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Bear down for Kevin McCarthy’s halfway House of horrors

If you’re not sure what all the hysteria was last week over choosing a speaker of the House, but you do know that Donald Trump and his cronies are soulless frauds and criminals, keep reading.

The far-right Republicans barely taking the wheel of half of Congress, and the far-right extremists jerking the choke-collar of barely-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, are promising to vex the nation with a fresh crop of Trumpy deceits.

You don’t need to know all the gory details about how dubious congresspersons — like Colorado GOP barely-Congressperson Lauren Boebert, and still-investigated for juvenile trafficking

GOP Congressperson Matt Gaetz — held barely-Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s gavel hostage for five days. It was all in an effort to extract blood-money promises that will have you flinching and grimacing for the next two years.

You can just chuckle at McCarthy’s pitiable attempt to introduce himself to the nation, in the middle of the night Saturday, with a speech he’d been preparing for weeks, possibly months and likely for years.

During his homily, he painted himself as a remarkable and humble hero, conquering all the incredible odds stacked against a white man whose father was an assistant fire chief in central California.

Imagine the trauma.

McCarthy himself — steady here — actually worked sometimes as a seasonal firefighter in college and as he pursued his MBA.

The stuff of true grit.

Just imagine, a white man growing up in the depths of middle-class California and getting his masters degree, and then actually getting elected to Congress. Beyond belief, he then hustled his way past his peers as a career politician to become Speaker of the House.

It’s a story similar to, well, a few dozen other House speakers so far.

McCarthy’s breathless, wee-hours soliloquy devolved from that into a laundry list of ways the new House barely-majority will wreak Trumpian havoc on the nation for the next two years, or as long as he lasts as speaker.

First up, McCarthy says he and his ultra-right and right-wing-extremist Republicans, calling the shots now in the House, will be investigating the “weaponization” of the FBI and other government agencies involved in prosecuting crimes committed by Trump and a handful of members of Congress.

Trump prides himself on his ability to turn his victims into perpetrators and deflect consequences by bullying the courts and common sense. Now, it’s become a House GOP party plank.

All those stolen highly classified documents Trump stashed in his Florida house and got caught with? Just another witch hunt imposed on poor Donald.

Caught red-handed trying to usurp the votes of millions of Americans by

abusing a bevy of courts across the country, blackmailing the Vice President of the United States and spearheading a deadly Capitol insurrection?

“Fake News” from every credible media source in the nation and a yearslong solid inquiry by Congress, Trump and his cronies say.

The weapon used against Trump was videotape, testimony from an army of his own staff, allies and family, and the undeniable truth.

One moment McCarthy was promising early Saturday that he had, barely, won the gavel to serve the people, then he explained how he wanted to use that power in Congress to serve up political revenge.

Rather than vowing to shake a growing number of extremists in the Republican Party, he literally, and politically, embraced lawmakers who believe in Jewish space lasers, that Donald Trump actually won the 2020 presidential election, and that vaccines are an evil plot to change our DNA.

More on lies and conspiracies?

After, barely, being handed the gavel, McCarthy promised to try and pull the plug on a budget measure from last year to restore funding to the IRS.

McCarthy repeated regularly debunked lies told by a growing number of GOP extremists that funding the IRS was meant to create an “army” of IRS agents to badger and stalk innocent, poor and middle class taxpayers and steal their hard-earned money.

“The agency is not hiring an army of 87,000 “new agents” to target low- and middle-class Americans,” the Associated Press and endless legit media outlets have countered. “Many hires will be used to replace some 50,000 IRS employee retirements in coming years. Others will become customer service representatives answering taxpayer phone calls.”

And the new agents that are hired?

Their charge won’t be harassing the poor and middle class, or even those who make a decent living. They’ll be focusing on auditing wealthy tax cheats

who virtually steal from hardworking Americans who do pay all their taxes.

It’s another case of so-called conservatives demanding the government “get tough on crime,” but not crimes committed by a virtual infestation of rich tax cheats who have been able to bet on an under-funded IRS being unable to catch them..

It’s no different than car thieves counting on a dearth of police officers so they can take what they want with relative impunity.

That’s just a start.

McCarthy promises to help hold up meaningful immigration reform while ludicrously insisting that border walls and guns will solve the problem.

The nation has been there, and not done that.

There was no mention Saturday of reeling in a health-care system that pillages American finances and returns less each year.

Nary a word about a national crisis where 6-year-old students gun down their teachers.

Instead, McCarthy, in the middle of the night, laid out an agenda spun from lies, exaggerations and misinformation. It’s a campaign trying to convince people that “woke” teachers and school systems want to turn most Americans gay and call themselves “they.”

McCarthy is banking on all white Americans being as hysterical and bigoted as Boebert or Georgia GOP Congressperson Marjorie Taylor Greene.

This is what McCarthy not only aspired to, but what he sold his political soul for.

All the melodramatic threats last week, going fisticuffs on the House floor, and all of the shrill demands from the most sinister of the GOP extremists, were just a warm-up act for the scary main feature that begins this week.

You know how this turns out. “The call is coming from inside the House.” Follow @EditorDavePerry on Mastadon, Twitter and Facebook or reach him at 303750-7555 or dperry@SentinelColorado.com

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks back to his seat after speaking with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after Gaetz voted “present” in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Few things could solve so many of the country’s serious dilemmas as would meaningful immigration reform. Likewise, few of the nation’s critical issues are so self-inflicted as is the way immigration has evolved over the past 20 years, from being a complicated challenge into becoming a global nightmare.

Americans have no one to blame but our leaders.

Quagmires in Denver — where hundreds of hapless immigrants from Venezuela and other places step off of buses, and almost certainly, soon in Aurora and other cities — illustrate our nation’s appetite for cruelty and partisan chaos.

We have continued to elect heartless, bigoted leaders who prey on fearful Americans, creating untold problems and misery, either out of spite or for selfish, perceived gain.

The vast majority of Americans immediately want the so-called DACA program implemented. A recent Gallup poll shows that 70% of Americans believe immigration is a “good thing” for the nation. Two thirds of those polled want at least a sustained or increased number of immigrants allowed in.

The New Colossus, the epic poem written for and emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty, has made famous the words, “give us your tired, your poor ” because those words resonate not only on the principles of the nation itself, but on those who immigrate here as well.

While people like former president Donald Trump infamously, and racistly, slur immigrants, the truth is that those motivated to come here primarily come for jobs.

Ask nearly any business that legally or illegally hires immigrants, they’re a boon to the bottom line. Far more often than not, they’re reliable, industrious and dependable employees. Those are qualities most businesses lament as absent in far too many workers born and raised here.

The poor and tired who arrive at the door of the United States have risked their lives, and not just figuratively, for a chance based on hard work and sacrifice.

Trump, as president, and complicit lawmakers, created an untenable quandary at the nation’s southern border, first by over-limiting the number of allowed immigrants, as well as creating unworkable policy for those trying to enter.

There is no reason to grant immediate citizenship to everyone who asks. A practical immigration policy offers worker permits, with logical restrictions, and a path toward citizenship.

Currently, a vast array of businesses languish because they cannot hire workers. A few million immigrant workers, plugged into good-paying and critical jobs, would create a powerful economic boost for the United States, as well as offer benefits to people in the immigrants’ home nations.

We benefit by having these immigrants and their families as neighbors and fellow workers. A path to citizenship creates a structure for model citizens.

The fear of immigrants is based primarily on racism and xenophobia, behaviors that are anathema to peace and prosperity.

The United States absolutely must have secure borders, but security comes from a well-regulated immigration system that severely punishes businesses for illegally hiring undocumented immigrants.

It’s unreasonable to consider undocumented wealthy celebrities and business officials “guests” of the United States for however long they choose to remain here, while people who are tired or poor are deemed “illegal” and detained in prisons.

It’s equally unreasonable to expect border states, and now the City of Denver, to handle a cumbersome flood of refugees alone. This is a problem caused by a failure of federal politicians, and they alone hold the key to solving this.We’re a country of laws, and there are legal remedies to America’s immigration complexities. The famous Senate Gang of Eight — which included Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet — and others have created a bevy of comprehensive reforms to address every real and perceived problem.

Poll after poll reveals Americans want something very different than their elected representatives give them.

Opening our country to those in the world driven from their homes or simply attracted to America’s beacon of hope, freedom and opportunity is what creates the vibrancy and richness that is the foundation of American mettle. We are what we are because of our assimilation of the “tired and poor” struggling immigrants who come here, not in spite of it.

We must immediately demand far more than Congress continues to offer.

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Aurora’s Republican majority evading public input through procedure

EDITOR:

In just one year, Aurora’s authoritarian Republican majority has taken unprecedented steps to interfere with your ability to participate in your local government.

They’ve taken away the public’s ability to speak at the end of council meetings, created unreasonable registration deadlines making it harder for Aurorans arriving from work to address council, and arbitrarily capped the number of people who can speak at Public Invited to be Heard — while creating loopholes which allow them to selectively choose which members of the public get to be the lucky exception.

It shouldn’t be surprising that they are now comfortable silencing their opposition on council by abusing the motion to end debate, also known as “calling the question.” Time and time again, Republicans, typically led by Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, vote to end debate when they can’t defend their positions after questioning by their colleagues, or sometimes before debate can even begin.

Just last night, this tactic was used to prevent meaningful debate on a massive budget cut proposed by Mayor Mike Coffman and Councilmember Jurinsky. Because the proposal was passed in a manner designed to suppress tough questions, Aurorans will now be forced to deal with a $6 million per year hole in Aurora’s budget in 2025, including cuts to major services which have yet to be specified. This tactic has also been used on many other proposals, including changes to the homelessness campus resolution to bring it more in line with evidence-based best practices, and efforts to restore the city’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as well as the Office of the Independent Monitor in our 2023 budget.

The trend is clear: Aurora’s Republican council doesn’t want to hear from you or anyone who might challenge them.

Aurorans deserve council members who can publicly defend their proposals and votes, and representatives who don’t run away from the people they represent.

— Juan Marcano, via letters@sentinelcolorado.com Juan Marcano is an Aurora City Council member. He represents Ward IV.

Shades of Greene and Boebert amid Aurora City Council disruption EDITOR:

I have become a regular viewer of Aurora City Council meetings on Aurora TV because I was missing out on my own community government news and issues.

This past Tuesday - amongst other items - council members Crystal Murillo and Alison Coombs ended the meeting addressing some council members obvious and continuing lack of respect for their colleagues who have differing views.

I’m calling out Council Member Danielle Jurinsky on this behavior. If I close my eyes and listen to her, I am transported to the likes of Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

More disturbing is that she is an At Large member.

This judgmental far righter is too close to home. Maggie Kuchta, Aurora, via letters@Colorado.com

Congress does not represent what most Americans want in immigration policy

Northward

BORDER PRESSURES MIGRATE AS VENEZUELANS HEAD TO DENVER

BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press

Javier Guillen just wanted to get to the United States as he endured a three-month trek from Venezuela, hiking through Central American jungles and spending four days clinging to the roof of a Mexican train known as “the beast” to avoid police and kidnappers.

But when he finally arrived in El Paso, Texas, last week, the 32-year-old settled on a new destination, only one relatively cheap bus ride away — Denver, an additional 680 miles (1,094 kilometers) north from the border.

“It’s the easiest place, closest to Texas, and there are people who’ll help immigrants here,” Guillen said before making his way to one of a network of shelters the city has scrambled to set up.

Over the past month, nearly 4,000 immigrants, almost all Venezuelans, have arrived unannounced in icy Denver, with nowhere to stay and sometimes dressed in nothing more than T-shirts and flip-flops. The influx took city officials by surprise as they grappled with a spate of winter storms that plunged temperatures to record lows and disrupted transit out of the area.

When they appealed to the state to open new shelters, Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat who had allocated $4 million to help care for the migrants, arranged for those who wanted to travel onward to go by bus to Chicago and New York. That led New York Mayor Eric Adams, also a Democrat, who had already warned his city was being overwhelmed by new migrants, to complain about the transfers from Denver.

The situation illustrates how record numbers crossing the southern border are reverberating northward to cities like Denver, New York and Washington that have long been destinations for immigrants — but not busloads of them showing up all at once, straight from the border and with no resources.

“They are getting a taste of what border cities have been facing,” said Julia Gelatt, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington. “The fact that people are showing up in groups with a need for basic services really is new for northern cities.”

In some instances, Republican governors — primarily Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — have tried to drive home that message by transporting immigrants straight from the border to New York or near Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington residence in the nation’s capital. Last year Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also sent some to the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard.

It’s not clear precisely how Denver became a new destination for Venezuelans fleeing their country’s economic and political chaos. Advocates had detected small

numbers arriving from the border earlier in 2022 and warned the route was becoming increasingly popular.

Then, last fall, many traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in hopes the Biden administration would end a pandemic regulation that lets the country automatically return asylum seekers to Mexico. Instead, President Joe Biden added Venezuelans to the nationalities covered by the rule in October. Venezuelan crossings dropped at the border, but then something changed in Denver.

Whatever the trigger, the number of migrants arriving in the city spiked dramatically in December to sometimes 200 a day, just as a bitter winter freeze and record low temperatures swept through. The storms snarled roads out of the city and canceled several scheduled bus trips to points east, stranding many in a city already struggling to shelter its homeless population.

In response, Denver converted three recreation centers into emergency shelters for migrants and paid for families with children to stay at hotels, allocating $3 million to deal with the influx. It reassigned workers to process the new arrivals, assign them to shelters and help them get on buses. Residents donated piles of winter clothing.

“Cities and states are ill-equipped to deal with this,” Mayor Michael Hancock said in an interview. “Whether you’re on the border or in Denver, Colorado, cities are not set up for this.”

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grants, said one man reported walking from the border and arrived with a broken foot. One woman, who reached Denver barefoot, still had her feet covered with cactus spines after walking through the borderland desert. Most wore just the clothes on their back — woefully insufficient for the subzero temperatures.

“Coming into Denver in the peak of winter, conditions were not exactly what I think they had been expecting,” Iraheta said.

Most weren’t intending to stay long. The city and state say about 70% of the more than 3,800 migrants who’ve come to Denver since they began tracking on Dec. 9 planned to go elsewhere ultimately. More than 1,600, the city says, have already left town on their own accord.

Polis’ office said he was not available for an interview. “The state’s priority is ensuring people are receiving the resources they need and can reach their desired final destination, which is the opposite of actions other states have taken to send people to places they likely had no intention of going to,” spokesman Conor Cahill said in a statement.

Jennifer Piper of the American Friends Service Committee, which has worked with the city and several nonprofits to help the migrants, inspected one of the buses before it left Denver. She said all passengers agreed they were on it voluntarily and that almost all had friends or family in New York or Chicago to stay with.

“These are grown-ups in control of their own destiny,” Piper said. “The reality is

they were going to be on Greyhound buses eventually.”

The city has set a 14-day limit on stays in the emergency shelters and is talking to other agencies and nonprofits about opening longer-term facilities. It’s unclear how Biden’s new immigration policy, which opens an additional 30,000 monthly slots for asylum applicants from Venezuela and three other Latin American nations, will affect the flow into Denver.

“I really think this is not a flash in the pan,” Piper said. “Denver is now on that route, and I don’t think that will shift for at least the next 5-6 months.”

It may last longer. Alexander Perez, 23, took the same daunting, monthslong overland journey through Colombia, Central America and Mexico as many other Venezuelans. It includes a particularly brutal stretch of jungle isthmus into Panama known as the Darien Gap, devoid of any roads and plagued by armed marauders and deadly natural perils.

Along the way he kept thinking about joining a cousin in New York. Following a week in El Paso, he hopped a bus to Denver with the intent of continuing northeast. But after finding a warm welcome and, eventually, a hotel room, he began to reconsider his itinerary. He needed to make some money before heading on.

“Sometimes God leads you places,” Perez said, standing outside a supermarket, eyeing mounds of dirty snow.

Maybe, Perez mused, he could stay and earn some money shoveling.

Amelia Iraheta, a city public health employee reassigned to work with the

Migrants rest at a makeshift shelter in Denver on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Over the past month, nearly 4,000 immigrants, almost all Venezuelans, have arrived unannounced in the frigid city, with nowhere to stay and sometimes wearing T-shirts and flip-flops. In response, Denver converted three recreation centers into emergency shelters for migrants and paid for families with children to stay at hotels, allocating $3 million to deal with the influx. AP Photo/Thomas Peipert

State closing COVID testing sites

The remaining state-run COVID-19 testing sites will close mid-January, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Over the last two years, 150 sites

have operated across the state. Currently, there are only 20 open. They will close on Jan. 15.

CDPHE officials say more availability of at-home tests have contributed to fewer visits at the testing sites, which just a year ago featured long, twisting lines of cars due to high numbers of omicron variant

cases. In the testing center at Del Mar Park in Aurora, cars lined the streets in the surrounding neighborhood.

“…demand for testing at community sites has dropped consistently over the last several months, fluctuating between 3-6% of overall capacity since November 2022,”

health department officials said in a news release Jan. 4.

Testing will now transition to traditional health care settings and the state will continue to provide free at-home tests at more than 200 distribution points across the state. Coloradans can also order free tests through a federal program.

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Free testing at schools is expected to continue through the end of this school year, state officials said, and long-term and residential care facilities will still receive rapid tests “as needed.”

— KARA MASON, Sentinel Managing Editor

Experts worry about Kansas water use

Kansas water experts are sounding an alarm decades in the making: Farmers and ranchers in the state’s western half must stop pumping more water out of a vast aquifer than nature puts back each year or risk the economic collapse of a region important to the U.S. food supply.

That warning is setting up a big and messy fight for the annual session of the Kansas Legislature.

The Kansas Water Authority is telling lawmakers that Kansas needs to break sharply with its decadeslong policy of slowing depletion while still allowing water levels to drop in the Ogallala Aquifer. The aquifer covers roughly 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) in the western and Great Plains states of Texas, New Mexi-

Most of those states have areas where depletion is a problem, but the call in Kansas to “halt” the declines has farmers, ranchers and politically influential agriculture groups preparing to battle proposals that would give them less control over water and possibly could force them to cultivate fewer acres, buy expensive new equipment or turn on a dime to grow different crops.

Imposing the Water Authority’s policy means agribusinesses that drive the region’s economy would have to consume less water — perhaps as much as 30% less in some areas. Lawmakers also would have to decide whether local officials would keep driving conservation efforts or if the state would be in charge.

“The easy part was making the statement. That didn’t cost anybody anything,” said Clay Scott, who farms in southwestern Kansas. “We’re going to have to start paying for it, and we have to decide how that gets divvied up.”

Kansas produces more than 20% of the nation’s wheat and has about 18% of the cattle being fed in the U.S. The western third of Kansas, home to most of its portion of the Ogallala, accounts for 60% of the value of all Kansas crops and livestock. That’s possible because of the water.

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Ogallala from the water authority, a planning and advisory commission, is a response to data showing that since widespread pumping began around 1940, much of the Ogallala has lost at least 30% of its available water and more than 60% in places in western Kansas. The Kansas Geological Survey had a team in western Kansas this week to measure well depths for updated figures.

“There are wells that are starting to run dry already, so this isn’t a distant problem in some areas,” said Tom Buller, executive director of the Kansas Rural Center, a nonprofit that promotes sustainable agriculture and family farming. “There isn’t a lot of time to solve the problem.”

To read more of this story, visit www.sentinelcolorado.com

— JOHN HANNA,

The Associated Press

Boebert: ‘still going to be me’

Debbie Hartman voted for Lauren Boebert for Congress in 2020 and again in 2022, delighted by Boebert’s unequivocal defense of cultural issues that animate the Republican Party’s far-right flank. But as Hartman shopped recently at a supermarket in this Rocky Mountain ranching outpost, she had one piece of advice for the Colorado lawmaker.

“Tone down the nasty rhetoric on occasion and just stick with the point at hand,” said Hartman, 65, a veterinary tech assistant.

That sentiment reflects Boebert’s challenge as she begins her second term in the House. In her relatively short time in Washington, she has built a national profile with a combative style embracing everything from gun ownership to apocalyptic religious rhetoric. Constituents such as Hartman in the Republican-leaning 3rd Congressional District laud Boebert for defending their rights, but cringe at her provocations, contributing to an unexpectedly tight race last year that she won by just 546 votes out of more than 300,000 cast.

“She tapped into what Trump was doing, and she maybe took it too far in some instances,” said Alex Mason, 27, adding that Boebert, whom he supports, is still more tactful than former President Donald Trump.

In an interview, Boebert said “this slim victory, it opened my eyes to another chance to do everything that I’ve been promising to do.”

To the congresswoman, that means being “more focused on delivering the policies I ran on than owning the left,” adding she hoped “to bring the temperature down, to bring unity.”

For much of past week, however, the temperature on Capitol Hill was only rising. Boebert was a leading voice among a group of lawmakers who refused to support Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become House speaker, a historic revolt against a party leader. McCarthy finally won the gavel early Saturday morning.

Some of Boebert’s toughest words are increasingly aimed at

fellow Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, another controversial Trump acolyte who was one of McCarthy’s most prominent conservative supporters.

“I have been asked to explain MTG’s beliefs on Jewish space lasers, on why she showed up to a white supremacist conference. ... I’m just not going to go there,” Boebert said over the phone as she rode in a car winding through the high canyons near her hometown of Silt before the speakership vote. “She wants to say all these things and seem unhinged on Twitter, so be it.”

Boebert, 36, insisted that while she may try to pick fewer fights with the left, she’s not going to become a different person even after barely beating an opponent, Democrat Adam Frisch, who had targeted what he called Boebert’s “angertainment.”

“A lot of those on the left have said: ‘Look at your election, are you going to tone it down, little girl?’” she said. “I’m still going to be me.” To read more of this story, visit www.sentinelcolorado.com — JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press/Report for America

EDUCATION Hinkley changes mascot

New mascot, same school spirit. Previously the thunderbirds, Hinkley High School’s mascot has officially changed to “thunder” following a state law limiting the use of Native American imagery in school logos.

The thunderbird is a mythical bird found in a variety of Native American legends and folklore. In 2021, Colorado lawmakers passed a law prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by schools unless they have an agreement with a specific tribe.

Hinkley was one of a number of Colorado schools asked to change its mascot from the thunderbird after the law took effect including Arrowhead Elementary School, which voted in November to change its mascot to the fox.

The school solicited suggestions last year and in December had an online survey where community members were asked to select one of five final options. Along with thunder, other finalists were bluejays, heroes, pilots, and talon (the name of an Air Force jet).

The rationale for thunder was that it is similar to the former mascot and is “a force to be reckoned with,” the survey said.

The survey said that the school will retain its cadet blue and silver colors and motto of “a flight above the rest,” however on Friday a district spokesperson said that the school is still deciding whether or not to keep the original motto.

— CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff Writer

Schools consider free meals

A new law going into effect this year provides money and other

support to help Colorado school districts provide free meals to all students regardless of their ability to pay.

But not all of Colorado’s districts have committed to participating in the program, which is projected to help at least 60,000 Colorado children from low-income families access school meals.

Erika Cervantes, community organizer for Hunger Free Colorado, said when kids have healthy, nutritious food, they are more likely to succeed in school and later, as adults.

“For some kids, this is the only meal that they have all day,” Cervantes pointed out. “We know that

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All County offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Visit arapahoegov.com/calendar

PUBLIC HEALTH

After 44 years of sharing public health resources with its neighbors, Arapahoe County, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 opened the doors to its own, single-county Public Health department.

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AURORA PUBLIC LIBRARY GOING FINE FREE IN HOPES OF BOOSTING READERSHIP

BY CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff Writer

Something is absent from the Aurora Public Library’s catalog this year but it’s unlikely to be missed.

The library system is joining many others across the state and nation in eliminating late fees for overdue books as part of an overarching plan to boost its usership to pre-pandemic levels.

“The idea is really all about removing barriers to using the library,” said Midori Clark, director of Aurora’s Library and Cultural Services department.

Starting this month, APL will no longer charge late fees on books, audiobooks, DVDs/ Blu-rays and youth services discovery kits. Laptops and wifi hotspots will still incur fines, and patrons will be charged for items that are damaged or lost.

The library already did not charge late fees on some materials, including most items for children, and waived fees during part of the pandemic, Clark said. The hope is that this will allow people who haven’t been able to use the library because they have overdue materials, she said.

For some patrons paying a late fee is a negligible expense but for others it is a hardship, particularly as time goes on and the fines keep accruing. The American Library Association passed a resolution in 2019 advocating for libraries to eliminate late fees to keep their services accessible to low-income residents.

Many other library systems in Colorado already do not charge late fees, including the libraries in Boulder, Denver, Jefferson County, Arapahoe County and the Pikes Peak Library

District and High Plains Library District.

The Denver Public Library eliminated late fees at the beginning of 2019, though it blocks patrons from checking out more items if they have books that are over two weeks overdue. A year after implementing the shift, 35% of patrons with overdue fines had returned to the library and there was a 10% increase in lost materials being returned, according to reporting in the Denver Post.

Clark said that APL hopes that many of its former patrons will start using the library again now that they don’t have to worry about fines. From Jan. 8 through Jan. 22 APL will be holding an event called “the great give back,” where it’s encouraging people to bring overdue materials to any library branch.

“What we’re trying to do is say bring your item back now, let’s remove the fine and let’s get you back to using the library again,” Clark said.

The library has ordered 30,000 limited edition “reimagine APL” library cards that are available at every branch for anyone who wants a new library card.

Previously, the library contracted with a third-party vendor to collect fines that had been overdue for a long period of time, which limited the amount of revenue they were able to recoup.

In 2019, the library collected more than $39,000 in fines but had to pay the vendor $24,000, netting about $15,000 in total, according to a presentation shared with The Sentinel. In 2021, the presentation said the library lost money on the service. In 2022 the library’s total budget from the city was about $5.7 million.

After conducting a financial analysis, Clark said the library believes that it will be more effective to stop collecting fees because that has been shown to boost library usage.

“When we reviewed what we were paying and recovering versus what the fees were to begin with, it was not a complete wash but we think we’ll actually be saving money by not hiring a third party vendor,” she said.

APL’s ultimate goal is to check out 1.5 million items in 2023, an increase from about 1.2 million items last year. After reducing hours during the pandemic to 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, the Central and Tallyn’s Reach libraries will now be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday to Sunday — the first time Tallyn’s Reach has been open on Sundays.

APL also has a new library at Chambers Plaza, the first time it has had seven locations in over 10 years. The branch at 1551 N. Chambers Road has been open since the fall but will have a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. The library is within walking distance from several APS schools and will be “a great amenity for that part of town,” Clark said.

APL was hard hit by the 2008 recession and had to close four of its seven branches. Since then, all have been re-opened except the Chambers Plaza location, which Clark said has been a goal of hers since she came to Aurora in 2019. She hopes other patrons will be as excited about the new developments as she is.

“We really want people to come back and rediscover their library this year,” she said.

Along with removing fines for the year 2023, the Aurora Public Library is offering a new limited edition library card for new and current members.

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scene & herd

Stanley Marketplace Health and Wellness Day at Stanley Marketplace

Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition at Cherry Creek West

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster Presented by Manual Cinema at the Newman Center for Performing Arts

Yoga at The Lume

8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St. Aurora, CO 80010. $30. Visit www.showclix. com/tickets/yoga-at-the-lume-colorado for more information.

Jan. 21 all day. 2501 Dallas St. Aurora, CO 80010. Visit www.stanleymarketplace.com/stanley-events/ for more information.

Making a New Year’s resolution to be healthier is certainly a popular one. Stanley Marketplace is providing an opportunity to hear a bevy of speakers on a multitude of topics including nutrition, mental health, sleep cycles and back pain, to name a few. You will also have an opportunity to sample some of the services provided by the fitness services at the marketplace. You can finish off your day by relaxing with a chair massage which will be located in the marketplace. The entirety of the event will take place in the common area of Stanley.

Ends Jan. 15. Open Tuesdays–Sundays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. 2500 East First Ave, Denver, CO 80206. Visit https://sistinechapelexhibit.com/ denver/ for more information.

Have you long wanted to see the works from one of the great artists from the High Renaissance period, up close and personal? I’m referring to none other than Il Divino, Michelangelo — your favorite late-fifteenth/early to mid-sixteenth century painter and Ninja Turtle. Just kidding. They’re different people. The exhibit, in Cherry Creek West, offers life size replicas of the masters greatest works in the Sistine Chapel. The tour is said to take between 60 to 90 minutes to take in all of the spectacle. That said, make sure you prepare yourself for at least an hour of taking in some masterful replicas of Michaelangelo’s frescoes. Admission is $22.50 for adults and $18.30 for children. Tickets can be purchased at www. sistinechapelexhibit.com/denver/.

Little Women, The Broadway Musical at the Lakewood Cultural Center

Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80210. Visit newmancenterpresents.com/event/manual-cinema-presents-leonardo-a-wonderful-show-about-a-terrible-monster for more information.

Known for their use of puppets and handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques and innovative sound, Manual Cinema is bringing a fun-filled performance adapted from the children’s book by Mo Willems. The critically acclaimed Manual Cinema promises mind-bending projection, music and immersive sound and DIY cinema in this production. Ticket prices range from $19 to $29, depending on seat selection and can be purchased at www.newmancenter.evenue.net/.

National Western Stock Show at the National Western Complex

Yoga on a warm beach or in a tropical rainforest sounds pretty good right about now. You won’t have to book an all-inclusive resort stay to get it though, thanks to the immersive art experts at The Lume, located in Stanley Marketplace. The people who’ve helped create the Dalí Alive exhibit and other recreations of famous art are bringing zen scenes to the exhibit while Vibe Yoga + Wellness instructors help you reach total relaxation. This $30 yoga class is a 360-degree multi-sensory experience. Motion-designed digital art surrounds yogis, so it’s actually like you’re really in some luxurious locale. Buy tickets at www.showclix.com.

Free Day at the Denver Botanic Gardens and Chatfield Farms

Jan. 7-22, 8 a.m. til the last rodeo of the night. 4655 Humboldt St. Denver, CO 80216. Visit www.nationalwestern.com for more information.

Jan 6 - 22 with performances on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 470 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226. Visit www.performancenow. org/little-women for more information.

A classic novel in musical form is what we have here. The Tony-winning performance based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott is making its way to the metro region, showing for two weeks at the Lakewood Cultural Center, and performed by the Performance Now Theatre Company. This adaptation focuses on the sisters with little vignettes inserted of how their lives unfold with several short stories that Jo inserts herself and her sisters into, by sharing their experiences of growing up in the Civil War era. The musical has been praised by critics in its successful adaptation of the novel. Tickets start at $20 and are available for purchase at www.performancenow.org.

Howdy, cowpokes. Welcome to 2023, and we have no idea what to expect. That said, one tried and true standard remains. With the turn of the calendar, the new year ushers in the “best 16 days in January,” with the 117th National Western Stock Show. An event that has such an impact on the metro region, longtime residents leave their Christmas lights up through the entirety of the stock show, as is tradition.

The event offers free days, a bevy of events such as rodeos, petting zoos, sheep shearing contests, cattle auctions and really anything that you could imagine, so long as it is farm and ag related. More than 550,000 people attended last year, and it is a personal favorite of this long-in-the-tooth jerk, who’s attended it nearly every year since he transplanted here in the early aughts.

Admission to the stock yards is always free, but if you would like to enter any of the buildings, depending on the day, the prices will vary. More information can be found at www.nationalwestern.com, including schedules of events and ticket prices.

Jan. 16 during normal business hours. 1007 York St. Denver, CO 80206 and 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd. Littleton, CO 80128, respectively. Visit www.botanicgardens. org/events/free-days for more information.

Once a month the Denver Botanic Gardens and Chatfield Farms open their doors to the public giving everyone the opportunity to take in the natural beauty of both of these locations, without the burden of an entry fee.

There are no restrictions to ground access during these free days, so you can go knowing that you won’t be missing anything you might see were you to pay for entry. Both of these spots are well worth checking out. And if this month isn’t convenient, they offer a free day every month of the year. The 2023

Preps

Colorado’s mandatory winter break is a double-edged sword for many winter prep sports teams, as coaches never know exactly how their teams will respond to the hiatus.

Eaglecrest boys wrestling coach Javier Quintana is not immune to such worries, but his Raptors allayed some of his fears with their performance Jan. 5.

BOYS WRESTLING

The Raptors picked up where they left off prior to the break with a 50-27 dual match victory at Centennial League and district rival Cherokee Trail to build on an already strong start to the season.

rival Grandview for top honors among local teams in the rankings.

The Raptors have seven ranked wrestlers currently in junior Adonias Cantu (No. 2 at 106), senior Dorian Ervin (No. 3 at 113), junior Ethan Diaz (No. 3 at 120), junior Thayne Lundy (No. 10 at 165), senior LaDainian Gordon (No. 8 at 175) and junior Dalton Leivian and senior Marcel Gordon (Nos. 10 and 14 at 190), while there is a number of other wrestlers in the middle of the lineup with winning records.

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“We’ve shown some signs all year that we have a pretty good team,” said Quintana, who got his 100th career dual win as a coach prior to winter break.

BY COURTNEY OAKES, Sports Editor

“Breaks are really weird in general, but we had a very special week of practice and I saw so much growth from when we were allowed back into the room to today. ...We’re really excited to see where this is going.”

There appears to be a lot for the Raptors to look forward to at the end of the season, even after four 5A state qualifiers from last season graduated.

With an undefeated dual start this far, Eaglecrest is in a great position. It has risen to No. 7 in On The Mat’s Week 4 Class 5A rankings — which may be the highest the program has ever attained — and is just one spot behind district

The Raptors also appeared to grow stronger in the new year as well with the addition of sophomore transfer Alijah Gabaldon, who sat out the first half of the season before he joined the lineup at 132 pounds. Gabaldon earned a win by fall in his first match and could be another solid piece for Eaglecrest.

Ervin came in with the highest expectations for the Raptors, given that he made it to the 5A 106-pound state championship match a year ago and looked to build on that. He suffered two losses at the Reno Tournament of Champions that knocked him out of the No. 1 ranking at 113 pounds, but he still aims to finish on top of the podium this season.

“Dorian’s got high expectations and we’re excited where he is at,” Quintana said of Ervin, who did not wrestle in the Cherokee Trail match. “He’s a great wrestler and we’re working hard to help him reach his goals.”

Several Eaglecrest wrestlers have improved their stock this season, including Cantu, who earned sixth place in the 106 pound bracket in

Reno. He has 18 wins already this season and is currently ranked only behind Pine Creek’s Griffin Rial in 5A.

Leivian, a returning state qualifier along with Ervin and Diaz, is relishing things thus far for his Eaglecrest team.

“It’s a lot of fun to see the work pay off for all of us,” Leivian said. “It’s been awhile since we were this good and it’s fun to be a part of this team.”

The Raptors also made a trip to Des Moines for a high-level tournament, but the Reno experience may be one that pays off in the end.

“Iron sharpens iron, so that’s why we go to Reno,” Quintana said. “Guys are going 1-2, 2-2 there against some of the best kids in the nation. It’s definitely something of value. It’s hard to figure out what kind of kids can go to that event and get something out of it, but the guys that we took are flourishing.”

The whole wrestling room at Eaglecrest is flourishing as the girls team — which also went to Reno and is led by two-time All-American Blythe Cayko — is also in the midst of an outstanding season.

The Raptors girls — who just won the Bennett Invitational — hold the exact same spot in On The Mat’s team rankings (No. 7) as the boys team and also have eight individuals ranked in the top 10 of their respective weights.

ABOVE: Eaglecrest senior LaDainian Gordon watches the coin flip during his 175-pound match during the Raptors’ 50-27 Centennial League boys wrestling dual win at Cherokee Trail Jan. 5. Gordon is one of seven Eaglecrest wrestlers that currently hold rankings by On The Mat . BELOW: Eaglecrest junior Thayne Lundy, right, takes control during his victory in the 165-pound match. Coach Javier Quintana’s Raptors are off to an undefeated dual start to the season and are ranked No. 7 in Class 5A by On The Mat. Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado

Preps

TOP: LaDavian King, center, and the Eaglecrest boys basketball team lost to Windsor in the final seconds of regulation early in the week, but knocked off top-ranked Mountain Vista Jan. 9. BOTTOM LEFT: Ayden Schmidt (Cherokee Trail) raises his arms in celebration after he scored a goal that held up for a 1-0 win for the Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team over No. 1 Monarch Jan. 9 at Family Sports Center. BOTTOM

RIGHT: Smoky Hill’s Dashawn Jenkins settles in on his way to a pin in the 106-pound semifinals at the Smoky Hill Buffalo Invitational boys wrestling tournament Jan. 9. Jenkins won the match and took the bracket championship Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado

Bert Borgmann, right, died on Jan. 9 according to his family. Borgmann served as an administrator in the Colorado High School Activities Association for 33 years before he retired in 2021.

File photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado

OBITUARY

Former CHSAA fixture

Bert Borgmann dies

Bert Borgmann, a longtime staple of the administration at the Aurora-based Colorado High School Activities Association, died Jan. 9. Borgmann’s son, Logan, announced his death on social media with a Facebook post that read: “On Monday January 9th at approximately 6 p.m., our father, Bert Borgmann, the strongest man I’ve ever known, left this mortal plane to be with our mom. The loss of my father was a surprise and definitely has been a very difficult time.”

Logan Borgmann’s post said that details of a service would come later.

Bert Borgmann retired from the state’s governing body in 2021 after he served 33-plus years with the organization and oversaw a wide variety of sports, bringing about great change in many of them. Before he joined CHSAA in 1988, Borgmann previously served as Director of Sports Information and Promotions at the University of Northern Colorado. The graduate of Broomfield High School and Colorado State University is survived by son Logan, daughter Callie and grandson Gunnar.

WEEK PAST

The week past in Aurora prep sports

MONDAY, JAN. 9: TaRea Fulcher poured in 24 points and Joe Dorais tallied 23 as the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team downed Cherokee Trail 73-52 despite 17 points from Tony Niyangabo and 14 for Keean Lloyd for the Cougars. ...The Cherokee Trail girls basketball team picked up its 12th win of the season with a 48-31 road defeat of Legend. ...The Rangeview girls basketball team dropped a 50-31 road contest at Cherry Creek. ...SATURDAY, JAN. 7: The Eaglecrest boys basketball team knocked off previously undefeated and Class 6A No. 1 Mountain Vista with an 84-76 overtime home win. Joshua Ray finished with 24 points, LaDavian King added 23 and Peyton Taylor recorded a triple-double with 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the Raptors. ...Ayden Schmidt (Cherokee Trail) created

a turnover and scored an unassisted goal in the third period that stood up as the winner as the Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team defeated top-ranked and previously unbeaten Monarch 1-0 at Family Sports Center. Ethan Barnard made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season. ...Aurora girls wrestling teams won the titles of two tournaments as Eaglecrest captured the Bennett Invitational crown and Vista PEAK took the Denver South Raven Rumble. Gianna Falise won the 155-pound championship and the Raptors had eight top-six placers to finish ahead of 27 other teams in the field, while Leilani Caamal (155) took the title for the Bison, who also had finalists at 115 (Andrea Sanchez Chacon), 120 (Amelia Bacon) and 235 pounds (Taylor Degroot). ...The Regis Jesuit and Grandview girls swim teams finished first and second, respectively, in the four-team Grandview Invitational, which consisted of just swimming events. Samantha Aguirre, Sophia Frei, Taylor Johannsen and Charlotte Burnham won individually for the Raiders, who also took the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.

Paige Dailey claimed an individual event for the Wolves, who ruled the 200 free relay as well. ...The Cherokee Trail girls swim team edged challengers Fort Collins and Legend to win

the Legend Blizzard Invitational. The Cougars got a win from Aria Clouse in the 500 yard freestyle and took the 200 and 400 freestyle relays to win by just eight points over the Lambkins and 10 over the host Titans. ...The Vista PEAK and Regis Jesuit boys wrestling teams finished second and third, respectively, behind runaway winner Brush at the Smoky Hill Buffalo Invitational. Ezekiel Taylor won the 190-pound bracket to pace the Bison (who had seven placers in all), while Daniel Lantz (138), KJ McHugh (157) and Daniel Lovato (285) were runners-up for the Raiders. Smoky Hill had the other champion from an Aurora program in Dashawn Jenkins at 106 pounds. ...The Cherokee Trail boys wrestling team went 3-0 at the Legend Duals with wins over Rocky Mountain, Legend and Douglas County. Ryan Everhart was the lone Cougar to wrestle in all three matches and won all three of his matches by pin at 120 pounds. ...Maximus Matthews had 25 points and 17 rebounds, Kaiemion Ashley scored 13 points and Samuel Piedrahita 10 as the Gateway boys basketball team outlasted Castle View for a 62-61 overtime victory. ...The Grandview girls basketball team dropped its first game to a Colorado team this season with a 54-26 road loss at Highlands Ranch. ...The

Grandview boys basketball team fell to Douglas County 62-60 at home in non-league play. ...FRIDAY, JAN. 6: Michael Manville scored with 16 seconds reamining in the third period and the Regis Jesuit ice hockey team rallied for a 3-2 victory over Denver East at Family Sports Center. Parker Brinner and Ryan WIlliams also had goals and goaltender Alijah Hernandez made 28 saves for the Raiders.

Alana Biosse and Madeline Gibbs scored 12 points apiece and Delainey Miller added 10 as the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team topped Heritage 48-33. ...Hana Belibi poured in 22 points and Coryn Watts had 15, but a late rally came up just short for the Regis Jesuti girls basketball team in a 59-57 road loss at Cherry Creek. ...Tony Niyongabo (14 points), Keean Lloyd (12) and Amari Chandler (10) scored in double figures for the Cherokee Trail boys basketball team in a 55-42 win over Legend.

Damarius Taylor scored 20 points to lead a balanced effort for the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team in a 75-53 road win at Overland. Siraaj Ali paced the ‘Blazers with 19 points.

Kenny Black-Knox scored 19 points and the Rangeview boys basketball team prevailed over Columbine 60-57 on the road as five players had eight points or more. ...Eianna Jackson (17 points) was joined in double figures by Ashlyn Stapleton (10) for the Vista PEAK girls basketball team in a 49-

27 win over Skyview. ...THURSDAY, JAN. 5: Sienna Betts poured in 35 points to help the Grandview girls basketball team to a 50-49 overtime road win at Fossil Ridge. ...The Eaglecrest girls basketball team upped its winning streak to eight games with a 72-24 win over Lakewood as Anjolene Ramiro had 16 points, Laci Roffle 15 and Nia McKenzie 14. ...Cai’Reis Curby and Alejandro Flores scored 23 points apiece and the Aurora Central boys basketball team topped DSST Conservatory Green 61-58. ...The Grandview boys basketball team fell to top-ranked Mountain Vista 69-64. ...Charlegh Reeves and Aaliyah Taylor scored 10 points apiece as the Gateway girls basketball team outlasted Northglenn 3226. ...The Grandview boys wrestling team won consecutive duals against Ralston Valley (66-12) and Mullen (4833). ...The Overland girls basketball team rallied in the second half for a 63-59 win at Sand Creek. ...WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4: The Vista PEAK boys basketball team saw an early lead escape in a 36-34 loss to Dakota Ridge in a ranked battle. ...Damara Allen poured in 25 points to help the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team to a 57-33 win over Rangeview, which got 14 from Zane Bullock. ...The Smoky Hill boys basketball team finished 3-0 at the Huntington Park Tournament in California with a72-60 win over Gardena.

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RED FLAG WAVING

BY MARKIAN HAWRYLUK, Kaiser Health News

Nov. 19 shooting that killed five people and wounded 19 at a Colorado Springs nightclub has officials considering changes to strengthen Colorado’s red-flag law, particularly in self-declared “Second Amendment sanctuaries,” where emergency petitions to remove a person’s guns are filed less frequently and usually denied.

Aurora state lawmakers will likely be key players in any changes made by the Legislature.

The three-year-old state law allows law enforcement officials or family members to seek a court order to seize the guns of a person who poses a threat to themselves or others. But the Club Q shooting underscores a fundamental challenge for it and other red-flag laws: Sheriffs often refuse to use the measures based on a belief that they infringe on the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms.

El Paso County, where the Colorado Springs shooting happened, is one such place. It has the lowest approval rate for initial court petitions filed under the law of any county in Colorado where more than three cases have been filed, according to a KHN analysis of court records. Now Colorado lawmakers, like those in other states that have experienced mass shootings in recent years, will try to turn angst over the incident into legislative action to strengthen the state’s red-flag law, includ-

Aing potentially expanding the pool of people who can petition for a protection order.

Soon after the arrest of Anderson Lee Aldrich, the man accused of the Club Q shooting, reports surfaced of a previous incident in which he surrendered to police after threatening to blow up his mother’s home with a homemade bomb.

According to The Associated Press, court transcripts show that the judge who dismissed the case said in a hearing that the defendant had been stockpiling weapons and explosives, was “clearly” planning a shootout, and that he needed mental health treatment. Neither the family nor law enforcement sought an extreme risk protection order to ensure Aldrich didn’t have access to guns, leading to questions about whether November’s shooting could have been prevented if they had.

Colorado’s red-flag law, passed in 2019, has been used more than 350 times, with initial petitions for protection orders being granted in nearly 2 in 3 cases.

Judges in El Paso County approved 11 out of 53 initial petitions, just over 20%, through Nov. 22. Although El Paso County is the most populous county in Colorado, about twice as many petitions were filed in Denver County, the next largest. There, judges approved 91 of 104 initial petitions, or nearly 88%.

Violence prevention advocates attributed El Paso County’s low approval rate to several factors. Among them, the county declared itself a Second Amendment

sanctuary county in opposition to the red-flag law, and El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder has been adamant sheriff’s officials won’t seek any protection orders, “unless exigent circumstances exist.”

So far, the only two petitions filed by law enforcement in the county were sought by the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Analyses of red-flag laws across the country show law enforcement officials are much more successful when they file petitions than when relatives or roommates of the person in question do. Data compiled by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office shows that law enforcement is the most common red flag petitioner.

“The ones that are petitioned for by law enforcement were approved more than 90% of the time, whereas the ones that are petitioned by family members, cohabitants, or parents were approved less than a third of the time,” said Dr. Chris Knoepke, a gun safety researcher with the University of Colorado’s Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative.

It’s unclear why law enforcement’s batting average is higher. It may be that police are more familiar with the legal requirements for processing and don’t make simple mistakes that can sink a petition. Law enforcement may also have easier access to legal help in filing, and judges may consider law enforcement officials more credible than family members.

Second Amendment sanctuary declarations by coun-

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs the highly controversial “red-flag” gun law, April 12, 2019 in his office at the Colorado State Capitol. File

Photo by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado

Some legislators say a stronger red-flag law is needed to keep guns from mentally ill people

ty governments or sheriffs can also have a chilling effect on petitions if laypeople misconstrue the largely symbolic gesture as preventing them from seeking a protection order.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was widely criticized for not seeking a protection order after the Club Q suspect had been arrested and his guns seized in June 2021 after threatening to blow up his mother’s home. The sheriff’s office issued a statement in December saying the suspect’s weapons had already been seized and a mandatory protection order was in place, preventing him from buying additional firearms.

However, the charges against him were dismissed in July 2022, removing the mandatory protection order. The case records were sealed, which sheriff’s officials said prevented them from using that incident to pursue an extreme risk protection order. And no new evidence was available that would have allowed the sheriff to seek one, officials added.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, said his administration will look into why petitions were not filed in Colorado Springs and ways to strengthen the red-flag law.

“We’re having a discussion now with local law enforcement, with state legislators about what holes exist in extreme risk protection orders and how we can better make sure that we have a system that works to keep people safe across Colorado,” the governor said.

Polis has floated the idea of expanding the group of eligible petitioners and has mentioned district attorneys as another potential category.

It’s possible that the state could expand the law to include more people eligible for petitioning the process. Polis hinted on national news it would be a possible legislative effort in 2023. On NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Polis said he’d be open to amending the law.

“What can be used to better publicize, make available, add different parties to make sure that it’s used when it should be used?” he said.

Sen. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, who previously served in the state House, told The Sentinel that amendments to the 2019 law on the table this legislative session are perhaps adding educators or medical professionals to the list of eligible petitioners.

Colorado Capitol watchers are also anticipating a bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 to buy all types of guns. Sullivan told The Sentinel he would carry the proposal.

“Two out of the four years I’ve been in the House, we weren’t even allowed to run gun legislation,” the father

of Alex Sullivan, who was killed in the Aurora theater shooting in 2012, said. “I’ve had heated conversations with the last two speakers of the Colorado House as to why bills aren’t put up. These aren’t even monumental (bills)…. This is like, lost and stolen firearms, raising the minimum age of buying an assault rifle. It’s been 22 years since Columbine, and we don’t even have a definition of assault rifle.”

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have red-flag laws on their books, allowing different parties to petition for protection orders. Law enforcement officers file most red-flag law petitions, although the lines between filing groups are often blurred. Family members or others with the ability to petition often ask police to file on their behalf, and some police departments urge relatives to let police handle the petition because they’re better at it.

Four states and the District of Columbia also allow health providers to petition. But those still represent a sliver of the total petitions filed.

“Health providers see this as a tool that can help their patients, but they don’t have the time to do it,” said Lisa Geller, director of state affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Gun Violence Solutions.

Maryland is hiring navigators to help health providers petition for protection orders, without having to go to court themselves. That kind of assistance could help other petitioners improve their chances of getting a protection order granted.

“When petitioners for domestic violence restraining orders have lawyers, their petitions for restraining orders are more likely to be granted,” said April Zeoli, an associate professor with the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Michigan. “These legal forms are not something that the general public is used to filling out.”

Geller said advocates are pushing states to use money available through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to increase education about red-flag laws, both to make more people aware of the tool and to help law enforcement or other eligible petitioners learn how to seek them.

Colorado can access $4.6 million in funding for the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years and must apply for funds this month.

Florida passed its law after the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, and New York and Illinois expanded their laws after mass shootings in Buffalo and Highland Park, respectively. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy

Hochul directed state police to expand the use of protection orders and created staff positions to make that happen. According to the governor’s office, 832 temporary and final extreme risk protection orders were issued in New York state in the three months after Hochul’s directive, compared with 1,424 issued from August 2019 to April 2022.

Colorado gun violence prevention advocates expect state legislators to push for tougher gun laws in the upcoming legislative session. Democrats held a slim majority in 2019 when they passed the bill establishing the red-flag law, limiting its scope. But a landslide victory by Colorado Democrats in 2022 could provide the votes to offer more sweeping gun measures, such as a red-flag law expansion, a semiautomatic weapons ban, or a raise in the minimum age for purchasing guns to 21.

“There was an appetite for this, anyways, before the Springs shooting,” said Eileen McCarron, president of gun violence prevention group Colorado Ceasefire Legislative Action. “But I think that shooting has exacerbated the issue, giving it more momentum.”

This fall, a group of lawmakers formed the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus. Sullivan said he hopes that will help foster more conversations about legislation.

“... We believe that gun violence is a public health crisis and we pledge to prioritize legislation that addresses gun violence with proven, equitable, and scientific measures that save lives and make our communities safer,” the group of legislators said in announcing the new caucus. “Our Caucus represents a state that has seen too much heartbreak inflicted by gun violence. And it is up to us to do what we can to enact sensible measures to protect public health and our communities. We look forward to productive discussions in the 2023 General Assembly and beyond.”

Upon the 10-year anniversary of the Aurora shooting, Sullivan, a Democrat, said he wants Coloradans to look at the legislature and know that work on the issue is happening at the Capitol, just like transportation or education. Even if a bill doesn’t pass on the first try.

“I can learn from that,” he said. “But I’m running out of time.”

On the Cover: Rev. Paula Stecker of the Christ the King Lutheran Church tidies up a memorial outside Club Q following the mass shooting at the gay nightclub, in Colorado Springs on Nov. 29, 2022. AP Photo/ Thomas Peipert

kids can’t learn if they are hungry. This initiative is really working to make sure that all kids across the state are fed.”

Cervantes is working to get the word out in on-the-fence communities about the program’s benefits, and ways for parents to get involved, including contacting local superintendents and other decision makers.

The measure, known as Healthy School Meals for All, comes with bureaucratic hurdles, mainly to tap federal dollars. And some have raised concerns about the challenges of increased demand, including staffing shortages and pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions.

Cervantes noted the program, approved by Colorado voters in November, includes money to increase cafeteria worker wages and purchase new equipment, and offers training for preparing fresh, healthy alternatives to canned and processed foods.

She added the program’s local food-purchasing grant can help family farms and ranches by connecting them with reliable and hungry customers.

“It’s going to give a minimum of $5,000,” Cervantes explained. “This means that any school district can opt in, it doesn’t matter how small of a district or large of a district you are.”

Just two of three school districts recently surveyed by Chalkbeat have committed to providing free school meals to all students.

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Lawmakers pledge education funding

Colorado lawmakers convened Monday for the 2023 legislative session with promises to invest more in public education and address the cost of both college and child care.

“For our students, teachers, and parents who want higher pay for educators and more resources in their classrooms, your Colorado dream will be our focus,” Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie said at the conclusion of a speech that also pledged to focus on expanding civil rights, protecting clean air and water, and advancing affordable housing and health care.

But lawmakers also sounded notes of caution about the state’s capacity to spend more.

Senate President Stephen Fenberg called for a “mature and thoughtful debate” on school funding levels.

“Let’s make another historic investment that isn’t just a one-year windfall, but instead is done in a way that is a sustainable and long-term promise to our teachers, students, and parents,” he said.

Last year lawmakers came close to meeting their constitutional obligations to fully fund K-12 education, with Republicans saying the state could have spent more if Democrats had reconsidered their priorities. This year, the budget forecast suggests Colorado may not be able to sustain much larger education spending for more than a few years.

In November, Colorado Democrats expanded their majorities in both chambers, and Gov. Jared Polis easily won reelection. Colorado is entering its fifth year with Democrats controlling all the levers of state government. The legislature is diverse, with women for the first time holding all Democratic leadership positions in the House. Nearly 40% of lawmakers are new to their jobs, potentially introducing new dynamics.

In the last four years the legislature passed free full-day kindergarten and a universal preschool program set to open to families this fall. The state endured a historic pandemic from which Colorado schools and higher education institutions are still trying to recover.

In her opening-day remarks, McCluskie noted policy achievements from the previous term, including the launch of iMatter, a free online counseling service for children and teens, and $85 million to develop partnerships to connect education and job training.

“Our expanded Democratic majority is a recognition that Coloradans agree with the path we’ve charted and support a policy agenda and approach to governance that reflects our and their priorities,” she said.

Two of the first bills introduced in the House give an indication of those priorities. One would expand access to student loan forgiveness for teachers, while another would create an assessment program to identify students with mental health challenges early and assist them in getting help.

— ERICA MELTZER & JASON GONZALES, Chalkbeat Colorado

POLICE

2 dead in apparent murder-suicide

Police are trying to determine what led to an apparent murder-suicide shooting in the driveway of a south Aurora home Jan. 6.

Officers were called to a home on the 3500 block of South Pitkin Circle at about 3 p.m. after reports of domestic violence and a shooting there.

“Once on scene, officers found a 42-year-old man and a 42-yearold woman in the driveway suffering from apparent gunshot wounds,” Aurora Police Agent Matthew Longshore said in a statement. “They were later pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Neither the man nor the woman were identified. Police did not disclose who was the shooting victim and who shot themselves.

“There were two children in the home at the time of the shooting,” Longshore said, “a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old. Both were unharmed.”

Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000, police said.

— SENTINEL STAFF

Because the people must know

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0522-2022

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

On October 7, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

George Kofa

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

June 11, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 13, 2018

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

D8057295

Original Principal Amount

$325,395.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$293,553.66

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 5, HIGHPOINT SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 10, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4274 S Fundy Way, Aurora, CO 80013.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/08/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 12/15/2022

Last Publication 1/12/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel 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: 10/07/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO-20014

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 NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0535-2022

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

On October 14, 2022, the undersigned

Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

David H. Fikes and Meghan E. Seabury

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns

(Reception No. and/ or

No.)

Original Principal Amount $385,241.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $371,635.29 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 3, Block 8, Stratus at Eagle Bend Subdivision filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 7611 South Yakima Ct, Aurora, CO 80016.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/15/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 12/22/2022

Last Publication 1/19/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel 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: 10/14/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11900

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. 0552-2022

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

On November 1, 2022, the undersigned

Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Bryce Collin Hansel

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Loandepot.com, LLC, its successors and

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 40, BLOCK 1, PARK PLACE VIL-

LAS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERETO FILED FOR RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 111 AT PAGE 26, RECEPTION NO. 167883 OF THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION RECORDED ON OCTOBER 20, 1995 IN BOOK 8152 AT PAGE 689, RECEPTION NO. 110781, OF THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4642 S Abilene Cir, Aurora, CO 80015.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/01/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 1/5/2023

Last Publication 2/2/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

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: 11/01/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO-20367 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. 0524-2022

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

On October 7, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

David Kemerer

Original Beneficiary(ies)

St Convin, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

D&E, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

April 06, 2022

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 07, 2022

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

E2039304

Original Principal Amount

$35,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $35,000.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 104, Block 1, The Dam Filing No. 5 County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 13062 East Amherst Avenue, Aurora, CO 80014-3433.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/08/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 12/15/2022

Last Publication 1/12/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel 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: 10/07/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Alanna Boswell #51175

Jean C. Arnold #13126

Arnold & Arnold, LLP 7691 Shaffer Parkway, Suite A, Littleton, CO 80127 (720) 962-6010

Attorney File # 13062 EAST AMHERST

AVENUE

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. 0530-2022

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

On October 11, 2022, the undersigned

Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

SEAN MCCLAY

Original Beneficiary(ies) COST FUND 1, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COST FUND 1, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

March 01, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 02, 2022

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

E2024246

Original Principal Amount

$509,600.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$509,600.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 45, ARAPAHOE HEIGHTS, SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 7441 SOUTH ODESSA CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80016. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/08/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of

Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 12/15/2022

Last Publication 1/12/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

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: 10/11/2022

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

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

Robert T. Cosgrove #12217 Burns, Wall and Mueller, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, #920, Denver, CO 802031299 (303) 830-7000

Attorney File # 7441 SOUTH ODESSA CIRCLE

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. 0531-2022

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

On October 11, 2022, the undersigned

Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

GREGORY NELSON

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FCF SERVICES INC.

DBA FIRST CHOICE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust

April 21, 2009

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 04, 2009

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

B9045250

Original Principal Amount $195,395.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $156,333.64

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 9, BLOCK 1, VILLAGE EAST UNIT 3, 1ST FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 1485 S. KINGSTON STREET, AURORA, CO 80012.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/08/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 12/15/2022

Last Publication 1/12/2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2000‑6050‑15

Applicant: Reliant Land Services

Application Name: Verizon at Eagle Bend

Marketplace

You are hereby notified that a public hear ing will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. THIS MEETING WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE (AURORAGOV.ORG) FOR INSTRUC TIONS ON PARTICIPATION. The hearing will consider a request for approval of a Site Plan Amendment to modify the exist ing telecom facility by replacing the exist ing 40 foot pole with a 60 foot pole at the same location.

Site Location: Northwest Corner of S Gartrell Rd and E Aurora Pkwy (22677 E Aurora Pkwy)

Site Size: 0.5 acres

At said meeting, any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested ap provals.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2020‑6017‑00

Applicant: Applegreen PLC

Application Name: Applegreen at Aurora

NB

You are hereby notified that a public hear ing will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regu lar meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. THIS MEET ING WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE (AURORAGOV.ORG) FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATION. The hearing will consider a request for ap proval of a Site Plan for an approximately 8,200 square foot convenience store with two fueling pump canopies and a canopy for electric vehicle charging. Adjustments are being requested for sign area, street frontage landscape, and parking lot land scaping.

Site Location: East side E 470 between E Jewell Avenue and East Hampden (2600 S E 470 Hwy NB)

Site Size: 4.60 acres

At said meeting, any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested ap proval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: January 12, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2021‑6024‑08; 2021‑6024‑09

Applicant: Covenant Group LLC

Application Name: Buckley Yard Lot 4

You are hereby notified that a public hear ing will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. THIS MEETING WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE (AURORAGOV.ORG) FOR INSTRUC TIONS ON PARTICIPATION. The hearing will consider a request for approval of a Conditional Use for a drive through in an MU C (Mixed Use Corridor) zone district and a Site Plan for a one story multi tenant commercial building with one adjustment for a drive through adjacent to a residential zone. Uses will include a dental office, re tail, and restaurants.

Site Location: Northeast Corner of S Air port Blvd and E Alameda Pkwy

Site Size: 1.26 acres

At said meeting, any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested ap provals.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: January 12, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2022‑4049‑00

Applicant: Community Housing Partners

Application Name: Eagle Meadow Homes

You are hereby notified that a public hear ing will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regu lar meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. THIS MEET ING WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE (AURORAGOV.ORG) FOR IN STRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATION. The hearing will consider a request for approval of a Site Plan for a three story affordable multi family residential with 93 units.

Site Location: Northeast Corner of Sable Blvd and E 2nd Ave

Site Size:

At said meeting, any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested ap provals.

First

January 12, 2023

2022CV294 In

Matter of: MAYTA, MONICA C.

C. MAYTA

E. JARVIS PLACE AURORA, CO 80018

You are hereby notified that the above captioned case has been set for STATUS CONFERENCE. You are required to ap pear at 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 on February 21, 2023 at 9:00

A.M. in Division 34 via Webex.

Join from a video conferencing system or application

Or Click on: https://judicial.webex.com/ meet/D18 ARAP Div34

Join by phone

Tap to call in from a mobile device (attend ees only) +1 720 650 7664 Access code: 2594 408 0614 then press #, # (no attendee ID is needed

Date of Notice: January 3, 2023

/s/ Judge

Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel District Court Adams County, State of Colorado NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Case No. 22JA30032

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF:

Petitioner/Adoptive Parent 1: JULIO CE SAR CELIS GONZALEZ

These items may be inspected at 7500 York Street, Denver, Colorado, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. the day before the sale, then between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the day of the auc tion. A complete list of all items will be available for review in the City Clerk’s Of fice, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Room 1400 (1st floor), Aurora, Colorado.

Petitioner/Adoptive Parent 2: FLOR MA RIA LARES CERVANTES FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD: Edrick Leonel Celis Reyes

Notice of Publication to: Raymundo Lira (biological father)

You are hereby notified that the abovenamed Petitioners have filed, in this Court, a verified Petition seeking to adopt the child named above. You are further notified that if you fail to appear and participate in the above named case, the Court may ter minate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioners.

dis

Terms of the sale will be cash, certified check, Visa, American Express, or Mas tercard at the conclusion of the sale. The successful bidder will be required to re move all items after the close of the sale. All sales are final WITH NO WARRANTY. Any and all bids

the

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Final Publication: February 9, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND HEARING GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 13

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a pro posed budget has been submitted to the GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST METRO POLITAN DISTRICT NO. 13 for the year of 2022. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAl len LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the organizational meeting of the Green Valley Ranch East Metro politan District No. 13 to be held at 8:30 A.M., on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/892387317 59?pwd=K0h0a3M5aGIxbzNFaUZaL2RC enpHQT09 and via telephone conference at Dial In: 1 719 359 4580, Meeting ID: 892 3873 1759, Passcode: 831896. Any interested elector within the Green Valley Ranch East Metropolitan District No. 13 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2022 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 13

By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation

Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel Honest

NOTICE OF ASSUMED NAME FILING IN MINNESOTA

ASSUMED NAME: OSCAR JONAS GANAWAY

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: In Car of 6031 South Tempe Way, Centennial, CO 00000 United State of America

NAMEHOLDER(S): Ganaway Oscar I. Jones, Oscar Jonas Ganaway, Jonas Oscar Ganaway, Jonas Ganaway, Oscar J. Ganaway, Ganaway Oscar Jonas.

Minnesota Secretary of State Original File # 1360659700021

Date: December 28, 2022

/s/ Steve Simon, Secretary of State

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Final Publication: January 19, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE PURSUANT TO C.R.P.P. 24

****** Attendance at this hearing is not required or expected. *******

In the Matter of the Estate of: Karen Marcia Morris, a/k/a Karen M. Morris, a/k/a Karen Morris, Deceased.

To all interested persons:

A hearing without appearance on the Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative (name of motion/petition and proposed order) is set at the following date, time, and location:

Date: Monday February 6, 2023 (Select a future date no less than 14 days from service)

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 S. Potomac St. #100, Centennial, CO 80112

***** IMPORTANT NOTICE*****

Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached motion/petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state. co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.

Attorneys for Petitioner:

Brian R. Boyes, #39849

Bordeaux & Boyes, LLC

323 W. Drake Rd., Suite 120 Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 488-2737

Brian@BordeauxandBoyes.com

First Publication: January 5, 2023

Final Publication: January 19, 2023

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NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE SALE

Please take notice StoreLocal Storage Co-Op Englewood located at 3411 S Irving St Englewood CO 80110 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 1/23/2023 at 12:00 PM.

Fred Baker unit #0202; Terese Grant unit #0376; Reginal Wilder unit #0581; Shermar Johnson unit #0733; Eldon Keightley unit #0970; Jophie Segura unit #1027. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

First Publication: January 5, 2023

Final Publication: January 12, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31388

Estate of Wayne E. Johnson aka Wayne Edward Johnson aka Wayne Johnson, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Virginia M. Johnson

Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative

Christopher W. Scolari, #43125

Moye White LLP

1400 16th Street, 6th Floor Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-292-2900

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023

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PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31043

Estate of Ronald Hooper, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bryon Hooper

Personal Representative 11008 Vrain Court

Westminster, CO 80031

Attorney for Personal Representative

David A. Imbler, Esq.

Atty Reg #: 52038

Of Counsel, Spaeth & Doyle, LLP

501 S. Cherry St., Suite 700

Glendale, CO 80246

Phone: 303-385-8058

First Publication: January 5, 2023

Final Publication: January 19, 2023

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PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR30779

Estate of Tracy Elizabeth Busby, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for Personal Representative

Loren Randall

Atty Reg #: 28801

Loren Randall & Associates

P.O. Box 27943 Lakewood, CO 80227

Phone: 720-419-0809

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel

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PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR30856

Estate of Bridget Noreen Shea, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brendan Dermott Shea

Personal Representative 365 Balsam St. Lakewood, CO 80226

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel

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PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31324

Estate of Mary Jo Boryla, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

William J. Fortune

Personal Representative 3055 E. Exposition Ave.

Denver, CO 80209

Attorney for Personal Representative

Fred J. Diss, Esq. Atty Reg #: 16509

Ashley L. Thompson, Esq.

Atty Reg #: 44059 Robinson, Diss and Clowdus, P.C. 3200 Cherry Creek South Drive, Ste. 340 Denver, CO 80209

Phone: 303-861-4154

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31328

Estate of Judith Elaine Aschenberg, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney for Personal Representative

Jesse Aschenberg

Atty Reg #: 33022 6105 S. Main Street, Ste. 200 Aurora, CO 80016 Phone: 720-493-9733

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31377

Estate of Richard V. Nye aka Richard Vernon Nye, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court on or before April 29, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Marco D. Chayet Jennifer R. Oviatt

Personal Representative 18th Judicial District Public Administrator’s Office P.O. Box 460749, Denver, CO 80246 Phone:303-355-8520

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023

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Atty Reg #: 48759 950 S. Cherry St., Ste. 1650 Denver, CO 80246

Phone: 303-407-1542

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31395

Estate of Martin A. Judd aka Martin Judd aka Martin Andrew Judd, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Heather E. Hackett

Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative

Sanford Zisman #002355

Daniel C. Mong #38189

8480 E. Orchard Road, Ste. 2500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Phone: 303-320-0023

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel

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PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31412

Estate of Christine Margaret Berndt aka Christine M. Berndt aka Christine Berndt, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lynn Elizabeth Haass

Personal Representative 9656 East Maplewood Circle Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Attorney for Personal Representative

Zachary F. Woodward Atty Reg #: 48265 Solem Woodward & McKinley, P.C. 750 West Hampden Ave., Ste. 505 Englewood, CO 80110

Phone: 303-761-4900

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023

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PUBLIC NOTICE

In keeping with current state and federal regulations governing the retention and destructions of patient health records, notice is hereby given of our intent to destroy, by shredding, the records of those individuals who last received treatment in the years 2016-2021 and who are not currently active patients.

Destruction of medical records is scheduled to begin March 12, 2023. You may contact us at 303-752-1982 if you wish to pick up your medical records before destruction is set to begin.

City Center Chiropractic 578 S. Chambers Rd. Aurora, CO 80017

Publication: January 12, 2023

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF AN ADULT ADAMS COUNTY COURT, COLORADO Case No. 22C100881

PUBLIC NOTICE is given on December 28, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Kelly Jean Mraz be changed to Kelly Isabelle Young.

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Final Publication: January 26, 2023 Sentinel VEHICLE FOR SALE

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Publication: January 12, 2023 Sentinel

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PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2022PR31383

Estate of Jesus Serrano aka Jesus Serrano Martinez, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before May 12, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Corina Velarde

Personal Representative 1402 Malmo Road Canutillo, TX 79835

Attorney for Personal Representative

Kirch Rounds Bowman & Deffenbaugh PC Charles E. Rounds, Esq. Marketplace Tower II 3025 S. Parker Rd., Ste. 820 Aurora, CO 80014 Phone: 303-671-7726

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Final Publication: January 26, 2023

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PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2022PR31390

Estate of Thomas William Myers aka Thomas W. Myers aka Thomas Myers aka Tom William Myers aka Tom W. Myers aka Tom Myers aka T.W. Myers, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Vicki L. Myers aka Victoria L. Myers Personal Representative 5952 S. Himalaya Ct. Centennial, CO 80016

Attorney for Personal Representative

Elizabeth D. Mitchell

Atty Reg #: 31346

Ilya Lyubimskiy

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Case No. 2022PR618

Estate of Mary Francis Schleuger, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gary L. Schleuger, Jr.

Personal Representative 7330 E. Palo Verde Dr., #18 Scottsdale, AZ 85250

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Final Publication: January 12, 2023

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PUBLIC NOTICE

AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct a 60-foot faux water tank telecommunications structure at 144th and York, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado (N39° 57’ 12.2”; W104° 57’ 23.1”). AT&T Mobility, LLC invites comments from any interested party on the impact the proposed undertaking may have on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering, or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments may be sent to Environmental Corporation of America, ATTN: Annamarie Howell, 1375 Union Hill Industrial Court, Suite A, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or via email to publicnotice@ecausa.com. Ms. Howell can be reached at (770) 667-2040 x 405 during normal business hours. Comments must be received within 30 days of the date of this notice. MMT 22-004594.

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Helen P. Rodgers, age 86 of Mesa, AZ died peacefully on December 15th, 2022 due to complications from hip replacement surgery. Helen was a longtime resident of Estes Park, Colorado graduating from Estes Park High School. After High School, Helen moved to Aurora, CO, and worked as a secretary for the Department of Defense at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, CO for 36 years, retiring in 1993.

She was the fourth of five children born to Clarence and Betty Odell on September 6th, 1936, in Thedford, NE.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband Joe “Big Joe” of 45 years, daughter Linda Lee, third husband Jack Bribes, brother Robert (first wife Betty) Odell, sister Jackie Hanks, sister Jennie (Dale) Pound, and Ron Bailey. She is survived by son Joseph “Little Joe” of Apache Junction, AZ, daughter Paula (Mike) Quigley of Pueblo, CO, two grandchildren Michael and Lynda, and sister Artis Bailey.

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Man shot in leg

Police released few details about a shooting Jan. 6 that left an unidentified man with a gunshot wound in the leg.

Officers were called to an apartment on the 3800 block of South Kenton Way at about 8:30 p.m. to investigate a shooting.

There, police encountered a man who had been shot in the leg.

“The woman remained on scene to speak with Officers,” police said in a tweet. “The man was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening injury.”

Police said later Saturday that the woman was arrested and faces charges stemming from the shooting.

Police said it was “unknown what preceded the shooting,” police said. “The man and woman know each other. We are not looking for any other people.”

Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000, police said.

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Man sentenced to life for robbery, murders

Kyree Brown, 20, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the 2020 robbery and murder of an Aurora couple looking for a used car, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Brown was convicted of the murders in September and sentenced Wednesday. Brown shot and killed Joseph and Jossline Rowland in August 2020 as part of a botched robbery, according to court documents. He was 18 at the time.

On Aug. 14, Joseph Roland had contacted Brown on the resale app LetGo in response to a car Brown had listed on the site for $5,000. Investigators learned that Brown had stolen the car, a 2017 Toyota RAV4, in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood five days earlier.

Joseph’s eldest daughter later told detectives that her father bought and refurbished used cars for a living.

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most of Aurora before arriving on East Cornell Circle. Brown then parked behind the couple, approached the driver’s side window wielding a handgun and demanded Joseph give him the cash he had brought with him to pay for the RAV4. Joseph then grabbed Brown’s arm through the window, at which point the teenager fired several shots into the car, striking both Joseph and Jossline.

The Rolands had five children,  who were then ages 17, 12, 10, 8 and 4 at the time of the murders, the re-

Brown was convicted of aggravated robbery, aggravated motor vehicle theft, arson and bait advertising, the release said.

Last year, the victims’ family members filed a wrongful death lawsuit against LetGo and its parent company in federal court, alleg-

ing that it was negligent by allowing Brown to be listed as a verified seller. According to reporting from Colorado Politics, the case was dismissed in December after a judge ruled the company could not be held liable for the couple’s deaths. — CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff Writer