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to prosecute gun crimes in federal court, some of which are no longer illegal BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s governor and attorney general are asking the legislature for $600,000 to hire a group of attorneys who would be loaned out to the federal government to prosecute gun crimes in federal court. Proponents say the initiative would target only the most dangerous offenders. But it would also let attorneys paid for by the state pursue cases that are no longer illegal under state law. The Colorado legislature in 2021 rolled back a blanket prohibition barring people convicted of felonies from purchasing or possessing guns. Instead, only those convicted of committing the state’s most serious crimes, like murder, rape, assault, robbery, arson and child abuse, can’t have a firearm. Felony convictions for drug crimes and car theft, for instance, no longer trigger the ban. Under federal law, however, a person convicted of any felony crime is still barred from buying or possessing a firearm or ammunition and faces a 10-year prison sentence if found guilty. SEE GUNS, P14

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RMMA advisory board down by half Four of the eight-member board step down in protest to Paul Anslow’s removal BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Half of Jefferson County’s eightmember Airport Advisory Board resigned in the wake of former airport Director Paul Anslow’s departure, citing “deep frustration and disappointment” with his termination. Anslow, who’d served as director of the county-owned Rocky Moun-

tain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) for five years, departed from his post Nov. 29, in what county officials described as a “personnel matter.” On Dec. 12, board members Phil Rosnik, Randy Holliday, Joe Ramos and Jon Dwight tendered their resignation in a the letter addressed to the Jefferson County Commissioners. County leaders will take up filling both the director’s role and the board members’ seats after the new year, said Jefferson County Public Affairs Director Cassie Pearce. While some who were heavily involved with the airport’s affairs said they’d experienced years of frustration with Anslow and were happy to

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see him go, the four departing advisory board members felt very differently. “In our collection opinion, Director Anslow was a passionate, dedicated and hard-working leader for the airport, the community and the airport stakeholders,” their letter reads. “Under (his) leadership, the airport is growing, financially stable and is attractive to a wide variety of aviation enterprises and individual aircraft owners. This was not the case prior to his appointment. “The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners has undertaken an action that has all the hallmarks of political maneuvering rather than thoughtful and impartial management of a valuable county resource in RMMA.” Among the remaining board members is Arvada City Councilor John Marriott, who said he, too, had a good relationship with Anslow. But he plans to continue serving. “I had a fantastic relationship with him, as did everybody else on the airport advisory board,” he said. “The termination of the airport director was a surprise, but regardless of how you feel about it, it wasn’t my call to make. I didn’t see there was any reason for me to step down. “The activities of the airport advisory board will continue. I intend to

keep helping the airport with those.” Other remaining board members include Jansen Tidmore, James Einolf and Paul Hoisington. The board’s next meeting is set for Jan. 10. Pearce said she believes there will be a quorum. Meanwhile, assistant airport directors Brandon Burns and Brian Bishop are managing day-to-day operations, which Pearce said remain unchanged. “I would say this would not have any effect on any decisions the county has made with the airport,” she said. “The county will continue its normal operations. “The county’s already working on a streamlined process for recruiting for the airport director position. In addition, the county will have discussions about the timeline for filling these vacancies.” Pearce said the county appreciates the work the departing board members did. “I think the county’s disappointed to lose members of our board,” she said. “We’re also incredibly grateful for their time, expertise and dedication.” The regional public-use airport, founded in 1960, is owned and operated as an enterprise fund by the county. It is run by a staff of approximately 25 county employees.

Senior Hub suspends Meals on Wheels food deliveries Daily meal deliveries were set to end New Years Eve, according to group website STAFF REPORT

Senior Hub, the Northglenn-based senior charity, announced it was ending its Meals on Wheels program in Adams County beginning New Years Eve. The group posted an update to its web page at seniorhub.org/mow Dec. 23 saying that Meals on Wheels services will be suspended as of Dec. 31, and directed questions to the

charity’s office phone number. However, all employees of the charity were gone for the holiday, with messages saying the office would be closed until Jan. 2. Colorado Community Media has left several voicemails and sent emails to staff but has had no response as of Dec. 27. Colorado Community Media partner CBS Colorado reported that $1.7 million in COVID-era American Rescue Plan funds were due to run out. CBS Colorado reported that Senior Hub is looking for new sponsors for the program and raising money online while seeking short-term money SEE DELIVERIES, P7

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The Dec. 24th Sunday Denver Post had a lengthy article on its business pages about a 412-unit apartment building being proposed by a Texas developer for a 5-acre site adjoining Belmar Park (see satellite image at right). The focus of the article was on the birders who are fighting the project as best they can, given that the public and city council have no say in Lakewood when it comes to development. That’s right — no say in any proposal to build on private property so long as it complies with zoning. The City Council doesn’t even have a say on subdividing land, although it’s a review body for appeals on major subdivisions. This project is on a single 5-acre owned parcel and, because it’s zoned multifamily, the owner could build a 12-story apartment or mixed-use building if he wanted. The developer, Kairoi Residential of San Antonio, is proposing a 6-story apartment building — still taller than most buildings in downtown Lakewood. The City of Lakewood has ceded all regulation of such projects to its planning department. The planning director could, if he wanted, submit this project to the city’s planning commission for hearings and debate, but he has chosen not to, despite the controversy. Anita Springsteen (below) served a 4year term on the Lakewood City Council through November. She decided not to run for re-election because the council has no power. Once she was told by the city attorney that council members are like citizens and that she had no more right to the information she was requesting than an ordinary citizen. One such citizen, Mark Smith, made a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request for such information and was told that it would take 149 staff hours to produce the information and would cost him over $5,000. Mark is a retired city planner and he said that he knows of no other jurisdiction which provides literally no public process for approving significant development proposals. The City of Golden has a process that could be a model for Lakewood and any other city. Check out

guidinggolden.com/planning-projects for inspiration. It includes a process for councilors and citizens to have a voice. Lakewood has an ordinance requiring any developer to set aside parkland in proportion to 5 acres per 1,000 added population. For the Belmar Park development, that formula should require 3.5 acres, but the entire parcel is only 5 acres, so the director of community resources is allowing the developer to pay the city $254,545 per acre in lieu of that requirement. Again, no public or legislative say in that decision and, of course, no hearing. The planning commission would hold hearings; the planning director just decides. Anita Springsteen moved that the city manager deny the in-lieu fee, but Mayor Paul said, “I’m not going to allow a vote on an illegal motion.” How is that? In recognition of local concerns, the developer announced a 2-month “pause” on October 18 to allow for a “neighborhood meeting.” That meeting, as de-

The big story here is that Lakewood has no public process for controlling development. scribed on the planning department’s website consisted of up to 3 members of city government, 3 representatives of the developer and 3 residents of Belmar Commons, a 45-unit townhome community closest to the project. It was unannounced, and no recording was made. Instead, facilitator hired by the city took notes. Those notes did not include the names of any of the attendees. The planning department’s web page for the project says bluntly, “This property has had this property right to build multistory uses for a long time, and courts have been quite clear that elected officials and cities can’t impinge or impede a private property owner’s property rights allowed under a ‘use by right.’ Courts have viewed efforts to do this as a ‘taking’ of property rights.” Further, the web page says that “the proposed development will occur solely through the administrative process managed by the Planning Department. That means the Planning Department

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will review the development to ensure it is meeting the city’s regulations for setbacks of the building, heights, green space requirements, landscaping, etc.” In 2019, Lakewood’s voters approved the Strategic Growth Initiative which imposed a 1% growth limit, patterned after a similar law in Golden. That law also included a provision that projects of 40 units or more should go to the city council for approval, although that has not been followed, as far as I can tell. In the wake of 2023 legislation outlawing growth limits statewide, the city council repealed the Strategic Growth Initiative and then re-passed it with a 2year sunset provision, meaning that it dies unless the council (or voters) vote to retain it. Curiously, the new law retained the 1% growth limit, but it sunsets along with the rest of the law in 2025. I asked why the 412-unit Belmar Park project doesn’t violate the 1% growth limit. It’s because the original designation of the downtown/Villa Italia district as “blighted” exempts that area from the limitation, even though it’s hardly blighted nowadays. By now you’ve probably guessed that the majority of city council members are pro-growth or even pro-developer. I interviewed Ramey Johnson, who served on Lakewood’s city council from 2010 to 2020, and she couldn’t think or any jurisdiction in which the governing body has ceded its authority over development to administrative staff the way Lakewood has. “It’s wrong,” she told me. She says that council has incrementally relinquished its power to administrative staff over many years.

She told how in 2003, in response to “angst” over CCU students living in residential areas, council passed an ordinance defining a “Student Living Unit.” When the zoning ordinance was rewritten in 2012, Ramey noticed that definition had been deleted without pointing it out to the city council. Travis Parker, the director of planning, responded, “It wasn’t needed anymore.” “The staff simply took out something that was voted by City Council,” Ramey said. “What else was deleted?” Lakewood has among the lowest paid elected officials and highest paid staff of any city its size. City council members make $12,000, the mayor makes about $40,000, but the city manager makes about $350,000 (with benefits), and the department heads, like Parker, make over $200,000. Council members have no staff and no expense accounts. “We even have to buy the coffee for our ward meetings,” Anita Springsteen told me. “This is a recipe for corruption,” She has studied the campaign finance disclosures of her fellow councilors and the mayor and told me that the lawyer representing the developer made a campaign contribution to Mayor Paul — and after the election, the chairman of her firm, Norman Brownstein, made a contribution to Paul’s campaign despite the fact that Paul was then term-limited. No building permit has been issued yet for the Belmar Park development. But nothing’s really stopping it.

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The gift of a lifetime for active Bear Mountain runner Thornton medical team repairs hole in Evergreen man’s heart BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s a holiday tale tinged in shades of The Grinch. Except this heart-warming story is true. And unlike the green curmudgeon who lived high atop a lonely peak, Craig McCormack is a 52-year-old ultra runner and father of two who lives on Evergreen’s Bear Mountain. His heart was not too small. Unbeknownst to McCormack, it had a hole in it. Likely a congenital defect, it existed — unnoticed — for 52 years until McCormack suffered a stroke.

Thanks to a Thornton doctor, inspired in his career by a family history of heart disease, McCormack’s heart is now whole. Dr. Qaisar Khan and his team performed the successful surgery at North Suburban Medical Center Dec. 12. “I’m ready for the holidays, and I’m going to start running again,” he said. “My kids are happy. They keep telling me to slow down, but I’m a stubborn old man and I feel so good.” It’s a world apart from how McCormack felt in the small hours of Aug. 24. “I got up and couldn’t feel my left arm and leg, and I was slurring,” he said. “It felt very weird.” An MRI showed McCormack had suffered a stroke. “I’m pretty active, so it was a bit of a shock,” he said. “I had no idea at the time what had caused it,” he said. “But I was more worried about

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Shortly after his stroke, McCormack met a physician’s assistant at an Evergreen hikers’ gathering who works for Dr. Khan, an interventional cardiologist with Thornton’s Advanced Heart and Vein Center. When he heard McCormack’s story, the assistant urged him to see Dr. Khan. “A young guy who’s otherwise very active shouldn’t have a stroke,” Dr. Khan said. “There has to be a reason. Most likely it’s a hole in the heart. “And if it happened once, it’s going to happen again. It’s basically a ticking time bomb. The next event could be life-threatening or complete disability. It needs to be closed.” Khan’s passion for heart care stems from heart disease in his own family. His grandfather suffered a fatal heart attack at 48. His father also had a heart attack at 52 but survives today, with the help of three stints. “Almost everybody in my family has heart disease,” Khan said. “But when my grandfather had his heart attack, they didn’t have stints. That’s how my dad is alive, and it’s why I think a lot of us are living longer.” A hole in the heart is a surprisingly common issue. Also known as a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), it’s a hole between the upper chambers of the heart. Everyone has one in utero — it allows circulation while a fetus is in the womb — but most close 2-3 minutes after birth. For about 25% of people, that doesn’t happen. And for most of them, the condition never causes a problem, or is even a known condition. But for patients like McCormack, who suffer a mild stroke or symptoms like severe shortness of breath, action needs to be taken. The life-changing procedure to repair the hole is typically done in less than an hour. “To me, the most important thing is that you can prevent another stroke,” Dr. Khan said. “Imagine someone who has another 40-plus years to live, suffering a stroke and living those years with a physical disability, perhaps not even being able to talk. The burden of stroke on our society is huge.” Khan conducts about 20 such surgeries each year. Each is gratifying.

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“Somebody saying thank you is the biggest reward,” he said. “And if you can change somebody’s quality of life, allow someone to continue having a quality of life, that is priceless. That’s why I get up in the morning.” Looking to the New Year

McCormack, who was conscious and watched Dr. Khan and his team perform his surgery, left the hospital feeling “amazing.” He continues to feel that way. “I got dressed, left, went and had sushi and Starbucks, stopped at Home Depot and then went home,” he said. “I get yelled at because I should be lying in bed, taking it easy, but I feel normal and I just want to do things outside.” Instead of focusing on end-of-life preparations, McCormack is now planning the next phase of his life. While he’s already checked off 50- and 100-mile runs as well as the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim (R2R2R) — a double crossing of the Canyon known as one of the most famous ultramarathon routes in the world — there’s a world-renowned challenge closer to home he aims to conquer as well. “The Leadville 100 is on my bucket list before I turn 60,’” he said, referring to a 100-mile mountain trail run known for its ruggedness and dramatic ascents and descents. “I plan to start running again in the spring. “It’s definitely a good start to 2024.”

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Northglenn tests saving water for a dry day City testing underground water storage at Northwest Open Space site BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Northglenn will start experimenting with underground water storage, tapping into the aquifers that run under Metro Denver to pump water in. “Normally what we do is pump our water from Berthound Pass into Standley Lake, but there are evaporative losses there,” said Northglenn Water Resource Administrator Silas Adams. “What we’re testing is storing this water in case we need it. You say you plan for a rainy day, but

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Energy assistance asks on the rise Colorado’s low-income energy assistance program gets record applications BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN

For the second year, Colorado’s LowIncome Energy Assistance Program is receiving a record number of applications to start the heating season, as the cost of energy and other necessities continues to rise and many Coloradans struggle to afford their bills. The federally funded statewide program helps eligible people and families pay a portion of their winter home heating bills by making a one-time payment directly to the utility company on their behalf. More than 71,000 Coloradans have applied for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, also called LEAP. That’s a 12% increase in the number of applications received this year compared with this time last season. Eligible families can receive between $200 and $1,000 in energy assistance, depending on the type of heating fuel they need, their income and other factors. Applications will be accepted through April 30. “Rents are higher, housing costs are higher, food is much more expensive and medicine is getting much more expensive,” said Theresa Kullen, Colorado’s LEAP program manager. “We’re living in an economic situation where the impacts can be devastating enough that people have to either take food off their table or cut down medications to an unsafe amount,” she said. “And we don’t want, ever, to see a household have to make choices of that nature in order to

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live in a home with a safe indoor temperature.” In 2022, the program received 16% more applications than in 2021, Kullen said. And this year, the program’s administrative agencies have already received almost 10,000 more applications compared to last year at this same time. People are applying for assistance in higher numbers from all areas across the state. “And it’s not even that cold yet,” Kullen said. “The recent temperatures in the last few days have gotten chilly but we haven’t seen our worst time of winter. To see the increase so early on in the year is showing that this need is real and that people are really needing our help.” LEAP program employees have already approved 55% of the applications received so far this year for almost 40,000 people. Many applications are still pending as LEAP employees sort through such a high volume of requests, Kullen said. The program is designed to help households with the highest energy costs, and the lowest incomes, by giving them the highest payment amounts. Typically, the highest payments help people who heat their homes with propane and electricity. To qualify for LEAP, Coloradans’ gross incomes must be no more than 60% of the state’s median income, or $3,081 per month for a one person household and $5,926 per month for a household of four. In addition to applying for LEAP, there are other steps Coloradans can take to lower their heating bills. People can ensure their home’s furnace is ready for winter by having it inspected by a professional and changing the furnace filter every three months during the winter. Sealing gaps around Jan. 2. As of 2021, the Senior Hub-led program delivered between 300 and 400 meals to seniors daily in western Adams County across 20 routes. Denver, Broomfield, Boulder and Brighton also offer Meals on Wheels programs and those programs have not been suspended. Senior Hub also operates a rural Meals on Wheels program for eastern Adams and Arapahoe counties and that service’s web page does not indicate it was suspended.

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and the organization spent $414,000 to help people with past due bills or costs they were unable to pay. Energy Outreach Colorado encourages people to first apply for assistance through LEAP. If people qualify for LEAP, they could also become eligible to receive help through Energy Outreach Colorado’s furnace repair and replacement program, its home energy efficiency upgrades program and possibly others. Through its furnace repair and replacement program, Energy Outreach Colorado organization helped about 2,600 households across the state this year and it spent just over $10 million through that effort, Stepto said. This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

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Weather, insects ravage Colorado trees BY JENNIFER FORKER THE COLORADO SUN

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

Years of roller coaster weather in Colorado is taking a toll on our trees. Besides frequent drought, the state experiences extreme temperature fluctuations, with day-to-night temperatures often varying by 30 degrees or more. Recall Dec. 21, 2022, when a 51-degree high was followed by a -10-degree low in the Denver area. (Take a stroll down a chilling memory lane with this National Weather Service review of the greatest fluctuations in temperature changes since 1872.) “It’s tough being a tree in Colorado,” says Whitney Cranshaw, Ph.D., emeritus professor of Entomology at Colorado State University. According to CSU Extension, 2018 and 2020 were two of Colorado’s dri-

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High School’s Mariachi Band Receives $5,000 from Legacy Foundation

The Westminster Legacy Foundation presented $5,000 to the Westminster High School’s Mariachi Band. he Mariachi program will now be able to purchase much-needed specialized Mariachi instruments as more students join the band! Westminster High School’s Mariachi Program aims to create a world fully enriched by music through the study, composition and performance of Mariachi music, inspiring personal growth, a positive school culture, and healthy communities. We have multiple classes for every level of musician from foundational through advanced to learn to play the violin, guitar, vihuela, guitarrón, trumpet, flute, or harp. Westminster Chamber of Commerce names new president

A Wyoming grad and former coffee and wine bar owner has been selected to lead the Westminster Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s board of directors announced Nov. 29 that it had hired Jamie Chavez to be the organization’s next president and chief executive officer. Prior to joining the Westminster Chamber of Commerce in 2021, Chavez owned and operated Toast Coffee and Wine Bar in Windsor, Colorado, and served as Senior Public Relations Specialist and Program Manager with the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General from 2011 to 2016. She currently serves as Adjunct Faculty of the Laramie County Community College, and holds degrees from Laramie Community College, The University of Wyoming, The University of Phoenix and Penn State University. Chavez replaces Juliet Abdel, who resigned from the job in September to take a similar position in Topeka, Kan. “We received over 300 applicants from more than 40 states and 5 countries,” said board chair Parker Brown. “Jamie’s experience working with our chamber over the past two years, and her innovative ideas for the future, really set her apart.” Rocky Mountain Human Services wins Adams, Denver counties contract

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is redesigning its case management process, naming a Colorado firm to manage responses for Adams and Denver counties. The change began Nov. 1. Colorado non-profit group Rocky Mountain Human Services will pro-

vide streamlined case management services to individuals with disabilities or other complex needs requiring longterm, home, and community-based support. The new contract is part of Colorado’s redesigned case management system intended to make it easier for people needing services to navigate the system and get the care they need. It is designed to ensure that people have one place to go for questions and support and to improve the quality of care they receive. “We are proud and honored to be selected as the Case Management Agency for Denver and Adams Counties,” said RMHS executive director Shari Repinski. “It’s essential to reduce the burden of a complex and siloed system of care by creating a more inclusive and streamlined Long Term Care system in Colorado that recognizes and caters to the diverse needs of individuals, regardless of their disability. RMHS looks forward to making it easier for people to access care and to know that they have a trusted partner they can count on to treat them with the utmost respect and compassion.” The preparedness program focuses on older adults

The Adams County Health Department’s Emergency Preparedness & Response team celebrates National Preparedness Month each September. This year, the 2023 campaign theme is “Helping Older Adults Prepare for Disaster.” The program will focus on older adults from communities disproportionally impacted by an event that is a man-made emergency or a natural disaster. We know older adults can face more significant risks regarding the extreme weather events and crises we now meet, especially if they live alone, are low-income, have a disability, or live in rural areas. This flyer, available in English and Spanish, is a powerful resource for viewers and readers. Naloxone Training for Employees and Community Members

The Adams County Health Department’s Harm Reduction Team will supply all Automated External Defibrillator (AED) cabinets in government buildings with Naloxone this month. In addition to this resource, the team will offer Overdose Prevention Training for all staff interested in learning how to prevent, identify, and reverse an opioid overdose. Naloxone will be made avail-

able to take home after these trainings. If you have any questions about the training or other resources, contact our Harm Reduction team at 303-363-3077 or at harmreduction@adcogov.org. ‘Taking No Chances’

The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and The Link, a community resource and assessment center in Thornton, offer free, 10-week programs to families of Adams County teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drug-resistance skills. Sessions are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811. Work Options FREE Culinary Training Program

The Adams County Human Services Department is partnering with local nonprofit Work Options to provide residents with a free culinary training program. Program participants train with professional chefs over a six-week course and earn certifications and up to $400 per month. Work Options also offers food truck internships. In addition to the training program, Work Options provides the Human Services Center 11860 Pecos St., Westminster, with a full menu of breakfast and lunch options, including breakfast burritos, pastries, burgers, pizza, daily specials, and more in the Mountain View Café. The café is located on the third floor of HSC. Learn more about the program at workoptions.org. Help for vets

Qualified Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has several power chairs, scooters, and electric wheelchairs available. The VA offers urgent care services to eligible veterans at both VA medical facilities and in-network urgent care clinics closer to home. Use this benefit to treat minor injuries and illnesses that are not life-threatening, such as colds, strep throat, sprained muscles, and skin and ear infections. To find the closest facility to you, visit www.va.gov/find-locations or call 720600-0860. Qualified Listeners also needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, provide handyperson services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries, and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners.

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Polis wants colleges to hold tuition below inflation, but budget doesn’t provide funds BY BRIAN EASON THE COLORADO SUN

When Gov. Jared Polis released his proposed higher education budget last month, he told the Joint Budget Committee his goal was to make college more affordable by holding instate tuition increases to 2%. But the governor glossed over a key detail: His spending plan doesn’t actually provide Colorado’s colleges and universities enough money to do so. In early budget writing discussions for the 2024-25 fiscal year, funding for higher education has emerged as a major divide between the state’s Democratic governor and lawmakers on the JBC who say Polis’ plan doesn’t provide enough funding. Polis’ proposal does give the college governing boards a slight funding bump — $41 million, or a 2.9% increase over the $1.4 billion budgeted this year. But after a decade of low state funding and falling enrollment, that won’t come close to covering the cost of holding tuition increases to half the rate of inflation, as the governor has called for. Rising costs mean colleges and universities will have to increase spending by more than what Polis is proposing just to maintain the status quo, lawmakers learned this month in a budget committee briefing. Salaries, benefits and other costs are projected to go up 3.8% next fiscal year, a figure that could rise even further if institutions of higher education implement a new pay plan for state workers. Add it all up, and institutions could be as much as $133 million short of what’s needed to hold in-state tuition increases to 2%, according to a nonpartisan legislative budget staff analysis. The governor’s plan calls for colleges to pass on $80 million of those costs to out-of-state students through a 6.5% tuition hike. The rest, he has suggested, could come through campus-level belt-tightening. In Colorado, the governor’s budget proposal is just that — a suggestion that budget writers on the JBC can take or leave. But it’s a critical starting point, because lawmakers often

defer to what departments say they need to fund public services and the governor’s priorities. The budget year starts July 1, and the spending plan must be approved by the legislature each spring. JBC members have railed against Polis’ proposal, saying it would give public universities more incentive to chase wealthy out-of-state students instead of focusing on educating Coloradans. And that’s if the large tuition increase doesn’t discourage students from coming here. Outof-state students already pay much higher tuition than Colorado residents. The estimated cost of one academic year at CU in Boulder, including food and housing, is now $60,000 for out-of-state students vs. $31,000 for Coloradans. “It’s not sustainable,” said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, the JBC’s vice chair. “I’m very frustrated by that proposal.” But that’s not the only problem. The Colorado schools that rely the most on state funding don’t have many out-of-state students to lean on. Overall, 34% of higher education funding now comes from out-ofstate students, while in-state students provide 37%. Taxpayers chip in the remainder through the state’s general fund. But the share of funding varies wildly from one institution to the next. For the state’s largest universities, out-of-state tuition now provides more funding than in-state students or Colorado taxpayers. At the other end of the spectrum, Metropolitan State University Denver and Colorado community colleges generate just 5% of their base funding from nonresidents. For five of Colorado’s 10 institutions of higher education, including MSU Denver, Colorado Mesa University and the University of Northern Colorado, Polis’ budget proposal would require budget cuts to meet the in-state tuition target, the budget staff analysis suggests. In response to questions from The Colorado Sun, Polis said smaller universities could cut back on costs by consolidating some administrative

functions, but he did not offer specific examples of potential savings. “We look forward to informing JBC in looking into different cost drivers in different institutions,” Polis said. “There’s economies of scale.” He also suggested lawmakers could adjust the funding formula that divvies up money among the state’s public colleges and universities. “Some of the smaller schools — it’s broadly recognized — need to receive a higher level of funding to be able to maintain their services.” The state already gives a larger slice of public funding per student to smaller schools. Lawmakers say the bigger problem lies with the size of the overall pie. Colorado provides

less state financial support to public colleges and universities than almost any other state, and tuition costs have risen to the top five in the U.S. In 2022, the state spent $6,711 per student, 34% below the national average of $10,237, according to the most recent annual funding data tracked by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. The JBC will learn more soon. The Department of Higher Education — and university leaders — are due before the committee in January. This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

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2024 forecast: Gloom, chaos and a chance of showers

he new year will have arrived by the time you read my column so please treat these sentiments as if it were New Year’s

Day. Unfortunately, we start the new year off on a sad and despondent tone with two wars still raging in Ukraine and in the Gaza Strip. Such unnecessary loss of life and major destruction are so uncalled for. Plus, there is the huge expenditure of money to pay for the Ukrainian War and probably the Gaza Strip War. Unfortunately, hate and political greed continue to exist and “play on” in a brand new year. Prayers, diplomatic negotiations nor common sense have not worked to stop the ugly destruction and killing. If only one thing could change in 2024, I would pray for the end of war throughout the world. As we know all too well, 2024 will be a long drawn out political and legal fight to determine who our Presidential candidates will be for the primary and Presidential Election in 2024. How many trials involving Donald Trump’s indictments will have been finalized before the November election? That is a huge question and will influence some Republican voters. The polarization in America is not on the decline. Unfortunately, Donald Trump continues to spew hate, lies and scares me with his newest rhetoric. It would be so much better for our nation if neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden were the candidates for president. However, what is best for the nation doesn’t always carry the day. History tells us that for sure. May democracy prevail and

CROSS CURRENTS

our Constitution withstand further attack. A few local things to watch in 2024

court facility will move forward. And Council member Obi Ezeadi will face his Democrat opponent in the state senate primary. Colorado homelessness keeps growing

With both Thornton and Westminster having progressive majorities on their new city councils, look for Bill Christopher change in altering key priorities. In Thornton, the ward meetings which most council members want will return. There is a clear desire to reengage with the public. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a push on building additional subsidized housing, assuming willing partners can be found. Obviously, Thornton’s water pipeline has to be approved by Larimer County or Thornton development will be highly curtailed. There might even be a change of administrative leadership. The new majority wants to shift from what I would call a semi-strong mayor to a true councilmanager form of government with a more forceful city manager. Westminster could likely revisit the acrimonious water rates. Certainly Council member Ireland pushed this along with her slate of partners. Like Thornton, more so-called “affordable housing” will be pursued. However, costs defy achieving true affordable housing. Both cities will be active in Round 2 of Governor Polis’ attempt to dictate higher density residential development and other related policies. The new water treatment plant and the new municipal

As we wrap up the old year, it is sad to note that homelessness in America, including Colorado, continues to grow. While some isolated towns and cities may have reduced the number of people without housing, by and large it has grown across America without much hope for serious reduction anytime soon. A federal report released earlier in December, showed the Denver metropolitan area ranked 5th highest in the nation with 10,054 homeless people. Even worse, Denver ranked 3rd nationally in the increase of homelessness in a single year and 2nd in the largest increase (at 116%) in the number of homeless families with children. Needless to say, President Biden’s lack of concrete actions to drastically reduce the flow of migrants across the Mexican border has exacerbated the problem. With its “sanctuary city” pronouncement while Mayor Hancock was in office, it has produced 31,000 migrants coming to Denver with the City and County of Denver spending over $35 million to assist the newcomers. Unless there are drastic changes to our federal immigration policy, the numbers will only keep mounting. So, when does Denver, or Aurora, or Westminster or Thornton max out on their ability to absorb more migrant people and bear the costs? Plus, think of the impact on the Denver Public School system alone with

that in stealing the sign to express their discriminatory views, the miscreant would never be free of the dishonor of the action or the views. I did indeed replace the small commercial sign, with a large wooden board attached to my fence with 3” machine bolts and displaying the `Black Lives Matter’ expression in 4” capital letters. I wonder if it was the same person

who, a week or two ago, used spray paint to obliterate the word `black’ on my sign? There is a marginal possibility that this person has an artistic bent and thought that the introduction of a daub of paint in the same color as the word it was obscuring would send an identical message. But I think not. And, as it happens, since I had covered the sign with strong clear tape to ward against the

a reported 3,100 youth enrolled in the school system strictly from migrant families. As a metropolitan area, we cannot build our way out of this expanding problem. The continued flow of migrants to major cities must be stopped. The number already here cannot be properly accommodated so how would anyone think our local governments and non-profits can provide needed services to a steady flow of more people in need? Given the hot political divisiveness over federal immigration policy, it is hard to believe there will substantive change in 2024 to create some relief. Prost Brewing open for business in Northglenn

It’s time to celebrate! The new Prost Brewing facility in Northglenn has opened for business. (There will be a formal grand opening Jan. 4). Located in the north end of the Marketplace Shopping Center at 104th Avenue and I-25, a Munichsized taproom and biergarten along with a soon to be operational 60,000 square foot production space is available for beer-lovers’ enjoyment. Besides offering its traditional German-style beers, you will find a menu of regional specialties. These will include a sausage board with sauerkraut with mustard, giant pretzels served with fontina fondue and bratwurst cooked in beer. Prost has hired 100 employees for this facility so far which doubles the number of company employees according to Prost co-owner and President David Deline. SEE CHRISTOPHER, P13

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Who defaced my sign?

Readers of this newspaper—or those with truly commendable memories—may remember my letter of August 2021 in which I excoriated the person who had torn the `Black Lives Matter’ sign out of the ground on my property and stolen it—likely, not to erect on his or her own property. In my letter I noted that I could replace the sign for a few dollars, but

winter elements, it was a relatively easy task yesterday to remove the defaced tape, restore the damaged letters and replace the tape. It is still true, sir or madam, that black lives matter; also true that your views have never, either in human history or the human development of this country, been appropriate to hold as a human being. Chris Stimpson, Westminster

January 4, 2024

2023 Albums Highlights Put Focus on Storytelling

don’t think there’s such a thing as a quiet year anymore, but 2023 was pretty busy by almost any standard. No matter where you turned, it seemed like something monumental was happening. And 2024 certainly doesn’t look like it’ll get any calmer. With so much happening and so many voices clamoring for attention, it’s easy to miss a heck of a lot of music. To help with that, I gathered together five of my favorite releases that might’ve slipped past you. I hope you find something you dig and here’s to the new year. Carly Rae Jepsen — ‘The Loveliest Time’

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

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When completed there will be two separate brewing systems. A 50-barrel state-of-the-art system from Bamberg, Germany is being installed along with a separate 20-barrel brewing system. Together they will give Prost the ability to make 60,000 barrels of beer “out of the gate, and with room to grow.” Currently, Prost is brewing its beer at Avery Brewing in Boulder until the Northglenn production systems are up and running. What a nice new facility to have in our own backyard. Come on down to the taproom for a pint (or more). Eyesore open space site cleaned up

If you drive westbound on 92nd Avenue west of Pierce Street, you will now notice a long-awaited positive change. On the north side of the street west of Pierce Street, you will see the results of a significant cleanup effort. The burnt buildings and trash are now gone and the City of Westminster Open Space Staff will be able to reestablish the once homestead into approximately one acre of city open space. The hold up in getting the site cleared has been the Colorado Department of Public Health which has regulatory control of sites with

remain my duty to COMING remind people of ATTRACTIONS how good they are

and that we should appreciate them while we have them. Just a year ago, Jepsen released “The Loneliest Time,” an introspective but still infectious Clarke Reader album that found the Canadian artist exploring new lyrical and sonic landscapes. And, as has become tradition, this year Jepsen released a collection of b-sides from those sessions. But the collection, titled “The Loveliest Time,” SEE READER, P20

asbestos. It’s been a long wait, but in the long run it will be well worth it to enjoy later in 2024 this open space addition. Special thanks go to Joe Reale, Open Space Superintendent and Aric Otzelberger, Community Development Operations Manager for their persistent efforts to get the job done. Broncos sputter away any hope for the playoffs

What a pathetic way for the Denver Broncos to decide their own fate on losing to the lowly New England Patriots on the nationally televised Sunday Night Football. They had everything to play for but sputtered it away. This team just does not have the “winning instinct” to be worthy of making it to the playoffs. Their own miscues are way too often fatal. So Bronco Nation, “the party is over” as former Monday Night Football broadcaster Don Meredith would say. Like we have heard said way too often, “there is always next year.” Well, “next year” will only get better if there are major changes starting with the offense line and quarterback. If only Santa Claus could have brought us a winner for Christmas!! 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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GUNS FROM PAGE 1

The money being requested by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, alongside Gov. Jared Polis, would go toward paying four state lawyers to operate out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Colorado. They would act as federal prosecutors specifically focused on gun crimes, including firearms’ possession charges against those so-called previous offenders. There are four lawyers from the Denver City Attorney’s Office and one lawyer from the Aurora City Attorney’s Office who are already doing just that as part of a program created by U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan, the top federal prosecutor in the state. They started their work earlier this year and have already taken on dozens of cases. Finegan said the initiative is aimed at getting the most dangerous people in the state off the street as efficiently as possible by asking judges to jail them pending trial and then by leveraging the stricter prison penalties that accompany federal criminal convictions. “When I took this job, one of the things that was really shocking to me was simply how much violent crime we have in Colorado and how many guns we have in Colorado,” said Finegan, who was appointed by President Joe Biden. “There’s a small group of people that really perpetrates a lot of the violent crime in our community.”

Federal prosecutors have long used federal gun laws, and the strict penalties that accompany them, as a way to target violent offenders, particularly people accused of being in gangs and trafficking drugs. But with only about 45 total prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Colorado, fewer than the number in many district attorney’s offices, the scope of that work has been limited. “I think an obligation we all have as public servants, and as people involved in law enforcement, is to be creative and to try to find different ways to get criminals off the street,” said Finegan, who served as Denver’s city attorney under then-Mayor John Hickenlooper. “If we have people walking around in our communities who are felons in possession of guns they shouldn’t be in possession of (committing crimes in the community), then we should get them off the street.” Finegan said he originally wanted to recruit prosecutors from district attorney’s offices across Colorado for the initiative after hearing complaints from district attorneys about the changes to the state’s gun possession laws, but that option didn’t pan out. That’s when he turned to the city attorney’s offices in Denver and Aurora. Denver City Attorney Kerry Tipper said the program with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which costs Denver about $633,000 annually, was started under her predecessor, Kristin Bronson. Tipper views it as a big success. “To have four folks who are just fo-

cused on (gun) crimes in Denver — I think that has made a difference in the safety of Denver’s residents,” said Tipper, a former state representative. One of the federal cases the lawyers from the Denver City Attorney’s Office are pursuing is against a man previously convicted of felony drug crimes who used a stolen handgun in a downtown Denver shooting. Edward Martin Jones’ conviction and 32-year prison sentence in the shooting were tossed in December 2022 by the Colorado Court of Appeals on a speedy-trial technicality, after which federal prosecutors charged him in June with being a previous offender in possession of a weapon. A Colorado Sun review of court records indicates Jones would no longer be considered a previous offender under the state’s gun laws. In another case, an attorney for the city acting as a federal prosecutor charged a man previously convicted of a felony with receiving guns bought by an alleged straw purchaser — a person who legally buys weapons with the intent of transferring them to someone who is prohibited from having them — at gun shops in the Denver area. The straw purchaser was also charged. In a third case, a lawyer paid for by the Denver City Attorney’s Office is pursuing federal gun charges against two men — Mitchell Leland Baca and Jaki Martin-Birch — accused of committing a string of armed bank robberies. Baca has two prior felony convictions, according to federal

prosecutors. Finegan said the attorneys from Denver are focused on prosecuting gun crimes that happen in their city, while the attorney from Aurora is focused on going after gun crimes in theirs. So far, they are handling or have handled about 60 cases. The prosecutor from the Aurora City Attorney’s Office is paid about $150,000 a year in salary and benefits. A spokesperson for Polis, a Democrat, said the budget request is aimed at prosecuting federal gun crimes that happen in other parts of Colorado that can’t afford to loan out a lawyer to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. If the legislature approves the budget request, Finegan said the state lawyers will be assigned to cases in parts of Colorado where they’re needed most. “We would try to be creative and look for places that we think they would make the most impact,” Finegan said. Weiser, who is also a Democrat, said his office already works with federal law enforcement to investigate and prosecute drug crimes. “The concept here is a similar one,” he said. “It’s a chance to keep Colorado safer. We’re relying on our federal partners rather than doing it ourselves.” Weiser said he’s confident the state lawyers would be prosecuting only the most dangerous criminals. SEE GUNS, P15

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“I believe the cases that we’re talking about here are ones that everyone would recognize are really problematic and troubling,” he said. “The other part about this proposal is we will have every ability to continue evaluating it. These will be state of Colorado employees. If this program is unhelpful or counterproductive in any way, we’re not married to it. We just want to give it a shot.” When the Democratic-controlled Colorado legislature in 2021 limited the felony convictions that brand someone a previous offender under state gun laws, the change was made as part of a broader reclassification of felony and misdemeanor offenses. The shift made it so only those previously convicted of felony crimes that fall under the Victims Rights Act — like murder, rape and assault — were pro-

hibited from purchasing or possessing a gun. The legislation passed unanimously in the Senate and along party lines in the House. Facing criticism for the change, the legislature revisited the issue in 2022 and, with bipartisan support, added back a list of dozens of felony convictions — engaging in a riot, human smuggling and unlawful termination of a pregnancy, to name a few — that bar someone from buying or having a firearm. The budget proposal from Polis and Weiser is likely to meet resistance in the legislature from progressive Democrats, who have pushed for criminal justice reforms that reduce incarceration. Two members of the Joint Budget Committee, which will be the first panel to vet the request, didn’t respond to Sun requests for comment. But state Sen. Dylan Roberts, a Frisco Democrat who sponsored the 2021 bill limiting who counts as a previous offender

under state gun laws, said he will have questions about why the state has to foot the bill for federal prosecutions. “If this is such a priority for the federal government,” he said, “why can’t the Department of Justice get Colorado’s U.S. Attorney’s office more funding for it?” That being said, he’s generally OK with people being charged in federal court with crimes that they could no longer face on the state level. “These are offenders that we need to make sure don’t have access to firearms,” said Roberts, who used to work as a local prosecutor. Tipper was a state representative when the measures changing the state’s gun possession laws were debated at the Capitol. She voted for both. But she, too, supports using federal law to fill the new gaps in Colorado’s statutes. “Regardless of what state law says, these are individuals who, under federal law, cannot possess firearms legally,” she said. “The way that the feds

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target these cases, they’re looking at individuals who are … creating unsafe conditions. I don’t have any reservation about leveraging a tool that exists to make Denverites safer.” Weiser said he would prefer that the legislature add more felonies, like drug distribution, to the list under which someone could be charged in state court as being a previous offender in possession of a weapon. But even if those changes were made, he thinks the partnership being proposed would still be worthwhile because of the harsher penalties in the federal criminal system, he said. “I think there’s an argument that this would be a valuable enterprise even if Colorado hadn’t passed some of those laws,” he said. The budget request will go before the full legislature, which reconvenes Jan. 10, sometime in early spring. This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

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Cattle ranchers balk at media portrayals Historic ranches have beef with advocacy groups over perceived environmental impacts of meat BY MONTE WHALEY THE COLORADO SUN

Robbie LeValley sees her family’s cattle ranch settled in the high pastures near Hotchkiss as a linchpin in the state’s food chain and a fifth-generation steward of the local environment. The LeValley ranch is bordered by habitat for the Gunnison sage grouse, a ground-dwelling bird that is protected as an endangered species. Grazing has helped the sage grouse thrive and meet recovery goals set by the Endangered Species Act, the LeValleys say. The water supply for the LeValleys’ public land allotment also originates on their private land. The family has built 17 miles of pipeline, allowing the water to flow from their spread to ponds that are open to the public. The LeValleys say this allows plenty of water for the fishing ponds and the Gunnison sage grouse to thrive. All the ranches in that part of the North Fork Valley — many of which were settled over a century ago — share a common interest in sustaining the local environment, Robbie LeValley said. “Each of the ranchers in their own way have taken on the ethic of improving the land for and making it safe for the sage grouse and wildlife in general,” LeValley said. “Ranchers provide the large open space that wildlife need and require.” Large ranching operations like the LeValleys’ have been targeted by activists accusing them of contributing to environmental degradation,

Farm Runners store employees Lara Widner, left, and Dana Stopher chat while stocking the produce section, Nov. 21, 2023, in Hotchkiss. The store, next to City Market in town, is a year-round regional food distributor for the local farmers and ranchers to PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY THE COLORADO SUN Roaring Fork, Gunninson, and Grand Valleys.

including contributing to climate change. Research published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS Climate claims that phasing out animal agriculture over the next 15 years would have the same effect as a 68% reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through the year 2100, which it says would limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. “Reducing or eliminating animal agriculture should be at the top of the list of potential climate solutions,” Patrick Brown, a professor emeritus in the department of biochemistry at Stanford University, told Stanford Magazine. The LeValley Ranch and five other ranches own about 2,000 head of cattle that are raised on clean mountain water, fresh air, Colorado sunshine and green grass, the ranchers say. They are not fed antibiotics, added hormones or animal byproducts, according to the LeValley family. When it’s time to market their meat,

the animals are slaughtered and custom processed at Homestead Natural Meats in nearby Delta. That operation is also owned by LeValley and the other ranchers. The site — including corrals, equipment, flooring, feed and water supply — is regularly inspected by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, according to the Homestead Meats website. A retail store is also on-site where customers can buy beef, pork, lamb and other meats offered by the ranches. Homestead sells Mexican shrimp, tuna and salmon, as well as fresh milk and cheese. The variety of items tendered to customers local and statewide is the result of the area ranchers deciding in the 1990s to remain viable by catering to changing customer tastes, Robbie LeValley said. The best way to do that, she said, was to open its own processing plant and a retail store where the producers can talk directly to potential buyers.

“Everybody at the time was ranching a cow-calf operation,” LeValley said. “We decided to diversify and add additional processing so we could begin selling directly to consumers. It provides us the opportunity to interact with consumers.” “It allows us,” she said, “to expand customer knowledge of agriculture in general and what it takes to provide a diversified enterprise.” The LeValley ranch is roughly 25 miles from its processing plant in Delta. But other grower-owned processors and retailers that allow ranchers to cut out the middleman in Colorado are few and far between. Ranchers often have to travel hundreds of miles to get to a processing facility. And if an activist group working toward a ballot measure for 2024 gets its way, the lone cooperative processing plant in Denver will be eliminated altogether. The huge gap between ranchers and processing plants produces a gaping hole in Colorado’s supply chain and threatens the sustainability of meat production, LeValley said. Colorado is home to 13,000 beef cattle producers and 206 feedlots, all of which are served by 24 USDA certified slaughter plants, according to the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. Colorado is the fourth-largest exporter of fresh and frozen beef in the United States, with the export market worth over $1 billion, the CCA says. The meager number of slaughter plants compared to the size of the state’s cattle production is leaving Colorado’s food chain vulnerable to disruption. It also drives up food costs as producers truck their livestock from the far corners of the state to processors on the Front Range while smaller ones are scattered along the Eastern Plains and Western Slope, LeValley said. SEE RANCHERS, P17

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“So many of these facilities are just so far out there,” she said. “Depending on the situation, you may have to travel from Fort Collins to Delta for your processing. That is a huge expense.” “And processing is just a critical part of providing food security for us and the entire world,” LeValley said. “It’s like the energy sector. If one processing center is affected by something, it affects the entire system.” LeValley is among meat producers who are largely backing a Congressional bid to allow small and midsize meat processing facilities to expand their operations. The “Butcher Block Act” — co-sponsored by Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet — authorizes USDA loans and loan guarantees to increase and modernize small and medium-size meat-processing and rendering facilities. The legislation would also develop new mobile facilities to improve local and regional access to processing and rendering services. Meat industry leaders hailed the proposed legislation for potentially increasing competition among processors and capacity in rural areas. Kent Swisher, president and CEO of the North American Renderers Association, said the bill finally focuses on the importance of recouping the meat, bone and fat from an animal

and reusing them for other products. “This bill is the first of its kind that acknowledges the critical role of rendering as a safe and sustainable method of upcycling the parts of the animal and birds that are not consumed by humans,” Swisher said in a news release. But the Butcher Block Act runs counter to changing attitudes toward livestock production, a local environmental activist says. Watchdog groups argue that large ranches and slaughterhouses are morally wrong and environmentally disastrous. Livestock accounts for about 15% of greenhouse gas emissions mainly from methane from the gas they expel, according to Earth First and The World Counts. Large meat operations are also destroying forests and chewing up land for wildlife, the environmental group says. Huge ranches are guilty of spreading foodborne illnesses while also occupying 30% of the Earth’s land surface leaving less land for other uses, according to Earth First. Industrial animal agriculture is a key driver of the climate crisis, and replacing it is the necessary part of any climate solution, said Aidan Kankyoku, spokesman for Pro-Animal Future. The group is leading an effort to place a measure on the 2024 ballot to ban slaughterhouses in Denver. Superior Farms Inc. is the only slaughterhouse in the city and is located in Globeville. The company employs well over 500 people and is one of the largest lamb slaughter-

houses in the country, killing over 1,000 lambs daily, Kankyoku said in an email. “Slaughterhouses dump toxic chemicals into waterways, and most of all, nobody with a heart in their chest can watch the footage of what happens to animals inside these facilities without feeling disgusted,” Kankyoku said. “New meat alternatives and shifting cultural norms have shown that we don’t need to rely on farming animals to thrive,” he added. “Society is evolving away from a reliance on animal farming, and that’s a good thing.” Bennet’s bill would be a step backward in the move away from factory farming, Kankyoku said. “There is no place for slaughterhouses in the progressive, peaceful future Colorado voters wish to create,” he said. “The government should be leading a transition away from animal agriculture or, at the very least, stop tilting the scales of competition against humane, sustainable alternatives.” Superior Farms Inc. could not be reached for comment. On its website, Superior Farms says it partners with over 1,000 family ranches to provide high-quality lamb with a strong commitment to animal well-being and sustainability. “The lambs graze mainly on open pasture lands, sustaining on the natural vegetation of vast grasslands as they have for centuries while providing benefits to the land through fertilization, erosion mitigation and wildfire suppression,” the website

states. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, along with other agriculture groups, has fought against claims that beef producers are a detriment to the environment, noting that beef producers in the United States are already the global leader in sustainable beef production. The cattlemen’s association said that the industry has committed to climate neutrality of U.S. cattle production by 2040, according to a news release. LeValley points to work done at Colorado State University as examples of livestock producers working to keep its industry sustainable in an era of changing attitudes toward meat. The Institute for Livestock and the Environment brings in several groups from various disciplines from across the CSU campus to balance issues of “economic growth with the environment,” the CSU website states. That academic work and research will help determine just how much farms and ranches influence the environment, good and bad, LeValley said. “So far we’ve only been concentrating on one side of the ledger,” she said. “We’ve been getting the blame for a lot of things without getting credit for what we do everyday.” This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

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n 1838, photographer Louis Daguerre captured what is often cited as the first-ever photograph of a person. The black-and-white image shows buildings and trees lining a cobblestone street in Paris. Although it was a busy street, the length of the photographic exposure rendered the passersby and horse traffic invisible in the final image. But on that spring day more than 185 years ago, two individuals remained still enough to show up in the photo. In the bottom left-hand corner, on the sidewalk near the street, one person polishes another’s shoes. The photograph unexpectedly became a time capsule of the age-old tradition of shoeshining, which although less common than it once was, continues to be an indispensable part of some people’s personal and professional routines. From Denver to Centennial, several shoeshine and shoe repair craftsmen aim to make their customers’ lives sparkle by pro-

viding service, beauty and powerful interpersonal connections. The skill of shoe repair

For Edward Koinov, the owner of Re-Nu Shoe Repair in Centennial, business is buzzing. Over the course of an hour one Friday in December, customers entered Koinov’s shop in a continuous stream — asking him for advice, getting quotes or picking up their shoes. In addition to shining, Koinov changes soles, replaces heels, adds stitching, makes color corrections and sometimes even adds embellishments. And because he knows what he’s doing with leather, people often bring in other items, like purses and bags. “I’ll never say no,” he said, unless a customer requests an impossible repair. “Most of them, I fix.” Koinov’s space reflects the popularity of his service, which seems to have bounced back after a lull during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of shoes sit on shelves, awaiting repairs and pickups. And despite rising costs of supplies, Koinov is making things work. He said he works on about 25 pairs of shoes per day, and business is especially busy in the winter. SEE SOLES, P19

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

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“People love shoes,” he said. Koinov, who grew up in Russia, learned to make shoes from scratch in a factory when he was 17 years old. In 1989, he moved to New York City and later relocated to Colorado for the weather and the mountains, he said. Previous to his shoe shop, Koinov opened a car dealership and a Russian restaurant in the metro Denver area. He said he lost money from both of these endeavors and decided to go back to his roots in the shoe business. When asked why shoes are interesting to him, Koinov joked, “What am I going to be, a lawyer?” He said that people are good at different things — and for him, it’s always been shoes. “This is not one year, two years to learn this job,” he said. “This job is years (and) years. You need to know how to fix the shoes. You need to know this job.” The ‘secret recipe’

North of Centennial, another tenured shoe professional, Vincent Wayne Robinson, owns his own shoeshining company in Denver. Like Koinov, Robinson fell into the shoe business as a teenager. He was working with a carpenter on converting a grocery store into a nightclub in Oklahoma City in the 1970s. At 17 years old, Robinson wanted to attend the nightclub once it opened — but he knew he was too young to get in. So when chatting with the club owner one day during construction, he had what he calls a “vision.” Out of the blue, he asked the owner if he had ever considered having a shoeshine stand in the club. “The thought came from me, out of nowhere,” he said. “I felt like something spoke through me, because it was nothing I was conscious of. I know that’s crazy, but that’s the way it was.” Robinson had no experience in shining shoes, but he told the club owner that he could provide the service. He asked his cousin, a reliably confident person, to join him in the endeavor. With little to no experience, the two of them started a gig shining

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

shoes at the club. “I started figuring it out — it became a nice little hustle,” Robinson said. “But it didn’t come to a business until I moved to Colorado.” In the early 2000s, Robinson started working at the shoeshine stand at Denver International Airport. There, he said, he learned how to shine professionally. “I learned so much from the owner,” he said. “And that’s where the love began.” After that, Robinson decided to open up his own company, Vincent’s Shoe Shine of Cherry Creek, which now operates out of a space on Ogden Street in Denver, among other locations. The process of shining a shoe, Robinson said, is a “secret recipe” of cleaning, conditioning, waterproofing and “spit-shining.” In the past, people would use saliva for the shining part of the process — but these days, Robinson said “spitshining” involves using a water mist and a specific motion with a rag. He said shoeshining is an art, and that it’s an important process to add longevity to leather shoes. “Some people, they may have a pair of shoes that they can’t really

find again,” he said. “We come in a situation where it’s their grandfather’s shoe, it’s their mom’s shoe … it’s just an item that they really love and cherish.” Robinson said the way a person looks at the shoeshining business is important, and people who look at it wrong may struggle to stay afloat in it. “I choose to look at it from the same point of view that I learned from somebody who understood the fiber of just having a shoeshine in their business,” he said. “They know it’s for a certain customer — it won’t be for everybody — but that certain customer is definitely going to be a person who has a lot of pride in what they do.” Connecting across a shoeshine stand

Even more than an art form, shoeshining is a valuable social experience for some in the business. Starting as close family friends, Robinson trained Dominick Martinez in shoeshining. They started working together after Martinez finished high school, and it’s been an important part of Martinez’s life since then. “I’m a person that’s capable …

of doing anything,” Martinez said. “But I kinda never left this situation … It’s always come back around full circle to this.” For him, the purpose of shoeshining has little to do with shoes. Instead, it’s about the people. “Sometimes, some people like that one-on-one kind of interaction,” he said. “It’s refreshing. It’s not about what you pay for, it’s about what you get in the process.” He compared the shoeshining experience to going to a barbershop or a beauty salon — where people come partially for the service itself, but largely for the connection with the person providing it. He said this human connection is something that artificial intelligence can’t take away. “There’s a reason why you need that interaction,” he said. “It don’t matter what’s going on behind that interaction — but our problem is we don’t let that interaction happen anymore, and this lets the interaction happen. You can’t put a price on that.” Robinson, who also said the customers are his favorite part of the job, said he hopes his company can help share the tradition of shoeshining. At his shop in Denver, he teaches courses to train the next generation of shiners. “I started out with my kids, we started out with (Martinez’s) kids,” he said. “Now, we’re gonna manufacture it into a classroom situation.” Martinez added that shoeshining is a trade that can help young individuals get on their feet and support themselves. “We always need those trades and those personal interactions,” he said. Robinson said shoeshining is a great way to teach kids about creating things and making money at a young age. “At the end of the day, we want to see fathers and sons sitting in their garage, doing these things together, and just keep putting (relationships) between people,” he said. “Everybody has to walk around with shoes.” When reflecting on the tradition, Martinez referenced the early French photograph of shoeshining. “This came a long time before us and it’s gonna be here a whole lot longer,” he said. “And there’s a reason for that … The interactions are something different.”

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Oftentimes, the difference between a living tree and a dead one is watering. Because of the years of drought and our sizzling summers, trees need to be watered year-round. On a late November afternoon, King pointed out the dead and dying trees in Arvada and Wheat Ridge neighborhoods. Behind a line of six tall, dead spruce trees on 42nd Avenue in Arvada stood the same variety, but healthy and living. What was the difference? Water. Trees are dying from thirst and they’re dying from the opportunistic pests and diseases that prey on stressed trees, King says. The ips is a bark beetle that infests pine and spruce trees, according to CSU. An infested tree dies from the top down. Avoid this — and pine wilt disease — with ample watering. “The ips’ ability to attack a tree is greatly affected by the hydration of

READERS FROM PAGE 13

isn’t just a group of half-formed songs that never went anywhere — it’s as full of heaters as any of her “proper” albums. On this go-round, Jepsen is exploring more disco and Europeaninspired tracks, with stellar results. “Shadow” is as lovely an exploration of being love-struck as she’s ever turned out, but the real barnburner is “Psychedelic Switch,” which is guaranteed to bring the crowds to the dancefloor full of the emotion I most associate with Jepsen — joy. Victoria Monét — ‘Jaguar II’

Atlanta’s Victoria Monét has it all — great vocal chops, a funny and sexy approach to writing and, most importantly, just the perfect amount of confidence and style. She’s been working in the industry for years, most notably with Ariana Grande, and after numerous EP releases, she finally released her debut album, “Jaguar II,” this year. And I’m here to tell you, it absolutely goes. With a seemingly effortless grace, Monét blends R&B, hip-hop and

January 4, 2024J the tree,” Cranshaw says. “The tree’s primary defense is a good pitch (or resin) flow that drowns out the (pest).” Give trees a slow, thorough watering weekly or every two weeks during the summer, Smith suggests. During the winter months — November through April — that don’t receive at least an inch of precipitation as rain or snow, water trees an average of 10 gallons for every 2 inches of diameter. Or use a garden hose with a fountainhead sprinkler, set a timer to 20 minutes and slowly soak every tree on two sides, Smith said. Don’t water trees when air temperatures hit freezing — it could kill them — but do water them when temperatures are above 30 or 40 degrees, said King, who, like some other arborists, will water your trees for you. Among the more than 3,000 clients his company serves annually, he estimates about 100 ask for help watering their trees during the crucial winter months. Fertilizing

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

There’s something special going on in “The Window,” Ratboy’s fifth album and the Chicago group’s best release to date. It’s like the band got the alchemy of emo, alt-country and indie rock exactly right, resulting in a release that is multifaceted without being over-cluttered. It’s one of those albums that rewards repeat listens because there are so many subtle touches spread over its 11 songs. Produced by Chris Walla (formerly of Death Cab for Cutie), tracks like “It’s Alive” are catchy without being cloying, while eight-minute sprawler “Black Earth, WI,” can really breathe and suck the listener

advice on fertilizer, Smith said, and avoid concentrations that lean heavily into nitrogens, which encourage growth. Instead, look for fertilizers with organic materials such as friendly bacteria and humic acids, which help trees absorb nutrients. “I’m not a big nitrogen fan,” Smith said. “Nitrogen has its place, but it pushes the tree. It makes the tree push quite a bit of new growth. If it’s not able to support that below ground (in its root system), you’re setting yourself up for failure.” She also recommends using a fertilizer with little or no phosphorus because of its overuse in the agricultural industry. Fertilizers high in nitrogen and phosphorus wash into storm drains, eventually reaching — and de-oxygenating — nearby lakes and streams, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. One more critical detail: Do not fertilize newly planted or stressed trees. “It’s like giving a sick person a shot of adrenaline,” Smith warned. If all else fails …

It’s time to call the professionals. If a pine or spruce looks under duress, call a tree care company. But know that insecticides are preventative, according to CSU Extension fact sheets for ips beetles and pine wilt disease. They cannot save a tree that’s already been infected by either. “The first sign of pine wilt is death,” King says matter-of-factly. Death can occur within three weeks of infection with the nematode, according to CSU research. Still, King will sometimes battle for a tree’s life. “I have the technology to save a tree, but I cannot save every tree,” he says. “I’m a preservationist. That’s what I do. I save trees. But if you don’t water your trees, even if you spray them (with insecticides), you’re probably going to end up with dead trees. You’ve got to water your trees.” This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

in. The title track is one of the year’s best songs, with singer/songwriter Julia Steiner going straight for the heart with her direct and powerful storytelling. I have no idea how they pulled it off, but the whole album is full of similar gems.

pha writes about becoming a new father and the power of family to provide a new perspective on life. The results take your breath away.

Sampha – ‘Lahai’

Nobody can know what becoming a parent will do to them until it happens. That’s a pretty universal truth and something artists have been exploring for centuries. But not many can take such a heavy topic and make it feel as delicate as Sampha, the U.K. singer, songwriter and producer, does on his long-awaited sophomore album, “Lahai.” “Spirit 2.0.,” the album’s second track, is my favorite song of the year and ably displays what makes Sampha such a unique talent — his ability to layer vocals, to play with minimal instrumentation and make it all feel effortless is just stunning. You feel like you’re being carried away by the music, instead of merely going along. The blending of genres, from gospel and soul to dance and funk creates a feeling that is both familiar and just the slightest bit off-kilter. The whole record embraces a light-inspired sonic palette as Sam-

Morgan Wade — ‘Psychopath’

If you’re not familiar with Morgan Wade, then her sophomore album “Psychopath” is a great introduction to the Virginia-born country up-and-comer. Much like her debut album, “Reckless,” the record is chock-full of infectious hooks and sharp writing, but here she’s a bit more seasoned and her storytelling approach has gotten even more wry. She looks to her past affectionately (but without too much sentimentality) on tracks like “Alanis” and “80’s Movie,” and the title track is as warm a love song as you’re likely to find on any release this year. But Wade doesn’t only stick to well-trodden paths — she discusses her sobriety and on album closer, “27 Club,” even delves into mental health and suicide. An artist as honest and fearless as Wade definitely deserves to be celebrated. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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Adams said Northglenn crews will need to drill about 500 feet down to reach the Arapahoe aquifer and 1,400 feet to reach the Laramie/Fox Hills aquifer. “We are talking something like a couple of years for this entire process,” Adams said. “Once we get the wells drilled, we have to test the water before we can really get started. So we are talking a year or two of testing before we might be able to start storing parts of our water rights portfolio.” Northglenn already has rights to pump a limited amount of water from the aquifers, but Adams said there is no limit to how much water it can pump in and then pump back out. “Essentially, if you have groundwater rights, you are limited to how much groundwater you can pump out,” Adams said. “But with this, if we pump in 10,000 acre feet of water we can pump that 10,000 The 32-foot-tall sound erected at Northglenn’s Northwest Open Space is hiding a test drill. The city is testing pumping acre feet out when we want.” COURTESY drinking water underground to store it at the site.

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Warrant Date Amount

ALLIANCE FOR HOPE INTERNATIONA 12/19/23 6,000.00 BAWDEN JANAE A 12/19/23 300.00 COMMUNITY UPLIFT PARTNERSHIP 12/19/23 5,000.00 EQUIREAL 12/19/23 7,000.00 REACHING HOPE 12/19/23 132,608.00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESERVE INC 12/19/23 30,673.27 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US 12/19/23 10,227.34 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US 12/19/23 9,926.82 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US 12/19/23 10,338.79 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US 12/19/23 9,316.82 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US 12/19/23 9,311.79 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US 12/19/23 7,165.70 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US 12/19/23 8,868.39 TYGRETT DEBRA R 12/19/23 370.00 VERY GOOD COUNSELING 12/19/23 2,400.00 VONAGE BUSINESS INC 12/19/23 10.65 WELLPOWER 12/19/23 9,871.76 CARUSO JAMES LOUIS 12/20/23 7,375.00 CODE 4 SECURITY SERVICES LLC 12/20/23 193.04 FUZION FIELD SERVICES LLC 12/20/23 7,560.92 KARCHER NORTH AMERICA INC 12/20/23 38,807.99 PERM A STORE 12/20/23 10,079.00 SKAGGS PUBLIC SAFETY UNIFORM & 12/20/23 2,253.00 SPACEWORX INC 12/20/23 9,960.00 VONAGE BUSINESS INC 12/20/23 7,990.81 ANGEL ARMOR LLC 12/21/23 1,847.93 B&R INDUSTRIES 12/21/23 4,800.00 CINA & CINA FORENSIC CONSULTIN 12/21/23 480.85 CODE 4 SECURITY SERVICES LLC 12/21/23 589.00 FINAL VISION PAINTING & EPOXY 12/21/23 6,750.00 HEALING WORDS COUNSELING LLC 12/21/23 2,100.00 MAINTENANCE CHEF LLC 12/21/23 6,287.80 VERY GOOD COUNSELING 12/22/23 900.00 MAINTENANCE CHEF LLC 12/22/23 180.00 SKAGGS PUBLIC SAFETY UNIFORM & 12/22/23 3,261.00 TYGRETT DEBRA R 12/22/23 445.00 ADAMS COUNTY TREASURER 12/20/23 34.18 ADAMS COUNTY TREASURER 12/20/23 159.46 ALMOST HOME INC 12/20/23 277,693.00 AMERICAN INCOME LIFE INS CO 12/20/23 98.70 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 12/20/23 1,200.00 COLORADO POVERTY LAW PROJECT 12/20/23 4,228.26 COVETRUS PHARMACY SERVICES LLC 12/20/23 369.00 CUSHING TERRELL 12/20/23 136.50 DANDELION PSYCHOLOGY LLC 12/20/23 802.34 FIREFLY WORLDWIDE INC 12/20/23 60,471.00 FRUITION 12/20/23 965.00 I70 SCOUT THE 12/20/23 394.40 I70 SCOUT THE 12/20/23 394.40 I70 SCOUT THE 12/20/23 394.40 KAISER PERMANENTE 12/20/23 31,600.00 MIDWEST VETERINARY SUPPLY INC 12/20/23 3,782.99 MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS 12/20/23 12,983.98 MWI ANIMAL HEALTH 12/20/23 11,733.69 OFFICE SCAPES 12/20/23 80.15 PATTERSON VETERINARY SUPPLY IN 12/20/23 187.38 PITNEY BOWES RESERVE ACCOUNT 12/20/23 4,000.00 UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COM 12/20/23 9,900.00 ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF 12/21/23 918.07 AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM INC 12/21/23 2,299.20 CENTURA HEALTH 12/21/23 1,200.00 GALLS LLC 12/21/23 5,875.63 JESCO ELECTRIC INC 12/21/23 2,009.00 SALT LAKE WHOLESALE SPORTS 12/21/23 9,580.00 TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 12/21/23 75.08 TRINITY SERVICES GROUP INC 12/21/23 2,983.77 VERIZON WIRELESS 12/21/23 2,390.80 ARAMARK REFRESHMENT SERVICES 12/21/23 99.46 ARAPAHOE SIGN ARTS; ALTITUDE S 12/21/23 1,721.00 AT&T MOBILITY LLC 12/21/23 1,281.28 BAYAUD ENTERPRISES INC 12/21/23 340.00 BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 12/21/23 116,666.67 COLO ASSESSORS ASSN 12/21/23 4,144.00 COLO COUNTY CLERKS ASSN 12/21/23 2,782.40 COLO NATURAL GAS INC 12/21/23 129.95 COLORADO MOISTURE CONTROL INC 12/21/23 19,764.00 CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 12/21/23 44.06 DIBARI INNOVATION DESIGN LLC 12/21/23 700.00 FUTURE IQ INC 12/21/23 4,750.00 HILLYARD - DENVER 12/21/23 1,206.93 JESCO ELECTRIC INC 12/21/23 4,004.00 LAND TECH CONTRACTORS INC 12/21/23 5,720.31 MANNING CHRISTINE 12/21/23 700.00 PBC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEM 12/21/23 3,520.00 ROBERTS LAURA 12/21/23 210.00 SHAKER PAINTING INC 12/21/23 5,950.00 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/21/23 762.65 SPECIALTY INCENTIVES INC 12/21/23 379.96 STATE OF COLORADO 12/21/23 28.73 STATE OF COLORADO 12/21/23 1,066.14 STATE OF COLORADO 12/21/23 305.10 SYLVESTERS MAINTENANCE & MECHA 12/21/23 9,970.00 UMB BANK NA 12/21/23 2,500.00 WESTMINSTER CITY OF 12/21/23 5,210.15 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 7,555.67 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 957.66 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 306.27 AMERIGAS DENVER 1012 12/21/23 1,608.19 ARAPAHOE COUNTY COMMUNITY RESO 12/21/23 2,721.86 ART AND CONTRAPTIONS LLC 12/21/23 700.00 ARVADA CHAMBER OF COMMERECE 12/21/23 3,000.00

AUTOMATED BUILDING SOLUTIONS I 12/21/23 312.00 BAYAUD ENTERPRISES INC 12/21/23 40.00 CARLOS VILLA CHAVARRIA 12/21/23 175.00 CCE RECOVERY 12/21/23 400.00 CINTAS CORPORATION NO 2 12/21/23 369.56 CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY 12/21/23 371.55 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 12/21/23 312.00 COMMERCIAL FITNESS SOLUTIONS 12/21/23 74,124.46 CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LLC 12/21/23 8,477.30 CROWN LIFT TRUCKS 12/21/23 96.00 DC APPRAISERS 12/21/23 600.00 DENVER REFRESHMENTS 12/21/23 207.00 EASTERN DISPOSE ALL 12/21/23 186.25 ELDORADO ARTESIAN SPRINGS INC 12/21/23 165.50 FEDEX 12/21/23 708.99 FORENSIC NEUROPATHOLOGY CONSUL 12/21/23 2,200.00 GENEDX INC 12/21/23 3,000.00 HIGH PLAINS REPORTING & TRANSC 12/21/23 113.10 JCOR MECHANICAL INC 12/21/23 8,520.05 KERRIE JOY LTD 12/21/23 300.00 KIDS FIRST HEALTH CARE 12/21/23 4,920.00 LANGUAGELINE SOLUTIONS 12/21/23 2.46 LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS 12/21/23 200.00 LODOX NA LLC 12/21/23 19,500.00 MECSTAT LABORATORIES 12/21/23 420.00 MERIDIAN FIRE AND SECURITY LLC 12/21/23 1,500.00 MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS 12/21/23 24,110.00 NICOLETTI-FLATER ASSOCIATES 12/21/23 600.00 NORTH PECOS WATER & SANITATION 12/21/23 46.30 PURCHASE POWER 12/21/23 118.78 RAMIREZ ERNEST 12/21/23 2,300.00 REPUBLIC SERVICES #535 12/21/23 325.50 SCL HEALTH 12/21/23 9,695.40 SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC 12/21/23 7,471.86 STAMP ROBERT 12/21/23 600.00 SUMMIT PATHOLOGY 12/21/23 1,805.80 SYLVESTERS MAINTENANCE & MECHA 12/21/23 697.50 TRILOGY MEDWASTE WEST LLC 12/21/23 2,070.80 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 524.65 UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA I 12/21/23 8,967.00 VERSITI INC 12/21/23 330.00 WAYNES ELECTRIC INC 12/21/23 2,544.06 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 38.23 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 152.76 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 329.19 ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS 12/21/23 98.00 ALBERTS WATER & WASTEWATER SER 12/21/23 691.52 AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE 12/21/23 176.56 AMERICAN PAINTING INC 12/21/23 5,976.50 ANDERSON CASSANDRA 12/21/23 36.68 APCO GRAPHICS INC 12/21/23 1,671.23 APEX SYSTEMS GROUP LLC 12/21/23 937.85 ARELLANO RACHEL K 12/21/23 109.35 AURORA CITY OF 12/21/23 1,450.00 BRAND AGENTS INC 12/21/23 5,187.50 BREAK THRU BEVERAGE 12/21/23 1,662.87 BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) 12/21/23 2,531.11 BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) 12/21/23 775.86 BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) 12/21/23 394.59 BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) 12/21/23 203.62 BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) 12/21/23 9,909.83 BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) 12/21/23 21,205.65 CA SHORT COMPANY 12/21/23 96.67 CDW GOVERNMENT 12/21/23 16,720.00 CITY OF THORNTON RISK MANAGEME 12/21/23 52.25 CLARK, LALEH C 12/21/23 664.14 CLEARWAY ENERGY GROUP LLC 12/21/23 1,151.84 CML SECURITY LLC 12/21/23 11,200.00 COATINGS INC 12/21/23 41,348.44 COLO DIST ATTORNEY COUNCIL 12/21/23 2,891.90 COLORADO MOISTURE CONTROL INC 12/21/23 50,481.00 COLORADO POVERTY LAW PROJECT 12/21/23 4,149.77 COMCAST BUSINESS 12/21/23 1,580.00 CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 12/21/23 1,991.98 COUNSELING TEAM INTERNATIONAL 12/21/23 6,000.00 CR CONTRACTING 12/21/23 122.50 DHM DESIGNS 12/21/23 555.00 DIA PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION 12/21/23 688.00 DIVERSIFIED UNDERGROUND INC 12/21/23 1,402.50 ENSOLUM LLC 12/21/23 40,294.00 ENTENMANN ROVIN 12/21/23 6,920.50 FAMILY TREE INC 12/21/23 1,156.98 FIERRO, JENNIFER 12/21/23 2,368.80 FLEXENTIAL PROFESSIONAL SERVIC 12/21/23 1,850.01 GABLEHOUSE GRANBERG LLC 12/21/23 1,649.21 GALLS LLC 12/21/23 669.83 GAR INC 12/21/23 7,020.00 GENSLER DENVER 12/21/23 55,700.00 GURROLA HOPE 12/21/23 240.00 HIGH COUNTRY BEVERAGE 12/21/23 311.40 HILLYARD - DENVER 12/21/23 10,380.98 HURDELBRINK JULIA 12/21/23 55.68 I70 SCOUT THE 12/21/23 394.40 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR 12/21/23 250,068.31 JURITSCH RACHEL 12/21/23 92.55 KENNY ELECTRIC SERVICE INC 12/21/23 31,773.27 L L JOHNSON DIST 12/21/23 30,733.08 MARTINEZ SIERRA 12/21/23 25.00 MATEO, FRANCHESCA 12/21/23 1,144.74 MIDWEST VETERINARY SUPPLY INC 12/21/23 147.70 MILESTONE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 12/21/23 236,250.00 MUNOZ, SANDRA 12/21/23 2,205.23 MWI ANIMAL HEALTH 12/21/23 664.46 OFFICESCAPES OF DENVER LLC 12/21/23 66,881.86 ORACLE AMERICA INC 12/21/23 55,492.92 PBC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEM 12/21/23 236,747.00 PEERLESS-MIDWEST INC 12/21/23 9,399.00 PIPE X LLC 12/21/23 29,000.00

Platz Amanda 12/21/23 74.78 PORTER LEE CORPORATION 12/21/23 14,250.00 POWER DOCTOR 12/21/23 103.01 PRO TECH COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC 12/21/23 450,959.30 PROFESSIONAL PIPE SERVICES 12/21/23 157,269.49 PROJECT SAFEGUARD 12/21/23 12,507.45 PUBLIC ORDER SOLUTIONS LLC 12/21/23 11,784.24 RALPH LAUREN CALL CENTER AND W 12/21/23 458.00 RAMIREZ LANDSCAPING LLC 12/21/23 10,775.00 SALT LAKE WHOLESALE SPORTS 12/21/23 479.00 SECURITAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATI 12/21/23 1,207.00 SERVICIOS DE LA RAZA 12/21/23 12,344.28 SHERMAN & HOWARD LLC 12/21/23 1,700.00 SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP 12/21/23 91,919.66 SIR SPEEDY 12/21/23 1,470.80 SPEEDPRO NORTHGLENN 12/21/23 564.22 SYLVESTERS MAINTENANCE & MECHA 12/21/23 4,860.00 THE PACHNER COMPANY LLC 12/21/23 200.00 TIMOTHY MARTINEZ 12/21/23 203.38 TRANE US INC 12/21/23 6,125.00 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 19,334.91 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 116.16 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 2,592.00 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 27,710.00 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 288.48 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 4,298.14 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 6,159.02 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 8,171.01 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 63.36 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 715.25 VICTORY SUPPLY LLC 12/21/23 32,743.28 WELLS FARGO RESTITUTION / FRAU 12/21/23 215.00 WERNER W ELIZABETH 12/21/23 167.42 WILSON, CASSIDY 12/21/23 2,500.00 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 1,537.93 ABC LEGAL SERVICES 12/21/23 19.00 CABRAL ROSE H 12/21/23 19.00 CONVERGEONE INC 12/21/23 13,333.00 DEHRY HUSHAM ALI 12/21/23 66.00 GPS SERVERS LLC 12/21/23 9.00 HOLST & TEHRANI LLP 12/21/23 19.00 JACKSON RICHARD JAMES 12/21/23 35.00 LARA AALIYAH 12/21/23 19.00 LYLES TIFFANY AILSA 12/21/23 19.00 MITCHELL CODY STAN 12/21/23 19.00 MORALES PADRON ALEJANDRA GUADA 12/21/23 19.00 NELSON AND KENNARD 12/21/23 19.00 ORRANTIA TERESA J 12/21/23 19.00 PACIFIC OFFICE AUTOMATION INC 12/21/23 44.74 PHS RENT LLC 12/21/23 66.00 PLEASANT LINE CORPORATION 12/21/23 700.00 RYAN LTEISHA POWELL 12/21/23 19.00 SABO KATIE LYNN 12/21/23 19.00 SALVATORE F LANZA 12/21/23 19.00 SAYER LAW GROUP 12/21/23 19.00 TRZOS RHIANNON 12/21/23 19.00 VERIZON WIRELESS 12/21/23 120.03 WEHR JENNIFER 12/21/23 19.00 WILCOX BRANDI 12/21/23 25.00 YIRDAW KIDUSE 12/21/23 19.00 ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS 12/22/23 1,545.16 AMBLER, KELSEY 12/22/23 2,500.00 AUTOMATED BUILDING SOLUTIONS I 12/22/23 1,440.00 AWD ART LLC 12/22/23 700.00 BISCUITS AND BERRIES CATERING 12/22/23 10,724.16 C & R ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS I 12/22/23 1,709.81 CHAMBERS HOLDINGS LLC 12/22/23 18,542.38 COLO NATURAL GAS INC 12/22/23 1,590.29 COLO NATURAL GAS INC 12/22/23 216.98 CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 12/22/23 200.34 DISCOUNT PLUMBING SERVICES INC 12/22/23 6,500.00 MERIDIAN FIRE AND SECURITY LLC 12/22/23 230.00 MINUTEMAN PRESS-BRIGHTON 12/22/23 4,313.26 PARK 12 HUNDRED OWNERS ASSOCIA 12/22/23 19,701.45 PBC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEM 12/22/23 2,090.00 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/22/23 506.13 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/22/23 51.59 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/22/23 51.59 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/22/23 775.15 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/22/23 541.81 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/22/23 355.13 SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION 12/22/23 1,659.71 SPECIALTY INCENTIVES INC 12/22/23 8,225.40 SYMMETRY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC 12/22/23 12,787.17 THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION 12/22/23 675.00 TRINITY SERVICES GROUP INC 12/22/23 1,960.98 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 838.12 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 82.39 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 6,536.36 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 840.07 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 158.95 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 123.19 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 10,467.78 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 20,457.30 VERIZON 12/22/23 120.03 WESTMINSTER CITY OF 12/22/23 4,048.52 XCEL ENERGY 12/22/23 5,397.32 XCEL ENERGY 12/22/23 1,542.65 Fund Total 3,545,473.67 Capital Facilities Fund SAUNDERS CONSTRUCTION INC ROTH SHEPPARD ARCHITECTS CUSHING TERRELL FCI CONSTRUCTORS INC FCI CONSTRUCTORS INC Fund Total

12/20/23 12/21/23 12/20/23 12/20/23 12/21/23

44,006.52 5,130.00 5,800.00 14,345.00 49,165.55 118,447.07

Golf Course Enterprise Fund PROFESSIONAL RECREATION MGMT I ALSCO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL L L JOHNSON DIST REPUBLIC SERVICES #535 ALSCO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL C P S DISTRIBUTORS INC IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES INC KIMBALL MIDWEST L L JOHNSON DIST UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) Fund Total

12/22/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23

14,124.28 84.37 6,550.38 420.59 81.94 322.91 2,364.00 6.83 1,783.97 253.73 1,924.17 2,805.69 3,369.70 577.41 88.31 237.01 34,995.29

Equipment Service Fund BEARCOM ACCESSORIES INC ALSCO BUCKEYE WELDING SUPPLY CO INC CGRS INC CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY COLO FRAME & SUSPENSION ET TECHNOLOGIES INC FINELINE GRAPHICS TK COMMUNICATIONS LLC JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET TK COMMUNICATIONS LLC Fund Total

12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23

36,410.18 4,349.00 1,702.30 61.20 3,113.09 178.92 2,204.31 784.09 358.60 951.82 48,931.00 4,352.00 103,396.51

Stormwater Utility Fund THE MASTERS TOUCH LLC Fund Total

12/20/23

186.76 186.76

Road & Bridge Fund FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INS CO 12/19/23 21,855.09 POECKES HANNAH 12/20/23 3,030.00 BFI TOWER ROAD LANDFILL 12/20/23 3,496.40 BILLS ROBERT S 12/20/23 740.00 BLOMBERG ANNA 12/20/23 5,080.00 COLORADO TREE COALITION INC 12/20/23 8,050.00 HOFF STEPHEN L 12/20/23 9,175.00 KUMAR & ASSOCIATES INC 12/20/23 2,055.50 LAM MAY 12/20/23 1,450.00 NGUYEN LINHDAN 12/20/23 2,570.00 PRESCOTT KIM BARRATT 12/20/23 4,745.00 PRESCOTT PHILIP D 12/20/23 4,745.00 REEFE CHRISTINE 12/20/23 2,060.00 ROCKSOL CONSULTING GROUP INC 12/20/23 762.28 RUTLEDGE FRANK LEO 12/20/23 6,280.00 SMITH MYRNA 12/20/23 25,450.00 SPRUCE ASSOCIATES LLC 12/20/23 6,480.00 STORM DITCH COMPANY 12/20/23 9,915.20 WROCK LLC 12/20/23 25,040.00 BAUER KANDACE 12/21/23 525.00 BUCKALLEW NICHOLAS 12/21/23 525.00 SLUTZKER ADAM 12/21/23 3,830.00 TATARIN JEFFREY SPENCER 12/21/23 2,810.00 A UNIVERSAL TOWING INC 12/21/23 6,840.00 MASTERS VALUATION SERVICES 12/21/23 30,000.00 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 165.43 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 51.64 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 56.88 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 62.04 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 13.26 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 13.26 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 48.39 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 24,795.61 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 5,536.69 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 13.26 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 57.53 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 62.04 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 4.39 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 86.56 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 71.82 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 48.28 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 20.00 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 20.41 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 91.99 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 76.11 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 13.26 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 14.18 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 13.61 XCEL ENERGY 12/21/23 107.46 ALBERT FREI & SONS INC 12/21/23 19,957.26 BFI TOWER ROAD LANDFILL 12/21/23 88.74 DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC 12/21/23 9,456.50 DENVER INDUSTRIAL SALES & SER 12/21/23 58,230.00 HOLLAND SIGNS INC 12/21/23 38,100.00 IDAX 12/21/23 8,375.00 JK TRANSPORTS INC 12/21/23 110,798.90 JR ENGINEERING LTD 12/21/23 2,285.00 MARTIN MARTIN CONSULTING ENGIN 12/21/23 87,459.65 STANTEC CONSULTING CORPORATION 12/21/23 2,377.60 TOWN OF KEENESBURG 12/21/23 1,291.50 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 46.32 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 55.62 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 48.28 Continued to Next Page No.NTS3261

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Public Notices

NTS 3261 Continued From Last Page Road & Bridge Fund(continued) Supplier Name

Warrant Date Amount

UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY SMITH MYRNA Fund Total

12/21/23 16.50 12/21/23 16.50 12/21/23 34.00 12/21/23 33.00 12/21/23 25.50 12/21/23 197.77 12/21/23 41.92 12/21/23 30.69 12/22/23 23,995.00 581,914.82

Insurance Fund DELTA DENTAL OF COLO 12/19/23 94,976.60 UNITED HEALTH CARE INSURANCE C 12/19/23 279,639.65 UNITED HEALTH CARE INSURANCE C 12/19/23 153,327.50 HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INS 12/22/23 1,600.00 DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO 12/20/23 8,147.20 DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO 12/20/23 1,219.80 FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS 12/20/23 16,089.27 FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS 12/20/23 1,165.84 FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS 12/20/23 3,915.22 FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS 12/20/23 174.64 FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS 12/20/23 258.49 FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS 12/20/23 1.18 FRONTIER ADJUSTERS INC 12/20/23 597.40 HARDEN, JOAN 12/20/23 2,056.78 KAISER PERMANENTE 12/20/23 63,170.65 O J WATSON COMPANY INC 12/20/23 8,080.67 SCHRECONGOST ADRIANNA 12/20/23 632.00 UNITED HEALTHCARE 12/20/23 2,987.60 UNITED HEALTHCARE 12/20/23 167,844.16 UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COM 12/20/23 41,743.52 HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT INS C 12/21/23 1,600.00 INSIGHT AUTO GLASS LLC 12/21/23 513.30

Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380147 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) IDAHLYNN KARRE Original Beneficiary(ies) KINSTON CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt KINGSTON CORP. Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 29, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021000077143 Original Principal Amount $20,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $18,103.30 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: Violations including, but not limited to, failure to make full payment of all principal, interest and other charges at the maturity date as required by the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 152, REUNION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 17592 PARKSIDE DRIVE SOUTH, 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

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MARATHON HEALTH LLC MINUTEMAN PRESS-BRIGHTON CA SHORT COMPANY COLO FRAME & SUSPENSION MINES & ASSOCIATES PC OPTUM BANK ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESERVE LLC VERIZON Fund Total

12/21/23 95,589.35 12/21/23 8,291.27 12/21/23 26,823.50 12/21/23 4,736.81 12/21/23 11,155.00 12/21/23 379.50 12/21/23 1,165.50 12/21/23 53.01 997,935.41

Open Space Projects Fund STATE OF COLO DIVISION OF CONS Fund Total

12/21/23

2,260.00 2,260.00

Book/Page No.) WESTMINSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS US FOODSERVICE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL DFA DAIRY BRANDS CORPORATE LLC HOLADOCTOR INC MY LINGUISTIC SOLUTIONS LLC US FOODSERVICE Fund Total

Comm Services Blk Grant Fund

Workforce & Business Center

Community Dev Block Grant Fund 12/20/23 12/20/23 12/21/23 12/22/23 12/22/23

VERIZON WIRELESS XCEL ENERGY ULTIMUS Fund Total

12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23

ALBERTS WATER & WASTEWATER SER XCEL ENERGY ALBERTS WATER & WASTEWATER SER KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC Fund Total

CENTURY LINK 12/21/23 153.77 CENTURY LINK 12/21/23 153.60 CENTURY LINK 12/21/23 214.37 COMMUNITY REACH CENTER FOUNDAT 12/21/23 12,380.00 GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH 12/21/23 6,600.25 LANGUAGELINE SOLUTIONS 12/21/23 9.84 MIGHTY LITTLE VOICES SPEECH TH 12/21/23 7,852.00 SYSCO DENVER 12/21/23 265.86 WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURC 12/21/23 2,890.83

2ND MOLAR PROPERTIES LLC CLARITY MOVEMENT CO FEEDING THE MULTITUDES LLC ADAMS COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES ENVISION SRH BPAZ HOLDINGS 9 LLC COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC ICP FLYWHEEL PARK CENTRE LLC MORSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Head Start Fund

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 Name of PublicationNorthglenn-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: 10/26/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-030878 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. A202380129 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 19, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Jeffrey E. Machtolf and Diana M. Machtolf

502.10 92.94 6,000.00 6,595.04

Colorado Air & Space Port

34,800.00 15,573.00 6,139.63 46,294.00 24,646.90 127,453.53

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.

3,000.00 3,056.49 1,390.50 702.90 799.74 182.25 6,347.01 45,999.41

ACCESS HOUSING OF ADAMS COUNTY 12/21/23 14,897.38 GROWING HOME INC 12/21/23 10,281.04 Fund Total 25,178.42

Open Space Sales Tax Fund SAND CREEK REGIONAL GREENWAY P 12/20/23 14,371.08 BENNETT PARKS AND RECREATION D 12/22/23 58,000.00 Fund Total 72,371.08

NEIGHBORLY SOFTWARE TIERRA ROJO CORPORATION COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY FEDERAL HEIGHTS CITY OF Fund Total

12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23

12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23

225.00 70.68 3,300.00 5,875.00 9,470.68

GOLD CREEK CENTER 12/21/23 400.00 HILLYARD - DENVER 12/21/23 2,128.85 HOLADOCTOR INC 12/21/23 952.65 MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF DENVER INC 12/21/23 136.57 PBC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEM 12/21/23 8,040.00 SENSIBLELOT LLC 12/21/23 76,000.00 SYLVESTERS MAINTENANCE & MECHA 12/21/23 24,562.32 VORTEX COLORADO LLC 12/22/23 3,986.54 Fund Total 223,207.91 FLATROCK Facility Fund PBC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEM 12/21/23 350.00 QUANTUM PUMP AND CONTROLS LLC 12/21/23 6,983.00 AJI FENCE LTD 12/21/23 13,660.00 ALBERTS WATER & WASTEWATER SER 12/21/23 693.68 HILLYARD - DENVER 12/21/23 119.84 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 1,596.34 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 48.52 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/21/23 158.23 UNITED POWER (UNION REA) 12/22/23 217.01 Fund Total 23,826.62 Sheriff Payables CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT COLO DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLO JUDICIAL DEPT Fund Total

Public Health Department Fund

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Lend America, Inc., its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, D/B/A Christiana Trust, as Trustee for the CSMC 2017-FHA1 Trust, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2017-FHA1 Date of Deed of Trust October 03, 2008 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 07, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2008000079791 Original Principal Amount $205,537.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $198,569.32 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 26, BLOCK 2, WOODBRIDGE STATION SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 12969 Forest Way, Thornton, CO 80241. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/14/2024, 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.

12/19/23 12/19/23 12/20/23 12/20/23 12/20/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23

12/21/23 12/21/23 12/21/23

2,160.00 1,425.00 216.00 3,801.00

Opioid Abatement Council 3,779.16 18,400.00 395.00 1,048.13 13,230.00 12,331.17 770.00 52,547.52 4,500.00

CREATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS INC 12/21/23 46,332.00 Fund Total 46,332.00 Grand Total Legal Notice No.: NTS3261 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

First Publication 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 Name of PublicationNorthglenn-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: 10/19/2023 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 # CO10405 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. A202380113 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 10, 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) BRYCE WINTER AND MARETTA K. JOHNSONWINTER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-QS13 Date of Deed of Trust August 22, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 07, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

5,968,845.22

20060907000906400 Original Principal Amount $165,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $146,068.48 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 235, GRANGE CREEK FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 11058 GRANGE CREEK DRIVE, DENVER, CO 80233. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/07/2024, 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 12/14/2023 Last Publication 1/11/2024 Name of PublicationNorthglenn-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: 10/10/2023 Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Randall M. Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009871088 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. A202380131 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 19, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) TUY DINH TRAN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust November 17, 2004 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 07, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 20041207001240400 Original Principal Amount $172,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $94,063.11 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 1, SKYLAKE RANCH, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Purported common address: 11992 ELM DRIVE, THORNTON, CO 80233-1888. 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, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/19/2023 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 # 00000009893215

January 4, 2024Jan

BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/31/2023 Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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.

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Aricyn J. Dall #51467 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 23CO00447-1

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380150

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

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380120

On October 31, 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.

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

Original Grantor(s) Briana L Simpkins Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as beneficiary, as nominee for American Financing Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 06, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 08, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021000002277 Original Principal Amount $230,743.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $219,490.22 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 126, the Amended Plat of the Westminster Homes Subdivision, Together with the Right to Use Parking Space No(s). 177, County of Adams, State of Colorado. Purported common address: 8003 Wolff Street #H, 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, 02/28/2024, 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.

On October 17, 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 Wieder Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2020 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020000027501 Original Principal Amount $342,897.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $323,077.64 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 28, BLOCK 5, DEZA ESTATES, THIRD FILING COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/17/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 22-027070

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380102

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

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380138

On October 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

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

Original Grantor(s) Duoc Nguyen AND Huyen Thi Bich Lai Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust December 07, 2017 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 11, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017000108581 Original Principal Amount $411,600.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $371,427.86 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Purported common address: 12796 Home Farm Drive, Westminster, CO 80234.

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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

First Publication 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

DATE: 10/05/2023 Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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.

LOT 8, BLOCK 8, HOME FARM SUBDIVISION, FILING NO.2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

The 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-030986

Purported common address: 1045 West 97Th Avenue, Northglenn, CO 80260.

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.

First Publication 12/14/2023 Last Publication 1/11/2024 Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

On October 24, 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) TWILA E MEDLIN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR WACHOVIA MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF2 ACQUISITION TRUST Date of Deed of Trust May 24, 2002 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 31, 2002 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) C0977173 Original Principal Amount $96,600.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $64,391.75 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. LOT 4, RESUBDIVISION BLOCK 14, NORWOOD PARK, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 7820 IVYWOOD 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, 02/14/2024, 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

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said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/24/2023 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 # 00000009926635 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. A202380117 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 12, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Michael Minnick Original Beneficiary(ies) Coastal Community Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Coastal Community Bank Date of Deed of Trust August 29, 2022 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 07, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022000075078 Original Principal Amount $45,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $44,050.21 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. A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE STATE OF CO, COUNTY OF ADAMS, WITH A SITUS ADDRESS OF 888 S 12TH AVE, BRIGHTON CO 80601-3247 C004 CURRENTLY OWNED BY MINNICK MICHAEL LV HAVING A TAX ASSESSOR NUMBER OF R0006161 AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS SUB:HKS ADDITION BLK:3 LOT:15 AND DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 42424 DATED 04/03/2021 AND RECORDED 04/07/2021. Purported common address: 888 S 12th Ave, Brighton, CO 80601-3247. 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, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/12/2023 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 # CO22303 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. A202380151 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 31, 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) Tyler R Mitchler Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for Franklin American Mortgage Company, A Tennessee Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PNC Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust July 25, 2016 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 26, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2016000060052 Original Principal Amount $283,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $271,722.99 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 14, BLOCK 10, WOODGLEN FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 3622 East 114th Drive, Thornton, CO 80233-2515. 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, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/31/2023 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-23-968181-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. A202380152 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 31, 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) FREDERICK R GOMEZ Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMCAP MORTGAGE, LTD. DBA GOLD FINANCIAL SERVICES Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 06, 2020 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 12, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020000042827 Original Principal Amount $227,920.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $213,116.98 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 20, BLOCK 1, MERRILL CLANCY ADDITION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 775 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE, BRIGHTON, CO 80601. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS

ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/31/2023 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 # 00000009923822 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. A202380154 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 31, 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) J. Bruce Smith AND Marilyn K. Smith Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 16, 2017 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 23, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017000006138 Original Principal Amount $435,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $169,753.33 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 3 BLOCK 1 SHERRELWOOD ESTATESFILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 8006 Raritan Street, 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, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/31/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-031142 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. A202380141 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 24, 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) Charlene Mcginnis AND Kyle Mcginnis Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CELEBRITY HOME LOANS, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust July 13, 2022 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 15, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022000061452 Original Principal Amount $503,848.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $499,021.81 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

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LOT 6, BLOCK 3, SHERWOOD HILLS - THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 0171913211007 Purported common address: 10144 Saint Paul Dr, Thornton, CO 80229-2772. 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, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/24/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-031091 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. A202380121 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 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) Ruben Solis Aldana AND Brandon Ariel Solis Gonzalez Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR Zenith Home Loans, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust February 01, 2023 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 02, 2023 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2023000006117 Original Principal Amount $553,570.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $552,566.41 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are

hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 22, BLOCK 2, LINDEN FILING NO. 1, AMENDMENT NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 12712 E 106Th Ave, 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, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/17/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-031064 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. A202380153 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 31, 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) INOCENTE RAMIREZ MENDOZA AND SERGIO RAMIREZ MENDOZA Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGESTREAM FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK UNITED N.A. Date of Deed of Trust June 24, 2003 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 02, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) C1168574 Original Principal Amount

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$221,270.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $164,200.90 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 7, PARKWOOD SUBDIVISION - FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 3125 EAST 94Th DR., DENVER, 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, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/31/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-020454 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. A202380127 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 19, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) William Hellhake Original Beneficiary(ies) Sooper Credit Union Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Sooper Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust December 28, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 07, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022000002357

Original Principal Amount $71,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $69,872.13 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 46, REUNION FILING NO. 22, CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 11060 Richfield Circle, Commerce City, CO 80022-8979. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Book/Page No.) 2015000044903 Original Principal Amount $106,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $49,892.07 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 1, Block 34, North Glen - Second Filing, County of Adams, State of Colorado. Purported common address: 421 Emery Rd, Northglenn, CO 80233. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/07/2024, 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.

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

DATE: 10/19/2023 Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

DATE: 10/05/2023 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: INMAN TEHRANI #44076 HOLST & TEHRANI, LLP PO BOX 298, 514 KIMBARK STREET, LONGMONT, CO 80502-0298 (303) 772-6666 Attorney File # 80127

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 # CO230097

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

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

On October 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

On October 17, 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) Darrel Charles Boudreaux and Wanda Berniece Boudreaux Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust June 01, 2015 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 12, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Original Grantor(s) Manuel Ojeda Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC.DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust March 31, 2020 County of Recording Adams

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Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 01, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020000029345 Original Principal Amount $409,937.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $316,987.88 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 35, BLOCK 16, BRIGHTON CROSSING FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 156902405012 Purported common address: 22 Apache Plume Street, Brighton, CO 80601. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/17/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 22-027025 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. A202380139 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 24, 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) Katie McKenna Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Caliber Home Loans, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing

Date of Deed of Trust March 29, 2022 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 05, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022000029860 Original Principal Amount $416,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $409,638.81 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 25, BLOCK 1, SUNSET RIDGE FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC. Date of Deed of Trust November 06, 2008 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 10, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2008000089276 Original Principal Amount $344,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $385,630.57 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Purported common address: 9210 Grove St, Westminster, CO 80031-2720.

LOT 12, BLOCK 1, GREEN ESTATES FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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

Purported common address: 15323 EDNA DRIVE, BRIGHTON, CO 80603.

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, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/24/2023 Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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.

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 # 00000009926338

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380142

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

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380146

On October 24, 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.

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

Original Grantor(s) WANDA SULLEY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE

Jennifer Romero Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust November 26, 2018 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 27, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2018000094642 Original Principal Amount $333,841.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $276,937.36 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 8, WYNDEMERE SUBDIVISION FILING NO.4, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 0172107303008 Purported common address: 4470 E 106Th Dr, Thornton, CO 80233. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/26/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-031095 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. A202380130

On October 26, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

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

Original Grantor(s)

On October 19, 2023, the undersigned Public

Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Alissa Louise Vaughn Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust July 30, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 11, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021000095768 Original Principal Amount $333,841.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $321,894.79 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 3, PLATTE RIVER RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 0157112414027 Purported common address: 872 Mockingbird Lane, Brighton, CO 80601. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/19/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-031067 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. A202380112

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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 10, 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 B. Longacre AND Marsha L. Longacre Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOME LOAN CENTER, INC., DBA LENDINGTREE LOANS, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust January 02, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 13, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 20060113000048920 Original Principal Amount $210,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $146,615.22 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 15, BLOCK 2, LAKESHORE PATIOS AT HUNTERS GLEN SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO APN: 0157326312015 Purported common address: 12995 Clarkson Way, Thornton, CO 80241. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/07/2024, 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 12/14/2023 Last Publication 1/11/2024 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: 10/10/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-030952 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. A202380145 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Jose Julian Solis AND Rocio Ramirez Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust July 31, 2019 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 01, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000061603 Original Principal Amount $414,682.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $368,410.84 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, BLOCK 1, HIGH POINTE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 10149 GRANBY DRIVE, 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, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/26/2023 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

9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-031147 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. A202380116 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 10, 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) Holly Street Ventures. LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) Indicate Capital Fund 1, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Indicate Capital Fund 1, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 01, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 08, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021000068522 Original Principal Amount $1,000,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $1,225,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Legal Description A PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 20; THENCE NORTH 89°45’59” EAST ON AN ASSUMED BEARING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 20, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 89°45’59” EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1293.22 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTH 1/2 SOUTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 20; THENCE NORTH 00°03’01” WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 SOUTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 659.93 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 SOUTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4; THENCE NORTH 89°45’57” EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 SOUTHEAST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 20, A DISTANCE OF 945.93 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°03 ‘01” EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 SOUTHEAST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 880.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°45’59” WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 20, A DISTANCE OF 945.93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°03’01” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 190.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°45’59” WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 20, A DISTANCE OF 1293.21 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°04’33” WEST ALONG A LINE 30.00 FEET EAST AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 20, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THE WEST 20 FEET THEREOF FOR ROAD PURPOSES AS CONTAINED IN DEED RECORDED JUNE 05, 1986 IN BOOK 3154 AT PAGE 511, AND EXCEPT THAT PORTION DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED MAY 17, 1991 IN BOOK 3778 AT PAGE 953, AND EXCEPT THAT PORTION DE-

SCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED MAY 18, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. C0802705, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also Known As: Vacant Land Parcel ID: 0157120219097 Affidavit of Scriveners Error Date of Affidavit of Scriveners Error September 20, 2023 Recording Date of Affidavit of Scriveners Error September 20, 2023 Reference Nos. of recorded 2023000053612 Affidavit of Scriveners Error Correcting Parcel ID from 0157120000023 to 0157120219097 **Pursuant to First Loan Modification Agreement dated February 2, 2022, recorded February 4, 2022 at Reception No. 2022000011107 Purported common address: 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, 02/07/2024, 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 12/14/2023 Last Publication 1/11/2024 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: 10/10/2023 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: Robert T. Cosgrove #12217 Burns, Wall and Mueller P.C. 303 E. 17TH AVENUE, #920, DENVER, CO 80203 (303) 830-7000 Attorney File # 80116 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. NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. A202379907 To: Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: Name of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust Gary G Blackmore Address of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust 12125 Monaco Dr, Brighton, CO 80602 Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 15, 2020 Recording Information 2020000130848 Legal Description of Property LOT 32, BLOCK 2, HOLLY CROSSING SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0157132407003 Street Address of Property 12125 Monaco Dr, Brighton, CO 80602

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 AM on 9/27/23, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and the funds must be claimed by the Obligor/ Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale. THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE TREASURER IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT US BEFORE 3/27/2024 as part of the “Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act”, pursuant to Colorado law. First Publication 12/14/23 Last Publication 1/11/24 Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Date: 11/9/23 Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Chief Deputy Public Trustee COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380119 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 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) Tamera Rewerts Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust July 23, 2010 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 28, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2010000049725 Original Principal Amount $78,937.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $58,602.52 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. CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 1F, BUILDING NO. 4, TANGLEWOOD (A CONDOMINIUM) ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED MAP THEREOF, AND ACCORDING AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR TANGLEWOOD (A CONDOMINIUM), RECORDED IN BOOK 2085 AT PAGE 843, AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 2097 AT PAGE 813, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Purported common address: 12143 Bannock St. Unit F, Westminster, CO 80234. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will

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at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/17/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-029601 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. A202380135 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 24, 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) Jamie Heinrich Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust September 15, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 16, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021000110187 Original Principal Amount $353,479.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $342,166.34 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to 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.

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.

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First Publication 12/14/2023 Last Publication 1/11/2024 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: 10/24/2023 Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

DATE: 10/05/2023 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: Robert Graham #26809 Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher LLP 360 South Garfield Street, 6th Floor, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 333-9810 Attorney File # 03625.0002

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. A202380108

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202380149

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

On October 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

On October 31, 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) Kevin D. McDonald Original Beneficiary(ies) Sandra Maestas Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Sandra Maestas Date of Deed of Trust May 22, 2020 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 03, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2020000049994 Original Principal Amount $300,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $290,704.65

Original Grantor(s) Mark A. Deherrera Sr. and Angela P. Deherrera Original Beneficiary(ies) MILA, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Home Equity Asset Trust 2004-3, Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-3 Date of Deed of Trust January 30, 2004 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 04, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) C1273804 Original Principal Amount $154,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $133,019.63

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.

South 1/2 of Lot 9, Block 4, North Federal Hills County of Adams, State of Colorado

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Purported common address: 11743 Melody Drive, Northglenn, CO 80234.

Purported common address: 2791 W. 66th Place, Denver, CO 80221.

LOT 5, BLOCK 6, WOODGLEN FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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

Purported common address: 3331 Jackson Way, Denver, CO 80233.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 3, HURON HEIGHTS-FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt

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, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/31/2023 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: Holly R. Shilliday #24423 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-968862-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. A202380106 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Jason M. Ketchel AND Heather L. Ketchel Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LENDAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CWS INVESTMENTS, INC Date of Deed of Trust April 15, 2022 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 20, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022000035339 Original Principal Amount $139,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $134,874.35 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 13, BLOCK 2, NORTH GLENN TWENTYSEVENTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Purported common address: 11820 Lincoln Street, Northglenn, CO 80233. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY EN-

CUMBERED 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, 02/07/2024, 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 12/14/2023 Last Publication 1/11/2024 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: 10/05/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-030888 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. A202380140 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 24, 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) Ronald Dale Coddington Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt US Bank Trust National Association, Not In Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust Date of Deed of Trust January 22, 2015 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 09, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2015000009099 Original Principal Amount $152,014.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $137,373.60 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 4, BLOCK 7, NORTHRIDGE SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 6528 Xavier St, Arvada, CO 80003.

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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, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/24/2023 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-23-967294-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. A202380144 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Enedina Soto and Jose G. Soto Original Beneficiary(ies) Bank One, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Bank One, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust August 17, 2001 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 30, 2001 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) CO850146 Original Principal Amount $50,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $17,768.03 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 4, BLOCK 21, SHERRELWOOD ESTATES - FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address:

460 El Paso Blvd., 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, 02/28/2024, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 1/4/2024 Last Publication 2/1/2024 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: 10/26/2023 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: Jessica J. Groen #40660 The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 South Beeler Street, Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO230115 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. A202380128 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 19, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Elena M Lujan AND Paul J Lujan Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust May 13, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 14, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021000059402 Original Principal Amount $404,537.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $393,678.09 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.

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LOT 3, BLOCK 18, BUFFALO MESA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 10450 Kittredge 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, 02/14/2024, 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 12/21/2023 Last Publication 1/18/2024 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: 10/19/2023 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 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-031030 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 PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the Liquor Laws of Colorado, Horizon Image Inc., 4381 S. Billings Court, Aurora, CO 80015; Mustafa Alkayali, President, 4381 S. Billings Court, Aurora, CO 80015; and Yusra Alkayali, Treasurer, 4381 S. Billings Court, Aurora, CO 80015 DBA Deno’s Country Store, 4000 E. 100th Avenue, Thornton, CO 80229, have requested the Thornton Local Licensing Authority (LLA) to grant a Retail Liquor Store License to sell Malt, Vinous, and Spirituous Liquor for consumption off the premises. Hearing on the application received 10/16/2023, will be held before the LLA on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Thornton City Hall Council Chambers, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO, 80229. At said time and place, any interested persons may appear to be heard for or against the granting of this license. By Order of the LLA (Liquor and Beer) Crystal Sergent, Deputy City Clerk Legal Notice No. NTS3255 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Legal Notice No. NTS3261 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel warrants

Public Notice LEGAL NOTICE ADAMS COUNTY GOVERNMENT ADOPTED 2024 BUDGET Notice is hereby given that the proposed mill levy for the ensuing year of 2024 has been submitted to the Board of County Commissioners. A public hearing regarding the proposed mill levy will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. The public hearing will be held in the first floor Public Hearing Room, at the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601-8204. Any interested elector of the county may file objections to the proposed mill levy at any time prior to the final certification of the mill levy by the Board of County Commissioners. Legal Notice No. NTS3257 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS City of Thornton 9500 Civic Center Drive Thornton, CO 80229-4326 The City of Thornton is soliciting the following: 1. McAllister Park Soccer Pitch, Project No. 24-543, Request for Proposals for Design Services. Go to Thornton’s website at www.ThorntonCO. gov, click on “Business” and then “Contracts & Purchasing” for information on how to obtain the solicitation documents. Bidders/Proposers are required to acknowledge all addenda in their Bid/Proposal submittal, failure to do so may be considered non-responsive. Posted on: www.ThorntonCO.gov and/or Contracts & Purchasing Bulletin Board. Legal Notice No. NTS3235 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Second Advertisement: December 28, 2023 Third Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on or after the 15th day of January, 2024, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with: A. Diller Mechanical Services, LLC 9456 County Road 34 Platteville, CO 80651 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of Thornton City Hall Multi-Stack Unit Replacement, Project No. 23-45B. B. C & L Water Solutions 12249 Mead Way Littleton, CO 80125 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of the 2022 Valve Replacements, Project No. 22-35. 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 Patrick Hinterberger Patrick Hinterberger Contracts Supervisor

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Legal Notice No. NTS3254 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice The following individuals are hereby notified that we will be applying for the title and their abandoned vehicle is to be sold. Red’s Towing, Inc. 5702 Lipan St Denver, CO 80216 303-733-7809 1. 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Red 046617 2. 2004 Honda Accord Black 069986 3. 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander White 006969 4. 2001 BMW 328i White 460682 5. 2010 Chevy Cobalt LS Black 230917 6. 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis Gray 639294 7. 2006 BMW 325xi Red T78013 8. 2004 Ford Mustang Maroon 120917 9. 2002 Chevy S10 White 126559 10. 2008 Cadillac SRX Gray 152616 11. 1993 Dodge Ram Van B150 White 519700 12. 2009 Infiniti G37 Gray 605743 13. 2008 Honda Accord Black 016802 14. 2016 Jeep Cherokee White 161923 15. 2012 Mazda Mazda3 Black 656126 Legal Notice No. NTS3262 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RONDA HANKINS, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30896 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Dorothy Mason Personal Representative 501 East 6th Street, Apt. A Ordway, CO 81063 Legal Notice No. NTS3258 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KATHY A. GROSSMAN, AKA, KATHY ANNETTE GROSSMAN, AKA, KATHY GROSSMAN, AKA, KATHY A. AUSTIN, AKA, KATHY ANNETTE AUSTIN, AKA, KATHY AUSTIN, AKA, KATHY A. BUSHNELL, AKA, KATHY ANNETTE BUSHNELL, AKA, KATHY BUSHNELL, AKA, KATHY A. GLAZNER, AKA, KATHY ANNETTE GLAZNER, AKA, KATHY GLAZNER, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30845 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court

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of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. John A. Glazner Personal Representative 3306 Yale Drive Broomfield, CO 80023 Legal Notice No. NTS3247 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James A. Rock II, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 366 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. James A. Rock Personal Representative 8474 Chase Dr Arvada, CO 80003 Legal Notice No. NTS3252 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carolyn Ann Carrano aka Carol Ann Carrano aka Carolyn A. Carrano aka Carol A. Carrano aka Carolyn Carrano aka Carol Carrano, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 313 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Christopher C. Carrano Personal Representative P.O. Box 1957 Broomfield, CO 80038-1957 Legal Notice No. NTS3242 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024

Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Loretta Ann Sainz a/k/a Loretta A. Sainz a/k/a Loretta Sainz, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30976 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Harper Marlowe Trujillo Personal Representative c/o The Law Office of Clark Daniel Dray 6343 W. 120th Ave. #211 Broomfield, CO 80020 Legal Notice No. NTS3259 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KAREN THERESE TAYLOR, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30801 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. James Taylor Personal Representative c/o Rocky Mountain Elder Law, LLC 651 Garrison Street, Suite 240 Lakewood, CO 80215 Legal Notice No. NTS3256 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Cardieri, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 357 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court

of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Vincent J. Cardieri Personal Representative 12421 Flatlands Ave, Apt 4J Brooklyn, NY 11208 Legal Notice No. NTS3239 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Diane Arlene Talbot, a/k/a Diane Rodriguez, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 423 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. John Allen Barnes Personal Representative 11652 Logan Street Northglenn CO 80233

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia Ann Hickman aka Virginia A. Hickman aka Virginia Hickman, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30955 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Shari L. Burton Personal Representative 38641 Old US Hwy 59 Howe, OK 74940 Legal Notice No. NTS3244 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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Legal Notice No. NTS3240 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DARLENE GLADYS CRITES TROSCLAIR, also known as DARLENE TROSCLAIR and DARLENE G. CRITES, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30888 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Frank P. Trosclair, Jr. Personal Representative 1724 S. Union St. Opelousas, LA 70570 Legal Notice No. NTS3233 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Westminster Window

Adams County Court 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Nanci Sandoval For Minor Child: Levi Christian Sandoval Barrientos To Change the Child’s Name to: Jayden Levi Burrola Sandoval Case Number: 2023 C 1503 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Christian Barrientos, non-custodial parent. Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: December 8, 2023 Time: 8:30 am Location: Adams County Court 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child. To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing. Date: October 27, 2023 Legal Notice No.: NTS3241 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 4, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court. The petition requests that the name of Maigao Zhang Covington Springs be changed to Michael Covington Springs Case No.: 23 C 1940 By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. NTS3246 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 14, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court. The petition requests that the name of Nicole Martha Pember be changed to Nicole Natasha Willow Pember Case No.: 23 C 1812 By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. NTS3225 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel ###

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