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e Englewood Board of Education has received an “exodus rating,” the lowest-possible result, from the Green Book Initiative, an evaluation tool that provides “insights into the safety and inclusivity” of the Black community.
Auon’tai Anderson, CEO of the Center for Advancing Black Excellence in Education, which created and runs the initiative, along with the Epitome of Black Excellence & Partnership, presented the rating to the board during public comments May 7.
“Unfortunately, Englewood school board and superintendent have earned the lowest rating status of any school district we have investigated on our rubric with a score of 1.8,” Anderson said.
Several people disagreed with or questioned the ndings, including
Centennial homeowners Kyle and Elizabeth Coatney now have the option to build an in-law suite on their property so their parents can live comfortably and affordably as they age. The city’s mayor and council voted 9-0 to pass an ordinance allowing the construction of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as long as they meet regulations outlined in the plan.
For the Coatneys, who expressed their family’s support for ADUs during public comment at the meeting, the approval brings a sense of relief. It means their parents can retain their independence while having family nearby who can support them. It also means their children can spend more time with their grandparents, strengthening the inter-generational bond between them.
“Thank you for advancing this ordinance so that families like ours no longer have to live in this limbo and can reassure our aging relatives that there is a dignified, independent option where they can age close to family,” said Kyle.
Not everyone supports the idea for Centennial. Patrick Larzik told the council ADUs would destroy neighborhoods. “It’s not going to be the neighborhood that I’d want to move into again,” said Larzik. “If I have apartment houses on both sides of me because that’s what it’s going to turn into, you might as well just build the projects.”
Even if the council had defeated the ordinance, it seems ADUs are inevitable – not just in Centennial but in many populated parts of Colorado.
best defense that we have going forward.”
“Even if our ADU bill isn’t perfect, we can change ours,” she added.
Piko stressed that city planners and council members would listen to homeowners as the law goes into effect and, if necessary, change the regulations outlined in the ordinance.
ADUs are defined as a second, subordinate dwelling on the same lot as the primary residence with a separate entrance, kitchen, and bathroom. They can be attached to the house, like in a basement or an addition, or detached, like in a backyard cottage or separate garage.
To pass Centennial’s approval, the ADU must:
Receive a building permit
Follow municipal code
Not be a temporary structure or an RV
Fit within existing setbacks: the area from the property line or house to the structure
Fit within the maximum lot coverage
Be smaller than 50% of the footprint of the main home
Have a maximum height of 17 feet
Match external features to the main home
Provide one off-street parking space
Have a separate address from the main home.
Homeowners and civic associations can enforce stricter regulations or ban ADUs through their private covenants.
The Colorado legislature passed a bill last week requiring municipalities with more than 1,000 people and portions of counties with greater than 10,000 to allow one ADU per singlefamily detached home. Property owners will have to seek approval for the addition according to the jurisdiction’s guidelines.
Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko acknowledged that the state requirement supersedes the city’s decision but said “having an ordinance in place prior to the governor signing the ADU, is the
Each council member acknowledged the time and thought that went into developing the regulations and said that while many had reservations initially, they now believe the city is ready for the change.
“We didn’t do this overnight or quickly,” said Councilmember Don Sheehan. We’ve been contemplating the impact of ADUs on your neighborhoods and houses, and we’ve got professionals who have really spent a lot of time working on this ordinance. I think we’ve covered a lot of areas. If we have something we’ve missed or something that has become a chronic issue, we’ll fix it.”
The Federal EPA’s Energy Star designation has been around since 1992. Initially, it was applied to appliances that exceeded standard levels of efficiency, but in 1995 the designation started being applied to new homes as a whole.
The Energy Star designation no doubt had the effect of governments and industry beginning to focus on energy efficiency, so a Version 2 with even higher standards was introduced in 2006, and a Version 3 was introduced in 2011.
The first paragraph on the Energy Star website reads as follows: Your home is your place to thrive. By choosing a new ENERGY STAR NextGen certified home or apartment, you can enjoy all the comfort, quality, value, and indoor air quality benefits you’ve come to expect from the ENERGY STAR label — and much more.
With energy efficiency going more and more mainstream, the EPA has now introduced Energy Star NextGen instead of Version 4. As described on www. EnergyStar.gov, the NextGen certification “recognizes homes and apartments equipped with leading-edge, efficient electric technologies and electric vehicle charging capabilities — features that not only improve your lifestyle, but also the health of the planet.”
Energy Star NextGen-certified homes come with Energy Star certified heat pumps for heating and cooling, heat pump water heaters, induction cooktops, and electric vehicle charging capabilities. With national and local building codes now requiring greater energy efficiency, a NextGen-certified home is now only 20% more efficient than homes that are “built to code.”
High-performance windows, a tighter building envelopes and enhanced insulation are also common in this top category of energy efficient housing.
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Many or even most builders have been building “Energy Starcertified” homes since as early as 2002. An estimated 2.7 million homes have been built with that certification, but Thrive Home Buildings is the only Colorado builder I’m aware of that is committed to building and selling homes with the Energy Star NextGen certification.
Here are the advantages spelled out by the Energy Star website for buying a new home with the NextGen certification.
Lower energy bills. Superior insulation, air sealing, and highly efficient heat pumps help lower your energy bills, while improving comfort and reducing drafts.
Improved safety and indoor air quality. Electric cooktops and ovens reduce exposure to harmful combustion byproducts — including carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and small particulates.
Peace and quiet. Multi-speed heat pumps run on low most of the time, making them quieter while delivering more consistent temperatures for greater comfort. Ductwork that has been properly sized further reduces noise from the air handler. High levels of insulation make the home quieter by reducing noise from outdoors.
This bi-level home at 11296 W. Kentucky Dr. has been well maintained by the seller. It was painted and walkways replaced in 2006, and a new roof & siding were installed in 2017. The house is white with blue shutters and gutters, and a blue & white garage door was new in 2009. The seller put in a new, energy efficient furnace in 2014 and new acrylic shower and shower doors in 2007. The backyard is mostly flat now (due to the seller rocking the sloping landscape) and completely fenced. There are lilacs on two sides of the house, and an ornamental plum and two purple ash trees are in the backyard. Briarwood Hills is a very quiet, friendly neighborhood. Most of the surrounding homeowners care about their yards, as does this seller. You will find magazine-quality photos and a narrated video tour at www.LakewoodHome.info Call listing agent Jim Swanson at 303-929-2727 to request a showing.
Increased resale value. High-performance homes sell for significant price premiums compared to typical homes. Energy Star certified and similarly efficient homes enjoy sales price premiums of up to 6%.
A clean energy future. The electric and hybrid electric technologies in your Energy Star NextGen home will help to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and climate impact associated with its operation. These benefits will continue to grow as the grid gets cleaner.
Retrofitting a non-Energy Star home to be more energy efficient or even “net zero energy” (meaning all-electric and generating all the electricity needed for the home through solar panels) is something that Golden Real Estate’s broker associates and I are committed to facilitating for our buyer clients. Personally, I am offering a free home energy audit to any buyer who hires me between now and September 30th to purchase an existing home.
A home energy audit involves doing
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We can help you find the best company to install solar panels, whether roof top or ground-mounted, or even in a distant solar garden, where the electricity you generate is credited to the electric meter in your home, condo or apartment. You don’t need a roof to benefit from solar power!
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Here’s an email I got from an Estes Park homeowner, Jay Blackwood:
My bank says that in the metro area a single family home may have insurance costs double this year. In the mountains it’s much worse.
Without warning, my condo association in Estes Park was told in January that American Family would drop us on the anniversary of our policy in April. This was due to our high risk of fire and hail. In 44 years we only have had one claim, for hail.
Apparently each insurance company has a secret risk map and decides if a property can
be insured depending on location and tree density.
We spent three months searching for a new policy and were forced to purchase a high risk one. Last year we paid $ 20,000. This year it’s $340,000 for 3/4 of the coverage. That is 17 times as much.
My total HOA fees last year were about $4,000. This year they are $14,000.
Other local condo associations are experiencing similar crises. Some businesses and even a large church are going uninsured. A builder has houses completed which cannot sell because they can’t be insured. Colorado is right behind California in loss of insurance. The State is dragging its feet on this issue. And news media don’t seem to cover it.
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The parents of Dax Vestal, Andrew McBride and Hunter Yarbrough share similar stories. They say their children began to act differently about six months ago and believe the shift is linked to how former Littleton Public Schools bus paraprofessional Kiarra Jones treated them as they rode to and from the Joshua School in Englewood.
Jones is facing 11 charges of child assault and abuse, with prosecutors alleging mistreat-
ment of autistic children. Her arraignment is set for July 1.
The families told the Englewood Herald how they and their children are now coping with trauma as they watch the criminal case proceed amid ongoing questions about how Littleton Public Schools’ leadership has handled the situation.
Jessica Vestal describes her son, 10-year-old Dax, as an “affectionate, loving, smiling, giggling boy” who would always wake up in the best mood. Dax rode Littleton Public Schools bus L76 with Jones to
Joshua School, which teaches children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities.
A video from mid-March that appears to show Jones striking Dax went viral in early April. After her arrest on April 4, LPS released a letter to the district stating Jones was fired in mid-March. Englewood police charged Jones with a single child assault charge and recently added 10 more child assault and abuse charges.
Vestal said prior to Jones’ arrest, her family thought Dax was “entering a new phase of autism” because some different behaviors were emerging, such as “high se-
verity meltdowns and self-injurious behaviors,” or SIBs.
“So when all of this started six months ago, we thought he was just kind of changing as a person,” Vestal said.
Dr. Amanda Kelly, president and CEO of FireFly Autism, a Denver facility that provides educational and other services to the autism community, said it’s hard to generalize behaviors because people and their experiences are different. At FireFly, there are also individuals who are non-speaking and when staffers notice students “displaying
an exacerbation of current behaviors,” it can be an indicator that something is wrong.
“I think if there is consistent patterns of behavioral excesses – so, increases in either current behaviors or behaviors that have not been seen before – and a very qualified clinical team has done everything in their power to understand how and why these things are happening… and there’s no good explanation, then I do think that there is obviously thinking outside the box in terms of what else might be happening,” Kelly said.
Kelly pointed to a similar case involving a FireFly student who was abused on a St. Vrain Valley School District bus that contracted with FireFly in 2017. A bus
‘There’s more outbursts as far as his SIBs (self-injurious behaviors) are concerned.’
Blake McBride
Blake McBride, father of Andrew, also 10-years-old, said his son is a movie buff who is “a quiet guy who loves to be around everybody.”
“When you see him, he’s got this infectious smile and he’s our world,” McBride said.
Similar to Dax, Andrew started displaying behaviors that didn’t align with his personality. Though he is doing better, he continues to struggle, McBride said.
paraprofessional and bus driver were convicted of second-degree assault of an at-risk person, third degree assault and failure to report abuse and exploitation of an at-risk person. The school district settled a nearly $4 million lawsuit filed by the victim’s family.
To help people understand how Dax communicates, Vestal compares his experience to a hypothetical situation involving her
daughter, who can speak.
“If she was abused by a teacher she could tell me that, and if I wasn’t listening to her or I couldn’t hear her or something like that, she would keep having to tell me,” Vestal said. “With Dax, his severe behavioral change was his mode of communication, and so now that I’ve heard him and I’ve received the message, those behaviors have really (fallen) off.”
“There’s more outbursts as far as his SIBs (self-injurious behaviors) are concerned,” McBride said. “He also tends to not take to anyone talking in our van… There’s more of these outbursts that he’s just mad.”
McBride said it’s difficult because Andrew can’t tell him what he’s experienced and no one else can provide that insight either.
Kevin Yarbrough is the father
During a dramatic meeting on May 9, parents expressed ongoing frustrations with Littleton Public Schools as its board reviewed proposed policy changes amid allegations that several non-verbal autistic students were abused on a district school bus.
Parents also condemned the board members and superintendent for limiting their time and opportunities to comment publicly as they advocated for the children. During the meeting, Board President Angela Christensen threatened to eject at least one parent.
“I don’t even really know why we keep coming here, to be honest,” said Jess Vestal, who said her son is a victim in the case, to the board. “Every couple of weeks you nd a new way to disappoint us. And I guess we come to just let you know that we will keep showing up for our kids until the correct changes are made.”
Among the commenters were the parents of several students who rode bus L76, where a paraprofessional formerly employed by the school district, Kiarra Jones, allegedly harmed autistic students for months. She is now facing 11 child assault and abuse charges.
At the meeting, the board members discussed policy changes to extend the length of time the district keeps bus video footage from a minimum of ve to a minimum of 10 days. e new policy would also implement randomized audits of footage from buses that transport students with complex communication or development needs.
Parents, like Vestal, said the proposed changes would not be enough to safeguard children.
“I can’t understand how anybody with two brain cells could put that on paper and think ‘Yes, this will su ce,’ after what has transpired,” she said.
She showed photos of her son’s
bruises and other injuries alleged to have happened on the bus in January, February and March. She said the policy being considered by the board would mean any videos related to these injuries could be deleted within 10 days of an incident.
Board President Angela Christensen cut Vestal o before Vestal was done speaking. Christensen cited the board’s policy that public commenters are allowed to speak for three minutes, but Vestal said her husband had ceded his three minutes to her as she was speaking for the family. Residents at the meeting yelled and even swore at Christensen and encouraged Vestal to continue speaking.
At that moment, Christensen called the meeting into a recess and left the dais. No board members followed her.
Audience members continued to yell. Eventually, Christensen returned and called the next speaker to the podium. Vestal returned to
her seat.
At another point in the meeting, Christensen declared the public comment period over and attempted to move the board to its next agenda item.
But Jessica McBride, who said her son is also a victim in the case, said she had signed up to comment and her name had not been called.
Christensen said everyone who signed up had been called and continued to call for a motion for the next agenda item.
As the board started to vote on the next item, McBride turned around to the residents in the room and started to deliver her public comments over the board’s words.
Christensen repeatedly attempted to silence McBride, and then called for security to escort McBride out of the meeting.
“Wow, more security than (on) the buses?” one parent exclaimed from the audience.
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e University of Denver’s push for national name recognition in sports has proven wildly successful, with another hockey championship in 2024 and top programs in lacrosse, soccer and gymnastics. Now the southeastern Denver anchor is doubling down on becoming a green energy leader for its peers.
DU, with partner Pivot Energy, plans to build enough new solar panels on campus and at dedicated solar farms in surrounding counties to completely o set university electricity use within about three years. e push to install 23 megawatts of panels dedicated to DU’s energy use is a key part of the institution’s commitment to become net zero in carbon emissions by 2030, said Lynn Bailey, director of energy and sustainability for the southeastern Denver campus.
Next up on the green energy list: cutting way back on natural gas used to heat DU’s buildings and hot water. DU started its solar era in 2019, working with Pivot to install 2.2 MW of panels on 18 campus buildings. In the next phase, Pivot will add 1.2 MW more on campus, with a new array on the expansive rooftops of the Ritchie Center sports complex. (Home of the hockey Pioneers, who last month won their 10th national championship and second in three years, accumulating more trophies
than storied schools from Minnesota, Michigan and Massachusetts.)
Pivot will build the other 22.2 MW for DU at dedicated sites in Larimer, Adams, Mesa and Weld counties, over the next two to three years, Bailey said. In most cases, DU will be taking 100% of the power from those far- ung solar arrays, providing Pivot certainty and simplicity among its energy customers.
e solar expansion alone will wipe out half of DU’s remaining carbon footprint as it seeks other projects to meet the 2030 net zero carbon goal.
“We’ve always been trying to gure out other ways to work with DU be-
cause we knew they had ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals,” said Pivot vice president of strategic partnerships Mat Elmore. “It’s been a great match so far.”
Pivot says an added motivation for DU and other institutions who are landlords of large square footage are the Denver and statewide building emissions reductions mandated in recent rule changes. Colorado’s rules seeking greenhouse gas reductions from big buildings require commercial buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to cut buildingrelated emissions by 20% in 2030. ose rules are now subject to an injunction-seeking lawsuit led by
major landlords like apartment associations, but remain in e ect for now and may survive the legal challenge.
Colorado law allows DU to get net metering credit for solar power it creates, even when at o site locations like Pivot’s community solar sites, Elmore said.
“ at program is really made for, in my opinion, large campuses or large energy users that just can’t install enough on-site generating capacity to meet their needs” but who have ambitious climate change targets, he said.
Pivot has developed 79 Colorado solar projects producing up to 70.8MW of electricity, with 124 more in the pipeline that would bring on 530MW. Nationally, the company has developed 179MW and has 2,714MW in the pipeline. A megawatt can serve 400 to 1,000 households, depending on the size of the home or apartment and how many appliances are electric.
e number of o -site, net-metered megawatts allowed to come online in a given year is limited, according to Pivot, which says it is the largest solar developer in Colorado.
“Bottom line is we have far more demand than supply for this particular program,” Elmore said. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.
David Sonsalla, a man who was shot at the start of a police pursuit and arrested at the end of it, is facing several charges including assault, criminal mischief, vehicular eluding and resisting arrest.
Englewood police opened re on Sonsalla the morning of April 29 when he drove toward them at a selfstorage facility and arrested him, along with passenger Sara Aiken, a few minutes later after a pursuit ended in a crash at Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue.
In a return of ling charges on Monday morning, Sonsalla was formally charged with two counts of assault 1-threatening a peace ofcer with a weapon, two counts of assault 1-extreme indi erence, one count of assault 2-intentional aggravated assault of a peace o cer, one count of vehicular eluding with injury, one count of criminal mischief, one count of weapon possession of a previous o ender, one count of resisting arrest, one count of driving without insurance and one count of driving after revocation prohibited.
A preliminary hearing is set for Sonsalla on June 6 at 1:30 p.m., said Eric Ross, public information o cer for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce.
Sonsalla remains in custody and his bond is set at $100,000 cash or surety, Ross continued.
Colorado court records show Sonsalla has been convicted of multiple criminal o enses over the past six years, including driving under the
in uence with two or more priors, harassment, criminal tampering, obstruction and two cases of vehicular eluding, and was the subject of a temporary protection order.
Englewood police said around 11:12 a.m. on April 29 o cers were at 3325 S. Santa Fe Drive, which is the location of a new storage facility in Englewood, “investigating a suspicious incident report involving” Sonsalla and Aiken.
“While attempting to contact the involved parties, the driver did not comply with the o cer’s orders and instead drove directly at the ocers, who red their duty weapons in self-defense,” an April 29 press release said. “It was unknown at that time if o cers struck the driver or not.”
Sonsalla and Aiken drove southbound on Santa Fe Drive, starting a pursuit involving other Englewood o cers which then ended with Sonsalla driving southbound in northbound lanes until crashing into two other cars at Mineral Avenue.
“Two other people were sent to the hospital with minor injuries,” the press release said.
Sonsalla was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound, released from the hospital and taken to the Arapahoe County Detention Facility.
Aiken was taken into custody at the original scene and transported to the Arapahoe County Detention Facility on unrelated warrants.
Englewood police said this is an active investigation and the 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the o cer-involved shooting.
Harmon and Shaw race inspired 30% voter turnout, Parr elected to city council, District 1BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Marissa Harmon has won Lone Tree’s election for mayor, the rst race for the o ce in 16 years.
“I am grateful to the incredible team that supported me during this election,” said Harmon. “I want to express my deepest gratitude for the con dence the Lone Tree community has placed in me.”
Harmon took 56% of votes and her competitor Wynne Shaw, 44%. Harmon had 1,698 votes, just 365 ahead of Shaw’s 1,333.
Excitement surrounded the race as many Lone Tree residents were actively campaigning and opining about the candidates in the months leading up to the election. Harmon and Shaw received support from numerous residents and other elected o cials and inspired many letters to the Lone Tree Voice.
Of the 10,246 registered voters in Lone Tree, 3,042 cast votes. at’s a 30% voter turnout, the city’s election page says. Eleven voters did not cast a ballot in the mayoral race,
‘I am grateful to the incredible team that supported me during this election.’
Marissa Harmon
pro tem during the past eight years,” Shaw told the Lone Tree Voice.
Her accolades go beyond the city council. Shaw is also the board chair of the Denver Regional Council of Governments and is the chair of the Regional Transportation Committee as well as the Douglas County Transportation Forum.
Following the election results, Shaw anticipates more volunteering, travel and spending more time with her daughter and family.
“As a 24-year resident of this community, I wish only good things for the City of Lone Tree,” said Shaw. “Our new mayor has spoken about her fresh ideas for the city and I know we all look forward to hearing about those.”
Voters also elected new council member for District 1.
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Both women have been involved in the inner workings of the city.
With ve years of experience, Harmon has served on the planning commission and city council. Harmon has also worked with the Lone Tree Homeless Initiative, graduated from the local Citizens Police Academy and is also the owner of Roots & Mane hair salon.
Harmon represents District 1 on the city council and will have to vacate her seat, said city spokesperson Austin Good, meaning the council will now have to appoint someone to ful ll the remainder of her term, which ends in 2026.
“I want to acknowledge the hard work of my opponent, Wynne Shaw and thank her for her service to the City of Lone Tree,” said Harmon.
With 1,333 votes, Shaw led a spirited campaign.
“It has been an honor and privilege to have served our community as a city council member and mayor
Brain O’Connell and Mike Parr ran for the open seat in the district. Parr took the win with 1,181 votes vs. 399 for O’Connell.
With a background in the insurance industry and the managing director for a national insurance brokerage, Parr’s campaign focused on ensuring scal responsibility as well as maintaining the safety of the citizens while enhancing the quality and character of the city.
Parr is a Colorado native and has lived in Lone Tree for over two decades, volunteering throughout the city,
He has served as a two-time chair of the Lone Tree Recreation Committee and is a member of the Douglas County Open Space Committee and the Lone Tree Elevated Steering Committee.
At a Lone Tree City Council meeting in March, council approved a resolution canceling the District 2 election, declaring the sole candidate, Alecia Brown, elected.
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school board member Duane Tucker, who questioned the methods of the Green Book Initiative’s scoring, evaluation, and engagement, referencing its rubric and scorecard.
“All these scores they’ve given us have a very arbitrary feel to me,” Tucker said. “It’s very challenging to evaluate how they’re evaluating us when we have no idea what they’re doing to come up with those scores.”
ere are three ratings listed on the Center for Advancing Black Excellence in Education’s website with “exodus” being the lowest, “on notice” in the middle, and “green book schools” being the highest. Boards classi ed under exodus “demonstrate practices that actively or passively disrupt the leadership of Black board members.”
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Christensen again called the meeting into a recess as audience members yelled, “Run away, coward!” at her.
from Board President Katie Wilberding Cross, and a scorecard with the breakdown of the district’s ratings. Anderson told the board at the meeting that the initiative has been in contact with Black families.
“Now the next phase of this distinction is called ‘Operation Exodus,”’ Anderson said. “Since our last appearance at your school board meeting in April, we have engaged 88 families and 83 of those families we spoke with have elected not to enroll or reenroll in Englewood Schools district this fall.”
e district’s Director of Opportunity, Access and Inclusion Dr. Rana Razzaque later gave a presentation about the district’s e orts for creating equity and inclusion in the district.
Razzaque said in correspondence between the district and the Green Book Initiative that she hasn’t seen what “methodologies, theories or research-based frameworks” were used to create the resource so she couldn’t speak to those elements directly.
“I think, to me, the most glaring thing is there was no mention of student voice or student experience or em-
latest policy revisions.”
McBride called the proposed policy revisions a terrible rst draft.
“It’s time to sit down with the special needs community and have real conversations that will make real change,” she said.
powerment in that rubric, which isn’t only one of my guiding tenets, but it’s also a research-based indicator of equity and belonging in educational environments” Razzaque said.
“What’s written there seems beautiful and aspirational,” Razzaque said. “Do I disagree with any of it? No. I just don’t see the research and the evidence — citations — in there, and it’s aspirational, like a vision statement would be, rather than constructive and actionable, like an actual rubric or an equity audit might be.”
Holmes, the CEO for Epitome of Black Excellence & Partnership, said the Green Book Initiative is a “categorical refusal to accept the status quo,” an opportunity for “self re ection” and to measure equity in outcomes, rather than intentions.
On their website, the initiative’s evaluation process is explained and says the process includes “gathering both quantitative data and qualitative feedback through surveys, interviews, and focus groups to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the experiences within the institution.”
tion policy.
Another public commenter criticized a recent letter to district families from Lambert, which said the district is “working hard to be a state leader in student transportation safety.”
Anderson said a committee, which determined the scores, reviewed minutes from the last seven months of board meetings and found “a concerning pattern of abuse, mistreatment and a hostile work environment from members of this board to a single member whose only di erence is the color of their skin.” Davon Williams, the only Black member on the board, didn’t comment on the Green Book Initiative in the May 7 meeting.
In recent months, Williams has clashed with the board over its denial of a travel reimbursement of $140 in March, which Anderson referenced in an April board meeting. e meeting concluded with board members making a unanimous vote to change the board’s public comment policy to allow only those with connections to the district to speak during public comment sessions.
Now in e ect, the policy would not allow Anderson and Holmes to comment at another meeting unless they were directly connected to the Englewood Schools district or were invited to speak by the board president or superintendent.
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“I have been here — every board meeting since my kid was hurt on your bus,” McBride shouted. “Can you please allow me to speak?”
After a couple of minutes, Christensen, along with district Superintendent Todd Lambert, stopped resisting and McBride took the podium.
“It’s tough, I can imagine, for all of you to sit in this room and be publicly called out for your egregious failures,” she said. “I can imagine it’s embarrassing and it’s frustrating for all of you to be in this position, which explains your
In the neighboring Douglas County School District, the board changed its policies on April 23 in response to what happened in Littleton Public Schools, with a policy similar to what the Littleton district is now proposing. Douglas schools said they will implement random checks of video feeds from transportation for special education students. But the Littleton parents said they want more – they want regular, not random, audits of bus footage. ey also said holding onto videos for a minimum of 10 days was not a long enough reten-
“What is your de nition of a state leader?” she asked.
“To me, a state leader is not someone doing less than the bare minimum. e revisions you are proposing tonight are insu cient.”
After the public comment period, before the board began discussion about the new policies, Vestal, McBride and a group of other parents left the meeting.
Marcy Phelps, the district’s director of transportation, said sta time and video storage space are limitations to more consistent auditing and longer retention. She said the district is hoping to moni-
Earlier in the meeting, Lambert had said the district’s proposed changes are a “ rst step.”
“Policy development is a multi-step process,” he said. “We have spent the past several weeks evaluating everything about our work when it comes to student safety on buses … While policy work is the most important rst step, this work is ongoing.”
Brittany Yarbrough, whose son is a victim in the child abuse case, told the Littleton Independent that she wants the district to call on experts and bring in the parents of special needs students to talk about the direction of those policy changes.
e board will discuss the proposed bus policy again at its next meeting on May 23. FROM
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You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar is quote encapsulates Zig’s belief that progress begins with taking action, even if it’s small steps initially. Meeting expectations requires that initial e ort, that rst step toward a goal. However, Zig’s message extends beyond mere meeting expectations; he also emphasized the importance of exceed-
He believed that exceeding expectations was not only a path to success but also a way to build trust, credibility, and lasting relationships. Mr. Ziglar’s philosophy centered on the principle that by consistently surpassing what is re-
Inever thought I would need to know so much about actuarial tables. Predicting how long you will live is the backbone of how life insurance, annuity, pension, and Social Security bene ts are calculated. is is why the longer you wait to collect Social Security, the higher your monthly bene t is. Because you have fewer months left in your lifetime to spread your payments over.
Retirees should be aware when there could be changes to their xed income bene ts. Social Security is the most common retiree bene t, as it a ects more than 66 million Americans. Every December, the Social Security Adminis-
quired, individuals can di erentiate themselves and achieve greater levels of success in both their personal and professional lives.
inking about our lives, expectations act as guiding stars, illuminating our paths and shaping our endeavors. Whether self-imposed or external, these expectations serve as benchmarks against which we measure our progress, success, and sometimes even our worth. However, traversing this maze requires more than just setting and meeting expectations; it demands a profound understanding of accountability and ownership. At its core, accountability entails the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s actions, decisions, and their consequences. It is the recognition that our choices have repercussions, not only for ourselves but also for those around us.
tration announces what the next year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will be, if any. Many think this adjustment is based on in ation of goods and services, but that is not exactly true. It is based on ination of wages, or the CPI-W.
Social Security does not always give an inflation adjustment. You can see the historical increases, or lack thereof, on their website. Any increase is not always designed to keep up with the current inflation rate, either. The 3.2% benefit increase for 2024 did not equal the current inflation rate last December on total goods, which was 3.4%.
It is important for seniors to understand how to plan for in ation and what to expect from their Social Security bene ts. ere have been several years when there were more signi cant discrepancies. e expectation for 2025 is that it will
be the lowest in many years. is is partly due to the fact that in ation is coming down, but there are other calculations behind the scenes designed to help the Social Security co ers last longer than could be planned for future years.
e Long-Range Solvency Provisions are posted on the website at ssa.gov. Here, various ranges of increases and the nancial impact over long periods of time are displayed. ere are new computations shown that could help the longevity of Social Security bene ts for future generations but could lower the COLA for current retirees. While these are just di erent scenarios at this point, it is always important to make sure you have planned your retirement well, so you are not solely dependent on your Social Security income.
Many retirees make the mistake of reducing or eliminating their in-
vestment growth goals as they near retirement. Investments can be a way of making up for xed incomes that may not keep up with higher costs of living, especially health care. Make sure you are working with your advisor to determine the best level of diversi cation to map out a comfortable retirement plan for you. Consider in ating your income needs in your projections, but do not in ate your Social Security bene t. is is not something you will have control over, and it is best to plan for a potential gap in income now while you can possibly make other adjustments to your strategy.
No one likes negative surprises. Plan well while you can. 1. ssa.gov
Patricia Kummer is a senior wealth advisor for Mariner Wealth Advisors.
For most artists, when a work is completed, that’s the end of the creative process. So, when Colorado-based installation artist Lonnie Hanzon had the opportunity to reimagine his
“It’s not very often you get to control everything, from floor to ceiling,” he said. “It allowed me to truly, truly treat it as a single work of art. It’s a chance to tell a better story.”
Gary W. Powell
December 9, 1940 - April 17, 2024
Gary Powell of Centennial died peacefully at home on April 17, 2024.
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“Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities” for the Museum of Outdoor Arts’ (MOA) new location, he knew he was getting a rare treat.
location,
“It’s an honor to be back and thrilling to work with the museum again after all these years,” Hanzon said. “Especially when the piece you’re working on again has so many hundreds of pieces of your work in it.”
The newly updated Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities was unveiled to the public at the MOA’s new location, Marjorie Park at Fiddler’s Green, 6331 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle in Greenwood Village, as part of the La Primavera Festival on April 28. It is now available to explore by guided tour only.
The Cabinet was originally set up at the MOA’s former headquarters in Englewood in 2009. When the museum moved in 2023, Cynthia Madden Leitner, the MOA’s President and Executive Director, knew the Cabinet had to come too.
“One of the things patrons kept asking was what was going to happen to the Cabinet. It’s such a labor of love for us and Lonnie,” said Tim Vacca, Director of Programs & Communications at the MOA. “We talked with Lonnie and asked if he could reenvision it and now it’s so great to have it back. It’s like visiting an old friend.”
This permanent exhibit is housed in a new stand-alone building in Marjorie Park and features a vast collection of relics from fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Using these items, Hanzon explores everything early optics and geometry to celestial wonders and the sea.
What really makes this new version special is that Hanzon had a say in designing the entire space.
In addition to being an art installation, the Cabinet also serves as a creative space for others.
There is room for different artists to display their own works and from May 25 through June 16, it will feature in an immersive theater experience called “Impossible Things,” put on by The Catamounts, a Boulder-based theater company, and Hanzon Studios. It will be a key scene location in the production, offering another way to engage with the space.
The aim of the Cabinet is to instill a sense of wonder in the viewer, no matter their age. And if people come away with their own sense of exploration piqued, so much the better.
“It’s a great experiential learning experience, one that is best when shared,” Vacca said. “I’m looking forward to hosting all kinds of groups and students, all of whom will have a great time exploring.”
For more information and to book a guided tour, visit https:// moaonline.org/.
LSO ends season with an evening of romance
The Lakewood Symphony Orchestra’s final performance the 2023-2024 season will be “Isn’t It Romantic,” held at the Lakewood Cultural Center , 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30.
The concert will feature Youth Concerto winner Joseph Kim performing the Barber Violin Concerto. Those looking to make a full night of it can attend the annual Celebration Dinner , which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Cultural Center. The food will be prepared by two chefs and the second and third-place winners of the concerto competition will also perform.
Purchase tickets at www.lakewoodsymphony.org.
J Little
September 2, 1930 - February 19, 2024
Carol J. Little, age 93, of Austin, Texas, passed away on February 19, 2024.
She is survived by her son, James B. Little (Joyce), daughter Barbara J. Woolley (Perry), grandchildren Matthew Woolley (Rain), Megan Bormann (Keith), Annette Little, and Matthew Little. Carol is also survived by her great-granddaughters Skylar Woolley, Zoey Woolley, and Levee Krantz.
Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Little, daughter Robin Little, parents Forest Brown and Edith Anderson Brown, and brothers Dean Brown, Claire Brown, and Lynn Brown. Carol will be interred at Ft. Logan Cemetery in Englewood, Colorado. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
A look at the history of some of the state’s unique plate designs
BY ELLIS ARNOLDAubiquitous image in Colorado, the state’s standard license plate features an artsy depiction of white mountains against a green background. So when all-red, all-blue and all-black designs with white letters — without mountains — started popping up in tra c, you
probably took notice.
In 2023, roughly 180,000 vehicles were registered with those seemingly new plates. But the plates actually have roots in the past, and the oncediscontinued designs raise money for people with disabilities.
“ e rst blue-and-white plate was issued in 1914,” the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles said in a statement, adding: “ e rst year the all-red background with white letters was issued was 1925.”
Colorado’s popular new black plate is modeled after a 1945 design, predating the state’s rst plate design with mountains by about 15 years, according to the state DMV.
Another retro plate that ips the
standard design — instead o ering green mountains and white sky — recently made a return. It, too, generates funds for programs for the disability community.
Colorado’s batch of reissued designs represents just one of the many ways to support a cause or send a message.
“Our choice in license plates reects things we love to do, organizations we support, our service, our hobbies and interests and provides nancial support to these organizations,” DMV Senior Director Electra Bustle said in a news release this year.
Here’s a look at the history of some of Colorado’s unique license plates.
Colorado rst made available the now-retro-looking plate with green mountains and white sky in 1962, the state DMV said.
Colorado discontinued that plate design in 2000, the division said. Bringing it back was an e ort of a state Senate bill in 2021, a law that requires the state to charge additional fees for those plates and put them in a disability support fund.
State lawmakers in 2022 followed up with state Senate Bill 22-217, a law that allowed Colorado to issue the previously retired designs of all-black, all-red and all-blue backgrounds.
e Colorado Disability Funding Committee receives $25 from the sale of each of those plates, as well as an additional $25 at renewal, the state DMV said.
e DMV does not have historical records that point to the reasons why the state discontinued the black, red and blue plates years ago, the division said.
“Black and white, and whiteand-black color combinations, as well as a host of other color combinations, were used from 1913 through 1958. e nal version of the black-and-white color combination was issued in 1954,” the DMV said in a statement.
Around 1959, the state moved to various versions of green-andwhite license plates, the DMV said.
Colorado rst made available its current standard license plate design of white mountains and green background around 1960, according to the DMV.
Retro plates gain popularity
Now that some old designs are back, they’ve become popular.
Coloradans chose the black plates roughly 170,000 times in 2023, according to a DMV list.
About 6,900 vehicles registered with the red plates and about 6,400 with the blue that year, the list said.
e state made the black, red and blue plates available in January 2023.
Themed plates, including for ethnic groups e Columbine “Respect Life” design remains popular too, with more than 75,000 vehicles registered with the plates in 2023. Released in 2001, the plate honors the 13 lives lost during the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, according to the DMV.
(While the plate design was created to recognize the victims of the Columbine tragedy, it does not generate funds for survivors of the shooting, the DMV clari ed.)
Some plates center on ethnic groups. e Italian American heritage plate was created from a state House Bill in 2007.
e American Indian Scholars plate was created from a state Senate Bill in 2005, the DMV said. For that plate, a person must donate $25 to the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce.
And now, a bill to create a plate that supports the Chicana/o community — Americans of Mexican descent — recently passed the state legislature.
“ e black background in particular exceeded original revenue estimates, while the blue and red backgrounds have met estimates,” a state budget document said.
After it’s created, a person would become eligible for the plate by providing a certi cate con rming they have made a donation to a nonpro t organization chosen by o cials based on the organization’s provision of services to the Latin American community, according to a summary of the bill on the legislature’s website.
“It speaks to Chicano heritage that is very deep in the state of Colorado,” state Rep. Tim Hernandez has said. FROM PAGE 16
e sta of Colorado Community Media’s two dozen newspapers received 10 awards, including three rst-place honors, at the esteemed Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism competition over the weekend.
is year’s contest, hosted by the Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, attracted a record number of participants, with more than 80 news media outlets and 30 freelancers from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico submitting their work. Judged by the Los Angeles Press Club, the competition was erce, with more than 1,900 entries vying for recognition. Colorado Community media competed in the large newsroom category.
e newsroom’s “Long Way Home” series, an extensive, 14-story deep dive into the escalating crisis of housing a ordability and availability, won rst place in the General Reporting, Series or Package category. e story identi ed the barriers many younger Coloradans and
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Making Movies w/Fruta Brutal @ 6pm Swallow Hill Music, 71 E Yale Ave, Denver
The Wilderness Live at Herman's Hideaway wsg: Dear Luna @ 6pm
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people of color face in their struggles for home ownership and explored potential solutions. e stories, produced by reporters across the newsroom, ran in newspapers — from the Arvada Press to the Parker Chronicle — across the metro area. e project was led by Editor in Chief Michael de Yoanna with West Metro Editor Kristen Fiore, North Metro Editor Scott Taylor, Digital Editor Deborah Grigsby and former South Metro Editor elma Grimes, the assistance of editors Scott Gilbert and Christy Steadman, and initial contributions from former chief editor Lisa Schlichtman. Judges wrote: “Tremendous e ort by the sta of Colorado Community Media to tell the story of housing — the facts, gures and people affected by metro Denver’s housing issues.”
Reporters Nina Joss and McKenna
Arvada Center hosts artistic evening on understanding the Middle East
The Arvada Center , 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., is hosting a special
Harford won rst place in the Politics, Feature category for “Shades of Red” in the Douglas County NewsPress, looking at divergent views among south metro area Republicans regarding how to present a uni ed front to voters.
“In this timely, unbiased, and indepth analysis, journalists Nina Joss and McKenna Harford show great skill at explaining complex political issues in a way that is accessible and engaging to their audience. e result is a clearly written, logically structured, and highly entertaining piece of work,” the judges remarked.
News sta ers Fiore, Corinne Westeman, Grigsby, Steadman, Rylee Dunn and Steve Smith were honored with a rst place in Social Justice Reporting in “For the record: Examining how the Golden Transcript contributed to systemic racism.” e story, which Westeman took the lead role in writing, reconciled with a racially biased chapter of the Transcript’s presentation of news in the late 1960s and early 1970s surrounding the
event called Standing for Humanity in Gaza and Israel at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, to use art to facilitate understanding and dialogue over the horrific situation in the Middle East. e event begins with “How to Remain a Humanist After a Massacre,” a 20-minute play by Maya Arad Yas-
Black Panther Party. Also named on the award are Jameka Lewis, senior librarian at the Denver Public Library’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, and a freelance researcher on the story, Greg Moore, contributing as an editor, and Allan Tellis, contributing as a doctoral student of political science at the University of ColoradoBoulder/freelance researcher.
“A hard-hitting reminder of a dark past, and the fact that there is still a long way to go,” judges wrote.
Westeman also took home a second-place award in the Sports, News category for “Role Players: Orediggers work behind the scenes to elevate football team’s performance.”
Dunn, at the Arvada Press, received a second-place honor for Obit Reporting for “Remembering Moses Walker, a musician and friend beyond compare.” Joss, at the Littleton Independent, took third place in the Obit Reporting category for “Je Gaylord’s death shines light on life of strength and sel essness.”
sur, set on the morning of October 7. e evening will also include a poetry reading with work by Palestinian poets Mahmoud Darwish, Taha Muhammad Ali, Rashid Hussein and Refaat Alareer. ere will also be a facilitated panel discussion with local journalists, educators, political and faith leaders. Proceeds from this event will raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians and Bring Them Home Now! Find more information at https://arvadacenter.org/events/ standing-for-humanity-in-gazaand-israel-.
There are a lot of pop stars these days who take the maximalist approach to their music, but the
Also receiving third-place honors:
• Steadman, editor of the Washington Park Pro le and Life on Capitol Hill, for “Parkinson’s slows life down but doesn’t stop a family’s love” (Column, Personal)
• Englewood Herald Reporter
Elisabeth Slay for “Unopposed Englewood school board candidate Davon Williams has felony record and active arrest warrant, records show” (General Reporting, Series or Package)
• Production Artist Leah Neu, “A hub for young artists” (Single Page Design)
• Former Centennial Citizen Reporter Tayler Shaw for beat reporting.
Retired Canyon Courier Reporter
Deb Hurley Brobst, a four-decade veteran journalist with extensive editing, reporting and mentoring experience, was named a Keeper of the Flame, a lifetime achievement award given to journalists who display “extraordinary dedication to ethical, responsible journalism and professional integrity.”
UK’s Holly Humberstone runs a bit counter by bringing in the listener as close as a whisper for her thoughtful explorations of love, loneliness and growing up. Last year she released her proper debut album, “Paint My Bedroom Black,” and it was one of my favorite albums of the year.
In support of the record, Humberstone will be coming to the Bluebird Theater , 3317 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20. She’ll be joined by singer/songwriter Carol Ades as opener.
Get tickets at www.axs.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.
Likewise, ownership embodies the sense of ownership, not merely of tangible possessions, but also of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is the acknowledgment that we are the masters of our destinies.
When we talk about meeting and exceeding expectations, the link of accountability and ownership becomes particularly relevant. To exceed expectations, we must rst meet them, but to truly excel, we must go beyond the anticipated. is journey begins with introspection, a critical examination of the expectations we harbor for ourselves. Often, these self-imposed expectations are the most stringent, fueled by our ambitions.
However, as we scrutinize these expectations, we must distinguish between those that propel us forward and those that shackle us in self-doubt and anxiety. True ownership lies in discerning which expectations align with our values, passions, and capabilities, and which ones are remnants of external in uences. By reclaiming ownership over our aspirations, we empower ourselves to set realistic goals and pursue them with unwavering determination.
Simultaneously, accountability beckons us to confront the expectations others place upon us. Whether it be the demands of employers, family members, or society at large, external expectations can exert a profound in uence on our lives. Yet, while we cannot control the expectations others hold, we can control how we respond to them. Accountability urges us to communicate openly, to negotiate, and, when necessary, to assert boundaries.
Accountability entails transparency and integrity in our actions. It means honoring commitments, admitting mistakes, and taking steps to rectify them. In a world where blame-shifting and nger-pointing abound, embracing accountability is a radical act of courage and authenticity. It is an acknowledgment of our fallibility and an unwavering commitment to growth and self-improvement.
Accountability and ownership are the threads that bind us together, weaving patterns of resilience, integrity, and excellence. ey remind us that success is not measured solely by the attainment of goals but by the journey we undertake and the principles we uphold along the way. I would love to hear your expectations story at go-
tonorton@gmail.com. And when we embrace the power of accountability and ownership as the compasses that guide us toward the ful llment of our highest aspirations, 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.
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Join RidgeGate and South Suburban Parks and Recreation for free community yoga classes on the grass at the south end of Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane. Please bring your own mat, water bottle and towel to all classes. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled.
Tuesday, May 28th, 6:30-7:30pm
Tuesday, June 25th, 6:30-7:30pm
Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from the district, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com
Sunday, May 19th, 8-9:30am – Nature Bingo
Saturday, June 8th, 9-10:30am – Spring Wildflowers
Friday, June 14th, 6:30-8pm – Birds at Sunset
Friday, June 21st, 7:30-9pm – Strawberry Moon
Enjoy these summertime concerts out on the grass with free live music, food trucks and activities for kids. It’s all happening in Prairie Sky Park, just west of the Lone Tree Recreation Center, courtesy of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.
Tuesday, June 18th, 6-8pm – Tunisia
RidgeGate is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Lone Tree Arts Center’s ‘Tunes on the Terrace’—an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. Check out the full schedule and buy tickets at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
Friday, June 21st, 7:30pm – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Special Indoor Concert)
Friday, June 28th, 7:30pm – The Brit Pack
The restoration of the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, led by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us a glimpse into settlers’ lives. Today, the ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits and a variety of events throughout the year. Register for or learn more about these events online at SchweigerRanch.org
Thursday, May 30th, 8-9:30am – Natural Heritage Walking Tour with SSPRD (Birds)
Friday, June 14th, 8:30-10am – Natural Heritage Walking Tour with SSPRD (Native Plant Families)
Saturday, June 15th, 10-11:30am – Guided Public Tour
Friday, June 21st, 6:30-7:30pm – Campfire Storytelling Series (Annie Oakley)
On the lower oor of the Bemis Public Library, several walls are lined with paintings that show landscapes, abstract scenes, gures and a deep love for art.
It is the annual juried exhibit of the Paint Box Guild, a Littleton painting group for artists of all levels.
“We support each other,” said Monique Moore, who manages the show each year. “We are just there for each other when we have questions or (for) support through the arts.”
e group includes 40 members, Moore said, who practice all types of painting, including oil, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media.
e group hosts monthly workshops from September through April at the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton. In the summer, the group does plein air painting, or painting outdoors, around the area.
Moore said the exhibit at the library is the group’s main show of the year, but they also display their work at other libraries, banks and community centers.
is year, 51 paintings from 29 members are on display, Moore said, capturing a wide variety of scenes – from mountains to owers to a woman weaving a basket.
“Everyone will see something that they love in this exhibit,” Moore said. “ ere’s a variety of styles, a variety of mediums, and I think it’s good for people to see and appreciate the creativity that we have in our lives.”
is year, art curator Jennifer Perlow judged the show. Moore said Perlow gave comments on each painting, which gave the artists ideas on how to improve their work.
“As an artist, I think we’re always learning,” Moore said. “We’re always progressing. I think you rarely meet an artist that doesn’t want to be better than they already are.”
e following artists won ribbons in the show:
Best of Show: Climbing Vine by
Beth Narva
First Place: Invitation by Nancy Smyth
Second Place: e Bubbler by Merrie Wicks
ird Place: After the Storm by Mary Ellen Wolf
Honorable Mention: Re ections by Dorothy Fitzgerald
Honorable Mention: At the Blacksmith’s Shop by Linda Lippert
Honorable Mention: Colorado Time Capsule by Richard Simpson
Moore said art is important because it helps people walk through challenging parts of life.
“It can take you away from the troubles of the world,” she said. “Or some people may use that creativity to walk through those troubles … To me, art provides a peace that you can revel in.”
All pieces of work in the exhibit are for sale, Moore said, and the exhibit will be on display until the end of May.
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of 11-year-old Hunter Yarbrough, who also rode bus L76. He said Hunter is a “happy kid” who is“larger than life.”
“He loves to joke around,” Yarbrough said. “He loves to play around. He loves to be tickled –tries his best on his talker (a device he uses to communicate) to relay his emotions and tell you what he wants.”
The father of three said the family noticed changes in Hunter when he was riding the bus and after he stopped riding it.
“Hunter has self-injurious behaviors that had been over the last couple of years doing a lot better,” Yabrough said. “That was the first thing that we noticed is that the SIBs just escalated very very quickly. It happened around the time we were about to get on the bus.”
Yarbrough said Hunter is doing better now that he’s not taking the bus to school.
“Obviously we’d love for him to one day have the experience of riding the bus and getting that little freedom away from his parents, but it’s going to be a while before we can really do that or maybe even convince him to do that,” Yarbrough said.
Dax, Andrew, Hunter and other students on bus L76 were removed by their parents from the route in March after Vestal discovered Jones was allegedly harming Dax. That’s when the parents met with Joshua School, Vestal said.
The path to healing
Kelly, from FireFly Autism, said the best thing parents can do to help the healing process is to support their children, help them avoid certain triggers and connect them with resources.
“I think understanding the specific trauma that the person experienced is key and very crucial is getting help from a professional if you’re not sure how to handle that or what to do,” Kelly said.
Dax is still healing, but now that he’s been heard, he doesn’t need to communicate so fiercely, Vestal said.
“That hurt and that trauma is still there to process, but so much of that behavior has (fallen) off
because we got the message and now he’s safe again,” Vestal said.
Overall, Dax is himself again, Vestal added, but feels he is at “square one in the healing process.”
Dax’s parents now drive him to Joshua School and he is back to enjoying his time there.
“He loves the school and he loves his routine there and everybody there has been great about babying him and catering to whatever he wants in the moment to let him know he’s safe and he doesn’t have to get back on the bus,” Vestal said.
McBride said the family drives Andrew to school and he seems to be more at ease.
“There’s smiles on his face when he sees me or mom picking him up from school or dropping him off,” McBride said. “It doesn’t seem so, for lack of a better word, traumatizing. So we’re still dealing with a lot of behavior that I think has a lot to do with what’s gone on in the past.” McBride said he and his family are working to help Andrew heal with doctors and therapists and they hope going forward that he can find “peace and normalcy” again.
“I want him to feel like no matter what happens with this situation, he has parents that are out there fighting for him, and even though he can’t say what he wants to say right now, that his parents are there fighting for him everyday and we won’t go silently,” McBride said.
Hunter’s family is also helping him through the healing process with therapy and feel there’s been a “big shift since he’s been off the bus.” Yarbrough said he hopes Hunter will “trust going out into the world again.”
“We’d love to actually have him get back on a bus or we’d love to have him have something where he can feel like he has a little bit of independence,” Yarbrough said.
The families are working with the Rathod | Mohamedbhai law firm, including during the criminal proceedings involving Jones. Lawyer Qusair Mohamedbhai said the firm has put the school district on notice about possible civil legal action.
Vestal feels LPS has not properly addressed the situation.
“A lot of times when things like this happen, there’s a criminal investigation, there’s a lawsuit and then it kind of fizzles out,” Vestal said, adding that she is determined to fight and believes the issue is systemic.
Vestal added that these types of cases aren’t exclusive to Colorado. There are similar investigations taking place in other states.
“So we are very determined to not let this have happened in vain and to make sure all of our kids and all kids like them that come behind us are safe on their bus,” Vestal said.
In a letter the district sent on April 5 to the “families of LPS students who ride bus L76 to the
Joshua School,” and other parents in the district, LPS said Jones was hired in August 2023 “after satisfactory reference checks and after passing a thorough background check.”
“She had very limited access to students during her employment with LPS,” the letter continued.
“She has had no contact with students since March 19, the day her employment was terminated.”
The parents said they have not been formally or directly contacted by the district since April 5.
McBride said the parents want to make a difference at a national level.
“As devastating as this whole situation is, this has gone on too long, and for this community to be so vulnerable and nobody to really pay attention to it, we need to get out there and put some safeguards in for these kiddos,” McBride said.
He said there needs to be more
training for paraprofessionals and aides, better hiring practices, better cameras on the buses and a better review process of these situations.
“It doesn’t seem like what we’re asking for is too difficult to get going,” McBride said.
Kelly said in FireFly’s case, staffere were meticulous in collecting data and observing students when they got on and off a bus.
“Everybody just was really careful about making sure they kept really tight data on what was happening and then of course we were alerted by the police that there was an investigation that was launched,” Kelly said.
Kelly said she hopes this type of abuse and trauma isn’t common but this is the third case she has heard about in Colorado.
“I just don’t understand why this happens,” Kelly said. “This is the most vulnerable population that we have. So I have to believe
that maybe it’s more common than we would allow ourselves to believe.”
McBride said he hopes for a world where people like Andrew are safe everywhere.
“It’s more than just the buses and how they’re getting there,” McBride said. “We need to make sure that as their parents things are going the way that they should be going.”
Yarbrough also hopes for change and for people to really understand how challenging all of this is.
“Most parents see this and realize it’s heartbreaking and realize they wouldn’t want this to happen to their kid, but most of the parents and their kid would be able to tell them if something happened on the school bus,” Yarbrough said. “We’re trying to learn through behaviors of what actually happened and having to try and read feelings.”
Colorado’s Regional Transportation District is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement with an art contest. e agency is asking Coloradans for Civil Rights-themed artwork that will be wrapped onto an RTD bus.
“I believe that public transportation is the great societal equalizer, and the delivery of transit services is inherently linked to social justice movements and the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” RTD General Manager and CEO Debra A. Johnson said.
Carl Green Jr., director of RTD’s Civil Rights Division said that the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act (of 1964) is an important milestone for public transit.
“When I think about access to opportunity, whether it’s jobs, employment, grocery stores, education,
A child ascends a top rope climbing route at a ribbon cutting event at Movement Centennial on April 25.
BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COMKids and their parents tied knots, played games and scaled colorful walls inside a large warehouse near Interstate 25 and Colorado Highway 470.
It was a grand opening celebration for a new Movement location, a rock
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social services and key public activity centers, public transportation is interwoven within the fabric of our community. And it provides access to opportunity,” Green said.
e idea for a public design contest comes from Green’s desire to make the celebration a community e ort.
“I’ve been working in civil rights and social justice-related work for decades. And when I think about what it means for public transportation, and the community and the customers that we serve, I’m a fervent believer in you got to know your past to know where you’re where you’re going,” Green said.
Green explained this thought led him to wonder about all the many options for commemorating the historic event.
“I thought about the 60th anniversary, in putting thoughts into the ether, so to speak, or pen to paper. How do we celebrate this landmark legislation in a way that is going to bring about awareness and hopefully bring it out action,” Green said. Green said he next brought RTD partners into the brainstorming for the event.
“And when I think about the community partners such as Denver, NAACP, ACLU Colorado, One Colorado, Colorado Asian Paci c United,Atlantis Community Inc., or Servicios De La Raza,” Green said. He went on to name other social justice, civil rights and communityfocused agencies. “Whether it’s human rights or civil rights, at the end of the day, it’s about leaving places better than you found it.”
Green said his team landed on temporarily wrapping an RTD bus with a design by an artist in the
onto
community. e bus unveiling will also include a celebration. Green said details of the event are still being determined.
According to RTD, artists are encouraged to submit bus art with the following design goals in mind:
• Celebrate the history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in addition to countless other federal and state laws that protect our civil, political and legal rights
• Recognize the individuals, groups or major events in Colorado and nationally that championed equity, equality and accessibility
• Create a vibrant and lively design, celebrating our diverse community
• Inspire action by increasing visibility and engaging the community
All design applications and artwork proposals are due May 24. e winning design will be announced in June and wrapped. According to RTD, the wrapped bus will be a part of the “regular xed-route services in the Denver metro area through 2024.”
RTD outlined the following project timeline for the design contest:
• May 24 – Artist applications and submission deadline
• June 2 – e evaluation panel starts the art design review process
• June 3 – Artist and bus wrap design selected
• June 14 – Finalization of wrap design
• Summer 2024 – Bus design wrap reveal
e creator of the winning design will receive $3,500.
“ is project provides artists with a rich opportunity to bring forth ideas that illustrate these principles and constitutional rights for public re ection and enjoyment, “Johnson said.
For more information and to submit a design, visit rtd-denver. com/60th-anniversary.
could provide a place for the climbing community (to) grow in the south metro area,” gym director Kory Stratton wrote in an email to the Centennial Citizen.
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Movement, which also has gyms in Englewood, Golden, and two in Denver, o ers top rope and lead climbing on its 55-foot walls. Top rope climbing is a form of rock climbing where climbers are attached to ropes on a xed anchor on a wall. In lead climbing, athletes clip their ropes into an-
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Noreen Schroder Services and Other 200.00
POTESTIO BROTHERS Services and Other 293.42
Pheasants Forever, Inc. MISC. 1,100.00
Phillip Bernal Services and Other 200.00
RANGEVIEW
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Services and Other 1,388.30
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER LLC Services and Other 178.80
Rachel Hueske Services and Other 200.00
Randy Segura Services and Other 200.00
S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC Services and Other 375.00
SAFFIRE LLC Services and Other 995.00
SEA Community & Event Center MISC. 556.00
SECURITY CENTRAL INC Services and Other 1,097.18
SGLC CONSULTING INC MISC. 97,643.05
2,198.91
STANLEY
Arapahoe
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0110-2024
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 5, 2024, the undersigned Public Trust-
ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
CPVF II Solarium LLC
Original Beneficiary(ies)
KeyBank National Association
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Ready Capital Mortgage Financing 2021-FL5, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
December 07, 2020
County of Recording
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
December 08, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E0170858
Original Principal Amount
$20,385,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$20,007,707.03
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Covenants of the Deed of Trust have been violated by Grantor, including, without limitation, Grantor’s failure to pay the entire outstanding indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust by the December 10, 2023 maturity date. Grantor failed to cure such violation and, as a result, the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust is due in full, with interest, default interest, expenses, late fees, costs, and attorneys’ fees, and a receiver has been appointed for the property to be foreclosed.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
See attached Exhibit A Purported common address: 7400 East Orchard Road,
Greenwood Village, CO 80111.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/26/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 03/05/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
William R. Meyer #34012
Polsinelli PC 1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 572-9300
Attorney File # Solarium
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
0110-2024 Legal Description
Parcel 1:
The North 4/5ths of Tract 8, Subdivision of Section 21, Township 5 South, Range 67 West, except
portions conveyed to the City of Greenwood Village in Deed recorded April 24, 1981 in Book 3402 at Page 436, and Deed recorded October 29, 1981 in Book 3520 at Page 521, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.
Parcel 2:
Those non-exclusive easements as created by that certain Reciprocal Easement Agreement recorded February 27, 1984 in Book 4096 at Page 741, and recorded March 12, 1984 in Book 4108 at Page 362, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.
FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Assessor Parcel No: 2075-21-2-02-021
Property Address: 7400 East Orchard Road Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Legal Notice NO. 0110-2024
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication:
Melissa Adair
Melissa
Melissa
Michael Roy
Michele Askenazi
Nancy Gibbs
Norma
Odina Trotman
Olivia Harlow
with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 12, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Shawn P. Smith
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Jamie Smith
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Jamie Smith
Date of Deed of Trust
April 21, 2023
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
May 10, 2023
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E3031339
Original Principal Amount
$90,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$90,000.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 130, BLOCK 30, SPRING CREEK AT FOXRIDGE - FOURTH AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 7710 S. Monaco Cir. E., Centennial, CO 80112.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/10/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 03/12/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Joe D. Kinlaw #45814
Lindsay J Miller #42372
Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C.
18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200, Castle Rock, CO 80104 (303) 688-3045
Attorney File # 7710 S. Monaco Cir. E
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0125-2024
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0124-2024
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 8, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
SARA E DRULIS AND JOHN A DRULIS, III
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
October 08, 2016
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
October 26, 2016
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D6122449
Original Principal Amount
$249,199.19
Outstanding Principal Balance
$230,946.42
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 3, OAKBROOK FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OP ARAPAHOE, STATE OP COLORADO
PARCEL ID: 207734406020
Purported common address: 531 EAST NICHOLS DRIVE, LITTLETON, CO 80122.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/10/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 03/08/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 20-024315
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0124-2024
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0107-2024
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 1, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Gwyndollynn Potter AND Richard Potter
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
June 16, 2022
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 21, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E2067004
Original Principal Amount
$561,639.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$554,559.06
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 7, BLOCK 9, BROADWAY ESTATES, FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
A.P.N.: 2077-22-4-11-007
Purported common address: 6684 South Penrose Court, Centennial, CO 80121.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/26/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE
OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 03/01/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 23-031273
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0107-2024
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0108-2024
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 1, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s) Anna Tubis
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR WR STARKEY MORTGAGE, L.L.P., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
May 27, 2009
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 08, 2009
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
B9060460
Original Principal Amount
$183,150.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$131,832.68
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 9, BLOCK 32, WALNUT HILLS THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 2075-28-2-10-011
PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER'S ERROR RECORDED ON 8/7/2009 AT RECEPTION NO. B9086107 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
Purported common address: 7498 East Davies Place, Centennial, CO 80112.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED
08/07/2009 AT RECEPTION NO. B9086107 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/26/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 03/01/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531 N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 24-031829
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0108-2024
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0123-2024
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 8, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
MACKENZIE A LEONARD
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CATALYST LENDING, INC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NEWREZ LLC
D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
Date of Deed of Trust
September 24, 2014
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 25, 2014
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4089161
Original Principal Amount
$156,800.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$146,726.45
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof
Original Principal Amount
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 38, HIGHLAND VIEW, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Purported common address: 2554 E NICHOLS CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/10/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 03/08/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Anna Johnston #51978
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Carly Imbrogno #59533
Randall M. Chin #31149
David W. Drake #43315
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000010069300
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0123-2024
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0121-2024
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On March 8, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
SCOTT A. TEUBER AND SUSAN A. TEUBER
Original Beneficiary(ies)
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
NEWREZ LLC
D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
Date of Deed of Trust
August 18, 2010
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
August 26, 2010
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D0083023
$213,184.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$145,325.86
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF LITTLETON, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 3, BLOCK 3, BEL-VUE HEIGHTS AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED RECEPTION # A8067097, DATED 04/30/1998, RECORDED 05/06/1998 IN THE COUNTY RECORDER OF COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Purported common address: 706 W EASTER AVE, LITTLETON, CO 80120. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/10/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 03/08/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Anna Johnston #51978
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Carly Imbrogno #59533
Randall M. Chin #31149
David W. Drake #43315
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP
1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009983263
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0121-2024
First Publication: 5/16/2024
Last Publication: 6/13/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0096-2024
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 23, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described
below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Justin T. Jenkins
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
dba Vectra Bank Colorado
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
dba Vectra Bank Colorado
Date of Deed of Trust
January 15, 2019
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 18, 2019
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
D9034619
Original Principal Amount
$86,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$81,927.34
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 175, EL VISTA, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Purported common address: 6329 S. Jasmine Way, Centennial, CO 80111.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/26/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 02/23/2024
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
David C. Walker #36551
Neal K. Dunning #10181
Douglas W. Brown #10429
Drew P. Fein #48950
Brown Dunning Walker Fein Drusch PC 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 101-E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 ( 303) 329-3363
Attorney File # 3230-161
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0096-2024
First Publication: 5/2/2024
Last Publication: 5/30/2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Five-Year Review
Air Force Plant Peter J. Kiewit and Sons (AFP PJKS), Colorado
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District and U.S. Air Force have completed the second Five-Year Review of the environmental remedies implemented at Air Force Plant (AFP) Peter J. Kiewit and Sons (PJKS) in Colorado. AFP PJKS was placed on the National Priorities List in November 1989. This Five-Year Review was conducted in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Contingency Plan (NCP). The purpose of a Five-Year Review is to determine whether the selected remedy is protective of human health and the environment. Five-Year Reviews are prepared because hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants remain at the sites above levels that allow for Unlimited Use and Unrestricted Exposure. The Five-Year Review Report documents the methods used for the review, the findings and conclusions based on a records review, and the site inspection conducted on December 13, 2022.
This Five-Year Review evaluated the following Operable Units (OUs) and their remedies at AFP PJKS:
OU 3 (Soil) consists of Contaminated Soil Area 3 (CSA-3). The 2013 Record of Decision selected restricted closure with Land Use Controls (LUCs) and limited covers for CSA-3.
OU 4 (Groundwater) consists of Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) 3. The 2013 Record of Decision selected in-situ bioremediation with restrictive notice as the remedy for OU 4. Due to a recommendation from the First Five-Year Review and overlap between remedial action objective #1 and remedial action objective #2, the 2019 Explanation of Significant Differences revised the remedy for OU 4 by eliminating remedial action objective #1, which stated, “Reduce the concentration of trichloroethene (TCE) contaminated groundwater in the down-gradient portion of the source areas at the transition points (where bedrock groundwater transitions to the alluvial system).”
OU 5 (Groundwater) consists of SWMUs 1 and 2. The 2013 Record of Decision selected in-situ bioremediation with restrictive notice as the remedy for OU 5. Due to a recommendation from the First Five-Year Review and overlap between remedial action objective #1 and remedial action objective #2, the 2019 Explanation of Significant Differences revised the remedy for OU 5 by eliminating remedial action objective #1, which stated, “Reduce the concentration of TCE contaminated groundwater in the down-gradient portion of the source areas at the transition points (where bedrock groundwater transitions to the alluvial system).”
Five-Year Review Sitewide
Protectiveness Statement
A protectiveness determination of AFP PJKS cannot be made at this time until further information is obtained. Further information will be obtained by taking the following action: Finalize the Phase II Vapor Intrusion Investigation for OU 4 and OU 5 to determine exposure pathways. Measure temporal data, indoor air samples, and sub-slab soil gas samples from buildings to determine if an unacceptable risk is present via the vapor intrusion pathway at occupied buildings that overlie TCE plumes.
It is expected that the investigation will take approximately 2 years to complete, at which time a protectiveness determination will be made.
The second Five-Year Review Report was approved by EPA on August 10, 2023. The Final Five-Year Review Report is available for public review online at the Air Force’s public administrative record website (https://ar.afcec-cloud.af.mil/) and is filed as AR Number: 634965.
Should members of the community have any questions or comments about the AFP PJKS Five-Year Review, please contact Sarah Lave, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Remedial Project Manager, at (719) 556-6665 or via email at sarah.lave.1@us.af.mil or Josie Nusz, EPA Remedial Project Manager, via email at Nusz. Josie@epa.gov.
Legal Notice No. 532874
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT BATES LOGAN PARK AMENITY IMPROVEMENTS - CFC-23-10
On or about May 30, 2024 the City of Englewood will make a final settlement to: Elite Industries 535 S. Gilbert St. Castle Rock, CO 80104
For the construction of: Bates Logan Park Amenity Improvements, CFC-23-10
Notice is hereby given that after 5:00 p.m. local time on or about May 30, 2024 final settlement to Bates Logan Park Amenity Improvements. Contractor, will be made by the City of Englewood, Colorado for and on account of the contract for the construction of the above-referenced project.
Any person, co-partnership, an association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, may in accord with section 38-26-107 (1) C.R.S., file with the Director of Finance, City of Englewood, Colorado, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before May 30, 2024.
Claims must be submitted to Kevin Engels, Finance Director, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2400.
Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statement prior to the final settlement date and time will relieve the City of Englewood from all and any liability of such claim as provided by law.
Kevin Engels, Finance Director City of Englewood, Colorado
Legal Notice NO. 532881
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Second Publication: May 23, 2024 Publisher: ENGLEWOOD HERALD
Public Notice
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR WOODRIDGE TERRACE TOWNHOMES (A PLANNED COMMUNITY) By Certified Mail April 30, 2024, and subsequent Publication To holders of recorded mortgages or deeds of trust on Townhomes subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Woodridge Terrace Townhomes (“Woodridge Terrace”),
Celebrity Home Loan, LLC
One Mid America Plaza, Suite 800
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Cherry Creek Mortgage Co., Inc.
7600 E. Orchard Rd., #250-N GWV, CO 80111
CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc.
P.O. Box 630, Marlton, NJ 08053
Citywide Bond Loans, LLC.
9785 S. Monroe St. Suite 200
Sandy, UT 54070
Citizens Bank, N.A.
One Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI 02903
Click n' Close. Inc.
4256 Cahaba Heights Ct. Birmingham AL 35243
CMG Mortgage Inc.
3160 Crow Canyon Road, Ste. 400, San Ramon, CA 94583-1382
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
6850 Miller Road
Brecksville, OH 44141
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC
12140 Woodcrest Executive, Ste. 150
St. Louis, MO 63141
Digital Federal Credit Union
220 Donald Lynch Blvd.
Marlborough, MA 01752
Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp
Executive Towers West 1
1431 Opus Pl, #200 Downers Grove, IL 60515
Ent Credit Union
7250 Campus Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80920-6517
EverBank
301 W. Bay Street Jacksonville, FL 33202
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, TX 75007
Federal Housing Commissioner
451 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20410
Figure Lending LLC
P.O. Box 40534, Reno, NV 89504
Fireman’s Fund Mortgage
27555 Farmington Hills Rd.
P.O. Box 1800 Farmington Hill, MI 48018
FirstBank
12345 West Colfax Ave. Lakewood, CO 80215
Guild Mortgage Company
5898 Copley Drive San Diego, CA 92111
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
907 Pleasant Valley Ave., Ste. 3 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Highlands Residential Mortgage, LTD
950 W. Bethany Drive, Ste. 800 Allen, TX 75013
Ideal Home Loans LLC
7900 E. Union Ave., #300 Denver, CO 80237
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Home Equity and Consumer Lending Division
1111 Polaris Parkway Columbus, OH 43240
Liberty Savings Bank, FSB
2251 Rombach Ave. Wilmington, OH 45177-1000
Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 2026 Flint, MI 48501-2026
Mortgage Solutions of Colorado, LLC
5455 N. Union Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Movement Mortgage LLC.
8024 Calvin Hall Road
Indian Land, SC 29707
New American Funding, LLC
14511 Myford Road, Suite 100 Tustin, CA 92780
Nova Financial and Investment
6245 E Broadway Blvd, Ste 400 Tucson, AZ 85711
Pinnacle Capital Mortgage Corporation
3010 Lava Ridge Court, #220 Roseville, CA 95661
Quicken Loans, LLC
1050 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48226-1996
RBC Mortgage Company
13100 Northwest Freeway, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77040
Reverse Mortgage Funding, LLC
1901 E. Voorhees St., Unit C
IL 61834 Security National Mortgage Company
5300 South 360 West, #150 Murray, UT 84123
of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20410
Space Age Federal Credit Union
2495 S. Havana St., Bldg. F-18 Aurora, CO 80014-1635
Stearns Lending, LLC
401 E. Corporate Drive, Suite 150 Lewisville, TX 75057
Summit Mortgage Corporation 13355 10th Ave., N, Suite 100 Plymouth, MN 55441
Thrive Mortgage, LLC
4819 Williams Drive Georgetown, TX 78633
Triumph Mortgage
1125 Schilling Blvd., E, Ste. 107 Collierville, TN 33017
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC
585 South Blvd. E. Pontiac, MI 48341
Universal Lending Corporation
6775 East Evans Ave. Denver, CO 80224
U.S. Bank National Association 4325 17th Avenue SW Fargo, ND 58103
US. Bank National Association. 4801 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301
US Mortgage Corporation
201 Old Country Road, Ste. 140 Melville, NY 11747
USAA Federal Savings Bank 10750 McDermott Freeway San Antonio, TX 78288-0544
WR Starkey Mortgage, LLP
5055 W. Park Blvd., Suite 300 Plano, TX 75093
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A 101 North Phillips Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Woodridge Terrace is located in the City of Littleton, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Woodridge Terrace Townhouses recorded on April 14, 1983, at Reception No. 2266848 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder for Arapahoe County, State of Colorado and all amendments and supplements thereto (“Declaration”).
The Board of Directors for Woodridge Terrace Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Association”) prepared an Amendment of the Declaration for Woodridge Terrace (“Amendment”) to amend Article XII of the Declaration to shift the insurance obligation for the Lot Improvements from the Association to the Owners of the Lot Improvements within the community.
The Townhome Owners approved the Amendment pursuant to Article XX of the Declaration, and Sections 217(1)(a) and 217(1)(b) of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act. The Board and the Owners recommended that the lenders also approve the Amendment. A copy of the Amendment may be obtained from the Association address below.
Woodridge Terrace Homeowners Association, Inc. c/o ACCU
1973 South Bellaire Street, Suite 1500 Denver, CO 80222
Objections to the Amendment must be sent to: Tobey & Johnston, P.C.
56 Inverness Drive East, Suite 103 Englewood, CO 80112
Legal Notice No. 532882
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF CENTENNIAL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, the Centennial City Council passed on second and final reading:
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-O-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com.
By: Christina Lovelace, CMC Interim City ClerkLegal Notice No. 532892
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Public Notice
NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District’s 2023 Budget; that a copy of the proposed Amended 2023 Budget has been filed at 9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado 80112, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of a Resolution to Amend the 2023 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado 80112, on Monday, May 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolution to Amend the 2023 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.
SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
By: /s/ Dillon Miskimins Chief Financial OfficerLegal Notice No. 532877
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT BID PACKAGE #06
EPIC Campus Summer 2023 CMGC Services
Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on May 21, 2024 pay retainage and make final settlement with FCI Constructors, Inc. for BID PACKAGE #06 – EPIC Campus Summer 2023 CMGC Services. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has 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 subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before May 20, 2024. Claims must be submitted to the Board of Education of Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on or before May 20, 2024. Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: April 18, 2024.
Legal Notice No. 55000
First Publication: April 18, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications
Public Notice
Prairie Point Community Authority Board, an authority and separate legal entity formed pursuant to §29-1-203.5, C.R.S. (hereinafter called the “Owner”) will receive sealed Bids for Prairie Point – Infrastructure Civil Construction Improvements (collectively the “Project”) via email to wleplatt@ redland.com until 11:00 A.M., June 27, 2024. At such time, Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud via the following virtual meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meet -
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A description of the Work to be performed is: Prairie Point Infrastructure to include Parker Road, ISP West and ISP East Civil Construction Improvements located in the City of Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado. This work will consist of utility construction to include sanitary sewer, storm sewer and drainage, and water construction; roadway improvements to include concrete, asphalt/signage and striping construction. Bidders are welcome to bid on all or part of this project scope as further defined in in the bid documents. The contract may be awarded all or in part in the areas of utilities, concrete, and asphalt/signage and striping.
Bid packages will be available for download the day of advertisement on May 16, 2024 at the following link: https://redland.box.com/s/7gdnmzkceooh8gm6eyyph5410bg1lchq.
Potential bidders may be asked to sign or click an acknowledgment to the effect that only bidders who obtain bid packages from the foregoing link will be eligible as plan holders to submit bids. Plan holders are required to notify Wade LePlatt at Redland via email that they are plan holders, no later than four (4) days prior to bid submissions, in order to receive notification of bid addenda. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of bid addenda on the designated form with their bid submission or their bid will be automatically disqualified.
An optional pre-bid conference will be held via virtual meeting on June 6, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the following link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDU5N2ZlNmUtYmQxYi00YjkzLWI0NmItNGE5MTE0M2YxYWIz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22b3ac56c51377-43a6-b9cb-eaaa957a49bb%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229b40c039-58c440a4-8713-348675f7cd9c%22%7d
Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the Owner and shall be electronically submitted and endorsed with the name of the Bidder. A Bid Bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total Bid amount will be required. The Bid Bond will be retained by Owner as liquidated damages should the Successful Bidder fail to enter into a Contract with the Owner in accordance with the Bid Bidders must supply a list of Subcontractors.
Attention is called to the fact that Bidders offer to assume the obligations and liabilities imposed by the Contract Documents. The Successful Bidder for the Project will be required to furnish a Payment, Performance, and Warranty Bond in the full amount of the Contract Price, in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
Bidders are hereby advised that the Owner reserves the right to not award a Contract until sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of Bids, and Bidders expressly agree to keep their Bids open for the sixty (60) day time period. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any informality, technicality or irregularity in any Bid, to disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, conditional or alternate Bids, to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, to require statements or evidence of Bidders’ qualifications, including but not limited to, financial statements, and to accept the proposal that is in the opinion of the Owner in its best interest. Owner reserves the right to accept any combination of Bids which in Owner’s sole and absolute judgment will, under all circumstances, best serve the Owner’s interests. Owner also reserves the right to extend the Bidding period by Addendum if it appears in its interest to do so.
Any questions concerning this bid shall be directed via email to:
Wade LePlatt, P.E. Redland 1500 West Canal Court Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: 720-283-6783 ext. 134
Email: wleplatt@redland.com
Legal Notice No. 532894
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1790 West Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 303/645-6600
Case No.:2018C041882 Div.:A2
Autovest, L.L.C., Plaintiff Vs. JANELL NICOLE BLEDSOE, Defendant REVIVER BY PUBLICATION NOTICE TO DEFENDANT/JUDGMENT DEBTOR
THIS MATTER coming on before the Court upon the motion of the Plaintiff styled “Motion for Revivor of Judgment,” and the Court having read said motion and now being duly apprised in the premises, NOW THEREFORE
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the Clerk of this Court shall, and is ordered and directed to, issue to Defendant, JANELL NICOLE BLEDSOE, the “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)” requiring said Defendant to show cause within 14 (fourteen) days from the service of such Notice, pursuant to CRCP 354(h), if any he/she has, why the Judgment heretofore entered in this matter on August 6, 2018 shall not be revived with like force and effect.
WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to CRCP 354(h) to revive the Judgment entered in the instant matter on, August 6, 2018 NOW THEREFORE
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that Plaintiff, Autovest, L.L.C., shall have and take of defendant, JANELL NICOLE BLEDSOE Judgment in the instant matter on this date with like force and effect as on the date the Judgment was entered heretofore on August 6, 2018.
Defendant shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)”, if any the Defendant has, why the Judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.
Attorney for Plaintiff
Legal Notice No. 532832
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case Number: 17CV31836, Div.: 402
Plaintiff(s): CREEKSIDE AT HIGHLINE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., assigned to Thrive Business Consulting, Inc, a Colorado corporation.
Defendant(s):
1231 SO. PARKER RD., LLC; SOUTHEAST METRO STORMWATER AUTHORITY; AND OCCUPANT(S)
On November 13, 2017, the Arapahoe County District Court issued its Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure.
Original Grantor(s)
1231 S. Parker Rd., LLC Original Beneficiary
Creekside at Highline Owners Association, Inc.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Thrive Business Consulting, Inc.
Date of Lien
July 11, 2017 County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Lien
July 18, 2017
Recording Reception Number
D7080498
Original Amount
$3,260.67
Outstanding Amount
$36,487.33
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the provisions of the Creekside at Highline Owners Association Declaration ("Declaration") have been violated as follows: Failure to pay common expense assessments as that term is defined in 38-33.3-316 C.R.S., together with all other payments provided for in the Declaration or by Colorado Statute secured by the Assessment Lien.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN:
UNIT 102
BUILDING 1231
CREEKSIDE AT HIGHLINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION FOR CREEKSIDE AT HIGHLINE RECORDED ON MAY 16, 2003, AT RECEPTION NO. B3107501 AND THE CREEKSIDE AT HIGHLINE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON MAY 16, 2003, AT RECEPTION NO. B3107502 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO.
also known as 1231 South Parker Road, #102, Denver, CO 80231.
The current holder of the Lien, described herein, has filed the Court's Order: Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure as provided by law.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that at public auction on July 11, 2024, at the Offices of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720874-3845, I will sell to the highest and best bidder, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Assessment Lien, plus attorney fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE**
DATED April 9, 2024
Tyler S. Brown
Arapahoe County Sheriff
By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff
The name, bar registration number, address, and telephone number of the attorney initiating this foreclosure is: Trevor G. Bartel, 40449, Lewis Roca LLP, 1601 19th St., Suite 10000, Denver, Colorado 80202, 303-628-9000.
Legal Notice No. Arap2002
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: June 13, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112
Case No.: 2023CV031572 Ctrm/Div.: 15
COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
Plaintiffs and Judgment Creditors:
HARBOR CENTER, L.L.C., a Colorado limited liability company, LEROY INDUSTRIAL LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, HMS FAMILY LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, SIMCORE PROPERTIES LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, SIMHA INVESTMENT CORP., a Colorado corporation, SIMHA ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., a Colorado corporation, and HAMID SIMANTOB, an individual, v. Defendant and Judgment Debtor: KEALY ROBERTS, aka SHAUN KEALY ROBERTS, an individual.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT, Please take notice:
Pursuant to the AMENDED JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE entered on February 27, 2024 in this action, I am ordered to sell the following property encumbered by the Judgment Lien described in the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure:
Regarding: LOT 11, BLOCK 39, Walnut Hills –Filing No. 4 According to the recorded plat thereof, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. also known as 8803 E. Davies Avenue, Centennial, Colorado 80112.
Plaintiffs are the judgment creditors in this action and the current owner of the evidence of debt (the judgment entered in this matter), secured by the property being sold; and as of February 4, 2024, the outstanding balance due and owing on such judgment, inclusive of costs and attorneys’ fees, is $2,006,526.97.
The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M. on June 20, 2024 at 13101 E Broncos Pkwy Centennial, CO 80112, 720-874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.
**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. **
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
The name of the law firm representing the owner of the Judgment Lien being foreclosed is Campbell, Killin, Brittan & Ray, LLC, which is located at 270 St. Paul Street, Suite 200, Denver, Colorado 80206, (303) 322-3400.
Dated this 19th day of March, 2024.
TYLER S. BROWN SHERIFF OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY
By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff
Legal Notice No. 532725
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, CO, 80110
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of JAMES H. BURRAGE, also known as JAMES HAMMIT BURRAGE, aka JAMES BURRAGE, and JIM BURRAGE, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30453
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before Tuesday, September 3, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Cathy Burrage, Personal Representative 4301 S. Bannock Street Englewood, CO 80110
Legal Notice No. 532844
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Gregory Lamont Thurber, also known as Gregory L. Thurber, also known as Gregory Thurber, also known as Greg Thurber, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30464
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of
Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Frances B. Thurber, Personal Representative 16657 East Hialeah Avenue
Centennial, Colorado 80015
Legal Notice No. 532891
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Carolyn Ann Leonard, aka Carolyn A. Leonard, aka Carolyn Leonard, aka Carol Leonard Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30517
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before September 27, 2024 or the claims may be forever barred.
Eric Walter Leonard, Personal Representative c/o The Louisville Law Group, P.C.
John M. Gstalder, Esq. 1400 Main Street, Suite 200 Louisville, CO 80027
Legal Notice No. 532890
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Charles George Whitley, Jr. , aka Charles G. Whitley, Jr., aka Charles G. Whitley, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30231, Division 12
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
/s/ NADYA VECCHIET-LAMBERT, ESQ., On behalf of Michelle Campbell Whitley, Personal Representative 6855 South Havana Street, Suite #370 Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 734-7131
Legal Notice No. 532886
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Julia Hunt, also known as Julia Leigh Hunt, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030495
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Bonnie M. Lindberg, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Legal Notice No. 532868
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Englewood Herald
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Ivy S. Roe, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30477
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County on or before September 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Margaret Elaine French, a/k/a Elaine French, Personal Representative 10946 W. Polk Drive
Littleton, CO 80127
Legal Notice No. 532860
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Englewood Herald
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Lisa W. Taylor, also known as Lisa Wadad Taylor, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30415
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
/s/ Nadya Vecchiet-Lambert, Attorney for Personal Representative David Yoder 6855 South Havana Street, Suite 370 Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 734-7131
Legal Notice No. 532880
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Arlene Bryant, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30480
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick R. Thiessen, Reg. No. 40185
Attorney for Personal Representative Wanda Beasley
FRIE ARNDT DANBORN & THIESSEN, P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003
Legal Notice No. 523863
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Marilyn J. Harrison, also known as Marilyn Jane Harrison, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030400
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 3, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick Robert Harrison
Personal Representative 5262 E. Maplewood Place Centennial, CO 80121
Legal Notice No. 532838
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of LENORA STROBEL, a/k/a LENORA V. STROBEL, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30481
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Lynn Strobel, Personal Representative c/o Steven R. Hutchins, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Notice No. 532893
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Englewood Herald
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Thu-Ba Webster
Also known as Thu-Ba Thi Webster, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030433
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Brian Musell, Attorney for Personal Representative, Nancy McKinney 3801 E. Florida Ave. Ste. 725 Denver, CO 80210
Legal Notice No. 532839
First Publication: May 2, 2024 Last Publication: May 16, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Geraldine Franklin, a/k/a Geraldine Louise Franklin a/k/a Geraldine L. Franklin, a/k/a Geraldine Skolout Franklin, a/k/a Geraldine Louise Dunn, a/k/a Geraldine L. Dunn, a/k/a Geraldine Dunn, a/k/a Geraldine Louise Skolout, a/k/a Geraldine Skolout, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30494
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Mark Dunn, Personal Representative P.O. Box 325 Conifer, CO 80433
Legal Notice No. 532870
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATSY DICKINSON, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30409
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County Court, Colorado on or before September 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Bonnie Parker, Personal Representative c/o Solem, Woodward & McKinley P.C. 750 W. Hampden Ave, Suite 505 Englewood, Colorado 80110
Legal Notice No. 532834
First Publication: May 2, 2024 Last Publication: May 16, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Irene Ziegler, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30539
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before August 20, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Janette Kononov, Personal Representative c/o 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Legal Notice No. 532884
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SHOEMAKE, SHIRLEY ANN, a/k/a SHOEMAKE, SHIRLEY, a/k/a SHOEMAKE, S., a/k/a SHOEMAKE, SHIRLEY A., f/k/a MASON, SHIRLEY ANN, f/k/a MASON, SHIRLEY A, f/k/a VIGEVENO, SHIRLEY A, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30473
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to
the personal representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
c/o Michael McMillan, Personal Representative
KATZ, LOOK & ONORATO, P.C.
1120 Lincoln Street, Ste. 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203
Legal Notice No. 532853
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of William Stuart Derrick, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30506
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Anastasia Fainberg, Attorney for Alison Kuzilla
Personal Representative for the Estate of William Stuart Derrick, Jr.
3600 S Yosemite St., Suite 810 Denver, CO 80237
Legal Notice No. 532873
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of James Joseph Taufmann, aka Jim Taufmann, Deceased Case No. 24 PR 181
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Adam Taufmann, Co- Personal Representative PO Box 6706 Kamuela, HI 96743
Nicholas Taufmann, AKA Nick Taufmann, Co- Personal Representative
24537 E. Easter Place Aurora, CO. 80016
Legal Notice No. 532855
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Ibon Izurieta, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30419
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the special administrators or to: The District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before Tuesday, September 3, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Ivo Hughes, Special Administrator
7063 S. Lewis St. Littleton, CO 80127
Anna Marcuerquiaga-Hughes Special Administrator
7063 S. Lewis St. Littleton, CO 80127
Legal Notice No. 532840
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Sharon Moree-Lucille Ebina, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30454
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Bruce Fowler, Personal Representative 101 Wewatta St., Ste. 1000 Denver, CO 80202
Legal Notice No. 532851
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Consuelo Agari Segura, a/k/a Consuelo A. Segura, a/k/a Consuelo Segura, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30490
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael Francis Segura
Personal Representative 685 Buckley Way Aurora, CO 80011
Legal Notice No. 532889
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of REBA J. MORRISON, also known as REBA JEAN MORRISON, and R. J. MORRISON, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30351
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before Tuesday, September 3, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Heidi S. Tuck, Personal Representative 2812 W. Centennial Drive, #L Littleton, CO 80123
Legal Notice No. 532841
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Paul Frances Dean Jr., a/k/a Paul Frances Dean, a/k/a Paul F. Dean, a/k/a Paul Dean a/k/a Paul Frances Dean Jr., a/k/a Paul F. Dean Jr., a/k/a Paul Dean Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030474
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 9th, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Angela M. Rupp, Personal Representative 1321 NW 46th Terrace Gainesville, FL 32605
Legal Notice No. 532859
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Corla Rae Reeves, Deceased Case Number: 24PR184
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before Tuesday, September 3, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Teresa Rae Jaussi
Personal Representative
5648 Lowell Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80123
Legal Notice No. 532837
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Theresa Bahrych, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30307
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Diane Murphey, Personal Representative PO Box 10015 Texhoma, TX 73960
Legal Notice No. 532875
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Stephen Thomas Early, a/k/a Stephen T. Early, a/k/a Stephen Early, a/k/a Steve Early, a/k/a Thomas Early, and Tom Early, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30537
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Carolyn Moller Duncan
Duncan Legal, PC
Attorney to the Personal Representative 6436 S. Racine Circle, Suite 227 Centennial, Colorado 80111
Phone No: 303-394-2358
Legal Notice No. 532883
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 16, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Michelle Lee Toole be changed to Michelle Lee Tyman Case No.: 24C100389
By: Kim Boswell
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532836
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUBLIC NOTICE
Second Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 10, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Jaesun Hathaway be changed to Sun Nam Case No.: 23C100922
By: Sarah Ingemansen
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532830
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: May 16, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 23, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Cynthia Rae Gonzales be changed to Cindy Rae Gonzales Case No.: 24C100409
By: Kim Boswell
Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532856
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Englewood Herald
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on May 6, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Elizabeth Aexsssandra May R Windsxr Omney be changed to Elizabeth Alexarrra May Case No.: 2024C100448
By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532885
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 26, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of
Caleb Rye Sutton be changed to Caleb Rye Silvermyst Case No.: 24C100425
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532878
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 16, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Luke Gustav Fisher be changed to Luke King Fisher Case No.: 24C100390
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532869
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 5, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Dagmawi Tesfaye Gurmesa be changed to Dagmawi Kassahun Abera Case No.: 24C100360
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532850
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: May 23, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 23, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Christopher Daniel Gipson be changed to Christopher Daniel Silvermyst Case No.: 24C100405
By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532879
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on April 29, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of DUREL KEVIN THOMASLUV be changed to ORE KEVIN ASHLEY Case No.: 24C100416
Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court By: Sarah Ingemansen, Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532876
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: May 30, 2024
Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on March 25, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
The petition requests that the name of CELIA MARIE ZAHARAS be changed to Celia Marie Collins Case No.: 2024C100299
By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 532895
First Publication: May 16, 2023
Last Publication: May 30, 2023
Publisher: Littleton Independent ###
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