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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Modern Market Eatery's Shrimp BLT Salad; Sweet Corn Chicken Pizza; Chef Nate Weir; Certified sustainable Chilled Herb Shrimp; New summer menu items including Summer Seared Ahi Salad, Arugala & Goat Cheese Side Salad, Green Goddess Shrimp Bowl, and the updated Urban Farmer Salad.

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The menu of salads, grain bowls, sandwiches and pizzas changes twice a year to reflect seasonality and incorporate produce at the peak of flavor. The brand just announced the addition of a brand new protein option to its summer menu, Chilled Herb Shrimp! This certified sustainable protein takes center stage in dishes like the Shrimp BLT Salad, Green Goddess Shrimp Bowl, and the Chilled Herb Shrimp Protein Bowl.

“I went to culinary school for farm-totable cuisine, so I always start with what’s in season,” CHEF NATE WEIR Modern Market Eatery also added a Sweet Corn Chicken Pizza, packed with tons of delicious corn flavor from the sweet corn puree on the

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Senator Jeff Bridges for balance on housing As your State Senator I’ve spent thousands of hours talking with folks on their doorsteps. It’s clear we want a state filled with the frontier value of opportunity, where young people can earn a good life and raise a family. We want to attract employers offering good-paying jobs with a thriving economy.

We want people to be able to live where they work.

It’s also clear we need more housing to stay true to that value of opportunity. Across the state, we’re short about 100,000 homes. Housing costs in Colorado are about 20% above the national average. We’re in the top five for costliest monthly mortgages in the country.

Unlike “healthiest state” or “most outdoor access,” that’s not a list we want to top! It’s no surprise that over the last two years I’ve received more emails about housing than anything else.

I know a full-time teacher in Englewood who babysits on the side to afford a room in a shared house, and parents in Greenwood Village whose kids can’t afford to move home to Colorado. That sounds more like San Francisco than Denver, and not what we want here in our state.

At the same time, I hear from people concerned about preserving their quality of life. From families who have worked hard to buy a home in a neighborhood they love. Understandably, they don’t want state legislation taking that away from them.

I believe it’s possible to preserve our existing quality of life while also building more homes where hardworking families can thrive.

Two measures proposed in the state legislature this year didn’t strike that balance, and I voted against a bill eliminating parking requirements and against another bill eliminating occupancy limits in single family homes. We want more housing, but we don’t want parking to get even harder and we don’t think dozens of people should live in the 3-bedroom ranch next door.

Two other bills did balance our shared values— at least they did after I won major amendments ensuring they keep what

we love most about our neighborhoods while also creating new housing.

On a bill for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), often called mother-in-law suites or grannie flats, I worked on amendments to allow cities and counties to require: • Parking: ADUs must utilize existing off-street parking spaces.

• Neighborhood Fit: ADUs are subject to the same aesthetic standards as other homes in a community.

• Owner-occupancy: Homeowners must reside in their primary residence to obtain an ADU permit.

• Setbacks: ADUs must

adhere to standard city regulations for placement and distance from property lines, which is 20 feet or more in most Greenwood Village neighborhoods.

Supporters of the bill estimate it will result in thousands more new homes every year, and with these amendments they will have a minimal impact on our neighborhoods. This “gentle density” bill passed with bipartisan support because more housing done right complements our communities and our economy.

I also voted for the Transit Oriented Communities bill after making significant changes to ensure

this infill development doesn’t compromise our quality of life. With amendments, the bill: • Traffic: Empowers cities to deny developments that significantly increase traffic.

• Economic Impact: Allows mixed-use developments to support local tax revenue from retail establishments.

• Compliance: Removes the withholding of road repair funds and the state’s explicit power to enforce zoning with injunctions.

• Walksheds: Modifies the development area around stations from a half-mile "as the crow flies" to walking dis-

tance, ensuring people will use transit in practice and not just on paper.

By opposing the parking and occupancy bills and strategically amending the ADU and transit legislation, I’ve worked to keep what we love most about our neighborhoods while also creating new housing so that Coloradans who work hard to earn a good wage can build the life that attracted all of us to this great state.

Thank you to all of those who reached out as we work for a future where all Coloradans have the opportunity to make our state home.

Senator Jeff Bridges jeff.bridges.senate@ coleg.gov

ARAPAHOE COUNTY Input is Vital to Sustain C Your NVERSATIONS Essential Services in Arapahoe County Arapahoe County is facing a budget shortfall.

Arapahoe County faces a significant budget Funds are limited shortfall starting in 2025and it will not be After years of insufficient possible tax revenues, combined to sustain with a continued increaseessential in demand for services, services new is funding.

Arapahoe County faces awithout choice—and asking for your input. Read more and provide your input at acbudget.com.

Services that would be impacted include:

Public Safety & School Security Road Quality & Pedestrian Safety Affordable Housing Programs Homelessness Prevention & Response

May 11: Discover Our History: Cherry Creek Valley Take a closer look at 17 Mile House’s beginnings and other historic locations along the Cherry Creek with local authors Lee and Jane Whiteley. Featured activity: Make a lavender sachet to take home! This is a FREE event, but reservations are required due to limited space. Register: arapahoeco.gov/17milehouse

Fermentation Class: Yogurt Join us for a hands-on workshop about yogurt, May 16, 7-8:30 p.m. at the CSU Extension-Arapahoe County Office in Centennial.

Learn the history and science of fermenting milk into tangy yogurtEssential and its many health benefits. The registration fee is $5.

Sustain Register now https://bit.ly/CSUYogurt or scan the QR code.

Services Provide your input at: ACbudget.com

Wine and Chalk Art Festival Join us for the fourth annual Chalk Lines & Vines at the Fairgrounds on May 18 and 19.

Visit arapahoecountyeventcenter.com or scan the QR code for details.

Park shelters now available for rent

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“Heads or Tails” event that It’s been a busy several Jake Jabs and Edie Marks weeks, have been back on usually seem to win. Jabs the roundup circle attenddonates a $500 ing many events. The gift certificate Cancer League Hope from American Ball was outstanding Furniture each with a very generous year. Edie was in audience, excellent the top ten once food, and great silent again but washed and live auction items.

Glad to have the event BY BOB SWEENEY out in the final round. Venerable musician back at the Hyatt Regency Bo Cottrell was a finalist, in the Denver Tech Center. once a headliner with the The Moreland family do“Lawmen” at the famous nated another Dodge car Taylor Supper Club. Lynne won by an excited Hyatt and Bo are pillars of the hotel employee. community and have raised *** millions of dollars for Arapahoe County held TAPS that supports families their annual Lincoln Day of deceased military veterdinner at the Double Tree ans who didn’t return from Hilton Hotel on Orchard Road in Greenwood Village active duty serving their country.

May 3rd, with a sold-out While there is a rush for crowd of over 280 attendvoters to become “Indepenees. It was good to see old dent” on voter registration friends. Lynne Cottrell rolls, the hard work of runand Caroline Cornell were ning elections and finding event co-chairs. Freda Poundstone’s old ally Karen candidates falls heavily on Democrat and Republican Blilie, along with veteran party members. This mavolunteer Evie Ashmore, jor two-party system has conducted the spectacular prevailed in America for auctions. Always dependseveral centuries where able Andi Allott was at the once we had “Whigs” and registration table. Kathleen “Tories.” It seems that there Chandler, candidate for the has always been abundant RTD board, handling the

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discourse in America and the competition between the two parties seeks to generate new eager leadership.

Remember that friendships should swirl around character and not political affiliation. There all good people in both parties.

At Saturday night’s dinner many candidates were introduced and given a few minutes to speak. It is always good to hear the aspiring intent to serve the people and save the country. Sometimes it happens when superstars arise who do make a difference. The bottom line, if we didn’t have political parties, who would run our government?

Being a political volunteer is a hard, thankless job, but patriots on both sides of the aisle aspire to make life better for Americans and for better or worse, push agendas in which they believe. It seems that there is considerable dissent currently on many issues and we have many dividing challenges.

The final speaker at the dinner, following a chicken dinner and a bevy of successful fund-raising events was Isabel Brown, a young lady in her 20s touting Generation Z youths. She is the author of her newly released book entitled, “The end of the alphabet.” Her 30-minute speech drew a standing ovation as she proclaimed that Generation Z youth between the ages of 17 and 30 will save America. She related that these younger Americans are the most conservative citizens in decades. She has done her research on American history and decried the myth that America was founded by old white

men. The fact is, they were young men in their early 20s and 30s. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Constitution, was only 33.

Most of the artwork of the era has the men wearing white wigs, appearing to be older, but in fact they were aspiring young men given God’s guidance and wisdom to write the Constitution and design and form the greatest country in the history of civilization that has lasted since 1776. Can the Republic stand forever into the future or follow history in decline and fall as the greatest Republic of all time?

Isabel is a graduate of Colorado State University, a Colorado native, and now resides in Florida where she does her writing and media work. She signed and sold many of her books at the dinner.

Rick Sokol, the 2023 Arapahoe County Chair gave a stirring Passover prayer to commence the evening, having just returned from seeing his daughter in Israel. GOP 2024 Chair, Anne Rowland, welcomed party members and led the singing of the National Anthem. She is a very able and talented chair and is breathing some new life into the Grand Old Party of The Republic.

I hope that Generation Z is successful in saving America if they can only get through the demonstrating mobs to get to their classrooms or jobs.

A good time was had by all, but the seats grow harder as time passes.

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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”

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Holocaust Remembrance Week - May 5, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Remaining Holocaust survivors David Zapiler and Barbara Steinmetz share their experiences - Part one of two

W

orld War II ended 79 years ago. With each passing year, there are fewer survivors of the Holocaust who can tell their story in their own voice.

On May 5, Remember 6, an organization dedicated to the memory of the six million Jews who were killed by the Nazis during WWII and the years leading up to it, held a program at Babi Yar Memorial Park in southeast Denver that featured two survivors who are members of our community, David Zapiler, 91, and Barbara Steinmetz, 88. The program included presentations from Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and former state Sen. Dennis Hisey, who sponsored the 2020 Colorado law that requires the Holocaust and genocide studies to be taught in Colorado public schools, beginning this year.

After Dr. Hélène Dallaire, a faculty member at Denver Seminary, and Remember 6 Vice President Tracy Kirscher welcomed the 100 people who attended the windy Sunday afternoon program, members of the Colorado Civil Air Patrol posted the Colors.

Following the performance of the U.S. and Israeli national anthems by vocalist Lynne McDowell, accompanied by Hélène Dallaire on the keyboard and Ken Washburn on violin, Pastor Peter Young of BridgeWay Church delivered the invocation and Sen. Hisey read a proclamation from Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, declaring May 5-12, 2024 Holocaust Awareness Week.

Although he arrived in the United States in 1949, David had never considered speaking publicly about his experience until he overheard a young woman speaking in German in a café outside Paris while he and his wife Joan were on a trip to Europe in the 1990s. The young woman was telling a friend that she had visited the concentration camps in Auschwitz and Dachau and, “What she saw was that if the people there (prisoners) didn’t like it, they could get up and leave.”

Despite Joan urging him to tell the people in the next booth who he was, he did not do so. But in that moment, he resolved to begin to share his story with Colorado

my father! I ran into his arms and said, ‘Tata!’

That’s what I called him. Together with my mom, we eventually found my sister and made it to a displaced persons camp in Germany run

by UNRAA David Zapiler Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman Former state Senator Dennis Barbara Steinmetz Photos by Freda Miklin (United Nations Hisey Relief and ReDavid Zapiler had never relatives believed the habilitation Adminconsidered speaking war was over and istration), where we publicly about his decided to go back lived for three years experience until he home, thinking they until 1949 when my overheard a young would be safe. My father found out that father said he didn’t the United Nations woman speaking in had voted to give German in a café outside trust the Germans so we did not.

We never the Jewish people Paris while he and his wife saw any of those rela homeland, Israel.

Joan were on a trip to atives again. In 1945, But that decision was Europe in the 1990s. The someone told my not well received young woman was telling mother he had seen by its neighbors and my father’s brother the new country was a friend that she had under attack. My dad visited the concentration on a train headed to Auschwitz.” said, ‘The Germans camps in Auschwitz and David continued, didn’t kill us. I’m not Dachau and, “What she “My father soon going to let the Arabs saw was that if the people went to work for the do it. We’re going to there (prisoners) didn’t Russians as a truck America.’ The U.S. driver. There were government demandlike it, they could get up Colorado Civil Air Patrol Color Guard few people who ed that someone sign and leave.” Despite Joan had that skill.

We were living for us so we wouldn’t be a burden David went on, “Our plan urging him to tell the in hiding in a Russian farmer’s to the country. We had cousins in was to return to Warsaw. We people in the next booth barn. One day, a truck came and Chicago who did that but we got made it back to Poland when we who he was, he did not do we were forced to get into it. We lucky again. Before those papers found out that, out of an extended so. But in that moment, were transported to Siberia, where family of 100 people, only the were processed, President Truman we were kept until 1942 as slave decided to allow 80,000 people, four of us and one aunt and unhe resolved to begin labor. Stalin’s method was to take over and above the quota that was cle had survived. There was no to share his story with whole families so they didn’t have in effect, to come to the U.S. and reason to go back now.

My dad Colorado schoolchildren to worry about any one person somehow, we were on that list. decided to get us to what was as soon as he got home trying to escape. There was a Rus- then Palestine. Survivor groups In Chicago, I started school, but I and that’s what he did, for sian woman in the camp where had jobs, too. I parked cars, taught were being formed to provide over 20 years. dancing at Arthur Murray Studios, temporary places to stay but they we lived with barely enough food to survive. She was a teacher who were based on age, so I went with sold vacuum cleaners door-todoor, worked as an unlicensed schoolchildren as soon as he got one group, my older sister Mania organized the children and gave home and that’s what he did, for went with another, and my parents electrician, and I delivered meat them lessons in Russian, math, for a butcher. When I was 19, I over 20 years. went with a third one. My group and anything else she could think married the butcher’s 17-year-old David began, “My father, Leo of. We sat on benches grouped by traveled by train through Czechodaughter. We had three children, Zapiler, was a truck driver. He slovakia, ending up in Vienna, age and we had lots of pencils, I Susan, an attorney, Freda, a C.P.A. delivered merchandise like flour, Austria, where we stayed for a remember, but no pens.” soap, and produce from the train few months, after which I left that and now a newspaper reporter, He recounted, “In 1942, the and Steve, also an attorney. Our station to stores around Warsaw.

Polish government in exile signed group to try to find my parents. family of five came to Colorado The best day was the one when he a peace treaty with Stalin that I was 14 years old. By that time, in 1967, where I was fortunate to delivered cookies because when many survivors were headed let us leave Siberia and travel to be successful in business. I evenhe came home, there were always Kazakhstan, where we lived a toward Bremerhaven Germany, tually had another son, Erik, who some left in the truck bed.” from which ships were leaving normal life. They gave us a farm is also a C.P.A. and a business He went on, “When Germafor Palestine. I was put on a train with a cow and six chickens so ny invaded Poland in 1939, my headed there. When it stopped for executive. I have 11 grandchildren my dad could become a farmer, and three great-grandchildren and parents loaded my sister Mania the night, I found a place to stay but he wasn’t. He found his way and me, along with 18 members where other survivors were living. a good life in Greenwood Village to the city of Shymkent and got a of our extended family, into the The next morning, as I walked job driving a truck again, picking with my wife Joan and our two back of a truck and started driving up wheat from the farmers in the back to the train station, I passed dogs. We still golf and play picksouth toward Ukraine, then a part a man walking in the opposite diarea. That was how the farmers leball when we aren’t spending of Russia. Poland’s military was rection. He looked like my dad but time with our family. I am a very paid their taxes. We soon joined no match for Germany, with its it didn’t seem possible. After we him in the city and stayed there lucky man.” tanks, and the country was conhad walked by each other, we both until the war ended on May 8, Next week: Barbara Steinmetz’ quered in a matter of days. Our stopped and turned around. It was story 1945.”

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Alzheimer’s Association presents first PURPLE GALA Saturday, May 18

Patron Party Chairs Richard and Rosalina Diecidue Photos by Scottie Iverson

Table sales were brisk, the venue was divine, the literal smorgasbord in multiple rooms was filled with culinary delights, and the memory board of those lost to Alzheimer’s was touching when gracious hosts Richard and Rosalina Diecidue opened their opulent home for the patron party celebration launching the first Purple Gala. Guests toured, lingered and asked questions of the medical professionals in attendance with many facing Alzheimer’s in their immediate families. The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia – by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

To purchase event tickets or a table, visit AlzGalaCO.org or contact Kaley Hutchinson: khutchinson@alz.org for questions.

Featured Patron Party Speaker Rebecca Edelmayer, Ph.D., Senior Director of Scientific Engagement, Alzheimer’s Association

The extraordinary charcuterie board from Honey House Boards by Jordan Honea graced the Rosalina with daughter Gabrielle (philanthropist entire expanse of the dining room table. Full in the making) holding an “in remembrance” card dinner buffet was catered by restaurant Nola for Rosalina’s mom Clara Lombardi who recently passed away from Alzheimer’s Photo by Patrick Simmons Jane (Michael Goldman – owner/head chef)

In the Purple Gala Spirit – Ian Ferguson and Angelica Lombardi-Ferguson, Michael Lombardi and Staci Clay-Lombardi, Vic and Terri Lombardi

Jan Hammond and Arlene Mohler Johnson flank Ms. Colorado Senior 2023 Joanie Ryan

Purple Gala Chairs Libby Weaver and Annabel Bowlen

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Nurses Making The difference! FON Spring Luncheon and Scholarship Awards The mission of Friends of Nursing (FON) is to advance nursing by providing scholarships for quality education in baccalaureate and higher degree programs in nine Colorado Schools of Nursing and to improve the health of Colorado communities. Since its founding in 1981, FON has awarded over $2 million in scholarships. This year, there were 33 awardees with the majority in attendance. Some families traveling across state in the spring snowstorm to Cherry Hills Country Club!

FON President Melanie Wallace, loyal Emcee Rick Crandall of broadcast fame and FON President-Elect Devona Troutman Photos by Scottie Iverson

Singers Linden Hamilton (Kent Denver) and Rebekah Axvig (McCauliffe International School) entertained as well as serenaded “Birthday Girls” Greta and LaFawn Linden and Rebekah with Charter Member LaFawn Biddle

Linden and Rebekah with FON Co-Founder Greta Pollard Friends of Nursing Liaisons Front Row: Chair of Scholarship Committee Tammie Huddle, 2nd VP FON Board; Murpee Castang, Regis University; Susan Davis, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Susan Bonini, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus; Ruth DePalma, Colorado State University at Pueblo; Juanita Tate, 1st VP FON Board. Back Row: Katrina Little, Metropolitan State University, Denver; Karen Riley, Colorado Christian University; Deborah Rojas, University of Northern Colorado BELOW: Starring the Scholarship Winners - Front Row: Audrie Brown, CSU-Pueblo; Maggie Squires, CSU-Pueblo. Middle Row: Ethan Groves, CSU-Pueblo; Evea McKogg, CCU; Chacarra Carry, UC-Anschutz; Meghan Jacobs-Strugala, CCU; Shauna Meilner, CCU; Mariya Gubareva, UC-Anschutz; Jennifer Blea, UCCS; Vanessa Belcourt, UCCS; Ivory Espinoza, Adams State; Savannah Burrow, Colorado Mesa; Rose Ramos, Colorado Mesa. Back Row: Andy Woods, Regis; Sean Simpson, MSU; Evan Messmer, UNC; Abigail Bruce, UNC; Nicole Martinez, Regis; Riley Holien, CCU; Diana Taggart, UCCS; Abigail Barhydt, UCCS; Julie Marshall, Regis; Emily Allen, UNC Photo by Mandy Wallace

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HATTITUDE

A STYLISH BENEFIT FOR OUR WOMEN’S VOICES FUND

Benefitting The Women’s Voices Fund

The Women with Hattitude Luncheon is a joyful, vibrant affair that supports the work of women in the American theatre. This event features networking, retail booth displays, seasonal beverages, and a seated luncheon in the dramatic Seawell Ballroom. Following lunch, guests participate in an exciting Parade of Hats, that will highlight the best hats at the event complete with prizes.

This luncheon is attended by individuals from across our Denver community donning extravagant hats and celebrating the artistry of women. Everyone is welcome, and we hope you will join us on May 1, 2025!

“Congratulations for another successful Women with Hattitude raising money for The Women’s Voice Fund! Thank you to 2024 Chair Jennifer Dechtman and Megan Stewart with DCPA.” - Denise Snyder Shop early for a one of a kind outfit and, of course, a unique hat for next year’s luncheon May 1, 2025.

Denise Snyder, owner of Mariel’s and Elizabeth Hamilton 3000 E. 3rd Ave., Cherry Creek North 303.623.1151 • www.marielboutique.com

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grATITUDE

“Colorful,” “Creative,” “Diverse,” “Festive,” “Fun,” “Glorious,” “Friendships,” “Memorable,” “Spectacular,” “Glamorous,” “Whimsical,” “Inspiring,” and “Original” Quotes from Arlene Mohler Johnson’s attendees table

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BY FREDA MIKLIN I am passionate about government and giving our readers straightforward information that will help them make informed choices when they vote. I am also a licensed C.P.A. and former

b e i n t h e k n ow

Greenwood Village City Council member. Dr. Jerry Miklin and I are the parents of five young adults, including two sets of twins, all of whom graduated from Cherry Creek High School and college.

I am a 7-time Colo. Press Assn. award winner. If you have any questions about local or state politics or government, or something you want to share, email me at fmiklin.villager@gmail.com.

Construction defects fix is killed by its House sponsor On May 3, state Rep. Shannon Bird, powerful chair of the general assembly Joint Budget Committee and a prime sponsor of SB24-106 Right to Remedy Construction Defects, appeared before the House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee as it was about to reconsider the bill with amendments added by the Senate.

Rep. Bird began by explaining the solid reasons why SB24106 was crucial to increasing the affordable for-sale housing supply throughout the state. She said the bill was “a product of many months of collaboration amongst a diverse stakeholder group that has been focused on bringing back middle-income condominium development to our state,” continuing, “I ran this bill because condominium starts in our state are at an alltime low and that is exacerbating the housing crisis in all parts of our state.” She talked about the nearly universal inability of post-college young adults to purchase starter homes like condos to build wealth through equity, a common practice in their parents’ generation.

She went on, “The main reason for the deficit in condos’ starts is the absence of general liability insurance products for builders due to the high risk of litigation over construction defects in condominium units.

The bill that I was bringing before you takes reasonable steps to address that problem by focusing on two things--making sure that homeowners have less costly options to enable timely resolution to technical code violations that don’t harm quiet enjoyment and safety of the home.

The second goal of this bill is to enable timely resolution, to increase transparency, and ensure informed consent in the process surrounding an HOA’s decision to pursue litigation on behalf of an entire association of condominiums.”

Rep. Bird continued her explanation, “The bill I bring to you has been through many iterations since its inception last fall. It’s been heavily amended since bill proponents and opponents have worked extremely hard to find that sweet spot that both protects consumers but still attracts insurers into the Colorado condominium construction market.”

She concluded, “Our goal with this bill has always been consumer protection and housing availability.”

With that, Rep. Bird announced that she was withdrawing the bill from consideration

“I ran this bill because condominium starts in our state are at an all-time low and that is exacerbating the housing crisis in all parts of our state…The main reason for the deficit in condos’ starts is the absence of general liability insurance products for builders due to the high risk of litigation over construction defects in condominium units.”

– State Rep. Shannon Bird House sponsor of SB24-106 “Condominium development between 2018 and 2022, across 11 front range counties which collectively house over 80% of Colorado’s population, was 76% lower than between 2002 and 2008.”

– Peter LiFari Housing Fellow, Common Sense Institute, CEO, Maiker Housing Partners “The South Metro Denver Chamber has roughly 700 businesses which employ over 300,000 people.

Speaking with these businesses and those employed tell the same story regarding the lack of condominium options available.

This bill needed to be approved so as a state and a community we could move ahead and start to wrap our arms around this problem. SB24-106 was a step in the right direction.”

– Jeff Keener President and CEO South Metro Denver Chamber

because, “Unfortunately, we have run out of time. We are at the end of the session and I have not yet been able to craft a compromise on the issue, so I am going to ask the committee to postpone indefinitely (kill) this bill today,” which she followed with, “I want you to know that I am more committed than ever to pass something that will bring condo building back to our state for middle income homebuyers.”

Facing no other choice, the committee voted unanimously to kill the bill, with many making their strong distaste for doing so apparent. The sponsor did not offer any explanation about the nature of the disagreement with the bill and The Villager’s one-on-one conversations with three of our local representatives in the general assembly only reiterated what the sponsor said, that they could not reach a compromise.

We turned to fastdemocracy. com, a website that tracks proposed state and federal legislation, including the identities of those who have registered their interest in a bill’s outcome.

The Villager discovered that 138 individual lobbyists and lobbying firms representing 100 different entities had registered to influence members of the general assembly about SB24-106.

The website also showed that this bill had highly lopsided support. Of the 100 organizations that had registered lobbyists working this bill, we counted 80 who were in support, 13 who opposed, with the remainder not having taken a definitive position.

FastDemocracy.com listed lobbyists working to support the bill who represented local governments Colorado Springs, Arvada, Aurora, Brighton, Centennial, Commerce City, Lone Tree, Greeley, Westminster, Douglas County, and the Colorado Municipal League; business groups Colorado Chamber of Commerce, South Metro Denver Chamber, Denver Region Council of Governments (DRCOG), Douglas County Business Alliance, Denver South, Economic Development Council of Colorado, The Boulder Chamber, Westminster Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC, Adams County Regional Economic Partnership, and Colorado Concern; Colorado Bankers Association, Colorado Realtors Association, and multiple other trade groups representing renters, contractors, mortgage lenders, home builders, engiContinued on page 11

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Construction defects fix Continued from page 10

neers, and insurers.

The 13 entities whose lobbyists were registered as opposing the bill included six law firms and notably, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, which is often mentioned by many members of the legislature as having outsized influence in the building.

The goal of the general assembly when it passed the Construction Defect Action Reform Act in 2001 and later amended it is 2003, 2007, 2010, 2017, and 2021, was “to address valid construction defect and design claims, while also protecting construction companies from frivolous or obsolete claims.”

Unexpectedly, over the past two decades, it has given rise to so much litigation that construction of condos throughout the state has practically stopped because liability insurance

has become unaffordable or even unattainable for condo builders.

According to a report authored for the Common Sense Institute on February 6, 2024 by housing expert Peter LiFari, CEO of Maiker Housing Partners, “Condominium development between 2018 and 2022, across 11 front range counties which collectively house over 80% of Colorado’s population, was 76% lower than between 2002 and 2008.”

After the bill was killed, LiFari told The Villager, “This is driven by the power of the trial attorneys and their influence on House Democrats, who embraced their position that insurance has nothing to do with the disappearance of attainable condo development.

I staunchly believe otherwise - the data supports my hypothesis and the Senate agreed.”

Jeff Keener, president, and CEO of South Metro Denver Chamber, was scheduled to testify before the Trans-

portation, Housing & Local Government Committee when it considered SB24-106 on May 3.

When he was told the bill had been killed at the request of its sponsor, Keener told The Villager, “The South Metro Denver Chamber is very disappointed SB24-106 did not pass during the 2024 legislative session. As we know, Colorado is in desperate need of more affordable housing. Senate Bill 106 addressed this need by eliminating barriers to new developments, specifically in the condominium market.”

Keener continued, “We supported this bill because it would have contributed to reducing insurance costs for consumers by lowering the number of claims filed. The bill’s provisions allowed for a quicker, more efficient process when a consumer pursues remedies for a construction claim and provided more transparency to homeowners about construction litigation related to their property.”

Pointing to the impact on his com-

munity, Keener explained, “The South Metro Denver Chamber has roughly 700 businesses which employ over 300,000 people. Speaking with these businesses and those employed tell the same story regarding the lack of condominium options available. This bill needed to be approved so as a state and a community we could move ahead and start to wrap our arms around this problem. SB24-106 was a step in the right direction.”

He concluded, “On behalf of the South Metro Denver Chamber and our members, we supported the bill’s efforts to increase homeownership opportunities and affordable housing units. We strongly urged a yes vote on Senate Bill 106,” adding, “The South Metro Denver Chamber stands ready to engage with our legislators in conversation and action as they diligently work to pass a bill during the 2025 legislative session to increase affordable housing by eliminating barriers to new developments, specifically in the condominium market.”

Law to encourage noise reduction and use of unleaded fuel at general aviation airports awaits Gov. Polis’ signature HB24-1235 Reduce Aviation Impacts on Communities was passed on final reading by the general assembly on April 29 and and is awaiting Governor Polis’ signature as of this writing.

The bill uses financial incentives to encourage aircraft owners and airports to transition to unleaded fuel and requires airports to have effective noise mitigation plans to protect local communities from “pervasive noise and lead pollution.”

Prime sponsors of the new law are State Representative Kyle Brown (D-Boulder, Broomfield) Joint Budget Committee Chair State Rep. Shannon Bird (D-Adams, Jefferson) State Senate President Senator Steve Fenberg (D-Boulder), and Joint Budget Committee Vice-Chair Senator

Rachel Zenzinger (D-Adams, Jefferson).

A statement from Colorado Senate Democrats said the bill will: • Incentivize aircraft owners to transition their planes from using leaded to unleaded fuel by providing a refundable income tax credit for qualifying expenses; • Designate up to $1.5 million of State Aviation System grant funding per year to aid in the transition away from leaded fuel while expanding the allowable uses of the grant program to include funding for infrastructure that will accelerate the transition away from leaded fuel; • Require grant recipients to adopt a plan to phase out sales of leaded gasoline by 2030

and enforce a noise abatement plan; • Expand the Colorado Aeronautical Board to add two members who are residents of communities affected by aviation; and • Require the Division of Aeronautics to work with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to evaluate, educate, and provide technical assistance to airports regarding adverse impacts of aircraft noise and leaded aviation fuel.

Centennial and Greenwood Village state Rep. Chad Clifford, who has been holding regular town hall meetings to address the issue of the impacts of Centennial Airport on nearby residential neighborhoods told The Villager, “I am certain-

ly not finished with airports and noise, but I think we “nailed it” on the best path forward for lead mitigation from aircraft in our state.

State government’s role in aviation is very tricky and this bill’s response to our community’s need was a test of “where there’s a will there’s a way.”

He continued, “The lead mitigation in this bill will hopefully be a guide for other states – it started with “Lets identify the fastest way possible to get aircraft owners and airports to move their fuel consumption from leaded to unleaded fuels and just make that our policy.” I would like to see faster ways to mitigate noise, and we may be close to the edge of what state government can do – and we are still working on ideas for the future.”

Unregistered ghost guns will remain illegal in Colorado On May 2, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher ruled against the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO) and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) on their request for a Temporary Injunction to block implementation of SB23-279 Unserialized Firearms and Firearm Components, signed into law by Governor Polis on June 2, 2023.

That bill made it illegal to sell, purchase, possess or transport an unfinished firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number. A first offense is a class one misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is a class five felony.

The plaintiffs filed suit against the state on January 1, 2024, the date the law went into effect, seeking to have it struck down under the Second Amendment.

Judge Gallagher found that a

preliminary injunction against the implementation of SB23-279 was not warranted because the plaintiffs lacked standing and he did not believe that the Second Amendment was implicated in the new law since it “does not prevent an individual from buying an unfinished frame or receiver or firearms part kit and in no way infringes upon Plaintiffs’ right to acquire arms. Rather, the Statute requires the purchaser to have the frame or receiver serialized.”

He also found that, “Plaintiffs’ constitutional injury hinges on little more than speculation and contingency. Ultimately, they have failed to establish that there is a substantial controversy that is ripe for adjudication regarding future purchases of firearm component kits that is of sufficient immediacy and reality to warrant the issuance

of a declaratory judgment or injunctive relief.”

In his ruling, the judge pointed to a 2022 Final Rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that includes definitions of the terms, “firearm” and “frame or receiver” for the purpose of “licensing, serialization, and recordkeeping, thereby ensuring that a component necessary for the functioning of the weapon could be traced if later involved in a crime,” noting that rule is currently in effect, though being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Testimony in the case included in the judge’s 24-page opinion stated that, between the date the law was passed and before it went into effect, some of the individual plaintiffs who are members of RMGO and NAGR destroyed

unserialized weapons or removed them to another state rather than comply with the new law, while another plaintiff paid to get his impacted weapons serialized.

State Sen. Rhonda Fields, who sponsored the legislation, and is a current candidate for the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, was quoted as responding to Judge Gallagher’s decision, “No one should be able to produce an unregulated, unserialized gun in their home and basement. Our law says you go to a dealer, get a gun, with a background check, it’s serialized. To undermine our process and federal standards gives license to people who want to do harm and do criminal activity with an unregistered gun. We aren’t going to tolerate that.”

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Cancer League of Colorado’s 2024 Hope Ball was one of our most successful events ever!

Donations exceeded $760,000 for cancer-related research, clinical trials and patient services in the state of Colorado!

Thank you to The Moreland families, and the family of Dealin’ Doug Dealerships for their donation of the beautiful 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT for our raffle.

2024 Hope Ball Honorary Co-Chairs Dr. Rajeev Vibhakar and Suman Bajaj

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MC Murphy Huston, winner of Dodge Challenger and Hyatt employee Nelson Cala and Gary Reece Demitra Loukopoulos

Barbara and Gary Reece

We are excited to announce that Cancer League of Colorado’s 2024 Hope Ball was one of our most successful events ever! While not yet final, we believe the net dollars raised in that one night, including the $200,000 generously pledged as a paddle raise match

by MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation, exceeded $760,000 for cancer-related research, clinical trials and patient services in the state of Colorado!

Everyone had a great time, as evidenced by the photos that were captured throughout the evening, thanks to AJ Canaria Creative Services.

Our unending gratitude goes out to our generous audience who participated in our paddle raise, the exciting live auction, and/or our incredible silent auction, as well as to our amazing group of 39 sponsors that underwrote this event. In addition, we are so grateful to those who contributed items for our silent and live auctions, with special thanks from the bottom of our hearts to Kori and Randy White and Kennedi and Chris Pettofrezzo for their generous gifts to the President’s Gallery, Live Auction and Paddle Drop, as well as Candi, Doug and Brandon Moreland, their families and their family of dealerships for their donation of the beautiful 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT for our raffle.

The evening was a true celebration of Cancer League's Emerald Anniversary, 55 years of raising funds for cancer research and patient services in Colorado. Our Honorary Co-Chairs, Suman Bajaj and Dr. Rajeev Vibhakar, accentuated the evening’s focus on pediatric cancers. And our Champion of Hope, Dr. Sujatha Venkataraman, inspired the audience with her story of personal tragedy that has led, with Cancer League funding, to the development of a potential treatment for a brain tumor in children that is currently terminal. This inspiration, combined with

the stimulating sounds of Wash Park Funk Band, the spectacular decor, the motivation of our auctioneer Reggie Rivers, and a wonderful group of generous supporters, created an atmosphere of giving that fueled the success of this event. But as we know, this success would not have been possible without the tremendous efforts of our volunteers over the last several months, including the night of the event. We are extremely grateful to everyone who participated in some way to make this event happen. While we won't list all the names, we would like to recognize these volunteers who provided leadership of this group in order to ensure the success of the 2024 Hope Ball: Suman Bajaj and Dr. Rajeev Vibhakar, our Honorary Co-Chairs; Dr. Sujatha Venkataraman, our Champion of Hope; Arlene Mohler Johnson, Sponsorships; Julie Reece, Silent Auction CoChair; Laura Shipman, Silent Auction Donations; Kennedi Pettofrezzo, Silent Auction Donations, Live Auction Co-Chair, Auction Promotions and Decor; Kori White, Live Auction Co-Chair, President’s Gallery and Decor; Heidi Lederman, Raffle; Annie Mohler, Auction Photography; Suzanne Alliano Rossick, Social Media and Marketing; Jeff Reece, Videography, Media and Programming; Murphy Huston, Emcee; Diane Brandon Hadley and Suzy Hagmaier, Treasurers.

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to this magical night. We hope to see you at our other fun events this summer, starting with our golf tournament coming up on June 17th. Visit www. cancerleague.org for more info.

With Gratitude, Gary Reece, President, and Barbara Reece, Vice President of Fundraising Cancer League of Colorado, Inc.

2024 Champion of Hope Award recipient Dr. Sujatha Venkataraman Photos by The Villager Susan Sweeney Lanam and AJ Canaria Creative Services, LLC

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On April 30, the Office of the Arapahoe County Coroner released an autopsy report on the individual who was found deceased in the area of Yosemite Street and Union Avenue in Greenwood Village in the early morning hours of April 27.

The victim was Jose Angel Harnandez, born September 28, 2005, who, “on 4/27/2024 was shot in a vehicle in Greenwood Village, CO. He died of the gunshot wounds and his death is classified as a homicide.”

According to Greenwood Village Police, the victim was known to be a former student at Aurora Central High School and “the location of the homicide was random and is in no way connected to Cherry Creek High School or the immediate area.”

The investigation is ongoing and there are no further details available for release to the public at this time. For more information, contact GV Public Information Officer Megan Copenhaver at 303-486-5749 or mcopenhaver@greenwood village.com.

South Suburban named finalist for 2024 Gold Medal Award

South Suburban was named a finalist for the 2024 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management on May 2, by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).

Since 1965, the National Gold Medal Award Program has recognized the best managed park and recreation agencies in the country. South Suburban was named a 2024 finalist in the Class II category (150,001400,000 residents) and is joined by Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation, and Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department.

“Being named a finalist for the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in park and recreation management is a huge achievement for our organization,” said South Suburban Board Member Pam Eller. “Earning this recognition two years in a row reinforces South Suburban’s position as one of the top park and recreation agencies in the country.”

The AAPRA and NRPA have awarded South Subur-

ban the Gold Medal Grand Plaque Award three times (1980,1988 and 1996), and South Suburban has been a Gold Medal finalist 12 times (1976, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2023 and 2024).

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After ‘epiphany’ Ogren eyes state title repeat Competitive development continues for diver Luke Ogren.

Now finishing his junior year at Cherry Creek, Ogren is the unbeaten favorite to repeat as Class 5A state champion at the Colorado High School Athletic Association finals meet this weekend at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.

But even if he wins, as expected, don’t look for him at the upcoming U. S. Olympic Trials.

“Not this year,” he says.

“There are a few people my age going, but those people are a couple levels above where I am.”

The coach responsible for teaching Ogren how to become an Olympian, Jeff Smith, founder of Dive5280, chuckles in agreement when he hears Ogren’s self-assessment. He calls it the result of his star pupil’s “epiphany” at the USA Diving Senior Nationals in Knoxville, Tennessee last October.

Participants qualified on the basis of the degree of difficulty of their dives in competition. The meet brought together collegiate and advanced high school divers from across the nation.

“I took Luke and Carson Harrington (a junior at Evergreen High who Smith says is the favorite to win the 4A state title) to that meet in Tennessee,” Smith said, “mostly to show them what this is all about.

“They walked in there pretty confident, and they were like, ‘Oh, my goodness!’

They were warming up next to Olympians, and they were like, ‘Holy smokes! These guys are good.’”

Ogren puts the humbling experience this way: “I was able to compete against divers who were just amazing. I saw levels of diving that I’ve never seen before in my life.”

Seeing others perform more sophisticated dives showed Smith’s proteges what he has been trying to teach them by instruction during Dive5280 club sessions.

“I always tell them, ‘You have to ride the board.’ That means bending it and letting it throw you up in the air.

“They had no concept. But because of that exposure, they were like, ‘Oh!’ They saw what was possible. They saw all the things I was trying to explain to them. They’ve been incredibly motivated since then.”

Ogren, who now practic-

es at least once a day, often twice, agrees.

“After that meet, I tried to do what I saw. That really boosted my progression a lot. It definitely helps to see the dives.

“Last year,” he said, “a lot of my dives were a lot easier than they are now.

I’m doing dives now that I could only have dreamed of when I first started diving.”

An example is called a Front Three-and-a-Half. It’s a forward dive with three-anda-half flips, which requires somersaulting really fast coming off the one-meter board.

“Sometimes I can feel the G-forces pulling my face up,” he says. “It’s pretty crazy.”

Ogren’s growing repertoire will be on display at this weekend’s state high school meet.

I’ll be doing most, if not all, of my most difficult dives,” he said, “because I need experience with those dives to do them in future meets. If I didn’t do them, there definitely are some divers who could get an edge on me and maybe beat me.”

As important as winning another high school state championship is, Ogren has other challenges coming up, too.

He recently qualified for the USA Diving zone meet in Novato, California at the end

of this month. It’s the last step to the USA Diving Nationals in Morgantown, West Virginia August 2-12. In between are the AAU Nationals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

He’s also reaching the point when he’ll decide which college scholarship he’ll accept. Front-runners right now are two military academies— Air Force and Naval—and Cal Poly. He’s already made campus visits to all three.

Attending one of the academies would require a Congressional appointment, but he’s been told that should not be a concern, given that he’s also a top student.

“I would like to decide when I start my senior year,” he said, adding: “I don’t want to make it too early because I don’t want to limit my options.”

Translated, that means there’s still a chance Duke will enter the picture.

Wherever he winds up, Ogren will be a collegian when the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles roll around.

“I could definitely see myself going to the Olympic Trials next time,” he says.

Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor.

He is the author of 16 books, nine of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman @comcast.net.

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I’m allergic to my muse

I used to think the only thing standing between me and great writing success was my cat allergy. It wasn’t true, but I still liked to think it.

A writer with a cat is almost a cliché. Search the internet for “author with cat,” and you’ll find a multitude of devoted cat lovers: Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Joyce Carol Oates and Truman Capote to name a few. I’m not sure why cats appeal to writers.

Maybe because writers want a muse that mews. Or maybe because cats are quiet, so they don’t distract the writer from her work. Or maybe be-

cause they’re cats so they teach us to handle that staple of the writer’s life: rejection.

My son also had a cat allergy when he was growing up, so whatever the benefits, it was best if we didn’t have one. In lieu of a cat—or a dog, which was what he really wanted—we welcomed a menagerie of critters including fish, a canary and several hamsters. I tolerated the fish and adored the hamsters and the canary.

Several successful writers have kept birds. Charles Dickens apparently had his pet raven, Grip, stuffed after its passing. I didn’t do that with Mr. Tweeters when he

died, though I did keep him in a small box in the freezer until the ground had thawed enough to give him a proper burial.

In my research, I couldn’t find any evidence of writers with hamsters but one author named Katie Davies did write a children’s book called The Great Hamster Massacre.

It didn’t matter anyway.

At that point it was less about me having a muse and more about trying to keep my son from wanting a dog. It didn’t work, by the way.

At one point we took in a rabbit while her owner was away. Her ears were longer than a cat’s and she showed no interest whatsoever in our canary, but otherwise she was almost like having a writer’s cat. Her feelings toward us ranged from affectionate to

neutral to contemptuous. She lounged at my feet when I was at my desk. And she was quiet and prone to hair balls.

Who knows how my career would have blossomed if I’d refused to return her to her owner.

Eventually my son grew up and left home as children do. But first he rescued a kitten knowing that, allergy or no allergy, my husband and I would never turn away a homeless kitty. So at last I had my writer’s cat.

His name is Sebastian which sounds like a fine name for a muse that mews.

Of course, I mostly call him Kitty which doesn’t say much for my creativity as a writer.

You might think this would confuse him, but it makes no difference what we call him.

He only comes if we say, “treat.” Maybe we should call him that.

And just like I’d hoped, having a cat has been an immense help to my writing career. Not really. Not only does he make me sneeze, he regularly jumps onto my computer keyboard. And while he types very fast, he also makes a lot of errors— much like I do.

When he’s not walking across the keyboard, he’s sitting in front of the screen. In that way he’s less muse and more writer’s block. Nowadays I like to think the only thing standing between me and success is my cat. It’s not true, but I still like to think it.

Dorothy Rosby is an author and humor columnist whose work appears regularly in publications in the West and Midwest. You can subscribe to her blog at www.dorothy rosby.com or contact at www. dorothyrosby.com/contact.

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COURTS COURTS District Court District Court Arapahoe County, County, Colorado Colorado 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 In In the the Interest Interest of: of: Aalyah Jasmyne Rojas

Aalyah Jasmyne Rojas Respondent: Respondent: Isis Nicole Rojas-Scott and Bryan Isis CarlNicole Scott Rojas-Scott and Bryan Carl 8203Scott S. Valleyhead Way Aurora 80016 Way 8203 S.CO Valleyhead

Aurora CO 80016

NOTICE OF HEARING TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE OF HEARING TO

INTERESTED PERSONS

Case Number: 24 PR 165

Number: 24 PR 165 To allCase interested persons: To all interested A hearing on thepersons: petition identified below will be held at the following date, time,on and A hearing thelocation. petition identified below will be held at the following Date: June 4, 2024 date, time, and location.

Time: 9 a.m.

Courtroom or Division: 12 Date: June 4, 2024 Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Time: 9 a.m.CO 80112 Centennial,

Courtroom or Division: 12 Petition for S. Appointment Address: 7325 Potomac St.,of Guardian for a Minor Centennial, CO 80112 ThePetition outcome ofAppointment this proceeding for of may limit or completely take away Guardian for a Minor the respondent’s right to make decisions about the respondent’s perThe this proceeding sonaloutcome affairs oroffinancial affairs or may completelymust take appear away both.limit Theorrespondent the respondent’s right to make dein person unless excused by the court. The petitioner is requiredperto cisions about the respondent’s make affairs reasonable efforts affairs to helporthe sonal or financial respondent attend the hearing. both. The respondent must appear

in person unless excused by the The respondent has the right to be court.

The petitioner is required to represented by an attorney of the make reasonable efforts to responhelp the respondent’s choice at the respondent attend dent’s expense.

If the the hearing. respondent cannot afford an attorney, one may The respondent right to be be appointed for has the the respondent at state expense. respondent represented by an The attorney of the may request achoice professional evalurespondent’s at the responation.

The respondent has the right dent’s expense. If the respondent to present evidence and subpoena cannot afford an attorney, one may witnesses and documents; exambe appointed for the respondent ine witnesses, including any courtat state expense.

Thepsychologist, respondent appointed physician, may request a professional evaluor other qualified individual providation.

The respondent has the right ing evaluations, and the Court Visitor; andevidence otherwise participate in to present and subpoena the hearing.

The respondent may witnesses and documents; examask witnesses, that the hearing be held a ine including any in courtmanner that reasonably accomappointed physician, psychologist, modates the respondent. The or other qualified individual providrespondent has the right to request ing the Court thatevaluations, the hearing and be closed, but the Visitor; participate hearingand mayotherwise not be closed if the in the hearing.objects.

The respondent may respondent

ask that the hearing be held in a Published in reasonably The Villageraccommanner that First Publication: April 25, 2024 modates the respondent.

The Last Publication: May 9, 2024 respondent has the right to request Legal # 11510 that the hearing be closed, but the ___________________________ hearing may not be closed if the DISTRICT respondent objects.COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY,

action, to wit:

11, 2024 at at 10:00 10:00 a.m., a.m., and and to to 11, 2024 show cause, ifif any any there there be, be, why why show cause, the court should not grant the relief requested in in the the Petition Petition in in ForfeiForfeirequested ture served served herewith, herewith, which which seeks seeks ture the forfeiture of the subject the forfeiture of the subject matter matter property described in the caption property described in the caption above, which was seized on the above, seized thethe date of which July 1,was 2022, at or on near date of July 1, 2022, at orAvenue, near the location 19900 E. Colfax location 19900 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, Arapahoe Aurora, ArapahoeAurora County, Colorado, State of Colorado.

Police Department is the agency County, State of Colorado.

Aurora holdingDepartment the seized subject matter Police is the agency property. holding the seized subject matter

rency, Respondent – Defendant(s) Case Number:

The Court orders that this citation may be served by certified mail, in The Court orders that this citation accordance with §16-13-505(7), may be served by certified mail, in C.R.S.

COLORADO COLORADO Arapahoe County County Justice Justice Center Center 7325 S. Potomac St, Centennial, CO 80112 THE THE PEOPLE PEOPLE OF OF THE THE STATE STATE OF OF COLORADO, COLORADO, Petitioner - Plaintiff, Petitioner - Plaintiff, v. v.

BRITTANY FERCH, BRYANT BRITTANY FERCH, BRYANT JOSEPH FERCH, and any unJOSEPH FERCH, and any un- any known persons who may claim interestpersons in the subject matter of any this known who may claim action, to interest inwit: the subject matter of this $10,570.00, in United States Currency, $10,570.00, in United States CurRespondent – Defendant(s) D0032023CV31773 Case Number: Div./Ctrm.: 202

D0032023CV31773 CITATION TO SHOW Div./Ctrm.: 202CAUSE

WHY CONTRABAND PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE FORFEITED

CITATION TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CONTRABAND PROPERTY SHOULD NOTcomes BE FORFEITED THIS MATTER before the

court pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S., as a Petition in Forfeiture seeking a Citation THIS MATTER comes before the to Show Cause Contracourt pursuant toWhy §16-13-501, band Property Not Be et seq., C.R.S., Should as a Petition in Forfeited, the District Forfeiture brought seekingby a Citation Attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial to Show Cause Why ContraDistrict, State of Colorado.

band Property Should Not Be Forfeited, brought by thethe District The Court has examined PetiAttorney for the Eighteenth Judicial tion and the supporting affidavit District, of Colorado. and has State considered the PetitionerPlaintiff’s request for the issuance of a Citation to examined Show Cause.

The Court has the Peti-

tion and the supporting affidavit The Court is satisfiedthe that the and has considered PetitionerPetitioner-Plaintiff has shown Plaintiff’s request for the issuance probable cause that the seized of a Citation to Show property in this action,Cause. as described in the caption above, is contraThe is satisfied the bandCourt property subject that to seizure, Petitioner-Plaintiff has shown confiscation, and forfeiture pursuant to §16-13-501, seq., C.R.S. probable cause thatetthe seized The Court that each named property infinds this action, as described Respondent-Defendant in the in the caption above, is contracaption is the only person known to band property subject to seizure, have, an interest in, or to have asconfiscation, and forfeiture pursuserted and interest in, the subject ant to §16-13-501, matter of the action.et seq., C.R.S.

The Court finds that each named Respondent-Defendant in thethis The Court, therefore, issues citation: caption is the only person known to have, an interest in, or to have asserted and interest in, the subject THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF matter of the action.

COLORADO

The Court, therefore, issues this TO THE ABOVE RESPONDENTcitation: DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND PEOPLE ORDERED APPEAR THE OFTO THE STATE for OF a first appearance on this case COLORADO in the District Court in and for the Eighteenth Judicial District, State of TO THE ABOVE RESPONDENTColorado, at the Arapahoe County DEFENDANT: Justice Center, 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, Colorado 80112 in YOU ARE HEREBY202, SUMMONED Division/Courtroom on June

Published in The Villager AND ORDERED TO APPEAR for First Publication: April 25, 2024 a first appearance on this case Last Publication: May 9, 2024 TO CREDITORS NOTICE in the District Court in and for the Legal # 11510 Eighteenth Judicial District, State of ___________________________ Colorado, at the Arapahoe County NOTICE TO CREDITORS Attorney for Personal Justice Center, 7325 RepresentaS. Potomac DISTRICT COURT Case No. 2023PR30646 tive St., Centennial, Colorado 80112 in ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Estate of Viola Lahana 5675 DTC Blvd., Suite Division/Courtroom 202, 250 on June All persons having claims against Greenwood Village, CO 80111 the above-named estate are Telephone: (303) 758-0999 Published in The Villager NOTICE TO CREDITORS First Publication: May 2, 2024

required to present them to the personal representative or to the court identified above on or before August 25, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Date: April 17, 2024 Case No. 2023PR30646 Arianne Lahana Estate of Viola Lahana Personal Representative All persons 7817 S. Ivy having Way claims against the above-named estate are Centennial, CO 80112 required them to the Publishedtoinpresent The Villager First Publication: April 25, personal representative or2024 to the Last Publication: May court identified above 9, on2024 or before Legal # 11509 August 25, 2024, or the claims may ___________________________ be forever barred.

Date: April 17,TO 2024 NOTICE CREDITORS ArianneEstate Lahanaof NELSON OOSTENINK, also known as N. Personal Representative Deceased 7817OOSTENINK, S. Ivy Way Case Number 24PR30455 Centennial, CO 80112 All persons having claims Published in The Villager against the above named estate First Publication: 25, 2024 are required to April present them to Last May 9, 2024 the Publication: personal representative or Legal # 11509 to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before ___________________________ September 2, 2024, or the claims TObarred.

CREDITORS mayNOTICE be forever Estate of of this NELSON The original document is OOSTENINK, also known as N. on file at the law office of Donald Glenn Peterson OOSTENINK, Deceased /s/.Case Donald Glenn Peterson Number 24PR30455 Donald Glenn Peterson All persons having claims

against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before September 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

The original of this document is on file at the law office of Donald Glenn Peterson /s/. Donald Glenn Peterson Donald Glenn Peterson

Last Publication: May 16, 2024 Legal # 11511 ___________________________ Attorney for Personal Representa-

NOTICE TO CREDITORS tive Estate of JAMES DALE THOM5675 Suite 250 AS,DTC alsoBlvd., known as JAMES Greenwood Village, 80111 D. THOMAS andCO JAMES Telephone: (303)Deceased 758-0999 THOMAS,

Published in The Villager Case Number 24PR30476 All Publication: persons May having First 2, 2024claims against the above estate Last Publication: Maynamed 16, 2024 are required Legal # 11511 to present them to the personal representative or to ___________________________ District Court of Arapahoe, NOTICE TO CREDITORS County, Colorado or on or before Estate of JAMES DALE September 2, 2024, or theTHOMclaims AS, known as JAMES may bealso forever barred.

D.original THOMAS anddocument JAMES is The of this on fileTHOMAS, at the law Deceased office of Donald Glenn Peterson Case Number 24PR30476 /s/.

Glennhaving Petersonclaims AllDonald persons Donald Peterson against Glenn the above named estate Attorney for Personal Representative are required to present them to 5675 DTC Blvd., Suite 250, the personalVillage, representative or to Greenwood CO 80111 District Court of Arapahoe, Telephone: (303) 758-0999

County, Colorado or on or before Published in The Villager September 2, 2024, claims First Publication: May or 2, the 2024 Last May 16, 2024 may Publication: be forever barred.

Legal # 11512 The original of this document is ___________________________ on file at the law office of Donald Glenn Peterson /s/. Donald Glenn Peterson Donald Glenn Peterson Attorney for Personal Representative 5675 DTC Blvd., Suite 250, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Telephone: (303) 758-0999 Published in The Villager First Publication: May 2, 2024 Last Publication: May 16, 2024 Legal # 11512 ___________________________

property.

accordance with §16-13-505(7), C.R.S. WARNING: If you wish to have

the subject property returned to you, you must respond this WARNING: If you wish totohave Citation to Show Cause.

You are the subject property returned to warned that, pursuant to §16you, you must respond to this 13-505(1.7)(b) and (8), C.R.S., if Citation to file Show Cause. You are you fail to a response to the warned pursuantand to §16Petition that, in Forfeiture in ac13-505(1.7)(b) (8), C.R.S., if cordance withand §16-13-505(2)(d), you filetoaappear response to the or if fail youto fail personally, by counsel, or asand otherwise Petition in Forfeiture in acdirected by the§16-13-505(2)(d), Court at the first cordance with appearance, pursuant §16or if you fail to appear to person13-505(8), C.R.S., judgment by ally, by counsel, or as otherwise default shall be entered against directed by the Court at the first you by the Court forthwith for appearance, pursuant toPetition §16the relief demand in the 13-505(8), C.R.S., judgment in Forfeiture, without furtherby default shall be entered against notice.

you by the Court forthwith for Pursuant §16-13-505(2)(d), the relief to demand in the Petition C.R.S., the responsive pleading in Forfeiture, without further shall be designated a response to notice.

petition and citation to show cause and shall be filed with the court at Pursuant to §16-13-505(2)(d), or before the first appearance on C.R.S., the responsive pleading the petition and shall include: shall be response to (I) designated A statementaadmitting petition andthe citation to show or denying averments of cause the and shall be filed with the court at petition; (II) Athe statement setting forth or before first appearance on withpetition particularity why include: the seized the and shall property should not be forfeited.

(I) A statement admitting

or denying the averments of the petition; (II) A statement setting forth with particularity why the seized property should not be forfeited.

The statement shall shall include include The statement specific factual and and legal legal ground7s ground7s specific factual supporting it and any affirmative defense to to forfeiture forfeiture as as provided provided in in defense this part part 5.

5. this (III) A list of witnesses whom (III) A list of witnesses whom the respondent intends to call at the respondent intends to call at the hearing on the merits, includthe hearing on the and merits, including the addresses telephone ing the addresses and telephone numbers thereof; and numbers and (IV)thereof; A verified statement, supverified statement, supported(IV)

by A documentation, that the claimant the true owner that of the ported byisdocumentation, the property or an interest therein. claimant is the true owner of the

AKA DANIELLE SPARKS, SPARKS, AKA AKA AKA DANIELLE DANIELLE CORMIER, CORMIER, SHAWN SHAWN OLIVER, AND JOHN DOE, Respondents.

Respondents.

You are advised that, pursuant to §16-13-505(5) C.R.S.: “ContinuYou are advised that, pursuant to ance of the hearing on the merits §16-13-505(5) C.R.S.: “Continushall be granted upon stipulation ance the hearing ongood the merits of theof parties or upon cause shall be granted upon stipulation shown.”

NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY JUDGMENT CONCERNING HEARING AND DEFAULT JOHN DOE AND SHAWN OLIVER JUDGMENTFOR CONCERNING SCHEDULED MAY 28, 2024 JOHNAT DOE AND OLIVER 3:30 PMSHAWN IN DIV. 22

property or an interest therein.

of the parties or upon good cause DONE shown.”this 29th day of April, 2024 BY THEthis COURT: DONE 29th day of April, 2024 Elizabeth B. Volz BY THE COURT: DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Elizabeth PublishedB. in Volz The Villager DISTRICT COURT JUDGE First Publication: May 9, 2024 Last Publication: May 16, 2024 Legal # 11514 Published in The Villager ___________________________ First Publication: May 9, 2024 Last Publication: May 16, 2024 DISTRICT COURT LegalCOUNTY # 11514 OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO ___________________________ 7325 S. Potomac Street DISTRICT COURT80112 Centennial, Colorado

COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE PEOPLE OF OF THECOLORADO STATE OF STATE COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Petitioner, Centennial, Colorado 80112 In the Interest of:

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO JACOB PEDROZA, Petitioner, Child, In the Interest of: and concerning, DANIELLE BIGNELL AKA JACOB PEDROZA, DANIELLE CORMIER- SPARKS Child,

and concerning,

Erinn Walz, Esq. #43200 Erinn Walz, Esq. #43200 Assistant County Attorney Assistant County Attorney 14980 East Alameda Drive 14980 Drive Aurora,East CO Alameda 80012 Aurora, CO 80012 PH: 303.636.1821

PH: 303.636.1821

Case No: 22JV495 Division: 22 Case No: 22JV495

Division: 22

SCHEDULED FOR MAY 28, 2024

To TheAT Respondents: 3:30 PM IN DIV. 22

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an To The Respondents: Adjudicatory Hearing and Default Judgement regarding JOHN PLEASE NOTICE thatisanset DOE ANDTAKE SHAWN OLIVER Adjudicatory Hearing De-of for May 28, 2024, at theand hour fault Judgement regarding JOHN 3:30 p.m., in Division 22, at the DOE AND County SHAWN OLIVER is set Arapahoe District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, for May 28, 2024, at the hourCenof tennial, Colorado 80112. have 3:30 p.m., in Division 22,You at the the right toCounty be represented by an Arapahoe District Court, attorney during these Street, proceedings; 7325 South Potomac Cenif you cannot afford an attorney, tennial, Colorado 80112. You have one will be appointed to reprethe by to an sentright you.toInbe therepresented event you fail attorney during these proceedings; appear for the hearing at the date ifand youtime cannot afford the an attorney, indicated, Petitioner one will be appointed to reprewill request that the Court enter a default judgment against sent you.

In the event youyou fail and to adjudicate dependent and appear for the the child hearing at the date neglected.

In the event that you fail and time indicated, the Petitioner to appear and/or participate in this will request that the Court enter a case the Petitioner will request that default judgment against you and the Court terminate your parental adjudicate dependent and rights as tothe thechild above named child, neglected.

In the event that you fail in accordance with the Colorado to appear and/or Children’s Code. participate in this

case the Petitioner will request that The Arapahoe County District the Court terminate your parental Court hearings via Cisco rights is asholding to the above named child, WebEx Meetings to allow for auin accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

diovisual and/or audio audio participation. participation. diovisual and/or Participants may may use use any any computcomputer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a a camera camera and and microphone microphone for for with audiovisual participation. participation. Parties Parties audiovisual should use the following link: should use the following link: •https://judicial.webex.com/meet/ •https://judicial.webex.com/meet/ D18-ARAP-Div22 D18-ARAP-Div22 •Enter your name and email •Enter your andwho email address (soname we know you address know who are). You(so willwe then be in theyou virtual courtroom. are). You will then be in the virtual •Select your audio setting. If the courtroom. audio youraudio computer or If tablet •Selectonyour setting. the does please use audionot on work, your computer or the tablet alternate audio option of calling the does not work, please use the number below. alternate option of calling •If you doaudio not have a device thatthe number below. will support a video connection, •If dostill notparticipate have a device that youyou may by audio will a video connection, onlysupport by calling 720-650-7664.

When prompted enter Access you may still participate by audio code:by2594 887720-650-7664.

9073 then press #, only calling # (no attendee ID is needed).

When prompted enter Access

code: 2594 887 9073 then press #, YOU ARE FURTHER COMMAND# (no attendee ID is needed).

ED to appear before the Court

at said time and place, either in YOU ARE FURTHER COMMANDperson or by phone/WebEx. If you ED the Court electtotoappear appearbefore in person, you must besaid at the Courthouse half hour at time and place,a either in before the hearing is scheduled person or by phone/WebEx. If you to begin. elect to appear in person, you must

be at the Courthouse a half hour Date: May 3, 2024. before the hearing is scheduled to begin.

Erinn Walz, Esq. #43200 Assistant County Attorney Date: May 2024.

Attorney for3,Petitioner (303) 636-1821

Erinn Walz, Esq. #43200 Published in The Villager Assistant County Attorney Published: 9, 2024 Attorney forMay Petitioner Legal # 11519 (303) 636-1821

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Published in The Villager Published: May 9, 2024 Legal # 11519 ___________________________

SPECIAL DISTRICTS The Arapahoe County District

DANIELLE BIGNELL AKA DANIELLE CORMIER- SPARKS

NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S SETTLEMENT ARAPAHOE COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO

Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for au-

NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COPPERLEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 5 AND 7

SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Cop-

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on the 10th day of June, 2024, final settlement will be made by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, for and on account of the contract of said IHC Scott (a subsidiary of OF CONTRACTOR’S SETTLEMENT WW Clyde) forNOTICE the furnishing and installation of AIP No. 3-08-0029-056ARAPAHOE COUNTY 2022, at Centennial Airport, and any person co partnership, association or STATE COLORADO corporation who has unpaid claimOF against said IHC Scott (a subsidiary of WW Clyde) for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, supply of laborers, rental machinery, tools, or team hire, sustenance, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT onequipment, the 10th day of June, 2024, final provision, provender or other used or consumed such AuthorContracsettlement will be made by thesupplies Arapahoe County Public by Airport tor or any of the subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, ity, for and on account of the contract of said IHC Scott (a subsidiary of may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on WW Clyde) for the furnishing and installation of AIP No. 3-08-0029-056June 10, 2024, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on 2022, at of Centennial Airport, and any person co partnership, association account such claim with the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority.or

corporation who has unpaid claim against said IHC Scott (a subsidiary of WW Clyde) forpart or on of the furnishing of labor,prior materials, supply Failure on the of account a claimant to file such statement to such final of laborers,will rental machinery, tools, orCounty equipment, hire, sustenance, settlement relieve said Arapahoe Publicteam Airport Authority from all and anyprovender liability fororsuch claimant’s provision, other supplies claim. used or consumed by such Contractor or any of the subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, Arapahoe Authority may at anyCounty time upPublic to andAirport including said time of such final settlement on County Arapahoe June 10,of2024, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on State of Colorado account of such claim with the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority.

Published in The Villager Failure on the partMay of a9,claimant First Publication: 2024 to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority from Last Publication: Junesaid 6, 2024 all and#any liability for such claimant’s claim.

Legal 11515 ___________________________

Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S SETTLEMENT County of Arapahoe ARAPAHOE COUNTY State of Colorado STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE GIVEN THAT on the 10th day of June, 2024, final PublishedISinHEREBY The Villager settlement will beMay made the Arapahoe County Public Airport AuthorFirst Publication: 9, by 2024 ity, and on account of 2024 the contract of said Bryan Construction, Inc. Lastfor Publication: June 6, for the furnishing and installation of the Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Legal # 11515 Building Expansion, at Centennial Airport, and any person co partnership, ___________________________ association or corporation who has unpaid claim against said Bryan Construction, Inc. NOTICE for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, supply OF CONTRACTOR’S SETTLEMENT of laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment, ARAPAHOE COUNTY team hire, sustenance, provision, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such ContracSTATE OF COLORADO tor or any of the subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on NOTICE HEREBY GIVENstatement THAT on the 10th day ofdue June, 2024, final June 10, IS 2024, file a verified of the amount and unpaid on settlement made by the the Arapahoe ArapahoeCounty CountyPublic Public Airport Authoraccount of will suchbeclaim with Airport Authority.

ity, for and on account of the contract of said Bryan Construction, Inc. Failure on the partand of ainstallation claimant to statement prior to such final for the furnishing offile thesuch Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) settlement will relieveatsaid Arapahoe County Airport co Authority from Building Expansion, Centennial Airport, andPublic any person partnership, all and any liability for suchwho claimant’s claim. association or corporation has unpaid claim against said Bryan Construction, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, supply Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority of laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment, team hire, sustenance, County of Arapahoe provision, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such ContracState of Colorado tor or any of the subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at anyintime to and including said time of such final settlement on Published Theup Villager First May 9, 2024statement of the amount due and unpaid on June Publication: 10, 2024, file a verified Last Publication: June with 6, 2024 account of such claim the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority.

Legal # 11516 ___________________________ Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statement prior to such final

settlement will relieve said Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim.

Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority County of Arapahoe State of Colorado Published in The Villager First Publication: May 9, 2024 Last Publication: June 6, 2024 Legal # 11516 ___________________________

perleaf Metropolitan District Nos. 5 and 7 of Arapahoe County, Colorado (the “Districts”):

NOTICE OF VACANCIES

ONGIVEN, THE BOARDS DIRECTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY pursuantOF to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., OF COPPERLEAF METROPOLITAN NOS. 5 AND 7 that vacancies currently exist on the BoardsDISTRICT of Directors of each of the Districts. Any qualified, eligible elector of either of the Districts interested in filling a vacancy serving on theparticularly Board of Directors of either of the TO WHOM IT MAYand CONCERN, and to the electors of the CopDistrictsMetropolitan should file a Letter of Interest with 7the of Directors of the perleaf District Nos. 5 and of Board Arapahoe County, Colorado respective district by 5:00 p.m. MST on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the (the “Districts”): Districts’ office address below (or via e-mail to: csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S.,

that vacancies currently exist onavailable the Boards Directors of each of the Forms of Letters of Interest are andofcan be obtained from the Districts.c/o Any qualified, eligible elector of Becher either ofP.C., the Districts interested Districts Craig Sorensen at McGeady 450 E. 17th Avenue, in filling a vacancy serving on thePhone: Board 303-592 of Directors of either the Suite 400, Denver, and Colorado 80203; 4380; Email:of csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com.

Districts should file a Letter of Interest with the Board of Directors of the respective district by 5:00 p.m. MST on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the

COPPERLEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Districts’ office address below (or via e-mail to: csorensen@specialdistrictNOS. 5 AND 7 law.com).

By: /s/ PAULA J. WILLIAMS Attorney for the Districts

Forms of Letters of Interest are available and can be obtained from the Districts c/oinCraig Sorensen at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Published The Villager Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203; Phone: 303-592 4380; Email: csoPublished: May 9, 2024 rensen@specialdistrictlaw.com.

Legal # 11517 ___________________________

COPPERLEAF DISTRICT NOTICE AS TOMETROPOLITAN PROPOSED AMENDED 2024 BUDGET AND HEARING NOS. GREENWOOD 5 AND 7 ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ PAULA J. WILLIAMS the Districts NOTICE IS Attorney HEREBYfor GIVEN that a proposed amended budget will be

submitted to the GREENWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN DISTRICT in forThe theVillager year of 2024. A copy of such proposed amended Published budget hasMay been9,filed in the office of Greenwood Athletic Club, 5801 South Published: 2024 Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for Legal # 11517 public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at ___________________________ a hearing at the special meeting of the Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan be held at 12:00 P.M., on Wednesday, 2024.

NOTICEDistrict AS TOto PROPOSED AMENDED 2024 BUDGETMay AND22, HEARING The meeting will be held at Club Greenwood, 5801 South Quebec Street, GREENWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Greenwood Village, Colorado. Any interested elector within Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed amended NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN a proposed amended budget be budget and file or register anythat objections at any time prior to thewill final submitted theamended GREENWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN adoption oftothe 2024 budget.

DISTRICT for the year of 2024. A copy of such proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Greenwood Athletic Club, 5801 South BY ORDER OF Greenwood THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Quebec Street, Village, Colorado, where same is open for GREENWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN DISTRICT public inspection.

Such proposed amended budget will be considered at a hearing at the special meeting of the Greenwood Athletic Club MetroBy: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE politan District to be held at 12:00 P.M., on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

A Professional Corporation The meeting will be held at Club Greenwood, 5801 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Colorado. Any interested elector within Greenwood Published inVillage, The Villager Athletic Club District may inspect the proposed amended Published: MayMetropolitan 9, 2024 budget# and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final Legal 11518 ___________________________ adoption of the amended 2024 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: GREENWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation Published in The Villager Published: May 9, 2024 Legal # 11518 ___________________________

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2024 Santa Fe Calligraphy is family friendly

I was having dinner recently at an Indian restaurant with a friend who has an all-electric EV Mustang. He loves his car and uses it for a daily commute to his business. However, for any longer trip he has a Buick for road trips. That about sums up the EV challenge, short range trip, nighty charge, a very efficient package. However, the best choice for overall transportation, short daily drive, or long-range trips, the combination hybrid system with a 2.5L engine and eight-speed transmission, in my opinion, is a more practical choice.

I owned a Mustang, once upon a time, and I loved it on the open road.

This week’s drive was a 2024 Santa Fe “Calligraphy” with the name referring to the specially designed 21” designer alloy wheels. This model features a 2.5L 4-cylinder engine with an 8-speed versatile transmission

with steering wheel paddle shifters. Final assembly for this Santa Fe is Montgomery, Alabama, with a USA engine and Korean transmission. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is loaded with options included is $50,375. The only separate options are “Serenity White Pearl” paint at $475 and carpeted floor mats at $210.

Hyundai goes all-out for safe-

ty features and have engineered some excellent new features, starting with a blind spot view monitor that appears on the speedometer panel when changing traffic lanes. They also have a red wavy speedometer traffic alert on vehicle passing in either lane, and trail gating rear traffic.

Another interesting feature is a speedometer alert if the vehicle notes irregular driving and in-

forms the driver to take a rest. This can happen when fooling with the many dials and computer controls that are a plethora on the center digital screen. Kudos to Hyundai for having radio dials for volume and station choices.

Other improvements are rear cross traffic alerts with side mirror light warnings and sound, so useful in crowded grocery store parking lots. Overall ,the Santa Fe has all the safety features of forward collision avoidance and lane keeping assist. No safety ratings yet but should be in the five-star category.

Along with the elaborate safety features, Hyundai has some of the best warranties in the industry with a 5-year, 50,000-mile new vehicle warranty and 10year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty.

The vehicle is spacious with heated and cooled front captain chairs and extended second row

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passenger seating with leg space and third row 50/50 folding seating with large rear trunk for seat space or cargo. Exterior has roof side rails and a dual pane sunroof , and rear power liftgate.

Finally, the drive is powerful and comfortable with two UBS smart phone charging pads conveniently in the center section between the leather trimmed seats, really a smart feature.

Hyundai has expanded the basic Santa Fe from earlier years with many additional features in all areas that has raised the price to a higher level than earlier year models. This is a smart vehicle with exciting new safety features and classy interior and seating.

An excellent drive and a well-rounded overall family vehicle.

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