Ellie Reynolds, center, a founding member of the proposed John Adams Academy charter school, speaks to the Douglas County School Board with Colorado Charter School Institute President Terry Croy Lewis about the proposal for her school. Reynolds requested the school district release authorization over the proposed charter school to the Charter School Institute..
BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A proposed charter school in Sterling Ranch will be overseen by the state’s charter institute instead of the Douglas County School District, following a split vote by the school board to relinquish oversight.
e Douglas County School Board voted 4-3 at its December meeting to release authorization for the proposed John Adams Academy charter school to the Colorado Charter School Institute, an orga-
nization that oversees charter schools throughout the state.
Releasing authorization for the school to the Charter School Institute means that the district will not be involved in the school’s creation or operations. Ellie Reynolds, the founder of the proposed charter school, said she asked for the release to protect the school from the politics of the Douglas County school board.
“We believe that this board currently is pro-charter schools and pro-classical charter schools, (but) we also real-
ize that this board has a tendency to ip,” said Reynolds, who is also the president of the Northwest Douglas County Chamber. “Oftentimes, when this board does ip, it becomes not charter school friendly and that pendulum swing is risking our children and my child, who I would send to this school.”
Reynolds said she preferred the Charter School Institute board for its stability because it’s bipartisan and the seats are not elected but appointed.
John Adams Academy is a classical school based in Cali-
fornia. Reynolds’ school would be the rst Colorado location, encompassing kindergarten through high school. Reynolds said she is aiming to open the charter school in the fall of 2026. e school’s website describes it as “restoring America’s heritage by developing servant-leaders who are keepers and defenders of the principles of freedom for which our founding fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.”
BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SGLASSMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When snow blankets the streets around the Denver metro area, it’s not just roads that become treacherous — your heart might be at risk too. e combination of cold temperatures, reduced physical activity and sudden strenuous tasks can create a “perfect recipe” for heart attacks, according to Dr. Akhil Reddy, an interventional and structural cardiologist with HCA HealthONE in Denver.
Many might assume the cold itself is the problem, but Reddy clari ed that it’s not so much the temperature as it is the activity people undertake in the cold. “ e more common scenario is people shoveling snow and exerting themselves and having an active myocardial infarction, or heart attack,” he explained.
According to the AHA, intense physical e ort combined with cold temperatures forces the heart to work overtime. Blood vessels constrict in the cold, causing blood pressure to rise.
When paired with the sudden cardiovascular demand of activities like shoveling snow, this can trigger heart attacks, especially in people with pre-existing risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes.
Physical exertion in cold weather can be deceptively dangerous
Shoveling snow may look like a mundane household task, but research shows it’s a workout that rivals intense cardio.
SEE HEALTH, P2
Agreement lays out terms, timeline for 535-acre site to come into town boundaries
BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Castle Rock Town Council approved a pre-annexation agreement for the Pine Canyon project, which will put the development process under the town’s jurisdiction and address concerns about water.
e pre-annexation agreement lays out terms and a timeline for the town to annex the 535-acre property — located west of Founders Parkway and north of Scott Boulevard with Interstate 25 running through the middle — which is currently unincorporated Douglas County and surrounded by Castle Rock boundaries. Under the agreement, the Pine Canyon property will be allowed to develop similarly to the plans presented to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners in September, which Castle Rock o cials opposed at the time over water concerns and demand on town services.
e plan includes up to 800 single family homes, 1,000 multifamily units, 600,000 square feet of commercial space including hotel and spa, a mobility hub and an elementary school site. Nothing in the pre-annexation agreement requires the town to approve future steps.
“If it’s developed in town to town standards, it allows all of our standards to be applied to infrastructure, not just the roadways, but the parks and trails (and) stormwater,” Castle Rock Director of Development Services Tara Vargish said. “It provides consistency for town regulations.”
e main change under the pre-an-
“Shoveling a little snow o your sidewalk may not seem like hard work,” said Barry Franklin, the lead author of the American Heart Association’s 2020 scienti c statement regarding exercise-related acute cardiovascular events. “However, the strain of heavy snow shoveling may be as or even more demanding on the heart than taking a treadmill stress test, according to research we’ve conducted.”
“ e movements of snow shoveling are very taxing and demanding on your body and can cause signi cant increases in your heart rate and blood pressure,” Franklin told the AHA. “Combined with the fact that the exposure to cold air can constrict blood vessels throughout the body, you’re asking your heart to do a lot more work in conditions that are diminishing the heart’s ability to function at its best.”
According to Reddy, the danger lies in the sudden increase in demand on the cardiovascular system, particularly for people who are not regularly active. e heart, especially one that hasn’t been consistently active, is not ready for sudden, intense exertion.
“When it’s cold outside, you’re more sedentary,” Reddy said. “You just don’t have the ability to understand your own limitations. It’s like asking a Toyota Camry to race on a NASCAR track. You’re not going to do well,” he said.
nexation agreement requires the development to be part of Castle Rock’s water and wastewater systems, as well as meet the town’s landscaping and water use standards.
Developers for Pine Canyon had planned to rely solely on groundwater for the development, which town o cials worried was unsustainable. e agreement prevents the development from relying exclusively on groundwater and requires it to contribute to the town’s water system.
Castle Rock Water Director Mark Marlowe said his concerns were eased by the terms in the pre-annexation agreement.
“I’m excited about this agreement because I think it will take us a step toward addressing our concerns with water,” Marlowe said.
If the town acts in bad faith during the annexation process, the developers are allowed to continue to pursue their development plan with the county, so long as the developers act in good faith.
Douglas County commissioners tabled the Pine Canyon development application on Dec. 17 to allow for Castle Rock’s annexation process to occur.
Other elements of the agreement cover tra c, open space, service fees and groundwater arrangements.
e town agreed to accept the development’s current tra c study, though maintains the right to ask for future trafc studies as the development builds out.
Pine Canyon agreed to having a minimum of 20% of the land be open space and it will receive groundwater for agricultural use on the property’s cattle homestead.
ough council members raised concerns about the density of the proposal and the potential impacts to tra c, they were mostly receptive to the agreement because of the control over the development it would grant the town.
Reddy emphasized that even those who don’t have symptoms of heart disease should consider getting a stress test before starting new, intense physical activities.
“If you haven’t exercised in a while, that’s a reason to see a doctor and ask, ‘Is my heart OK to do this?’” he said.
The role of hypothermia in heart health
While heart attacks from exertion are the most common winter concern, Reddy also discussed the dangers of hypothermia, which occurs when the body’s core temperature drops.
He explained that prolonged exposure to cold weather, particularly if someone is wet or underdressed, can lead to dangerous changes in heart rhythm.
“Hypothermia can lead to bradyarrhythmias, a condition where the heart beats too slowly,” he said. “You can end up passing out or having a cardiac arrest.”
How to recognize the warning signs of a heart attack
Recognizing heart attack symptoms early can mean the di erence between life and death. Reddy noted that while most people know to watch for chest pain or tingling in the left arm, symptoms for women and people with diabetes can be more subtle.
Reddy stressed that symptoms that appear during physical exertion — rather than at rest — should not be ignored.
“Peak exercise bringing about any sort of symptom, to me, is an ominous sign,”
Castle Rock Town Council approved a pre-annexation agreement for the Pine Canyon development, which aims to bring up to 1,800 housing units, a mobility hub and a hotel and spa. The agreement addresses the town’s concerns about water use for the development.
Mayor Jason Gray said the agreement is the best option in front of the council because the town can’t prevent the land from being developed.
“Do we want it to develop in the county, not to our standards, or do we want it in the town of Castle Rock to our standards,”
Gray said.
Public commenters mostly echoed the
he said. “ is can include shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain. If you’re noticing activities you normally do without symptoms are now causing shortness of breath or other symptoms, that’s your red ag to seek care.”
e AHA agrees, noting that women often experience heart attack symptoms di erently than men. Instead of classic chest pain, women may feel fatigue, nausea, or back and jaw pain. People with diabetes may also have “silent” heart attacks without obvious chest pain.
Reddy highlighted the importance of listening to your body during exercise.
“If you’re shoveling snow and you feel o , that’s not the time to push through,” he said.
With cold weather here for the next few months, you can take proactive steps to safeguard your heart health. Here’s advice from Reddy and the AHA on how to stay safe:
1. Stay active year-round: e best way to avoid cold-weather heart strain is to maintain regular physical activity throughout the year. “Try to be active at home, like going up and down stairs, doing jumping jacks or using an indoor bike,” Reddy suggested. Keeping the heart conditioned prevents it from being “shocked” by sudden, intense activity like snow shoveling.
2. Get a stress test before new exercise: If you plan to start a new activity
council members with concerns about the size of development, but are supportive of the property being in the town’s jurisdiction.
e council unanimously approved the pre-agreement. Under the agreement, the developers for Pine Canyon will submit an annexation application to the town by the end of January.
like running, CrossFit or even shoveling snow, consider a stress test. is step is particularly important for people with risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes or a family history of heart disease.
3. Dress warmly to avoid hypothermia: Protect yourself from extreme cold by wearing layered clothing, gloves and hats. e AHA emphasizes that keeping your head and extremities covered prevents heat loss. Stay dry if you’re planning outdoor activities since wet clothing increases the risk of hypothermia.
4. Know your limits when shoveling snow: Break up snow shoveling into smaller sessions, and don’t be afraid to ask for help. e AHA recommends using a smaller shovel to avoid lifting heavy loads of snow, which reduces strain on the heart. Take frequent breaks and stay hydrated.
5. Schedule annual health checkups: “If you’re over 40, you should be getting yearly checkups,” Reddy advised. A physical exam can detect heart murmurs, a potential sign of valve disease and identify other cardiac risk factors. If a doctor hears a murmur, they may recommend an echocardiogram or further testing.
6. Recognize heart attack symptoms: Watch for classic heart attack signs, but don’t overlook subtle symptoms like nausea, lightheadedness or back pain. Women may experience heart attacks di erently from men. If symptoms occur during physical exertion — even if they seem mild — seek medical attention immediately.
Every year the National Association of Realtors (NAR) publishes a “Profile of Buyers and Sellers” which contains some useful data and insights on the real estate market.
The 2024 survey was just released and contains some interesting trends which I’ll summarize here.
The image at right is an example. In the posting of this week’s ad at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com you’ll find the full highlights of the report on the following topics:
Characteristics of home buyers
Breakdown of homes purchased
Use of real estate professionals
The home search process
How homes are being financed
The experience of home sellers
Use of listing agents by sellers
For Sale by Owner statistics and trends
Here’s just one of those highlight pages, to give you an idea the detail provided. This is the one about FSBOs (for sale by owner):
Here are some of the key take-aways from the other chapters;
Characteristics of Home Buyers: The median age of home buyers surged in 2024 over the prior year — 56 vs. 49. The median age for first-time buyers jumped from 35 to 38, and for repeat buyers jumped from 58 to 61. 73% of buyers had no children under 18 in the home, and 17% bought a multi-generational home. First-time home buyers constituted 24% of home sales, down from 32% in 2023. This was the lowest percentage since NAR started doing these surveys in 1981.
Characteristics of Homes Purchased: 15% of buyers purchased new homes from a builder. Among those who purchased existing
homes, the typical home was built in 1994, compared to homes built in the 1980s in two prior surveys. The typical home was 1,900 square feet, with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The median distance of the new home from the previous home was 20 miles, compared to 50 miles in 2022. (That was the height of Covid, spurred by remote work.) PreCovid, the median distance was typically 15 miles. 16% of 2024 buyers purchased in an urban area or central city, the highest such percentage since 2014, spurred perhaps by the end of some work-at-home arrangements. Proximity to the home buyer’s job was important to 34% of buyers, down from 52% in 2014. The top consideration this year was the quality of the neighborhood (59%), followed by proximity to friends and family (45%).
Home Buyers & Real Estate Professionals:
88% of home buyers used the services of a real estate agent. Looking at buyers of existing homes, that percentage rose to 92%. Only 63% of new home buyers were represented by an agent. 80% of first-time buyers said that their agent’s assistance in understanding the home buying process was “invaluable.”
40% of all buyers and 51% of first-time buyers found their agent through a referral from their friends, family or personal network. Most buyers only interviewed one agent — it was 71% for repeat buyers.
Although 88% of buyers said they would use their agent again or recommend him/her to others, only 21% of buyers actually used the same agent they had used before. Of those who purchased in 2024, 61% have already recommended their agent to others.
The Home Search Process: 43% of buyers said they started the process by looking at homes on the internet, with 21% first contacting an agent. 69% of buyers searched for homes on their mobile or tablet devices.
Open houses were deemed “very useful” by 23% of buyers. About 40% said they valued photos and detailed listing information, while 31% appreciated floor plans. The typical buyer spent 10 weeks house hunting and saw a median of 7 homes, 2 of them online only. 51% found the home they bought through their own online searching. 55% said that finding the right home was the most difficult part of the process.
59% of buyers said they were “very satisfied” with their home buying experience, and another 33% were “somewhat satisfied.”
Financing the Home Purchase: 91% of first-time buyers and 69% of repeat buyers financed their home purchase with a loan. These percentages were down from 92% and 81% respectively from last year. The overall percentage was 74%, meaning that 26% of all home buyers paid cash — an all-time high.
The median down payment was 9% for first-time buyers and 23% for repeat buyers, That’s the highest down payment percentage for first-time buyers since 1997 and the highest for repeat buyers since 2003. 25% of the first-time buyers used a gift or loan from a
relative to finance their down payment, but savings was the biggest source at 69%.
In 2009, 55% of first-time buyers used an FHA loan, but that has dropped to 29% now that there are many conventional loan offerings requiring minimal down payments and no mortgage insurance premium. In 2024, 52% of first-time buyers took out a conventional loan.
Home Sellers and Their Selling Experience:
The median age of home sellers in 2024 was 63 — the highest ever recorded. 69% of the sellers were married couples, the first increase in this statistic in four years. Of all the homes sold in 2024, 77% did not have any children
under 18 living in the house -- empty nesters! 66% moved within the same state, 16% within the same region. (Note: These are national statistics.) Roughly one-third bought a bigger house, one-third bought the same size house and one-third bought a smaller house. 52% bought a newer home, with the rest split equally between the same age or older home.
The single most common reason for moving (23%) was to be closer to friends and family. The median number of years that a seller owned their home was 10 years, a big drop from 6 years in 2000 to 2008.
Median time on market in 2024 was three weeks, up from two weeks in 2023.
68% of sellers were “very satisfied” with the selling process. 22% were “somewhat satisfied.”
Home Selling & Real Estate Professionals: 90% of sellers hired a listing agent, up from 89% in 2023. Only 6% were FSBO (for sale by owner), a record low percentage. Of those sellers who did not know the buyer, 95% used a real estate agent. Two-thirds of sellers used an agent who was referred to them or that they had used before. 81% interviewed only the one agent they hired. 71% of sellers who bought within 10 miles of their home used the same agent for both transactions. The most important criteria in selecting the listing agent were the agent’s reputation (35%) and the agent’s honesty (21%). 58% of sellers offered open houses.
Again, the full reports of each of the above sections can be found on our blog, http:// RealEstateToday.substack.com
If the idea of not paying principal and interest for the rest of your life and possibly drawing a lump sum from your home’s equity to help you with taxes and insurance, sounds like something you’d like to explore, let me tell you about “reverse mortgages.” They are officially known as Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM). They can be used to purchase a home or to refinance your current home.
Many seniors are in a situation where they have substantial equity in their home but don’t have quite the amount of income they need to live on day-to-day or month-tomonth. If you are still paying on your mortgage, a HECM allows you to reduce that monthly expense by the amount of your principal and interest payment. That alone may be enough to improve your monthly cash flow, but you can also draw on your surplus equity to have additional money for living expenses or discretionary expenditures such as travel.
If downsizing is in your plans, the HECM can also be used to purchase a home that better fits your senior lifestyle.
Here’s the nitty gritty. You have to be 62 or older to qualify for a HECM. The amount of down payment or equity you need to have is based on your age and life expectancy, because the lender wants to know that you’ll outlive the equity which is going to be used up by not paying principal and interest until you die.
That down payment requirement (or equity requirement if you are refinancing into a HECM) ranges from 45% to 70%. A HECM
loan is FHA insured, which covers the possibility that you live longer than expected and drain all your equity by not paying those monthly principal and interest payments. When you die or move out, the home can be sold, and the FHA insurance means that the proceeds of the sale don’t need to cover the mortgage payoff.
If you’re married, only one of you needs to be over 62, and if the qualifying senior dies, the surviving spouse can remain in the house until he or she dies, even if that means the equity is exhausted.
You retain title to the house, just like with a conventional mortgage. You can sell at any time and pay off the loan balance with your proceeds at closing.
Because it’s an FHA loan, the closing costs of the HECM loan are greater than for a conventional loan, but, depending on your cash flow situation, it may be worth it.
Eligible property types include 1-4 unit properties, so long as you live in one of the units. It can include FHA-approved condos and townhomes, and properties that are titled in a living trust.
If you’re purchasing a home with a HECM, the seller can provide a concession for up to 6% of the purchase price to cover those higher closing costs.
If you’re not a senior but have parents who own their own home but are struggling with monthly expenses, you might want to explore with them the benefits of a reverse mortgage.
Our in-house lender, Wendy Renee, is an expert on this product. Give her a call at 303868-1903 to get your questions answered.
BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN
Juliette Picard, 10, loves drawing animals, playing Minecraft and hanging out with her dog.
e Parker fourth-grader also has a blood disease so rare that only one in a million people are a ected, and she is now one of 33 children in the world testing a new drug that means she can spend more days at school with her friends.
A huge leap in medical advances to treat the disease — called atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, or aHUS — has occurred in little more than the time Juliette has been alive. And it has made the di erence between life and death.
Before there was a drug to treat it, a diagnosis of aHUS meant the patient had a 60% chance of death or permanent kidney dialysis within the year, said Dr. Bradley Dixon, head of the nephrology department at Children’s Hospital Colorado and a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Juliette’s recovery is a re ection of just how far precision medicine, which uses genetic sequencing to pinpoint the cause and treatment of disease, and pharmaceutical discoveries that target speci c proteins in the bloodstream or speci c cells in the body have evolved in recent years.
Juliette’s disease causes the body to attack its own organs.
e body’s immune system, once it starts attacking foreign invaders, can’t stop. e problem is in what’s called the complement system, which includes a series of about 50 proteins that are embedded on the surface of cells or circulate through the bloodstream. ese proteins work like a set of dominoes — attacking one after the next — when they encounter a bacteria, fungus or other microorganism.
is is normally a good thing, because the complement system is the body’s rst defense against infection — a natural response and not one the body created in response to a vaccination.
But in patients with aHUS, the killing power of the proteins runs out of control, attacking a patient’s organs, including the kidneys, heart and brain.
For Juliette, it was strep throat when she was 3 years old that ignited the attack against her own body.
Until then, her parents had no idea she had the disease, which was caused by a defect in one of the proteins in her complement system. is complement sys-
tem turned on to ght o the strep, and it didn’t stop.
damage in a variety of organs, including her kidneys,” Dixon said. “It caused her red blood cells to be destroyed and the platelets to be destroyed, the result of that complement system running amok.”
Juliette’s mom, Erica Picard, recalled how her daughter kept getting sicker, even though she was taking antibiotics for the strep throat. “ e symptoms really just kind of came on that weekend, like she stopped eating or drinking anything,” Picard said. “She was super lethargic. She was just so tired and would just lay on the couch and was just kind of like a zombie. But we hadn’t seen anything before that. She was totally ne, up until she had strep throat.”
eir pediatrician was alarmed at Juliette’s low red blood cell count, and recommended the family go to Children’s Hospital.
e pediatrician speci cally recommended that Juliette see Dr. Dixon, because — in what Picard considers more than just a coincidence — the pediatrician had recently attended a talk that
“What she has is so incredibly rare,” Picard said. “I always say the universe, somebody was looking out for us.”
Juliette saw Dixon the day after she was admitted to the hospital and was quickly diagnosed with aHUS. “And it just so happened that we had started a clinical trial of a new drug being developed for this disease,” Dixon said.
One of 18 patients in the world e rst drug to treat aHUS came out in 2011, a “game-changer” that for the rst time meant people weren’t expected to die within a year of diagnosis. Before the drug, aHUS would destroy the kidneys, and there was no point in a kidney transplant because the disease would destroy the transplanted kidneys too.
But the drug — called eculizumab — wasn’t easy to take, especially for kids. It came as an IV infusion every two weeks. Patients had to come to the hospital for every infusion, which lasted a few hours.
e new drug that was in trial when Juliette was diagnosed was a derivative of
that rst drug, one that lasts much longer in the body and allows patients to stretch the amount of time between IV treatments. Juliette only needed to come to the hospital every eight weeks.
She was one of 18 patients in the world enrolled in the study. Children’s Hospital was tied for the most patients enrolled worldwide with two patients, Juliette and one other.
“She responded beautifully to the medication,” Dixon said. “It turned o the signs of organ dysfunction. Her kidneys showed recovery. Her platelets and red blood cells showed recovery.”
Juliette stayed on the medication even after the trial ended. Since her disease is caused by a genetic problem, stopping the medication could allow the disease to wake up again.
e drug is an antibody that binds to the protein and takes away its power to attack infection, which means patients lose the ability to ght o certain infections, including meningitis. Patients must get vaccinations against meningitis and in some cases, preventative antibiotics.
Another clinical trial leads to at-home treatment is year, drug treatment for aHUS advanced again.
e new drug, another antibody that binds to the malfunctioning protein in the complement system, is an injection — not an infusion. It’s a shot under the skin that patients, or their parents, can give at home.
Juliette is one of 20 children worldwide who switched to the injectable drug, called crovalimab, from the infusion. In addition, there are 13 children, including one at Children’s, who were recently diagnosed with aHUS, had not been taking the previous drug and are now taking crovalimab. at’s a total of 33 children in the world on the drug.
Juliette’s parents give her two shots once a month, in her stomach, at their house. Now she only has to go to Children’s to get checked out every four months, which means fewer days when she has to leave school and spend half the day at Children’s getting an infusion. e only downside: She misses out on getting the ice cream from the hospital cafeteria, and riding in the glass elevators that carry her up from the lobby. Also, the shots at home kinda hurt, but they are quick, she said.
“I really don’t like how the shots feel when they inject medicine into my stomach, and then when it’s out, I’m like, ‘Yay!’” Juliette said.
Town council decides against exemption allowance for existing practices
BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Castle Rock Town Council approved regulations limiting the potential locations and operations of businesses facilitating the use of psilocybin and other natural medicines.
e council voted 5-2 to pass the rst reading of an ordinance to restrict natural medicine businesses and healing centers to light and general industrialzoned areas, and to require them to be at least 1,000 feet away from schools, childcare facilities and residences.
e ordinance also restricts business hours to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, as well as sets guidelines for building security measures, containing odors and proper disposal of medicine byproducts and waste.
e council had delayed voting on the ordinance after hearing from a few local practitioners who said the law would prevent them from treating existing patients and advocated for lighter regulations.
While the council considered allowing existing businesses to apply for exemption from the regulations, the council backtracked on that plan at the Dec. 17 meeting, voting to not include exemptions in the ordinance.
Without the exemptions, at least two local businesses will not be allowed to
o er natural medicine services at their existing locations due to the geographic restrictions.
“We need to be very careful here, so strictest regulations absolutely, because I can see the state turning this around and legalizing it in some other fashion and then we have opened the door for this,” Mayor Pro Tem Laura Cavey said.
While some council members would have preferred to ban natural medicine businesses in town, state law prevents that but allows municipalities to regulate operations.
State law legalized natural healing centers where people use natural medicines under facilitation, and natural medicine businesses for cultivation, manufacturing and testing. Selling psilocybin or other natural medicines is still illegal.
During public comment, local practitioners encouraged the board to move forward with the exemptions, sharing stories of their patients who would or have bene tted from natural medicine.
Adam Graves, owner of Colorado Natural Medicine, said he works with veterans experiencing mental health issues, such as post traumatic stress disorder, to help them heal through therapy and the facilitated use of natural medicine.
“ ere’s already stigma to get help, there’s stigmas against anxiety and depression. Why put extra stigma on it by making them go someplace that doesn’t feel safe or feels more stigmatized,” Graves said. “I know this is a weird new medicine, but I don’t think the 20 veterans who shot themselves today have 20 or 30 years to wait for the pharmaceutical industry to realize this is revolutionary and groundbreaking medicine.”
According to a 2024 report from the U.S. Department of Veterans A airs, roughly 18 veterans died by suicide every day in 2022.
e comments provoked Councilmember Tim Dietz, a Navy veteran, to admonish the providers.
“It’s disgusting the way you abused the use of veterans tonight,” Dietz said. “I do not run into very many veterans who want to use mushrooms all the time and the overuse of that tonight – you lost me.”
Other public commenters voiced support for strict regulations, raising concerns about the lack of research into natural medicines and their side e ects.
“We don’t know what the long-term effects will be from the use of magic mushrooms, that will take years of research,”
Castle Rock resident Susan MacAfee said. “Every person reacts di erently to drugs based on their age, genetics, body composition and other drug use, so no one knows how any particular person will respond to psilocybin.”
Only council members Max Brooks and Mark Davis voted against the ordinance, with Brooks saying he feels the regulations are too restrictive.
“It’s not a retail establishment, there’s no walk-ins,” Brooks said. “It’s a microdose used in a therapeutic setting under physician control. Any of the narrative around how that’s going to be a gateway to other illicit drug use, I just don’t see the connection there.”
e council will vote on a second reading of the ordinance before it takes e ect.
BY LONDON LYLE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
“Hold up! You’ve been scrolling for way too long now. Maybe get some food, get some water, and then come back later.”
Annoyed, I rolled my eyes at the TikTok Man and kept scrolling. TikTok’s algorithm will occasionally interject one of these “time to take a break” videos into your feed, supposedly when you’ve been on the app for over an hour. But I thought the algorithm to be a bunch of baloney. I hadn’t even been scrolling for that long!
Or… had I? I closed the app to check my “screen time,” a feature on the iPhone that monitors your usage of di erent kinds of apps. e apps are grouped into categories such as “social media,” “productivity” and “navigation.” Feeling smug, I was certain the majority of my screen time that week was spent on something worthwhile. Something in the “productivity” category, surely.
“TikTok: 3 hours 53 minutes,” my phone read. I had been scrolling on that darn app for almost four hours. Four hours!
My most used category? Social media. e Information and Reading category came next. Navigation was third. (I am 100% dependent on Google Maps so this came as no surprise.)
e Productivity category didn’t even make my top ve. My average daily screen time was 8 hours, 27 minutes, over an hour longer than the average Gen Z-er, and I already knew my generation spends an absurd amount of time on screens. We’re not quite iPad kids (that’s Gen Alpha) but we are absolutely “chronically online.”
I was stunned. Was it true? Was I doomscrolling my life away?
Desperate, I quickly devised a plan. In my Notes app. Hopefully doing so would raise my daily average in the “productivity” category. at felt important. To be frank, the amount of time I was still spending on X (formerly Twitter) despite it being a terrible app ever since Elon Musk bought it, was downright embarrassing.
I decided to name my plan “No More Brain Rot”. “Brain rot,” ironically, is a term I learned on Xitter. Urban Dictionary de nes brain rot
Douglas County school board members were split on the decision to release the school, with Susan Meek, Brad Geiger and Valerie ompson raising concerns about Reynolds circumventing the district’s charter authorization process and not having transparency on why the charter was avoiding district oversight.
e board also discussed the potential impacts on enrollment in Sterling Ranch.
Douglas County voters in November approved a $490 million bond that dedicated funding to build an elementary school in Sterling Ranch, which doesn’t have any schools in the neighborhood yet. e neighborhood school is expected to open for the 2026-27 school year, the same year as John Adams Academy’s targeted opening.
“Once you four vote to do this, they will be gone forever and they will never be required to communicate with us again,” Geiger said. “We could delay this to get an (agreement) so that we can see the tra c patterns and plan around it, and so we could see where their (students) come from, so that we can make
content as “the various ‘short’ type-videos (typically a YouTube short, a TikTok, an Instagram reel etc.) that swarm social media feeds. It’s very easy to get sucked in and watch one short after another without even noticing. is lack of stimulation (or more correctly, empty stimulation) ‘rots’ the brain because of its self-repetition and low quality.”
As I began to draft my plan, I was reminded of something my dad used to tell my brother and me when we were kids. He told us that watching too much TV can turn your brain into soup. I fear he was on to something.
While Urban Dictionary and dad jokes are great in their own right, they’re not exactly reputable sources. So I did a little bit more research. I could spend hours on TikTok or Instagram without even noticing, let alone remembering any of the content I took in. When I watched a movie, however, or read a longform article, I retained virtually all of it. Why is that? I wondered.
It turns out that short-form content like TikToks or reels on Instagram and Facebook give us an instant dopamine release in the brain’s reward pathways. Scientists say this makes dopamine levels spike to way above baseline. When you watch a movie or read a book, the dopamine release is a slow burn. You have to practice delayed grati cation to get the most out of the experience.
We live in an attention economy, meaning human attention has been commodi ed. Modern marketing tactics aim to “buy” your attention. Social media companies know this, and have designed their algorithms in a way that keeps you scrolling. And scrolling. And scrolling.
As a result, young Americans’ attention spans have gotten shorter over time. ere is a growing amount of popular books, documentaries and TedX Talks on the subject, such as Atomic Habits, Scroll Zombies, e Social Dilemma, Dopamine Nation and more.
Not to be dramatic, but my reliance on those little dopamine hits throughout the day felt a little bit like an addiction in its own right. I was worried about what my “withdrawals” might look like. So as I put together my plan, I knew I needed to nd other things to do when I craved these digital drugs.
our own plans. at’s what I would prefer.” e remaining board members were sympathetic to Reynolds’ request and didn’t raise many questions. Board President Christy Williams said she supported charter autonomy, pointing to past disagreements between charter schools and the district over policy waivers.
Most recently, Ascent Classical Academy, a charter school in Lone Tree, left the district in 2019 over its policy preventing sta from carrying rearms on school property.
“ ere have been charters that have put forth waivers, where there has been a very clear divide in who would approve and not approve them, and if this board was of a different group, then some of those may not have passed and I think that takes away charter autonomy,” Williams said.
During public comment, a number of prominent Republicans — including Douglas County Commissioner Kevin Van Winkle; Darcy Schoening, the Colorado GOP’s director of special initiatives; Steve Peck, chair of the Douglas County GOP; and Heidi Ganahl, the former GOP candidate for Colorado governor — spoke in favor of the charter’s release.
“If released to the (Charter School Institute), John Adams will enjoy the freedoms denied to district schools and the students they control,” Peck said, calling the vote highly political.
I thought back to what I used to do before social media. Tapped into my inner child. I used to spend more time outside. I used to read more books. I used to call my grandparents more often.
Suddenly, the prospect of a digital detox seemed a little less scary.
No More Brain Rot was a minimalistic program. It only had three steps.
Step one: Delete, delete, delete e rst step was deleting all of my social media apps. Not my accounts, just deleting the apps o of my phone. While I had worries about missing the next “demure” joke, “Moo Deng” video, and other viral moments, I put my pride aside. What’s more important, being up-to-date on all the latest lingo and online trends, or improving my mental health and quality of life? If I had to be out of the loop for a beat, so be it.
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Some Sterling Ranch residents who spoke at the meeting opposed the charter school because of a lack of transparency from the process and worried the charter would negatively impact a neighborhood school. Other community members questioned why the charter is able to circumvent the district’s process.
“( e request) is outside the charter cycle and they have not submitted an application or shown demand,” Jason Kassay, a Sterling Ranch parent, said. “Circumventing the process sets a precedent for future charters to operate in counties that don’t align with local goals.”
Under the oversight of the Charter School Institute, John Adams Academy will have to present funding for the school’s budget, letters of intent to enroll and a curriculum plan that aligns to state standards.
Terry Croy Lewis, the executive director of the Charter School Institute, said the organization has strict standards to authorize charters to open, including requiring the schools to serve all students and be in compliance with state and federal laws. She said about half of the applications the Charter School Institute receives are denied.
“ e expectation is that if you’re coming to (Charter School Institute), you will serve all students,” Croy Lewis said.
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Standards board asks to add 31 misdemeanors to disqualifying list
BY ALLISON SHERRY CPR NEWS
Child abuse, animal cruelty, theft, fraud, invasion of privacy for sexual grati cation.
In Colorado, a person can be convicted of these crimes — plus dozens of others — and still qualify to be a licensed peace o cer responsible for dealing with people at their most vulnerable moments.
e state agency in charge of licensing the state’s law enforcement o cers wants that to change.
e Peace O cers Standards and Training Board voted unanimously to ask the state legislature to add another 31 misdemeanor crimes to the existing list of 44 as “decertifying to be a peace ocer.” at means if the legislature agrees, a law enforcement o cer convicted of any of these crimes will also be decertied.
e state already bars anyone convicted of any felony from being able to serve as a law enforcement o cer.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, whose o ce manages the POST board, said that adding to this list of disqualifying misdemeanors is long overdue.
“Over a decade ago, the POST Board had recommendations for additional categories that should merit being decerti ed. e legislature failed to act,” he said. “It’s important that the public have
full con dence in law enforcement, and conduct in these misdemeanor categories is unacceptable and should prevent someone from serving in law enforcement in Colorado.”
Currently not included in that disqualifying list is violating a protective order –something state o cials hope the legislature adds.
Julia Stahnke was an Aurora police ofcer who, in 2021, was found to have violated a protective order, after she was charged with domestic abuse and a colleague drove her back to her house to pick up a car.
Stahnke was going to get red for that, according to news reports at the time, but she resigned before getting red.
She ended up getting decerti ed in September 2023, but not for violating a protective order. She was found to have been untruthful and the POST board pulled her certi cation.
“It’s horrifying that these are not already violations that would decertify an o cer. ese are the people the state entrusts to protect civilians in the most vulnerable times of their lives,” said Mari Newman, a Denver civil rights attorney who has sued law enforcement agencies on behalf of clients dozens of times. “We really should expect better from our ofcers. If the state tolerates obviously bad behavior from law enforcement o cers, none of us should be one bit surprised when they engage in misconduct that endangers members of our public.”
advocate who has been critical of police misconduct, said he supports tightening regulations on who is quali ed to become a police o cer.
e state’s Fraternal Order of Police said they haven’t seen the full list of proposed changes but will review them with an open mind.
e Colorado Association of Police Chiefs declined to comment on the proposal, saying they were still studying it. Since the pandemic, law enforcement agencies have complained about how
“Sometimes these are the least educated and least experienced people who have the greatest amount of control over someone’s future and so I think they should be held to a higher standard,” Coates said. “Child abuse, theft, these are things they arrest on on a daily basis and the fact someone could be a police o -
“We always welcome conversations to ensure we maintain the highest level of integrity and public trust in our o cers,” the group said.
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So far, the 2024-2025 school year has been absolutely incredible in the Douglas County School District! In addition to the many academic accomplishments of our teachers and schools — here’s a quick look at some celebrations from the rst half of this school year.
Sta retention rates improve thanks to 2023 MLO
e mill levy override (MLO) passed by voters in 2023 is having a positive impact! e MLO allowed our school district to increase teacher and sta pay, making it more comparable with pay in our neighboring school districts. As a result, we have seen teacher and sta turnover rates decrease, and morale and job satisfaction increase. In addition, our school district is seeing more job applications for vacant positions, including for bus drivers. We were able to restore six bus routes (including two in Parker), meaning those routes will no longer have a rotating cancellation week schedule. We are working to train additional drivers to restore even more routes in early 2025!
Safety and security
Also thanks to the passage of the 2023 mill levy override, DCSD has hired campus security specialists at each of our elementary schools and added additional school resource o cers at the middle
During the special season of appreciation and gratitude marked by anksgiving’s thankfulness and Christmas’s hope, peace, love and joy, many of us re ect on the gifts we exchange with loved ones. But what if we embraced a di erent gift that costs nothing but holds immeasurable value? What if we gave the gift of encouragement? Imagine receiving a call from someone you trust, love, and respect. ey call to tell you how much you mean to them, to express their admiration and appreciation for your presence in their lives, and to thank you for your love, advice, and support. Picture how that would feel. Even now, just reading these words, you may feel a warm glow, joy and a rmation.
Now ip the scenario. Imagine being the one to make that call, to reach out to a friend, family member, or colleague with a heartfelt message of encouragement. Envision their reaction and the connection that becomes strengthened. at same warm glow you imagined feeling. You might experience it intensely when encouraging when receiving it. Our world has experienced division fueled by contentious debates and heated arguments for years. Families and friendships have been strained, sometimes broken, over di erences of opinion or perspective. In such an environment, words can become weapons used to criticize, dismiss, or tear down. But words can also build. ey can inspire, uplift and heal. ey are the tools of either demolition or construction. We have the power to choose. In this season that emphasizes love and joy, what if we
and high school levels. ese amazing individuals are making a tremendous impact — not only on safety but also on our students!
Artificial intelligence pilot
In order to help us thoroughly understand and research the possibilities of AI in our classrooms, DCSD entered into a partnership with Khan Academy. Khan Academy o ers a new AI tool, Khanmigo, built speci cally for education. 18 of our schools are participating in a Khanmigo pilot this school year and we are hearing very positive feedback about how the tool is helping our teachers save time (so they have more time to focus on our kids) and assisting students in the learning process with personalized learning (including tutoring!). At the same time, Khanmigo is a perfect springboard for helping our principals, teachers, students and families alike in safely and ethically utilizing AI in a school setting. We have exciting things coming up in 2025 too, including next steps with the bond and strategic plan meetings.
2024 bond next steps
We have hit the ground running get-
ting ready to spend the 2024 bond money exactly as intended by voters. You can see estimated completion dates for bond projects at each of our schools at www.dcsdk12.org/funding. Additional data and information will continue to be added to the funding website so our voters can watch as the money gets spent exactly as promised.
Our Citizens’ Oversight Committee (Mill Bond Oversight Ad-Hoc Committee) is seeking parent representatives from Castle Rock and Parker. Visit our website to learn more and apply (www. dcsdk12.org/funding - go to “Accountability and Transparency”).
Strategic plan meetings
We will soon be hosting a series of engagement opportunities for you to contribute to our upcoming strategic planning process. It is always our goal to be the best school district in Colorado and to ensure that our students receive the best public education possible. We hope we can count on you to join us to IMAGINE what we want our school district to look like in 2035 and beyond and DREAM of the possibilities for our students and graduates.
We wish you a very happy new year and can’t wait to see what 2025 brings!
is guest column was written by Erin Kane, the superintendent of the Douglas County School District.
all consciously choose to be builders, using our words to encourage and uplift those around
Giving the gift of encouragement is not always easy. It requires courage, sincerity and a foundation of kindness and grace. It asks us to set aside ego, bitterness or judgment and o er words a rming and
Encouragement is powerful because it meets people where they are. It acknowledges their struggles, celebrates their victories, and reassures them of their value. Whether someone is pursuing a dream, overcoming a challenge or simply navigating the complexities of daily life, encouragement can provide the boost they need to keep going. It’s easy to criticize or dismiss others. But o ering genuine encouragement takes e ort and a sincere heart. It requires us to step into a construction zone, rolling our sleeves to build others up rather than tearing them down. Encouraging doesn’t have to be complicated or grand. Small, thoughtful gestures can have a profound impact. Here are a few ideas: Reach out to someone and express gratitude for their presence in your life. Tell them how much they mean to you and why you admire them for their creativity or courage. A handwritten letter or card can be a treasure someone has kept for years. Take the time to articulate
your appreciation and encouragement.
If someone is pursuing a goal or facing a challenge, acknowledge their e ort and cheer them on. Sometimes, simply listening and being there for someone is the most tremendous encouragement you can o er.
Encouragement is not a one-time gift; it has a ripple e ect. When we lift others, they are often inspired to do the same for someone else. A single word of encouragement can create a chain reaction, spreading positivity far beyond its initial source.
As we re ect on the spirit of this season, let us remember that encouragement embodies the essence of hope, peace, love and joy. It strengthens relationships, heals wounds and brings light into the darkest corners of our lives.
So, this year, alongside the physical gifts we may exchange, let’s give the gift of encouragement. It costs nothing but can change everything. Let’s use our words to build, lift and inspire. As we offer this gift to others, we may nd that it is also the greatest gift we give ourselves. May this season be one of connection, kindness and encouragement. I would love to hear your encourager story at gotonorton@gmail.com. Remember that we all have something to give one another, the gift of our true feelings, making it a better-than-good life.
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
nterstate highways have transformed Colorado and America altogether. People growing up in the 1950s rarely had fresh fruit or vegetables in winter. Now, broccoli beheaded yesterday in a eld near Yuma, Ariz., can be on a store shelf in metro Denver within a day or two. Much of that journey will be on an interstate highway. High-voltage transmission lines are our four-lane highways of electricity. ey worked well enough when giant coal plants provided most of our electricity. Now, as Colorado and other states strive to replace fossil fuels with renewables, new connections must be built to knit us together across broader areas.
A federal agency this week delivered cause for cautious optimism. e Department of Energy has picked three transmission corridors among 10 national candidates for advanced work. One of them, the Southwestern Grid Connector Corridor, would begin in southeast Colorado near Lamar, and work south into New Mexico and then somewhat west.
e 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized the Secretary of Energy to designate any geographic area as a national interest electric transmission corridor. e energy department has found that the absence of transmission harms consumers. With more transmission, we can share low-cost renewable generation across broader areas. We need an electric grid larger than one weather system and covering more than one-time zone. e existing transmission network is akin to our highways of 50 to 60 years ago. We have transmission, but it’s as if Interstate 70 stopped at the state line. In fact, transmission lines do. Colorado is in the Western electrical grid of 10 states and some adjoining areas. is grid, however, is better understood as a collection of 34 di erent islands connected by narrow causeways.
“A cautious hurrah,” said Mark Gabriel, the CEO of United Power when I asked his reaction. e Brightonbased electrical cooperative supplies 113,000 members from the foothills to Weld County’s oil and gas elds, including many new industrial centers along I-76.
“Anything that promotes additional transmission is a good thing,” said Gabriel. “However, the challenge remains in actually getting something constructed in a reasonable period of time to make a di erence.”
I also am an American
In response to the “I am an American” letter in the Dec. 19 editions: I have almost eight decades on this earth. I grew up on farms and in cities. I have dedicated my heart to our American ag. I watched American politics intently from a very early age. Patriotism surges in my heart when I salute the ag. I have numerous awards for my lifetime protecting my foster children and all foster children. I have never experienced an election that put us in such grave danger as this last. I also am not like Trump: racist, sexist, bigot, Nazi, a fascist.
I cannot begin to understand how someone who claims patriotism can vote for a braggart candidate who is all of these things. Trump made fun of disabled reporters, supports swiping money from children with cancer, brags about grabbing women’s intimate parts, speaks idolatry about Nazis and white supremacists, is responsible via negligence for thousands of COVID deaths, steals secret documents from our government, continues a friendship with traitors, and planned an attack against our country, etc. at so many Americans cared more for their pocketbooks than about our freedom is appalling. MAGAs do not recognize the strong patriotism of those of us who fear traitors such as Trump and his ilk. We love being the ones with compassion and generosity (“woke”) to the vulnerable, as Jesus asks us to do. Please learn and recognize the caring within us; we are those who continue to try to hold this country together after your dangerous vote.
Adoree Blair, Highlands Ranch
Urban wildfire risk needs attention
Great article from the Colorado Sun
by Jerd Smith in the Highlands Ranch Herald on 12/2/2024 reporting on progress being made in protecting aquifers and saving water in residential communities. Hopefully, these di cult changes and future e orts will deliver enormous bene ts and allow the Front Range to continue to sustain growing populations in coming decades.
Another extremely serious threat to this area is urban wild re. Colorado is one of three highest rated risk states for urban res, and Je erson and Douglas counties are at the top of the risk lists for destructive urban wild re.
First Street, a risk analysis company, rates our home in Highlands Ranch as “severe risk” for re damage/destruction, South Metro Fire rates it “very high risk” and Xcel Energy Wild re Risk Zones map looks like an even higher rated risk.
Gabriel pointed out that more than $40 billion in transmission projects have been announced. “Only a fraction are actually being built.”
Permitting has been the bane of many transmission projects. For example, it took 18 years before the TransWest Express Transmission project that will ferry wind-generated electricity from southern Wyoming to Utah and West Coast markets nally broke ground in 2023. It nicks the corner of northwest Colorado.
A bill being negotiated in Congress would ease federal permitting requirements to allow more rapid creation of transmission lines. Other provisions of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 would also bene t oil and gas extraction.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the wholesale provider for 17 of Colorado’s 22 electrical cooperatives, pointed to the need for streamlined permitting in its reaction to the transmission line in southeastern Colorado.
Transmission doesn’t come cheap. And just as interstate highways have their unsavory aspects — my companion and I can routinely hear I-70 roaring a mile away — transmission lines have their downsides. Who wants one in their backyard?
Some want to believe nuclear energy will solve all of our problems. e Pueblo City Council, while saying nice things about nuclear, intends to scrap a goal of 100% renewables by 2035. Maybe nucle-
Highlands Ranch and many Front Range communities were designed in the 1970s before we knew we were headed for serious water and re issues. A lot more information and research is available today, stu that needs to be incorporated into plans.
Residents need to call on our state, local and neighborhood leadership organizations to address urban re threat. Douglas County’s acquisition of a helicopter for re ghting is a great move: Now governing organizations need to leverage their authority to lower the serious risks.
Denver Post, August 15, 2023, “More than 322,000 homes at risk.” Colorado Sun May 19, 2022, “1 million buildings are threatened by wild re.”
October 23, 1940 - December 16, 2024
Paul Robert Timm of Castle Rock – passed away on 12/16/2024. He did so peacefully with his family at his side.
Born on 10/23/1940 in White Lake, Wisconsin; his surviving sister Rachel, and surviving brother Phil, preacher’s kids of John & Frances Timm (both deceased). Relocating often during childhood – the family reached Shawano, Wisconsin. Here – Paul was a member of the state High School championship basketball teams in 1956 and 1957.
From there – Paul went on to attend and play hoops at North Central Bible College ( now NCU).
Shortly after – Paul met Rita and relocated to Colorado. If you’ve stayed in a townhome, condo, apartment in our mountains – there is a good chance Paul Timm hung the drywall.
Focusing on drywall jobs, they also built dozens of homes in Douglas and Elbert counties. Paul and Rita opened Paul Timm Construction and remained in business for over 40 years.
Rita was Paul’s partner and caretaker for over 55 years. Without Rita Timm – Paul admittedly could not have found his way to the golf course. Let alone be dressed half-way decent.
Paul’s passions included Golf, Travel, Music, Gardening, Soccer, and attending local High
School sporting events.
Sometime in the 90’s – Paul with a few buddies (Herschel Pickett, Carl Alexander, Bill Handschmidt) had the idea to play golf and start doing something good for charity. Today known as the Parker Golf Association – with over 50 members –the charity has raised close to $250k for local, needy families. e PGA has been named Colorado’s ‘Club of the Year’ each of the last 4 years by the Colorado Golf Association. Survived by his wife Rita; Children Brent, Debbie, Brian, Deena, Brandi – Seven grandchildren and One great grandson.
Whether in person – or on his phone: Paul greatly enjoyed keeping in touch with his friends and family. If you are reading this -- odds are he spoke to you recently.
Without doubt – you were important to him. e family thanks you for being his friend and sharing in his life!
An Open House Celebration of Paul’s life: Saturday January 11th, 1:00 to 4:00 @ e Pinery Country Club
In lieu of owers – donations can be made to: Parker Golf Association PO Box 64 Parker, CO 80134
Where will the Front Range experience the next Marshall Fire in Colorado?
Jim Remley, Highlands Ranch
ar will be an answer, but recent projects have had eye-bulging costs. Natural gas has problems, too, as was evident in Winter Storm Uri of February 2021 when costs soared.
Chris Hansen, as a state legislator from Denver, sponsored key legislation to push transmission planning in Colorado. Now in Durango as CEO of La Plata Electric, he has started working on guiding his electrical cooperative to 97% emission-free electricity in the next decade. Transmission, he says, will be crucial.
e capacity of existing transmission lines can be expanded by reconductoring and other technology. But we all together need to be better connected east and west, north and south.
One crucial question, says Hansen, is whether Denver-based Chris Wright, the choice of Donald Trump to be secretary of energy, will support continued transmission planning. His Colorado-based career has been in oil and gas. Wright sees renewables as a distant solution.
Southeastern Colorado brims with renewable energy potential. Baca County has Colorado’s best wind, according to a 2017 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It also has strong solar. at’s why corn grows so well there — assuming it has water. e water of the Ogallala Aquifer won’t last, but the solar and wind almost certainly will. What it lacks now is a farm-to-market transmission highway.
Allen Best publishes Big Pivots. If you’re interested in the transitions in energy and water provoked by climate change, check it out at bigpivots.com.
Experts give insight on how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions
BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Afew years ago, Randi Smith received an Italian accordion as a gift from her husband.
For years, it had been her goal to learn how to play the instrument. She planned to start learning once she retired, but her husband encouraged her to start before that.
But, despite resolving each new year to become an accordion player, Smith still hasn’t learned to play.
“I set myself up, because my goal to learn to play the accordion — it wasn’t speci c enough, and it certainly wasn’t attainable enough,” she said. “Whatever I did have in my mind was a fantasy rather than an achievable, measurable, stepwise map towards progress. It was just like, ‘I’m gonna learn how to play the accordion this year!’”
Smith, a professor of psychological sciences at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, said her story is a common one. Research shows that people tend not to stick to
their New Year’s resolutions beyond a few weeks, with some articles stating the failure rate is as high as 80% by February. rough her research and her work as a licensed psychologist and a licensed clinical social worker, Smith has seen that many people do not achieve their goals for a variety of common reasons. Whether people are making New Year’s resolutions or setting goals at another time of year, there are tips everyone can keep in mind when aiming to build new habits.
One strategy, Smith said, is to set realistic and measurable goals. Unlike her goal to learn to play the accordion, she said good goals should be speci c, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Many experts refer to these goals by the acronym “SMART.”
For learning to play the accordion, a smart goal could be to play 20 minutes per day, ve days per week and master the song “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” by February, Smith said.
“It’s speci c,” she said. “I think it’s achievable. It’s time-bound because it just gives me one month to get that far. And, I can certainly measure it and see whether I’ve been able to do that.”
Smith said it can also be helpful to write goals down. Putting goals on paper encourages the goal-setter to think about how to make the objective more structured, and also helps a person track their progress. It’s critical, however, to make sure that you aren’t too hard on yourself if you falter, Smith said. She said one roadblock to reaching a goal is “developing this all-ornothing thinking around it.”
“As soon as there’s something that is not counted as success toward the goal, the person feels like, ‘I’m a failure, I blew it — better try again next year,’” she said. “Obviously, that’s not good, and that’s why so many resolutions fail within the rst couple weeks or couple months.”
Smith said many people think they need to be hard on themselves in order to keep themselves accountable, but that strategy can actually back re.
“Sadly, the inner-drill-sergeant approach doesn’t really work, because then failure seems so total,” she said. “ e truth of the matter is — and it’s born out in the research, and I certainly see it in my own psychotherapy practice — that you’re actually creating more space for success if (you choose) to be more exible and kind to yourself.”
Cindy Morris, a clinical psychologist, said there are also things to keep in mind when deciding which habits to build for yourself. She is the clinical director of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus’ Behavioral Health and Wellness Program, where her team trains organizations around the country to help them
help patients and clients change their behaviors.
Speci cally, her program trains healthcare organizations, mental health organizations and community and public health groups to help their clients live nicotinefree, practice self-care and improve sleep habits, nutrition, physical activity and more.
Morris said self-awareness is the most important step to changing behavior. First, she said it’s important to reect on your emotions, especially when you feel guilty or bad about something you have done or continue to do.
“It’s important to listen to it and see what the emotion is telling you,” she said. “Is it,‘I feel bad because I have a rule in my mind, a thought, a belief that tells me this is bad to do?’ or is it that it actually isn’t right for me? Once you get a sense of what’s going on — what is it that you want or don’t want — then you can focus more on the behavior.”
When a person decides they want to change a behavior or build a healthy habit, Morris said, it’s helpful to re ect on the triggers or cues that lead to the behavior they’re trying to change, what their current routine is and what the reward is.
“As people are aware of this kind of habit loop, then they can choose a new, di erent behavior, or di erent habit that they want to practice, and then they can replace the routine,” she said.
For example, if a person nds themself going to sleep late because they always stay up scrolling on their phone, they might recognize that this happens in the lull in the evening after they nish cleaning up from dinner, Morris said. ey might try to replace their mindless phone use at that time of night with reading a novel or taking a relaxing bath — something that can still let them get the reward of turning their brain o for a little bit before they go to sleep, without keeping them awake all night.
Morris said practice is an important part of habitbuilding.
“It’s not like anyone does anything like, say, plays a
“It just feels good to not only be thinking about yourself but to have other people in mind and wonder how they’re doing on what they wanted to be accountable towards.”
Ty Preizler, Lakewood resident
sport or something (and) the rst time you do it, you’re incredible and you’re going to the Olympics,” she said. “It’s incremental. And so, we want to be gentle with ourselves.”
Morris and Smith both said having social support is a helpful environment when you are practicing new habits.
“( ere’s) good empirical support for having social support when we’re working on a new goal,” Smith said. “If my goal is to lose 30 pounds in 2025, having a partner who is engaging with me — maybe somebody I meet with to have some regular exercise, or joining a support group to improve my nutrition and master my overeating... We know those things are helpful.”
For Lakewood resident Ty Preizler, having social support is helpful when working towards goals. at’s why he started the Denver Healthy Habits Accountability Group, a community for people to come together to support each other in building new habits.
“I nd that I’m I’m way more motivated when I know that there’s going to be a group of people in a few weeks that I’m going to sit there and talk with about this,” he said. “Just having that companionship makes it a lot easier to stick to to the habits that we want.”
His group, which he launched in October, generally meets once a month. ey discuss their goals and sometimes do guided meditations or journaling sessions to re ect. With a variety of ages and backgrounds, the group members are working towards goals related to tness, nutrition and nding purpose in life.
Learn more about the group at https://www.meetup. com/denver-healthy-habits-accountability-group/.
So far, Preizler said his favorite part of the group has been getting the chance to help people, hearing their challenges and nding a community of people who understand and encourage self-improvement.
“It just feels good to not only be thinking about yourself but to have other people in mind and wonder how they’re doing on what they wanted to be accountable towards,” he said. “It just feels good.”
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e shots take ve minutes to do the whole thing,” her mom said. “We’ve already gotten so much time back in life. It’s de nitely better than it was, and hopefully down the road, it will be even easier.”
e Picards are hopeful that Juliette will get to take part in yet another clinical trial, next time for an oral medication.
So far, their insurance, through Tricare because Picard’s husband is in the U.S.
Step two: Timeout timeline e next step was to come up with a timeline. I had no idea how long a digital detox should last. I decided to shoot for 70 days because that’s how long Amy Winehouse said rehab takes, and this is basically the same thing. (Also, fortunately, I do have 70 days to work on this!) I also decided to make a goal of cutting my screen time in half. at meant I would allow myself 4½ hours of screen time a day. is step was important because without setting goals related to my screen time, I risked replacing my social media usage with Reddit or Candy Crush. Sticking to it for 70 days ensured I had enough time to form new, healthier habits.
Step three: Touching grass
Once I had a clean (app-free) slate and a rough timeline to work with, I was ready for step three, which I called “touching grass.” I thought of things I’d like to do more in my day-to-day life, and then
Air Force, has covered the cost of Juliette’s care. And enrolling in trials means the medication comes at no cost to the patient — which is important since the cost of one infusion, the kind Juliette used to get six times per year, was about $200,000, Picard said.
For the Picards, it’s hard to think about the fact that without the last decade or so in pharmaceutical advancements, Juliette’s outcome would look much di erent.
“ e hope is that one day down the road, it will keep evolving, and maybe she will have a pill form,” Picard said. “ ey’re
when I wanted to go on my phone, I did one of those things instead. Reading, calling a friend, working out, meditating, journaling, pondering over the meaning of life … there are endless possibilities. I didn’t do all of these things every day, but it helped to have a lot of options.
One of my goals for 2024 was to read ve books. It might sound like a low bar to clear, but up until I began this challenge in late September, my 2024 book count was a whopping two. And one was an audiobook, so does that really count? Determined to avoid yet another failed New Year’s resolution, I picked out a stack of books and got to work. I couldn’t believe I had abandoned my love for reading for hours of doomscrolling on social media. And while I still have one to go, I can condently say it was a success.
One of the interesting things about giving up social media is you remember who your reallife friends are. My real friends and I still texted and hung out like normal. Sure, they couldn’t send me funny TikToks or memes for 10 weeks, but we still communicated. is made me ex-
always working on new things.”
e trial Juliette is enrolled in is one of more than 1,200 research studies ongoing at Children’s, which had more than 7,000 patients enrolled in research in 2023. Studies can have even just one patient, and range from “registries,” in which the point is just to track and study a disease, to studies that test the safety and e cacy of new drugs.
Besides the drug trials, Juliette was helped by the quick diagnosis of a disease that is sometimes missed by doctors because it’s so rare, and by the precision medicine team at Children’s, which uses
amine the people on my social media. I realized I was following so many people I don’t talk to anymore, which made my social media experience all the more overwhelming at times.
Whether it was a classmate from high school, or someone I met at a party during undergrad, it all felt like unnecessary clutter. It’s nothing personal; it’s just that I don’t need to know Chad from eta Xi’s thoughts on cryptocurrency. I vowed to unfollow quite a few of these folks once my digital detox ended.
I wasn’t perfect every day, but I was reminded of one of my former editor’s favorite quotes, “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.” Focusing on the good, the results of my 70-day digital detox are pretty rad. I got back into reading, learned how to do a pulI-up, spent more time outside, and felt more present in my day-to-day life. I even inspired my stepdad to join in on the challenge with me. It was helpful to have someone else to go through the process with. And he’s actually still going!
So, what now?
While part of me thought I could keep going forever, it didn’t feel realistic for
genetic testing and research from across the world to come up with tailored responses to treat diseases. In Juliette’s case, genetic testing helped determine which protein was not working properly and how much medicine she needed to x it.
“Precision medicine has allowed us to even take a rare disease like aHUS and tease apart how some patients may need to be treated di erently than others,” Dixon said. “It’s a very exciting time.” is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.
me to never return to social media, both as a young reporter and an Enjoyer of Memes. But the process has changed my approach to social media. I don’t use it as a distraction from real life anymore. Instead, I try to use other habits for escapism, like listening to podcasts, going out for a walk or getting lost in a book. Since I’ve unfollowed a lot of people, I notice that spending time on social media doesn’t make me feel bad about myself the way it used to. Comparison is the thief of joy, and comparing myself to inuencers was not serving me in any way. rough my research while on the break, I learned about a lot of tools people use to limit their social media usage. Once I returned, I set up controls on my phone that “time me out” of social media usage. It’s like using parental controls on a kid’s iPad, except I’m doing it for myself. ere are tons of apps out there that can help you limit your social media use. I’m proud to say that if you look at my screen time report today, the ‘productivity’ category has taken rst place. London Lyle is a freelance reporter for the Denver North Star and La Ciudad newsletter.
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Ted Eliason
BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMNMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After over ve years pedaling across 56 countries spanning ve continents, Ted Eliason is back in time for the holidays and enjoying the creature comforts of his Westminster home.
On Dec. 14, Eliason, 57, turned the nal corner of his neighborhood bordering Westminster and Arvada on his Surly bike to return at last to his wife, Kendra, and the welcome sight of his friends, family and food he’d missed for a half-decade.
It only took 51,164 miles and 1,379 days.
Eliason had always planned to climb the Himalayas. To prepare for this bucket-list goal, he moved to Colorado in 1999 with the idea of using the Front Range as a training ground for tackling the tallest peaks in the world. He and Kendra had lived a life together of rock climbing, ice climbing, mountain climbing and all sorts of mountaineering adventures (including summiting all of Colorado’s 14ers), from the Rockies to the Alps to the Andes and in Canada.
But one day a mountaineering accident broke Eliason’s foot. To help in his recovery, he took up cycling, but could never have guessed the places it would take him.
“I had started watching people on Instagram doing this kind of cycling, and realized the money that I would spend on one guided peak in the Himalayas was enough to fund me for about three years on a bicycle instead,” Eliason said. “And so I sort of changed my lifetime goal at the last minute. Instead of taking three months with a 50% chance of success at one mountain, how about we take three years and try to go through 50 countries around the world in one trip? And so I was at a point in my life where I decided, if I’m ever going to take a shot at this, this is when I need to do it.”
After weeks of planning and plotting, he set out on his expedition in 2019, pulling his loaded-up bike out of his garage to trek across the country to Newfoundland, stopping during nights to set up camp and nd at ground for his tent. In the beginning, it was easy to overthink, and to overdo just about everything, he said.
“Absolutely there were a lot of doubts,” Eliason said. “I started by over-planning, over-gearing, over-spending. And it’s funny. e longer that I’ve been doing this, the more my executive function has
So the
thinking about, ‘OK, where do I have to be tomorrow? Where am I going to eat, sleep, you know, what can I a ord?’ And over time, I just got better at it.”
He rode his momentum down to Providence, Rhode Island, where he’d y across the pond to start his European stint. After landing in Dublin, Eliason powered up to Scotland before turning south for Brindisi, Italy, to wind around the Alps to the east.
A ferry took him to Greece, where he biked east through Croatia to the Danube River.
Following the ancient waterway from Serbia to Bulgaria, Eliason quickly learned that this trip wouldn’t be possible in just three years. e COVID-19 pandemic would halt his journey and the world over.
“I missed the Turkish border from Bulgaria by a day,” Eliason said. “ I got to Bulgaria, and then basically the whole country just locked down. Which, you know, if you’re going to get stuck, Bulgaria is a good place. It’s the least expensive country in the EU. I had a very comfortable one-bedroom apartment on the Black Sea. I wound up staying there for three months waiting
for the Turkish border to open, which it never did.”
Discouraged and antsy, Eliason reluctantly made for the So a International Airport, ashing his passport to guards through highway checkpoints and nally being let through.
Getting home was an expensive roadblock in his journey, costing him both his nances and his time.
Upon his return, Eliason quickly discovered (unsurprisingly) that he wasn’t satis ed sitting around waiting for the Earth to reopen. Before he knew it, he was back on the bike.
“When I got home, I wasn’t ready to stop,” he said. “My wife suggested I bike out to Oregon and see my brother, and I had always wanted to do the West Coast bicycle route down Highway 1. My COVID loop was up to Glacier, over to the U.S.-Canada border, down the West Coast to Tijuana. And back at that point, I was in California spending $8 on a box of Triscuits, and just was like, this is not the priority for spending. So I went home, and I kind of rotted for a year and a half and waited.”
By April of 2022, Eliason nally felt borders had opened enough to pick back up where he left o . But this time, Kendra was coming along, if only for a bit.
e adventurers went back to Greece for Round Two. ey enjoyed parts of Greece and Turkey together for two weeks before Kendra returned to the U.S. and sent him o for Central Asia. A bus took her to the airport in Istanbul.
As for Eliason, he made it into Turkey this time and followed a path across Georgia and Central Asia to the Chinese border.
Rather than go through China, which was still closed due to the pandemic, he traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan, to y rst to Dehli, India, before connecting to Leh, one of the northernmost points of India and a key historical trade point also known for stunning views and cultural signi cance.
After enjoying a week of backpacking in the area, Eliason continued his journey down the west coast of India around the peninsula to Chennai on the eastern side. Kendra ew to meet him again in Bangkok in January 2023.
All the way from Bangkok to Nha Trang, Vietnam, the two cycled across Cambodia together for ve weeks. It was an experience the two will relish forever and was the favorite stint of the long journey for both riders.
“South Asia was freaking amazing. I would go back,” Kendra said. “ ere’s not many places I would say I would go back. e riding was so amazing. ere’s always a huge shoulder (to bike on), and they’re all on two wheels. You’d see families of six on one motorcycle. It was so crazy exhilarating to go through South Vietnam. e tra c was just insane. We had kids chasing us and cheering us on (and) little kids racing us on bicycles. It was like a bicycle culture.”
From there, Kendra went home while Eliason looped up through Vietnam solo to the Chinese border before wrapping around Laos to get to ailand. He moved south through Malaysia before hopping over to Indonesia to bike from Java to Bali, concluding the Asian stint of his journey.
Another ight took him to Australia, where he’d trek across the outback from Perth all the way to Sydney before taking to New Zealand. While this portion of his trip was undoubtedly beautiful, Eliason said Australia and New Zealand, much like the U.S., can be di cult to navigate. “ e U.S. and Canada together, as well as Australia and New Zealand, are geared around cars, and how you travel through them is just very di erent from how you travel in the rest of the world,” Eliason said. “ e rest of the world is, in general, much easier. I mean, there are towns everywhere, there’s food everywhere (and) it’s more a ordable.” ere would be long stretches of highway between cities or towns that would make him push harder to reach a food source, or often camp for the night and survive on what he already had on his person.
After ve weeks in New Zealand, it was time to go back to the Americas.
Part III: Back to the Americas
Landing in Santiago, Chile, the nal stretch up South America back to Colorado was underway. But rst, he’d loop down the Carretera Austral highway to Ushuaia, Argentina, dubbed the “end of
the world” at the southernmost point of South America on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago.
Most of 2023 had passed since Eliason had seen Kendra. But she decided to y south for the winter in December to explore ve South American countries with him.
ey met in Calafate to cycle through Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande Do Sol Brazil, Paraguay and nally Bolivia to La Paz where she ew home again ve months after she’d arrived.
us began the last leg of his transcontinental journey. It began with Peru, which Eliason said was the beginning of his travel burnout.
“Peru was absolutely the most di cult for me,” Eliason said. “ e Himalayas are easier because the roads are like the Front Range — like (here). In Peru, they are not. ey are up and over repeatedly. So you’re doing 3,000-meter climbs, which can take two days, and then going down and doing it again. It’s very safe.
e people are very nice. e dogs are a bit aggressive. But getting through the Peruvian Andes for me was just really, really grueling.”
He continued up through Ecuador and Colombia before taking a sailboat to Panama. Central America took him through Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala before he broke through to Mexico.
e American Southwest was beckoning, and Eliason was anxious to chase it. He longed for his wife, his bed and some Taco Bell.
He nally broke through to Arizona, riding the desert up to Utah and cutting across to Colorado. Just a week from home, a snowstorm would hit Colorado, delaying his nal homecoming. He camped in Parker before making his way to Denver, stopping at the REI at Con uence Park downtown.
Local cyclists and friends joined him there to make the nal stretch back to his Westminster garage. Eliason was welcomed home with a party, a makeshift “ nish line” to break through, and lots of food he’d been missing.
After six sets of tires, countless ats, seven broken chains, eight sets of brake pads, over 20 spokes, four rim/wheel repairs, ve pairs of pedals, 3½ saddles and over 10 ights, he pulled into the garage he’d embarked from ve years ago.
Dismounting from his trusty Surly Disc Trucker, he fell into the arms of his wife while friends and family cheered, ready to celebrate his return. It was sunny and 50 degrees, and for the rst time, Eliason didn’t have to set up camp or worry about what tomorrow’s road would bring.
“ ere’s far, far less to fear about most countries in the world than I ever expected,” Eliason said, re ecting on a lifechanging journey. “ e vast majority of countries will greet a foreign traveler on a bicycle, even an American traveler, like a long-lost relative. I mean, people are just generally good, curious, kind, hospitable people.”
For more photos and to experience Eliason’s journey mile by mile, visit @ bikingthebluemarble on Instagram, and stay tuned for his experience in his own words in a forthcoming book he plans to begin soon.
See more photos at https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/12/17/ colorado-cyclist-returns-from-5-year-triparound-the-globe/ and read answers to four more questions we asked Ted Eliason.
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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/26/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, 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
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240175
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 4, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
Leif K. Remley and Simone P. Remley
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Megastar Financial Corp., its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2016
County of Recording Douglas Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 31, 2016
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2016018889
Original Principal Amount
$363,199.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$304,150.22
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Lot 18, Highlands Ranch Filing No. 78-B, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
Purported common address: 3633 Rosewalk Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/29/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/5/2024 Last Publication: 1/2/2025 Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/04/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado
By: Adele Martinez
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Amanda Ferguson #44893
Halliday Watkins & Mann, P.C.
355 Union Blvd Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO23705
Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
Cynthia Wiest
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR R M K FINANCIAL CORP. D/B/A MAJESTIC HOME
LOAN, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt SERVBANK, SB
Date of Deed of Trust
June 23, 2014
County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 04, 2014
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2014043599
Original Principal Amount
$332,352.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$266,133.67
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:
Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 3, PARCEL 2, HIGHLANDS RANCHFILING NO. 109-D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
A.P.N. : 2231-061-03-003
Purported common address: 8618 CANONGATE LANE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/12/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/16/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado
By: Adele Martinez
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
David R. Doughty #40042
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 MAROON CIRCLE, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-026260
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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The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s)
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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Legal Notice NO. 240175
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240187
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 16, 2024, the undersigned Public
JESSICA HEFLIN
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
Date of Deed of Trust
August 19, 2022
County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
August 23, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2022056890
Original Principal Amount
$378,026.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$368,983.81
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
BUILDING 26, UNIT 202, CANYON RANCH
CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION FOR CANYON RANCH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., RECORDED ON DECEMBER 19,1995 IN BOOK 1307 AT PAGE 260, ANNEXATION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1996 IN BOOK 1372 AT PAGE 1048 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON DECEMBER 19, 1995 AS RECEPTION NO. 9560424 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO.
Purported common address: 8415 PEBBLE CREEK WAY #202, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/26/2025, at Douglas County
PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, 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: 1/2/2025
Last Publication: 1/30/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/28/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Carly Imbrogno, Esq #59553
BARRETT FRAPPIER & WEISSERMAN, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000010273183
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.
Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s) David Aguilera Maximiliano AND David Aguilera Rojas
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust September 01, 2022
County of Recording Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 08, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022059871
Original Principal Amount
$554,766.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$542,563.03
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:
Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 13, BLOCK 1, MEAD'S CROSSING AMENDMENT NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 11293 Latigo Ln, Parker, CO 80138.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/12/2025, at Douglas County
PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/16/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
N. APRIL NORTON #34861
N. APRIL WINECKI #34861
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 MAROON CIRCLE, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 24-031652
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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Legal Notice NO. 240191
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Legal Notice NO. 240187
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240193
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 28, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust de-
scribed below to be recorded in the County of Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
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Legal Notice NO. 240193
First Publication: 1/2/2025
Last Publication: 1/30/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240191
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 16, 2024, 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
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240204
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 28, 2024, the undersigned
Pursuant
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240181
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 16, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s) James F Lewis and Nancie B Lewis
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Stearns Bank National Association Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Stearns Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust
June 19, 2017
County of Recording Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 27, 2017
That part of Lot 1, Sellers Landing, Town of Castle Rock, County of Douglas, State of Colorado, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of the North half of the Northwest quarter of Section 13, Township 8 South, Range 67 West of the 6th Principal
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017043159
Original Principal Amount
$450,700.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$203,564.73
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 installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other Violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 17, BLOCK 3, CASTLE OAKS ESTATES FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 3237 El Charro Point, Castle Rock, CO 80108.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/12/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
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;
Original Grantor(s) Frinza Benish Shaikh, Mohammed Imran Shaikh
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Inspire
Home Loans Inc
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
March 29, 2021
County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
March 29, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2021042009
Original Principal Amount
$410,038.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$384,875.39
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/or other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Unit One Hundred Eight (2-108), Condominium Building Two (2) and Garage 2-H in Building Two (2), The Trails at Westcreek Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map of The Trails at Westcreek Condominiums - Building 2, recorded February 23, 2021, at Reception No. 2021023206, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, and as defined and described in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of The Trails at Westcreek Condominiums, recorded on March 12, 2020 at Reception No. 2020018177 in said records.
Purported common address: 9287 Twenty Mile Road #108, Parker, CO 80134.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/12/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/16/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Adele Martinez
April 21, 2023
County of Recording Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 24, 2023
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2023016785
Original Principal Amount
$417,292.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $413,313.58
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
UNIT 4-207 IN BUILDING 4, THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP OF THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS – BUILDING 4, RECORDED DECEMBER 27, 2022 AS RECEPTION NO. 2022078489, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON MARCH 12, 2020 AS RECEPTION NO. 2020018177 IN SAID RECORDS, AS AMENDED BY THAT CERTAIN ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL LAND TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED MARCH 15, 2023 AT RECEPTION NO. 2023010719, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. AND THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE AND OCCUPY LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT GARAGE 4-G IN BUILDING 4 AS DEPICTED AND DELINEATED ON THE PLAT OF THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP OF THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS – BUILDING 4, RECORDED DECEMBER 27, 2022, AS RECEPTION NO. 2022078489, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED MARCH 12, 2020 AS RECEPTION NO. 2020018177 IN SAID RECORDS, AS AMENDED BY THAT CERTAIN ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL LAND RECORDED MARCH 15, 2023 AT RECEPTION NO. 2023010719, IN SAID RECORDS, AND BY THAT CERTAIN AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE TRAILS AT WESTCREEK CONDOMINIUMS (LCE GARAGE ALLOCATION) RECORDED APRIL 21, 2023 AS RECEPTION NO. 2023016692, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 9291 TWENTY MILE ROAD CONDO 207, PARKER, CO 80134.
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.
Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 240174
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240194
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 28, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
Donald Miller
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Credit Union of Denver
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Credit Union of Denver
Date of Deed of Trust
September 16, 2016
County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 22, 2016
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2016066429
Original Principal Amount
$122,750.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $95,412.10
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 make installment payments of principal, interest, taxes and/or insurance as provided for in the Deed of Trust and Credit Agreement
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 102, RIDGEGATE – SECTION 15, FILING NO. 14 1st AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Purported common address: 10605 Ladera Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: Corrected legal description. Deed of trust inadvertenly stated "Filing No. 141" rather than "Filing No. 14", and misspelled the word "County" as "Count".
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/26/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, 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: 1/2/2025
Last Publication: 1/30/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
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.
Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/12/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said
of sale and other items allowed by
DATE: 10/16/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
DAVID WALKER #36551 BROWN DUNNING WALKER FEIN DRUSCH PC 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 101E, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 (303) 329-3363
Attorney File # 4678-001
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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Legal Notice NO. 240181
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240188
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 16, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Aricyn J. Dall #51467
Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 24CO00432-1
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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Legal Notice NO. 240188
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240174
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 4, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
KRISHNA HOWARD-NAPOLEON
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/29/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/04/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Adele Martinez
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Carly Imbrogno, Esq #59553
BARRETT FRAPPIER & WEISSERMAN, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000010250710
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 SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/28/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
IMAN TEHRANI #44076 HOLST & TEHRANI, LLP 514 KIMBARK STREET: P.O. BOX 298, LONGMONT, CO 80502-0298 (303) 772-6666 Attorney File # Donald Miller
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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Legal Notice NO. 240194
First Publication: 1/2/2025
Last Publication: 1/30/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press COMBINED
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/23/2025, the date to which the sale has been continued pursuant to C.R.S. 38-38-109(1)(b) via remote, web-based auction service, 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,
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/26/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, 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: 1/2/2025
Last Publication: 1/30/2025 Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/28/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP
E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-24-1000036-LL
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.
Date of Deed of Trust
March 24, 2023 County of Recording Douglas Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 27, 2023 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2023012198 Original Principal Amount
$254,990.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $251,931.02
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Lot 134, Sterling Ranch Filing No. 2, 1st Amendment, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
Purported common address: 9279 Merino Ct Unit B, Littleton, CO 80125-8745.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/12/2025, at Douglas County
PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/16/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
JENNIFER ROGERS #34682
IDEA LAW GROUP, LLC
4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 (877) 353-2146
Attorney File # 48167064
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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Legal Notice NO. 240189
First Publication: 12/19/2024
Last Publication: 1/16/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240178
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 4, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
Carl Dean Amann II and Alicyn M. Amann
Original Beneficiary(ies)
FirsTier Bank
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
FirsTier Bank
Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2022
County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 07, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2022059729
Original Principal Amount
$1,113,637.50
Outstanding Principal Balance
$1,103,637.50
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: in payment on all its obligations and indebtedness to Lender under multiple loan documents, has permitted mechanic’s liens to enter on Lender’s security interests in property, and has advised Lender and others that it has ceased
business, will not pay on any of obligations or indebtedness to Lender and will not finish any of the construction projects in which Lender has a security interest.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Parcel 5, Keene Ranch Filing No. 4, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
Purported common address: 2480 Castle Butte Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80109.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/29/2025, at Douglas County
PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 12/5/2024 Last Publication 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/04/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado
By: Liz Tinney
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ERIC JONSEN #15076
ALLEN VELLONE WOLF HELFRICH & FACTOR, PC 1600 STOUT STREET, SUITE 1900, DENVER, CO 80202
Attorney File # 21208
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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Legal Notice NO. 240178
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication:
Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - CORRECTEDPUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-109(1)(b)
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2024-0158
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On September 5, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s) Hayes and Bigbee, LLC
Original Beneficiary(ies)
First Financial Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
First Financial Bank
Date of Deed of Trust
March 30, 2021
County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 01, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2021043385
Original Principal Amount
$1,334,900.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$1,272,622.63
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 make payments when due to First Financial Bank pursuant to the terms of the Loans.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
A tract located in the SE1/4NW1/4 Section 15, Township 6 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., aka most of Lot 2, F & K Subdivision, more or less, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 15; Thence Easterly along the North line of said Section 15, a distance of 785.00 feet to a point of intersection with the Easterly Right of Way line of a County Road; Thence on an angle to the right of 85°58'00" and along said Easterly right of Way line a distance of 1,643.58 feet; Thence on an angle to the left of 90°00’00” a distance of 799.22 feet to a point, said point being 358.5 feet West of the Westerly Right of Way line of Colorado State Highway 83,
and 358.5 feet being measured at right angles thereto; Thence on an angle to the right of 87°15’03" and along a line parallel to said Westerly Right of Way line, a distance of 256.13 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence on an angle to the left of 90°00’00”, a distance of 358.50 feet to a point on said Westerly Right of Way line; Thence on an angle to the right of 90°00’ 00” and along said Right of Way line a distance of 135.66 feet; Thence on an angle to the right of 90°00’00” a distance of 358.50 feet; Thence on an angle to the right of 90°00'00" and along a line parallel to the said Westerly Right of Way line a distance of 135.66 feet to the True Point of Beginning; County of Douglas, State of Colorado
For Information Only: Per Assessor records, also known as Lot 1, Parker Animal Hospital 1, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
Purported common address: 10225 S. Parker Road, Parker, CO 80134.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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, 07/23/2025, the date to which the sale has been continued pursuant to C.R.S. 38-38-109(1)(b) via remote, web-based auction service, 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.
https://liveauctions.govease.com/
Corrected First Publication: 12/26/2024
Corrected Last Publication: 1/23/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/12/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado
By: Holly Ryan, Chief Deputy Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
NICHOLAS A. BUDA #55727
BAIRD HOLM, LLP
1700 FARNMA ST, SUITE 1500, OMAHA, NE 68102 (402) 636-8330
Attorney File # 6472688.2
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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Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 2024-0158
Corrected First Publication : 12/26/2024
Corrected Last Publication: 1/23/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240177
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 4, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
Carl Dean Amann II and Alicyn M. Amann
Original Beneficiary(ies)
FirsTier Bank
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
FirsTier Bank
Date of Deed of Trust
February 03, 2022
County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
February 08, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2022009751
Original Principal Amount
$350,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$322,100.56
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: in payment on all its obligations and indebtedness to Lender under multiple loan documents, has permitted mechanic’s liens to enter on Lender’s security interests in property, and has advised Lender and others that it has ceased business, will not pay on any of obligations or indebtedness to Lender and will not finish any of the construction projects in which Lender has a security interest.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A
FIRST LIEN.
Lot 6, Plum Creek Ridge at Castle Rock, Amendment No. 2, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
Purported common address: 1025 S. Gilbert Street, Unit A, Castle Rock, CO 80104.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/29/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/04/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ERIC JONSEN #15076
ALLEN VELLONE WOLF HELFRICH & FACTOR, PC 1600 STOUT STREET, SUITE 1900, DENVER, CO 80202 Attorney File # 21182
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. 240177
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240201
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 28, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s)
Kelley K Engl AND Sandy S Engl
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Date of Deed of Trust
March 02, 2020 County of Recording
Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 09, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
2020016683
Original Principal Amount
$437,016.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$400,012.87
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:
Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 43, BLOCK 7, METZLER RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 3866 Storm Cloud Way, Castle Rock, CO 80104.
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
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 250503202033
Purported common address: 1921 Fringe Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/26/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest
Last Publication: 1/30/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 240176
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On October 4, 2024, 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 Douglas records.
Original Grantor(s) Sean C Dailey, Amy Lynne Dailey
Original Beneficiary(ies)
U.S. Bank National Association Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
U.S. Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust November 01, 2021 County of Recording Douglas
Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 12, 2021
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2021127069
Original Principal Amount
$316,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$265,955.32
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 make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
SITUATED IN THE CITY OF PARKER, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS LOT 69, PINERY WEST FILING NO. 1-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 6095 Bridle Path Ln, Parker, CO 80134. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/29/2025, at Douglas County PS Miller Bldg. Hearing Room, 100 Third St. Castle Rock, CO, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 10/04/2024
David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Adele Martinez
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-24-998248-LL
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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Legal Notice NO. 240176
First Publication: 12/5/2024
Last Publication: 1/2/2025
Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press
City and County
Pursuant
Parker Special Licensing Authority to consider approval of such application on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, at the Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
TNT Pizza & Wings, LLC, is a limited liability company whose officer is: Leticia Lewis, member, 17860 Cottonwood Drive, Parker, CO 80134.
Published: Chris Vanderpool, Town Clerk
Legal Notice No. DC 9511
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, QuikTrip Corporation d/b/a QuikTrip #4214, has requested the licensing officials of the Town of Parker to grant a Fermented Malt Beverage and Wine liquor license, at 19200 Longs Way, Parker, CO 80134.
A Public Hearing will be held before the Parker Special Licensing Authority to consider approval of such application on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, at the Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
QuikTrip Corporation is a corporation whose officers are: Chester Cadieux III, CEO; Stuart Sullivan, CFO; Marshall Wells, Secretary; and Eric Nicholas, Treasurer; 4705 S. 129th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74134.
Published: Chris Vanderpool, Town Clerk
Legal Notice No. DC 9510
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
JOINT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY OF CASTLE PINES PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL
A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 23, 2025 AT 5:30 P.M. AND A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 11, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M. TO CONSIDER A PRELIMINARY PLAN TO THE CANYONS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS THE CANYONS PRELMIINARY PLAN NO. 3. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS FOR PARCEL 3 CANYONS SUPERBLOCK PLAT NO. 1, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 1,440.932
ACRES, LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE CANYONS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN HAPPY CANYON RANCHES AND CASTLE PARK RANCH.
BOTH HEARINGS WILL BE HELD AT DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARY, 360 VILLAGE SQUARE LANE, EVENT HALL, CASTLE PINES, CO 80108.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT LISA ROEMHILDT, SENIOR PLANNER AT 303705-0225 OR LISA.ROEMHILDT@CASTLEPINESCO.GOV.
FILE NO. AND NAME: PP-2023-001 THE CANYONS PRELIMINARY PLAN NO. 3
Legal Notice No. DC 9505
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE OF RESOLUTION TO EFFECT IMPLIED CONSENT AND TO INCORPORATE WATER IN THE DAWSON AQUIFERS UNDERLYING A SPECIFIED PORTION OF THE SEDALIA WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT BOUNDARY INTO THE DISTRICT’S MUNICIPAL SERVICE PLAN TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE DISTRICT’S REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 20, 2025 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE WEST DOUGLAS FIRE PROTECTION FIRE STATION, 4037 WEST PLATTE AVENUE, SEDALIA, CO 80135.
WHEREAS, the Sedalia Water and Sanitation District (the “District”), as a quasi-municipal water supplier, is obligated either by law or contract in effect prior to January 1, 1985, to be the principal provider of public water service to land owners within its boundaries; and WHEREAS, on September 15, 1991, the District passed a resolution whereby all groundwater in the Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers underlying land within the District’s service area was incorporated in the District’s municipal service plan, and this water was adjudicated to the District in the decree entered on October 12, 1995, in Case No. 93CW181, Water Division 1 (the “Original Resolution”);
and WHEREAS, the Original Resolution cannot be located in the records of the State Engineer, and it is unclear whether the Original Resolution included the water in the Upper Dawson and Lower Dawson aquifers; and WHEREAS, the specific portion of the District boundary to which this Resolution applies, and which was in existence as of January 1, 1985, as shown on a map available from the District (the “Resolution Boundary”);
WHEREAS, the land within the Resolution Boundary is being served by the District and water service within the Resolution Boundary is reasonably available from the District;
and WHEREAS, the District board of directors has determined that the welfare of the inhabitants and electors of the District will be best served by the District effecting appropriation of all nontributary and not nontributary groundwater in the Dawson Aquifers underlying the Resolution Boundary, and by the District incorporating such groundwater into its municipal service plan;
and WHEREAS, upon full consideration of all pertinent information properly brought before the District, the District has determined that passage of this Resolution is in the best interest of all landowners within the District and is required by prudent management and adequate planning to secure necessary water supplies for present and future uses within the District; and
WHEREAS, the District proposes to adjudicate its appropriation of the groundwater in the Dawson Aquifers that is incorporated by this Resolution by filing an application in the Water Court, Water Division 1, at a future date as determined by the District Board in its discretion;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. Upon the effective date of this Resolution, all landowners within the Resolution Boundary are deemed to give their consent to the District for the withdrawal and use of any and all groundwater in the Dawson Aquifers, including both the Upper Dawson Aquifer and Lower Dawson Aquifer underlying the Resolution Boundary (the “Subject Dawson Groundwater”), and including groundwater classified as both nontributary or not nontributary, subject only to the exceptions stated in C.R.S. § 37-90-137(8).
2. The Subject Dawson Groundwater underlying the land within the Resolution Boundary will be incorporated into the District’s municipal service plan.
3. The District, having duly and carefully considered all evidence and information presented as to the existence of any of the exceptions to deemed consent listed in C.R.S. § 37-90137(8)(a)-(f), hereby finds that no lands are within said exceptions.
4. If any section or subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Resolution is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or contrary to statute, said findings shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Resolution.
5. Upon adoption of this Resolution, a copy of the Resolution shall be recorded in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County and a detailed map of the Resolution Boundary shall be filed with the Colorado State Engineer.
Legal Notice No. DC 9503
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Separate sealed bids for the Motsenbocker Shop Materials Storage (CIP 25-002) as described in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, will be received by electronic bid through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www. bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker until 10:00 am local time, January 17, 2025 and then publicly opened and read aloud via an online Zoom conference. The Zoom conference information will be added to BidNet via a Communication prior to the bid date.
Electronic construction plans, specifications and forms for preparing bids may be obtained on Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker on or after 2:00 p.m. on December 20, 2024.
All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount of at least five percent (5%) of the Bid. The vendors can upload their bid bond when responding online. The bond will be retained by the Town as liquidated damages if the successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into a Contract and Performance, Payment and Maintenance bond in accordance with his bid when notified of the award.
The Town shall issue a written addendum if substantial changes which impact the technical submission of Bids are required. Addenda will be posted on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//townof-parker. Plan Holders are responsible for either revisiting website prior to the due date to ensure that they have any addenda which may have been issued after the initial download.
The Plan Holder shall certify its acknowledgment of the addendum by signing the addendum and returning it with its Bid. In the event of conflict with the original contract documents, addenda shall govern all other contract documents to the extent specified. Subsequent addenda shall govern over prior addenda only to the extent specified.
waive irregularities, to waive technical defects accordingly as the best interest of the Town may be served, may reject any and all bids, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Owner.
All bidders questions and inquires shall be directed to the Town of Parker’s Project Manager, Brett Collins at bcollins@parkeronline.org on or before January 2, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
Tom Williams, PE, Engineering/Public Works Director
This Notice to Bidders is not valid without the above signature.
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT BIDDERS
The purpose of this notice is to comply with C.R.S. § 8-19-104(3). If a nonresident bidder is from a state that provides a bidding preference to bidders from that state, then a comparable percentage disadvantage will be applied to the bid of that nonresident bidder.
Nonresident bidders may obtain additional information from the Web site for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
Legal Notice No. 948169
First Publication: December 26, 2024
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Town of Castle Rock, Colorado
Date: December 18, 2024
Project Title: 1678 Marsh Hawk Circle Bank Stabilization
Contractor: 53 Corporation, LLC 5655 Peterson Road Sedalia, CO 80135
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on January 13, 2025, provided no claims are received.
Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with Erik Dam, Project Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109, on or before January 10, 2025.
TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK By: Erik Dam, Project Manager
Legal Notice No. DC 9501
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 9, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado
Date: December 18, 2024
Project Title: 2024 Meadows Storm Sewer Repairs
Contractor: 53 Corporation, LLC 5655 Peterson Road Sedalia, CO 80135
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on January 13, 2025, provided no claims are received.
Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with Erik Dam, Project Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109, on or before January 10, 2025.
TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK
By: Erik Dam, Project Manager
Legal Notice No. DC 9500
First Publication: January 2, 2025 Last Publication: January 9, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado
Date: December 12, 2024
Project Title: Cantril Building Renovation Town of Castle Rock 100 N. Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104
Contractors: O-A-K Colorado LLC
Owens-Ames-Kimball Co. Colorado 202 6th St., Ste. 200 Castle Rock, CO 80104
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on January 13, 2025 provided no claims are received.
Any person or firm having debts against the Contractors must file a proper written notice with the Assistant Town Manager, Town of Castle Rock, Town Manager’s Office, 100 N. Wilcox St., Castle Rock,
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CO 80134.
A Public Hearing will be held before the
and WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 37-90-137(8) recognizes that economic considerations generally make it impractical for individual landowners to drill wells into the Denver Basin aquifers, including the Dawson Aquifers, for individual water supplies where municipal or quasi-municipal water service is available and that the public interest justifies the use of such groundwater by municipal or quasi-municipal water suppliers under certain conditions; and
The extent of the work is approximately as follows:
Motsenbocker Shop Materials Storage includes renovations to approximately 0.40 acres of an existing parks maintenance yard. Work includes site demolition, cast-in-place concrete retaining walls, concrete paving, asphalt paving, drainage improvements, electrical and lighting modifications, and native seeding.
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Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the time fixed for closing them. The Owner reserves the right to
the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representatives or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before May 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred
DEANNA M. JOHNSON Personal Representative 6263 Laguna Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80130
Legal Notice No. DC 9519
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 16, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carolle M. Bendle, also known as Carolle McCarthy Bendle, Deceased Case Number 2024PR030549
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before May 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jane Bendle Lucero Personal Representative 21962 E. Idlyllwilde Drive Parker CO 80138
Legal Notice No. DC 9508
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 16, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JODI L. McFARREN, also known as JODI LYNN McFARREN, and as JODI McFARREN, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30568
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas, County, Colorado on or before April 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jan McFarren, Personal Representative 2857 Open Sky Way Castle Rock, CO 80109
Legal Notice No. 948150
First Publication: December 26, 2024
Last Publication: January 9, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gary R. Weaver, aka Gary Robert Weaver, Deceased Case Number 24PR30534
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the co-personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before April 21, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Shannon M. Weaver and Nathan R. Weaver
Co-Personal Representatives c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 4th Street, Suite 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104
Legal Notice No. 948139
First Publication: December 19, 2024
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LEE R. JONES, also known as LEE ROY JONES, and LEE JONES, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30486
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before Monday, April 21, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Trevor Jones, Personal Representative 4801 S. Wadsworth Boulevard, Apt. 5 108 Lakewood, CO 80123
Legal Notice No. 948135
First Publication: December 19, 2024
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of EUGENE C. OWEN, a/k/a EUGENE OWEN, a/k/a GENE OWEN, Deceased
Case Number: 2024PR30577
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Douglas County Court of the County of Douglas, Colorado, located at 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109, on or before May 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Lori Sue Iliff, Personal Representative c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104
Legal Notice No. DC 9515
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 16, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
DAVID JOHN JOLLY, a/k/a DAVID J. JOLLY, a/k/a DAVID JOLLY Deceased Case Number: 24PR30550
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas, County, Colorado on or before April 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Sandra Jolly, Personal Representative 6183 Buffalo Run Littleton, Colorado 80125
Legal Notice No. 948136
First Publication: December 19, 2024
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MARY JOAN McGRAW, a/k/a MARY JO McGRAW, a/k/a MARY J. McGRAW, a/k/a MARY McGRAW, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30570
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before May 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
James Patrick McGraw Personal Representative 990 Pleasant View Castle Rock, Colorado 80104
Legal Notice No. DC 9513
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 16, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Chester Alan Hier; a/k/a Chester A. Hier; a/k/a Chester Hier; a/ka/ Chet Hier, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30567
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before May 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Myka Marie Landry, Attorney for Personal Representative Tonya Hier PO Box 2276
Elizabeth, Colorado 80107
Legal Notice No. DC 9506
First Publication: January 2, 2025 Last Publication: January 16, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of ROXLYN G. COLE, a/k/a LYN COLE, a/k/a LYN COLE DAY, Deceased Case Number: 2024-PR-30548
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before April 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael W. Reagor, Attorney for Personal Representative 8400 E Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Legal Notice No. 948137
First Publication: December 19, 2024
Last Publication: January 2, 2025 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Darrell G. Jones, a/k/a Darrell George Jones, and Darrell Jones, Deceased
Case Number: 2024 PR 30530
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives, or to the Douglas County District Court, on or before April 21, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Karen K. Jones and Lee Ann Smith, Co-Personal Representatives c/o Poskus & Klein, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado 80203
Legal Notice No. 948141
First Publication: December 19, 2024
Last Publication: January 2, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on December 17, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Combined Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Tracy Lynn Broyles be changed to Tracy Lynn Rybarczyk
Case No.: 24 C 844
By: S. Heth
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. DC 9516
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 16, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on December 3, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Combined Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Emmali Dianna Alexander be changed to Emily Dianna Stallsworth
Case No.: 24 C 770
By: Shaine Heth
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 948159
First Publication: December 26, 2024
Last Publication: January 9, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on December, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Combined Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Chase Edwards Mandler be changed to Chase Edwards Leiding Case No.: 24 C 840
By: Judge Brian Fields
Legal Notice No. DC 9514
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 16, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on December 3, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Combined Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Summer Lynn Horn be changed to Summer Love Horn
Case No.: 24 C 762
By: S. Heth
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 948158
First Publication: December 26, 2024
Last Publication: January 9, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on December 3, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Jennifer Erin Feather be changed to Jenifer Aire Moriya Case No.: 24 C 756
By: S. Heth
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 948155
First Publication: December 26, 2024
Last Publication: January 9, 2025
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on December 3, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Combined Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Cameron Jason Neff Turner be changed to Cameron Jason Turner Case No.: 24 C 754
By: Shaine Heth Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal
Bogdanovna Gumen be changed to Oksana Bogdanovna Resnick Case No.: 24 C 739
By: Shaine Heth
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. DC 9509
First Publication: January 2, 2025
Last Publication: January 16, 2025 Publisher: Douglas County
