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Memorial Day business a mixed bag

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By Jeanne Davant

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Growing pains Local gardening centers are facing fresh challenges while dealing with a surge in homesteading interests.

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The microbiologist and Colorado College professor discusses the fight against COVID-19.

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Hazlehurst on getting by.................3 Business Briefs..............................10 On the Horizon...............................11 Guest: Karen Markel (left)............14 The List...........................................15 Business Leads.............................18 Guest: Phil Mason.........................19

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EDITORIAL: AVOIDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

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ome local restaurants and other businesses reopened over the Memorial Day weekend. Although they still face an uncertain summer, many merchants were optimistic after receiving customers.

In Old Colorado City, where in normal times the streets would have been teeming with revelers attending Territory Days, only a handful of shoppers wandered along Colorado Avenue on Memorial Day. Stores lured passersby with sales and sidewalk displays on Monday, and some shoppers wore masks as they entered or peered into doors and windows.

A few restaurants scrambled to open when they learned that limited indoor dining had been approved.

Around 10 p.m. May 23, El Paso County Public Health announced it had been notified late that evening that the county’s request to allow restaurants to open with limited seating was approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The county submitted the request for a variance May 18.

Many of the restaurants in Old Colorado City found the variance and new regulations too much to digest and did not reopen for indoor service during the holiday weekend.

Instead, they continued to provide carry-out service, said Ashley Perry, executive director of local merchants association, Shop Old Colorado City.

Most restaurants that have been providing pickup or delivery have been doing a fraction of the business they had before they were ordered to close on March 16.

But other businesses, especially those that cater to outdoor activities, were doing as well as or better than last year.

‘MAD RUSH’ TO REOPEN Restaurants reopened for table service under strict limitations: They may serve no more than 50 percent of the number of customers their licenses allow for, and they must arrange tables so that diners are socially distanced.

Restaurants are not required to mandate that customers use masks, but employees who come into contact with diners must wear face coverings.

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Founder stepping aside to focus on campaign The issue: Business Journal owner steps aside during campaign.

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hen John Weiss bought the Business Journal in 2012, there was some worry, some consternation and a lot of phone calls about the future of the paper. Would there be marijuana ads? No. Would we suddenly take on a more liberal bent? No. Would the paper become a pale younger sister to the Indy? Also no.

Those of us who worked at the Business Journal and the Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group at the time (and yes, there are a handful still around) had some of those same, unfounded fears. But the Business Journal has flourished in the eight years that we’ve been under the same umbrella as the Indy. Our news coverage is better and our events sell out (or they did, at least, before the coronavirus).

Now the paper is seeing another, temporary shift.

Starting this week, John is stepping away from daily operations at the company — across all the papers.

Instead, he will be working toward a major policy decision in Colorado Springs: a policy discussion to legalize recreational marijuana within the city limits.

John feels that this campaign is needed now as Colorado Springs struggles to recover tax revenue lost in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

He won’t sit on the CSBJ editorial board, won’t weigh in on stories, won’t answer emails regarding news coverage. He’ll be completely out of the picture and have no input regarding our reporting of the

recreational marijuana issue.

He still owns the paper, of course. He’ll still be involved in the business side of the CSBJ — poring over health insurance, building improvements, taxes and payroll.

We wanted to let our readers know about his involvement because we believe in being transparent and honest. His role in the policy discussions is his alone — not the Business Journal’s. We’re not going to window-dress our owner’s opinion and put it in the paper as ours. Our coverage will be balanced. We plan to cover all the sides of this issue and do it fairly.

It’s what we owe our readers.

We’ll provide the same in-depth coverage to the recreational marijuana campaign as we do any ballot initiative, any question before city council or the county commissioners.

And we’ll go one step further. When there’s a story about the campaign or legalizing recreational marijuana, we’ll remind you that John’s involved in the campaign, but not the paper.

What we won’t do is take a stance on the campaign on our opinion pages. As our readers know, we do advocate for bills affecting business and initiatives at the local and state level. And we never endorse people, only ideas. And because this is a business issue, it’s one we will cover; but we won’t make recommendations to our readers. Our sister paper, the Indy, has supported legalizing recreational marijuana in the past, and it might continue to advocate for it on its opinion pages.

We want to know what you think as the discussion gets underway. Write Publisher Amy Sweet at amy. sweet@csbj.com or Editor-in-Chief Bryan Grossman at bryan.grossman@csbj.com and share your thoughts on the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs, the city’s budget troubles or any other business issue on your mind. CSBJ n

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OPINION: HAZLEHURST

New normal: Big questions, little money

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s businesses in the Pikes Peak region gradually reopen their doors, it seems possible that the worst of the pandemic has passed. Does this mean a return to normal? Nope ­— it HAZLEHURST means that we’ll work together to create some semblance of normal.

Predictions: Double H Negative — no handshakes, no hugs. We’ll nod, we’ll smile, we’ll talk but we won’t touch.

Open restaurants, socially distant bars, morose customers. Those of us unaccustomed to the serene quiet of fivestar dining like to have fun and relax in the cheerful tumult of no-star eateries.

Isolated tables, barstools 6 feet apart and masked servers may take some getting used to, but they’ll still be more fun than being permanently stuck at home.

Goodbye online purchases and Instacart. They were great when we needed them, just as any lifeboat is fine when the ship is sinking. Now that we don’t, we’re glad to be back at the big, medium and small boxes.

Do we see the faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel or a false dawn? Our local economy has been devastated by the pandemic shutdown, and the worst may still be ahead.

Visitors? Conventions? Crowds flocking to the newly opened Olympic Museum? Overbooked hotels and no available tables at your favorite downtown restaurant? As fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers used to say, wait till next year.

There may not be jobs for those of us who were laid off or furloughed, and it seems unlikely that federally enhanced unemployment benefits will be extended past July 31.

The Colorado Legislature is trying to figure out how to cut more than $3 billion from the governor’s proposed budget, presented months before the novel coronavirus introduced itself to the country.

Thanks to tax and revenue limitation measures approved by voters in 1991, the state budget is skeletal in the best of times. For example, we rank below 48 states in higher education funding, and our state highway system is undersized, under maintained and historically underfunded. So where will the axes fall?

Wherever the state spends its money ­— on K-12 education, higher education, transportation and health. Hard cheese indeed, but is there any way to painlessly mitigate the cuts?

There are a few comparatively minor tax breaks that the legislature can terminate, notably the so-called senior tax exemption. If you’re 65 or over and

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have lived in your primary residence for 10 consecutive years, 50 percent of the first $200,000 of your home’s assessed actual value is exempted from property taxation. Not funding that exemption would save around $165 million, while displeasing tens of thousands of frugal geezer voters. Dems want to defund the exemption, while powerless minority Republican legislators have gone all geezer-friendly.

That $165 million amounts to 5.5 percent of $3 billion — so what about the other 94.5 percent? If the legislators want to commit political suicide, the Colorado Constitution permits a two-thirds majority in both houses to pass a temporary emergency tax. That won’t happen, and it appears unlikely

that the Feds will pony up trillions to backfill state budgets.

Military spending is the backbone of the local economy, and that will keep us from civic penury. Otherwise, Colorado Springs is a mini-California in the Rockies, a city-state powered by tourism and a diverse, dynamic and perpetually growing economy. The depth and longevity of this setback isn’t clear.

Will businesses hire back their furloughed and laid-off employees? Will home values continue to rise, will Midwest migrants crowd the streets, will startups flourish and will geezers get their tax break back? We’ll see — but here are some sobering words from billionaire California developer Rick Caruso.

“The world has just fundamentally

shifted,” Caruso told The New York Times earlier this week. “Consumer habits, how we live our lives — there will be fundamental shifts. I think businesses are going to hire back far fewer people than they let go.”

Maybe so, but I guess that California’s travails are behind Caruso’s pessimism.

That state’s budget deficit is about $54 billion, unemployment in Los Angeles has reached 24 percent and business is at a standstill.

So Rick, get a grip! Come to Colorado Springs, where the air is clear, the politicians are business-friendly and the opportunities are unlimited. You can’t fix California, so cash out, pull up stakes and head east for Colorado Springs and the future. CSBJ n

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Garden businesses bloom during pandemic

By Zach Hillstrom

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he isolation and spare time created by the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked new interest in gardening for many in Colorado Springs, flooding local garden centers and nurseries with new customers.

And while the surge in sales is a welcome lifeline in a stumbling economy, the gardening spike has brought its own challenges — among them overstretched supply chains and workflow issues.

Andrew Cronk, who manages the garden center for Phelan Gardens, said despite being declared an essential service as agricultural crop producers in the early days of the pandemic, the business was largely unprepared for new challenges.

Within three days of the stay-at-home order taking effect, Cronk said, Phelan Gardens shifted its entire operation from in-person sales to 100 percent online, with customers collecting their orders curbside.

“We went to an online order form through Google that we had to hand build in three days, but it worked,” Cronk said.

“That being said, we weren’t seeing the regular income that we usually do just due to the limited amount of staff we were able to have and the limited amount of orders we were able to process daily

— because we were doing the job of the the stay-at-home order — and April reveshopper and of the cashier, which takes nues were 60-70 percent below last year’s twice the amount of time.”

April total.

Even with its new online capabilities, Since Rick’s reopened to in-person the business struggled to generate reve- shopping, Hopper said they’ve seen a nue through the month of April. “huge demand” from people wanting to Cronk estimates they brought in less start their own gardens. than half of the revenue they normally “The demand for seed and veggies and would during that period. herbs has just been through the roof,” But garden businesses in Colorado Hopper said. “Business has been good. But were able to reopen to the problem we’re facing in-person shopping in now is that our suppliers May — typically one of can’t keep up with the dethe industry’s busiest mand on seeds and veggies and even flowers.” months. At the same time they’ve tackled new safeHopper said Rick’s is now back-ordered on ty guidelines, such as soproducts “across the cial distancing, increased — Dan Hopper cleaning efforts, mandaboard,” with most of their tory mask-wearing for suppliers completely sold employees and suggested mask-wearing out of many plant products. for customers.

“The suppliers generally plant a kind of “May is our big time and we were able rotation, where they stagger their crops. to hit that,” Cronk said. “I would say So the first crop basically went away a since then, we’ve seen double what we month early, if not more,” Hopper said. usually see this time of year. Once that “So it throws everything off. It’s kind of [stay-at-home order] was lifted, it seems like what the grocery stores have seen like every single person in the city wanted with certain products where you just to come buy something to grow, even if can’t get them, because the demand has they haven’t done it before.” gone up probably three to four times Dan Hopper, co-owner of Rick’s Garden [compared to normal.] So it eventually Center, said his business also switched just breaks the supply chain.” to curbside and delivery services during For Phelan Gardens, some supplies that

“The demand ... has just been through the roof.”

previously took about a day to receive now take about a week.

“We’re having to order a week in advance to make sure we can get our hands on certain things like hanging baskets,” Cronk said. “So we’re having to be a lot more preemptive with ordering on a lot of products.”

Garden center managers see numerous reasons for the surge in demand.

“I think people that are parents who are at home with kids want to start up a project that is kind of centered in gardening and outdoor-oriented,” Hopper said. “And there’s people that are wanting to grow their own food in ‘victory gardens,’ and then there’s just traditional customers that we have had through the years that are just kind of increasing what they normally might be doing with their gardens.”

Many aspiring gardeners are driven by a desire for sustainability, Cronk said, looking to grow their own small crops and become less dependent on other sources of fresh produce.

“They’re realizing that if the grocery stores get strained or if they can’t find stuff, maybe they can grow it themselves,” Cronk said. “Backyard homesteading and backyard farming is on a huge upswing — we literally tripled or quadrupled our veggie production, and we’re already low on that compared to

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years past, which is astonishing.”

And while edible plants seem to be the most popular items these days, Cronk said, there’s also a large segment of new customers seeking to start projects purely out of boredom.

“Even our houseplants — things that don’t provide you with anything but a little clean air and something to look at — we’ve seen staggering numbers just flying out the door,” Cronk said. “And then there are things that are providing … just something pretty. I thought our flower sales were going to be tanked this year because everyone was going to go for something that provided food or something like that … but people want something pretty, too. If they’re going to be stuck at home they want something to look at.”

More heavy traffic is expected throughout the summer months — meaning ideal growth conditions for garden centers and nurseries.

“Honestly, it has been a pleasant surprise to see the rebound from April when we were closed,” Hopper said. “We weren’t anticipating this huge demand that we’re seeing. So that’s certainly been a positive surprise. It’s definitely panned out better than I would have hoped.”

“We expected a good season before all this happened — and when all this [COVID-19] stuff started happening, we saw an opportunity,” Cronk said. “I think we’ve handled it well and we are — as far as I can tell — prepared for what’s going to come next.” CSBJ n

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Phelan Gardens’ Andrew Cronk said local gardening businesses are seeing a huge influx of customers during the pandemic.

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Lostroh talks battling bugs, myths D

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r. Phoebe Lostroh has been in the thick of the battle against COVID-19 since it first reared its head in El Paso County.

A microbiologist, Lostroh has authored a textbook on virology and was a member of the local bridge club where the disease broke out in March.

Although she was not involved in the tournament where the virus spread among members through an infected participant — she was in Virginia on assignment with the National Science Foundation — Lostroh has fielded many questions from club members.

She now has returned to her home and family in Colorado Springs and is working with El Paso County Public Health to learn more about the disease and help control its spread.

Lostroh grew up in David City, Nebraska, and graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa with a B.A. in biology.

She then earned a Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular genetics from Harvard University and did postdoctoral research and training at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. She has been a pro-

fessor at Colorado College since 2003.

Since July, Lostroh has been on a twoyear distinguished scholarly leave as a rotating program director at the National Science Foundation, where her job is to facilitate the review of scientific grant proposals by panels of experts and to make funding recommendations.

Since March 4, she has been focusing on proposals from scientists that concern COVID-19 research, some of which the NSF will be supporting through CARES Act funding.

Lostroh recently discussed her public health work, her thoughts about myths and rumors surrounding the disease and her suggestions for achieving the difficult balance between curbing COVID-19 and economic recovery.

What makes this virus different compared to the flu and other viruses?

Compared to the flu, this virus is probably more transmissible, meaning it spreads to more people per infected case.

And it is probably more deadly, for certain age groups anyway. The reason I’m being so equivocal is that we are trying to do these comparisons in the midst of

incomplete evidence. I think a big difference is that we don’t have a vaccine and we don’t have a specific pharmaceutical treatment.

A lot of people are saying they think they have already had the virus; they had it in January. Is that even possible? When was the virus first here?

I think that if someone had been traveling to somewhere like China that it’s possible, but it’s unlikely. I don’t think we have enough information to know whether people locally here were having it as early as January. The first case that I know about was because I belong to that local bridge club where the outbreak was, and that was in early March. It’s reasonable to project that it was in our community as early as February. January is a stretch.

Q-tip swabs to get a good sample. That is testing for the presence of the virus genome and for virus that is in your upper respiratory tract. There are several issues that could lead that test to give you a negative result, even though you really have it. For one thing, that whole swabbing procedure is not that easy to accomplish, and it’s hard to get a good sample. It’s especially difficult with children. There’s emerging thinking among clinicians and biologists that later on in the infection, the virus might not be found in the upper respiratory tract so much as it’s found down in the lungs. …

You know, any test has a false positive and false negative rate, and a lot goes into interpreting a test. It’s the false negatives that we’re really concerned about. My understanding is that with this test in general, it doesn’t have a very high false negative rate if the sample is good.

What tests are being used here?

Some of the tests that have been developed apparently have higher levels of false results. How do you know that your test is reliable?

We are predominantly using one test, the Abbott ID test, which uses those long,

Let’s talk about the myths and rumors surrounding coronavirus.

I’m very concerned that we’re hearing that, for most people, it’s not a very serious infection that doesn’t have very serious outcomes. I think we just don’t know enough to draw that conclusion.

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… That information is not coming from people who know what they’re talking about.

There are increasing amounts of cases of a very serious syndrome involving inflammation and blood clotting in lots of places in the body, which can cause heart problems and can be fatal. That’s happening not only among children, but also in young adults. We don’t know if that is going to increase. We don’t know if the virus is replicating all the time, and we don’t know how it’s evolving to adapt to human beings.

Myth No. 2: I think there’s some confusion about why to wear a homemade face covering, which is sometimes called a mask. In the medical literature, they distinguish between those two. So a mask is something manufactured that we know exactly how it works, and a homemade face covering is something we’ve made on our own sewing machine. People do derive some protection from wearing a face covering for themselves, but wearing a face covering is important to make sure that no one else’s grandma gets it or nobody else’s kid gets it. You can be spreading this disease literally for weeks without having any symptoms.

There’s a wonderful source of health news that I recommend to everyone. It’s called STAT, so statnews.com. They have updates on COVID-19 almost every day, probably multiple times a day. It’s very high-quality coverage of medical news.

So how can people protect themselves?

It depends on what setting you’re in and how good ventilation is and all that.

The best way to protect yourself is to stay away from other people. Washing your hands is still super important. Wearing a face covering absolutely does help.

I think a lot of transmission is happening because someone in a family catches it, like at a workplace, and then brings it home and sheds it around the house before they get symptoms, and then everyone else gets it. I have to say I’m pretty worried about Mother’s Day. I hope that everyone met with their mothers and grandmothers outdoors on Mother’s Day. Everyone should act as though they could give it to someone.

Should we give everybody who’s at risk N95 masks?

I think that could be a good idea. It’s a good idea to set aside times for people who have high risk to do activities such as shopping. But I actually think that activities such as shopping are very low-risk compared with going to work. So really what’s important is that when employers have an employee who is in a vulnerable group, that those people have maximum

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flexibility to work from home so that they can continue social distancing and continue to get paid and keep their employer-based health insurance.

Are we reopening too soon?

I think that the country is opening too soon. The original guidelines were that there should be decreasing cases for 14 days, and I don’t know very many states that have seen that. And yet, almost everybody is opening. So I am concerned that we’re going to see an increase in cases in the next few weeks, not just here, but in all the states that are opening up, but I understand why people are feeling that it’s really urgent to try to open back up.

Are we ready for restaurants to reopen? How do you do that without further endangering people?

Well, I think that’s a really good question. Microbiologists and epidemiologists and doctors don’t all have a unified opinion about that right now. It’s probably less risky to eat at a not-crowded restaurant outside on the patio, than it is to eat in a crowded bar where no one’s wearing a mask. So I think we’re going to have to make some judgments that are more of a gray area rather than black-and-white.

Black-and-white was really important when the epidemic was starting here, because the increase per day was so high.

I’ve done the calculations, and we literally would have had 100,000 people sick in El Paso County if we hadn’t gone to stayat-home when we did. The idea now is that we can have some space to move around in and still keep the number of cases per day low enough that our health care system doesn’t get overwhelmed.

How do we strike a balance between reopening and reigniting the economy?

Well, I have a suggestion about internal work environments. There’s an organization of people that design HVAC systems, and they have some recommendations for what ventilation should be in place to keep the building safe in terms of respiratory virus transmission. So my suggestion would be that if there are workplaces where people have to work in person and cannot do their work from home, that they consult with people who understand HVAC systems and see if there’s anything that can be done to improve air exchanges, or even if there are filtration devices that could help remove virus particles from the air. There are ultraviolet treatment systems that can help inactivate microbes that are in the air. So I think that’s an intervention that workplaces could look into.

There are other simpler things, like putting up Plexiglas so that every 6 feet,

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there’s a barrier between people. On the public health side, we’re really hoping that there will be some local employers who want to collaborate with us to do some kind of testing of their employees to see if it’s in the community and to be like sentinels who will let us know, like, there’s now people who are infected at XYZ business. We wouldn’t, of course, share that information publicly. Then we would know that maybe we need to start ramping up our testing capability or our contact tracing.

Republican or a Democrat or whatever, when they drag you out of the burning building. And that’s kind of the situation we’re in. …

I just wish that people would be willing to wear face coverings out of empathy for fellow human beings and not worry so much about what it says about your politics. …

There’s no way to endanger only yourself. You are already endangering other people if you choose to behave that way right now.

I mean, I’m assuming that I will get it at some point.

I’m just trying to get it as late as possible because with each passing week, the doctors learn much more about what to do and what not to do to help treat somebody with a serious case. So every week buys you and your family and everyone you love time for doctors to learn how to save them if they happen to get one of the serious cases.

I do think we’re going to get through this, but it might get worse before it gets better. CSBJ

PHOEBE LOSTROH

We’ve already seen pushback about contact tracing; people are seeing that as even more invasive than wearing a mask.

Right. It’s just very not good. Since we have no vaccine and we have no specific treatments, the No. 1 thing we have is contact tracing, testing and isolating. We have to do those things. It has nothing to do with wanting to invade people’s privacy. You know, this is really a burning-building kind of situation. The rescue personnel don’t stop to find out if you’re a

There’s no way to endanger only yourself.”

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Eateries are required to take reservations, although “walk-in” reservations are acceptable. They are encouraged to get contact information for at least one person from each party.

Dat’s Italian was one of the few restaurants in Old Colorado City that was able to reopen May 24.

Owners Joanne and Dennis Trujillo were preparing the restaurant for reopening but, like many others, found out about the variance at 7 a.m. Sunday.

“We’ve been painting, cleaning carpets and fixing up, and we had five hours to finish the painting, make a sign, call staff and make sure they could come in,” Joanne Trujillo said. “It was a mad rush.”

The cancellation of Territory Days this year concerned the Trujillos, although they don’t usually do as much business during the annual Old West festival as they do on normal summer weekends.

This year, they did better than they expected, though sales didn’t reach the level of last year’s Territory Days.

“It was really encouraging,” Dennis Trujillo said. “We didn’t know what to expect with tourism this summer, but there were a lot of people from out of town — Texas, Oklahoma and Indiana in particular. I’m more excited about this summer than I was before.”

Under the new regulations, Dat’s Italian can seat only 20 diners indoors.

“That’s not going to be enough to sustain us after we’ve gone three months without making any profit,” Joanne Trujillo said.

So the Trujillos opened up their back patio, where they can seat another 20 customers. Although no one

requested patio seating Memorial Day weekend, which was marred by rain and chilly temperatures, they hope that decision will pay off as summer rolls on.

Revenue this weekend was better than what they’d been taking in with curbside service, which amounted to 10-15 percent of normal sales on weekends, Joanne Trujillo said.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, “we were at 15 percent better sales” than last year, she said. “We were on a banner year.”

The Trujillos are hoping the coming weekends will continue to improve.

“We’re close to 60 years old, and this is our retirement business,” she said.

“We have to make it work.”

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The weekend before Memorial Day “was actually the best weekend we’ve had in a long time as far as sales,” Idleman said, “but it was still about five to 10 people coming through throughout the day. Luckily, they were wanting to spend money.”

The Squash Blossom has a staff of four and has retained employees throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

The store created 6-foot social distancing borders and got a new point-of-sale system that is touchless for customers. All surfaces are cleaned and sanitized after every shopper.

Employees are required to wear masks and customers are encouraged to, but not turned away if they don’t.

“We haven’t run into situations where there’s people in the store with masks and people without,” he said.

“That would complicate things a little bit.”

Thus far, employees have been able to manage the traffic and cleaning routine, and Idleman intends to limit the number of people inside so they can continue to do so.

The Squash Blossom, like most businesses in Old Colorado City and throughout the region, depends on tourism to boost summer revenue.

With tourism uncertain, “our strategy is to appeal more to our loyal, longtime customers,” he said. “We’ve done customer appreciation events that are just for our local people, so I’m sure we would increase events like that.”

If gatherings, currently limited to 10 people, are allowed again, “we’ll start putting on art walks again,” he said.

“It’s looking like it’s going to be a good summer, but who really knows?”

Memorial Day weekend also went better than expected at The Squash — Klint Kane Blossom, which sells Native American jewelry, fine art and home accessories.

Business isn’t usually the best during Territory Days, but this year the store had planned an outdoor display and had expectations of doing better, Gallery Manager Kenny Idleman said.

Idleman was disappointed that Territory Days was canceled, but sales turned out to be close to what he had projected for the weekend.

“We had a sandwich board outside and signs in the window pushing our Memorial Day sale,” he said.

Foot traffic didn’t come close to the 30 or so customers who enter the store on a normal summer weekend day, but the store made several large sales.

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“We’ve also considered doing some sort of little outdoor gathering” in the parking lot behind the store, he said.

The store likely will continue to promote online sales through its website as well.

“We don’t want to put a bunch of effort and money into advertising for anything if it’ll get shut down,” he said.

“The whole coronavirus thing has made everything a lot more uncertain.”

SUMMER PASTIMES With limited opportunities for restaurant dining and the reopening of camping, residents and tourists appear to be flocking to stores that help them to cook out and hit the road this summer.

Business has not slowed — and in fact picked up before Memorial Day weekend — at Colorado Springs Grill Store, salesperson Cody Neumann said.

Since the store sells premium meats as well as smokers, grills, pits, fuel and barbecue accessories, it was considered essential and was able to remain open.

Although sales dropped a bit when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, “we’re status quo or a little better,” Neumann said.

He thinks people sheltering at home are cooking outside even more than they do during a normal summer.

“I carry two brands of smokers, and I can’t keep them on the floor,” he said.

The store has been making sure everyone follows the rules. Employees wear masks and “better than 50 percent” of customers are wearing them as well, Neumann said.

“It’s rare that we have more than six people in here at a time,” which makes it fairly easy for employees to practice social distancing and cleanliness.

“The only thing that’s hurt us is we normally will cook and put out samples, which we’re not doing for obvious reasons right now,” he said. “We try to coach our customers to step up their barbecue game.”

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Under new regulations, Dat’s Italian can seat 20 diners indoors and 20 more on its patio.

The store won’t resume the cooking classes it normally offers in the summer until it’s clear what guidelines will be for gatherings.

Nonetheless, Neumann thinks overall sales will be better than they were last year.

The Memorial Day weekend was at least as good as last year at Camping World, which sells new and used RVs, parts and service, and accessories.

“We had a great weekend,” Sales Manager Klint Kane said. “It’s hard to say if it’s been better or worse because of the whole COVID-19 thing. We do think people will be traveling more in their RVs than in the past couple of years because of COVID-19. I mean, you’re not going to see as many people flying and doing cruises. So the next best thing is to stay inside of the United States and travel via road.”

Camping World, which is part of a 160-store corporation, hasn’t changed its marketing or advertising strategies this year.

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a.m. each day for senior and at-risk customers and offers a virtual visit and curbside pickup program.

“It’s looking like it’s going to be a good summer, but who really knows?” Kane said.

The KOA located in Fountain also had a good Memorial Day weekend, Manager Scott Martin said.

Only a few of its 209 sites weren’t rented for the weekend.

“We had a lot of reservations this weekend, and a few people stopped in as they were traveling,” he said.

It’s usual for the majority, if not all, of campsites at Colorado campgrounds to be reserved on holiday weekends, and the KOA already has a lot of bookings for July 4, Martin said.

Although some reservations have been canceled because of COVID-19, “we think more people will be in their motor homes and campers and tents,” he said. “They know who has stayed there, and they can restrict their movements to what they’ve been comfortable with. We’re rolling pretty good with reservations right now.” CSBJ

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PETCO FOUNDATION MATCHES HUMANE SOCIETY DONATIONS Through June 30, all donations to Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region will be matched up to $20,000 by the Petco Foundation.

The grant is part of the foundation’s Pledge to Save Pet Lives during the COVID-19 crisis by distributing $1 million in product and cash donations and putting out a national call to implore animal lovers to take action to help save animal lives. This commitment follows the Petco Foundation’s recent distribution of more than $13 million to animal welfare ­organizations nationwide.

To learn more, visit petcofoundation.org/relief.

ENT GIVES $20,000 TO CITYROCK Ent Credit Union celebrated #GivingTuesdayNow by revealing CityROCK as its first place We  Small Business Giveaway winner.

CityROCK is one of four independent Front Range businesses that won a total of $50,000 during Ent Credit Union’s giveaway. They include: • $20,000 – First place to CityROCK, Colorado Springs • $15,000 – Second place to El Taco Rey, Colorado Springs • $10,000 – Third place to Sanko LLC Custom Woodworking, Denver • $5,000 – Fourth place to SoCo Escape Room, Pueblo Established in 2009, CityROCK aims to help people live more fulfilling lives through fitness and community by offering climbing, yoga and fitness classes and a fun place to connect. It’s also home to the Ute & Yeti café and pub, which was recognized in Men’s Journal as one of the 10 Coolest Places in America to Drink Craft Beer.

Ent invited Coloradans to nominate their favorite independent Front Range small business on Facebook, with businesses encouraged to self-nominate. Twenty semifinalists were randomly selected from the 11,000-plus nominations. A panel of Ent judges then selected four finalists for public vote. Prizes were awarded per online vote totals. Learn more at Ent.com/welovesmallbusiness.

EL PASO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS $900K IN GRANTS El Paso County Economic Development awarded $900,000 in grants, impacting 128 small businesses as part of the Pikes Peak Enterprise Zone Small Business Relief Fund. The goal of the community grant-funded program was to support small businesses in the Enterprise Zone impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The grants were made possible partly through citizen donations totaling $31,460. Under the CARES Act, El Paso County allocated an additional $866,660 in federal dollars to support the economic recovery of small businesses.

Enterprise Zone small businesses that were awarded grants have experienced a decrease in business and workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The average award was $7,016, with requests ranging from $2,000 to $7,500.

The money will help small businesses with critical funding necessary to maintain their workforce and recover during and after this public health emergency. Unlike loans, small businesses awarded this grant, won’t have to pay it back and can use the funding for essential needs such as rent or mortgage assistance, utility payments, employee payroll and payment of fixed costs.

For more information on resources to help businesses respond to COVID-19, visit admin.elpasoco.com/ economic-development.

HB&A NOW A CERTIFIED WOMENOWNED SMALL BUSINESS The Colorado Springs-based architecture and planning firm HB&A was recently certified as a WomanOwned Small Business by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The new ownership structure builds on HB&A’s 48 years of designing and planning experience and opens up opportunities to compete for government contracts that have been set aside specifically for WOSBs as well as the potential for supporting larger firms on bigger contracts.

Principals Amy Umiamaka, Carrie Higgs and Andrea Barker recently invested enough for the company to qualify as a majority woman-owned firm.

“The transition to a woman-owned small business allows us to serve as role models in the architecture/ engineering/construction industry — and more importantly here in our community,” said Barker, principal and HB&A’s director of business development.

HB&A’s commitment to diversity includes an equal number of women and men in technical positions.

The 2016 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics nationwide average found women accounted for 14 percent of fulltime professionals in architecture and engineering.

According to the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, the number of women architects continues to grow. As of 2018, women account for nearly half of the students in architecture schools in the U.S.; they make up about 40 percent of those taking licensing exams, an increase of nearly 50 percent in 20 years.

All three women partners are actively involved in the day-to-day operations at HB&A.

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Visit soco.ja.org to see the virtual gala celebration in their honor, and to hear each of their stories in JA Launch Lessons for online classrooms where they speak directly to Colorado’s future business and community leaders. Celebrating, honoring and sharing perspective from these Laureates today will inspire and prepare the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

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TRI-LAKES: NETWORKING BREAKFAST Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce hosts Chamber Networking Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., at its community room, 166 Second St. in Monument. Membership is $50 annually and required to attend.

Pre-registration is required at trilakeschamber.com.

WOODLAND PARK: CHAMBER LUNCH AND LEARN The Greater Woodland Park Chamber hosts Chamber Lunch and Learn on Payment Protection Program Loan Forgiveness, 11:30 a.m.1 p.m., online via Zoom. Register at woodlandparkchamber.com.

REPUTATION, COMPANIES, AND COMMUNICATIONS IN TIMES OF CRISIS The Colorado Institute for Social Impact hosts Reputation, Companies, and Communications in Times of Crisis, 1-2 p.m., online on Facebook. Registration is free at bit.ly/CI4SI_PorterNovelli.

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South Nevada development sidesteps pandemic, rolls on

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With the COVID-19 shutdown dramatically cutting traffic, work on East Cheyenne Road has accelerated. Utility upgrades and extensions could wrap up at the end of May — well ahead of schedule.

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evelopment on South Nevada is forging ahead despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with several projects set for planning and construction milestones in the coming months.

Jariah Walker, executive director of the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority, said COVID-19 has had only minor impacts on the urban renewal area. In some cases, construction has actually accelerated as a result of the pandemic.

“I think that’s one of the glass-half-full comments with what’s going on, as it has allowed construction to proceed just at a little bit quicker of a pace,” Walker said.

“We’ve actually seen some of our projects going online quicker than we anticipated just because of the fact that … there’s less people on the roads, so you’re able to get to destinations quicker and the construction crews are able to work around things a little bit better.”

One setback: Because sales tax revenue generated from urban renewal area businesses is used to compensate developers for the public improvement projects that are part of their URA contracts, declining sales mean it could take longer to pay them back.

“How these projects work is the developers build it and end up submitting invoices for the pre-negotiated expenses … on public improvements,” Walker said. “But at the same time, they obviously can’t be paid until we have the money to pay them. So in a sense, it could mean a delayed repayment to these developers.”

Natural Grocers, Chick-fil-A, Five Guys and Zoe’s Kitchen were able to keep doing business during the stay-at-home order, Walker said, and the sales tax they generated will help mitigate the shortfall.

Walker said he expects the overall impacts to be minimal for the South Nevada URA. “One of the good things that’s ironically protected us a little bit in that area is that, frankly, it’s just not built out yet,” Walker said. “So we’re not having to raise our

eyebrows over much sales-tax leakage compared to [other URAs].”

The Equity Group and Ivywild Development LLC, two of the three developers working in the URA, expect to meet major project milestones shortly. Vertical construction will go ahead on Creekwalk shopping center, and plans for Ivywild’s 160-room hotel will be finalized.

The Business Journal spoke with Walker, Danny Mientka, owner of The Equity Group, and Ray O’Sullivan, development manager for Sam and Kathy Guadagnoli’s Ivywild Development, LLC, about what’s ahead.

try to deliver stores for the holiday season, getting into February-March is certainly acceptable.”

COVID-19 means Creekwalk has had to step back from seeking pre-leasing agreements from its future tenants — particularly restaurants.

“The [restaurant] industry has obviously, through a government shutdown, experienced a very abrupt change in operations,” Mientka said.

“So … it’s just not an appropriate time to be soliciting retailers and restaurants when they’re really engaged in damage control and survival at this point. So our leasing brokerage firm … has been maintaining communications with folks that we were in negotiations with, but CREEKWALK While the pandemic hasn’t rocked the boat for most collectively we just want to respect the industry and South Nevada projects, unrelated setbacks are delaying how it’s been impacted by [COVID-19].”

One positive, Mientka said, was that Gov. Jared Polis’ completion of the much-anticipated Creekwalk shopstay-at-home executive order meant fewer people travping center.

Mientka had planned to start construction by April eled through the URA, allowing The Equity Group to start utility upgrades and extensions on and hoped to have shops open before East Cheyenne Road ahead of schedule.

Christmas. But development has been “[The stay-at-home order] has helped held up by Colorado Springs Utilities, he us get into East Cheyenne Road … while said, which has been connecting utilthe shutdown substantially reduced ities to adjacent properties not being traffic,” Mientka said. “So we made developed by The Equity Group. efforts to accelerate our closure of the “So while we physically scheduled a road so that we could mitigate our imtimeline that suggested an April or May — Ray O’Sullivan pacts to the community by continuing commencement, the reality of what was on with essential-personnel contractors necessary to coordinate with CSU to get this electric transmission rerouted for the benefit of and construction workers. And we’re just about wrapped everything around us was such that we just had to con- up with that.”

That early start means East Cheyenne Road — where tinue to relax the schedule and work on other portions of the site work until that work could be completed,” work was scheduled to start in June — could reopen in the next few days.

Mientka said.

There’s also progress on the off-site public improveThey now hope to start vertical construction just after the Fourth of July, with a compressed build-out ments The Equity Group took on as part of its URA agreement. Work to underground the electrical transmission schedule of 258 days.

“Starting in July kind of puts us around March for lines on South Nevada, Mientka said, is “fully funded, completion of the core and shell,” Mientka said. “So I feel fully designed, and has begun.” good about our schedule. And while we were hopeful to Mientka said CSU has already scheduled its portion

“Plans are all in process and we’re full steam ahead.”

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MANITOU SPRINGS of the project. While the electrical work takes place, The Equity Group will start building its city-approved streetscape design along South Nevada — an example of which can already be seen in front of Natural Grocers and Tokyo Joe’s.

“And then we’re going to immediately start widening East Cheyenne Road as soon as the utility work is complete,” Mientka said. “Subject to a plan approval from the city, we’ll extend a westbound lane from McDonald’s [at 1824 S. Nevada Ave.] to Cascade Avenue. It’ll ultimately be a right-turn-only lane on Cascade, but it’ll give great throughput for folks living up in the canyon and ultimately, those visiting the shopping center.”

Mientka said he expects the road will be built by the end of July, though it’s currently unclear when it will be open to traffic.

The Equity Group is also moving ahead with reclamation work on the once neglected and debris-choked Cheyenne Creek.

They’re building two massive retaining walls (designated “A” and “B”) to form a new east edge of the creek between East Cheyenne Road and St. Elmo Avenue.

“We have about 70 percent of Retaining Wall A constructed,” Mientka said. “It is a pretty serious piece of engineering and it supports and holds up what’s sort of the northwest corner of the development.”

Retaining Wall B — the smaller of the walls — should be completed in June.

Starting in the winter, when the creek level is lowest, Mientka said they will begin placing boulders and making stabilization improvements to the creek. He expects all boulder placement will be complete this year, with

vegetation and planting starting in spring 2021.

“Every contractor that’s out there, all of our efforts are important to moving our community and our collective psyche through this COVID-19 period and into what we know will be a new reality that will be positive,” Mientka said. “And all of us have a role in it. So Creekwalk and its continued development in the South Nevada URA is one of those things that we all appreciate and will help us kind of get to the other side of this situation.”

IVYWILD DEVELOPMENT With all of its work along South Nevada Avenue complete, O’Sullivan said Ivywild Development LLC is starting construction on its apartment and townhome projects, and finalizing plans for the upscale hotel going in across the street from the Ivywild School.

“Everything seems to be moving along,” O’Sullivan said. “Plans are all in process and we’re full steam ahead.”

O’Sullivan said they’re still working through the planning process for the hotel and hope to have the development plan approved toward Thanksgiving, when they’ll begin civil engineering work and start building the hotel’s foundation.

Vertical construction should begin soon after, with an estimated buildout of 12-15 months.

“So right now we hope [the hotel] will be open … by spring,” O’Sullivan said. “In a perfect world we’d hope to bring the project in about March or April of 2022.”

Ivywild is also “deep into the process” with two 25-unit apartment buildings at Navajo and Brookside streets.

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O’Sullivan said they expect those development plans to be approved this summer. They aim to start construction on the first building by September or October, and on the second building by the end of this year.

“We would expect … to be bringing units online in the summer and fall of 2021,” O’Sullivan said. “And we hope to be basically stabilized and complete by the end of ’21.”

Development plans are progressing for the 35-unit apartment building at 131 Mount Washington Drive.

O’Sullivan said he still hopes to start construction on that building late this year, with the goal of bringing those units online by next summer.

Ivywild Development has also secured all final approvals for the 24-townhome development project at 1718 South Cascade Ave. “The plat is being circulated for recording, the civil engineering plans are approved, and the first 12 units … we would expect to get through Regional Building Department pretty expeditiously,” O’Sullivan said.

The first 12 represent the first phase of the townhome project. O’Sullivan said they hope to start construction on the first buildings by mid-to-late July, and expect all 24 units to be complete by the end of 2021.

“The demand for housing is good in Colorado Springs so we have had really no problems selling the townhomes,” O’Sullivan said.“The first phase are really priced right for the Westside — right about $400,000 to $500,000 — and the second phase will be a little more pricey as we get into the bigger units. We’ll just see what the market is doing in six to 12 months, depending on when we get to those.” CSBJ n

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Markel: Make connections to tackle future

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t is with much enthusiasm that I begin my role as dean of the College of Business at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. While I would have preferred to introduce myself to you in person, I look forward to engaging with you through a series of virtual events.

Now more than ever, it is essential that we prioritize connections in our personal and professional lives. What M A R K E L first struck me about UCCS was the community support for the university and college. It is evident that the business community shares the vision of the College of Business and is invested in its success.

I hope to continue this tradition of collaboration as we move forward.

Karen

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT R.O.A.R. Program

The college’s vision statement, “We are in the business of building successful futures,” guides our activities which aim to prepare our students for meaningful careers. The newly launched R.O.A.R. program exemplifies this vision.

R.O.A.R., which is an acronym for Relationships, Opportunity, Acumen and Readiness, is an integrated career curriculum that helps our undergraduate students identify their career path, apply their skills in semester-long internships and receive guidance from mentors in the industry. Through this required career curriculum, the college is ensuring the professional readiness of our students.

The R.O.A.R. program was built in collaboration with the Colorado Springs business community. As an integral part of the program, our students engage with the community as they identify their career path; apply and interview for positions with local, state and national organizations; and seek mentorship opportunities with

experienced professionals. R.O.A.R. is the fruition of strong relationships between the community and the College of Business.

As the program expands, so does our need for community participation. The R.O.A.R. program is seeking mentors to provide seniors with guidance and support as they transition into the workforce. These mentorship pairings are an invaluable resource to our students in a very formative time in their lives. Each mentor will receive program guidance and training to support successful collaboration with their student. If you are interested in mentoring a student, providing program support or offering internship opportunities, contact the Career Development Center at cobplace@uccs.edu or 719-255-3120.

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or mentoring an apprentice for your business, contact Gurvirender Tejay at gtejay@uccs.edu.

Starting Fall 2020, the College of Business will be offering a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Innovation and a Master of Business Administration in Cybersecurity Management. In Fall 2021, the College of Business will launch Colorado’s first ever Executive Doctor of Business Administration in Cybersecurity Management. These programs offer entry points and advancement opportunities for students of all experience levels.

SERVING AS A RESOURCE In one way or another, we have all felt the impact of COVID-19. The effect has been particularly challenging for local businesses. In June, the College of Business will be offering free resources to address the ongoing challenges to the local economy. Our expert faculty will offer virtual oneon-one consultations and access to books, articles, blogs and videos on recovery strategies for local businesses. The college plans to be a partner in supporting this recovery. The Career Development Center will also support job-seeking professionals with career guidance and webinars. If there are specific questions you would like addressed on this resource page, contact the Office of Professional and Executive Development at OPED@uccs.edu.

Either virtually or in person, I hope to meet many of you over the coming months. The local business community is integral to the success of the College of Business.

I look forward to connecting with you, identifying new opportunities, solving our challenges and working together to build a successful future.

Warmest Regards, Karen S. Markel, Ph.D., Dean, UCCS College of Business

“Now more than ever, it is essential that we prioritize connections in our personal and professional lives.”

Colorado Springs is positioning itself as a national leader in cybersecurity and the College of Business will be integral in the training and development of cybersecurity management professionals. UCCS was recently awarded $2.75 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce, with matched funding from El Pomar Foundation, The Anschutz Foundation and the Lane Foundation, to build and expand the UCCS Cybersecurity Building.

The College of Business looks forward to utilizing the renovated space to expand cybersecurity management curriculum, training and research.

In February, the College of Business was awarded nearly $6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to develop the Colorado Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program (C-CAP). C-CAP is designed to prepare aspiring cybersecurity professionals for mid-level and advance-level positions, creating a steady pipeline of skilled workforce talent for participating organizations. If you are interested in learning more about this program

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THE LIST: GENERAL CONTRACTORS From The Book of Lists

Ranked by statewide commercial billings in 2019 Name Address Phone; Webite GE Johnson 25 N. Cascade Ave., #400, Colorado Springs 80903 719-473-5321; gejohnson.com

Statewide Commercial Billings 2019/ 2018 National Billings 2019 $410.48M $669.63M N/A

% of Business Commercial/ Industrial/ Residential 66% 14% 20%

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GH Phipps Construction 496 Nevada Mesa View, Colorado Springs 80907 719-633-4673; ghphipps.com

$307.6M $338.09M $339M

82% 1% 17%

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JE Dunn Construction 10807 New Allegiance Dr., #145, Colorado Springs 80921 719-471-0217; jedunn.com

$270.41M $405.1M $4.26B

95% 5% N/A

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Bryan Construction, Inc. 7025 Campus Dr., Colorado Springs 80920 719-632-5355; bryanconstruction.com

$193.11M $181.69M N/A

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Colorado Structures Inc. (CSI) 540 Elkton Dr., #202, Colorado Springs 80907 719-522-0500; csigc.com

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1 In 2019, JE Dunn Construction began work on the $158 million restoration of the USAFA Cadet Chapel. The chapel is considered one of the most recognized architectural icons in the country and one of the most visited sites in Colorado.

Art C. Klein Construction plans to complete the rebuild of Flying W Ranch in June 2020. The 59-year-old tourist destination was destroyed in the Waldo Canyon fire of June 2012.

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Founded/ Person in Charge, Est. Title Locally James M. Johnson, CEO 1967 1967

Kurt Klanderud, President

1952 1960

24 3,626

Construction management/ Mike Tilbury, VP general contracting, design-build

1924 1998

70% 10% 20%

105 40

Construction management, general contracting, new construction, design-build, renovations, tenant finish

$92.5M $115.9M $218M

27% 0% 73%

75 65

General contracting, construction Gabe Godwin, President 1978 management, design-build, 1978 construction services and complete site development.

Nunn Construction 925 Elkton Dr., Colorado Springs 80907 719-599-7710; nunnconstruction.com

$91.54M $85.03M $91.54M

100% 0% 0%

90 8

New building construction, Tyson Nunn, President 1983 construction management, 1983 general contracting, design-build, renovation, tenant finish work

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Colarelli Construction Inc. 111 S. Tejon St., #112, Colorado Springs 80903 719-475-7997; colarelliconstruction.com

$81M $78M $84M

98% N/A 2%

54 0

Commercial and residential Vince Colarelli, general contracting, construction President and CEO management and design-build services

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Art C. Klein Construction Inc. 3370 S. Chelton Loop S., Colorado Springs 80909 719-570-6060; ackconstruction.com

$40.53M $23.26M $40.53M

98% 0% 2%

86 0

General contracting, designArt C. Klein,CEO; Kevin 1972 build, construction management, Klein, President; 1972 renovations and tenant finishes Joan Klein, Secretary/ Treasurer

Hammers Construction Inc. 1411 Woolsey Heights, Colorado Springs 80915 719-570-1599; hammersconstruction.com

$31M $24.6M N/A

100% N/A N/A

N/A N/A

Christofferson Commercial Builders Inc. 3235 Fillmore Ridge Heights, Colorado Springs 80907 719-548-0999; ccbuildersinc.com

$23.1M $21M $37.1M

90% 10% 0%

20 3

Design-build commercial Steve Hammers, construction, commercial land President development, sales/lease with option to buy, commercial real estate development General commercial contracting, Curtis Christofferson LEED-certified construction

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Staff in EPC/ Elsewhere Services Offered 279 Construction management and 453 general contracting, design-build, integrated project delivery (IPD), lean construction practices, facilities management, sustainability services 40 Construction management, 435 pre-construction, general construction, special projects, concrete services

Scott Bryan, CEO; Vince 1978 Shoemaker, President 1978

2003 2003

1956 1986

1987 1987

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McClure talks broad strokes, big dreams

By Griffin Swartzell

M

olly McClure took up the family trade. She’s a painter, just like her dad, Riley, and she’s always had a love of portraiture.

Locals may have seen some of the portraits she’s shown in various exhibitions since she became a full-time artist in 2016. But more recently, she’s shifted to larger pieces on a more accessible canvas.

In 2018, a group of local artists began a collaboration to beautify a gritty commercial stretch of Platte Avenue between Union Boulevard and Circle Drive. The project was dubbed the Knobhill Urban Arts District, and McClure is one of many who’ve put up murals on buildings in the area. She collaborated with multidisciplinary artist Paes164 on a mural portrait of Jimi Hendrix on the side of The Bomb Head Shop, near the Knob Hill neighborhood’s eastern edge.

Born in Lafayette, Indiana, McClure and her family moved to the Springs when she was very young and she considers it home.

What do you think has made you stand out in the community?

Being part of the Knobhill Urban Arts District is huge. … I started painting many, many, many years ago but I started taking it very seriously four years ago. …

Paes164 was the first person to give me a wall to start muraling. And ever since then it’s just been kind of one after the other. It’s been pretty amazing.

But I started professionally doing them and my first paid gig was for Ion Solar, and that was just a couple of years ago. … I did a landscape mural, like a goofy, super colorful landscape of Pikes Peak.

And it was all Doctor Seuss-y. … I was lucky enough to get a job at [Security Service Field] and I got to do one in their banquet area, and it was also another colorful Pikes Peak landscape.

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Are landscapes what you primarily paint?

I’m actually trying to paint more than one thing right now. I’m typically a portrait artist — that’s kind of what I’m a little bit well known for. And I just did a mural at Rasta Pasta, who I consider my family. I love them so much. I did Bob Marley and the owner’s friend’s daughter, she died when she was like 17. So it’s also a tribute to her as well.

Where are you from originally, and how did you get here?

I actually grew up in Colorado Springs.

I moved away when I was about 19. And then I moved to Denver and I was in Denver for quite a while and I studied at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. ... It’s a great school. I did not finish there. I actually ended up in a job with an architectural company called Imperial Woodworking Enterprises — and doing that, I found myself in Utah working on a Mormon temple out there. And then I got transferred through our office back to Colorado Springs. Then shortly after that, I decided I wanted to be a full-time artist. [That was] 4½ years ago.

What got you into art in the first place?

I’ve been creating art ever since I was a little kid. My dad [Riley McClure] is a painter. My grandmother is a painter. It’s always been in my life, and I’ve always planned to be an artist. I’ve always loved portraits. Portraits have been my own little obsession since forever.

Is that what you specialized in at RMCAD? I was actually studying a little bit of everything at RMCAD. I was doing woodworking, sculpture; I was doing all different types of painting. But my focus always kind of came back to portrait work.

How did you make the call to go from woodworking to doing art full time?

I just really wanted to follow my dreams, honestly. That’s just what I wanted to do.

Where did you first show your art?

I think I originally started at Art 111, then I had a piece here and there. My first solo show was Portraits on the Plaza [at Plaza of the Rockies]. ... I was working at Tapateria, the Spanish restaurant in Old Colorado City. The chef there, her husband was working at the Plaza, and she loves my art. So she started talking to people about it and got me right in there.

Most of my opportunities have been word of mouth and personal connections.

Somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody ... and they usually continue with it. It’s crazy. I feel very, very lucky in this town.

Do think that’s how a lot of artists get their feet under them in this city?

Yeah, I think at first you have to go out — and I did go out and talk a lot at

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galleries, try to get to know people and then after that, it sort of fell into place. but yeah, I do think [making connections is crucial].

What challenges has muraling had for you?

It gets so hot sometimes. You have to manage your time in the heat. I know it’s probably an unexpected one, but sun exposure is the big [challenge]. ...

Sometimes scale is an issue, like trying to figure out how to put a piece onto a wall. But other than that, I get a lot out of doing it. It’s a blast … and I love that the public gets to interact with it.

Something about street art or muraling is so fun because it’s not witnessed by one group of people who are seeking something out. It can be witnessed by anybody. And I love that.

Are there skills you’ve had to develop that people would be surprised at?

The transition from oil painting to muraling was challenging due to [having to learn how to] blend these fast-drying paints. … It would take me two months to create a piece in my fine art portraiture, sometimes longer — and a mural, I do in one to two days. It can be a little bit longer, depending on what I’m painting.

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[One took] nine days.

But that’s been super interesting, working with a medium that dries so quickly, and using brushes that are 100 times larger — that’s been really, really interesting. And I don’t use spray paint at all in my work. It’s hand-brushed.

What are your goals?

I just want to remain a full-time artist. I like muraling as much as possible, and balancing that with … my portrait commissions, so life is going to be busy.

I do survive off of my art.

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Incorporations Filed with the Secretary of State when an individual or business incorporates.

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Help employees to build security in uncertain times

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oday’s tumultuous environment has r e i n fo r c e d the need for financial approaches that can help weather an unexpected storm. As a business leader, in times like this it’s all the more important M A S O N for you to help your employees set themselves up for success both in the current challenging situation as well as in the future, when conditions are more stabilized.

Helping your employees take a proactive, holistic approach to financial wellness by examining health care savings, savings accounts and retirement funding can give them a roadmap to make their hard-earned funds work for them in times of crisis and have a more meaningful long-term financial outcome. Here are best practices to share with employees to help them feel more financially secure in good or challenging times:

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Pay off/manage debt If an individual has high-interest consumer debt, it’s best to pay off that debt first. While making additional payments on traditional loan debts (such as student loans or mortgages) will save money in the long run, it won’t lower monthly payments. By chipping away at high-interest debt, individuals can save money by

cutting down on their interest payments.

In times of financial stress, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, credit card companies may be willing to offer lower interest rates or delayed payments — so encourage your employees to pick up the phone and call their creditors to determine whether this is an option.

Build an emergency fund — especially for medical emergencies Building an emergency fund for unexpected costs is important to an overall financial wellness plan. In case of an unexpected event, it’s recommended that individuals have at least six months of income that can be lived on comfortably.

This needs to account for everyday needs and expenses, such as monthly bills, including rent or mortgage payments.

Unfortunately, 44 percent of Americans don’t have enough cash to cover a $400 medical emergency, according to a Federal Reserve report. The report also states that the median out-of-pocket cost for an unexpected medical expense is $1,000. This means half of our country is one unexpected medical bill away from a charge they can’t pay. Offering your employees an HSA-eligible health plan can help them better manage these expenditures. HSAs not only cover planned outof-pocket costs but allow users to be better prepared financially when an unexpected injury or illness comes along. In 2020, an individual can contribute a maximum of $3,350 to their HSA and a family can

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contribute a maximum of $7,100, with an extra $1,000 catch-up contribution allowed for people 55 or older.

The triple tax advantage of an HSA Health Savings Accounts can make dollars go further with the advantage of triple tax savings. HSAs offer tax benefits at deposit, during the account’s life and upon withdrawal for qualified medical expenses. In addition, money contributed to an HSA can be rolled over from year to year — there is no “use it or lose it” clause.

HSA funds can be used for a variety of medical expenses. According to a recent UMB study, nearly 45 percent of HSA dollars were spent at medical providers such as doctors and hospitals, nearly 18 percent was spent at dentists and more than 11 percent was spent for vision-related expenses. Additionally, more than 16 percent of HSA dollars were used at drug stores, pharmacies and grocery stores.

If and when you do offer an HSAeligible health plan to your employees, make sure they understand the benefits.

It could be the difference between members of your team being able to cover an unexpected medical expense or being financially derailed by one.

Plan for the long term Investments in HSAs can also be used like traditional retirement accounts, allowing your employees to invest money in mutual funds, similar to a 401(k) or traditional IRA. Earnings in invested HSA

funds grow tax free, making your dollars stretch even further. An HSA can be a powerful tool for long-term savings and as a key part of an overall financial wellness strategy to build wealth for both medical and other general expenses. A 2019 Employee Benefits Research Institute study estimates some couples need as much as $363,000 to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses during retirement.

Increase 401(k) contribution 401(k) plans are a popular tool used to set aside money for retirement. They are traditionally tax-free and have high annual contribution limits (a $19,500 maximum in 2020), allowing employees to set aside money that will earn interest and compound over the years until they can withdraw. Contributing each paycheck can have a huge impact over many years — particularly if there is an employer match involved.

We’re all facing challenges during these uncertain days — but by educating your employees on ways to not only financially manage current circumstances but also prepare for the future, you can make a positive difference.

Disclaimer: Tax references refer to federal tax law. States can make their own tax-treatment guidelines for HSAs. Investments in securities through an HSA investment account are not FDIC-insured, not guaranteed by a bank and may lose value.

Phil Mason is executive VP, COO and director of health care services at UMB Bank.

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202000113 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 20, 2020, 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): DAVID A. TEWKSBURY II AND MICHELLE L. TEWKSBURY Original Beneficiary(ies): FIRST NATIONAL MORTGAGE SOURCES LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-6 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20056 Date of Deed of Trust: August 30, 2005 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: September 06, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 205138314 Original Principal Amount: $173,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $164,310.57 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 59, NORTHCREST FILING 2, PHASE 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2785 WALTON CREEK 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, 06/24/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/1/2020 Last Publication: 5/29/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/20/2020

Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # 00000008518110 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. EPC202000120 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 21, 2020, 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): JIMMY ALVARADO and SANDRA ALVARADO Original Beneficiary(ies): OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1 Date of Deed of Trust: November 08, 2005 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 14, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 205181953 Original Principal Amount: $208,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $226,054.91 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 23, BLOCK 1, SPRINGS RANCH SUBDIVISION NO. 7, CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6428 SHOWHORSE CT, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80922-1405.

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, 06/24/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/1/2020 Last Publication: 5/29/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/21/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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: Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000008574287 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. EPC202000121 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 21, 2020, 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): Maria G Ortega Original Beneficiary(ies): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: June 15, 2010 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 24, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 210059873 Original Principal Amount: $183,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $154,092.84 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 20, BLOCK 2, COLORADO COUNTRY FILING NO. 4, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK S-3 AT PAGE 84, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5540 S Buckskin Pass Drive, 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, 06/24/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/1/2020 Last Publication: 5/29/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/21/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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-20-880401-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. EPC202000122 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 21, 2020, 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): Maria G. Ortega Original Beneficiary(ies): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: May 10, 2007 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 01, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 207073902 Original Principal Amount: $85,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $82,648.54 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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 36, IN BLOCK 3, COLORADO COUNTRY FILING NO. 3, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK K-3 AT PAGE 26.

Also known by street and number as: 5650 Gunshot Pass Dr, 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, 06/24/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/1/2020 Last Publication: 5/29/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/21/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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-20-880184-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. EPC202000123 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 21, 2020, 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): GLADE SLAUGH and CECY SLAUGH Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP., its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: SELENE FINANCE LP Date of Deed of Trust: May 02, 2007 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: May 10, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 207063612 Original Principal Amount: $152,351.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $121,025.61 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, BLOCK 1 IN BLOCKS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 11, SMARTT’S SUBDIVISION NO. 5, NOW IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2510 EAST PIKES PEAK AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909.

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, 06/24/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/1/2020 Last Publication: 5/29/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/21/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # 19-022678 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

22 May 29 - June 4, 2020 Colorado Springs Business Journal PUBLIC NOTICES COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202000124 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 24, 2020, 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): Maria G. Ortega Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Grand Bank, N.A., a Corporation, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: March 16, 2012 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: May 09, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 217053417 Original Principal Amount: $147,140.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $124,548.03 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 2, Block 5, Colorado Country Filing No. 3, City of Colorado Springs, County of El Paso, State of Colorado. **The Deed of Trust was originally recorded on 03/27/2012 at Reception no.

201205921 in Eagle County, Colorado. The Deed of Trust has been modified by a Notary Public Correction Affidavit recorded 06/07/2017 at Reception No. 217065956 (to add the notary acknowledgment date).

Also known by street and number as: 5555 Trout Creek Pass Drive, 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, 06/24/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/1/2020 Last Publication: 5/29/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/24/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # CO1O2O1 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. EPC202000133 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 26, 2020, 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): B.L. Deaton and Judith A. Deaton Original Beneficiary(ies): CitiFinancial Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2019-D, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2019D, by U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee Date of Deed of Trust: January 29, 2007 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 31, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 207013786 Original Principal Amount: $260,131.78 Outstanding Principal Balance: $245,232.25 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. ALL REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE SAID COUNTY OF EL PASO AND STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 95 IN STETSON HILLS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO.12 IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4606 Hotspur 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, 06/24/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/1/2020 Last Publication: 5/29/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/26/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-1800 Attorney File # 9629.0030 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. EPC202000138 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 27, 2020, 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 MORALES Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: September 25, 2018 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: September 26, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 218111816 Original Principal Amount: $233,197.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $230,189.48 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 12 IN BLOCK 3, IN COLORADO COUNTY FILING NO. 10, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5425 SACRAMENTO PLACE, 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, 07/01/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/8/2020 Last Publication: 6/5/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/27/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024155 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. EPC202000145 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 28, 2020, 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): SUSAN A DUCKARMENN and VICTOR C DUCKARMENN Original Beneficiary(ies): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: October 25, 2013 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 30, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 213134152 Original Principal Amount: $396,950.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $384,348.40 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, MOUNTAIN SHADOW RANCH SECOND PHASE, COUNTY OF EL PASO,

STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6050 Mountain Shadow Vw, Colorado Springs, CO 80908.

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, 07/01/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/8/2020 Last Publication: 6/5/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/28/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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-20-880948-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. EPC202000147 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 28, 2020, 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): DANIEL J CHISHOLM Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: February 28, 2017 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 01, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 217024139 Original Principal Amount: $177,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $168,629.27 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. LOT 45, BLOCK 5, SUPPLEMENTAL AND AMENDED PLAT OF CRESCENT VIEW ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1410 N UNION BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909.

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, 07/01/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and

best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/8/2020 Last Publication: 6/5/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/28/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # 20-024216 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. EPC202000148 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 28, 2020, 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): AARON GRAEME KERR and REBECCA SUZANNE KERR Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: October 31, 2018 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 01, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 218127776 Original Principal Amount: $279,837.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $273,692.63 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 17 IN SUNDOWN SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 19, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5730 CORINTH DR, 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, 07/01/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/8/2020 Last Publication: 6/5/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal 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: 02/28/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and

for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # 20-024156 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. EPC202000160 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 6, 2020, 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): SHANE C FOSHEE Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: May 28, 2019 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 03, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 219060259 Original Principal Amount: $274,450.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $274,088.59 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 13, BLOCK 8, AUSTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO. 2, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 1430 Kingsley Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.

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, 07/08/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/15/2020 Last Publication: 6/12/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/06/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # 20CO00017-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

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PUBLIC NOTICES COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. EPC202000162 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 6, 2020, 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): JEFFREY M RENZ and LISA R RENZ Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PHH HOME LOANS, LLC D/B/A CARTUS HOME LOANS, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWATER INVESTMENT TRUST 2017-1 Date of Deed of Trust: July 09, 2013 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 10, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 213088762 Original Principal Amount: $319,113.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $321,051.51 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 26, CHARLESTON PLACE FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 3746 SAINT SIMONS COURT, 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, 07/08/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/15/2020 Last Publication: 6/12/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/06/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 16-013897 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. EPC202000163 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 6, 2020, 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): DAVID L BRAVO Original Beneficiary(ies): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF QUERCUS MORTGAGE INVESTMENT

TRUST Date of Deed of Trust: October 24, 2007 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 07, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 207143940 Original Principal Amount: $205,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $185,173.55 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. ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN COLORADO SPRING BEING KNOWN AS LOT 2, IN BLOCK 1, TURQUOISE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4709 TURQUOISE CIR, 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, 07/08/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/15/2020 Last Publication: 6/12/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/06/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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: Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000008843799 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. EPC202000172 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 9, 2020, 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): ALBERT J. MEDINA Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust: January 31, 2018 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 31, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 218011877 Original Principal Amount: $216,015.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $210,740.11 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed

of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, BLOCK 11, OF BLOCKS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 11 SMARTT’S SUBDIVISION NO. 5, IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2702 E BIJOU ST, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909-6107.

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, 07/08/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/15/2020 Last Publication: 6/12/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/09/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # 20-024327 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. EPC202000175 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 11, 2020, 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 F LEE AND STEVE A LEE Original Beneficiary(ies): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST SERIES 2007-9 Date of Deed of Trust: January 26, 2007 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 26, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 207012410 Original Principal Amount: $346,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $291,711.49 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 1, WINNECUNNET SUBDIVISION, TOGETHER WITH AN INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT ACROSS LOTS 2 AND 3 IN SAID WINNECUNNET SUBDIVISION BY ROAD AGREEMENTS RECORDED AUGUST 19, 1996 AT RECEPTION NOS. 96104686, 96104687 AND 96104688, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8345 SWAN ROAD, UNIT 1, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908.

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, 07/08/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/15/2020 Last Publication: 6/12/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/11/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024253 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. EPC202000177 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 11, 2020, 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): LUIS A. ORTIZ, JR. AND LINDSEY R. ORTIZ Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CB&T MORTGAGE, L.L.C., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust: October 24, 2008 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 27, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 208116535 Original Principal Amount: $198,412.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $167,849.33 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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, NORTH RANGE AT SPRINGS RANCH FILING NO. 10, CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4530 CROW CREEK DRIVE, 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, 07/08/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other

items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/15/2020 Last Publication: 6/12/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/11/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024329 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. EPC202000179 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 11, 2020, 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): DERRICK GIBSON Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Date of Deed of Trust: February 26, 2019 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: February 27, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 219020433 Original Principal Amount: $382,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $379,459.12 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 86, PRONGHORN MEADOWS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF EL PASO, AND STATE OF COLORADO AND AS AMENDED BY SURVEYOR’S STATEMENTS RECORDED JANUARY 23, 2003 AT RECEPTION NO. 203015819 AND RECORDED APRIL 2, 2003 AT RECEPTION NO. 203067370. COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7334 CAMPSTOOL DRIVE, 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, 07/08/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/15/2020 Last Publication: 6/12/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/11/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado

By: Mark Lowderman, 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: Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024357 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. EPC202000188 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 16, 2020, 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): LORRAINE A. MAGNUS Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC Date of Deed of Trust: August 15, 2016 County of Recording: El Paso Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 24, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.): 216095638 Original Principal Amount: $390,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $235,085.74 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 HECDoT or other Rev Mortgage.

Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 3 IN SUN MESA TOWNHOMES PHASE NO. 2, COUNTY OF EL PASO, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 57 LUXURY LANE, 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, 07/15/2020, at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Rd. Ste 1019, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/22/2020 Last Publication: 6/19/2020 Name of Publication: Colorado Springs Business Journal IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/16/2020 Mark Lowderman, Public Trustee in and for the County of El Paso, State of Colorado By: Mark Lowderman, 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 # 20-023866 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

24 May 29 - June 4, 2020 Colorado Springs Business Journal

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June 24, 25 & 26 • In Person & Digital Events Join the Colorado Springs Business Journal as we celebrate the Best in Business with a one-of-a-kind series of events. In person, you’ll get to mix and mingle (with appropriate social-distancing) with the top winners over three days. There will be food, drink and entertainment — comedians, music and fun. On Zoom, you’ll get to network, and each “room” will have a different entertainment host for you to enjoy three nights of celebrating business in 2020. We’ll have food vouchers from Picnic Basket and Almagre for the evening!

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