Erin Kane pushes bond to fund buildings, cut maintenance backlog
BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Douglas County Superintendent
Erin Kane says hundreds of millions of dollars are needed to build new schools and to bring existing ones
into good condition. She has asked the school board to put a $490 million bond on the November ballot to see if voters support paying for a range of improvements.
e district hasn’t passed a bond since 2018 and the money from it has since been spent. Without additional bond funding, Kane said a school building maintenance backlog has stacked up to $300 million and is growing yearly. Additionally, the district needs to build new elementary schools
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to accommodate growing neighborhoods that currently don’t have schools, including Sterling Ranch and Ridgegate. Students in those neighborhoods are currently being bused to over ow schools.
Kane said the bond is the only way the district can a ord to make capital improvements, noting that even if it sold all of its excess land, the money would not cover a year’s worth of maintenance.
Highlands Ranch resident Thoennes nearly medals in Olympic rowing
BY ED KLAJMAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
PARIS — At the Olympics, it’s often said the most emotionally difcult nish an athlete can have is fourth place — just one spot away from coming home with a medal.
Highland Ranch’s Jessica oennes has now had that experience for a second consecutive time. e rower nished fourth in the bow seat as part of the women’s eights crew in Tokyo three years ago, just two seconds o the podium. In Paris, oennes was in the pairs competition together with Azja Czajkowski.
It was a case of di erent boat –same result, as the duo nished fourth in the nal, and once again for oennes, about two seconds from having a bronze medal put around her neck.
“Yeah, it is a pretty familiar position to be so close and yet and maybe perhaps falling a little short,” said the 28-year-old, who graduated from Mountain Vista High School in 2014.
Douglas County School District Superintendent Erin Kane speaks to the school board about sta ’s recommendation to put a $490 million bond on the November ballot to pay for new schools and building maintenance. The $490 million bond would not raise taxes.
Boebert joins push for Republican unity
Congresswoman:
‘It only happens if we’re united as a party’
BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A rift among Colorado’s conservatives, embodied in the Colorado Republican Party’s divisive approach to campaigning, including primary endorsements, is being addressed by some with showings of unity.
Douglas County Republicans and the party’s nominee for 4th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, are promoting party unity as a key to winning more seats in the November elections.
“We have a major opportunity in Douglas County and across the 4th Congressional District to ip seats and make major inroads for the GOP, but it only happens if we’re united as a party,” Boebert said in a statement to the Douglas County News-Press. “Whether it’s fundraising for and supporting county parties or promoting local candidates on social media, I’m leading by example when it comes to uniting the GOP in Colorado.”
e state party’s chairman, Dave Williams, is often at the center of criticisms over divisiveness, including his use of party money to promote his own failed congressional campaign in the Colorado Springs area and spearheading the endorsements during the primaries.
Even in the 4th District race, Boebert’s Republican competitors expressed frustration that the state party endorsed Boebert. Traditionally, the party has watched primaries from the sidelines and has worked to further the broader issues of the candidates.
Conservative candidates recentlytold e Colorado Sunthat the divisions are leading them to campaign without the support and resources from the state party that they normally rely on.
“Without a state party, a campaign is signi cantly harder to run,” Nick Bayer, the campaign manager for Republican candidate Je Hurd, running in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, told the Sun.
In an e ort to prevent that from
happening to Douglas County Republican candidates, the local party and many candidates are embracing a message of unity and coming together to support one another into the general election.
For example, the Douglas County GOP hosted a unity event following the primaries where Boebert gave the keynote address.
Boebert has also been promoting down ballot conservatives in the 4th District on social media and at local events, such as the Douglas County Fair Parade.
And, she also criticized Williams in a Facebook post for not doing more to promote Republicans.
“ is isn’t about competing policies or ideologies; this is about a failure from Chairman Williams to lead after our Primary Election and simply reach out to candidates and organizations throughout Colorado and beyond to o er support, mend bridges, and present a clear gameplan of how we can win together in November,” the post said, adding
that Boebert will support all conservatives on the ballot.
Other local Republicans are also touting unity, even candidates who lost their primaries.
John Carson ran in the Republican primary for Douglas County Commissioner in District 3 and lost to state Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, who was endorsed by the state and local parties. Carson told the News-Press that he fully supports Van Winkle in the general election and appreciates the e orts to bring conservatives together.
“I think it’s important that we get Republicans elected to o ces in Douglas County and the state of Colorado,” Carson said. “I owe it to (my supporters) to present a unied message for the election in the fall because they share our principles of limited government and individual freedom.”
Max Brooks, who is running for Colorado House District 45, said the county party reached out to him on the night of the primary election
to give him its support. e county and state parties had endorsed Brooks’ primary challenger Bill Jack.
“I felt it was a genuine outreach to support the primary winners because that’s the primary importance for the party,” Brooks said. “We’re focusing on the bigger picture.”
Brooks said voters have told him that they want candidates to focus on the issues, not personal attacks. He believes listening to that advice will help conservatives win.
“ ere is a genuine enthusiasm for discussing the things that are concerning to them at the state or town level and an appreciation that someone was listening,” Brooks said.
Douglas County’s elected o cials are almost exclusively Republican, with the notable exception of Highlands Ranch Rep. Bob Marshall. Marshall’s seat is one Republicans hope to win back this November through candidate Matt Burcham.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert walks with the Douglas County GOP and local candidates at the Douglas County Fair Parade. Boebert and Douglas County Republicans are trying to unify the party amid divisions at the state level. COURTESY LAUREN BOEBERT FOR CONGRESS
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As the Real Estate Market Shifts, We’re in Uncharted Territory Thanks to NAR Settlement
Sunday was the deadline for one very significant change in the practice of real estate, as the result of a March 15th settlement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and a group of Missouri home sellers who claimed that the sharing of listing agent’s commission with the buyer’s agent was somehow a violation of anti-price fixing laws and just plain “unfair.”
Although I, along with most Realtors (and, in fact, NAR), disagreed, the parties agreed to a settlement in which MLSs may no longer display how much a buyer’s agent will earn if he brings a buyer to the table.
Real Estate, we’re not so worried.
Below is a picture of the yard sign that in front of the solar-powered listing featured at the bottom of the page. Do you notice anything new about it? Yes, it has a sign rider telling both buyers and their agents that the seller will pay a 2.5% commission to an agent who represents the buyer of this home.
The brochure in the brochure box has that same information. You could say that “nothing has really changed,” and you’d be almost right. What has changed is that we are not “splitting” our listing commission with the buyer’s agent. Ra-
ther, the seller has agreed (at my suggestion) to incentivize agents to bring their buyer, knowing that their client will not have to pay him, because the seller will. The sellers who sued to end the practice of commission splitting will finally recognize that compensating the agent who represents their buyer is a practical way to sell a home. They had hoped that buyers would now have to pay for their own professional representation, but if, as I expect, the vast majority of home sellers agree to compete with each other for the buyer’s business, which home do you think the buyer will offer to buy?
That’s how I see these coming weeks
and months shaking out. Some sellers will say, “Hey, I don’t have to offer compensation,” and a few may succeed with that strategy. But one thing is for sure: the universe of potential buyers will be smaller, because a significant percentage of buyers can’t afford to pay for representation on top of the other fees I listed in last week’s column. I do expect that many buyers will feel they should only deal with listing agents directly, but when they see our sign rider, they may do the right thing for themselves, which is to have a professional working in their best interest instead of the seller’s. Stay tuned!
MLS Now Has Fields for Audio & Video Recording
That change took place at midnight last Thursday and many real estate professionals are concerned about how it will affect them personally. At Golden
Do You Know or Care Where Your Realtor Stands Politically?
Real estate is not the only profession where the “rule” is never to talk politics or religion. I agree about religion, but in today’s divisive political climate, I feel differently about revealing my political leanings, which are liberal. As a seller, I would not be comfortable hiring an agent who was a Trump fan. Someone else may prefer hiring a fan of Trump.
Recently, a Denver agent referred a Golden seller to me. When I told him that his home would be advertised next to my weekly real estate column, he said, “I don’t read newspapers anymore because they’re all fake news.”
Okay, we’re not a fit — and that’s okay with me.
Archive of Past Columns Is Online
Over the past two decades, this column has appeared in local weeklies and the Denver Post, and during that time I’ve written about every conceivable topic related to real estate. You can find and search that archive online at www.JimSmithColumns.com
New: Solar-Powered Green Mountain Home
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The seller of this 3-bedroom/2½-bath home at 14038 W. Amherst Ave. provided this springtime picture of their crabapple tree in bloom. Not visible from the front is the seller-owned 5.98-kW solar array which reduces the Xcel monthly electric bill to under $10 year-round. The oversized garage has an extra 5'x18' workshop/storage area with natural light. The workbench, shop light and pegboards are all included. There’s another workshop area in the unfinished basement, plus a 10'x11' wood laminate dance floor! The cul-de-sac location makes this home a quiet place to enjoy life with friendly neighbors. The 8'x25' composite deck off the eat-in kitchen is half-covered, with stairs down to the backyard with its lush grass, garden beds and linden tree. The other half of the deck is shaded by the house itself in late afternoon. The 6'x8' front porch is also covered. Visit www.JeffcoSolarHomes.com to view a narrated video walk-through and drone video, plus magazine-quality photos and floor plans. The seller replaced the windows on the first floor and most of the second floor with high-end Marvin windows. The windows are energy efficient double-paned windows with aluminum clad wood frames. The frames are powder-coated white, requiring no routine maintenance. Come to the open house Saturday, 11-1, or call broker associate Kathy Jonke at 303-990-7428 to see it. Note: Seller offers 2.5% buyer broker compensation.
With surveillance systems becoming more and more common in American homes, buyers can never be sure that what they say to each other and their agent during a showing isn’t being monitored remotely by the seller.
Personally, I advise my buyers to assume that everything they say is being heard by the seller and to monitor their conversation accordingly. There are any number of things a buyer could say while
touring a home that would disadvantage them when it comes to negotiating a contract or inspection issues.
REcolorado, Denver’s MLS, now has fields for indicating whether there is audio and/or video recording inside and/or outside the listing, but buyers should not count on privacy if those fields are not checked. I recently sold a home where the fields weren’t checked but cameras (and Alexa) were definitely present.
Just Listed: 20-Acre Apple & Peach Orchard
Our former broker associate, Kim Taylor, is now an independent broker in Cedaredge and just listed this interesting agricultural property nearby. With 4.8 shares of surface creek water, the meticulously managed fruit is thriving again this year, and there is a leased rental house that was recently remodeled. The orchard contains blocks of apples and peaches and has been a successful producer for over 20 years. The property also has a 1500 sq. ft. cooler with loading dock, a tractor barn with electric, and two 30-amp electric and water hook ups for RVs. Located in the county, this agricultural property sits literally on the edge of Cedaredge city limits, only 1/2 mile from town center. Property taxes run less than $500/year. Come take a closer look! The Cedaredge area is a great location for the outdoor enthusiasts! Just 20 minutes away is the Grand Mesa, the largest flat top mesa in the country with over 300 lakes for fishing, lots of space for camping, hiking and biking, miles of groomed Nordic ski trails, Powderhorn Ski Resort, snowshoeing, and miles of snowmobiling — not to mention that the Gunnison River is only 15 minutes south, and the greater area is Colorado wine country, with an airport just 45 minutes away! Seller also has 10 more acres with blocks of apples, peaches and grapes that would make a great addition to this property. Learn more at www.OrchardCityHome.info, then call Kim at 303-304-6678 to arrange a visit.
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Guided tour of mansion is slated for Sept. 17
Highlands Ranch Mansion tour and lunch
e Living Aging Well Commission and the City of Lone Tree is planning a guided tour of the Highlands Ranch Mansion, followed by lunch at Sazon. e tour is Sept. 17 at 11:30 a.m., with lunch around 1:30 p.m. Pre-paid tickets, $12 per person, are required. Register at www.cityo onetree.com/event/ highlands-ranch-mansion-tour. Call 303-225-4930 for more information.
Douglas County sheri stands up for safety of bicyclists on roads
After a lifelong cyclist survived a horrible bike crash after being struck from behind by a large truck, Sheri Darren Weekly is advocating that drivers look out for cyclists. Gary Robinson said the crash could have killed him, but the driver “jumped out, screamed at me.” And while in the hospital, people he knew made negative comments about photos of what appeared to be the crash he was in on Facebook, including, “cyclists shouldn’t be on the road anyway” and “he got what was coming.” is sparked conversations with Weekly and his o ce, which has partnered with Robinson’s blog, Colorado Avid Cyclist, to help educate the community about cyclists and their rights on the roads. Tra c deputies also have developed a plan to step up enforcement and education of cyclists and motorists.
Long-term closure of West Frontage Road in Douglas County Crews have closed a section of the West Frontage Road between Territorial and Tomah roads. Local access to businesses and residences along West Frontage Road will remain available, but no through trafc is allowed. e closure allows for bridge building over Interstate 25 and railway tracks, as well as new interstate on- and o -ramps. Crews will restrict and relocate West Frontage Road tra c through 2025.
Safe2Tell sees 25% increase compared to the previous year
A July monthly tally of 28,218 reports for the prior school year is the highest ever in Safe2Tell’s history. Safe2Tell is a violence intervention and prevention program for students to anonymously report threats made to them or others, distributing anonymous reports to local law enforcement and school o cials under state law. To make a report, call 1-877-542-7233 or visit Safe2Tell.org.
Asian Girls Ignite empowers local AANHPI community
e Asian Girls Ignite nonpro t, whose mission is to build a strong community of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Paci c Islander girls and women, has received $564,000 in grants. e funds will support goals of leadership development and expanded student programming. For more information about Asian Girls Ignite and their upcoming events and programs, contact Chea Franz at Chea@indiecreativeco.com
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Felons who complete their sentences can vote in Colorado
BY JUSTIN GEORGE THE COLORADO SUN
People convicted of felonies who have served their entire sentences can vote in Colorado. So can people on probation and parole.
ose convicted of felonies who are imprisoned or conned to detention as part of their sentence cannot vote.
ey regain their voting eligibility after they have completed their “full term of imprisonment,” according to the Colorado Secretary of State.
“ e day you are released from detention or incarceration is the day your eligibility to register to vote is restored,” the o ce stated on its website.
Defendants facing criminal charges in jail who are pretrial detainees or out on bond awaiting trial can vote. In May 2024, the General Assembly passed a law requiring county clerks to work with county sheri s to allow voting in jail for at least one day, give detainees information on voting eligibility and provide them with instructions on how they can verify or change voter registration. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalistowned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state. e Colorado Sun partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-size fact-checks of trending claims.
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“But I think if you look at our competition and how we have gone through this whole time, I’m incredibly proud and thrilled with how both myself and my partner Azja have been able to really break through and succeed in such a short amount of time.”
Emphasizing how it takes years of training together for a tandem to reach their full potential, oennes explained the Americans had been together for just a matter of a few months, much di erent than the teams that nished ahead of them – the Netherlands (gold), Romania (silver) and Australia (bronze).
“ e gold medalists have been rowing together on and o for eight years,” explained oennes, who had never rowed in her life until walking on to the University of Washington’s team in 2015. “ e Australian pair have been rowing together exclusively for three years and were together for the last Olympics as well. e Romanians have now been rowing together for at least two quadrennials now that I’ve been able to tell. So, to have come together with somebody in four months, and to be so close, I think is such an exciting preview of what we can do.”
After taking in several other Olympic events as a spectator after her event wrapped up halfway through the games, oennes participated in the closing ceremony and then ew back to the U.S. on Monday.
Now, oeness said, a substantial break from the sport is the priority, including getting back to Colorado “sometime soon,” but oennes does not know when exactly, pointing out that she only planned up until the nal of her event and not a day after it.
“I have not taken a break since. Well, I don’t think I have ever taken
a break in my life, to be honest with you,” oennes laughed, noting that thoughts of 2028 and the enticement of a home Games in Los Angeles are certainly in play, but that she’s not going to plan too far ahead or get too far ahead of herself.
“It will come as it does. We will see how the body’s doing and how everybody’s feeling and kind of evaluate after a couple of months, and kind of move forward,” oennes said while acknowledging that the Olympics there will “be really good” and that “the United States has put out some very good Games in the past.”
“But, I mean, if people have been complaining about the tra c here, I don’t know if they’ve ever been to Los Angeles,” oennes joked. e big challenge, oennes added, is that the rowing competition will take place in Marine Stadium in Long Beach. It’s the same course that was used in the 1932 Olympic Games, but it’s only 1,500 meters long, making it the shortest course in Olympic history. e standard length for any international competition has always been 2,000 meters. And U.S. team qualifying will also be on a 2,000-meter course.
oeness said Paris has been wonderful, and a much di erent experience than Tokyo, which was in a CO-
VID bubble.
“It’s a very intimate village. Everything is very, very close, whereas in Tokyo, there was a lot of space,” said the Business and Corporate Communications grad, who was Academic All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention in 2018, and part of the rst sweep in NCAA history, as the Washington team went undefeated in every race at the collegiate championship in 2017.
Highlands Ranch native Jessica Thoennes, left, and her partner Azja Czajkowski pose for a photo after winning the pair at the 2024 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials in April. The two rowers’ finish qualified them both for the Summer Olympics this month in Paris. Thoennes is a 2014 graduate of Mountain Vista High School.
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The rowing pair of Jessica Thoennes, foreground, and Azja Czajkowski practice for the Summer Olympics in Paris. The duo finished fourth, one spot shy of a bronze medal, at the Games.
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“I think I was a little bit better prepared this time on how things worked,” oennes added. “I think it was still overwhelming. It’s always exciting at this new spot when you get somewhere close to the number of athletes that we did and you’re like, whoa, this is wild. So it’s been a very exciting ex-
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perience. It’s been really fun to experience the full processing and checking, like coming into Team USA, we didn’t get to have that experience last time, so I think it’s just trying to make sure that we make it as special as we could was the goal.”
She added that having her immediate family — father, Chris, mother, Sue, and sisters, Olivia and Camille – was a big plus. And she apologizes if people from back home tried to reach out to o er encouragement and did not hear
from her, because like many athletes in an Olympics, phones get turned o and the attention gets placed squarely on the task at hand.
“I think I’ve been quite focused on my own path this couple of months,” oennes said. “So, I haven’t really heard too much from outside, because I’m not always that easy to reach.”
For this Highlands Ranch native, and all those in Colorado who watched the journey, it was an Olympics to remember.
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Parker native a Merchant Marine Academy grad
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Teany enters U.S. Army as a second lieutenant
BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
From the mountains to the sea, Parker resident Amaranda Maureen Teany has joined a select group of Amerians after graduating from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Teany’s personal achievement comes in a year that marks a milestone in U.S. history. It is the 50th anniversary of the service academy admitting women.
“I am using this achievement to serve my country,” said Teany. e academy, founded in 1943, was the rst of the country’s elite federal service academies that serve American national security and critical economic interests to allow women.
Ever since childhood, Teany was determined to pursue a career in the military. Growing up in Parker, Teany graduated from Lutheran High School and her dreams led her to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. e academy educates licensed merchant marine o cers to serve the nation during peacetime and war.
“With 95 percent of the world’s products transported over water,
our graduates are vital to the e ective operation of our merchant eet for both commercial and military transport during war and peace,” states the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy website.
O cers serving on commercial agship vessels transport goods and products around the world and can be called at any time to support critical sealift maritime operations. ey also deliver the country’s weapons, military supplies and troops during times of con ict.
Entry into the academy is not as simple as lling out an application. It involves “rigorous academic and physical requirements” and must have a congressional nomination, which can be requested from a local of a U.S. senator or member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
As part of her four-year education, Teany spent one year training as a cadet aboard ocean going vessels, a requirement of the academy.
Teany earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the U.S. Armed Forces as well as a Merchant Marine o cer license, qualifying her to serve as an o cer on any ship in the U.S. ag merchant marine.
Given the academic demands, Teany told the Parker Chronicle in an email that graduating from the academy was something she wasn’t sure she could do.
“Graduation is not an individual accomplishment,” said Teany. “It is truly the culmination of God work-
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White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke at her commencement ceremony.
“ e path you have chosen is tremendously honorable,” Sullivan told the graduates. “As soon-to-be ensigns and second lieutenants, assistant engineers and third mates, you will crew ships that are essential to our nation’s security.”
Every graduate has a commit-
ment to serve either eight years as an o cer in any reserve unit of the military, which is a majority of what “Kings Pointers” choose, said Marilyn Livi, senior vice president of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation. Graduates can also serve ve years on a U.S. ag vessel or on active duty military.
Teany is ful lling her commitment as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and is currently going through basic training.
Amaranda Maureen Teany of Parker recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Teany earned a Bachelor of Science degree, a commission in the U.S. armed forces and a Merchant Marine O cer license.
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Legion honors Highlands Ranch fallen soldier
BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Before it was Civic Green Park, it was an open eld where Je Falkel and his son, Chris, lived countless memories together. Now, decades later, Falkel returned to create another lasting memory, this time in his son’s honor.
It was the same day 19 years ago that Chris, a 22-year-old Army sta sergeant, was killed in combat in Afghanistan. Falkel was joined by the Highlands Ranch American Legion post, which has just changed its name to the Christopher M. Falkel American Legion Post 1260 of Colorado.
“He would be very honored to have this,” said Falkel, who is a retired Army major. “As is myself and my extended family.”
e American Legion is a preeminent service organization for veterans of the Armed Forces and their families. After nearly 30 years of being active, members of the Highlands Ranch post came to honor the community’s rst fallen soldier.
Chris was a weapons sergeant assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. In June, 2005, he left for his second deployment to Afghanistan, serving as part of Operational Detachment Alpha 316.
Weeks later, on Aug. 8, he was killed in action during the Battles of Mari Ghar.
His loss inspired the creation of the Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument , which was dedicated in July 2009. Chris also received a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for his valorous e orts that saved the lives of his team, including members of the Afghan National Army.
“Because of the job Chris did, there are 16 kids who still have their dads and eight kids who would have never been born,” said Falkel. “And that to me is more important than a medal.”
e morning of Aug. 7, 2005, Chris called his father from Deh Afghan, Afghanistan. ey spoke about Chris’ last few missions and the upcoming Denver Broncos football season. Chris asked for a Broncos T-shirt, pistachio nuts and the New Madden 2005 video football game. en, Chris turned that lighthearted conversation to a serious tone. He told his dad that if anything happened to him that he wanted to help pay for his younger brother to have the best college education possible. And, he wanted to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, near the nation’s capital in Virginia. Before hanging up, Falkel heard his son say, “I love you Dad.”
Although it was supposed to be a
“short” mission, Chris brought all the ammunition for every weapon platform the group had.
“If he doesn’t do that, that whole team dies because they would have run out of ammunition,” said Falkel. “ ey got involved in more battles than they thought.”
Chris’ ODA 316 vehicle was with a handful that drove into a Taliban ambush on Aug. 8, 2005.
After ring a machine gun in a protracted incident that enabled the team to move out of the “kill zone”, Chris was killed by a sniper.
e driver from the rst vehicle ran to get Chris down from the turret. His body was taken back to their base the morning of Aug. 9 after a helicopter could safely reach them. Chris was the only casualty on his team in the incident.
On Aug. 9 in Colorado, Falkel was getting together the items Chris requested and helping his younger son prepare to leave for another year at the University of Hawai’i. Falkel was halfway down the driveway, luggage in hand, when he saw a white Suburban come around the corner.
“I looked at the license plate, it’s a government license plate, I looked inside and there’s two soldiers,” said Falkel. “I know what they’re there for.”
Before the soldiers could say any-
thing, Falkel called his son to come downstairs and got his wife from work. e soldiers told the family that Chris was gone.
ey delayed the trip to Hawai’i. en, the next day, Falkel and his son were in the air, on their way, when Falkel had a strong desire to write about Chris. He scribbled down stories of Chris on napkins, crafting the beginning of his book, “ e Making of Our Warrior.”
“I was compelled to tell his story,” said Falkel.
A natural born soldier
From an early age, Chris had a love for the military. Falkel believes Chris began training for service from the minute he was born.
While most newborns come out crying and screaming, Chris did not. On Sept. 24, 1982, in Boston, Massachusetts, without a peep, Chris opened his eyes and looked around.
“He was just observing,” said Falkel. “ at was kind of the beginning of his situational awareness and that’s something in the military, if you don’t have it, you don’t last very long and he had it from the moment he was born.”
Army Sta Sgt. Christopher M. Falkel left for his second deployment to Afghanistan in June 2005 where he served as part of Operational Detachment Alpha 316. He was killed in action on Aug. 8 during the fifth of seven contacts in the 54-hour Battles of Mari Ghar. COURTESY OF JEFF FALKEL
e family moved to Colorado in 1990. Chris later graduated from underRidge High School in 2001.
e move is when Chris’ education on tracking, stalking and land navigation skills began to take o , said Falkel. Chris knew he wanted to become a Special Forces soldier after meeting the 10th Special Forces Group while skiing in the winter of 1991.
As night operations are a hallmark of the Special Forces, Falkel would take Chris outside at night to work on his skills. ese skills further developed when Falkel worked at Fox Hollow Golf Course.
“Learning the skills of land navigation was perfected at Fox Hollow,” Falkel wrote in his book. “Learning distance estimation was developed at Fox Hollow. Getting ready to ‘own the night’ was started at Fox Hollow.”
Commonly dressed in his father’s old jump boots and Battle Dress Uniform, Chris signed up for the military early entry program and enlisted into the Army on Oct. 25, 2001.
Chris graduated from Advanced Infantry Training in March of 2002, nished jump school in April of that year, completed Special Forces Assessment and Selection that June and was attended Special Forces school through January 2004.
He was then assigned to Operational Detachment Alpha 316, Company A, as a weapons sergeant and promoted to sta sergeant in Nov. 2004 after his rst overseas deployment to Gereshk, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
“He was con dent in his abilities and he wasn’t afraid to fail,” said Falkel. “If he did, that was a learning experience.”
What made Chris, Chris
Whether it was unknowingly watching the same DVD or buying the same running shoes, Falkel and Chris had an unbreakable bond.
“He was a character to say the least,” said Falkel.
When thinking about Chris, he’s reminded of the time Chris hid one of his hammers in a eld or when he bought dozens of Krispy
Kreme donuts. He is reminded of all the times he watched his son play soccer or get excited when thinking about one day trying out for the Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.
He held the record time for three military obstacles courses in 2002. e only thing he struggled with was swimming. He failed his rst swim test in the Special Forces Selection because his feet dragged in the shallow end of the water after swimming 25 meters in his uniform. But, over the phone, Falkel gave his son some pointers and Chris practiced, then passed the test in the following weeks.
One of the things that made him di erent was his con dence.
During the Special Forces selection, one of the last tests was called the “Star Course,” where each candidate had an eightpound rucksack and had to navigate to ve points in the countryside within 50 hours. Trusting his years of training, Chris got to the fourth point by the 28th hour. So, he decided to make a cup of co ee and watch the sunrise.
Before Chris’ nal deployment, the father and son went skiing together. Chris told his father that when he got back, he wanted to make writing pens out of 762 ammunition shells.
“( at) was the round that he used in his sniper ri e that he had made from scratch as part of his sniper training,” said Falkel.
After guring out how to make the pens, on what would have been Chris’ 25th birthday, Falkel went to downtown Denver and started Junior’s Bullet Pens, inspired by the name his teammates gave him. Since then, he has made over 500,000 pens, with a percentage of the pro ts going towards organizations supporting the Special Operations and the military community.
For nearly two decades, Aug. 8 was a dark day for Falkel and his family. But with the renaming of the American Legion post this year, it was the rst time he had something to look forward to. He said the most important thing for the community to know about Chris was that he loved his family, including his Special Forces family.
“He loved his country and he gave his life to save the lives of the men that he called his brothers,” said Falkel. “Chris was both a warrior and a hero.”
Christopher M. Falkel’s father, Je , is a retired Army major. He and Chris used to spend nights out in an open field practicing land navigation and spend hours on the phone talking to one another about the military.
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Fire bans scaled back, but o cials still urge caution
BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After brie y implementing a strict re ban, the Douglas County sheri and Castle Rock have lowered the level of precautions back down. Ofcials shortened the list of banned activities but remained wary of the possibility of blazes like those along the Front Range.
Fires have spurred evacuations and required the e orts of hundreds of re ghters this summer, including the Quarry Fire in neighboring Je erson County.
at re began on Deer Creek Canyon Road near Grizzly Drive the night of July 30, quickly spreading hundreds of acres, prompting evacuations for almost 600 residences at its height. Just over a week later, it was 100% contained with no homes lost, according to o cials, who expressed gratitude it wasn’t worse.
But with more hot weather on the way, the danger of wild res persists.
Still, Sheri Darren Weekly was con dent that a reduction in re restrictions, from stage 2 to stage 1, e ective Aug. 9, was enough. It affects unincorporated areas — those outside of cities and towns, but also the vast Highlands Ranch, which is anked by the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
decided to follow the “county’s lead in reducing our re restrictions to stage 1,” said Oren Bersagel-Briese, the town’s deputy re chief of operations.
Douglas County ban
Prohibited activities under stage 1 includeopen burning of any kind and use of reworks, including use of model rockets.
Allowable activities include the following:
- Fires within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, replaces within buildings, charcoal grill res within developed residential or commercial areas, and res in wood-burning stoves within buildings only
- Professional reworks displays that are permitted, according to section 12-28-103 of Colorado law
- Fire suppression or re department training res
- Small recreational res at a developed picnic or campground sites contained in xed permanent metal/steel re pits — rock re rings are considered temporary and not permanent — with ame lengths not in excess of four feet
Violation of the restrictions is a class 2 petty o ense, punishable by up to a $1,000 ne and a $10 surcharge.
of Douglas, the county suggests checking with your municipality about current restrictions.
- Or the residential use of charcoal grills, tiki torches, res in chimineas, or other portable replaces or patio re pits, as long as the res are supervised by a “responsible person” at least 18 years of age.
More information on re restriction stages can be found at the Douglas County emergency management website at dcsheri .net/emergencymanagement/ re-restrictions.
See crgov.com/ rebans for more information. Questions about the current status of re restrictions in town can be directed to the re chief’s o ce at 303-660-1066.
Douglas County helping homeowners lower wildfire risks
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Douglas County has dubbed wild res its “No. 1 natural hazard,” andaround the Front Range this summer, res have proven destructive, spurring evacuations, burning homes and choking the air with smoke.
“Living in the peace and tranquility of our beautiful natural areas comes with the personal responsibility to mitigate (the risk of) wildres,” the county said in a statement. e county is pushing a program to help protect homes, properties and neighborhoods.
Following a launch in 2023, the county is bringing back itsWildre Mitigation Cost-Share program, which provides a 50% nancial match to homeowners — up to $5,000 — to help them provide “defensible space,” reduce hazards, and increase community safety and resilience to wild res.
“Defensible space” means creating an area of reduced wild re risk around a property. at can include removing tree limbs or vegetation that is touching or close to a home.
The Quarry Fire erupted in the Deer Creek Canyon area west of Littleton on July 30. By Aug. 7, it was 100% contained. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF
Colorado counted fewer startups this year
Research notes sharpest decrease in new businesses since 2005
BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN
A 21.7% dip in folks ling to start a business in Colorado during the second quarter was largely attributed to the end of a program more than a year ago that reduced ling fees to $1, according to the latest quarterly data from the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce.
“It was the sharpest decrease year-over-year in the state (that) we’ve been tracking since 2005. at’s both in percentage terms and absolute numbers,” said Brian Lewandowski, executive director of University of Colorado’s Business Research Division, which analyzed the data for the Secretary of State’s O ce.
New business lings reached a second-quarter high last year at 54,940. e fee returned to $50 in June 2023 and now, one year later, lings dropped to 43,029 for the quarter. at’s still above prior years, including years before the pandemic.
Lewandowski called it “a normal-
ization of activity because of that somewhat anomalous growth we experienced with that fee reduction a year ago,” he said during a recent news conference.
e new-business decline, however, coincided with a higher number of companies delinquent in renewals or ling proper documents.
e number of delinquencies is up by almost 91,000 from a year ago. Overall though, the state has more companies in good standing to 963,373, up 17,500 from a year ago.
“Colorado businesses are staying in business,” Secretary of State Jena Griswold said. But, she added, “ e cost of renewing a business just went up and that is because the state legislature two years ago passed increased reimbursements for county elections without funding it from the general fund.” at means her o ce has to come up with extra funding, so it’s tapping business registration fees to support the reimbursements, the o ce said. Filing fees for a company’s periodic reports are $25. It’d been at $10 since 2006.
e quarterly report also pointed to positive data in a weaker economy. While Colorado’s job growth has slowed from last year, the number of new jobs added is up 1.4% through June and ranked near the middle of all U.S. states for job growth.
work proposal with a price from one contractor — and submit a map of the home property. e map should identify where the mitigation work is intended to take place.
e number of job openings for every unemployed Coloradan is no longer two per unemployed worker, but dropped to 1.4. However, that’s better than the national ratio of 1.2 openings per unemployed worker.
Colorado’s GDP also improved 2.3% between fourth quarter 2023 to rst quarter this year, ranking the state 18th nationwide.
But some other nancial data is concerning, said Richard Wobbekind, faculty director of CU’s Leeds School of Business who works with Lewandowski. It’s about consumer spending slowing and their rising debt.
“We are seeing increased delinquencies on auto loans and credit cards at this particular point in time,” he said. “ ere seems to be a slowing of use of credit cards even by the higher income folks who still have excess savings and the wherewithal.”
Additionally, the county may contribute up to $25,000 for community projects. It encourages adjacent residents to apply together.
Anyone in the county can apply — including those in cities and towns, not just people in unincorporated areas — but they must own the land where the work will be performed, according to county sta .
Projects are awarded through a competitive application process. Due to limited resources, not all projects may receive funding.
To apply, see thecounty’s website at tinyurl.com/DouglasWild reMitigateProgram.
Applicants requesting $5,000 or less in contribution from the county must submit one contractor bid — a
Applicants requesting more than $5,001 in contribution from the county must submit three contractor bids and one map.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted or reviewed.
In 2023, the county’s program aided in reducing wild re fuels on more than 700 acres across more than 80 properties, a news release said.
This year, the county’s goal is to target more projects and homes within the wildland-urban interface, the area where developed land meets natural habitat.
More: You can learn more about creating defensible space and see real-life examples of wild re mitigation techniques and tips on the county’s website at tinyurl.com/DouglasCountyWild reTips.
Interest rates are still high and there’s still in ation. But ultimately, the two economists are not translating the indicators as signs that the economy is receding.
“Our o ce does not believe the U.S. is currently in a recession. We also don’t believe that one is imminent,” Lewandowski said. “Seeing GDP growth, seeing continued employment growth, albeit slow, seeing growth in income, seeing the
labor force growth, seeing the in ation really moderate — all of this we think is good news and it doesn’t really signal that we’re on the precipice of a sharp downturn in economic activity.” 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.
Main Street in Littleton boasts many businesses.
PHOTO BY NINA JOSS
Transplanted boreal toads now breeding
Colorado is helping the endangered amphibians make a comeback
BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado wildlife o cials are celebrating some long-awaited good news — the mountain toads are making tadpoles!
For seven years, biologists have been toting tadpoles to high-elevation bogs and ponds in a massive effort to save the inch-long boreal toad. And for the rst time at a mountain wetland above Pitkin, they’ve discovered that those transplanted toads are making their own babies in the wild.
“It’s a really big deal,” native aquatic species biologist Daniel Cammack said in a Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release.
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“At the end of the day, it’s up to our citizens to provide schools to the community,” Kane said. “ e ability
Boreal toads, which live in wetlands around 11,500 feet and spend their winters buried under multiple feet of snow, have been dying o at a rapid pace across the Rocky Mountain states. A fungus that infects the toad’s skin with a cluster of spores, then bursts and spreads through the water to other toads, is to blame.
Colorado biologists have been trying to stop the fungus by dipping the tiny toads in a wash nicknamed “purple rain” and have been taking new tadpoles from a hatching center in Alamosa and dropping them in wild ponds.
is summer, when Cammack went to check on his transplanted toads above Pitkin, northeast of Gunnison, he found they were reproducing, a discovery that Colorado Parks and Wildlife called “potentially game-changing.”
Cammack’s team has been bringing tadpoles to the wetland since 2018, which is about the length of time it takes for a female toad to reach
to provide safe and adequate educational spaces for students, which we know is what’s best for their learning, would be compromised by our inability to take on this debt.”
Kane said she is recommending the $490 million gureafter evaluating other optionsbecause it would
reproductive age.
e state wildlife agency has stocked about 20,000 tadpoles at the Pitkin bog, most of which began as eggs that were collected from the backcountry and raised to tadpoles at the Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility in Alamosa. In 2022, biologists threw in 570 tadpoles from the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance.
Before the relocation e orts, there were no boreal toads at the Pitkin bog.
“Everyone who has been involved in this project has poured their heart and soul into it,” Cammack said, calling it a “really special day.”
Now, biologists will watch to see if the tadpoles turn into toadlets and then into adult toads. It will become only the second place in Colorado where transplanted toads have had tadpoles that grew into toads. e rst is near Cameron Pass, outside of Fort Collins.
Boreal toads are the only highelevation toad in the Rocky Moun-
not increase taxes and had the most support in polling.
Last year, the district asked voters for a $488 million bond to fund maintenance for three years, build three new elementary schools and expand two middle schools, but it failed with 52% of voters opposing.
In ation has made construction and maintenance more expensive, Kane said. e $490 million bond would cover the construction of two new elementary schools, one middle school expansion and a majority of maintenance projects through 2026.
“ e schools students are attending are continuing to age and capital needs are becoming increasingly urgent,” Kane said.
e bond would not increase taxes and this is the last year Douglas County can ask for a bond without increasing taxes because of the way that the district’s debt payments are structured. If a bond is not placed on the ballot, or if it fails, property taxes will decrease by an estimated $94 per year for a $1 million home.
A June poll of 800 presumptive voters found that 60% of respondents would approve a $490 million bond.
If the board doesn’t put the bond
tains and are an endangered species in Colorado. ey live at elevations from 7,500 to 12,000 feet, just below treeline, and hibernate beneath the snow for six to eight months of the year. Researchers say that when the toads are stressed, they release a secretion that smells similar to peanut butter.
e toads were once abundant, even sitting under Buena Vista lamp posts at night in the 1960s to feast on insects that swarmed to the light, according to historical articles reviewed by CPW. en the fungus came, killing o thousands of the tiny creatures in the 1980s and 1990s.
e fungus — Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis— is blamed for the death of amphibians all over the world, including in Australia, Asia and South America.
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.
on the ballot, or if the board does and it fails, Kane said there will be signi cant nancial impacts and disruptions to students.
“ e biggest impact is that continued growth will mean students in new communities will be redirected to existing communities, which will cause students in existing communities to be relocated to schools farther away from their homes,” she said.
Kane said the goal is to get back to passing bonds on a regular schedule of every three to four years, which the district did from 1984 to 2006. She added that future bonds, whether or not one passes in 2024, will require tax increases.
“When we look to a future bond, that will be a tax rate increase,” she said.
Board members have expressed support for the plan. Board member Kaylee Winegar, who sits on the district’s Fiscal Oversight Committee, said the committee agreed that a bond is the most nancially responsible way to address capital needs.
“ e recommendation, I think, is wise,” Winegar said.
e board will vote on whether to place the bond on the ballot at the Aug. 27 meeting.
What drivers should know about school buses
BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Part of keeping kids safe during the school year starts the second they get on the school bus every morning.
While school buses have the tools to indicate kids are getting on and o the bus, other drivers in the community also have the responsibility to abide by the bus’ rules. Drivers can even be penalized and ned for passing a school bus when it’s at a stop to pick up and drop o students.
Each state has a law that makes it illegal for motor vehicles to pass a school bus when it has its stop-arm
extended and lights ashing.
“Unless on a divided roadway, all drivers must stop for all school buses displaying red ashing lights and stop signs for the entire duration the bus has the lights displayed,” said Cocha Heyden, public information o cer with the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce.
According to Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-1903, a driver on either side of the road or street must stop at least 20 feet away before reaching the school bus if the bus has its lights and stop sign activated. e driver may proceed when the visual signal lights are no longer being used.
Drivers are required to stop when
they are approaching a stopped school bus even if they don’t see children crossing the road. If behind a bus, drivers should not pull into the left lane or go on the shoulder to pass the bus.
Additionally, bus drivers are supposed to use their yellow lights at least 200 feet before coming to a stop, according to the state statute. When the yellow lights are on, the speed limit is reduced to 20 mph, no matter the posted speed limit.
Once the signal lights are turned o and all the kids have cleared tra c, the driver of the bus should allow time for vehicles stopped behind them to pass, as long as passing is allowed in the area.
Illegally passing a school bus is a class two misdemeanor tra c offense, according to Douglas County Tra c Sergeant Trace Warrick.
In addition to a mandatory court appearance and six points against your driver’s license, the presumptive penalty range is a minimum of a $150 ne and 10 days in jail, up to a $300 ne and 90 days in jail.
“Punishments increase for prior convictions within ve years,” said Heyden.
If the person is on their second conviction within ve years, the penalty go up range is a minimum of a $300 ne and 10 days in jail, up to a $1,000 ne and one year in jail, said Warrick.
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A tribute to our Olympic heroes
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s I re ect on the achievements of our Olympic athletes, past and present, I am overwhelmed with pride and admiration. Becoming an Olympian is one of the most challenging and rewarding paths one can take. It demands physical prowess and an immense amount of courage, commitment, and dedication. Our athletes have demonstrated these qualities in abundance, and their accomplishments on the world stage are a testament to their hard work and perseverance.
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Misplaced priorities
e city of Castle Rock is asking for your hard-earned money to fund public safety. While the use for the funds is laudable, the source is not.
Two events set for older adults
Ve road to the Olympics is paved with long hours of training, the relentless grind, and the inevitable spilling of blood, sweat, and tears. Each athlete’s journey is unique, yet they share a common thread of sacri ce and determination. ey wake up before dawn, often pushing their bodies to the limit,
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accine Recommendations for Older Adults” is the topic of the Sept. 5 monthly meeting of the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County (SCDC). Ellie Furuta, community health educator with the Douglas County Health Department, will give a comprehensive overview of vaccine recommendations as well as answer questions. e meeting is from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Douglas County Library in Castle Pines located at 360 Village Square. e meeting is free and open to the public.
“I am looking forward to talking to the community about the upcoming respiratory season. We will discuss disease prevention measures, the importance of immunizations, and other healthy practices for the season,” states Furuta.
e city could fund this need from other revenues. However, they have, and are, instead o ering substantial tax and other incentives to developers such as Conuence Companies for the planned Brickyard development, and did so for 221 N. Wilcox, Encore and Riverwalk. As well, the same was done for e View, Dawson Trails and others. Why is it
the city can throw money at developers, but can’t fund public safety? Because council is hellbent on growth at any cost, and part of that cost is public safety and quality of life. We’ve gone from ~20,000 people in 2000 to 85,000+ today. It’s insane. As city council likes to tout, “growth pays for growth.” Well then, the developers should pay for the needed services. But no, that would be too much of a burden. Better to go to the well, to the taxpayers. Just like with PIFs and TIFs, developers would rather spend other people’s money. e
city could also cut funding in other areas to fund this. As well, the budget for road maintenance has been cut. Enjoy dodging the potholes. I urge you to contact city council and ask them about their misplaced priorities. Tell them to stop giving tax incentives to developers. Also ask why they’re proposing to fund a third recreation center. at money could be better spent elsewhere, say public safety.
Chris Demarest, Castle Rock
e meeting format includes announcements from 10-10:15 a.m., followed by the presentation, and concludes with community conversation from 11:15-11:30 a.m.
Workshop panelists include Barb Lotze, patient navigator with All Seasons Health; Alyson Young, nurse practitioner from All Seasons Health; and Renet Greer, attorney from Greer Law, LLC. Refreshments will be provided by Seven Stones Botanical Cemetery. Registration is required and there is a $10 fee to cover the cost of materials. Scholarships may be available. Enrollment is limited to 50 participants on a rst come, rst served basis. To register please search for Seniors’ Council on the Douglas County website, douglas.co.us, or call 303663-7681. is workshop is co-sponsored by the Douglas County Department of Community Services and SCDC.
SCDC promotes Living Well/Aging Well in Douglas County. We serve to enhance quality of life through advocacy, education, and collaboration. Join us!
“Aging Well, Finishing Strong” is an interactive workshop that will focus on creating a Legacy Binder on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Events Center in Castle Rock. Legacy Binders compile important information needed by loved ones or caregivers after death or in the case of grave disability. Imagine how helpful it would be to have necessary information readily available. Participants will begin assembling the binders during the session and then complete the binders at home.
LIVING AND AGING WELL
Jean Spahr
Plan now for sweeping tax changes
Most people do not like change. Or maybe they don’t like it when things are out of their control. If this describes you, then now is a good time to get prepared for the sunset of our current income and estate tax laws. It will de nitely be a change, and it will de nitely be out of your control.
e Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. is a ects everything to do with how much you will pay in taxes and how much you can pass on to your heirs tax free. is assumes there will not be considerable tax reform between now and the end of next year.
It is important to understand that in this situation, taxes are going up and the amount you can exempt from estate tax is going down. at’s right — not good for you. But why worry about this now? Because you have only a few more months of this tax year to address any changes you would like to make. If new tax legislation does pass in 2025, you may wish you took advantage of current lower tax rates this year. If new tax law does not supersede the TCJA sunset, then you will have only one more year to make adjustments to your taxable income and to your estate.
I would suggest to anyone who is complacent with their current tax and estate situation, think again. Even if you are in the highest current bracket, it is likely going higher, so plan well this year and next to take advantage of paying what you can now to avoid paying more in the future.
is means purposely pushing more taxable income into this year and next. You can do this through changing your 401(k) contribution from tax deferred to a Roth contribution, if your employer o ers a Roth option. You can also consider a Roth conversion and realizing capital gains on highly appreciated stock. You can complete and bill projects if you are self-employed. e problem is many of these strategies take a while to plan and implement but could be spread over two tax years if you start now.
FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
It is hard to predict what will actually take place next year since this is an election year. Starting now to plan for 2024 is the most control you may have since it is doubtful much new legislation will pass in the next four months. We also don’t know how the tax brackets from 2017 will be adjusted for in ation, but Michael Kitces, CFP®, tax planner, created a comparison that may be helpful for planning. One example is for those with household taxable income of $94,300, the bracket could jump from 12 percent to 25 percent. Household income of $189,850 could increase your bracket from 22 percent to 28 percent. Currently, the highest bracket of 37 percent is for incomes over $731,200. After the law reverts back to 2017 adjusted for in ation, the highest bracket will be 39.6% on incomes over $583,750 for married ling jointly.¹ ese are just a few of the signi cant changes that could be in e ect for many years to come and are certainly worth planning for.
Estate planning is another crucial opportunity to prepare for. You may want to consider transferring some of your wealth now to avoid having your heirs pay 45 percent or more on assets over the exemption limit, expected to drop back to $5 million, adjusted for in ation.² ere are gifting opportunities to help reduce your estate and keep assets with your heirs instead of Uncle Sam. You may also consider using your lifetime exemption now by putting the bulk of your estate in a gift trust. Work with your professional advisor to make certain what type of plan is right for you.
1&2: Michael Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP, CLU, ChFC,RHU,REBC,CASL; founder of e Kitces Report and e Nerd’s Eye View. TCJA Sunset Provision Guide.7.10.24
Patricia Kummer is managing director for Mariner Wealth Advisors.
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Elizabeth Jewell “Liz” (Fell) Edwards
December 9, 1953 - July 23, 2024
Elizabeth Jewell (Fell) Edwards, 70, passed away on July 23, 2024. She was born December 9, 1953, in Burlington, CO, to parents Allen and Juanita Fell.
Liz graduated from Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, CO, in 1972. After high school, she attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO. Liz served in the Army from 1974 to 1976. She graduated from Kansas State University with a BA in Elementary Education.
She is survived by her son Charles (Xochi) Hall of Littleton, CO; brother Cecil (Carol)
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Fell of Alamosa, CO; brother William Fell of Castle Rock, CO; brother Richard (Joni) Fell of Sedalia, CO; brother John (Michelle) Fell of Centennial, CO; sister-in-law Nancy Fell of Schertz, TX; numerous nieces and nephews; and her cherished grandchildren Xavier and Olive. Liz is preceded in death by her parents, Allen and Juanita Fell, and her brother Joe Fell.
A more detailed obituary can be found at Legacy.com.
A Celebration of Life is being planned with family and friends on August 24, 2024.
June 6, 1931 - August 4, 2024
Martha Ann Serrell Roberts, 93, of Plainview, TX passed away August 4, 2024.
Born June 6, 1931 to Edward and Helen Serrell in Denver, Colorado. In 1949 she graduated from Douglas County High School, Castle Rock, Colorado. ere she met Jack Roberts whom she married in 1953. She attended Iowa State University and graduated from Colorado State University in 1953.
Martha spent her life “holding the fort”, raising their 5 children and then spent over 30 years raising registered Red Angus cattle with Jack where they focused on breeding high performing animals to help improve genetics in their customers’ herds.
Martha is preceded in death by husband, Morgan Louis “Jack” Roberts, father, Edward Wellman Serrell II, mother, Helen Dorothy Harms Serrell, sister, Helen Cahill and brother, Bill Serrell. She leaves behind;
four sons, Morgan Louis Jr. & Diane (Plainview, TX), Greg (Plainview, TX) Andy (Miles City, MT) and Tom & Betsy (Garden City, KS), daughter, Chris & Andrew Spence (New Zealand); twenty-one grandchildren, Ashley Butler, Sara Ellena, Rebecca Tally, Brent Roberts, Matt Roberts, Mark Roberts, Wyatt Roberts, Jesse Roberts, Carly Roberts, Brandy Roberts, Abby McLaughlin, Bonnie Gerstberger, Josh Spence, Simon Spence, Ben Spence, Jonathan Spence, Rebekah Shelling, Caleb Spence, Peter Spence, David Spence, Nathan Spence; eighteen greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service on 17 August at 10:00 a.m. for Martha at St Philip in the Field Church, Sedalia, CO followed by Interment of Jack and Martha at Bear Cañon Cemetery.
Bartley Funeral Home Plainview, Texas
Martha Ann Serrell Roberts
THE POWER OF MUSIC
Arvada nonprofit aims to create bridges through collaboration, exploration and fun for kids in the metro area
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Studies on music’s bene ts repeatedly show its positive impact to mental and physical health. Research also shows it can build bridges.
Children who participate in group music activities exhibit more cooperation than kids who don’t, according to the journal “Evolution and Human Behavior.” Furthermore, researchers found children who regularly play music, sing and dance together can more easily empathize with others. at’s something today’s world needs more of, believes ornton resident Dustin Olde, and that he hopes his music school can foster. A lifelong musician, Olde runs Colorado AMP (After-school Music Program), a low-cost, nonpro t kids’ music school in Arvada. e three-year-old business draws students from the heart of Denver and throughout the suburbs.
“Kids can take music lessons online anytime,” he said. “ e whole point is we want them in-person, working together. We’re trying to get people to get along. at’s where we as a society are struggling. How can we all get along and understand each other? e music is just the gateway, the language by which they communicate.”
His students’ words suggest Olde is having an impact.
“When I thought of music before, I really thought more about, this note is A or B,” said Westminster’s Cullan Wright, 13, who’d played French horn in his school band before enrolling at Colorado AMP. “Now I understand it’s more about chords, how di erent things meld together.
“Before when I was playing, I was only thinking about my part,” he continued. “I would use someone else as a cue to come in. But for the most part, I wasn’t listening to other kids.”
Olde also discovered the power of music while playing with his peers. As a teen at Littleton High School, he experienced bene ts that went far beyond music’s immediate psychological rewards.
“At 15, I formed a band with some friends; that was a huge piece of what got me through high school,” Olde said. “ ose were my best friends, and the band was a fundamental part of my selfesteem. It gave me the con dence I needed to get through high school.”
ose bonds went so deep that 35 years later, Olde is still playing with one of his high school bandmates in the group Trouble Bound. e band recently played at Evergreen’s Aug. 3 Mountain Music Fest.
Olde was a college music major and early in his career, worked with at-risk kids as an AmeriCorps teacher. at experience sparked his interest in a music school open to children from families of all income levels.
“We were teaching anger and con ict management skills to kids,” said Olde, a father of two. “I learned that the time when kids get in the most trouble is between when school ends and when Mom and Dad get home from work. at’s the time I want kids to be doing something positive.”
Colorado AMP is designed for children ages 10 to 15 who love music. Skill level or family income
is not a factor. e school o ers sliding scale fees and full scholarships. Drawing kids from di erent backgrounds is key to ful lling Olde’s mission.
“My vision has always been that we’d have a kid from Sterling who likes country and one from Aurora who likes hip hop,” he said. “In real life, the two would never meet. But here, they hear one another’s music and play together. You start to understand somebody else’s perspective.
“It’s not hugely di erent from School of Rock,” he continued. “But our goal is to get to those kids who can’t a ord School of Rock.”
While Colorado AMP was intended to be primarily an after-school program and o ers individual lessons, specialty workshops and after-school programs, its summer music camps generate the highest turnout.
During the camps, kids practice in small groups for two weeks and then do a live performance. Students can choose to play guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards or sing. Olde typically contracts with teachers to instruct the summer programs.
Broomfield’s Davis Maurney, 11, focuses during an end-of-camp performance at Colorado AMP.
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Westminster parent Kerstin Wright’s two sons have gone to Colorado AMP’s summer camp for two years running.
“I was a little skeptical when we went the rst time that by the end of two weeks we’d be attending a concert with them playing these instruments,” she said. “My kids had never had any experience with playing a bass guitar, an electric guitar or drum set. I was astonished. It was such a huge fun surprise to see them up on stage that rst time.”
Not only did her sons learn to play the instruments, they created a band name and logo, and produced a promotional video.
“ ey just had some very cool and di erent experiences they’d never had anywhere else,” Wright said. “ ey met some new kids, and some really awesome adults who have a passion for music and kids. at was also a win.”
Cullan Wright said it’s changed the way he listens to music.
“Whenever I’m listening to a song now, I can hear the piano part or the bass part,” he said. “I really do appreciate how much time they have to put into everything.”
Eleven-year-old Cooper Wright also saw his musical world expand after the summer camps.
“It’s opened up some more music genres,” he said. “(Before) it was kinda like whatever is on for me. I knew about bands like Nirvana and Green Day. But once we played a Nirvana song, I really got into it. Now I think I listen for more genres than just whatever.”
Cooper played both drums and guitar during his two Colorado AMP summer camps.
“ ey’re really good at simplifying things to make it kid-friendly,” he said. “I like the other kids there, and just getting to play and learn new instruments is pretty fun.”
It’s been fun for their mother, too, who said she now hears them talking in the car in great detail about a song playing on the stereo.
“So much of what kids do nowadays is screenbased; I feel like they don’t get a lot of opportunity to get creative,” she said. “For me, it’s important to create those opportunities that are meaningful and interesting to them.”
Broom eld’s Linda Maurney and her son and daughter had a similar experience. Son Davis, 11, has done the summer music camp for three years. Davis already owned a guitar but before Colorado AMP, he said he barely touched it.
“Now I’ve learned new things and it’s more fun to play guitar,” he said. “It really helped me practice.”
Davis said his favorite moment at each camp is the nal performance.
“It’s fun to play on a stage,” he said. “You come together as a band, and it’s fun to see how you sound.”
Linda Maurney said she’s watched her children’s musical con dence grow with each camp experience.
“My son’s talking about starting his own band,” she said. “He brought two of his friends to camp,
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and now they do it together. ey’re engaged with other kids, for a common purpose. ey’re listening to and reading music, trying to gure it out. You can almost see that their brains are more activated.”
So far this summer, about 60 students have participated in Colorado AMP’s summer camps. While this basic formula’s been a winner, Olde is experimenting with alternative ideas, too. Earlier this year, the school hosted a Taylor Swift workshop, a four-Saturday program in which students learned and performed three Swift hits.
As the program has evolved, so too have its participants.
“ is year I had a student who was missing a hand,” Olde said. “In that same camp, I had a kid with a speech disability. We’ve had kids with autism. …I think a lot of kids on the spectrum gravitate toward music. ey can nd their voice through it. So that’s been cool.”
For Olde, the best moment of any program comes at the end — when students take everything they’ve learned and showcase it to friends and family.
“ at last day of camp when they do their performance is my favorite,” he said. “We try to have as polished a performance as we can. at sometimes means we as teachers are in there playing with them. We want them to think, ‘Whoa, this sounds really good.’ ey feel so proud of themselves. Everything’s worth it for that day.”
Students rehearse at Colorado AMP during a summer music camp. They include Julian Luby from Wheatridge on piano, Anya Beneski (wearing glasses) from Wheat Ridge on vocals, Molly Roman from Lakewood on vocals, Isaac Press from Lakewood on bass, and Khalil Foster from Arvada on guitar.
Cooper Wright and Davis Maurney show o their Colorado AMP IDs during a recent summer camp. COURTESY PHOTO
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driven by a dream few can truly understand. e courage to pursue this dream is astounding, knowing that the path is fraught with obstacles and that the margin for error is razor-thin.
However, it is not just the physical challenges that make the journey remarkable. e mental fortitude required to maintain focus, stay motivated, and overcome setbacks is equally impressive. Our athletes have faced numerous trials, from injuries and disappointments to the pressure of global competition. Yet, they persevere, driven by an unyielding desire to excel and represent their country with honor. e world witnesses something extraordinary when these athletes nally step onto the Olympic stage. e grace, speed, strength, agility, accuracy, beauty, and endurance they display captivate our attention like nothing else. Watching them perform is a spectacle of human
achievement and a celebration of the human spirit. eir performances inspire us, reminding us of the limitless potential within each of us.
I am incredibly proud of every athlete representing our country at the Olympics. Whether they have brought home medals or not, their e orts and achievements are nothing short of magni cent. e work ethic, e ort, and grittiness they exhibit, their natural gifts, and the skills they have honed over years of training are truly awe-inspiring.
Consider the swimmer who spends countless hours in the pool, perfecting each stroke, or the gymnast who pushes the boundaries of what the human body can do with grace and precision. ink of the runner who trains tirelessly to shave fractions of a second o their time, or the weightlifter who combines raw power with impeccable technique. Each of these athletes embodies the essence of what it means to strive for excellence.
Our Olympic athletes are more than competitors; they are ambassadors of hope and determination.
ey remind us that we can achieve greatness with hard work, dedication, and a relentless pursuit of our dreams. ey show us that setbacks are merely setups for comebacks and that true success is measured not just by medals but by the journey and the e ort invested along the way.
eir achievements extend beyond the con nes of the sports arena. ey inspire future generations to dream big, to push their limits, and to believe in themselves. Young athletes look up to these Olympians, seeing in them the possibility of turning their own dreams into reality. is ripple e ect of inspiration is perhaps one of the greatest legacies our Olympians leave behind.
As I salute our Olympic athletes, I also recognize the support systems that have helped them along the way. Coaches, families, friends, and communities play a crucial role in an athlete’s journey, providing the encouragement and support needed to reach the pinnacle of their sport. eir contributions are invaluable and deserve recognition alongside the athletes themselves.
Again, I am profoundly proud of our Olympic athletes, both past and present. eir courage, commitment, dedication, and resilience are qualities that we can all aspire to emulate. ey have given us moments of joy, pride, and inspiration; we are forever grateful for that. Whether they have stood on the podium or not, they have all achieved something extraordinary by competing at the highest level. To each and every one of them, I say: well done, and I salute you all. Your legacy is one of excellence; you have made your country proud.
I would love to hear your praise for our athletes at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can all come together to stand with our athletes who honorably represent us, 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.
Parent and party polarity
Analyze two parents with oppo-
site parenting styles. One embraces the gentle approach by encouraging a child to express “big feels” — even if the kid may be throwing a tantrum and/or beating on the adult. e other will sternly expect better self-regulation, show little
patience, and may even swat a behind before banishing the kid to another room. e former parent is often characterized as compassionate and the latter one as cruel.
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So follows the typical characterization of our two political parties. As classic-liberal Bill Maher has decried, the Left’s emphasis on compassion has grown increasingly bizarre because of its seeming embrace of little to no boundaries.
e mainstream media has often painted the Right as self-righteously cruel and intolerant; they may display the bias of omission by not reporting on any hugs given after the tantrums pass.
Because of major personality aws, though, does America need a supernanny to come in and tell our household how to function better?
Perhaps more adults are registering as independents in a search for balanced leading without the possible extremes of either.
e blind side to the gentle parenting approach is the non-correcting tactic of ignoring or standing back to allow the catharsis of negative behaviors. “Just say no” is a foreign phrase to many kids who will grow up to become unruly
teens and join the increasing cadre of young adults who despise their parents and have no contact with them. (Can we say anarchy when translated to the political arena?) e blind side of the sterner disciplinary approach is the possibility of a dictatorial takeaway. (Can we say executive orders actually occur in both parties?) While physical and mental abuses can be rightfully claimed in such an environment, they may also be imsy excuses for stubborn resistance. In my experience after decades of teaching young adults, the most well-balanced ones endured the occasional disappointment of “No!” but also enjoyed quiet hugs and encouragement. Only later do they appreciate those boundaries. Like a train that can’t run wildly in daisy- lled meadows, a mature adult realizes that we all need the restriction of common-sense tracks in order to operate smoothly. Rather than focus on awed personalities of the parties who claim they want to adopt us into their families, before we vote, shouldn’t we be looking at policies? Which direction leads down the best path? Linda Mazunik Lone Tree
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‘Waitress’ o ers a musical slice of real life
Few things in life are as satisfying as a good piece of pie, especially when you’re feeling blue. ere’s something about it that just feels warm and comforting.
at same energy is delightfully conjured in “Waitress,” the musical opener of the Arvada Center’s 2024/2025 season.
“It’s a musical about nding yourself, about friendships, about making mistakes and coming to terms with them,” said Anne TerzeSchwarz, who plays the lead character, Jenna. “It’s really a journey of hope that we’re taking audiences on and we want them to cry, laugh and feel something.”
Based on a lm of the same name, “Waitress” runs at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., from Friday, Aug. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 13. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. on Wednesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Directed by Lynne Collins, featuring a book by Jessie Nelson, and music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, the show follows Jenna, a waitress and top-notch pie-maker stuck in a small town and an unhappy marriage. When Jenna discovers she’s pregnant, she worries she really has no options left. But her friends, a baking contest and a handsome doctor show her there’s still sweetness left in life.
“ e show is very human and I love that Jenna is so real,” Terze-
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Schwarz said. “She’s just one of those people who is taking life day by day and trying to gure it out. She never loses her kindness and lets life inspire her while she’s guring out her next step. She gets a little lost, but her choices help her to nd herself in the end.”
e show is a true ensemble piece, Terze-Schwarz added, and thanks to Bareilles’ writing, audiences are constantly swept away by truly beautiful and moving music. Songs like “When He Sees Me” and “You Matter to Me” are sure to be audience favorites.
While many musicals tend to be larger than life, what makes “Waitress” such a unique experience for audiences is that they can see themselves in so many of the characters. At a time when so many of us are just looking to connect with others, shows like this are more necessary than ever.
“At one point, Jenna says she hasn’t felt anything in a long time, and we want the musical to make audiences feel something,” TerzeSchwarz said. “No matter what your life experience is, you’re going to come away with something from the show.”
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Town Hall Arts Center Goes All Out for Ovation Gala
Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 Main St., is hosting its largest fundraising event of the year with its Ovation Gala, from 5:30 to 9:30 on Saturday, Aug. 24.
For the event, a portion of downtown Littleton’s Main Street will be shut down so attendees can sample specialty cocktails and a sumptuous dinner, enjoy live entertainment and bid in a live and silent auction.
e gala is a great opportunity to support all the work the center does in celebrating and promoting the arts and the Littleton community. Get tickets at https://townhallartscenter.org/event/ovationgala-2024/.
Q BBQ Fest Brings Savory Deliciousness to Denver
BBQ is one of those foods that just tastes better outside and with people. Which means attendees at the Q BBQ Fest, held at Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave. in Denver, ursday, Aug. 22 through Saturday, Aug. 24, are in for a treat.
e event will feature pitmasters from all over the country cooking, smoking and grilling more than 30,000 pounds of brisket, chicken, pulled pork and ribs for families and BBQ connoisseurs alike. In addition to the food, there will be live
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Tickets include all-you-can-eat food, access to grilling demonstrations, a meet and greet with Tyler Florence and a signed copy of his new book, “American Grill.” Tickets are available at https://qbbqdenver.com/.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Glen Hansard at the Paramount Theatre I’ve been fortunate enough to see a lot of concerts in my time and I can con dently say that Irish singer/songwriter Glen Hansard has put on one of the best I’ve ever seen. His live show is full of joy and passion and just top-notch musicianship. On record and as part of the Oscar-winning group, e Swell Season, his music can seem kind of laid back and soothing, but it’s quite something to behold in person.
In support of his most recent album, last year’s lovely “All at Was East Is West of Me Now,” he’ll be coming to the Paramount eatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24. e show will be an evening of musical joy and I highly recommend you don’t miss it. Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
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Public Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 2:30 pm., in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, concerning the adoption of the following Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. O-024-003
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC AND PARKING; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 30-15-401(1)(h), the Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) is authorized to adopt ordinances to control and regulate the movement and parking of motor vehicles on public property; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 42-4-111(l)(a) and (c), the Board is authorized to regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles and to regulate traffic by means of Official Traffic Control Devices; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 42-4-1210(1), provides that the owner or lessee of any private property available for public use in the unincorporated areas of a county may request in writing that specified areas on such property be designated by the Board for use only by authorized vehicles; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 42-4-1210(1), further provides that said areas, upon acceptance in writing by the Board, shall be clearly marked by the owner or lessee with Official Traffic Control Devices, as defined in C.R.S. § 42-1-102(64); and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 42-4-1210(2), provides that it is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle other than an authorized vehicle in any area designated and marked for such use as provided therein; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 42-4-110(1), authorizes all local authorities, including counties, to adopt by reference all or any part of a model traffic code; and
WHEREAS, the Board has previously adopted the 2020 edition of the “Model Traffic Code for Colorado” and desires to replace the 2020 edition with the recently published 2024 edition; and
WHEREAS, the Board has previously adopted the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices” as authorized by C.R.S. § 42-4-104, which addresses all aspects of “traffic control devices”; and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to adopt this Ordinance establishing consolidated parking and traffic enforcement and establishing the current authorities and priorities thereof on which Douglas County will rely, hereby superseding and revoking all prior ordinances and resolutions inconsistent or overlapping herewith; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS as follows:
PART I: GENERAL
Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to promote the general public welfare and safety by imposing and enforcing reasonable and necessary traffic and parking restrictions in the County.
Definitions. Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings throughout this Ordinance.
“Authorized Emergency Vehicle” means such vehicles of the fire department, police vehicles, ambulances, and other special-purpose vehicles as are publicly owned and operated by or for a governmental agency to protect and preserve life and property in accordance with state laws regulating emergency vehicles; said term also means such privately owned vehicles as are designated by the state motor vehicle licensing agency, necessary to the preservation of life and property, to be equipped and to operate as emergency vehicles in the manner prescribed by state law.
“Automobile” means any motor vehicle. “County” means Douglas County, Colorado.
“Law Enforcement Officers” shall mean the Douglas County Sheriff, Undersheriff and his or her deputy sheriffs.
“Official Traffic Control Device” means all signs, signals, markings, and devices, not inconsistent with Title 42 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, placed or displayed by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating warning, or guiding traffic.
“Owner” means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle; or, if a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for tl1e conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee or if a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for purposes herein. The term also includes parties otherwise having lawful use or control or the right to use or control a vehicle for a period of thirty days or more.
“Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than very briefly for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.
‘’Private Property” shall mean private property available for public use within the meaning of C.R.S. § 42-4-1210.
“Residential Parking Permit Area” means a contiguous or nearly contiguous residential area containing public streets more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, on which motor vehicle parking is prohibited at certain times, except for vehicles displaying a parking permit as provided in this Ordinance.
“Stand” or “standing” means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than momentarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
“Stop” or “stopping” means, when prohibited, any halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a Law Enforcement Officer or Official Traffic Control Device.
“Vehicle” means any device which is capable of moving itself, or of being moved, from place to place upon wheels or endless tracks.
Enforcement. This Ordinance shall be enforced by the Douglas County Sheriff.
Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance or to disobey any Official Traffic Control Devices referenced herein. In any prosecution for any violation of this Ordinance wherein the identity of the violator is in question (such as parking citations issued when the driver of the vehicle is not present), there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the violation was committed by the Owner of the motor vehicle in which the violation occurred.
Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures. Unless otherwise provided by law, all fines and penalties, and the surcharge thereon, for the violation of this Ordinance shall be paid into the treasury of Douglas County.
Surcharges. In addition to the fines and penalties prescribed in this Ordinance, any person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be subject to the statutory surcharges of ten dollars ($10.00) for the Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund, and ($22.00) for the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund. Effective January l, 2013, Colorado requires law enforcement to collect a $1 surcharge to supplement the Family-Friendly Court Program Cash Fund. These surcharges shall be paid to the clerk of the court by each person convicted of violating this Ordinance. The clerk shall transmit the moneys to the respective funds in accordance with C.R.S. § 30-15402(2).
Scope. This Ordinance shall apply to every street, alley, sidewalk, driveway, park, and to every other public way or public place, or public parking area (except where such application is prohibited by C.R.S. § 3015-401(9)(a) and § 42-4-111(1)), or private property as specifically designated herein, within the unincorporated territory of Douglas County and to all other areas designated herein. This Ordinance shall in no way limit application and enforcement of any statutes of the State of Colorado but shall be in addition thereto.
Severability. If any part or parts of this Ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid, such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each part or parts hereof, irrespective of the fact
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that any one part or parts be declared invalid.
Repeal. All Ordinances and/or resolutions or parts or Ordinances and/or resolutions inconsistent with provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any Ordinance hereby repealed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance.
PART II: TRAFFIC
Section 1. Adoption. Pursuant C.R.S. §§ 42-4-110(1) and 30-15-401(1)(h), there is hereby adopted by reference Articles I and II, inclusive, of the 2024 edition of the “Model Traffic Code for Colorado,” promulgated and published as such by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Engineering Services, 2829 West Howard Place, Denver, Colorado 80204. The subject matter of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic control regulations. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with state law and generally conforming to similar regulations throughout the state and nation. Copies of the Model Traffic Code adopted herein are on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County, Colorado, and may be inspected during regular business hours.
Section 2. Deletions. The 2024 edition of the Model Traffic Code is adopted as if set out at length save and except the following articles and/or sections which are declared to be inapplicable to Douglas County and are therefore expressly deleted:
Section 3. Penalty Assessment Procedure and Penalty Schedule
(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Part II commits a traffic infraction, pursuant to C.R.S. § 30-15-402(1). The penalty assessment procedure provided in C.R.S. § 16-2-201, shall be followed by the arresting officer for any such violation of this Ordinance.
(b) The County hereby elects to have the provisions of C.R.S. § 42-2- 127(5.5)(b), apply to violations of this Ordinance. If a violator receives a penalty assessment notice for a violation of this Ordinance, and such person pays the fine and surcharge for the violation on or before the date the payment is due, the points assessed for the violation are reduced as follows:
1. for a violation having an assessment of three or more points, the points are reduced by two points;
2. for a violation having an assessment of two points, the points are reduced by one point.
(c) For its schedule of fines and penalties, the County incorporates by this reference the schedule of fines and penalties set forth in C.R.S. § 42-4- 1701(as that section may be amended), as those fines and penalties correspond to the sections of the Model Traffic Code adopted by this Ordinance, for all cases wherein the alleged violator acknowledges guilt or liability, is found
guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, or has judgment entered against him/her. If the penalty assessment procedure is not used, and the alleged offender is found guilty, court costs may be assessed in addition to the fine and penalties set forth in C.R.S. § 42-4- 1701, and surcharges.
(d) In the case of multiple traffic offenses involving aggressive driving, the applicable penalty or penalty assessment shall be doubled for each traffic offense. For purposes of this subsection, “aggressive driving” means committing any two or more of the following violations in a single act or series of acts in close proximity to another motor vehicle: 1) exceeding the speed limits (1101); 2) following too closely (1008); 3) failure to obey official traffic control devices (603, 604); 4) passing when not permitted/not safe (1004, 1005); 5) failure to give an adequate signal (903); 6) failure to yield right-of-way (701, 702, 703); and 7) unsafe lane change (1007).
The imposition of any penalty imposed pursuant to this Part II shall not preclude impound where appropriate pursuant to Part IV.
PART III: PARKING
The restrictions, procedures and penalties provided in this Part III shall be in addition to those provided in Part II.
Section 1.Residential Parking Permit Areas
Purpose.
Sometimes persons in residential areas request assistance reducing hazardous traffic conditions resulting from nonresidents competing with residents to park their vehicles in certain residential areas; to protect those residential areas from polluted air, excessive noise, and refuse caused by the entry of nonresident vehicles; to protect residents from unreasonable burdens in gaining access to their residences; to preserve the character of residential areas; to promote efficiency in maintaining streets in residential areas in a clean and safe condition; to preserve the value of the property in residential areas; to promote traffic safety and the safety of children and other pedestrians in residential areas; and to promote the peace, comfort convenience, and welfare of all residents of the County.
Establishment.
The Board hereby establishes Residential Parking Permit Areas in the areas more particularly described in Exhibit A, as may be amended from time to time by motion of the Board of County Commissioners, attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Parking Without Permit Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be parked on a public street within the Residential Parking Permit Areas, more particularly described in Exhibit A, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. on weekdays, excepting holidays, from July 30 through May 30, inclusive, unless the vehicle properly displays a parking permit authorized by this Ordinance.
It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be parked on a public street within the Residential Parking Permit Areas, more particularly described in Exhibit A, as directed by the signage installed by the Division of Engineering Services, unless the vehicle properly displays a parking permit authorized by this Ordinance.
Posting of Signs.
The Division of Engineering Services shall post appropriate signs within the areas more particularly described in Exhibit A, advising motorists of the days and hours when motor vehicle parking within said area shall be prohibited except by permit.
Penalty.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Part III on any public street or public facility commits a Class A Traffic Infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of seventeen dollars ($17.00) for each separate violation. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance on any private road or private facility commits a Class 2 Petty Offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each separate violation. The penalty assessment procedure provided in C.R.S. § 16-2-201, may be followed by the arresting officer for any such violation of this Ordinance. In the event that a violation of the Part II exists which is outside the scope of this Part III, the violations may be treated as two separate violations and two penalties may be assessed. The penalties prescribed in this Part III shall not preclude impound where appropriate pursuant to Part IV.
Defenses.
It shall be a defense that the area was not properly marked with the relevant restriction at the time the violation notice is issued. It shall further be a defense that the violation was the result of direction of a Law Enforcement Officer or at the direction of an Official Traffic Control Device. It shall not be a defense to a violation otherwise contained herein if the property is improperly or not designated in the attached exhibits so long as the County was authorized to restrict and/ or enforce parking restrictions in such area. It shall not be a defense that the Owner of the vehicle was not the person who placed the vehicle or allowed the vehicle to be placed in the restricted area(s) and such Owner shall be responsible for all violations involving the owner’s vehicle(s). It shall not be a defense that an Official Traffic Control Device was not placed pursuant to a designated procedure so long as the location and nature of the restriction is clearly posted.
Permits.
A. The owner, owners, lessee or lessees of each residential unit within the residential parking permit area may be issued one or more permits which shall allow a motor vehicle to which it is affixed to be parked within the area without regard to the parking restrictions imposed by this Ordinance. No more than three permits may be issued for each residential unit, unless good cause is shown for issuance of additional permits. A resident permit shall consist of a numbered decal which shall be permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the rear window of the motor vehicle.
B. The owner or owners of each residential unit within a parking permit area may also be issued up to five (5) visitor permits. A visitor permit shall allow the motor vehicle in which it is displayed to be parked within the area without regard to the parking restrictions imposed by this Ordinance. A visitor permit shall be placed on the front dash of the motor vehicle.
C. Permits shall be issued by the Division of Engineering Services based on satisfactory evidence of residency within the area.
D. Temporary permits. A contractor may obtain, at no cost, a reasonable number of temporary permits for vehicles of the contractor and the contractor’s employees for the period of time that the contractor is engaged in work within a residential parking zone, as specified on the permit.
E.Resident permits shall be numbered and shall not be transferable from one residence or vehicle to another.
F. Resident and visitor permits shall remain the property of the County. Where the maximum number of resident permits have been issued for a residential unit, a resident permit shall be voided by the County for each new resident permit issued.
Section 2. Private Property Parking Restrictions
Private Property owners may request and the Board may accept designation of specified areas for use only by authorized vehicles pursuant to C.R.S. § 42-4-1210. Upon acceptance in writing by the Board, the owner of such private property is required to clearly mark the area with Official Traffic Control Devices. Such areas are listed in Exhibit B, as may be amended from time to time by motion of the Board of County Commissioners, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Violations of such postings shall be a violation of this Part III.
Section 3. Public Property Parking Restrictions
The Director of Engineering Services or his/her designee shall have the authority to direct the installation of any “traffic control device” which is warranted in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as revised. Violations of such postings shall be a violation of this Part III.
PART IV: IMPOUNDS
In addition to the penalties and procedures set forth hereinabove, the Sheriff, or any person acting under his direction, is authorized to impound Vehicles, by means of towing or installation of an immobilizing device or “boot”, under the following circumstances:
(a) if the registered Owner of said Vehicle has been issued three or more traffic or parking citations that remain outstanding. For purposes of this Part IV, “outstanding” shall mean that the Owner has: failed to pay the fine or penalty imposed under said citation by the date set forth in the citation and, without prior authorization, failed to appear in court on the date set forth in the citation; or
(b) if the Vehicle has been abandoned on a public rightof-way. For purposes of this Part IV, a Vehicle shall be deemed “abandoned” if it is inoperative (regardless of registration status) or if, after an abandoned vehicle
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Public Notices
DAVID GILL
Legals
Public Trustees
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0099
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/18/2024 12:45:00
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: ALEXIS AIMEE DURAN
Original Beneficiary:
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/17/2022
Recording Date of DOT: 6/20/2022
Reception No. of DOT: 2022043421
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$676,520.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $661,239.17
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 16, HIGHLANDS RANCHFILING NO. 79-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 1642 Beacon Hill Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/18/2024
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 #: 00000010159697
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0099
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0096
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/6/2024 1:38:00
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: ASHLEY MARGAUX ZERBY
Original Beneficiary: LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/14/2023
Recording Date of DOT: 4/4/2023
Reception No. of DOT: 2023013827
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$178,062.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $176,384.94
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 35, COTTONWOOD HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 7, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
Which has the address of: 9014 Spaulding Street, 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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/6/2024
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0096
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Parker NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0093
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/6/2024 10:08:00 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: JOSEPH ANTHONY DEBA AND LAURA ANNE DEBA
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR SHEA MORTGAGE INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/13/2017
Recording Date of DOT: 12/14/2017
Reception No. of DOT: 2017084323
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $453,747.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $401,417.95
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 229, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER FILING NO. 7C, 2ND AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 10986 Big Stone Cir, Parker, CO 80134
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
of the Owner of the Vehicle and shall be in addition to any other fines or penalties that may otherwise apply.
PART IV: CERTIFICATION. The Douglas County Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall have on file copies of this Ordinance and the adopted Model Traffic Code available for inspection by the public during regular business hours.
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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/6/2024
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
JENNIFER C. ROGERS
Colorado Registration #: 34682 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10 , LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89119
Phone #: 877-353-2146
Fax #:
Attorney File #: 48149266
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0093
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0098
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/18/2024 12:45:00
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: TREVOR A FREDERICK
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
D/B/A MR. COOPER
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/21/2020
Recording Date of DOT: 8/31/2020
Reception No. of DOT: 2020081399
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$316,362.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $295,708.25
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.
PART V: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication after adoption on second reading and shall apply to traffic offenses occurring or committed on or after said date.
ADOPTED ON FIRST READING on August 13, 2024, and ordered published in the DOUGLAS COUNTY NEWS-PRESS.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 11, METZLER RANCH, FILING 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 MAY 22, 2024 AT RECEPTION NO. 2024020520**
Which has the address of: 635 Branding Iron Ln, Castle Rock, CO 80104
The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 5/22/2024, Reception number 2024020520. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description.
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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/18/2024
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https://www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0098
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0087
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/24/2024 8:42:00
Original Grantor: JULIE E. BAUMAN
Public Notices
AND RICHARD B. BAUMAN
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AR1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/26/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 9/27/2005
Reception No. of DOT: 2005092177 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$440,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $378,472.83
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 5, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 118-L, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 796 Ridgemont Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
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, September 25, 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: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 5/24/2024
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 #: 00000010123248
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0087
First Publication: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0097
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/6/2024 9:58:00 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: Barry M Borges and Olena Borges
Original Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/14/2012
Recording Date of DOT: 12/26/2012
Reception No. of DOT: 2012099478
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$341,335.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $95,622.93
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 make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, BLOCK 9, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 16 - PARCELS 1, 2, 3 & 4, 3RD AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO
*Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Douglas County, Colorado, on 5/3/2024 at Reception No. 2024017837 to include the legal description.
Which has the address of: 1371 Freedom Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109
The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 5/3/2024, Reception number 2024017837. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description.
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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/6/2024
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ILENE DELL'ACQUA
Colorado Registration #: 31755
7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
Phone #: (877) 369-6122
Fax #:
Attorney File #: CO-24-988489-LL
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0097
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-009
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/6/2024 9:41:00 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: Blake E. Butler and Justyna E. Butler
Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/23/2019
Recording Date of DOT: 10/2/2019
Reception No. of DOT: 2019064809
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$288,970.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $266,558.36
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 337, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 9676 Castle Ridge Circle, 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, October 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/6/2024
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 #: 23CO00071-2
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0090
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Parker
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0088
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/24/2024 8:43:00 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: DOUGLAS D POCOCK AND SANDRA A POCOCK
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/24/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 5/27/2005
Reception No. of DOT: 2005047482
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $247,200.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $140,646.16
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: SOUTH 1/2, SOUTHWEST 1/4, NORTHEAST 1/4, SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 65 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 8269 North Silo Road, Parker, CO 80138-6729
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, September 25, 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: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 5/24/2024
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0088
First Publication: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0086
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/24/2024 8:41:00 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: Jason M Monrad
Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/8/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 2/10/2005
Reception No. of DOT: 2005012395 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $77,360.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $77,643.59
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 make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: CONDOMINIUM RESIDENTIAL UNIT 26-201, IRONSTONE CONDOMINIUMS AT STROH RANCH, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF IRONSTONE CONDOMINUMS AT STROH RANCH RECORDED MAY 6, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004046471 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO AND AS FURTHER DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM PLAT FOR IRONSTONE CONDOMINIUMS AT STROH RANCH RECORDED APRIL 23, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004041009 ADN AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION RECORDED MAY 6, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004046470 AND AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION RECORDED JULY 1, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004068379, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 12888 Ironstone Way, Apt 201, Parker, CO 80134-7108
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, September 25, 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: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 5/24/2024
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Public Notices
ILENE DELL'ACQUA
Colorado Registration #: 31755
7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
Phone #: (877) 369-6122
Fax #:
Attorney File #: CO-24-987878-LL
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0086
First Publication: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE
Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0104
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/18/2024 12:48:00 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: KRISTIE MAPES
Original Beneficiary:
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR HOME MORTGAGE ALLIANCE, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/17/2018
Recording Date of DOT: 8/21/2018
Reception No. of DOT: 2018050685 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$406,593.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $365,091.77
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 9, BLOCK 6, RED HAWK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 1653 Marsh Hawk Circle, Castle Rock, CO 80109
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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/20/2024
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
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0104
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0089
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/24/2024 8:44:00
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: RANDY G MENZER AND LAURA J BROWN
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-QA8
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/4/2006
Recording Date of DOT: 8/11/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006069104
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $336,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $245,688.75
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 5, BLOCK 4, OAK RIDGE 11, FILING #1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 189 Dawson Drive, 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, September 25, 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: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 5/24/2024
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 #: 00000009846890
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0089
First Publication: 8/1/2024
Last Publication: 8/29/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0102
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/18/2024 12:48:00
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: CONNER SCHULZE and KATHRYN SCHULZE
Original Beneficiary:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/8/2022
Recording Date of DOT: 4/12/2022
Reception No. of DOT: 2022026405
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $641,250.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $624,288.36
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 3, BLOCK 1, CASTLE OAKS ESTATES FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 1523 Sidewinder Circle, 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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/18/2024
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 #: 24CO00248-1
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0102
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2024-0101
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/18/2024 12:47:00
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: Jake Elliot Rapaport
Original Beneficiary: PNC Bank, N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PNC Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/28/2022
Recording Date of DOT: 12/1/2022
Reception No. of DOT: 2022074724
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,025,950.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,013,598.00
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: FAILED 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.
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 6, Lone Tree Filing No. 6A, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
Which has the address of: 7787 Edgewater Court, Lone Tree, 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 9, 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: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/18/2024
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
MARCELLO G. ROJAS
Colorado Registration #: 46396
3600 SOUTH BEELER STREET SUITE 330, DENVER, COLORADO 80237
Phone #: (303) 353-2965
Fax #:
Attorney File #: CO240036
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2024-0101
First Publication: 8/15/2024
Last Publication: 9/12/2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Metropolitan Districts
Public Notice
NOTICE OF VACANCY
PURSUANT to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that a vacancy exists on the Board of Directors of the Concord Metropolitan District (the “District”), in Douglas County, Colorado. Any eligible elector of the District who is interested in appointment to the Board of Directors of the District may contact the District’s Manager, Sandy Brandenburger of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, via e-mail at Sandy.Brandenburger@claconnect. com. The Board of Directors of the District may fill said vacancy ten (10) days after the date hereof.
CONCORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Danielle Kaiser, Counsel for the District
Legal Notice No. 947502
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: August 22, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE HESS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED GENERALLY and to the owners of real property included within the Hess Ranch Metropolitan District No. 5 (the “District”) Special Improvement District No. 2 (“SID No. 2”), in the Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado, which will be assessed for a portion of the sanitary sewer, water, storm sewer, street, landscape, parks and recreation and/or other public improvements (the “Improvements”), notice is hereby given:
1. A resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the District on July 17, 2024 (the “Assessment Resolution”), following a duly noticed public hearing thereon, which Assessment Resolution approved the final assessment roll for SID No. 2
2. The final assessment roll for SID No. 2 shows aggregate assessments within the District of $42,150,000, and an assessment on each lot, as each such lot is now known or will be known in the future and as described in the Assessment Resolution, within SID No. 2 in the principal amount which follows (note specifically the column denoted “SID No. 2 Assessment”):
Lots 1-59, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 15: $78,205; Lots 1-68, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 16: $78,205; Lots 1-41, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 17: $85,582; Lots 42-73, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 17: $98,044; Lots 1-57, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 18: $98,044; and Lots 1-47, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 19: $98,044; Lot 1, Looking Glass Filing No. 20: $5,523,167; and Lot 1, Looking Glass Filing Nos. 21 and 22: $9,851,881; all in the Town of Parker, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
3. The boundaries of SID No. 2 include the real property known as or, following final platting, to be known as follows, also as more particularly described in the Assessment Resolution:
Lots 1-68, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 16; Lots 1-73, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 17; Lots 1-57, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 18; Lots 1-47, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 19; Lots 1-84, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing No. 20; and Lots 1-146, inclusive, Looking Glass Filing Nos. 21 and 22; Town of Parker, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.
4. The assessment for each lot within SID No. 2 shall be due and payable as the office of the District denoted below, without demand, within 30 days after the date of this notice. All such assessments may also be paid, at the election of the property owner, in installments, with interest as provided in the Assessment Resolution. Failure to pay the whole assessment within the said period of 30 days shall all be conclusively considered and held an election on the part of all person’s interest, whether under disability or otherwise, to be paid in said installments.
5. As part of the assessment, commencing April 25, 2025, each lot within the SID shall be required to pay the amount of $85 per year as an Annual Administrative Charge for the purposes of defraying the District’s administrative costs associated with the implementation of the assessment, as further set forth in the Assessment Resolution.
6. A complete copy of the Assessment Resolution may be obtained from the District’s legal counsel, Spencer Fane LLP, via a request made by email or telephone to tgeorge@spencerfane.com or 303-839-3800, or by mail or hand-delivery to Hess Ranch Metropolitan District No. 5, c/o Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HESS RANCH
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5
Legal Notice No. 947490
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: August 22, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Bids and Settlements
Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Dawson Trails Metropolitan District No. 1 of the Town of Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado (the “District”), will make final payment at CliftonLarsonAllen, 8390 E. Cresent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, on September 9, 2024, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. to the Colorado Cleanup Corporation, of Englewood, Colorado for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction or work on the Demolition of Water Tank and Pump House, performed within Dawson Trails Metropolitan District No. 1, Douglas County, Colorado.
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 contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, 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, and an account of such claim, to Dawson Trails Metropolitan District No. 1 on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Dawson Trails Metropolitan District No. 1, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DAWSON TRAILS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
By: Jake Schroeder
Secretary/Treasurer
Legal Notice No. 947500
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Town of Castle Rock, Colorado
Date: August 9, 2024
Project Title: Mitchell Gulch Park - Tennis Courts
Town of Castle Rock C/o Parks and Recreation Department 1375 W. Plum Creek Parkway Castle Rock, CO 80109
Contractors: Renner Sport Surface 2775 W. 7th Avenue Denver, CO 80204
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractors on September 12, 2024 provided no claims are received.
Any person or firm having debts against the Contractors must file a proper written notice with the Director of Parks and Recreation, Town of Castle Rock, Parks and Recreation Department, 1375 W. Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock, CO 80109, on or before the above date.
TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK
By: Jeff Brauer, CPRE Director of Parks and Recreation
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Sections 24-91103(1)(b) and 38-26-107(1), C.R.S., that the City of Castle Pines, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment on September 2, 2024, (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor: Rock & CO 12739 CR 4 Brighton, CO 80603
(hereinafter, the “Contractor”), for and on account of all work completed on the Castle Pines Parkway & I25 Monument and Monarch Boulevard Monument under the agreement between the Contractor and the City dated August 24th, 2023.
The Project was completed on June 30, 2024, within the boundaries of the City, whose business address is 7437 Village Square Drive Suite #200, Castle Pines, Colorado 80108, in Douglas County, Colorado.
1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the Project for and on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of the Project, may at any time prior to the Final Settlement Date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.
2.Any such claim(s) shall be filed with the City Clerk at 7437 Village Square Drive Suite #200, Castle Pines, Colorado 80108 prior to the Final Settlement Date. Verified statements of claim filed with the City Clerk shall include a signed, notarized letter from the claimant describing the claim and invoices supporting the claim.
3. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to the Final Settlement Date shall release the City, its City Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim(s).
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN OF CASTLE PINES:
By: Tobi Duffey, MMC, City Clerk
Legal Notice No. 947496
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., that on the 6th day of September 2024 final settlement with Garney Companies Inc. will be made by the Centennial Water and Sanitation District for the Joseph Blake Water Treatment Plant- Phase 1A improvements Project, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the Centennial Water and Sanitation 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 Centennial Water and Sanitation District, located at, 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 Centennial Water and Sanitation District, its’ officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim and for making payment for the said Contractor.
Centennial Water and Sanitation District
Legal Notice NO. 947468
First Published: August 15, 2024 Last Published : August 22, 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 September 21, 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 WEST FORK CONSTRUCTION, LLC for the County Road 105 Bridge Rehabilitation Over Oakland School Gulch Project, Douglas County Project Number SP 2023-005, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said WEST FORK CONSTRUCTION, LLC 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 September 21, 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 Engineer, Neil Sarno, 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. 947469
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Second Publication: August 22, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734
Water Court
Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles
Public Notice
1) 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA VIN 4TAPM62N1TZ159832
2) 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA VIN 1N4AL3AP2DN412525
3) 2011 FORD F150 VIN 1FTMF1CM6BKD87830
4) 1971 CHEVROLET CAMERO VIN 124871L508593
5) 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE VIN 1G1PF5S96B7302935
6) 1989 CHEVROLET K1500 VIN 1GCDK14K0KZ275508
7) 1995 PROW TRAILER VIN 1EC1B2620S1565374
REDLINERS INC 2531 W 62ND CT UNIT G DENVER, CO 80221 720-930-8139
Legal Notice No. 947504
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: August 22, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
1) 2010 MAZDA 3 BLACK JM1BL1SF1A1227376
2) 2004 HONDA CIVIC BLACK 1HGEM21314LO83636
3) 2013 FORD F150 WHITE 1FTFW1ET8DFD20168
4) 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BLUE KMHJF35F3YU041420
5) 2010 MERCEDES BENZ S550 SILVER WDDNG8GB2AA348679
6) 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER GOLD 1GNDT13S362148062
7) 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM SILVER JS2GB41S6Y5189967
8) 2006 SAAB 9-7X WHITE 5S3ET13S862802545
9) 1991 AUDI A90 WHITE WAUHE58A6MA018532
10) 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BLUE 1J4HR48N65C599566
Parker Towing Inc 18800 E. Clarke Road, Parker, CO 80134 303-841-9161
Legal Notice No. 947485
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
1) 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO VIN 1GCEK19TXYE364623
2) 1995 NISSAN SENTRA VIN 1N4AB41D3SC720407
Villalobos Towing LLC 5161 York Street, Denver, CO 80216 720-299-3456
Legal Notice No. 947503
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: August 22, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia S. Caldwell, a/k/a Patricia Sue Caldwell, a/k/a Patricia Caldwell, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30333
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 December 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Dennis Joseph Caldwell II Personal Representative 5741 Green Hollow Ln. The Colony, TX 75056
Legal Notice No. 947467
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of DAVE HUSBAND, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30205
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, on or before December 15, 2024 or the claims may be forever barred.
Becky Walson, Personal Representative 12211 Tack Drive Parker, CO 80134
Legal Notice No. 947466
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE OF HEARING TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SANDRA TORRES, Deceased Case No.: P24-0177
On June 24, 2024, Robert A. DiPietro petitioned for Proof of Will, for the issuance of Letters Testamentary, and to be appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Sandra Torres, deceased. The Honorable Daniel Rosser, Judge of Probate Court of Colbert County, has set this matter for a hearing on the 3rd day of October, 2024, at 10:00 am at the Colbert County, Alabama, Courthouse, 201 N Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL 35674.
Mary Baschab-Haslacker
Attorney for Estate PO Box 151 Cherokee, AL 35616
Daniel Rosser Judge of Probate, Colbert County, Alabama
Legal Notice No. 947499
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of DIXIE LEA MANZANARES, aka DIXIE L. MANZANARES, aka DIXIE MANZANARES, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30320
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 December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Donald J. Manzanares, Personal Representative c/o Nadia N. Sullivan, Esq., 18695 Pony Express Dr. #142 Parker CO 80134-8145
Legal Notice No. 947440
First Publication: August 8, 2024
Last Publication: August 22, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of John Anthony Mutka, Deceased Case Number: 24PR131
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 12/31/2024 or the claims may be forever barred.
Sarah Mutka, Personal Representative 2545 Routt Street, Lakewood, CO 80215
Legal Notice No. 947463
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donna Mae Bielenberg, Deceased
Public Notices
Case Number: 24PR124
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 Monday, December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Robert John Bielenberg
Personal Representative
1025 Deer Clover Way
Castle Pines, Colorado 80108
Legal Notice No. 947461
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Eugene P. Campagnola, aka Eugene Pete Campagnola, and Gene Campagnola, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30328
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 December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Chad E. Campagnola,
Personal Representative
c/o Kokish & Goldmanis, P.C.
316 Wilcox Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Legal Notice No. 947472
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of William Wayne Littleton, a.k.a. Bill Littleton, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30323
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 December 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Ryan Littleton, Personal Representative 2860 Canyon Crest Lane Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Legal Notice No. 947501
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MELISSA BRINKMANN, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30300
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (VANESSA BRINKMANN) or to DOUGLAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE (4000 JUSTICE WAY, SUITE 2009, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109) on or before DECEMBER 31, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
/s/ Kimberly Ruddell
KIMBERLY RUDDELL, Esq.
Attorney for Personal Representative 8354 Northfield Blvd, Suite 3700 Denver, CO 80238
Legal Notice No. 947487
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Charles T. Kress, aka Charles T. Kress. Jr., aka Chuck Kress, and Charles Thomas Kress Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30331
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 December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Bryan K. Kress, Personal Representative c/o Kokish & Goldmanis, P.C. 316 Wilcox Street
Castle Rock, Colorado 80104
Legal Notice No. 947471
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bary L. Blakkolb, aka Bary Lee Blakkolb, and Bary Blakkolb, Deceased, Case Number: 24PR30309
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 December 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Brent Blakkolb, Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 41h Street, Suite 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104
Legal Notice No. 947451
First Publication: August 8, 2024
Last Publication: August 22, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN ALOYSIUS FITZGIBBONS, aka JOHN A. FITZGIBBONS, aka JOHN FITZGIBBONS, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30340
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 December 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jamie L. Hanosh, Personal Representative 14525 Tango Loop Parker, Colorado 80134
Legal Notice No. 947492
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Christopher Morris, aka Christopher J. Morris, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030335
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 December 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Persons Giving Notice: Eric J. Morris, Personal Representative 560 Randy Drive Newbury Park, CA 91320
Legal Notice No. 947498
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Name Changes
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on July 30, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Baby Girl DOB 9/16/2018 with no name recorded be changed to Elianna Estherbelle Nana Akes Eliason Case No.: 2024C358
By: Judge Brian Fields
Legal Notice No. 947495
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on July 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 Mistie Dawn Childs be changed to Mistie Dawn Rotella
Case No.: 2024C33041
By: Judge Brian Fields
Legal Notice No. 947462
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on July 29, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Atreyu Reese be changed to Atreyu Dysart Reese Case No.: 24 C 437
By: Judge Brian Fields
Legal Notice No. 947488
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on July 31, 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 Barbara Leslie Wray be changed to Barbara Lesley Wray
Case No.: 24 C479
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 947493
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on August 11, 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 Megan Rochelle Nanez be changed to Ezeryiah Nanez Case No.: 2023C34848
By: Judge Brian Fields
Legal Notice No. 947491
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on July 29, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Ayden Hernandez be changed to Ayden Zeke Hernandez Case No.: 24 C 436
By: Judge Brian Fields
Legal Notice No. 947489
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
Public Notice of Petition
for Change of Name
Public notice is given on August 04, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the District Court in Douglas County.
The Petition requests that the name of Aria Elena Currier be changed to Aria Elena Currier-Daugherty Case No.: 2023DR30046
By: Sherry Harbour Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 947484
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on August 14, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Douglas County District Court.
The Petition requests that the name of Bailey Cotapaxi Zavadil-Hill be changed to Bailey Cotapaxi Zavadil Case No.: 2016DR30199 Division 7
By: Honorable Donna M. Stewart District Court Magistrate
Legal Notice No. 947505
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Children Services
Public Notice
TO: ROBERT STEPHEN LOPEZ, FATHER OF CHILDREN BORN ON; FEBRUARY 19, 2009; JANUARY 9, 2011; FEBRUARY 27, 2013, AND JULY 26, 2016 IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.
You are notified that there is now on file in the office of the clerk of court for Montgomery County, Iowa, a petition in case numbers JVJV002987 –JVJV002990, which prays for a termination of your parent-child relationship to children born on February 19, 2009; January 9, 2011; February 27, 2013; and July 26, 2016; For further details, contact the clerk’s office.
The petitioner’s attorney is Ivan E. Miller, 200 E. Washington St., PO Box 144, Clarinda, IA 51632. The attorney’s phone number is: (712)542-0992, and facsimile number is (712)623-4133.
You are notified that there will be a hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights before the Iowa District Court for Montgomery County, at the Courthouse in Red Oak, Iowa, at 10:30 a.m. on the 26th day of September, 2024.
CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT
Legal Notice No. 947494
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Water Court
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO
JULY 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 JULY 2024 for each County affected. (This publication can be viewed in its entirety on the state court website at: www.coloradojudicial.gov)
CASE NO. 2024CW3108 DAKAN RANCH II, LLC, c/o Robert J. Francescon, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 650, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Telephone: 303-770-8300. Please direct all pleadings and correspondence to: April D. Hendricks, Esq. and Peter D. Jaacks, Esq. Burns, Figa & Will, P.C. 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Phone: 303-796-2626. APPLICATION TO MAKE CONDITIONAL WATER STORAGE RIGHT ABSOLUTE IN PART IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. Name of Structure: Dry Gulch Pond (“Pond”) Description of Conditional Water Right: Original Decree: Case No. 22CW3032, Water Division 1 (March 20, 2024) Previous Diligence Decrees: Not applicable. Location and Legal Description of Structure: The center of the Pond is located in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 8, Township 9 South, Range 68 West, 6th PM, 963 ft from the North Section Line and 1,255 from the East Section Line (UTM Coordinates: 13N 498232.9 4348604.0), as depicted in the attached Exhibit A. All structures described in this Application are located in Douglas County, Colorado. Source of Water: Water diverted from Dry Gulch (tributary to Spring Creek, tributary to West Plum Creek) Appropriation Date: January 1, 2022. Amount Claimed: 19.41 acre-feet, conditional, with right to refill. Decreed Uses: Storage, stock watering; piscatorial, recreation, aesthetics, and fire protection. Application to Make Conditional Water Right Absolute in Part Date water applied to beneficial use: Applicant diverted water into the Pond on May 12 and 13, 2023, and August 28 and 29, 2023. The Applicant’s accounting records supporting such storage are attached to the Application as Exhibit A. Amount: 16.60 acre-feet absolute. Use: Storage, stock watering; piscatorial, recreation, aesthetics, and fire protection. Based on the foregoing, Applicant requests that the subject conditional water storage right be made absolute in the amount of 16.60 acre-feet for all decreed purposes pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-301(4)(e), with the remaining 2.81 conditional volume and the remaining conditional refill volume of 19.41 acre-feet be continued in full force and effect. Names and Addresses of Owners of Land on Which Structures will be Located: Applicant owns all Property upon which the structures described in this Application are located. 3 pages.
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 SEPTEMBER 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. 947483
First Publication: August 22, 2024 Last Publication: August 22, 2024
