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VOLUME 76 | ISSUE 30

Littleton Village comes to city for help Costly sinkhole adds to trouble in metro district that still lacks commercial development

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

cludes drawings of people with different ethnic backgrounds and says “We Are Arapahoe County — I Voted.”

Marchetti, 8, helped her father, Chris, knock on doors for city council candidates in a recent Littleton election. She wanted her sticker to encourage young Coloradans to appreciate the power of the ballot, she said.

“I was thinking about how people should vote and that if more people vote it can actually

Struggling with acres of vacant land where a walkable commercial development should be — and a growing sinkhole that has left a central road unusable — representatives of the Littleton Village metro district are asking for help from the City of Littleton.

Hundreds of residents who began moving into the 77-acre masterplanned community in 2016 are still waiting for walkable shops and restaurants promised in the early days of the development at Broadway and Dry Creek Road.

A Starbucks, a dentist’s office and a Culver’s fast-food restaurant face Broadway, but otherwise much of the remaining commercial parcels sit unused. The residential portion is home to hundreds of apartments, condos and townhomes, and when all projects are complete will have an estimated 900 residential units.

At a May 25 city council study session, developer Jack Buchanan said high taxes, inadequate zoning and a

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Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Joan Lopez, left, with sticker contest winner Mary Seier.

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Student stickers to become emblems of democracy Arapahoe County Clerk Joan Lopez praises creativity of contest winners

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two Arapahoe County youngsters will see their artistry become emblems of the democratic process after winning the county elections division’s Student Sticker Contest.

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Vivian Marchetti, a third-grader at Ralph Moody Elementary School in Littleton, designed the winning “Future Voter” sticker, while Mary Seier, a sophomore at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, designed the winning “I Voted” sticker, according to a news release.

Winners were selected by secret ballot among elections division staff.

Marchetti’s sticker includes a drawing of mountains and reads “Future Voters We Can Change The World.” Seier’s sticker in-

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Youth mental health services in crisis As youth suicide attempts rise, mental health experts declare state of emergency

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With suicide attempts on the rise, and emergency rooms statewide filling up with psychiatric patients, Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHC) declared a state of emergency last week.

During a special round-table discussion on May 25, health experts said they are seeing dramatic increases in young patients suffering from depression, anxiety, and feelings of isolation and social disconnectedness. Participants in the panel agreed hospital beds are filling up, resources are running low and more help from the county, state and federal levels are needed.

According to statistics provided in the hour-long discussion, the leading cause of death for children and young adults, starting at age 10, is suicide in Colorado.

According to 2021 data from Mental Health America, Colorado ranks 42nd in youth mental health services.

CHC has hospitals and services throughout the Denver metro area, including locations in Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, Denver

FIND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES/ CLINICS Douglas County Youth Community Response Team — www.douglas.co.us/mental-healthinitiative Jefferson County Jefferson Center — https://www.jcmh. org Adams County Community Reach Center — communityreachcenter.org/services/ services-overview Colorado Crisis Services — 1-844493-8255, Text “TALK” to 38255, coloradocrisisservices.org National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 800-273-8255, suicidepreventionlifeline. org Children’s Hospital Colorado — childrenscolorado.org

and Adams counties.

In Aurora, at the main regional campus in Aurora, the 52-bed emergency department is now overrun with youths in crisis.

Emergency visits went up 90% in April compared to the same normal time in 2019.

In declaring a pediatric mental health state of emergency, CEO Jena Hausmann said CHC has worked more than decade to expand facilities, programs, and beds to serve mental/behavioral health issues for children and teenagers. However, she noted, it is not enough with the continual

Jena Hausmann, CEO of Children’s HospiCOURTESY PHOTOS tal Colorado.

Dr. David Brumbaugh, chief medical officer for Children’s Hospital Colorado.

increase in patients starting in 2020 and continuing at an even faster pace in 2021.

“Now we are seeing our pediatric emergency departments and in-patient pediatric units overrun with kids attempting suicide and suffering from other major mental-health illness,” Hausmann said. “The current system is unsustainable, and it is hurting our children. Our children need us to rally together.”

Dr. Janna Glover, CHC director

of psychology training, said even though society is seeing COVID issues improve, the impacts on children and teenagers are going to continue.

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and they feel so behind that they do not know how to catch up. They feel a sense of hopelessness.”

Glover said hopelessness is the top predictor of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.

Through tears, David Brumbaugh, the CHC chief medical officer, said some of the cases hit too close to home. Brumbaugh said he had a ninth-grade patient who attempted suicide after failing to make the baseball team. Brumbaugh said his own son is in ninth grade and plays baseball.

Brumbaugh said in his 20 years of treating pediatric patients, he has never seen such a high demand for mental health services.

The stress on the system started Health experts of Children’s Hospital Colabout 15 months ago, Brumbaugh orado are waving the white flag as youth said, and the last three to four suicide attempts continue to increase and months have been even worse. hospital beds are getting full with young “Our kids have run out of reSHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE patients in crisis. silience,” he said. “We are seeing kids who were largely functional a major focus must be placed on and now the floor is falling out. prevention, where outpatient serThey are attempting suicide.” vices intercept children in crisis long before they attempt suicide.

Patricia Givens, the chief nursPreventive services are also in ing officer for CHC, said, “We are crisis. Over the last few years, tapped out in all areas. We cannot Baskfield said 47 facilities across build enough beds to keep pace the state closed. These are faciliwith demand.” ties that have traditionally providGivens said hospitals are seeed mental health care to children ing children as young as 8 years and teenagers. old attempting suicide. CHC “At a time when we are seeing experts said a lot of the problems volumes inin are rural crease, severity communities increase and where trainoverall need, ing in schools the system and services that is meant are lacking. to be in place Experts said if to serve these teachers, counkids not only selors and staff does not exreceive more ist but those training, they attempting to can intervene do this work and get help for are underwachildren and ter and overteens before whelmed,” they get into a said. crisis mode.

Dr. David Brumbaugh, Baskfield While not CHC officials Children’s Hospital Colorado present during said hospital beds once chief medical officer the round-table discussion, being used to Douglas County treat patients Commissioner with physical Lora Thomas said the county injuries and illnesses are being wants to be the example other converted into beds for patients presenting with behavioral health communities across the state can follow. issues. Besides treating patients In 2017, Douglas County started who have attempted suicide, investing more than $1 million per hospitals are seeing an increase year into mental-health services, in patients suffering from eating creating a Community Response disorders and presenting with Team. In 2019, the county created symptoms associated with subthe Youth Community Response stance abuse.

Team after more than 40% of the Many of the health experts said calls for help were for residents 19 the situation is going to require and younger. partnerships with county governThomas said the partnerships ments, health departments, school health experts are calling for districts and state and federal can work statewide and the CRT agencies. program is proof. Douglas County Heidi Baskfield, CHC vice suicide rates are decreasing and president of population health partnerships with local organiand advocacy, said it is going to zations, especially the Douglas require more funding. It is going County School District, have gone to require more work to reach up, she said. children or teens in crisis before “We want to take the success they attempt suicide and put pressure on the healthcare system, she we have had here statewide,” she said. “For us, the good news is we said. are ready to handle the crisis with Mike DiStefano, chief medical our youth.” officer in Colorado Springs, said

‘Our kids have run out of resilience. We are seeing kids who were largely functional and now the floor is falling out. They are attempting suicide.’

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Join us for the Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards!

This virtual ceremony will honor area high school students who have overcome adversity to achieve a wide range of academic success.

Thursday, June 3 at 6 p.m.

Visit arapahoegov.com/youthawards June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month This includes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, which is a call-to-action for individuals, organizations and communities to bring attention to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. If you suspect a vulnerable adult is being abused or neglected call our hotline at 303-636-1750. Your report is anonymous and confidential.

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Come out for our next race in the 5K TRAIL WALK/RUN SERIES on Saturday, June 12. The 3.1-mile course begins and ends at 17 Mile House Farm Park in Centennial and follows a beautiful stretch of the Cherry Creek Trail. Camp Gladiator will lead a pre-race warmup! Free race t-shirt and pancakes at the finish line.

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Equity policy keeps sparking comments Handful of parents say they are pulling children out of DCSD

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School Board predicted back in March that an equity policy the board was considering would upset some parents.

But perhaps board directors underestimated just how unhappy some people would be.

“That (equity) work has been going for some time, but certainly not at the level of the concern you have expressed tonight. Some of the things you stated trouble me, I’ll be honest,” said board President David Ray at a May 25 meeting after 30 parents spoke during public comments, mostly to criticize the board and district staff for endorsing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

For two hours, community members condemned the district’s new equity policy and its hiring of a firm to provide teachers with DEI training. As a result, four separate speakers told the board that they were withdrawing their children, a total of nine students, from the district that serves more than 67,000 students.

“You’re creating more of a divisive environment by pushing

for some. The policy and Gemini’s families like mine out of the school hiring, parents argued, are evidence system because you are teaching that the district is teaching stuchildren to feel bad or have preferdents critical race theory (CRT), an ential treatment based only on the academic framework that teaches color of their skin,” said parent race is socially constructed. Recent Lora Wolfe. “I do not want my conservative pushback to the idea kids to be part of this nonsensical has led Republican state lawmakers experiment.” across the U.S. to Following introduce bills years of repeatbanning CRT in ed instances of public schools. racism and raSuperintencial insensitivdent Corey Wise ity in DCSD, an defended that Equity Advisory the district isn’t Council drafted teaching CRT. the policy last “We are aligned year to guide with the Colothe district in rado academic creating a more standards. Critiwelcoming cal race theory environment for is not in the racial, ethnic, Colorado acagender and sexdemic standards ual minorities, for the core curboth students Wise and staff. The Corey Wise, riculum,” said at the May board unaniDCSD superintendent 25 meeting, prior mously passed to the public the policy on comments. second reading Some parents weren’t buying it, on March 23. though. “Within one week of CRT Then, in April, the district finalteaching, I watched my son become ized a contract with Gemini Group, resentful and angry about the asLLC for staff DEI training. Gemini sumptions made about him because provided a keynote address and he happens to be white and male. community session at a workshop Diversity will not work this way,” on April 19. said Rachel Kopfle. Kopfle spoke on The equity policy itself frustrated behalf of a local chapter of No Left some Douglas County parents, but the Gemini Group was the last straw Turn in Education, a right-wing

‘We are aligned with the Colorado academic standards. Critical race theory is not in the Colorado academic standards for the core curriculum.’

organization that is “committed to rooting out subversive indoctrination,” Kopfle said. She didn’t specify which school district her son attended.

Kopfle added that dangerous ideologies “seep into the district with nice sounding terms: ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, social justice.’”

Not every public commenter agreed with the majority. Jeff Culver, a history teacher at Valor Christian High School who has children in DCSD, said, “A district that endorses this kind of policy that, as a Christian, as a disciple of Jesus, is a district I want my children to attend.”

Surabhi Mehrotra, another parent, said, “an equity policy can at least set a framework to support equal opportunity for all and teach our kids empathy, compassion and human dignity.”

Anti-equity speakers were welcomed by rounds of applause from the in-person audience, while equity proponents were met by scolding murmurs. At one point, Ray asked the audience to have decorum and be respectful of every speaker.

The meeting ended with little resolution. Ray told the speakers they gave him and his fellow directors a lot to think about. Kopfle reminded the audience during her public comments that board directors are up for election in November, suggesting that the issue will fuel consternation for months to come.

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solar system for quite some time, so for now this is what we have, and we’re taking the first steps.

Air Force vet shares joy of astronomy A telescope in Toledo When I was 15 years old, I had a paper route, and with my first paycheck I bought a telescope for $27 at Lane’s drugstore in Toledo, Ohio. I joined the Air Force four years later, and for my entire career, I carried that telescope — and later others — around with me everywhere I went.

Now, I’m a volunteer with Mobile Earth and Space Observatory, a nonprofit organization that operates a motor home converted into an astronomy laboratory.

We go to schools, teach for a week, and leave equipment with schools when we can.

Showing somebody a planet or nebula for the first time is exciting. It’s a drug.

When you get into the mode of stimulating someone’s imagination with something they’ve never seen before, it’s remarkable.

Incredible discoveries Honestly, kids can be blasé about this stuff. Partly that’s because their lives are already filled with wonder. It’s

Dave Koster stands inside MESO, a mobile astronomy laboratory. Koster volunteers teaching people the PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT wonders of the universe.

adults who are so wrapped up in their own responsibilities and lives that they find themselves blown away by what we show them.

Space is another example of the unknown. I’m equally

fascinated by geology and biology. But astronomy — we live in a time when humanity is making incredible discoveries. The body of knowledge ramped up very slowly for many centuries,

but now it’s skyrocketing.

With all the new space telescopes, the exploration of Mars and other planets, we’re living in a unique time that will never be repeated. We won’t leave the

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Narratives differ as STEM trial opens Devon Erickson is accused of killing classmate in 2019 school shooting

BY JOHN INGOLD, THE COLORADO SUN AND ELLIOTT WENZLER, COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The trial of one of two former STEM School Highlands Ranch students accused of attacking the school in 2019, killing one classmate and injuring six others, opened May 27 with the sound of a teacher’s frantic breathing.

“There’s a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch!” the teacher, Erin Christian, cried in a call to 911 on the day of the attack, May 7, 2019, as she huddled next door to the classroom where the shots were fired.

Her voice echoed across a Douglas County courtroom on the first day of the trial, as prosecutor George Brauchler played the audio recording for jurors during his opening statement.

“Erin,” the 911 operator calmly told the teacher, “I want you to do exactly what you’ve been trained to do.”

Questions about what led to that moment and who is to blame for the shooting in Room 107 will be debated over the next month in District Court Judge Theresa Slade’s courtroom. But already on opening day, as

prosecutors and defense attorneys gave their opening statements, the fault lines became clear.

To prosecutors, the now-20-yearold man on trial, Devon Erickson, is a calculating, lying killer who conspired with another student to commit the attack and then concoct a story in which he portrayed himself as a victim, too.

“This plan is as diabolical as it is deadly,” Brauchler said.

Photos from the day of the shooting show Erickson with long hair, which was dyed half pink and half black. However, during the opening statements in his trial, he appeared starkly different, with short-cropped brown hair and wearing a navy blue suit and a tie.

Throughout the court session, the defendant peered out from under a face mask — a mandatory measure for all in attendance — and watched as the arguments were delivered, directing his attention to a nearby screen when video evidence and a slideshow were projected for the jury.

During his remarks, Brauchler used interview clips, photos and quotes to depict an image of a disturbed young man who aided in a deadly attack. Only the intervention of several students, including Kendrick Castillo, who was killed trying to stop the shooting, prevented it from being worse.

Kendrick’s parents, John and Maria Castillo, sat in the courtroom during the opening statements, visibly shaken by the narratives de-

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In one corner of the courtroom, Erickson’s family also listened to the start of the trial, several of whom jotted notes throughout the proceedings. Throughout the afternoon’s court session, soft sobs could be heard from both sides of the room.

To defense attorneys, Erickson is a “normal, happy, funny kid” who lost his way amid a vortex of drug abuse, sleep deprivation and family crisis. Attorney Julia Stancil said Erickson, in a fog of intoxication, intended to stop the attack, not participate in it. She described the other student involved, Alec McKinney, as a “puppet master” who manipulated Erickson into a “psychotic cult play.”

“Devon Erickson did not intend to kill,” she told jurors. “Devon Erickson is not a demon. He’s not a monster.”

For the duration of Stancil’s speech, including a description of the “inner conflict” that Erickson dealt with the day of the shooting, Maria Castillo sat with her head down, face in her hands.

Intent is questioned McKinney and Erickson walked into the STEM School on the day of the attack carrying two bags holding a total of four guns. Castillo was shot as he charged Erickson — prosecutors contend Erickson fired intentionally, the defense argues it was accidental.

Brauchler identified by name six more students who were shot during the attack, four by McKinney and two allegedly by Erickson. Two other students also suffered bullet wounds after being shot mistakenly by a security guard.

McKinney, who was 16 at the time of the attack, pleaded guilty last year to 17 counts in connection with the case, including first-degree murder. He may be a key witness for prosecutors during Erickson’s trial.

McKinney was sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 40 years.

Erickson faces 46 charges, including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. If convicted of first-degree murder, he would be automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A trial preview Brauchler’s opening statements gave jurors a preview of a case that will be loaded with wrenching testimony by students, teachers, school counselors and nurses. He told jurors they will hear from students who wrestled McKinney and Erickson to the ground and pried a gun out of Erickson’s hand. He said they will also hear from a school nurse who saw Erickson just prior to the attack, one of numerous opportunities Brauchler said Erickson had to warn someone of what was to come but didn’t.

In his opening statement, Brauchler played two Snapchat videos taken by McKinney on the day of

the shooting — videos that Brauchler said were staged to make it look as if Erickson was being forced to participate, part of what Brauchler called a premeditated “victim-hero story” that Erickson hoped to tell to spare himself from accountability for the shooting.

To conclude his opening statement to the jury, Brauchler emphasized a surveillance video taken from the school’s hallways that day. It showed McKinney and Erickson parting ways with a fist bump as they moved into position for the attack. Another video showed students running in terror after shots were fired.

“When he’s finally subdued and only when he’s finally subdued — only then does he say, ‘Alec made me do it,’” Brauchler said.

Brauchler said he will implore jurors to “hold (Erickson) accountable for what he did in helping to try to murder a classroom full of students.”

But in the defense’s hands, that same evidence held different meaning.

The Snapchat videos, Stancil argued, show how McKinney actually was bullying Erickson, whom she said was clearly impaired after having spent the previous night and morning doing drugs — drugs she said McKinney introduced Erickson to.

She said the defense intends to call expert witnesses to testify to the effects of heavy drug use and sleep deprivation. Another witness will talk about the science of human reflexes and accidental trigger pulls. Another will testify to the impaired decisionmaking abilities of teens, part of a defense argument that Erickson tried to stop the attack but couldn’t because he was too impaired.

“He wanted to stop it,” Stancil said. “Not that his actions make sense. Because there’s no way to make sense out of this. But that’s what he was thinking at the time.”

And Stancil indicated that the defense will heavily attack the credibility of McKinney, saying he made a deal with prosecutors to pin the blame on Erickson.

“The government has made a deal with the sick, psychotic, schizophrenic kid,” Stancil said, referring to McKinney.

Witness testimony in the trial was expected to resume the morning of May 28, before the Memorial Day break. Access to the courtroom is limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the public can watch the proceedings via a live stream link available on the court’s website. The link is available by visiting www. courts.state.co.us then viewing the “courts” menu and selecting “trial courts by county” then navigating to “Douglas County.” At the top of that page, there is a link to view the courtroom.

The trial is expected to run into late June.

Leaving the courthouse at the end of the day, John Castillo commented that it was a difficult day.

“It reopened wounds that were, I feel, starting to heal,” he said. “It’s tough to hear twisted, augmented perception. But we have to be strong because we know there’s going to be more challenging days ahead of us.”

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Court clears way for tax hikes, more school funding Ruling is win for supporters of reform in school finance

BY ERICA MELTZER CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Legislators can raise school district property taxes without getting new voter approval, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on May 24.

The decision marks a major victory for supporters of school finance reform who have watched Colorado struggle to fund its schools, even as K-12 education takes up a growing share of the state budget.

With news of the Supreme Court’s blessing, state senators that same day approved a bill that would gradually increase local taxes in many school districts, generating more than $91 million for schools next year and more than $288 million a year when fully implemented.

The extra money will come from local taxpayers, not state coffers.

Republicans Sens. Kevin Priola of Brighton, Bob Rankin of Carbondale, and Don Coram of Montrose joined Democrats in what was otherwise a party-line vote.

The immediate impact will be a relatively modest 1.2% increase in the $7.8 billion Colorado planned to spend on schools next year. But the new revenue is expected to

ramp up quickly.

Supporters expect that with this change, Colorado will get close to funding its schools as the state constitution requires in the next five years. Advocates hope the extra money makes it more politically feasible to increase funding for students living in poverty, those learning English, and those with disabilities.

“This is a major win for Colorado kids,” said Leslie Colwell of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, which has called for school finance reform for years. “For decades the educational opportunities that have been available to students have been largely determined by zip codes and local property wealth. The Supreme Court decision affirms that the Legislature can begin to solve this problem and moves us closer to serving all kids.”

The Colorado Supreme Court decision comes in response to a formal inquiry that the legislature sent to the high court. Legislators wanted to know if they could return local school district taxes to levels that voters had previously agreed to without holding a new election. Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights typically requires a vote of the people to raise taxes, but in this case, tax rates had been reduced in error, supporters of the change said.

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proved what the General Assembly is attempting to implement, and we have made clear that, in such circumstances, corrections like these are permissible without additional voter approval,” Justice Richard Gabriel wrote for the majority.

State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, chair of the Senate Education Committee and a sponsor of the bill, said she was “overjoyed” at the ruling after spending many years working on school finance.

“This is very exciting because it’s going to allow us to insert some fairness back into the system,” she said. “This is going to allow us to address some longstanding inequities, and it’s going to go a long way toward rebalancing the state and local share.”

The legislation, which heads now to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis, proposes to return mill levies, or property tax rates, to the levels they were at in the 1990s. At that time, most school districts got voter permission to keep revenue from existing taxes. That should have led to tax rates remaining flat, but the Colorado Department of Education instead interpreted the 1994 School Finance Act to require property tax rates to go down, until the Legislature froze mill levies in 2007.

Rates would go up by no more than one mill a year until they get back to the previous level. One mill is the equivalent of $1 for every $1,000 of taxable home value.

Taxpayers in school districts that already collect the maximum 27 mills would not see any change.

Nor would those whose local taxes already cover the full cost for schools.

Chief Justice Brian Boatright dissented. He argued that just because voters agreed to let their school districts keep revenue from existing taxes several decades ago, that doesn’t mean they intended to lock in those tax rates indefinitely.

“Put simply, due to the mill levy increase, property owners will pay more taxes from one year to the next,” he wrote. “That is the very definition of a tax increase under our constitution.”

The impact for taxpayers will depend on how home values change.

The owner of a $400,000 home in Englewood, for example, currently pays about $626 a year to support the school district. Next year, with the levy one mill higher, that same homeowner would pay closer to $655, a 4.6% increase, or more if their home value increased as well. Once Englewood reached the maximum of 27 mills, school district taxes on a $400,000 home would be $772 a year.

Conservative group Colorado Rising State Action is working to place a measure on the ballot that would reduce assessment rates, which would reduce how much property value is taxable. If successful, that could reduce the revenue from the mill levy increases.

Executive Director Michael Fields predicted the court decision

would only help his cause.

The impact of the court ruling on school districts depends on many factors. Denver, for example, will get an extra $9.5 million overall but lose state funding, according to a legislative analysis. The suburban Adams 12 district will get an extra $4.2 million, all of it from the state, because its taxpayers already pay the maximum.

Advocates hope that over time, the mill levy change will reduce the amount the state holds back and restore balance by shifting some costs back to school districts. They also believe it’s fairer for school districts to pay similar tax rates.

“The decision handed down today will help us start to make up for years of deeply inequitable funding processes that have hamstrung certain districts like mine in Pueblo and held our schools back,” state Rep. Daneya Esgar, one of the bill’s Democratic sponsors, said in a statement. “It’s long past time to make fair and robust investments in our children and the future of Colorado.”

Most Republicans opposed the effort. Along with conservative advocacy groups, they argued that the proposal would undermine TABOR and open the door to other tax increase maneuvers.

The court majority rejected that argument, but the justices also emphasized that their decision applied only to the specific circumstances of the case. They said it should not be taken as a rejection of TABOR. “Allowing the mill levy corrections before us will not open the door to `trickery’ by the General Assembly,” they wrote. “Nor may the General Assembly simply label any past mill levy as `incorrect’ as a cover for raising taxes without prior voter approval.”

“Rather, we simply conclude, in the unique circumstances presented, that the General Assembly may act to effectuate mill levies that voters have previously approved but that, due to an error, were not given full effect.”

Colwell said she hopes the new money allows for progress on changing Colorado’s school funding formula.

Because districts get credit for factors like cost of living, the current formula sometimes sends more state money to well-off districts than to ones serving lots of students in poverty, but changing that has been challenging because no district wants to get less than it currently receives.

But now the school funding pie will be larger.

“I’m hopeful that the next phase of this conversation will be about how we can spend new revenue differently,” Colwell said.

This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Used by permission. For more, and to support Chalkbeat, visit co.chalkbeat.org.

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Affordable housing breaks ground in Lone Tree Multifamily property will have 67 units east of RidgeGate Station

BY DENNIS HUSPENI DENVER GAZETTE

Most who know metro Denver know “affordable housing” and “Lone Tree” have rarely appeared in the same sentence together.

Koelbel and Company and Coventry Development Corp. changed that on May 25 as officials broke ground for a 67-unit multifamily property that will be the first affordable housing project in Lone Tree.

It’s east of the Regional Transportation District’s Ridgegate Station, on the southeast corner of I-25 and RidgeGate Parkway.

It’s also the first apartments being built on the east side of I-25 in RidgeGate, but not the last as construction has begun in earnest there.

With the “beep beep” of bulldozers and earthmovers east of the project site — getting ready for new single-family residential homes — elected officials and company representatives celebrated the development, which is expected to welcome residents in 15 months.

“The seed of an idea for afford-

able housing was planted 21 years ago for RidgeGate,” said Keith Simon, executive vice president and director of development for Coventry.

“That’s when we presented our vision. The detailed plans for development on the east side came three years ago. We’re going to do a minimum of 350 units. … It’s an essential element for sustainability and growth.”

Coventry is the master developer.

Simon credited RTD for extending the light rail down to RidgeGate.

“Everyone likes to talk about T.O.D. — transit-oriented development,” Simon said. “I would talk D.O.T — development oriented transit. We painted a vision for RTD about this compact community that would need transit accessible to support it.”

Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet added: “We could not have asked for a better project to come to Lone Tree. Our vision to complete the community is housing for everyone. It’s an important piece of that overall puzzle.”

“The two complaints I hear most from residents are traffic and the cost of housing,” Millet said. “You all confronted both as you walked in today.”

“We are thrilled we have the opportunity to bring to market much-needed affordable housing opportunities to residents in this high-need area of Lone Tree,”

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Koelbel applied for, and received, a highly competitive Colorado Housing and Finance Authority award to help fund the project.

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Rents will be adjusted for tenants who qualify, from 30% to 80% of the area median income. That could be about $500 a month for a one-bedroom or about $1,300 for two-bedroom units, depending on the tenants’ income.

“There’s no market risk. As we know the units will be 100% occupied and there will probably be 30 to 40 people on a waiting list,” Koelbel said.

The city of Lone Tree supported the construction by waiving the building permit fee, he said.

Alliance Construction is the general contractor for the development, which will include a fitness center, community room and onsite leasing.

It also has one parking space per unit, as opposed to one per bedroom as most multifamily developments not near transit would have.

“This is an important day for Lone Tree,” Koelbel said. “Yes, these are the first affordable units in Lone Tree. But we know they won’t be the last.”

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Welcome to Denver — weather permitting

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hoenix, 96, and plenty of sun. Miami, 85, and partly cloudy. Denver, 42, with periods of rain mixed with snow and snow QUIET mixed with rain.

Newcomers to DESPERATION Colorado want to know, “What’s going on?”

It’s springtime in the Rockies.

Since the first of the year, we’ve already had the Four Seasons.

It has been Craig Marshall 80-something, Smith setting a record.

People out in shorts soaking up the sun.

Days when Harry’s ears are lifted by the wind, making him look like a different breed.

Mowers revved, lawns aerated, flower beds flower bedded.

Looking out this morning there were rabbit tracks in the snow on my front lawn. It looked like two rabbits met, dated, and attempted to add to the population.

Harry went out and returned with a white daub on his nose.

Maybe you don’t appreciate it, but I do.

Two days from now, the high in Phoenix will be 102. And again the following day. A month from now 102 will be the low for the day.

Phoenix never has rain mixed with snow.

Has Phoenix ever had snow? Yes, trace amounts.

And on January 20, 1933, and January 21 and 22, 1937, Phoenix had one inch of snow.

With the Major League Baseball season in its second month, there was overnight snow in Denver.

One day, newcomers, it will be 95. I promise. If that’s what you want, we’ll have two months just for you.

July and August will be miserable for my roommate and me.

Right around the time my neighbors decide once again to blow things up it will be hot, insufferable, and summery.

The weather in metro Denver is as non-linear as my thinking.

Maybe that’s why I like it.

It’s illegal to milk someone else’s cow in Texas.

In 1977, I moved from Phoenix to Denver without an overcoat, boots, or snow shovel.

Because of a childhood in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, I was familiar with winter weather.

Didn’t care for it back then. Do now.

What’s the difference? Maybe retirement, because I don’t have to get out in it.

Maybe because it slows me down, just a little. Being somewhere isn’t what it used to be. Being at home is better than ever.

When I had to drive downtown to teach, however unpleasant the rat race was, I was used to it.

Compared to other major cities at the time, Denver was still a little sleepy. Not anymore.

It’s rush hour at all hours.

Who is to blame? I am. And others like me who moved here from someplace else.

My neighbors are from California, New Mexico and Iowa.

Some of these oddly times snowfalls are heavy and overburden our trees, toppling branches.

That’s not good.

Drivers, underestimating the conditions, drive as if there aren’t any. That’s not good.

But wasn’t it beautiful to see?

Winter looking over its shoulder to say goodbye, like Jimmy Durante?

Durante always signed off on his radio and television programs with, “Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.”

He didn’t explain the comment until 1966. It was a tribute to his first wife, Jean.

Mrs. Durante, he said, always loved the name of a small town they had stopped in on a crosscountry road trip Calabash, North Carolina.

The temperature in Calabash right now is 72. Cloudy with a fifty percent chance of schnozzolas.

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Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For — Song by U2 Most of us are probably familiar with this song by U2, if not, I highly recommend giving WINNING it a listen. This WORDS song popped into my head recently as I was on vacation. Yes, vacation, my first trip in 14 months. As I walked along the beach, I was scanning the sand for unusual shells, sea Michael Norton glass, or unique pieces of coral. Something I have always done when visiting a beach.

Over the years I have trained my eyes to quickly identify shells of unique shape and color. On most walks along the shoreline, I will automatically find little treasures where the sea meets the sand. Sometimes I am very casual about it and a shell or piece of coral happens to jump right out at me. And other times, I am heads down in full search mode,

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looking for exactly the right size, color, or shaped shell for my collection.

Well on my recent trip, I found myself looking but not finding, searching but not really seeing anything. After a couple of days of coming up empty, I thought about why this could be happening. And I realized that my mind had not caught up with being on vacation yet. I realized I wasn’t quite relaxed enough to see anything popping out at me, and I wasn’t focused enough to be intentional about seeking out something special. I found myself in a weird state of work and vacation limbo.

Have you ever been there? Are you there right now? Maybe it’s not searching for seashells, sea glass, or coral, but searching for something, something you aren’t quite sure about or haven’t clearly defined yet. And since what we are searching for isn’t always completely obvious, it becomes harder and harder to find. Or as the U2 song goes, “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”

We search for understanding

and we find confusion instead.

We look for peace only to see conflict all around us. We want answers but only seem to come up with more questions. More than anything we seek the truth and become frustrated by half-truths or lies. We really do want to find the good in others and yet we confront disappointment time and time again.

What I have found in each one of these scenarios is that we don’t find what we are looking for because we have placed ourselves in “understanding-peacehope-truth-good” limbo. When our heart and mind are in a good space, we would tend to see everything around us that is positive whether we are searching for it or not. And when we are aligned mentally, physically, and spiritually, we have the ability to become laser-focused, seeing exactly what we set out to see. Not just what we want to see, but what we are intentionally looking for when it comes to understanding, peace, hope, truth, and goodness.

When we still can’t find what it is that we are looking for, we may

need a quick “checkup from the neck up,” as Zig Ziglar used to say. We may need to snap ourselves out of that weird state of limbo, somewhere between not being relaxed enough to trust our instincts and not being confident enough to pursue what it is that we want the most. Ambiguity hinders us wherever we are, at work, at home, taking a hike, or walking along the beach looking for the perfect seashell.

Have you found what you are looking for yet? Have you identified whether it is because you are in limbo and not allowing yourself to be relaxed enough to come upon it naturally? Or are you simply lacking focus to do a thorough search? Either way, I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we do find what it is we are looking for, it really will be a better than good year.

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Aging well and finishing strong

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his pandemic has been difficult for everyone. Throughout the past year and a half, we have been collectively grieving for lost loved ones as well as loss of indepenLIVING & dence, freedom, and sense of struc- AGING WELL ture and predictability. For many of us — especially older adults who live alone or in facilities — this has brought loneliness, anxiety and deep feelings of isolation. While spend- Barb Lotze ing time at home with empty calendars we have all had a chance to look deeper at our lives and see how we have been living. We have examined how much time we are devoting to those we love and the things we love. So, what are we doing today, to live our best, most authentic and meaningful lives?

As we age, our needs change. We may need help physically or cogni-

tively as we navigate health issues and the activities of daily living.

It’s important to be proactive — becoming aware of available services can help you prevent decline and plan for the future. You can put tools and strategies into place to strengthen your mental, physical, and emotional health to age well. When you or a loved one needs help aging with dignity, there is assistance and resources in the community.

Sometimes people shy away from talking about their final days and wishes, but it’s always beneficial to start the process sooner than later.

When Norma continued to decline cognitively as Alzheimer’s took over her world, activities of daily living, meal preparation, transportation, mental stimulation and respite for her husband Robbie became a challenge. When Norma became combative and “wanted to go home,” it took extra planning and attention. The family was conflicted, thinking it might be getting too much for

Robbie but because he and Norma had clearly defined their goals and how they wanted their final days to look, there was no guessing, arguments or unneeded stress.

A helpful process is to prepare an Aging with Dignity Binder, as one family shared. “Putting together the binder turned out to be a truly invaluable tool for me and my mother. We gathered all our important documents. We were surprised how long it took to figure out where everything was kept. There were also many things we learned through this process that we would not have thought to include. We dubbed our very large binder The Book! I am so grateful that we put in the time and effort into it when we did. Shortly after the binder was completed, my father passed away. In the days and weeks that followed, as we navigated all the many practical things that need to be accomplished when a loved one passes away, we must have said a dozen times, thank goodness for The Book! We had everything we needed at our fingertips. I cannot

imagine the amount of stress it would have added if we had waited to gather everything we needed until that moment. What a huge help it was to have everything in one place.”

Living a true, full, and authentic life is something we all strive for.

Taking the time now to be proactive can help you determine what you value most, live life to the fullest, and have peace of mind.

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Crowds will return to Levitt Pavillion for a series of free concerts this summer, one of many attractions returning after last year’s lockdown summer.

After last year’s bummer of a summer, here’s how to make the most of Mile High life in 2021

mate county fair challenge: chowing down on fair food, then trying to keep it down after a few carnival rides. The fair runs July 22-25.

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id your funnel cake intake stay at zero last year? Has it been a while since you’ve danced in anything but pajamas? If you’re among the millions ready to shed some pent-up energy as the summer of 2021 dawns, here’s a few events coming back or scaling up this year.

First Friday art walks After a hiatus in 2020, the First Friday Art Walk returns to the Art District on Santa Fe on June 4 and continuing the first Friday of every month thereafter. The signature art walk in the Denver area, Santa Fe’s takes visitors into a variety of galleries, studios, lofts and alleys.

The District is big, but most of the action is on Santa Fe Drive between 5th and 11th streets. Masks and social distancing still required — for now. Other art walks are in RiNo and on South Pearl Street.

DenversArtDistrict.org Film on the Rocks What could be a more Colorado moment than watching “The Shining” — inspired by Estes Park’s Stanley Hotel — at Red Rocks? Film on the Rocks is back at Colorado’s most beloved concert venue, with a twist — most of this year’s 24 cult classics will be screened drive-in style in the lower parking lot, with Creation and Ship rocks as a backdrop. Just three films — “Casino

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The Arapahoe County Fair returns this summer, filled with down-home fun and rides.

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Royale,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Princess Bride” — will be screened in the amphitheatre itself. Drivein tickets are $59.50 per car (but hey, you get some Coke, popcorn and candy out of the deal), or $16 a person for the amphitheatre shows.

Book ’em soon, they sell out quick!

DenverFilm.org Renaissance Festival If you’re the type who really prefers to inspect your swords before you buy them, don’t miss the return of the Colorado Renaissance Festival. Colorado’s celebration of all things magical and medieval occupies a purpose-built village in the enchanted forest outside Larkspur. Quaff a hearty ale and gobble a turkey leg beneath the pines while the kids make merry with legions of jugglers, fire-breathers, jousters and magicians. Over 200 crafters and artisans hawk their wares, from

suits of armor to love potions. Not to be missed: the dungeon museum, featuring mannequins enduring shockingly innovative medieval torture devices. Ticket prices haven’t been announced yet. The fest runs eight weekends starting July 3.

ColoradoRenaissance.com Arapahoe County Fair Arapahoe County may not be associated with spurs and cowboy hats much anymore, but by gum, there’s enough Wild West left in it to put on a rootin’ tootin’ county fair. The fair returns to the county fairgrounds on East Quincy Avenue, on the edge of the prairie, but close enough for suburbanites to enjoy rodeos, tractor pulls, and the Dock Dogs — high-diving dogs who plunge 40 feet into a pool.

Don’t miss the 4-H barns filled with all creatures bovine, equine and porcine. And, of course, the ulti-

Clear Creek Whitewater Park There are lots of lovely ways to see Golden, but perhaps the best is by inner tube. After spending much of the summer of 2020 closed, Clear Creek Whitewater Park is open to floaters and boaters this year — just in time for a wet spring and some epic snowmelt. Grab a tube and head to the west end of 10th St., then walk upstream as far as your flip-flops will take you. Most folks get out around the baseball diamond to go back upstream and float the stretch again, but intrepid floaters can continue northeast through town — just make sure you get out before the Coors brewery.

The best part? A post-tubing detour up Washington Street, to downtown Golden’s many excellent restaurants and pubs.

Levitt Pavilion Say “Ruby Hill” to Denver-area old-timers and they’ll likely conjure memories of sledding down the epic incline, but the younger generation may grow up thinking of it as one of the best summertime spots as well.

Levitt Pavilion, one of Denver’s finest free cultural amenities, is back with a full lineup of free summer concerts. This year’s roster includes Colorado originals like the Flobots and Yonder Mountain String Band — and a few ticketed events, including the legendary Melissa Etheridge on Aug. 13. Even if you visit on a night without a concert, check out another of the best shows in town: the view of the Denver skyline from the north end of Ruby Hill Park.

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Mount Evans to reopen with timed-entry reservations Online system will be similar to process used for Rocky Mountain National Park

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Those wanting to visit Mount Evans this summer will need to make reservations first.

The U.S. Forest Service and other stakeholders are implementing a timed-entry reservation system, similar to the one used at Rocky Mountain National Park. Visitors can buy passes online, enter during a two-hour window, and stay as long as they desire.

Clear Creek District Ranger Scott Haas said the intent is threefold: protect the public and USFS personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, improve visitor experiences, and preserve the health of the mountain’s flora and fauna.

He also believes the new system will alleviate the summertime traffic jam around Echo Lake Lodge.

The highway to the summit is scheduled to open for vehicle traffic June 4, depending on weather.

While prices remain the same based on vehicle type, there will now be an additional $2 reservation fee. Those entering the highway on

bikes and on foot do not need reservations, USFS spokeswoman Reid Armstrong said.

Once the online reservation system goes live, which was scheduled for this week, Armstrong said visitors will be able to purchase various tours based on which area or areas around Mount Evans they intend to visit.

Entry before 8 a.m. and after 6:30 p.m. will remain free, however if someone is taking up a parking spot during the day, they need to have a reservation, Armstrong clarified.

Likewise, if visitors only want to drive the highway without stopping, they can get a free hang tag at the welcome station.

“Our estimations are that most people are going to want to get a reservation,” Armstrong continued.

Even with the reservation system, there is a possibility that trailheads will still be full for those arriving later in the day. Thus, the USFS will be monitoring and adjusting the system as needed as part of its adaptive management, Armstrong said.

“We’re basing it on data we’ve collected about use patterns and available parking spots,” she said.

Haas told the Clear Creek County commissioners during a May 18 meeting that there will be signs along the major thoroughfares to inform visitors of the change, and there might be some day-of passes available at the welcome station.

To make a reservation, visit

A view from the Mount Evans summit.

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‘Know before you go’ With land managers across the state anticipating incredibly high levels of use this summer, the USFS and its partners are encouraging visitors to research their recreation areas and be aware of any new rules before visiting.

One major change for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests is a food storage order at all sites, which should minimize bear encounters.

Haas and Armstrong said bear encounters in the ARNF numbered in the hundreds last year, and thankfully, no one was hurt.

Another major change in Clear Creek County is that Maxwell Falls

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near Evergreen will now serve as a day-hike area only. Camping, overnight parking and campfires are now prohibited.

“For the U.S. Forest Service, it’s pretty unusual to go to only day use,” Haas said, adding that the agency has been working with residents to address various issues since 2016.

As for the fire season’s outlook, Haas said the Front Range is currently expecting a normal season.

While conditions can change very quickly, the forests are not nearly as dry as they were at this time last year, he said.

“We’re not out of the woods,” Haas continued, “but we’re looking much better.”

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Greeley Stampede plans to return this summer Festival was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions

BY HANNAH METZGER THE DENVER GAZETTE

One of Colorado’s foremost Western summer celebrations is returning this year with the annual Greeley Stampede festival set to be held.

This summer’s celebration is scheduled for June 24 to July 4 at Island Grove Park. The festival was forced to close in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions.

“We are thrilled to finally say we are officially having a Stampede in 2021,” said Justin Watada, Greeley Stampede general manager, “but we still have a lot of work to do.”

The Greeley Stampede tradition dates back to the late 1800s as a community celebration started to honor local potato farmers. Now, it’s an internationally acclaimed festival that attracts more than 250,000 people each year.

The festival as it’s known today began in 1922 as the Greeley Spud Rodeo and became the Greeley Independence Stampede in 1972.

It features rodeos, concerts, a car-

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nival, a Western art show, food and a Fourth of July parade. Officials don’t know what the festival will look like this year, saying they’re making modifications to meet current COVID-19 event guidelines.

“The Greeley Stampede has been working hard making plans and collaborating with the city and state,” said Greeley Mayor John Gates. “We are confident that the Stampede is creating an event that will be safe and entertaining for our community.”

Additional information on this year’s festival events are available on the Greeley Stampede’s social media accounts and website at greeleystampede.org.

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Annual water garden sale coming June 6

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he Colorado Water Garden Society will host its annual sale on June 6, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. SONYA’S Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. AdmisSAMPLER sion is free and visitors may want to stroll through the gardens while there. Selection of tropical water lilies, hardy water lilies, lotus, marginal tropical plants.

Fertilizer tabs on Sonya Ellingboe sale. Knowledgeable staff on hand for information and advice. (Business office/residence area.)

Library. She starts June 4. Leigh Chandler will serve as the first artistic director of the Lone Tree Arts Center.

Market and Ceremonial Dance from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 5 and 6.

Tickets: $10. Children 12 and under free. Parking is free. Shopping, drum and dance exhibitions. Food.

303-839-1671, tesoroculturalcenter. org. Nice for kids.

Buntport Theater A new original show from the inventive folks at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St, Denver. “Space People in Space” runs through June 13, Wednesdays to Sundays in Buntport’s parking lot. (@ 60 minutes.) Tickets: Name your own price, available for parties of one to six. buntport.com, 720-946-1388. These tend to sell out, so obtain tickets in advance.

Jazz orchestra The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. on June 6 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Tickets, Lakewood.org/tickets or 303-987-7845.

20th Annual Indian Market The Fort Restaurant at 19192 Highway 8, Morrison (near Red Rocks), will host the 20th Annual Indian

Cherry Creek Arts Fest Cherry Arts has postponed the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, originally scheduled July 2, 3, 4, until Sept. 4, 5, 6 in the outdoor area of cherry Creek Shopping Center. The artists will be those juried into the 2020 celebration, which was canceled.

Water plants will be for sale June 6 at COURTESY PHOTO Hudson Gardens in Littleton.

of Open Land” plein air painting show and sale will be June 26-27 at the White Pavilion, 414 Perry St. in downtown Castle Rock. (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday.) Participating artists will paint on private properties during the week of June 21-25. Free to attend.

Lone Tree Nicolle Davis is the new executive director of the Lone Tree Arts Center at 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The Highlands Ranch resident has been executive director of library systems, including Arapahoe County, and is currently assistant commissioner of the Colorado State

Douglas Land Conservancy The annual Douglas Land Conservancy’s “Capturing the Beauty

Denver Botanic Gardens Cast bronze works, “Of Sky and Ground: Yoshitomo Saito” will be exhibited in the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Freyer-Newman Center Kemper Family Gallery July 24 through Nov. 28. It will feature large works and a multi-object “Millionyearseeds” that features more than 1,000 bronze castings of natural objects such as pine cones and banana peels. Included with general admission.

Maze “Numbers in Nature: a Mirror Maze” opens on June 4 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver. Guests can lose themselves in a seemingly infinite repeating pattern of mirrors. Guests will learn snout patterns by exploring fractal branching, spirals, Voronoi patterns, as if you’d stepped into a giant kaleidoscope. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on Fridays through the summer. Special timed ticket required. dmns.org.

A good guide to nearby mountain adventure

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here is nothing inappropriate in venturing in the outdoors on your own, after all the whole outdoors world suggests a sense of adventure and OUTDOOR offers exploring LIVING the unseen, the unknown, the new.

But there is also something to be said for preparing and researching.

The Georgetown, upper Gilpin County I-70 region is a growing atRon Hellbusch traction for the knowledgeable and the adventurous newbies and inquisitive outdoorsman. This region offers an interesting combination of mountain flora and fauna. The

variety of wildlife, plant, trees and historical waste mineral from the Clear Creek drainage basin’s rich silver and gold mining history, is well within reach of the outdoor explorer. However, to fully experience these assets of nature can be far more fulfilling with some local help from one who knows.

This is where Georgetown’s Kimberly Knox’s local experience enters the picture. Kimberly provides a unique service of guiding individuals, families and youth groups, and sharing the offerings to Front Range outdoors visitors. With over three decades of hiking, studying, writing, photographing and recording the region’s natural outdoors, Kimberly Knox has assured visitors they can become comfortably familiar with this region of our Front Range mountains.

“I stress outdoors safety and value of good hiking equipment, as first step priorities, as we plan and prepare the hikes,” Kimberly stated. Given her broad experience in group adventure guiding, rock-climbing and mounting biking, Kimberly can offer hikes in a wide range of environments. “Clear Creek has so much to offer in steep mountain slopes with amazing vistas, to wildflower meadows with small flowing snow melt brooks with opposing vertical rock walls with raging white-water rapids,” she advised.

Kimberly customizes her clients’ experience and fitness level with options for an exciting and positive hiking experience. She can include in her planning snowshoes with poles or other unique all-weather

equipment, plus a snack for the beginner, in the price of the tour.

For those excited about outdoors activities, but not sure what specific activities to pursue, Kimberly offers “first time support” training and basic pursuit of many adventures to help clients chose their best match.

Kimberly invites calls to further describe services Georgetown Outdoor Discovery provides at 303-900-2672 or email geogetownoutdoordiscovery.com. Colorado’s spring and early summer is prime time to enjoy the Mile High State’s extended beauty by exploring the environment of the Front Range mountain outdoors.

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by Chuck Palahniuk before you go any further.

Long before he was an author of novels, Chuck Palahniuk was a truck assembly line worker with a journalism degree, struggling to be a better writer through a series of expensive, ineffective workshops.

Then he met Tom Spanbauer, who offered “less a class than a dialogue.”

That, says Palahniuk, is what he hopes this book will be.

“If you’re dedicated to becoming an author, nothing I can say here will stop you,” Palahniuk cautions. “But if you’re not, nothing I can say will make you one.”

If you were Palahniuk’s student, though, he would tell you to pay attention to the “textures” in your characters’ conversations.

Use textures as you would in normal conversation; they’ll help your readers know who said what, they’ll bridge conversational gaps, and they help indicate time passed.

Author Chuck Palahniuk.

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“Establish… authority” to make your characters relatable. Offer real-world context; never, ever ignore fine details; and don’t worry about making people likable. Some of literature’s best-loved characters were despicable.

If you were Palahniuk’s student, he’d tell you to “plant a gun” and an object that quietly returns again and again. He’d instruct you to surprise your readers and raise tension, both correctly, and to avoid ping-pong conversations.

You’d start to listen to other people’s stories because that’s where your novel lies.

You’d know how to rescue a boring character and how to write dialogue that sounds authentic. And if Palahniuk

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were your teacher, you’d learn this: “Don’t overthink your creative process.”

Great writers are not born that way. They are molded from a mixture of sweat, rejection, odd hours, tiny pieces of notepaper, antacids, and books like “Consider This.”

Your readers have a short list of things they hate in a novel, and author Chuck Palahniuk shows you how not to do those things when

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writing your future bestseller. Replacing bad behavior with good is part of this book, including advice that makes so much sense that you wonder why you never thought of it before. (Hint: you didn’t because you’re not his student).

On that note, Palahniuk will delight you as he instructs, by subtly using his own advice scattered throughout this book amid stories of his struggle to become a novelist and tales

of booksignings that were held on his behalf. There are shout-outs to other authors that serve as a kind of reading list for prospective writers, and yes, you’ll find a few head-scratchers that may not make sense until you’re there.

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change the world,” she said. “I also thought that since Colorado has a lot of mountains I should put in the mountains.”

Seier, 16, is the vice president of the Junior Leader Council in the Arapahoe County 4-H program. She said she wanted to express that elections are a powerful way to give marginalized communities equal access to government.

“I was just trying to show the diversity of the County and especially of Colorado,” Seier said.

“Diversity, to me, means we all

Littleton third-grader Vivian Marchetti’s sticker design.

come together as one to achieve common goals and make the world a better place.”

Marchetti’s sticker will be handed out at events and voter service and polling centers. Seier’s will be included in all mail ballot packets sent to voters for the general election in November.

“Diversity is one of the County’s values and I couldn’t think of a better image to demonstrate that than Mary’s,” said Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Joan Lopez in a statement. “And I loved meeting Vivian and learning how engaged she already is with the democratic process. It’s a wonderful thing to see young people envisioning a brighter future for our democracy.”

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Seniors lead at the ballpark for Ponderosa baseball Maloney says the lineup is strong top to bottom

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Ponderosa head baseball coach Bob Maloney has a good team this season that he says is more like a family.

Maloney said five seniors have set the standard for the program.

Those players are third baseman/ pitcher Cael Porter, catcher Brady Ingalls, first baseman Dom Lopez, second baseman Kolton Miller and outfielder Skyler Ahern.

“We have five seniors that have been instrumental in our success not only this year but the previous three as well,” said Maloney. “They lead by example, they don’t care who gets the credit. It’s awesome and they play as a family.

“This is my seventh year and when they came in as freshmen ... we’ve had good teams, don’t get me wrong ... but these guys are special.

They are baseball kids. They’re good but they respect the game, play hard and they keep the team together.

We’re not head and shoulders above other teams, but we play like a family and that helps us a lot.”

Ponderosa, 9-2, was the top-ranked Class 4A team in Colorado in the May 24 CHSAANow.com poll.

And like a family, the players are close to each other. Junior Luke Karel was diagnosed with leukemia a few months ago, and the Mustangs have dedicated this season to him.

“One of our teammates has been struggling this year,” pointed out Miller. “He’s in the hospital, and we’ve just been playing for him every game. Just seeing that there are some people that wish they could be in our shoes and playing out here, we don’t want to take that for granted. He’s been battling and we stay in touch so we’ve been playing for him.”

Pondo, which lost a 5-4 game to Castle View on May 24, has notched some big wins so far this season.

The Mustangs shut out Regis Jesuit, ranked third in the Class 5A poll, 4-0 on May 12. Pondo whipped Douglas County, 13-3 on May 17, blanked Legend, 11-0, on May 20 and got past fifth-ranked Class 5A team Mountain Vista, 15-9, on May 23.

“Our team knows we have a chance to go far,” said Porter. “We are all playing for each other. We definitely have more of a drive to come out and compete this year. From one through nine in the lineup we are all trying our hardest. We just need to keep battling. We can’t take anyone for granted.”

After 11 games, junior outfielder Carson Conant was the Mustangs’ leading hitter among the starters with a .455 batting average while junior shortstop Dylan Carey was hitting at a .452 clip. Miller, who will play next season at CSU-Pueblo, was hitting .368 and Ahern, a Lamar Community College recruit, at .360.

Ponderosa players wait for a pitching change during a May 24 game at Castle View. From left, Cael Porter, Dylan Carey, Kolton Miller and Dom Lopez.

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Ponderosa senior second baseman Kolton Miller says the Mustangs have jelled this season.

“This year we have really good chemistry,” added Miller. “We’ve jelled really good together, and we have a couple guys that have been playing varsity baseball for three or four years now so we have the experience and confidence. We’re just

Senior third baseman/pitcher Cael Porter claims this season’s Ponderosa team believes it will play for a long time this season.

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“Whether we are down or up, we’re never out of the game. We just keep playing until the last out. We never give up and keep each other up.

“All the seniors try to lead by

example and try to help the younger guys know what it is like to be part of Ponderosa baseball,” continued Miller. “We try to set a good example so when we are out of here the younger guys can take over and have a good team too.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0014-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 5, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) The Plaza at Greenwood, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) H&M Mortgage and Investments, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GV Corner, LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 01, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8037348 Original Principal Amount $800,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $800,000.00 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. See Exhibit A attached hereto plus all appurtenances thereto

HOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN BEING MONUMENTED AT THE NORTH END, BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16, BY A 3-1/4"ALUMINUM CAP IN RANGE BOX STAMPED "LS 28666" AND AT THE SOUTH END, BEING THE WEST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 16, BY A 3-1/2" ALUMINUM CAP IN RANGE BOX STAMPED "LS 7735," CONSIDERED TO BEAR S 00°14'24" E, WITH ALL BEARINGS HEREON RELATIVE THERETO. COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ONEQUARTER S 00°14'24" E, A DISTANCE OF 309.61 FEET; THENCE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID WEST LINE N 89°45'36" E, A DISTANCE OF 49.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A RIGHTOF-WAY DOCUMENT RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. B3103738, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, BEING MONUMENTED BY A NAIL AND BRASS TAG STAMPED “NOLTE-LS 29430,” SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE PARALLEL TO SAID WEST LINE N 00°14'24" W, A DISTANCE OF 148.02 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE AS DESCRIBED IN A DOCUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 1021 AT PAGE 217, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE S 84°40'55" E, A DISTANCE OF 131.68 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCEA LONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND S 00°12'40" E, A DISTANCE OF 134.33 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND S 89°21’04" W, A DISTANCE OF 131.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Tax Schedule No. 2075-16-2-03-017 Assessor Parcel ID No. 2075-16-2-03-017

(AS DESCRIBED BY CHARLES BERESFORD, PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR COLORADO P.L.S. NO. 35583).

Also known by street and number as: 7300 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

More commonly known by street name and number as 7300 East Belleview Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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

Legal Notice NO. 0014-2021 First Publication: 5/13/2021 Last Publication: 6/10/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/07/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/13/2021 Last Publication: 6/10/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/05/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Clifford L. Neuman #3698 Clifford L. Neuman, P.C. 6800 N. 79th Street, Suite 200, Niwot, CO 80503 (303) 449-2100 Attorney File # 7300 E BELLEVIEW AVE The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0014-2021 LEGAL DESCRIPTION A PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, A SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 16, ALSO BEING A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND OF RECORD IN BOOK 1687 AT PAGE 561, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, BEING A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COUNTY OF ARAPA-

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0016-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 19, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Palazzo Verdi, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Ladder Capital Finance LLC a Delaware limited liability company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of COMM 2015-CCRE24 Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5068516 Original Principal Amount $73,500,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $7,324,789,899.00 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. See Exhibit A, attached hereto.

Also known by street and number as: 6363 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/21/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/27/2021 Last Publication: 6/24/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/19/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Craig K Schuenemann #41068 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 1700 Lincoln, Suite 4100, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-0431678 Attorney File # USA\1067754.000206\602917542.1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0016-2021 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL 1: UNITS T AND 1-A, PALAZZO VERDI, ACCORDING TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR PALAZZO VERDI RECORDED JUNE 25, 2015 UNDER RECEPTION NO. D5068514 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED MAY 10, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION. NO. B7059683 AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B9106911, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT TO CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, OPERATE, USE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, REPLACE AND/OR REMOVE CERTAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN EASEMENT DEEDS RECORDED JUNE 16, 2000 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B0072732 AND DECEMBER 22, 2000 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B0165931, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, EXCEPT THOSE PORTIONS LYING WITHIN LOT 1 OF GREENWOOD PLAZA SOUTH FILING NO. 10.

PARCEL 3: AN ACCESS, EMERGENCY AND UTILITY EASEMENT OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THE PARCEL DESCRIBED AS THE "NEW EASEMENT AREA" IN PARTIAL RELEASE AND RELOCATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED MAY 10, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7059685 AND RE-RECORDED OCTOBER 15, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7132921.

PARCEL 4: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR VEHICULAR PARKING IN THE PARKING AREAS IN UNITS P-1 AND P-2, PALAZZO VERDI, ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED JUNE 1, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7069317, AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED MAY 10, 2007 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B7059683 AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 UNDER RECEPTION NO. B9106911, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STALE OF COLORADO, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN PARKING EASEMENT AGREEMENT RECORDED JANUARY 18, 2011 UNDER RECEPTION NO. D1005972.

Legal Notice NO. 0016-2021 First Publication: 5/27/2021 Last Publication: 6/24/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, NUMBER SIX Littleton, Colorado NOTICE OF PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Education of Arapahoe County School District Number Six,

Littleton, Colorado, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, and has been filed in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools where it is available for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered for adoption at the regular meeting of the Board of Education of said District at the Educational Services Center, 5776 South Crocker St., Littleton, Colorado on June 10, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Any person paying school taxes in said school district may at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget file or register their objections thereto.

Dated May 27, 2021 Board of Education Arapahoe County School District Number Six Robert Reichardt, Secretary Legal Notice No. 525227 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Bids and Settlements Public Notice INVITATION TO BID The Town of Bow Mar is accepting bids for the 2021 Roadway Improvements Project. The anticipated scope of work consists of the reconstruction of ~10,000 SY of the Town’s Yellowstone, Ridge Trail and Bison roadways, and generally includes mobilization, traffic control, erosion control, removal of existing asphalt, subgrade reconditioning, 5” full depth asphalt placement, striping replacement, and landscape restoration. Other methods of rehabilitation and drainage improvements may be considered as bid alternates to the base bid, as stipulated in the instructions to bidders.

A 5% bid bond is to accompany the bid. The successful contractor will be required to provide a payment and performance bond and a 2-year materials and workmanship warranty bond for the work.

A prebid meeting will be conducted on Friday, June 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Bids are due by and will be publicly opened on Friday, June 11, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the offices of Miner & Company, Ltd. Interested contractors can obtain the bid documents by contacting Miner & Company, Ltd. via email at bids@miner-co.com and referencing 2021 Bow Mar Roadway Improvements.

Legal Notice No. 525237 Publish 1st: Thursday, May 27, 2021 Publish 2nd: Thursday, June 3, 2021 The Littleton Independent _____________________________________ Public Notice BID INFORMATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive bids by electronic submission through BidNet® on the Rocky Mountain Bid System on the Greenwood Village website at www.greenwoodvillage.com/bids. Bids must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., June 17th, 2021 for: 2021 Trails Rehabilitation Project The plans and specifications for the 2021 Trails Rehabilitation Project are available electronically via the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www.greenwoodvillage.com/bids.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof.

Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101.

The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bid for any bids greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).

The bid and the deposit shall be filed with the Public Works Department, securely sealed and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon a bid award, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidder(s). In the case of the successful bidder, the bid bond will be returned upon receipt of the required payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price. Such bonds will be retained by the City until the two year (2) warranty period has expired. An electronic bid opening will occur at 4:01 p.m., June 17th, 2021.

Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Ed Haun at (303) 708-6141 or ehaun@ greenwoodvillage.com.

/s/ Jeremy Hanak Director of Public Works Legal Notice No: 525261 FIRST PUBLICATION: June 3, 2021 SECOND PUBLICATION: June 10, 2021 PUBLISHED IN: Littleton Independent ____________________________________ Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT BID PACKAGE #13 Field Elementary School Abatement Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on or about June 15, 2021 pay retainage and make final settlement with Oak Environmental, LLC for BID PACKAGE #13 Field Elementary School Abatement. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before June 15, 2021. Claims must be submitted to the Board of Education to Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on or before June 15, 2021. Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: May 27, 2021.

Legal Notice No. 525239 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT BID PACKAGE #04 Highland Elementary School Repurpose Phase I Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on or about June 15, 2021 pay retainage and make final settlement with Hausmann Construction for BID PACKAGE #04 Highland Elementary School Repurpose Phase I. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before June 15, 2021. Claims must be submitted to the Board of Education to Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on or before June 15, 2021.

Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: May 27, 2021.

Legal Notice No. 525238 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT for Greenwood Village Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado will make final payment at the City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591 on the 17th day of June, 2021 to Designscapes of Colorado for all work done by said contractor for the project called High Line Canal Trailhead Improvements, said construction being within the boundaries of the City of Greenwood Village, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said work by the City of Greenwood Village.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractors, at any time up to and including time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City Manager, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim at any time up to and including the time of final settlement will release said City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, its Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all

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further notice.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

This is an action for judicial foreclosure under C.R.C.P. Rule 105 and damages seeking to foreclose a statutory lien on the following property:

/s/ Susan M. Ortiz /s/ George E. Lantz, City Clerk, Mayor

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 15C, BUILDING 15, GARAGE 15C REDBUCK AT SORREL RANCH CONDOMINIUMS, SORREL RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED MARCH 23, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. B4051428 AND AMENDED AND RESTATED NOVEMBER 23, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. B4203688, AND AS DEFINED IN THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED FEBRUARY 22, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. B5025090, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice No. 525262 FIRST PUBLICATION: June 3, 2021 SECOND PUBLICATION: June 10, 2021 PUBLISHED IN: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV032238

Division: 21

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Plaintiff: FOXDALE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: CHANETTA M. E. SWADER; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Regarding: Condominium Unit No. 101, Building No. 10, Foxdale Condominiums Phase VIII Seventh Supplement in accordance with the Declaration recorded on August 4, 1981 in Book 3461 at Page 495, and any and all Amendments and Supplements thereto, and Condominium Map recorded on August 15, 1985 in Map Book 85 at Page 11, at Reception No. 2566787, of the Arapahoe County Records, and any and all Amendments and Supplements thereto. Together With the Exclusive Right to use the following Limited Common Elements: Garage No. N/A and Parking Space No. N/A, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known and numbered as: 922 S Walden St #101, Aurora CO 80017 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 1st day of July, 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720-8743845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED in Colorado this 23rd day of March, 2021.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 525065 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Case No.: 2021CV30521 Division: 21 Plaintiff: REDBUCK AT SORREL RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: JOANNA MADRID; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; and the PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY Attorneys for Plaintiff MOELLER GRAF, P.C. Joshua S. Myers, #53309 jmyers@moellergraf.com Bujar Ahmeti, #42373 K. Christian Webert, #43739 385 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Office: (720) 279-2568 FAX: (720) 279-2569 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: JOANNA MADRID. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of the court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the completion of service of this summons upon you.

Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without

Dated May 17, 2021 MOELLER GRAF, P.C. /s/ Joshua S. Myers, #53309 Associate Attorney Legal Notice No. 525228 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 24, 2021 Published in the Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street, #100 Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: AURORA HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation d/b/a AURORA HIGHLANDS VISTA HOA; Defendants: POLEENEE A. ELIJAH; CECILE ELIJAH; MIDFIRST BANK, INC.; ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREASURER; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Attorneys for Plaintiff: THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Address: PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone Number: (720) 644-6115 Case Number: 2021CV030477 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Poleenee A. Elijah You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an Answer or other response.

You are required to file your Answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you.

Service of the Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action for judicial foreclosure of an association assessment lien pursuant to C.R.S. 38-33.3-316, in and to real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

Dated: May 19, 2021 THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC By: *s/ Stephane R. Dupont Stephane R. Dupont This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Exhibit A Lot 19, Block 2, The Vista at Aurora Highlands Subdivision Filing No. 3, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 17208 E. Florida Place, Aurora, CO 80017 Legal Notice No. 525240 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 24, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, County of Arapahoe, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac St #100, Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: COUNTRY HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: Masoud Moradi; Rok West, LLC; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; WINPRO Diversified Income Fund, LLC; BDM Genetics, LLP n/k/a BDM Genetics, LLC; Kevin Good; CLPF KSA Grocery Portfolio Greenwood Village, LLC; Martin Dominic Karaba; Diva Lauren; Sue Sandstrom as the Arapahoe County Treasurer; and Sue Sandstrom as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: MOELLER GRAF, P.C. K. Christian Webert, #43739 Bujar Ahmeti, #42373 David A. Parker, #35253 dparker@moellergraf.com 385 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Office: (720) 279-2568 FAX: (720) 279-2569 Case No. 2020CV031818 Division/Ctrm.:21 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the

clerk of this court an answer or other response.

You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action for judicial foreclosure under C.R.C.P. Rule 105 and damages seeking to foreclose a statutory lien on the following property: TRACT 20, PLAT OF RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS 19 (PARTLY), 20, 21, 22, 23, COUNTRY HOMES, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. More commonly know as: 49 Sunset Drive, Englewood, CO 80113 Dated May 4, 2021 MOELLER GRAF, P.C. /s/ David A. Parker, #35253, Counsel Legal Notice No. 525184 First Publication: May 13, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV032162 sion: 221

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COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Plaintiff: RIDGEVIEW EAGLE BEND OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: ROBERT LEVON RUSK; AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Regarding: Lot 66, Block 5, Ridgeview Eagle Bend Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known and numbered as: 21999 E Jamison Pl, Aurora CO 80016 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 29th day of July 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number (720) 874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED in Colorado this 27th day of April, 2021.

Tyler S. Brown, Arapahoe County Sheriff By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 525148 First Publication : June 3, 2021 Last Publication : July 1, 2021 Published In : Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 224 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff(s): THE VILLAS AT ASPEN RIDGE Defendant(s): SAMUEL MURRAY; AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS A NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION; SUE SANDSTROM, ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S) Attorney for Plaintiff(s): Name: Richard W. Johnston, Esq. Address: Tobey & Johnston, P.C. 56 Inverness Drive East, Suite 103, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone Number: (303) 799-8600 Fax Number: (303) 799-6977 E-mail: rjohnston@tobeyjohnston.com Atty. Reg. #: 19823 Case Number: 21CV30630 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE: You are summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty-one (21) days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado, or within sixty-three (63) days

after this summons is served upon the United States or one of its agencies.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

The following documents are also served with this Summons: Complaint in Foreclosure, and District Civil Case Cover Sheet DATE: April 5, 2021 TOBEY & JOHNSTON, P.C. By: /s/* Richard W. Johnston *Original signature on file at the office of Tobey & Johnston, P.C. This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended.

A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons.

This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

WARNING: A VALID SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED BY A LAWYER AND IT NEED NOT CONTAIN A COURT CASE NUMBER, THE SIGNATURE OF A COURT OFFICER, OR A COURT SEAL. THE PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU TO FILE THE CASE WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COURT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE CASE HAS BEEN FILED AND OBTAIN THE CASE NUMBER. IF THE PLAINTIFF FILES THE CASE WITHIN THIS TIME, THEN YOU MUST RESPOND AS EXPLAINED IN THIS SUMMONS. IF THE PLAINTIFF FILES MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU, THE CASE MAY BE DISMISSED UPON MOTION AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM THE PLAINITFF.

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV032093 Division: 402 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Plaintiff: DESIGN 45 HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: JESSE L. DAWSON; GARY KENNEDY; WESTERRA CREDIT UNION; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order Granting Motion for Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated March 30, 2021, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq.,

by Design 45 Home Owners Association, Inc., the current holder of a lien recorded on June 8, 2020 at Rec. No. E0067186, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration of Nevin Village Green recorded on May 1, 1972 at Reception No. 4286816 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of Design 45 Home Owners Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS. Regarding: Unit No. A, 15035 East Louisiana Drive, Aurora, Colorado Nevin Village Green Subdivision, Filing Number Five, Phase II, Part 1 according to the Condominium Map thereof filed in Book 41 at Page 12 and according to and subject to the Condominium Declaration recorded in Book 2268 at Page 700; Amendment thereto recorded in Book 2600 at Page 750 and Supplement thereto recorded September 7, 1979 in Book 3070 at Page 450, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 10, 2013, effective immediately

Also known and numbered as: 15035 E Louisiana Dr A, Aurora CO 80012

Legal Notice No. 525209 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV031628 Div: 402 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE PLAINTIFF: SOUTHPARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v.

DEFENDANTS: STEPHEN A. FLYNN, JR.; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CB6; WINSTON FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLLP; STATE OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; AURORA COLLECTION BUREAU; UNITED RESOURCE SYSTEMS INC.; and SUE SANDSTROM AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O’clock A.M., on the 29th day of July, 2021, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $12,333.97.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated April 2, 2021 and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by Southpark Homeowners Association, the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on April 11, 2016 at Reception No. D6035960 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions recorded on 06/24/1981 at Reception Number 208028 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Southpark Homeowners Association against real property commonly known as 7703 S. Curtice Way #F, Littleton, CO 80120-8194 and legally described as: Regarding: Lot 7, Block 1, Southpark Subdivision, Filing No. 3, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.; The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg. No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011, 303.432.9999 Dated: April 27, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 525151 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: July 1, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 29th day of July 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720-8743845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED in Colorado this 27th day of April, 2021.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 525150 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: July 1, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 20CV031682 Division: 402 Plaintiff: The Windsong Condominiums Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: Jose R. Rivas; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Universal Lending Corporation; Colorado Housing and Finance Authority; and Public Trustee of the County of Arapahoe COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated January 15, 2021, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by The Windsong Condominiums Association, Inc., the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on April 17, 2018, at Reception No. D8036762. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of The Windsong Condominiums recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on July 12, 1983, in Reception No. 2299601 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the The Windsong Condominiums Association, Inc. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 9, BUILDING 30, WINDSONG CONDOMINIUMS, A5 DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED JULY 12, 1983 IN BOOK 3M2 AT PAGE 441, AND ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED NOVEMBER 10, 1983 AT RECEPTION NO. 2345645, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE NO. 385, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

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The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on July 1, 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone 720874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Gail R. Gudder, #17820, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.

Date: March 30, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 525085 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Petitioners: KEATON SKUDNESKI, PALMER SKUDNESKI, and LANDON SKUDNESKI, through STEPHEN T. WILSON, ESQ., as Special Conservator v.

Respondents: DAVID A. SKUDNESKI, TRUSTEE and DAVID A. SKUDNESKI, in his individual capacity Case Number: 2017PR30044 SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE Under a Judgment that entered July 10, 2019, nunc pro tunc January 17, 2019, and further awarded costs, attorney fees, and interest on and through September 13, 2019, I am selling certain real property, as follows: Original Judgment Creditor: KEATON SKUDNESKI, PALMER SKUDNESKI, and LANDON SKUDNESKI, through STEPHEN T. WILSON, ESQ., as Special Conservator, with rights to enforce granted to THE KEATON SKUDNESKI TRUST, THE PALMER SKUDNESKI TRUST, and THE LANDON SKUDNESKI TRUST Judgment Debtor: DAVID A. SKUDNESKI, TRUSTEE and DAVID A. SKUDNESKI, in his individual capacity Current Judgment Creditor: THE KEATON SKUDNESKI TRUST, THE PALMER SKUDNESKI TRUST, and THE LANDON SKUDNESKI TRUST Date of Judgment: July 10, 2019, nunc pro tunc January 17, 2019 Date of Recording of Judgment: October 3, 2019 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Information: Reception No. D9105299 Original Judgment Amount: $7,153,031.18 Ordered Judgment Amount: $8,749,898.52 Outstanding Principal Judgment Amount: $9,493,999.48 Legal description of property to be foreclosed: LOT 93, GLENMOOR OF CHERRY HILLS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Common description of property to be foreclosed: 93 Glenmoor Drive, Englewood, Colorado 80113 THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE JUDGMENT. THE INTEREST TO BE SOLD IS A LIFE ESTATE INTEREST OF DAVID A, SKUDNEKSI. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The Judgment remains unsatisfied and judgment holder is enforcing its remedies under law including, without limitation, levy, execution, and sale of the property.

NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on Thursday, July 8, 2021, in front of the flagpole at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112, phone number 720-874-3845, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds sufficient to cover the bid, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Judgment Debtor and the heirs and assigns of said Judgment Debtor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** The name, address, and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of debt are as follows: Aaron J. Conrardy, #40030, Wadsworth Garber Warner Conrardy, P.C., 2580 West Main Street, Suite 200, Littleton, Colorado 80120, telephone: (303) 296-1999.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

This Sheriff’s Notice of Sale is signed April 7, 2021.

Public Notice

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff, County of Arapahoe, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 525099 First Publication: May 13, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF HORRY Docket No.: 2020-DR-26-2368 South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs.

Elizabeth Todd, Michael Schnakenberg, Betty Galloway, David Wauchope, Defendant(s).

In the interest of: Minor children born in 2005, 2008, 2011 SUMMONS, NOTICE OF FILING & NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE ABSENT DEFENDANTS, ELIZABETH TODD & DAVID WAUCHOPE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and served with the Complaint for Removal in and to the Defendant minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County, on the 14th day of December, 2020, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request. You are not required to answer the Complaint, but if you do, you should serve a copy of your answer upon Plaintiff through its attorney, Jacob M. Eckenrode, at 1951 Industrial Park Rd., Conway, SC 29526.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the action entitled above has been commenced by the Plaintiff against you in the Family Court of Horry County in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Conway, South Carolina, by the filing of a Summons and Complaint for Removal on the 14th day of December, 2020, and is available for inspection in the Office of the Family Court for Horry County, South Carolina.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of a Non-Emergency Removal Hearing to be held at the Horry County Family Court, Horry County Government and Justice Center, 1301 2nd Avenue, Conway, South Carolina, on Monday, August 30, 2021, at 8:30 a.m.

Legal Notice No. 525212 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Case No. 20-08-0871P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community.

These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 525258-60182 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Juan M. Casachagua, also known as Juan Manuel Casachagua, also known as Juan Casachagua, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30615 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kevin C. Huaman, Personal Representative 341 Wright St., #302 Lakewood, CO 80228 Legal Notice No. 525269

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elsie Blandena Shelbourn, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30546

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ILSE MARIA NORDENHOLZ, A/K/A ILSE M. NORDENHOLZ, A/K/A ILSE NORDENHOLZ, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30520

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Arapahoe County District Court on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cline Caldwell, LLP Rachel Kranz Caldwell, #43580 Attorney for Personal Representative 8101 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Kristen E. Nordenholz, Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo LLC 650 South Cherry St., Suite 710 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 525211 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No. 525223 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacqueline Lynn Ward, aka Jacqueline L. Ward, aka Jacqueline Ward, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy L. Harvey, aka Dorothy Lee Harvey aka Dorothy Harvey, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30540

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 27, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Teresa Gabaldon, Personal Representative c/o Walter M. Kelly II, Miller & Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 525266 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra Lee Myers, aka Sandra L. Myers, aka Sandra Myers, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30496 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Buna Ravdin, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court, No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80130 Legal Notice No. 525202 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Peter L. Weingarten, aka Peter Lawrence Weingarten, aka Peter Weingarten, aka Pete Weingarten, aka Pete Lawrence Weingarten, aka Pete L. Weingarten, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30514 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jed Weingarten, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln St., #1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 525210 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Chi Hung Chan, aka Hung Chi Chan, aka Hung Chan, Deceased Case Number: 21PR 154 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Helen Chan, Personal Representative 15535 W. Auburn Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80228 Legal Notice No. 525230 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Ellen Savage, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30524 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ken L. Savage, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court, No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80130 Legal Notice No. 525226 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

/s/ Maria Zalessky Maria Zalessky, #52405 Burnham Law Attorneys for Personal Representative 5990 Greenwood Plaza Blvd.

Bldg. 2 Suite 110 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 525243 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Cardenas, Deceased Case Number 2021 PR 30597 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Arapahoe County District Court on or before October 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Aida Kelley, Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo LLC 650 South Cherry St., Suite 710 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.525256 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Katie Caroline Zimmerman Maes, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030482 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for Bart C. Brown, Personal Representative Nicholas Klimas, Esq., #48658 Gendelman Klimas, Ltd. 1888 Sherman Street, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80203 720-213-0687 Nick@GendelmanKlimas.com Legal Notice No. 525253 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret C. Oliver, aka Margaret Celicia Oliver, Deceased Case Number: 21PR 30497 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

William Oliver, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80130 Legal Notice No. 525201 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeanne Adelle Baty, aka Jeanne A. Baty, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30521 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl L. Shane, Personal Representative 7936 E. Arapahoe Court, No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80130 Legal Notice No. 525229 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Janet Camper, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30430 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jason Camper, Personal Representative c/o Tristan Younghaus 7555 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 600 Denver, CO 80231 303-688-0944 Legal Notice No. 525204 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JUDITH ANNE LAMBERT, aka JUDITH A. LAMBERT, aka JUDITH LAMBERT, aka JUDY ANNE LAMBERT, aka JUDY A. LAMBERT, aka JUDY LAMBERT, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30457 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 27, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

Lester J. Lambert, Personal Representative c/o 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 525225 First Publication: May 27, 2021 Last Publication: June 10, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

James P. Molis, Personal Representative 2480 S. Zephyr Street Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Legal Notice No. 525200 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Garen H. Burkhardt, Deceased Case Number: 20PR31274 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan M. Galbaugh-Hallacy Co-Personal Representative 3300 W. Centennial Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80123 Steven K. Noeth Co-Personal Representative 3725 W. Gailey Drive Tucson, AZ 85741 Legal Notice No. 525254 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021

Public notice is given on May 14, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Megan De La Rosa Blakeley be changed to Megan O’Connor De La Rosa Case No.: 21 C 100289 By: Magistrate, Kathleen Jaushi, Legal Notice No. 525249 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice Public Notice is given on May 12, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of: Sandra Michelle Bucceri be changed to Sandy Michelle Bucceri Case Number: 2021C36442 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No.525245 First Publication: June 3, 2021 Last Publication: June 17, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on May 12, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Sarah Catherine Styles be changed to

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Public notice is given on April 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

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The petition requests that the name of Fertuna Girmay be changed to Fortuna Kalat Case No.: 21 C 100288

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on May 18, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe Littleton County Court.

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The petition requests that the name of Alexander Donald Pillischafske be changed to Dylan Alex Cook Case No.: 21 C 100222

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on May 5, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Micah Marcel Scott be changed to Michah Marcel Zcott Case No.: 2021 C 100254

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Public notice is given on May 12, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Stephanie Suzette Bentley be changed to Stephanie Suzette Salazar Case No.: 2021C100268

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on April 30, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County-Littleton Court.

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Public notice is given on May 14, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Brandi Faye Farrell be changed to Brandi Faye Palmer Case No.: 21 CV 1113

Public notice is given on May 5, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County-Littleton Court.

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The petition requests that the name of Christine Ivana Long be changed to Zef Odyssey Thorne Case No.: 21 C 100226

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The petition requests that the name of Frankie Marie McClain be changed to Frankie Cortez-Armijo Case No.: 21 C 100240

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on May 5, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Harold Wayne Howeth be changed to Harold H. Bowman Case No.: 2021 C 100209

Public notice is given on May 24, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

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The petition requests that the name of Zachary Robert Groseth- Harris be changed to Zachary Robert Harris Case No.: 21C100285 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

The petition requests that the name of Jamie Aline Alberico be changed to Jamie Aline Indigo Case No.: 2021C100318

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The petition requests that the name of Rose Marie McClain be changed to Rose Marie Armijo Case No.: 21 C 100242

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Public notice is given on May 14, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

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The petition requests that the name of Donald Beckman be changed to Donald Gerard Beckman Case No.: 21 C 100274

The petition requests that the name of Shelby Jean Lauman be changed to Shelby Jean Winters Case No.: 21 C 100258

Public notice is given on May 12, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe-Littleton Court.

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By: Magistrate Kathleen Jaushi

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tion for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Thannya Dianna Quintero Dominguez be changed to Thannya Dianna Quintero Dominguez Case No.: 21 C 100293

Public notice is given on April 27, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

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The petition requests that the name of Joshua Edward McIntosh be changed to Keegan Joshua McIntosh Case No.: 21 C 100329 By: Kathleen Jaushi

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tumultuous market are to blame for the stagnant commercial portion.

Buchanan’s company Loch Lomond LLC once held partial ownership of several commercial parcels in Littleton Village, but they fell into foreclosure in 2019, according to county records. The parcels were bought at public auction by Michigan-based Bloomfield Capital, which had previously been Loch Lomond’s lender. Buchanan hopes to buy the parcels back in the future, he told Colorado Community Media.

Littleton Village is organized as a metro district, a quasi-governmental entity to manage private developments. Buchanan, who lives in Evergreen, remains the president of the board of the metro district’s commercial portion. Former Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec, a Littleton Village resident, is the president of the residential portion’s board.

The taxman cometh Buchanan told council that commercial development has been hampered by high property tax assessments levied by Arapahoe County Assessor PK Kaiser, which Buchanan called a “show-stopper.”

Buchanan alleged Littleton Village’s property tax rates are two to three times those levied against comparable properties in neighboring counties, he told council, saying the Starbucks building was initially assessed at a property tax rate of $25 per square foot.

“A tenant would never pay that,” he said. Buchanan said he successfully appealed the rate down to under $19 a square foot after lobbying for Kaiser to apply a principle called economic obsolescence, a form of depreciation on property due to external factors.

Buchanan said he has asked Kaiser to apply the same principle to future buildings on the site, but said Kaiser told him he would not make any promises before buildings were built.

In a statement to Colorado Community Media, Kaiser said Littleton Village’s property tax valuations have been determined according to state statute and national standards,

said Buchanan’s comparisons to properties in other counties don’t hold water, and added he cannot predict how future buildings will be assessed.

“Any assertion that Littleton Village is being taxed 2-3 times higher than other developments in other counties isn’t relevant, because this claim is based on comparisons with older/inferior properties, or on larger properties in inferior locations,” Kaiser’s statement reads in part. “Some of the ‘comps’ these developers are using included valuation of only the underlying land, as the improvements were not complete at the time of valuation… It is well beyond our scope to appraise speculative construction as of an unspecified date in the future, and we will not commit to a valuation outside of our statutorily required mandates.”

Getting in the zone Buchanan also said the site’s zoning is a problem, saying it’s hard to draw an anchor tenant when the prime spot limits the size to 22,000 square feet, adding that the city’s projected timeline of eight or nine months to complete a rezoning is too long for potential tenants who make business decisions more quickly than that.

In fall 2020, city council expressed support for a plan to give tax breaks to Alfalfa’s Market and a boutique liquor store, but those plans fell through when Alfalfa’s went out of business this spring. A previously proposed hotel never materialized.

Other deals ended with Buchanan’s Loch Lomond company owing liens to business owners, according to county records. Murphy USA hopes to build a convenience store and gas station at the western edge of the development, according to city documents.

Councilmembers at the May 25 meeting were perplexed why the district has not gotten the ball rolling on a rezoning.

“You can still put in an application, right?” asked Mayor Pro Tem Scott Melin. “We can’t act without a rezone request… Let’s get on with it.

I’d like to see an application ASAP, please.”

Buchanan said Littleton Village leadership hasn’t pressed ahead with rezoning applications, fearing

it would be useless if the assessor’s valuations remained where they are.

That sinking feeling Meanwhile, there’s the matter of the sinkhole.

Engineers observed a portion of Hinsdale Avenue, a newly-built stretch of road in the heart of the property and just steps from the edge of a large condo building, appeared to be sinking in the fall of 2019. City crews barricaded the street in early 2020. Now, the sinkhole has begun to swallow an adjacent stretch of sidewalk and is undercutting an adjoining dog park.

Cernanec, the former mayor who now heads the residential district’s board, appealed to the city to help repair the sinkhole.

There’s a snag, though: the city never formally “accepted” the stretch of road into its road network, saying it was clear there were problems from the start.

The street showed signs of deterioration several years ago, Public Works Director Keith Reester told council, and the city accepted all other newly-built streets in the development except for that short stretch, with the idea that the contractor would fix the street before the city took ownership.

City engineers have inspected the sinkhole and determined it could cost upward of $500,000 to fix. Cernanec said Littleton Village simply doesn’t have the money to cover the cost.

“We can’t do it, and if the city doesn’t, it’s not going to happen,” Cernanec said.

Reester said $500,000 amounts to one-sixth of Littleton’s annual road repair budget.

“We’re willing to be part of the solution because we want to get it open, and residents deserve it,” Reester said. “On the flip side, we don’t have half a million dollars sitting around.”

Melin said he was dismayed that Littleton Village never attempted to take the contractor to court to fix the road.

Trish Harris, an attorney representing Littleton Village, said the development didn’t pursue the contractor in court because they felt it was a losing case, because the unstable ground that caused

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the sinkhole was likely deeper than a contractor could reasonably be expected to probe for abnormalities.

Regardless, the statute of limitations has passed, she said.

Buchanan said the district didn’t want to waste money on a bad case, which could sap funds that could be applied toward fixing the problem.

Councilmember Carol Fey said unstable ground should have been expected because the property was formerly home to Marathon Oil, which riddled the ground beneath the property with tanks and tunnels.

Cernanec said the street should be considered de facto Littleton property because the city has provided services like police protection and snowplowing to the area.

“You can talk about the legal position, I’ll talk about the ethical position perceived by the citizens of Littleton,” Cernanec said.

Fey called Cernanec’s characterization unethical, saying she worked hard to secure better city services for Littleton Village residents.

When Cernanec, whom Fey defeated to represent Littleton’s third council district in a contentious race in 2017, began to respond, Fey grew heated.

“Carol,” Cernanec began.

“Do not lecture me, Phil,” Fey said. “He doesn’t get to start it with a ‘Carol’ as if he’s lecturing me as if I’m a child.”

Councilmember Kelly Milliman asked if Littleton Village could levy a special assessment on residents to raise money to fix the sinkhole, but Cernanec and Buchanan said residents are already hugely burdened by the metro district’s mill levy, which largely goes to pay off infrastructure debt — which remains immense because of the lack of commercial development to pay for it.

“Sounds like tomorrow is the day a rezoning application ought to be filed, then,” Melin told them.

City Manager Mark Relph said at the end of the day, there’s a growing infrastructure problem that must be addressed, and said he was interested in hashing out some sort of compromise.

Mayor Jerry Valdes agreed.

“They are citizens of Littleton over there, so we want to make sure we’re working to help them out,” he said.

“Bad deals happen sometimes.”

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