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Food truck proprietor, Texas transplant What I do I run Tru Bar-B-Que, a food truck currently anchored at 599 W. Littleton Blvd., by Pyramid Discount Liquors.

We’re originally from Austin, Texas.

I’ve been in the food industry my whole life. I saw a need for good barbecue here. We’ve been doing catering for about five years, but we recently upgraded to the food truck.

A passion for barbecue We make the original Colorado smoked fajita and cerveza fajita. I haven’t seen anybody else doing it up here. We do an all-mesquite wood fired grill. We do pulled pork, brisket, ribs, pork loin, smoked sausage and tri-tip. You can get any of those made as a sandwich. Heck, try a two-meat sandwich. It’s great. We make all of our tortillas homemade every day.

If I wouldn’t feed it to my family, we don’t serve it to yours. If I can’t source it right, I don’t cook it.

Home in the mountains, work in the city I’ve got a house in Bailey, but I’ve always wanted to open a business here.

I love that the community has an oldfashioned feel to it. People still wave to each other. I definitely want a house down here. I really want to build and grow my business here.

It’s only 45 minutes from here to Bailey. It’s like driving from south Denver to north Denver if you were commuting for some crappy job. I just get to come down from the mountains and barbecue.

If you look at us online, we stand out. We put our heart into this.

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Veterans honored on Flag Day

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lag Day may pass without notice for some, but honoring the sacrifices of people who fought for it was the order of the day at the Highline Place Memory Care home in Littleton on June 14. Members of Rising 6, a community outreach group composed of airmen from Buckley Air Force Base, performed a flag-retiring ceremony for the home’s resident veterans. As a dozen veterans watched from the veranda, a flag in the home’s courtyard was lowered, folded and presented to Dr. Robert Baird, who served in the Army in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. A new flag was raised in its place, the airmen gave commemorative military coins to the assembled vets, and the solemnity faded to easy friendship as the airmen settled in for lunch with their predecessors.

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Senior Airman Vanessa Cole shakes the hand of Navy veteran Louis Kimsey, who served on a sub chaser off the Marshall Islands in World War II.

Dr. Robert Baird, an Army veteran, watches as the young airmen raise the new flag at Highline Place Memory Care.

Staff Sgt. Christina Gomez holds a retired flag with reverence.

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There’s a new place with a view on Littleton Main Street.

ViewHouse Littleton, the third and smallest iteration of the high-concept sports bar with locations in Centennial and Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood, opened last week to much fanfare at Main and Rapp streets.

Featuring a “chef-driven” menu and a slew of craft cocktails, ViewHouse joins the ranks of Tavern Littleton, Smokin’ Fins and The Alley in remaking the face of Littleton’s Main Street.

“Littleton’s in a big transition,” said Greg Reinke, president of the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association. “Up until 10 years ago, we had the same bars (for about) 50 or 60 years. Now we have stuff for everybody.”

ViewHouse occupies the Bussard Motor Co. building at 2680 W. Main St. and added a second story to the 1929 structure to achieve the eponymous view. The 10,000-square-foot restaurant features seating for 340, a 160-inch LED TV and dozens of other flatscreens scattered throughout.

The menu features about 40 local taps and beers, 30 craft cocktails and a menu with signature dishes like blue crab enchiladas and slow-roasted brisket. Unique to the Littleton location is a weekend breakfast menu.

Free valet parking is available after 3 p.m. every day, and ViewHouse leased a parking lot south of the building across Alamo Avenue.

Littleton fits ViewHouse just fine, said marketing director Jennifer Ruppert.

“We’re bringing this concept to

Littleton because it aligns perfectly with our brand,” Ruppert said. “It’s a historic, charming street. We worked to maintain the structure and interior, while putting our own ViewHouse twist on it.”

But in the eyes of some local residents, ViewHouse may not suit Littleton. A story on ViewHouse’s grand opening, posted to the Littleton Independent’s Facebook page, drew largely negative feedback.

“Sorry, but this feels like the death knell for our sweet little downtown,” Lynne Rerucha wrote in her post.

“I’m saddened that it’s not all mom and pop shops/restaurants anymore,” Cheryl Dickinson posted.

“No more sweet Littleton,” Tori Handley’s post said. “I’m boycotting.”

The new feel of Main Street has its upsides, said Mark Antonation, Westword’s Food & Drink editor.

“It makes for a good bar crawl,” Antonation said as he sipped an Old Fashioned at ViewHouse’s press preview. “I like it — I can get ice cream made in-house, good Vietnamese, and a little farther down the block, you can visit one of the original Taco Houses.”

Littleton Main Street isn’t quite on the radar of Denver’s foodie scene just yet, said Callie Sumlin, associate food editor at 5280 magazine, but it’s getting closer.

“It’s not most Denverites’ most expected place to go, but I think it’s incredibly charming,” Sumlin said.

“I love the downtown strip there. It pretty consistently attracts a lot of people. It’s super cute. I love Inside Scoop Creamery.”

It’s thrilling to be in an up-and-coming spot, said ViewHouse executive chef Jose Guerrero.

“I’m excited to see how we’re going to develop our brand in such a small town,” Guerrero said. “Everybody here is so ‘We Are The World’ and I love that about Littleton. I’m excited to say ‘scoot over, red rover, send the next business right over.’”

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Woodlawn to get new thrift shop, more retail Arc to replace Savers, coffee shop among businesses to replace ATM kiosk

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

True to the spirit of reuse, the building formerly occupied by Savers thrift store in the Woodlawn Shopping Center will soon be home to an Arc Thrift Store.

Savers pulled out of the distinctive swoop-roofed building in the shopping center at Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street in March. The chain closed all three of its Colorado stores, citing insufficient profits.

The new thrift store should be open

by September, according to an Arc spokesperson. Arc is a Colorado-based nonprofit thrift store chain that seeks to provide advocacy, support and employment to people with developmental disabilities.

Plans are also in the works to raze the Chase Bank ATM kiosk in Woodlawn’s parking lot and replace it with a 5,000-square foot, three-space building, with the largest spot expected to be a coffee shop with a drive-thru, according to documents available on the City of Littleton’s Development Activity List. One document filed with the city in January projects that con-

The old Savers building at Woodlawn Shopping Center will soon be an Arc Thrift Store.

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struction will begin this summer.

The 60-year-old shopping center is actually two properties — the old Savers building, built in 1967 and once a Safeway, is owned by Walter Scott, a Bellevue, Washington-based representative of Legacy Commercial LLC. The L-shaped strip of shops around the perimeter are owned by Cadence Littleton Co. LLC, an arm of Cadence Asset Management, which is based in California.

No one from Cadence’s Denver or California offices returned multiple requests for comment for this article.

City officials speak highly of Cadence’s management of the property.

“They’ve gone to quite a bit of expense to improve it — the lighting, façade and parking are much improved,” said Littleton Economic Development Director Denise Stephens.

“They’re pretty invested in getting

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Stephens said businesses on the north-facing side of the strip have it tough because their visibility to Littleton Boulevard is blocked by the old Savers building, though all six of the strip’s empty storefronts are on the east-facing side. The former Blueberry’s Café, which closed in fall 2015, is in the process of being renovated for a new tenant, which permits in the window suggest will be a pho restaurant.

The blocked view doesn’t rattle Drona Acharya, owner of India’s Best Restaurant, tucked in the back of the strip mall.

“Yes, it’s a little bit of an awkward place,” Acharya said. “It’s a little hidden — that’s why I call it `the hidden gem of Littleton.’ The neighbors are very supportive. I like the space. It’s working very well. We make such good

food that people come back and bring their friends.”

Stephens would like to see the two ownerships become one, with an eye toward redeveloping the whole block.

“We’ve been reaching out to the owner of the Savers building for years to see if they want to sell it, and so far he’s wanted to hang onto it,” Stephens said. “Unfortunately, you can’t do much redevelopment unless both parts are owned by the same entity.”

Scott, who owns the old Savers building, said he’s been open to selling, though he’s never officially offered it up for sale.

“I’m a bit quizzical that the guy who owns the property around me didn’t want to try to buy that piece,” Scott said. “Then he’d really have something he could approach the city with for a comprehensive mixed-use development that would have real benefit for the city.”

Scott said he expects Arc will be a good tenant.

“The city doesn’t need to worry about having a hole there,” Scott said. “Secondhand stores will not be replaced by the internet. It’s a nice building, it’s a good location, the city gets some property tax and sales tax — it’s a win-win-win deal. Some people view secondhand stores as being lesser than firsthand stores, but if you want to buy some cool stuff, you’re more likely to find something unique at a thrift store.”

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merican flag shirts and motorcycle jackets were common attire at the third annual Freedom Fest at Platte River Bar and Grill in Littleton on June 17. A crowd of a few thousand rocked out to eight metal bands, including headliners Warrant and Winger, with proceeds going to support the American Soldier Network, a California-based nonprofit that seeks to address military veteran suicides. Freedom Fest is the baby of Castle Rock real estate agent Dean Gary, who funds the event largely out of pocket every year as a way to thank America’s fighting men and women.

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Angela Marie, left, and Ashley Revis of the Denver Dames nonprofit group rake in the donations.

Autograph lead singer Simon Daniels, right, and guitarist Steve Lynch soak in the love after a rockin’ rendition of their 1985 hit “Blondes in Black Cars.”

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Fire muster makes a splash Parade and displays included in annual event

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Flashing red lights lit up the area and the sound of sirens echoed off the Littleton buildings June 17, announcing the arrival of the annual Fire Truck Parade & Muster, marking the start of the 30th year for the event sponsored

by Mile High Hook and Ladder.

“This is such a cool event,” Douglas County resident Henry Maxwell said as he and his son watched the parade.

“My boy loves fire trucks and we always try to get here for this event. He is 6. He loves the fire muster and I like it because it wears him out and he is ready for a nap when we get home.”

Littleton Fire Department’s 1914 Federal Chemical Truck led the parade and was followed by a variety of firefighting and rescue equipment of different ages, sizes, shapes and colors.

The parade wound its way through downtown Littleton until arriving at the parking lot of Arapahoe Community College, where visitors could check out the equipment, watch a number of demon-

strations and where kids could take part in a variety of activities.

There was a long line of parents and children waiting to take a ride in the back of a fire truck.

“I got to ride on a fire truck,” Dylan McCovey, 4, said with a big smile as his dad helped him get off the truck. “It was fun. I liked it best when the siren went off.

It was loud but it was fun.”

Across the parking lot, spray from a fire hose arched high in the sky and kids raced through the water. A short distance away, young would-be firefighters got to turn on a hose and “fight” a make-believe house fire by using the stream of water to knock down wooden cutouts of flames.

Jose Salazar said he and his family were driving by ACC when they heard the sirens and saw all the flashing lights, so they stopped by to see what was happening.

“My three boys were excited because they really like fire trucks,” the Lakewood man said. “When we got here, they ran all over the place and crawled all over every truck that they could. They are having such a great time.

I am glad we stopped by today because I think it is a day the kids will remember for a long time. We’ll probably keep an eye out for the date so we can come again next year.”

Volunteer Briana Scherrer, left, helps 3-year-old Liam Uselton direct the spray of the hose during the June 17 Fire Truck Parade & Muster activities in the parking lot of Arapahoe Community College. This is the 30th year the event has been held in Littleton.

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Littleton’s 1914 Federal fire engine led the June 17 Fire Muster parade through downtown Littleton. The muster is an annual event held in Littleton, and the parade ended at Arapahoe Community College, where the equipment in the parade was on display along with demonstrations and displays.

Young Doug Klink is about swallowed up by the firefighter helmet he put on as he and his family visited the June 17 Fire Truck Parade & Muster activities held in the Arapahoe Community College parking lot. In addition to the parade, activities for children that were part of the annual event held in Littleton included the chance to try on firefighter equipment, handle a fire hose and take part in a bucket brigade.

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Get to know Littleton City Manager Mark Relph Relph talks about philosophy, challenges and backpacking

‘We’re going to have to define a vision for this community. What are the views and demands of our citizens? What are our values?’

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mark Relph stepped in as Littleton’s acting city manager after city council fired Michael Penny in June 2016.

After a year-long nationwide search didn’t pan out, a 6-1 council vote in May gave Relph the job. The Independent sat down with Relph, 60, last week to get to know him better.

Tell us about yourself I’ve got a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s in public administration. I moved to Colorado from California in 1981, and was a private engineering consultant. I went through the oil shale bust in the ‘80s and went into municipal work. I’m a licensed professional engineer.

I’ve been in local government for nearly 30 years. I spent most of my career on the Western Slope, mostly in Grand Junction. I was the public works and utilities director when I left.

The kids were off on their own, so my wife and I moved to the Pacific Northwest. I worked for the City of Shoreline, a suburb of Seattle. It was different — the weather and the politics. They’re a contract city. They contract even for police services.

We always knew we’d come back to Colorado, and here I am. I took the job as Littleton’s Public Works director in April 2015.

I’ve been married for 25 years. I have three daughters and six grandkids.

What’s your philosophy toward city management?

Grand Junction and Shoreline were both high-performing organizations. I’ve always been part of the executive

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City Manager Mark Relph on Main Street. or leadership teams of those organizations. Public works tends to dominate in staffing and budget perspectives.

They’re asked to do lots of things. My level of interaction with city council and department directors has always been pretty deep.

Every organization where you discharge a city manager, they’ll need time to recover.

There’ll be questions about direction.

Organizational development is big for me. I highly value citizen satisfaction, but it starts with employee satisfaction: morale, communication, competencies, identifying our shortcomings and addressing them. If we address those diligently and openly, the morale swings heavily positive.

What are some shortcomings you see?

One of the more obvious things is communication.

What is the content of reports we give to city council? Are we giving real options with thorough analysis of pros and cons?

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What’s your philosophy toward citizen satisfaction?

There are many different levels. There are easy things to identify — fixing potholes, for example. There’s a real interest in addressing crime and traffic congestion, though those tend to be tougher to get at. This is where we would take the results of a citizen satisfaction survey to the city council and identify specific actions we could take.

What are some challenges Littleton faces?

The larger issue of development, the character of the city, and what do we want to be long-term? In the metro area our character — what we’ve known to exist — is changing. There’s more traffic congestion and high-density development.

We’re going to have to define a vision for this community. What are the views and demands of our citizens?

What are our values? That may depend on what part of the city you’re in. If you’re along the Platte River, you

may have a high value on that amenity. In the northeast, it may be public access or sidewalks. There’s also the vision for housing, economic vitality, street infrastructure or density. It’s about weaving different elements into a vision document.

We also need to address the elements within the comp (comprehensive) plan. If you have a vision for zoning and land use, you have to test if your street infrastructure can handle that. We’ve never done that.

The changing face of retail, malls closing — Littleton is not exempt from that. Can you afford what you want?

How do you balance preserving character with affordability?

Our housing study shows that we’re beginning to price out the ability for others to come in. What are we going to do about that? Can people afford to live here?

The city staff are facilitators of a citywide discussion.

We’re responsible to engage our community from the beginning. The more conversation we have, the better our understanding of the starting point. We don’t want the city to issue proclamations. It doesn’t work.

We want to engage people.

That’s what Littleton Listens is about. (Littleton Listens is a series of community meetings with city officials about local issues.) What are you

seeing and experiencing? We may have ideas, but you need to tell us.

What is your perspective on urban renewal?

I got involved when the urban renewal discussion was well underway. My experience in other cities was very project-oriented. Here, we had planning areas, but there wasn’t anything specific, so I appreciate the struggle with that.

Columbine Square is going to be a difficult haul. It’s largely commercial. What you see right now in the metro area is a lot of high-density residential with, perhaps, some mixed-use. That could be a challenge with the surrounding neighborhood, but we’ll have to wait and see what the developer comes up with.

What’s something people don’t know about you?

My passion is backpacking. I hiked the John Muir trail by myself.

I backpacked British Columbia for three months.

I’ve seen probably every mountain range in the West.

I’ve done hundred-mile trips. It’s getting harder at my age, but I still do it.

What’s on your iPod? A lot of ‘70s stuff. As far as I’m concerned, Pink Floyd is the greatest band of all time.

NEWS IN A HURRY Free golf for kids Kids age 17 and under can play golf for free every Saturday and Sunday this summer at South Suburban’s four golf courses. Tee off for free after 5 p.m. at Littleton Golf Course, Lone Tree Golf Course, Family Sports Golf Course in Centennial, and after 6 p.m. at South Suburban Golf Course in Centennial. Tee times are recommended and can be made up to three days in

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County fair volunteers sought The Arapahoe County Fair is looking for volunteers for the 2017 fair, held July 27-30. Volunteers will fill a wide variety of positions, including gate ambassador, exhibit hall greeters, Open Class judging, Heritage and Homestead booths, mascots, photographers and more. Experienced returning volun-

teers are needed as Team Leaders, and groups of 5-10 are encouraged. Shifts are generally four hours with breaks provided. Volunteers must be 13 or older. For more info, contact Volunteer Coordinator Nira Duvan at nduvan@ arapahoegov.com or 303-738-7938.

Summer concert roundup Michael McDonald will perform at Hudson Gardens at 6115 S. Santa Fe

Drive at 7:30 p.m. on June 25. Tickets are $48 for adults and $38 for children.

Jazz vocalist Emily Stiles will perform at 7 p.m. on June 28 at the Littleton Museum at 6028 S. Gallup St. The Taco Mojo food truck will be on hand after 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Half Pint and the Growlers will perform at Grant Amphitheater in Clement Park at 7306 W. Bowles Ave. at 7 p.m. on June 29. Admission is free.

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Doctors hope to create ‘revolution’ in opioid crisis Pilot program across Colorado has focus on finding alternatives

‘We are on the leading edge in creating this program in Colorado.’

Dr. Adam Barkin,

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Opioid misuse is at an all-time high and doctors are part of the problem — and, hopefully, the solution.

That’s according to those participating in a new program in Colorado aimed at stopping opioid abuse.

“Medicine as a whole is starting to look at the mistakes of our past — to look at the fact that we have been over-prescribing these medications,” said Dr. Don Stader, an emergency physician at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. “A clinician’s desire is to do well by our patients. We never want

chairman of emergency medicine at Sky Ridge Medical Center to see our patients suffer if we can help it, but now we are seeing that (opioids) are a short-term solution with lots of long-term, adverse effects.”

Stader, chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians opioid task force, is part of a state pilot program started by the American Hospital Association that seeks to combat the way pain is treated with opioids in hos-

pitals, especially in emergency rooms.

Eight hospitals, including Swedish and Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, and three free-standing emergency departments across Colorado are participating.

The program’s goal is to lower the number of opioids prescribed at the pilot locations by 15 percent.

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ing this program in Colorado,” said Dr. Adam Barkin, chairman of emergency medicine at Sky Ridge Medical Center.

“A study like this has not been this widespread anywhere in the country.”

Alternative treatments Opioids are synthetic or partially synthetic manufactured drugs that mimic the properties of opiates, such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Opiates are drugs directly derived from the poppy plant, such as morphine and codeine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 15,000 overdose deaths from prescribed opioids in 2015.

Stader believes today’s opioid problem started 20 years ago when there was a rise in opioid-prescribing patterns.

Opioids are prescribed four times more often today than they were in 1999.

“Opioids over the last 20 years have been used for more and more minor conditions,” Stader said. “People over the last 20 years have been getting Percocet for ankle sprains. We never used to use opioids for these conditions in the past.”

Stader and Swedish Medical Center pharmacist Rachael Duncan created a program called ALTO, or Alternatives to Opiates. This program created medication guidelines that pilot clinicians will use to treat specific types of pain in place of opioids.

“We are looking to understand if we can prove the accuracy of alternatives to opioids,” said Diane MacKay, clinical manager for the Colorado Hospital Association.

The Colorado Hospital Association is hoping the pilot will expand out of Colorado.

“This is about what we can do, not just in the state of Colorado but across the nation, to take responsibility for this epidemic and to offer a solution,” MacKay said. “We want to get doctors and nurses really excited about this.”

An important approach to the future treatment of pain, Stader said, is how those in the medical field look at pain.

The goal is not to immediately eliminate pain, but instead to manage pain so people are comfortable enough to function in their daily lives.

“Pain is sometimes appropriate and people may need to weather it for a bit,” Stader said.

‘A revolution’ in pain control Training, which started in the spring, is a vital part of the pilot program. Stader has created podcasts and videos, and conducts on-site training.

“We will communicate about our strategies as well as make sure we all understand what we are doing,” Barkin said. “That trickles up into the entire hospital. It is key for there to be education surrounding this effort. If it is isolated, then we will never achieve the success that we are going for.”

The doctors involved in the pilot are passionate about reversing the opioid prescription trend to better serve their patients.

“What we really want to do is create a revolution in how we control pain,” Stader said. “This is a crisis that medicine has created and a crisis that medicine has to solve.”

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Wild at heart: 100 ideas for kids to do outside State program aims to get kids outdoors for free, unstructured play

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In an age when tablets, video games and fidget spinners consume the minds and habits of children nationwide, some experts are concerned children are spending too little time outdoors. And they warn of health and emotional problems when children aren’t given the opportunity to go outside for free, unstructured play.

“Many kids today are overscheduled, over-screened and overprotected,” said Chris Castilian, executive director of Great Outdoors Colorado.

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Free play improves language development and skills such as conflict resolution,

who have kids. They go to school, to their homework, to soccer practice, to bed and then back to school the next day.”

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You’ve got to hand it to avocados, although you really shouldn’t

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ere’s a pop quiz. What fleshy fruit rich in healthy fats is sending more and more of its fans to the emergency room?

Here’s a hint. You probably think it’s a vegetable.

Here’s another hint. It’s not a tomato, but now and then they can be seen hanging out with each other.

They’re sometimes called “alligator pears.”

The most common variety was developed by a mail carrier in La Habra, California.

This should give it away. His name was Rudolph Hass.

The fruit itself is not dangerous. I have injured myself on coconut shells, and I have hurt

myself trying to open prickly pineapples.

No, this one is on us.

And the injury that results has a name. It’s called “avocado hand.”

The ones at my grocery store generally are as firm as billiard balls. I let them mature before I try to slice them.

Some of us, however, are impatient, and slice away, first at the outer skin, then through the soft flesh of the avocado, then through the soft flesh of the hand.

Experts recommend slicing an avocado on a cutting board. Who does that? Maybe after you or I have severed a nerve or a tendon, we will.

Hass had seen a magazine article that showed dollar bills hanging from an avocado

tree. In 1925, he bought some existing varieties and began to graft. He patented his mother tree in 1935 (it died in 2002).

Hass was to receive 25 percent of the proceeds, but the patent was abused over and over, and Hass made less than $5,000 in his lifetime.

Growing up in the Midwest, I’d see a green avocado once in a blue moon. I wasn’t particularly interested in the fleshy fruit. I was, however, very interested in the pit.

I think you know why.

You can grow an avocado tree from an avocado pit.

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How you’re known is something you can determine by your actions

D Knowing the whole truth, how do we celebrate July 4?

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Linda Newell

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e’ve heard about fake news lately, but what about what’s left out of our politically correct history books?

As I’ve been re-learning our country’s history over the last few years, I’ve discovered some hidden truths that are not taught in our books or classrooms. It’s time to shed some light.

Recently, my eldest daughter

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graduated with her master of divinity from Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University. Yes, I’m very proud, thank you. So, my daughters and I traveled from New York to Virginia to move her to her next adventure.

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on’t I know you?”

Isn’t that a question many of us have either asked of someone or someone has asked us that very same question? I think it is a pretty common occurrence, WINNING actually. Having WORDS spent time at many conferences and business functions as well as out and about in restaurants and social settings, I overhear and observe that very same quesMichael Norton tion happening all around me.

It’s that instinctive feeling, maybe somewhere deep in our memory that we have actually met the person before, or we have run into their look-alike or doppelganger at some point in our lives, or perhaps they have run across us at some other time and place.

Now this is a very good thing when someone associates meeting us with a good memory or an honorable action. Something like, “Hey, don’t I know you? Aren’t you that guy who I saw delivering food and clothing to the homeless shelter?” or “Don’t I know

you? Weren’t you the woman who helped out that family in the grocery store parking lot as that young mom struggled with her groceries and her children?”

“Don’t I know you?”

Well maybe you have seen me at my best and you think you know me. But if I was at my worst, you would probably remember me too. That might sound like, “Hey, I remember you, you were that jerk who cut me off at the intersection this morning.” Or, “Don’t I know you? Aren’t you the same person I heard yelling and screaming at your child in the mall yesterday?”

“Don’t I know you?”

Momentary observations or connections never really allow someone to know who we truly are deep inside. However, our actions and words certainly can influence someone’s first impression of us, can’t they? I mean, we try not to be judgmental, at least most of us do. But when we see something really powerful or moving, we can’t help but judge the action, the event, the outcome, or the person. And we have to remember that people are fairly consistent and predictable.

When we see or experience something that is positive or good, we

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June 22, 2017

Preserving local community banks is goal of Choice Act

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hen I drive around the smaller towns of the congressional district that I represent, one of the things I like to spot is what I call GUEST “staple businessCOLUMN es.” These are often “mom and pop” small businesses that have been around for decades and which you can find sprinkled all across America.

Whether it’s a local pharmacy that has been filling preMike Coffman scriptions for generations, a family-run dry cleaner, or even a small salon or barber shop, what is never missing from view are local community banks.

Your local community bank, much like local community banks all across

the nation, play a significant role in a community’s economic development.

It’s the place where small businesses turn to for financing, where families often turn for consumer loans, and where individual financial needs are addressed in a personal and unique manner — rather than in a large corporate one-size-fits-all banking institution. While the days of closing a loan with a simple handshake and a mutual understanding may be gone, these institutions often better reflect the communities they do business in, not only because they want the repeat business, but because they are an active part of their communities and often are more invested at the local level than are large financial institutions.

If you think you have seen less and less of these community banks over the last few years, it’s no coincidence, so have I. Since the passing of Dodd-Frank in 2010, a bill which was intended to promote financial stability

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I say that because I just can’t imagine that any one of us reading this column would prefer to be known as someone who others try to avoid, or is absolutely negative, rude, sad, hard hearted, and even hard-headed.

“Don’t I know you?”

How about you? Do people know you for who you really are? Or do they just catch a glimpse of you at your worst or at your best? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can understand that our reputation is based on what we have done already, but our character shows others who we really are, it really will be a better than good week.

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may tell just a few of our family and friends. But when we see something tthat is really negative, bad, harmful, or unacceptable, we will tell as many people as we possibly can.

“Don’t I know you?”

Just like McDonald’s, or Starbucks, or Nike and other big brand names, we carry with us our own brand too.

When people see the Nike “Swoosh” they immediately think, “Just Do It.” When people say to us, “Don’t I know you?” what should our brand say about us? What should someone remember about us that made our encounter so memorable? Shouldn’t it be something powerful, positive, respectable, honorable, good, or kind?

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get one to sprout, and it’s fun to watch.

I realize that this is drifting into something dry and septuagenarian, so let’s spice it up.

Unfortunately, there are no great avocado references in films or songs that I can pull out of my hat like I usually do.

There aren’t any good avocado jokes either.

Unless you think this is funny: “Sorry, I can’t pay rent this month. I bought three avocados at Whole Foods.”

No one well-known is associated with avocados, like Popeye is with spinach, and Ronald Reagan is with jelly beans.

Three and a half tons of red, white, and blue Jelly Belly jelly beans were shipped to Reagan for the 1981 inauguration.

However, some well-known people have foodstuff to thank for their

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names. Are you ready?

Kevin Bacon, Chuck Berry, John Candy, Fiona Apple, Heather Graham, Jerry Rice, Daryl Strawberry, Harvey Milk, Orson Bean, Meatloaf, and Basil Rathbone.

Of those, Basil Rathbone is my favorite. Rathbone made twelve feature films portraying Sherlock Holmes, and no one will ever do it better. His look, his voice, his arrogance, his pretentious observations.

Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and over fifty short stories that featured Sherlock Holmes, and never mentioned the word “avocado” in a single one of them.

Holmes himself preferred — please forgive me — mystery meat.

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and consumer protections after the 2008 financial crisis, small community banks have been under a regulatory siege that has caused many to either close their doors or forced to merge into larger banks — ironically making big banks even bigger or “too big to fail.” While the intentions of this legislation may have been initially positive, it has resulted in over 22,000 pages of mind-numbing regulations that all financial entities, regardless of size, must abide by. Community banks and many credit unions don’t have the capacity to hire all of the staff needed to comply with all of these layers of complex regulations. They have had to either shift staff to fulfill compliance requirements or eliminated some service products — such as mortgages, lines of credit and even some types of small business loans. This, of course, is contrary to what we as consumers would like to see happen and why action was needed to repeal and replace

this deeply flawed law.

So, with my support, the House of Representatives passed the Choice Act in hopes of not only bringing more accountability and transparency to our financial sector but to also help these community banks do business in a manner that reflects the best interest of the our local communities where they do business. By eliminating or streamlining onerous regulations that are currently in place that stifle lending while at the same time guaranteeing that taxpayers will never be on the hook for another bank “bailout,” this bill will help stop the regulatory destruction of community banks — and yes, keep these local community banks open for business.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman represents Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, which includes Aurora, Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch and parts of Adams County, among other areas.

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Ellen Ruth Hewitt

September 18-1925 – May 11-2017

Ellen had a wonderful life with family and community.

After WW2, Ellen Haury married Selwyn Hewitt.

They moved to Englewood, Colorado and raised a family of three.

Ellen was busy at home, and active as a Girl Scout Leader until all her children were graduated. Next, she became the Executive Secretary to the President of Cahners Publishing.

Ellen is survived by her son Barry Hewitt and daughter Gail Ingraham, grandsons Ian & Colin Hewitt, COCKRELL

daughter-in-law Becky Hewitt, sonin-law Bart Ingraham, granddaughter Stephenie Reinhardt ad great-granddaughter Kimberly Wilkinson and great-grandson Wesson Reinhardt.

At Ellen’s request, cremation has taken place.

You are invited to a celebration of Ellen’s life which will be held at Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church July 14, 2017, 10:30 am, 3885 So. Broadway, Englewood, CO.

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to that historical area before as a kid and loved it, but that did not prepare me for what I would soon experience.

This time as I visited Jamestown and the plantations, I was in tears. I now know a fuller truth of that history so it was hard to hear the usual story told in our history books from a white man’s perspective. Now, don’t stop reading. I know this might seem controversial to some, but stick with me, please.

This time, I knew that when the 104 English settlers arrived onto a “new” land, they dismissed the fact that it was already home to thousands of natives here. And that Capt. John Smith, the

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handsome cartoon character with Pocahontas, was actually part of the beginning of the white male patriarchy in our country. Yes, these allegedly courageous Englishmen who traveled the seas and braved the elements of this new land actually claimed someone else’s land (and sometimes their wives) as their own.

But if that weren’t enough, then they literally bought or stole people from another continent (Africa) and brought them over and enslaved them to do their own work and make themselves profitable. So the history film’s narrator in the visitor’s center might have delicately and politely said, “these three cultures came together,” but there was not much politeness or delicacy about it. It was actually horrifying this time as a con-

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scious adult to walk the land where so many people were injured, killed or enslaved for power and profit of the white man. And as a white person of English descent, this was particularly hard history to relive and feel the guilt of what my ancestors had done.

But it was also healing and transformative for me, and my family.

Now I know this might feel awkward, but it’s time to own our whole American history, not just the marketed glamour of the red, white and blue cups and plastic ware. We need to also acknowledge that our country was founded on white men dominating people of color.

Sadly, looking at today’s statistics in business or government, that hasn’t changed enough.

I believe it’s now necessary to learn from the untold stories in history in

order to heal our divides and better understand how to truly transform us into a society worthy of this land.

So as we’re celebrating the Fourth of July this year, we may want to look at the full history of our country and figure out how to do our personal part in the continuing liberation of the peoples we white folk have oppressed for hundreds of years. It’s time to own and acknowledge the whole truth.

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Arborist electrocuted while cutting tree branches Man died 30 feet up in ash tree

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An arborist was electrocuted and killed while trimming a tree in the backyard of a home in southwest Littleton on June 19.

The man was 30 feet up in an ash tree at the bottom of a sloping backyard at 6897 S. Prince Circle at around 10 a.m. when he was electrocuted, according to Littleton Fire Rescue spokesperson Jackie Erwin, adding that a power line ran perpendicular to the tree.

LFR contacted Xcel Energy to cut the power to the area, and called in another tree service company with a bucket truck to retrieve the man’s body. The man, whose name has not been released, was deceased when he was pulled from the tree. LFR cleared the scene by about 11:20 a.m. Power was still out to the block at 1:30 p.m.

Jimmy Shamas remembered by community, colleagues Oilman, engineer was devoted to family, helping others

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A cellist played softly as the sanctuary at Littleton United Methodist Church filled on June 10 with people Jimmy Shamas had reached during a long, active life — people wanting to wish him a fond farewell. Professional colleagues knew him as “Mr. Pipeline,” while the community knew him for his interest in his family, Rotary activities, volunteerism, theater support, philanthropy, Boy Scouts and more.

Shamas died on June 5 at age 82, leaving his wife of 61 years, Annawyn; daughters Laura Shamas (Jon Klein), Ellen Shamas-Brandt (George Brandt) and son Jimmy Ellis Shamas Jr. (Annette Shamas), a sister, brother, uncle, five grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

Near the pulpit was a most fitting quotation: “Engineering — the art of organizing and directing men and controlling forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race” (Henry G. Stott, 1901). Shamas worked in the oil industry starting in 1956 and held a variety of engineering and executive positions.

Jimmy Shamas was active volunteer.

Shamas’ son, Jimmy Ellis Shamas Jr., delivered the eulogy (“We all have stories…”), telling of his father’s early years, learning English in school (the family spoke Lebanese at home). A small town childhood allowed freedom to explore and a curious mind sometimes caused problems. (He took a motorcycle apart to see how it worked.) He was involved in many sports, choirs, musicals, a barbershop quartet … And

he learned compassion — his father Ellis helped friends in the Great Depression. And his mother emphasized the value of hard work — his parents ran a dry goods store, where he helped.

Shamas earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University, where he met Annawyn when both were DJs at the college radio station. They married in 1955 and he began a distinguished career in the oil industry after graduation, also earning a Juris Doctor in 1969 after night school study.

His career took him through many positions with a variety of companies and he served as president of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines.

A move to Colorado was included and the family remained in Littleton after retirement.

Longtime colleague and friend Charles Hoffman recalled a Will Rogers photo and quotation in Jimmy Shamas’ office: “I never met a man I didn’t like.” That rang true for his friend, he said, as he traced career moves through many years.

Daughter Ellen Shamas-Brandt played a favorite “musical memory” on the piano for her father, “the kindest, smartest, most supportive man I know,” who, with Annawyn, helped raise her daughters.

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LIFE

The season of

outdoor concerts The Colorado Symphony performs at Philip S. Miller Park in Castle Rock, which city officials describe as a mini Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

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Casual events bring communities together

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ecruit friends and family. Throw on a T-shirt, shorts and sandals. Grab a bite to eat and take a seat on the grass under the warm summer sun. It’s the season of outdoor music concerts, and there is no shortage in the Denver metro area.

“I just think it’s great to sit outside and be able to relax in comfortable clothes,” said Philip Sneed, executive director of Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, which hosts Summer Stage, a music series featuring a mix of legacy rock bands and today’s popular tunes. “It’s a

great, casual way to enjoy music.”

And research shows that many Coloradans like music. The National Endowment for the Arts in a 2015 study found about 44 percent of residents attended a concert in the past 12 months, compared to about 32 percent of people nationwide, ranking third for most concertgoers behind Washington D.C. and Vermont.

Which explains why venues and summer music series are popping up across the metro area, such as Castle Rock’s Philip S. Miller Amphitheater or Thornton’s three-concert series that

benefits Adams County libraries.

Since its opening in May 2016, Philip S. Miller’s concert attendance rates have doubled, said Jennifer Reinhardt, events specialist of Castle Rock Parks and Recreation Department. Residents love having what she describes as a mini Red Rocks Amphitheater — the popular Morrison venue nestled in giant rock formations that draws international performers and guests — in their backyards.

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FREE SUMMER CONCERTS NEAR YOU NORTH DENVER Richie Law and the Southern Routes Band: blend of southern rock and country.

When: 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 28. Where: Broomfield Amphitheater, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield, CO 80020.

Gora Gora Orkestar: 10-piece brass band that mixes Eastern European Balkan folk and New Orleans second-line with American funk and South American tango. When: doors open at 5:30 p.m., band plays from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, July 14. Where: the one-acre park adjacent to Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton.

Hazel Miller Band: jazz, R&B and blues designed to get the crowd singing and dancing along. When: doors open at 5:30 p.m., band plays from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11. Where: the oneacre park adjacent to Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton.

WEST DENVER Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles: vintage jazz band playing swing, blues, and trad jazz specifically for swing dancers. When: 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday, June 29.

Where: McIlvoy Park, 5750 Upham St., Arvada.

The Legendary Hitchhikers: a tribute to Tom Petty and classic rock.

When: 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday, July 20.

Where: McIlvoy Park, 5750 Upham St., Arvada.

Mango Brothers: Caribbean rock, rhythm, blues and country. When: 6-8 p.m., Friday, July 28. Where: Plaza at Belmar, 464 S. Teller St., Lakewood.

SOUTH DENVER Steve Thomas Band: 80s cover band featuring songs by Foreigner, Bon Jovi, The Police, U2 and more. When: 6-9 p.m., Friday, June 23. Where: Viewhouse Centennial, 7101 S. Clinton St., Centennial.

Chris Daniels & The Kings: horn-driven roots, rock, soul and funk band. When: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, July 6. Where: Discovery Park, 20115 E. Mainstreet, Parker.

Margarita Brothers: Surf rock band featuring favorite summer tunes. When: 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, July 20. Where: Highland Heritage Regional Park, 9651 Quebec St., Highlands Ranch.

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“You can have that experience and be five minutes from home,” Reinhardt said.

Some shows are free; others require a ticket purchase. For differing prices, guests can sit in the grass, on amphitheater steps, or in box seating, which includes a table pampered with food and drink service. Artists perform a variety of music, from popular country to classic rock.

Last year, Reinhardt was most excited to see The Marshall Tucker Band, a 1970s rock and country band known for its hit “Can’t You See.” This year, she is anticipating Little River Band, an Australian rock ensemble that she and her mom listened to in her younger years.

“We wanted to offer something to the diverse population we have in Castle Rock,” Reinhardt said of this summer’s lineup. “We choose bands based off of that.”

The Highlands Ranch Community Association has a small committee that helps select bands based on sound, genre, cost and availability for its free summer concert series,

OTHER OUTDOOR VENUES IN THE DENVER METRO AREA Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. More information: redrocksonline.com/concerts-events/listing.

Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. More information: concerts.botanicgardens.org.

Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. More information: centennialco.gov/Things-To-Do/communityevents.aspx. held at Highland Heritage Park, 9651 S. Quebec St. Twenty-four years strong with 2,500 to 4,000 weekly attendees, the Thursday night series is a hit.

“People bring their dinner and blankets and spend the evening with family and friends listening to great music,” said Jamie Noebel, community relations manager of the Highlands Ranch Community Association. “There is plenty of space for the children to play where they can be seen from the adults seat.”

Littleton resident Lela Marcin frequents the Highlands Ranch concerts with family, sometimes friends.

She loves the warm evening weather and the park’s epic views of the sun

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Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. More information: hudsongardens. org/concerts-events/summer-concertseries.

Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Englewood. More information: fiddlersgreenamp.com/events.

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Amphitheater, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. More information: lakewood.org/summerconcerts. setting over the mountain range.

“The music seems so much better when you’re outside,” said Marcin.

Outdoor concerts in the summer have long been popular, said Sneed.

The city of Arvada decided to invest in an amphitheater at Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in the early 1990s because there weren’t as many concert venues compared to today, he said.

What used to be a venue with 1970s and 80s acts appealing to an older crowd now offers a variety of music genres, from Colorado Symphony on July 8 to classic rock band Three Dog Night on July 14 to blues singer Johnny Lang on Sept. 10. Concerts usually average about 1,000 attend-

ees. Tickets range in prices.

“We tend to get the kind of acts who maybe 20 years ago would have played at Red Rocks,” Sneed said.

“As time goes by and musical tastes change, they still have an audience, but not as big.”

Summer music concerts, for profit or free, bring communities together, organizers say.

Anythink’s Backyard Concert Series in Thornton hosts three free concerts on the second Friday of the month through August. Held at the one-acre park adjacent to Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 E. 120th Ave., the production is a chance for neighbors to mingle over music. A variety of food trucks are on site and 10 percent of sales benefit Anythink Foundation, a nonprofit for special projects and programs at Anythink Libraries in Adams County.

The concerts have been successful on a number of counts, including fundraising, building community and elevating the awareness of the library, said Anythink Director Pam Smith.

“The concerts are fun, light-hearted and a great way to enjoy Friday evenings in a convivial way,” she said. “Watching the kids play with bubbles and dance is always one of the most endearing scenes.”

Caring for our Community by

Based on movie Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company presents “The Wedding Singer,” by Matthew Sklar, Chad Berguelin and Tim Herlihy. Based on the 1998 hit movie (Broadway 2006). It plays through June 25 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Seth Caicowski is director, Kelly Van Oosbree is choreographer and Jason Tyler Vaughn is music director. Rock star wannabe Robbie Hart has settled for being a popular wedding singer with a band, until his own fiancee jilts him at the altar … Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets: $20-$35, performancenow.org or 303-987-7845.

Friendly skies?

“Mud Blue Sky” by Marissa Wegrzyn plays through July 2 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Directed by Robert Kramer, it spends a night with three flight attendants in a motel near O’Hare Airport, where they are joined by an unlikely companion … Performances: 8 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $28, theedgetheater.com, 303232-0363.

Regional premiere “Cinderella: The Slipper and the Rose” plays through Aug. 27 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747

Marketplace Drive, Johnstown (off I-25 at exit 254, just south of historic Johnson’s Corner). Tickets: Coloradocandlelight.com, 970-744-3747.

Opening night …

“It’s Only a Play,” a new edition of a comedy in a regional premiere, by award-winner Terrence McNally, plays through July 23 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Katie Mangett is director of this comedy about a theater company. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $24-$30, vintagetheatre.com, 303-856-7830.

New studio in Evergreen The Evergreen Players have opened a new theater education and community space at 30480 Stagecoach Road in Evergreen, where the company will continue after-school acting classes and camps, as well as have rehearsal space. The company will add more youth performances to its calendar. Evergreenplayers.com, 303670-4636.

Up in Breckenridge “The Producers” will play through August 6 at Breckenridge Backstage Theatre, 121 S. Ridge St., Breckenridge. Performances: See: backstagetheatre.org. Children’s theatre: “The Witches” by Roald Dahl. End of August: “Billy Elliott.”

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Audubon building — of all places — damaged by birds Group raising money for pricey siding repairs at Chatfield site

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Kate Hogan, outreach coordinator for the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, arrived at the Nature Center at the south edge of Chatfield State Park one day to find a feathered visitor inside the historic building. It had been excavating for tasty insects in the rotting wood siding and found an opening.

After learning that, due to the need for lead abatement before replacing the old shingles, a $15,000 cost was involved, director Karl Brummert and Hogan formulated a “Support Our Siding” campaign and Hogan crafted a “Tale of Woe”: “Marvin, the black-billed Magpie was recently undercover at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park. High from a perch in a blue spruce, he overheard the Denver Audubon staff discussing with contractors plans to remove and replace severely damaged and aging wood siding on their buildings.

“The Flickers are making their own home improvements. “`Personally, my wife and I were shocked to hear that these “bird

The ranch house built in 1938 by Earl Maddox Sr., now the Audubon Nature Center, is in need of repairs after flickers thought they would be welcome guests an a place that is all about birds!

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advocates” are planning to remove our favorite siding material — I mean rotting wood is ideal for our renovation plans,’ stated Frank the Northern Flicker. Francine Flicker also shared, `I was afraid something would happen after that lady who does the school programs was surprised to find me one day when I was hanging out in the building.

Frank had skillfully pecked a hole in the corner of the building and we escorted ourselves inside — we figured if anyone would welcome us, it would be the Audubon Society. Apparently, we were mistaken!

“Babs, the Red-winged Blackbird, commented during a daily feeder chat how wonderful it is when the Audubon staff and volunteers fill

The handsome northern red-shafted flicker and associates found tasty snacks in the old wood siding at the Audubon Society of Greater Denver’s Nature Center, which was once a ranch house. Help is needed for repairs.

COURTESY PHOTO our bird feeders with delicious seeds and suet. `I hope they meet their fundraising goal,’ Babs said. `That Flicker family has PLENTY of trees to excavate around here. They should stop whining.’”

For those who want to supply a

shingle or two: Audubon has set up a “The Siding is Falling” GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/ denveraudubon — or one can send a check to Audubon Society of Greater Denver, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120.

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Pleasin’ season gets warm welcome in Centennial

entennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave. in Centennial, is the place to welcome summer from 6 to 10 p.m. on June 24 (Saturday). The 6 Million Dollar Band will play ‘80s rock; gourmet food trucks will resolve munchies attacks and there will be games, tech demos and more …

Bring chairs or blankets to enjoy a movie at dusk. It will be “The Librarian: Quest SONYA’S for the Spear” sponsored by the City SAMPLER of Centennial. For information, visit arapahoelibraries. org or call 303LIBRARY.

Kaleidoscope show Call for Artists: The Annual Kaleidoscope Juried SubSonya Ellingboe Exhibition. missions of actual work due from 9 to 11 a.m. July 15. All media. Fee: $10 per entry (exact cash only, please). The juror will be Chris Stevens, cultural arts coordinator for Curtis Center for Arts and Humanities. The show is in Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Information: Trish.Sangelo@ arapahoe.edu.

Englewood Arts Presents Three Wednesday summer matinee concerts are planned by Englewood Arts — all at 2 p.m. at Hampden Hall, second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway: On July 12, the Silver Ainomae Trio, with Silver Ainomae, Anne Ainomae and Ben Odhner, will play Mozart: “Divertimento in E-Flat Major. On July 19 will be an afternoon of classical guitar, with Laura Husbands playing works by Iznaola, Tedesco and more. On July 26, pianist Hsiao-ling Lin will perform Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata 23 in F minor, Op. 57. Tickets: $15/$12, free under 18. Information: englewoodarts.org, 303-806-8196.

Free community dinner All are invited to a free, cookedfrom-scratch community dinner from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27 (and the last Tuesday of each month.) First Presbyterian Church Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Menu: Barbecue chicken, baked beans, Italian pasta salad, fresh fruit, dessert. No reservation needed. Information: 303-7981389.

Holiday band concert The Castle Rock Band will celebrate Independence Day with a free all-American concert of patriotic and other music at 7 p.m. on July 1 at the bandstand in front of Philip S. Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. The program will include: “Hands Across

The 6 Million Dollar Band will perform at Centennial Center Park at the June 24 Summer Celebration and a movie, “The Librarian: A Quest for the Spear” will run at dusk at the free Summer Celebration.

COURTESY PHOTO the Sea,” (Sousa); “Battle Hymn of the Republic”; “Guadalcanal March” (Richard Rodgers); “Overture Americana” (James Christiansen); and “Hootenanny,” a medley of American folk songs and more.

This band always welcomes new members. CastleRockBand.org.

Rec center art South Suburban Parks and Recreation District art displays, through June 30: Sheldon Spiegelman of Highlands Ranch exhibits photography at the Buck Recreation Center in Littleton. Dick Gallagher of Lakewood exhibits paintings, “Car Art” (Vintage cars) at Lone Tree Recreation Center. Front Range Photography Group, with members from the metro area, exhibits photography at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. Lenna Kay of Littleton exhibits decorative tiles coated with liquid metal over paint at Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel.

Contact for prospective exhibitors is Darcie LaScala, 303-483-7072, or check online at sspr.org.

Englewood history The Englewood Historic Preservation Society will present Swedish Medical Center nurse Cassandra Letkomiller on June 26, speaking about the “1918 Flu Pandemic,” which killed 50 million worldwide — and preparations to combat the next flue pandemic. She will speak at 2:30 p.m. at the Englewood Library, 1000 Engle-

wood Parkway, and 6:30 p.m. at the Brew on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway, Englewood. Free. 303-242-3257.

Depot art “Lazy Days of Summer,” juried by painter Tanis Bula, hangs through July 30, with a public reception on July 7 during the First Friday Art Walk, at Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. TuesdaySaturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; depotartgallery. org.

This is Colorado Heritage Fine Arts Guild calls for entries in the 2017 “This is Colorado” exhibit (Oct. 10-Nov. 2 at Colo-

rado Gallery of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College). Deadline is Aug. 15. Juror is Lance Green. A prospectus is on the guild’s website, heritage-guild.com, or leave a message for show director, Mary kay Jacobus, 303-594-4667.

Free summer concerts The Arapahoe Philharmonic will perform two free concerts of American/pop music: July 2, 3 p.m., Fisher Auditorium, Englewood Campus, 3800 S. Logan St., and July 3, 7:45 p.m., at the City of Avon’s Harry A Nottingham Park, 1 Lake St., Avon, followed by a fireworks display. Info: Arapahoe-phil. org, 303-781-1892.

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Peer critique of art offered at 9 a.m. the fourth Friday of every month, except November and December, at The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, just north of the Buck Recreation Center.

Any medium welcome. In conjunction with The Colorado Watercolor Society. Free. Call 303-795-0781.

Rocky Mountain Basketball Academy club, expert training for youth basketball players grades fifth through 12th meets twice per week and operates all year. Play in leagues and tournaments. Send inquiries to ronkburgin@yahoo.com.

Rocky Mountain Woodturning Club meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month in the basement of Rockler Woodworking Store, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd.

Stroller Strides is a group fitness program that provides moms with a challenging workout and the opportunity to build relationships and gain the emotional support needed to adjust to the tremendous life change called motherhood. Classes are offered at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at DeKoevend Park, near University and Arapahoe, and at 9:30 a.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Clement Park, near Wadsworth and Bowles. For more information, visit the Stroller Strides Web site at www.strollerstrides.com or call Kathy or Karen Zawadzki at 888-684-0641 or e-mail kandk@strollerstrides.net.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

Saint Patrick’s Brewing Company offers bocce ball and ping pong tournaments.

Bocce ball tournaments are at 2 p.m.

Sundays, and ping pong is from 7 p.m. to close Thursdays. Play is first-come, free play.

Saint Patrick’s is at Santa Fe and Bowles, right on the river. Call 303-718-7575.

Tea, cookies and coloring is offered from 1-3 p.m. the first and third Sunday of each month at The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, just north of the Buck Recreation Center. Grab a friend or two and come color away your stress. Coloring books for Adults and coloring tools provided. Great for groups. Cost is $5. Call 303-795-0781.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog. org for meeting locations and directions.

Weekly Painting Sessions The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County invites member and non-member artists to participate in Paint Day, the guild’s weekly group painting sessions. Artists bring their own media and supplies; Paint Day runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays in the lower level of Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 W. Caley Ave. in Littleton. Contact Bob Yackel, 303-

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Wesley Writers is a small group of vignette memoir writers who meet at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. Share stories of the joys and sorrows of our yesteryears. No fees.

Service American Legion George C. Evans Post 103 Attention military veterans: Do you believe in patriotism and in helping our veterans, our children and our communities? Join the Littleton American Legion George C. Evans Post 103 at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Visit www. legionpost103.org or call 720-287-2139.

Creative Counseling Center is a network of mental health providers with offices in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood and Littleton. To meet therapists or to learn about locations, scheduling and fees, visit www.ccc-denver. com or call 303-267-2310.

English Conversation Sessions. Go to the Bemis Public Library Friday mornings from 9-10:30 a.m. to practice English in an informal group and learn about American culture. No registration is required. Call 303-795-3961.

Free Healthy Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. No reservations are required. Call 303-798-1389 or go to fpcl. org/dinner.

Nutrition classes. Free bootcamp class meets at 8:30 a.m. three Saturdays per month at L-Town Nutrition, 1360 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to the park for a fun, energizing start to the weekend. Visit our Facebook pages for updates: Littleton 24Fit Club or L-Town Nutrition. Also offered is a Body Exchange Challenge. This consists of weekly meetings to discuss both nutrition and fitness. We deliver all of the tools that you need to help you reach your goal. There is an optional fitness class offered after the class. The class meets Wednesdays at noon or 6 p.m. You can join the challenge anytime, the fees are prorated. Visit L-Town Nutrition, call Gen McKenna at 303-7302038 or email ltownnutrition@gmail.com to sign up.

Single Dads Resource Center Inc., a nonprofit organization, offers free parenting classes such as “The Ins and Outs of Single Fathering Parenting” focused on

single fathers. Classes are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 6322 S. Lakeview St., Littleton. Call Jamey O’Donnell, founder and executive director of the group, at 720-298-2021 or e-mail info@sdrci.org.

Summit Cancer Solutions is a nonprofit organization that offers exercise programs in the Denver Metro area to adult cancer survivors. Our goal is to improve the health and well being of cancer survivors through exercise. Contact us at 303-409-2206, email us at info@summitcancersolutions.org or visit www.summitcancersolutions.org.

Social American Needlepoint Guild, Colorado Columbine Chapter, meets third Mondays each month, except August and December.

Call Doris at 303-403-8703.

Antique Club meets the second Saturday each month from 10 a.m. to noon at Antique Gallery, 5501 S. Broadway, Littleton.

Call 303-794-8100.

Arapahoe County Young Democrats meetings are the third Thursday each month.

Call Benjamin Godfrey at 303-745-3418 or e-mail bhgodfrey@qwest.net.

Amazing Titan Toastmasters meets from 6-8 p.m. Mondays at Marie Callender’s, Dry Creek Court and Broadway. Call Art Gomen at 303-762-9726.

Bemis Evening Book Group meets at the library, 6014 S. Datura St., in Littleton, the third Monday each month at 7 p.m. Call 303-795-3961.

Bemis Knitting Group invites knitters to the library’s knitting group, which meets Fridays at 2 p.m. in Sophie’s Place. Just bring a pair of needles and a skein of yarn. Beginners learn skills such as casting on, knitting, pearling, and casting off, while experienced knitters get project ideas and provide hints and tips. The group is creating mittens, scarves and hats for elderly library users at Bemis’ sister libraries in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Bemis Nonfiction Writers’ Group. Unpublished nonfiction writers of personal essays and/or articles meet the second Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. in the café area of Sophie’s Place at the library. Take a pencil and five copies of a recent essay, no longer than 650 words, to share and read aloud.

Elaine Kallos, a language arts instructor, facilitates the group.

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The Hillbenders bring bluegrass back to Lone Tree Missouri-based band will make July visit to terrace venue

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Lone Tree audiences will welcome the return of The Hillbenders bluegrass band after a popular previous performance of “Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry” at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

The Hillbenders will perform their own bluegrass music in the Tunes on the Terrace series on July 8 at 8 p.m. The band is still touring in support of its “Tommy” tribute, which was recorded at The Studio in Springfield.

There are two previous albums by the Hillbenders: “Can You Hear Me?” and “Down to My Last Dollar.”

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TUNES ON THE TERRACE are performed in the Terrace Theater at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree.

There are reserved chairs (limited) and general-admission seating on the lawn. In the event of inclement weather, every effort will be made to move the concert into the Main Stage. Reserved chairs have a corresponding seat number inside. Patrons will be notified by email if the venue is changed.

No outside alcohol is allowed, but you may bring food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Alcoholic beverages will be sold at the Arts Center. Tickets: 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

The Springfield, Missouri-based band includes: Mark Cassidy, banjo; Nolan Lawrence, mandolin; Gary Rea, bass; Chad Graves, dobro; and Jim Rea, guitar.

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Avoid being narrow-minded — in life and music

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ne of the main talking points constantly heard on cable news channels is how divided the country is these days.

Pundits and political operatives have their theories. If you hop online, you’ll be buried in an avalanche of think pieces from every LINER possible source about NOTES the roots, causes and ways to bridge the divide. And don’t even get me started on Facebook posts.

There’s no easy way to fix the situation. But a step in the right direction comes from years of listening to an everClarke Reader expanding variety of music — don’t judge until you’ve experienced it yourself.

We all think we have the best tastes in music when we’re in high school, which, at least for me, is a pretty ridiculous idea, since high school is the first time most of us begin to listen critically to what we hear. Nevertheless, high school is where many of us form opinions about what music we

like and, equally important, which genres are not worth our time.

So, for someone like me, who was mainly into rock like the Dave Matthews Band, classics like Led Zeppelin and indie acts like Death Cab for Cutie, that essentially meant ignoring everything from country and alternative to hip-hop and pop.

In other words, I was missing some of the best music at the time because I thought I understood it and decided it wasn’t for me.

Once I started exposing myself to these genres and artists in college and day-to-day life, I realized these were vital and dynamic voices and perspectives I was missing out on. I’m hopefully wiser, and certainly more empathetic, for giving them a chance.

From country, you can get a sense of small-town values and a more deliberate approach to life, whereas pop, at its best, can provide a joyous optimism that you won’t find in most other genres. You can find a similar joy in hip-hop, but you’ll also hear stories of struggle and overcoming adversity that is such a crucial part of the “American dream.”

By no means are these the only

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CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s “The Nashville Sound,” released on Southeastern Records.

Review: Isbell broke into the mainstream with 2015’s “Something More Than Free,” a collection of acoustic guitars and muscular poetry that could just flatten the listener with its beauty, but he aims for something grander on “The Nashville Sound.” There are more bar-stompers than anything he’s done since leaving the Drive-By Truckers, but it’s his quiet numbers that still hit the hardest. reasons to listen to the aforementioned genres, nor is any genre just one thing.

But what listening to any or all of them does is provide a three- to five-minute window into a different world view.

So you think Rihanna’s music is too poppy and annoying, or maybe Kanye West’s music is just so overrated? And man, isn’t country today just rock music with fiddles?

Actually listen to musicians or genres you think you don’t like.

Even if you walk away feeling the same as you did before, you’ll understand and be able to explain why,

Expect to hear “If We Were Vampires” at more than a few weddings soon. Isbell’s N musical reach continues to grow in the most C exciting ways.

S S Favorite song: “Something To Love” N Favorite devastating lyric: ““Soon as the sun C goes down, find my way to the Mustang Lounge / If you don’t sit facing the window, S you could be in any town.”

C N -from “Cumberland Gap” A instead of some tired platitude.

C At most, you’ll have gained a little empathy. And these days, that’s something in short supply.

S L Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears N every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he will not be an enemy of anything he understands. Check out his music R blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your stories about discovering C a new favorite musician at creader@ S coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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U.S. Rep. Coffman honors two students with Congressional Medals Recipients are recognized for their initiative, achievement and service STAFF REPORT

U.S. Rep.Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, honored two south metro Denver students with a Congressional Award Medal, established in 1979 to recognize initiative, achievement and service in young people.

Students may earn a bronze, silver or gold Congressional Award if they set and achieve goals in four areas: voluntary public service, personal achievement, physical fitness and expedition or exploration.

The program, open to ages 14-23, is

nonpartisan, voluntary and noncompetitive, according to congressionalaward.org.

Coffman, who represents the 6th Congressional District, presented silver congressional medals to Evelyn Bodoni, of Centennial, and Jason Zhang, of Highlands Ranch.

“They both have demonstrated an incredible amount of initiative and achievement in the common good of our community,” Coffman said in the news release.

With more than 200 hours of community service, Bodoni, a student at Challenge School in Denver, was recognized for growing her nonprofit organization, Colorado Wheelchair Fencing Foundation,

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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman presents Centennial resident Evelyn Bodoni with the Silver Congressional Medal for initiative, achievement and service.

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OUTSIDE

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Red Cross Supports the elderly, international causes and social services Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 SMARTS! South Metro Arts Center Need: Help with public relations, marketing to public officials, fundraising, and special projects Contact: 303-790-8264 or gdnguy@comcast.net Spellbinder Storytellers, Douglas County Chapter Connects the generations through storytelling Need: Adults to tell stories to children in schools Age requirement: Must be 50 and older Contact: Denise Rucks, 303-921-8462 or drrucks@me.com. For other chapters, go to http://spellbinders.org/ South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet Loans durable medical supplies to those 18 and older in the South Metro area.

Need: Volunteers to help answer phones 2-3 times a month for a day. Calls are taken on your cell phone and you make the appointment at the convenience of you and the client to accept donationos or hand out equipment Monday through Friday.

Requirement: Must be 18 or older; periodic training provided as needed.

Contact: Donna Ralston, 720-443-2013.

South Platte Park Need: Help with programs ranging from hikes, overnights, gold panning, sunset canoeing or HawkQuest events Contact: 303-730-1022 Sunset Hospice Provides end-of-life support Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m. every second and

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and applying for a grant that offered underprivileged children the ability to attend six weeks of full-day fencing summer camps. She also delivered toys to hospitalized children for a community service project.

fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105

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The Right Step Inc. Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton.

Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising.

Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session.

Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc.org or go to www.therightstepinc.org.

Volunteer Connections - Arapahoe County “Take an active role in your government, make a difference in the lives of your neighbors, and extend the reach of services into your local communities. Your enthusiasm, personal talents and fresh perspectives keep Arapahoe County First in Colorado, First in Service.”

Need: Numerous volunteer roles for individuals, families and groups including one-time events and ongoing/weekly shifts. Human services, senior resources, open spaces, special events, etc. See website for complete list: www. arapahoegov.com/volunteer.

Age: Ages 6 and older, depending on the opportunity.

Contact: Nira Duvan, volunteer coordinator, at 303-73879387 or nduvan@arapahoegov.com Other: Arapahoe County Fair needs volunteers from July 2831. Go to http://www.arapahoecountyfair.com/volunteer. html Volunteer Connect Brings organizaations in need of volunteers in touch with individuals looking for ways to help.

Need: help with nonprofit organizations in Douglas County Contact: info@volunteerconnectdc.org or www.volunteerconnectdc.org.

Zhang, a student at Littleton Academy, volunteered more than 200 hours at a local nursing home, which helped him better understand patients with Alzheimer’s, a condition in which he is interested.

He also participated in the Ronald McDonald House program, cooking meals every holiday for families of cancer patients. In addition, Zhang was on his school’s swim team.

and calendars and simply go outside to play.

The first tool employed by the initiative is a list, “100 things to do before you’re 12,” featuring lowcost, curiosity-inspiring activities children can do in the woods, at a playground, or in their own backyards.

“These aren’t things you’d have to spend $1,000 doing,” Castilian said. “It could be something as simple as opening the door, pushing the kids outside and blowing the seeds off a dandelion.”

The campaign employs animated television and web-based commercials scheduled to run on television and social media networks with slogans like “Kids Grow Better Outside” and listing some of the activities from the “100 things” list, like making a bow and arrow from twigs and string.

Copies of the list will be available at nine state parks, recreation centers in the Denver Parks and Recreation network, libraries across the state and distributed by 40 chapters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Colorado. It can also be downloaded from the campaign’s website: GenerationWild.com.

Researchers are tracking the initiative’s progress using a focus group of 479 mothers. In the fall and subsequently throughout the next two years, the researchers will gather data and monitor changes in the children’s health and behavior.

Other benefits of the campaign, Castilian said, may take a little while longer to measure.

Just as exposing young Coloradans to the great outdoors improves their health, he said it can instill a love for the environment that lasts throughout their lives.

“The most direct route for caring about the environment as an adult is to spend time outside as a kid,” he said. “We want to just set that seed down and watch it grow.”

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Jeffco Vietnam vets search for platoon members They hope to organize 50th anniversary event in June 2018

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Neither Joe Sleevi nor Donald Emmot spoke much about their time in the service during the Vietnam War to their families.

There was the unwelcoming reception they received upon their return, as well as some unhappy memories. But, mainly, they just wanted to move on with their lives.

“Some good soldiers came out of the war, and some gave the ultimate sacrifice,” Sleevi, a Lakewood resident, said.

“But most soldiers were in between, and that’s where some very heartfelt stories of their experiences remain to be told.”

So, in February, Sleevi began thinking that June 28, 2018, would be the 50th anniversary of when he, Emmot and about 43 others from Jefferson County were sworn in as the Jefferson County Platoon.

“One of my best friends knew Joe from when they worked together, and he connected us,” Emmot, a Bear Valley resident, said. “After basic, all of us went to different places, and no one kept in contact after that, so I haven’t seen any of these guys since then.”

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About 40 Jeffco high school students formed the Jefferson County Platoon, which was sworn in on June 28, 1968. Two members are trying to organize a reunion for June 2018 and need help in locating members of the platoon.

COURTESY PHOTO dia and the internet, Sleevi and Emmot, who were both platoon sergeants during basic training, have been working to find the other members of their platoon to invite them and their families for a reunion in June 2018.

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“My mom saved all kinds of stuff from when I was in the military and I’ve finally been going through that material,” Emmot said. “It was amazing at the time how ashamed people made you feel that you joined the military.”

The Jefferson County Platoon was unique, Sleevi and Emmot explained, because its members were allowed to join in the buddy system, which meant they would stay together all the way through basic training in Fort Bliss, Texas.

“We had kids from pretty much every high school in Jeffco,” said Sleevi, who had graduated from Alameda High School before enlisting. “There was a big celebration when we took our oath of enlistment at the Westland Center, including a congressman.”

Both men having been trying to collect the names of all their fellow platoon members, which is proving

difficult without any records or idea of what happened to them during and after the war.

“This was all in 1968, so many of us went right to Vietnam after basic and advanced individual training,” Sleevi said. “We don’t know much about what happened to the guys when they went there, but I think most spent at least a year in Vietnam.”

During his time in Vietnam, Emmot, who graduated from Wheat Ridge High School, was a combat engineer who did mine sweeping on roads and explosive ordnance removal, and then became an instructor at the Combat Leadership school in Cu Chi, Vietnam.

He was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, after returning from the war. After he left the service, he worked for phone companies, and recently retired from Xcel Energy.

Sleevi served as a member of a forward observer party with an infantry unit while he was Vietnam. After he left the service, he was a firefighter and retired from West Metro Fire and Rescue.

As part of the planning for the reunion, Sleevi and Emmot reached out to local organizations and legislators like Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat in Colorado’s 7th District, for any help they can provide.

“I look forward to do what I can to help Joe and the members of the Jefferson County Platoon reconnect,” Perlmutter wrote in an email interview. “As I’ve seen from hosting several Vietnam 50th Commemoration Ceremonies, it means so much for veterans with shared experiences to meet and reconnect after all these years — they finally feel welcome home.”

So far, the duo has made contact with about a dozen members of the platoon, and is working on fundraising efforts to pay for the event, as well as help pay for travel expenses for any members who live out of state.

“The more stuff I found rummaging through old boxes looking for clues about these guys, the more memories started coming back,” Emmot said. “I just started telling stories about my time in the service for the first time.”

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Summer Wizard Camp: 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday, with a recital at noon on the last day at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Suite C&D, Castle Rock. Learn magic, illusion, mentalism and stage performance. Taught by two full-time professional magicians, Joe Givan and Carol Massie. Camp dates are June 26-29, July 10-13 and July 24-27. Open to all ages.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Audition: 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch.

For ages 6-18 years. Class is 15 weeks and will teach acting, dance and vocal techniques while preparing a short musical. Classes from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday; performance in early October. Go to www. spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for more information and tuition rates.

Performing Arts Camp: 1-4 p.m.

Wednesdays through July 26 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Camp teaches different musicals each week and is for beginner to advanced level actors, singers and dancers, ages 6-18 years. Go to www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for information and tuition rates.

MUSIC

Hudson Gardens Concert: Michael McDonald: 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 25 at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Tickets on sale at www.altitudetickets.com. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 303-797-8565 or go to www. hudsongardens.org. Parking is free.

Lineup includes: Monday, July 3, Super Diamond (with fireworks); Tuesday, July 4, Firefall (with fireworks); Tuesday, July 18, Donny and Marie; Sunday, July 23, Gladys Knight; Friday, July 28, Chris Isaak; Sunday, July 30, Creedence Clearwater Revisited; Sunday, Aug. 6, Lynyrd Skynyrd; Sunday, Aug. 13, Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys; Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Sunday, Aug. 20, Kool & The Gang; Sunday, Aug. 27, The B-52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

Music and a Movie: 6 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial.

Music by local favorite 6 Million Dollar Band, followed by a screening of “The Librarian: Quest for the Spear.”

Lawn seating; bring chairs and blankets. Presented by Arapahoe Libraries.

Arapahoe Philharmonic Summer Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, July 2 at Fisher Auditorium at the Englewood High School complex, 3800 S. Logan St., Englewood. Selections

nosaur Ridge. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE NovelCon: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, June 24 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. It’s ComicCon for book lovers. Dress as your favorite character and immerse yourself in the stories you love. Great for all ages. Registration is required; contact 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

June 25 at James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch; and 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Performance based on Peter Pan and his adventures in Neverland, presented by Dual Star Academy of Dance. Registration required; contact 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Fun with Celebrities: 2 p.m.

Monday, June 26 at the Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Master storyteller and humorist Max Donaldson will reveal little-known facts and foibles of famous and infamous celebrities in American history. Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Dean Martin, Marilyn Monroe, Bonnie & Clyde, Betsy Ross and Joe Lewis are just a few of the individuals that Donaldson will discuss. Call 303795-3961.

Adventures in Neverland Ballet: 2 p.m. Sunday,

by Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Gould, LaGuardia, Rossini, Sousa, Tchaikovsky and Williams. Go to www.arapahoe-phil.org or call 303781-1892.

ART

Capturing the Beauty of Open Land: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 24, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 25, at White Pavilion, 414 Perry St., downtown Castle Rock. Two dozen Plein Air artists to showcase paintings of conserved lands in Douglas County. Presented

by Douglas Land Conservancy. Go to www.douglaslandconservancy.org/events.

Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. select Saturdays at Hobby Lobby, Colorado 83 and Mainstreet, Parker. Presented by the Parker Artists Guild. For children in grades 4-8. Class schedule: Saturday, June 24, Intuitive Painting with Acrylics.

Registration required; call 720-5428187.

Juried Art Show Entries: Tuesday, Aug. 15 is the deadline for entries for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County’s annual This is Colorado juried art show. The show is open to all Colorado residents and runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 2. A prospectus and entry form are available at www.heritage-guild.com or contact show director Mary kay Jacobus at 303-594-4667.

Dancing in the Streets: summer concert series, runs 6:30-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays this summer at Commons Park at the Streets at SouthGlenn, at University Boulevard and Arapahoe Road, Centennial. Admission is free. Go to www.shopsouthglenn.com or contact margaret@stephens-studio.net.

Firecracker 5K: 8 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at Clement Park, Littleton. Enjoy free hot dogs, apple pie and frozen yogurt at the finish line. Wear your red, white and blue for this holiday themed run/walk.

Half-off tickets to Denver Outlaws fireworks game and discounted tickets to Colorado Rockies fireworks game available. Search for the Firecracker 5K at RunningGuru.com.

EVENTS

History Walking Tour: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 24 in historic Castle Rock. 45-minute tour begins at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets, and will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Group tours available by reservation. Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

fundraiser of the year for the Colorado PGA REACH Foundation.

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, June 26 (What’s Your Pet Trying to Tell You?); Monday, July 3 (The Majesty and Mystery of Nature); Monday, July 10 (When Love Hurts); Monday, July 17 (What People Really Think of Christians); Monday, July 24 (Body Language); Monday, July 31 (Getting Unstuck) at Dazbog, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Speed Connect: 2 p.m. Monday, June 26 (ages 45 and older); and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27 (ages 21-44), at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Meet new people; low-pressure platonic spin on speed dating. Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

It’s All About the Kids Golf Tournament: 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 26 at Highlands Ranch Golf Course. Tournament includes four-man scramble, range time, dinner, raffles and contests for closest to pin, longest drive, putting and more. Proceeds benefit Shiloh House’s Beyond the Walls program to purchase a van. Go to www.shilohhouse.org.

Colorado PGA REACH Invitational: Monday, June 26 at the Colorado Golf Club Championship Course, Parker. All golfers welcome. Teams include three amateurs and one Colorado PGA professional Register at https:// copga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/ copga17/event/copga1724/index. htm. Tournament is the largest

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Free Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 27 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Healthy meal is cooked from scratch by volunteers. June menu includes barbecue chicken, baked beans, Italian pasta salad, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. Call 303-7981389 or go to littletonpresbyterian.org/dinner.

Kids’ Zone: Dino Finds: 3-5 p.m.

Thursday, June 29 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. For grades 2-6.

Discover dino finds with friends from Di-

Faith on Wheels Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at Faith Community Church, 6228 S. Carr Court, Littleton. The neighborhood car show includes antique, classic and special interest cars, motorcycles and tractors.

Enjoy 50s music, chili dogs and a bake sale. Contact Joe Unrein 303-918-3800 or bohicah@aol. com. `ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver.

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Presented by the Reaching Older Adults Program, the 20-minute checkup is free but registration is requested. Call 303-991-5740 for an appointment.

NATURE/OUTDOORS

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 24, July 8, July 15 at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. Free Fly Fishing 101 course is offered nearly every Saturday and teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303-768-9600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/parkmeadows-colorado-orvis-retailstore/620.

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For ages 8 to adult. Swim practice on Mondays; bike/run practice on Thursdays. Contact 303-471-7043 or summer.aden@HRCAonline. org. Go to www.hrcaonline.org/tr Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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June 22, 2017

SPORTS ThunderRidge, Creek soccer players stand out

Legacy’s Buchanan has foul trouble — other people

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ThunderRidge junior Shae Holmes was chosen as Colorado Community Media South Metro Girls Soccer Co-Player of the Year.

PAUL DISALVO

Holmes, Geraghty honored as players of the year in south metro area

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Libby Geraghty and Shae Holmes were remarkably similar on this statistical sheet this spring.

Geraghty, a senior at Cherry Creek who is headed to the University of Colorado to play soccer, led the Centennial League in scoring with 51 points and goals with 21.

Holmes, a junior at ThunderRidge, was the Continental League’s top scorer with 47 points and also topped goal scorers in the league with 20 tallies.

Geraghty and Holmes have been tabbed as 2017 Colorado Com-

Cherry Creek senior Libby Geraghty’s achievements led to her choice as Colorado Community Media South Metro Girls Soccer Co-Player of the Year.

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munity Media South Metro Girls Soccer Co-Players of the Year.

Mountain Vista senior Taeya Schueppert was also strongly considered.

SOUTH METRO Geraghty ATHLETES wound up OF THE YEAR fourth in both points and goals in 5A statistics.

“She’s a fantastic player,” said Creek coach Jim Schneider.

“Libby is a rock star. She’s a bright light and unquestionably the leader of the team.”

Holmes, a left back on her Real Colorado team and a defender on the USA Under 18 national squad, is a forward for only two months a year.

She and her friend Maddie Duren made the ThunderRidge varsity as freshman, but the only place for Holmes to play was outside forward while Duran saw

playing time at left back.

Holmes just kept playing midfield and starting scoring goals.

“With Maddie and I on the wing kind of reminded me of my club and U.S. team,” said Holmes. “I was used to sending balls crossing like that. Since I got put in that spot, scoring came along with it. High school has been my time to go have some fun and score some goals.

“It’s definitely a blast. It’s something different and I learned something new each year since I don’t play the position yearround.”

The 2017 season could be Holmes’ last high school campaign if she decides to join the United States Development Academy.

“I’m leaning toward choosing the Academy over high school, which is a bummer,” she admitted. “It will be hard. I still want to be a part of the program and be a part of the atmosphere, be a manager or something.”

arly last fall, Legacy boys soccer coach Tony Romano stopped counting fouls against senior forward Tajon Buchanan.

Buchanan was so good that many opposing players figured the best way to slow the Canadian import was to foul him.

“On the field he drew a tremendous amount of attention,” said Romano. “After like five games last season I OVERTIME stopped counting after he had 80 fouls against him in like the first third of the season.

“Teams realized there was nothing they could do to defend that kid other than knock him down. Given that fact, getting fouled relentlessly, he didn’t get himself a lot of yellow cards.”

Buchanan moved into the Jim Benton Legacy district from the Toronto area with a friend and his family. He wanted to play for the United States Development Academy but didn’t get permission from U.S. soccer, so he played for Legacy.

Why soccer and not hockey was easy to answer, since Buchanan was recently named the Colorado Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year. He is a finalist for the National Player of the Year award.

He led all Class 5A scorers with 21 goals and 52 points.

“I’ve been coaching soccer at the high school level for 20 years and hands down he’s the best player I’ve ever coached,” said Romano. “He might be the best player I’ve seen at the high school level in 20 years. He’s truly amazing.”

Buchanan, a hard worker on the pitch and in the classroom, has signed to play soccer at Syracuse. He has the speed, agility, endurance, ball skills and soccer sense to play a lot at the next level.

“He goes around defenders like they are just standing there,” added Romano. “He is extremely deceptive. He’ll make you go left when he’s going right. He does it over and over and you even know it’s coming and you can’t do anything about it.

“If you had never seen him play, when he steps on the field and you watch him play for about 90 seconds, you say OK, that guy is at a whole another level than anyone else out there.”

Perry steps down Cherry Creek athletic director Jason Wilkins used twitter to announce that Bryan Perry is stepping down as the Bruins’ boys lacrosse coach.

Perry guided the Bruins to their record sixth state title on May 20 with a win over Regis Jesuit.

He was the coach for five of Creek’s title teams and has coached five state runner-up teams while compiling a 220-60 record in 15 years as Cherry Creek coach. He coached four seasons at Arapahoe before moving to Creek and has 258 career victories.

Major League Baseball draft Major League Baseball scouts apparently SEE BENTON, P29

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Two track competitors finished strong for year Evans, Nugent honored as south metro stars

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Maya Evans and Drake Nugent both were unnoticeable early in the season but came on strong during the state track championships in May at Jefferson County Stadium.

Evans, a junior at Lutheran, didn’t become eligible until midway through the season after transferring from Vista Peak. Nugent, a touted sophomore football player at Highlands Ranch, showed immense improvement during the season.

SOUTH METRO At the state ATHLETES meet, Evans won OF THE YEAR three individual events, ran a leg on a state title relay team and set two Class 3A meet records. Nugent captured the Class 5A shot put title.

Evans has been selected as the 2017 Colorado Community Media Girls South Metro Track Athlete of the Year while Nugent is the Boys Track Athlete

Lutheran junior Maya Evans is the Colorado Community Media Girls South Metro Track Athlete of the Year.

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Highlands Ranch sophomore Drake Nugent is the Colorado Community Media Boys South Metro Track Athlete of the Year.

JOHN PADJEN

of the Year.

“Being out a big portion of the year, I trained harder in the off season but my times weren’t there,” explained Evans. “Then I was getting back to where I needed to be from last year and my freshman year. I had a lot of support from Lutheran High School. They pushed me a lot. Sometimes I would want to stop doing things and they told me, `Maya you’ve got to push yourself.’

“I was very excited about the state meet. I wanted to do better at the state meet than other meets. When I hear

people say my name or ‘go Maya’, I get positive and put it all out on the track.”

Evans won the 100-meter dash in 11.83 and the 200 meters in 24.35. She set a class record with a winning effort of 19-05.25 in the long jump and ran the third leg of the Lions’ 4x100 championship relay team, which set a 3A record of 48.95.

Nugent, the Continental League champion, won the shot put on his final throw of 51-10.50 “He improved almost 12 feet from his freshman to sophomore year

to win state on his fourth and final throw,” said co-coach John Padjen.

“He is an extremely positive, hardworking athlete with great focus and desire to improve each week. He broke through the 50-foot mark at the Highlands Ranch Invitational May 6 and increased another foot two weeks later at the state meet.”

Improvement provided Nugent with motivation.

“At the start of the year my main goal was just to make it to state,” said Nugent. “A couple weeks into the season I made one throw at practice and it went five feet farther than all the other ones.

I asked myself: What did I do on that throw?

“I used my hips a lot more. Last year I tried to muscle it and my form was all messed up.”

Nugent won the Continental League crown with a 52-5.00 throw.

“Going into the last throw at state I was fourth and I knew I had a chance because nobody was really throwing that far and no one was like hitting their PRs (personal records),” he related. “So I thought if I could hit my PR or come close to it I could have a good chance of winning. I was pretty close but didn’t hit my PR. I didn’t hear them say the marking number but my coaches were happy after the final throw.”

Centennial senior stays on fast track At 84, Myra Rhodes is still winning foot races in her age bracket

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At 84, Myra Rhodes is crushing the south metro running competition in her age bracket.

On May 20, she strode into first place in her 70- to 99-year-old division at the High Line Canal 5K Race, finishing in 38 minutes and 33 seconds.

This is not Myra’s first win.

According to her son, Lee Rhodes, 61, she set two national records when she was in the 50s age group.

“If she wins, you’d never know it,” Lee said. “She doesn’t gloat and she is very humble.”

Previously a tennis player, Myra, a Centennial resident, started running when her husband joined a running club. She hit the running trail and never looked back.

Myra has run 35 marathons since she started running 40 years ago. She has also completed several 50k races and a

few 50-mile races.

“My first marathon, I was 56,” Myra said. “I just started doing these races. My husband ran too, so we kept each other going.”

Lee believes that Myra’s diligence and persistence in the sport of running comes from the way she grew up.

“It really is a generational thing,” Lee said. “Younger folks today don’t seem to have that sense of urgency.

They have too much entitlement. My parents had to work for everything they got.

They had a very solid work ethic.”

Turning 85 in July, Myra is still running. She has hardly slowed down despite a serious injury.

Years ago, Myra had a goal to run a marathon when she was 80. But, while on the drive to the St. George Marathon, Myra got in a car accident and injured her neck.

Myra got back on the running trail as soon as she could.

“They had to put three screws into my neck, I was in such good shape that they were surprised how quick my recovery was,” Myra said. “I couldn’t get back into

running as much as I had been, so I had to settle for doing half (marathons).”

Myra’s love of running may be genetic; the two generations after her are also accomplished athletes.

One of her sons is a semiprofessional tennis player, her daughter is on the United States National Team for mountain bike racing and Lee is a dedicated cyclist.

In 1995, Lee and Myra ran the New York Marathon together. They crossed the finish line holding hands.

Myra recently ran a half marathon from Georgetown to Idaho Springs with her 10-year-old grandson, Kyle Rhodes.

“She started us out when we were young in sports,” Lee said. “We basically made it into a lifestyle.”

Running competitive marathons around the world, notably the Boston Marathon and New York Marathon, Myra is well-known in the running world. Her family and fellow runners see her as a role model.

“She has just been inspirational in life,” Lee said. “I wanted to impress her because she was so impressive.

She is just really special.”

Myra Rhodes holds the trophy from winning her 70-99 age group at the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon in August 2015. Rhodes is an inspiration to her family and her community as she competes, and wins, distance races at the age of 84.

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June 22, 2017

ACC professor competes on ‘Jeopardy!’

STAFF REPORT

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek stands with contestant Tracy Bacon, who teaches sociology at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton.

COURTESY PHOTO

BENTON FROM PAGE 27

aren’t leery about drafting pitchers from Colorado.

Left-handed pitcher Lucas Gilbreath, a 2014 Legacy graduate who just completed his junior year at the University of Minnesota, heads a list of seven players from schools in the Colorado Community Media circulation area who were selected in the June 12-14 Major League Baseball draft.

Gilbreath, an All-Big Ten selection who went 5-2 with a 2.66 earned run average and struck out 92 batters in 81.1 innings, was a seventh-round selection of the Colorado Rockies and the 206th overall pick in the draft.

Right-handed pitcher Peyton Remy, who went to Legend and played at Central Arizona, was the 525th selection and picked by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round.

Four players who graduated this spring from area schools were among the draftees and three were pitchers.

Rock Canyon right-handed pitcher

Matt Given, who has signed with Xavier, was selected by Miami in the 20th round and Cleveland tabbed Heritage catcher Casey Opitz, an Arkansas commit, in the 27th round.

Jacob Hilton, a right-handed pitcher from Heritage who is committed to New Mexico, was a 28th round selection of the Texas Rangers, and the Rockies made Ralston Valley righthanded pitcher Drake Davis, an Arizona State commit, the draft’s 1,136th pick when he was chosen in the 38th round.

Two cited Colorado High School Activities Association associate commissioner Tom Robinson and longtime Denver Christian basketball coach Dick Katte will receive National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) citations on July 1 at the NFHS summer meetings in Providence, Rhode Island.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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Arapahoe Community College professor Tracy Bacon competed on “Jeopardy!”, which aired June 6.

“I always wanted to be on the show,” said Bacon, who lives in Arvada. “As a kid, it was always exciting to play against my parents.

I never actually expected to be on the show.”

Bacon, who teaches sociology at the college, took the online test a few times before being invited to audition for the show. Bacon’s episode taped in February.

“I was pretty nervous at first,” she said. “I wish I’d won, but I’m still proud of how I did.”

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New asset-forfeiture law could boost protection of citizens’ rights State measure opposed by police who say they rely on seizures to fund operations

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law a measure intended to bolster the rights of Colorado residents whose property is seized during criminal investigations.

The measure — signed by the governor June 9 and sponsored by Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod and Republican Sen. Tim Neville — is designed to steer more cases involving seized assets into state courts, where convictions are required before those assets can be permanently confiscated.

There’s no such requirement under federal procedures. Local police agencies often share confiscated assets in joint investigations with federal authorities.

Police agencies opposed the bill, arguing they rely on seized assets to investigate drug, human trafficking and other crimes.

Under the new law, state agencies cannot share proceeds with federal agencies if the total value of seized property is under $50,000. Police ar-

gued most assets they get from these cases don’t meet that threshold.

The law also requires police to report all asset forfeitures to the state and how they were used.

District attorneys already are required to file annual reports on seized property to the Department of Local Affairs.

An analysis prepared by legislative researchers, citing Department of Justice figures, found that 42 state police agencies received $4.4 million worth of assets in fiscal year 2014-15.

Civil asset forfeitures as a crimefighting tool have come under scrutiny nationwide in recent years.

In March, the U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general reported that the department does not collect adequate data to determine whether law enforcement seizures of funds truly benefit criminal investigations or the extent to which they infringe on civil liberties.

In a response, the department’s criminal division said the inspector general underestimated the return of seized funds to their owners.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder in 2015 tightened control on the department’s asset forfeiture operations amid concerns that property could be seized without judicial oversight and without the owner ever being charged with a crime.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, right, presents a copy of a Congressional Record to Littleton Police Chief Doug Stephens June 1. The Congressional Record recognized the department’s efforts in honor of Police Week in May. Coffman, R-Aurora, represents the 6th Congressional District, which includes Littleton.

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TICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

Public Notices IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0163-2017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 29, 2017, 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) Neal Haddock Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for CTX Morgage Company, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust September 27, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 11, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7131737 Original Principal Amount $157,426.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $141,757.57

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 23, BLOCK 3, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7840 S Kalispell Cir, Englewood, CO 80112.

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

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S ERROR AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE ON 3/10/2017, AT RECEPTION NO. D7027558.

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, 07/19/2017, 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: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 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;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Public Trustees

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 03/29/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marcello G. Rojas #46396 THE SAYER LAW GROUP, P.C. 9745 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO160335 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 Legal Notice NO.: 0163-2017 First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0176-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 4, 2017, 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) PPG MOB Fund IA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MSCI 2006-HQ10 PPG PORTFOLIO, LLC Date of Deed of Trust October 06, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 10, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6144600 Original Principal Amount $104,000,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $97,221,995.12 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: 14000 East Arapahoe Road, Building C, Centennial, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) Corrected by scrivener's error affidavit recorded in the official records of the Arapahoe County Clerk and recorder's office on 12/5/2016, at reception no. D6140254 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, 07/26/2017, 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.

Notices

Corrected by scrivener's error affidavit recorded in the official records of the Arapahoe County Clerk and recorder's office on 12/5/2016, at reception no. D6140254 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, 07/26/2017, 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.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 6/1/2017 Last Publication: 6/29/2017 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 04/04/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for 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 LLP 1700 Lincoln, Suite 4100, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-0678 Attorney File # 1787526.1 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 0176-2017 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL (A) Lot 1, Block 1, ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL, FILING NO. 3 ADMINISTRATIVE REPLAT, recorded August 20, 2004 at Reception Number B4149209, The land as shown on said Replat and also described as: A portion of the NW ¼ of Section 30, Township 5 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the NE Corner of said Lot 1, and running along the recorded Boundary of said Lot 1, the following fifteen (15) courses: 1. S00°07’03”E, a distance of 285.59 feet; 2. N89°52’57”E, a distance of 10.00 feet; 3. S00°07’03”E, a distance of 80.00 feet; 4. S89°52’57”W, a distance of 10.00 feet; 5. N00°07’03”W, a distance of 49.41 feet; 6. S89°52’57”E, a distance of 17.86 feet; 7. S00°07’03”E, a distance of 198.29 feet to a point of curvature; 8. 108.38 feet along the arc of said curve to the right having a radius of 69.00 feet and a central angle being 90°00’00”; 9. S89°52’57”W, a distance of 193.32 feet; 10. S00°07’03”E, a distance of 137.35 feet; 11. S89°52’57”W, a distance of 57.54 feet; 12. N00°07’03”W, a distance of 166.97 feet; 13. N05°49’41”W, a distance of 165.82 feet; 14. N00°07’03”W, a distance of 487.67 feet; 15. N89°52’57”E, a distance of 318.50 feet to the point of beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

NOTE: The following Disclosure is made pursuant to C.R.S. 38-35-106.5, said description created by Survey prepared by Aspen Surveying Job No. 2006-0171, dated August 3, 2004, and last revised September 21, 2006.

PARCEL (B) Together with a blanket Access Easement and Parking Easement between Lots 1, Block 1 and Lot 2, Block 1, St. Luke’s Hospital, Filing No. 3, recorded July 1, 1997, at Reception Number A7078589, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

PARCEL (C) Together with the Non-Exclusive Easements granted under Agreement Concerning Covenants, Restrictions and Reciprocal Easements, recorded January 2, 2004, at Reception Number B4000369, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

LESS AND EXCEPT that portion of the Property conveyed to Department of Transportation,

the point of beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

NOTE: The following Disclosure is made pursuant to C.R.S. 38-35-106.5, said description created by Survey prepared by Aspen Surveying Job No. 2006-0171, dated August 3, 2004, and last revised September 21, 2006.

First Publication: 6/8/2017 Last Publication: 7/6/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

June 22, 2017J

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;

PARCEL (B) Together with a blanket Access Easement and IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A Parking Easement between Lots 1, Block 1 and LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE Lot 2, Block 1, St. Luke’s Hospital, Filing No. 3, REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF recorded July 1, 1997, at Reception Number CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE A7078589, County of Arapahoe, State of ColorPROHIBITION ON call DUAL TRACKING IN SECTo advertise yourTION public notices 303-566-4100 ado.

38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO PARCEL (C) ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONTogether with the Non-Exclusive Easements SUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU granted under Agreement Concerning Coven(CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMants, Restrictions and Reciprocal Easements, PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSrecorded January 2, 2004, at Reception NumURE PROCESS. ber B4000369, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor LESS AND EXCEPT that portion of the PropDenver, Colorado 80203 erty conveyed to Department of Transportation, (800) 222-4444 State of Colorado, in the Warranty Deed recorwww.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov ded April 15, 2014 at Reception No. D4030789.

County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau AS MODIFIED BY that certain Affidavit in Terms P.O. Box 4503 of C.R.S. 38-35-109(5)(a), as recorded with the Iowa City, Iowa 52244 Clerk and Recorder for Arapahoe County, Color(855) 411-2372 ado on December 5, 2016, at Reception Numwww.consumerfinance.gov ber D6140254.

DATE: 04/14/2017 Legal Notice NO.: 0176-2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of ArFirst Publication: 6/1/2017 apahoe, State of Colorado Last Publication: 6/29/2017 By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Trustee

Public Trustees

Public Trustees

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0194-2017

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

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 14, 2017, 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) Fred W Warnaars Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for MLD Mortgage, Inc Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Urban Financial of America, LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 07, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5033542 Original Principal Amount $938,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $389,645.79 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 68 COVENTRY, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6373 S Yates Ct, Littleton, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/02/2017, 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: 6/8/2017 Last Publication: 7/6/2017 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203

David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00035-1

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 Legal Notice NO.: 0194-2017 First Publication: 6/8/2017 Last Publication: 7/6/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0208-2017

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

On April 26, 2017, 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) MARK RYAN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PROSPECT MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust April 24, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 08, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5046456 Original Principal Amount $321,600.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $315,524.29

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 66, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS, FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7254 S Olive Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/16/2017, 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.

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at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 7June 22, 2017at the East Hearing Room, County 08/16/2017,

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.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 04/26/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000006696009 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 Legal Notice NO.: 0208-2017 First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Also known by street and number as: 5405 Mohawk Rd, Littleton, CO 80123.

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

Public Trustees

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Blake Paul Russum.

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

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

The petition requests that the name of Rebecca Louise Dague be changed to Rebecca Louise Graham Case No.: 17 C 100511

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Name Changes

Shana Kloak By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

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.

Legal Notice No.: 59037 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No: 59041 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/16/2017, 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.

Public Notice

First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 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; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 04/28/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Alma Sales Salas For Minor Child: Brittany Amairani Guzman Sales To Change the Child’s Name to: Brittany Amairani Diaz Sales Case Number: 17 C 100072 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: José Luis Guzman, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: August 3, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court Division A 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Brittany Amairani Guzman Sales At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 12, 2017 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 Eric James Bowersox be changed to Amy Gale Bowersox Case No.: 2017C100521 /s/ Shana Kloak, Clerk of Court

Public notice is given on May 24, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

On April 28, 2017, 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.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

The petition requests that the name of Grigori Romovich Bababikov be changed to Gregory Beckham Case No.: 2017 C 100428

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4, BLOCK 3, ARAPAHOE HILLS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5405 Mohawk Rd, Littleton, CO 80123.

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

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale

Legal Notice No: 59061 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Shana Kloek By: J. Kaufmann, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59002 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 5, 2017 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 Jeremy Ellis Linville Jr. be changed to Jay Kai Sentena Case No.: 2017 C 100502

NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION

Shana Kloek By: J. Kaufmann, Deputy Clerk

Notice to: Paul Russum, non custodial parent.

Legal Notice No: 59031 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: July 20, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Division A1 Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Blake Paul Russum.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

The petition requests that the name of Catherine Rupinen be changed to Catherine Muñoz Case No.: 17 C 100453 Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59050 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Estil A. Henson, Case No. 17 PR 155

Jayme L. Klein Personal Representative 12142 W. 84th Place Arvada, Colorado 80005

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.

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Renee Renner For Minor Child: Blake Paul Russum To Change the Child’s Name to: Blake Chase Renner Case Number: 17 C 100506

Public notice is given on June 13, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No.: 59048 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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

Name Changes

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Date: June 12, 2017

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0219-2017

Legal Notice NO.: 0219-2017 First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

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 16, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-769300-LL

Original Grantor(s) Jeri Oakland Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America Date of Deed of Trust October 26, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 09, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2130110 Original Principal Amount $146,773.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $160,638.11

Name Changes

Date: June 6, 2017

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 7, 2017 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 Rebecca Louise Dague be changed to Rebecca Louise Graham Case No.: 17 C 100511

Date: June 6, 2017

Shana Kloak By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No.: 59037 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017

Legal Notice No: 59041 First Publication: June 15, 2017

Legal Notice No: 59030 First Publication : June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 28, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

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Reed Brownlee James, Aka Reed B. James Personal Representative c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No: 59001 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frederick William Matter, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30537

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 31, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated: May 31, 2017 s/original signature on file with Law Firm Cheryl Mulvihill, #10727 Attorney for Personal Representative Dianne May Tilschner Personal Representative 17418 E Mineral Place Centennial, CO 80016 303-680-9339 Legal Notice No.: 59007 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NIKOS DIMOS THOMAIDIS, also known as NIKOS D. THOMAIDIS, and NIKOS THOMAIDIS, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30517

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 9, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

JAMES NICHOLAS THOMAIDIS Personal Representative 2441 Court Place Denver, Colorado 80205 Legal Notice No.: 59008 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary J. Ewert-Kinne, aka Mary Jean Ewert Kinne, aka Mary Ewert Kinne, aka Mary Ewert, aka Mary Kinne, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30582

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol Marie Willingham, Carol M. Willingham, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR030349

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 23, 2017 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 the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 8, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenneth L. Ewert, Jr. Personal Representative 14690 Roselawn Lane Frisco, Texas 8035

Sheryl Powell, Personal Representative 10625 Litchfield Ave Stanton, CA 90680

Legal Notice No: 59087 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Public Notice

Legal Notice No.: 59012 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hazel Marie Manarchy, Deceased Case Number: 17PR229

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Dean Reed, a/k/a James D. Reed and James Reed, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30557

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 9, 2017 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 District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 16, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

John P. Hill Personal Representative PO Box 494 Nederland, Colorado 80466-0494

Janet Sue Reed, Co-Personal Representative 17721 SW 92nd Ave. Palmetto Bay, FL 33157

Legal Notice NO. 59004 First Publication : June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Joanne Marie Shopay, Co-Personal Representative 13000 SW 92nd Ave., Apt. B413 Miami, FL 33176

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sue Brownlee James, Aka Sue B. James.

Aka Sue James Stuart, Aka Sue Ann Brownlee, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30486 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 9, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Reed Brownlee James, Aka Reed B. James Personal Representative c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Legal Notice No: 59001 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 59036 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thomas Eaton Watson, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30553

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 23, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Barbara I. Watson, Personal Representative 5120 W. Portland Drive Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No: 59060 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or 36 Independent - The Heraldmay be before The October 23, 2017 or the claims forever barred.

Barbara I. Watson, Personal Representative 5120 W. Portland Drive Littleton, Colorado 80128

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No: 59060 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Cary G. Boswell, aka Cary Glenn Boswell, aka Cary Glen Boswell, aka Cary Boswell, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30516

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 16, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Krystal K. Woodbury The Law Center P.C. Attorneys to the Personal Representative 300 Plaza Drive, Suite 200 Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129 Legal Notice No: 59010 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Veronica L Brennan, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30546 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 16, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

James Kevin Brennan, Personal Representative 3553 S. Waco Street Aurora, Colorado 80013 Legal Notice No: 59011 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Scott Robert Thoemke, aka Scott R. Thoemke, aka Scott Thoemke, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30408

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 9, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Kurt D. Thoemke Personal Representative 3907 Clover Street Rapid City, South Dakota 57702 Legal Notice No: 59013 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Hugh Hofmann, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 221

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 8, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Julianne Wilson Hofmann Personal Representative 5900 S. Cherrywood Circle Centennial, Colorado 80121 Legal Notice No: 59023 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Louise Rose Myers, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 255

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 16, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Meredith N. Brackney Personal Representative 6038 S. Clayton Street Centennial, Colorado 80121 Legal Notice No: 59032 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kent L. Habermeyer, aka Kent Habermeyer, aka Kent Leigh Habermeyer, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30579 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kent L. Habermeyer, aka Kent Habermeyer, aka Kent Leigh Habermeyer, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30579

Notice To Creditors

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 23, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Ann Habermeyer Personal Representative c/o Mark D. Masters, Esq. 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No: 59063 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Myrna Jean Elmont, aka Myrna J. Elmont, aka Myrna Elmont, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30596

November 2, 1983 in Reception No. 2341878, and the Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc., recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on July 16, 2012, in Reception No. D2076756 (“Declarations”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc. and Piney Creek Recreational 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:

Misc. Private Legals

Lot 26, Block 1, Piney Creek Filing No. 11, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 5293 South Hannibal Way, Centennial, CO 80015.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on July 27, 2017, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone 720-8743850. 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 THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.

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 30, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3850. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: K. Christian Webert, #43739, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.

Albert E. Elmont Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203

Date: April 4, 2017 David C. Walcher, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No: 59082 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 58786 First Publication: June 1, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wayne J. Arbour, aka Wayne Joseph Arbour, aka Wayne Arbour, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30519 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 23, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

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

Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No: 59086 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO: 2015CV31409 DIV. /CTRM.: 402 Plaintiff(s): PINEY CREEK MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION, INC. and PINEY CREEK RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

Defendant(s): DAVID A. FISHER; JEAN C. CHEN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA, N.A.; MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC.; LVNV FUNDING, LLC; LEGAL COLLECTION CO LLC d/b/a LEGAL COLLECTION CO; BILL ME LATER, INC.; LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS SERVICING, LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ALPINE CREDIT, INC.; EI FRANCHISE COMPANY, LLC; DONALD GARRETT; STEPHEN LEBEL; STEPHEN P. RILEY; RICHARD M. HICKMAN; SUE SANDSTROM, as the Arapahoe County Treasurer; and CYNTHIA D. MARES as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee 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 a Court Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 23, 2016, and C.R.S. §§ 3838-101 to 401, by the Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc. and Piney Creek Recreational Association, Inc., the current holders of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on August 18, 2010, at Reception No. D0080226. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Piney Creek Recreational Association, Inc., recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on November 2, 1983 in Reception No. 2341878, and the Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc., recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on July 16, 2012, in Reception No. D2076756 (“Declarations”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc. and Piney Creek Recreational Association, Inc. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS –

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2016CV32902 DIV. 15 Plaintiff: STERLING HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation vs.

Defendants: AARON PAUL; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and CYNTHIA D. MARES as PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY 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 the Arapahoe County District Court's Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated March 13, 2017, and C.R.S. §38-38-101 et seq.,

by Sterling Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Sterling Hills, recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on March 26, 1996, at Reception No. A6036267, as amended (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Sterling Hills Homeowners Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows: Lot 10, Block 1, Sterling Hills Filing No. 3, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street number as: 2357 South Ensenada Street, Aurora, CO 80013-6230.

The Sheriff's sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 3rd day of August, 2017, at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway in Centennial; telephone number 720-874-3850. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Damien Bielli, #35256, Vial Fotheringham LLP, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: 720-943-8811.

DATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 25th day of April, 2017.

David C. Walcher Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 58885 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2016CV032637, Division/Courtroom 15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

JACKSON GAGE DOBBS (DOB: xx/xx/2002) CASE NO. 2017AD47 * DIV 15

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Plaintiff: TUSCANY MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

Defendants: PATRICIA NEUMAN SAUL; PERRY SAUL; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN; PALISADES COLLECTION LLC; ALLEGIANT RECEIVABLES SOLUTIONS, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ALPINE CREDIT, INC.; and CYNTHIA MARES, AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. Regarding: LOT 9, BLOCK 2, PINEY CREEK EAST SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.; Also known as: 18976 E. Low Place, Aurora, CO 80015.

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 10th day of August 2017, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3850. 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 HIGHEST 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 $9,794.00.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3850. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Boyd A. Rolfson, Esq., HindmanSanchez P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011, 303.432.8999.

DATED: May 9, 2017.

Davd C. Walcher Arapahoe County Sheriff By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 58946 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Published In: Littleton Independent 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION – DEPENDENCY STATE OF WASHINGTON TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AND TO: ANTHONY SIDELL and PATERNAL INTERESTS of ANDREW SIDELL, DOB 9/29/06, Dependency Petition 17-7-00455-6, filed 2/22/17.

A Dependency Petition has been filed in the above court. A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on July 6, 2017 at 9:00 am at the Spokane County Juvenile Justice Center, 1208 W. Mallon, Spokane, WA 99201. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CHILD IS DEPENDENT AS DEFINED IN RCW 13.34.050(5). THIS BEGINS A JUDICIAL PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN PERMANENT LOSS OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER A DEPENDENCY ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Petition call DSHS at (509) 3633550. To view information about your rights in this proceeding go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.

TIMOTHY W. FITZGERALD, Spokane County Clerk

By GLENDA VOGT, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No.: 58988 First Publication: June 8, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF: JACKSON GAGE DOBBS (DOB: xx/xx/2002) CASE NO. 2017AD47 * DIV 15 ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING The State of Kansas to: Identity Unknown Natural Father YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: A. On March 27, 2017, a verified petition was filed requesting this Court issue a Decree of Adoption naming Petitioner as the adoptive

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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS:

A. On March 27, 2017, a verified petition was filed requesting this Court issue a Decree of Adoption naming Petitioner as the adoptive parent for JACKSON GAGE DOBBS. B. For good cause shown, this petition will be tried on the 28th day of June, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. by this Court. You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before this date and time.

C. Petitioner is ordered to, within seven (7) days from the date hereof, send notice of these proceedings to the above listed interested parties pursuant to K.S.A. 59- 2136(f).

D. The identity unknown natural father shall be served notice of these proceedings by publication, pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2209, in Arapahoe County, Colorado, in the county and state where the child was born and in Johnson County, Kansas.

E. Ray Probst, 827 Armstrong Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101, (913) 281-0699, has been appointed to represent the identity unknown natural father to the minor child.

F. You are hereby required to appear at the scheduled hearing, or to file your written defenses to the petition on or before this date and time of hearing, or default judgment may be taken against you for the relief requested in the petition for adoption without further notice.

BE IT SO ORDERED. /s/ MICHAEL JOYCE Dated: 06/06/17 District Court Judge PREPARED BY: /s/ Jeffrey Leiker Jeffrey Leiker #20387 51 Corporate Woods 9393 West 110th Street Overland Park, KS 66210 913-323-6800 / 913-323-6801 Fax leikerlaw@sbcglobal.net Legal Notice No.: 59040 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Arapahoe County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Arapahoe County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas. 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. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Arapahoe County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

Legal Notice No.: 59042 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Columbine Valley Board of Trustees shall hold a public hearing concerning the Petition for Annexation of the land hereinafter described for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado State Constitution and the applicable portions of Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12105 of the Colorado Revised Statutes and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing shall be held before the Town Board of Trustees on July 18, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the Inn at Hudson Gardens, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, CO 80120, or as soon as possible thereafter as the agenda of the Town Board of Trustees permits, or at a place otherwise specified by the Town Clerk. Further information is available by calling (303) 795-1434.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION WILD PLUM ANNEXATION

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY, COLORADO:

The undersigned (the “Petitioner”), being the owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of the property proposed to be annexed, exclusive of public streets and alleys, which property is described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”), hereby petitions (this “Petition”) the Town Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Town of Columbine Valley, Colorado (the

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 7TO JuneTHE 22,OF 2017 TOWN COLUMBINE VALLEY, COLORADO:

The undersigned (the “Petitioner”), being the owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of the property proposed to be annexed, exclusive of public streets and alleys, which property is described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”), hereby petitions (this “Petition”) the Town Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Town of Columbine Valley, Colorado (the “Town”), for annexation of the Property in accordance with the provisions of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, C.R.S., as amended, and section 30(1)(b) of article II of the state constitution. In support of this Petition, Petitioner states the following: It is desirable and necessary that the Property be annexed to the Town. The condition set forth in section 30(1)(b) of article II of the state constitution has been met, the provisions of section 30 of article II of the state constitution have been complied with, and the requirements of Sections 31-12-104, and 31-12-105, C.R.S., exist or have been met in that: Not less than one-sixth (1/6) of the perimeter of the Property is contiguous with the existing boundaries of the Town. Contiguity with the Town is not established by use of any boundary: of an area previously annexed to the Town that, at the time of its annexation, was not contiguous at any point with the boundary of the Town, was not otherwise in compliance with Section 31 12 104(1)(a), C.R.S., and was located more than three (3) miles from the nearest boundary of the Town (“Non-Contiguous Area”); or of territory subsequently annexed directly to, or indirectly connected through subsequent annexations to, a Non-Contiguous Area. A community of interest exists between the Property and the Town. The Property is urban or will be urbanized in the near future. The Property is integrated or is capable of being integrated with the Town. In establishing the boundaries of the Property, no land held in identical ownership, whether consisting of one tract or parcel of real estate or two or more contiguous tracts or parcels of real estate: has been divided into separate parts or parcels without the written consent of the landowners thereof unless such tracts or parcels are separated by a dedicated street, road or other public way; or comprising twenty acres or more (which, together with the buildings and improvements situated thereon, has a valuation for assessment in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for ad valorem tax purposes for the year next preceding the annexation) is included without the written consent of the landowners.

The Property is not presently a part of any incorporated Town; no proceedings have been commenced for incorporation or annexation of part or all of the Property to another municipality; nor has any election for annexation of the Property or substantially the same territory to the Town been held within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the filing of this Petition. Annexation of the Property will not result in the detachment of area from any school district and the attachment of the same to another school district.

Except to the extent necessary to avoid dividing parcels within the Property held in identical ownership, at least fifty percent (50%) of which are within the three (3) mile limit, annexation of the Property will not have the effect of extending a municipal boundary more than three (3) miles in any direction from any point of the Town boundary in any one year. In establishing the boundaries of the Property, if a portion of a platted street or alley is annexed, the entire width of said street or alley is included, and annexation of the Property will not result in the denial of reasonable access to any landowner, owner of an easement, or owner of a franchise adjoining a platted street or alley which has been annexed by the Town but is not bounded on both sides by the Town. Petitioner comprises more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners in the Property and owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the Property, excluding public streets and alleys and any land owned by the Town. The legal description of the land owned by the Petitioner is set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The mailing address of the Petitioner and the date of signing of the Petitioner’s signature are shown on this Petition. Attached to this Petition as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this reference is the Affidavit of the Circulator of this Petition affirming that each signature hereon is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Accompanying this Petition are four (4) copies of an annexation map (“Annexation Map”) containing the following information: A written legal description of the boundaries of the Property; A map showing the boundary of the Property; Within the annexation boundary map, a showing of the location of each ownership tract in unplatted land and, if part or all of the area is platted, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks; and Next to the boundary of the Property, a drawing of the contiguous boundary of the Town and the contiguous boundary of any other municipality abutting the Property. In connection with the processing of this Petition, Petitioner requests that the Town institute the procedure to, concurrently with processing annexation of the Property, as applicable: Subdivide the Property in accordance with the Final Plat for the Wild Plum Planned Development and applicable provisions of the Town’s Land Use Regulations; Zone the Property in accordance with Section 31-12–115, C.R.S., the Final Development Plan for Wild Plum, and applicable provisions of the Town’s Land Use Regulations; and Update the Town’s three mile plan for the Property in accordance with Section 31 12 105(1)(e)(I), C.R.S. Petitioner has filed this Petition subject to, and Petitioner’s consent to annexation of the Property to the Town is conditioned upon satisfaction of, the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived

by Petitioner in Petitioner’s sole discretion: Prior to recording of the Annexation Map, the Town Board shall have approved: The Final Plat for the Wild Plum Planned Development; The Final Development Plan for the Wild Plum Planned Development; and The Construction Management Plan for the Wild Plum Planned Development (collectively, the “Plan Approvals”). Petitioner reserves the sole, exclusive and unilateral right to withdraw this Petition by so notifying the Clerk of the Town in writing at any point prior to the later to occur of: (i) the latest final, non appealable approval of the final ordinance(s), resolutions and/or other final approval(s) approving the Plan Approvals, or (ii) final, non ap-

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to recording of the Annexation Map, the Town Board shall have approved: The Final Plat for the Wild Plum Planned Development; The Final Development Plan for the Wild Plum Planned Development; and The Construction Management Plan for the Wild Plum Planned Development (collectively, the “Plan Approvals”). Petitioner reserves the sole, exclusive and unilateral right to withdraw this Petition by so notifying the Clerk of the Town in writing at any point prior to the later to occur of: (i) the latest final, non appealable approval of the final ordinance(s), resolutions and/or other final approval(s) approving the Plan Approvals, or (ii) final, non appealable resolution of any “Legal Challenge” (defined in paragraph 9 below). Prior to expiration of the period described in the foregoing subparagraph (b) without Petitioner having withdrawn the Petition, neither Petitioner nor the Town shall cause or permit the occurrence of the conditions to effectiveness of the annexation as set forth in Section 31-12-113(2)(b), C.R.S. For purposes of this Petition, “Legal Challenge” means either: (i) any third party commences any legal proceeding or other action that directly or indirectly challenges the Town’s annexation of the Property, the Plan Approvals, or any of the Town’s resolutions or ordinances approving any of the foregoing; or (ii) any third party submits a petition for a referendum seeking to reverse or nullify any of such Town approvals. Upon annexation of the Property becoming effective, the Property shall become subject to the Town’s ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the Town, except for general property taxes of the Town, which shall become effective on January 1 of the next succeeding year following the date on which annexation of the Property becomes legally effective.

Except for the terms and conditions of this Petition, which terms and conditions Petitioner expressly approves and therefore do not constitute an imposition of additional terms and conditions within the meaning of Sections 31-12107(4), 110(2), 111 or 112(1), C.R.S., Petitioner requests that no additional terms and conditions be imposed upon annexation of the Property to the Town. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner requests that the Town approve the annexation of the Property pursuant to the provisions of Sections 31-12-101, et seq., C.R.S., as amended.

Petitioner’s Address: 6161 S. Syracuse Way, #200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Is Petitioner a resident of the Property?: No.

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EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 30, THENCE NORTH 89°58’44” EAST ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, 1318.15 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30; THENCE SOUTH 00°14'12" WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30 A DISTANCE OF 976.49 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 84°19'37" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 27.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 79°25'46" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 76.98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 83°56'03" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 15.55 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85°23'47" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.57 FEET; THENCE NORTH 85°34'02" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.72 FEET; THENCE NORTH 79°22'20" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 23.11 FEET; THENCE NORTH 57°01'19" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 17.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH 61°22'49" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.84 FEET; THENCE NORTH 40°26'40" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 35°16'47" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 26°57'20" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 19°15'57" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.74 FEET; THENCE NORTH 14°33'11" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.72 FEET; THENCE NORTH 05°19'11" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.66 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01°51'47" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 6.96 FEET; THENCE NORTH 03°48'11" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.73 FEET; THENCE NORTH 17°30'53" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 8.77 FEET; THENCE NORTH 42°49'43" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 172.41 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 42°40'26" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 92.11 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 48°23'47" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 73.08 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 26°11'00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 28.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 15°00'30" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 22.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 41°42'20" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 29.42 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 50°47'12" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52°50'58" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 160.83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 53°00'28" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 66.70 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54°18'13" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 53.74 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 55°09'34" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 64.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 70°26'35" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54°44'04" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 37.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 44°09'25" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 51.67 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE, NORTH 00°14'12" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 302.64 FEET; TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING AN AREA OF 2.086 ACRES, (90,846 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS. EXHIBIT B LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY PETITIONER [SAME AS EXHIBIT A]

EXHIBIT B LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY PETITIONER [SAME AS EXHIBIT A]

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The undersigned, being of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath deposes and says: That (he or she) circulated the foregoing Petition for Annexation, consisting of eight (8) pages including this Exhibit C, and that the signature of each person on the foregoing Petition for Annexation is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

Legal Notice No.: 59043 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Arapahoe County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Arapahoe County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas. 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. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Arapahoe County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain man agement purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

Legal Notice No.: 59049 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on July 2, 2003 a certain Deed of Trust was executed C. Crispin Sargent, As Conservator, For Lois J. Buchkowski, as Grantor, in favor of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Arapahoe County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on July 9, 2003, at Reception Number B3146634 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on August 24, 2009 at Reception Number B9092547 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $259,202.59 as of May 22, 2017; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on May 31, 2017 at Reception No. D7060264 notice is hereby given that on July 19, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: LOT EIGHTEEN (18), BLOCK TEN (10), LYN KNOLL-THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Commonly known as: 263 Titan Street, Aurora, CO 80011 The sale will be held at 263 Titan Street, Aurora, CO 80011

EXHIBIT C AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

The undersigned, being of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath deposes and says: That (he or she) circulated the foregoing Petition for Annexation, consisting of eight (8) pages including this Exhibit C, and that the signature of each

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have

The sale will be held at 263 Titan Street, Aurora, CO 80011 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

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There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $259,202.59 as of May 22, 2017, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Dated: June 14, 2017 Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1416 Larimer St., Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 872-8664 dstodden@stoddenlaw.com Legal Notice No.: 59051 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on September 9, 2004 a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Irvin E. Rahn, as Grantor, in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, as Subsidiary of Indy Mac Bank, F.S.B., as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Arapahoe County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on September 16, 2004, at Reception Number B4164968 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

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WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on August 20, 2010 at Reception Number D0081347 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $222,166.50 as of May 23, 2017; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on May 31, 2017 at Reception No. D7060264, notice is hereby given that on July 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

LOTS 18 to 20, BLOCK 4, EAST COLFAX AVENUE PARK, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Commonly known as: 1320 Emporia Street, Aurora, CO 80010

The sale will be held at 1320 Emporia Street, Aurora, CO 80010

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $222,166.50 as of May 23, 2017, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice,

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Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

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The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $222,166.50 as of May 23, 2017, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Dated: June 14, 2017 Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1416 Larimer St., Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 872-6446 dstodden@stoddenlaw.com Legal Notice No.: 59052 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on September 30, 2002 a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Franklin R James and Sylvia C James, as Grantors, in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Arapahoe County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on October 4, 2002, at Reception Number B2187758 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on December 30, 2011 at Reception Number D1129219 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $215,584.90 as of May 23, 2017; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on May 31, 2017 at Reception No. D7060264, notice is hereby given that on July 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: LOTS 5 AND 6, BLOCK 10, IDLEWILD, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Commonly known as: 2720 South Bannock Street, Englewood, CO 80110

tified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

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The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

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If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

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There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $215,584.90 as of May 23, 2017, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

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Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

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Dated: June 9, 2017 Deanne R. Stodden, Foreclosure Commissioner 1416 Larimer St., Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 872-6446 dstodden@stoddenlaw.com

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The sale will be held at 2720 South Bannock Street, Englewood, CO 80110 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day incre-

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Public notices are a community’s window into the government. From zoning regulations to local budgets, governments have used local newspapers to inform citizens of its actions as an essential part of your right to know. You know where to look, when to look and what to look for to be involved as a citizen. Local newspapers provide you with the information you need to get involved.

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WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the borrowers are deceased under paragraph 9(a)(i) of the Deed of Trust, and the Real Property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving borrower; and

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WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of February 8, 2017 is $ 218,635.57 plus fees and costs of the Foreclosure Commissioner; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C., §3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 27 Subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, dated March 8, 2017, a copy of which is attached hereto and recorded of even date hereof, notice is hereby given that on:

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DATE OF SALE: July 20, 2017 TIME OF SALE: at 10:30 a.m. local time PLACE OF SALE: Outside the front steps of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado 80120 all of the Real Property and all of the personal property at or used in connection with the Real Property, as described below, will be sold at public action to the highest bidder: Condominium Unit 8, Camden Place One Condominium, According to the Condominium Map thereof, Recorded on September 5, 1986, In Book 92 at Page 34, In records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Camden Place One Condominium, Recorded on October 16, 1986. In Book 4574 At Page 126 and the Second Statement of Intention to Annex Additional Land recorded September 5, 1986 in Book 4975 at Page 312 County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado (referred to as the “Real Property”)

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Public Notice NOTICE AS TO AMENDMENT OF 2016 BUDGETS LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors of the Littleton Village Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 (“Districts”) will consider amendment of the 2016 budget of the each of the Districts.

Copies of the 2016 amended budgets are on file in the office of the District’s Manager, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Suite 500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such 2016 amended budgets will be considered at a regular meeting of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held at the offices of White Bear Ankele Tanaka and Waldron, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, Colorado, on June 27, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Any elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2016 budget amendments, inspect the budgets and file or register any objections thereto.

This meeting is open to the public.

LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO By: /s/ Denise Denslow, District Manager

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Legal Notice No.: 59064 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: June 22, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on February 24, 2005 , Fred Mueller, Jr and Norma R. Mueller, by Fred Mueller as attorney in fact, executed a Note payable to Universal Lending Corporation (“Lender”) in the original principal amount of $ 285,000.00 (“Note”), which Note is secured by a certain deed of trust granted by Fred Mueller and Norma R. Mueller, by Fred Mueller as attorney in fact, as grantors in favor of Universal Lending Corporation, as beneficiary, and the Arapahoe County Public Trustee, as Trustee (“Deed of Trust”), which Deed of Trust was recorded March 14, 2005 as Reception No. B5036057 in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado.

WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the Note and Deed of Trust are now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to the following assignments: assignment dated February 24, 2005 and recorded on May 6, 2005, as Reception No. B5065768 in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado; assignment dated July 16, 2007 and recorded on August 13, 2007, as Reception No. B7104372 in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado; and assignment dated April 30, 2011 and recorded on December 28, 2011, as Reception No. D1128043 in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the borrowers are deceased under paragraph 9(a)(i) of the Deed of Trust, and the Real Property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving borrower; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of February 8, 2017 is $ 218,635.57 plus fees and costs of the Foreclosure Commissioner; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable;

which has an address of: 300 West Grand Avenue, Unit C, Englewood, Colorado 80110.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $224,647.81 plus any additional fees and costs of the foreclosure commissioner.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $22,465.00 (10% of the Secretary's bid) in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by an additional deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $22,465.00 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit of the successful bidder is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier's check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title.

At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashiers check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure.

The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

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There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant, and has no obligation to deliver the property vacant.

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DATE OF SALE: July 20, 2017 TIME OF SALE: at 10:30 a.m. local time PLACE OF SALE: Outside the front steps of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado 80120

celled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure sale is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the Note and Deed of Trust are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cahier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed.

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all of the Real Property and all of the personal property at or used in connection with the Real

Property, as described below, will be sold at public action to the highest bidder: Condominium Unit 8, Camden Place One

The amount that must be paid if the Note and Deed of Trust is to be reinstated prior to the

granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure.

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The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant, and has no obligation to deliver the property vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure sale is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the Note and Deed of Trust are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cahier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the Note and Deed of Trust is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $218,635.57 as of February 8, 2017 plus the Foreclosure Commissioner’s fees and costs plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner's attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred–in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Dated this 13th day of June, 2017. /s/ Robert G. Wilson, Jr Robert G. Wilson, Jr. Foreclosure Commissioner Spencer Fane LLP 370 Seventeenth Street, 48th Floor Denver, Colorado 80202 303-839-3800 303-839-3838 (Fax) Legal Notice No.: 59065 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF LIENED PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that a public sale will be held on or after JULY 18, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, Colorado. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE will sell to satisfy the lien on the property stored at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the following persons. The inventories listed below were notated by the tenants at the time of rental.

BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE makes no representation or warranty that the units contain said inventories.

D001 BERNICE L. RICE 6833 S. Dayton St. #116 Greenwood Village, CO 80112 Furniture, Luggage, Tubs, Misc. Boxes E205 MATTHEW T. JONES 6041 Castlegate Dr. W. #2331 Castle Rock, CO 80108 Bicycle, Misc. Boxes E276 BRIGETTE G. DOLPH 65 S. Washington St. #101 Denver, CO 80209 Child Car Seat, Boxes, Misc. Bags

E310 GRECIA PALOMA BEZANILLA-VILLA 2921 W. Centennial Dr. #C-101 Littleton, CO 80123 Tools, Battery Charger, Air Tank, Jumper Cables, Tires E312 STEVEN E. LATIMER P.O. Box 728 Englewood, CO 80151 Tool Box, Appliance, Cart, Tubs, Bags E326 DARLENE M. PATMORE P.O. Box 709 Englewood, CO 80151 Steam Vacuum, Bedding, Bed, Furniture, Electronics, Appliance, Tubs, Misc. Boxes F038 MARIO R. BARRIOS 1872 W. Mississippi Ave. Denver, CO 80223 Tools, Electronics, Tubs, Tool Box, Buckets

Purchases must be made with cash and paid for at the time of purchase. No one under the age of 18 is allowed to attend the sale. The landlord reserves the right to bid at the sale. All purchased goods are sold “as is” and must be removed by 6:00 PM on the day of the sale. Buyers must provide a current original or a photocopy of their original resale permit at time of sale in lieu of sales tax. This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party.

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Mechanics of nature are wonder to behold How animals survive challenges of life is explored at Denver museum

IF YOU GO THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE is located at 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver.

For information about hours and tickets, see dmns.org/NAM or call 303-370-6000.

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Family members of all ages will be fascinated to learn how animals are engineered to survive in our world despite ongoing challenges. “Nature’s Amazing Machines” opened June 16 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and will continue through New Year’s Day of 2018.

Adaptation is considered from the very large (how can a giraffe’s heart pump blood up its long neck to its brain?) to tiny (how can insects fly with no lungs?) to speed (how can a cheetah run so fast?).

The biomechanics of how animals and plants survive and adapt to extremely difficult conditions brings stories and examples from around the world and offers explanations in English and

Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land animal. A new exhibit, “Nature’s Amazing Machines,” explores their mechanics as well as those of many other remarkable creatures at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science until Jan. 1, 2018.

COURTESY PHOTO Spanish about their “biological pipes, pumps, insulation, motors and springs,” ability to compete for food,

endure extreme temperatures, withstand external pressures such as wind, water and gravity …

Hands-on models and activities will focus on pumping blood, flying, speed, models of animal hearts,

adaptation to temperature and more things one wonders about …

An added feature — while they last — is a set of trading cards featuring six different animals from the exhibition, with facts and suggested activities to try at home. There will be a new card each month, which invites return visits. Dr. Garth Spellman, the museum’s curator of ornithology and curatorial advisor for the exhibit, said, “Life on Earth is constantly struggling to counter natural physical forces that are trying to drag us down. The exhibition reveals a myriad of incredible adaptations animals have evolved to combat nature’s assault.”

The exhibit was developed

by Chicago’s Field Museum in partnership with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

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