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Tate named to state Senate State representative to replace fellow Centennial Republican David Balmer in District 27

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Patrick, 10, and Bindy, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, share a unique relationship of work and play. “Just knowing she is here calms me,” Patrick said. Photos by Alex DeWind

10-year-old finds miracle in canine friend Stink Bug Project pairs sick children with companion dogs

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By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Patrick Kaplan, 10, walked out of his house on a wintry, mid-December day to find a Labrador retriever in his yard. The dog, named Bindy, would help Patrick cope with his longtime illness called cyclic vomiting syndrome, or CVS. “I was so happy,” Patrick said. “I finally got my miracle.”

Patrick, who lives in Centennial, was diagnosed with CVS when he was 8 years old. The chronic condition involves episodes of nausea and vomiting, which often occur while he is sleeping. The condition is rare and affects about 2 percent of school-age children, according to Mayo Clinic.

When Patrick’s parents, Denise and Scott, discovered there was no fix for their son’s condition, they contacted the Stink Bug Project through Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, at 5349 Marshall St. in Arvada, in hopes of getting their son a companion dog.

The family couldn’t have asked for a better solution, Denise said.

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State Rep. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, has been appointed to fill the vacancy in state Senate District 27 following the resignation of David Balmer.

Tate, who was elected to the State House District 37 seat in 2014, was nominated for the Senate post and won the unanimous Tate support of 91 members of

Denise Kaplan and her son, Patrick, sit on the couch as Bindy naps in between them after a busy day. “We never expected to have anything more than a companion dog for Patrick,” Denise said. “And she is so much more.”

FACTS ABOUT CYCLIC VOMITING SYNDROME It involves intense episodes of nausea or vomiting that can last for hours or days.

It affects all ages.

It’s difficult to diagnose because vomiting is a part of other illnesses.

Its cause is unknown.

It can result in dehydration, injury to the food tube and tooth decay.

Source: www.mayoclinic.org

Top stories: Above, Cherry Creek lacrosse players celebrate their 5A championship game victory over Regis Jesuit at Sports Authority Stadium in May. For more of the top stories of the year, see Page 5

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Still finding ‘Faces Never Forgotten’ Project aims to match photos to Vietnam vets

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Last June, Janna Hoehn reached out to Colorado Community Media for help with a huge project, and readers stepped up in a big way.

“The response has been amazing,” she said. “…Our heroes’ stories and sacrifice will never be forgotten.”

She is working on the “Faces Never Forgotten” project, created to find a photo of every single one of the 58,300 soldiers listed on the

Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. “Putting a face with a name changes the whole dynamic of the wall,” she said. “It keeps our fallen heroes’ memories alive and will honor them.”

In June, Hoehn was specifically looking for 10 names from Arapahoe County and seven from Douglas County. With the help of readers throughout those counties, she’s down to just six and four, respectively.

Once found, all photos will be submitted to the “Wall of Faces” online memorial with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, as well as to the planned education center

expected to be built adjacent to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

“I had always hoped I could to do something for the Vietnam veterans,” said Hoehn. “The way they were treated when they returned, it was disgraceful.”

Even just the name of the schools the person attended can help, she says, and any bit of information somebody might have can’t hurt.

To submit a photo or for more information, email Hoehn at neverforgotten2014@gmail.com.

To see photos of lost and fallen soldiers that have already been collected, visit www.vvmf.org.

Since Colorado Community Media ran the story in June, Hoehn has received photos of: James D. Hakes Jr., Martin E. Loving, Michael F. Matthews, Donald L. Senti and John P. Wright from Arapahoe County; and Jimmy E. Marchesi, Alva N. Myrick II, Jerome J. Rigenberg and Robert Worrell from Douglas County.

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Jerome Ringenberg

Michael Matthews

Martin Loving

James Hakes

Photos are still needed for these soldiers from Douglas County: David W. Heck 1949-1968

William E. Hopkins 1949-1969

John R. Helms 1948-1970

Gale S. Pritchard 1946-1969

And these six soldiers from Arapahoe County:

Jim Marchesi

Alva Myrick

Richard A. Eckvall 1937-1966

Richard L. Martin 1949-1968

Ivel D. Freeman 1926-1967

Dennis M. Smith 1942-1970

James R. Lemon 1948-1967

Michael J. Whalen 1950-1971

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NEWS IN A HURRY South Suburban nets praise South Suburban Park and Recreation District’s department of finance was recently awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the Unites States and Canada, for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. This marks the 14th year the district has received the award.

The district’s director of finance, Steven Shipley, and chief accountant Linda Addison prepared the document, which includes the independent auditors report, the audited financial statements, management, discussion and analysis, transmittal letter and the required statistical section.

ACC recruiter lands position Arapahoe Community College Senior Recruitment Specialist Liliana Diaz has been named to a three-year term as president-elect of the Colorado Council on High School/College Relations.

The CCHS/CR is a 290-member, statewide volunteer organization comprised of Colorado high school counselors, college admission staff, professional organizations and individuals who work together to help educate and assist high school students in achieving their post-secondary educational goals.

Optimists essay contest has cash prizes The Optimist Club of Littleton is again involved in the

annual Optimist International Clubs Essay Contest.

The topic for the 2016 contest is “Lead by Example — Reality or Fiction?” First place wins $100, second place gets $75 and third place gets $50, and the first-place essay will be eligible for consideration at the next level for a $2,500 scholarship. The winners, their families and their teachers will be honored during a meeting at the Boardroom Restaurant, where the three students will be asked to read their essays to members.

Students can access the contest rules and the application form at www.optimist. org/Forms.

Students can also contact their school’s language arts and journalism teachers or their principal’s office for information about the essay contest. The deadline to enter is Feb. 8. Call 303-794-1670 for more information.

Christmas Tree Recycling South Suburban Parks and Recreation and the City of Littleton will provide free tree recycling at two locations, including Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St., and Cornerstone Park, 5150 S. Windermere St., through Jan. 17. Residents must remove all decorations and are encouraged to use the provided locations as most waste removal companies do not accept Christmas trees. The recycled trees will be turned into mulch and used for landscaping. For more information, visit ssprd.org.

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South Suburban names Priddy’s replacement Jennings is former Thornton official Staff report Managing 3,800 acres of developed and natural open space park land at South Suburban Parks and Recreation’s more than 100 locations is no walk in the park, but the district thinks Andy Jennings is up to the task.

Jennings just became the second director of parks and open space in South Suburban’s 56-year history. He takes the reins from Jim Priddy, who retired earlier this year after 42 years with the district.

Jennings, a 35-year veteran of the industry, has an extensive background in parks,

forestry, open space and golf maintenance. For the past 26 years, he was the parks and golf manager for the city of Thornton.

“I believe Andy will add great insight, value and leadership to our dedicated and talented parks and open Jennings space department,” said Rob Hanna, South Suburban’s executive director. “He brings a wealth of experience in project development, including capital projects, master plans and ongoing capital maintenance programs, as well as park mapping and forestry inventory.”

He also has experience partnering with outside agencies and was involved with Thornton’s Neighborhood Services divi-

sion. He helped develop that city’s Community Garden program and assisted with the development of its coyote management plan.

Jennings was named Thornton’s Citywide Employee of the Year for 2005. He earned four Community Services Department Team of the Year awards and 16 Distinguished Service awards. He also held multiple offices with the Colorado Parks

and Recreation Association, the National Recreation and Park Association and the Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute.

Before joining the city of Thornton, Jennings served as park superintendent for McKinney, Texas. He is a 1981 graduate of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in park administration.

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Education Clark Anderson, of Centennial, was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Anderson is majoring in mechanical engineering.

Olivia Goolsby, of Centennial, earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Kansas.

Natalie Huner, of Centennial, earned a bachelor’s degree in education with a minor in psychology from the University of Kansas.

Tammy Husnetdinova, of Centennial, earned the presidential scholarship to attend Cornell College.

Sara McGee, of Centennial, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Vermont. McGee is a linguistics

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Padma Polepeddi, of Centennial, graduated in December with a doctor of philosophy degree in library and information management from Emporia State University.

Abby Schellpfeffer, of Centennial, performed in the a cappella choir concert during the Christmas at Concordia weekend. Schellpfeffer is a sophomore at Concordia.

Elaine Huspeni, of Greenwood Village, earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Kansas.

Katie Mancini, of Greenwood Village, earned the king scholarship to attend Cornell College.

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Did Santa leave a drone under the Christmas tree?

New federal law requires FAA registration for some models

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REGISTRATION

By Deborah Grigsby Smith, Centennial Airport Special to Colorado Community Media According to consumer research organizations, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration, drones were expected to be among the hottest gifts this holiday season.

Experts anticipate more 1 million new unmanned aircraft systems — or UAS, for short — have already been unwrapped and launched this year, mostly by hobbyists and recreational users.

But while technology has made flying UAS easier, FAA requirements to register them have made getting off the ground, for some models, a bit more difficult.

A new federal law, effective Dec. 21, states “all aircraft weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 kilograms), including payloads such as on-board cameras, must be registered.”

So basically, any drone weighing more than a half a pound would be required to be registered with the FAA. Under the new rule, the FAA says “owners who previously operated an unmanned aircraft exclusively as a model aircraft prior to Dec. 21, 2015, must register no later than Feb. 19, 2016. Owners of any other UAS purchased for use as a model aircraft after Dec. 21, 2015, must register before the first flight outdoors.

Owners may use either the paper-based process or the new streamlined, webbased system.”

Additionally, owners registering a UAS must be at least 13 years old to register.

Those under 13 must have someone older than 13 register for them.

The FAA says registration helps ensure safety — for the UAS pilot, others on the ground, and manned aircraft.

Additionally, it makes the UAS traceable in the event of an incident, as well as helping return lost drones to their rightful owners.

To register online, each owner must provide his or her name, home address and email address. Upon completion

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FLYING OUTDOORS A new federal law now requires some drones, like this DJI Phantom, to be registered with the FAA. Registration is $5, but will be free until Jan. 21 and valid for three years. Drone owners who fail to register risk penalties of up to $27,500 and three years of jail time.

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A new federal law, effective Dec. 21, states ‘all aircraft weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 kilograms), including payloads such as on-board cameras, must be registered.’ of registration, the web application will generate a Certificate of Aircraft Registration/Proof of Ownership that will include a unique identification number for the UAS owner, which must be marked on the aircraft, much like the N-number on the tail of an aircraft.

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face up to $27,500 in civil penalties, with criminal penalties for failure to register including fines of up to $250,000 and/or up to three years of imprisonment.

Commercial drone operators, those who derive revenue from their drones, or the imagery obtained by their drones, are already required to register.

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• Do not fly outdoors without properly registering your aircraft, if required • Fly below 400 feet AGL and remain clear of surrounding obstacles • Keep the aircraft within visual line of sight at all times • Remain well clear of and do not interfere with manned aircraft operations • Don’t fly within 5 miles of an airport unless you contact the airport and control tower before flying • Do not fly your aircraft for commercial purposes without FAA Section 333 waiver • Don’t fly near people or stadiums • Don’t fly an aircraft that weighs more than 55 pounds • Don’t be careless or reckless with your unmanned aircraft — you could be fined for endangering people or other aircraft For more information: www. knowbeforeyoufly.org/ To register your UAS/drone: www.registermyuas.faa.gov/

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TOP FIVE SOUTH METRO STORIES OF THE YEAR

2015 was bridge between past, future T

idy as it is to wrap 2015 up with a bow, the issues and emotions of the year’s top stories weren’t born on Jan. 1, nor were they set to expire Dec. 31.

Consider how an Arapahoe High School student’s murder in 2013 brought about change in 2015 that will impact policy for years to come.

Consider the factors that led to Douglas County School Board members being ousted. And the factors that led to housing prices swelling. Those issues aren’t going away soon.

Consider the joy of victory in the athletic arena, rooted in years of preparation and setting a foundation for future success.

Consider all the growth and development — which has been building for years — around us.

Where are we headed?

While taking a look back can’t necessarily answer that, we hope sharing the top five stories of the year — as chosen by Colorado Community Media staff and presented in no particular order — is a worthwhile exercise. If nothing else, it helps illustrate how we got here, on the verge of a new year.

Here we come, 2016.

Working toward improved school safety Throughout 2015, the Davis family continued efforts to ensure the death of their daughter, Claire, would result in a legacy.

Those efforts resulted in two new pieces of state legislation. One recognizes the responsibility of schools to protect their students and staff from reasonably foreseeable acts of violence and provides a narrow definition of the circumstances in which a lawsuit could be brought.

The second creates a permanent committee on school safety and youth mental health.

In January, that committee will review reports created through the arbitration between Littleton Public Schools and the Davis family.

Claire Davis died in the Dec. 13, 2013, shooting at Arapahoe High School in Centennial. Classmate Karl Pierson fatally wounded her before killing himself.

LPS’ own committee issued an eightpage report in 2015. It found that more emphasis should be on prevention rather than intervention and listed 10 recommendations to improve the district’s safety procedures, mental-health programs and communication systems.

It ends with the suggestion that the board reauthorize the committee to continue its work.

Two years after Claire Davis’ death, Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch may have averted a similar incident.

On Dec. 12, two girls were arrested after allegedly making a threat against the school.

The threat was reported to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office through Text-A-Tip, a system that allows high school students to convey concerns about safety, drugs and other issues anonymously.

New faces on Douglas County School Board Opponents of the Douglas County

The stories of our year are everywhere Among the larger trend and breaking news stories, though, are ordinary ones that shine a light on the human spirit, the joys and sorrows of everyday life, the people in our neighborhoods who reach out and make a difference.

Some of those stories over the past year included: Communities that rallied behind their own such as Susan Cash, a teacher, and Dalton Levine, a teen dancer, valiantly fighting battles against cancer.

A young Somali refugee, blinded in the strife of his native land, struggling to provide for his younger siblings after their mother’s sudden death.

A Girl Scout who developed a program to help seniors navigate the challenges of technology.

A 7-year-old boy who used his allowance to buy stuffed animals for children at Ronald McDonald house.

The complex, yet invisible, issue of homelessness in the suburbs.

Families who shared their struggles — and accomplishments — with chronic illnesses, such as epilepsy.

The legacies of longtime community members such as Nancy Gripman in Parker and former Castle Rock Police Chief Tony Lane.

The touching memorial for a young man who died from complications of complex cerebral palsy and drew hundreds in Rockies purple to honor him.

A World War II veteran’s financial plight and the community that responded so he could stay in his home.

These stories surround us every day.

They document day-to-day living and provide the heartbeat and fabric that weave us together. We only need to listen.

— Ann Macari Healey

Up to 250,000 square feet of commercial property will rise on the west side of Littleton Village, at Broadway and Dry Creek Road, and up to 900 residential units on the east.

Photo by Jennifer Smith School District’s reform policies of the past several years made inroads in the November election.

By wide margins, three challengers unseated reform-minded incumbents. David Ray, Anne-Marie Lemieux and Wendy Vogel each picked up about 60 percent of the vote behind the support of teachers and parents dissatisfied with policies put forth by the board, including pay-for-performance for teachers.

New board members have advocated for more community involvement and discussion in board decisions and would like to see a districtwide survey of teachers and parents.

The board still has a 4-3 majority of those supporting the reform efforts.

Meghann Silverthorn was elected president of the board by fellow members and Judith Reynolds was elected vice president.

Both votes were 4-3.

Rent, home prices on the rise Rents took off like a rocket in 2015, rising by 4.7 percent in Colorado, according to apartmentlist.com, which tracks prices in the state and nation. That outpaced the national average of 4 percent.

A two-bedroom unit in Colorado averaged $1,350 in November, the most recent month in which statistics were available.

Finding that price in the Denver metro area, however, would have been quite a deal.

Rent in Denver proper averaged $1,670 for a two-bedroom — a figure that would have pleased renters in Highlands Ranch, where the average monthly payment was $1,800. Other south metro communities, including Centennial and Littleton, also saw rents surge above the $1,500 mark.

Prices climbed, experts say, due to low vacancy rates in Denver and its suburbs and higher demand for housing because of population increases, a trend owing in large part to the metro area being among the top places in the nation for Millennials to relocate.

As a result, several apartment projects are being planned or under construction in cities such as Englewood, Parker and Littleton.

Those looking to buy may also have encountered sticker shock. The median home value in the metro area went up 16.1 percent this year to approximately $328,000,

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and online real estate database Zillow predicts it will rise another 5 percent in 2016.

Home prices rose fast in Douglas County, with the median sales price in most communities averaging about $400,000 in November. Lone Tree saw the biggest yearover-year rise at 14 percent. The median sales price for November: $785,000.

Title towns Schools in the south metro area continued their reign on Colorado High School Activities Association state team championships.

Local schools won 11 championships and finished second nine times in the 22 sports that compete for state titles. That doesn’t include the numerous athletes who won individual titles in sports like wrestling, track, cross-country and tennis.

Cherry Creek and Valor, two of Colorado’s dominant sports programs, each racked up four state championships.

Creek bagged state titles in boys and girls tennis, and won in boys lacrosse and hockey.

Valor won top honors in Class 5A football, 4A boys golf, 4A girls basketball and 4A softball.

But they were not alone.

Rock Canyon won the 2015 5A state baseball title, Mountain Vista won the 5A boys cross-country crown and Lutheran was the 3A boys track champion.

A developing story People took sides when it came to prairie dogs.

The critters lived on a swath of land that was part of a major retail project, the Promenade at Castle Rock, and they had to go to allow for development. After some wrangling over their fate — extermination was in the cards — in the spring, many of them were relocated to a more rural portion of Douglas County.

Development pushed on in Castle Rock, as it did throughout the south metro area.

To some, moving prairie dogs out of their colony was a symbol of what was being lost — open space, ties to nature, Colorado as it once was.

To others, it symbolized the area south of Denver was reaching its full potential as a place of thriving businesses, affluent residents and coveted land.

The Promenade was just one of many

developments that won approval, broke ground or continued to make progress in 2015.

Littleton Village, The Jones District in Centennial and the Central Park development in Highlands Ranch each are mixeduse projects comprising dozens of acres.

In Parker, residential developments given the green light were signs of a town that is projected to add tens of thousands of residents in the next 20 years.

Meanwhile, the biggest development of all, Sterling Ranch, broke ground in northwest Douglas County after 12 years of planning, approval and protest. At build-out roughly 20 years from now, it will have all the trappings of a small city.

— Jim Benton, Mike DiFerdinando, Chris Michlewicz, Chris Rotar and Jennifer Smith contributed to this report.

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Focus on not dropping the ball What happens when we make a simple error or mistake? We might own up to it and say something like, “I dropped the ball on that one.”

And as we wind down the regular season of the National Football League, we have certainly seen plenty of our favorite teams and players drop plenty of passes. And I am not talking about just the difficult passes, you know, the “should have” caught if only they tried harder and stretched a little further; no, I am also referring to those passes that hit them right in their hands. And in many cases as they dropped the ball, they also watched an opportunity for victory slip right through their fingers.

Now there are players who make difficult catches look seemingly easy, effortless and graceful. They snatch one-handed grabs from the middle of the air while walking a tightrope along the sideline or while performing an acrobatic maneuver typically reserved for a circus act or Cirque du Soleil show. They grasp the opportunity for victory with each attempt thrown in their direction.

As we enter into the New Year and as we

seek new opportunities of our own, we can learn from all of those opportunities that may have slipped through our own fingers over the past year, those opportunities where we just maybe “dropped the ball on that one.”

Looking back on the history of our events, Michael Norton actions, decisions and choice of words is one WINNING of the best ways that we WORDS can plot our course for success in the coming year. We can reflect back and think about how we can avoid the traps and pitfalls that caused us to drop the ball so that we can focus on and identify all of those things we did right, all of those times where we made the catch and grasped the opportunity to succeed.

Now in the NFL, players who consistently drop passes quickly find out that NFL stands

for something other than the National Football League. They find out that NFL could also mean “not for long” as their consistently poor performance places their career in jeopardy.

How consistent are we? How many passes do we drop? What do our statistics look like as we analyze how many times we have had an opportunity and we simply dropped the ball? And again, not just the stretch goals and hard-to-reach opportunities for success, I am talking about the simple balls of life that come our way and we let them slip right through our fingers.

Some of the balls we can focus on catching could be opportunities to say things like, “I love you,” “Thank you,” “I am sorry,” “I am proud of you” or “I appreciate you.” I mean really, how many times have we walked away from time spent with a close friend or loved one and thought, “Wow, I really could have said something more or done something differently, I really dropped the ball on that one.”

How many business opportunities, sales, lessons learned, listening moments and deeper relationships have we missed Norton continues on Page 9

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Answer one easy question ... oh, and happy new year I want to wish you a happy new year, and to quiz you too.

I am sure that you know that 2016 will be an election year, and that it is likely that we will be bombarded with rhetoric, promises and solicitations.

It is hard to believe that the sitting president was elected almost eight years ago.

It means that your son or daughter could have started and finished high school, and started and finished college.

When I voted in 2008, I stood in line for almost two hours at a Highlands Ranch recreation center.

I thought the holdup was confined to the recreation center, but that evening I found out that there were voting problems all over metro Denver.

In 2012, I voted by mail. Much better.

I’ll be in bed by midnight on New Year’s Eve. The dog and I will be awakened by fireworks.

I may have a juice glass of eggnog, and that will be about it.

I am as dull as a post when it comes to celebrations, and the thought of being on the road after midnight is frightening.

There will be an accident and DUI tally in the paper soon afterward.

A number of films have been set around

New Year’s Eve, like “When Harry Met Sally,” “The Poseidon Adventure” and “Radio Days.”

My favorite is your quiz.

The final line in the movie is, “Shut up and deal.”

If you can figure Craig Marshall Smith it out with nothing more than that, you QUIET know your films.

DESPERATION But I can give you more clues.

For one, Fred MacMurray plays a bad guy.

The theme music was Billboard’s No. 53 for the year.

The year was 1960.

That should give it away.

But if not: The theme music was performed by two piano players.

One of the actors attempts suicide. Another one strains pasta with a tennis racket.

If it were remade, there would have to be nudity and dirty words.

It received 10 Academy Awards nominations and won five, including Best Picture.

I can watch it over and over.

There is no violence, although the lead does get punched in the face.

There are no special effects. However, I consider good writing to be a special effect.

Need some more clues?

Billy Wilder produced and directed it, and no, it’s not another one of his films, “Sunset Boulevard.”

That’s a great film too, and it features a very wet New Year’s Eve. Gloria Swanson is perfection in “Sunset Boulevard.”

Maybe you have heard the line, “I am ready for my close-up.”

It comes from “Sunset Boulevard.”

You have to know the answer by now, but if not, the piano players were Ferrante and Teicher.

It’s hard for me to believe that the theme song was played on Top 40 radio. That would never happen now.

The song was “Theme from The Apartment.”

There you have it.

“The Apartment” starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.

MacLaine is having an affair with Fred MacMurray. The two of them use Lemmon’s Smith continues on Page 9

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the Senate District 27 Vacancy Committee in December.

The Senate district, like House District 37, covers most of Centennial plus some other territory in Arapahoe County.

Balmer, also a Republican from Centennial, resigned to take a position as political director of state campaigns for the Humane Society legislative fund, a nonprofit public policy branch of the National Humane Society. Balmer, who announced

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The Stink Bug Project started in 2010 with a girl named Allison Winn and her dog Coco. At 6 years old, Allison, of Colorado, was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that required surgery and chemotherapy. After many visits to the doctor’s office, Allison started calling her cancer “stink bug.”

To help her cope with her stink bug, she got a puppy from the Prison-Trained K-9 Companion Program, in which prisoners train dogs that are rescued from humane societies.

Allison, who survived and now studies at Denver School of the Arts, saw the dif-

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because we dropped a pass that could have/should have been easily caught? I encourage you to think back over the past year or so, and try and think of those moments where you can learn from both the dropped passes as well as the catches you made and recognize what to avoid and what to repeat or even do better in the coming year.

his resignation in October, served from 2004-12 in the state House and since 2013 in the Senate.

Tate has a professional background in construction and was vice president for LONG Building Technologies Investive Building Projects in Littleton for 15 years.

His wife is a physician at the Medical Center of Aurora and they have three children — two are enrolled in the Cherry Creek School District and one is in college.

At the end of 2015, Tate received the American Institute of Architects Colorado’s Champion of Architects award for his work in the Legislature to increase diverse and attainable housing and workforce readiness, according to a news release.

He was also chosen as American Council of Engineering Companies Colorado’s Legislator of the Year for a bill he sponsored concerning limited protection against a loss in public construction contracts.

Tate will bring a different background to the Capitol than Balmer, an attorney.

“We have different approaches but similar values,” he said.

Tate’s focuses will include affordable housing, construction mitigation and capital investments to ensure more certainty and fewer risks within businesses, he said.

“Capital investment is based on a financial model… ,” he added. “The better

the model, the better the business will be.”

Tate looks forward to “sharing his vision in the state Senate for a Colorado Legislature that creates a business friendly environment driven by economic freedom and capital and educational investment activity.”

On Jan. 9, a House District 37 Vacancy Committee meeting will be held and about 90 Arapahoe County Republican leaders will elect a person to fill Tate’s House District 37 seat.

“Nominations will occur at the committee meeting itself,” Tate said. “There are six to eight people who have expressed interest in the position and hope to be nominated at the meeting.”

ference a dog could make in a sick child’s life and she wanted to help others like her. “… I began selling homemade dog biscuits and lemonade and raised enough money to pay for the adoption of a trained companion dog for a child with a brain tumor,” she wrote on Stink Bug Project’s website.

The Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation carried on Allison’s deed and partnered with Prison-Trained K-9 program at Colorado Correctional Industries to form the Stink Bug Project.

The process works like this: A prisoner spends 12 weeks training a dog. The pair spends every day together and shares a cell at night. The prisoner is required to keep a log of the dog’s progress and is supervised to guarantee a thorough job.

“They really work very hard and

they become committed to it,” said Lee Shaughnessy, program director for the Stink Bug Project.

The Stink Bug Project then adopts the dog, covers medical costs and gives it to a child with a pediatric diagnosis from a children’s hospital.

And it’s been successful.

The Stink Bug Project has provided roughly 55 dogs for ill children across Colorado, according to Shaughnessy.

“The unconditional love you get from a dog is really comforting and reassuring to a kid who is sick,” she said.

When Patrick’s mother, Denise, saw the Stink Bug Project in a mailer, she immediately reached out.

Patrick was paired with Bindy, originally bred to be a guide dog for the blind. But when she failed her initial training test, she was donated to the Stink Bug Project.

And she was the perfect match for Patrick, who can vomit unexpectedly in his sleep. Bindy is a companion and an alert dog. She will act up and bark or whine if Patrick is showing signs of his illness, providing a sense of security for the entire family, Denise said.

“We finally have peace of mind,” she added. “We don’t constantly have to question or wonder because Bindy tells us before Patrick gets sick. It’s like she has an internal sensor.”

The Stink Bug Project has helped Patrick cope with his very own stink bug and live like a normal kid. He’s now able to do activities that his illness once prohibited, like going to school, sporting events and birthday parties.

With Bindy beside him, through it all.

“Just knowing she is here,” Patrick said, “calms me.”

So how about you? Are you dropping too many easy passes and opportunities to grow and achieve success at all levels of your life, or do you have steady, consistent and reliable hands and catching everything that comes your way? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotnorton@ gmail.com, and when we catch more balls than we drop, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock and the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation. He works as a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Smith Continued from Page 8

apartment for their fun and games while Lemmon is somewhere else.

But knowing that MacMurray is never going to leave his wife, MacLaine takes a bunch of pills after MacMurray has left

her behind in the apartment one night.

Lemmon returns, finds MacLaine unconscious, saves her life and falls in love with her.

Find out the rest for yourself.

As I said, readers, happy new year.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.

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‘I do not think that organized religion is necessary, or even a good idea for that matter.’

Liam Michael, University of Denver student

Millennials increasingly look to sources other than churches, books for spiritual guidance

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com

L

iam Michael, 19, grew up attending a Unitarian Universalist church with his family in Portage, Michigan. It was nothing like the dogmatic religions of Catholicism, Judaism or Islam that have more black-and-white interpretations of the world. There was room for finding one’s own path.

Yet, he remained unsettled.

“I still felt uneasy at the idea that there were these rules that had to be followed to the ‘t’ and a little insulted at the idea that in order to be some sort of moral person, I had to label myself as a member of some sort of club, essentially,” said Michael, now a student at the University of Denver.

Although a belief in a deity was never imposed on him in the Unitarian Universalist church, which welcomes congregants from diverse religions and holds the belief that God is love, most of the members believed in God, he said. And, as an atheist since the age of 5, he felt he didn’t really fit.

“I do not think that organized religion is necessary, or even a good idea for that matter,” Michael said. “Once a religion has the sort of power over its followers where it can impose a specific interpretation of its holy book, text, dogma, it becomes very easy to divide humanity along religious lines and to create conflict that can oftentimes result in oppression or violence.”

Michael is part of a growing number of young people who, for varying reasons, choose to not take part in organized religion.

Today, 35 percent of adult Millennials — Americans born between 1981 and 1996 — are religiously unaffiliated, according to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center. And nearly one in five American adults, or 18 percent, who were raised in a religious faith now identify with no religion, according to Pew. When the same study was conducted in 2007, only 25 percent of Millennials identified as religiously unaffiliated.

“Almost everyone in religious studies or religious education is highly aware of the ‘nones’ — the people who answer none to the religious affiliation question on surveys,” said Dr. Sandra Lee Dixon, a religious studies professor at the University of Denver.

Faith in the information age Reasons behind the “nones” include the rise of the Internet and access to information; intolerance and violence committed in the name of religion; and young people not wanting to separate themselves by or be identified by a

particular faith.

But research shows one of the most significant influences is the birth of the Internet, one of the most dramatic and influential cultural and social forces of this lifetime: Human beings can access virtually the entire record of human knowledge and experience at any time.

Eighty-seven percent of American adults use the Internet, according to a 2014 Pew study. For people ages 18-29, the number jumps to 97 percent.

“Insofar as religion is concerned, these advances seem to have been detrimental,” said John Robert Kinsey, a lecturer in religious studies at the University of Colorado. “Disheartening stories such as Kim Davis’ religious justifications for her Carmichael anti-homosexual bigotry, or Hobby Lobby’s discrimination against women’s reproductive rights and homosexuals, or acts of Christian, Islamic or Jewish terrorism are all too easy to find. This being the case, it should come as no surprise that the younger population would actively distance itself from these traditional narratives.”

Michael agrees.

“I think that the reason many young people today are beginning to move away from religion and, in some cases, move towards a more atheistic world view is, quite frankly, the bad reputation of most religions,” he said.

Lucas Carmichael, a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado, contends the move away from organized religion is not a new phenomenon in America.

“Organized religion has always had a rocky relationship with Americans’ widespread distrust of institutional authority and celebration of the individual. Periodic swings towards and away from organized religion have been the norm,” Carmichael said. “The Cold War swing towards religion in the face of ‘godless communism’ — which resulted in ‘under God’ being added to the Pledge of Allegiance and ‘In God We Trust’ being added to our money — strengthened the position of organized religion as central to American religious identities. This position of strength has certainly been eroded by the increased religious diversity, as well as various Faith continues on Page 11

‘Almost everyone in religious studies or religious education is highly aware of the ‘nones’ — the people who answer none to the religious affiliation question on surveys.’

Dr. Sandra Lee Dixon, Religious studies professor at the University of Denver

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— Percent of Millennials who are religiously unaffiliated

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— Percent of Millennials who identify as mainline Protestant

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— Percent of Millennials who identify as evangelical Protestant

16

— Percent of Millennials who identify as Catholic

64

— Percent of college graduates who identify with Christianity

23

— Percent of all American adults who are religiously unaffiliated

51

— Million Catholics in the U.S., a loss of 3 million since 2007 Source: Pew Research Center

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Night photography requires patience, planning Night photography will be the topic for the Englewood Photography Club at its Jan. 12 meeting.

Presenter Mike Berenson has won awards at the Littleton Eye of the Camera and Lone Tree Photography Show in recent years, and will talk about how he captured this image and others.

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The first 2016 meeting of the Englewood Camera Club will host award-winning photographer Mike Berenson speaking on “Night Photography Planning and Scouting.” It takes more than a beautiful night sky to get a good image, and Berenson will talk about the planning and tools needed: Modeling the night sky, light pollution map and moon cycles. (He offers night photography workshops for those who want to take it a step farther.) The club will meet at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial, and guests/ prospective members are welcome. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. (The group holds its own in-house contest at the end of each meeting.)

porary issues surrounding Colorado plants. Cost: $14/$9 student, $7 member, denverbotanicgardens. org. (While there, enjoy the tropical plants, orchids and exhibit of botanical illustrations featuring Plant Select plants.)

Cowboys gather Families will want to plan ahead for the Colorado Cowboy Gathering Jan. 21-24 at the Colorado Mountaineering Center and Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. There will be three evening performances of music and poetry, two full days of themed matinees and chuckwagon cooking. (More on this next week.)

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Book Start seeks volunteers Book Start, a Douglas County Libraries program that brings storytime fun to children in Douglas County childcare centers, seeks volunteers who will read beautiful books and lead simple songs and finger plays. A workshop is planned for 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., in Castle Rock. Contact Geri Domarek, 303-6887658, gdomarek@dclibraries.org, to register.

Rocky Mountain plants The Colorado Connections Tour at the Denver Botanic Gardens at 2 p.m. on Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 will teach about the climate, beauty, ecology and horticulture of the Rocky Mountain region, with a tour of ionic gardens and plants of the West. A window for gardeners waiting for spring. Practical knowledge about water-smart gardening, science and contem-

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scandals and attempts to exert institution authority that seem out of step with larger cultural values in America.”

Kids have a say Families also place much less importance on religious education, according to Karen Silverman, executive director of jHUB, an organization that connects Jewish teens in Colorado.

In some instances, children make the decision whether to participate in organized religion because their parents are disinterested or place greater importance on competing activities, she said.

“In the past, it would have been unheard of for the children to have such influence over a family’s religious observance,” Silverman said. jHUB tries to connect teens to Jewish programs that fulfill that need for connection and guidance without pushing religious observance.

Many teens, Silverman said, have a concept of spirituality and do seek guidance on life’s big questions.

“Last year, I was able to observe focus groups with Jewish teens in Denver. What we heard from some of them was that they weren’t interested in organized religion,” she said.

“But when the researchers delved deeper into the question, many of the teens still saw themselves as spiritual. They are reluctant to identify in a way that excludes others. If I’m one religion, that means the other religions are wrong, so I can’t do that.”

That is why even Lynnsome with deep roots in religion are beVecqueray coming more skeptical.

Katie Lynn-Vecqueray, a recent University of Denver graduate, is 23 years old and grew up in a family of Lutheran pastors. Organized religion has always been a central part of her life.

“Churches were my second

home, and I was surrounded by the care, faith, and love of amazing congregations,” Lynn-Vecqueray said.

“As I got older, however, and following some personal experiences and heartache of my own, I began to question the foundation of my own faith and the benefits of believing in stories and testaments I couldn’t hope to ever prove or understand.”

Relevance of religion — or the lack of it — also is key in young people’s choices.

Keith Baker is director of the group Young Life for Western Douglas County. He works with teens and young people in Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Castle Rock and surrounding communities.

In his experience, Baker said, many young people view religion as something nice for others, but irrelevant to daily life.

“Many young people are now two to three generations removed from the last people in their family who held religion at high regard,” Baker said. “I also believe that our society, media and entertainment outlets paints those within religious institutions as narrow-minded and ignorant. With so much access to a constant stream of this message, it’s easy to understand their lack of desire for involvement in religion.”

Spiritual, not religious But although an increasing number of young people may choose not to participate in organized religion, many still view themselves as spiritual.

According to Rev. Jann Halloran, of Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church in Parker, “these are people looking for a spiritual home that doesn’t tell them they have to believe a certain way.”

Lynn-Vecqueray said the term spirituality often replaces faith or religion, encompassing ambiguity and the opportunity to continually refine one’s beliefs.

“Fluidity precludes orthodoxy, and I have witnessed my own peers struggling to retain a strong faith when faced with the contemporary realities of science and innovation,” she said. “Youth of today increasingly pick and choose elements of various religions, combining them within an individualized faith perspective.”

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Dr. Ben Nourse, a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of DenNourse ver, focuses his work on eastern religions, particularly Buddhism.

In the debate of organized religion versus personal spirituality, Nourse said his experience with Buddhism in Denver would suggest generational factors are at play.

“I have visited a lot of Buddhist temples and groups in Denver and almost always the people attending regular meetings, worship, teachings, study groups or meditation sessions tend to skew towards people in middle age or older,” Nourse said. “Millennials do not seem to be regular members or attendees.

However, the classes I teach on Buddhism at the University of Denver are very popular.”

And although he is not religious, Liam Michael does put his faith in something.

“I obviously don’t speak for all of the atheists or all of the ‘nones,’ but I can tell you that I do not place my trust in a deity because, to put it blankly, I do not believe one exists,” Michael said. “Since I do not practice any religion, I find myself trusting in the fact that we as people all share one thing, and that is the human ability to empathize with one another. And while that may seem like an almost foolish thing to trust in, I truly believe that the human ability to relate to one another holds far more power over our moral decisions than any ancient desert script.”

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HEALTH Free Nutrition Classes South Denver Cardiology presents free educational classes at its office, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. For information, or to register, call 303-744-1065 or www.southdenver.com. Class schedule: Tuesday, Jan. 5 (Cholesterol and Your Heart). Join Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, and Renee Julien, RN, as they explore how to manage cholesterol with medication, lifestyle and natural alternatives. Monday, Jan. 18, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn to live with Warfarin/Coumadin; Monday, Jan. 18, Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Learn the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar.

A Hudson Christmas The Hudson Gardens & Event Center presents A Hudson Christmas on select nights from through Saturday, Jan. 2. Guests will enjoy a festive holiday light display, free wagon rides and more. The outdoor walking path winds through Hudson Gardens, featuring more than 250,000 twinkling lights and is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Tickets are available at www.altitudetickets.com, in person from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Hudson Gardens’ Welcome Center, or at the door on event nights. The Hudson Gardens & Event Center is at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton.

Parking is free. Schedule and more information at www.hudsongardens.org.

European Records Research When researching your family tree, do you find yourself at a dead stop when you try to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the old country? Well help is on the way. Certified genealogist Carol Darrow will return to the Highlands Ranch Genealogical society to calm our fears with her presentation “Researching European Records Without a Passport” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Show up at 6:30 p.m. for snacks and conversation with fellow genealogists. Every month people find someone with the solution to their toughest “brick wall.”

Monthly Adult Lecture Series The Parker Cultural and Scientific Commission sponsors talks on topics that impact Colorado and Douglas County residents. The intent of these talks is to increase the understanding of how science and technology address issues facing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box office at 303-8056800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, Jan. 7, Climate Science, presented by the Colorado School of Mines. Guest speaker is Christian Shorey, assistant department head for the geology and geological engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines.

Children’s Musical Production Spotlight Performing Arts Center presents “Beauty and the Beast,” a full-length children’s musical production that is the end product of a 15-week class for children ages 3-12 years. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 8-9, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Unit 102, Highlands Ranch.

Call Spotlight Performing Arts Center to order tickets; 720-443-2623. Go to www. spotlightperformers.com.

Christmas Tree Recycling, Mulch Centennial residents can dispose of Christmas trees through Sunday, Jan. 17. Trees must be free of ornaments and decorations. Sites are open from sunrise to sunset. Artificial trees are not accepted.

Disposal sites are: Lookout Park, 5455 S. Riviera Way; Pine Creek Hollow Park, 6140 S. Tower Road; and Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St. Free mulch will be available at all sites.

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EVENTS First Hike in Castlewood Enjoy a great day at the Jewel of the Prairie, also known as Castlewood Canyon State Park. Led by Castlewood volunteers, the first hike of the year is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1; meet at the Canyon Point parking lot. Start the year in a healthy and fun way, and learn something about the park while you’re at it. The hike is 2 miles, off-trail. A fresh snow preceding a hike will allow hikers to see the tracks of those four-footed creatures that call the park home.

Bring warm clothes and boots, gaiters or snow pants; hiking poles could be helpful. Snowshoes would be good for really deep snow.

After the hike, enjoy soup and some warm beverages.

Commitment Day 5K Fun Run/Walk Life Time Fitness in Parker kicks off the New Year with a part run/walk, part festival that includes an expo with numerous vendors on race morning.

Run starts at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, at Life Time Fitness, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Event is open to runners and walkers of all levels and abilities. Members and nonmembers welcome.

Children 12 and younger may register for free with a registered adult. Go to www.commitmentday.com/colorado/parker-aurora. Information about group training available at www.lifetimerun.com/group-run-training/ co-commitment-day-5k-2016-parker. Contact Heather Crosby at hcrosby@lifetimefitness.com for additional information.

Adventures in Dance Learn popular dances through a number of classes offered by Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. Upcoming classes include swing aerobics, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 4-26; a potluck ballroom, Latin, swing and salsa dance party, 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8; Samba boot camp, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26; social ballroom dance sampler, 6-8 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 22 and Jan. 29; Chinese New Year ballroom dance party, 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29; line dance aerobics, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 2-23; a potluck ballroom, Latin, swing and salsa dance party, 8-9:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 12; a social salsa dance sampler, 6-8 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 19 and Feb. 26; an Italian masquerade ballroom dance party, 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26. Contact 720-276-0562, info@adventuresindance.com or www.adventuresindance.com.

Nonfiction Book Club Forming Club members read stories about real people who made a difference in this world, or who inspire us because they overcame great setbacks in life. Some people wield great power or enlighten us about cultures or events in history.

Nonfiction adds to your knowledge and increases critical thinking skills.

History can be so much stranger than fiction. Our meetings will be individuals reading different books on the same subject, discussing what we learned, liked or didn’t like.

Contact evelyn.poulo@gmail.com for a list of books and submit your own favorites. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Parker Library, in the conference room. First topic will be Arab women authors speaking out about their culture. Book should be completed by meeting date; get reading.

A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Wednesday, Jan. 6, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree (Chris Cooper, 720-509-1165); Thursday, Jan. 7, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Plaza Tower One, 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village; Thursday, Jan. 7, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m., Terrace Tower, 5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 150, Greenwood Village; Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker; Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock (Karen Johnson, 720-272-1464).

Free Nutrition, Cooking Class Free Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 (After the Holidays: Back on Track); Wednesday, Jan. 13 (The Roll of Stress in Brain and Heart Health); Wednesday, Jan. 20 (Using Spices for Health and Flavor); Wednesday, Jan. 27 (Food Addiction) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-7441065, www.southdenver.com.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

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Practice English Skills Practice your English class gives adult mixed level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m.

Saturdays at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and in Highlands Ranch, James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. No registration is required.

Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required.

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‘The Big Bang’ “The Big Bang,” a musical by Jed Feuer and Boyd Graham, plays Jan. 2 to Feb. 6 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver. Spotlight Theatre Company is the producer. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

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Fanny Brice “Funny Girl,” the musical about entertainer Fanny Brice, by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, plays through Jan. 17 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 S. Dayton St., Aurora.

Directed by Robert Michael Sanders. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, Jan. 16.

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Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

Directed by Keith Rabin Jr. Tickets: $28/$26/$20: 866-811-4111, ignitetheatre. com.

Scottish Highlands “Brigadoon,” book and music by Alan Jay Lerner, will be produced by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company Jan. 8 to 24 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 471 Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Directed by Bernie Cardell.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: $20-$35, 303-987-7845, performancenow. org.

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Legend senior Riley Matticks (5) drives for a layup during the Titans’ game Dec. 23 against Abraham Lincoln in the Cherry Creek Holiday Classic tournament. Lincoln’s Noe Davilla tries to defend. Photos by Jim Benton

Early season tourneys prepare teams Experience valuable when postseason rolls around

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Boys high school basketball teams are off for the holiday break, and state tournament playoff games are nine weeks away.

However, south metro teams have been priming themselves for league and possible postseason action by playing in local and out-of-state tournaments.

There are advantages to playing in tournaments such as the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, the SAISD tourney in San Antonio and local tournaments such as the ones at Smoky Hill, ThunderRidge, Rock Canyon, Green Mountain, Ponderosa, Prairie View, Mullen and Ralston Valley to name just a few.

Cherry Creek, Legend and Highlands Ranch competed in the Cherry Creek Holiday Classic between Dec. 21-23.

“We’ve seen good teams, we’ve seen teams that play different styles,” said Legend coach Kevin Boley. “Like against Pine Creek, they shot a ton of threes. We got pressed against Thomas Jefferson and saw an athletic team.

“When we were in the Smoky Hill tournament, there were different styles of play. It prepares you for when get into the season, whatever you see you are prepared for it.”

One of the differences between tournament play — with back-to-back games — and regular season league contests is the time between games.

“One of our strengths is game planning, watching film and making adjustments,” said Boley. “You miss out on that in tournaments, but sometimes it is easier for the kids to just turn around, play and not have to overthink the game.

What you are looking for is good competition heading into the break.”

Highlands Ranch coach Mike Gibbs claims playing and watching other teams in tournaments is valuable.

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With 2016 soon to arrive, it seems time to offer just a few of many wishes for Colorado high school athletics heading into the New Year.

My first wish is for the Colorado High School AcJim Benton tivities Association Legislative ComOVERTIME mittee to reconsider the proposed Class 5A waterfall football league alignments before approving the change during its January meeting.

The new leagues would take away some neighborhood rivalry games, while forcing many teams to log excessive miles for road contests.

Another hope would be for Valor Christian to change its football jerseys so people in the stands and press box can read the numbers without having to use binoculars.

And it sure would be nice if golf, swimming and wrestling coaches could file scores and results from tournaments and meets so those results could be included in weekly roundups.

My Colorado Community Media cohort Tom Munds would like to see the state gymnastics meet set up so it is easier to follow and the public address system improved so everyone knows who is competing and who is on deck for each event.

Hockey teams, Munds says, also need to have numbers on their shoulders or helmets so it would be easier to identify players for photos. It is also tough to ID swimmers unless names are scribbled in ink on the competitors’ legs.

Valor grad is Player of the Year Valor Christian graduate Christian McCaffrey, a sophomore at Stanford, reversed the finishing order with Alabama running back Derrick Henry between the Heisman Trophy presentation and the naming of the AP Player of the Year.

McCaffrey was the runner-up to Henry in the Heisman Trophy voting, but he was named the Associated Press college football player of the year on Dec. 22 to become the first non-Heisman Trophy winner to be honored by AP in six years.

After setting an NCAA record 3,496 all-purpose yards, McCaffrey received 29 of the 60 votes from an AP media panel.

Henry garnered 16 votes to finish second and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, the third Heisman finalist, collected 11 votes.

Cherry Creek players watch the Legend-Lincoln game while waiting to play their game against Pine Creek on Dec. 23 at the Cherry Creek Holiday Classic tournament.

“You get to play teams you probably wouldn’t normally see, and most of the tournaments are pretty competitive,” he said. “You get playing back-to-back without much preparation, and you’re playing teams with different styles and philosophies.

“It gives a chance for kids to go out and, more than playing, it’s a chance to watch other teams that you wouldn’t normally get to see. It’s a great deal for us.”

Cherry Creek coach Mike Brookhart explained that when the Colorado High School Activities Association expanded, it provided the opportunity for teams to participate in tournaments.

“When the state added more games for us to play from 19 to 23, me and a couple other coaches wanted to put together tournaments,” he said. “With 19

games it was difficult to get tournaments in because of your league games. Cherry Creek put this tournament together 12 years ago, and it’s been really good. We switch teams around and the dates are according to our CHSAA rules. It’s been competitive. We’ve had teams from Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.

“It gives teams a chance to play three days in a row, gives coaches a chance to see different kids and play at different times. It kind of takes you out of your regular schedule. We play in the afternoon instead of 7 at night. You don’t have that time to prepare so you worry about what you do rather than what they do.

Sometimes when the league starts, you worry too much about what the other team does and not pay attention to what you do.”

Far-West All-Stars Arapahoe keeper James Conley and Heritage defender Dylan Keeney, both seniors, were named to the 18-player National Soccer Coaches Association of America Fall Boys High School All-FarWest team.

Conley and Keeney were among four Colorado players picked on the all-star team.

National cross-country champions Brooke Wilson and Aidyn Woodall of Castle Rock won national championships on Dec. 12 at the USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Cross-County Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Parker Panthers teams captured three national titles, winning the boys and girls 9-10 age group titles and the 11-12 girls crown.

Woodall won her third straight national Benton continues on Page 18

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Wilson was the 9-10 girls champion with a time of 11:45.8 over the 3,000-meter course in a race that was run in the rain with 30-degree temperatures.

Youngs stands up Lutheran senior Chris Youngs appears ready to make an impact on the Class 3A state track meet this spring.

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Spirit state champions Mountain Vista’s pom team won its third straight title, this year in the 5A jazz competition at the State Spirit Championships held Dec. 11 at the Denver Coliseum.

Castle View captured the 4A/5A co-ed title, Ponderosa was crowned the 4A poms champion, and Cherry Creek won the 5A poms state championship.

State rankings Highlands Ranch is once again the top-ranked Class 5A girls basketball team in the CHSAANow.com rankings that were released Dec. 21 prior to the holiday break.

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Public Notices COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0708-2015

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0706-2015

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0694-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 9, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Nadine E. Patik Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for WR Starkey Mortgage, L.L.P. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nationstar Mortgage LLC Date of Deed of Trust February 17, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 09, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4042413 Original Principal Amount $168,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $221,461.22 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

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

Public Trustees

On October 16, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) APRIL A CARVATT AND KIRK T CARVATT Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D OIN G BU SIN ESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2014-4TT Date of Deed of Trust December 30, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 06, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0001287 Original Principal Amount $321,631.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $308,138.37 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, BLOCK 9, CHERRY KNOLLS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

LOT 21, BLOCK 13, SOUTHGLENN THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3587 E. DAVIES AVE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

Also known by street and number as: 6881 S Downing Cir W, Centennial, CO 80122.

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

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/27/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/09/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-677712-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0694-2015 First Publication: 12/3/2015 Last Publication: 12/31/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0706-2015

Notices

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

January 1, 2016

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/03/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/16/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 15-939-28497 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0706-2015 First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0708-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

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

On October 16, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

On October 16, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) MICHELLE R COTE Original Beneficiary(ies) REDWOOD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

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

On October 16, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Public Trustees

Original Grantor(s) MICHELLE R COTE Original Beneficiary(ies) REDWOOD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust August 25, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 03, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3196341 Original Principal Amount $232,677.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $182,639.58 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 63, BLOCK 10, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION, FILING NO.1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 16494 EAST PHILLIPS PLACE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/03/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/16/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 15-920-28742 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0708-2015 First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0709-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 16, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Cortney H Thomas, Lee H Thomas, and Stephen W Thomas Original Beneficiary(ies) Washington Mutual Bank, FA, A Federal Association Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust February 07, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 26, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3042869 Original Principal Amount $61,500.00

Original Grantor(s) Cortney H Thomas, Lee H Thomas, and Stephen W Thomas Original Beneficiary(ies) Washington Mutual Bank, FA, A Federal Association Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust February 07, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 26, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3042869 Original Principal Amount $61,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $49,898.97

Public Trustees

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Please see the attached Exhibit A for the legal description Also known by street and number as: 2301 E Fremont Ave V03, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/03/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/16/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-658064-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0709-2015 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. V-3, THE GLENN OAKS CONDOMINIUM PHASE TWO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE GLENN OAKS CONDOMINIUM PHASE ONE, RECORDED JANUARY 28, 1980 IN BOOK 3161 AT PAGE 436, FIRST AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 1980 IN BOOK 3164 AT PAGE 454, SECOND AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED MARCH 27, 1980 IN BOOK 3193 AT PAGE 68, THIRD AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED MAY 28, 1980 IN BOOK 3221 AT PAGE 762 AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE GLENN OAKS CONDOMINIUMS PHASE ONE, RECORDED MAY 28, 1980 IN BOOK 3221 AT PAGE 769 AND MAP OF THE GLENN OAKS CONDOMINIUMS PHASE TWO, RECORDED MAY 28, 1980 IN BOOK 45 AT PAGES 5 THROUGH 20, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Legal Notice NO.: 0709-2015 First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0710-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 16, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0714-2015

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

On October 20, 2015, the undersigned COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Public Trustee caused the Notice of ElecTo advertise notices call 303-566-4100 CRS §38-38-103 your publiction and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0710-2015 the County of Arapahoe records.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is Original Grantor(s) given with regard to the following VALORIE MARTINEZ described Deed of Trust: Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRAOn October 16, 2015, the undersigned TION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE Public Trustee caused the Notice of ElecFOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Current Holder of Evidence of Debt the County of Arapahoe records.

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Original Grantor(s) Date of Deed of Trust Charles Kreissler March 12, 2012 Original Beneficiary(ies) County of Recording Mortgage Electronic Registration Arapahoe Systems, Inc. as nominee for American Recording Date of Deed of Trust Mortgage Network, Inc., a Delaware March 15, 2012 Corporation Recording Information (Reception No. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt and/or Book/Page No.) JPMorgan Chase Bank, D2028791 National Association Original Principal Amount Date of Deed of Trust $83,819.00 January 28, 2008 Outstanding Principal Balance County of Recording $79,188.06 Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you February 07, 2008 are hereby notified that the covenants of Recording Information (Reception No. the deed of trust have been violated as and/or Book/Page No.) follows: failure to pay principal and inB8015524 terest when due together with all other Original Principal Amount payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and oth$361,250.00 er violations thereof.

Outstanding Principal Balance $368,556.14 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of LOT 13, BLOCK 5, NOB HILL-FIRST the deed of trust have been violated as FILING, AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARfollows: failure to pay principal and inAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO terest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and othAlso known by street and number as: er violations thereof.

6894 SOUTH ALBION STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURLOT 16, BLOCK 42, WILLOW CREEK RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF AROF THE DEED OF TRUST. APAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE OF SALE Also known by street and number as: 7540 S Uinta Pl, Centennial, CO 80112.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN herein, has filed Notice of Election and IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURDemand for sale as provided by law and RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN in said Deed of Trust.

OF THE DEED OF TRUST. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given NOTICE OF SALE that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/10/2016, at the East The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Hearing Room, County Administration secured by the Deed of Trust, described Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the herein, has filed Notice of Election and highest and best bidder for cash, the said Demand for sale as provided by law and real property and all interest of the said in said Deed of Trust.

Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the inTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given debtedness provided in said Evidence of that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus on Wednesday, 02/03/2016, at the East attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and Hearing Room, County Administration other items allowed by law, and will issue Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, highest and best bidder for cash, the said all as provided by law. real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns First Publication: 12/17/2015 therein, for the purpose of paying the inLast Publication: 1/14/2016 debtedness provided in said Evidence of Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO other items allowed by law, and will issue A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE all as provided by law.

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A Name of Publication: Littleton Independent LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECA LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO TION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBIFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE TION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLOR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORESINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECCLOSURE PROCESS. TION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECColorado Attorney General TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE Denver, Colorado 80203 COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, (800) 222-4444 THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FOREFederal Consumer Financial CLOSURE PROCESS. Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Colorado Attorney General Iowa City, Iowa 52244 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor (855) 411-2372 Denver, Colorado 80203 www.consumerfinance.gov (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov DATE: 10/20/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for Federal Consumer Financial the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorProtection Bureau ado P.O. Box 4503 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 The name, address, business telephone www.consumerfinance.gov number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of DATE: 10/16/2015 the indebtedness is: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorLynn M. Janeway #15592 ado Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 The name, address, business telephone Sheila J Finn #36637 number and bar registration number of the Eve M. Grina #43658 attorney(s) representing the legal holder of Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Joan Olson #28078 Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Erin Robson #46557 (303) 706-9990 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Attorney File # 15-009257

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Public Trustees

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

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

Attorney File # CO-15-682186-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0710-2015 First Publication: 12/10/2015 Last Publication: 1/7/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0714-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 20, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) VALORIE MARTINEZ Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

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Legal Notice NO.: 0714-2015 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0722-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On October 23, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Elizabeth J Thompson and Eric W. Thompson Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust November 12, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 15, 2010

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Elizabeth J Thompson and Eric W. Thompson Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust November 12, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 15, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0117565 Original Principal Amount $369,750.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $336,669.97

20 Centennial Citizen Public Trustees

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 70, BLOCK 2, HERITAGE GREENS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7744 S Elm Ct, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/10/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/23/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-687014-JS

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

number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-687014-JS

Public Trustees

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0722-2015 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0736-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 4, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) DAVID A EDMISTON and JANA K EDMISTON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-FRE1 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Date of Deed of Trust June 24, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 05, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5098181 Original Principal Amount $648,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $577,132.96 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, BLOCK 1, BURMING TREE AT COLUMBINE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. MORE CORRECTLY KNOWN AS: LOT 2, BLOCK 1, BURNING TREE AT COLUMBINE, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 93 FAIRWAY LN, LITTLETON, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

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

Public Trustees

Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9102910 Original Principal Amount $146,301.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $131,600.41

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

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

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

First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/04/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-008559 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No.: 0736-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0735-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 3, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) SHAWNA M JAMES Original Beneficiary(ies) CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust April 28, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 05, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9045776 Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 17, 2009 Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9102910 Original Principal Amount $146,301.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $131,600.41 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

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©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO.: 0722-2015 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 11/04/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-008559

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No.: 0736-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Also known by street and number as: 6036 SOUTH SPOTSWOOD STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

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

Public Trustees

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0735-2015 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 6036, STERNE PARK TOWNHOMES, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED APRIL 4, 1978, IN BOOK 34 AT PAGE 13, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR STERNE PARK TOWNHOMES, RECORDED MARCH 15, 1978, IN BOOK 2741 AT PAGE 58, AND AS AMENDED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED MAY 24, 1978 IN BOOK 2780 AT PAGE 766, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Legal Notice NO.: 0735-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0733-2015

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

On November 3, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

DATE: 11/03/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

Original Grantor(s) Amir Stephen Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust November 04, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 05, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0114081 Original Principal Amount $281,213.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $257,041.68

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 35, BLOCK 15, SOUTHGLENN THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6741 S Marion Circle West, Centennial, CO 80122.

DATE: 11/03/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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

Public Trustees

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

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

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

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

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-009260

January 1, 2016

First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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

all as provided by law.

NOTICE OF SALE

First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-689783-JS

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO.: 0733-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Government Legals Public Notice Public Meeting Notice Centennial Airport Noise Exposure Map Update (per 14 CFR Part 150)

Centennial Airport is updating the Part 150 Noise Exposure Map (NEM). Part 150 is a voluntary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program that sets guidelines for airport noise compatibility planning. The NEM is the Part 150 document that provides the current and fiveyear forecast of aircraft noise exposure levels.

As part of the process, all interested parties are invited to an informational public open house to learn more about the NEM Update study.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, 5:30-7:30 PM Where: Ramada Englewood Hotel and Suites 7770 S Peoria St, Englewood, CO 80112 More Information: www.centennialairport.com

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Centennial Airport will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an auxiliary aid/service to participate in this open house please make the request by calling 719-488-5908, no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Legal Notice No.: 57088 First Publication: December 31, 2015 Last Publication: January 7, 2016 Publisher: Englewood Herald And in the Centennial Citizen Littleton Independent

BE Informed!

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH.

Also known by street and number as: 6036 SOUTH SPOTSWOOD STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Read the legal notices and you will!

Public Trustees

Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-009260

First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

0735-2015 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 6036, STERNE PARK TOWNHOMES, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED APRIL 4, 1978, IN BOOK 34 AT PAGE 13, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR STERNE PARK TOWNHOMES, RECORDED MARCH 15, 1978, IN BOOK 2741 AT PAGE 58, AND AS AMENDED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED MAY 24, 1978 IN BOOK 2780 AT PAGE 766, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Legal Notice NO.: 0735-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 11/03/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

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

Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-689783-JS

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

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

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

TION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORE-

Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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