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‘He was my everything’ Taken by COVID-19, Steve Evans remembered as devoted father, friend, community member

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BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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Steve Evans thought he was coming down with a common bug. He developed a light, wet cough, and an upset stomach. He felt increasingly tired.

After a couple of days, the 51-year-old Castle Rock man began feeling better, but then started having difficulty breathing. Getting out of bed and walking downstairs left him winded.

He likened the feeling to his large dog laying on his chest, he told his 20-yearold daughter, Elly Evans. Having previously undergone a kidney transplant, Steve focused on keeping hydrated.

Still, his illness did not seem serious.

On March 27, Steve called his kidney doctor as a precaution, who recommended he go to the hospital and get examined. To his surprise, staff at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital insisted on admitting him that day.

“He called me to tell me that they were going to sedate him and put him on a ventilator, and he sounded really scared,” Elly said, adding she could tell her father was trying not to show his fear, for her sake. “He told me that he loved me and that it would be OK.” That was the last time Elly and her father spoke.

On April 6, after nearly two weeks of battling what testing later confirmed to be COVID-19, Steve Evans died. He had turned 52 six days earlier.

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LOOKING FOR THE ‘POSITIVES’

Area residents share how the pandemic is changing their lives P4

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Steve Evans, shown with his daughter, Elly, died April 6 after fighting COVID-19. COURTESY PHOTO

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Parker residents help neighbors through pandemic Community finds ways to stay connected, safe

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Alicia Soto, of Parker, wanted to find a way to give back. She had seen news about people in Oklahoma crafting medical masks for doctors amid the COVID-19 pandemic and called Parker Adventist Hospital to see if they had any use for homemade masks.

The hospital said they did, and in the span of about four days, a group of Douglas and Elbert County residents assembled about 2,500 homemade N95 masks to donate to Parker Adventist.

“It’s been four days this all transpired so quickly,” Soto said. “God gave me this dream team to run with.”

Masks for Medics, a group now split into three sub-groups for Parker, Castle Rock/Elizabeth/Franktown and Littleton, started raising money and materials to supplement a potential shortage in medical supplies as the COVID-19 outbreak in the Denver area continues to worsen. The group specifically makes masks for Centura Health hospitals, like Parker Adventist and Castle Rock Adventist. There is a GoFundMe page for the entire group called Masks for Medics — Centura Hospitals, which has raised almost $2,000.

Soto created the initial page and

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COURTESY PHOTOS within 24 hours the group garnered more than 500 members. Parker Adventist, a Centura Health hospital, will provide material and instructions on how to craft homemade N95 masks.

In a March 22 press release, Centura Health stated homemade masks should be regarded a last resort, however the hospitals are accepting them in case the policy changes.

Experts in sewing, social media marketers and community volunteers joined the ranks of Masks for Medics and the movement spread throughout the south metro region. Others

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jumped in to help organize group chats, spreadsheets — wherever their skills could be put to good use. A volunteer’s husband’s engineering firm used its 3-D printer to create plastic face sheilds for Centura as well, about 2,500 on the first batch.

“I am blessed to have this huge team of organized women on top of their game who just fell into place,” Soto said. “They offered to help and they ran with it.”

Parker community members far and wide have dug deep to lend a hand in the early stages of the COVID-19 pan-

April Lahr poses with one of the homemade masks people are crafting to donate to local hospitals. demic. From connecting vulnerable populations with resources, delivering groceries to those in need or donating medical supplies to local hospitals, Parker folks are finding ways to do their part.

Todd Hendreks had extra N95 masks stashed from the SARS pandemic in 2003. He donated three boxes of 20 to Parker Adventist and to the Parker Police Department March 21 and encourages others to give what they can.

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MESSAGE FROM YOUR CHAMBER PRESIDENT/CEO ou don’t know what you’ll miss ‘til it’s gone. I remember only two weeks ago, complaining about traffic on I25. Our norm drastically has changed, I miss the commerce that traffic generates.

We don’t see many natural disasters here in Colorado other than fire danger and oh yes we can definitely see a lot of snow. Don’t ever take the norm for granted! Things we have come accustomed to have been taken away so suddenly. I’m stunned and keenly aware now of how quickly things can change, not only here in Colorado but in the entire world.

During difficult times like what we are experiencing now; you see how powerful our Castle Rock & Douglas County spirit truly is. Our community, no different than other Colorado communities are all helping each other out and the humanity displayed is something miraculous. I trust you and your business are included with those who are digging in to make an incredible difference.

Our local businesses and industries are relying on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, SBA, local, state & federal governments as well as talking to industry experts and making decisions based on scientific evidence. Focusing on keeping our employees, their families and our community safe are of the upmost importance.

There will always be disasters, I just hope the world will never have to go through anything like this again. This experience is not a lesson of business disruption, but of leadership, humanitarianism and creativity. People are quickly implementing a digital footprint and translating their physical presence online, which the Castle Rock Chamber and our partners at the EDC and Downtown Alliance are utilizing with our Virtual Business Town Hall weekly meetings so that we can inform, educate and relate to our local businesses and to our community. We will see a new norm when we get to the other side of this pandemic.

Make sure you ask people you engage with ‘How are you? it actually means something now. The mindless reflexive query of a couple weeks ago is gone. Now it’s a genuine check in. Such are the times we live in.

Here’s hoping you and your loved ones are healthy and strong. We appreciate all of you more than ever before.

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, #CRCSTRONG s many small businesses are struggling to stay open during the state-wide stay-at-home order, owners are looking to the Castle Rock Chamber for advice, assistance, and opportunities.

While the impact and uncertainty of COVID-19 continues to take a toll on our economy, businesses can find some peace of mind in knowing the Chamber is still here and working hard for you! Castle Rock Chamber has, and will always be a Champion for our Business Community!

Founded in 1955, the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce has been the leading champion of entrepreneurial and economic prosperity for over 65 years. Together, we truly are #CRCStrong!

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Restaurants offering carry-out/delivery, Retailers offering online sales, and essential Professional and Service providers are listed. There's also an enormous archive of COVID-19 resources related to the business community. As we continue to be bombarded with information from everywhere, the Chamber felt it was important to consolidate and compile local and state-wide information into one, easy to use website for both our local residents and the business community.

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“Social distancing has impacted our daily routine significantly. However, we want to make sure we are not contributing to the spread of this illness. We have left the house four times to pick up groceries. We spend the day doing educational activities, crafting, walking and playing outside. Our family is trying to take a relaxed approach and insert fun where we can. We have become more lenient with screen time for the kids.

We acknowledge that it is a privilege to be safe and healthy at home, so we try to temper our anxiety with gratefulness.”

— Rebekah Kennedy, 32, Parker, stay-at-home parent

“I have been practicing law for over 27 years and now practice part-time and take care of our sons. My husband, Mark, is working from home. We have been walking in Salisbury Equestrian Park, exploring nature and home schooling our sons in music, art, exercise, and reading. We embraced the changes needed to stay healthy as issued by government officials. We have enjoyed greater family time together, and cooking meals at home.” — Laura Hefta, 54, Parker, lawyer “I just get four years of high school and this is half of a year that I just don’t get back. It feels like a lot of wasted time... I also worry about how people are going to recover and how this will affect people’s anxiety. It’s going to be hard to get people to venture outside again.”

— Emma Fisher, 16, Highlands Ranch, junior in high school

“There has never been a time in many, many moons where we all didn’t need each other more than we need each other right now. I think we all need that social interaction. We need social connection. We need social connection more now than in anybody’s recent memory.”

— K.C. Neel, 60, Douglas County, small business owner

“In our house, we’re definitely trying to focus on being optimistic and just look for the positives ... I’m relying on Zoom meetings with my friends (right now). I love my kids and I love parenting but I’m used to being with adults eight hours a day.”

— Mandy Henry, 40, Highlands Ranch, works for Mission Hills Church

“The biggest issue for me has been staying home. Although I am a stay-at-home parent, it is rare for me to be at my house.

We are normally very active and like to go out and do things...

I’m glad that I am able to say, the hardest part for me has been being forced into solitude in our home.”

— Kristen Sortman, 32, Castle Rock, stay-at-home parent

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DCSD closes campuses for remainder of school year Decision made with 13 neighboring school districts

HELP AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED Colorado families who have encountered economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for assistance.

Families can apply for the Colorado Works County Emergency Disaster Program through Colorado PEAK, an online service that allows qualified Coloradans to screen and apply for medical, food, cash and early childhood assistance.

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More than a dozen Denver metro area school districts, including the Douglas County School District, jointly announced April 3 they will remain closed to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year.

On April 1, Gov. Jared Polis extended statewide school closures through at least April 30 as a stayat-home order remained in place through April 11, although that is expected to be extended.

A letter signed by 14 Denver metro area school districts said even once stay-at-home orders are lifted, social distancing measures and limited group gatherings are anticipated to stay in place for weeks or months, and that Colorado is still approaching the virus’ peak within the state.

“Given the nature of a school environment (classrooms, passing periods, buses, playgrounds, etc.) these restrictions are not practical within the school setting,” the let-

ter states. “As such, there does not appear to be a viable way for us to convene traditional in-person learning this school year.”

The letter states guidance from local health departments played a significant role in the superintendents collectively deciding to stay closed. COVID-19 will likely peak in late April in Colorado, according to numerous models, the letter states.

Making a concrete decision on whether or not to resume in-person learning will allow districts to “focus our energy and attention” toward questions and concerns and end the uncertainty around school resuming.

In an email to the DCSD community provided to Colorado Community Media, DCSD Superintendent Thomas Tucker said he participated in a call with the governor, Colorado Commissioner of Education Katy Anthes and other area districts the

morning of April 3.

“During that call, Governor Polis acknowledged that having students continue with remote learning for the remainder of the school year eliminates yet another transition for our students,” Tucker wrote.

Tucker called it a difficult decision but said he feels it is best for the school community.

“This is an unprecedented situation we find ourselves in and I encourage you and your loved ones to continue following the advice and guidance of healthcare professionals,” Tucker said.

Douglas County School District teachers have been preparing for this possibility as they began transitioning to remote education on March 23.

Sam Kurucz, a social studies teacher at Highlands Ranch High School, said he and other teachers at his school are unhappy and wor-

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“We would strongly prefer to return to school but understand why the decision is made,” he said. “This only makes things more difficult going forward.”

For parents, the news also brought mixed emotions, said Lone Tree mother of two Marissa Harmon.

Harmon and her husband knew this was a possibility, she said. She now worries about eventually going back to work without daycare available.

Harmon’s husband is able to work from home but she owns a hair salon and might need to work once salons can reopen.

Still, the family is trying not to think too far ahead and focus on giving their children the best education they can, she said.

“Our house will continue to do what we can to support our children and community,” she said.

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With gatherings banned, options dwindle for funeral services Metro area families can choose to livestream or postpone

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While losing a loved one at any time is difficult, planning a funeral has been made even more complicated as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to halt gatherings.

With the statewide stay-at-home

measure aimed at stopping the virus spread in place, Denver-area funeral homes are working to find innovative ways to help clients celebrate their family member’s or friend’s life without a public service.

Many funeral homes, such as Dignity Memorial, are offering a livestream of funeral services so that more than immediate family members can view the event.

“Grief is an emotion with a lot of tears and hugging and hand-holding,” said Matt Whaley, Denver’s market director for Dignity Memorial. “It has been really, really different for us in

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Dignity Memorial, which has several funeral homes around in the metro area, operates Olinger Crown Hill in Wheat Ridge, Olinger Chapel Hill in Centennial, Olinger Andrews Caldwell Gibson in Castle Rock and Olinger Funeral, Cremation and Cemetery — Highland in Thornton, along with other locations in Denver, Aurora and Thornton.

Parker and Elizabeth Funeral Home in Parker and the Horan & McConaty chain of funeral homes have also adopted the livestream approach.

While some people have chosen this option, more have decided to simply postpone the memorial.

“A lot of the time what we see is cremation. And that gives people the ability to put it off and have a service when we’re all back to where we can be together,” said Lloyd Harwood, general manager at Parker and Elizabeth Funeral Home.

For more traditional burials, some families are opting to hold an immediate, private burial but plan for a Wellensiek public memorial once the order has been lifted, said Michael Wellensiek, director of operations for Horan & McConaty.

Postponing can have its own difficulties, however.

“No memorial at the time of death postpones grief,” he said. “To have a

Horan & McConaty, which has seven funeral homes in the Denver metro area, is allowing clients who have a private memorial during the COVID-19 crisis to have a free public memorial once the state’s prohibition on large gatherings is lifted.

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“My wife and I felt compelled to donate 120 N95 masks that my father gave us years ago because it was the right thing to do,” Hendreks said. “We will do our part to remain temporary hermits, but the real needs belong to our first responders.”

Leah Ryan and Alex Yakubovich started a volunteer system for the immunocompromised and seniors to request delivery of certain products.

Their Facebook page Be the Good Ones gained more than 600 followers in a week. Before the stay-at-home order took effect issued March 26, the group offered delivery of anything a person would need to keep to their regular lives as much as possible, including groceries, toys, books and supplies. As stay-at-home orders were enforced, the group stated it will still operate but only for essential needs like groceries, pharmacy or other medical supplies.

“We really want to bring a sense of neighborly love and community together to show how we all can get along and we can help each other,” said Leah Ryan, community leader and local administrator for Housewives in the City. “Put greed and entitlement aside and think about each other and your fellow neighbors/ citizens. We’re all in this together.”

Some people either did not have enough supplies or enough money to stock up, so the group will solicit do-

nations from members as well to pick up certain products. Be the Good Ones helped one woman living in Oregon deliver groceries to her senior mother in Parker.

Yakubovich encourages people to think of what he calls “the daily five.”

“Contact five of your friends, neighbors or clients and just see how they’re doing, see how they’re coping and ask them what they need and do it, and ask them to do the same,” Yakubovich said. “Everybody seems to be very scared of the unknown, including us. I have family that’s not in the best physical condition and we figured a lot of people have to be in the same place as us, so we started (Be the Good Ones). It’s about giving back and being a good person.”

Ronica Kirwin, owner of Open Mind Healing, helped a new mother, in need of very specific medical supplies to hold her newborn with a rare spinal birth defect, through Be the Good Ones. Kirwin, through her connections as a holistic healer, tracked down a specific box of gloves the mother needed.

“I started seeing people all over the internet say ‘I need this and I can’t get it,’” Kirwin said. “That’s where I come in. I will do the worrying for you.”

Kirwin said helping people is in her nature and will do anything she can to help people.

“Let’s be reasonable about this.

If you have enough to share, be a good person,” Kirwin said. “If I can brighten somebody’s day with just a small gesture, I’m going to do it.”

COVID-19 Community Response Assistance is as close as your phone or computer. We understand that this is a difficult time for many in our community. Douglas County is ready to help you find support. Call 303.688.4825 for information about human services countywide including: *Food, shelter and childcare emergency assistance *Aging, employment and disability resources *Physical and mental healthcare The call center is staffed 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday to answer your questions and provide assistance. Call to speak with department staff or visit DouglasCOVID19.com

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month What would you do if you suspected child abuse or neglect? Call 303.663.6270 or 1.844.4CO.KIDS. Visit douglas.co.us and search Child Welfare to know the signs of child abuse and neglect and what to do if you believe a child is at risk.

Business Personal Property Tax Declarations deadline changed Business owners who own or lease Business Personal Property (BPP) with a total market value greater than $7,700 are, by state law, required to report the property to the County Assessor annually. Considering the current public health crisis, the 2020 due date for BPP declarations has been extended to June 15, 2020. For more information visit douglas.co.us/assessor

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Douglas County libraries provide digital resources The library system has craft, workout and language classes in addition to books

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County residents may be barred from visiting their local libraries during the pandemic-prompted shutdown, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still use the myriad online resources provided by the library district.

The digital library system goes much further than ebooks and audiobooks. It also provides access to movies, craft guides, workout classes, magazines, music, content just for kids and language courses.

“We can’t be there physically for our patrons at this time,” said Andrea Wy-

ant, who helps run the digital library.

“But we’re scrambling to find ways to connect and provide digitally what we were providing before and meet that need when the need is most high.”

Those who don’t have a library card can go online to dcl.org/library-basics to sign up for a card and begin using digital resources immediately using a cell phone number or address.

Books and audiobooks The online library has been changed to allow up to 12 digital checkouts per month and to reduce wait times.

“If people are going to be stuck inside, now is the time to start reading and listening,” Wyant said.

Using Overdrive, or its associated smartphone app Libby, patrons can check out a “Skip the Line” list with popular books that happen to have a copy available for instant check-out.

Other lists available include staff picks and prime picks, which consist

of books that once had a long hold line but have since slowed down.

There are thousands of ebooks and audiobooks available through the digital library.

Movies and TV Hoopla is another one of the library’s vendors and it provides movies, TV shows, music and more ebooks and audiobooks without a wait.

Those with a library card also have access to Kanopy, which offers ondemand classic movies, indie films, documentaries and children’s programming.

All digital library materials can be found at dcl.org/digital-media.

Other library offerings There is a variety of other materials available to library patrons such as body weight workout classes that can be done from home, conversational language courses, expert-taught busi-

ness and software instructionals and video crafting classes, like drawing and sewing.

“I think we are all grasping to find direction and meaningful things we can do,” Wyant said. “Especially in this time of uncertainty.”

These options that lie outside of standard library offerings are available at dcl.org/library-perks.

Another section of the website is dedicated to resources for kids and teens, including educational and entertaining books, movies and TV shows.

Wyant is spending this time reading the lightest and cheesiest books she can find, she said. She’s also working to make the digital library as vast and accessible as possible.

“We saw the unfortunate opportunity to really highlight these things that can make people’s lives better, make them a better human,” she said, “or just be able to escape.”

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VOICES Let’s all not get together and think about this time

tay at home, isolate, avoid crowds such as parties, concerts, athletic events, parades, weddings, QUIET funerals, and limit physical contact DESPERATION with non-household members.

Snap.

I have been doing just that for the past 17 years, ever since I retired from teaching.

This is, for me and for many other Craig Marshall introverts, business as usual.

Smith In normal times, I have been viewed as a humbug: that older man on the block who lives alone

and rarely socializes with neighbors or anyone else.

And now?

“The folks are as good as the people,” as my father used to say.

My lifestyle, which works wonders for me, is being imposed on others who may not be faring as well.

Andreas Kluth, writing for Bloomberg Opinion, said, “The modern world in normal times belongs indubitably to the extroverts.”

He added, “Extroverts need other people.”

While I need help with my teeth, taxes and sprinklers, I’m fine otherwise, working at home, and limiting physical contact to Harry, who insists that I hide while he seeks, and that we culminate in a heap on the floor together.

I knew when I was in high school that a day might come — I hoped it would — when I could both hide and communicate (to paraphrase D.W. Winnicott), and it came, as I said, when I retired.

I once wished for a rural life, distant from others, but that wish, fortunately, did not come true.

Fortunately?

If I were to live in the middle of nowhere, help, if needed, would be hard to come by.

I am often asked why I live where I do because Highlands Ranch is thought to be a bustling community, rich with family options and activities, recreation centers, gathering sites, bike paths, and parks, and I utilize none of them. Not one.

“Craig, you don’t bustle.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Put others first When did our elected Douglas County state lawmakers become health experts to feel Tri-County Health was wrong in issuing stay-at-home orders prior to the governor’s call? Are they still living in January, when some politicians were not recognizing the virus, saying it was just a flu?

Were their egos hurt when they were not asked their opinion first before making the call? Are they afraid their wealthy supporters for reelection would be impacted with stay-at-home and not be able to fill their coffers?

Their call to walk away from TrCounty Health was being irresponsible as an elected official. During these trying times, protocols may not be the norm. Get over yourselves and think about others first!

Dave Usechek Parker A matter of common sense I am in full support of Director John Douglas of Tri-County Health. He has the facts and projections of COVID-19 and has nothing but the welfare of the people in mind. I do not understand the backlash against his order for people to stay home when the governor gave the very same order the next day. It is time, in my opinion, for certain politicians to think of what is best for the community and how to keep

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All issues need not become partisan when the greater good is the demand.

To even entertain the thought of separating from Tri-County Health is hubris. We, the people, desperately need this organization and its informative knowledge. May common sense prevail.

Barbara App Castle Rock Trump deserves praise President Trump has been at the forefront of an unprecedented response to the outbreak of COVID-19, leading the way to protect Coloradans. By taking effective actions, the president’s top priority has been the safety, security and health of the American people.

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True. But I have a house that would have been unaffordable in other parts of metro Denver, and in Denver, when I was house shopping.

Kluth summed me up: “Introverts are drained by the random noise of small talk, fatigued by the fluid kinetics of a cocktail party, dazed by people speaking before they think in allegedly creative brainstorming sessions.”

I guess I could be called a snob, but it’s not true. I simply try to avoid quantities of people.

As much as I love baseball, I may not attend another game. The pace of a baseball game allows spectators too much time to do other things.

Yak to each other, talk on the phone, come and go, take selfies.

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Avoid the impossible and seek the possible

ishing you and your family safety, good health, patience, and happiness as we all go through this time together. And if your family or friends have experienced illness or loss, I will keep you in my prayers.

Just send me an email at mnorton@ tramazing.com to let me know how WINNING I can best pray for WORDS you.

In the business circles that I work in, my peers and I are having conversations all the time about how we are pivoting where we need to, discussing where we can maintain consistency and Michael Norton normalcy, and talking about how we can best help our people and their families, our customers, and our partners to stay safe and still stay optimistic and productive during this time.

Our conversations include the newest news and information that is available regarding employment, the economy, and the impact of COVID-19.

The struggles are real and there is a

lot of uncertainty. Uncertainty causes fear, worry, and doubt. And when that happens, we know that we all act or react differently. Some of us go into idle mode. Some of us go into hyperactive mode. And some of us maintain the same routine and go through their day just as they had before the pandemic.

What typically happens is that when we react, we never just simply react.

We either overreact and make things worse, or we underreact and don’t do enough, or maybe do nothing at all.

Maybe it makes sense to think about the word respond instead of using the word react. If we change our mindset and think about how we can respond, we will usually make a much better decision as we take the time to think about our response and how we handle what is going on.

We now have millions of people working from home or who have been furloughed or laid off and are at home without work. And we know that there could be some idle time, down time, or feeling down time. People are worried and that is real. And what else is real is that idle time can keep us focused on the impossible. Idle time allows our minds to drift and sometimes get

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NORTON FROM PAGE 10

caught up in the challenge and not the solution. We may not have the solution to the pandemic or the economy, but we can come up with solutions and ideas to help ourselves and our families make the very best of the situation, keep our minds sharp, our bodies in shape, and our faith strong.

Some of the encouragement I have been offering is to stay busy. Avoid idle time as much as possible. When we are busy, we are usually focusing on what is possible, we are seeking that which is possible. Our energy levels and motivation are much higher.

When we stay busy, our creativity is at work and our outlook changes for the better. Reading, writing, a new hobby, cooking, a home workout routine, online learning, volunteering in some way, and any other activity you can think of will work. Just stay engaged

SMITH FROM PAGE 10

The game itself is of secondary importance.

I want to make it clear that I am not gloating because everyone else is now forced to do what I choose to do.

Extroverts need people, and I want to see that they get them. It would mean, for one thing, that this hard-toimagine period of time in American and world history is behind us.

and as busy as you can. And when you do, you will start to see all the possibilities ahead.

Last week I wrote about quiet time. Quiet time is different than idle time. Quiet time in prayer, or meditation, or being still for a little while is good. Just like playing games and doing puzzles of any kind are both good and stimulating. But playing video games 14 hours a day may not be the best course of action right now. And sitting idle and worrying isn’t productive either.

How about you? Have you gotten caught up in focusing on the challenges and what seems to be impossible? Or are you remaining active in the new stay-at-home life and actively seeking the possible? As always, I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we seek the possible, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

Great day in the morning.

I wonder: Will there be unexpected self-discoveries among extroverts during these weeks and months that will lead to a change of encampment, to my side of the aisle?

As Kluth stated, it worked for John Keats and Isaac Newton. And I would add the boy who gave the title — “Quiet Desperation” — to this column.

Henry David Thoreau.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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Jeffrey Logan McCown, 69, of Parker, CO passed away on March 27, 2020. He was born on September 22, 1950 to “Mac” and Eula (Larrabee) McCown in Liverpool, England.

He spent much of his time as a computer programmer in the Tech industry and was also a member of the National Guard. Parker Funeral Home was honored to be entrusted with his care. Please visit www.pfh-co.com to leave your condolences for the family.

George Anthony SInger, 87, of Parker, CO passed away on March 31, 2020. He was born to Nathan and Angie (Pastore) SInger on February 21, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts.

George was retired from the Air Force as Head of Operations at the time of retirement. He will be laid to rest at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on April 6, 2020. Please visit www.pfh-co.com to leave condolences to the family. Parker Funeral Home was honored to walk alongside this family.

Jack W. McGuire, 88, of Parker, CO passed away on March 31, 2020. Born on October 3, 2020 to Jack Whiting McGuire Sr. (father) and Lorain Michel McGuire (mother) in San Antonio, Texas. Jack proudly served in the United States Air Force after graduating high school, then studied business at Baylor University. Jack was named the President of the Worldwide Airline Customer Relations Association in 1983. He went on to work for the city of Denver at Stapleton International Airport as Manager of Public Relations. Jack

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Jenny Lee McGuire, 39, of Denver, CO passed away on March 25, 2020. She was born in Smithtown, New York to the late John Mcguire and Jean (Pohja) McGuire on December 30, 1980. A very small service was held at Parker Funeral Home on Wednesday April 1, 2020. Please visit www.pfh-co.com to leave condolences for the family, Jenny was a very artistic young lady who could turn “nothing” into “something amazing”!

Costa John, 56, of Aurora, CO passed away on March 25, 2020. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii on May 3, 1963 to Edward and Helen (Rosetti) John. Costa was affectionately referred to as “Bam Bam”....he will be missed greatly, Parker Funeral Home was honored to ship him to California where he will be laid to rest at the Cherokee Park Cemetery In Lodi. Please visit www.pfh-co.com to leave condolences for the family.

Spiros (Don) Romios, 79, of Parker, CO passed away on March 28, 2020. He was born to Christ and Joan (Economy) Romios on December 17, 1940 in Denver, CO. He will be laid to rest in Kentucky at the New Ebeneezer Baptist Church Cemetery. Parker Funeral Home was entrusted with his care; please visit www.pfh-co.com to leave condolences for the family.

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This includes working with fast food restaurants to stay open, partnering with tech giants like Google to deploy online triage platforms and using software companies to track smartphone location data to track and isolate the virus. President Trump has also cut burdensome red tape to allow medical professionals to expand access to telehealth services and diagnose patients without having to leave their homes. In addition to the stimulus package, President Trump has directed the treasury to defer tax payments, provide tax credits and loans to small businesses, and waive interest on student loans.

Finally, by approving the FEMA disaster declaration in Colorado, President Trump showed Coloradans that his top priority is their health, security and safety. I think we can all hope that politicians will stop politicizing COVID-19 and work with President Trump and Republicans to stop its spread.

Priscilla Rahn Candidate for CU regent and Highlands Ranch resident

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LIFE Couples’ plans postponed as vendors brace for industry impacts

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obbie Jo Dodson waited to reschedule her wedding, clinging to hope she and her fiancé could enjoy some semblance of the event they spent a year planning, until the choice to reschedule was no longer a choice at all.

First, the hotel where she reserved a block of rooms for guests closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Then her wedding venue, The Manor House in south Jefferson County, closed as well.

After both closures, she and her fiancé, Trent Stein, spent a day researching contingency plans. They considered inviting only their parents to watch them marry at the courthouse — a plan that later became impossible when the courthouse, too, closed. They contacted Airbnb to see if the company would rent them a home for their ceremony, some guests included, as governments began restricting the size of events.

Finally, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced he was prohibiting all gatherings of 10 or more people. His order, the venue closure and the hotel closure, all came within 48-hours.

“That was, I think, finally the wakeup call to stop fighting this,” Dodson said.

‘A screeching halt’ Dodson and Stein’s original wedding date of March 28 came and went. The Centennial couple still does not have a new wedding date. Rescheduling their honeymoon to Italy, which they planned to take immediately after the wedding, also hangs in the air.

With Colorado under a stay-at-home order through April 11 — which Polis says is likely to be extended — Dodson is waiting to pick a new date until life is less uncertain.

“We fought it and that was so tortuous,” Dodson said, hoping other couples can learn from her experience. “It was better once we decided to postpone, because this is such an uncertain time and a really anxiety-provoking climate.”

Wedding vendors in the Denver metro area said they are encouraging couples like Dodson and Stein to stay positive and trying to provide clients with as much support as possible during the crisis.

“You almost have to be their therapist with it,” said Karalee McMillan, an Englewoodbased wedding planner at Borrowed and Blue Colorado. “Just listening to everything and making sure that they feel heard, because at the end of the day, that’s all you can really do.”

McMillan has seen her share of wedding tragedies — natural disasters clashing with wedding dates and fires wiping out venues.

But she has never seen a crisis like COVID-19 unleashed on the industry.

Bobbie Jo Dodson and her fiance, Trent Stein, were forced to reschedule their March 28 wedding because of COVID-19 closures.

COURTESY PHOTO “At this point, we don’t even have (backup venues) as an option,” she said.

Dodson’s wedding photographer, Castle Rock-based Dawn Sparks, was scheduled to photograph 15 weddings this year. Her next is slated for June, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced that couple into a “holding pattern,” along with all events in the near future.

“The photography industry has just come to a screeching halt, and I really don’t know how that’s going to pan out for us,” she said.

It’s too early to call late summer and fall weddings, she said, but she suspects many couples will eventually opt to elope and pass up the expenses of a large event, especially if their jobs were affected by the pandemic.

Contracts between vendors and couples is “a big, hot topic in the wedding industry” amid the crisis, she said. Vendors who spoke to Colorado Community Media said they are making every effort to help couples reschedule and have not encountered a couple choosing to cancel altogether.

“I’m praying it’s all over with before I have to cross that bridge,” Sparks said.

McMillan waived all date-transfer fees for couples and believes most vendors are taking similar measures.

Dodson praised The Manor House, located just west of C-470, for its professionalism and several of her vendors for their flexibility in rescheduling.

Her florist, Florals by Nora, sent her a care package. The Manor House offered to return her rental fee if they don’t reschedule with that venue. All but one of her vendors offered to refund Dodson if she can’t retain them for her rescheduled wedding date, although she hopes to.

All vendors cautioned couples forced into rescheduling to pick a date they are confident in and pick soon. Many industry professionals already have bookings for the rest of the year and into next year.

Supporting themselves Vendors hope couples will choose to reschedule weddings affected by the pandemic rather than cancel and support the industry as revenue streams grow thin.

“There’s going to be many of us that are filing for unemployment and taking advantage of the CARES Act that was just passed, the SBA loans, I’m researching all that,” Sparks said.

McMillan said it’s hard to encourage couples to tour venues or consider bookings when the future is so uncertain.

“It’s definitely more difficult to kind of keep things going and support yourself,” she said.

A few potential couples reached out recently for information about her services, and their biggest questions revolve around the “what ifs” currently shrouding the industry, she said. Are deposits refundable or transferable? What happens if they need to reschedule? What if there is another wave of the virus?

“To say that there’s been normal booking for the quarter, I would definitely say not, but there’s definitely questions being answered and trying to bring as much calm as we can,” she said.

Crystal Scott is director of operations at Aspen Coast Studio, a team of photographers serving the Denver metro area, all of Colorado and now expanding to other states.

As their spring and early summer clients reschedule, that delays what photographers can earn to support themselves and their families, she said.

“When someone pushes their date off, then that pushes off also what we can make for each client,” she said. “It’s going to be tricky to navigate, but overall I wouldn’t say we’re losing it, but it’s just being put on hold.”

To support industry professionals, Scott urged couples to book sessions and weddings in advance. McMillan said those retainers help vendors earn income during off seasons.

Sparks suggested giving photographers and vendors shout-outs and tags on social media.

Focusing on what matters Regardless of what the future holds for weddings and events, vendors encourage couples to focus on what matters.

“You need to remember what’s at the center of all of it, and it’s the two people who fell in love,” McMillan said.

For Dodson, quarantining with her fiancé has reminded her they still have each other, and she’s enjoying the extra time with him.

When their wedding day does come, she said, they will be more appreciative. Their main wish is to have parents and close friends there to witness their vows and share in the memory.

“People have said, `I think the ceremony will be all the more special because of this.’

I’m sure that’s true,” she said. “It definitely makes you reflect on what was most important, what was the essence of what you wanted of that whole celebration.”

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“He was my best friend. He was my hero,” said Elly, who at 7 lost her mother in an ATV accident. She and her dad had been inseparable since. “He was my everything.”

Making an impact Steve also left an imprint on the Castle Rock community.

He ran a tax reduction company for more than 15 years before opening Astro Tap House in the town’s The Meadows neighborhood in early 2018. He hoped the self-pour tap house would be a unique addition to town.

Kodi Nottingham met Steve through the Facebook groupturned-nonprofit, Dads of Castle Rock, or DoCR, an organization of dads that started last June.

At first a place to meet on social media, the DoCR quickly became a brotherhood of fathers who sought ways to serve the community, Nottingham said.

Steve served on the executive team. He opened his tap house to the DoCR, which met there every Thursday night. Nottingham often brought his 3-year-old daughter to the gatherings. Steve had a glass of pineapple juice waiting for her every time.

He also brought in non-alcoholic beer for members who struggled with addiction. He made an effort to welcome and get to know every person who came into the tap house.

He helped spearhead and support the group’s fundraisers, like a bake sale and pancake feed.

“You could go to any corner of Castle Rock and you could find somebody who has something great to say about Steve Evans,” Nottingham said. “That was somebody that was very visible in our community, that had an impact all over the place.”

For roughly two years Steve worked to get the bar up and running. In high school and into college, Elly worked as host, server, cook, janitor and helped her dad manage. Sales were up and the business was profitable, but it could be stressful on them both, Elly said.

They were in the process of selling the business when Gov. Jared Polis ordered all restaurants and bars to close to in-house service to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Steve announced March 16 that Astro Tap House would close for good as a result.

Battling complications Steve’s last visit with family was March 27, when his brother dropped him off at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Elly said. Because the virus is highly contagious, visitations are restricted at Castle Rock Adventist and all Centura Health hospitals.

Complications quickly arose. That night Steve survived two cardiac arrests, Elly said. Then his kidney began to fail.

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She was sick with symptoms common of COVID-19, she said. She was never tested but isolated herself The Dads of Castle Rock organization in her apartment bedroom as her that Steve Evans served on has set up roommate cleaned their home. a fundraiser to help Elly Evans pay for Steve stopped by shortly before his medical bills and funeral costs. To help, go hospitalization to drop off a laptop to docrco.org for more information, or visit so Elly could work remotely. He the group’s Facebook page, Dads of Castle waved to her from outside the front Rock Community Outreach. door as she stood by her bedroom.

Elly is bracing for medical bills and Elly isn’t sure what life will look funeral costs while also paying for her like without her dad.

Westminster apartment, where she is They were best friends. They living with a roommate. She’s grateful to talked every day. He taught Elly not a family friend who set up a meal train to to judge, that everyone is not cut help her with food, to her boyfriend who from the same cloth and that everychecks on her regularly, to her uncle and one has different life experiences. aunt for helping as they can, and to the And he loved meeting and talking to group Dads of Castle Rock, for starting the people about their lives. fundraiser for her.

“He would give you the shirt off his back if it was his last shirt and On March 30, Steve’s birthday, you needed one,” she said.

Elly made her father a birthday She is scheduled to close on her card and dropped it off at the father’s Castle hospital, along Rock home, with cupcakes which he had put for staff. Later up for sale, in that day he was six weeks. The transferred to father-daughter Parker Adventeam planned tist Hospital for to move into an more advanced apartment todialysis treatgether for a time, ment. as he started Doctors kept a new chapter Steve heavand she focused ily sedated from on her graphic the day he was design college admitted in studies.

Castle Rock and Instead, she throughout his is planning her stay at Parker, father’s funeral, Elly said. which will likely Being unable involve holding a to visit, to hold service remotely his hand and

by Zoom because comfort him in of Colorado’s person, was terstay-at-home orrible, Elly said. der, now in place She called the through April 26. hospital every “I think the morning and posted updates Kodi Nottingham, worst part of all this is I can’t on Facebook a friend of Steve Evans from even give my dad for friends and family.

Dads of Castle Rock the funeral he deserves,” she At night, said. nurses held the She plans to phone to his ear bury him next to her mother. Later so that Elly could remind him how this summer, or when life returns to much she loved him. She told him normal, she hopes to hold a celebrathey would get through his illness together, as they had through every- tion of life, “where we can give him that gathering that he deserves.” thing.

Nottingham has promised the She doesn’t know if her father DoCR will memorialize Steve and heard her, but she hopes her words take care of Elly. The group also helped him in his last days.

After he died, hospital staff set up hopes to hold an event this summer for their friend, who was taken too a Zoom call so Elly could see Steve soon, he said. one last time. A chaplain came in “Yes, Steve had some preexistand prayed for him. Staff assured ing conditions,” Nottingham said, her Steve was not alone when he “but I don’t believe he would have died. been taken from us if it weren’t for A spokesman for Centura Health what’s going on in the world right confirmed Steve tested positive for the novel coronavirus and urged the now.”

Elly hopes the community will community to continue following remember her father for the amazpublic health guidelines. ing man he was.

“We are deeply saddened by this And she wants residents to take outcome,” the statement said, “and the virus seriously. our hearts remain with the pa“I want everybody to stay safe tient’s family and friends.” with this virus until it goes away,” she said. “Nobody should have to ‘I want everybody to stay safe’ go through what I’m going through Elly last saw her father more than right now.” three weeks ago.

‘You could go to any corner of Castle Rock and you could find somebody who has something great to say about Steve Evans.

That was somebody that was very visible in our community, that had an impact all over the place.’

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with one at all “and miss that opportunity to have people come support them,” he said.

“For people who are not allowed to have a ceremony, it’s difficult,” he said. “They’re going through the grieving process.”

To help lessen the financial burden for the families who wish to have a private service now and a public service later, Horan & McConaty will only charge for one of these events, Wellensiek said.

Many family members of veterans are also choosing to delay the memorial services for their loved ones at Fort Logan National Cemetery, administrative officer David Roberts said.

“A lot of our volunteer support agencies that provide honors are not coming out for services,” he said.

For veteran services at the cemetery, honors can include traditions like a firing party or an honor bell. The cemetery is continuing to accommodate burials and is cataloging the families who wish to have a memorial with honors later.

The industry has changed in other ways too, Harwood said. Instead of folks coming into the funeral home to make arrangements, they’re asking to do so virtually, he said.

Funeral homes, as a business deemed essential under the state order, are also working to keep their employees safe as they continue to come to work. That means social distancing, avid cleaning and frequent hand-washing for the employees.

“The staff has a level of fear,” Wellensiek said. “They’re dealing with deceased people who died from the virus and family members who were maybe exposed.”

The employees — like those in many industries — are under added stress due to the virus, he said.

“We’ve really focused on also caring for our team,” he said. “Our biggest concern is if our staff gets sick, then we can’t serve the public.”

While funeral homes have been forced to change their policies, services and interactions with clients, most agree that the families they work with have handled the additional hardship very well.

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Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0022

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0014 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/13/2020 9:59:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Eric D Allen and Kristin L Allen Original Beneficiary: The Mortgage Store Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as indenture trustee, for the NRPL Trust 2018-2 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2018-2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/7/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 5/18/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004050547 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $325,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $226,739.13

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 3, BLOCK 4, CHALLENGER PARK ESTATES, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 17386 E. Dewberry Circle, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/12/2020 Last Publication: 4/9/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/15/2020 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY SHILLIDAY Colorado Registration #: 24423 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-19-874970-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2020-0014 First Publication: 3/12/2020 Last Publication: 4/9/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0022 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/24/2020

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/24/2020 4:24:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JESSE L ARNOLD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 3/1/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010012502 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,007.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $160,226.55

Public Trustees

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0023 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/24/2020 4:25:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: KENNETH D. REPP AND YOLANDA L. GORMAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS N O M I N E E F O R P R E M I E R M O R T G A GE GROUP, L.L.C. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/29/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/11/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005075733 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $252,975.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $225,670.26

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Trustees Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0037 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/31/2020 3:50:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: BRIAN NEIL MCLANE JR AND ADRIANNE AIMEE-MARIE MCLANE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PACIFIC UNION FINANCIAL, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/21/2018 Recording Date of DOT: 8/28/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018052430 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $337,301.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $333,507.15

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 3, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 5A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 16, BLOCK 3, THE VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 29, BLOCK 1, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 5B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 12653 So Dove Creek Ct, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/19/2020 Last Publication: 4/16/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/27/2020 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 20-023821 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2020-0022 First Publication: 3/19/2020 Last Publication: 4/16/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Which has the address of: 21622 Hill Gail Way, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/19/2020 Last Publication: 4/16/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/27/2020 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOSEPH D. DEGIORGIO Colorado Registration #: 45557 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000008776833 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2020-0023 First Publication: 3/19/2020 Last Publication: 4/16/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/24/2020 4:25:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0037 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/31/2020

Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/7/2020 12:48:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Vicky Hammond, Emmanuel Hammond Original Beneficiary: Bank of the West Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Bank of the West Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/11/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 12/17/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015089676 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $75,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $74,971.24

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 123, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER FILING NO. 5, FIRST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10315 Nottingham Dr, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 4/9/2020 Last Publication: 5/7/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 3/26/2020 Last Publication: 4/23/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/10/2020 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Dated: 2/3/2020 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ILENE DELL'ACQUA Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-20-878245-LL

ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 20-024044 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2020-0037 First Publication: 3/26/2020 Last Publication: 4/23/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0023

Which has the address of: 19619 E Elk Creek Dr, Parker, CO 80134

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0041

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0041 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/7/2020 12:48:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat-

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2020-0041 First Publication: 4/9/2020 Last Publication: 5/7/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 14, 2020 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third

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Many downtown businesses have posted banners announcing new delivery or take-out options as an effort to keep the lights on during several more weeks of a ban on dine-in services.

Linda Suren waited with her husband, Rick outside Kilwins in downtown Parker April 5. They’ve found more time to do some yardwork at home, and they try to only make a trip out once a week.

Suren said they have made an effort to buy from their favorite local businesses, who are hurting during the pandemic.

“We’re healthy, so we’re happy,” Suren said. “We can’t complain.”

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

A cyclist rides west on Hess Road April 5.

PHOTOS BY NICK PUCKETT

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - ROBERT HYBERT AKA ROBERT D HYBERT AKA ROBERT DAVID HYBERT - CRAIG NELSON - CHRIS PATRINAS - FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC - KATHRYN C ADERMAN AKA KATHRYN CROKER ADERMAN - UNIVERSAL LENDING Public Notice CORPORATION - PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY - MORTGAGE ELECREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AKA #011-20 "MERS" - DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY BENEFIT CONSULTING SERVICES The PACEINTERNAL Center electronic sign on REVENUE SERVICE C/O JASON M WALLACE REVENUE OFFICER - DEPARTThe Department of Human Resources of Mainstreet is usually a ticker for MENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVDouglas County Government, hereinafter reSERVICE TROY B PARKER REVferred to as the County, respectfully requests upcomingENUE shows, but C/O with all shows ENUE OFFICER - DEPARTMENT OF THE detailed proposal responses from responsible canceled at least through April, theSERVICE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE and highly-qualified firms to assist the County C/O G.J. CARTER-LOUIS ACS SBSE - MORTPublic Notice with benefit consulting services, as specified. sign rotates inspirational quotes from GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSdifferent TEMS shows the Center INC ASPACE NOMINEE FOR has UNIVERSAL Oakwood Senior Apartments II LLC will submit The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or LENDING CORPORATION ITS SUCapplication to the Colorado Division of Housing printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing held in the one, from The Tailgate Tavern in downtown Parker has had to C Epast.

S S O R This S AND ASS I G N Sthe - CARLA M with a request of up to $530,000 to develop afSystem website at www.rockymountainbidsysNAUGHTON ASSISTANT MORTfordable senior housing for qualified housetem.com.

RFP of documents areattract not available for musical Les Miserables, saysSECRETARY “Even the think ways to customers while bars and Parker restaurants are providing take-out services during the COVID-19 GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSholds in Douglas County. Written comments purchase from Douglas County Government and darkest night end and theFOR sunUNIVERSAL will restaurants been forced to shut down, so the pandemic as stay-at-home orders and forcedcanclosures dine-in TEMS will INC AS NOMINEE or questions be sent toof 9350 Heritage Hills can only be accessed have from the above-menLENDING CORPORATION ITS SUCC i r c l eto , get L o n creative. e Tree, CO 80124 or tioned sports website. bar Whilebegan the RFPoff documents are rise.” ering take-out service. services have led local business owners CESSORS AND ASSIGNS - ASSIGNMENT dleaves@douglas.co.us and will be forwarded to available electronically, Douglas County cannot TEAM WELLS FARGO BANK NA - CONTINDOH for consideration during the application Public Notice accept electronic proposal responses.

ENTAL COLLECTION AGENCY LTD - STATE process. Members of the public may request a OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF REVENpublic meeting with the applicant. A public noNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE RFP responses will be received until 4:00 p.m.

UE - WELLS FARGO BANK NA - WELLS tice of the meeting will be posted to ensure AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION PUBLIC NOTICE on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 by Douglas County FARGO BANK, N.A. ATTN: ASSIGNMENT members of the public are aware of the meeting.

FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED Government, Finance Department, Purchasing TEAM - KRISTIN MILIHRAM, VICE PRESIDIf reasonable accommodations are needed for NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle ENT LOAN DOCUMENTATION OF WELLS persons attending the public meeting, please To Every Person in Actual Possession or Rock, Colorado 80104. All responses must be FARGO BANK, N.A. - M & T BANK contact the applicant.

Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 14, submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose 2020 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon there“Request for Proposal (RFP) #011-20, Benefit You and each of you are hereby notified that on Legal Notice No.: 937293 Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Asafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s HearConsulting Services”. Proposal responses will the 3rd day of November 2016 the then County First Publication: April 9, 2020 sessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or ing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third not be considered which are received after the Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of time stated and any proposals so received will of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: County Commissioners of the County of be returned unopened.

CRAIG NELSON the following described real Douglas will conduct a public hearing concernestate situate in the County of Douglas, State of O C C U P A N T - R O B E R T H Y B E R T A KA ing the proposed adoption of a resolution Douglas County Government reserves the right Colorado, to wit: ROBERT D HYBERT AKA ROBERT DAVID amending the 2020 adopted budget. Any interto reject any and all proposals, to waive formalitHYBERT - CRAIG NELSON - CHRIS PATRIested elector of Douglas County may file an obies, informalities, or irregularities contained in a E1/2 OF VACATED SPOKE RD LIVENGOOD NAS - FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, jection to the proposed amendment to the said proposal and furthermore, to award a conHILLS UNIT 4 0.241 AM/L RP 0092275 LLC - KATHRYN C ADERMAN AKA KATHRYN budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by tract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if CROKER ADERMAN - UNIVERSAL LENDING the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Public Notice and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of CORPORATION - PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF said resolution may be obtained for inspection at County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the purchase therefore to CRAIG NELSON. That DOUGLAS COUNTY - MORTGAGE ELECthe offices of the County Commissioners at the right to negotiate optional items/services with REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AKA above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or the successful vendor. #011-20 quent* taxes assessed against said real estate "MERS" - DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.

BENEFIT CONSULTING SERVICES for the year 2015. That said real estate was INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE C/O JASON M Please direct any questions concerning this RFP taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of WALLACE REVENUE OFFICER - DEPARTLegal Notice No.: 937229 to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303The Department of Human Resources of ROBERT HYBERT for said year 2015 MENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVFirst Publication: April 9, 2020 660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to Douglas County Government, hereinafter reENUE SERVICE C/O TROY B PARKER REVLast Publication: April 9, 2020 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding ferred to as the County, respectfully requests That said CRAIG NELSON on the 12th day of ENUE OFFICER - DEPARTMENT OF THE Publisher: Douglas County News-Press holidays. detailed proposal responses from responsible November 2019 the present holder of said certiTREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and highly-qualified firms to assist the County ficate, has made request upon the Treasurer of C/O G.J. CARTER-LOUIS ACS SBSE - MORTLegal Notice No.: 937309 Public Notice with benefit consulting services, as specified. said County for a deed to said real estate; That GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSFirst Publication: April 9, 2020 a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real TEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Oakwood Senior Apartments II LLC will submit The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the L E N D I N G C O R P O R A T I O N I T S S U C Publisher: Douglas County News-Press application to the Colorado Division of Housing printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing 9th day of July 2020 unless the same has been CESSORS AND ASSIGNS - CARLA M with a request of up to $530,000 to develop afSystem website at www.rockymountainbidsysredeemed.

Said property may be redeemed NAUGHTON ASSISTANT SECRETARY MORTfordable senior housing for qualified housetem.com. RFP documents are not available for from said sale at any time prior to the actual exGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSholds in Douglas County. Written comments purchase from Douglas County Government and ecution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my TEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL or questions can be sent to 9350 Heritage Hills can only be accessed from the above-menhand this 26th day of March 2020 LENDING CORPORATION ITS SUCCircle, Lone Tree, CO 80124 or tioned website. While the RFP documents are CESSORS AND ASSIGNS - ASSIGNMENT dleaves@douglas.co.us and will be forwarded to available electronically, Douglas County cannot TEAM WELLS FARGO BANK NA - CONTINDOH for consideration during the application Public Notice accept electronic proposal responses. /s/ David Gill ENTAL COLLECTION AGENCY LTD - STATE process. Members of the public may request a County Treasurer of Douglas County OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF REVENpublic meeting with the applicant. A public noNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE RFP responses will be received until 4:00 p.m.

UE - WELLS FARGO BANK NA - WELLS tice of the meeting will be posted to ensure AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 by Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 936981 FARGO BANK, N.A. ATTN: ASSIGNMENT members of the public are aware of the meeting.

FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED Government, Finance Department, Purchasing First Publication: March 26, 2020 TEAM - KRISTIN MILIHRAM, VICE PRESIDIf reasonable accommodations are needed for Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Last Publication: April 9, 2020 ENT LOAN DOCUMENTATION OF WELLS persons attending the public meeting, please To Every Person in Actual Possession or Rock, Colorado 80104. All responses must be Publisher: Douglas County News-Press FARGO BANK, N.A. - M & T BANK contact the applicant.

Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose “Request for Proposal (RFP) #011-20, Benefit You and each of you are hereby notified that on Legal Notice No.: 937293 Name the Same was Taxed or Specially AsConsulting Services”. Proposal responses will the 3rd day of November 2016 the then County First Publication: April 9, 2020 sessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or not be considered which are received after the Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To time stated and any proposals so received will of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: be returned unopened.

CRAIG NELSON the following described real

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