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Salvation Army serving up help and hope this
year, and asking for yours
SALVATION ARMY IN AURORA SERVES UP THANKSGIVING FEAST OF HOPE IN SHADOW OF SHUTDOWN
BY CASSANDRA BALLARD, Sentinel Staff Writer
If Aurora needed a reason to crank up the thanks this season, the Salvation Army is delivering it by the truckload.
“I think we all have a part to play in being able to help our neighbors,” the Salvation Army’s Lt. Carl Esquivel said.
With demand still surging at one of the Front Range’s busiest food pantries, Lt. Carl Esquivel and his team are cooking up two days of gratitude that are set to be turkey-riffic. Their cornucopia of care will include one day of giving away family-sized food boxes with whole turkeys for families to cook at home, and a full day of family fun and feasting in their own Thanksgiving celebration.
The Salvation Army is also asking those with an abundance to help where they can, since the Federal Government shutdown caused many additional families to need food from the Aurora Salvation Army’s food pantry, resulting in up to 110% more need from the pantry since October.
The Aurora Salvation Army will be distributing 300–350 food boxes, each containing an average-sized 14-pound turkey, and a full Thanksgiving meal for the family to gobble down.
“For us, a food box is not just a food box, it’s a bit of hope and joy that we’re trying to spread to the city of Aurora in the midst of a very stressful season,” Esquivel said.
The Salvation Army will be handing out food boxes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at 802 Quarry Court.
It’s “first come, first served,” Esquivel said.
And this year’s numbers are no small potatoes. Esquivel said they typically hand out 200–250 boxes, but due to soaring need
following the recent government shutdown and an avalanche of families seeking help, they’ve upped it by 100 extra boxes.
The Thanksgiving feast is also much larger than in previous years.
For its fourth year hosting the event, the Salvation Army is serving a hot meal to about 400 people, a number that has ballooned from just 30 visitors the first year.
The feast will be from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at 802 Quarry Court.
The family fun celebration will have an indoor bounce house, games galore, axe throwing, along with warm food, warm company and a warm place to be. The Aurora Police Department will also be there to build community relationships, Esquivel said.
“One is to allow families to cook with their own families, and then the other one is for those who maybe don’t want to cook, can’t cook, or if they don’t have a place of refuge,” Esquivel said. “They can come hang out with their families and us.”
The Salvation Army was able to multiply its ability to provide meals this year through local churches, government partners, individual donors, food drives and other financial contributions.
And if more than 400 people show up?
“We’ll do our best to accommodate,” he said For those who have plans but want to help where they can, Aurora’s Salvation Army food pantry could use a little love.
During the shutdown, the Aurora pantry saw a 110% increase in weekly need, burning through December’s budget in October, Esquivel said. While donations have come in, the Salvation Army is still seeing the effects. Arapahoe County chipped in $30,000 for three weeks, but that emergency sup-
port ended.
“At one point, our services increased by 110%. So, the first two weeks it was about 94%, almost 100%,” Esquivel said. “By the end of it, it was 110% on a weekly basis.”
Now they’re heading into December with a tight budget and lingering shortages.
Even a couple (non-expired) cans of food in the back of a home pantry can help the public pantry a lot.
“We can all support, even if it’s a small can of non-perishables or whatever it is,” Esquivel said. “Drop by drop, the jar gets full. So I think we all have a part to play in being able to help our neighbors.”
The food pantry hours will change this week due to the holiday.
Food pantry hours are typically Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a lunch break from noon to 1 p.m., located at 802 Quarry Court. People can donate to the food pantry from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
How to get or to give
What: Hot Thanksgiving meal and family activities
When: Noon to 2 p.m. Thursday
Where: Salvation Army Aurora Corps, 802 Quarry Court, on Del Mar Circle
What: How to donate food or cash to the Red Cross
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 802 Quarry Court, on Del Mar Circle
How: Any food, especially nonperishable and nonexpired For cash donations and other details: aurora. salvationarmy.org/
AROUND AURORA
Aurora launches photo speed enforcement to reduce crashes, fatalities
Aurora police will begin using two mobile photo speed-enforcement cameras this week, launching a program police officials say is aimed at reducing speeding and cutting the number of serious crashes on local roads.
The rollout begins this week with a 30-day warning period before citations start going out Dec. 17, Aurora police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement.
The project follows years of rising car crashes in the city, including 7,561 last year, when 50 people were killed on Aurora roadways. So far in 2025, police have logged more than 6,200 crashes and 47 traffic deaths.
Lt. Chris Amsler, who commands the department’s Traffic Section, said speeding remains one of the biggest contributors to fatal and serious-injury collisions. He said research shows that receiving a speeding ticket often changes driver behavior.
“We expect the photo enforcement program will result in safer driving habits, especially near schools, around parks and in our densely populated residential neighborhoods,” Amsler said.
Under state law, photo speed enforcement cameras can be used only in residential areas with posted limits of 35 mph or below, school zones, streets bordering municipal parks and designated work zones.
Aurora’s cameras will move periodically, with placement decisions based on crash history, traffic safety risks and community feedback, Moylan said.
Signs will mark every enforcement zone, as required by law. Police said cameras may return to previous sites to measure whether driving behavior has improved.
Fines are capped at $40 for standard violations and $80 in school zones. Drivers caught traveling more than 25 mph over the speed limit will receive a court summons in addition to a citation.
Although speeding violators are required to pay fines, the infractions do not impose “points” on a driver’s state record, according to state and local regulations.
Appeals will be handled through the Aurora Parking and Traffic Bureau.
Revenue from fines will first pay for program costs, and any extra money will go toward neighborhood traffic-calming projects, according to city documentation.
A new state law also gives police more flexibility in how they issue citations, including permission to mail them and additional time to do so — a change that Aurora officials say will help the mobile-camera program function more efficiently.
The Aurora City Council first approved photo speed enforcement in July 2022 after several years of increasing crash and fatality numbers locally and statewide.
Residents can learn more or suggest locations for enforcement through Access Aurora at AuroraGov.org/PhotoEnforcement.
— CASSANDRA BALLARD, Sentinel Staff Writer
SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION:
POLL: Only 10% of Republicans support direction of Colorado public schools
Just 10% of Colorado Republicans said the state’s public education system is headed in the right direction, according to polling data released this week. That’s compared with 43% of Democrats — revealing a wide gap between the two political parties.
Republicans said schools focus too much on “woke ideology” and not enough on reading, writing, and math, Magellan Strategies reported. The Colorado company, which has done regular polling on education for years, surveyed a representative sample of 1,078 registered Colorado voters in October. The survey has a margin of error of 2.98%.
In Aurora’s Congressional District 6, poll results show that about half of respondents from both parties think public schools “are on the wrong track.”
Nationwide, satisfaction with the K-12 education system is at a record low, according to an August Gallup poll. Much of the decline is being driven by Democrats and independents whose satisfaction has plummeted since President Donald Trump took office in January. Satisfaction with education among Republicans nationwide was at 29%, which is significantly higher than in Colorado.
In Colorado, Republicans were less likely than Democrats to think their local school district was spending taxpayer money wisely, the Magellan Strategies poll shows. And while 91% of Democrats said additional funding would result in better education for students, only 28% of Republicans said so.
“It’s almost like the trench lines are getting deeper,” said Magellan Strategies CEO David Flaherty.
Democrats and Republicans also had different opinions on what makes schools great.
Democrats were more likely to say schools should focus on attracting and retaining high-quality teachers and teaching critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Republicans were more likely to value teaching the basics and preparing students for a job right after high school.
Only 3% of Republicans said providing a welcoming environment for students of different backgrounds should be a top priority for schools, compared with 31% of Democrats.
On higher education, Democrats were more likely to say earning a fouryear college degree is important. Republicans were more likely to favor career and technical education over preparing students for college.
But voters from both political parties largely agreed that college is unaffordable. Only 21% of Democrats and 18% of Republicans said earning a degree from a public college such as the University of Colorado is very or somewhat affordable.
“College is not in a good place,” Flaherty said.
The survey also asked voters about Colorado’s universal preschool program, which offers some free preschool to all 4-year-olds. Most voters had a favorable opinion of the program, but it was higher among Democrats than Republicans. Those who didn’t
like it made comments such as, “it’s not the state’s job to raise kids” and “children should be at home until kindergarten.”
Opinions on school closures differed too. Lower birth rates are causing enrollment in Colorado’s public schools to decline, and several districts have closed small schools. Republicans were more likely than Democrats to say schools with low enrollment should be closed.
— Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
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Dispute in Aurora convenience store ends with bystander being shot, injured
Police arrested one man and are seeking another after the two men got into a dispute inside an Aurora convenience store early Nov. 23, causing a handgun to fire and striking a bystander, injuring him.
Officers were called to the Circle K convenience store at 291. S. Sable Blvd. at about 12:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting.
Investigators said two men inside the store were involved in a dispute before the shooting occurred.
“During the confrontation, one man shoved the other, causing a firearm to discharge,” Aurora Police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement. “The round struck an uninvolved bystander.”
When police arrived, they began medical treatment on the injured man, who was transported to a nearby hospital.
Police said the man’s gun injury was non-life threatening.
“Follow-up work quickly identified a suspect vehicle,” Easterwood said.
“Officers located it a short distance away and conducted a high-risk stop, taking 36-year-old Jimmie White into custody.”
White faces charges of second-degree assault, prohibited use of a weapon, obstructing a peace officer or firearm, disorderly conduct, DUI, and open container.
The other shooting suspect fled the scene on foot, police said.
“Detectives are working to identify and contact him,” Easterwood said.
As of Sunday morning, White was being held at the Aurora detention center without bond, according to police.
— Sentinel Staff
Police make second arrest in shooting death of man in northwest Aurora Oct. 24
Police have arrested a second suspect linked to a fatal Oct. 24 shooting in northwest Aurora that left an unidentified man dead.
Diego Jimenez, 26, of Aurora, is being held at the Arapahoe County jail in lieu of $200,000 bond after his arrest.
Jimenez faces charges of second-degree murder for his part in the fatal shooting of a man the afternoon of Oct. 24 outside a home near East Sixth Avenue and Del Mar Circle.
Also facing charges as an accessory to the shooting is Sheena Fuentes, 41, according to police.
“Officers were dispatched to the area…just after 1 p.m. where they located an adult male lying in a front yard suffering from a single gunshot wound,” Aurora Police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a previous statement. “He was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.”
Investigators said Jimenez and the shooting victim were embroiled in some kind of altercation when Jimenez shot the man.
Police have not provided details on what prompted them to seek accessory charges in the shooting.
On Nov. 18, investigators assigned to the Aurora police Fugitive Apprehension and Narcotics Unit determined that Jimenez was in Brighton.
“The fugitive unit, with assistance from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a residence in the 10700 block of Brighton Road and arrested Jimenez without incident,” Aurora police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement. “In addition to the murder charges, Jimenez also was arrested on outstanding warrants out of Weld County for aggravated motor vehicle theft and Boulder County for theft.”
— Sentinel Staff
Police search for suspect in fatal northwest Aurora shooting
Police say an argument between two men Nov. 19 in northwest Aurora turned violent when one man fatally shot the other.
Officers were called at about 10 p.m. to a green-space median on the northeast corner of Beeler Street and East 17th Avenue after reports of a shooting.
“Witnesses said two men were arguing when the suspect pulled out a gun and fired several rounds at the victim,” Aurora police spokesperson Agent Matt Longshore said in a statement. “The victim, who appears to be an adult male, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.”
Police later said the man, 22, died from his injuries. The suspected shooter left the scene before police arrived.
Investigators are working to identify the gunman.
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
Man dies after being struck by multiple vehicles in Aurora crosswalk
A 23-year-old man was struck by three cars in a pedestrian crosswalk late Nov. 20 and later died from his injuries after being taken to a nearby hospital.
Officers were called to the signal-controlled crosswalk on the Unnamed Creek Trail at the 2700 block of South Tower road at about midnight after reports of a person lying in the street.
“Witnesses told officers the man may have been hit by two vehicles that left the scene,” police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement. “A third vehicle also struck the man but remained on scene. The driver of that vehicle is cooperating with the investigation, and officers found no indication that alcohol or drugs were factors.”
Police said they do not know yet whether the crossing signal had been advocated, and whether the man had the right of way.
No details were released so far about the reported cars that left the scene of the collision. The identity of
the man struck by the cars will be later released by coroner officials.
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
BEYOND AURORA
Ethics commission advances complaints alleging 17 Colorado legislators violated state law — 1 case dismissed
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission advanced complaints filed against 17 Democratic state legislators that allege they broke the state’s law prohibiting elected officials from receiving gifts.
Colorado Common Cause, a pro-democracy organization, filed complaints against members of the Colorado Opportunity Caucus alleging they accepted payment for luxury resort expenses at an October gathering with lobbyists in Vail. The gathering was first reported by The Colorado Sun. The commission Tuesday unanimously determined all 17 of the complaints are “not frivolous,” meaning they will move forward to the commission’s investigation process and public hearings.
The complaints allege the involved legislators are members of the Colorado Opportunity Caucus, a nonprofit that Common Cause said was “created, staffed, and funded by a pro-business dark money group, One Main Street.” Caucus leaders allegedly asked One Main Street to pay a $25,000 bill for legislators’ hotel expenses while at the Vail retreat.
Colorado voters in 2006 approved a gift ban for elected officials.
“No one is above the law or the state constitution. The trust the public places in our leaders when we elect them to office is sacred and not to be taken lightly,” Aly Belknap, Colorado Common Cause’s executive director, said in a statement. “Common Cause commends the Independent Ethics Commission for taking appropriate action, and we reaffirm our shared mission to defend the public interest.”
Common Cause filed complaints against Sen. Lindsey Daugherty of Arvada, who chairs the Opportunity Caucus, Rep. Tisha Mauro of Pueblo, Rep. Michael Carter of Aurora, Rep. Jacque Phillips of Thornton, Rep. Rebekah Stewart of Lakewood, Rep. Meghan Lukens of Steamboat Springs, Rep. Karen McCormick of Longmont, Rep. Cecelia Espenoza of Denver, Rep. Matthew Martinez of Monte Vista, Rep.
Katie Stewart of Durango, Rep. Sean Camacho of Denver, Rep William Lindstedt of Broomfield, Sen. Marc Snyder of Manitou Springs, Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet of Commerce City, Sen. Kyle Mullica of Thornton, and Sen. Judy Amabile of Boulder. Each legislator will be able to respond to the complaints with a private attorney at the public hearings.
A complaint was also filed against Rep. Shannon Bird of Westminster, but she said Thursday it had been dismissed.
“This is a grotesque, intentionally orchestrated miscarriage of justice,” Daugherty said in a statement. “The dark money operatives behind this mudslinging should do some serious soul-searching and Coloradans should let them know that joining Donald Trump in attacking Democrats, trampling on justice, rejecting due process, and abandoning integrity to score cheap political points is not the kind of behavior that our state wants, deserves or will accept.”
A joint statement from the Opportunity Caucus called the accusations in the complaint inaccurate and incendiary. The statement said Common Cause did not file the complaints because of ethics but rather as “a publicity and fundraising campaign to silence Democratic incumbents ahead of their 2026 elections.”
Rep. Bird didn’t attend event Bird, who is running for Congress in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District and was the founding chair of the Opportunity Caucus, filed a motion to dismiss the complaint against her as she did not attend the retreat and was no longer chair during planning of the retreat. Eve Zhurbinskiy, Bird’s campaign manager, said the complaint “is as false as it is absurd.”
“Shannon Bird was not at the event in question, she was not Chair of the Caucus, and she, quite literally, had nothing to do with it,” Zhurbinskiy said in a statement.
On Thursday, Bird announced that Common Cause had dismissed the complaint against her.
Shad Murib, chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, condemned the complaints after the hearing and said lawmakers are taking “good-faith steps to address the situation.” He said legislators made “a sizable contribution to the Food Bank of the Rockies, regardless of whether they believe a violation occurred.”
“Colorado Democrats hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, and that includes allowing the Independent Ethics Commission to do its work without political games,” Murib said in a statement.
— LINDSEY TOOMER, Colorado Newsline
9 pitch-perfect holiday gi s for the music lovers in your life
SHOPPING FOR MUSIC LOVERS DOESN’T HAVE TO RISK HITTING A FLAT. STAY ON KEY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THESE POSSIBILITIES
BY MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer
Shopping for a music fan is no easy task. It seems like it should be: Know their favorite artists? Simply buy them an album on the physical medium of their choice. But how can you be certain they don’t already own it? (Because let’s be honest — if they’re an obsessive, they probably own multiple pressings.)
The best presents are a bit more creative than that. Don’t know where to begin? We’ve got your back.
Here’s a gift guide for the audio lover in your life — from a massive new oral history courtesy Paul McCartney to a pocket-size drum machine, some Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg gin, and so much more.
Hosting a party? Grab the gin and juice
For the 21-and-older hip-hop crowd: This one is for you. While most gins are a bit polarizing — non-fans think the liquor is too bitter, or too botanical — Still G.I.N., the brainchild of rap royalty Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, hits the right notes. The official description of their gin’s flavor profile includes “notes of tangerine, jasmine, and coriander for an unforgettable aromatic finish.” None of your holiday party attendees will complain about its distinct, delicious — and best of all for those on the fence — unobtrusive taste. $36.99 for a 750ml bottle.
Back in black
What do you get the classic rock ‘n’ roll fan in your life? Something that lets them share their enthusiasm with others, of course. Bicycle playing cards make the perfect stock-
ing stuffer, and their AC/DC collection offers a personalized touch. Peep Angus Young and his signature axe on this deck; it’s enough to make anyone want to break out their guitar ... or, at the very least, play a little poker. $8.99.
Dolly it up
It’s hard to go wrong with Dolly Parton. So, make your holiday shopping easier by gifting a country connoisseur her latest coffee-table book, “Star of the Show: My Life on Stage.” It’s the third and final installment in her photographic trilogy of big ol’ books — following “Songteller,” which was all about her lyrics, and “Behind the Seams,” about her daring and culture-shifting fashion. Parton has arguably saved the best for last: This text is all about her performance, offering both an in-depth personal and professional history. Plus, it’ll look great in any living room. Random House. $55.
Loud and clear
Every music enthusiast needs a decent speaker in their life. And for the more eccentric listener, only a truly unique device will do. That’s where Uncommon Goods’ Acoustic Gramophone Amplifying Speaker enters the conversation. This beautiful smartphone speaker — handmade from walnut wood — naturally amplifies. That’s right: There are no cords, wires, batteries, solar panels or whatever else involved. Simply slide your phone into the slot, press play on your favorite streaming platform and let the natural acoustic enhancements happen. $100.
Grab your pava
Bad Bunny’s latest album, the ambitious
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” is a love letter to Puerto Rico. It effortlessly combines modern genres — house rhythms, electronic production, reggaeton — with salsa and nylon-stringed plena guitars. In his music videos and at his historic residency in San Juan this summer, the global superstar continued to embrace traditional Puerto Rican iconography. That included the use of pavas — straw hats traditionally worn by jíbaros, Puerto Rican rural farmers. His official merchandise does the same and has been discounted for the holiday season. Especially attractive is the Bad Bunny Pava T-shirt, with its fashionable high neck and artful illustration of Bad Bunny in a pava — lifted from his 2025 Met Gala look. $40.
March to the beat ... of your own drum
Loving music is one thing. Making it is another. For the aspiring producer, prolific percussionist or virtuosic songwriter, look no further than a Stylophone Beat Drum Machine. The pocket-size device allows its user to make beats on the go. Because who knows where inspiration will strike? It’s best to have access to four sound banks (rock, techno, hip-hop and beatbox) and a stylus on hand at all times. And if that’s not enough of a selling point: It also features a built-in speaker and headphone socket, so you can listen and play wherever you are. $40 from the Museum of Modern Art’s online store.
Get ‘GUTS’-y
Tour books are a dime a dozen these days and with good reason. They make for great gifts! High-resolution, never-before-seen
images are ideal for the young superfan — and Olivia Rodrigo knows that. Her “GUTS World Tour Book” boasts 136 pages of images and some text detailing her energetic run of shows, alongside a sticker sheet, limited-edition poster and more. While the stan in your life awaits Rodrigo’s third album, surprise them with this. Available via Rodrigo’s merch store for $38.
Gonna be golden
For the K-pop lover — heck, for the animated family film fan — there was no bigger pop culture story in 2025 than “KPop Demon Hunters.” The women of the fictional girl group HUNTR/X as well as the heartthrobs of demon boy band Saja Boys no doubt inspired a million cosplays. The most envy-worthy of their fashions is likely HUNTR/X leader Rumi’s bright yellow bomber jacket and, luckily, Netflix has it available for purchase on their webstore. It’s unique enough to function as a costume but also sporty enough for everyday wear. $89.95.
Let ‘em in
Paul McCartney has teamed up with editor Ted Widmer for a new oral history, “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,” compiled from over 500,000 words of interviews. It’s an impressive undertaking that follows the band from their founding in the 1970s to their dissolution in 1981, featuring extensive commentary from McCartney as well as co-founding members, the late Linda McCartney and Denny Laine, and many more. For the Beatles fan in your life and then some. Liveright. $45.
Fox Flix: Totally Scrooged
Part of the Aurora Fox’s Fox Flix series, a screening of the 1988 comedic film “Scrooged” starring Bill Murray brings back a modern, irreverent twist on “A Christmas Carol,” with ghosts, television satire, and sharp humor.
IF YOU GO: Dec. 6, 2 p.m., at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. Tickets: $5. Details at aurorafoxartscenter.org
Santa’s Big Red Sack –The Final Season
The long-running Rattlebrain Productions holiday comedy that skewers Christmas traditions with sketch comedy, music, and sharp satire is back for the holidays. This is the final season of the show, bringing back original cast members for a wild, irreverent ride through festive absurdity.
IF YOU GO: Performances Dec. 4 through Dec. 24 at The People’s Building, 9995 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Tickets: $38.58 for general admission.
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Guild Dramatic Society –
“A Christmas Carol”
A comedic, irreverent take on Dickens’ classic, this production features audience participation, original songs, and the over-the-top charm of Farndale’s guild of eccentric ladies. “The Fox will welcome some of the true “grandes dames” of the Colorado theatre community to the stage for this hilarious, nonstop journey into a holiday show gone utterly and madly wrong.”
IF YOU GO: Evening and matinee performances through Dec. 21 at the Aurora Fox Arts Center. 9900 E Colfax Ave Tickets: $17–$42. Details and reservations at aurorafoxartscenter.org
Mile High Holidays Drone Show
A nightly spectacle of 600 drones choreographed to form holiday-themed animations above the Denver skyline. The show’s scale and creativity make it a magical, communal event.
IF YOU GO: Through Dec. 31, nightly at 7 p.m., best viewed from Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus, Sculpture Park, or other downtown vantage points. Free. Details at visitdenver. com/milehighholidays/drone-shows/
The Pond Ice Rink opening celebration
Bundle up and glide into the winter season as The Pond Ice Rink opens for another year of outdoor skating in Aurora. Families and friends can enjoy public sessions under the lights, complete with music, hot chocolate and cozy fire pits. The seasonal rink has become a favorite local hangout, offering lessons, hock-
ey sessions and themed skate nights throughout the season. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, it’s the perfect place to celebrate winter fun.
IF YOU GO: Opens Nov. 8. 6155 S. Main St. $15 admission includes skates and rink time. Details at thepondicerink.com
Meow Wolf Denver –Immersive Art Experience
Explore “Convergence Station,” a multi-level, immersive art installation where rooms, portals, and interactive environments collide. Live performance, visual storytelling, and audio surprises await.
IF YOU GO: Nightly at Meow Wolf, 1338 First St. Tickets $48–$58 at meowwolf.com.
2025 Colorado State Yo-Yo Contest
A state-level yo-yo competition gathering talented throwers, vendors, and spectators. Expect eye-popping performances, trick battles, and community tables.
IF YOU GO: Nov. 30, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. at The People’s Building, 9995 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Free admission. Details at YoYoContest.com
Festival of Wreaths at Aurora History Museum
The holiday season begins early with the Festival of Wreaths, a long-running fundraiser and art showcase at the Aurora History Museum. Local businesses, artists and organizations design and donate creative wreaths that are displayed throughout the museum. Visitors can vote for their favorites and bid in an online auction, with proceeds funding the museum’s internship program. The display
offers a festive blend of art, tradition and community goodwill.
IF YOU GO: Through Dec. 5, during museum hours. Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway. Admission is free. Details at auroragov.org/ wreaths
Aurora
Fox Arts Center:
A Christmas Carol, maybe not what you think
The Aurora Fox begins its holiday season production with the opening weekend of The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘A Christmas Carol’. This comedy features an amateur group’s hilariously disastrous attempt to stage the Dickens classic.
IF YOU GO: through Dec. 21. Showtimes vary with night and matinee curtains. Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. Ticket prices $14-$42. Details and tickets at aurorafoxartscenter.org
Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens
The annual holiday tradition begins, transforming the Denver Botanic Gardens into a magical winter wonderland. Visitors can wander a mile-long path through ever-changing, immersive displays of light and color that highlight the garden’s collections.
IF YOU GO: Nov. 21 through Jan. 11. 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. Tickets $10$20. Details at botanicgardens.org
Denver Christkindlmarket
The annual German-inspired Christmas market opens for the holiday season on Nov. 21. Guests can enjoy authentic Glühwein, European coffee and hot
chocolate while browsing vendors selling handcrafted ornaments, gifts and traditional European fare.
IF YOU GO: Through Dec. 23. Hours vary. Location Auraria Campus, Tivoli Quad 1000 Larimer Square. Admission is free. Details at christkindlmarketdenver.com
Dan Rodriguez Christmas Concert
Soulful, warm, and heartfelt — local favorite Dan Rodriguez returns to Aurora Center for the Arts for a night of holiday music, original songs, and festive charm.
IF YOU GO: Dec. 6, 7 p.m.–9 p.m., Aurora Center for the Arts. 9900 E. Colfax Ave. Tickets: $20. Details at aurorafoxartscenter.org
2025 Holiday Celebration – Music from The Nutcracker with the Aurora Symphony Orchestra
The Aurora Symphony Orchestra presents a family-friendly holiday concert featuring favorite movements from The Nutcracker, such as “Dance of the Flowers” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies.” In addition, the program calls for Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” and Valerie Coleman’s Umoja: Anthem of Unity, which brings in themes of heritage and community. The event also includes a silent auction of donated items from local businesses benefiting the Aurora Symphony Orchestra.
IF YOU GO: Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Gateway High School Auditorium, 1300 S. Sable Blvd, Aurora. Tickets: $22.13 (adult), $11.63 for seniors, first responders and others, free for students & children under 18. Details at aurorasymphony.org
Editorials Sentinel
Trump’s savage call for executing Dems in Congress warrants impeachment
President Donald Trump’s latest descent into authoritarian delirium arrived with a “splat” Thursday when he publicly said Aurora Congressperson Jason Crow and five other Democratic lawmakers should face the death penalty for crimes of sedition.
The supposed crimes of these highly decorated and respected veterans? Posting a 90-second video urging U.S. service members to do exactly what their oath and the Uniform Code of Military Justice already requires: Refuse illegal orders.
Crow and the other five Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Mark Kelly, and Reps. Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan, spoke plainly and accurately. They reminded troops that the Trump administration has been “pitting our uniformed military against American citizens.” They called on servicemembers to “refuse illegal orders” and “stand up for our laws.”
The message was neither radical nor unlawful. It was constitutionally protected speech pointing out U.S. law.
As a network of more than 300 national-security professionals later wrote, “only a restatement of what every officer and enlisted servicemember already knows. Illegal orders can and should be refused.
Nothing in the video encouraged troops to shirk lawful orders. U.S. courts, the UCMJ, and decades of military doctrine make clear that service members are obligated — not merely permitted — to refuse illegal commands.
This is not a political opinion. It is doctrine.
Yet Trump reacted with another episode of his increasingly worrisome tyrannical fury.
On his social-media platform, he blasted these members of Congress as “TRAITORS!!!” and demanded they be “LOCKED UP???” He called their conduct, “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.”
Trump also amplified posts from his supporters calling to “HANG THEM.”
His press secretary even furthered the grotesque propaganda, saying the Democrats’ message “perhaps is punishable by law,” while Trump allies on Fox News branded the video as “insurrection.”
This is not even remotely defensible.
The Democrats’ message reiterated an uncontroversial truth.
And the message is warranted. Trump’s track record on subverting democracy and the law is long and increasingly alarming.
He has already been judged as guilty by bipartisan investigators. The Jan. 6 congressional committee, composed of both Republicans and Democrats, concluded after extensive investigation and public hearings that Trump incited and permitted the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 election he lost.
Trump’s current tantrum about “sedition” is grotesque coming from someone whose own conduct has already been authoritatively described as the gravest assault on the peaceful transfer of power in American history.
The message of these six Democrats is not subversive. It is prudent.
The Trump administration has already attempted to deploy National Guard forces into U.S. cities for dubious “roles,” with courts halting many of these actions.
The Trump administration has already been admonished for refusing to comply with court orders in immigration cases.
And as cases regarding presidential power and domestic military deployment move through the courts, it is not difficult to imagine the day when the Supreme Court rules against Trump, and he refuses to comply.
Calling for the arrest of political opponents and fantasizing about their execution is the definition of authoritarian abuse.
These six lawmakers are decorated veterans, intelligence officers, and national-security professionals who “swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution” and who declared they “will not be intimidated.”
Trump, however, is so consumed by rage and vengeance that he now wields the power of the presidency like a cudgel to threaten their lives because they have exposed his corruption and incompetence as commander in chief.
That alone is grounds for his resignation, and absent that, his impeachment and removal from office.
His behavior is not only reducing the presidency to a treacherous farce, he is rapidly dragging the Republican Party down with him.
Every member of Congress from both parties should make clear that calling for the execution of political opponents is an act of presidential depravity.
Congress should condemn the threats, denounce the rhetoric, and insist that a president who openly promotes executing lawmakers for expressing accurate legal information is unfit to serve.
Trump has repeatedly violated his oath of office and discarded the U.S. Constitution. This latest felony is beyond the pale and warrants his impeachment.
Why AP is standing for your right
The Associated Press is back in a courtroom this week defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by their government based on its preferences.
This is not a controversial idea. Yet this foundational American freedom remains under threat.
It’s why AP took a stand nine months ago when the government blocked us from covering presidential events because of what we call a body of water. We strongly believe this case could have much wider implications, not only for other news organizations, but for anyone in America.
Those ripples are becoming more evident since we first took this case to court.
In the last few months, we have seen the White House take legal action against other news organizations; the Pentagon require reporters to agree to a new press policy incompatible with journalistic standards; and journalists from other outlets restricted from covering the White House over what they’ve written.
All this makes it as important as it has ever been to be clear about the role of the press in a democracy and what exactly is at stake.
When we talk about press freedom, we are really talking about your freedom. Reporters ask questions, photographers take pictures, and video journalists record history on your behalf to ensure that you are informed about
the things you don’t have the time to unearth, watch or learn about for yourself.
Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment. It should worry all of us. Because if a president of any party can use personal and political preference to choose which journalists to allow in – and kick others out because of the words they use – it means you are not getting a full picture of what is happening. It results in a filtered look at whoever holds the highest office, not the rigorous coverage the public deserves.
Independent, accurate, factual journalism is essential to civil society. AP journalists contribute to this every day. We bear witness, ask hard questions and document history as it unfolds, on behalf of the public. We always strive to get it right – and to own up to mistakes when we make them. We don’t advocate or take a side. Our mission is to report the facts, plain and simple, so you can decide. That’s it.
When fundamental freedoms are at stake, however, it becomes our duty, as an independent, not-for-profit news organization, with no owner and no shareholders, to stand up. On behalf of all of us.
Because, after all, AP’s freedom of speech is yours, too.
Julie Pace is the executive editor of The Associated Press
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AURORA POLICE CRIME-FIGHTING GETS REAL-TIME WITH DRONES, CAMERAS AND READERS
‘It means smarter responses,” Rathbun said. “They know what resources they need, the direction they need to come from, exactly who they’re looking for, including pictures and live video’
BY CASSANDRA BALLARD, Sentinel Staff Writer
Aurora police say they have entered a new phase in technology-driven policing, combining years of cameras, license-plate readers and data tools with a full real-time operations center that now includes drones deployed directly to 911 calls.
“The important thing about our real-time centers is that they’re data-driven,” Deputy Police Chief Phil Rathbun said. “So everything from our deployments of the technology to our deployments of our personnel and the timeliness is about crime data and how we can reduce victimization.”
The department, which quietly piloted the system over the past year, said the integration of all its surveillance tools with human analysts working live has already transformed investigations, sped up arrests and contributed to drops in crime.
The department already had many of the tools implemented in the Real Time Center. They include nearly 100 flock cameras, a drone, and multiple license plate readers. That, combined with 911 calls, alerts, crime reports, and incident data have created a space where analysts can view and work on crime as it unfolds.
Traditionally, Aurora Police’s camera and plate-reader network served as a retrospective investigative tool, Rathbun said. Officers pulled footage after a crime occurred. Now, real-time technicians monitor incoming 911 calls and immediately access nearby feeds, plate-reading and mapping tools, while deploying a police drone that frequently arrives before officers. The department plans to add five more drones to support future police work.
“So that means, rather than an investigation after the fact, it means a potential, successful apprehension right then and there, gathering of critical evidence through camera feeds,” Rathbun said.
Drone launches typically take under 90 seconds, he said, and the video from the drones feed directly into patrol cars en route to the scene. The drone can also reach speeds up to 47 miles per hour. At that rate, a drone could fly from the northern border of Aurora to the southern border of the city in about 6 minutes, a fraction of what it would take in a squad car.
“It means smarter responses,” Rathbun said. “They know what resources they need, the direction they need to come from, exactly who they’re looking for, including pictures and live video.”
Many police departments, including Aurora, have been moving toward drones as part of their first-responder programs, which critics fear can be an invasion of privacy. In contrast, Rathbun and other proponents say that the systems are used reactively, not as snooping search tools.
“It would be impossible for someone to be tasked with monitoring every single area where a camera exists,” Kimberly Przeszlowski, an assistant professor of Criminal Justice at Quinnipiac University, said. “So usually it’s used for post-incident cases, or if there is a call that comes in and that’s considered a priority call, then all eyes would be in the sky, if you will.”
Currently, there are 242 Real Time Crime Centers throughout the nation, according to the Atlas of Surveillance, a database built through a joint effort between the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the University of Nevada to track police surveillance technology. Denver, Lakewood, and Colorado Springs are among Colorado’s cities with Real Time Crime Centers.
“A lot of information nowadays has to be publicly accessible, especially if you do have a drone as a first responder program,” Przeszlowski said.
States like Alaska, California, and Hawaii require warrants for certain aerial surveillance due to constitutional protections against searches and seizures. States like California, Minnesota and Illinois have laws that require police departments to be transparent about flight logs, including rules that require listing how many times drones are deployed, along with dates, times and the reasons drones are being deployed.
APD was operating a single drone from the police headquarters rooftop, with an officer stationed outside to manually swap batteries. The department plans to expand to six drone sites across the city and eventually move to automated docking stations where drones land, charge and self-deploy.
APD officers trained in drone operations for other Aurora police units, including SWAT, also support and plan to use the new system.
Even before the official launch, the real-time center has been heavily used. Over the past year, APD logged more than 5,000 virtual responses, instances in which analysts monitored or supported calls via cameras, data searches or drone deployments.
“It’s not a number,” Rathbun said. “It’s a difference in people’s lives. We have more than 3,000 people this year who are not victims of crime compared to last year. Every one of those numbers represents a person.”
The Axon Fusus, a program that connects the different aspects of a Real Time Information Center, which the department is using to connect the different camera feeds, can also connect to other security cameras throughout the city, if permission is granted through a memorandum of understanding, according to Przeszlowski.
She said private entities can choose to integrate their cameras with the police department, allowing the police to access them during incidents in the area. Schools have been the most likely to integrate with police departments, Przeszlowski said. These partnerships can help during incidents like active shooter situations.
Rathbun said the department is also beginning to reach out to private businesses to join Axon’s “Fusus Connect” network.
“We are actively looking for more partners,” Rathbun said. “We’re looking primarily at exterior cameras so we can help keep them safe and respond more quickly to crime.”
To illustrate an incident where the technology really benefited, Rathbun talked about a recent fatal hit-and-run at East Sixth Avenue and Laredo Street.
“There were no witnesses,” Rathbun said. “Meaning that our officers arrived there and had
nothing to go off of.”
He said his techs leveraged the technology by reviewing cameras in the area and identifying a possible suspect vehicle based on a lack of damage in one location and damage in another. Using camera feeds and license-plate data, real-time analysts tracked the vehicle and alerted patrol units, who found the driver and made an arrest, all within five hours.
“That’s something that would have taken detectives weeks at best,” the official said. “And if the technology didn’t exist, maybe never. So the combination of the technology that made that possible, as well as the people making it happen in real time, that’s what makes the difference.”
Rathbun said drones have already helped them avoid risky vehicle pursuits by surreptitiously following stolen cars from above and coordinating tactical arrests when the vehicle stops. Przeszlowski said there is additional technology that helps with GPS tracking and police pursuits, which Rathbun said the department might consider using in the future.
Przeszlowski mentioned a piece of technology some agencies use called Star Chase, which launches a GPS target onto a vehicle so it can be monitored.
“So the pursuit can kind of halt, and then that information can connect back to the Real Time Information Center,” she said.
Rathbun said the technology may eventually help prevent officer-involved shootings.
“Maybe drones as first responders can help prevent OIS incidents,” Rathbun said. “We can see, for example, that a suspect is hiding here or fleeing there. We can communicate that in real time.”
Drones are also being used to “clear” lower-priority calls, such as suspicious-person reports, so officers are not sent unnecessarily.
“We now have the ability to do that from 400 feet in the air,” Rathbun said. “A drone operator can say, ‘This person is not doing anything illegal,’ and we don’t need to send additional resources.”
Although the police department plans to use the Real Time Information Center for reactive policing, Rathbun said it was helpful for surveilling crime hot spots when time permits.
“It’s an ever-changing world that is under constant review,” Rathbun said. “We emphasize hot-spot policing, and this helps us look at those locations weekly.”
APD leaders described the system as a “force multiplier,” allowing detectives to focus on more complex cases while the real-time center handles early evidence collection and tracking.
“This is the future,” Rathbun said. “Our dedication to leveraging technology as a public safety component to reduce risk where we can, and to, you know, impact safety. You’re seeing it.”
“In real time,” added Agent Matthew Wells-Longshore.
LEFT AND ABOVE: Aurora Police “Real Time” operators at the controls in the city’s new center Nov. 19, 2025 PHOTOS BY CASSANDRA BALLARD
Deputy Police Chief Phil Rathbun in the Aurora Real Time crime center.
PHOTO BY CASSANDRA BALLARD
Last winter heated up at the end for the Aurora area as a good number of prep teams and individuals earned state championships.
The Eaglecrest boys and Grandview girls provided a local sweep of Class 6A state basketball titles, while there were multiple boys and girls state championships in wrestling as well to go with some near-misses in the swimming pool and the hockey rink.
The march towards anoth-
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Grandview extended its run of dominance over the past decade-plus with a third state championship in the past four seasons, but will have to go into a season without Sienna Betts, a three-time Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year who is now at UCLA. Junior Ava Chang had a breakout season a year ago.
Coach Josh Ulitzky’s Wolves enter the season ranked No. 10 in the Colorado High School Activities Association preseason coaches poll, which also includes two other local programs in Cherokee Trail at No. 5 and Regis Jesuit at No. 9.
Winter beginnings
BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor
er potentially outstanding conclusion began with the advent of practice for the 2025-26 winter prep sports Nov. 16 with the start of the regular season for most sports set for Dec. 1.
Here’s a quick look at each winter prep sports season for Aurora area teams:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Eaglecrest is the defending state champions, though a repeat will be a difficult task considering all the losses to graduation and transfer. The Raptors enter the season as the No. 10-ranked team in 6A according to the Colorado High School Activities Association preseason coaches poll, which includes two other Aurora area teams.
Leading the way is Rangeview, a semifinal team last season that comes into the season as the preseason No. 2. Coach Shawn Palmer’s team returns a number of key contributors from last season’s 26-win squad such as junior Archie Weatherspoon IV and sophomore Marceles Duncan.
The team that Rangeview knocked out in the quarterfinal round of last season’s 6A playoffs — Regis Jesuit — comes into the season at No. 8 in the preseason poll.
Coach Ken Shaw’s group is led by Eric Fiedler, the state’s top-ranked senior prospect, who recently signed to play with Colorado State.
Last season’s other area postseason qualifiers were Cherokee Trail, Grandview, Overland, Smoky Hill and Vista PEAK Prep in 6A, plus Aurora Central and Gateway in 5A. State championship: This season’s Class 6A and 5A state tournament concludes with the Final Four and state championship March 14-16 at the Denver Coliseum.
Cherokee Trail — stopped in the second round of last season’s 6A playoffs — features a recent Wichita State signee
Aaliyah Broadus. Broadus led coach Tammi Traylor-Statewright’s Cougars in scoring last season, but they will have to replace three of the top four scorers.
Regis Jesuit fell to eventual 6A runner-up Legend in the second round last season and coach Jordan Kasemodel’s team moves into the new season minus five of its top six scorers from last season.
Last season’s other Aurora postseason qualifiers were Eaglecrest, Overland, Rangeview and Vista PEAK Prep in 6A and Aurora Central in 5A. State championship: This season’s Class 6A and 5A state tournament concludes with the Final Four and state final March 14-16 at the Denver Coliseum.
BOYS WRESTLING
The medal podium at the Class 5A state tournament last season included a whopping 11 Aurora area boys wrestlers and only three of those top-six placers graduated. Five state championship finalists expect to return in two reigning champions — Vista PEAK Prep senior Ian Bacon (who won the 120 pound class last season) and Grandview junior JR Ortega (the 2025 113 pound winner) — along with runners-up in Cherokee Trail junior Cooper Mathews, Grandview senior Jonathan Montes Gonzales and Grandview junior Leland Day.
Grandview tied for its all-time high finish of third place as a team last season and in addition to Ortega, Montes Gonzales and Day, should return placers in senior Gunnar Lopez and junior Braxston Widrikis, while sixth-place Cherokee Trail expects to return Mathews plus placers Ryan Everhart, a senior, and sophomore Elijah Van Horn. Bacon won Vista PEAK Prep’s first state title last season
and should be in the hunt for a repeat. State championship: This season’s state tournament in all classifications is Feb. 19-21 at Ball Arena.
GIRLS WRESTLING
The 2025 season produced the second and third all-time state championships for Aurora area girls wrestling programs when Vista PEAK Prep’s Amelia Bacon and Regis Jesuit’s Remington Zimmerer joined Eaglecrest’s Blythe Cayko (2022) as local winners.
Bacon and Zimmerer — part of a record number of local top-six placers (8) — expect to return for a chance to earn second titles and coach Ashley Jaramillo’s Bison also had senior Parice Jones and junior Khloe Yizar make the podium last season. Coach Horacio Vialpando’s Eaglecrest team had the largest number of state qualifiers with nine, while two of its three placers graduated, leaving sophomore Maxime Lantz. State championship: This season’s state tournament in all classifications is Feb. 19-21 at Ball Arena.
GIRLS SWIMMING
The 2025 season finished with hardware for a local program in Regis Jesuit, which claimed second place in the Class 5A state meet behind Cherry Creek.
Coach Nick Frasersmith’s Raiders didn’t win any events, but expect to return a large number of their top performers for the new season, including recent college signees Lexi Stramel and Taylor Johannsen. Smoky Hill came in next in 12th and features two returning championship event qualifiers in Cameryn Walkup (a recent University of Wyoming signee) and Mya Noffsinger (Minnesota State, Mankato). Grandview expects to have back a championship finalist as well in junior Makenna Dyk, while Cherokee Trail will reload after a 17th-place finish. State championship: This season’s Class 5A state meet is Feb. 17-18 at the Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center.
ICE HOCKEY
The Aurora area ranks grew to three teams last season with the arrival of Grandview, which joined the long-established Cherry Creek co-op and Regis Jesuit programs. Coach Jeff Mielnicki’s Bruins ousted coach Terry Ott’s Raiders in the second round of last season’s Class 5A state playoffs, then lost in the semifinals and the two programs come into the season ranked Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, in the Colorado High School Activities Association 5A preseason coaches poll. State championship: This season’s Class 5A state championship game is at 7:30 p.m. March 2 at Magness Arena.
ABOVE: Regis Jesuit senior boys basketball player Eric Fiedler, seated, poses with teammates after he signed with Colorado State University on Nov. 12, 2025. Fiedler and the Raiders come into the 2025-26 season as the No. 8-ranked team in the Colorado High School Activities Association’s preseason Class 6A coaches poll. Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel
Last frame for Unified Bowling
The 2025 Unified Bowling season saw its final rolls Nov. 21, as 29 teams filled the lanes at Lucky Strike Lone Tree to decide the state championship. Among those teams were three from the Aurora area in Eaglecrest, Hinkley and Vista PEAK Prep, which all qualified from the same regional tournament. At the state tournament, teams rolled three co-ed modified Baker games — in which participants alternate shots — with the final standings determined by total pinfall. Coach Mark Bliss’ Vista PEAK Prep team of seniors Natalie Elliott and Robert Wilson, juniors Kamyah Louis and Amare Peterson and sophomore Miley Grace Mendez earned area-best honors with a 27th-place total of 379, which was five pins clear of 28th-place Hinkley (374) with 29th-place Eaglecrest at 346. The team championship went to Lakewood with 649, followed by Legacy at 612.
BY COURTNEY OAKES/AURORA SENTINEL
PHOTOS
TOP: Coaches and members of the Vista PEAK Prep Unified Bowling team pose after they completed competition at the state tournament Nov. 21 at Lucky Strike Lone Tree. LEFT: Hinkley team members use
Notice is hereby given that the City of Aurora intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named Contractor on December 8, 2025, provided no claims are received.
Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with the Contract Coordinator, City of Aurora, Purchasing and Contract Services Division, 15151 East Alameda Parkway Suite 5700, Aurora, Colorado 80012, on or before the above date.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO UNDERTAKE AN URBAN RENEWAL ACTIVITY PURSUANT TO THE ILIFF STATION AREA URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the requirements of Urban Renewal Law, Section 31-25-107(7.5), C.R.S., that the Aurora Urban Renewal Authority (AURA) and Aurora Public Schools (APS) (collectively, the Parties), intend to consider a proposed First Amendment to the December 10, 2018 Cooperation Agreement Between the Aurora Public Schools and the Aurora Urban Renewal Authority Regarding Development in the Iliff Station Area Urban Renewal Area (Agreement). The proposed amendment includes the following provisions: a one-time $2 million lump sum distribution from AURA’s Iliff Station Area Tax Increment Area 2 (TIF 2) revenues to APS to assist with the Gateway High School renovation project; an increase in the future APS share-back percentage for TIF 2 from the current 30% to 50%; a provision that AURA and APS may agree, in a duly authorized and executed future amendment, to allocate up to 100% of the APS Property Tax Increment for TIF Area 2 so long as such funding is for eligible improvements within the meaning of the Urban Renewal Act; and an added provision that future amendments to the Agreement may be agreed upon by the Parties without formal notification of the other taxing entities in the urban renewal plan area and do not constitute a modification, substantial or not, to the urban renewal plan.
Any action to enjoin the undertaking or activity must be brought within forty-five days of the date of this notice. A copy of the proposed First Amendment to the Cooperation Agreement is available for review. For additional information regarding the urban renewal activity, please contact Jennifer Orozco, Senior Project Manager, at jorozco@auroragov.org or 303-739-7483.
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NOTICE OF NEW LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION
As required by the Colorado Liquor Code, as amended, notice is hereby given that an application for a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License has been received by the Local Licensing Authority for the granting of a license to sell fermented malt, vinous and spirituous liquors by the drink for consumption on the premises. Orion Hot Pot & BBQ, Inc dba Orion Hot Pot & BBQ for a location at 6730 S Cornerstar Way, Units D & E, Aurora, CO 80016 filed the application on November 4th, 2025. The owners reside in Colorado.
Written protests with reasons must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on December 26th, 2025 to Lisa Keith, Senior Licensing Officer, at 15151 East Alameda Parkway, 5th Floor, Aurora, CO 80012.
Provided either the applicant or protestant(s) desire to use petitions to prove the needs of the neighborhood, and the desires of the inhabitants, the petitions may not be circulated before November 26th, 2025 and must be returned by 12:00 noon on December 16th, 2025, for review and verification by the City of Aurora Liquor Licensing staff.
Information as to the application, procedures, or remonstrances, may be handled with the Liquor Licensing staff up to and including December 26th, 2025. Lisa Keith Senior Licensing Officer 303-739-7568 lkeith@auroragov.org
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Development Application: DA-1005-29
Case Number(s): 2024-6030-00
Applicant: Ledetamariam Eritrean Orthodox Church LLC Application Name: Eritrean Orthodox Church at Centretech
You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 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 website (auroragov.org) for instructions on participation. The hearing will consider a request for approval of a Site Plan for a 7,200-square-foot for an Eritrean Orthodox Church.
Site Location: Approximately 387 feet north of the intersection of E Centretech Parkway and Centretech Circle (15828 E Centretech Cir)
Site Size: 0.82 acres
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Case Number(s): 2023-1001-01
Applicant: City of Aurora Planning and Business Development Application Name: Aurora Places Comprehensive Plan Amendment
You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 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 website (auroragov.org) for instructions on participation. The hearing will consider a request for approval to amend the Aurora Places Comprehensive Plan to reduce the planning and annexation boundary.
Site Location: Various areas south of 72nd Avenue, North of Quincy Avenue, west of Schumaker Road and east of Powhaton Road
At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.
/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk
Publication: November 27, 2025 Sentinel
ARAPAHOE COUNTY COMBINED COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO §15-10-401, C.R.S.
Case No. 2025PR537
In the Interest of: Amanda Renee King
To: Matthew King
Last Known Address, if any: Homeless
A hearing on December 17, 2025 for Guardianship of Amanda King will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:
Date: December 17, 2025 Time: 3:30 p.m.
Courtroom or Division: 12 Address: Webex
The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.
Terran Panzarella 2370 W. Wesley Ave. Englewood, CO 80110
First Publication: November 27, 2025
Final Publication: December 11, 2025 Sentinel
ARAPAHOE COUNTY PROBATE COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.
Case No. 2025PR30680
In the Interest of: ADDISYN HAILEY GRAY OLIVE
To: John Doe
Last Known Address, if any: Unknown
A hearing on Petition to Approve Personal Injury Settlement (brief description of relief requested)
TO: John Doe, biological father, whose address and identity are unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable due diligence.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE a Petition to Settle the Personal Injury Claim of the minor, Addisyn Hailey Gray Olive, has been filed with this Court. The Petitioner, Monique Olive, has asked the Court to approve a settlement of a personal injury claim on behalf of the minor Addisyn Hailey Gray Olive, who was born on August 4, 2010. The claim arises from an incident that occurred on or about November 13, 2022. The settlement seeks to resolve this incident. A hearing on the Petition is scheduled to determine whether the proposed settlement is in the minor’s best interest.
Hearing will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:
Date: January 21, 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Courtroom or Division: 12
Address: 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112
The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.
Cara New, Esq. Atty. Reg. #: 44758 O’Sullivan Law Firm
600 North Ogden Street Denver, CO 80218
Phone Number: (303) 388-5304 E-mail:Cara@Osullivanlawfirm.com
FAX Number: (303) 388-2623
First Publication: November 13, 2025
Final Publication: November 27, 2025 Sentinel
BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO CAUSE NO. 535
DOCKET NO. 250900200
TYPE: POOLING SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGA-
TION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA FORMATION, DJ HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
TO THE following interested parties: Beaver Trust Company, Estate of Arthur R. Hoglund, Heirs and/or Devisees of the Estate of Lawrence R. Rydiger, Heirs and/or Devisees of the Estate of Mabel Self, deceased, Heirs and/or Devisees of the Estate of Minnie M. Averill, deceased, Heirs and/or Devisees of the Estate of Oliver McIntosh, deceased, Heirs and/or Devisees of the Estate of Severn Kittridge, deceased, Heirs and/or Devisees of the Estate of V.O. Lee, deceased, Heirs and/or Devisees of the Estate of Walter James Grund and John L. Chambers
You are hereby summoned and may appear and respond to the Application filed with the Commission in this docket. Pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 34-60-101 – 144, Bison IV Operating, LLC (Operator No. 10670) (“Applicant”), filed an filed an Application for an order to pool all interests within an approximate 5,749.64-acre drilling and spacing unit established by Order No. 5351559 for the drilling of the following wells (the “Wells”) for the development and operation of the Niobrara Formation on the following described lands:”
Well Name APD Document No.
3-65-8-3-1 404363423
3-65-8-3-2 404363430
3-65-8-3-3 404363432 747 3-65-8-3-4 404363433
3-65-8-10-5 404363435
3-65-8-10-6 404363436
3-65-8-10-7 404363437
3-65-8-10-8 404363438
3-65-8-10-9 404363439
747 3-65-8-11-10 404363441
747 3-65-8-11-11 404363442
747 3-65-8-5-12 404363443
747 3-65-8-10-14 404363444 747 3-65-8-10-15 404363445 747 3-65-8-10-16 404363449 747 3-65-8-10-17 404363453 747 3-65-8-10-18 404363460
Township 3 South, Range 65 West, 6th
P.M.
Section 4: SW1/4
Section 5: S1/2
Section 6: S1/2
Section 7: All
Section 8: All
Section 9: All
Section 10: All
Township 3 South, Range 66 West, 6th
P.M.
Section 1: S1/2
Section 2: S1/2
Section 3: SE1/4
Section 10: E1/2
Section 11: All
Section 12: All
Approximately 5,749.64-acres, Adams County.
Nearby Public Crossroads: C.R. 64 & Jackson Gap St.
The Commission scheduled this matter for hearing on:
Date: February 18, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission
The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, Colorado 80203
To oppose the Application, you must file a written petition with the Commission pursuant to Commission Rule 507. You must file your protest on or before December 19, 2025. Please see Commission Rule 507 at https://ecmc.colorado.gov/, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above. Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/ DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login. aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at https://ecmc.state.co.us/documents/reg/Hearings/External_EfilingSystemGuidebook_2023_FINAL.pdf for more information. Under Commission Rule 508, if no petition is filed, the Application may be approved administratively without a formal hearing.
If you file a petition, you must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of December 22, 2025, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.
If you fail to file a timely petition, the Commission may enter an order affecting your interests in the Application Lands without further notice. This matter may be continued to a future Commission hearing date,
but that does not change your petition deadline. A copy of the Application may be obtained from the Commission’s eFiling system or Applicant’s attorney.
ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
By /s/ Elias Thomas, Commission Secretary
Dated: November 10, 2025
Energy & Carbon Management Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, Colorado 80203
Website: https://ecmc.colorado.gov/ Phone: (303) 894-2100
Fax: (303) 894-2109
Attorney for Applicant: Jamie L. Jost Kelsey H. Wasylenky Jost Energy Law, P.C. 3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103 Denver, CO 80216 720-446-5620
jjost@jostenergylaw.com kwasylenky@jostenergylaw.com
First Publication: November 20, 2025
Final Publication: December 18, 2025 Sentinel
DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO DIVORCE NOTICE Case No. 2025DR31380
In re the Marriage of: Merly M. Utsler, Petitioner, and Jason Lowery Utsler, Respondent.
In the matter of the marriage of Merly Utsler and Jason Utsler, case number 2025DR031380, filed in Arapahoe County District Court.
To Jason Utsler,
You are hereby notified that a divorce action has been filed against you. If you do not respond by December 11, 2025, the court may proceed in your absence and grant a divorce.
/s/ Elissa Bercovitz, Esq. Bercovitz Law Firm. P.C. Attorney for Merly Utsler 2373 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 100 Denver, Colorado 80238 Telephone: (303) 803-1678 elissa@bercovitzlaw.com
Attorney Registration No. 30868
First Publication: November 13, 2025
Final Publication: December 11, 2025 Sentinel
NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDED 2025 BUDGET AND HEARING GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 10
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget will be submitted to the GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 10 (the “District”) for the year of 2025. A copy of such proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 6950 E. Belleview Avenue, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at a hearing at the meeting of the District to be held at 3:00 P.M., on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
The location and additional information regarding the meeting will be available on the meeting notice posted on the District’s website at https://gvremd.specialdistrict. org/ at least 24-hours in advance of the meeting.
Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed amended budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2025 budget.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DISTRICT: By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation
Publication: November 27, 2025 Sentinel
NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2025 BUDGET SERENITY RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Serenity Ridge Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2026. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2025 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2026 budget and 2025 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228 where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2026 budget and 2025 amended budget will be considered at a regular meeting to be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. via video / telephone conference (Zoom). Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2026 budget or the 2025 amended budget, inspect the 2026 budget and the 2025 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto. You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:
1. To attend via Videoconference, e-mail dsolin@sdmsi.com to obtain a link to the videoconference, or use the following: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5469119353?pwd=SmtlcHJETFhCQUZEcVBBOGZVU3Fqdz09 2.
Extreme Towing 303-344-1400
Publication: November 27, 2025 Sentinel
NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2025PR31007
Estate of David Alan Lorenz, 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 15, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.
Attorney for Personal Representative
William E. Smith
Atty Reg #: 40100
SMITH BALICKI FINN LARAWAY, LLC 116 Inverness Drive East, Ste. 207 Englewood, CO 80112
First Publication: November 27, 2025 Final Publication: December 11, 2025 Sentinel
NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2025PR31131
Estate of BENJAMIN BUCK LOWE, SR., aka BENJAMIN B. LOWE, SR., aka BENNY B. LOWE, 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 March 20, 2026, 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
(303) 355-8520
First Publication: November 20, 2025
Final Publication: December 4, 2025
Sentinel
NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2025PR31161
Estate of Leonard Leroy Albrecht aka Leonard L. Albrecht aka Leonard Albrecht, 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 March 27, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.
Anna L. Burr, Esq. 2851 S. Parker Road, Ste. 230 Aurora, CO 80014
First Publication: November 27, 2025
Final Publication: December 11, 2025
Sentinel
NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2025PR31244
Estate of Mahlon Garrett McDuff aka Mahlon G. McDuff aka Mahlon McDuff, Deceased.
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before March 21, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.
Carson McDuff 112 Florence Road Riverside, CT 06878
Attorney for Personal Representative
David A. Imbler
Atty Reg #: 52038 Spaeth & Doyle, LLP
501 S. Cherry St., Ste. 700 Glendale, CO 80246 Phone: 843-452-8946
First Publication: November 13, 2025
Final Publication: November 27, 2025 Sentinel
NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.
Case No. 2025PR30788
Estate of John Gary Mikes aka John G. Mikes aka John Mikes, 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 March 20, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.
John D. Konz, Esq.
Jorgensen Brownell & Pepin
8001 Arista Place, Ste. 415 Broomfield, CO 80021
Phone: 303-678-0560
First Publication: November 20, 2025
Final Publication: December 4, 2025
Sentinel
NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION
PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.
Case No. 2025PR31068
Estate of Lee Robinson Hill Jr. aka Rob Hill, Deceased.
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are re- quired to present them to the Per- sonal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before April 1, 2026, or the claims may be forever barred.
Julie Hill
Personal Representative 4950 East Preserve Lane Greenwood Village, CO 80121
First Publication: November 13,2025
Final Publication: November 27, 2025
Sentinel
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Public notice is given on that a petition has been filed with the Adams County District Court in Case No.2025C2195 requesting a change of name for the following person:
Current Name: Jayden Ronaldo Valdez
Proposed New Name: Jayden Ronaldo Valdez- Treto
Any person objecting to the requested name change must file a written objection with the Court within fourteen (14) days after the publication of the last notice.
First Publication: November 20, 2025
Final Publication: December 4, 2025
Sentinel
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Public notice is given on that a petition has been filed with the Adams County District Court in Case No. 2025C2196 requesting a change of name for the following person:
Current Name: Valerie Solet Valdez
Proposed New Name: Valerie Solet Valdez-Treto
Any person objecting to the requested name change must file a written objection with the Court within fourteen (14) days after the publication of the last notice.
First Publication: November 20, 2025
Final Publication: December 4, 2025
Sentinel
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Public notice is given on that a petition has been filed with the Adams County District Court in Case No. 2025C 2194 requesting a change of name for the following person:
Current Name: Camila Sophia Valdez
Proposed New Name: Camila Sophia Valdez- Treto
Any person objecting to the requested name change must file a written objection with the Court within fourteen (14) days after the publication of the last notice.
First Publication: November 20, 2025
Final Publication: December 4, 2025
Sentinel
DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS
