Castle Rock News Press September 19, 2024

I-25 frontage road segment to close for months

Part of west frontage road in Castle Rock area will be relocated and upgraded

BY ELLIS ARNOLD

As crews move closer to building a new Interstate 25 interchange in the south Castle Rock area, they’ll also make changes to adjacent frontage streets in an area where the roadway has seen safety concerns.

e frontage road that runs along the west side of the interstate is a major road for locals. A large part of it will be relocated and undergo upgrades in the process. e project comes with a long road closure that could last well into 2025.

During a town hall meeting last year, George Teal, one of Douglas County’s elected commissioners, mentioned “the tragedy of the three deaths that we’ve seen” over a handful of months on the highway frontage.

O cials say the unfolding project isn’t driven by safety concerns. But it could help make the road safer. e project is necessary because of development in parts of Castle Rock. e project was envisioned decades ago, “when Dawson Trails and the Crystal Valley developments were annexed by the town,” said Melissa Hoelting, a spokesperson for Castle Rock.

Castle Rock to boost spending on police, fire 2025

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock is planning an almost $400 million budget for 2025, with signi cant investments in public safety funding and water projects. e $391 million budget dedicates $198 million to operations, $159 million for capital projects and $34 million for debt. e budget assumes that property taxes will stay the same and, optimistically, that voters in November will pass a .2% sales tax increase to fund growth in the police and re departments.

Town council has initially approved the budget and will nalize it at a Sept. 19 meeting.

Signs mark a road closure on the frontage road west of Interstate 25, seen on Sept. 6 in the Castle Rock area.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Red Rocks’ 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb draws estimated 2,500 attendees

Participants honor firefighters and other Sept. 11 victims with nine laps around amphitheatre

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An estimated 2,500 people — many reghters in full gear, some seniors climbing slowly but steadily, a few babes in arms and a handful teens vaulting easily up the stone steps — paid tribute on Sept. 11 by participating in the Colorado 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Red Rocks.

e event honors the 343 re ghters and nearly 3,000 people who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which included two planes crashing into the World Trade Center towers. It also honors the 362 re ghters who’ve died since from illnesses related to the terrorist attacks.

Participants did nine laps up and down the Red Rock Amphitheatre stairs, the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center.

e event began with the replaying of a 9/11 New York City radio broadcast, during which callers witnessing planes hitting the towers called in to share their observations and express horri ed disbelief.

Event coordinator Shawn Duncan, noting the divisiveness that accompanies national elections, urged participants to remember that day and the days that followed.

“ ink about how united our country was,” he said. “All we cared about was being there for one another. As we climb these stairs today, remember that feeling. Carry it with you. Let’s get back to caring for one another and let’s be united again.”

A veteran rang the Honor Bell, the Colorado Emerald Society bagpipe band played “Amazing Grace,” and a singer sang the national anthem — all under a massive American ag hung between two re trucks.

ousands of people then walked up the south ramp to the amphitheatre and began making their laps.

In its 15th year, the Red Rocks event drew participants from 24 states, the Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

Last year’s event raised $116,000 through donations.

e Red Rocks climb is one of 50 9/11 memorial stair climbs, including the original event which began in Denver in 2005. e Morrison event is the largest and most wellattended in the country, according to the event’s website.

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An American flag strung between two fire trucks flies over the crowd at the start of Red Rocks’ 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. PHOTOS BY JANE REUTER

A woman carries a baby on her back as she climbs the stairs at Red Rocks.

Conifer’s Inter-Canyon firefighters start up the south ramp at Red Rocks to begin the nine-lap memorial stair climb.

Inspecting and Dealing With Inspection Issues Is Crucial to the Buying Process

Sellers and their listing brokers are required by law to disclose all known defects to prospective buyers, and buyers should get and study the Seller’s Property Disclosure and share it with their inspector prior to conducting a professional inspection of the home they are buying. This form is to be completed “to the seller’s current actual knowledge,” but shouldn’t be counted on.

contract, so my buyer can see whether it’s worth the expense of a professional measurement, which can cost several hundred dollars. (I also place this device in the basements of homes I list, to give the seller a heads-up on whether to expect radon mitigation as an inspection demand.)

As a buyer, you absolutely must hire a professional inspector who will perform an overall inspection of every system and appliance within the house. Your inspector will ask if you want to do a radon test or a sewer scope, both of which cost extra. Say “yes” to both those services.

Sewer scopes only cost $100200 and are money well spent, because if they reveal a problem requiring excavation, that could cost thousands of dollars.

Schedule the inspection early, because your inspector may recommend additional inspections by an electrician, a plumber, a structural engineer, a roofer or other specialist based on what he saw.

pre-listing inspection of your home, but I don’t recommend that. You need to disclose all defects you know about, and any listing agent worth his salt (and his license to practice real estate) won’t work with you if you aren’t completely honest and forthcoming about every known defect in your home. Don’t hire an inspector to do the job of a buyer’s inspector. Let your buyer alert you to defects you aren’t yet aware of.

(Note: If your buyer terminates after sending you their inspection report, you now know about those additional defects, and you’ll have to revise your seller’s property disclosure accordingly.)

contract. For example, your furnace may be at the end of its expected lifespan, but don’t replace it. Disclose its age in the SPD, of course, and expect that the buyer will ask for it to be replaced, but keep that as a bargaining chip if the buyer submits a long list of inspection demands. Then agree to replace it, and, because it’s a big ticket item, you may be able to deny any number of lesser fixes demanded by your buyer.

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At Golden Real Estate, we purchased a $199 handheld device, available at Ace Hardware, which quickly provides an approximation of the level of radon gas but should not be confused with a professional measurement done by your inspector. However, I like to put it in the home’s basement right after going under

Keep in mind that money spent on all such inspections is money well spent, because you can reasonably demand that the seller fix serious issues that your inspectors uncover.

Your broker should be able to recommend an inspector that he or she trusts. Even if your broker is new and hasn’t had significant experience with inspectors for other buyers, his or her managing broker will be able to make a good recommendation. With over two decades of representing buyers under my belt, you can be sure that I have sound, professional inspectors to recommend, and so do my broker associates.

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Lastly, keep in mind that you don’t want to fix known defects that won’t keep a buyer from wanting to submit a

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CLOSURE

e frontage road’s realignment will make space for the new highway interchange’s on- and o -ramps to I-25, according to the town. When completed, the new interchange will route Crystal Valley Parkway over I-25, add new entrance and exits to I-25 and also relocate part of the frontage road on the east side. Crews will also build a new bridge over the railroad tracks that run parallel to I-25.

Here’s a look at what’s expected to change for that street, the frontage road to the east, and the area at Crystal Valley Parkway and I-25.

West frontage changes

e west frontage road will be closed from Yucca Hills Road — near Plum Creek Parkway in the central Castle Rock area — down south to Tomah Road.

Once it’s relocated, a part of west frontage road will be known as Dawson Trails Boulevard.

e town will construct a section from Crystal Valley Parkway to the town limits. Douglas County will build a section from the town lim-

its to Tomah Road. Dawson Trails Boulevard north of Crystal Valley Parkway will be constructed by a property developer as the nearby development expands to the north, according to Hoelting.

e town section and Douglas County’s section are scheduled to be completed by late summer 2025.

“ e northern section is development driven,” Hoelting said. “ e town does not know the developer’s timeframe.”

e west frontage road will still exist from Tomah Road south to Sky View Lane, according to Castle Rock.

e section of the current west frontage road from Plum Creek Parkway to Yucca Hills Road will also remain the same, but a turnaround, or cul-de-sac, will be added where vehicles can U turn because that part of west frontage road will dead end at Yucca Hills, according to the town.

In terms of continuity of I-25 frontage on west side of the highway, that all means that there will be a gap from Crystal Valley Parkway north to Yucca Hills Road until the Dawson Trails property developer builds Dawson Trails Boulevard between those two roads.

“When the interchange is complete, the west side residents will

be able to get on I-25 or on the east frontage road to go north,” the town said in a statement.

Road upgrades

Today, the west frontage road sits between the highway and the railroad tracks. Teams will move the west frontage road to the west side of the railroad tracks.

“ e location of Dawson Trails Boulevard is to allow for buildable parcels (of land) between the boulevard and the railroad,” Hoelting said. “It’s also to improve safety and minimize delays by eliminating at-grade railroad crossings.”

e narrow road is expected to see some expansion.

e south segment, outside of Castle Rock’s boundary, will gain a 12foot painted median — a new center lane for left turns— to provide access to properties that are located west of the railroad tracks.

e middle segment, from town limits to Crystal Valley Parkway, will still be a two-lane road at rst. But in the future, as the Dawson Trails housing and business development continues to grow, the developer will be required to widen the road to four lanes on the middle segment and construct the median and 10-foot sidewalks on both sides, Hoelting said.

Talking guardrail

Drivers may feel that guardrail on west frontage road has historically been con ning, preventing vehicles from veering o road in an emergency.

“ e guardrail is there to keep you from going o and going into I-25 tra c or the railroad tracks,” said Aaron Monks, public works engineering manager for Castle Rock.

e new west frontage road likely will have guardrail associated with structures, like a drainage area that

But “if you drove, say, Crystal Valley Parkway east of I-25, it’s going to ultimately have a feel similar to that,” Monks said. “Ultimately, it’ll be nice, big and open and not have that perception of ‘tunnel’ and con ned feeling that the current west frontage road has.”

East frontage update

e east frontage road will also see changes. at road will be relocated about a third of a mile north and south of Crystal Valley Parkway.

“ e current alignment of the east frontage road will remain the same (except) where pushed to the east to allow for the interchange ramps,” Hoelting said.

e project also will include a new roundabout on Crystal Valley Parkway east of I-25.

“Weather pending, tra c will be shifted to the relocated east frontage road by the end of 2024,” Hoelting said. “ is includes the full use of the roundabout at Crystal Valley Parkway.”

Closure details

Starting Aug. 19, crews were to close the section of west frontage road between Territorial and Tomah roads, according to the town. Local access to businesses and residences along west frontage road will remain, but no through tra c will be allowed, the town website says.

“Our schedule, at this time, has Dawson Trails Boulevard from Crystal Valley Parkway to Tomah Road open in late summer 2025,” Monks said. Roundabout and frontage road construction east of I-25 is anticipated to be completed in 2025, with total completion of the interchange project anticipated in 2027, according to the website.

Signs stand alongside Interstate 25 in 2023 in the Castle Rock area.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

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Small plane crashes on Meridian Golf Club course

2 occupants were able to walk away from incident

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A small plane crashed and was found upside down at Meridian Golf Club near Centennial Airport on Sept. 11. e aircraft’s two occupants had gotten out of the plane by themselves and were able to walk away, according to the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce.

e plane, a Cessna 172, had just departed a runway at Centennial Airport when it ended up in the area of the seventh tee box at the golf course in the Lone Tree area, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. Deputies responded to the scene around 9:45 a.m.

e golf course sits less than a mile from the airport.

e crash didn’t cause any major injuries, said Brian Willie, a spokesperson for the re agency.

“One (occupant) had minor injuries and refused any medical treatment or transport,” Willie said. “He was checked by re medics on scene. ( e) second party on the plane had no injuries and no need to be looked at by re medics.”

e crash did not cause a re, Willie said.Golfers were on the course, but no one other than the plane occupant was injured, he added.

It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. e investigation into the cause was to be handled by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, according to the sheri ’s o ce.

A plane crashed at Meridian Golf Club in Douglas County after taking o from nearby Centennial Airport on Sept. 11. PHOTO COURTESY

Mixed academic recovery across school districts, with persistent achievement gaps

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SGLASSMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e latest release of standardized test score results provide a glimpse into how well students across the metro area are doing. e data shows they’re still rebounding from the e ects of the pandemic, and many students are struggling with the basics, including reading and math.

For instance, the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, or CMAS, results show only a third of students at Adams Five Star Schools meet grade-level standards in math. And, a little more than half of third through eighth-graders in Je erson County Schools achieved grade level or above in reading scores.

In both examples, the scores are a little higher than the year before, a common trend in the tests, which measure prociency in districts across Colorado. Growth scores are calculated on a 100-point scale based on their grade level. Numbers greater than 50 indicate that struggling students below grade level are gaining ground and catching up with their peers.

e district results across metro-area counties, including Adams 12, Cherry Creek, Douglas County, Elizabeth and Je erson County, are mixed. Some saw steady growth from last year and others, decline.

All but Adams 12 Five Star Schools sur-

BUDGET

e total budget is up about $60 million compared to 2024, with the town’s general fund seeing an increase from $78 million in expenditures to $82 million.

Town Manager David Corliss said the budget prioritizes public safety, even if voters don’t approve the sales tax increase.

“We put our money where our mouth is,” Corliss said. “If we say something is important, but we don’t fund it, then we’re not being genuine with the public in regards to making it a priority.”

Next year, the town is planning to spend $6.3 million for a new re station, as well as increase pay and retirement bene ts for public safety employ-

passed the state’s average pro ciency rates in the test’s English Language Arts (ELA) and math portions. To date, Douglas County remains the only metro-area district to have surpassed reading and math levels seen before the pandemic.

Douglas County saw the highest average growth in reading and math with scores of 55 and 53. Je erson County and Cherry Creek also achieved reading and math growth scores between 50 and 52.

Signi cant achievement gaps remain among racial and ethnic groups, as well as in disability, family income, and the ability to speak English in each metroarea district.

Among the districts detailed here, on average, white students outperformed Black students in reading by 29 percentage points and Hispanic students by 27, a persistent gap raising concerns about ensuring that all students receive the support they need to succeed.

Students with a speci c learning disability like dyslexia, speech and language delays, autism and other developmental disorders scored 40 or more percentage points lower than their peers, and those living in poverty or learning English are more than 30 points below other students.

Here is a summary of results from nearby districts in the south metro area.

Cherry Creek Schools

CMAS results in Cherry Creek were

ees. Of the town’s $82 million general fund, police and re departments account for 67% of proposed spending.

If the sales tax increase passes, it would fund 10 more re sta and 11 more police o cers in 2025.

Outside of public safety, the town is also planning a number of road projects, community amenities and parks and recreation work.

More than $16 million will go to pavement maintenance, while other major road projects include the continuation of Crystal Valley Interchange, upgrades on Crowfoot Valley Road and the beginning phase of widening Fifth Street.

“We’re not spending as much (on pavement maintenance), on an in ation adjusted basis, as we have in the past because of the reallocation of funds from the transportation fund to the general fund for police and re

more mixed than in other districts. Reading pro ciency dropped almost 1.5% from 2023, while math scores improved about 1%. While higher than state averages, scores in both areas lag behind where they were in 2019.

“Cherry Creek Schools continued outperforming statewide averages on state assessments in 2023-24, with English Language Arts and Math scores remaining mostly steady overall,” said Lauren Snell, district public information o cer.

“Our focus remains on delivering strong classroom instruction and supporting student wellness as part of a comprehensive approach to education beyond test scores.”

Snell pointed to strategies the district has employed for improvement.

“Schools have been working to complete Uni ed Improvement Plans that are grounded in data and outline speci c strategies that align with core values and aim to increase student achievement.

ese living documents will serve as a roadmap to guide the work of schools,” she said.

Snell also pointed to professional learning communities where educators collaborate to use data and shared expertise to improve teaching practice and deliver personalized instruction that meets individual student needs.

purposes,” Corliss said.

Investments in recreation include funding the master plan for the Lost Canyon Ranch open space, renovations to Centennial Park and beginning work on a trail connecting Philip S. Miller Park to downtown.

Other projects the town plans to fund next year are improvements to the historic Cantril School, which is hosting community classes, and establishing a youth commission. e town is adding two sta positions next year.

In 2025, the town estimates it will collect $104.7 million in taxes, $88.8 million in charges for service, $38.1 million in development fees and $117.6 million in other revenues, such as grants. Corliss said the town also plans to spend $42.4 million from its capital reserves.

Colorado state law requires cities to have balanced annual budgets.

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Sewage issues temporarily close Parker middle school

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A recent sewer issue at Sierra Middle School in Parker closed the building and canceled classes, making toilets, sinks and water fountains unusable.

Amid their response to the incident, several district o cials said the situation is indicative of why they are asking voters to give the green light to a $490 million bond in November.

Problems at the school began on the evening of Sept. 9. Toilets across the building could not be ushed and bathrooms, sinks and water fountains were not functioning.

e district’s maintenance department was able to x the issue and students were able to return Sept. 11. e issue is part of a pattern of sewage issues recently.

According to an email sent to families, the temporary closure was the fth time this year that the building faced some kind of sewage issue.

Sierra Middle School is over 40 years old, one of the oldest schools in the district. e building uses well water and is not connected to Parker’s water system.

“Well water, especially for a large facility like this, is incredibly unreliable and often backs up,” Superintendent Erin Kane said at an August board meeting.

e incident comes at a time when the district is asking voters for a $490 million bond to address a backlog of maintenance issues at schools, as well as to build new ones. If voters pass the bond in November, it would dedicate $30 million to renovate and expand Sierra Middle School.

School board President Christy Williams said the bond funding would address the sewage issues the school is experiencing.

“Having kids out of school because our buildings are old is detrimental to their education,” Williams said. “ e bond would help Sierra Middle School get o well water so we could have our school full of students.”

School board member Brad Geiger said the conditions at Sierra Middle School are a perfect example of why the bond needs to pass.

“ is closure demonstrates that Douglas County school buildings need to be upgraded on a regular basis just like all public infrastructure,” Geiger said.

e bond would not increase property taxes, but if it is not passed, property taxes would decline. e district estimates a decrease of around $73 for the average $780,000 home in Douglas County if the bond fails.

Without a bond, Kane said the district will not be able to address signi cant maintenance issues, meaning building closures would be more likely.

“If (the bond) doesn’t pass, we will have to continue to set aside one-time reserves for those absolute emergency situations until our reserves are depleted,” she said.

Kane added that costs for maintenance and emergency repairs only increase if they are delayed.

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Sewage issues closed Sierra Middle School temporarily on Sept. 10. Though the district was able to fix the problem, district o cials say the situation highlights why they are asking voters for a $490 million bond.

PHOTO COURTESY BRAD GEIGER

ACADEMICS

e district is rolling out a comprehensive literacy program, which includes investing in evidence-based core reading instruction and implementing a framework for monitoring progress on learning goals to guide instruction and ensure students get the support they need.

Achievement gaps among stateidenti ed subgroups range from 45 percentage points lower for multilingual learners vs. pro cient English speakers to between 26 and 29 percentage points lower for Black and Hispanic students vs. white students.

Douglas County School District

Students in the Douglas County School District showed the highest levels of reading and math pro ciency and growth in the Denver metro area.  More than 62% of students are pro-

cient in reading and 52% in math, well above the state average and higher than in 2019. Average growth rates also exceeded the 50th percentile for both areas of focus.

“We have amazing students, sta members and families,” said Paula Hans, district public information ofcer. “ ese results are a testament to the hard work of our students and sta and would also not be possible without the continued support of our families.”

Hans said the district is proud of the continued growth among racial and ethnic groups, disability, family income levels, and English-speaking ability.

All groups improved by two to three percentage points from 2023, except those living in poverty, which grew by 7%. Still, Black and Hispanic students are 19-22 percentage points below White students.

e gap between low-income students, those with a disability and multilingual learners is 40 points or greater.

Hans said the district has identi ed written expression as an area of improvement.

“We continue to lean on our core programs to provide best rst instruction and interventions for students needing additional instruction and support.”

Elizabeth School District

While elementary and middle school students in the Elizabeth School District scored above the state average for reading and math, they dropped in pro ciency levels from 2023. In ELA, 45% of students met or exceeded reading expectations, while 35% achieved similar pro ciency in math.

Reading pro ciency rates for thirdgraders dropped below 30%. is grade is the rst time students take CMAS and is a critical marker for how well they will do in future grades where reading becomes more challenging.

Students also failed to show growth above the 50th percentile, meaning

that compared to classmates across the state, they aren’t keeping up with improvement from the prior year. e district saw a 9% overall drop in participation rates, from almost 91% in 2023 to 82% this year. In a small district like Elizabeth, which counts 2,600 students from pre-K to 12, a large number of students choosing to opt out can result in greater swings from year to year.

Students with a disability rated 13% pro cient in reading and 8% in math, a gap of 32 points in reading and 27 points in math to those without a disability.

A 13-point achievement gap separated families living in poverty from those who weren’t. Not enough minority or English language learners took CMAS for their scores to be reported.

Colorado Community Media contacted the Elizabeth School District for comment on the district’s CMAS results but did not hear back in time to be included in this article.

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Weather, fire, lawsuits blamed for costly home insurance

BY TAMARA CHUANG

THE COLORADO SUN

is may come as no surprise to homeowners, but the cost of Colorado’s homeowners insurance is the eighth highest in the nation, according to Bankrate, a nancial services company that tracks all sorts of monthly bills.

At an average of $266 per month or nearly $3,200 a year, premiums are higher here than in states such as California ($121) and New York (144), as well as neighbors Arizona ($172), Utah ($104), New Mexico ($169) and Wyoming ($131).

Blame extreme weather, hail damage and wild res for our lofty rank, said Shannon Martin, Bankrate’s insurance analyst and a licensed insurance agent. But diving a little deeper, Martin also cited how policies are structured by states, the rising cost of homes, and something called “social in ation,” a term used by the insurance industry to describe the impact beyond regular economic in ation.

“ at’s the increase in lawsuits and the amount of payouts from the lawsuits,” Martin said. “Public opinion has changed on who’s really liable for these actions and how much money you should get in a lawsuit. … It’s impacting how policies are rated and how much they cost.”

A 2023 analysis by the Colorado Division of Insurance found payouts have increased in recent years causing insurers in Colorado to

lose money on the premiums collected. And premiums for the average homeowner increased 51.7% between January 2019 and October 2022. e report also touched on wild re risks near densely populated areas of Fort Collins, Denver and Colorado Springs where “insurance carriers would be reassessing their appetite for wild re risk (and) could have an impact on a material group of Colorado homeowners.”

Colorado is ranked second in the nation for hail-damage claims and has a “highly litigious climate,” said Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, a trade group that represents insurers. And nearly half of the state’s population lives in wildland-urban areas that include another one million people living in areas with “moderate to very high risk of wild re,” according to the Colorado State Forest Service. Combined with a growing population and pricier homes that cost more to rebuild, there are a number of reasons for higher prices.

“We truly are at a tipping point in Colorado,” Walker said. “(Colorado) ranks second after California for risk of wild re. … I think fears of what we’ve seen happen in California in recent years of an exodus of insurers, a lot of the reasons that insurers were reducing the number or policies or leaving California was because of man-made catastrophes.”

According to the state’s insurance division, the agency has asked

homeowners and insurers about renewals and nonrenewals. e results are expected next year, a spokesperson said.

Walker, who sits on many local government boards, doesn’t recall any insurers exiting Colorado yet but are reducing the number of policies on risky properties they no longer can a ord to cover. She’s trying to make sure government restrictions and outdated regulations better balance insurer risk with availability of insurance for all Colorado households.

“If we stabilize the market, that’s what we’ve all been working toward,” she said. “Put in more hailresistant roofs. If we scale up our mitigation for wild re and make it measurable, those are all things we can do to reduce the risk of hail and wild re. at’s going to have a long-term impact on keeping insurers here (and) keeping those homes insurable.”

According to RMIA, the average increase in homeowners’ premiums in Colorado grew 57.9% from 2018 to 2023.

Lawmakers passed legislation last year after there were concerns about households losing their insurance due to cancellations and nonrenewals. e Fair Access to Insurance Requirements, or FAIR plan, is an “insurer of last resort” and designed to provide property coverage to homeowners and businesses in the highest-risk areas who are unable to get coverage.

FAIR coverage is funded by insurance assessments based on an insurer’s market share. e policies should be available to homeowners and businesses in early 2025. But it’s just one “tool in the toolbox,” said Walker, who is on the state’s FAIR board.

“At the same time, I do think that people have to understand that insurance has been underpriced for homeowners when people haven’t had to use it,” she said. “Now that we’re using insurance more, it’s got to be balanced with what it costs to pay out claims.”

As for the cost by state, Bankrate’s Martin pointed out that states like Florida, ranked second-most expensive, must include wind coverage from storm damage while nearby states like Louisiana, also hurricane prone, do not. In California, ranked in the bottom half of insurance costs, re coverage is excluded so buyers must pay extra for it.

“In Colorado, re is still included, which is actually a really good thing because the cost of having two policies is just so much more than having everything packaged in one policy,” Martin said. “People in California now need home, re, ood and earthquake insurance policies. It’s very expensive.”

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.

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Castle Rock OKs teen mental health care center

Some Metzler Ranch residents objected to project

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock has given the green light for a plan that will transform a former assisted living center into a teen mental health care site.

Amid some opposition from residents near the site in the Metzler Ranch neighborhood, the town council voted 5-2 on a second reading in favor of changes that make the project possible. Changes to zoning will allow for the repurposing of the former Graceful Senior Living facility to be used to treat youth experiencing mild to moderate mental health conditions.

Before opening, the center still needs to nalize its Emergency Response Plan, a state permit and a town business license.

Sandstone Care, the organization

operating the center, plans to care for up to 36 youth between the ages of 13 and 17 through a voluntary inpatient program to treat conditions like anxiety, depression, disassociation and compulsive behaviors. Patients will typically stay at the center 45-60 days.

“ is is an investment in our collective wellbeing,” Sandstone representative Katie Co man said.

e site will be prohibited from treating youth with severe mental health conditions, such as active suicidal ideation, manic behavior and hallucinations. It will also be prohibited from serving youth with substance use disorders or those with a criminal record of a sexual or violent nature, as well as providing court ordered treatment and outpatient care.

ere was some neighborhood opposition to the center, with a few people raising concerns that it would bring crime or public safety risks to the area.

In addressing the safety concerns,

Co man said Sandstone has never had a patient run away. If a patient were to run away, law enforcement and the patient’s emergency contact are called.

e building’s security will include a video surveillance system that alerts sta to patients’ locations and patients will not be allowed to leave the building without an escort or guardian. Patients are only discharged into their guardian’s care, Co man added.

Co man said patients are not locked in to the building because the program is voluntary.

“Our whole program is based on positive reinforcement,” she said. “We start with kids that want to be there and help themselves. Our program helps them do just that. We’re not in the business of creating a negative environment that they want to run away from.”

Councilmember Desiree LaFleur, who initially voted against the plan, changed her vote to support it on second, and nal, reading. LaFleur

said she felt that safety concerns had been adequately addressed.

Council members Laura Cavey and Tim Dietz said they supported the idea, but not the location and opposed the zoning change.

e remainder of the council expressed support for the program.

Councilmember Max Brooks said the location is comparable to other Sandstone centers and the program would provide a needed service.

“We’ve got to stop with the stigma of mental health,” Brooks said. “We can’t just stick mental health or other facilities in the industrial areas because that’s what we’re comfortable with.”

Council members also shared personal experiences about their loved ones struggling with mental health and suicide.

“If this helps one person not commit suicide it’s worth it,” Mayor Jason Gray said. “I can’t stand by and say no to a program that I think is needed in our community and will help our community.”

Senior center will open without tra c signal

Highlands Ranch facility is located along busy street

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e much-awaited senior center o Highlands Ranch Parkway is inching towards completion. As it does, some residents are wondering if a tra c new signal on Highlands Ranch Parkway will accompany it. But despite concerns about safety, a tra c signal will not be installed at this time.

“It doesn’t meet the appropriate warrants for a tra c signal,” said Sherry Eppers, Highlands Ranch Metro District’s community relations manager.

Certain criteria must be met before a tra c signal can be installed at any intersection in Douglas County, and that includes the Highlands Ranch and Roxborough communities.

e county Tra c Engineering and Operations Division follows the Manual on Uniform Tra c Control Devices to determine when a tra c signal is needed.

Tra c engineers study intersections around the county to see if they adhere to national standards.

e Highlands Ranch Metro District completed their own tra c study of the area near the senior center, but it did not meet the quali cations, said Eppers.

Zeke Lynch, Douglas County public works and engineering assistant director, told the Highlands Ranch Herald that because the senior center is not yet open, the county has not conducted a formal study. Once open for several months, and tra c volumes have stabilized, the county may complete what is called a warrant analysis.

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hours of the day, the signals at Broadway and Burntwood Way will provide adequate gaps in tra c for those drivers leaving the center on Highlands Ranch Parkway,” said Lynch.

Lynch added much of the tra c in the area is expected to occur during o -peak hours, meaning a signal might not be needed.

ere are nine areas that o cials look into if they want to add a signal: eight-hour tra c volume, four-hour volume, peak hour, pedestrians, school crossings, coordinated signal systems, crashes, roadway networks and intersections near railroads.

e key metric for the county is the eight-hour warrant, Lynch said.

“Which is where the tra c volume on a major street is so heavy (that) tra c on a minor intersection street su ers excessive delay or con ict in entering or crossing the major street for multiple hours during the day,” said Lynch.

Located on the south side of Highlands Ranch Parkway, east of Broadway, the senior center already has over 1,300 inaugural memberships, said Eppers and aims to serve the needs of the community’s growing senior population.

According to the metro district, 23

sites in the community were studied in which three met the majority of the criteria, including program accommodation, land ownership, utilities and infrastructure, zoning and impact on neighbors, access and tra c.

A site evaluation report shows Plaza Drive and Erickson Boulevard, and space adjacent to Topfer Park on Venneford Ranch Road, were all also considered. But in the fall of 2019, o cials identi ed Highlands Ranch Parkway for the site due to its central location and visibility. Eppers said the metro district worked with the county to discuss tra c planning along the way.

Another reason a tra c signal may not be installed is because of the increasing costs of signals. Lynch said a four-approach intersection currently costs about $850,000.

“ e county would rst look at other operational improvements such as acceleration lanes, time of day turn restrictions and access control prior to signalization,” said Lynch.

Highlands Ranch Parkway will be an area of focus as the county’s Department of Public Works is currently analyzing the roadways to update the 2050 Transportation Plan.

Highlands Ranch Parkway is going to be an area of focus for Douglas County as it updates the 2050 Transportation Plan.

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RTD launches cadet program to train transit o cers

Program allows students to earn college credit while exploring police work

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Full-time college students interested in becoming police o cers can get on-the-ground experience in law enforcement through a new program with the Regional Transportation District.

RTD is launching a new Transit Police – or RTD-PD – cadet program for full-time college students in the Denver metro area pursuing a criminal justice or related degree.

Police cadets will gain insights into the day-to-day work of an o cer in a transit police environment while potentially earning a three-hour credit for most college programs, according to an RTD news release.

Johan Sherpa, a senior at Metro State University studying criminal justice, started as RTD-PD’s rst

police candidate on July 22 and is expected to be with the agency for six months or more to complete the program, RTD said in a written statement.

An Emergency Management police cadet role is also available, and the agency is reviewing applications to ll that position.

RTD Deputy Chief Steven Martingano created the program for students to learn about the agency and explore the public safety eld.

“ e program dedicates time and resources to make sure someone knows what they’re coming into when considering being an o cer,”

Martingano said in the news release.  “Police work is more of a calling and a passion.”

Sherpa learned about the RTD police cadet program through his uncle, who is a part of the Golden Police Department. Sherpa said he is looking forward to potentially shadowing or riding along with RTD-PD o cers on patrol and recommended anyone interested in being a police cadet to come into the role with an open mind.

“I’m looking forward to learning as much as I can and I’m glad to be here,” said Sherpa in the news release.

RTD’s cadet program provides specialized training for skills essential to pursuing a career in public safety including video investigations, integrated security, cyber security and police dispatch communications. Police cadets can get a “head start” for an o cer role, states the news release.

“If a cadet wants to join our department, they already have the condence to come in and understanding of the work to quickly complete eld training,” said Martingano in the news release.

Martingano is aware of the impact of a police cadet program. Without his year-and-a-half experience as a New York Police Department police cadet, “I might never have applied to be an o cer.” Martingano originally intended to pursue a degree in accounting. “It’s a job that I’m passionate about,” he added about his work as an o cer and deputy chief.   RTD is hiring two detective posi-

tions in addition to the emergency management police cadet role, according to the news release. e agency continues to add sta to reach a minimum of 96 o cers on the force by yearend. Martingano noted that a college degree is not a requirement for joining the RTD-PD police. Visit the  Transit Police Careers page to apply for open roles.

Johan Sherpa, a senior at Metro State University, is RTD’s first Transit Police cadet.

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Federal o cials now say Colorado’s access to open records on air pollution is good enough

e Environmental Protection Agency is letting Colorado air pollution o cials o the hook for making records available to members of the public who might want to help police corporate rule breaking, two state environmental groups say.  e federal agency had previously held up approval of a key “state implementation plan” detailing how Colorado will stop northern Front Range violations of EPA ozone caps. e EPA in delaying approval had agreed with environmental groups that Colorado should more frequently demand records from polluters and make them easily accessible.

But Colorado pushed back hard, arguing that its proposed system provided “e ective and reasonable” access to anyone who wanted it, and that the EPA’s initial demands went above and beyond what the agency was requiring of other states. Attorney General Phil Weiser’s o ce sued the EPA in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, as required by the Clean Air Act, to stop the demands for expanded open records.

Now it’s likely the environmental groups will have to le their own lawsuit with the 10th Circuit, demanding the EPA’s tougher openaccess rule be put back in place.

Coloradans wanting to check up on actual air pollution emissions from oil and gas or other sites will be “getting just the tip of the iceberg,” said Ryan Maher of the Center for Biological Diversity, which along with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has been challenging Colorado’s open records rules. “And the EPA and Colorado are saying, well, that’s all the public needs.”

e gap of information available to the public comes frequently in aring operations at oil and gas production sites, with rules requiring that the producer have burning devices that remove 95% of methane and volatile organic compound emissions created as an extraction byproduct, Maher said.

e oil and gas company may only need to report once a year that it has the minimum required equipment in place, Maher said. But those reports don’t say how often the aring equipment is o ine due to malfunction or maintenance, or

whether it’s truly burning up 95% of pollution. Unless state inspectors demand those records and put it online in a way the public can access, enforcement lags, Maher said.

“ ere’s 14,000 permitted entities out there, and the state is not requesting records on a regular basis,” Maher said.

“We know that we’re not going to get access to a lot of this unless it’s required by the EPA,” he said. “ at’s why this situation is especially disheartening, where the EPA initially came out with such strong language in favor of public enforcement, and then just kind of accepted what I view as pretense … supercial explanations.”

e Denver regional o ce of the EPA said it was still evaluating comments on its proposal to accept new State Implementation Plan details from Colorado, and would respond to groups like Center for Biological Diversity before taking nal action.

e EPA said that after it had initially rejected parts of Colorado’s state implementation plan for lack of records access, the state “submitted a letter committing to undertake additional steps to improve public access to regulatory compliance

information and clarify existing SIP reporting requirements.”

Colorado air pollution control ofcials said they would not have any comment about the open records dispute.

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.

Colorado to boost cash-for-clunkers program

State program helps income-qualified buyers purchase a new EV

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado is boosting its popular cash-for-clunkers EV buying support by nearly 60% with a $9 million fund for 2024-25, after retiring more old, dirtier cars than expected o the road during the rst year.

e state exhausted $5.7 million

for the rst year of the fund, which helps income-quali ed buyers with an extra $6,000 rebate at the cash register if they turn in an older car when buying a new EV. Turning in an old car and buying a used EV can bring an exchange rebate of up to $4,000.

Stacked with other federal, state and utility EV rebates, the extra state boost can cut the cost of some EVs by far more than half.

Formally dubbed Vehicle Exchange Colorado, or VXC, the program pulled 879 old or emissionsfailing vehicles from highways in

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Ranking the top 5 snacks to take on a hike

How many times have you woken up for a hike — perhaps after a long night — with less time to prepare than you thought? You had it all gured out: you were going give yourself time to wake up slow, have a coffee, make a sandwich and head o on a new Front Range mountain adventure. e only problem is you overslept, your friend is already on the way and now you don’t have time.

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To get you through the next few hours, you’ll likely need a snack; either on the car ride there, at the peak of the mountain or waiting on you when you complete your round trip.

As an avid weekend hiker, I’ve compiled a list of what I believe to be the best ve hiking snacks. Each can be found either in your home or at a gas station or market on your way to the hike.  is list is clearly subjective, like all snack-based conversations, but check it out below and see how my favorites stack up with yours.

5. Granola and/or trail mix  is classic was sure to make the list, even if I feel it’s a bit boring. But trail mix and granola will hold you over and provide a mixed bag of sweet and salty bites to keep you going on the trail.

I lean more toward the granola side (just give me chocolate or peanut butter), but trail mix is a fan

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the year beginning Aug. 31, 2023, state o cials said in a release.

“Expanding the use of electric vehicles is an important part of our work to improve air quality and achieve our climate goals, and we look forward to seeing this funding support more Coloradans,” Gov. Jared Polis said in the release.

“ e way Coloradans have embraced this program shows the momentum the EV market is having in Colorado, and we’re extremely excited to continue building on its success with additional funding,” said Colorado Energy O ce Executive Director Will Toor.

favorite and was created for outdoor adventures. It might not be the most lling item on the list, but if you’re just trying to hold on until the post-hike meal, granola and trail mix will get you there.

4. Fruit of choice

Perhaps the most refreshing option on the list, fruit can give you sustenance and cool you o on your ascent. Whether you go with a banana to help ward o potential cramps or an apple for the water it contains, this healthy option makes you feel even better about getting up and at it.

An underrated hiking fruit is cubed watermelon; you don’t have to carry a peel or core back to the car (leave no trace!) and the juiciness of it is like another beverage on your journey. Dried fruits are also nifty, but aren’t as rewarding or refreshing, in this writer’s opinion.  What’s your favorite fruit to take on a hike? You can’t go wrong.

3. Jerky (beef or vegan)

e only savory option on the list, jerky gives you a protein boost and makes you feel like a real outdoorsman while you blaze Colorado’s mountain trails. is is the perfect option to stop and gather your

e program issued a total of 1,301 rebates from old car exchanges in the rst year, and consumers redeemed 68% of those vouchers. at was more than six times the number of rebates the Colorado Energy O ce expected to provide, state o cials said. e second shot of $9 million is for the scal year starting July 1, 2024, running through June 30, 2025.

e total two-year funding of $14.7 million has come through the Community Access Enterprise. It is overseen by the energy o ce, and paid for through a retail delivery fee that began in 2022.

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strength before you tackle the nal stretch of your hike.

Plus, vegan jerky is severely underrated (try Louisville Vegan Jerky Co. Even meat-eaters won’t be disappointed).

But jerky can be expensive. Grab a beef stick or a Slim Jim to save money and still get some protein in.

2. Gummy candy

Full disclosure: this is a weird one. My buddy once brought gummy bears on a hike and I couldn’t believe how rewarding they were to eat at the summit. Now, gummy bears or worms accompany me on all my weekend outings.  is is purely a guilty pleasure treat for yourself. I know gummy candy doesn’t give you energy, protein or the health bene ts of fruit, but once you conquer a di cult hike, they are such a sweet treat. Or sour, if you’re into that.

Just make sure you don’t grab the wrong gummies from the fridge on your way out the door!

1. Clif Bars/protein bars/breakfast bars

e undisputed No. 1 of the list: nothing lls you up like a Clif Bar (shout-out to chocolate chip, peanut butter banana and blueberry almond crisp avors).

I don’t know how they do it, but it reminds me of the “lembas bread” given to the hobbits in the rst “Lord of the Rings.” One bite was supposed to be enough to ll the belly of a grown man. Every time I eat a Clif Bar, I’m shocked at how well it subdues my hunger.

But if you prefer others, there’s no shortage of solid options protein bar-wise. Honey Stinger Wa es are delicious and give you a boost of energy. Nutri-Grain bars never fail to disappoint if you can keep them in one piece. But protein bars are tailor-made for hiking and more outdoor adventures, so you can’t go wrong.

Honorable mention: Peanut butter-stu ed pretzel nuggets –self-explanatory

Did I leave o your favorite hiking snack? Email jrenfrow@coloradocommunitymedia.com and tell me where I got it wrong.

John Renfrow

Colorado holds the most patents in its regional group

And also sets the bar for most by women inventors

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

By opening a regional o ce in Denver 10 years ago, the U.S. Patent and Trademark O ce is ful lling a mission to better reach inventors where they live.

e Rocky Mountain Regional Ofce in Denver, the second of ve to open outside of the Washington, D.C.-area headquarters, has seen a steady growth of patents from residents within its nine-state jurisdiction. Colorado, the most populated of the nine, holds the most patents in the regional group, as well as the most by women inventors.

“ ere’s a hotbed here around Denver,” said Kathi Vidal, director of the whole patent o ce who was in town for the 10-year anniversary. “ e data shows that once you have women patentees, you tend to have more women patentees. But it’s also spreading out into other areas.”

In Colorado, 23% of 53,000 patent holders in the past 10 years were women, compared with 13% nationwide. Other states in the district may be smaller but also have higher rates, like North Dakota, which had

300 patents in the past decade and a 19% women’s participation rate. ere’s still room for growth. And Molly Kocialski, director of the regional o ce for eight of the 10 years, said it’s more about showing up in communities not used to having a federal o cial visit — and listening. She said USPTO employees now number 400-plus today in the region from 29 a decade ago. And she and her team spend a good chunk of their time traveling around Colorado and the other eight states. And when they reach out, they continue to build on that relationship.

“In the places where we have been able to have the conversation … we’ve seen amazing rewards,” Kocialski said. “Like in Montana. From the rst time I was there until now, we’ve seen a 5X increase in the number of women patent inventors. (It’s) being very intentional about how we talk about who participates in the innovation economy, making sure that obstacles and barriers aren’t there.”

Vidal, a long-time intellectual patent attorney in Silicon Valley with a degree in electrical engineering, said that the agency had looked into the low rate of patents among women inventors. ey found that women were opting out of the process, be it from discouragement, the expense or other reasons.

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“So even once we get women to the door to do all the great work, women opt out at a higher rate,” said Vidal, who joined the patent o ce in 2022. “We’ve been trying to identify those issues and then solve them.”

One x? Welcome letters. In the past, she said, “ ey’d get a ling receipt and the next thing they get is a rejection. And you can imagine, if that’s your welcome to the system, it’s not going to seem like something that’s warm and friendly and make you want to continue on.”

e welcome letter provides an introduction to the inventor ecosystem, resources and patent tracking. All lers get the welcome letter, not just women inventors.

“It congratulates her because she can use ‘patent pending’ already,” Vidal added. “And with the next communication, that’s often a rejection. But we put it into context that this is really an opportunity for us to engage and make sure we issue her a strong patent. We want to make sure we craft the patent and the claims in a way that she gets a strong right that she can use to attract funding, to build a business and defend her business.”

ey also started monthly “WE” seminars featuring women entrepreneurs who share their startup

stories. e sessions are virtual but sometimes guests show up in person.

e stories and tips shared would bene t all inventors.

Charlotte Young Bowens, an ultra marathoner and employee at Arizona State University, came up with the idea of the VestaPak, a hydration vest “for bigger bodies” to hold gear and keep her hydrated while training. It’s patent pending, but not without a lot of e ort as a novice inventor.

On Friday nights, she said she’d sip a glass of wine and sit on her couch to nd potential entrepreneurial programs and resources. At the university, she tapped into the law school and found law students who helped with her patent and trademarks at a reasonable cost. She linked up with REI’s Embark, which provides support to outdoorgear startups, and Target, which helped her get her vests made.

“At that point in time, I had spent $10,000 on manufacturing (samples) but none of them could gure out how to make it,” Bowens shared. She needed something big to t her curvy body. But the results were often “a size 8,” which evoked laughter from the audience.

Charlotte Young Bowens is the founder of Conscious Gear and has a patent pending for the VestaPak hydration vest.

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Letting patience prevail in an impatient world

It’s no secret that we live in an age of instant grati cation. Over the past few years, impatience has taken the number one spot on the bad human behavior chart. As a society, our expectations for immediate results have overshadowed our ability to live with reason and perspec-

Let’s consider some everyday examples. e Keurig isn’t brewing co ee fast enough. e person driving in front of us won’t pull out into tra c as quickly as we would. A scheduled threeand-a-half-hour ight feels like it’s taking too long, and we wonder why they can’t just y faster. We forget how long it used to take to brew a pot of co ee and how the aroma would ll the house, making every second of waiting worthwhile. We forget the care we took when teaching our children to drive, encouraging them to prioritize safety over speed, urging them to disregard the rude, impatient driver behind them.

Our children won’t fall asleep fast enough, so we feed them melatonin gummies, not for their bene t, but because we’ve run out of patience for the night. What did previous generations do without melatonin? Maybe they read one or two more books, let their children cuddle a bit longer, or simply allowed them to cry themselves to sleep.

Have our memories faded so

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Vote in honor of women’s progress

After watching the Harris/Trump debate on Sept. 10, “I ain’t going to vote for no half black, half Asian woman for president of the United States. I just ain’t gonna do it.” at is MAGA lingo. What I am personally going to do is vote for a young woman who represents the progress

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quickly? Once upon a time, a road trip from Denver to the East Coast could take 30 hours of driving. Now, we complain about a three-and-ahalf-hour ight, forgetting the luxury of air travel and the gift of time saved. In moments like these, I’m reminded of the wisdom in the old Chinese proverb: “Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.” Would we allow ourselves an extra 20 minutes in the morning to ll our homes with the warm, comforting scent of freshly brewed co ee? If we knew the hesitant driver in front of us was our neighbor’s teenage child, would we o er them an extra 15 seconds to ensure their comfort and safety? And when it comes to air travel, take it from someone who’s logged over two million miles in the air: patience often seems like a tall order, especially in the face of delays

and disruptions. Perhaps we can nd it within ourselves to exercise patience and grace.

ere’s a profound truth in the saying, “One moment of patience may ward o great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.” Impatience often leads to frustration, frustration leads to anger, and anger rarely results in anything positive. It clouds our judgment, stresses our bodies, and strains our relationships. Patience, on the other hand, opens the door to understanding. Understanding brings calm, and calmness allows us to respond thoughtfully to life’s challenges.

We live in a world that constantly pushes us to move faster, do more, and achieve instant results. But perhaps true wisdom lies in slowing down, savoring the moment, and nding contentment in the jour-

made by the last seven female generations of my family, from my greatgrandmother, Matilda, born in 1841 to my own great-granddaughter, Amaya, born in 2024. My maternal grandmother, born in 1873, could not have voted until 1920. She died in 1917 without ever being allowed to vote.

What I saw Sept. 10 was a sick old man with a twisted mind who wants to take women’s rights back to the 1900s. Sadly, half of the most livable county in Colorado, Douglas, will most likely vote for Donald J. Trump. We are better than that. Roy Legg, Highlands Ranch

ney rather than just the destination. Practicing patience opens us up to happiness, understanding, and a more meaningful, ful lling life. So, the next time you feel impatience bubbling up, whether waiting in line, sitting in tra c, or dealing with a delayed ight, take a deep breath. Remember that patience attracts happiness. Give yourself and those around you the gift of time and understanding. I would love to hear how your future self might thank you for this at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when patience prevails, it really will be 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.

Keep Marshall on the job

E ective and responsive state government is essential for providing public services and for preserving democracy and freedom. Our state representative in House District 43, Bob Marshall, is a thoughtful, hon-

est leader who works tirelessly to address the needs of his constituents. He is an attorney and a former Marine who values good governance, transparency, and the rule of law.

It’s unusual to have a state representative who is so accessible. Rep. Marshall holds frequent town hall meetings to update citizens on legislative a airs and hear their concerns, and he publishes a regular newsletter. He also attends many local events, such as the Highlands Ranch Fourth of July parade, Juneteenth celebrations, Pridefest, and Veterans of Foreign Wars ceremonies.

In the legislature, Rep. Marshall works across the aisle to nd common ground with legislators from both parties and craft solutions to problems in our state. He was a prime sponsor of the Senior Housing Income Tax Credit bill recently signed by Gov. Polis, which will extend the senior tax relief to those who do not own their own homes, and he sponsored an equity theft bill to protect homeowners from losing their equity during foreclosure. In addition, Rep. Marshall co-sponsored a bill to establish a Purple Star School Program to help kids in military families who move frequently to adjust to new schools. e bill was signed in May of this year.

Rep. Marshall is also not afraid to disagree with his own party leaders when necessary. He fought to ensure the legislature abides by Colorado’s open meetings law, even ling a lawsuit along with a colleague to ensure meetings are open to the public.

We are lucky to have a leader like Rep. Marshall representing Highlands Ranch. Let’s reelect Rep. Marshall this November to keep him working for us in the Colorado House of Representatives.

Debbie Miller Highlands Ranch

Media misleads on U.S. jobs data

Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics announces the previous month’s jobs report data. e White House and the media state the numbers are doing really well. en 2-3 months later, the BLS revises the jobs gures downward. e latest downward correction was 818,000 jobs. Job revisions are likely caused by these four factors:

1. Flaws in data collection/analysis

methods; 2. Potential political pressure to in ate initial gures; 3. Structural changes in the labor market not captured by current metrics; 4. Leading indicator of economic slowdown. Here are some BLS facts:

1. Full-time jobs are DOWN 1.6 million over the last year and parttime jobs are up 1.8 million — the economy is hemorrhaging full-time employment, and all the net job growth is gig work.

2. Native (U.S. born) vs. foreign hires: Native is down, foreign hires are up. is includes a near-record 3-month plunge starting in 2024.

Why have all new jobs since 2018 gone to foreign-born workers (i.e., immigrants)? Because you can be an illegal immigrant in deportation proceedings (not to mention anyone seeking asylum) and get authorization to work in the U.S. for up to 5 years, no questions asked.

3. Two-thirds of new reported jobs are now government and social welfare created positions. In other words, Washington is buying the jobs — the economy isn’t creating them.

4. Last May, 414,000 immigrants (legal and illegal) gained a job. Meanwhile, 663,000 native-born Americans LOST their job. Since pre-Covid, native born workers have actually LOST ~2 million jobs. All of the net job gains are immigrants.

5. Last July, there were zero manufacturing jobs added. Barely any major industry jobs added at all. ere were a number of part time jobs created and 100,000 new government and “social assistance” jobs.

6. ere have only been 6 upward jobs revisions since January 2023. Meanwhile, there have been 13 downward revisions with many of these reports being revised down TWICE.

7. Lastly, once you factor in the millions of people missing from the labor market, estimated to be over 5 million, (don’t have jobs but are excluded from o cial unemployment calculation), the unemployment rate jumps from 4.2% to somewhere between 7.0% and 8.5%, depending on methodology.

Market con dence in labor market data is deteriorating.

Something is wrong.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Reserve Economic Data Supporting charts can be found with this letter online at tinyurl.com/ employletter.

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A welding fabricator by trade, Joe Cole only dabbled in steel and bronze sculpting as a pastime and then eventually gave it up in 1993. But 30 years later, after he made an urn for his departed family dog, Cole caught the passion for creating again.

At the same time, the Northglenn resident couldn’t shake a persistent echo in his head of an owl calling out, “HOO.” He decided then he needed to mold something that paid homage to an owl building a life in a tree in the forest.

“ e conclusion was made, and I spent an estimated 40 hours sculpting the bird and a limb to hold,” Cole said. He spent another 30 hours adding three more owlets and a tree trunk. Later he added moss to represent growth, a snail for patience, a stump for reaching out and a mouse for courage. e result is a steel statue called “Hoo What Where and When” by Cole, and the sculpture is being displayed this year at Northglenn’s EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park. His work is also featured in Castle Rock and Alamosa. But the one in Northglenn holds special meaning for the 60-year-old since it was his rst attempt to have his work displayed for the public.

He entered three of his sculptures into four cities in Colorado to exhibit. ree accepted his work.

“I wanted to share with the public…and Northglenn is my only home, and I wanted to share a piece of me,” Cole said via email. “ ree out of four ain’t bad.”

Other sculpture programs that dot the Front Range host Colorado artists from varying backgrounds who have molded bronze and steel frames that lure the eyes with humor and mysticism. From novice to well-established, artists say metro cities have o ered nurturing environments for their projects.

Charlotte Zink – whose home studio is in Berthoud – produced “Eternal Echoes” for the Northglenn exhibit. But her handiwork has been shown, some permanent, at several locations surrounding Denver.

ey include Westminster’s Sculpture on Loan, Lafayette’s Art on the Street, Art in Public Places in Longmont, heArt of Lyons, Hudson Gardens in Littleton, Douglas County Art Encounters, Sculpture Evergreen and Art 2C on Havana in Aurora, Zink said.

“It’s wonderful to see the arts supported in these communities,” Zink said via email.

Hoo What Where and When displayed at E.B Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn.

PHOTO BY MONTE WHALEY

SCULPTING SOLIDARITY

Bill Bunting’s “With Wings Like Eagles” is also featured in Northglenn. He said the same sculpture is part of a year-long project with the Douglas County Art Encounters program at Sterling Ranch in Littleton.

He has other sculptures at Brighton, Monument and Alamosa that will be shown through this year, he said.

e works of Cole, Zink and Bunting are part of an annual e ort in Northglenn to get more people acquainted with the unique nature of outdoor sculptures, say city o cials.

Sponsored by the Northglenn Arts & Humanities Foundation, the exhibit at EB Rains J. Memorial Park features six new sculptures as part of the city’s 2024-25 Art on Parade program. O cials say the sculptures, including those of Cole, Zink and Bunting, were chosen by a diverse volunteer committee in February and will be on-site at the park for one year.

e other works and artists chosen for the 2024-25 season include: “Spiral Vortex” by Diego Harris, “Sun Lion” by D’Jean Jawrunner and “Magnify” Kirk Seese. Photos of the works are available on Northglenn’s website.

e annual Art on Parade program is an onloan outdoor sculpture exhibit funded by NAHF and the Adams County Scienti c and Cultural Facilities District. Artists loan their pieces to the program for one year, and park patrons are asked to vote for their favorite by paper ballots available at the Northglenn Recreation Center and online at https://northglennarts.org/public-art/ art-on-parade-ballot/. e deadline to vote for this year’s sculptures is Nov. 1, 2024.

e sculpture with the most votes is dubbed “ e People’s Choice” and will be purchased by NAHF and gifted to the City of Northglenn for permanent placement in the city. e sculptures are also available for sale to the public.

e new sculptures will remain at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park through May of 2025. e park is located at 11701 Community Center Drive, half a mile south of 120th Avenue and Grant Street in Northglenn just south of the new Webster Lake Promenade.

e NAHF is a non-pro t group that provides funding for “dynamic theatre, public art, and other cultural endeavors in the city. e NAHF was founded in 1990, according to the NAHF website.

Zink, native of New Orleans, came to Colorado and received a Bachelor of Studio Arts and Art Education for CU-Boulder. After working with many mediums, the past 25 years Zink has collaborated with her partner Ben to create Zink Metal Art, Zink said.

e steel “Eternal Echoes” was created in 2022 after Zink lost someone very special her, she said. e sculpture symbolizes the beauty of a vast universe, Zink said.

“We are all just specs of stardust making our way on this earth, hoping to explore and share life together, this incredible gift of life we’ve all been granted,” Zink said. “Let’s make the most of our amazing gifts while we’re all here together. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, contemplating and celebrating our miraculous journey in and being a part of this beautiful universe.”

Bill Bunting said his iron “With Wings Like Eagles” has been an inspiration to those who view it. e piece is also one of his favorites, he said via email.

“I chose the piece to display at Northglenn because I have always had a strong interest in the Native American culture and the history of the West and love sharing that with others through my art,” Bunting said.

e inspiration for the sculpture “With Wings

Like Eagles”, Bunting said, comes from the belief of most Native American Tribes that the Eagle and Eagle Feathers are sacred, carrying their prayers to e Creator, combined with a passage from the ancient text of Isiah which states, “ ose who wait upon e Creator shall mount up With Wings Like Eagles.” Bunting pointed out that the following original poem is mounted at the base of the sculpture.

With Wings Like Eagles

With patience he has learned to wait

For the strength the Spirit brings

Now he rides high upon the winds

As if on eagles’ wings

Now he walks and is not weary

Now he runs and will not fall

His strength is over owing

As he heeds the Spirits call

Eagle sculpture at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn.

PHOTO BY MONTE WHALEY

Short-term rental owners, advocates work to combat ‘heavy-handed regulation’

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado is the birthplace of short-term rentals. And the state is ground-zero for local regulation of the booming industry.

After several years of reactive, defensive responses to increased regulation and taxation legislation, the state’s short-term rental owners and managers are organizing with an educational campaign and lawmaker lobbying plans. Colorado House Speaker Rep. Julie McCluskie, a Democrat from Dillon, earlier this month warned that short-term rental legislation “is highly likely” in either the special session or next year’s session.

“We know that short-term rentals have become a signi cant part of the guest experience,” she said at a rally of short-term rental owners, managers and representatives from Vrbo in Silverthorne last week. “In order for our tourism economies to thrive, we need short-term rentals in places where the world wants to be.”

With no short-term rental legislation during the special session where lawmakers hammered out a plan for property tax relief, “it does feel like we dodged a bullet,” said Julie Koster, the executive director of the Colorado Lodging and Resort Alliance and the Summit Alliance of Vacation Rental Managers.

Property owners and short-term rental advocates are planning to lobby and court policymakers heading into next year’s legislative session, hoping to sti e increased limitations on vacation rentals. Earlier this year, as the legislature debated Senate Bill 33 — legislation

that would have quadrupled property taxes on vacation rental homes — McCluskie elded more than 2,000 emails from constituents in one week. e third-term representative said she has never received so many emails.

She urged the short-term rental advocates gathered inside the Silverthorne Pavilion earlier this month to reach out now to lawmakers and share data — not just anecdotes — about vacation homes that rent to visitors.

“Short-term rentals are the new frontier for how we experience life. People are letting go of buying things and they are embracing ‘What happened to me yesterday,’” she said. “How do we ensure that there are short-term rentals available? How do we nd balance?”

Balance is the top talking point for owners and managers who rely on vacationers renting private homes. e owners on Tuesday discussed the need for all owners to pay lodging taxes and comply with local regulations as they lobby local and state lawmakers to steer clear of what they call “heavy-handed regulation.”

Senate Bill 33, which was voted down in by the Senate Finance Committee, posed “an existential crisis” for the short-term rental industry in Colorado, said Tim Rosolio, who heads up vacation rental partnerships for Vrbo parent the Expedia Group.

“In Colorado, we kind of got to the brink there,” he said.

e crackdown on short-term rentals in cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco is spilling into resort markets and it’s important that owners and managers or-

ganize to help build rules that protect the industry while alleviating concerns from neighbors and contributing revenue to housing challenges.

“ e answer is not ‘no regulation,’ Rosolio said. “It’s important for us to land on something that is balanced … while making sure that we understand what a big economic driver short-term rentals and tourism are for the community.”

Tourism slowdown in 2024

Colorado overnight visitors spent $6.3 billion on lodging in 2023, generating $1.8 billion in local and state tax revenue and supporting 9,450 jobs. Visitors spent $28.2 billion in total in 2023 and vacationers who rented privately owned homes spent $4.1 billion.

In nine Western Slope mountain counties anchored by ski areas, visitors in short-term rental homes and condos — not hotels and motels — spent $1.2 billion in 2023, up from $1.1 billion in 2022 and 2021. at compares to $2.3 billion spent on traditional hotels and motels in 2023 and 2022.

Since 2019, the number of vacationers renting private homes has

increased by 27%.

e taxes generated by tourism in Colorado equate to about $308 per resident. But in places like Summit County, the $96.3 million in state and local taxes paid by tourists in 2023 equals more than $3,150 per resident.

e Colorado Tourism O ce collects annual spending gures and shares that data far and wide. at is part of the o ce’s mission to empower local communities so they can share their own plans for balancing the quality of life for local residents with tourist-based economies.

“What is the value of tourism? Where are you on the tourism cycle in your communities” said Colorado Tourism O ce boss Tim Wolfe, who says the revival of international tourism is a key component for sustainable visitation in high-pro le destinations like metro Denver and Summit County. He’s seeing more communities backing away from intense regulation of short-term rental properties as visitation and lodging tax collections ebb in the rst half of 2024.

Salida has a list of regulations for owners of short-term rental properties who must keep local representatives on call to respond to any issues. They also must collect and remit local and state lodging and sales taxes.

PHOTO BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Thu 9/19

Let Freedom Swing

@ 7:05am 1414 Castle Pines Pkwy, Castle Pines

Rolling Hills Fun Run

@ 7:35am / Free-Free 5756 S Biscay St, Aurora

Face Vocal Band: Tunes for Trails

@ 5:30pm

Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater, 210 E Wolfensberger Rd, Castle Rock

Jazmin Bean

@ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Fri 9/20

La Santa Cecilia @ 6pm

Levitt Pavilion Denver, 1380 W Florida Ave, Denver

Jeff Allen: "Are We There Yet" Tour

@ 6:30pm

Pace Center, Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker Joywave @ 7pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Hunny @ 7pm

Dylan Marlowe @ 6pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Vil‐lage

Sun 9/22

Andy Chrisman @ 7am

Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd, Highlands Ranch

AIDA CUEVAS EN CONCIERTO @ 5pm / $55 Stampede, Aurora

Modern Swing Mondays 2024 @ 6pm / $10

Stampede, Aurora

Wed 9/25

Ladies Night @ 5pm / $10

Stampede, Aurora

DJ Rockstar Aaron: Forbidden

Bingo Wednesdays - 'Bout Time Pub & Grub @ 7pm

Bout Time Pub & Grub, 3580 S Platte River Dr A, Sheridan

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood

Sat 9/21

Electric Whiskey Experiment: Live at Max Taps Highland Ranch! @ 5pm

Max Taps Co., 2680 E County Line Rd A, Highlands Ranch

Vamonos Pest/Mobro: Va‐monos Pest plays Brewability @ 6pm

Brewability Lab, 3445 S Broad‐way, Englewood

Nina Storey @ 6pm

Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E Yale Ave, Denver

Marcy Playground @ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Mon 9/23

SCFD Free Day At Exploration Of Flight @ 8am

Exploration Of Flight - Centennial Airport, 13005 Wings Way, Englewood. info@ wingsmuseum.org

Earthside @ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Thu 9/26

George Birge @ 6:30pm

Wild Goose Saloon, 11160 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker

Bison Bone @ 7pm

Swallow Hill Music, 71 E Yale Ave, Denver

Esseks @ 8pm

The Church Denver, 1720 S Alcott St, Denver

Calendar information is provided by event organiz‐ers. All events are subject to change or cancella‐tion. This publication is not responsible for the ac‐curacy of the information contained in this calendar.

Wings Over the Rockies celebrates 30 years

Museums are more than places to simply explore the past. At their best, they also inspire guests to look forward and to use their imaginations to wonder what the future could be.

As John Barry, president and CEO of Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum puts it, that’s providing a look at “the art of the possible.” Something the museum has been doing for 30 years.

“It’s been a long haul over the last 30 years, but 2023 was our best year ever in every category and 2024 looks to beat it,” Barry said. “We’ve gotten to the point where we’re recognized as one of the top 10 Best Aviation Museums by USA Today and named in the ‘20 Best Aviation Museums Around the World’ by CNN Travel.”

To celebrate three decades in existence, Wings Over the Rockies is throwing a celebration and benet at its Air & Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd. Denver, from 5:45 to 9:30 p.m. on ursday, Sept. 26. All proceeds will support Wings’ mission to “educate, inspire and excite the next generation of aerospace enthusiasts.”

e evening will feature champagne and whiskey bars, a seated dinner, live entertainment and a live auction. ere will be a y-by

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and the museum will honor many of the supporters who have kept it thriving over the last 30 years.

Wings Over the Rockies opened in 1994, following the transfer of two hangars of the former Lowry Air Force Base from the United States Air Force to a group of volunteers. In the ensuing decades, the museum has grown in ways that no one could have predicted, and now features more than 100,000 square feet of exhibit space dedicated to displaying iconic aircraft, space vehicles, artifacts, military uniforms and much more, according to provided information. ey even opened a second location, the Exploration of Flight in Centennial, to attain even loftier aims.

Wings’ recent goals include getting the next generations interested and ready for careers in the aviation and aerospace worlds. To that end, it launched the Colorado SKIES Academy in 2019 in Centennial, which provides several career-focused pathways, including piloting and drone piloting.

“We are providing complete path-

ways for our students, not just oneo events,” Barry said. “We’re using the past to build a future for young people.”

With eyes rmly set on the horizon, Barry said Wings Over the Rockies is looking to continue to develop its status as a world-class museum and a place where young people come for inspiration and a future.

“We have all the excitement of aviation and space and an opportunity to give back,” he said. “When people see what the art of the possible is, it opens up a whole new world.”

For information and tickets, visit https://wingsmuseum.org/ events/celebration/.

Head to Larkspur for Autumnal Shopping

Larkspur is o ering a beautiful outdoor shopping opportunity at its 12th annual Autumn Arts & Crafts Fest. e event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 at Larkspur Community Park, 8820 Spruce Mountain Road. is year it includes local artists and artisans selling their work, face painting for children, a dog adoption station, visits from a re truck and medical helicopter, and a farmers market area. Add in beer and wine, food trucks and live music, and what more could a shopper want?

More details are available at https://larkspurchamberofcommerce.com/annual-events/autumn-fest/.

Doors Open Denver Takes a Historic and Futuristic Look at the Mile High City

e Denver Architecture Foundation’s Doors Open Denver, the annual celebration of the metro area’s

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built environment, is back from ursday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, the 29th. e theme this year is “Denver rough Time,” and it highlights both historic and futureforward projects with walking tours, open sites and events.

Some of the most exciting features of the 2024 event are insider tours of buildings like the Mayan eater and the Sudler, open houses at 15 Denver architecture rms and historically important buildings, and parties where attendees can mingle with other architecture and design fans and celebrate the best of both in Denver.

For a full schedule of events and more information, visit https:// denverarchitecture.org/events-programs/doorsopendenver/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Beabadoobee at the Fillmore Auditorium

For my money, London’s Beabadoobee is one of the most exciting indie rock voices to come out in the last few years. She’s been releasing music since 2018, and with each album or EP she levels up a bit more. Just a month ago she released her third full-length album, “ is Is How Tomorrow Moves,” and it is her strongest record yet, showcasing fantastic lyrical and musical gifts that are still getting better.

In support of the album, Beabadoobee is coming to the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St. in Denver, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20. She’ll be joined by another great indie rock duo, Hovvdy, who have also released one of the year’s best albums.

Get tickets at www.livenation. com.

Clarke Reader is an arts and culture columnist. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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‘Magic of the Jack-o’-Lanterns’ brings spooky light to Littleton

Event kicks o Sept. 20 at Hudson Gardens & Event Center

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“ e Magic of the Jack-o’-Lanterns” promises an unforgettable evening where artistry meets tradition, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in a spellbinding display of light and creativity that captures the essence of the season.

Spectators can come see more than 7,000 pumpkins turned into various immersive scenes at Hudson Gardens in Littleton from Friday, Sept. 20 through Saturday, Nov. 2.

“Featuring larger-than-life displays, live entertainment, and immersive pumpkin scenes, it provides a magical autumn experience for all ages,” said Chase Kliment, general manager. “From nautical seascapes and pirate ships to dinosaurs and dragons, the event o ers a variety of mesmerizing and softly illuminated sculptures around every corner.”  is is the fourth year the event’s creator, irteenth Floor Entertain-

PATENTS

“And so Target said, what do you want, tell us whatever it is,” she said. “And what Target did was reach out to their manufacturing partners and say, ‘Look we support DEI, do you support DEI? Would you be willing to work with a startup company and help them with their product?’”

Six manufacturers had sample products delivered to her front door within a week. “And I was like, that actually t,” she said.

Even if the day’s panelists didn’t start with the patent o ce, they’ve come to rely on it as a future resource. Rose Matthes, who cofounded rechargeable wall light maker Poplight in Denver, hopes to get more assistance in ling future patents. Poplight’s rst patent was issued in July 2023, with the help of a patent attorney and at least $25,000.

“I think there’s grants I could have searched for but we just felt a lot of rush and time pressure,” Matthes said. “It’s really expensive and it’s hard for a mom-and-pop business to

ment Group, is putting on the event, which Kliment said evolves each year.

“ is year, we’re excited to introduce new attractions, including an extravagant light show where the pumpkins come to life, displaying a beautiful, synchronized show set to music every 30 minutes throughout the event,” Kliment said.

ere will also be new pumpkin scenes as well as DIY s’mores stations where patrons can make the popular seasonal treat while taking in the scenes around them.

Kliment said over the last three years, e Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns has grown in popularity.

“Guests of all ages have praised the magical ambiance, intricate pumpkin carvings, and the variety of engaging activities,” Kliment said. “Families particularly appreciate the opportunity to create lasting memories in a festive, yet family-friendly setting.”

He’s hoping this year won’t be any di erent.

“We hope that this year’s new at-

drop $15,000 to le patents.”

She added that the boom in female inventors not only has to do with additional support locally and nationwide, but for TV programs like “Shark Tank,” which Poplight was on in January.

“I think ‘Shark Tank’ has a really big e ect (because) if you see a problem and you can x something, I think women are really creative with problem-solving and xing things like that,” she said. “I’m in a world where I’m like, ‘God, my lightning sucks. How can I improve it?’ and then coming up with a physical product idea.”

Kocialski said she just wants to make sure her o ce is everywhere in Colorado where a person with an idea can learn that the local patent o ce provides pro bono support and resources.

“If we keep more women in the innovation economy, we can keep everybody else,” she said. “We want every brain that can innovate to have the ability to innovate without obstacles and impediments.”

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.

tractions, especially the light show and interactive elements like the DIY s’mores station, will elevate the experience and inspire a sense of wonder,” Kliment said. “We’re eager for both returning and new visitors to be delighted by the fresh additions and the immersive nature of the event.”  irteenth Floor Entertainment is

continuing its partnership with STAR Institute and will host a low-sensory night on Sept. 29.

Tickets for the event start at $14.99 for kids and $19.99 for adults on select nights. Children under the age of 2 don’t need a ticket.

For more information and tickets visit magicofthejackolanterns.com/.

Several pumpkins sit carved with colorful faces at the Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns event in Littleton on Sept. 22, 2023. This year’s event will be held Sept. 20 through Nov. 2 at Hudson Gardens in Littleton.

PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

No Hate Tour returns to Colorado high schools

BMX riders shred to combat bullying, promote mental health

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Students of ornton High School were treated to likely the most extreme assembly they’ll see this year on Sept. 10.

For the second straight year, X Games athletes brought the No Hate Tour back to Colorado, stopping at four high schools last week in a campaign to end bullying and promote mental health awareness. e tour, now entering its 25th year, is run by ASA Entertainment, a leading producer of action sports events in the U.S.

Some of the world’s top BMX riders back ipped, 360-ed and tricked their way through ornton, Northridge, Mountain View and Prairie View High Schools with a positive message, thrilling students and educators alike.

“ ey do (get red up for this event),” said Jeremiah Johnson, the athletic and activities director at ornton. “It’s cool to have these community events where we get everybody in the school together. It brings some community and camaraderie and gets everybody focused

on one thing for a while.”

September has been the National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month since 2008, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

With mental health emerging as a hot topic in athletics in recent years, combining action sports with a positive message is truly valuable, Johnson said.

“All of our coaches are trained in

mental health and suicide prevention,” Johnson said. “It’s a huge part of our life right now and it’s important. e more people know about it, the more we can a ect it.”

e event featured renowned BMX riders Oscar Marquez, Trey Herrera, Matt Mecher and Dane Beardsley. It was also emceed by Zack “Cat sh” Yankush, a pioneer BMX announcer and popular voice of the sport at major competitions,

such as the X Games.

Yankush said he’s always been hyper-passionate about BMX, but for more than 15 years has been channeling that passion into the No Hate Tour.

Of all the national stops the tour makes, he loves coming to Colorado, he said. He’s even moving to Denver soon.

Pro BMX rider Oscar Marquez bravely backflips over a Marine and Thornton High School teachers John Tinsman (left) and Andrew Kuklinski (far right).

PHOTO BY JOHN RENFROW

NO HATE

“Colorado is awesome for a couple of reasons,” Yankush said. “I think the students here are more accustomed to seeing action sports because you guys have skate parks everywhere. A big shout-out to the municipalities here in Colorado. Action sports provides an anchor for us to kind of get their attention, and then we talk about our message.”

at message starts with curbing bullying, whether that’s physical, verbal, relational or cyberbullying. It involves testimonials from the riders and Yankush in cases where they were bullied in their youth.

Using BMX as a channel for spreading a positive message is a dream come true for Yankush, who has been all over the country and the world over through the sport. It’s not just about ghting bullying and promot-

ing positive mental wellness; it’s about encouraging students to follow their dreams.

“For me, it’s brought me so much joy in life,” Yankush said. “And I’m from nowhere in Ohio. e fact that I’ve been able to make it this far — and looking back on it sure there was hard work put into it — but I’m a rm believer that everybody has something that they’re passionate about. I think society and the media think living your dream — they attribute it to luck. If you’re doing something you love, money doesn’t matter. I’d do this for free.”

He said the impact has been huge. People approach him years later and say the tour was the reason they got into BMX or got through a di cult time.

“I’ve had students come up to me and tell me I’ve saved their life,” Yankush said. “It’s super rewarding and super awesome, and to do it through BMX is a lifelong dream.”

To learn more about the No Hate Tour, visit www.nohatetour.com and on social media.

Pro BMX rider Dane Beardsley wows the crowd with some flat-ground tricks during the No Hate Tour’s event at Thornton High School on Sept. 10. PHOTO BY JOHN RENFROW

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0109

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/1/2024 11:17:00

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

Original Grantor: DANIEL CHANDERSINGH AND DEBORAH DANIEL

Original Beneficiary:

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, FKA QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/3/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 2/8/2022

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $473,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $456,111.60

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 166A, SIERRA RIDGE FILING NO. 3, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 14934 Vienna Cir , Parker, CO 80134-6016

NOTICE OF SALE

Continued From Last Page: Page 3 of 3 947621 Warrants

TITLE

TOSHIBA

TOSHIBA

TOWN

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/1/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

CARLY IMBROGNO

Colorado Registration #: 59553 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000010173805

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0109

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0113

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/1/2024 11:23:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the

Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DAVID C KOHLER AND PATRICIA L KOHLER

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR IDEAL HOME LOANS, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF2 ACQUISITION TRUST

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/20/2012

Recording Date of DOT: 1/25/2012

Reception No. of DOT: 2012005625

DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $188,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $138,540.02

Public Notices

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

A TRACT OF LAND SITUATE IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 20, AND BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE NORTH 00° 09’ 45” EAST A DISTANCE OF 1541.31 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 36’ 24” EAST A DISTANCE OF 502.23 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00° 23’ 36” EAST A DISTANCE OF 76.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 40° 01’ 21” EAST A DISTANCE OF 390.86 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 33° 51” 11” EAST A DISTANCE OF 552.02 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 17° 16’ 11” WEST A DISTANCE OF 733.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 47’ 11” WEST A DISTANCE OF 848.11 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

TOGETHER WITH A TRACT OF LAND SITUATE IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND CONSIDERING THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER TO BEAR SOUTH 89° 47’ 11” WEST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE SOUTH 89° 47’ 11” WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 431.11 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 89° 47’ 11” WEST AONG SAID NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 833.23 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 29° 23’ 20” EAST A DISTANCE OF 192.99 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 81° 34’ 41” EAST A DISTANCE OF 84.90 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 83° 55’ 32” EAST A DISTANCE OF 40.86 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 87° 37’ 52” EAST A DISTANCE OF 447.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 38° 51’ 05” EAST A DISTANCE OF 265.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

TOGETHER WITH A 60’ ROADWAY AND UTILITY EASEMENT DESCRIBED AS:

A 60 FOOT EASEMENT SITUATE IN THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ AND CONSIDERING THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ TO BEAR NORTH 89° 47’ 11” EAST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE NORTH 00° 09’ 45” EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ A DISTANCE OF 1540.24 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 36’ 24” EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.33 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00° 23’ 36” WEST A DISTANCE OF 86.97 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SUBJECT CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 65° 15’ 29” WEST A DISTANCE OF 94.26 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 66° 08’ 25” WEST A DISTANCE OF 42.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36° 07’ 04” EAST A DISTANCE OF 44.47 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 59° 03’ 49” EAST A DISTANCE OF 105.31 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 40° 34’ 42” EAST A DISTANCE OF 105.36 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 20° 46’ 22” EAST A DISTANCE OF 114.27 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 04° 20’ 12” WEST A DISTANCE OF 298.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 82° 40’ 55” WEST A DISTANCE OF 292.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 04° 25’ 10” WEST A DISTANCE OF 472.93 FEET TO THE POINT OF TERMINUS OF SUBJECT CENTERLINE, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

AS LATER DESCRIBED AS PARCEL ONE IN THE PLAT OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTHRIDGE PRESERVE

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS RECORDED ON MAY 7, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004046827, AS:

A TRACT OF LAND SITUATE IN THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 20 AND IN THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 29, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 20 AND CONSIDERING THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ SECTION 20 TO BEAR NORTH 00° 09’ 45” EAST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE NORTH 00° 09’ 45” EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF A DISTANCE OF 1540.24 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 36’ 24” EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.33 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00° 23’ 36” WEST A DISTANCE OF 175.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 36’ 24” EAST A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00° 18’ 23” EAST A DISTANCE OF 64.77 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF TRACT 36, MCARTHUR RANCH FILING NO. THREE; THENCE SOUTH 40° 01’ 21” EAST A DISTANCE OF 344.59 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT 36; THENCE SOUTH 33° 51” 11” EAST A DISTANCE OF 552.02 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRACT 38, MCARTHUR RANCH FILING NO. THREE; THENCE SOUTH 17° 24’ 55” WEST A DISTANCE OF 734.55 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT 38; THENCE NORTH 89° 47’ 11” EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 20 A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 38° 51’ 07” WEST A DISTANCE OF 265.20 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87° 37” 52” WEST A DISTANCE OF 447.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 83° 55’ 32” WEST A DISTANCE OF 40.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 81° 34’ 41” WEST A DISTANCE OF 84.90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 29° 23’ 20” WEST A DISTANCE OF 192.99 FEET TO SAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE SOUTH 89° 47’ 11” WEST A DISTANCE OF 61.97 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 1090 Valley Road, Littleton, CO 80124

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/1/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

CARLY IMBROGNO

Colorado Registration #: 59553 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000010175255

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0113

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0108

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/1/2024 11:16:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Adamo Building Company, LLC

Original Beneficiary: FirstBank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FirstBank Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/7/2023

Recording Date of DOT: 3/14/2023

Reception No. of DOT: 2023010435 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,726,915.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,690,475.45

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 by the Deed of Trust and related loan documents, failure to pay the property tax due and owing on the Property, permitting mechanic's liens to encumber the Property, a material adverse change to the Borrower's financial condition, and other violations of the loan and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 14, BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 1536 King Mick Court, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/1/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

TREVOR G. BARTEL

Colorado Registration #: 40449 1601 19TH STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #:

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 307912-00091

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0108

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0126

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/15/2024 3:15:00

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

Original Grantor: MARCIA CHASE

Original Beneficiary: COASTAL COMMUNITY BANK

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COASTAL COMMUNITY BANK

C/O AVEN FINANCIAL, INC.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 7/6/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022047101

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$30,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $32,343.73

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 415, BUILDING NUMBER 4, BLACKFEATHER, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP OF BLACKFEATHER, RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2003, AT RECEPTION NO. 2003142772 AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF BLACKFEATHER, RECORDED ON OCTOBER 7, 2002, AT RECEPTION NO., 2002103111, BOTH RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO,

TOGETHER WITH EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE NO. 415 AND GARAGE SPACE NO. 4-1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

PURSUANT TO CORRECTIVE AFFIDAVIT RE: SCRIVENER’S ERROR PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-35-109(5) RECORDED JUNE 28, 2024 AT RECEPTION NO. 2024026786

Which has the address of: 474 Black Feather Loop #415, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/16/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

CARLY IMBROGNO

Colorado Registration #: 59553 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000010070829

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0126

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0114

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/1/2024 11:30:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CRAIG G. KAPRAL AND KRISTINE M. KAPRAL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGEIT, INC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/25/2006

Recording Date of DOT: 6/8/2006

Reception No. of DOT: 2006048425 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $41,100.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $26,611.24

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 full payment of all principal, interest and other charges at the maturity date as required by the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 32, BLOCK 1, HIGHLANDS RANCH - FILING NO. 86-E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9119 Sugarstone Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/1/2024

DAVID GILL

Public Notices

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. APRIL WINECKI

Colorado Registration #: 34861

9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 24-032459

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0114

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0123

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/15/2024 4:08:00

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

Original Grantor: Kyle E. Vines and Kimberley A. Vines

Original Beneficiary: Credit Union of Colorado

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Credit Union of Colorado

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/5/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 5/10/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022033644

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $124,200.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $124,199.76

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 payents of principal, interest, taxes and/or insurance as provided for in the Revolving Credit Deed of Trust ad Credit Agreement.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 23, BLOCK 5, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 53-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 9530 Devon Court, Littleton, CO 80126-3026

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/15/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of

the indebtedness is:

IMAN TEHRANI

Colorado Registration #: 44076

514 KIMBARK STREET: P.O. BOX 298 , LONGMONT, COLORADO 80502-0298

Phone #: (303) 772-6666

Fax #:

Attorney File #: VINES

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0123

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0119

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/15/2024 4:07:00

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

Original Grantor: Koyeli Bhowmick and Sanjib Bhowmick

Original Beneficiary:

Stearns Bank National Association

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Stearns Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/8/2016

Recording Date of DOT: 12/21/2016

Reception No. of DOT: 2016093906

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$500,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $141,750.00

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 pursuant to the terms of a Promissory Note.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 12, BLOCK 11, Olde Town at Parker Filing No. 1A Corrected Final Plat, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 11372 Waldorf Court, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/15/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

HARRY L SIMON

Colorado Registration #: 7942

10200 EAST GIRARD AVENUE, BUILDING B, SUITE 120 , DENVER, COLORADO 80231

Phone #: 303-758-6601

Fax #:

Attorney File #: Stearns

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0119

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0111

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/1/2024 11:19:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Gregory T. Garcia

Original Beneficiary:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Northpointe Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Northpointe Bank

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/5/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 7/12/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022048398

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$660,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $660,000.00

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to pay monthly payments of principal and interest together with all other payments provided for in the Deed of Trust and Note.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 3, BLOCK 13, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

***Demand is hereby made that you as Public Trustee named in said Deed of Trust and as corrected by Scrivener’s Error Affidavit recorded 3/28/24 (reception no. 2024011972), *** Which has the address of: 4860 Bluesky Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80109

The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 3/28/2024, Reception number 2024011972. Reason modified and any other modifications: CORRECT TRUSTEE.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/1/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

JEREMIAH B. HAYES

Colorado Registration #: 34002

15851 N. DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 410, ADDISON, TEXAS 75001

Phone #: (469) 729-6800

Fax #: 469-828-2772

Attorney File #: Garcia616-00088

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0111

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0107

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/1/2024 11:14:00

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

Original Grantor: Adamo Building Company, LLC

Original Beneficiary: FirstBank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FirstBank Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/20/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 12/30/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022079176

DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,796,250.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,748,142.85

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for by the Deed of Trust and related loan documents, failure to pay the property tax due and owing on the Property, permitting mechanic's liens to encumber the Property, a material adverse change to the Borrower's financial condition, and other violations of the loan and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 49, Castle Pines Village 15D, and as amended by Technical Plat Corrections Certificate recorded May 13, 2005 at Reception No. 2005042709, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 1132 Northwood Ct., Castle Rock, CO 80108

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/1/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

TREVOR G. BARTEL

Colorado Registration #: 40449 1601 19TH STREET, SUITE 1000 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #:

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 307912-00091

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0107

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

and

DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,201,540.50 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $476,383.69

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 as required by the terms of the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 2, Twenty Mile Industrial Park Subdivision, Filing No. 1, 1st Amendment, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Which has the address of: 18648 Longs Way , Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/1/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of

Public Notices

the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

JOSEPH A. MURR

Colorado Registration #: 14427

1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3100 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202-4402

Phone #: (303) 534-2277

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 8943.001

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice. No. 2024-0105

First Publication: 8/29/2024

Last Publication: 9/26/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0116

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/15/2024 3:11:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Adamo Building Company, LLC

Original Beneficiary: FirsTier Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FirsTier Bank

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/21/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 10/21/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022068541

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$113,538.35

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $113,538.35

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 when due on one or more payments required on the Debt by the Trust Deed.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 4, Legends Club Subdivision, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: Parcel #2233-361-02-004, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/15/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ERIC R JONSEN

Colorado Registration #: 15076

1600 STOUT STREET, SUITE 1900 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: Fax #:

Attorney File #: 21218

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0116

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0118

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/15/2024 3:13:00

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

Original Grantor: Adamo Building Company, LLC

Original Beneficiary: FirsTier Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FirsTier Bank

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/13/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 12/14/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022076822

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$2,255,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $2,255,000.00

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 when due on one or more payments required on the Debt by the Trust Deed.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 2, Legends Club Subdivision County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 8620 Legends Club Poin, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/15/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ERIC R JONSEN

Colorado Registration #: 15076

1600 STOUT STREET, SUITE 1900 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #:

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 21224

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https://

www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0118

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Larkspur NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0125

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/15/2024 4:14:00

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

Original Grantor: MARIA ELENA BEATRIZ RAEL

Original Beneficiary: LEAD FUNDING, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LEAD FUNDING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/28/2023

Recording Date of DOT: 5/2/2023

Reception No. of DOT: 2023018469

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $476,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $476,000.00

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Violations including, but not limited to, failure to make full payment of all principal, interest and other charges at the maturity date as required by the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 74, WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN III, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 13910 Blue Jay Lane, Larkspur, CO 80118

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/16/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DAVID R DOUGHTY

Colorado Registration #: 40042

9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 24-032656

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0125

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0124

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/15/2024 3:14:00

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

Original Grantor: PETER JENSEN AND NATALIE JENSEN

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary as nominee for AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/20/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 4/26/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022030091

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$330,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $321,642.92

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 513, Highlands Ranch Filing No. 111-B, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 9775 Cove Creek Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE

OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/16/2024

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ARICYN J. DALL

Colorado Registration #: 51467

216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: (720) 259-6714

Fax #: (720) 259-6709

Attorney File #: 24CO00283-1

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2024-0124

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County

Public Notice

NOTICE OF ELECTION

PUBLIC NOTICE OF REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 2024

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, a mail ballot election will be held for the Regular Municipal Election and coordinated through Douglas County Elections. All Active Registered Voters will receive a Mail Ballot Packet at the registration address on file with the Douglas County Elections Office. Active Registered Voters within the Town of Castle Rock will vote on Ballot Issue #2A. Active Registered Voters in Districts 1, 2, 4 and 6 will vote on Candidates for their individual Districts: TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK BALLOT ISSUE 2A

PUBLIC SAFETY SALES AND USE TAX SHALL TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TAXES BE INCREASED BY $3,750,000 ANNUALLY BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2025, AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX OF 0.2% (WHICH WOULD COST 20 CENTS ON A $100 PURCHASE) TO FUND:

• THE HIRING OF 22 POLICE PERSONNEL IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS, INCLUDING OFFICERS FOR PATROL AND TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS;

• THE HIRING OF 18 FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS, INCLUDING SUCH PERSONNEL AS NEEDED TO HELP ADEQUATELY STAFF AN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE UNIT AND A NEW FIRE STATION; AND

• AS TOWN COUNCIL DETERMINES, ANY ADDITIONAL NECESSARY EXPENDITURES FOR POLICE AND FIRE/RESCUE SERVICES; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF THE REVENUE FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES/FOR NO/AGAINST

CANDIDATES

Councilmember District 1 (vote for one) Pam Gillies Ryan Hollingshead

Councilmember District 2 (vote for one)

William E. Tubbs Laura Cavey

Councilmember District 4 (vote for one) Mark Davis Desiree LaFleur

Councilmember District 6 (vote for one)

Kevin McHugh Karen “KJ” Lindberg Jefferson Tim Dietz

Completed ballots must be returned in the envelope provided, the back of the envelope must be signed, and must be RECEIVED by 7:00 pm on November 5, 2024 or the ballot will not be counted. Ballots returned by U.S. Mail must have adequate postage affixed, as required by Colorado Law.

Ballot drop-off locations in Castle Rock Available 24 hours a day October 11, 2024 until 7pm on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024:

Douglas County Elections, 125 Stephanie Place, 80109

Douglas County Office Building, 100 Third Street, 80104 (Walk-up) The Grange, 3692 Meadows Blvd, 80109

Douglas County Off-Leash Area, 1100 Plum Creek Parkway, 80104 Ridge House, 4501 E. Enderud Boulevard, 80104

Crystal Valley Ranch Recreation Center,

Public Notices

2160 Fox Haven Drive, 80104 (Walk-up)

Phase 1 Voter Service and Polling Centers in Castle Rock

Early Voting

Monday-Friday, October 21 – November 4, 8am-5pm

Saturday, November 2, 8am-5pm

Election Day

Tuesday, November 5, 7am-7pm

Douglas County Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Road

Phase 2 Voter Service and Polling Centers in Castle Rock

(In addition to locations/hours listed in Phase 1)

Early Voting

Friday, November 1, 8am-5pm

Saturday, November 2, 8am-5pm

Monday, November 4, 8am-5pm

Election Day

Tuesday, November 5, 7am-7pm

Crystal Valley Ranch Recreation Center, 2160 Fox Haven Drive

Douglas County Human Services, 4400 Castleton Court

The Ridge House, 4501 Enderud Boulevard

Phase 3 Voter Service and Polling Centers in Castle Rock

(In addition to locations/hours listed in Phase 1 and Phase 2)

Early Voting

Monday, November 4, 8am-5pm

Election Day

Tuesday, November 5, 7am-7pm

Castle Rock Library, 100 S. Wilcox Street

For additional locations and times in Douglas County, go to www.douglasvotes.com

Legal Notice No. 947614

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE

Pursuant to Section 7-3 of the Town of Castle Rock Home Rule Charter and 31-16-203 C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Town Council will consider adoption of the following named and described ordinance during its Regular meetings on October 1 and October 15, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. at the Town of Castle Rock, Town Hall, 100 North Wilcox, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Title of Proposed Ordinance:

An Ordinance Approving the Grant of a Cable Franchise to Comcast Colorado IX, LLC, and Authorizing the Execution of a Cable Franchise Agreement Between Comcast Colorado IX, LLC, and the Town of Castle Rock

Subject Matter Summary:

The proposed ordinance approves the grant of a ten-year, non-exclusive franchise to Comcast for the use of rights-of-way within the Town to construct, operate, maintain, reconstruct and rebuild a cable system for the purpose of providing cable service to Town residents.

The entire text of the proposed ordinance is available for public inspection on the Town website at www.crgov.com/publicnotices, or at the office of the Town Clerk, 100 North Wilcox, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 during normal business hours, 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 947591

First publication date: September 12, 2024

Second publication date: September 19, 2024

Last publication date: September 26, 2024

PUBLIC NOTICE

DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

Pursuant to § 39-8-104, C.R.S., notice is hereby given that beginning September 25, 2024, the Douglas County Board of Equalization will meet at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, to review the assessment roll of all taxable property located in the County as prepared by the County Assessor, and to hear appeals from determinations of the Assessor.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

Hayley Hall, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. 947608

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR THE COYLE PROPERTY’S ANNEXATION

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado, has by resolution set a public hearing regarding the Meridian International Business Center F7C 5th AMD Tract H Annexation on October 7, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as this matter can be heard, in the Town of Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker Colorado 80138. The purpose of the public hearing is to determine if the petition for annexation for the property described in this public notice complies with Article II, Section 30 of the Colorado Constitution and meets the applicable requirements of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105. The Town Council Resolution No. 24-040, Series of 2024, reads as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 24-040, Series of 2024

TITLE: A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE TOWN TRACT H, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER FILING NO. 7C, 5th AMENDMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY PROPERTY’S ANNEXATION PETITION WITH C.R.S. § 3112-107 AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 7, 2024, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING SAID ANNEXATION

WHEREAS, the Town of Parker owns certain real property in Douglas County commonly known as the Tract H, Meridian International Business Center Filing No. 7C, 5th Amendment Right-ofWay Property, which is described on attached Exhibit 1.

WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-107, this Town Council, sitting as the governing body of the Town of Parker, Colorado, hereby determines that the proposed annexation of the real property described in Exhibit 1 is in substantial compliance with C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1); and

WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado, has satisfied itself concerning the substantial compliance for the proposed annexation to and by the Town of Parker, Colorado.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The proposed annexation of the real property described in Exhibit 1 substantially complies with C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

Section 2. A public hearing on said annexation will be conducted on October 7, 2024, at the Town of Parker Town Hall, which is located at 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended.

Section 3. Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the Town Council.

RESOLVED AND PASSED this 19th day of August 2024.

TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO

EXHIBIT A Legal Description

Tract H, Meridian International Business Center

Filing No. 7C, 5th Amendment, County of Douglas, State of Colorado

Legal Notice No. 947532

First Publication: August 29, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Metropolitan Districts

DISTRICT COURT DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

4000 JUSTICE WAY

CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109

TELE: 720-437-6200

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF HAWKVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PURSUANT TO § 32-1-304, C.R.S.

CASE NO. 2024 CV 030805, DIVISION 6

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Petition for the Organization of Hawkview Metropolitan District (the “District”) was filed in the Douglas County District Court on August 27, 2024 pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S., where the same is available for inspection.

The purpose of the District is: To provide public improvements and services for the benefit of all anticipated inhabitants and taxpayers of the District, either within or without its boundaries. The District also serves to finance and oversee the construction of these public improvements and to provide for ongoing operations and maintenance services if needed.

A general description of the land to be contained within the District is: An approximately 18.82-acre parcel of land located north of Park Meadows Drive and South of Colorado E-470 between Acres Green Drive and South Yosemite Street situated in the northeast quarter of Section 4, Township 6 South, Range 67 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, City of Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado as more particularly described in the Service Plan.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a hearing on the Petition shall be held on September 27, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. in Division 6, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to § 32-1-305(3), C.R.S., at anytime after the filing of the Petition, but no later than ten days before the day fixed for the hearing, the owner of any real property within the proposed special district may file a petition with the Court stating reasons why said property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. The petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the property sought to be excluded. The Court shall hear the petition and all objections thereto at the time of the hearing on the Petition and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, the property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

ERB LAW, LLC

/s/ Jeffrey E. Erb, Esq.

Attorney for the Petitioner

Notice Provided on Behalf of the Clerk of the Court

Legal Notice No. 947624

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2024 BUDGET

JORDAN CROSSING

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Jordan Crossing Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2025. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2024 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2025 budget and 2024 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Marchetti & Weaver, LLC, 28 Second Street, Suite 213, Edwards, CO 81632, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2025 budget and 2024 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on October 10, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. via Zoom videoconference. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2025 budget or the 2024 amended budget, inspect the 2025 budget and the 2024 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:

1. To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or email ljacoby@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link emailed to you: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84532152275?pwd=enM1Y0hqVGIzRk1sNjljQ1VvZHdXUT09

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-2158782 and enter the following additional information: (a) Meeting ID: 845 3215 2275 (b) Passcode: 880361

JORDAN CROSSING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

/s/ Suzanne M. Meintzer McGEADY BECHER CORTESE WILLIAMS P.C.

Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. 947617

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2024 BUDGET

REGENCY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Regency Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2025. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2024 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2025 budget and 2024 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Marchetti & Weaver, LLC, 28 Second Street, Suite 213, Edwards, CO 81632, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2025 budget and 2024 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on October 9, 2024 at 1:55 p.m. via Zoom videoconference. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2025 budget or the 2024 amended budget, inspect the 2025 budget and the 2024 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:

1. To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or email ljacoby@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link emailed to you: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82810624041?pwd=TEdIbDVFZXpRWFhzZUczQXlsZ2F2Zz09

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-2158782 and enter the following additional information: (a) Meeting ID: 828 1062 4041 (b) Passcode: 690699

REGENCY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

/s/ Suzanne M. Meintzer McGEADY BECHER CORTESE WILLIAMS P.C.

Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. 947616

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2024 BUDGET

PARKER HOMESTEAD

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Parker Homestead Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2025. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2024 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2025 budget and 2024 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Marchetti & Weaver, LLC, 28 Second Street, Suite 213, Edwards, CO 81632, where same are available for public inspection.

Such proposed 2025 budget and 2024 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on October 9, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom videoconference. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2025 budget or the 2024 amended budget, inspect the 2025 budget and the 2024 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:

1. To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or email ljacoby@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link emailed to you: us02web.zoom.us/j/81951603330?pwd=WWR4bGFpSDdVazRsdnN5Q1ZVV1F1QT09

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-2158782 and enter the following additional information: (a) Meeting ID: 819 5160 3330 (b) Passcode: 059101

PARKER HOMESTEAD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

/s/ Suzanne M. Meintzer McGEADY BECHER CORTESE WILLIAMS P.C.

Attorneys for the District

Legal Notice No. 947618

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET OF TWO BRIDGES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Two Bridges Metropolitan District for the ensuing year of 2025; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on Monday October 07, 2024 6:00 p.m. held at Pinery Fire Station Street (8165 N Pinery Parkway. Parker, Co 80135). Any elector within the district may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

TWO BRIDGES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: Annemarie Tucker District Manager

Legal Notice No. 945601

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING LARKSPUR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

The Board of Directors of the Larkspur Fire Protection District hereby gives notice that at the regular Board meeting on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 6:00 pm at Larkspur Fire Station located at 9414 S. Spruce Mountain Rd., Larkspur, Colorado 80118, the Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to consider adopting by resolution, an amendment to the 2023 budget, and will also hold a public hearing to consider the adoption, by resolution, of the proposed Budget of the said district for the year 2023.

Legal Notice No. 945602

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

Public Notices

LLC, for all work done by said CONTRACTOR for the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons in Lone Tree Project. The scope of work involved the installation of pedestrian safety equipment, specifically rectangular rapid flashing beacons, as well as related infrastructure improvements at key locations within the City of Lone Tree. This included the procurement and installation of the beacons. The project also encompassed the construction of new crosswalks, concrete work related to sidewalks, pedestrian curb ramps, and curbs, and modifications to existing medians to accommodate the new equipment and enhance pedestrian safety. All of said construction being within or near the boundaries of the City of Lone Tree, in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such CONTRACTOR or his Subcontractor(s), in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim, therefore, has not been paid by the CONTRACTOR or his Subcontractor(s) at any time, up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City of Lone Tree, 9220 Kimmer Drive, Colorado 80124 at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said City of Lone Tree, its City Council Members, officers, agents, consultants, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF LONE TREE, COLORADO

By: Justin Schmitz, Director of Public

Works & Mobility

Legal Notice No. 947598

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., that on the November 8, 2024 a final settlement with Star Playgrounds will be made by the HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the 2024 Marcy Park Playground Renovation Project, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.

Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

All such claims shall be filed with HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129, with a copy forwarded to Tim Flynn, Attorney at Law, Ireland Stepleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC, 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado 80264. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such a verified statement or claim prior to such final settlement will release said HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, it's officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim and for making payment for the said Contractor.

HIGHLANDS RANCH

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Legal Notice No. 945605

First Published September 19, 2024

Last Published September 26, 2024

Published in the Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26107, C.R.S., that on the October 7, 2024 a final settlement with Commercial Fence and Ironworks will be made by the HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the 2023/2024

Fence Replacement, Schedule B project, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and

acceptance of said facilities by the HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. All such claims shall be filed with HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129, with a copy forwarded to Tim Flynn, Attorney at Law, Ireland Stapleton Pryor and Pascoe, PC., 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado 80264. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such a verified statement or claim prior to such final settlement will release said HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, it's officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim and for making payment for the said Contractor.

HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Legal Notice No. 947623

First Published: September 19, 2024

Last Published: September 26, 2024

Published in the Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

EAST SHADE SHELTER SHORELINE STABILIZATION PROJECT

Date: September 12, 2024

Electronic bids (“BIDs”) for the above-referenced PROJECT will be received by Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority by 10:00AM on October 18th, 2024, and will be opened and recorded (BID OPENING). Any BID(s) received after the above-specified time and date will not be considered. BIDs will be submitted through the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing website (https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado; “BidNet”) as more specifically defined below.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, complete with construction DRAWINGS and SPECIFICATIONS, will be available on https://www.bidnetdirect. com/colorado/cherrycreekwat. Bidders that have registered with BidNet for this PROJECT (the “plan holder list”) will receive project addenda and other communication via BidNet. Acknowledgement of all addenda is required to submit a responsive BID.

BID(s) will be rejected if the CONTRACTOR's name is not on BidNet’s plan holders list, which verifies the purchase of CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

No BIDDER prequalification is required for this PROJECT. However, upon evaluation of BID(s), the apparent low BIDDER must be prepared to demonstrate BIDDER’s qualifications by submitting evidence to OWNER such as financial data, previous experience, authority to conduct business in the jurisdiction where the PROJECT is located, and other requirements as may be specified in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

The required security, 5% of the BID, must be submitted electronically on BidNet. E-bond and electronic funds transfer (EFT) submissions are accepted by CCBWQA through BidNet. The Bid Bond must be executed by a surety acceptable to CCBWQA.

BIDDER(s) are invited to attend a pre-bid conference onsite at 2:00 pm September 18th, 2024, At the Cherry Creek State Park East Boat Ramp Parking Lot. A link to the google map location is included below: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CJY7E1aJLcV17jMTA

OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all BID(s) and to waive informalities in the BID(s).

A general statement of WORK is as follows:

Description of WORK:

The goal of the East Shade Shelters Shoreline Stabilization Project (Project) is to reduce the discharge of phosphorus and other contaminants into the Chery Creek Reservoir, located in Arapahoe County, through the means and methods of shoreline stabilization.

Location: Cherry Creek State Park

at the East Shade Shelter

Estimated Construction Cost Range: $572,604.00 to $791,000.00.

OWNER:

Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority

By: (Signature)

Name:

Title:

Legal Notice No. 947574

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on or after the 30th day of September 2024, Castle Pines Metropolitan District anticipates making final settlement with Colorado Pump Service & Supply Company, for all materials furnished and for all labor performed under a contract with Castle Pines Metropolitan District, dated June 12, 2023, for the Pump/Motor Installation for Three New Potable Water Wells.

Until noon on Monday, September 30, 2024, the Castle Pines Metropolitan District will receive at its office at 5880 Country Club Drive, Castle Rock, Colorado 80108 any verified claims respecting such work with effect as provided in Section 107, Article 26, Title 38, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973.

Legal Notice No. 945604

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT TOWN OF PARKER STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-26-107, C.R.S. , as amended, that on the 26th day of September, 2024, final settlement will be made by the Town of Parker, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Town of Parker and OLS Restoration, Inc., for the completion of CIP24006 - 2024 Signal and 5 Globe Painting and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said OLS Restoration, Inc., for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 26th day of September, 2024, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Town of Parker Council, c/o Director of Engineering/Public Works, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138. Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said Town of Parker from all and any liability for such claimant's claim. The Town of Parker Council, By: Tom Williams, Director of Engineering/Public Works.

Legal Notice NO. 947580

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Second Publication: September 19, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Lone Tree of Douglas County, Colorado will make final payment at the offices of City of Lone Tree at or after four-o’clock (4:00) p.m. on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024, to Colorado Asphalt Services, LLC d/b/a Colorado Asphalt Services, Inc., for all work done by said CONTRACTOR for the 2024 Lone Tree Arts Center Parking Lot Reconstruction and Concrete Replacement Project. The contract provided for 28,500 square feet of removal and replacement of parking lot asphalt including aggregate base course and restriping, all of said construction being within or near the boundaries of the City of Lone Tree, in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies

used or consumed by such CONTRACTOR or his Subcontractor(s), in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim, therefore, has not been paid by the CONTRACTOR or his Subcontractor(s) at any time, up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City of Lone Tree, 9220 Kimmer Drive, Colorado 80124 at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said City of Lone Tree, its City Council Members, officers, agents, consultants, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LONE TREE, COLORADO

By: Justin Schmitz, Director of Public Works & Mobility

Legal Notice No. 947572

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on October 26, 2024, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Villalobos Concrete, for the Quebec, Lincoln, University Intersection & Signal Reconstruction Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2020-002, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Villalobos Concrete for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 10/26/2024, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Manager, Brian Schultz, Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works.

Legal Notice No. 947625

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Second Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

Public Notice

PUBLIC

INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for C-470 TRAIL & UNIVERSITY BLVD. PEDESTRIAN GRADE SEPARATION, CI 2021-020 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The objective of the project is to construct a grade separation for bicyclists and pedestrians on the C-470 Trail to cross over University Boulevard north of the C-470 westbound on and off ramps.

The bridge will be a three-span pre-fabricated truss with precast concrete girders for the approach spans on concrete piers. Additional work includes trail modifications to tie into the existing trail system, curb and gutter, curb ramps, and drainage improvements.

The contractor awarded a contract for this Project shall name CDOT and Douglas County as an “additional insured” on its general liability and automobile liability policies.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 23, 2024, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address. Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Brolin Bundy P.E., Project Engineer by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 08, 2024. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • 479 SY Removal of Sidewalk

• 105 LF Removal of Curb and Gutter

• 4,375 SF Sod

• 267 TON Aggregate Base Course (Class 6)

• 53,141 LB Reinforcing Steel

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Brolin Bundy P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice No. 947628

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Second Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: NEWS-PRESS Account Number: 2734

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

If you have been a patient of Dickason Chiropractic between the dates of 1-1-2014 - 1-1-2018 and would like to obtain your chiropractic records from our office you may call our office to arrange pick up. These records will be destroyed as of 10-5-2024. 303-688-2300 - 140 S Wilcox Street Unit D Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Legal Notice No. 947576

First Publication: September 12, 2024 Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Water Court

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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO AUGUST 2024 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications, and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of AUGUST 2024 for each County affected. (This publication can be viewed in its entirety on the state court website at: www.coloradojudicial. gov)

CASE NO. 2024CW3120 THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS (“Denver Water” or “Applicant”), 1600 West 12th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204. Jessica R. Brody, General Counsel, Daniel J. Arnold, James M. Wittler, Crystal J. Easom. APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE AND TO MAKE ABSOLUTE, CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS

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BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, IN THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IN DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, ARAPAHOE, DENVER, BROOMFIELD, WELD, BOULDER AND ADAMS COUNTIES. Application fifteen (15) pages. 2. Name of Water Rights. 2.1. South Reservoir Complex South Platte Storage Right (“South Complex Storage Right”). 2.2. North Reservoir Complex South Platte Storage Right (“North Complex Storage Right”). 2.3. Collectively the South Complex Storage Right and North Complex Storage Right are referred to in this Application as the “North and South Complex Storage Rights.” 3. Description of the North and South Complex Storage Rights. 3.1. Decrees.

3.1.1. Original Decrees. The decree for the North and South Complex Storage Rights was entered on August 8, 2011, in Case No. 2001CW286 WD1, which was amended and modified by the decree entered in Case No. 2013CW3056 WD1 dated September 16, 2014. 3.1.2. List of all Subsequent Decrees Awarding Findings of Diligence. 3.1.2.1. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Judgment and Decree, 2017CW3119 (August 20, 2018).

3.2. Name and Description of Reservoirs. 3.2.1. The South Reservoir Complex. The South Reservoir Complex is comprised of two existing and operationally interconnected gravel pit storage vessels currently designated as Bambei-Walker Reservoir and Welby Reservoir. The two storage vessels are connected by a pipeline allowing the reservoirs to be operated as an integrated unit. In 2013, Denver Water renamed Cat Reservoir as Welby Reservoir and Miller Dam and Reservoir as Bambei-Walker Reservoir. The South Reservoir Complex is located on the east and west side of the South Platte River between I-270 and I-76. Water may be diverted to Bambei-Walker Reservoir at the Burlington Ditch headgate or from the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Robert W. Hite Treatment (“Metro”) South Platte River Outfall. A portion of the water stored in Bambei-Walker Reservoir can be released to the South Platte River through a gravity flow outlet located in the west embankment of Bambei-Walker Reservoir. The primary outlet for water stored in the South Reservoir Complex is through the pump station constructed in the east bank of Welby Reservoir. The configuration of the storage vessels and operational facilities at the South Reservoir Complex is shown on Exhibit A. 3.2.2. The North Reservoir Complex. The North Reservoir Complex is comprised of the Howe-Haller A Reservoir, Howe-Haller B Reservoir, Hazeltine Reservoir, Dunes Dam and Reservoir and Tanabe Reservoir as further described herein. The North Reservoir Complex is located adjacent to and east of the South Platte River between 108th and 120th Avenues. Water is diverted to the North Reservoir Complex at the Fulton Ditch headgate. The Fulton Ditch was lined with concrete and enlarged by up to 300 cfs for the purpose of carrying water to the complex. Water will be pumped from a pump station located in Hazeltine Reservoir to Dunes Dam and Reservoir and Tanabe Reservoir. All five vessels are connected by pipelines so that they function as an integrated unit. Water stored at the complex will be released to the South Platte River through the outlet constructed on the north embankment of Hazeltine Reservoir either by gravity or by pumping. The current configuration of the North Reservoir Complex is shown on Exhibit A. 3.3. Appropriation Date. December 28, 2001. 3.4. Source of Water. South Platte River and streams and wastewater tributary thereto. 3.5. Use. The water diverted under the water rights decreed herein will be stored and then used by exchange or directly for non-agricultural irrigation, commercial, industrial and all municipal uses, including, but not limited to, domestic, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, power generation, fire protection, sewage treatment, street sprinkling, irrigation of parks, lawns, grounds and open spaces, recreation, piscatorial, maintenance and preservation of wildlife and aesthetic values, lake and reservoir evaporation, augmentation and/or replacement, and maintenance of adequate storage reserves. Such water may be fully consumed by direct use, storage and subsequent release, and by reuse, successive use, further exchange and disposition, subject to the terms and conditions of this Decree. 3.6. South Reservoir Complex. 3.6.1. South Complex Storage Right Amount. 2,400 acre-feet, for the South Reservoir Complex, with the right to refill up to 2,400 acre-feet, subject to the carryover storage rule set forth in paragraph 33 of the decree entered in Case No. 2013CW3056 WD1. The individual storage vessels of the South Reservoir Complex are interconnected and can be operated as a contiguous storage unit. 3.6.2. Legal Description of South Reservoir Complex Vessels. 3.6.2.1. Welby Reservoir. Welby Reservoir is an off-channel reservoir located adjacent to the South Platte River in the E1/2 of the NW1/4, SE1/4 of the NW1/4, and the N1/2 of the SW1/4 of Section 1, T3S, R68W of the 6th P.M., Adams

County, Colorado. 3.6.2.2. Bambei-Walker Reservoir. Bambei-Walker Reservoir is an off-channel reservoir located between the Burlington Ditch and the South Platte River in the S1/2 of the NE1/4, NE1/4 of the SE1/4, NW1/4 of the SE1/4, SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 1, T3S, R68W, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 3.6.3. Points of Diversion for the South Reservoir Complex. 3.6.3.1. The Headgate of the Burlington Ditch and Approach Channel. The Burlington Ditch approach channel, which diverts and delivers water to the original Burlington headgate is located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in the NE1/4 of the SW1/4, Section 14, T3S, R68W, 6th P.M., in Adams County, Colorado, 2,456 feet east of the west line of the southwest quarter and 2,347 feet north of the south line of said southwest quarter of Section 14. 3.6.2. Metro Pump Station. The Metro Pump Station is located near the Metro South Platte River Outfall. The Metro Pump Station diverts treated water from the wastewater treatment plant effluent stream at two points, both of which are located in the NE1/4 of the NW1/4, Section 12, T3S, R68W, in the 6th P.M., in Adams County, Colorado, approximately 90 feet from the north section line and 1,440 feet from the west section line. The Metro Pump Station diverts treated wastewater from Metro before it reaches the South Platte River. 3.6.4. Current capacity of ditches or pipelines used to fill the South Reservoir Complex. 3.6.4.1. Burlington Ditch, a maximum of 50 cfs. 3.6.4.2. Metro Pump Station, a maximum of 50 cfs. 3.6.5. Capacities of South Reservoir Complex vessels. The South Reservoir Complex vessels are complete and operational, and have the following capacities: 3.6.5.1. Bambei-Walker Reservoir. (1) Total Capacity: 2,057 acre-feet. (2) Active Capacity: 1,895 acre-feet. (3) Dead Storage: 186 acre-feet. (4) Approximate Surface Area at the High Water Line: 65 acres. (5) Maximum Depth: 41 feet. 3.6.5.2. Welby Reservoir. (1) Total Capacity: 1,496 acre-feet. (2) Active Capacity: 1,349 acre-feet. (3) Dead Storage: 147 acre-feet. (4) Approximate Surface Area at the High Water Line: 64 acres. (5) Maximum Depth: 32 feet. 3.6.5.3. South Reservoir Complex Totals. (1) Total Capacity: 3,553 acre-feet. (2) Total Active Capacity: 3,244 acre-feet. (3) Total Dead Storage: 333 acre-feet. 3.6.6. South Complex Storage Right – Amounts Made Absolute in Prior Proceedings and Amounts Remaining Conditional. Initial Fill: Absolute: 2,400 acre-feet. Total: 2,400 acre-feet. Refill: Absolute: 35 acrefeet. Conditional: 2,365 acre-feet. Total: 2,400 acre-feet. 3.7. North Reservoir Complex. 3.7.1. North Complex Storage Right Amount. 17,747 acre-feet, for the North Reservoir Complex, with the right to refill up to 17,747 acre-feet, subject to the carryover storage rule set forth in paragraph 33 of the decree entered in Case No. 2013CW3056 WD1. The individual storage vessels of the North Reservoir Complex are interconnected by pipelines and may be operated as a contiguous storage unit. Water delivered from the Fulton Ditch into Howe-Haller A Reservoir, HoweHaller B Reservoir and Hazeltine Reservoir can be further delivered to Dunes Dam and Reservoir and Tanabe Reservoir. 3.7.2. Legal Description of North Reservoir Complex Vessels. 3.7.2.1. Howe-Haller A Reservoir. Howe-Haller A Reservoir is located in the E1/2 of the NW1/4 and W1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 9, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 3.7.2.2. Howe-Haller B Reservoir. Howe-Haller B Reservoir is located in the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 in Section 3; the SE1/4 of the SW1/4 and S1/2 of the SE1/4, in Section 4; and the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 and the NE1/4 in Section 9 of T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 3.7.2.3. Hazeltine Reservoir. Hazeltine Reservoir is located in the NW1/4, N1/2 of the SW1/4 and W1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 3; and in the NE1/4 and N1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 4, T2S, R67W of the 6th PM, Adams County, Colorado. 3.7.2.4. Dunes Dam and Reservoir. Dunes Dam and Reservoir is located in the SW1/4 of the NW1/4, and NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 2 and in the E1/2 of the SW1/4, SE1/4, and S1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 3, T2S, R67W of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 3.7.2.5. Tanabe Reservoir. Tanabe Reservoir is located in the NW1/4 of Section 10, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 3.7.3. Points of Diversion for the North Reservoir Complex. The headgate of the Fulton Ditch as it currently exists is located on the east bank of the South Platte River in the NE1/4 of the SE1/4, in Section 17, T2S, R67W, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, at a point approximately 2,815 feet south and 145 feet west of the NE corner of said Section. 3.7.4. Current capacity of ditches or pipelines used to fill the North Reservoir Complex. The enlarged portion of the Fulton Ditch has a current capacity of 300 cfs. 3.7.5. Capacities of North Reservoir Complex vessels. Denver Water anticipates that the vessels will have the following capacities, subject to modification. 3.7.5.1. Howe-Haller A Reservoir. (1) Total Capacity: 1,718 acre-feet approximately.

(2) Active Capacity: 1,718 acre-feet approximately. (3) Dead Storage: 0 acre feet approximately. (4) Approximate Surface Area at the High Water Line: 48 acres approximately. (5) Maximum Depth: 54 feet approximately. 3.7.5.2. HoweHaller B Reservoir. (1) Total Capacity: 4,490 acre-feet approximately. (2) Active Capacity: 4,490 acre-feet approximately. (3) Dead Storage: 0 acre feet approximately. (4) Approximate Surface Area at the High Water Line:170 acres approximately. (5) Maximum Depth: 48 feet approximately. 3.7.5.3. Hazeltine Reservoir. (1) Total Capacity: 5,626 acre-feet approximately. (2) Active Capacity: 5,626 acre-feet approximately. (3) Dead Storage: 0 acre feet approximately. (4) Approximate Surface Area at the High Water Line: 240 acres approximately. (5) Maximum Depth: 46 feet approximately. 3.7.5.4. Dunes Dam and Reservoir. (1) Total Capacity: 5,246 acre-feet approximately. (2) Active Capacity: 5,246 acre-feet approximately. (3) Dead Storage: 0 acre feet approximately. (4) Approximate Surface Area at the High Water Line: 131 acres approximately. (5) Maximum Depth: 42 feet approximately. 3.7.5.5. Tanabe Reservoir. (1) Total Capacity: 758 acre-feet approximately. (2) Active Capacity: 758 acre-feet approximately. (3) Dead Storage: 0 acre feet approximately. (4) Approximate Surface Area at the High Water Line: 40 acres approximately. (5) Maximum Depth: 24 feet approximately. 3.7.5.6. North Reservoir Complex Totals. (1) Total Capacity: 17,838 acrefeet approximately. (2) Total Active Capacity: 17,838 acre-feet approximately. (3) Total Dead Storage: 0 acre feet approximately. 3.7.6. North Complex Storage Right – Amounts Made Absolute in Prior Proceedings and Amounts Remaining Conditional. Initial Fill: Absolute: 0 acre-feet. Conditional: 17,747 acre-feet. Total: 17,747 acrefeet. Refill: Absolute: 0 acre-feet. Conditional: 17,747 acre-feet. Total: 17,747 acre-feet. 4. Claim for Finding of Reasonable Diligence. The following activities describe Applicant’s efforts to complete the conditional appropriation for the North and South Complex Storage Rights and apply the waters to a beneficial use as conditionally decreed, including expenditures: 4.1. South Complex Storage Right. 4.1.1. Completed annual operations and maintenance including annual dam safety inspections with State Engineer’s Office (“SEO”) at Miller Dam and survey for movement. 4.1.2. In 2017, Brown and Caldwell provided all labor, materials, and equipment for the North and South Complex Water Quality Improvement Project. The total project cost was approximately $3,063,000. 4.1.3. In 2021, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc was contracted to perform the North and South Complex Water Quality Study project. The total project cost was approximately $21,000. 4.1.4. Storage, diversion, and beneficial use of the South Complex Storage Right during the diligence period. 4.2. North Complex Storage Right. The following work, undertaken during the diligence period, was necessary to develop the diversion of water to and from the North Reservoir Complex: 4.2.1. Howe-Haller A Reservoir: 4.2.1.1. Repaired south slope of HoweHaller A Reservoir that was damaged during a 2023 spring storm. The total project cost was approximately $71,800. 4.2.2. Dunes Dam and Reservoir. 4.2.2.1. Completed annual operations and maintenance including annual dam safety inspections with the SEO at Dunes Dam and survey for movement. 4.2.2.2. Denver Water began filling Dunes and Tanabe Reservoirs by gravity from the Fulton Ditch in February 2018. 4.2.2.3. In 2017, United Power Inc. provided construction services for required electrical instrumentation and control for Dunes Reservoir valve connection vault operation. The total project cost was approximately $26,000. 4.2.3. Hazeltine Reservoir: 4.2.3.1. In 2021, Concrete Express, Inc., provided mining services to remove material from Hazeltine Reservoir. The total project cost was approximately $5,927,000. 4.2.3.2. In 2022, Olsson Associates performed a hydraulic analysis of the Hazeltine Reservoir Spillway. The total project cost was approximately $14,000. 4.2.3.3. In 2022, Guarantee Electrical Contracting LLC provided estimating, constructability, and value engineering assessment services for the North Complex Hazeltine Pump Station Site Electrical Project. The total project cost was approximately $2,600. 4.2.3.4. In 2022, Alden Research Laboratory Inc. provided structural and architectural design services for Phase 1 of the North Complex Hazeltine Pump Station and Complex EI&C Project. The total project cost was approximately $569,000. 4.2.3.5. In 2022, W.W. Wheeler and Associates provided engineering services to design and construct a spillway on the Hazeltine embankment adjacent to the South Platte River. The total project cost was approximately $241,000. 4.2.3.6. In 2023, Guarantee Electrical Contracting LLC provided all labor, materials, and equipment for the North Complex Hazeltine Pump Station Site Electrical project. The total project

cost was approximately $2,105,000. 4.2.4. Tanabe Reservoir: 4.2.4.1. In 2017, Environmental Logistics provided all labor, materials, and equipment for the Tanabe Reservoir Fencing and Roadway Improvements project. The total project cost was approximately $373,000. 4.2.5. Work Related to North Reservoir Complex. 4.2.5.1. Storage, diversion and beneficial use of the North Complex Storage Right during the diligence period. 4.2.5.2. In 2017, United Power Inc. provided construction services for required electrical instrumentation and control for the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $7,000. 4.2.5.3. In 2017, Shannon & Wilson Inc. provided support for a geotechnical field exploration of the Hazeltine and Howe-Haller B reservoir cells. The total project cost was approximately $19,000. 4.2.5.4. In 2017, RE Monks Construction LLC provided all labor, materials, and equipment for the Hazeltine/Howe Haller B Reservoirs temporary platform fill slope repair. The total project cost was approximately $533,000. 4.2.5.5. In 2018, JDR Engineering Inc. provided conceptual level civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering for the Interim Pump Station Study at the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $32,000. 4.2.5.6. In 2022, Garney Companies LLC provided Phase 1 Design Assistance Contractor Services for the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $154,000. 4.2.5.7. In 2022, EnSafe Inc. conducted forensic analyses necessary to identify the source of PFAS contamination of groundwater in and around the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $29,000. 4.2.5.8. In 2022, Carollo Engineers Inc. provided engineering services to estimate the treatment cost for uranium, selenium, and PFAS in a groundwater source. The total project cost was approximately $61,000. 4.2.5.9. In 2022, HRS Water Consultants Inc. provided hydrogeologic consulting to design a test of the North Reservoir Complex’s Mounding Drain. The total project cost was approximately $135,000. 4.2.5.10. In 2023, Clemson Engineering Hydraulics Inc. provided a scaled physical model of the North Reservoir Complex facility station design to ensure Hydraulic Institute Standard compliance. The total project cost was approximately $65,000. 4.2.5.11. In 2023, Pinyon Environmental Inc. provided environmental engineering for Mounding Drain Permitting Support at the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $70,000. 4.2.5.12. In 2023, HRS Water Consultants provided civil and hydraulic engineering for the Mounding Drain Gravity Design Project for the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $64,000. 4.2.5.13. In 2023, HRS Water Consultants provided hydrogeologic consulting services for the Mounding Drain Gravity Design Project for the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $110,000. 4.2.5.14. In 2024, United Power Inc. provided construction services for required electrical instrumentation and control for the North Reservoir Complex. The total project cost was approximately $59,000. 4.2.5.15. Denver Water continues to maintain active sand and gravel mining permits through the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety on an annual basis for the mining operations remaining at the North Reservoir Complex and the Lupton Lakes Complex. 5. Claim to Make Amount Absolute for the North Complex Storage Right. 5.1. North Complex Storage Right. Denver Water claims 3,916.3 acre-feet ABSOLUTE for the North Complex Storage Right initial fill. The amount of 3,916.3 acre-feet was diverted at the Fulton Headgate and placed into storage during two periods in 2018 from February 13th through ¬¬¬¬¬March 8th and May 24th through June 3rd. The water diverted under the North Complex Storage Right was stored and then used by exchange or directly for the decreed beneficial uses. Denver Water may rely on accounting records of other diversions under the North Complex Storage Right to support its claim to make absolute. Daily data from Denver Water’s raw water accounting sheets was reviewed to verify the volume claimed absolute. Specifically, call data, authorized inflow data, and authorized storage data provided on the North Complex Reservoir Operations Accounting sheet used to calculate the volume of water stored in-priority under the North Complex Storage Right. A summary of the accounting is attached as Exhibit B. 6. Names and addresses of owners or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool. Denver Water is not proposing any new diversion or storage structures that do not already exist, nor is Denver Water proposing modifications to any existing diversion or storage structure or the existing North and South Complexes. However,

Denver Water is providing notice to the following entities because this application relates to certain structures and property in which the following entities may have a property interest. (a) City and County of Denver, Acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, 1600 West 12th Avenue Denver, CO 80204 (b) Burlington Ditch, Reservoir and Land Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601 (c) Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601 (d) Wellington Reservoir Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601 (e) Henrylyn Irrigation District, P.O. Box 85, Hudson, CO 86042 (f) Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, 6450 York Street, Denver, CO 80229 (g) South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, CO 80022 (h) Fulton Irrigating Ditch Company, 25 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601 7. Remarks. The use of water diverted or stored under these water rights will be in accordance with the terms of the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement, effective September 26, 2013, or as amended. WHEREFORE, Denver Water requests the Court enter a decree finding Denver Water has exercised reasonable diligence in the development of the North and South Complex Storage Rights described herein, to continue the conditional portions of the North and South Complex Storage Rights water right in full force as decreed, to make 3,916.3 acre-feet of the North Complex Storage Right absolute, and for other such relief as this Court deems just and proper.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of OCTOBER 2024 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. 947607

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

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First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Joel J. Matejka, AKA Joel Jerome Matejka, AKA Joel Matejka, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30368

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 January 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard H. Sugg, Jr.

Attorney for Lori Lynn Matejka, Personal Representative 6500 S. Quebec St., Suite 300 Centennial, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 947563

First Publication: September 5, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

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Estate of Larry James Michael, Deceased Case Numbe: 24PR137

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 January 13, 2025, or the claims mav be forever barred.

Teresa Michael, Personal Representative 9312 Crestmore Way Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Legal Notice No. 947573

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Andrew Leonard Sokal, aka Andrew L. Sokal, aka Andrew Sokal, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030338

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 January 6, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen Lea Hunley

Personal Representative 1493 Brittany Court Loveland, CO 80537

Legal Notice No. 947549

First Publication: September 5, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of James Vincent Buckley, a/k/a James V. Buckley, a/k/a James Buckley, Deceased

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before Monday, September 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

James Edward Buckley, Personal Representative 1953 E 126th Ct Thornton, Colorado, 80241

Legal Notice No. 947578

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Franklin Wallace Prince, aka Franklin W. Prince, Deceased, Case Number: 2024PR030371

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 January 6, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chad Campagnola,

Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 4th Street, Suite 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 947561

First Publication: September 5, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Roy Lee Morgan, also known as Roy L. Morgan, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030370

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 January 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dian Horton, Personal Representative 3505 Buffalo Pond Trail Franktown, Colorado 80116

Legal Notice No. 947582

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Debra Ann Kerinke, aka Debra A. Kerinke, Deceased, Case Number: 2024PR030337

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 January 6, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kelly M. Lynch, Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 4th Street, Suite 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 947566

First Publication: September 5, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

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Estate of Rachel Ducat, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR418

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 January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Timothy Hurley, Personal Representative 895 South High Street Denver, CO 80209

Legal Notice No. 947627

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

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Estate of Debra Louise Finken, dba Debra L. Finken, Deceased Case Number 2024 PR 030377

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 January 31, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 947559

First Publication: September 5, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

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Estate of Dominic Brennan Russell, a/k/a Dominic B. Russell, a/k/a Dominic Russell Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30362

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 January 5, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Darin Brent Russell, Personal Representative Little Law Office 15530 E Broncos Pkwy, Ste. 300 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 947556

First Publication: September 5, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

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Estate of Mary K. Weaver, Deceased Case Number: 24PR78

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 October 11, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen B. Stamy, Personal Representative 1731 Bonaire Way Newport Beach, CA 92660

Legal Notice No. 947584

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Mary Louise Gedack, a/k/a Mary L. Gedack, a/k/a Mary Gedack, a/k/a Mary Wargin, a/k/a Mary Whelan, Deceased Case No.: 2024PR30273

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the undersigned or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, on or before January 19, 2025, or said claims may be forever barred.

Charles Edward Longtine, Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 945600

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 4, 2024

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Estate of Marilyn Smith Noll, a/k/a Marilyn S. Noll, a/k/a Marilyn Noll. Deceased Case No. 2024PR030415

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 January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Elizabeth Hall Foster

Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 4201 E. Yale Ave., Suite 110 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 945603

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Joseph Alan Mowery, a/k/a Joe Mowery, a/k/a Joseph Mowery, a/k/a Joseph A. Mowery, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30355

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 January 6, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

David G. Mowery, Personal Representative c/o Janine A. Guillen, Esq. GUILLEN | DEGEORGE, LLP 9222 Teddy Lane Lone Tree, CO 80124

Legal Notice No.947553

First Publication: September 5, 2024

Last Publication: September 19, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

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Estate of Jeffrey Dennis Thompson, a/k/a Jeffrey D. Thompson, a/k/a Jeffrey Thompson, a/k/a Jeff Thompson, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030381

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 January 5, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dennis Eugene Thompson

Personal Representative c/o Mollie B. Hawes, Miller and Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 947550

First Publication: September 5, 2024 Last Publication: September 19, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SHERMAN I. SMITH,

a/k/a SHERMAN ISAAC SMITH, a/k/a SHERMAN SMITH, a/k/a SHERM SMITH, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30311

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 January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sebastian S. Smith, Personal Representative 6386 S. Pierson Street Littleton, Colorado 80127

Legal Notice No. 947613

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of THOMAS MICHAEL BLODGETT, II, aka THOMAS M. BLODGETT, II, aka THOMAS BLODGETT, II, aka THOMAS BLODGETT, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30389

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 January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gregory S. Blodgett, Personal Representative c/o Nicole Andrzejewski 5347 S. Valentia Way, Ste. 335 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 947599

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 4, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RITA BEATRICE WOODSON, aka RITA B WOODSON, aka RITA WOODSON, Deceased Case Number 2024PR030383

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 Court, Colorado on or before January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer Woodson Best, Personal Representative c/o Solem, Woodward & McKinley P.C. 750 W. Hampden Ave, Suite 505 Englewood, Colorado 80110

Legal Notice No. 947615

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 21, 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 Bella Mae Haines be changed to Laura Mae Haines Case No.: 24 C 520

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 947579

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 29, 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

Get all the ‘fall feels’ at annual Parker Fall Fest

Community-wide fun slated for Sept. 21-28

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Leaves changing colors, the crisp autumn breeze, pumpkin spice lattes and the uno cial o cial start to “spooky season.”

All that, and more, will be celebrated at the annual Parker Fall Fest.

e town-wide kick-o to autumn starts at noon on Sept. 21 at O’Brien Park and wraps up in the evening of Sept. 28 with a bright drone show.

Presented by Audi Parker, this year’s promoters are announcing plans for a bigger and better celebration, as they welcome folks of all ages to enjoy the music, games and activities.

From noon to 4 p.m., giant table and lawn games will be available throughout the week in O’Brien

REGULATION

Proposition 123, passed by voters in 2022, last year directed $80 million toward a ordable housing across the state. at river of revenue is owing again this year as more housing plans unfold, Wolfe said.  “Are we giving this a chance to take root or are we going to pass three more things before this actually has a chance to take root and start

Park — as well as activities with Sam the Scarecrow, who will make a return appearance this year.

“Nothing beats helping my Parker neighbors celebrate the start of the autumn season with some fun outdoor activities in the park,” said Sam the Scarecrow.

In addition to such characters, Parker Mayor Je Torborg and town council members will be attending the event.

Earlier this year, the Parker Chronicle shared that the town was holding its rst Name A Snowplow contest. e winners of the contest will be announced on Sept. 21 along with a snowplow touch-atruck contest.

In addition to the hay bale maze and other games, people can participate in a “Prowl for the Pumpkins” contest.

Sam the Scarecrow will hide 15 orange pumpkin signs throughout the town, including trails, parks, the downtown area and town facilities for residents to discover. ose who

generating housing,” Wolfe told the vacation rental advocates, urging a wariness of statewide regulation that could slow the ow of tourists into Colorado. “We have to be careful. If we make dramatic changes this (slowdown in visitation) could continue to accelerate.”

Hundreds of property owners and managers have united as part of the Colorado Lodging Resort Alliance, which rallied dozens of advocates to urge opposition to Senate Bill 33 earlier this year.

e group is again rallying its

nd a hidden pumpkin can enter to win prizes. All they have to do is take a sel e with the pumpkin and share it on the Town of Parker Facebook page.

End the weeklong celebration with the whole family at Fun and Games Day in O’Brien Park from 4-7 p.m., which will include food vendors on site.

Kids will have the chance to participate in the Colorado’s Avalanche’s “Game On” street hockey program, lawn games, rock climbing and carnival games with prizes.

Jill Callan, owner of the children’s store Petit Parker, looks forward to the fall festival because she loves to see the community come together to celebrate the changing season, she said.

“As a children’s store, it warms my heart to see all the little ones having a great time,” said Callan.   ere will also be adult-friendly attractions such as an axe-throwing booth for those 18 and older, as well as a beer garden hosted by

troops to thwart legislation that could impact vacation rentals. e Colorado Association of Ski Towns advocating for legislation that would enable local communities to ask voters to approve a tax on vacant homes that could include properties that are rented to vacationers. Another proposal by Colorado Counties Inc. would raise the cap on lodging taxes levied by counties to 6% from 2%, just like Colorado municipalities.

“ is could give counties the opportunity to increase revenue for

the Downtown Business Alliance. Tickets for the garden are available onsite.

With the help of Douglas County, family and friends can get warm and cozy as they watch the sky light up above O’Brien Park with a drone show beginning around 7:15 p.m.

advertising and marketing local tourism, housing, childcare services, and facilitating and enhancing visitor experiences bene ting their county residents,” reads a legislative position statement from Colorado Counties Inc.

“ ere are some scary things out there looming around on the horizon,” Koster said. 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.

Parker Fall Fest returns to downtown Parker, starting at noon on Sept. 21 and runs through the evening of Sept. 28. The celebration will end with a drone show above O’Brien Park.