247 for the Box Elder Creek Ranch subdivision. The well was decreed an absolute water right in the amount of 133 gpm with an appropriation date of March 31, 2008 pursuant to the Case No. 14CW3174 decree entered on November 28, 2016. The absolute water right for the well has the same location, source, and use as described herein.

diversion limits of the Case Nos. 04CW247 and 08CW66 decrees. In 2022 on January 26, February 7, 8, 10 and 11, June 30 and July 31, 140 gpm was diverted at the ALV-2 well and put to inhouse use in each of the subdivisions identified in this application and irrigation uses in the identified subdivisions other than the Box Elder Creek Ranch subdivision. Date of Appropriation: March 31, 2008. How appropriation initiated: The appropriation was initiated by formation of intent and the filing of the water court application for the plan for augmentation that was decreed in Case No. 08CW66 and the water court application for conditional and absolute water rights in Case No. 14CW3174. The Case No. 08CW66 application was filed on March 31, 2008. The Case No. 14CW3174 application was filed on December 31, 2014. Uses and Places of Use: The ALV-2 Well is used for inhouse use in the Box Elder Creek Ranch subdivision at the location described in Paragraph 3.1.7 and for inhouse and irrigation uses at Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions at the locations described in Paragraph 3.1.7 and the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. ALV-3 Well: Location: In the SW1/4SE1/4 of Section 1, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M. at a point approximately 800 feet from the south and 1800 feet from the east section line of said Section 1, as described in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. 3.3.2

Source: Box Elder Creek alluvium, tributary to the South Platte River. Amount: 300 gpm (conditional), not to exceed the diversion limit of the Case No. 08CW66 decree. Date of Appropriation: March 31, 2008. How appropriation initiated: The appropriation was initiated by formation of intent and the filing of the water court application for the plan for augmentation that was decreed in Case No. 08CW66 and the water court application for conditional and absolute water rights in Case No. 14CW3174. The Case No. 08CW66 application was filed on March 31, 2008. The Case No. 14CW3174 application was filed on December 31, 2014. Uses and Places of Use: The ALV-3 Well will be used for inhouse and irrigation uses at Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions, at the locations described in Paragraph 3.1.7 and in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. ALV-4 Well:

Location: In the NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 1, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M. at a point approximately 1350 feet from the south and 2000 feet from the west section line of said Section 1, as described in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. Source: Box Elder Creek alluvium, tributary to the South Platte River. Amount: 300 gpm (conditional), not to exceed the diversion limit of the Case No. 08CW66 decree. 3.4.4

Date of

Appropriation: March 31, 2008. How appropriation initiated: The appropriation was initiated by formation of intent and the filing of the water court application for the plan for augmentation that was decreed in Case No. 08CW66 and the water court application for conditional and absolute water rights in Case No. 14CW3174. The Case No. 08CW66 application was filed on March 31, 2008. The Case No. 14CW3174 application was filed on December 31, 2014. Uses and Places of Use:

The ALV-4 Well will be used for inhouse and irrigation uses at Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions, at the locations described in Paragraph 3.1.7 and in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. ALV-5

Well: Location: In the SE1/4NE1/4 of Section 2, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M. at a point approximately 2150 feet from the north and 750 feet from the east section line of said Section 1, as described in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. Source: Box Elder Creek alluvium, tributary to the South Platte River. Amount: 300 gpm (conditional), not to exceed the diversion limit of the Case No. 08CW66 decree. Date of Appropriation: March 31, 2008. How appropriation initiated: The appropriation was initiated by formation of intent and the filing of the water court application for the plan for augmentation that was decreed in Case No. 08CW66 and the water court application for conditional and absolute water rights in Case No. 14CW3174. The Case No. 08CW66 application was filed on March 31, 2008. The Case No. 14CW3174 application was filed on December 31, 2014. Uses and Places of Use: The ALV-5 Well will be used for inhouse and irrigation uses at Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions, at the locations described in Paragraph 3.1.7 and in the map attached to the application as Exhibit A. AMENDMENTS TO PLANS FOR AUGMENTATION. Decrees. Case No. 08CW66, entered on May 1, 2012 and Case No. 04CW247, entered on May 16, 2007, which were amended by the decree entered in Case No. 14CW3174 on November 28, 2016. In Case No. 08CW66, the court approved a plan for augmentation for five alluvial wells, ALV-1 through ALV-5, which will divert water for use in up to 322 residences to be located within the boundaries of the Great Rock North Water and Sanitation District, in Sections 2, 3 and 10, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M. in the Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions for in-house and irrigation uses, as described on Exhibit A. In Case No. 04CW247, the court approved a plan for augmentation for alluvial wells ALV-1 and ALV 2, which will divert water for use in up to 244 individual residences to be located in Section 1, T1S, R65W of the 6th P.M., in the Box Elder Creek Ranch subdivision for inhouse use only, as described on Exhibit A. In Case No. 14CW3174, the court approved amendments of the plans for augmentation decreed in Case Nos. 04CW247 and 08CW66 to include terms and conditions that provide depletions from pumping the wells according to the conditional and absolute water rights decreed in Case No. 14CW3174 will not require augmentation at times the wells are in priority pursuant to the absolute and conditional water rights decreed in that case. Description of Amendment. Applicant seeks to amend the augmentation plans decreed in Case Nos. 04CW247 and 08CW66 to include terms and conditions similar to those included in the Case No. 14CW3174 decree so that depletions from pumping the wells according to the new conditional and absolute water rights requested in this application will not require augmentation at times the wells are in priority pursuant to the new water rights. All other elements of the augmentation plans remain the same and no other amendments to the terms and conditions of the augmentation plans decreed in Case Nos. 04CW247 and 08CW66 are requested. This application describes certain aspects of the plans for augmentation. The Case

Nos. 08CW66, 04CW247 and 14CW3174 decrees provide complete descriptions of the plans for augmentation. The amended plans for augmentation will not cause any material injurious effect to the owner or user of any vested water rights or decreed conditional water rights. Owners of land on which the headgates and structures are or will be located: Well ALV-1: Kevin & Heather Willard, 877 Poppy Dr, Brighton, CO, 80601. Well ALV-2: Joseph & Kim Rigoli, 16440 Umpire St, Hudson, CO, 80642. Well ALV 3: Gary & Wendy Booth, 16201 Fairway Dr, Commerce City, CO, 80022. Well ALV 4: Henrylyn Irrigation District, 29490 County Road 14, Keenesburg, CO, 80643. Well ALV 5: Edwin & Juliana Enriquez, 16301 Hudson Road, Hudson, CO, 80642. The following document is filed with this application and is available from the Water Clerk, or from counsel for Applicant: Map showing locations of well sites and the Box Elder Creek Ranch, Rocking Horse Farms, Hayesmount Estates, Greatrock North, Homestead Heights, and Ridgeview Estates subdivisions. WHEREFORE, Applicant prays that this Court enter a decree approving the water rights and amendments to the plans for augmentation requested herein and finding that there will be no injury to owners and persons entitled to use water under any vested and conditional water rights, and for such other and further relief as may be warranted. 8 pages.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of MARCH 2023 (forms available on www. courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. NTS2145

First Publication: February 16, 2023 Last Publication: February 16, 2023 Publisher: Westminster Window Notice to Creditors

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Anthony D. Damon Attorney for Personal Representative The Damon Law Firm, LLC 4465 Kipling Street #101 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. NTS2060

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Roger James Stimpson, aka R James Stimpson, aka James Stimpson, aka Jim Stimpson, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 0025

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Teresa Stimpson Personal Representative 1090 County Rd. 145 Oakland, AR 72661

Legal Notice No. NTS2088

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Janice Kanies a/k/a Jan Kanies, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 22

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James P Kanies Personal Representative 150 E Greenwood Ln Shelton, WA 98584

Legal Notice No. NTS2113

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the

CU’s Street Medicine team assists homeless patients

BY DANA KNOWLES, LINDSEY FORD, WILLIAM PETERSON ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Health care is often a low priority in a person’s life if they are experiencing homelessness; surviving hour to hour is their main concern, explained 53-year-old Guy Neiderwerfer.

He lost his job, his apartment, and has been surviving on the streets for several days. “When you’re looking for medication even, you’ve got to go through so many steps just to get help,” Neiderwerfer said.

is is not the rst time Neiderwerfer has been in this situation.

“It feels like there is no hope, and it makes you feel doom and gloom. You feel lonely and you feel hopeless,” he said. “It’s a common loop to walk around and feel like ‘What am I doing and what kind of help can I get?’”

Neiderwerfer said that access to

food, medical care and employment is often so spread out that without access to transportation, seeing a health care provider moves to the bottom of the to-do list.

CU Street Medicine’s mobile health care clinics aim to eliminate some of the barriers to health care for the unhoused by literally meeting people where there are.

Scott Harpin is the co-faculty advisor for the program and an associate professor of nursing at the CU College of Nursing.

“ e CU street medicine program is a grassroots students group that organizes around meeting the medical needs of people experiencing homelessness in our community, speci cally rough sleepers and people who have to survive in locations like this, like parks and bikeways, and trails and downtown on the sidewalks,” Harpin said.

Nearly 7,000 people are currently

unhoused across the state, according to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. After working for the Coalition and then graduating from CU College of Nursing, Kiera Connelly decided to volunteer for the CU Street Medicine Program.

“It’s extremely important for us to be out here because people experiencing homelessness have more co-morbidities and a higher risk for pretty much everything than the the housed population,” Connelly explained. “ at being said, they also have the most barriers to accessing health care.”

Connelly frequently visits hiking trails in the Commerce City area along with other CU Street Medicine volunteers to administer health care for the unhoused. She said before o ering any kind of treatment, the team must rst build trust with the patients, which can take time.

“Once people get comfortable and

open up, we will do blood pressure checks, wound care, blood sugar check,” Connelly said. “We also check and treat frost bite, and then make recommendations for them for navigating the health care system.”

Connelly said not only is the goal is to make health care more accessible to those who might need it the most, but also to show the patients that some people are trying to help.

“As a nurse, being able to show that ‘Someone does care enough to come out here and talk to me about my heath problems and wants me to get better or wants to help me maintain my health’ — I think that’s huge.”

is story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonpro t public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

Age is not a factor in heart disease risk

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It is a common myth that heart disease does not a ect the younger population. However, Dr. Je Park, a cardiologist with Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates at e Medical Center of Aurora says that is a common myth.

“High long standing blood pressure issues with long standing cholesterol issues, long standing diabetes, yeah, that puts you at higher risk for sure,” said Park. “But there’s de nitely a genetic component.”

Heart disease can present itself in many ways to di erent people and may not always be obvious.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity,

diabetes and unhealthy eating patterns are appearing among younger people and placing them at a higher risk for heart disease.

“ e patients are getting younger, we’ve had heart attacks in patients who are in their twenties,” said Park.  ere are certain genetic conditions where individuals are at increased risk of having a heart attack, Park said. Cholesterol issues is a primary indicator.

One example given by Park is a condition called familial hypercholesterolemia, or FH. is is a genetic disorder where people have high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. People have a predisposition for heart disease at that point as the body cannot recycle bad lipids, Park said.

“You’re like ‘I’m too young to see a doctor’ and I’m guilty of that same

Public Notices

KAI GRAY WEATHERSBY was born to you in Lone Tree, Colorado on February 14, 2019. A Petition for a private party adoption has been filed and is pending in the Superior Court of Fayette County, Georgia, Fayette County Justice Center, One Center Drive, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 (Adoption No. 2022A-0031). The final hearing has been set for 9:00 a.m., in Chambers, on March 20, 2023 before Judge Rhonda Bender Kreuziger. Be advised that your parental rights to the child will be terminated upon the finalization of the adoption. The Petitioners have alleged that you have: without justifiable cause, [1] Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-8-10(a)(5), failed to exercise proper parental care or control due to misconduct or inability,” as set out in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-310(a) (4); [2] abandoned the child, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-2(1)(A)(B) and (C), specifically, failed for at least 6 months to communicate meaningfully, failed to maintain regular visitation and left child with another person without provision or support [3] Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-311(a)(2) the Petitioners contend that the child is without parental care and control by considering,

concept, you know, but it’s a matter of if you get identi ed early on, it’s a matter of your treatment starts earlier and you’re protected early,” said Park.

Park says it’s never too soon to check one’s heart health. e American Heart Association has ways to help prevent heart disease throughout each stage of life, starting when at 20 years and older.

Heart disease is a man’s disease

“ at’s a false, false, false statement,” said Park. “I think I’ve treated more women than I have treated men, or at least equally, and I guess it’s a matter of what’s the cause of the heart disease that you’re talking about.”

According to Park, heart disease and heart attacks in women present themselves di erently from men.

It might notbe the typical chest pain and it might not be the typical exertional component that people tend to think about, said Park. Women can feel some indigestion but end up having a heart attack.

A map presented by the CDC shows heart disease death rates among women 35 and older across the U.S.

According to the CDC, between 2018 and 2020, the Colorado average estimated heart disease death rate for all races and ethnicities in women 35 and older was 195 per 100,000 people. e average estimated number for Douglas County was 154.  Symptoms do not always occur while the body is doing physical activity, Park said, symptoms can arise while the body is resting.

“Even if you’re feeling great, you never know,” said Park.