Indy - April 20, 2023 Vol 31. No. 15

Career politician and political newcomer square off in May 16 COS mayor’s runoff

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THE WIRE

The $3.7 million Manitou Springs Carnegie Library remodel and expansion project will go ahead following Manitou Springs City Council approval on March 21 and Historic Preservation Commission approval on April 5. The project includes a 2,950-square-foot addition to the existing 3,486-square-foot library, as well as much-needed interior renovation of the existing space. The aim is to add missing accessibility components and expand the library’s program offerings with minimal impact to the 1911 building. Efforts to renovate the library have been underway since 2015, and the library closed its doors in March 2020 due to ADA compliance issues. — HL

Matter of Record

Air Force Academy Cadet 2nd Class Isobel Dernlan, Class of 2024, has been named a Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees. The St. Louis, Missouri, native is pursuing a double major in political science and foreign area studies and plans to pursue a degree in International Security and Foreign Service. She is among 62 Truman Scholars selected from 705 applicants nominated by 275 colleges, universities and military service academies and is the Academy’s 24th Truman Scholar. The first was Maj. John Carr [Ret.], Class of 1994.

From 6 to 8 p.m. on April 26, residents are invited to the Westside Community Center, 1628 W. Bijou St., to hear a report on the city’s Greater Westside community planning process. The plan is designed to guide physical development of the area, including transportation, public safety, economic development and climate resiliency. More information is at coloradosprings.gov/greaterwestsidecommunityplan.

On April 28 and 29, the nonprofit COSILoveYou will host Spring CityServe, a city-wide day of volunteerism. Thousands of volunteers are expected to take part in simple tasks like pulling weeds, painting, picking up trash, making cards of encouragement, dropping off care packages, cleaning, sorting donations, and more. Six hundred volunteer slots remain open. Visit cosiloveyou.com for more information.

The city announced on April 13 that Mountain Metropolitan Transit would close the Downtown terminal lobby on the corner of Nevada Avenue and Kiowa Street until further notice. “This is a developing situation,” MMT said in a release. “MMT is waiting to receive the final methamphetamine testing report but has decided to close the lobby as a precautionary measure.” The city undertook testing after members of the drivers union complained about the condition of the terminal’s restrooms.

COMMISSIONERS HIT THE ROAD

Week after week, month after month, El Paso County’s five commissioners gather in the meeting room at Centennial Hall to take care of business.

But now, commissioners are hitting the road in a program called, well, what else? “Commissioners on the Road.”

In a release, the county said the meetings, to be held in each of the five commissioner districts, provide “an opportunity for residents from all over the county to engage with their elected officials in their respective districts.”

No mention of how frequently these “on the road” meetings will occur.

But the first one will be held at 9 a.m. April 25 in District 3 at Manitou Springs City Hall, 606 Manitou Ave.

Parking can be difficult in Manitou, so 20 parking spots will be reserved for this event at the Hiawatha Gardens Parking Lot (10 Old Mans Trail), north of the Hiawatha Gardens building. Go here for additional parking options: manitouspringsgov.com/567/Parking-Locations.

“El Paso County is committed to providing quality services in accessible and engaging ways,” Chair Cami Bremer said in a release. “This program allows us to connect and collaborate with our residents where they are to better understand how we can enhance and protect their quality of life.”

“Commissioners value transparency and community input, actively encouraging residents to participate,” the release said.

If moving the meetings around the county still doesn’t help you tune in, rest assured, you can always watch the meetings streaming online at elpasoco.com, or on the commission’s Facebook page. — PZ

RESULTS CERTIFIED

City officials certified the results of the April 4 election on April 13, which showed no changes in the initial unofficial results.

Yemi Mobolade snagged 29.8 percent of the vote for mayor, followed by Wayne Williams with 19.2 percent. Both will compete in the May 16 mayoral runoff, because no candidate captured more than 50 percent of the vote in the 12-person field. Sallie Clark ran third with 17.8 percent of the vote and conceded the race on April 13.

Of 311,915 ballots mailed, 109,768 were returned, for a turnout of 35.2 percent. (See p. 6 for an overview of the mayoral candidates and visit csindy.com for periodic coverage of the runoff race.)

The City Clerk’s Office will begin mailing mayoral runoff ballots on April 21. Voters can return them by mail or drop them in a ballot box at a number of locations, which can be found at coloradosprings.gov/ voterinfo#ballotlocations.

The new mayor, who will succeed John Suthers, will take the oath of office on June 6.

Meantime, David Leinweber, Lynette Crow-Iverson and Brian Risley were to take their oaths of office for at-large seats on City Council, and Michelle Talarico for the unexpired term in District 3, at a ceremony April 18 outside the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. — PZ

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‘A SWEEPING ATTACK’

COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL

unanimously approved a resolution April 11 opposing Senate Bill 23-213, a measure that would essentially place zoning for residential use of land in the state’s hands rather than with local governments.

The proposal, introduced on March 22 by Gov. Jared Polis as an answer to the state’s affordable housing shortage, has drawn barbs from several cities and the Colorado Municipal League.

Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC outlined the bill’s provisions in a newsletter to members, noting various land-use and zoning decisions would move from the local level to the state level; the Department of Local Affairs would be required to promulgate codes that address additional density and options for accessory dwelling units, and the state would establish a multiagency advisory committee tasked with providing recommendations to DoLA on developing statewide, regional and local housing needs assessments, among other things.

MONUMENT MAYOR MITCH LAKIND AND THE town’s Council members in an April 3 letter to state officials and others called the measure “a sweeping attack on local decision-making authority.” Read the letter at tinyurl.com/213-Monument.

In a two-page flyer about SB23-213, the Colorado Municipal League said, “SB23-213 does not recognize that local governments are best suited to address the needs of their communities, and it flies in the face of local government efforts to solve the affordable housing crisis.” Similarly, the resolution adopted by Colorado Springs City Council states that Council “is gravely concerned as the bill dramatically expands state authority by imposing top-down zoning and land use standards on municipalities, putting those decisions into the hands of developer interests and unelected third parties and out of the hands of local elected leaders.”

Outgoing Councilor Wayne Williams, who’s running for mayor, said during discussion at the April 11 meeting that if passed, the bill would do away with “exhaustive processes” conducted on the local level

Local officials give thumbs down on state housing measure

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via public hearings where residents can provide input to elected officials — a process he called “one of the basic functions of local government.”

Notably, he added, “It violates the state Constitution’s guarantee of local control in certain areas known as a home rule city.” Colorado Springs is a home rule city.

Council President Tom Strand, who leaves office next week after two terms in office, said he hopes the message from Colorado Springs means something, coming from the second-largest city in the state. “This Legislature would toss that [home rule] aside and say, ‘We know better than you,’” he said.

Councilor Dave Donelson called the bill “a bad thing coming from Denver.”

“We just spent two years working our way through RetoolCOS [the city’s rewrite of the zoning code] to address these issues, and I do think cities should maintain the ability to address needs of their citizens without a one-size-fits-all in the state,” Donelson said.

Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC proposes the bill be amended to allow local governments to “opt out” of the requirements imposed by DoLA if those local governments are already addressing local zoning issues as they pertain to affordable housing.

“In the case of Colorado Springs, the city has already undertaken a lengthy and in depth process of examining where current zoning can be changed to accommodate additional density and encourage more attainable and affordable housing development,” the chamber said in a statement.

POLIS SAID IN A RELEASE ON MARCH 22 that an “unprecedented broad coalition of business and labor, environmentalists and housing advocates, local elected officials and community leaders” supports the bill.

The plan outlines goals to create more housing now including:

• Legalize the ability to build more affordable housing types like ADUs, duplexes, triplexes or townhomes.

• I ncentivize more multifamily housing in or near transit-oriented and walkable communities to lessen the number of cars on the road, improving air quality, reducing pollution, and saving people money on commutes.

• Cut red tape and reduce building limitations to decrease building time and cost, and give more options and flexibility for homeowners to build on their land.

“This will allow Colorado’s communities to turn underutilized space into vibrant communities with housing options for every Colorado budget,” a Polis spokesman tells the Indy via email.

But as Williams said, the city has adopted measures to help ease the affordable housing crisis, such as allowing ADUs and creating a developer fee rebate program.

How the ADU ordinance has impacted construction is largely unknown since they only recently began tracking ADUs enabled by the years-old measure. Since August, there have been 28 accessory family suites added and only eight ADUs, a city spokesperson said.

This Legislature would toss that [home rule] aside and say, ‘We know better than you.’

— Tom Strand

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Career politician and political newcomer square off in May 16 COS mayor’s runoff

BY PAM ZUBECK | zubeck@csindy.com

HE TWO CANDIDATES FOR COLORADO Springs mayor couldn’t be more different. Wayne Williams, like his chief endorser Mayor John Suthers, has lived and breathed politics his whole adult life, holding various offices and serving in leadership positions in the Republican Party.

Yemi Mobolade, who’s unaffiliated, has never held an elected office and came to the United States from his home country of Nigeria as a teenager to seek better educational opportunities. The closest he’s come to politics is voting — until this year, when he finished with the most votes for mayor in a 12-person field.

Essentially, the choice boils down to this: a known commodity who’s likely to continue the legacy of Suthers, versus a political newcomer who’s entrenched himself in the business and faith communities.

Ballots will be mailed starting April 21, and on May 16, city voters will choose between the two.

WILLIAMS WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA TO A teen mother who put him up for adoption. His adoptive father worked for Lockheed Martin; in the Navy as an engineer in Norfolk, Virginia; and as facilities manager with Conservation and Research Center of the National Zoo (now the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute), that works to save wildlife species from extinction. His mom’s family were farmers, Williams says.

One of three children, he was active in school. Williams played varsity basketball, served as student council president, acted in a number of plays, and sang in the school choir.

His first brush with politics came in high school. As he tells it, Democrats had been in control of Warren County since Reconstruction. In 1958 after the Supreme Court ordered integration of public schools, Democratic leadership shut down Warren County schools, he says. Democrats remained in control when he moved there in 1978, he says, and in November 1979 he organized 70 fellow high school students to campaign for Republicans, who then

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gained control of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. That led to “a more forward-thinking Board and an era of economic progress for the county,” Williams says.

He attended Brigham Young University on a full scholarship and returned to Virginia to attend law school, after which he took an offer with a law firm in Utah in 1989.

There, he and his wife became active in Republican politics in the era of President George H.W. Bush. When they attended the national convention in Houston in 1992 — his wife, El Paso County Commissioner Holly Williams, was a delegate — Williams met some Coloradans and took a job with a Springs law firm shortly after.

His first political appointment was to the Colorado Springs Housing Authority board by then-Mayor Bob Isaac in 1994. He sought and won the El Paso County Republican chairmanship in 1997.

In 2000, he co-chaired the George W. Bush campaign for president in Colorado and ran for county commissioner in 2002. He’s held political offices ever since.

Given his deep ties to the GOP, it’s fair to ask how Williams will appeal to Democrats and unaffiliated voters.

“My campaign strategy is trying to reach out to everybody,” he says. “I met with Republican and Democratic leaders and those with no affiliation at all.”

He also says he hopes those who voted for other mayoral candidates, most of whom are conservatives, will support him. (Williams, who’s Mormon and strongly opposes legalized abortion, said he would not try to make Colorado Springs a “sanctuary city” where abortion is banned.)

Williams took some lumps last year from Republicans for appearing in television ads with Secretary of State Jena Griswold, promoting Colorado’s elections as fair and secure, and he’s not a favorite among the current local GOP power structure.

An activist group, Integrity Matters, labeled Williams the “developers’ dream” and blasted him for mayoral campaign ads that used images of the Fire Department while another candidate was denied access to city assets for campaign purposes.

The group tried to recall Williams from his Council seat last year, alleging he’s shown a pattern of favoring developers at the expense of public interests and public safety.

John Pitchford, an Integrity Matters member and former local GOP officer, has called Williams “a conartist and liar” and criticized him for supporting a 26 percent increase in this year’s Utilities budget.

In addition, some Republicans saw as unfair Williams’ use of his competitor’s bankruptcy as a campaign ploy in one of his county commissioner races. The competitor had suffered serious injuries in a car crash that wasn’t his fault but prevented him from working for a time and saddled him with high medical bills.

“This is something that could happen to anyone,” Pitchford said in an email to the Indy last fall. “But Wayne didn’t hesitate to use bankruptcy information against his opponent.”

IF ELECTED, WILLIAMS SAYS HIS PRIORIties in his first 100 days as mayor would be to “establish a good relationship with City Council,” most of whom are conservative, and establish “how we can work together.”

He plans “no big changes” in mayoral appointees, which include Chief of Staff Jeff Greene, City Attorney Wynetta Massey, Police Chief Adrian Vasquez and Fire Chief Randy Royal.

He’ll also focus on delivering on promises he’s making to voters, including continuation of the 2C road improvement program implemented by his predecessor, Suthers, and the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, notably “accelerating” the Marksheffel Road and Powers Boulevard projects.

He also wants to jump-start work on parks projects for which voters approved funding some years ago.

At the same time, he would work on the 2024 city budget, which would largely aim to meet goals set by Suthers.

“I’ve been on City Council and approved budgets and personnel,” he says. “It’s a continuation of what we have been doing. There will be some shifts.” For example, he wants to carve out an undisclosed amount to build a new police training facility.

Williams, as Utilities Board chair, championed adoption in February of a water ordinance that requires the city to have 128 percent of the water supply needed to serve the existing city and land proposed for annexation, prior to annexation being considered. The rule also requires annexation tracts to have 25 percent of their borders contiguous with the city.

The rule effectively bars large annexations for now and gives one of Williams’ chief supporters, Norwood Development Group, a monopoly on large tracts of undeveloped land within the city. Norwood owns most of the 20,000-acre Banning Lewis Ranch on the city’s east side.

Asked about how he’d reconcile interests of Norwood and outside landowners (or if he would), Williams says, “I’m very supportive of the water task force established by city-county. Land use decisions and policies are made by the city and county. That affects use of water. The concept of a task force is, it will include city, city utilities, county commission or planning department, and also third party water providers — north, east, southern. Each of

them have different perspectives.”

He notes the city recently struck deals with water districts in Security and north El Paso County to deliver water through the city’s pipeline, which will give the city $2.5 million a year for 25 years, about one fifth of 1 percent of Colorado Springs Utilities’ annual budget. The pipeline from Pueblo Reservoir cost city water customers $825 million.

As important as the money, he says, is enabling outside districts to “address water needs with renewable water,” versus their historic reliance on groundwater — a finite and dwindling source.

Noting the mayor holds an ex-officio seat on the Utilities Board, Williams says he wants the city to continue acquiring water from farmers and ranchers in the Arkansas Valley to prop up the city’s water supply, thereby making it feasible to annex land.

To address the city’s severe shortage of affordable housing, Williams wants to use money from a state initiative, tax credits through federal programs, and tax increment financing to encourage nonprofits and for-profit outfits to build new housing.

Before he could tackle all that, however, he’s got to win the office. For Williams, that means focusing his message on public safety (he’s won endorsements from both firefighters and police), transportation needs and keeping up momentum for “growth and economic vitality [started] in the last few years.”

But Williams will have to generate a degree of excitement in a campaign that pits him against a contender whose election night party drew more than 600 people, while Williams’ soiree hosted a few dozen.

One strategy would be to go negative, the hallmark of the April 4 election that saw dark money pour into campaign committees supporting Williams that mounted ads smearing an opponent.

Asked if he would stand by and allow such tactics to continue or publicly request the dark money groups to cease negativity, Williams says, “I have generally not commented on what third parties do. I’m focused on my campaign.”

MOBOLADE WAS BORN IN NIGERIA, THE son of an accountant father and high school science and biology teacher mother. He’s the second of four children.

He attended the Nigerian Navy Secondary School Abeokuta, not to pursue a military career but to obtain a good education.

Deeply committed to learning — he skipped two grades, kindergarten and sixth grade — Mobolade didn’t engage in student activities. “I was a misfit,” he says, “and I think that held me back.”

After high school, he wanted to follow his older brother to the United States because there were “no jobs and no colleges to go to” in his home country.

He immigrated at age 17 to Indiana, sponsored by a family friend who agreed to act as his guardian. He then obtained two bachelor’s degrees and later a master’s degree from institutions in Indiana, and then found a job in quality control in manufacturing.

“To find employment in the U.S., you have to be the

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Wayne Williams campaign

My campaign strategy is to reach out to everybody.

— Wayne Williams

Wayne Williams

HELLO, MY NAME IS...

WAYNE WILLIAMS winwithwayne.org

Age: 60

Degrees earned: Bachelor’s degree in political science, Brigham Young University; law degree, University of Virginia.

Years in Colorado Springs: 31.

Community service: Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC board; Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority chair; past Colorado Springs Housing Authority chair; past Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments chair; past Boy Scout Troop Committee chair; former State Transportation Advisory Committee vice chair; past board member of Reach Pikes Peak; past Sunday School president and teacher and Bishopric member of the local Church of Latter Day Saints, and past member of the Colorado Governor’s Task Force on Civil Justice Reform.

Elected offices held: El Paso County commissioner, 2003-2011; El Paso County clerk and recorder, 2011-2015; Colorado Secretary of State, 2015-2019; Colorado Springs City Council, 2019-2023.

Work experience: Practicing attorney.

Personal: Married to Holly, El Paso County commissioner; four adult children.

YEMI MOBOLADE yemiformayor.com

Age: 44

Degrees earned: Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, Bethel University; Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Bethel University; Master’s degree in management and leadership, Indiana Wesleyan University; Master’s degree in intellectual leadership, A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary.

Years in Colorado Springs: 13.

Community service: COSIloveYou co-founder and board member; Pikes Peak Business and Education Alliance co-founder; Springs Rescue Mission board; Pikes Peak State College President’s Advisory Council member; Thrive Network of Southeast Colorado Springs board; Downtown Partnership board; Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region board; Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center Advisory Board; and Pikes Peak Workforce Center Workforce Development Board.

Elected offices held: None.

Work experience: Co-founded in 2013 the Wild Goose Meeting House downtown; co-founded in 2017 the Good Neighbors Meeting House in the Patty Jewett neighborhood; Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC vice president of business retention and expansion, 2017-2019; City of Colorado Springs’ Small Business Development administrator, 2019-2022; city engagement/outreach director, First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs, 2015-2017; Discovery Christian Church teaching pastor, 2017-present.

Personal: Married to Abbey, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Pikes Peak State College; three children, ages 2, 4 and 8.

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best of the best,” he says.

Hired as a management trainee, Mobolade was placed on a fast track into management, working in all aspects of the business. It was his indoctrination into his management philosophy today: “Thinking about root causes of issues.”

He would apply that approach as mayor, he says, to determine root causes of problems, which would point the way to effective solutions.

In 2010, Mobolade moved to California to obtain another master’s degree — at a seminary — which later led him to a Christian and Missionary Alliance church event in Colorado Springs. “I began to learn about the Colorado Springs that wasn’t branded,” he says, referring to the moniker “the hate city,” a tag resulting from Colorado Springs being the birthplace of Amendment 2, the measure that would have denied equal rights to gays and lesbians. The measure was adopted by voters statewide in 1992 but struck down in 1996 by the U.S. Supreme Court.

During that 2010 visit and after he moved here, he noticed there was no vibrant downtown, and the city was struggling to establish an arts and culture scene. That motivated him to open Wild Goose Meeting House in 2013. “It was birthed out of a desire to make a difference,” he says.

His involvement in that business led him to be hired by Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC as vice president of business retention and expansion. There, he focused on promoting the region, attracting new businesses and serving existing local businesses.

“It’s about making Colorado Springs better,” Mobolade says. He helped establish COSOpenforbiz.com, which has the tagline “How to go from a great idea to a grand opening.”

During his years there, he made connections with a plethora of business leaders, many of whom are now supporters of his campaign, he says, noting allies in the defense and technology sectors, among others.

He also recommended the city create a small business “czar,” which led to his “accidentally creating my own job.”

Mobolade was hired by the city as a small business development administrator and served from 2019 to 2022. His goal was to remove barriers for businesses trying to start up and thrive in Colorado Springs. His office was on the same floor as Mayor Suthers’ suite, giving him “a bird’s eye view” of the mayor’s role, he says.

Mobolade’s community outreach is reflected in a list of recognitions that include receiving the Mayor’s Young Leader Award for Economic Impact, bestowed by then-Mayor Steve Bach in 2015, and his inclusion in the 2020 Class of Colorado Governor’s Fellows. (He was named a “Rising Star” by the Colorado Springs Business Journal, a sister publication to the Indy, in 2016.)

BUT THE RIDE HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN SMOOTH, AND

Mobolade has seen some bad press. In February 2021, the Indy reported on a wage complaint filed by Wild Goose employees, which was upheld by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics.

The workers alleged tip and wage theft because tips were being shared between front and back of the house and management in a way they said avoided paying minimum wage. Employees picketed Wild Goose in October 2020.

Mobolade and his business partner at that time, Russ Ware, accepted the ruling, admitted they made a mistake, and changed their payment method in efforts to achieve a system that was “sustainable and affordable” and “just and equitable,” as stated in a release at the time.

Another issue arose in June 2022 with the closing of the Epiphany restaurant and bar Downtown. Mobolade issued a statement at the time saying, “The actions of Russ Ware represent a gross act of defiance and violate all aspects of trust among investors, community and business stakeholders and the greater community.”

Ware had served as managing partner of Epiphany, and he was co-owner of Wild Goose and Good Neighbors. Ware stepped away from all the businesses in light of “misuse of funds,” a release at the time said.

Courtesy Wayne Williams campaign

Courtesy Yemi For Mayor

The matter is under investigation, and District Attorney’s Office spokesman Howard Black says via email, “This case is in review. No releasable information at this time.”

Mobolade, who shares the same birthday as Abraham Lincoln, says he tries to model traits of the 16th president. For example, he says, “He could look at both sides and then find that there’s a third way. It moves us forward. That’s how I intend to lead this city. It’s not a special interest government, but a government that puts the interest of the people ahead of special interests.”

Similar to Williams, the issues that will dominate the campaign, Mobolade says, are economic vitality, infrastructure “to keep up with the rising growth of the city,” and safety of residents.

Noting he’s willing to take a “second look” at the 128 percent water ordinance, he notes the city’s annexation rules haven’t been significantly revised since 2006, and it’s time they’re refreshed.

While he offered no “silver bullet” to solve the housing crunch, Mobolade says the city should celebrate “small wins,” such as a developer who has committed to making one in four housing units he builds affordable. Perhaps others can make that commitment with some urging, he says, adding he’s willing to embrace emerging housing innovations.

“I cried when I walked in, because the last time I was in that room was when I became a citizen,” he says, tears welling up.

“I want to represent what’s best about our country,” he says, “embrace what’s best about us as Americans.”

— Yemi Mobolade

His first 100 days as mayor, should he be elected, would start with a “360” degree assessment of all the city’s challenges. He would engage with “key stakeholders” and meet with department heads to determine the path forward for those roles, including Chief of Staff Greene. Mobolade says he’s “actively having those conversations locally and nationally” with potential candidates. He’ll also meet individually with Council members to understand their goals, and how he could help achieve those goals; he’s already has met with some, he says.

Mobolade says he believes there are untapped resources within the community, made visible by the COSILoveYou nonprofit that’s brought 100 churches together for projects that improve the community in dozens of ways. A CityServe event hosted by COSILoveYou is planned for April 28 and 29 that organizers hope will involve 700 volunteers.

For those concerned he will bring his religion into the mayor’s office, he says, “My faith is personal and inspires how I lead. It shapes my leadership values.” But he says he wouldn’t impose his faith on citizens. Rather, he wants to inspire people to take action, be involved and make the city better. His efforts to do that have brought him a host of recognitions and accomplishments.

But his most cherished label is “citizen.”

Five years ago, Mobolade took the oath as a U.S. citizen at a ceremony at Library 21c. His next visit there came during a recent candidate forum in the city election.

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TRASH TO TABLE

‘Each year, 119 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States. That equates to 130 billion meals and more than $408 billion in food thrown away each year,” according to Feeding America. “Shockingly, nearly 40 percent of all food in America is wasted.”

OK, so now that I have crushed your spirits for at least a few minutes, let’s talk about solutions. Something many organizations have been working on for some time, including Colorado Springs Food Rescue (now Food to Power), who I rode along with several years ago to see what they do firsthand.

Chefs David Cook (State of Plate/5, “Food Fight,” csindy.com/stateofplate) and Cortney Smith at Gather Food Studio (gatherfoodstudio.com) have gotten in on the action with a series of cooking classes called From Trash to Table. Here’s how they describe it:

“In our new From Trash to Table series we’ll be bringing you a new topic each month. And since we’ll be using food scraps, it reduces our food cost… which means that we can donate it back into the community! All of the profits from the series will be donated to Food to Power, which has redistributed over $6 million of healthy groceries since 2013 in the

Colorado Springs region. Using a ‘direct redistribution’ model, Food to Power transports surplus healthy foods from local supermarkets, backyard gardens and cafeterias to 20-plus nonprofit and community-based grocery programs.”

Gather’s class sizes are small, and May 21’s “Retail Grocer Waste” session is sold out already. But June 25’s “Whey Wasteful” has slots open and more dates will be announced for monthly classes through year’s end.

The chefs actually started this series in February, educating around food waste in the kitchen and offering unusual recipes to capture would-be waste, such as a cereal milk tres leches cake. Another example: Cook will be offering a Thanksgiving-themed class about how to incorporate waste items during the holiday celebrations. Smith launched her classes (the two switch off monthly for this series) by focusing on soups and stocks, classic ways to utilize veggie scraps, bones and such. They say that through the classes they’ve been able to donate a minimum of $500 monthly so far to Food to Power.

Visit the class links on their website (even the sold-out ones) to read more specific descriptors of how the chefs approach repurposing certain ingredients that would otherwise be bound for a compost pile (for those diligent enough

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MATTHEW SCHNIPER

Gather is working to cut waste.

to manage those) or worse, the landfill (where the rotting food contributes to methane release and global warming). And if you want some more U.S. stats, from Gather’s class notes, check this out:

• The average family of four throws away $1,500 a year in food. The annual loss of discarded food is $161 billion dollars.

• I n 2019, 37 million people (11 million of whom were children) were food insecure. In 2020, the number grew to 54 million (18 million children). The rapid rise was attributed to COVID. In 2020, the population of America was 331.5 million, meaning one-sixth of Americans were food insecure.

• Why is there so much food waste in America? Food production (20 percent); retail/distribution — unrealistic visual appeal/expiration dates (12 percent); consumer waste (28 percent). The effects of food waste trickle down into other resources: water, energy, labor and fuel.

• The No. 1 most wasted food product in America is bread. No. 2 is milk. And something particularly insidious about milk, according to the class notes: Approximately $300 million dollars of unopened/unused milk cartons are thrown away at schools every year. Part of the 1946 National School Lunch Program, and the newer School Breakfast Program, is a USDA regulation that is wrapped up in dairy industry lobbying. Under both programs, schools are required to serve dairy milk in order to be reimbursed for meals. Federal regulations stipulate that program participants ”cannot discriminate against the drinking of cow’s milk before school, after school, on school grounds, or at any school-sponsored event.” All that’s

not to mention the waste of all the milk cartons themselves.

A transparency note about Gather Food Studio: I’m pleased to announce a media/content (not paid) partnership between the outfit and Side Dish with Schniper. In my free weekly newsletters at sidedishschnip.substack.com, I’ll periodically share some of their recipes and more educational tidbits.

GET DIZZY WITH IT

Summa (facebook.com/SummaCOS) is introducing Dizzy Charlie’s Pop-Up Jazz nights upstairs above the bar/eatery. Keep an eye on their schedule in Playing Around (p. 16), and at dizzycharlies.com. Shows are on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

Sara Vaas of the Old Colorado City Partnership and CONO is the event organizer, who explains in her “about” section that she’s “inspired by [her] grandpa, David Charles Vaas, who was a composer and big band arranger who toured with a jazz band and visited The Broadmoor in the late ’40s.” She’s borrowing Fannie Mae Duncan’s famous “Everybody Welcome” slogan to encourage people to show up in any attire to enjoy music together.

Summa has created drink specials for

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Sara Vaas (above) and David Charles Vaas (under the blue arrow) at The Broadmoor in 1949

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Chef/owner James Africano (State of Plate/2, “Drunk in the Walk-in”) says he’s starting with “chuck and arm roasts to make a ragout with olives and celery root. Toss it with gnocchi and dandelion greens. This is where the weight of product was. We will work on some other cuts as inventory grows.” (Translation: He’s helping PB&J’s owners, the Burton family, run through excess inventory. That’s the type of relationship chefs and local growers can have, compared to what comes in off the commercial delivery trucks.)

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CRAFT PUB

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Relatedly, if you haven’t been in for brunch at the spot, you should consider it (9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays). We recently dropped by and enjoyed the house chilaquiles and a plate of fried chicken crêpes with mushroom cream sauce, plus pineapple cobbler for dessert. We also got to sample an early prototype for a Bloody Mary wherein managing partner Phillip-Pierre Rooks had infused gin with horseradish and black pepper for a really nice spice kick. See my Oct. 5, 2022, review at csindy.com for more on the OCC spot.

YAK TRACKS

The Warehouse (thewarehouserestaurant.com) recently released its spring menu, noting that they’re now “featuring PB&J Cattle Company yak.”

If you read my article, you’ll see that as part of my reporting, I’d brought PB&J products to Africano to cook for us and review together. So another transparency note: I inadvertently played a community connector role. That’s the type of professional relationship journos and chefs sometimes have; we’re both community-minded.

Matthew Schniper is the former Food & Drink editor and critic at the Indy. You can find expanded food and drink news and reviews at sidedishschnip. substack.com.

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ART EXHIBIT

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Xi Zhang/Exit: Childhood, “affords an opportunity to take stock of the enormous evolution in Zhang’s work through the single largest collection of paintings from within the Metallic Leaf Garden series delivered to the public to date.” Through July 1; gallery talk with Ivar Zeile, Saturday, June 17, 4 p.m. UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art, Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery, Ent Center, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., 719-255-3504, gocadigital.org.

ART EVENTS

Art on the Mesa, presented by Gold Hill Mesa and Cottonwood Center for the Arts, featuring the art of Susan Tormoen. Includes live music by Interrobang and food available from Ciao Italian. Thursday, April 20, 5 p.m.; free with reservations at tinyurl.com/cottonwood-mesa; Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S. Raven Mine Drive.

2023 Stars Above, UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts’ annual student festival, including the UCCS Student Short Film Festival, the Senior Visual Art Exhibition, UCCS Theatre & Dance’s production of Circle Mirror Transformation, music recitals, art history presentations, and more. April 26-30; various venues; see tinyurl.com/VAPA-23 for more info.

ART EXHIBITS

45º Gallery, 2528 W. Colorado Ave., Suite B, 719-434-1214, 45degreegallery.com. Featuring mixed-media painting by Amelia Furman and handmade jewelry by Suzy Hunt Gardner.

Art 1eleven Gallery, 111 E. Bijou St., 719493-5084, facebook.com/Art1elevenGallery. Featured artist Muji Rieger and 12 more local artists.

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., csfineartscenter.org. Eiko Otake: I Invited Myself, vol. II, “movement is fundamental to the artist Eiko Otake, who uses her body to explore themes of mortality, time,

and place.” Through July 30. The Gift, “participants enter a music-filled reading room, where they encounter an all-ages illustrated book — based on the astrophysics research of Dr. Natalie Gosnell, Assistant Professor of Physics at Colorado College — that invites responses both tactile and emotional.” Through June 18.

Commonwheel Artists Co-op, 719-6851008, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs, commonwheel.com. Masculine Places — fine art photography by Jon Sargent, paintings by Chris Alvarez and sculpture by Maria Battista. Through May 1.

Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave., 719-520-1899, cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com. Skyscapes “asked artists to consider the delight that is our sky, and its ever-changing constant presence that mirrors any mood.” Through April 29.

Fremont Center for the Arts, 505 Macon Ave., Cañon City, 719-275-2790, fremontarts.org. Schools of Fremont County, student work. Through April 28.

G44 Gallery, 121 E. Boulder St., 720-9510573, g44gallery.com. Sarah Wright’s Pathways, Energies, and Rhythms; Kristy Kensinger’s Held by the Sun. Artist talks — Sarah, Thursday, April 20, 5 p.m.; Kristy, 5:30 p.m. Through April 28.

Gallery 113, 125½ N. Tejon St., gallery113cos.com, 719-634-5299. Painters April

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Stark and Kim York. Through April.

The Garfield Gallery, 332 E. Willamette Ave., 719-227-8836, garfieldgallery.com.

Peter Zurla’s The Dante Project; collage by Nikki Lucker. Through April.

Hunter-Wolff Gallery, 2510 W. Colorado Ave., 719-520-9494, hunterwolffgallery. com. Oil paintings by local artist Lisa Hewett.

Kreuser Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St., 719464-5880, kreusergallery.com. Lelia Davis’ Abundance; Now Streaming, new works by Ben Bires; plus Cymon Padilla’s Novel Constellations. Through April 28.

The Look Up Gallery, 11 E. Bijou St. (inside Yobel), 719-374-5106, facebook.com/thelookupgallery, featuring Karen Mosbacher and Dave Gochis’ Chromaeasthetic Juxtaposition, works depicting leaders in the city’s arts community. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective’s City Aud restoration project.

Manitou Art Center, 513/515 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 719-685-1861, manitouartcenter.org. First Amendment Show, through May 27; Wunderkind 2023, “juried exhibition of artwork from High School Juniors and Seniors in the Pikes Peak region.”

Pikes Peak State College: Downtown Studio Campus Gallery, 100 W. Pikes Peak Ave., 719-502-3217, pikespeak.edu/ academics/studio-west/art-gallery.php.

Guatemala: Our Culture Is Our Resistance, photographs by Jonathan Moller. Through April 21.

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo, 719-295-7200, sdc-arts.org.

Gene Kloss: Pioneer Printmaker; through May 6. Impressions: Contemporary Prints from the Permanent Collection; through May 6. The Golden Hour: Selections from the Francis E. King Collection, a “warm and enigmatic view of the Southwestern and Western landscape.” Through May 20. Colors of the Southwest, works from the Charles & Jeanette Gilchrist White Collection; through July 22.

Surface Gallery, 2752 W. Colorado Ave., surfacegallerycos.com. Mini paintings by Tara Kelley-Cruz; Carol Dickerson’s Sleight of Hand; Waters: sculptural work by Clay Enoch. Through April 28.

True North Art Gallery, 31 E. Bijou St., 210842-2476, truenorthartgallery@gmail. com, truenorthartgallery.com. A celebratory group show at this new artist-run coop gallery.

UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art, Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery, Ent Center, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., 719-255-3504, gocadigital.org. Xi Zhang/Exit: Childhood Through July 1; Eric M. Olson’s Hiatus, in the GOCA Project Space.

DANCE

Don Quixote, by the Colorado Ballet Society: “From the bravura dancing of the fiery toreador Espada to the colorful band

Earth Day Recycle

Event, Saturday, April 22; free (donations appreciated); Meadows Park Community Center, 1943 S. El Paso St. For more info, tinyurl.com/ED-mpark; sign up for a time slot at tinyurl.com/ED23-recy.

Earth Day: Indigenous Music & Arts Festival, a day with artisans and music, including Storytellers of the Ancestral Red Road, kid-friendly activities and education opportunities from community organizations dedicated to Earth stewardship. Saturday, April 22, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; El Pueblo History Museum, 30 N. Union Ave., Pueblo; tinyurl.com/ED23-elp.

Earth Day Silent Disco, dress up in your nature-themed costume (please, no birthday suits!) and dance the night away at this 21+ UpaDowna fundraiser, supporting their mission of providing access to outdoor adventures for all. Saturday, April 22, 9 p.m.-midnight;

of gypsies, the stage explodes with one show-stopping performance after another.” Saturday, April 22, 4 p.m.; $22-$49; Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave. Twenty-fifth Anniversary Gala in Studio Bee, with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m.; danceinthesprings.com.

FILM

Scrap, a documentary that “tells the story of people who each have a deep connection to objects that have reached their ‘end of life.’” Presented by the Independent Film Society of Colorado (popcorn and refreshments available for a donation). Wednesday, May 3, 7 p.m., filmmaker Q&A via Zoom after the film; upstairs at Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave., tinyurl.com/ifsc-scrap.

The Seeds of Vendana Shiva, “how did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto’s worst nightmare?” Presented by Rocky Mountain Women’s Film, Monday, April 24, 7 p.m.; $15 online, $20 at the door; Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade Ave.; tinyurl.com/ rmwf-seeds.

OCC Brewing, 2316 W. Colorado Ave.; tinyurl.com/ ED23-sd.

Earth Month with Pikes Peak Library District, books to read and things to do, from how to create a bee garden to the Letter to the Earth project for adult patrons with developmental or physical disabilities. See ppld.org/earth-month.

Earth Day walk with Falcon Wanderers, with 5K and 10K options. Saturday, April 22, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; meet at Valley Swim Club, 1111 N. 31st St.; see tinyurl.com/ED23-fw for more info.

Earth Day Celebration, seed planting, crafts, free family fun, giveaways and education, with interactive booths from science and nature groups. Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, 1805 N. 30th St.; tinyurl. com/ED23-gog.

KIDS & FAMILIES

Youth Sports Weekend, free admission for all kids wearing a sports jersey. April 22-23; United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum, 200 S. Sierra Madre St.; usopm.org/event/youth-sports-weekend.

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Junior Docents, for students entering ninth to 12th grades who have an interest in education, local history and museums. Includes $300 stipend. Apply by April 28 at cspm.org/juniordocents.

Tyke Hike, for kids ages 2 to 10 accompanied by an adult — this “slow-paced walk will be filled with opportunities to experience the park through all our senses.” Wednesday, April 26, 10-11:30 a.m.; $5 at tinyurl.com/gog-tyke, Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center, 1805 N. 30th St. Tie Dye Cookie Decorating, for tweens ages 9-18. “Boost your cookie decorating skills by using royal icing to create rainbow tie-dye cookie creations!” Saturday, April 29, 3 p.m.; Manitou Springs Library, 513 Manitou Ave.; register at tinyurl.com/ ppld-cookie; 719-531-6333, ext. 7004.

Family Fun Day, outdoor activity stations with puppet shows, dinosaur fossils, bug sweeps, kite making, pond critters, crafts and more. Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $5 per person ($4 members), free for active-duty military families with ID, reservations recommended; Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain; tinyurl.com/epco-fun.

Ute History Education Program, learn “how the Ute Indians have used science, technology, engineering and math to survive and thrive in the Rocky Mountains.” For ages 6+, an easy trail walk with handson activities. Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $5 per person or $20 for a family of 4 or more; Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Road, tinyurl.com/epco-fun.

Family Star Party: Searching for Alien Worlds, “look through multiple telescopes and learn about the objects in our night sky. ... Interact with the Mobile Earth + Space Observatory’s scientific demos and exhibits.” Friday, April 28, 8-10 p.m.; Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Drive; see discoverspace.org for pricing and other info.

Drag Show FUNraiser and Story Time, Lil’ Miss Story Hour’s annual spring celebration includes a drag show, games, a treasure hunt, stories, silent disco and silent art auction — and your choice of feather boa or tiara! April 23, noon to 4 p.m.; City Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa St., lilmissstoryhour.com.

Outdoor School: Spring Awakening, where students in third through sixth grade “learn how our wild world adapts with the changing season.” Sunday, April 23, 9 a.m. to noon; $36.75; Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road; register at cmzoo.org/events.

OUTDOOR REC

Earth Day Community Stewardship Day in Garden of the Gods, Saturday, April 22, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; for details and to register: rmfi.org/civicrm-event/2378.

Birding 101 with Aiken Audubon, a twopart session for beginning birders. “Aiken Audubon leaders will teach about bird identification, behavior and habitats, birding ethics, and choices for binoculars, scopes and field guides.” Thursday, April 27, 6-8 p.m., and Saturday, April 29, 8 a.m. to noon; $10 for both classes ($8 member), pre-registration required; Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Road, tinyurl. com/epco-fun.

Trail work volunteer opportunities, check out trailsandopenspaces.org/getinvolved/volunteer.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Monster Jam, an adrenaline-junkie’s weekend of drivers and their 6-ton monster trucks tearing up the dirt in contests of speed and skill. April 28-30, Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd., broadmoorworldarena.com

Body Mind Spirit Expo 2023, with 110 booths (natural health, personal growth, metaphysics), performers, psychics and healers. April 21-23 (Friday, 1-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.); $8-$15; Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd.; tinyurl.com/ cs-body-mind.

All Pikes Peak Makes, “members of the community can register to share projects like 3D prints, LEGO builds, cardboard creations, whittling work, cosplay, and other creative projects, and spend the day learning about science, engineering, and making with other passionate creators.” District-wide event of Pikes Peak Library District, Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; find more info at ppld.librarymarket. com/all-pikes-peak-makes-20.

THEATER

The Kitchen Witches, a comedy produced by Funky Little Theater Company. Two cooking-show hostesses who have hated each other for decades are forced to work together. April 28-May 7; The Butte Theater, 139 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek; funkylittletheater.org.

Women’s Theatre Festival, “new short works by Colorado women playwrights and performance artists. This year’s festival is based on the theme ‘Travelers – From Here to There.’” Through April 23, Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., themat.org.

Where We Belong, by The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. “In this intimate and exhilarating solo piece directed by Mei Ann Teo, Sayet asks us what it means to belong in an increasingly globalized world.” Through April 23; $21 and up; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., fac. coloradocollege.edu.

King Hedley II, by Theatreworks, “follows the title character as he rediscovers relationships with his mother, his wife, and his community after a long absence. Examining legacy, destiny, and free will, Wilson uses family ties (and long kept secrets) to ask what most defines us: the blood we share, or the blood we spill?” April 27-May 21; $20 and up; Prologue: John Douglas Thompson, Sunday, April 23, 2:30-4 p.m. Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; tinyurl.com/TW-KingH.

THEATREWORKS 2023-24

The new season lineup: Steel Magnolias (Sept. 21-Oct. 15); The Little Prince, based on the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry novel (Nov. 24-Dec. 17); Eliana Pipes’ Dream Hou$e (Feb. 1-18); Into the Woods in Concert, by Sondheim and Lapine (March 21- 24); Shakespeare’s Othello (April 27-May 19), and Aphra Behn’s Emperor of the Moon (July 11-Aug. 4). See tinyurl.com/TW-2023-24 for tickets; Ent Center, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., 719-255-3504.

PLAYING AROUND

WEDNESDAY, 4/19

Countywyde, bluegrass; 6:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, frbbq.com/events.

The Lisa McCall Band, originals/covers; 6 p.m., Mash Mechanix Brewing, mashmechanix.com.

MAUL, metal , with Gorgitron, 908, Aligned in Ruin; 7 p.m., Vultures, vulturesrocks.com.

Marty Nightingale, acoustic/Americana; 7 p.m., Jack Quinn’s, facebook. com/Quinnspub/events.

THURSDAY, 4/20

Battle of the Bands, first round winners 3, 4; 8 p.m., Armadillo Ranch, manitouarmadilloranch.com/events.

Pete Bernhard (of The Devil Makes Three), Americana, with Clyde McGee (of Bridge City Sinners), Doom Scroll, Crow Cavalier; 7 p.m., Vultures, vulturesrocks.com.

Katie Hale & The P-47s (debut), swing; 7:30 p.m., Summa, facebook.com/ SummaCOS/events.

Shadow of Intent, deathcore, with Brand of Sacrifice, Body Snatcher, Boundaries; 7 p.m., Black Sheep, blacksheeprocks.com.

Sundown Jazz with DJ Joe Slivik, jazz; 5:30 p.m., The Well, wellinthesprings. com/happenings.

Craig Walter, acoustic ; 7 p.m., Jack Quinn’s, facebook.com/Quinnspub/ events.

FRIDAY, 4/21

Tim Bergsten, acoustic; 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge, bicycleresort.com.

Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Walsingham, Easter Season student choir concert ; 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, olwclassical.org/events.

The Matt Flaherty Band, “a funky good time”; 9 p.m., Armadillo Ranch, manitouarmadilloranch.com/events.

The Last Patrol, cover band; 7 p.m., Notes, notesbar.com/events.

Mark’s Midnight Carnival Show, indie rock ; 8 p.m., Jack Quinn’s, facebook. com/Quinnspub/events.

Missy & The Dirty Secrets, rock ; 8 p.m., Buzzed Crow Bistro, tinyurl.com/misssecret.

Pop Punk Night: Van Full of Nuns, pop punk; 9 p.m., Black Sheep, blacksheeprocks.com.

SPC420: South Park Coalition, hip-hop; 8 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, sunshinestudioslive.com.

The Springstown Shakers, blues ; 6 p.m., Mash Mechanix Brewing, mashmechanix.com.

Jon Stork, rockytonk , with Woodland Park Band; 6 p.m., Whiskey Baron Dance Hall, tinyurl.com/whisk-dh.

Tron the Band, classic rock , with Off Ramp; 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, stargazerstheatre.com/upcoming-events.

Westrock, folk-rock ; 5 p.m., The Well, wellinthesprings.com/happenings.

SATURDAY, 4/22

Record Store Day — Look for special releases at local record stores, recordstoreday.com/Home.

420 Afterparty: Lil Flip, rap, with Legacy, Xanity; 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios

Live, sunshinestudioslive.com.

Ashlee and the Longshot Revival, country; 6 p.m., Whiskey Baron Dance Hall, tinyurl.com/whisk-dh.

Beethoven and Mahler, Colorado Springs Philharmonic; 7:30 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, csphilharmonic.org.

The Big Blind, rap/hip-hop ; 8 p.m., Buzzed Crow Bistro, facebook.com/ buzzedcrowbistro.

A Carpenter’s Daughter, mountain folk/Americana; 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge, bicycleresort.com.

C-KAN, rap, with MC Davo, Dharius; 8 p.m., Black Sheep, blacksheeprocks. com.

Dizgo, electro/jam/funk , with Barely Garcia; 8 p.m., Lulu’s, lulusdownstairs. com.

DJ Joe Slivik, DJ; 6 p.m., The Well, wellinthesprings.com/happenings.

An Earth Day Concert: “The Gift of Life,” Interdenominational Festival Chorus; 2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, tinyurl.com/ED-choir.

Elevated Sickness, alternative/hardcore/reggae/punk/metal, with Knock Blockers, Burning The Fields; 5 p.m., Legends Rock Bar, tinyurl.com/el-si-le.

Eternal Temples, reggae/rock/spacefunk/jam (album release); 9 p.m., Armadillo Ranch, manitouarmadilloranch.com/events.

Forever Man, Eric Clapton tribute; 7 p.m., Brues Alehouse, Pueblo, bruesalehouse.com.

Magazine Beach, “emotive punk,” with Broth, Tiny Tomboy, Krew; 7 p.m., Vul-

tures, vulturesrocks.com.

My Blue Sky, Allman Brothers tribute; 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall, bootbarnhall.com.

Anthony Russo, acoustic rock ; 8 p.m., Jack Quinn’s, facebook.com/ Quinnspub/events.

WireWood Station, acoustic Americana; 6 p.m., Palmer Lake Pub, palmerlakepub.net.

SUNDAY, 4/23

Beethoven and Mahler, Colorado Springs Philharmonic; 2:30 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, csphilharmonic.org.

Delta Sonics, blues; 1 p.m., Armadillo Ranch, manitouarmadilloranch.com/ events.

Matthew Fowler and Sturtz, folk; 1 p.m., Lulu’s (upstairs), lulusdownstairs.com.

Steaksauce Mustache, hardcore/mathmetal/grind/metalcore, with Koningsor, The Motion Mosaic, Sonic Vomit; 7 p.m., Vultures, vulturesrocks.com.

Terrapin Flyer, Grateful Dead band; 8 p.m., Lulu’s (downstairs), lulusdownstairs.com.

Texas Hippie Coalition, heavy metal, with Gravel, Mad Dog and the Smokin Js, Xfactor1; 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, sunshinestudioslive.com.

MONDAY, 4/24

Brad Eastin Duo, jazz; 6 p.m., Armadillo Ranch, manitouarmadilloranch.com/ events.

Memorydrip, post-hardcore; 7 p.m., Vultures, vulturesrocks.com.

Sunny War brings her folk punk to Lulu’s Downstairs on April 27.

Courtesy Hen House Studios

Until I Wake, hard rock/metalcore, with Dark Divine, Catch Your Breath, Ovira; 6:30 p.m., Black Sheep, blacksheeprocks.com.

WEDNESDAY, 4/26

Blue Frog, Americana/jam; 6:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, frbbq.com/ events.

Tribe, Zydeco Jazz/Cajun; 7 p.m., Jack Quinn’s, facebook.com/Quinnspub/ events.

THURSDAY, 4/27

Battle of the Bands, winner announcement; 8 p.m., Armadillo Ranch, manitouarmadilloranch.com/events.

DJ Joe, jazz; 7:30 p.m., Summa, facebook.com/SummaCOS/events.

Franks & Deans, ska/rock/ska punk/

Motown/punk-pop; 7 p.m., Vultures, vulturesrocks.com.

Brian Grace, acoustic (benefit show); 6 p.m., Notes, notesbar.com/events.

Grateful Dogs, Celtic ; 7 p.m., Jack Quinn’s, facebook.com/Quinnspub/ events.

Heavy Gus, “desert-dream band,” with The Hardly Nevers; 8 p.m., Lulu’s (upstairs), lulusdownstairs.com.

Brandon Henderson, singer-songwriter; 5 p.m., The Well, wellinthesprings. com/happenings.

Reverend Horton Heat, hard rock/ metalcore, with The Delta Bombers; 7 p.m., Black Sheep, blacksheeprocks. com.

Sunny War, folk punk, with Nina de Freitas; 8 p.m., Lulu’s (downstairs), lulusdownstairs.com.

BIG GIGS

Dawes, Ogden Theatre, Denver, April 19

The Marley Brothers (feat. Ziggy, Stephen, Damian “Jr. Gong,” KyMani & Julian), Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, April 19-20

Ice Cube, Mission Ballroom, Denver, April 21

Kaivon, Fox Theatre, Boulder, April 21

Lotus, Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, April 21

Sofi Tukker, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, April 21

Wiz Khalifa and Joey Bada$$, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, April 22

Peekaboo, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, April 26

Pouya, Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, April 26

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Mission Ballroom, Denver, April 27

Reverend Horton Heat, Black Sheep, April 27

Black Flag, Black Sheep, April 28

Mark O’Connor, Lone Tree Arts Center, April 28

The New Pornographers, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, April 30

Xiu Xiu, HQ, Denver, April 30

Daniel Rodriguez, Lulu’s, Manitou Springs, May 2

Skinny Puppy, Summit Music Hall, Denver, May 3

Chapel Hart, Pikes Peak Center, May 4

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit with Angel Olsen, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, May 4

Ricardo Montaner, Bellco Theatre, Denver, May 5

Phil Wickham, Rocky Mountain Calvary, May 5

Tiempo Libre, Lone Tree Arts Center, Lone Tree, May 6

Lil Wayne, Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, May 7

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By Mike Littwin Courtesy The Colorado Sun

PENTAGON LEAKS THE

FOR A WHILE NOW, I HAVE been waiting for the battle lines to be drawn in what many are calling the most significant leak of top-secret documents in at least a decade and maybe longer.

This seemed to be perfect culture-war material, because, let’s face it, what isn’t?

As you may have noticed, the culture wars are only getting hotter — particularly on abortion and guns, which, while always contentious, are now running code red — and will presumably stay that way at least until the 2024 elections and, very possibly, forevermore.

All we needed in the leak case was some idea of whom to blame. Was it Joe Biden or the so-called Deep State? Was it Donald Trump, who’s had his own issues with classified documents? Was it a whistleblower? Was it someone in the military tied to a right-wing militia group? Was it Russian-style cyberwar? Couldn’t there be some way to blame the Chinese or at least the Iranians?

In any case, once we had a villain, then we could probably get really serious about a leak that, from all we know, seems to be plenty serious enough — one that disclosed not only official insights into the state of the Russia-Ukraine war but also provided highly classified information on America’s ability to spy on Russia as well as on certain, presumably quite unhappy, U.S. allies.

So, now we have a villain, or at least a suspected one in Jack Teixeira — a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard — who has been arrested and charged with leaking hundreds of classified documents in violation of the Espionage Act.

But even with a villain, we have a story that doesn’t fit any easy classification because it’s a story that is, more than anything else, so hard to believe. And one, as Jonathan Last points out in The Bulwark — the anti-Trump website run by conservatives and former Republicans — that shouldn’t devolve into a culture war despite some of the usual more-than-disturbing details about the accused leaker and his friends. I mean, isn’t everyone against the nether regions, and even some open regions, of the internet?

Yes, Teixeira is, his friends tell us, a gun “enthusiast,” with libertarian views, who is antiwar (presumably channeling Tucker Carlson’s version of Putinism), patriotic, religious, from a military background, and someone with real concerns about America’s future. He also has a lot of guns, and members of his chat group showed The Washington Post video of Teixeira shouting racist and anti-Semitic slurs before firing a rifle. Yes, so it’s very disturbing.

If it sounds like right-wing extremism, and it probably is, that’s still not the whole story. There are other, important angles here.

WE CAN BEGIN WITH THE FACT that this obviously represents a failure, and only the most recent one, of the intelligence community and how, in this case, a 21-year-old, who was basically an IT specialist assigned to an Army intelligence unit, could have access to such sensitive documents. We’re told thousands of people could have had access to them. And as many experts have pointed out, how good are background checks on teenagers? Teixeira apparently got his top clearance when he was 19. I guess we can say someone wasn’t, uh, woke on this one.

Leaks can be beneficial. Think Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. And it has been clear for decades that we have too many classified documents, but it’s just as clear that far too many people have access to classified information that is simply too dangerous to be revealed. While the problem may be difficult to fix, it is easy enough to understand. Obviously, some serious reform is required.

And then there’s the backstory on this case, which is another take on the dangers of social media. And, in this case, we can’t even blame Elon Musk, although it would be simpler if we could.

This part of the story, I guess, is also easy to understand — but much harder to fathom.

It starts with a chat group. Of course it does. The leaker and his friends met

U.S. Air National Guard

on a site called Oxide Hub — on a platform called Discord — and then decided to move to a closed gamer group, which apparently had somewhere between 20 to 30 members.

The group, also on Discord, was called Thug Shaker Central, a name apparently derived from a racist meme. According to multiple stories, the group enjoyed a game called Project Zomboid, which has been described as the ultimate zombie survival game. What else? And in their spare time, the group exchanged racist and anti-Semitic views and also talked about guns and about the war in Ukraine.

This is where the story turns. In an effort, we’re told, to inform and impress the group, Teixeira started posting elements of the information he had learned from reading classified documents on the Russian assault on Ukraine. The posts were long and complicated, and many of the members, we’re told, started losing interest.

And so the leaker upped the stakes, posting photos of documents labeled “TOP SECRET,” which got everyone’s attention. According to people on the chat group, Teixeira warned group members that the information had to be kept within the group. But according to The New York Times, a 17-year-old named Lucca would publish many of the photos on a group called #War-Posting.F

The Times story generously suggests that Lucca “might not have fully grasped the gravity of the documents he had been given access to.” That’s a decent guess. It took weeks for anyone to notice — including the U.S. intelligence community — that this secret information had gone public. That is, until Telegram, which is a messaging app popular in both Ukraine and Russia, started posting the secrets.

And then came the firestorm. And then came word from Teixeira that he was shutting everything down.

One chat-room member, who went by Vahki, said Teixeira told them: “Guys, it’s

been good — I love you all. I never wanted it to get like this. I prayed to God that this would never happen. And I prayed and prayed and prayed. Only God can decide what happens from now on.”

As Vahki pointed out, this could be “life-in-prison” stuff.

It certainly could be life-and-death stuff. If we understand just that much, we know we don’t have to take sides, or draw battle lines, on this one. The real battle lines, after all, are in Ukraine.

The war in Ukraine is, of course, a different matter. That should be debated

and argued, just not the way the ultimate culture warrior, Tucker Carlson, wants to debate it, with the truth, as the saying goes, the first casualty of war.

But the fact is you can read all about it — and in some cases, obviously much too much about it — on a social media post near you.

Mike Littwin’s column was produced for The Colorado Sun , a reader-supported news organization committed to covering the people, places and policies of Colorado. Learn more at coloradosun.com.

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LOWDOWN

By Jim Hightower jimhightower.com

CHILD LABOR

WITH NEW OUTRAGES ERUPTING EVERY DAY, I find some comfort in knowing that We the People have at least eliminated certain particularly ugly plutocratic abuses. Child labor, for example — outlawed in 1938, right?

Well, outlawed, yes; stopped, no. Recent reports reveal that thousands of children, ages 12 to 17, are toiling illegally at dangerous jobs, in manufacturing, construction, food processing, etc. To be clear, there’s nothing wrong with teenagers working — they help their families, gain experience, or just earn a few bucks. Indeed, I worked part-time throughout my high school and college years, and while I did gripe some, overall it was positive.

So, this is not about children working — it’s about corporate child abuse, plain and simple. For example, last year Packers Sanitation Services was caught “employing oppressive child labor” in meatpacking plants to clean saws, head splitters and other butchering machines. In a typical incident, one 13-year-old was badly burned by the caustic cleaning chemicals they used during long night shifts — which ran from 11 p.m. to at least 5 a.m.!

Once caught, top executives of Packers Sanitation tried to sanitize their reputation by proclaiming they have “zero tolerance for any violation” of child labor laws. Oh? Ask that 13-year-old. These executives would be comical, except they’re completely disgusting and morally repugnant. Yet, our worker protection laws are so weak that Packers’ multiple violations, involving 102 children in this one case, resulted in a fine of… $1.5 million.

That’s not even peanuts for this nationwide giant, which is owned by Blackstone, trillion-dollar Wall Street hucksters run by well-manicured executives who pretend they know nothing about the children they endanger for profit.

How about we make a few of the teenage children and grandchildren of Blackstone profiteers work some midnight shifts cleaning meat-cutting machinery? I’m guessing they would stop the abuse overnight.

MEANWHILE... SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, GOVERNOR OF

Arkansas, has become a star in the new Republican crusade to bring back child labor abuse. Pushed by their corporate backers, GOP governors and lawmakers exclaim that the answer to America’s so-called “labor shortage” is not to make jobs more attractive, but to fill them with cheap, compliant children.

Huckabee Sanders rushed to the aid of these corporate powers, eliminating a bothersome Arkansas law that required Tyson, Walmart and other big employers to get a special state permit to put any child under 16 to work. “The meddling hand of big government creeping down from Washington, D.C.,” she bellowed, “will be stopped cold… We will get the overregulating, micromanaging, bureaucratic tyrants off your backs.”

So she is using the meddling hand of big state government to creep into the lives of vulnerable children. She is not alone. Ohio’s Republican-controlled state government is moving to extend the number of hours bosses can make children work; Iowa wants to let 14-year-olds work in industrial freezers and laundries; and Republicans in Congress have shrunk the number of investigators and lawyers policing child labor abuse, so abusive corporate managers know there is little chance they’ll be caught.

Most damning, these corporate politicians value children so little that they’ve set the maximum fine for violating the workplace safety of minors at $15,138 per child. For multimillion-dollar conglomerates, that devaluation makes it much cheaper to endanger children than protect them.

America should not even be talking about child safety rules in dangerous workplaces — it’s shameful to have any children working there.

The GOP’s big new idea:

THIS IS ABOUT CORPORATE CHILD ABUSE, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

Focus Crafters

Turn, turn, turn

The craft adult beverage scene says goodbye to old favorites, welcomes newcomers

BY AMANDA HANCOCK

When Smiling Toad Brewery opened 10 years ago, the craft beer boom was just starting to hit its stride in Colorado Springs.

“Back then, it was still new,” says Smiling Toad owner Biff Morehead. “There weren’t that many breweries around.”

But Morehead will be turning off the taps soon; earlier this month, the business announced it will be closing June 3.

“I’m 71,” Morehead says of his reasoning for closing up shop. “I’m tired of lifting kegs and walking up and down stairs. I’m ready to watch daytime TV.”

But there will be others taking Smiling Toad’s place — Morehead is confident of that.

The local craft adult beverage scene got its official start with the launch of Phantom Canyon Brewing Company in 1993 and Bristol Brewing Company opened shortly thereafter in 1994. Other breweries slowly followed. But in the years following Smiling Toad’s 2013 arrival, new breweries were opening seemingly every week.

According to recent standings on Colorado Brewery List, a site following the state’s craft beer industry, Colorado Springs is now home to 31 breweries. And three new ones are slated to open this summer, including a local branch of Denver’s WestFax Brewing, as well as Gunslinger Brewing and The Kilted Fitz – Irish Pub & Brewery. Despite even more craft beverage mak-

ers opening in the Pikes Peak region, More head said he doesn’t think the industry has reached over-saturation.

“I think it’s thriving and I think it can thrive even more,” he says. “The craft beer industry is still growing and evolving.”

The owner has noticed subtle changes in the craft beer biz, especially since the COVID pandemic changed dining habits.

“Before the pandemic, people would come to you,” he says. “The beer drinkers are still out there. You have to run to get them.”

With more options for craft drinks, Morehead said patrons are looking for more than just a sipping spot.

“They all want it all in one package,” he says. “They want food, beer and entertain ment.”

Newer breweries feel the pressure of the pour, too.

After a delay because of the pandemic, BATCH Slapped Brewery/Cidery opened in early 2022 near the intersection of Palmer Park and North Powers boulevards.

Jordan Oswald, BATCH’s head brewer, grew up in Colorado Springs and discovered a love of craft beer while going to college in Fort Collins and studying exercise science.

Inspired by the craft beer trend, Oswald quit college and learned how to brew beer at home.

After seven years of homebrewing and a job at Rocky Mountain Brewery, Oswald teamed up with his father-in-law, Ryan

“It’s a very saturated market, so we had to find our niche,” Oswald says.

They found that by combining Shute’s passion for making cider and Oswald’s quest for creating unique beer recipes.

“The Springs didn’t have as much of the new-age type of brewing,” Oswald says. “I‘m a very weird brewer — you’ll see some interesting stuff.”

That includes beers inspired by the flavors of mac-and-cheese, ramen, milkshakes and green tea.

After marking its one-year anniversary, BATCH is finding its groove.

“We started out pretty slow and steady,” Oswald says. “We’ve slowly perfected our craft and have worked on getting our name out there.

“It’s a constant battle,” he adds. “We’re competing with the big boys in town and trying to establish ourselves.”

Other obstacles have surfaced, such as rising ingredient costs.

The prices and shipping fees have gone up enough that Oswald has opted for driving to Denver to pick up hops instead of getting them delivered.

This doesn’t pull the brakes on the rising cost of a beer. Most beers on BATCH’s menu cost $6.50 or $7.50. That could go up.

“I don’t want to sit here and pay $8 or $9 price for a pint,” Oswald says. “But you have to look at it across the board, whether it’s a carton of eggs or a gallon of gas. Everything is going up.”

Morehead has seen that spike.

“Ten years ago, pints were $4,” he says. “Now, you’re paying $7 and $8. Things grow like that, though.”

He hasn’t heard much griping from his customers, who “expect it,” he says.

“Patrons come to a craft brewery because there’s a community,” Morehead says. “It’s an optimistic and friendly environment.”

Patrons also seek out breweries like

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I’m ready to watch daytime TV.

— Biff Morehead

Smiling Toad because of what they’re making. It’s not the same beer you’d find anywhere else.

“It’s the creativity,” he says. “Craft beer is art in a glass.”

That also appears to be the case for the local craft distillery scene.

After moving to a bigger warehouse and taproom in 2021 and surviving the pandemic, Distillery 291 is still going strong.

“More people are hearing about 291, buying it and tasting it,” says owner Michael Myers. “Our goal is to keep that growth going.”

In 2020, 291 sold eight pallets, which is equivalent to 112 cases of liquor, out of state. In 2021, the number of pallets spiked to 24 and stayed the same in 2022.

“I’m not going to say the economy and a plateau year wasn’t tough on us,” Myers says. “We’re hanging in there.”

As far as the taproom goes, Myers is hoping to attract more and more patrons with live music and occasional events.

“I think there’s still a COVID hangover for people,” he says. “People are still resetting.”

As they reset, patrons will find plenty of options for craft booze in town.

“The goal is to have Colorado Springs on the same level of Denver or Fort Collins,” Morehead says. “It adds that culture. Colorado is known for beer — you want to make sure you have a good craft beer scene.”

As new breweries open, others have poured their last pints. That includes Rocky Mountain Brewery — which closed in February after 15 years in business — and Smiling Toad.

“If you keep the art in the business and focus on the people, it will keep growing,” Morehead says. “I hope it continues to flourish.” n CSBJ

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Open concept 2673 sq. ft. 3 bed, 3 bath rancher townhome with total 1-level living. No neighbors behind or in front – only deer, pines, & scrub oak. Finished walkout basement. Spacious master suite. A/C. Gas log fireplace. Vaulted & 9’ ceilings. Attached 2-car garage. Stucco & stone exterior. Trex deck & covered patio. $300/mo HOA covers everything outside for you. Move-in ready. Seller will contribute $5000 towards buyers closing costs. MLS# 8308112

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5 Questions: Patricia Cameron

BY AMELIA ALLEN |

Patricia Cameron is a writer and the founder of Blackpackers, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing the racial gap in outdoor recreation, and working to create economic equity and representation in outdoor spaces

Have you always loved the outdoors?

We weren’t in the outdoors a lot in my family, and it wasn’t because of where I grew up. I grew up with my grandparents in Maryland — my grandmother used to pick cotton. For her the outdoors was work, and she actually associated it with poverty, which is interesting because people have different relationships with the outdoors. She dressed me up in pretty dresses and I liked to roll down hills. She was like, ‘Why are you getting so dirty?’ Then I moved here in ‘94, when I was 11, and I still didn’t do a lot outdoors. I was with my mother and she was active duty in the military; she was just busy. Then I got married to a Colorado Springs native, and I saw him and his family do a lot of outdoor stuff. Once we got divorced, I realized my son was going to be like his father — born and raised in Colorado Springs. I didn’t want him to lose any of that opportunity because his mother wasn’t outdoorsy.

How did you learn about being outside?

I started Googling: ‘How to backpack,’ ‘How to camp,’ ‘How to fish,’ and then I started teaching my son. And through that I wanted to take my friends, because I got tired of going by myself. A lot of my friends were like, ‘Oh, we’d love to go, but we don’t have the gear.’ I was like, ‘I’ll buy it for you.’ Summer of 2017 I went camping almost every weekend. I was trying to gain knowledge, learning how to fish, learning how to cook outdoors. That’s how Blackpackers came about.

What was your first backpacking trip like?

I wanted to go myself, without my son, so I could figure it out and like, not kill him. If I go it’s one thing, but I can’t take him with me. So I went backpacking, after getting gear from Mountain Equipment Recyclers, at Eleven Mile State Park — in a snowstorm. I was the only person there, the only car in the lot. It was tough. I didn’t do a good job. It was cold, as I expected, and I carried more water than any human needs to carry anywhere. Just looking back on it, I’m horrified.

Where were you working prior to Blackpackers while raising your son?

I was an EMT but I started by volunteer firefighting in Manitou, then I worked in the ICU at Memorial Central. Then I worked private practice for a few years in both Colorado Springs and Denver before tapping out after some years as a practice manager in Denver. One day I was like, ‘I’m done with this.’ I wanted to leave. By that point I wasn’t doing patient care, I was only doing office stuff and business stuff. By 2018, I wanted to lean more into my writing. I had just published things for the Colorado Sun and the Denver Post, writing about ice fishing. So I decided to dig into the outdoors and leave my job. At the time I was buying used gear when I could — from local stores — basically providing gear for all my friends at that point. Eventually it became too expensive for my little single-mother income, so we became an LLC and then a nonprofit.

What was it like getting Blackpackers off the ground — and what are you working on now?

Like most nonprofit leaders, I didn’t have business training. I didn’t know what I was really getting into, but we did it on our own — like, a ragtag group of people that were in my life during the time period as I transitioned from health care into the nonprofit world. We did all that paperwork. It was December 2019, we were trying to write our bylaws and do all the tax stuff. At the time I was living in

Boulder because I was houseless for two years during that period. I was living in Boulder with a friend, going to the library, checking out books like, “How to start a nonprofit,” spending all day in the library — my kiddo was homeschooled at the time. I was reading, ‘How do I file the form? What do the bylaws need to say?’ There’s a lot of business stuff behind it. Founding a nonprofit when you don’t have the background — it’s tough, because oftentimes you just have this idea, and the thing you want to do is create a community.

This summer we’ll do two cohorts [in a program at Camp Shady Brook]. We’re going to teach wilderness first response, wilderness first aid — which are entry level outdoor-career skills, but great for anyone who ever goes outside. Those certifications can be costly. And we’ll teach outdoor skills like Leave No Trace. I’m a Leave No Trace Master Educator. I’m also a certified interpretive guide, so I can teach interpretation as well as things like backpacking and camping and how to do that in Colorado.” n CSBJ

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PUZZLES

All words to be constructed pertain to the topic to the right. To your advantage one word has already been traced. You must trace the three remaining words, using only the letters designated by the darkened circles. Words may begin and end from either column but each letter can only be used once.

Each puzzle has a difficulty rating (right). Four stars signify the highest degree of difficulty.

Given to the right are the point values for each word. Your words must correctly match these point values.

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4 Singer McCain with the 1998 hit “I’ll Be”

12 “Bee-you-tiful!”

13 Wings things 18 Sister of King Charles III

22 Mediocre effort 25 Home of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial 27 Make-up artists? 30 Candy in a gold foil wrapper 33 Go a few rounds, say? 35 Essay count: Abbr. 36 Creatures described as anguilliform 39 Elizabeth of “WandaVision” 40 “Va-va-___!”

41 Editorial overhaul

42 Like a certain Freudian complex

45 Take on together 46 Developing, say 47 Family-friendly, for the most part 48 Not go to bed

50 Shakespearean humor

53 Sees

54 Seize

55 First lady between Bess and Jackie 57 University of Georgia athletes, to fans

8 It’s heaven-sent

9 Neighbor of chlorine on the periodic table 10 Contingencies 11 Chairs,

62 “___ Said” (critically acclaimed 2022 biographical drama)

64 Hebrew word meaning “son of”

65 Psycho- pharmacology inits.

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Inexplicable

Tony Saunders of Steelton, Pennsylvania, led state troopers on an odyssey on April 4, WTAJ-TV reported. Early that morning, officers stopped Saunders on suspicion of a burglary the day before. In the trunk of his BMW, he had a dead deer; when a trooper went to open the rear door, Saunders sped away and eventually got stuck on railroad tracks. He left the car and ran into a wooded area. Later that day, a school bus was reported stolen from Abbottstown, and again, police gave chase. Saunders finally ran away from the bus and through parking lots, shedding his clothing as he fled. He was nude when arrested. At some point, he had transferred the dead deer into the school bus; he told them he was going to use it for garden fertilizer. He faces multiple charges.

It’s come to this

“There will be no plans to hunt eggs again.” So proclaimed Jessica Baer, the assistant manager of The Greene in Beavercreek, Ohio, after an Easter egg hunt went awry there on April 2. The Dayton Daily News reported that the activity, which was planned as a well-choreographed event for children, was ruined when people didn’t listen to directions. Instead, during the time period restricted to 1- and 2-year-olds, adults ran out to hunt eggs, which prompted a free-forall. Some people even allegedly pushed children out of the way or knocked them over. “This is absolutely unacceptable

behavior,” officials said. “We feel the community will be better without the hunt.”

Fuzzy on the concept

Siva Moodley, a pastor at The Miracle Centre near Johannesburg, South Africa, died on Aug. 15, 2021, Oddity Central reported. But until recently, his body lay at a funeral home — for almost 600 days — because his family members were convinced he would come back to life. The mortuary couldn’t move forward on a burial without consent from the family, who at first came to the facility to pray for his resurrection. “He was a well-known man and does not deserve this kind of treatment,” the mortuary owner said. Finally, he took legal action to further the pastor’s burial. In response, the Gauteng High Court authorized a mandatory burial or cremation, and on March 16, Moodley was finally laid to rest.

Incompetent criminal

Channing Vanderbilt, 31, was arrested in Chandler, Arizona, on April 3 after a shooting that killed a 58-year-old man, AZFamily reported. When officers responded to the scene, the man’s wife said Vanderbilt had approached them as they were retrieving their mail and opened fire. Oddly, Vanderbilt was also still at the scene, pretending to be a bystander. He denied being involved in the shooting and said he was picking up shell casings as “souvenirs.” He was charged with firstdegree murder and other offenses.

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TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): Satirical Taurus author Karl Kraus defined “sentimental irony” as “a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.” Please avoid that decadent emotion in the coming weeks, Taurus. You will also be wise to reject any other useless or counterproductive feelings that rise up within you or hurtle toward you from other

people, like “clever cruelty” or “noble self-pity” or “sweet revenge.” In fact, I hope you will be rigorous about what moods you feed and what influences you allow into your sphere. You have a right and a duty to be highly discerning about shaping both your inner and outer environments. Renewal time is imminent.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem “October Fullness,” Pablo Neruda says, “Our own wounds heal with weeping, Our own wounds heal with singing.” I agree. I believe that weeping and singing are two effective ways to recover from emotional pain and distress. The more weeping and singing we do, the better. I especially recommend these therapeutic actions to you now, Gemini. You are in a phase when you can accomplish far more curative and restorative transformations than usual.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): After careful analysis of the astrological omens and a deep-diving meditation, I have concluded that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to indulge in an unprecedented binge of convivial revelry and pleasure. My advice is to engage in as much feasting and carousing as you can without completely ignoring your responsibilities. I know this may sound extreme, but I am inviting you to have more fun than you have ever had — even more fun than you imagine you deserve. (You do deserve it, though.) I hope you will break all your previous records for frequency and intensity of laughter.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1886, Vincent van Gogh bought a pair of worn-out shoes at a Paris flea market. When he got home, he realized they didn’t fit. Rather than discard them, he made them the centerpiece of one of his paintings. Eventually, they became famous. In 2009, a renowned gallery in Cologne, Germany, built an entire exhibit around the scruffy brown leather shoes. In the course of their celebrated career, six major philosophers and art historians have written about them as if they were potent symbols worthy of profound consideration. I propose that we regard their history as an inspirational metaphor for you in the coming weeks. What humble influence might be ready for evocative consideration and inspirational use?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Gliding away from the routine for a rendezvous with fun riddles? I approve! Delivering your gorgeous self into the vicinity of a possibly righteous temptation? OK. But go slowly, please. Size up the situation with your gut intuition and long-range vision as well as your itchy fervor. In general, I am pleased with your willingness to slip outside your comfortable enclaves and play freely in the frontier zones. It makes me happy to see you experimenting with AHA and WHAT-IF and MAYBE BABY. I hope you summon the chutzpah to find and reveal veiled parts of your authentic self.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The German word Sehnsucht refers to when we have a profound, poignant yearning for something, but we don’t quite know what that something is. I suspect you may soon be in the grip of your personal Sehnsucht But I also believe you are close to identifying an experience that will quench the seemingly impossible longing. You will either discover a novel source of deep gratification, or you will be able to transform an existing gratification to accommodate your Sehnsucht. Sounds like spectacular fun to me. Clear some space in your schedule to welcome it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most of us have at some time in the past been mean and cruel to people we loved. We acted unconsciously or unintentionally, perhaps, but the bottom line is that we caused pain. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to atone for any such hurts you have dispensed. I encourage you to be creative as you offer healing and correction for any mistakes you’ve made with important allies. I’m not necessarily suggesting you try to resume your bond with ex-lovers and former friends. The goal is to purge your iffy karma and graduate from the past. Perform whatever magic you have at your disposal to transform suffering with love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The blues singer-songwriter B.B. King wasn’t always known by that name. He was born Riley B. King. In his 20s, when he began working at a Memphis radio station, he acquired the nickname “Beale Street Blues Boy.” Later, that was shortened to “Blues Boy,” and eventually to “B.B.” In the spirit of B.B. King’s evolution and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to identify areas of your life with cumbersome or unnecessary complexities that might benefit from simplification.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Proboscis monkeys live in Borneo and nowhere else on Earth. Their diet consists largely of fruits and leaves from trees that grow only on Borneo and nowhere else. I propose we make them your anti-role model in the coming months. In my astrological opinion, you need to diversify your sources of nourishment, both the literal and metaphorical varieties. You will also be wise to draw influences from a wide variety of humans and experiences. I further suggest that you expand your financial life so you have multiple sources of income and diversified investments.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s challenging to track down the sources of quotes on the internet. Today, for instance, I found these words attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato: “I enjoy the simple things in life, like recklessly spending my cash and being a disappointment to my family.” That can’t be right. I’m sure Plato didn’t actually say such things. Elsewhere, I came upon a review of George Orwell’s book Animal Farm that was supposedly penned by pop star Taylor Swift: “Not a very good instructional guide on farming. Would NOT recommend to firsttime farmers.” Again, I’m sure that wasn’t written by Swift. I bring this up, Aquarius, because one of your crucial tasks these days is to be dogged and discerning as you track down the true origins of things. Not just Internet quotes, but everything else, as well — including rumors, theories and evidence. Go to the source, the roots, the foundations.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I’m turning over this horoscope to Piscean teacher Esther Hicks. Here are affirmations she advises you to embody: “I’m going to be happy. I’m going to skip and dance. I will be glad. I will smile a lot. I will be easy. I will count my blessings. I will look for reasons to feel good. I will dig up positive things from the past. I will look for positive things where I am right now. I will look for positive things in the future. It is my natural state to be a happy person. It’s natural for me to love and laugh. I am a happy person!”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In English, the phrase “growing pains” refers to stresses that emerge during times of rapid ripening or vigorous development. Although they might feel uncomfortable, they are often signs that the ongoing transformations are invigorating. Any project that doesn’t have at least some growing pains may lack ambition. If we hope to transcend our previous limits and become a more complete expression of our destiny, we must stretch ourselves in ways that inconvenience our old selves. I’m expecting growing pains to be one of your key motifs in the coming weeks, dear Aries. It’s important that you don’t try to repress the discomfort. On the other hand, it’s also crucial not to obsess over it. Keep a clear vision of what these sacrifices will make possible for you.

HOMEWORK: Make a guess about when you will fulfill your No. 1 goal. Newsletter. FreeWillAstrology.com

It’s not just

the weed

Life’s better in Colorado. Keep it that way.

BY STEVE HIRST | news@csindy.com

WHEN I ACCEPTED A JOB IN COLORADO SPRINGS, it had been nearly a decade since I’d lived in the States. A cultural sea change had occurred in marijuana law while I was overseas, and Colorado had been among those that led the pack.

My unenlightened home peninsula of Florida, however, had fought the march of progress tooth and nail, grudgingly allowing medical marijuana in 2014 (14 years after Colorado got there back in 2000). In my new home, things would be different. Visions of icecold blueberry THC sodas, aromatic Ghost Train Haze and Gorilla Glue #4 flower, and Colorado Sunrise gummies with their delicious blend of citrusy sweet and cherry tartness — all danced in my head like sugarplum fairies in a child’s dream on Christmas Eve.

I was excited to live there.

So, not long after I had moved to the city, I decided to sort out my medical marijuana card. I had been making a monthly drive to Pueblo’s Maggie’s Farm to stock up, which (while kind of peaceful and a good opportunity to catch up on NPR) was burning pricey gas, and costing me a good deal more than medical. (Yes, I knew about Manitou — but this was when they were still scheduling pickup appointments at that location, and the line of people outside was discouraging).

I knew the Springs’ reputation for being a bit different from the rest of the state, of course — mainly no recreational marijuana — but I figured, hell, this is still Colorado, right?

I’ll just call my new doctor, with my new health insurance, and get the medical marijuana card. This was in 2021, and by that time, even my friends in Florida weren’t having any trouble getting medical cards. So I was sure our nation’s foremost pioneer in recreational marijuana freedom wouldn’t be MORE difficult … right?

“So what’s your medical condition?” asked my friendly-sounding new physician.

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Dustin

Glatz

I’m out of marijuana, genius

“My condition? Uhm … anxiety,” I said, while doing roughly four other things at the same time. I might as well have added an, “or whatever, man.”

“Well, marijuana doesn’t treat stress.”

“OK, well I don’t know what to say to that. It’s been treating MY stress pretty effectively for a few decades now.”

“What I mean is, anxiety is not an approved medical condition for me to prescribe you marijuana.”

“But … this is Colorado.”

“Yes, but without an approved condition, I, personally, will not—”

“My back hurts, too. And I have glaucoma.”

“You’ll need to speak with somebody else.”

And sure, I could have doctorshopped a bit, paid out of pocket for a visit and sorted it myself, but then I got busy with life, and work, and battling the gang of raccoons rum maging in my garbage cans.

While there is some headway being made, and recreational has a chance at getting on the ballot in 2024, it currently remains illegal in Florida — but you could be forgiven for being confused. Firstly, the entire state smells like weed (and sunblock, and Marlboro lights), and there are “loophole” stores all over the place selling “hemp-derived” THC prod ucts, many of which will get you just as cooked as traditional marijuana products.

After the 2018 Hemp Farm Bill passed, savvy growers quickly figured out a way to extract the plant’s Delta 9 THC and create intoxicating gummies and other consumables.

So yes, now that I’m living back in Florida, getting a medical card is

actually easier than it had been for me in Colorado Springs. Nobody here believes me — they mostly think of Colorado as a progressive wonderland (or a progressive hellscape, depending on their politics), where bales of dank roll across the landscape like tumbleweed, and dreadlocked snowboarders slalom down the slopes of the Big Rock Candy Mountain, spliffs

And it can feel that way, to be sure. And compared to Florida — in many respects — it is. But of course, given the politics of the Springs and marijuana’s federal status as a Schedule I substance, the reality can be quite different depending on who you are, where you work, where you live in the state, how sick you are, how much THC you

My own complaints were, of course, quite minor. I don’t smoke like I used to, so one good Pueblo run would last me maybe a couple of months. After living most of my life looking over my shoulder for Johnny every time a strawberry Philly went around, simply having the legal option felt like such a blessing. It was a much different story for someone like Bridget Seritt, who I spoke to in March of 2022. Seritt suffered from a devastating combination of a genetic disorder, multiple autoimmune diseases, and serious spinal cord injuries. After the passage of House Bill 21-1317 “Regulating Marijuana Concentrates,” she was unable to purchase the amount of concentrated THC oil necessary to treat her symptoms in a single visit. Suddenly Seritt, who already struggled with mobility on a good day, was forced to make the trek to her dispensary twice a week rather than once a month. This led to her rationing her medicine, which led to pain.

HB21-1317 did make it harder for teens to purchase shatter or dabs — a worthy goal — but was also a fairly blunt bit of legislation. Patients who could formerly purchase up to 40 grams of concentrated THC oil per visit, were now reduced to only eight. For patients like Seritt, or for those with cancer or seizure disorders, it had made their products more expensive, and their pain more constant. These were critically ill people, patients that weren’t smoking marijuana at all, but often simply dripping the concentrated oil into their feeding tubes. Overnight, their lives became both more expensive and more painful to manage. While its proponents focused on its regulation of marijuana advertising, it’s hard not to view HB-1317 and similar laws as a significant step backwards.

I bring this up simply to remind us all: Progress itself is not a guarantee. Our situation is never assured to become more free, more kind, more tolerant, or more just. That requires constant work, and ceaseless vigilance.

Last year I visited a religious school west of town in Teller County several times for a story, and I still remember how one of the employees’ eyes lit up when I mentioned I was from Florida.

“Oh, that’s great! I really like your governor. You have so much freedom in Florida now,” she said, smiling.

And there is a lot of freedom happening in Florida right now, if by “freedom” you mean the other thing.

A lone parent is now “free” to ban books like Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye from the entirety of her child’s continued on p. 34 ➔

school district. Parents are free to send their children to public schools where teach ers can be military veterans without a col lege degree. Corporations are free to pay a mere 5.5 percent tax rate, and Nestle is free to pump over 1 million gallons of drinking water per DAY from Ginnie Springs, and they are free to sell it right back to us Flo ridians in plastic, bottled form. Beginning in July, we’re all free to carry concealed hand guns without any training or background checks. Women are also very free to get abortions, provided they do it before they are six weeks along. That last one was signed into law as I was typing this paragraph.

Political parties all disappoint their sup porters in the end, as do politicians them selves, if they stick around long enough. In Florida and in much of the South, people love to say that “politicians are all the same.” That both political parties are all the same. If that’s so, and if they truly believe it, then why do the same people peddling that line always vote for the same party?

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300014

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

On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Sean D. VanBrunt and Hilary S. VanBrunt

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC, D.B.A Mortgage Solutions

Financial

Date of Deed of Trust:

May 08, 2019

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

May 09, 2019

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

219049809**

Original Principal Amount:

$333,519.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$368,813.42

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 396, Meridian Ranch Filing No. 1, El Paso County, Colorado, according to the Plat thereof recorded September 16, 2002 at Reception No. 202156316, as amended by Surveyor’’s Affidavit recorded December 13, 2002 at Reception No. 202221962, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 01/04/2022 at Reception No. 222001262 in the records of the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 10149 Angeles Road, Peyton, CO 80831.

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer

Public Trustee

number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21258

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300015

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

On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Keana Valdez AND Shawn Valdez

Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CELEBRITY HOME LOANS, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust:

April 22, 2022

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

April 25, 2022

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

222057173

Original Principal Amount:

$468,050.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$467,433.65

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 178, CREEKSIDE AT LORSON RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 5523213042

Also known by street and number as: 6960 Yazoo Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80925.

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.

9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028368

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300016

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

On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Candace Hudgins AND Joshua Hudgins

Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, D.B.A MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS FINANCIAL

Date of Deed of Trust:

December 08, 2017

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

December 08, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 217148821

Original Principal Amount:

$290,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$314,993.21

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 30 IN BLOCK 2, IN CHEYENNE MEADOWS SOUTH FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 65054-19023

Also known by street and number as: 1420 Grass Valley Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80906.

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

TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE

EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-029095

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Cortney T. Morris AND John Page James Morris

Original Beneficiary(ies):

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust:

February 24, 2021

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

March 03, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 221042021

Original Principal Amount: $334,077.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $328,757.52

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 8, BLOCK 1, IN GATEHOUSE VILLAGE AT BRIARGATE FILING NO. 2, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

TAX ID: 62353-09-008

Also known by street and number as: 3857 Cottage Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-029081

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

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300018

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

On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Asher Fry and Emily Marie Cwik

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

December 17, 2021

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

December 20, 2021

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

221230234

Original Principal Amount:

$317,130.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$314,826.03

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 54, VALEROSA VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 21335 Oak Vw, Fountain, CO 80817.

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

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Deanne R. Stodden #33214

Messner Reeves LLP

1550 Wewatta Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-1800

Attorney File # 8014.0148

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300019

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): Elizabeth Tibbetts

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Group Mortgage, LLC., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Cornerstone Lending, a division of Cornerstone Capital Bank, SSB

Date of Deed of Trust:

May 14, 2021

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

May 17, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 221096871

Original Principal Amount:

$320,919.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$315,037.24

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 12, PINEHURST SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4213 Dawnlite Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80916.

and

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/23/2023

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

Chuck Broerman

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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED

TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE

TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT

PUBLIC NOTICES

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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

By:

, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21138

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

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300021

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

On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

CASEY D AKERMAN and JESSICA

A AKERMAN

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as legal title trustee for RMTP Trust, Series 2021 Cottage-TT-V

Date of Deed of Trust:

April 23, 2018

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

April 27, 2018

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

218047540

Original Principal Amount:

$335,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$325,746.25

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 28, RENAISSANCE AT INDIGO

NORTH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 6685 Lucky Star Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80923.

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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

TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 22CO00274-2

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300022

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

On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): WILLIE L MURRAY

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust:

July 02, 2019 County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 08, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 219076466

Original Principal Amount: $214,130.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $209,666.78

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 19, BLOCK 5, STRATTON MEADOWS SUBDIVISION NO. 3, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1206 Bristol Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80905.

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real

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

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 22CO00380-1

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.

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

On January 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Terrance M. Albrecht and Teresa F. Albrecht

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Encore Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

ARCPE 1 LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

March 28, 2006

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

March 30, 2006

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 206045730

Original Principal Amount:

$48,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$35,395.38

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 59, CLAREMONT RANCH FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 2239 Riverwalk Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80915.

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 on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT

TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/17/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Jamie Siler #31284

MURR SILER & ACCOMAZZO, P.C. 410 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 534-2277

Attorney File # 6234.007

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300028

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

On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): REY ANTHONY QUENGA RIN

Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

October 04, 2019 County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

October 09, 2019

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

219126084

Original Principal Amount:

$284,060.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$218,091.54 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 of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 43, BLOCK 7, IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS RANCH FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1015 PIROS DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80922.

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 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED

TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Randall M. Chin #31149

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009697145

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300030

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

On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Christopher G. Phillips and Lindsey

D. Phillips and George D. Phillips

Original Beneficiary(ies):

USHAKA, LLC, A Wyoming Limited

Liability Company

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: USHAKA, LLC, A Wyoming Limited

Liability Company

Date of Deed of Trust:

June 02, 2022

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

June 02, 2022

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

222076557

Original Principal Amount:

$715,950.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$705,950.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 3 and 4 MEADOW LAKE ESTATES FILING NO 7, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 8375 Aerostar Drive, Peyton, CO 80831.

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 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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

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

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Kenneth E Davidson #7596

Kenneth E. Davidson Attorney at Law 305 Main Street, Suite A Colorado Springs, CO 80911 (719) 390-7811

Attorney File # 646.22

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

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300032

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

FOL Holdings, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company, JOSEPH MILLER and ROSEMARIE GITTNER

Original Beneficiary(ies): RICHARD JOHN BRISKY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: RICHARD JOHN BRISKY

Date of Deed of Trust:

March 21, 2018

County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

March 23, 2018

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

218032678

Original Principal Amount:

$331,503.09

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$64,981.31

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. NE4NE4 SEC 15-13-S-63-W, according to the recorded plat thereof; Also known by street and number as: 6370 North Log Road, Calhan, CO 80808.

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 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Karen J. Radakovich #11649

Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC

4750 Table Mesa Dr. Boulder, CO 80305-5500

(303) 494-3000

Attorney File # 31645-2

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300034

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

On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

CHRISTOPHER SPENCER & ASSOCIATES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary(ies):

ISLAND VIEW MORTGAGE, INC.,

DBA RED ROCK CAPITAL

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

LP

RED ROCK SAFEGUARD FUND,

Date of Deed of Trust:

June 16, 2021

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

June 24, 2021

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

221122566

Original Principal Amount:

$112,450.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$112,450.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

See Legal Description Attached

Hereto and Incorporated by Reference

Herein

provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935

Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Dr. Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000

Attorney File # 7190-1030

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300036

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

On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): RICARDO VASQUEZ

Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for HERITAGEBANK OF THE SOUTH

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

June 30, 2015

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

June 30, 2015

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

215068854

Original Principal Amount: $274,826.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $247,741.44

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)

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 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009701749

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300037

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

On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

DONALD RIGGIN and SHANNON

RIGGIN

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: SERVIS ONE, INC. DBA BSI FINANCIAL SERVICES

Date of Deed of Trust:

December 29, 2017

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

January 02, 2018

Also known by street and number as: 17090 Wagon Train Loop, Peyton, CO 80831.

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 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21182

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300039

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

GERALD J OBERTINO

Original Beneficiary(ies):

BANK OF AMERICA, N. A., a National Banking Association

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

November 07, 2008

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 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED

TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE

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

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-23-951539-LL

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300041

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

On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Adan Enrique Weyland Parra

Original Beneficiary(ies):

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

AS NOMINEE FOR CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust:

March 24, 2020

County of Recording: El Paso

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 on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 01/24/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

David R. Doughty #40042

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029188

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300042

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): Ashley Favela AND Cheyenne Willis Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NORTHPOINTE BANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust:

July 02, 2020 County of Recording: El Paso

EPC202300034

EXHIBIT A

Condominium Unit No. 201, Building No. 3, Legacy Ridge Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map of the Legacy Ridge Condominiums, recorded on January 22, 2003, at Reception No. 203015513, and as defined by the Condominium

Declaration of the Legacy Ridge Condominiums, recorded on January 22, 2003 at Reception No. 203015512, both recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 2141 Legacy Ridge View, Unit 201, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.

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

(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4, BLOCK 1, MAIZELAND MOORS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 7, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

PURSUANT TO CORRECTIVE AFFIDAVIT RE: SCRIVENER’S ERROR PURSUANT TO C.R.S.

§ 38-35-109(5) RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2018 AT REC. NO.

218015022

Also known by street and number as: 4072 TURNBERRY CT, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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

218000165

Original Principal Amount: $282,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $279,525.70

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 129 IN BLUE SAGE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 09/15/2020 at Reception No. 220143378 in the records of the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado.

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

November 13, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 208122614

Original Principal Amount:

$607,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$414,864.85

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The failure to make timely tax and insurance payments under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 8 IN RAMPART VIEW, IN EL PASO COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8855 Branch Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80908.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

March 25, 2020

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

220041149

Original Principal Amount:

$262,163.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$251,096.23

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 18, BLOCK 2, COLLEGE PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

A.P.N. : 65043-10-011

Also known by street and number as: 4115 Chamberlin S, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

July 06, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 220095313

Original Principal Amount: $338,751.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $325,517.49

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 105, OLD FARM SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5220 W Old Farm Cir, Colorado Springs, CO 80917. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY

EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/31/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C.

355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228

(303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21139

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300051

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

On January 31, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

DERMOT BLAKE and TASHIANNA BLAKE

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

UNITED WHOLESALE

MORTGAGE, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

April 29, 2019

County of Recording:

El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

May 07, 2019

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

219048327

Original Principal Amount:

$237,381.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$230,167.87

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 16 THE BLUFFS AT SPRING CREEK FIL NO 1B

Also known by street and number as: 2025 Squawbush Ridge Grv, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.

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 on Wednesday, 05/31/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC IF

TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE

EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/31/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21016

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300053

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

On January 31, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

JOSEPH B. CONRAD

Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ON Q FINANCIAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust:

June 28, 2019

County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 28, 2019 Recording Information (Reception

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 05/31/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 01/31/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

N. April Winecki #34861

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.

9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029205

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300055

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

On January 31, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 05/31/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 01/31/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230 Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-950540-LL

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300056

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

Original Grantor(s):

HUMZA A QURESHI

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 ATTACHED LEGAL

DESCRIPTION

EPC202300053

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

UNIT 107C, BUILDING 14, TOWNHOME AT ROCKRIMMON, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED 1/96 INTEREST IN AND TO THE GENERAL COMMON ELEMENTS, ACORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 96, AND THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED JUNE 8, 1978 IN BOOK 3047 AT PAGE 292, AND THE FIRST AMENDEMENT THERETO RECORDED ON DECEMBER 18, 1978 IN BOOK 3120 AT PAGE 718, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, EASEMENT, RESTRICTIONS, USES, LIMITATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS AS SET FORTH IN SAID DECLARATION AND FIRST AMENDMENT THERETO, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 376 W Rockrimmon Blvd, Unit C,, Colorado Springs, CO 80919. 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

Original Grantor(s): Nancy Y. Ansted

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Mortgage Assets Management, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

September 17, 2010

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

September 28, 2010

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

210095390

Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.):

212027783

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

March 12, 2012

Original Principal Amount:

$450,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$289,445.49

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 occupy the property as mortgagor’s primary residence as required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4, BLOCK 1, IN BROOKWOOD SUBDIVISION. COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1820 Wildwood Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

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

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Jennifer Rogers #34682 IDEA Law Group, LLC 4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 420 Denver, CO 80246

(877) 353-2146

Attorney File # 48066094

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300057

provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby

Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Christopher J. Conant #40269 Hatch Ray Olsen Conant, LLC 730 Seventeenth Street, Ste 200 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 298-1800

Attorney File # Fifteen Mile Ranch LLC

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300060

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

Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F

Date of Deed of Trust:

June 09, 2014

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

June 10, 2014

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 214049818

Original Principal Amount: $210,123.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $183,072.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 47, WOODMEN VISTAS SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.

**Modified by Loan Modification dated August 14, 2022 and recorded September 6, 2022 at Reception No. 222116662 in the records of the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder.

Also known by street and number as: 7721 CRESTONE PEAK TRAIL, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80924. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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

Original Grantor(s):

Fifteen Mile Ranch LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary(ies):

First State Bank of Colorado

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: United Business Bank, a California state- chartered banking corporation

Date of Deed of Trust:

March 31, 2017

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

April 25, 2017

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

217047125

Original Principal Amount:

$150,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$110,196.64

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 2, Pikes Peak Co Op Subdivision, in the Town of Calhan, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 704 Fourth Street, Calhan, CO 80808.

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

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Kayla Petrie and Robert Petrie

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Servis One, Inc. DBA BSI Financial Services

Date of Deed of Trust:

October 27, 2020

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

October 28, 2020

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

220172883

Original Principal Amount: $401,732.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $395,724.17

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 230, THE SANDS FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, IN THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 3152 Namib Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80939.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C.

355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228

(303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21207

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300061

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

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Jonathan Eckberg

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

LoanCare, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

October 07, 2019

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

October 08, 2019

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

219124877**

Original Principal Amount:

$365,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$355,212.03

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY

NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 5, in Block 1, Elephant Rock Acres, El Paso County, Colorado, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book W at Page 48 and as amended by Supplemental Affidavit recorded July 6, 1955 in Book 1509 at Page 215. County of El Paso, State of Colorado.

* * The legal description was corrected by an Affidavit of Correction recorded 9/1/2022 at Reception No. 222115391 in the records of the El Paso County clerk and recorder, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 728 Westward Ln, Palmer Lake, CO 80133.

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: **The legal description was corrected by an Affidavit of Correction recorded 9/1/2022 at Reception No. 222115391 in the records of the El Paso County clerk and recorder, State of Colorado.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11722

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

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300064

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

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

JOSEPH L. FRIDLEY

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for BANC OF CALIFORNIA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, dba BANC HOME LOANS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

April 15, 2016

County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

April 21, 2016

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

216041655

Original Principal Amount:

$190,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$152,320.93

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 38, BLOCK 4, FOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS EAST, FILING NO. 1, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7225 Killington Street, Fountain, CO 80817.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210 Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 23CO00036-1

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.

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300065

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

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

ERIC J. MONTGOMERY

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

THE MONEY SOURCE INC.

Date of Deed of Trust:

January 07, 2022

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

January 12, 2022

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

222005779

Original Principal Amount:

$183,300.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$182,373.99

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when

due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Attached as Exhibit “A”

EPC202300065

EXHIBIT “A”

A tract of land being a portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 14 South, Range 62 West of the 6th Principal Meridian Situate in the County of El Paso, State of Colorado, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 24, thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 07 seconds East coincident with the East line of section 24, a distance of 610.53 feet; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 07 seconds West, a distance of 2619.90 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds West coincident with the North-South center line of Section 24, a distance of 617.83 feet; thence North 89 degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds East coincident with the North line of Section 24, a distance of 2617.87 feet to the point of beginning, County of El Paso, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 515 High Prairie Point, Calhan, CO 80808.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21271

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300067

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

Original Grantor(s):

ANA L. NELSON

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration

Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC DBA

IMORTGAGE

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

May 12, 2016

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

May 16, 2016

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

216051681

Original Principal Amount:

$155,778.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$144,548.72

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 of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 137, THE HEIGHTS AT CROSS CREEK FILING NO. 1 COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7680 SANDY SPRINGS POINT, FOUNTAIN, CO 80817.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009708223

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300068

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

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

MARY BEDDOE

Original Beneficiary(ies):

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, ITS SUCCESSORS AND

ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

MCLP Asset Company, Inc.

Date of Deed of Trust:

April 02, 2008

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

April 23, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 208046462

Original Principal Amount: $133,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $121,305.70

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE EAST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE 61 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 1300000201

Also known by street and number as: 32360 Big Springs Road, Yoder, CO 80864.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David R. Doughty #40042

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028300

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300069

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

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

BRANDON BLACK and MEGAN BLACK Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC

Recording Information (Reception

No. and/or Book/Page No.):

221052631

Original Principal Amount:

$637,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$312,167.54

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT G IN BLOCK 5, IN VACATION AND REPLAT OF BLOCKS 1, 3, AND 4, BRIDLEWOOD SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO.

O.I.N. 6402102027

Also known by street and number as: 4411 Valli Vista Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80915.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

David R. Doughty #40042

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.

9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-029102

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300087

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

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s):

Walter L Drummond

Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust:

April 26, 2019

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

April 26, 2019

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

219043934

Original Principal Amount: $434,137.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$382,925.63

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 39, INDIGO RANCH AT RIDGEVIEW FILING NO. 2, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 53172-18-015

Also known by street and number as: 5973 Wild Bill Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80923.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

Recording Date of Deed of Trust: December 07, 2017

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

217148030

Original Principal Amount: $225,735.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $208,615.57

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 27, BLOCK 3, FAIRFAX AT BRIARGATE FILING NO. 2, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8254 Steadman Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.

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 on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/07/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

September 09, 2013

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

213114660

Original Principal Amount: $82,950.00

Outstanding Principal Balance: $69,168.67

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 2 in Block 2 in Eastlake Subdivision, Filing No. 1, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 713 S Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

No. and/or Book/Page No.):

221094909

Original Principal Amount:

$415,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$409,423.62

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 137, THE MEADOWS AT LORSON RANCH FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

A.P.N. : 5523103046

Also known by street and number as: 6746 Stingray Ln, Colorado Springs, CO 80925.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

Original Principal Amount:

$324,022.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$324,022.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 48, ASPEN VALLEY FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 63361-11063

Also known by street and number as: 6382 Gunshot Pass Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80917-2794.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer

and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029222

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300088

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

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

David R. Doughty #40042

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.

9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-026672

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300089

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

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

Original Grantor(s):

Mahlon Deneault

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Green Tree Servicing LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LoanCare, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

August 20, 2013

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21196

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300090

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 14, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): Shekira Tynes

Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

AS NOMINEE FOR GUARANTEED RATE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

May 12, 2021

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

May 13, 2021

Recording Information (Reception

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L. Berry #34531

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028472

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300091

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

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

Original Grantor(s):

Matthew Gervasio

Original Beneficiary(ies):

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR Premier Mortgage Resources, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust:

July 11, 2022

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Alison L. Berry #34531

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029254

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300092

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 14, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): Colorado Revitalized Homes LLC

Original Beneficiary(ies): Aloha Capital, LLC ISAOA/ATIMA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Aloha Capital, LLC ISAOA/ATIMA

Date of Deed of Trust: June 03, 2022

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 04, 2022

Recording Information (Reception

No. and/or Book/Page No.):

222104139

Original Principal Amount:

$416,250.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$416,250.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 49, Block 12, A RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 10-13, INCLUSIVE, TOWN OF CASCADE, County of El Paso, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 4620 Fountain Ave, Cascade, CO 80809.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Joseph A Murr #14427

MURR SILER & ACCOMAZZO, P.C. 410 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 534-2277

Attorney File # 8518.008

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. EPC202300096

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 14, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of El Paso records.

Original Grantor(s): PATRICK BROWNING

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary,

as nominee for MORTGAGE

SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust:

August 30, 2013

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

September 03, 2013

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

213112323

Original Principal Amount:

$129,120.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$112,341.27

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 11 SOUTH, RANGE 60 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification

Agreement recorded 6/22/2022 at Reception No. 222085388 in the records of the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado.

Also known by street and number as:

15550 Simla Hwy, Ramah, CO 80832.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

Chuck Broerman

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS

CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5)

PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. EPC202200354

To: Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Name of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust:

MARLENE M MOOSMAN

Address of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust:

2326 CARMEL DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910—1140

Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 09, 2006

Recording Information:

206035365

Legal Description of Property LOT 22, BLOCK 1, PIKES PEAK PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 15 IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. PURSUANT TO CORRECTIVE AFFIDAVIT RE: SCRIVENER’S ERROR PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-35-109(5) RECORDED ON 04/28/2022 AT REC. NO. 222059633

Street Address of Property

2326 CARMEL DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910-0000

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS

I sold at public auction, at 10:00 on 1/11/23, at via remote, webbased auction service, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and the funds must be claimed by the Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale. THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE TREASURER IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT US BEFORE 7/11/2023 as part of the “Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act”, pursuant to Colorado law.

First Publication: 3/30/23

Last Publication: 4/27/23

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

Date: 3/9/23

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300097

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

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

(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Thuylien H Nguyen-Lampe and Petrus C Lampe failed to make the monthly mortgage payments required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust. Such failure constitutes a breach under the Note and Deed of Trust triggering the power of sale by the Public Trustee.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 14, BLOCK 3, VACATION AND REPLAT OF BLOCK 3, PLEASANT VIEW ESTATES, FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 15290 Deby Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80921.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marcello G. Rojas #46396

The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 S. Beeler St. Suite 330 Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO220140

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300098

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

April 13, 2015

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

215034911

Original Principal Amount:

$147,283.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$127,373.80

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 of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, IN BLOCK 6, IN WIDEFIELD HOMES NO. 3, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 121 CORNELL STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication: Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Randall M. Chin #31149

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009721721

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, Its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust:

February 25, 2008

County of Recording: El Paso

Recording Date of Deed of Trust:

March 05, 2008

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

208026156

Original Principal Amount:

$110,888.00

Outstanding Principal Balance:

$111,174.13

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 90, IN HEARTHWOOD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2 AT PAGE 7. PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 63353-08-160

Also known by street and number as: 2745 Hearthwood Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80917.

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 on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at via remote, web-based auction service, 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: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Name of Publication:

Sixty35 Media, LLC

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

DATE: 02/14/2023

Chuck Broerman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By:

, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21427

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

Original Grantor(s):

THUYLIEN H NGUYEN-LAMPE and PETRUS C LAMPE

Original Beneficiary(ies): NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Navy Federal Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust: February 22, 2016

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

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

Original Grantor(s):

BRANDY VILLARREAL

Original Beneficiary(ies):

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for AXIA FINANCIAL, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Date of Deed of Trust:

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202300099

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

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

Original Grantor(s):

By: Chuck Broerman, Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

N. April Winecki #34861

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029288

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

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)

April 10, 2015

JEAN K YOUNGMAN Original Beneficiary(ies):