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BY ROBERT DAVIS YELLOW SCENE MAGAZINE

Andrew Sorensen and his wife Samantha were elated when they bought their home in Broom eld’s Baseline neighborhood in September 2022 after nearly a year of bidding on homes that were overpriced and uninhabitable in some cases.

However, Sorensen said that excitement quickly turned to trepidation after the couple learned that their home was controlled by a metropolitan district, a controversial tool that Colorado developers use to build homes.

Sorensen’s home is part of Baseline Metropolitan District 3, one of nine metro districts that are responsible for developing homes and maintaining the necessary infrastructure like roads, water lines, and sewer systems. Colorado law also allows metro districts to issue bonds to nance its work, and those bonds are often paid back through property tax mill levies. So far, the metro district has codied about $764 million in bonds that it can issue to investors. e debt incurred by these bonds would be paid back by Baseline homeowners over the next several decades. ere’s just one catch: e board members that set the Baseline Metropolitan District’s tax levels all work for McWhinney Real Estate Services, the developer building the neighborhood.

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metro districts but changes are hard to come by

Wilow the Disc Dog prepares to run and catch while trainer Kyle Vue readies his throw at the 2023 Thorntonfest June 3 at Carpenter Park. A rainy day with temperatures that didn’t get above 60 degrees didn’t deter residents from coming out to celebrate what is traditionally the city’s summer kicko . See more photos on page 5.

PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI

County hosts mass wedding June 10 Adams County Pride Fest will host a mass wedding ceremony on June 10, penned Marriagepalooza, and will be hosted by drag queens Stella Diver and AllSpyce.

All couples are welcome to participate and, according to Adams County Spokesperson Nikki Kimbleton, a limited-edition marriage license will be available. ose licenses will be printed on special paper and have a special design, though the details aren’t nalized yet.

According to a news release, Stella Diver, one of 2023’s “10 Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag” by Westword magazine, will be o ciating the ceremony and AllSpyce, a nominee for Westword’s 10 Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag, will be the Maid of Honor.

To participate, a marriage or civil union license must be purchased between May 9 and June 9 at the Adams County Clerk and Recorder’s O ce. For the limited edition marriage license, this application must be completed.

Couples also must be checked in by 1:30 p.m. on the day of the ceremony, which will begin at 2 p.m.

I Voted Sticker contest winners announced

Four student designs for “I Voted” stickers were selected in contest and will be distributed in mail in ballots the next four elections.

e Adams County Elections Department received 36 entries for the contest from both students and residents. e winning designs will be used throughout the 2023 Coordinated, 2024 Presidential Primary, 2024 Primary, and 2024 General Elections.

e four winners are Century Middle School student Macy Gauna, Westminster resident Xalen Wigham, Brighton resident Marta Kwiat and STEM Launch student Diana Diaz Terrasaz.

A fth sticker was chosen as a sta pick and will be printed as a special edition, available only at Adams County Pride on June 10, and at the Elections team booth.

Adams County voters will receive both an “I Voted” sticker and “Yo voté” sticker in their ballot packet. Residents who want to collect every sticker design can visit any Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC) open during the 2023 and 2024 elections. VSPC locations will be available at adamsvotes.com/vspcs.

e winning designs can be viewed at adamsvotes.com.

Dudes & Brews seeks to boost male court volunteers

CASA of Adams & Broom eld Counties, the Court Appointed Special Advocates for the 17th Judicial District of Colorado will host a Volunteer Info Hour at 5:30 p.m. June 8 at Mother Tucker Brewery in ornton,

2360 E. 120th Ave.

CASA recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers, called Court Appointed Special Advocates, to represent and advocate for child victims of abuse and neglect in the courts.

e info hour is aimed to recruit men since fewer than 15 % of the group’s current volunteers are men.

e session will be led male sta members and volunteers explain the CASA advocate role and learn how you can be a part of the change.

For more information, visit CASA online at https://casa17th.org/ or call at (720) 523.2855. To RSVP to the event, email paige@casa17th.com with the subject line “I Want to Attend Dudes & Brews”.

Adams County o ers veterans memorial sign program

Adams County Public Works Department has started a Veterans Memorial Sign Program intended to allow Adams County residents with family or friends of military veterans killed in the line of duty to dedicate of a street in Adams County in their loved one’s memory.

Nominated veterans will be commemorated through the installation of special memorial signs bearing their name, rank, branch of service emblem, associated military action or war, status, and year of death. Memorial signs will be placed above existing street name signs. Speci c location requests may be made in the application and will be considered by Adams County sta in collaboration with the Adams County Veterans Advisory Commission.

“ e Veterans Memorial Sign Program o ers an opportunity for residents to unite in gratitude and remembrance while fostering a sense of community pride,” said Steve O’Dorisio, Board of County Commissioners Chair. “It also serves as a powerful reminder to future generations of the sacri ces made by those who fought for our freedom.”

Family and friends of seven veterans who served on the USS Colorado were honored with a memorial sign during the grand opening of the new Adams County Veterans Memorial on May 29.

write problem/solution statements, meet with subject matter experts, build relationships with legislators, and seek feedback from their peers and communities.

e Colorado Legislature created the youth advisory council in 2008 to give Colorado’s youth ages 14-19 a voice in lawmaking. Youth council members work each summer to propose policy ideas to a committee of legislators. Each summer, students present policy proposals to legislators. During the last two years, several policies the youth council identi ed became law, including increased crisis services, higher education programs for fostered youth, educational standards and e orts to prevent eating disorders.

Applications are due June 19. State organizers plan to host an informational session for applicants at 6 p.m. June 14. Find info at www.coyac.org/ apply.

Open air theater returns to Westminster Take a journey through local history by traveling through one of Westminster’s original farm homesteads! Site-speci c, immersive theater returns to Westminster with Pride of the Farm—a month-long production by celebrated theater company e Catamounts that brings to life the rich history of Metzger Farm. Pride of the Farm Outdoor eater Series runs from nightly at 7 p.m. June 1-25, Wednesdays-Sundays at the Metzger Farm Open Space, 12080 Lowell Blvd.

Admission is $25/person and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic options) will be available for purchase.

Anythink mySummer returns

Anythink’s annual mySummer initiative returns with programs inspired by the theme of “Let’s Play.” is year’s summer experience includes opportunities for local residents to learn in fun, new ways, nd joy through games and embrace carefree moments.

Ground-level ozone is invisible and the Front Range’s biggest air quality issue. Created from pollutants like car exhaust, ozone is a leading cause of respiratory problems.

Improving our air quality takes all of us, and there are many ways to help.

We encourage you to #JustSkipTwo car trips a week, mow your lawn after 5 p.m., don’t idle your car, telework a few days each week, and take the bus, bike, or walk.

Sign up for air quality alerts and learn more about the simple steps you can do to help.

SimpleStepsBetterAir.org

Residents are encouraged to submit applications for veterans they wish to memorialize through the program. Learn more and apply at adcogov. org/tra c-safety.

State youth council needs members

e Colorado legislature’s nonpartisan Colorado Youth Advisory Council has openings for new members across the state for the 2023-25 term.

e Youth Advisory Council is a statewide organization dedicated to youth-led civic service learning. Youth members lead policy committees that analyze issues and policies that impact youth across Colorado.

Policy work can include making recommendations about current policies or advocating for new ones. Council members conduct research,

Anythink has partnered with Colorado artist Jessica Moon BernsteinSchiano to o er art workshops for children at Anythink Commerce City and adults at Anythink Huron Street. In addition, community members can expect visits with live goats, children’s improv workshops with 5280 eater Company, gaming sessions with Denver Extreme Game Truck and interactive performances by the Colorado Symphony.

Bernstein-Schiano also crafted “Animal Lore,” a card deck exclusively available when participants register for mySummer at their local Anythink. Limited edition poster prints of the “Animal Lore” illustrations will be available for purchase at the Anythink Backyard Concert Series. Funds raised will support the Anythink Foundation.

Community members are encouraged to sign up online and visit their local Anythink to kick o mySummer 2023.

If you could see Colorado’s air, you would want to improve it.

Westminster hopes to slow speeders, stop thefts

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Westminster passed a slew of new ordinances that aim to address thefts related to motor vehicles and street racing at their May 22 city council meeting.

“Council asked for this, our residents asked for this, our emails are full of concerns about speed exhibitions,”

City Councilor Rich Seymour said.

According to the meeting’s agenda, the four new laws will prohibit the unauthorized removal of motor vehicle parts, allow for the court to set a bond and hold a defendant accused of motor vehicle trespass, clarify rules for impounding vehicles, makes a protocol for the court to impose and enforce restitution orders and allow for “closure” of vehicles engaged in public nuisance.

City Attorney David Frankel said the new motor vehicle trespass law is designed to give quicker results by putting the cases through Westminster Municipal Court, instead of them going

through the County courts.

He said it addresses joyriding, which the State Legislature made a misdemeanor to municipalities to regulate it.

Frankel said the removal of motor vehicle parts is intended to address things like catalytic converters being stolen. e agenda also says it will make for an easier and more successful prosecution since the type of evidence needed will be narrowed.

Frankel said the impoundment ordinance is a “cleanup” of the existing law by clarifying the provisions on

impoundment.

“It will make clear that the court only has jurisdiction to conduct hearings regarding the probable cause for impoundment when a vehicle has been impounded by order of a Westminster Police O cer, within our city and stored at a facility designated by the City,” he said.

Regarding the closure of the vehicle, it’s been a tool used by other cities in Colorado to stop street racing, including Denver, Aurora, Wheat Ridge, Greenwood Village and Northglenn.

It allows for a vehicle to become impounded, or closed, if they’ve been involved in certain public nuisance activities. Such vehicles will be restricted from use.

at closure can limit who can use the vehicle, restricting certain types of use or prohibiting all use completely.

Mayor Pro Tem David DeMott touted the laws and said that street racing has led to the loss of life in the city.

“ is is related to a considerable amount of complaints council members get from street racing,” he said.

City Councilor Bruce Baker, who was the only one to dissent against all the ordinances except for restitution (restitution passed unanimously) didn’t agree with the laws.

“I have some problems with taking people’s property before they’ve been found guilty in a court,” said Baker.

A crime of opportunity

Lisa Pasko, an associate professor of sociology and criminology at the Univer-

sity of Denver, said the best way to combat catalytic converters from being stolen is to put theft guards on them.

“ e catalytic converters are a crime of opportunity, low risk/high reward. It’s lucrative and easy, now that cars have to have them,” she wrote in an email.

Increasing penalties only work if they are swift and certain, she said.

“...most people engaged in the illicit economy only really weigh whether or not they will be caught, not the penalty, so arrests really matter,” she wrote.

She said the best thing to do is to o er free theft guards. Pasko said many crews are moving along the I-70 and I-25 corridors committing their crimes across di erent states. Arrest rates are usually low, typically 10%.

“ ey will still get released because we cannot hold inde nitely on these o enses. It’s possible some o enders will be jailed for a while if they cannot make bond and that could dilute the pool of motivated o enders, but I doubt it,” she wrote.

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PHOTOS BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Despite plenty of rain, fog and temperatures that didn’t make it out of the 50s, ornton’s Carpenter Park drew plenty of revelers for the annual orntonFest, the city’s annual launch of summer. e festival featured plenty of food and activities while frisbee-catching dogs from Colorado DisC Dogs and their trainers put on an

Kids rock climb at the 2023 Thorntonfest.

Zoey catches the frisbee during the Colorado Disc Dogs competition.

bition.

Last Men On Earth rocks out at Thorntonfest.

Children brave the rain to play in the wet suds coming from the Bubble Tower.

Amber Rodriguez holds her baby as an artist sketches their faces.

The Tater Twists and Funnel Cake at Thorntonfest.

Thornton OKs Artificial turf for front yards

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arti cial turf is now allowed in the front yards of ornton’s singlefamily homes after the city council voted 6-3 to amend the municipal code at the May 23 city council meeting.

City Councilors Karen Bigelow, Julia Marvin and Kathy Henson stood opposed.  e ordinance will allow for 25% of turf in single-family home landscapes for their front and visible side yards. at turf must be PFPFAS-free

Previously, city code only allowed turf to be used in landscaping that isn’t viewable from public rights of way. Only designated sports elds were allowed to have turf if they were approved by the council.

According to the meeting’s agenda, there were four turf permits in 2020 and 29 in 2022.

Now, the turf must be green, look like a well-maintained lawn and have an eight-year warranty against fading. ere will also be no slope installation requirements.  e agenda says there must also be permeable bu ers next to the

turf. at’s three feet away from all property lines, three feet from the trunk of any deciduous tree, no closer than the dripline of any evergreen tree and eight feet from the front wall of any building and three feet from all other building walls and impervious surfaces.  e new rule comes with the requirement to balance of living plant material with arti cial turf. Under that requirement, 750 square feet of turf requires one “tree equivalent” and 250 square feet comes with ½ of “tree equivalent.”

“For reference, one “tree equivalent” (TE) means one two-inch caliper deciduous tree or one six-foot tall evergreen tree, or ten shrubs or 20 ground covers or ornamental grasses,” the agenda reads.

Council’s opinions

City Councilor Kathy Henson asked if would be allowed to have the turf under a play structure or as a putting green. Karen Widomski, Senior City Development Analyst, said that part of the ordinance is for nonresidential areas.

City Councilor Julia Marvin asked

Fresh vegetables line the table at the Miller Farms tent during a wet opening Saturday at the Westminster Farmers Market on June 3.

Jeremias Adkins at the iResQ tent holding a dog that’s up for adoption. The rescue and rehabilitation company sent home 5 dogs before noon at the Westminster Farmers Market.

PHOTOS BY LUKE ZARZECKI

Rain can’t stop community members from going to the first Westminster Farmers Market of 2023. The event was held on June 3 and enjoyed a good turnout despite showers all day.

Eli Tabello poses in front of all his creations with ET3 Custom Creations.

Adams County York street upgrades and art installation

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Adams County o cials celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the rst phase of the York Street project and the pedestrian underpass public art installation project on May 24, “ e York Street project is an example of how invest-

ing in infrastructure helps improve safety, tra c congestion, and economic opportunity,” Steve O’Dorisio, Adams County Commission Chair said in a written statement. “And by incorporating public art elements into the project, we can enrich the experience and pride of our constituents who use these amenities.”

Adams County working to ensure safety at Pride

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Adams County is working to ensure its Pride event on June 10 is safe and secure.

“With any large event that we host, we work with partnering agencies, including law enforcement, to ensure the safety of all of those who

attend,” said Adams County Spokesperson Nikki Kimbleton.

Kimbleton declined to go into detail about operations but said safety remains the county’s top priority. At this time, there have been no threats made, she said.

Adams County constructed road and drainage improvements at York Street between East 78th Avenue and State Highway 224. It’s one of the rst projects of three planned to enhance the corridor used by the residents of Adams County. e county develops a pedestrian underpass with a walkway path. e under-

pass is painted with abstract colorful art mural by local artist Anna Charney. It depicts shapes, patterns, and forms of the humans, nature, wildlife, and owing tra c above the tunnel with gestures of a rushing river on the Cherry Creek Trail. e York Street project cost $10.4 million, and the second phase of the York

Street will soon be planned with the same road and drainage improvement within the corridor from East 88th Avenue to East 78the Avenue, according to o cials.

For updates about the project, visit: https:// adcogov.org/york-streetphase-ii-project-e-78thavenue-e-88th-avenue.

Student art wins for ‘I Voted’ stickers

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Four Adams County artists designs will be featured as the county’s “I voted” stickers for the next four elections.

e Adams County Clerk and Recorder’s O ce released the four winning designs and a fth special edition sticker in May.

Macy Gauna, Century Middle School; Xalen Wigham, Westminster resident; Marta Kwiat, Brighton resident; and Diana Diaz Terrasaz, STEM Launch student, were named winners in the Adams County I- Voted Sticker Design Contest winners, according to a news release.

Congratulations to our

design contest winners,” said Josh Zygielbaum, Adams County Clerk & Recorder. “ eir creativity and enthusiasm are an inspiration, and I hope these fun new designs will encourage all Adams County voters to get out and vote in the upcoming 2023 and 2024 elections.”

County, Hickenlooper discuss sealing abandoned drilling sites

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Beyond the rusting rigs and the pumps and tanks littered around the site, an abandoned oil well is pretty much indistinguishable from a working site.

It’s what exists under that equipment that has county o cials concerned.

“Every oil eld looks di erent,” Adams County Commissioner Lynn Baca said May 25 standing at an orphaned well site about 11 miles due east from Brighton’s Barr Lake. “ is particular one has some outbuildings and it can have lines in the ground. So mitigating that, cleaning it up, we estimate it will take about $150,000 per well to do that. So with 304 abandoned wells in Adams County, we can’t do that. It’s not fair to make the taxpayers carry that burden.”

Adams County hosted a tour on May 25 of the well site in an unincorporated part of the county. Called the Greenmeier #9-30 site, it features a rusting wellhead and pump jack connected to nearby production equipment and four tanks via a series of underground pipes and owlines.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, an advocate of capping and clear-

ing those abandoned sites, was the guest of honor as county o cials joined with industry experts to demonstrate the steps they must go through to close the county’s abandoned wells once and for all.

“Orphan wells are a constant nagging source of pollution,” Hickenlooper said. “But they are also ticking timebombs especially when they are out in areas that never really became big plays. You have a lot of wells that were built by small operators who didn’t have the resources to properly plug them and make sure they don’t have methane leaking out for the next decade.”

Counting orphans

According to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s data, Adams County has 4,617 drilled wells. Of that, 2,895 have been abandoned and plugged.

Commissioner Baca, who is also a member of the state’s Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise Board, said orphaned wells that remain unplugged are a di erent kind of problem, and Adams County has more than 300 of them scattered around the county.

Commissioner Baca said the site is a perfect example of an orphaned well. It was rst drilled in 1975 but was abandoned in 2018. at means the owners and operators simply

walked away, leaving all the equipment above ground to rust and ow lines underground to leak.

“ e well operator declared bankruptcy and had to walk away and now we are trying to get it cleaned up,” Baca said. “Sites like this can stay toxic for years. e challenge for Adams County is that we are in the Denver Metro area and we are in a federal non-attainment area already. And when we have wells that emit toxic gases incessantly, it a ects our air quality. I know we are standing in a eld in unincorporated Adams County, but orphaned wells are found throughout Adams County, not just the unincorporated areas.”

Adams County has a partnership with Civitas Resources, Greeneld Environmental Solutions and CarbonPath to nd those sites, determine if they are leaking chemicals and where and then get them cleaned up. ose companies are working together to clean up nearly 50 orphaned well sites around northeastern Colorado, including in Adams County.

e process involves surveying the site with the latest chemical-seeking equipment, and Green eld’s Chris Rice demonstrated how they zero in on leaks with infrared cameras and a series of sensors that pull in the air and use lasers to determine their chemical makeup. ey can determine where the leak is coming from, what it’s leaking and determine how best to cap it and get the site cleaned up.

“We can go use this project as a headline moment, an example for others, on a private-public partnership that we can use to tackle all the orphaned wells across the United States and, of course, across Colorado,” CarbonPath CEO Tyler Crabtree said. “What we do is provide additional a bridge to nd additional private funding to supplement

federal dollars. Essentially, for every well that gets plugged up with federal dollars, we want to raise money from private citizens and corporations to do their part to plug another well site.”

e state created the Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise in 2022, requiring well operators to pay a fee — $225 per well that produces more than 15 barrels of oil or 22 MCF of natural gas per day and $125 that produces less than that. It’s expected to generate $10 million per year to help clean up orphaned wells.

e U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside another $25 million to help Colorado to locate and clean up the wells. Both of Colorado’s Senators, Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, have been strong advocates for getting the wells closed nationally.

“Getting a program like this was a high priority in the bipartisan infrastructure bill,” Hickenlooper said. “One way to get into that bill was to make sure we look at the entire nation and how much methane and other escaping hydrocarbons are getting into the air from those wells that are not producing anything.”

Weld, Adams and Arapahoe counties are responsible for the vast majority of oil and natural gas pulled from the Colorado ground — with Weld County outproducing everyone. In 2022, wells in Weld County produced 131.8 million barrels of oil and 976.9 million MCF of natural gas — 82% of all oil produced in Colorado that year and 51% of all natural gas. Adams County produced 9.6 million barrels of oil and 37.2 million MCF of natural gas in 2022, a distant second in Colorado oil production behind Weld and sixth place in natural gas behind Weld, Gar eld, La Plata, Rio Blanco and Las Animas counties.

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper chats with Adams County Commissioner Lynn Baca May 25 at an abandoned oil drilling site in unincorporated Adams County.

PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR

USS Colorado memorial opens

County celebrates new Veterans Memorial in Riverdale Park

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e near life-size replica of the USS Colorado at Riverdale Regional Park opened May 29 with a ribboncutting ceremony and an F-16 yover by the 120th wing from Buckley Space Force base.

County Commission Chair Steve O’Dorisio said the new memorial will honor the men and women that served to protect our nation, according to the news release. It’s a reminder of the extraordinary sacri ces those who serve made in the past and continue to make.

“It ignites a ame of valor and patriotism in the hearts of future generations. And it will be a beacon of hope, reminding us of our responsibility to uphold the principles and freedoms upon which this great nation was built,” O’Dorisio said. “And by incorporating public art elements into the project, we can enrich the experience and pride of our constituents who use these amenities.”

Adams County Commissioners, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, U.S. Navy Veteran Ken Jones – who served on the USS Colorado during World War II – joined active-duty personnel, family and friends of veterans and community members for the ceremony.

e USS Colorado was built with marble monuments for each military branch. e entrance to the memorial features plaques of presidential quotes sandblasted into its structure and a story wall built from Adams County residents’ contributions and recollections about a soldier’s life. A concrete map in the entryway lists directions to all veteran’s memorials within Adams County.

“ e veterans memorial stands as a testament to the unwavering commitment of our community, a labor of love that has brought us together,” said County Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco. “From the initial stages of fundraising to the meticulous planning and construction, our journey has been one of collaboration and dedication. e completion of this memorial is a testament to the resilience and unwavering support of our community.”

e USS Colorado sits on the pond at Riverdale Regional Park at 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton.

The life-size replica of the USS Colorado at Riverdale Regional Park. COURTESY OF ADAMS COUNTY

“When McWhinney owns the land, the rights to develop it, and the right to charge Coloradans whatever the company would like to nance the project via bonds, can you call it anything but self-dealing?” Sorensen asked Colorado lawmakers in February.

Like other homeowners in Colorado, Sorensen wants greater transparency and responsiveness from his metropolitan district’s governing board. For example, Sorensen said he and his neighbors don’t know if McWhinney is charging them a fair price for their development services.

He added that they also have no say in whether McWhinney raises the district’s mill levy in the future. is could e ectively price Sorensen, and other homeowners, out of the neighborhood if they are unable to keep up with property tax increases, he said. “ ese practices should be far more heavily regulated than they are,” Sorensen added.

Metro districts and homebuilding

Metropolitan districts have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as Colorado’s challenges with housing a ordability continue to fester.

ese districts were created in the 1980s to help solve a very practical problem. Colorado’s economy was under signi cant pressure as employment nosedived in government, retail, and hospitality due to enormous speculation in the state’s housing market. As a result, local government tax receipts declined and caused them to be nancially unable to support new infrastructure and community development projects even as the state’s population increased.

Metro districts o ered tax-hobbled jurisdictions an alternative nancing model for infrastructure projects.

Instead of only using tax subsidies, metro districts can raise debt from private investors by selling bonds and use those proceeds to fund construction. ese districts then collect property taxes from homeowners to pay for their maintenance expenses.

In 2000, there were about 200 metro districts in Colorado. Today, there are more than 2,300 metro districts in Colorado, according to the Special District Association of the Division of Local Government. Groups like the Colorado Association of Home Builders say metro districts can improve housing a ordability by reducing the per unit infrastructure costs by between $30,000 and $40,000. But homeowners like Sorensen think there need to be more safeguards in place to limit the amount of debt that metro districts can issue.

For example, the more than $760 million in bonds that the Baseline Metropolitan District can issue is about 72% greater than the city and county of Broom eld’s total outstanding debt, according to Broom eld’s latest comprehensive nancial statement. Collectively, the 2,300 metro

districts in Colorado hold more than $1 trillion in debt, which dwarfs the state of Colorado’s more than $37 billion of total debt.

“Unchecked, some of these nancial structures could easily lead down a road of mass foreclosures or whole communities defaulting,” Sorensen said.

Metro districts also don’t seem to be helping to make Colorado homes more a ordable. Colorado’s median home price has skyrocketed by more than 93% over the last decade from about $288,000 to more than $558,000 as of March 2023.

Rents for a two-bedroom apartment in major cities like Denver and Boulder have also increased signi cantly. In Denver, rents have increased by 120% from about $830 in 2013 to about $1,967 today, according to data from RentCafe. Boulder’s average rent has increased by 137% over the same time period, from about $1,060 to more than $2,300, according to RentCafe.

Recent reform e orts

Despite some glaring issues with metro districts, legislative reform e orts have been hard to come by in part because of the strong lobbying e orts from developers.

Colorado lawmakers introduced multiple bills during the 2023 legislative session aimed at metro districts. One bill, House Bill 23-1090, sought to prohibit the directors of metro districts from purchasing the bonds that they issue through another entity. It was introduced by Democrat Rep. Mike Weisman of Aurora and Sen. Robert Rodriguez of Denver.

Weisman told the House Finance Committee that the bill is designed to create “higher restraint” on the part of metro district directors before they issue debt on behalf of the homeowners they represent.

“I want to be clear that there is a role for government debt. e state has it for school and re districts,” Weisman told the committee. “But in just about every other case, those who purchase the debt do so at an arm’s length from those who issue it.”

However, HB23-1090 attracted signi cant pushback from groups like

the Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Colorado Chamber of Commerce to name a few. e Senate Local Government & Housing Committee voted to postpone the bill inde nitely by a 4-3 margin at the end of March.

Instead, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 23-110, a bipartisan bill that explicitly allows metro district directors to purchase this kind of debt. SB23110 also requires additional transparency from metro districts regarding the debt issued and requires the entity to get the opinion of a registered municipal advisor regarding the market fairness of the debt incurred.

SB23-110 also gained the support of many lobbyists who did not support HB23-1090 such as the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership, the Colorado Infrastructure Council, and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Supporters of the bill like Maryann McGeady, an attorney with McGeady Becher P.C., a law rm that represents special districts, told lawmakers that SB23-110 ensures there is a standard set of best practices for all metro districts to follow. is includes clarifying information that needs to be included in a metro district’s service plan and which entities will be responsible for maintaining the district after it is complete.

But Colorado residents like Alex Plotkin, who lives in Boulder, told lawmakers that SB23-110 would simply add to the nancial problems that homeowners in metro districts face.

“Statewide, this is becoming a multibillion dollar issue with no signs of abating,” Plotkin told lawmakers in March. “So as the citizens of Colorado are struggling nancially, representatives at all levels are further exacerbating the issue by enabling additional nancial burden on countless citizens who have no say in the matter.”

Governor Jared Polis signed SB23110 into law on April 3.

is Yellow Scene Magazine story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

Homeowners say they want some way to make Colorado’s special districts more transparent and engaged with their residents.

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Sean Patrick McDermott: Sean and Nicolai Live with the Howling Coyote Tour @ 6pm

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Remy Le Boeuf: Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra | Parsons Theater @ 7:30pm

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Sat 6/10

Outdoor Theater Series: Pride Of The Farm @ 7pm / $25

Metzger Farm Open Space, 12080 Lowell Boulevard, Broom�eld. lkrumpho@CityofWestminster.us, 303-658-2208

Fri 6/09

Tim Ostdiek @ 8pm

Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 Hover St, Longmont

Bebe Rexha @ 7pm

Adams County FairgroundsBrighton, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton

King's X @ 7pm

Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St, Brighton

Sun 6/11

Tue 6/13

Birding for All - June @ 10am / Free Barr Lake State Park, 13401 Picadilly Rd, Brighton. 303-659-4348 ext. 53

Bubbly Education Class w/ Sommelier Montana Rae @ 11am

Salt & Acres, 9490 County Road 25, Fort Lupton

Bloody Bananas @ 6pm Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, Denver

Mon 6/12

Extreme Ice Cream @ 2pm Irving Street Library, 7392 Irving Street, Westminster. wpl-intouch@ cityofwestminster.us, 303-6582306

Bally's Casino Trip @ 2:15pm Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Thu 6/15

The Big Week @ 9am / $275

Jun 12th - Jun 16th

Bird Conservancy's Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton. 303-6594348 ext. 53

Teens: Elitch Gardens : June 12 @ 3pm Fort Lupton Community / Recreation Cen‐ter, 203 S. Harrison Avenue, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

I can put the drama in “dramatic play” @ 2pm

Anythink Brighton, 327 East Bridge Street, Brighton. rbowman @anythinklibraries.org, 303-4053230

Monthly Birthday Celebration (6/15) @ 7pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

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Design of downtown center park is out of sequence

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We stminster City Council has approved a major contract of $310,660 with DTJ Design, Inc. to design and produce construction documents for the main park area in the New Downtown development. at part is the “good

e “bad news” is they got the cart in front of the horse.

is amount is on top of $280,566 already spent with this rm on preliminary work. e council is yet to come to grips with lowering the density and/or reducing the number of apartment buildings in the New

Downtown plan. Until they make any decisions on eliminating any future buildings or rearranging the layout, it seems premature to spend a lot of money on designing this park.

It could be larger or have a different con guration depending on the decisions council makes on the whole lingering density issue. Given the existing density, probable additional apartment construction and pulling in residents north of 92nd Avenue, a larger park space is certainly justi ed. e public has made themselves clear going back to the 2021 mayor/council campaign and election in wanting less density (fewer buildings or fewer oors of buildings).

I don’t understand the hold-up. It is pretty simple to decide. Let’s remember that the City of West-

minster owns all of the remaining vacant land in the New Downtown Plan. Plus, less apartments means less water resources needed. It should be a “no-brainer.”

City seeks input on future uses of Sheridan Green Elementary

As previously announced, Jefferson County Schools is closing 16 schools at the end of the school year which just ended. ree of the schools are within Westminster including Sheridan Green Elementary.

When the city transferred the land to the school district to build the school, the deed had a reverter clause which stated that if the school district ever ceased using the property for a school, the facility and land would revert to the City of Westminster. Who would

have ever guessed that the reverter clause would come into play?

Built in 1988, the 46,518 square foot building which sits on almost seven acres will soon be the property of the City of Westminster.

e existing zoning allows general community services such as public safety facilities, schools and institutions of higher learning, child care facilities, places of worship, community centers, hospitals, municipal facilities and cemeteries. So, what should the city do with this nice windfall facility? Given its size, there could be multiple uses in di erent parts of the building. Here is some food for thought to get your creative juices going: How about an enlarged archival history center? Or o ces for non-pro t

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A slam dunk for energy transition

We sometimes have pivots, long in the making but de ned by moments.

ey occurred both in basketball and in Colorado energy on May 22.

In basketball, Nicola Jokic and the Nuggets dethroned the King, as LeBron James has long been known, and his Los Angeles Lakers. e Nuggets de ed Vegas oddsmakers but their ascendancy was in plain view for four years. is will be team’s rst nals appearance since entering the NBA in 1976.

In 1977, Colorado gained a national research laboratory, then called the Solar Energy Research Institute. Later renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL has expanded its missions to gain energy self-su ciency. President Donald Trump in 2017 wanted to slash its budget. Congress refused.

Now, Congress has given NREL an-

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other $150 million in a special allocation. One result among several will be a new research facility focused on creating bioenergy capable of fueling airplanes. Commercial airplanes and large business jets account for 3% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the EPA. In Aspen and Vail, I suspect it’s far higher. If batteries can power cars, buses, and even small aircraft, they’re heavy for longdistance air travel. Other solutions must be pursued.

Solar similarly once seemed like a long reach. Panels have become ubiquitous, and we’re just getting started in Colorado, owing in part to the seeds planted at NREL more than 40 years ago. By decade’s end, Colorado will almost certainly be at 80% renewable energy for our electrical generation and likely higher in some places.

at leaves us at the intersection of uncertainty and exciting opportunities. We still don’t know how exactly we will reach 100% emissions-free electricity nor how we can end emissions from long-haul transportation, concrete production and some other sectors.

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At the NREL campus on Monday, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper captured the essence. “ e future is now,” he said. “In 50 years, we’re going to look back on what’s happening in the next few years as part of this great transition where the world we knew gets left behind.”

at change, he acknowledged, will involve loss, a reference to the fossil fuel sectors being displaced. “We have to process that. But we don’t have too much time to spend mourning. We gotta move forward, because the future is now.”

Soon after, tours were conducted of the Research and Integration Laboratory, called RAIL. It will pursue answers to the riddle of plastic recycling to help curtail consumption of fossil fuels. e lab was designed to be exible, though, to help solve other questions as they arise.

An hour before the tours and four miles away at the Colorado School of Mines, Gov. Jared Polis had signed several bills. e new laws contemplate possible solutions as Colorado stretches to achieve its emissionsreduction goals from 2030 to 2050.

Two of the laws anticipate using

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the subterranean in ways to quell emissions or even stow carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere. A central player in this governance will be the Energy and Carbon Management Commission, which is a new name for an old agency.

is agency will have a broader mission than the oil and gas drilling that previously was its exclusive domain. One is potential tapping of underground heat to generate electricity. Another is governance of underground storage of hydrogen as Xcel Energy contemplates with a potential project involving the Pawnee power plant near Brush.

Carbon capture and sequestration is a third possibility, but one hotly disputed by some environmental watchdogs, among them Leslie Glustrom, a biochemist. ey are skeptical of the agency’s ability to regulate oil and gas, let alone other activities.

Pipelines, both for oil and for carbon dioxide, have a history of ruptures. In 2022, residents of a rural area of Mississippi were left unconscious after a pipeline rupture left the odorless car-

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organizations, or a mini recreation center. How about a training center for small businesses, or moving a city department’ o ces to the school building, or expanding exercise and tness activities in the gymnasium are a few starters?

e city is seeking input from the public. To kick o the feedback, the city will hold a listening session on Wednesday, June 7th from 5:00-7:30 pm at the School which is located at 10951 Harlan Street.

PETITION DRIVE SEEKS STRONG MAYOR GOVERNMENT IN AURORA

A city which knows no calm has a group pushing petitions which would do away with the current council-manager form of city government and replace it with a strong mayor form.

Apparently, signature gatherers are telling residents that, if approved, the current mayor and council term limits would be reduced. Currently, the elected mayor and council members can serve a maximum of three four-year terms. Most cities have a limit of two four-year terms.

However, the petition language includes switching to a strong mayor form of local government.

Recently, a group of current and former city council members and police union representatives spoke out against the petition drive. I would echo their arguments to oppose the idea of dropping the current council-manager form of government. It has served Aurora well over the 55 years we have lived in Westminster, with a professional city manager managing the city.

Going to the strong mayor form could open the door to graft plus it places signi cant power in the hands of one person. Cronyism tends to creep in strong mayor cities as we have seen over the years in Chicago, Boston, Denver, Philadelphia and Atlanta to name a few. You may recall some talk of Westminster considering changing to this form of local government back when Herb Atchison was Mayor. I think he was the only one who

thought it had merit and it went nowhere.

Uplands developments are in the review pipeline

While the land is still void of construction development activities, there are multiple developments within the Uplands overall plan which are currently under city planning review. Each of the ve developments being reviewed will be an o cial development plan with much detail about the separate parcels.

Two of the parcels, A-2 (NE corner of 86th Ave. & Lowell) and A-4 (NE corner of 84th Ave & Lowell), are in the center portion of the whole property east of Lowell Boulevard.

Home types for A-2 consist of 30 paired homes, 80 townhomes and 25 single family detached homes. All are alley loaded.

A-4 is similar with 36 paired homes, 55 townhomes and 36 single family dwellings. e paired homes and townhomes are alley loaded. Both developments have had neighborhood meetings.

On parcel C-1(SW corner of 88th Ave & future Decatur), Maiker Housing (formerly Adams County Housing Authority) proposes to build 60 senior a ordable apartment units on this two acre site. St. Charles Town Company has submitted its detailed plan for C-2 (SE corner of 88th Ave & future Clay) which would involve 245 a ordable multi-family units on about ten acres.

Finally, parcel B-1(NW corner of Lowell & Bradburn Dr.), which was probably the most controversial parcel, is proposed to include 44 alley loaded paired homes and 38 tuck-under single family detached homes to work with the grade. Developers hosted a neighborhood meeting on April 5. None of the proposed developments are ready yet to schedule a Planning Commission public hearing. ese initial developments - with their architecture, exterior building materials and site con gurations - will provide the public and the home-buying community a representative impression of what to expect. Remember, each development is being designed and built by separate home builders.

Xcel energy is dead wrong on EV network costs imposed on all customers

How would you like to have imposed on you the obligation to pay a part of a $140 million capital cost for something you do not use? It’s bad public policy. It reminds me of “taxation without representation.” It would prohibit private company investments. No free market approach.

Anyway, Xcel Energy has led paperwork with the Public Utilities Commission seeking approval to stick all Colorado electric rate payers with the $140 million cost to build a statewide, company-owned high speed electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

Obliviously, some government, electric utility monopoly or set of private companies will need to build such a system as EV cars become more prevalent.

However, Xcel Energy should not be the entity to do it on our backs while raking in pro ts from the sale

of charging EV’s. ere is already $25 million state government money being invested in the network. Plus, Colorado can use a portion of its $550 million coming from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to further expand the system. Private companies have already jumped in investing in installing charging stations. Let the private sector invest and create the rest of the system, but let’s hope the PUC will see the error of approving Xcel’s application.

I wish to express my apologies to Marczyk’s for misspelling their name in a recent article I did about Elle Gadient who works for Niman Ranch. We are looking forward to your opening late this year.

Bill Christopher is a former Westminster city manager and RTD board member. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media. You can contact him at bcjayhawk68@gmail.com.

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bon dioxide spewing for four hours. Dozens of bills addressing the energy transition were passed this year by Colorado legislators, a recognition of the need for swift actions proportionate to the risk of still-rising emissions. Even more striking was a report from northwest Colorado that Rangely, one of our most prominent oil and gas boom towns, plans to be engaged in the clean energy transition.

Speaking at NREL on Monday, U.S.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm noted that urgency. “We have to do everything everywhere all at once to get to that 100% goal,” she said.

e work has begun on the changes that will be manifested beyond 2030.

e path leading to the current basketball championship began in 2014 when the Nuggets drafted Jokic with their third draft choice that year. e Nuggets did not have high expectations. Some things take time - and then, all of a sudden they’re here.

Carol Diane Sunderland Baker was born on October 21, 1941, in Denver, CO to Dr. Karl and Mary Sunderland. She died 18 miles and 81 years later on May 25, 2023, in ornton, CO. In those 81 years she also lived in San Diego, California, Lincoln, Nebraska, and North Wales, Pennsylvania. She worked as a Corpsman in the Navy, a nurse’s assistant, a factory worker (Plastica), an in-home childcare provider to Merrybrook, a houseparent at Church Farm School, a lunch lady at Pennbrook Middle School and as a receptionist at Altara Memory Care Facility. She also volunteered at VMSC in Lansdale, PA. Carol raised 3 children, largely as a single parent, traveled the world with her companion, Don Hill of Lansdale and completely enjoyed being Grandma. Carol loved a full house, musicals, eating out –especially breakfast, cooking and baking for

others and most of all she loved her family. She did NOT like quiet.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Karl “Fred” Sunderland. She is survived by her three children: Ken (Cheryl) of Bozeman, MT, Karla of Flagsta , AZ and Keith (Karen) of ornton, CO), 6 grandchildren: Nick Koder (Angela), Dalen Baker and Daniel Peterson of Flagsta , AZ, Sunderland, Emmalyn and Drew Baker of ornton, CO and one step-grandson, Jonathan Koder (Nikki) of Aurora, CO and 4 great grandchildren (Kellen, Hayden, Landon and Gavin Koder) her sister-in-law, Jan Sunderland and nephew Kurt Sunderland. Her Celebration of Life was on Saturday June 3, 2023 at the VFW Post 7945, 10217 Quivas St. ornton, CO. In lieu of owers, please take your loved ones out for breakfast and share your favorite stories of Carol.

In Loving Memory

BAKER Carol Diane (Sunderland) Baker October 21, 1941 - May 25, 2023

Be Studio is an all-inclusive space for people young and old to feel the music and express themselves. For dancers who want to break out of the traditional dance studio format, the international company based in Denver could be a dream come

Striving to bring the magic of global movement to people in Colorado, Caitlin BroznaSmith founded the dance studio that brings a piece of global culture along with self-expression and con dence with each class.

“It was so important to include people from where these cultures are sourced,” said Brozna-Smith. “I found people from Polynesia to teach Polynesian dance… teachers from Iran. We really have this beautiful, electric group of dancers from all over the

Among a multitude of dance styles, students can learn the soft style of Hula ‘Auana, Tahitian dance, Bollywood, Belly Dancing, adult ballet and Ginga Vibe, which draws on styles from the African Diaspora including Funk, Afro-Caribe, Dance Hall, Soca, Lambada and Samba.  e studio also o ers Taiji Fit, a halfhour mind and low-impact body workout that combines traditional T’ai Chi with mindfulness and modern Western tness. Inspired by the Bollywood style of dance, BollyX Fitness is a 50-minute cardio workout and GROOV3 Hip Hop Dance Fitness.

Within the Bella Diva studio, both the

Students learn world-wide dance styles at Bella Diva World Dance Studio

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teaching sta and students are multinational. e dance teachers come from ve di erent countries and teach a range of students from 29 di erent countries.

teach countries.

To bring as much authentic culture into Denver, many teachers have gone abroad to study di erent styles of dance.

“ e people (teachers) who are not native from the cultures that we’re teaching travel and learn from the source because it’s really important that we do cultural appreciation and cultural exchange,” Brozna-Smith said.

Samba

Samba, the high energy and fast footwork style is not just a dance form, it is a lifestyle.  ose who teach Samba at Bella Diva make sure they are staying true to the culture and teach the students the history of where the dance originated.

styles (teachers) the from source appreciation exchange,” Brozna-Smith abso-

“I am very careful when I am teaching my students because I am not Brazilian, it is not my culture, but it is something that I am absolutely fascinated with and love,” said instructor Chelsi Vecchiavelli. “I spend a lot of time outside of class researching, asking experts, listening to podcasts, consulting my mentors who are Brazilian and who are my teachers.”

Born out of the slave trade when it was down in Brazil, Samba was a means of hope and joy and is a dance of resistance and raises up against oppression.

Samba schools have often been located in a favela, which is the poor neighborhoods within Rio De Janeiro. Vecchiavelli said there

Caitlin Bronza-Smith performing. COURTESY OF CAITLIN BRONZA-SMITH

a big connection between the people and the culture, which is something she wanted to bring back to her classes in the U.S.

Since spending time in Brazil earlier this year, Vecchiavelli has implemented a sense of community within her classes.

e class starts with a warm-up, which can di er each week, but tends to be drill focused. Students start to move their bodies by working on hip movements, endurance and strengthening the ankles.

After warming up, the class begins to stretch out every part of their body to help prevent injuries. e class then moves to work on technique, whether it is adding the ourishes of the arms during Samba no pé or gaining speed and endurance for the style.

In Brozna-Smith’s Samba class, her students warm up to the upbeat rhythm of the drums.

Just as Brozna-Smith has her students perform for one another during the class, Vecchiavelli has integrated improvisation at the end of her class. e students gather in a circle and with an energetic song playing, they dance with each other.

e end of class time is not about technique or who has the best footwork, it’s about connecting with one another as that is what the culture is about. Western dancers are often trained to perform, but this style of dance is about looking each other in the eyes, singing and embracing the joy that comes along with Samba.

“We need to recognize that we’re dancing it from a place of privilege,” said Vecchiavelli. “We’re not able to connect to it in the same way that people in Brazil can, and so I try to make sure that we at least know the context of it.”

Bella Bro World Dance

For an hour each week, men take part in a high-intensity, choreographybased workout. Led by Kyle Kastner, the group’s heart rate increases and sweat pours down as Kastner focuses on moving fast.

Having been the only consistent man who danced at Bella Diva for eight years, Kastner felt the need to bring more men into the fold, as male representation in dance in America is not as strong as in other cultures.

Kastner believes the American culture is dismissive and even undermining of male dancers.

“I actually think that it is incredibly masculine to dance, and when you look at other cultures around the world, dance is ingrained,” Kastner said. “It’s not gendered. ere may be gender norms within it, but gender is not important.”

With the goal of creating a space for men to feel free to use their bodies in a creative way, Kastner created Bella Bro World Dance. ere are about eight individuals who are regulars to the class.  Kasnter gains inspiration for his class

from Bollywood and Brazilian Samba no pé. It is not just the energy that those styles of dance bring but embracing the masculinity of the Indian culture and bridging the gap between di erent stylings that is being shown in Samba no pé.

Bella Bro World Dance recently worked on a piece inspired by a lm based on a true story. e character they are portraying was a great warrior and fought in battles. Although it appears that the dancers are not doing much, their moves are incredibly complex and take a lot of strength to complete.  roughout the class, the students started to learn how to move their bodies in new and challenging ways and discover things about themselves, Kastner said. e class also helps rede ne what masculinity is and shift the focus from a toxic idea of masculinity to a much more embracing, accepting idea of what it could be.

In his class, he helps the students learn how to use their inherent male privilege as a superpower for good.

“ at’s something I’ve de nitely been working with the men on is understanding that just because we are men, we have privilege that others don’t,” said Kasnter. “And then especially if we are white men with privilege that others don’t (have), to use that in a bene cial positive way for society and community as a whole.”

instructor of the Iranian Persian style of dance in Colorado, Delsie KhademGhaeini is honored to represent her community and to be a vessel for cultural outreach by sharing Iranian culture through dance.

In Iranian culture, there are a couple of di erent stylizations of dance as there are di erent minority groups and languages, all of the groups have their own folk dancing and style of dancing. e style Khadem-Ghaeini teaches is not a regional style of dance in Iran, it is shared across all of those cultures.

Iranian culture is deeply rooted in poetry, therefore, a lot of the music has poetry in it.

Khadem-Ghaeini said the style she teaches is more of a staged kind of style of dancing, a style that is closely related to what is seen in current pop styles of dance. She focuses on the quality of the movements. e movements are more structured and re ned compared to some of the more theatrical styles of dancing.

“Depending on what region they’re from, there might be dance movements that are associated to the kind of farming that they might have done or in the southern region, along the Persian Gulf, there may be dance movements that are related to shing,” Khadem-Ghaeini said.

Her classes focus on connecting with the music by using the uidity of the arms, hands and wrists, which can be very emotive. One form of movement that di erentiates the Iranian style of dance from other styles that also use

arms and hands is the use and curving of the spine. e combination of the arm, hand and spinal curves is subtle to the eye.

According to Khadem-Ghaeini, the aesthetics of Iranian culture has a lot of curves and a lot of geometry. Many of the shapes in the body that dancers create are very curved, even mirroring the way Persian calligraphy curves and moves are showing up in dance.

Another important piece of Iranian Persian dancing is learning the history of Iranian culture and sending messages and making statements. With the current revolutions taking place in Iran, Khadem-Ghaeini and her students performed at the University of Denver, choosing songs that relate to the woman-led revolutions.

“When I’m dancing, it’s a much deeper connection to music,” said Khadem-Ghaeini. “It’s not just about trying to hit my body a certain way that that music hits… but the poetry and the music that has like thousands of years of history, that is part of Iranian culture, to me, every time I do a performance is deeply involved for me.”

Being a student at Bella Diva World Dance

Having studied dance since she was a little girl, Elizabeth Buckius has trained in di erent kinds of studios with strict teachers in traditional ballet. She said that Bella Diva is the most welcoming, supportive and caring studio.

Students at the Denver-based studio are of all ages, all orientations and all shapes and sizes. e people bring an electric energy into the studio and by embracing the cultural aspect of the di erent styles of dance, everyone — from sta to students to the costume designer — has created a strong community within the walls of the studio, according to Buckius and sta at the studio.

“What makes us unique is also what makes us stronger,” said Brozna-Smith. “We’re able to really learn empathy by putting ourselves in somebody else’s shoes or position and life.”

Along with the positive and supportive energy in each classroom, there is a lot of curiosity as well. e studio focuses on learning about different cultures and becoming a global citizen. Buckius said it’s a great way to learn about other parts of the world.

Bella Diva also focuses on being body positive and being a healthy place for dancers. And with such multicultural sta and students at the studio, the studio has become a strong and vibrant community in Denver and internationally.

“We really want to be rooted in the actual traditions that we’re studying,” said Buckius. “So even though we’re here in Colorado, we want to make sure we’re connecting with the actual traditions at the world dance studio.”

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Bella Diva World Dance Polynesian Performing Company.

Bella Diva World Dance Studio teaching sta , who come from five di erent countries and 12 heritages.

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Bella Diva World Dance Studio is located at 4309 E. Mississippi Ave. Glendale, CO 80246. For more information, visit belladivadance.com.

A cow looks up from its meal at CSU’s AgNext climate smart research pens on March 10, 2023. An RFID tag attached to the animal’s ear allows the feed bin to keep track of how much food that particular animal is taking in. Later, a GreenFeed machine will analyze the animals’ greenhouse gas emissions.

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CSU scientists delve into cattle guts to cut emissions

Fight against greenhouse gases enters

BY RAE SOLOMON KUNC

In many ways, the research pens at Colorado State University are what you’d nd on your standard cattle feedlot. ere are cows, of course, plenty of mud, and the inevitable odor of livestock.

But this feedlot, at CSU’s agricultural research and education center in Fort Collins, doubles as a scienti c laboratory. It’s where researchers in the AgNext program — a specialized research group for sustainability in animal agriculture — are learning about the greenhouse gases cows produce as they stand around digesting food. e feedlot is tricked out with millions

Life/Art Ensemble takes dance into the world

COMING ATTRACTIONS

When many people think of starting a dance organization, they probably conjure up images of children or teenagers awkwardly guring out how to get their feet to do what their minds want them to. But Life/Art Dance Ensemble got its start in 2009 with a di erent audience in mind.

said. “Our primary goal in serving older adults is to improve their quality of life, social and mental health, mood, and overall sense of well-being.”  Find more information about Life/ Art and its work at www.lifeartdance. org/.

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of dollars of equipment that allow scientists to track everything that goes into each cow, along with some of what comes out.

Specialized feed bins use radiofrequency identi cation (RFID) technology to track every ounce of corn consumed on a per cow basis. Another piece of equipment called the GreenFeed machine analyzes the gases cattle exhale. It’s a bit like a high-tech gumball machine, dispensing tasty cow treats — alfalfa pellets — on a schedule, and at the beckoning of a smartphone app operated by researchers.

On a chilly afternoon in March, Colorado State University Animal Sciences Professor Sara Place demonstrated the technology, tapping a button on her phone. A highpitched electronic chime sounded and the alfalfa pellets dropped into an opening at cow level, catching the attention of a big-eyed angus

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“I am a registered dietitian nutritionist and my very rst job out of college was with Volunteers of America, Colorado Branch. I co-ran the Healthy Aging program there and we would bring nutrition, exercise, and fall prevention classes to low-income residences for older adults,” explained Jessica Riggs, artistic director and founder of Life/ Art. “I also learned that entertainment budgets at these residences weren’t high and that there was a lack of quality entertainment available, particularly for those who had impaired mobility or couldn’t a ord tickets to a show.”

And from that experience came the idea of bringing dance directly to older adults.

In the 14 years since its founding, the organization has expanded to o er contemporary dance performances all over the metro area.

“We work with live music and different creative concepts to take dance out of the theater and move it into the world,” Riggs said. “We’re trying to expose people to what dance can be and collaborate with as many di erent groups as we can.”

e metro dance scene can often be very siloed, Riggs said, so collaboration has become a crucial feature of nearly every project the organization engages with. Some examples include the annual Life In Motion: A Colorado Dance Film Festival, which showcases Colorado dance lm artists, and the Convergence event, which is a costsharing show featuring all kinds of local dance organizations, like Rocky Mountain Rhythm and Front Range Contemporary Ballet Company.

While summer is a bit of a quiet time for Life/Art when it comes to public performances, there’s always something to work on. e organization is currently preparing for this year’s Convergence performance and a dance haunted house, also slated for the fall.

But, in the meantime, the work with older adults never stops. at is due, at least in part, to the 2021 expansion of their program to feature inclusive dance classes taught in the DanceAbility method. According to Riggs, this allows the residents to be able to dance themselves, regardless of any physical limitation they might have.

“ ere are many physical, mental, and emotional bene ts to dance,” she

You never know what you’re going to see at the Denver Fringe Festival, but that’s what makes it such an adventure. e fourth annual event, which runs at 12 venues all over RiNo and Five Points from ursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11, brings more than 150 performances to audiences thirsting for something original.

According to provided information, the festival will feature “eight original plays, six immersive experiences, a two-day KidsFringe with free shows for families, street performances” and more. With the aim of promoting access to the arts and showcasing diverse artistic voices, you really can’t go wrong. All the details can be found at https://denverfringe.org/.

Films for Foodies kicks o with ‘Chef’ e clever folks at Denver Film, Dazzle and Denver Arts & Venues have gone and added to food, music and a night under the stars to an already great activity — a night at the movies.  ey’re kicking o their Films for Foodies series on Tuesday, June 13 with a screening of Jon Favreau’s “Chef” at the Galleria @ Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1400 Curtis St. in Denver. On the music side, Raul Murciano’s Colorado Mambo Orchestra will be performing, and Fritay Haitian Cuisine, Areyto Puerto Rican Food and HipPOPs food trucks will be on hand serving food.  Get all the information for this delicious cinematic evening at www. artscomplex.com/events/summer-atthe-arts-complex.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Cub Sport at the Marquis

It is di cult to put a nger on the kind of music Australia’s Cub Sport makes. ere are elements of electronic-based groups like Cut Copy, to be sure, as well as alternative-leaning pop like e 1975 and Walk the Moon. But really, their style is all their own. All I know is, their fth album, “Jesus at the Gay Bar,” is one of the year’s best thus far. It’s fun and funky and gets you moving but makes you a bit sad, too. It has something for everyone.

In support of the album, the Cub Sport will be performing at the Marquis, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14. ey’ll be joined for the show by opener crêpe girl. Get tickets at www.livenation.com.

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

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who moseyed up for a bite to eat.

“He’s got his head stuck in the machine and he’s chowing down a little bit of a snack,” Place explained.

Despite common misconceptions about the perils of bovine atulence, most methane comes out of the cow’s front end in the form of enteric emissions. at means each time an cow gets a snack from the GreenFeed machine, Place has an opportunity to get information.

“ e air gets pulled from around the animal’s face, and whatever they’re respiring out goes directly into the machine,” Place said. “We can get real time methane emissions data from that.”

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that has a warming power 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the rst 20 years of emission.

e animal agriculture industry, which includes all operations that raise animals for meat or dairy, produces more methane than any other human activity in the U.S.

Climate experts say we’re running out of time to prevent climate catastrophe. To avoid the worst of it, experts say it is imperative to cut greenhouse gas emissions dramatically before 2030. Environmental groups have ambitious goals to reduce agricultural methane emissions

by 30% globally by the year 2030. But when it comes to emissions from the livestock sector, the science is still just emerging, and it’s not yet clear if the cuts will come in time—or how.

Place hopes to change that with her work in the research pens.

“We want to nd solutions that can help mitigate those emissions to cut the climate impact of beef,” Place said.

A tricky proposition

Reducing the climate footprint of beef is a complex problem. According to Kim Stackhouse Lawson, director of CSU’s AgNext program, producing methane is just part of being a cow.

“ ey’re biologically supposed to make methane,” she said.

e gases are the byproduct of a complex fermentation process that happens inside a cow’s largest stomach, called the rumen. Changing that equation involves tinkering with the complex microbiological ecosystem inside a living animal’s stomach, which means there’s still a lot we don’t know.

For instance, there is still no experimental data on baseline emissions from the livestock industry.

“ e data is not granular enough,” Stackhouse Lawson said.

e best understanding of the cattle emissions picture comes from the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory,

which derives its data from a model that uses emissions factors - essentially multipliers from a chart, so the data is based on equations rather than direct measurements from the animals themselves.

Stackhouse Lawson said the inventory does a decent job of estimating livestock emissions at the scale of the entire U.S. But for individual operations trying to account for the carbon footprint of their own herds, those numbers are too generalized to tell the full story.

“ ere’s too much variability between animals, there’s too much variability within region,” she said.

Stackhouse Lawson’s team is only now doing the work of developing more precise numbers. She cited surprising initial data from CSU’s research pens that shows the quantities of methane cows produce can vary wildly from animal to animal, suggesting an entirely new frontier for the research.

“Is there a genetic component?” She wondered. “Would we select animals that have lower methane?”

e CSU team is also looking at other variables like feed additives that can cut emissions outright.

John Tauzel, senior director for global agriculture methane with the Environmental Defense Fund, explained successful additives “will change the biome of the cow’s stomach to reduce the amount of methanogens—the organisms that create the methane.” It’s a solution he went

on to describe as “really, really complex,” because of the complicated structure of the livestock industry and the biological intricacies of cattle microbiomes.

at complex problem remains only partially-solved, in part due to lack of funding for the research. Tauzel pointed out that only 2% of federal funds that support research and development for climate adaptation and mitigation in agriculture go toward reducing enteric emissions.

“We need more investment in that space if we’re going to meet the reductions in timeframes that we need,” Tauzel said.

at investment is starting to come. Just last week, the team at AgNext announced it had received a $1 million Conservation Innovation grant from the US Department of Agriculture. e money will support continued research into emissions on the feedlot. It will also allow the researchers to expand their inquiry into cattle emissions to look at cows grazing in a pasture setting. Stackhouse Lawson hopes more funding could be part of the next Farm Bill currently being negotiated in congress.

Until more federal dollars start owing, the research being done on cattle emissions is dependent on industry to ll the funding gap.

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Congressional delegation seeks $1.7 billion for special projects

BY SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s two U.S. senators are seeking nearly $1.5 billion for special projects in the state through the earmark process, now known as “congressional directed spending requests.”

Sen. John Hickenlooper is seeking $831 million for 424 projects, while Sen. Michael Bennet is seeking $650 million for 381 projects.

at dwarfs the $188 million in total earmarks requested by six of Colorado’s eight U.S. House members, who request only projects in their districts, unlike senators who make requests for the entire state. In some instances, Senators and House members are requesting funding for the same projects.

e requests must make it through a lengthy process before they are added to the nal federal scal year 2024 budget, which will be passed sometime later this year. And many of the projects won’t be funded.

Overall, 66 senators are seeking $53.3 billion for projects, while 369 House members are seeking $19.4 billion.

Last year, Colorado’s congressional delegation scored $178 million in

earmarks for projects in the state. All were proposed by Democrats, with the three Republicans objecting to the special project requests. Hickenlooper and Bennet had requested $1.4 billion, while House members had requested nearly $200 million.

e GOP opposition to earmarks has changed this year.

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Gar eld County joined the ve Democrats in Colorado’s House delegation in requesting earmarks. She was opposed to the earmark process last year, but supports it now after the GOP majority in the House instituted new rules about what the money can be requested for.

“As a result of our historic changes, I am now able to ght for important infrastructure projects for the 3rd District of Colorado,” she wrote in an opinion piece.

In a competing opinion piece, Hickenlooper pushed back on her claim that earmarks were somehow previously corrupt, citing numerous projects he sponsored in the 3rd Congressional District.

Boebert’s new stance on earmarks comes after she narrowly survived a challenge by former Aspen City Councilman Adam Frisch in November, winning by 546 votes. She faces

a likely rematch against him in 2024.

e two other Republicans in the delegation — Reps. Ken Buck of Windsor and Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs — aren’t requesting earmarks because they say they are ideologically opposed to the spending. Before last year, earmarks had been abandoned for nearly a decade because of how scandals engulfed the process.

e requests come primarily from local governments, state governments and nonpro t organizations. Lawmakers must sign letters certifying that they and their families have no nancial interests in the sponsored projects.

at means organizations in Buck’s 4th Congressional District and Lamborn’s 5th District must rely on Colorado’s two Democratic senators to sponsor their projects.

Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D- ornton, leads all Colorado House members in requests with $39 million, followed by Boebert at $34 million.

Caraveo won a narrow victory in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District centered in Adams and Weld counties last year, and is being targeted by Republicans in 2024.

e state’s other newest House member, U.S. Rep. Brittany Petters-

en, was third on the list, also seeking about $34 million.

“I’ve been working alongside advocates, local leaders, and the people that know Colorado’s 7th Congressional District best to design and advocate for 15 projects that would improve quality of life for people from Je erson County and Broomeld all the way out to Cha ee and Custer counties,” Pettersen said in a statement. “ ey range from expanding access to a ordable housing options, improving town centers and health care facilities, increasing clean and safe drinking water, and beyond.”

e Colorado requests this year range from $10,000 proposed by Bennet to repair the Red Rooster Saloon and Visitor Center in Twin Lakes, which is between Aspen and Leadville, to up to $37 million proposed by Hickenlooper to create a multimodal transportation corridor near four schools in Fruita.

Most of last year’s projects were sponsored by more than one Democratic member of the Colorado congressional delegation. e largest Colorado project funded in the 2023 budget was just over $6 million for National Jewish Hospital, sponsored by Bennet.

If the Colorado Republican Party had employees in April, they didn’t get paid

BY SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

It’s the rst time in at least 20 years the Grand Old Party didn’t pay any employees in Colorado.

And the party’s actual bank accounts have less money than the $120,540 a recent ling said the party had on hand, the GOP ac-

knowledged in an addendum led with the Federal Election Commission.

“ e executive board has formed a committee to investigate the discrepancy and will likely lead to the restatement of previous reports to account for the error,” the document concluded.

e Colorado GOP raised only

about $58,000 in the rst four months of the year, including less than $15,000 in April. e party spent more than $15,000 last month, with $9,100 going to health and dental bene ts. It’s unclear if anyone is working for the party; no sta is listed on its website.

Questions about the party’s nances point to rocky beginnings for Party Chairman Dave Williams, an election-denying former El Paso County lawmaker who won control of a divided state GOP in March.

Williams didn’t return phone calls, text messages or emails from e Colorado Sun seeking comment. Colorado Public Radio reported last month that Williams was also working a full-time job as a legislative aide.

crats threaten Pastor” are among the subject lines of his emails. e emails include buttons to donate but talk more about state legislative proposals than how the party will rally behind candidates for o ce or assist campaigns.

e lack of a payroll for a state party in Colorado is unusual.

“ ere have been other cycles where the party pays only one or two salaries in the o year,” said Kristi Burton Brown, who chaired the party during the last election cycle. “If they want to run it all-volunteer, they certainly can.”

e party raised only a little more than $18,000 in the rst two months of the year, before Williams was elected chairman.

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Tom Bjorklund, the party’s new treasurer, referred questions to Williams. e initial April report Bjorkland led reported only $3,000 in contributions. An amended report was led later.

Williams was elected on a platform that included falsely insisting that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. But he told e Sun in March that his critics should “relax,” and said he was focused on attacking Democrats.

A sampling of his emails since he became chairman show he’s been doing that. “Democrats Defend Perverts,” “ ey hate you,” “Democrats’ Witch-Hunt of Trump” and “Demo-

From January through April, Colorado’s GOP spent more than $263,000. at compares with $539,000 spent in the rst four months of 2021, another nonelection year when ve people were paid for their work in April. Of this year’s spending, $73,000 went to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for legal services.

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Colorado repeals law limiting municipal internet

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

By the time Longmont voters rejected a proposal in November 2009 that would have let the city’s electric utility build faster internet service, Sandi Seader wasn’t surprised the measure had failed.

It was the erce opposition that shocked her. e opposition, led by the cable TV industry, had raised more than $200,000 to ght the burgeoning threat to their business.

“We weren’t expecting anyone to campaign against it, which is totally naive now that I think about it,” said Seader, a former lobbyist and now assistant city manager. “And, of course, municipalities can’t advocate for or against their own ballot issues. We were hamstrung. It had to be a private citizen group that would come out and support the bill, but that wasn’t quite realized yet.”

While many U.S. households had access to broadband in 2009, the much faster gigabit- ber service Longmont wanted to build was practically unheard of. ere would be many more battles between Colorado’s municipalities and the industry. at’s because a 2005 state law required every local government to ask voters for permission to build. When Longmont asked in 2009, the measure failed by 12%.

Senate Bill 152 was promoted by the cable industry as a way to prevent wasting taxpayer money on infrastructure projects, like municipal internet. Towns, however, could still pursue it, as long as no one else offered “advanced service,” or internet speeds in excess of 256 kilobits per second, according to the law. But this was 2009, when about 63% of Americans had broadband at home and speeds averaged 7-8 megabits per second, or 30 times faster than 256k. Gigabit service was about 4,000 times faster, though largely unavailable from telecom providers.

Longmont asked voters again in 2011. But this time, it added language like “without increasing taxes” and mentioned the city-owned ber network built in the ’90s. A citizen’s group rallied and the e ort bene ted from the publicity of Google Fiber. e measure passed with 61% in favor.

Two years later, the city of Centennial put the question to voters and

it, too, passed. Montrose, Boulder, Yuma County and other areas found success the following year. As of November, 122 towns and about 40 counties had opted out of Senate Bill 152, according to the Colorado Municipal League.

e only failure? Longmont, during its rst attempt in 2009.

Referendum requirement ends

Last month, Colorado repealed the referendum requirement and nixed the kilobits reference with the passage of Senate Bill 183. Support came from all sides, including the cable industry, which was neutral on the legislation. But there was another reason for the timing: federal broadband funding.

e Colorado Broadband O ce wasn’t sure if communities that hadn’t opted out would be eligible for a piece of the up to $1 billion in federal broadband funds Colorado could receive. Now, there’s no question.

“Removing this barrier means cities and counties that had not opted out no longer have to overcome this massive task,” said Brandy Reitter, executive director of the Colorado Broadband O ce.

Many other states adopted broadband restrictions similar to Colorado’s, as cable and telecom providers funded campaigns, recalled Kevin Bommer, executive director for the Colorado Municipal League, which represents 270 cities and towns in the state.

Bommer said the telecom industry was hoping to avoid “want what

they thought was unfair competition from government-owned or operated telecom or even television,” he said. “When Senate Bill 152 was introduced, it was a straight-up no local government can do this period, a pre-emption. Our lobbyist (Geo Wilson) was able to slow it down enough that it was in doubt and the proponents cut a deal. And the deal was that municipal ownership and operation of telecom and broadband was illegal — unless voters gave permission.”

After Longmont received the blessing of its citizens, the city won approval again two years later for a $45.3 million bond to build the citywide service. Construction began in 2014 and the rst customers for the new NextLight service signed up later that year. In 2016, the city was named the third fastest service in America by PC Magazine, which mentioned that Comcast covered 93% of the town. e following year, Longmont ranked rst and the publication realized it was NextLight’s edge that made the di erence. Longmont has stayed near the top ever since.

And the bond is on track to be paid o by 2029 and “We’ll be, I hate to say, ush with cash but (that means) we’ll be spinning o a fair bit of cash to put back into and reinvest in the community,” said Valerie Dodd, NextLight’s executive director.

NextLight’s gigabit service is available to 92% of the city’s households (“We’re in continual build mode because the city is expanding and growing at what is roughly 1% a year,” Dodd said). e gap includes apartments and mobile home parks where the city needs the owner’s permission to install the service. Of businesses and residents who are able to sign up for service, 60% have.

“We have absolutely leveraged our electric utility and couldn’t have done it without them,” Dodd said. “I always like to remind people that our measuring stick is not pro tability. Our measuring stick is connectivity for everyone. We are not picking and choosing neighborhoods or apartment complexes. It’s truly access for all.”

Passing Senate Bill 152, however, didn’t mean a town was getting ber internet anytime soon, if ever. It just gave o cials the right to start the conversation.

Cities take di erent approaches

While some cities, like Longmont, issued bonds to build their system, others, like Centennial, built a berinternet backbone and then leased access to private internet providers to o er gigabit service to individual households.

Other cities opted out and decided to let private companies handle it altogether. Lakewood, which opted out in 2019, owns some ber lines that it uses to manage tra c signals or is used by the school district. In November, Lakewood o cials announced that Google Fiber would build ber-to-the-home service to as many households as possible. A wireless version will be o ered to apartments and condos.

e city isn’t building the infrastructure. Google is.

Partnering with a private internet provider was always the focus, city spokesman Dan Stoutamire said.

e rst customers are expected to be online by early 2024.

“ e city council initiated the ballot measure in order to position the city to be able to best take advantage of opportunities that might arise,” Stoutamire said in an email. “Generally, Lakewood is considered to have good connectivity, though residents have regularly expressed a desire for alternative providers that might bring increased speeds and/or lower costs.”

Meanwhile, Westminster, which actually never opted out of Senate Bill 152, partnered with Google Fiber in February.

Construction is scheduled to begin later this year, city spokesman Andy Le said.

With each passing year, more cities and towns voted by a large majority to opt out. ere was a cost to taxpayers: paying to put the question on the ballot. e Colorado Broadband O ce estimated the cost for a ballot measure was between $5,000 and $40,000, depending on the size of the municipality.

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State breathes life into lifeguard training

pools across the Front Range

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Countless public pools opened over the Memorial Day weekend as schools let out and summer approaches. But whether they remain open throughout the season is another matter.

e state of Colorado is boosting aid along the Front Range and across the state to help local pools avoid that outcome.

Gov. Jared Polis announced nancial help on May 30 for nearly 50 cities and districts as part of the Lifeguard Training Initiative — a follow-up to his administration’s Pools Special Initiative, launched last summer.

e initiative was announced early this month at the Northglenn Recreation Center, along with administrators, local o cials, lawmakers and community members.

“We are making a splash with this exciting support for lifeguards, part of our ongoing work to make sure that pools can safely open earlier, expand hours, and stay open longer this summer,” Polis said in his announcement. “We are thrilled that so many local governments across the state applied for this funding so that families, friends, and neighbors can dive right into the summer.”

e grants, implemented by the state’s local a airs and labor departments, ranged from $1,000 requests to $20,000, the maximum. In the end, the state allocated mixed amounts, but exhausted almost all of the available funds, leaving just $200 to potentially allocate supplementally..

Adaptive sports have become core to Colorado skiing

BY TRACY ROSS THE COLORADO SUN

When Kevin Wilson was a kid growing up in Texas and Oklahoma he told his parents that if he didn’t get a college football scholarship he was going to move to Colorado to ski bum in the winter and raft guide in summer.

It made sense, what with his dad being a coach of all trades — football, basketball, baseball — and Wilson his heir to the interscholastic sports dynasties of eight di erent counties. School sports were the family’s life save for weekends. en they’d drive to their cabin in New Mexico to ski at Angel Fire and Red River resorts, ying downhill amid the scents of pinyon pine and Englemann spruce.

But when Wilson was 16, he was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. ere began a long period of recovery and rehabilitation, learning to use a wheelchair, and pain pills doctors prescribed to the tune of 300 every time he went in for a checkup, while failing to address the pain itself, he says. rough it all he managed to go to college, meet his wife and survive heavy partying and drinking. But he su ered from depression linked to his inability to move through the world as he once did.

en, in a t of inspiration in 2014, he and his wife came to Colorado. ey loved it so much, they moved to Broom eld. Wilson had heard of

Eldora ski area, but it wasn’t until 2018 that he found out about the Ignite adaptive ski program housed at the resort, and went there to try skiing after his wife signed him up.

On a form his instructor gave him to list his goals, he wrote, “I want to be an independent skier and I want to work for Ignite.”

It would take a couple years, but Wilson would achieve exactly what he wanted. He’s now a sit skier, a ski instructor and Ignite’s operations manager at an auspicious time for the non-pro t.

Founded as the Eldora Handicapped Recreation Program in the 1970s, Ignite struggled along, rst out of the back of a van, then out of a used AT&T shed and for 20 years, in a couple of cramped trailers in the corner of Eldora’s lower parking lot near the EZ chair and beginner terrain.

e program grew, surviving a re in 2006 and basking in the spotlight of the Today Show’s Lend a Hand Program. In 2008, it received a grant from the United States Olympic Committee, allowing it to start serving disabled veterans. And in 2010, with its current name, it topped 1,000 lessons given by about 200 volunteers in a single season, after which it was “bursting at the seams” in its modular buildings.

A curveball arrived in 2014, when Eldora’s old owner, Bill Killebrew, threatened to shutter the program by refusing to renew its lease at the resort. He welcomed the program

back the following season as Dave Levin, Ignite’s then board chair, started discussing the possibility of Ignite raising funds to build its own facility.

In 2016, Powdr Corporation bought Eldora and Levin kicked o a capital fundraising campaign with $250,000 of his own money. Fast forward a few years and Brent Tregaskis, Eldora’s current general manager, says, “Ignite was maybe going to build a two-story building and rent the top oor back to us. But John Cumming, Powdr’s founder, was like, ‘Look. We should build it. We should own the building and give them a 99-year lease.’ You don’t want to have a little quarter of an acre (of your property) owned by somebody else.”

Levin died of cancer before he could see Powdr, Eldora and Ignite kick his dream into high gear. “ e only thing more important to him than Ignite was his family,” Carol Nickell, Ignite’s executive director, says. On May 18, Eldora broke ground on the facility. e new building, set to open for the 2024-25 season will span 12,000 square feet with roughly half going to Eldora’s ski and ride school for children and half to Ignite.

Nickell says Ignite is raising $1.9 million toward construction and an endowment to insure future programming. Tregaskis, while refusing to give a hard number, says Eldora is putting up many millions more to make the co-operating space a

reality.

“Financially, it would have been better not to that,” he adds. “But John’s idea shows he’s really committed to Ignite.”

As, it seems, are the 15 Colorado resorts that report supporting some sort of adaptive programming, according to Adrienne Saia Isaac of the National Ski Areas Association (“although there could be more; some folks are better than others about lling out their info,” she adds).

A short list includes the National Sports Center for the Disabled at Winter Park Resort, which teaches adaptive lessons and has a competition center for athletes wanting to race at the elite level. Vail and Beaver Creek both o er “integrative lessons” for individuals needing extra support in any of its general ski school group lessons. With Telluride Adaptive Sports, if you’re skilled enough, you can go heli-skiing with Helitrax and an adaptive instructor.

e Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center o ers group or individual lessons at Keystone, Breck and Copper; Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports hosts multi-day camps for kids and adults; Foresight Adventure Guides for the Blind, an independent non-pro t operating out of Beaver Creek and Vail for level-4 skiers with visual impairments, matches coaches to skiers based on skiers’ ability and helps them ne-tune existing skills; and

The lifeguard shortage has become a crisis nationwide. Local pools and recreation centers have worked overtime to ensure its e ects on them are minimal this season.

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More than $250,000 allocated to help open

at Vail Resorts-owned Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Crested Butte Adaptive Sports, which operates independently of the resort, recently built a $14 million, 25,000-squarefoot, four-story, ski-in, ski-out base facility with living quarters.

Ignite came to Eldora ve years after it opened in 1970. NSCD started up in 1970, 40 years after Winter Park Resort. Telluride rst spun its lifts in 1972 with adaptive lessons in its general ski school, while the non-pro t Telluride Adaptive Sports Program opened on its premises in 1995. And while Steamboat Resort opened in 1963, Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports (STARS) didn’t start until 2007.

ese programs and a handful more now give thousands of snow sports lessons each winter to people a ected by disability at resorts that don’t appear too concerned about the programs bringing them a pro t.

Winter Park gives NSCD free lift tickets and “a generous rent rate” on their o ces beneath the Balcony House at the base of the resort, Diane Eustace, NSCD’s communications manager, says. And “while in theory, we’re losing space, we’ve been a longtime partner of NSCD because we’re a bunch of people who believe the outdoors are for everyone,” Jen Miller, Winter Park spokesperson, adds.

Chris Werhane, adaptive sports lead at Adaptive Adventures in Westminster, says people a ected by disability are increasingly interested in skiing because “everyone in the last 30 years has been born with technology,” and people aren’t afraid to step out of their comfort zones. He cites advances in prosthetics technology, cars with hand controls, public bus services like Bustang, which serves resorts up and down Inter-

LIFEGUARDS

South Suburban Parks and Recreation District (SSPRD), which reported a signi cant shortage of lifeguards earlier in the month, received $10,700 — the highestallocated amount awarded to more than a dozen districts or cities. Cities like Aurora and Boulder received the same amount.

Part of the shortage lies with the expensive cost of training lifeguards. Many prospective employees may be dissuaded by the idea of paying to obtain lifeguard certi cation. ough it won’t solve the main shortage problem, having the funding helps, said SSPRD Aquatics Manager Karl Brehm, who came down from a lifeguard stand himself to talk to Colorado Community Media.

“It will help us reach a demo-

state 70, adaptive-compliant hotels and adaptive sports programs. With increased access to adaptive adventure and adaptive adventure travel improved, some of the onceinsurmountable-seeming barriers to rolling up to a resort and shredding have been lowered.

As for the high cost of tearing down the slopes in search of a goggle tan, “that’s a barrier for anybody wanting to go skiing,” Werhane adds. Adaptive equipment — for things like sit skis and outriggers — can cost thousands of dollars. Many adaptive snow sports programs are non-pro t, so they rely on fundraising, donations and in-kind gifts to stay running.

“But look at Breck’s adaptive program,” Werhane says. “For $165 a day you get a lift ticket, an instructor and the ability to ski on a $6,000 piece of equipment the Breck adaptive center bought. Breck probably isn’t going to get their money back on that purchase in one to two years.

ank goodness they and many other resorts comp tickets because otherwise a lot of these programs

graphic that is lacking in having the funds upfront to start,” Brehm said.

“With the grant, we will defer the payment of those [lifeguard] certication costs.”

A full-course lifeguard training at South Suburban through Red Cross costs $175. Community First Aid, CPR and AED training/blended learning costs $80. But after 75 hours of work, South Suburban reimburses course fees [excluding the $40 certi cation fee].

Other communities received smaller amounts. e City of ornton got $6,892, Commerce City, $1,462, and Parker, $4,499. e Town of Castle Rock received $7,873 and Brighton received $1,687.

A national lifeguard shortage affects roughly a third of public pools throughout the country. Colorado has struggled similarly. e state grant money aims to help train and retain lifeguards, which can be difcult to do these days, according to Brehm.

wouldn’t exist.”

ousands of Colorado’s adaptive ski instructors are volunteers, so paying them isn’t a problem; many resorts will donate day or season passes to them. Nickell says Ignite’s roughly 250 instructors all volunteer. In the 2019-20 season, 244 gave 1,085 lessons to 285 students, amounting to 14,253 hours of volunteer time at a value of $399,365.

“We do what we do really well,” Nickell says.

But Erik Weihenmayer, the blind adventurer who has climbed Mount Everest, kayaked the Grand Canyon and skied the Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt with guides, says not all volunteer instructors are equal either in guiding ability or sensitivity to their students.

“I like some programs, but the problem with others is that you show up and you don’t know who your guide is,” he says. “I can’t speak to other disabilities, but as a blind person, it’s about creating relationship, trust and communication. You can’t snap your ngers and do that in ve minutes. You have to have consistency. You’re listening to the person guiding you. You’re learning to read each other’s minds so when your guide says turn left you know exactly what they mean by that. If you don’t have consistency, if there’s a new guide every time you go skiing, then it’s a problem and a lot of organizations fall short in that way.”

He also takes issue with the prices he says some adaptive programs charge: “I went to Vail one time and they were gonna charge me $500 — over $200 for me and $200 for my guide. I go, ‘Wait, my guide is my eyes, folks. He should be free. He’s simply here to guide me down the mountain. I can’t see and you’re gonna charge me double?’”

Weihenmayer is a high-level skier, so a program like Foresight Adventure Guides for the Blind works better for him anyway.

“I like them because I can call

“I have seen, more and more, less interest in the position,” Brehm told Colorado Community Media in May.

Brehm said South Suburban, like many other area pools, must hire throughout the season to try and maintain strong employee numbers.

e funds from the state help provide time for pools to keep hiring and training ongoing, Brehm added.

them up and they’ll pair me with the right person who guides me from behind,” he says. “Most blind guides guide from the front, but guiding from behind is better, because as a sighted person what do they tell you to do? Look down the fall line. ey don’t tell you to lean your head back to try to listen to a guy behind you. If your guide is in front of you, the sound comes back and you ski into it.” With the right guide and using this method, Weihenmayer says he skis aggressively, with good form, and makes “nice, round turns.”

Programs like Ignite, Telluride Adaptive Sports and 30-year-old Crested Butte Adaptive Sports Center, which annually attracts around 800 people with physical and developmental disabilities, have improved their facilities, increased their o erings and given their instructors the opportunity to train with the Professional Ski Instructors Association. Crested Butte adaptive went over and above in 2019, when it constructed the massive ski-in, ski-out Kelsey Wright Building in the resort’s base area with funds raised in a capital campaign. eir center also o ers veterans, active military and rst responders with disabilities — and their families — $50 fullday lessons for summer and winter activities. e special rate extends to veterans, active military and rst responders who have a family member or child with a disability.

So what do resorts get for supporting adaptive programs?

Jessica Conyers, a therapist who works for the Veterans Administration at the Valor Point Domiciliary in Lakewood and helps coordinate the largest rehabilitative ski and snowboard program in the U.S., the annual National Disabled Winter Sports Clinic for Veterans, says for over a week every March, veterans from across the country descend on Snowmass to try adaptive skiing or snowboarding for the rst time or to continue their adaptive journey.

He described the support as not a favor, however, but a public service. “It hearkens to a safety situation. People want to have the pools open. We want to have them open. But there’s a barrier that stands there,” Brehm said in response to the funding. “Having the state recognize that it is something that people want, and there’s a barrier to it, I look at it as a civic responsibility. ere is a need, and it is being met.”

Kevin Wilson, operations manager for the Ignite adaptive skier program at Eldora ski area, navigates past the sit-ski equipment designed for adaptive users inside the program’s current headquarters Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nederland.

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irty-six entries from students and residents submitted their design ideas to the Adams County Elections Department for the IVoted Sticker Design Contest.

According to o cials, the Gauna, Wigham, Kwiat, and Terrasaz winning designs are being used throughout its 2023 Coordinated, 2024 Presidential Primary, 2024 Primary, and 2024 General Elections.

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about townhomes when they have much smaller yard footprints. Widomski said the ordinance is for singlefamily homes.

en City Councilor Eric Garcia asked for more information on townhomes, and Widomski said that they would be allowed the 25% if their HOA allows it.

Widomski also said that the applicant for turf must test it for PFAS by a third party.

Mayor Jan Kulmann that it gives residents more opportunities to do

Adams County voters will receive an I-Voted sticker in English and Spanish with the ballot packet. If you want to collect every sticker design, you can pick them up at any Voter Service Center during the 2023 and 2024 elections.

According to o cials, one of the winning sticker designs selected by sta would be printed on a special edition available at the Adams County Pride on Saturday, June 10, and at the elections team booth. For Voter Service Center locations, visit: https://www.adamscountycoelections.gov/vspcs/

will be a pop-up roller rink, artwork, a vendor market, drag performances, food trucks and a special performance by songwriter, performer, and LGBTQ+ supporter, Bebe Rexha. e event will also host Marriagepalooza,& a mass wedding ceremony hosted by Denver drag queens Stella Diver and AllSpyce.

things in their yards that don’t require water use.

“We have only a few locations in the city that have turf, and some look better than yards in the same neighborhood,” Kulmann said.

City Councilor Julia Marvin didn’t support the ordinance but was supportive of the 25% and the PFAS requirement.

“While it does save water, there are larger impacts to the environment. ere are better ways to encourage residents to save water in their yard with xeriscaping and other means like that,” she said.

Henson also said she didn’t support the motion since she’d like to see more balance between turf and plants.

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379745

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

On March 2, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

James Lonsdorf

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

September 30, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 02, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2019000083541

Original Principal Amount

$246,453.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$234,084.04

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.

LOT 20, BLOCK 3, AMENDED PLAT OF ADAMS HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6656 Bellaire 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, 06/28/2023, 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 5/11/2023

Last Publication 6/8/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Senti-

nel

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: 03/02/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 23-029431

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. A202379789

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 23, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) RODOLFO CHAVEZ-VARGAZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

SERIES 2004-WHQ2

Date of Deed of Trust

September 29, 2004 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 12, 2004

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

20041012001019560

Original Principal Amount

$168,150.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$81,001.14

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 11, BLOCK 17, OF BLOCKS 16, 17 AND 18, TOWN OF THORNTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

8951 HOFFMAN WAY, THORNTON, CO 80229.

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, 07/26/2023, 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 Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

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: 03/23/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 00000009762758

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. A202379788

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

On March 23, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

James C Roberson and Anna M Roberson and Pamela Darden

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., ITS SUCCESSORS

all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, BLOCK 15, HIGH POINT AT DIA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, RECORDED DECEMBER 15, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 20051215001372670 AND AFFIDAVIT’S OF CORRECTION RECORDED JANUARY 22, 2007 AT RECEPTION NO. 2007000007845 AND AUGUST 17, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 20060817000834180, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 19680 East 61st Drive, Aurora, CO 80019.

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, 07/26/2023, 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 Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

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: 03/23/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 23-029587

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. A202379811

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

On April 4, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Kerri Peek

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

August 22, 2019

County of Recording

Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 23, 2019

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

2019000069361

Original Principal Amount

$280,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$287,088.75

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 NORTH 6 FEET OF LOT 30, ALL OF LOT 31 AND THE SOUTH 5 FEET OF LOT 32, EXCEPT ALLEY, BLOCK 38, AURORA, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1617 Clinton Street, Aurora, CO 80010.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUM-

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, 08/02/2023, 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 Publication6/8/2023

Last Publication7/6/2023

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: 04/04/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 22-027554

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. A202379785

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

On March 23, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

MICAELA ARCHULETA

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC3

Date of Deed of Trust

May 12, 2006

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 19, 2006

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

20060519000521540

Original Principal Amount

$182,665.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$234,851.85

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, NORTHMOOR FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 1177 WEST 85TH AVENUE, FEDERAL HEIGHTS, CO 80260.

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, 07/26/2023, 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 Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

DATE: 03/23/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 00000009713769

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. A202379758

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

TERRY L MCGINNIS AND MARY T MCGINNIS

Original Beneficiary(ies)

OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT1

Date of Deed of Trust

March 26, 2007

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 03, 2007

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

2007000033788

Original Principal Amount $184,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $211,557.15

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 39, BLOCK 72, NORTH GLENN TWENTYTHIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

**Pursuant to Home Affordable Modification Agreement executed June 6, 2015

Also known by street and number as: 11923 CLAUDE WAY, NORTHGLENN, CO 80233-1379.

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, 06/28/2023, 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 Publication5/11/2023

Last Publication6/8/2023

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: 03/07/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 00000009571290

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

Public Notices

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, 08/02/2023, 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 6/8/2023

Last Publication 7/6/2023

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: 04/04/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 23-029576

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. A202379796

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

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

KATHERINE L HERZ AND JOHN L HERZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NEST HOME LENDING, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

ONSLOW BAY FINANCIAL LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 06, 2020

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 07, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2020000061937

Original Principal Amount

$300,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$289,879.67

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 11, BLOCK 4, GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4504 N PICADILLY CT, AURORA, CO 80019.

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, 07/26/2023, 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 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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

DATE: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 00000009766544

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. A202379753

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Robert Lockwood

Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

August 20, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 21, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000068194** Original Principal Amount $371,880.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$367,637.38

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.

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST; THENCE WESTERLY ON THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 472.2 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, 30 FEET, TO CORNER NO. 1, THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, 208.7 FEET, TO A CORNER NO. 2; THENCE WESTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, 70.7 FEET, TO CORNER NO. 3; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 208.7 FEET, TO CORNER NO. 4; THENCE EASTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, 70.7 FEET TO CORNER 1, THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THEREFROM ANY PORTION OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY LYING WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST; THENCE WESTERLY ON SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 472.2 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 208.7 FEET TO CORNER NO. 1, THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE WESTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION A DISTANCE OF 208.7 FEET TO CORNER NO. 2; THENCE NORTHERLY ON LINE PARALLEL WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION A DISTANCE OF 30 FEET TO CORNER NO. 3; THENCE EASTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 208.7 FEET TO CORNER NO. 4; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON LINE PARALLEL WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 30 FEET TO CORNER NO. 1, THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

**The legal description was corrected by an Affidavit of Correction recorded 2/13/2023 at Reception No. 2023000007723 in the records of the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, State of Colorado. Also known by

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, 06/28/2023, 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 Publication5/11/2023

Last Publication6/8/2023

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: 03/07/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # CO21187

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. A202379773

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

On March 16, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Mark J Sheehan and Malynda Sheehan

Original Beneficiary(ies)

National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of the Igloo Series V Trust

Date of Deed of Trust

October 26, 2007

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 02, 2007

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

2007000102806

Original Principal Amount $255,850.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $125,810.85

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 7, Block 7, Meadow Park Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 4603 E 127th Place, 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, 07/19/2023, 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: 03/16/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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:

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

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

Attorney File # 22CO00382-1

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. A202379767

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

On March 14, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Richard Mecabe and Joy Mecabe

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Pivot Lending Group

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Pivot Lending Group

Date of Deed of Trust

December 24, 2021

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 13, 2022

Recording Information

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

2022000004313

Original Principal Amount

$317,550.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$314,094.00

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 30, Block 2, Huron Green, County of Adams, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 9508 Jason Court, Thornton, CO 80260.

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, 07/12/2023, 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 Publication 5/18/2023

Last Publication 6/15/2023

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: 03/14/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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:

Harry L. Simon #7942

The Law Office of Harry L. Simon, P.C. 10200 E Girard Ave, Bldg. B, Ste 120, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 758-6601

Attorney File #

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. A202379781

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

On March 21, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Herbert Maestas

Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

January 08, 2020

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 14, 2020

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

2020000004705

Original Principal Amount $305,503.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$287,746.98

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 37, BLOCK 1, PERL-MACK MANOR, TENTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7234 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80221.

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, 07/19/2023, 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 Publication5/25/2023

Last Publication6/22/2023

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: 03/21/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # CO21541

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. A202379813

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

On April 4, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

WAYNE P ARCHULETA AND MARY E MONTOYA

ARCHULETA

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE

SERVICING

Date of Deed of Trust

September 05, 2018

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 12, 2018

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

2018000074330

Original Principal Amount $219,900.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $214,570.43

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

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, 06/28/2023, 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 5/11/2023

Last Publication 6/8/2023

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: 03/07/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 22-027888

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. A202379772

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

On March 16, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

James H. Minter

Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Fifth Third Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

May 17, 2021

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 24, 2021

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

2021000075934

Original Principal Amount

$232,700.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$231,696.85

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, BLOCK 4, AMENDED PLAT OF ADAMS HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6790 Ash 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, 07/19/2023, 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 5/25/2023 Last Publication 6/22/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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:

Marcello G. Rojas #46396

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

Attorney File # CO220179

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. A202379762

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

On March 9, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

D. B. Williamson

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation, its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PHH Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust

June 21, 2018 County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 27, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2018000051746

Original Principal Amount $858,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $381,016.77

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 25, 26, 27, 28 AND 29, BLOCK 7, BERKELEY GARDENS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 4237 W 52nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80212.

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, 07/12/2023, 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 Publication5/18/2023

Last Publication6/15/2023

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: 03/09/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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-23-954379-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. A202379743

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

On March 2, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee

caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Walter Berlinski and Patricia A. Essenwein and Tanya M. Smith

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for NFM, Inc. dba NFM Lending, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 28, 2017

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 01, 2017

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

201700006612**

Original Principal Amount

$371,251.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$419,107.13

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 3, Block 12, Buckley Ranch Subdivision Amendment No. 3, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 11/23/2021 at Reception No. 2021000136855 in the records of the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 16254 E. 101st Avenue, 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, 06/28/2023, 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 Publication5/11/2023

Last Publication6/8/2023

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: 03/02/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # CO21538

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. A202379805

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

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Panhia Vue

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

August 08, 2022

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 10, 2022

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

2022000068220

Original Principal Amount

$378,026.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$377,631.31

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 2, BLOCK 34, RIVER VALLEY VILLAGE SUBDIVISION - AMENDMENT NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9782 Cherry Lane, Thornton, CO 80229.

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, 07/26/2023, 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 Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

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: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 23-029591

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. A202379769

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

On March 14, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Sean Bohling

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NFM, INC.

DBA NFM LENDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

November 04, 2019

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 27, 2019

Recording Information

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

2019000103083

Original Principal Amount

$437,508.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

$434,113.07

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 TWO (2), BLOCK SEVEN (7), HYLAND GREENS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 0171918201034

*PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER’S ERROR RECORDED ON MARCH 8, 2023 AT RECEPTION NO. 2023000012303 TO CORRECT TYPO IN THE NAME OF THE SUBDIVISION IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Also known by street and number as: 10180 Wolff St, 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, 07/12/2023, 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 Publication 5/18/2023

Last Publication 6/15/2023

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: 03/14/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, 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 # 23-029435

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

NOTICE OF CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW –CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a Concept Plan Review will be held by the City Council of the City of Westminster on Monday, June 19, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., at Westminster City Hall, located at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The public is welcome to attend in person. See below for additional information.

The property owner of Lots 15, 16, and Tract F of Alpine Vista Townhomes, 8835 Lowell Blvd has submitted a concept plan to the City for review.

The proposed development includes the removal of the existing commercial building and the construction of 20 new townhome style dwelling units on the 0.94-acre property of Lots 15 and 16. An existing detention pond would remain on Tract F. City Council Action: City Council will review the proposed concept plan and provide comments to the applicant. No official actions will be taken. Any comment, suggestion, or recommendation made by the City Council on any concept review plan is entirely gratuitous and does not bind or otherwise obligate city staff, the Planning Commission, or the City Council to any course of conduct or decision after an applicant makes an official submittal of a development plan to the city for technical review.

If you want to view the City Council Study Session agenda, agenda memo, and other materials for this meeting, they will be posted prior to the concept plan review at https://www.cityofwestminster.us/agendas.

If you want to view the live meeting, it will be streamed live via the City’s traditional webcast at www.youtube.com/user/WestminsterCO/live.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact John McConnell, Interim Planning Manager, with the City of Westminster Planning Division at jmcconne@cityofwestminster.us or 303-658-2474.

John

McConnell,

AICP Interim Planning Manager City of

Westminster

Legal Notice No. NTS2607

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

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 May 8, 2023. The applicant is Homegrown Tap & Dough Westminster, LLC dba Homegrown Tap & Dough / Perdida, 1257 W 120th Ave.

Homegrown Tap & Dough Westminster, LLC – parent company:

1257 120th RE, LLC, 855 Wyandot St #101 Denver CO

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Special Permit & License Board will conduct a hearing on said application on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 4800 West 92nd Avenue, 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: 124th Ave, extended; South: 116th Ave, extended; East: I-25 Hwy; West; Pecos St, extended. The city will have petitions circulated within this neighborhood.

For additional information contact City Clerk’s Office 303-658-2162.

SPECIAL PERMIT AND LICENSE BOARD

Mary Joy Barajas, Deputy City Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2642

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice

Elmwood North LLC will submit an application to the Colorado Division of Housing (DOH). The purpose of this application is to request $2,500,000 to develop 47 units of rental or homes for purchase at 8000 N Pecos St.. The request of funding from DOH is to benefit persons with low and moderate incomes by increasing the availability of affordable housing in Denver. It is not the intent to cause displacement from any existing housing; however, if persons are displaced from their existing residences reasonable housing alternatives shall be offered.

All interested persons are encouraged to contact the applicant for further information. Written comments should be sent to 155 So. Madison St. Suite 326, Denver, CO. 80209 and will be forwarded to DOH for consideration during the application process.

Legal Notice No. NTS2630

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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 lodging and entertainment liquor license to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors by the drink for on premise consumption filed with the Westminster Special Permit and License Board on May 19, 2023. The applicant is Joyful Journeys Community Enrichment Corp, dba Super Smash Rooms, 9050 W 88th Avenue.

Joyful Journeys Community Enrichment Corp owner/officer is:

Tasha VanMarter 4466 E. 93rd Pl Thornton

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Special Permit & License Board will conduct an in-person hearing on said application on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at approximately 7:20 p.m. where all parties in interest will be heard. The neighborhood of interest has been established with the following boundaries: North: 92nd Ave, extended; the 9200blk north; South 86th Dr extended; the 8600-blk north; West: Independence Dr extended, the 9600-blk west; East: Carr Ct extended, the 8400blk 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. NTS2641

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, shall be considering the adoption of a Resolution regarding amending the 2023 Adopted Budget as approved and appropriated, and shall take action on said Resolution at a public hearing to be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. in the first floor Public Hearing Room, at the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601-8204.

The proposed Resolution is available for inspec-

tion online at www.adcogov.org.

Any interested elector of Adams County may file objection to the Resolution at any time prior to final adoption of the Resolution.

Legal Notice No. NTS2621

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel & Westminster Window

By: Eddie Coronado Senior Construction Project Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2633

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel & Westminster Window

Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that on or after the 26th day of June, 2023, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with:

Ideal Fencing Corp, LLC.

5795 Ideal Drive Erie, CO 80516

anteeing faithful performance and a Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing payment of all debts arising out of the Work.

The Awarded Contractor will be required to carry a construction license with North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District. License may be obtained by contacting the Owner and requesting licensing documentation.

No Bid may be withdrawn for the period of time after the date Bids are opened which is specified in the Bid Form.

North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein.

By: Mike DeMattee District Manager, NWSWSD

Legal Notice No. NTS 2603

First Publication: June 1, 2023

(LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. NTS2637

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the amended 2022 budgets have been submitted to the Boards of Directors of 144th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 1, and 144th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 2 for their consideration. A copy of such proposed budgets have been filed in the offices of the District Manager, Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 West Eisenhower Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80537, where the same is open for public inspection. Such amended and proposed budgets will be considered at a regular meeting of the Boards of Directors to be held via MS Teams on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. Any interested elector of 144th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 1 and 144th Metropolitan District No. 2 may inspect the amended and proposed budgets at the office of Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 West Eisenhower Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80537 and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the budgets.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS:

144th AVENUE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

144th AVENUE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

By: /s/ Kieyesia Conaway, District Administrator

Legal Notice No. NTS2635

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window Bids and Settlements

Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Adams 12 Five Star Schools will on June 19, 2023 make final settlement with Colorado Doorways, Inc., 5151 Bannock St. #17, Denver, CO 80216 for work performed on a project known as: Adams 12

Five Star Schools District Wide Card Access Door Hardware Project (P410338). Hardware and security renovations were completed at the following location sites: 1.Arapahoe Ridge Elementary (ARE) 2.Century Middle School (CEM) 3.Consolidated Services Center

hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of the Eastlake Historic Park Fence Repair, Project No. 22-46A.

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 Jensen5-30-23

Jim JensenDate

Contracts Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2640

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

SECTION 00020

INVITATION TO BID

62ND AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS

Owner: North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District 3172 E 78th Ave Denver, Colorado 80229

Engineer: June Engineering & Planning, LLC.

11990 Grant Street, Suite 550 Northglenn, Colorado 80233

Sealed bids will be received by North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District at 3172 E 78th Ave, Denver, Colorado 80229 until June 23rd, at local time 02:00 pm, 2023, for the 62nd Avenue Improvements project. Bids received AFTER this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.

At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

IFQ# 23-023, MOVING & RELOCATION SERVICES

Maiker Housing Partners is soliciting submissions from qualified business Moving & Relocation Services. Overlook Apts of Thornton, CO is being extensively remodeled and residents need to be relocated to other units.

Maiker Housing Partners is a public entity formed in 1974 to provide federally subsidized housing and housing assistance to low-income families, within Adams County, Colorado. Though brought into existence by a Resolution of the Adams County Board of Commissioners, it is a separate entity from the Adams County, Colorado government.

Maiker has approximately 15 properties of multifamily apartment communities in Adams County, throughout the cities of Thornton, Commerce City, Westminster, and Denver (Adams County).

The complete IFQ# 23-023 can be obtained at www.maikerhp.org or procurement@hp.org

Legal Notice No. NTS2610

First Publication: June 1, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel & Westminster Window

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S

FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that on or after the 26th day of June 2023, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with:

Concrete Express Inc. 2027 West Colfax Avenue Denver Co. 80204

hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of CDBG ADA Ramps, Project No. 21-79B.

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.

Atlas Tower 1, LLC proposes the construction of a 50 ft. Self Supporting Stealth communications tower (55 ft with appeturances) located at 3751 Cottonwood Lakes Dr, Thornton, CO 80241, Adams County. Parcel Number 157325401009, at latitude 39°56’03.444”N (NAD) and longitude -104°56’35.772”W (NAD83). The proposed tower will not require lighting for FAA aviation safety. The proposed tower can be identified by FCC Form 854 File Number A1245588. Interested persons may review the application by going to www.fcc.gov/ asr/applications and entering the FCC Form 854 File Number A1245588. Interested persons may raise environmental concerns about the proposed structure by filing a Request for Environmental Review with the Federal Communications Commission. The Federal Communications Commission strongly encourages interested parties to file Requests for Environmental Review online; instructions for making such filings can be found at www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest. The mailing address for interested parties that would prefer to file a Request for Environmental Review by paper copy: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

Legal Notice No. NTS2618

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 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. 23CV30682, DIV. W

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN PERSON and FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTYSEVEN DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT, GREETINGS:

Office Building (HOB)

11. Meridian Elementary School (MEE)

12.Mountain View Elementary School (MVE)

13.Northglenn Middle School (NGM)

14.North Stadium (NSTAD)

15.Outside Services Center (OSS)

16.Prairie Hills Elementary School (PHE)

17.Rocky Mountain Elementary School (RME)

18.Rocky Top Middle School (RTM)

19.Silver Creek Elementary School (SCE)

20.Silver Hills Middle School (SHM)

21.Stellar Elementary School (SLE)

22.STEM Launch (STL)

23.The Studio School (TSS)

24. Transportation (TRANS)

25.Vantage Point/Crossroads (VPC)

26.Veteran’s Memorial Aquatic Center (VMAC)

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 Colorado Doorways, Inc., 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 June 16, 2023.

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: May 30, 2023

The Project is to be substantially completed by November 28th, 2023. The project is to be finally complete by December 28th, 2023. A Notice to Proceed is anticipated by July 11thth, 2023.

The Work to be performed consists potable water and sanitary sewer infrastructure replacement. The potable water scope is generally, the abandonment of existing 10-inch cast iron potable water main with new 12-inch and 8-inch water mains.

The sanitary sewer scope is the replacement of existing 8-inch VCP with new 8-inch sanitary sewer main and a section of pipe lining with curein-place-pipe. The project package includes two sets of plans: one for potable water and the other for sanitary sewer.

Potable Water:

12-inch C900, DR 18 1,026 LF 8-inch C900, DR 18 427 lf

Sanitary Sewer: Open Cut, 8-inch PVC SDR 351,163

LF

Cure In Place Pipe, 8-inch 153 LF

Hard copies of the Bid Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from the office of the Engineer at 11990 Grant Street, Suite 550, Northglenn, Colorado 80233 upon depositing $200 for each set of Documents. Deposit for Bidding Documents is non-refundable. Electronic copies of Bid Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from the Engineer by request at no charge. Request Bid Documents through electronic mail, using email address, alex@juneep.com.

Each Bidder shall file with his Bid a Bid security in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check or a bidder’s bond in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Performance Bond guar-

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 5/25/23

Jim Jensen Date Contracts Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2622

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, Case No. 23-08-0196P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision

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 the last date of publication.

This is an action for forfeiture pursuant to C.R.S. §16-13-307 of the currency, in the amount of $5,877, that was seized in Adams County, Colorado by officers of the North Metro Task Force on March 10, 2023, 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: May 12, 2023

/s/Cameron Munier

Senior Deputy District Attorney 1000 Judicial Center Drive Suite 100 Brighton, CO 80601 (303) 659-7720

Legal Notice No. NTS2595

First Publication: May 25, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

37th Annual MILE HIGH HOOK & LADDER

In Partnership with South Metro Fire Rescue

Saturday, June 17, 2023

PARADE: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Littleton Blvd West through Historic Downtown Littleton

MUSTER: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Arapahoe Community College 5900 S. Santa Fe, Littleton

FREE • EDUCATIONAL • FUN!

• Firefighters & Other First Responders

• Antique & Modern Fire Rescue Apparatus

• Rescue Demonstrations

• Fire Truck Rides

• Junior Firefighter Games

• Emergency Helicopter Landing