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Clayton Cai, 6, shows his scariest dragon face and his completed bookmark, part of the craft activities at Koelbel Library in Centennial. Helping kick off the year of the rooster, children at the library learned about traditions from another culture as they dove into a Chinese New Year event the morning of Jan. 28. The kids enjoyed a story about the Chinese legend of a hungry dragon. The event leaders taught the kids that every Chinese New Year is associated with a different animal. The kids loved hearing about what animal was linked with the year they were born. STEPHANIE MASON
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$15.2 million crime lab approved by Douglas, Arapahoe and Aurora Land acquisition is final step needed to commence project BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A proposal to build a $15.2 million crime lab for Douglas and Arapahoe counties and the city of Aurora has the official stamp of approval needed to start the project. The city and both counties have signed a final version of the project’s intergovernmental agreement. The agreement establishes a cost-sharing plan for the project, but also requirements for the lab’s board of directors, duties of the lab director, annual operating costs, budget development and further details of operation. Douglas County is expected to purchase land in the northern portion of the county for the lab’s construction this month.
The project has been approximately two years in the making, with area officials saying the need for a regional lab is paramount. “I think what we were really astonished by is how little DNA actually gets tested and how long it takes,” Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon said in October. Centennial contracts with the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office for services and will also benefit from the crime lab. State labs, including that of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, are overrun with case submissions. The backlog means many cases, like homicides or sexual assault, are drawn out. George Brauchler, 18th Judicial District attorney, has also voiced support for the project. Forensic and DNA evidence helps clear or convict those facing charges, and timely evidence processing speeds a case along, he told Douglas County commissioners Dec. 13. At that meeting, com-
missioners approved the allocation of $15.2 million to purchase land and build the lab. Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said it was one of the most critical steps in moving the project along, but a waiting game also ensued as each entity prepared to vet the intergovernmental agreement. Douglas County approved the agreement Dec. 20. In January, Aurora and Arapahoe County officials approved the project. Douglas County Undersheriff Holly NicholsonKluth has said that, for a fee, the lab could also process evidence submitted by municipalities. “The public certainly has an expectation that we use science to the best of our ability,” Araphoe County Sheriff David Walcher said in October. “Well, we’re going to start doing that in our jurisdiction.” The contract’s signing means land acquisition is the final step needed before construction can begin.
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NEWS IN A HURRY City manager search continues In the city’s search for their next city manager, Centennial chose Peckham & McKenney as the search firm that will help fill the role. The city is spending $18,500 for the firm’s services along with expenses not to exceed $7,800. According to the city’s public information manager, Allison Wittern, the position is on track to be filled by late spring. After completing the position profile, a direct mail campaign will be sent to approximately 350 mailings with an invitation to apply to the position. Candidates will be screened and interviewed. Finalists will be presented to city council in mid-April. Acting City Manager Elisha Thomas has stepped in to temporarily fill the city manager role following the resignation of John Danielson on Oct. 12. ACC to host art show Arapahoe Community College will host an art show titled “Media Mixed” from Feb. 13 to March 8 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at the school in Littleton. The exhibit will feature contemporary art by Ken Elliott, Victoria Eubanks, Janice McDonald, Carol Ann Waugh and Mary Williams. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 15. New hours of operation at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to- 7 p.m. For more information, or to inquire about accommodations, please contact Trish Sangelo at trish.sangelo@arapahoe.edu or 303797-5212. ‘Kidnap’ fraud alert issued Law enforcement agencies in Arapahoe and Douglas counties have reported an uptick in “kidnap” extortion scams, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. In the scam, family members are contacted by a person claiming to be a first responder reporting that a family member has been badly injured in an accident. Another person then interrupts the caller to say that the family member has SEE BRIEFS, P5
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February 10, 2017F Jillian Miller performed her original song, “My Love Begins in Winter” at the Music with a Mission concert series on Jan. 13 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Centennial. Miller is a middle school science teacher in Commerce City who sings about science theories and laws to her students.
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Members of the audience leaned forward as Jillian Miller continued to lightly strum her guitar and tell her story in front of a the packed sanctuary of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Centennial. “Winter Solstice, ironically, is probably my favorite day of the year,” Miller said to the audience before performing her original song, “My Love Begins In Winter.” “I know the days will only get brighter from then on.” The singer-songwriter was one of five local artists who performed at the Jan. 13 concert, “Winter Solstice: A Night of Story & Song.” The concert, celebrating the time of year when the sunlight stretches further into the day, made a metaphorical addition of light into the lives of youths facing homelessness by raising more than $1,000 for Urban Peak. Urban Peak is a nonprofit that provides services for people 15 to 24 years old who are experiencing homelessness. Services offered include an overnight shelter, a drop-in center, a street outreach, education and employment programming and supportive housing. According to its website, Urban Peak Denver served 2,035 youths in 2015. The concert is part of Music with a Mission, a concert series that Good Shephard, located at 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, hosts from September through April. Each month, a concert is provided free to the community. Donations received are donated to a charity. Musicians who decorate the room with jazz, gospel, tango, a cappella and acoustic sounds have played through the concert series’ first and second seasons. “The concert series was developed for the Centennial community to feature as many local artists and local mission organizations as possible,” said DeeDee Atwood, Good Shepherd’s contemporary music director and concert chairwoman. “It is a very eclectic mix of performers, so people in the Centennial community feel like they
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17TH AVENUE ALLSTARS When/where: 7 p.m., Feb. 17 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial Partnering Mission: Covenant Cupboard Food Bank About the performers: The 17th Avenue Allstars are celebrating their 27th year as one of Denver’s top a cappella acts. The Allstars performed across the United States and opened for National Acts such as: BB King, The Temptations, Dave Mason, Mel Torme, Robert Cray and were named the official anthem singers of the Denver Broncos. Peter and Will Anderson Jazz Trio When/where: 7 p.m., April 4 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Partnering Mission: St. Francis Center / St. Clare’s Ministries About the performers: Peter and Will Anderson are known for their exciting arrangements of jazz classics and fresh original music. Hailing from Washington, D.C., the brothers were recognized internationally as teenagers by Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, and NFAA Young Arts. Peter and will perform with a jazz guitarist as a trio. have a great concert series to go to.” Last year’s largest gathering was at the Voices West Select performance of the Broadway Spectacular. More than 350 people in the auditorium exceeded capacity and $2,500 was raised for Covenant Cupboard Food Pantry. Between the five concerts in the 2015-16 series, $10,000 was raised and donated to local homeless and hungry projects, medical missions and crisis centers. Atwood said she has seen a correlation between the cause and the amount donated. “The thing that is really interesting is that the cause that we choose really does determine the amount of money that we get,” Atwood said. “Homeless and hungry causes raise the most money.” Kaia Kena, a performer in the Winter Solstice event, is a CU Denver graduate. She hopes the money raised will provide the youths with “wonderful opportunities.” “Good Shepherd has always been a warm and supportive community for me, and I’m so happy to see their vibrant passion for the community express itself through the Music with a Mission series,” Kena said in an email. “I’m so touched by the generosity of those who attended the concert, and so happy that the proceeds will be going to Urban Peak, somewhere I’ve highly respected for many years.”
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‘Something positive has to come out of all of this’ Local group joins state fight against texting and driving BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Cara Denney and her friends didn’t set out to be activists, but losing friends to a distracted driver drew them into politics nonetheless. In February 2016, Brian and Jacquie Lehner, much-loved members of the motorcycle community in Douglas County and close friends of Parker resident Denney, were riding their motorcycle south on Parker Road when they were struck and killed by a driver who admitted to checking a text immediately before causing the crash. On Jan. 20, Athina Munoz was sentenced to 20 years in prison on two class-3 felony counts of vehicular homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol. But Denney and her friends were shocked to learn that she ewouldn’t have faced any prison time if not for the presence of alcohol. Denney and friends in the Douglas County HOGS, a local chapter of a statewide motorcycle club, formed Coloradans Organized for Responsible Driving, an advocacy group that has grown to about 150 members since its inception in November and expanded beyond motorcycle enthusiasts. “Something good had to come out of all this,” said Susan Dane of Aurora, a friend of the Lehners and co-chair of CORD. “I looked up the fine (for a texting and driving offense) and it was $50. “I said, ‘Is that it?’” They kept a low profile during the
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The bill is currently in the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee to clarify language about any uses of cellphones that wouldn’t meet the threshold for “dangerous” activity. Court was expecting to read the bill, including any amendments added by the committee, on Feb. 8. If it were to pass the committee, she anticipates it will be debated and voted on by the full Senate by the end of the month, at which point it would move to the House. Vivian Stovall, of Denver, who has been watching the bill’s progress at the Capitol, said some people may think the increase from $50 to $500 is steep, but it doesn’t compare to what could be lost to distracted driving. “When someone says that, I can tell they’ve never been a pedestrian,” said Stovall, who uses a wheelchair and has been hit by a car on four occasions. “Five hundred dollars. Is that the cost of a life?”
Cara Denney, chairperson of Coloradans Organized for Responsible Driving, goes over the progress of SB 027 during a CORD meeting on Feb. 1. Denney and friends founded the group partially in response to what they see as inadequate enforcement of distracted driving penalties. TOM SKELLEY
Munoz trial, but less than a week after the driver was sentenced in January, CORD members found themselves testifying in support of Senate Bill 17-027 at the state Capitol. They intended to watch the bill being debated on the Senate floor, but some were asked to testify. “They were thrilled to have us, because the bill was going to die,” Denney said. Democrat Lois Court, of Denver, is sponsoring the bill in the state Senate, while Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, is the House sponsor. The bill would significantly increase penalties for distracted driving. Under HB 09-1094, enacted in 2009, drivers are assessed one point on their license and a $50 fine for a first offense. An additional point and a fine of $75 is given for a second offense. The bill would ramp up the fine to $500 and five points for a first offense and a $750 fine with an additional six points for a second offense. Court said she drafted the bill in re-
sponse to feedback from constituents and law enforcement in her district. “It’s an extremely dangerous behavior … it isn’t just a nuisance,” Court said. “The bottom line is saving lives.”
Current penalties for texting and driving as set forth under House Bill 09-1094 in 2009: Colorado’s texting laws are considered “primary” laws, meaning an officer can pull a driver over for the offense without witnessing another violation. To be convicted, a law enforcement officer must see the driver texting. Penalties: • First offense: $50 fine plus a $6 surcharge, one point on driver’s license. • Second offense: $100 fine plus a $6 surcharge, one point on driver’s license. Proposed penalties under SB 17-027, currently in committee in the state Senate: Texting and driving would remain a primary offense requiring a law enforcement officer
to observe the behavior for a conviction. Penalties: • First offense: $500 fine and five points on driver’s license. • Second offense: $750 fine and six points on driver’s license. Drivers between 16 and 18 years old may have licenses suspended for accumulating six points within a year or seven points within two years. Drivers between 18 and 21 years old may have licenses suspended after accumulating 9 points within 12 months, 12 points within 24 months or 14 points before reaching the age of 21. Drivers over 21 may have their license suspended if they accumulate 12 points within 12 months or 18 points within 24 months.
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Minimum wage hike’s impact a work in progress Effects of new law remain modest for now, may not be felt in full for years BY KYLE HARDING AND TOM SKELLEY STAFF WRITERS
The minimum wage increase that took effect in Colorado at the beginning of the year is having a minimal impact so far on the south metro Denver business community, according to several proprietors and industry experts. While some employers are evaluating how to best account for the added expense of paying workers nearly an additional $1 per hour, the bigger and more common quandary is how they will absorb the cost as the minimum wage rises an additional $2.70 over the next few years. On the retail and fast food fronts, many locations in the south metro area — which has a higher cost of living than much of the state — already pay a market rate above the new minimum wage of $9.30 per hour. In Parker, the Twisters Burgers and Burritos restaurant starts employees at $10.25 or $10.50 per hour. District Manager Gary Hatfield said that in other locations, he can fill positions at minimum wage. “It hasn’t affected the business yet,” Hatfield said, comparing possible effects of the minimum wage hike to market forces like increased food costs. “You’d have to (study the effects) over a long period of time.” The new law is apparently having little impact to date in Englewood as well. “I talked to members of the chamber and I didn’t talk to one business owner who pays minimum wage,” said Randy Penn, Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce executive director. He said a new Chick-fil-A that will open soon in the city is hiring dozens
Parker residents Rashaad Short, left, Asi Sherril, center, and Ezequiel Jimenez, right, work their way through a pile of donations in the warehouse of the Goodwill Thrift Store in Parker. PHOTOS BY TOM SKELLEY
Simone Mielnicki of Parker stocks the racks of the Goodwill Thrift Store there. Mielnicki says she has “super bosses” and enjoys working with the customers, and their children, at the store.
A dilemma for some One area organization that does pay some of its employees minimum wage is Goodwill Industries of Denver. Prices at the nonprofit group’s stores
won’t increase, but Goodwill has delayed expanding employee service programs, such as rent and utility assistance packages, according to Leslie Peabody, vice president of human resources. “On the flip side, we’re definitely on the side of the power of work,” Peabody said. “We’re happy about the (new law), it’s just taking a bit of change and flexibility about what we can provide.” Carolyn Livingston, communications director for the Colorado Restaurant Association, said restaurateurs may be reluctant to speak publicly about it, but said she has heard from some that they are adjusting their businesses. “Some people have already increased their prices,” she said. Livingston said that other restaurateurs are looking at cutting back on employee hours. CRA opposed the minimum wage increase during the campaign, but the law, Amendment 70, passed with 55 percent of the vote in November. “The thing folks don’t understand
with restaurants is they only make 3 to 6 percent profit margin,” Livingston said. Amendment 70 also raises the minimum pay for tipped employees, like wait staff, maintaining it at $3.02 below the regular minimum wage. Livingston pointed out that this will make the tipped minimum wage higher as a percentage of the regular minimum wage than before. “The tipped minimum wage is going up 70 percent in four years,” she said. “That’s a lot.” Peabody said the “skyrocketing” cost of living in and around Denver led to higher turnover with Goodwill’s staff. She hopes larger paychecks will mitigate that. “We definitely saw that $8.75 an hour was just not going to cut it for our employees in the Denver metro region,” she said. “We weren’t paying a livable wage.”
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at The Landmark, 7600 Landmark Way, Greenwood Village. The shop offers traditional barbering services, modern salon and spa treatments, and a complimentary, handcrafted cocktail with each visit. More information: www.scissorsscotch.com • Seale and Associates, Inc. opened its Parker branch at 20813 E. Parliament Court in December, exactly 30 years after the company was first incorporated. The manufacturer’s representative firm provides sales coverage in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Southern Idaho. More information: sealeinc.com • Spencer Realty, LLC, recently opened its office at 19555 East Parker Square Drive, Suite 214, Parker. The national company has more than 10 years of experience representing buyers and sellers in both commercial and residential real estate markets.
More information: spencerrealtyllc. com • Strive Martial Arts & Fitness opened at the Promenade shopping center, 2670 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. The studio offers martial arts and self-defense classes for all ages. More information: martialartsstrive.com • The Alley opened in December at the former site of Jose’s Restaurant, 2420 W. Main St., Littleton. The bar and restaurant features “Mountain Mexican” food, local beers and photos that pay homage to Littleton’s history. More information: littletonalley.com • The Bundt Shoppe Inc. recently opened a location in Town Center at 9315 Dorchester Street, Unit G109, Highlands Ranch. The cake shop offers a variety of sizes and flavors for any occasion. More information: thebundtshoppe.com
of workers at well above minimum wage. In Littleton, the Panda Express restaurant is advertising for employees with starting pay of $10 to $12 per hour. On New Year’s Day, the first of four increases the state will see over the next four years took effect, raising the wage from $8.31. Under the new law, by 2020, Colorado’s minimum wage will reach $12 per hour, following 90 cent increases in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Jack Strauss, an economist at the University of Denver, said fast food restaurants in Highlands Ranch, where he lives, pay $10 to $12 per hour. He said that with the area’s low unemployment rate, most businesses are forced to pay higher wages. “Denver is a booming city,” he said.
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When flying small, it pays to be a member WAGE MemberJets makes private aviation more available BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After 25 years of flying and 8,000 hours in the sky, pilot Ty Carter saw a gap in the aviation industry: the expense of private flight. Three years ago in Overland Park, Kansas, Carter launched MemberJets, proprietary software that connects single seats on a private aircraft to individuals at a lower cost and with greater efficiency. “Typically, private aviation is extremely expensive and aimed toward the uber-wealthy,” Carter said. “We are reimagining traveling for people.” The MemberJets software links Part 135 aircraft operators — ondemand carriers — to individuals seeking private aviation services. The system uses a kind of liscensing that allows the aircraft operator to sell individual seats, something that a Part 135 operator had not been able to do. As members interact about desired destinations and are able to share the private aircraft, the trip becomes more affordable. According to privatefly.com, using a private jet typically costs between $5,600 and $160,000. A round-trip flight using MemberJets costs the same as a first-class commercial ticket plus 15 percent, Carter said.
In mid-January, MemberJets took Colorado under its wing by teaming with two new operators: International Jet, based at Centennial Airport and Mountain Aviation, headquartered at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield and operating in Fort Collins, Centennial, Vail, Eagle and Telluride. Carter said a trip will not be booked unless it is profitable for the flight company. Sam Gilliss, vice president and general manager of International Jet, said their planes typically have six to eight seats on them. Almost all the seats need to be filled in order for the trip to be profitable. “On hearing about their program, I think they have a great concept that could serve a segment of a marketplace that has not been served yet,” Gilliss said. “We are excited to help them get this new program off the ground. It becomes a win-win for everybody if everyone can understand and see the benefits of flying in a private jet.” Members pay for their seats on each flight in addition to an annual fee. As of Jan. 25, MemberJets’ annual membership prices dropped from $1,500 to $250. Only members can use the service. Carter said that the lower price will attract more members, increasing success for plane operators and making it easier to fill a member’s desired flight. “The more people who are accessing the system and the more people who are working together, the bet-
ter the system will be,” Carter said. The flights offered, called shuttle flights, are typically day trips to a specific destination. After choosing a destination, a member can reach out to family, co-workers and MemberJets members to attract interested parties. MemberJets offers “journeys” to their members. Depending on the operator, a journey, for example, could be a day-long trip to an out-of-state basketball game in which tickets are included in the MemberJets aviation price. Carter said that MemberJets is member-driven, meaning if a member requests a specific trip or location of frequent travel, the company will work to make it possible. Carter said that because members have already undergone a background check, there is no security. Members park next to the aircraft and are in the air within minutes. Minors do not have to purchase a membership, but their seats still need to be purchased. The private flights travel to 5,000 airports that commercial aviation cannot reach, taking them closer to their destination, Carter said. There are no additional fees for parking or checking luggage and members can park feet from their airplane. “At the end of the day, what we are trying to do is open up private aviation to a new demographic,” Carter said. “Between commercial and private today, there is nothing that bridges that financial gap. What we are trying to do is bridge that gap so individuals can have the benefits of private aviation.”
Promenade shopping center gets spruced up Current tenants hope to see more stores, customers BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITY
Matt Rouse, manager of Continental Cleaners, has been in the Promenade shopping center for about 30 years. He remembers when his father opened the business in the 1990s. It had recurring customers and stayed busy, unlike recent times. After about a year and a half of construction, businesses of the Promenade — an outdoor shopping center that sits north of C-470, south of East County Line Road and east of University Boulevard Center — hope to see more tenants and customers. “Some of these spaces have been vacant for three years,” said Rouse. “We are hoping that this facelift will bring new tenants in.”
Current tenants call the Promenade a “destination location.” Most customers venture to the area if they need a specific product or service. Types of businesses in the shopping center include several sports and fitness brands, a tanning salon, an insurance office, a carpet store and restaurants. The 133,000-square-foot shopping center, built in 1980, is managed by Dana Investments, a real estate agency based in Centennial. In past months, business at the Promenade has been slow due to improvements to the exterior of the buildings and the parking lot. The buildings, which vary in size, are now painted a deep red with stone. The parking lot no longer has potholes. “The whole look is more inviting now,” said Chrissy Shroyer, owner of Aloha Sun Tanning, a business that has been in the shopping center for 28 years. “Before it was kind of depressing — now it’s new and fresh.”
Some of the longstanding tenants of the Promenade saw a lull in business during the improvements. Managers and owners agreed that construction in the parking lot took a toll. “It was bad for business,” said Josh Holmes, manager of Total Hockey, a sports store that has been at the same location for 12 years. “The parking lot was ripped up.” But they are optimistic that customer traffic will pick up. Holmes said the new tenants in the shopping center, such as his neighbor, Strive Martial Arts & Fitness, should draw more customers to the area. “It brings a lot of drive-by business,” Holmes said. Rouse hopes to see more activity in the shopping center, which was nearly vacant on a recent Thursday afternoon. Though he has still has recurring customers, Rouse said business hasn’t been as busy as it was in recent years. “We just want to try to get back to where we used to be,” he said.
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Littleton resident Michael Kessler, who owns Sanyork Fair Trade in Denver, agrees. “We feel that $10 or under an hour is not a living wage, especially in this economy and in Colorado,” said Kessler, whose company imports goods from Latin America. He said that all of his employees already make more than $12 per hour. Sheridan resident Jose Ortiz, 18, said he works for minimum wage at a company in Lakewood, which he declined to identify, and welcomes the wage hike. “Every little bit helps,” he said. What’s next? Kessler was one of the business owners who signed on to the Business for a Fair Minimum Wage campaign in favor of Amendment 70. Strauss, the DU economist, said that modest minimum wage hikes are unlikely to have large effects on food prices in Denver, but said that effects could be felt in parts of the state where the economy is not as strong, such as Pueblo or rural parts of the state. While activists around the country have been calling for a $15-per-hour minimum wage for several years, Amendment 70 was crafted as a compromise, with its supporters saying they recognize that $12 per hour in Denver is different than $12 per hour in Pueblo. Weldy Feazell, the Town of Parker’s director of business retention and marketing, said only one business owner has approached her concerning the increase, and that person didn’t even know what to make of it. “They said, `as a human being, of course I want people to make more money, but I’m not sure how it’s going to affect my business,’ and that was it,” Feazell said. In addition to the restaurant association, many chamber of commerce groups, including the South Metro Denver Chamber, opposed the wage hike. “What we heard from our members was the cost of providing that additional wage is going to be cumbersome on small business and possibly detrimental on their ability to have employees,” said Bob Golden, South Metro Denver Chamber president and CEO. But, like Hatfield, Peabody said it will take time to fully understand the effect Amendment 70 will have on the bottom line. She said Goodwill is preparing to adapt. “Every four years, there could be a change in policy just based on the presidential elections,” she said. “You’re always kind of changing based on what can happen in the marketplace or the political arena. We just have to make changes and adapt.” — Staff writers Tom Munds and Stephanie Mason contributed to this report.
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Tonsing leaves light rail as major part of legacy Former Littleton City Council member made big imprint in work with RTD BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Robert “Bob” Tonsing served for a decade on Littleton City Council and was named “Father of Light Rail” by the Regional Transportation District when he retired from its board in 2004. Friends and colleagues will gather Feb. 10 at Fort Logan National Cemetery to bid farewell to Tonsing, who died in Littleton on Jan. 24 at age 86. Born Jan. 8, 1931 in Wichita, Kansas, Tonsing thought of himself as a journalist to the end, and was a working reporter until 1960. That’s when a growing family required a fatter paycheck, and he became director of public relations for Martin Marietta, according to his son, Robert, who said Tonsing was a fourth-generation journalist. Tonsing’s father was editor of the Wichita Eagle and his grandfather, newspaperman John A. Martin, was governor of Kansas. Tonsing wore a number of hats, often simultaneously, after graduating from Wichita State University.
While in the Army, he was a staff member of Pacific Stars and Stripes newspaper, based in Okinawa. Following discharge, he went to work as an investigative reporter for the Denver Post and uncovered corruption in the Denver Police Department, as well as Mafia activities in the metro area. He was executive director of the Colorado Republican Party; a Littleton city councilman (1983-1993): chairman of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG); director of the Metropolitan Denver Water Authority; member, and for a time, chairman of the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors (1992-2004). A plaque he received from the RTD board said: “Bob Tonsing has been the key political strategist for building a light rail system in the Denver Metro Region. After all is said and done, Bob Tonsing is the person most responsible for the region’s fixed guideway transportation system.” The heading on it called the District H director “Father of Light Rail in the Denver Metro Region.” Son Robert has happy memories of family dinner visits to the “cherished” Denver Press Club, where a reception will be held following the Fort Logan ceremony. All attending are invited.
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Taking long view past stress makes our brief time on earth a richer experience
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Michael Norton
o the other day I was reading a news article about finding a “Lost Continent” under the Indian Ocean. The scientists believe the continent was buried under the sea more than 80 million years ago, although rocks that have been found on the island can only be dated back as far as 9 million years ago. However, there are certain crystals on those rocks that can be dated back billions of years. We are talking millions and billions of years old. The discovery of the buried continent may be new news to most of us, but certainly the idea of the earth being formed billions of years ago is not. And whether you are a cre-
ationist or evolutionist, or you haven’t really formed your opinion or belief just yet, there is a saying that Zig Ziglar used to use all the time that we can all probably agree is true: “The fact is we will all be dead a whole lot longer than we are going to be alive.” Mr. Ziglar used this statement to encourage people to think about how they live their lives and where they will be spending their eternity. This is not meant to shock you or make you sad; instead, it is a simple reminder to think about how long the earth has been spinning and how much longer it will continue to spin, remember, millions and billions of years. And when we think about our fleeting time here on
I Valentine’s Day pulls the wool over the eyes of many sheep QUIET DESPERATION
Craig Marshall Smith
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don’t believe in Valentine’s Day. But if you and your girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, partner, better half, mate, consort, mistress, or ball and chain believe in it, go ahead and spend your dime. I’m telling you from my heart, Valentine’s Day is a contrivance that has zero, nada, nothing to do with romance, affection, intimacy, or love. Valentine’s Day is great, however, if …
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You are a sheep. Sheep will do what everyone else does. Valentine’s Day is great for vendors who make flowers, chocolates, jewelry, baloney cards, and Mylar balloons. Valentine’s Day is great for private investigators, and I think you know why. There is nothing more elusive than love. There is nothing more elusive than true love. SEE SMITH, P11
earth, even if we were to live to be 100 years old, it is nothing compared to the existence of time. This column is also not meant to be a discussion about eternity or religious belief systems. It is more of a plea and some encouragement to really think about the stressors in our lives and to put them into perspective. Was that small argument last week with a friend really worth ending a friendship? Is working 70-80 hours per week what we should be doing if our health suffers from the stress? One million years from now, will anyone look back on hisSEE NORTON, P11
Movement toward better health is worth protecting
n the waning days of 2016, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act with a 392-to-26 vote in the House and a 94-to-5 vote in the Senate. While it wasn’t without controversy, it was a show of bipartisanship rarely seen in recent years. The bill allocates $1.8 billion to fund development of new cancer cures, $1 billion to bolster the fight against the current opioid epidemic, and includes provisions that should ultimately increase the availability of behavioral health services. Over the past decade, my immediate family has waged our own war against cancer, opioid addiction, and mental health crisis, so I’ve personally witnessed their terrible wrath. I commend Congress’ dedication to improving our health care services so these diseases, and many others, are ultimately less destructive to our communities. However, better health care services are only useful to people who have access to health care. Persistent and significant disparities exist across race, income, and geography in access to cancer
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treatment, prescription drug use, and access to mental health services. Too often, these disparities are exacerbated by a lack of health insurance. At the same time Congress was working to Joe Sammen pass 21st Century Cures, congressional leaders were working behind the scenes to craft a strategy for immediate repeal of the Affordable Care Act. By every analysis, repeal of the ACA without replacement would lead to millions more uninsured, higher health care costs, and dramatically less access to the very health care services that 21st Century Cures seeks to improve — especially for those who need these services the most. Repeal of the ACA seems immiSEE SAMMEN, P11
LETTER TO THE EDITOR In poor taste Your Jan. 27 political cartoon of the Statue of Liberty with a “hat” was vulgar. It had no
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SMITH I thought I was in love with Ruthie Clinton. She didn’t know I existed. On Valentine’s Day, I sneaked a valentine through her locker door. I thought it was her locker door. I was one off. What America needs right now is love, true love. Love and humor. Thomas Edison walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve you a drink, but just don’t get any ideas.” Edison was married twice, and he
fathered six children. I don’t know how he found the time. There are 1,093 patents in his name. But none of them, not a single one, has anything to do with Valentine’s Day. Doesn’t that tell you something? But here’s something you may not know. He invented something that was a failure for its purpose. It was an electric pen. No one needed an electric pen, but another inventor, Samuel F. O’Reilly, saw a possibility in it. O’Reilly thought he could use Edison’s device to write “I Love My Mama” on a sailor’s arm, instead of using what was available at the time.
What was available at the time was slow and inefficient, and there were frequent misspellings. One sailor woke up the next day with a tattoo that said, “I love my Lama.” This electric pen changed all of that, and now it’s known as a tattoo pen. Every other song is about love. Name it and claim it. “Now, I don’t mean to bother you, but I’m in distress. There’s danger of me losing all of my happiness. “For I love a girl who doesn’t know I exist, and this you can fix. I know between the two of us, her heart we can steal. Help me if you will.” The lyrics from Sam Cooke’s “Cu-
pid.” It always makes me a little sad to hear it. If you know how Cooke’s life ended you know why it makes me sad. Love songs sound great when we’re in love, and love songs can make us wistful when we’re not in love. There is always room for more of them. The same goes for love stories, with the exception of “Love Story.”
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care market through stable funding and federal oversight of comprehensive, affordable coverage.
requires an insured populace to fulfill its promise to the American people; if the ACA is repealed without a sufficient replacement that continues to enable access to vital health care services for the most vulnerable, it will have fallen far short of its potential.
Joe Sammen is the executive director of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved. He serves on the steering committee of the State Innovation Model, the Partnership of Academicians and Communities for Translation Council, and the Colorado Health Extension System.
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nent, but congressional leaders should insist on a responsible replacement plan to be enacted simultaneously. Any replacement plan must include the following: Protection of coverage gains Colorado, and the country, have seen historic gains in ensuring meaningful health coverage since the passage of the ACA. Protecting these gains in coverage, as well as the corresponding benefits of improved access for consumers and sustainability for health care providers, is a must. Protection for our most vulnerable populations Replacement plans must acknowledge the vital role that publicly funded programs play for so many people, including children, seniors, people of color, low-income individuals, and people with disabilities. Any plan should ensure a strong health
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tory and remember the person who cut us off on the highway? Of course the answer to all of these questions and more is “no.” But yet we stress and stress some more. We stress over our families, our children, our neighbors, our jobs, and over money. We stress over war and injustice, and we stress over hunger and disease. We stress over people we have lost in our lives and so many other situations. We stress so much that our doctors prescribe anti-anxiety medicine with increasing frequency. I saw a bottle of anti-anxiety medication that directed the patient to, “Take one pill per day 30 minutes prior to the stressor occurring.” So this means we know the stress or anxiety is coming, we have built it into our subconscious thinking, and so of course we will stress 30 minutes from now. This is also not a suggestion or recommendation in any way to stop taking any prescribed medications. I am certainly not a doctor and all treatment plans should be carefully discussed with a licensed practitioner. But to put stress into perspective
Encouragement for health care transformation Colorado has capitalized on opportunities to bring efficiencies and improvements to our health care system through collaboration in both private and public delivery systems, particularly by focusing on the integration of behavioral and physical health care. Replacement plans should continue to support transformation at the state and community levels with federal investment. The ACA has not been perfect, but the impressive and important coverage gains it’s led to are undeniable. Without health insurance, people delay seeking health care until the need is dire, which usually results in higher costs than if the person were able to access care early. They will also be unlikely to be able to afford follow-up care or medications they need to stay healthy, including treatments for cancer, substance use, and mental illness. 21st Century Cures
and to think about how we can most enjoy our ever-so-brief time here on this planet, and to think about how we can reduce our stress a little bit more, try spending time on these words and activities; breathe, pray, meditate, love, forgive, serve others, rest, trust, kindness, and patience. Battles could be quick and wars can be very long. The war on our own personal stress should be taken seriously, as we will be unable to take care of our family, our career, or anything else for that matter, if we are not taking proper care of ourselves mentally, physically, and spiritually. How about you? Is everything a stressor or fire drill and you feel like you are constantly in a battle? Or have you also figured out how to put life into perspective and found a way to reduce your own stress levels? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can breathe, pray, love, forgive, trust, rest, act with kindness, serve others, and live with patience, we will reduce our stress and it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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Dalton Geske, 18, of Denver shelves books at Christian Used Books, where he works part-time. The bookstore, at 3436 S. Broadway in Englewood, features 75,000 used books on site and 50,000 more stored in a warehouse. PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN
Books, Bibles Christian bookstores offer more than just the written word BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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andering around the maze of more than 75,000 books in a 2,500-square-foot bookstore on South Broadway, the section titles are diverse: Endtime thrillers, books for mom, on the supernatural and Christian living, to name a few. Nonfiction sits near novels of imagination. There are dictionaries, books on prayer and guidebooks that teach how to study the Bible. Then there are the rare collector books — some that can be traced back to 400 years ago. “We have so many cool and interesting books here,” said Dalton Geske, an 18-year-old Denver college student who works part-time at the Englewood store, Christian Used Books. “And you get to see how much they’ve been loved,” he added, pointing out highlighted texts and handwritten notes in some of the nearby books. Christian bookstores are a niche market. They offer readers a different
experience than online shopping — and many serve a purpose beyond the business of selling books. “This is a bookstore, but it’s also a ministry,” said Eddie Cook, owner of Christian Used Books. “It’s amazing what happens in here.” The ministry of books Denver residents Cook and his wife Bonnie have owned and operated the bookstore for 25 years. Cook is a pastor who started a church in Englewood in 1992, but is now an itinerant evangelist — which means he preaches in various places — so that he can focus more on the bookstore. The bookstore ministers in a number of ways, Cook said. For example, he donates Bibles and religious books to organizations or individuals in need. Many of those materials will go to missions overseas such as to Ghana, Cambodia, the Philippines and Liberia. Although Cook sees new customers every day, a lot of his regulars come back for the knowledge, he said. “Christians are always working on something,” Cook said. “The folks who come in here are either growing personally or helping someone else grow.” Christian author and pastor Dave Cheadle agrees about the added value of bookstores.
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“The folks who come in here are either growing personally or helping someone else grow.” Eddie Cook owner of Christian Used Books About 10 years ago, Cheadle started the Harvest Christian Community church in Wheat Ridge. Now, he works with the homeless through Giving Heart Englewood. Cheadle has been writing since at least the mid-1970s, he said, and has more than 150 articles and six books published. He is working on the third novel of a Christian fiction trilogy that he describes as an “apocalyptic end-of-the-world type of story.” In the story, Christians are called upon to minister to the suffering world, Cheadle said, and the main character preaches about grace and truth. “That is the theme of my life — it’s a theme I feel strongly about and it comes through in the books,” Cheadle said. “I love getting caught up in the story as I write it.” Richard Weigang of Centennial
holds a master’s degree in biblical theology and as a store owner, it’s all about taking an interest in the customer and helping he or she buy what they want and need, he said. Weigang and his wife Lorena have owned and operated The Catholic Store, 3372 S. Broadway in Englewood, for 25 years. “We serve primarily Catholics, but people of all faiths come in,” Weigang said. “Some people want to browse and others have their mind made up on what they want.” The store specializes in Bibles, books and gifts such as prayer cards, rosaries, jewelry, saint statues and crosses. The book selection is mostly nonfiction, Weigang said, but the store carries a wide variety of subjects and SEE BOOKS, P13
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authors — including children’s books — and there is a lot of literature in Spanish. “The saint books sell the best,” Weigang said. “I think people can relate to saints. They give us an example on how to live.” Reading rooms open to all Christian Science Reading Rooms also can serve a number of purposes as a bookstore and lending library, said Don Morris, librarian at the First Church of Christ Scientists of Arvada. Reading rooms are open to the public, Morris said, so people who are familiar with Christian Science come for prayer or study. But others come in because they are curious. Everybody is welcome to visit the reading room, Morris said, but it must be noted that all materials available at any Christian Science reading room support the Christian Science movement and must be from the Christian Science Publishing Society. “We don’t offer books from just anybody,” he said, adding reading rooms can be thought of as a “one-stop-shop” for all things on Christian Science. Many of the materials in the reading room are for sale, some can be borrowed and others are for on-site use only. “The reading room is not just about selling products,” Morris said. “It’s
Richard Weigang of Centennial stands with some of the Catholic items at his store of 25 years on South Broadway in Englewood. about being a place where people can come for a spiritual atmosphere — a good, quiet place to get away.” Independent brick-and-mortar Christian bookstores are at somewhat of a decline, Cook of Christian Used Books said. His best guess is that about 70 percent across the U.S. have closed within the past 15 years as a result of big-box retailers offering cheaper prices and the ease of online shopping.
However, “books will always be the way we learn and communicate,” Cook said. “And there’s still a need for people to be able to walk into a store and buy a book.” And, then, there’s the community aspect. “Sometimes, I wander into a Christian bookstore just to connect with the wall of books that prove I’m not alone in my faith and struggles,”
Cheadle said. “Standing in front of a shelf filled with works by often brilliant scholars and writers who’ve explored my very issues and have found hope — just touching the spines of these great works, pulling a few from the shelf — can be enough to lift my spirits.”
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Happy First Smoke-Free Anniversary, Littleton!
It’s Good For Health, It’s Good For Business! Congratulations on one year with an outdoor smoke-free downtown zone, including electronic smoking devices downtown and citywide. For more information about Littleton’s Smoke-Free Main Street area see City Code Section 6-10-2 (A)
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Book addresses redemption of marriage from pornography Centennial couple help people find their way to holy habits BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“Caught In Denial, In the Act and in the Arms of a Loving God: A Story of Marriage Lost and Marriage Redeemed,” was published Jan. 10 by Robbie and John Iobst of Centennial and was recently featured at a book talk and signing at the Glendale Barnes & Noble book store. The couple tell the story of a man and wife in an ordinary marriage that is being dissolved by lust, manifested as pornography sex addiction. The Iobsts offer “10 Holy Habits” to help couples seeking a
deeper connection, they say. The book is written as a backand-forth account between husband and wife that offers a path out of a thorny situation through faith. The couple have been married for 20 years and both are professional marriage coaches. John is a registered psychotherapist and a biblical counselor. Robbie has written two books: a devotional, “Joy Dance,” and a novel, “Cecelia Jackson’s Last Chance,” winning novel in a contest held by the Colorado Independent Publishers. They have three daughters, one son, four granddaughters and two dogs. They contribute to two radio shows weekly: “Good News with Angie Austin” and the nationally syndicated “Daybreak U.S.A.” and hope to lead others on a path to Christian marriage, Robbie writes. More information is found at: caughtinhisarms.com.
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Use of space in photos is topic of presentation Internationally known outdoor and travel photographer Dan Ballard will talk to the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 about how to create movement in one’s photographs. By learning to process positive and negative space, one thinks in a new Sonya Ellingboe way about designing and processing images. Visitors and new members welcome. The club meets monthly on the
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second Tuesday at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Exhibit in Lone Tree “TerraScapes” is a Commissioner’s Choice (invitational) exhibit by mixed media painter Leah Hendricks at Lone Tree Arts Center through March 14. She uses canvases and wood panels as backing for a blend of acrylic paint, tissue, heavy papers, and gel medium to create layers of texture, inspired by the natural world. The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10025 Commons St., Lone Tree. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and during performances.
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Douglas County Libraries The Adventure Pass program at Douglas County Libraries (reserve passes to six local cultural institutions) is expanded to include the Clyfford Still Museum. Also included: Butterfly Pavilion; Denver Firefighters Museum; Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys; Dinosaur Ridge; History Colorado Center. See DCL.org/librarybasics. Also available: “Check Out Colorado” gives access to state parks and the loan of binoculars, backpack and guides. Participating libraries are statewide. Fantasy writer Local author Sue Loeffler, who writes as Sue Duff, will appear at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, to introduce #4 in her Weir Chronicles, “Stack the Deck.” She will also talk about the previous books in the series. Duff will repeat at 5 p.m. on March 11 at the Book Bar, 4280 Tennyson St., Denver. Her story, “A Mistake,” will appear in April in the next Wicked Ink Books Anthology, “Nine Spins on a Song.” Englewood Arts Presents “Brahms and Mozart Quintets” will be presented at 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, by musicians primarily from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Mozart: “String Quintet in G Minor” and Brahms: “String Quintet in G Major” will feature Yi Zhao and
Ben Odner, violins; Leah Kovach and Hannah Nicholas, violas; Austin Fisher, cello. Tickets, $20, $15, Free under 18, englewoodarts.org or at the door beginning one hour prior to concert. Library board The Arapahoe Libraries Board of Trustees invites interested residents to apply for two positions open on the board. It is responsible for a $32 million budget, eight facilities and policy. Meets on the third Tuesday of the month at different libraries. Arapahoe Libraries serves Arapahoe County, except the cities of Littleton, Englewood, Aurora. Online application at Arapahoelibraries.org. Deadline: Feb. 17, 2017. Legacy Quartet South Suburban Christian Church, 7275 S. Broadway, Littleton, will host the Legacy Quartet for three performances on Feb. 19: 8 and 11 p.m. services and an afternoon concert at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be taken for the concert. CDs will be available in the afternoon. See: legacyquartet.com. Ghost towns Local historian Carl Sandberg will speak about “Ghosts of Denver,” more than 20 ghost towns and other landmarks within the Denver metro area, at 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Englewood Library in Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Free. 303-762-2560.
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TONSING
Bob Tonsing, who died in January at 86, helped bring light rail to Littleton.
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He is survived by sons Robert (Ann Imse, Robert’s wife), of Morrison; Martin, of Denver; and Anthony, of Aurora. Several Littleton colleagues recalled working with Tonsing. During an interview with Colorado Community Media, former Littleton Community Development Director Charlie Blosten and former City Manager Jim Woods were together, reminiscing about Tonsing, and they agreed that “Bob knew light rail better than anybody.” Without his and the city council’s long and bitter fight against some RTD board members and people who opposed public transportation, light rail would never have been built, Blosten said. He spoke of numerous trips to Washington by Tonsing, Littleton Mayor Dennis Reynolds and others to lobby Colorado Congressman Dan Schaefer — in addition to years of state maneuvering. “He was also a good councilmember,” Blosten recalls, “and worked well with staff.” Littleton’s director of communications, Kelli Narde, agreed about Tonsing’s role in bringing light rail to Littleton: “I don’t believe we’d have the Southwest Corridor light rail, if it weren’t for him.” She added that she and Tonsing became friends, and he also worked on city public relations matters through his Public Information Corp. His company conducted polls of Littleton citizens on various topics, such as why they voted against
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a tax for building a new police station in 2005. Blosten and Woods talked about the city’s involvement in light rail, working on complexities of right of way along the railroad tracks, moving tracks at times — when they were uncertain what the future technology would be — with Tonsing in the picture. Former state highway department employee Harvey Atchison of Littleton was involved in the project “from the beginning,” he said, including environmental studies. He remembers the state Legislature as the biggest obstacle: “They fought tooth and nail because the highways needed the funds.” Probably many stories about Tonsing will surface as people gather to remember a man prominent in recent local and regional history. The Fort Logan National Cemetery service is at 10:15 a.m. Feb. 10 — open to all (guides at the entrance, which is on Sheridan Boulevard two blocks south of Hampden Avenue/U.S. 285, will assist with directions to the site). And all attending are invited to a reception at the Denver Press Club afterward, 1330 Glenarm Place, Denver.
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17th Avenue Allstars Concert: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Go to http://gshep.org/ministry/musicmission-concert-series
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Learn Origami: 4-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Drop in and learn origami. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.
this week’s TOP FIVE Colossal Classics and Surprising Concertos: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Concert opens with Verdi’s Triumphal March from “Aida” and features bandoneon soloist Evan Orman performing “Punta de Este” by Piazzolla. Major works will include audience favorite Ravel’s “Bolero” and Debussy’s masterwork, “La Mer.” Call 303-933-6824 or go to www. littletonsymphony.org. The Jeff McBride Experience: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Family-friendly. Fusion of mask, myth, drama, martial arts, dance and illusion. Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 or go to http://tickets.amazingshows.com. There’s No Sex Like Insects: 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. Entomologist Dr. Mike Weissmann presents sneak peek into the sexual practices of insects and their relatives. Wine and snacks provided. Adults-only program contains explicit and somewhat graphic depiction of
Valentine Station: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Louviers Library, 7885 Louviers Blvd. Douglas County Libraries program is open to all ages. Create a craft for your special valentine. No registration required. Call 303791-7323 or go to DCL.org.
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Sweet Deal Antiquarian Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Proceeds from sale of used books, CDs and DVDs benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation. Cash and credit cards accepted. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.
Researching Land Records: 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Land records can provide more than just transactional data. Russ Hamilton, of the Foothills Genealogical Society, who will share how analyzing land records helped him overcome a brick wall in his research. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com. Valentines at the Mansion: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 E. Gateway Drive, Highlands Ranch. Open house. Guest can dance, sample sweet treats and tour the historic home. Donations benefit the American Heart Association. All ages. Call 303701-0430.
Mike Lofgren”). Contact Evelyn Poulo at evelyn. poulo@gmail.com. The March meeting will address entertainers who are alive and politicly active. Inventions that Changed the Modern World: 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way; 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the James H.
We Love Reading Read-A-Thon: 12:30-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Bring blankets and fort-building materials to create reading forts in which to read. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org. Parker Non-Fiction Book Club: 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 in Event Hall B on the second floor of the Parker Library. Early arrivals can meet at 6:30 p.m. in the magazine section. February’s topic is the influence of the uber wealthy on politics (reading suggestions: “Dark Money” by Jane Mayer, or “The Party is Over” by
arthropod sexual behavior. Registration required. Go to http://www.denveraudubon.org/event/theres-nosex-like-insects-adult-class21-and-over/.
LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Denver. Led by Stuart Gentry. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.
Love is in the Air: 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. The first part of the twopart Looking for Love Online After 50 series explores the highlights and pitfalls of online dating for those 50-plus. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.
More than a March: 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at Castle Rock Unitarian Universalist Community, meeting at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. The Rev. Julia McKay is the guest speaker. Contact Cath Wyngarden at cath@cruuc.org to RSVP. Potluck and social hour follows the exploration. Bring food or drink to share. Casual attire welcome.
HEALTH
Tom Spooner Memorial Drive Blood Drive: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Falcon Park Dental Group, 9579 S. University Blvd., Ste 400 A, Highlands Ranch. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org. Colorado Blueprint for Food and Agriculture: 2-4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock. Town hall meeting is presented by Colorado State University Extension and Douglas County. Call 720-733-6951 or go to https://colostateag. co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ SV_9HbXv9qpyPj42s5 to RSVP. 20 Steps to Selling Your Own Home: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; and 6:30-7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 at America’s Wellness Clinic Meeting Room, 441 Wadsworth Blvd., Ste. 101, Lakewood. Bring a dessert or appetizer to share. Workshop is free. Led by a licensed Realtor. Register at www.re-workshops. com or call 303-489-9217. Friendship Force Denver: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at South Suburban Christian Church,
7275 S. Broadway, Littleton. Nonprofit domestic and international cultural exchange and home hospitality program whose goal is to promote international understanding, friendship and world peace. Jack Ballard will discuss his book “Images of America - Fort Logan.” Go to www.friendshipforcedenver.org. PFLAG Highlands Ranch: 7-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Group meets in the community reading room, second floor. AAUW Meeting: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Speaker is Christine Doherty, board member of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame. AAUW promotes equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Go to douglascounty-co.aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303688-8088 or berylmjacobson@ gmail.com
Fellowship Community Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at 6263 S. Parker Road, Centennial. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.
Land Title Guarantee Company Blood Drive: 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5975 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village. Contact 303363-2300 or visit bonfils.org. Walmart, Elizabeth Blood Drive: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org. St. Louis Parish Blood Drive: 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 19 at 3310 S. Sherman St., Englewood. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims. Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the Justice Center in Castle Rock. Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us. AARP Foundation TaxAide Helps Colorado taxpayers who need assistance prepare and file their tax returns Need: Volunteers for the upcoming tax season. Requirements: Free training provided; volunteers do not have to be AARP members or retirees. Contact: www.aarp.org/money/taxes/ aarp_taxaide/ or 888-OUR-AARP. Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses .Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org. Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies.
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Shrine of Saint Annes Catholic Church Hosts their 81st annual Spaghetti Dinner 7555 Grant Place, Arvada. Dinner in the Parish Center from noon - 6pm Sunday February 12th. Cost is $8 adults, $3 children 9 and younger. For more information call 303-420-1280 Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201
SEEKING ACCIDENT WITNESS On May 13, 2016, at approximately 12:02 pm, there was a traffic accident in the intersection of 88th Ave and Harlan St. The accident involved two vehicles- a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Toyota Tacoma pick-up. At least one driver was injured. The Westminster Police Department investigated the accident; however, they were unable to identify/locate any independent witnesses to the accident.
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Sydney Mech, right, a Cherry Creek junior who was playing her third game this season after recovering from knee surgery, looks to make a pass during the Bruins’ 48-29 Centennial League triumph over Overland on Feb. 1. JIM BENTON
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Cherry Creek’s Sydney Mech and Jaela Richardson sat next to each other on the bench, and each one had an ice pack on her knee. They were watching the closing minute of the Bruins’ 48-29 Centennial League win over Overland on Feb. 1 in the Trailblazers’ gym. Mech, a 6-foot-1 junior, eased into only her third game of the season since recovering from meniscus knee
surgery in November. Richardson, a 6-foot junior, missed the first three games of the season while recuperating from a knee injury. “It feels so much better to finally be playing,” said Mech, who averaged 9.9 points and 4.4 rebounds a game last season. “It’s hard to explain it. It feels really good to be out there with my team. “It was really frustrating to be sitting out and knowing my team needed me. I wished I could have been out there with them.” Mech has scored 22 points in her three-game comeback and she joins a Creek team that now has six players that are 6-footers or taller. “The knee is doing good, still a little bit swollen,” said Mech. “The first game back I was super nervous. I
didn’t know what I was doing. I finally feel like I’m me again, being able to play with my teammates. I’m still a little bit shaky but I’m getting there.”
4. She made a basket with a minute to play against D’Evelyn that gave the Eagles a four-point advantage. Delaney Smith,junior, swimming, Arapahoe: Smith was one of five Warriors to win individual titles at the Centennial League championships on Feb. 4. She won the 100 backstroke in 57.33 and was first in the 200 freestyle in 1:51.73. Rebekah Sandstrom, junior, basketball,
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Key moments Creek was ahead 10-9 with 6:42 to play in the second quarter but reeled off six straight points and went on to outscore Overland 13-2 before halftime. The Bruins committed 21 turnovers and shot only 31 percent from the field, but that was better than the Trailblazers’ 24 percent shooting figure. “It was not our prettiest of games but it was a win and I’ll take it,” said Creek coach Chris Curneen. SEE BASKETBALL, P24
STANDOUT PERFORMERS Skylar Backstrom, senior, basketball, Douglas County: Backstrom is the leading scorer in the Continental League and scored 31 points in the Huskies’ 66-56 win over Rock Canyon on Jan. 31. Mary Newland, senior, basketball, Valor Christian: Newland, who scored 25 points in a win over Golden on Feb. 1, tallied 17 points in a 46-44 Jefferson County 4A victory over ninth-ranked D’Evleyn on Feb.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com
ational Signing Day was Feb. 1, when high school athletes autographed letters of intent with colleges to play at the next level. Some athletes signed in the fall, but most football and soccer players made official commitments Feb. 1. There is another signing date on April 12. OVERTIME Castle View lineman Nathan Laufenberg didn’t sign a letter of intent. Instead, he signed a certificate of intent, since he plans to attend and play football at the Air Force Academy. Jim Benton The certificate of intent is a nonbinding agreement that signifies an athlete’s commitment to follow through with the cadet appointment process and allows them to participate in signing day for publicity purposes. The certificate is signed by athletes who are recruited and plan to attend Air Force, Navy or Army. Laufenberg’s uncles and grandfather were in the Air Force and he is already working out to be in top shape for the grueling six weeks of Basic Cadet Training this summer. That includes training in the rural Jacks Valley center on the academy grounds in Colorado Springs. “I’m getting in shape now,” Laufenberg said. “I felt like the Air Force Academy was a good opportunity — it is close to home and everything seemed to fit.” Full court press for mercy rule The ball is now in the court of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s Legislative Council on whether a mercy rule for boys and girls basketball will be adopted. We’ll find out in April if the legislative council approves the mercy rule that was tweaked and unanimously agreed on by the basketball committee. It was passed to the legislative council for endorsement. The legislative council has 72 members made up of league representatives, Colorado Association of School Executive reps, Colorado Association of School Board reps and representatives of the Colorado Athletic Directors Association. If the proposal is approved for the 2017-18 season, a running clock will start when there is a 35-point or more differential in scores entering the fourth quarter. The clock would be stopped for injuries, timeouts and free throws — a concession to coaches who didn’t want to give up playing time for little-used reserves and younger players. SEE BENTON, P26
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Key players/statistics Richardson, a transfer from Saginaw (Mich.) Heritage High School, led the Bruins with 12 points and had a double double with 13 rebounds. “She played great,” said Curneen. “She’s finally feeling comfortable with her knee.” Freshman guard Jana Van Gytenbeek scored eight points and 6-1 senior Lauren McMillen added seven points. Isabella Sparaco, a 6-foot sophomore, and Mech each finished with six points.
February 10, 2017F They said it “Last year Sydney was our best player,” said Curneen. “She just has to get into the flow of the game. She can shoot it and she’s a very good defender. She was first team all-conference last year. She does a lot and we’ve missed her a lot.” Creek didn’t have 6-2 senior Laura Pranger available for the Overland game because she was sick. “We have Sydney back and Laura is sick,” quipped Curneen. “It’s just a matter of how quick Sydney feels comfortable with her leg. It is kind of like Jaela. She was out until Christmas. She started to get to play in Arizona. It took her probably two or three weeks until she was feeling comfortable. It will probably be the same two or three weeks and
Sydney will settle in.” Going forward Creek, 8-1 in the league and 12-5 overall prior to a game against
Mullen, hosts Arapahoe Feb. 8 and Eaglecrest on Feb. 10. In earlier league games the Bruins rallied to beat Arapahoe, 72-55, and whipped Eaglecrest, 58-29.
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Caddies earn scholarships Three area young men were among 11 high school caddies from the state of Colorado who were awarded an Evans Scholarship on Jan. 18. The scholarship is a full, fouryear-housing and tuition grant that is valued at more than $100,000 over four years. The recipients will begin college in the fall at the University of Colorado. The three area winners were
Quinton Kelly of Littleton, who attends Dakota Ridge High School; Lakewood’s Richard Biggs, a Bear Creek student; and Faith Christian’s Joshua Garcia, who lives in Denver. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083.
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Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0681-2016
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 13, 2016, 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) ERIC LUNDGREN and CATHARINA U LUNDGREN Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSETSECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES2007-AR5. Date of Deed of Trust July 25, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 17, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7106921 Original Principal Amount $495,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $489,999.45
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 28, BLOCK 1, THE HAMLET AT COLUMBNE, FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4468 W Lake Cir S, 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, 04/05/2017, 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 2/9/2017 Last Publication 3/9/2017 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;
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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: 12/13/2016 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 numbe r 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 # 16-013627 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. Legal Notice No. : 0681-2016 First Publication 2/9/2017 Last Publication 3/9/2017 Name of Publication Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0635-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 18, 2016, 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) Kenneth P. Morgan and Kristina L. Morgan Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for RBC Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 01, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4117600 Original Principal Amount $324,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $301,394.22
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On November 18, 2016, 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) Kenneth P. Morgan and Kristina L. Morgan Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for RBC Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 01, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4117600 Original Principal Amount $324,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $301,394.22
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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 27, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6482 E Costilla Pl, Centennial, 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, 03/08/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 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: 11/18/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee
SUMER 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
CONDOMINIUM UNIT 202, BUILDING 1, SAVANNAH, A CONDOMINIUM, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SAVANNAH, RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004 AS RECEPTION NO. B4133216 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004, AS RECEPTION NO. B4133217, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE NO. 4, AS A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
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Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 (855) 411-2372 Also known by street and number as: 15700 www.consumerfinance.gov E Jamison Dr 1-202, Englewood, CO 80112. DATE: 11/18/2016 THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCounty of Arapahoe, State of Colorado CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee TRUST. The name, address, business telephone numNOTICE OF SALE ber and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the The current holder of the Evidence of Debt seindebtedness is: cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale Marcello G. Rojas #46396 as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. Klatt, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C. 9745 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400, Denver, THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, Attorney File # CO160327 03/15/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informahighest and best bidder for cash, the said real tion provided may be used for that purpose. property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the ©Public Trustees' Association purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in of Colorado Revised 1/2015 said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale Legal Notice NO.: 0635-2016 and other items allowed by law, and will issue to First Publication: 1/12/2017 the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as Last Publication: 2/9/2017 provided by law. Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0647-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2016, 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) Christina Ann Hall Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Affiliated Financial Group, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8071251 Original Principal Amount $122,272.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $94,901.57 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
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First Publication: 1/19/2017 Last Publication: 2/16/2017 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: 11/22/2016 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:
CONDOMINIUM UNIT 202, BUILDING 1, SAVANNAH, A CONDOMINIUM, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SAVANNAH, RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004 AS RECEPTION NO. B4133216 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004, AS RECEPTION NO. B4133217, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE NO. 4, AS A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-16-752621-LL
Also known by street and number as: 15700 E Jamison Dr 1-202, Englewood, CO 80112.
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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Legal Notice NO.: 0647-2016 First Publication: 1/19/2017 Last Publication: 2/16/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
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.
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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
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 27, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6482 E Costilla Pl, Centennial, CO 80112.
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DATE: 12/13/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee
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 se-
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Marcello G. Rojas #46396 Klatt, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C. 9745 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO160327
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.: 0635-2016 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/15/2017, 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.
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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;
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