Englewood Herald August 15, 2024

Parking problems

New parking system at South Platte Park aims to help capacity strains — but frustrates some

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Hot, summer weekends bring people to the South Platte River in droves, donning swimsuits and carrying tubes to oat on the water. But, with them come the cars. At the Platte Canyon Entrance parking lot in South Platte Park — one of the most popular put-in spots for tubers — hundreds of visitors on weekends have caused capacity issues. is summer, in an attempt to combat the parking clutter, the South Suburban Parks and Recreation Dis-

trict began to implement a new parking reservation and payment system. But, for some residents, the new system is a frustration.

“It’s kind of part and parcel with what’s happening across the state,”

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Quarry Fire sparked fear, then optimism

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

e Quarry re began on Deer Creek Canyon Road near Grizzly Drive around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30. It quickly exploded to hundreds of acres, prompting nearly 600 evacuations as re crews arrived on the scene.

Just over a week later, on Aug. 7, it was 100% contained.

All evacuation orders were lifted, and it was clear the optimism of re ghters along the way had been warranted. A little rain helped, too. No homes were lost and, aside from a few minor injuries, re ghters were unharmed.

“ is re looked as scary as any re I’ve experienced in my career,” said Mark Techmeyer, director of public a airs for the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce. “I feel very fortunate that we had the result we had in the timely manner we had,

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Getting past emotional, money hurdles to be a P22

The South Platte River in Littleton is a popular destination for river tubing during summer months. COURTESY OF SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND RECREATION

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Englewood’s Belleview Park train back on track

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the beginning of August, Englewood’s train in Belleview Park ground to a halt. The bright green, cheerful, electric train is a new addition to the park. The intense summer heat shut it down for a few days.

But, after repairs from the manufacturer, park officials are confident the train is back on track.

The train, which takes families on rides around the park, went out of service on the morning of Aug. 3 due to problems with its cooling system and battery, said Parks Director Christina Underhill. She said it was fixed and running again on Aug. 6.

“It sounded like it was coolant fluid that just needed to be checked and updated,” she told the Englewood Herald. “It was a pretty minor issue.”

The electric train replaced the park’s old, gasoline-powered train in May. Underhill said the old train was more than 30 years old and in need of repairs.

When the city decided to replace the train, she said the vast majority of options for new trains from manufacturers were electric.

“From a sustainability perspective … the CO2 and other stuff being emitted wasn’t as popular for some of the locations that these trains were in place, like in aquariums that are indoors, and so electric was where they were going,” Underhill said. “You’d be buying an old train if you wanted gas-powered … There wasn’t another gas-powered train that we could put on these tracks.”

In addition to product availability, the city said in a Facebook comment that the electric train was purchased to continue working within the city’s strategic plan and sustainability efforts.

The train cost about $493,000, with about 65% of those funds coming from proceeds distributed to the city as a result of the Denver Broncos Football Club sale. The Metropolitan Football Stadium District distributed proceeds from this sale to the counties and municipalities that are members of the

district, including Englewood, to put toward serving youth.

The other portion of the purchase was funded by the Conservation Trust Fund, which is funded by the Colorado State Lottery, Underhill said.

She said she is not concerned about the train breaking down on future hot days, and mentioned that the train has already run on several very hot days this summer. Underhill said the old gas-powered train also closed for multiple days last summer due to a variety of mechanical issues.

“The issues have been very minor with this train, and the majority of the summer has been up and running just fine,” she said.

She said the manufacturer was responsive in repairing the early August issue.

On Facebook, some commenters criticized the city’s purchase of the train and the city’s potential November ballot question which could ask voters to support a $41.5 million bond to fund improvements to parks.

Underhill said the goal of the bond would be to invest back in the community through improved irrigation systems, locker room improvements and more, with details on the city website.

“That’s our goal, to keep our parks, keep our facilities relevant and exciting, a place that people want to come and utilize for years to come,” she said. With up to several thousand people visiting the Englewood Farm and Train at Belleview Park each weekend, Underhill said it is always unfortunate when issues like this occur, as the amenities there are well-loved by the community.

“They’re important visits for a lot of people, especially on the weekends, so we don’t want to disappoint anybody,” Underhill said. “The train is a really cool amenity at Belleview Park, and we do everything we can to keep that open to the public as long as we can.”

More: The Englewood Farm and Train at Belleview Park are open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Labor Day, weather permitting.

The train at Belleview Park takes visitors around the grounds.

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Less Than 3% of Homeowners Took Advantage of Clean Energy Tax Credits in 2023

The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included generous incentives to homeowners who invest in clean energy (such as solar panels) or in energy improvements (such as improved insulation, windows or doors).

Only 3.4 million households took advantage of those tax credits nationwide on their 2023 tax returns. That was just under 2.5% of filed tax returns. In Colorado, the number was 65,810 households, or 2.9% of tax returns filed. The states with the largest participation were California, Florida and Texas, but only Florida saw over 3% of tax returns that included the tax credit (3.26%), and the other two states had rates lower than Colorado’s.

seems to be the case since 15 percent of the 3.4 million nationwide returns which took advantage of the tax credit had Adjusted Gross Incomes under $50,000. Just under half of the returns had AGIs under $100,000. The largest bracket was AGIs of $100-200,000 that numbered 1.2 million returns or 35% of all filed returns.

the installation of geothermal heat pump systems. The average tax credit taken for those systems was $12,078.

A total of $8.4 billion in tax credits was taken by taxpayers. The program is still active, and any taxpayer who wants to reduce his/her home’s operating costs should seriously consider taking advantage of the tax credits, which remain in place through 2032. I have posted a link for its provisions at http:// RealEstateToday.substack.com

One of the smallest amounts, $55.4 million in tax credits, were claimed by 36,820 households nationwide for my favorite investment, energy audits.

The average tax credit for home energy improvement such as solar panels, solar water heating and home battery installations was $5,084. The average credit for improvement in energy efficiency, such as better windows, air sealing and heat pumps, was $882.

Questions to Ask When Buying a Solar-Powered Home

I have always said that the most affordable way to “go solar” is to buy a home that’s already solar-powered. The reason is that the price differential on a solar-powered home versus a home that is not solar-powered is minimal. (Don’t invest in solar if you’re not keeping your home at least 5-10 years, because you won’t recover the cost of your investment when you sell your home.)

So, let’s say you’re buying a solar-

powered home. Most of what you need to know should be on the MLS. Is the system owned or leased, or is it owned by a 3rd party which sells the electricity to the home owner under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)? The MLS says when it was installed and how big it is (in kilowatts), but you’ll need to find out if it still performs efficiently. You might want to hire an agent like me to represent you in your purchase.

The intention of the program is to benefit working families and small businesses to lower their utility expenses by improving their homes and offices. That

Your Best Deal on an EV Is a Used One From a Dealer

I learned the hard way that you can’t get a good deal on a used EV unless you buy it from a dealer. The reason is that there’s a 30% Clean Vehicle tax credit up to $4,000 on used EVs, but only if they are under $25,000 and purchased from a dealer. I have posted on http://RealEstateToday.substack.com a link to the IRS web page with the details on qualifying for the tax credit.

I tried selling my 2015 Model S, but no one wanted it at a reasonable price, so I ended up selling it to CarMax.

Google “Used EVs Under $25,000” and you’ll see there are lots to choose from.

Although the credits vary from one improvement to another, it is generally a 30% on the cost of the improvement, including labor. The most popular improvement is solar photovoltaic installations, claimed by 752,300 households nationwide. The second most popular improvement was insulation, followed by exterior windows and skylights and central air conditioners.

Heat pump HVAC systems and heat pump water heaters were also a popular improvement, claimed by 267,780 and 104,180 households respectively.

Just under $1 billion in tax credits were claimed by 80,730 taxpayers for

Archive of Past Columns Is Online

Over the past two decades, this column has appeared in local weeklies and the Denver Post, and during that time I’ve written about every conceivable topic related to real estate. You can find and search that archive online at www.JimSmithColumns.com

Today’s the Day—Buyer Commissions Off the MLS

August 15th is the day which Denver’s MLS, REcolorado, set for removing buyer agent compensation from all MLS listings in compliance with the March 15th settlement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and a class of home sellers in Missouri. NAR had set the deadline for Aug. 17th. August 15th is also the date that new state-approved contracts consistent with the NAR settlement become mandatory in Colorado. I wrote about that on Aug. 1st. (see www.JimSmithColumns.com.)

Theoretically, home buyers will start paying the brokers who represent them in the purchase of real estate, but I will be surprised if a single home buyer pays anything at all for professional representation. That’s because most sellers will agree to offer compensation, leaving any seller who does not offer compensa-

tion in an untenable position — no buyer will want to make an offer on homes that require them to pay their agent.

Keep in mind that most buyers are already heavily burdened in the transaction to buy a home, especially when they are having to finance their purchase with a mortgage at 6% or higher interest rates. They have to pay for inspection, for appraisal, for loan origination, first-year’s home insurance premium, and for escrow deposits to cover next year’s property taxes and insurance renewal. Only cash buyers are spared those heavy upfront costs.

If sellers wants to attract buyers, they will need to offer compensation. It’s just that they can’t advertise it on the MLS. They’ll still let buyers know, either on a home-specific website (like we provide), on a sign rider, or in a brochure.

We Need to Level-Up Sustainability & Recycling

Have you heard of toilet paper made from bamboo? I hadn’t either, but when I read the pitch for it, I was sold. Regular toilet paper is made, like other paper, from trees. But trees grow back slowly, whereas bamboo is famous for growing quickly. It would be a lot better for the planet if everyone switched to bamboo toilet paper. Rita and I received our first order last week, and we are sold on it. It’s the only toilet paper we’ll buy now, online from both Amazon and Costco.com. I made another discovery recently. Those plastic jars you buy for everything from yogurt to milk and milk substitutes are wrapped in plastic that must be removed in order to recycle the bottle. At left is a picture of two quart bottles, plus a third in the middle with its label removed. The back of the milk bottle contains the notice shown at right:

It’s common practice in our home now to cut those plastic wrappers off and trash them before putting the bottles in the recycling bin. Some bottles, such as Activia’s Probiotic Dailies, have a marked “zipper” on them, making it easy. Others don’t even tell you that the wrapper must be removed, and you need a pointed knife to remove the wrap.

When we were in New Zealand in February, I saw a bicycle in the window of a Nespresso storefront. Looking closer, there was a sign on it saying that the bike’s aluminum frame was made of recycled Nespresso pods. We have one of Nespresso’s coffee makers, and now we keep one of their free postage paid recycling bags under the counter in our kitchen. Call Nespresso at 855-325-5781, and they’ll mail you some. K-cups can be recycled curbside after you remove the lid and contents. Do you want to help reduce the amount of single-use plastic? It’s becoming popular for restaurant-goers to bring Tupperware containers with them for leftovers. Rita does that. Also, there’s increasing popularity of “refill shops” where you buy bulk dry and liquid groceries to refill your own bottles or containers. Here’s a map from Googling it.

Local immigrants become U.S. citizens

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A crowded room at city hall lled up with hugs, smiles, tears and mini American ags at a ceremony in Littleton, as 31 people took oaths to become citizens of the United States.

e naturalization ceremony, conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, honored the success of individuals from nearly 20 countries who went through years of paperwork and processing to become citizens.

“It’s really hard not to cry,” said Maysa González, who came to the U.S. when she was 9 years old. “(I’m excited to) just be a part of a country or a nation that gave me everything I have right now.”

e event was organized by the Littleton Immigrant Resources Center, a program at Bemis Public Library that o ers immigration legal assistance, English classes and English and citizenship tutoring. ose naturalized at the ceremony all live in Colorado.

For González, one of the most exciting parts about becoming a citizen is the right to vote.

“I don’t know much about politics, but I’m excited to learn about it,” she said.

One immigrant, who came to the U.S. from Russia, said it was “amazing” to become a citizen, especially because he got to “join the club” with his wife and child.

His wife became a naturalized citizen at a previous ceremony.

“Today, I just got so emotional about the whole thing,” she said, adding that she is happy to be a U.S. citizen and have freedom of speech.

Tolga Torun, from Turkey, said the process of becoming a citizen takes a long time and has its challenges, but the “end of the story is very nice.”

“We have been trying almost 10 years,” he said.

How immigrants become citizens

To become a naturalized U.S. citizen, candidates must be at least 18 years old, able to read, write, and speak basic English and be “of good moral character,” according to the U.S. General Services Administration.

ey also must be a lawful permanent resident with a green card for ve years, be married to a U.S. citizen, be a U.S. military service member or be the child of a U.S. citizen. en, applicants must take a naturalization test that assesses the candidate’s knowledge of civics and English.

e civics test is an oral test, where an interviewer asks the candidates up to 10 questions from a list of 100 civics test questions. Candidates must answer six questions correctly to pass.

“Some of them (are) very speci c, some of them (are) very general,” Mert Daloglu, from Turkey, said. e test includes questions ranging from “Why does the ag have 50 stars?” to “Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?”

Colorado o cials welcome new Americans

Several elected o cials spoke during the early August ceremony to congratulate the new citizens.

ese included Littleton Mayor Kyle Schlachter, Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Barr, Arapahoe County Commissioner Chair Carrie-Warren-Gully and sta ers speaking on behalf of Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper.

In a video message, President Joe Biden also addressed the group.

“Today, you’ve earned a new title equal to that of an American president — the title I’m most proud of: citizen. Citizen of the United States of America,” he said.

“I look forward to standing with you as you embrace your new rights and

responsibilities, as you build your life and legacy here, as generations have done before you in this great nation of immigrants.”

Warren-Gully said becoming a naturalized citizen will be a gift for present and future generations.

“Because of this work that you’ve done, your children will also have an easier path toward school, toward college, nancial aid and so forth,” she said. “By raising your boats, you have raised the boats of your future generation.”

As the city hall lobby over owed with hugs of celebration and tears of joy, Ana Meza, from Mexico, re ected on her citizenship journey through a lens of gratitude.

“I just think of all the sacri ces my parents made to get us here, and so I’m very thankful for them,” she said.

“I’m very excited for all the new windows and opportunities that becoming a citizen will probably provide for me.”

Citizens naturalized during the ceremony were from Australia, Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

A person smiles and holds up a small American flag after o cially becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen at an Aug. 1 ceremony in Littleton.

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A young boy holds a small American flag at the naturalization ceremony.

Ana Meza takes an oath to become naturalized U.S. citizens.

QUARRY FIRE

especially considering how dense the homes are in that area combined with the rocky, steep terrain.”

As re ghters fought the blaze in south Je erson County, west of Littleton, o cials concluded it was “human-caused” and are investigating it as arson. While investigators are mum about that process, those who fought the re say it was a combination of preparedness and a little luck that prevented it all from being much worse.

e re spread to 578 acres at its height, but it never crossed to the north side of Deer Creek Canyon Road. If it had, Techmeyer said it would’ve made a run up to Ken Caryl Valley and threatened thousands of homes.

As bad as it looked at the outset, it took just seven days for re ghters to reach 85% containment and for county o cials to re-open the evacuated neighborhoods, allowing residents access to their homes. A day later, on Aug. 7, the re was considered 100% contained. e emergency evacuation shelter at Dakota Ridge High School o cially closed.

What led to such a fortunate outcome? Techemeyer said it was a combination of things.

“No. 1, it was the partnership we had with so many re agencies that came to help. At one point, we had

over 20 teams on the ground, with 225 re ghters from at least 15 different agencies working together,” he said.

While aid came from large crews like West and South Metro Fire Districts, Techmeyer noted that a signi cant amount of help came from volunteer re ghters who were there to “take care of business and put boots on the ground.”

He also attributed success to an all-out air attack on the re, which involved several di erent-sized helicopters and planes that could load water quickly from nearby Chat eld Reservoir. Having a vast source of unlimited water within minutes of the re de nitely played into the luck aspect, Techmeyer acknowledged.

Last, Techmeyer credits the county’s skilled leadership, incident management, team cooperation, and citizens for their outstanding cooperation and understanding.

“ e vast majority of citizens followed the mandatory evacuation notice and got out quickly. en, we were communicating with them face to face a minimum of twice a day. So when we talk about partnership, we’re talking not only within the re ghting community and government agencies but also with the citizens of Je erson County,” he said.

at partnership also extended to the Je erson County School District. Je Pierson, executive director of the Department of School Safety, said the district has spent years

working with the sheri ’s o ce and the county to prepare for various emergencies, including a wild re evacuation.

“We prep, we plan, we talk, we meet often. Our emergency management team meets with theirs several times a year to discuss what it would be like should there be an event,” said Pierson. “We’ve done a couple of walk-through opportunities for a potential wild re, but this is the rst time that we’ve brought those resources together, and it actually worked out tremendously well.”

Residents forced to evacuate without a place to go took shelter at the high school in Littleton, and Pierson said the district would’ve also opened Chat eld High School in the county if they had needed more space.

Fortunately, Je erson County schools hadn’t started for the year, but if they had, Pierson said they would’ve had a plan in place.

“Should we have needed to bring kids together at another school for a day or two, or if we had needed to go with online learning, we could’ve done that. We would not turn our back on our community. We will always be that resource for them and a place for them to go where they can be safe and taken care of,” said Pierson.

As evacuated residents have returned home, many have reached out in numerous heartwarming ways to express their gratitude.

One resident shared footage on

X from his Ring doorbell camera of an interaction between himself and re ghter Mike Scott. e homeowner, identi ed as Tom, expressed his appreciation and o ered anything he could provide to help, while Mike thanked Tom and others for their kind donations.

“Well, I think we’re the ones that are blessed to have you, but thank you,” said Tom. Tom later posted a picture of the two together, saying he was happy to be able to thank him in person.

Other sheri ’s o ce video footage shows residents driving through a checkpoint praising rst responders for protecting their homes and expressing appreciation for how well the evacuation e ort was handled. e county is no longer asking for donations. Jeremy Fleming, a spokesperson for Je erson County’s O ce of Public A airs, said most of the physical contributions were used and that the county will distribute any leftover items in the coming days.

“Fortunately, there was very little impact on people, so there wasn’t a huge need for items. Financial contributions go to the American Red Cross,” said Fleming.

While the outcome couldn’t have been better, Techmeyer acknowledged that the anxiety, lack of sleep and uncertainty of the last week affected everyone.

“It’s surprising that we walked away with no injuries, loss of life or damaged structures, and we’re all very happy about that,” he said.

Colorado joins Purple Star School Program for military families

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With kids heading back to school, a new Colorado law aims to support students in military families. e state now joins dozens of states in implementing the Purple Star School Program.

Highlands Ranch state Rep. Bob Marshall was the prime sponsor of the House Bill. House Bill 24-1076 establishes the program in K-12 public schools in an e ort to assist military children with the transitions and deployments involving their parents.

“ ese little ones (bills), they’re little, but they’re extremely important to the small group that is impacted by it,” Marshall, a Democrat, said.  e bill had bipartisan support. Its Senate sponsor was Bob Gardner, a Republican who represents El Paso and Teller counties.

Highlands Ranch Rep. Bob Marshall, who served as a Marine, was a co-sponsor of the House Bill 24-1076, also known as the Purple Star School Program. The program aims to assist military children with the transitions and deployments involving their parents in public schools.

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A public school can qualify by showing a strong commitment to military-connected students and their families through resources and support that helps mitigate the “academic and social-emotional challenges they may face” due to parent

deployment, frequent moves and

Marshall, who served as a Marine, said he knows personally the challenges that reclocating has on fami-

According to the Military State Policy Source, other gaps the program addresses include overlaps in curriculum, course-placement disruption and di ering school district graduation requirements.

“Children of military families are especially vulnerable to the changes that come with moving schools, making new friends and joining extracurricular activities mid-season,” Marshall said in a statement.

Over 40 states across the country have received Purple Star School designation. With a large military presence in Colorado – almost 40,000 active duty service members according to the Military State Policy Source – Marshall said Colorado should be included..

“It just made no sense that we didn’t have it,” said Marshall.

To qualify for the designation, schools must recognize military service and civic responsibility, as well as:

• Designate a school sta member as a military liaison

• Maintain an accessible web page on the public school websites with resources for military-connected

students and their families

• Maintain student-led transition programs

• O er professional development opportunities for educators and sta relating to students.

Whether it’s publishing a resolution on the school’s website, partnering with a local military installation for volunteer opportunities, showing community-family engagement through student-driven clubs or celebrating families in April and November, the schools must implement one of the initiatives.

e bill was also sponsored by Rep. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora who says the law could strengthen communities and Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora..

“Military families make big sacri ces to support service members and their communities, and it’s critical that we support them as well,” Fields said in a statement. “ is new law will uplift kids in military families by making sure they get the support they need to thrive in school.”

Legislation to support families of high-risk workers

Another new state law aims to support families of rst responders and state employees with high-risk jobs.   Previously, surviving spouses of

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Goat gets ride home after car crash

Deputies with the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce put an unexpected “subject” in the back of their cruiser earlier this month. After assisting the Colorado State Patrol with a car crash and the arrest of an allegedly drunk driver, the sheri ’s o ce shared photos on social media of the passenger — a goat — which was uninjured and whisked away to the Dumb Friends League Buddy Center in Castle Rock.

‘I Voted’ design competition opens to high school students

Teachers can receive up to $600 in supplies per classroom. To learn more about this opportunity, teachers should visit donorschoose.org and enter the code COLORADO. Teachers can submit their project requests beginning in early August, until funds are fully allocated.

Unscrambling the 2024 November ballot over breakfast

e Colorado Secretary of State’s Ofce is inviting high school students to participate in its “I Voted” digital sticker competition. e winning design will be sent to voters via BallotTrax after they vote in the upcoming General Election. It will also be featured on the Secretary of State’s website, media channels, press releases and in media coverage. Sta from the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce will also present the award during an assembly at the artist’s school. e entry deadline is Sept. 2. More information can be found at https://www.sos. state.co.us/pubs//elections/votedSticker/contest.html.

A fur ban, property taxes, school choice, the fate of mountain lions and more are topics before Colorado voters in November. e nonpartisan Common Sense Institute will highlight these issues in its 2024 ballot guide, a resource for voters that includes data, analysis and a description of the issues. A discussion costs $25 and will take place from 7:30-9 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Dome at AMG, 6295 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village. Link: https://tinyurl.com/mvanhk27.

Public comments open on Arapahoe County oil and gas regs

Time to hit the trails!

Lace up your sneakers for the Arapahoe County 5K Trail Run, Thursday, Sept. 12 from 6–8 p.m. along the Cherry Creek Regional Trail in Centennial. Registration includes a t-shirt, dinner, craft beer or sports drink, and live music at the finish line. Walkers and all ages welcome! Funds support trail maintenance and Arapahoe County Open Spaces.

Learn more and register at arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/5ktrailrun

Gov. Polis highlights $2.7 million classrooms investment

Gov. Jared Polis, in partnership with DonorsChoose, has announced $2.7 million in funding from the Governor Emergency Education Relief to help educators make purchases that support students.

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rst responders could be eligible to receive lifelong workers’ compensation death bene ts if their spouse was killed on the job, but that right was forfeited if they remarried.

Sponsored by Reps. Sheila Lieder, DLittleton, Ryan Armagost, R-Berthoud and Sen. Perry Will, R-New Castle, HB24-1139, also known as Death Bene t for State Employee Surviving Spouses, ensures surviving spouses bene ts will not change, even if they remarry.  is includes spouses of state troopers, Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Arapahoe County Commissioners will consider proposed amendments to oil and gas regulations within unincorporated parts of the county. e proposed amendments introduce additional measures that are meant to protect the health of residents, wildlife and the environment. People can provide comments through Aug. 26. An Open House will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 22 in the Exhibition Hall at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 5690 E. Quincy Ave., in Aurora. Visit www.arapahoeco.gov/oilandgas for the proposed draft amendments and more information.

o cers, correction o cers, community parole o cers, state re ghters, port of entry o cers, Parks and Wildlife o cers and Colorado Department of Transportation safety and maintenance workers.

Co-sponsor of the bill, Sen. Tony Exum, Sr., D-Colorado, who served as a re ghter for over 35 years, said he understands the di culties spouses of lost employees go through following the passing of their loved one.

“Death bene ts are critical for them during their times of need,” said Exum. “ e current remarriage penalty forces a surviving spouse to relive the trauma of their loss and prevents them from moving forward with their lives. With this law, widows can choose to remarry without sacri cing nancial security.”

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Voters to decide fate of mountain lion hunting

JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado voters will get a chance to ban mountain lion hunting in November.  e Colorado Secretary of State on Wednesday conrmed that the campaign to end mountain lion hunting in Colorado had gathered enough signatures to get Proposition 91 on the November ballot. e initiative asks voters to declare that “any trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats or lynx is inhumane, serves no socially acceptable or ecologically bene cial purpose, and fails to further public safety.” e measure would ban any shooting or trapping of wildcats but allows killing cats that are threatening livestock or people.

Representatives with the Cats Aren’t Trophies group submitted 147,529 valid signatures, more than the 124,238 that were required for ballot access.

Samantha Miller, the manager for the Cats Aren’t Trophies campaign, said the organization has 900 volunteers who will now transition from signature gathering to outreach and advertising.

“Our message remains, Coloradans know that the cruel and inhumane trophy hunting and fur trapping of Colorado’s wild cats has no place in our state, and many of them have been outraged to learn this practice continues despite measures in the ’90s that stopped leg-hold traps, hounding of black bears and spring bear hunting,” Miller said in an email.  e Cats Aren’t Trophies group has raised $414,000 since the beginning of the year — with the largest contributor, Washington D.C.-based Animal Wellness Action, providing $147,000 — and spent $335,000, according to the group’s Aug. 1 ling with the Colorado Secretary of State.

California is the only state

in the U.S. where voters have banned mountain lion hunting.  e last time voters weighed wildlife issues was in 2020, when a narrow margin of Coloradans required Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reintroduce wolves on the Western Slope. Before that, voters in 1992 approved a constitutional amendment that limited black bear hunting, and in 1996 voters approved an amendment that banned leg hold and instant-kill traps.

Hunting advocates challenged the ballot initiative last year, arguing the wording of the measure was misleading and the state’s Title Board erred when approving it for signature gathering. e Colorado Supreme Court in January denied the challenge and a rmed the Title Board’s decision.

Two years ago animal conservation groups supported legislation that would have banned the killing of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado. Hunting groups opposed

the bill and ooded lawmakers with opposition statements. e bill’s top sponsors pulled their support before the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources committee rejected the legislation in February 2022.

CPW has managed lion hunting since 1965

Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates there are between 3,800 and 4,400 mountain lions in the state. e agency has managed lion hunting for decades with annual caps on how many cats hunters can kill. In 1980, hunters took 81 mountain lions.

In the 2022-23 lion season, 2,599 hunters spent 1,635 days hunting lions and killed 502 animals, including 298 males and 204 females. at was below the annual limit set by the agency, which is updated daily during lion hunting seasons.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife requires hunters to take an online class and exam before securing a license to hunt mountain lions.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife rarely takes a side in political issues and the agency did not take a position on Initiative 91. But the agency supports mountain lion hunting as a tool for managing populations.

“For many people, hunting is a continuation of the huntergatherer traditions and a way to connect to nature. It also helps maintain healthy wild animal population,” reads a statement on the agency’s website. “ ere is no evidence of managed hunting leading to the extinction of any species in Colorado, or of well-regulated hunting negatively a ecting the population stability of the state’s mountain lions.” e agency this year held public meetings to update its management plan for lions on the Front Range, where development into mountain lion habitat is increasing humanlion interactions. e Front Range management plan — which was last updated in the mid-2000s — mirrors 2020

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A ranger found a mountain lion in a cottonwood tree in Garden of the Gods about 6 a.m. April 29, 2023. The adult mountain lion stayed in the tree all day, feet from unsuspecting hikers on Ute Trail and climbers in the Snake Pits, a popular bouldering section of the park, likely after feasting on a deer.

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updates to the West Slope Mountain Lion Management Plan.

In January, Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners cut the 2023-24 lion hunting season — which typically runs from December through March with a second season in April — by eliminating the April season. Commissioners also voted to prevent hunters from using electronic calls to lure lions in the two hunting areas on the Western Slope where calls were allowed.    e changes came as animal advocates decried a slightly higher-thanaverage number of female cats killed in the early portion of the season.  Hunting groups and others behind the Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project have worked against the hunting ban, arguing that voter initiatives can sidestep management by state wildlife biologists. e groups point to healthy mountain lion populations in Colorado since 1965, when

Colorado Parks and Wildlife began managing wildcats as big game.

Opponents of Proposition 91 will continue an educational campaign “to let the conservation-minded public at large know why mountain lion hunting is important and what this hunting ban is bad for sciencebased management in Colorado,” said Bryan Jones with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.

“We will certainly talk about ballot-box wildlife initiatives and how they can be a negative for wildlife management in Colorado,” said Jones, who expects the opposition campaign will include the challenges that followed the introduction of wolves to the Western Slope this year. “We can see there have been problems and mistakes that have put folks at odds with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and we don’t want to see that again.”

is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.

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Why Cimarron Middle School teachers built kids’ beds

Rotary Club of Cherry Creek Valley chips in $1,500

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the days leading up to the new school year, teachers often spend their time making their classrooms a positive environment for kids to learn, but faculty at Cimarron Middle School in Parker took a break from planning to build bed frames for children who otherwise might not have a bed.

At seven stations outside of the school, teachers measured, cut and sanded wood. Around 75 people in all came together, reaching their goal of building 40 twin bed frames.

As the teachers chatted about the upcoming school year, Principal Chris Zimmerman worked a little at each station.

“Our sta really deeply care about our kids,” said Zimmerman. “I think one of the things that would break all our hearts would be knowing that some of our kids sleep on the oor and don’t get a good night’s rest every night.

e school – and teachers – enlisted the help of the Rotary Club of Cherry Creek Valley to dub the com-

Once the beds are built, including bunk beds, the mattresses are provided by Sleep in Heavenly Peace. ere is an ongoing need for twin size sheets and other bedding items, which students at the middle school aim to collect at the beginning of the school year.

Students at the school have a young Rotary Club called Interact that O’Brien often helps. e student club is holding a bedding drive to collect new comforters, sheets and pillows.

munity service projects.

“Teachers had said, ‘When they do a project like this, they have a better school year,’” said Cheryl O’Brien, the local Rotary youth services director.

e club also pitched in $1,500 to help fund the project.

It’s become a familiar site at the school. A few years ago, teachers and sta helped build bicycles for kids in the community, even teaching a few how to ride the bikes. For the beds project, the school part-

nered with the non-pro t Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization dedicated to building beds for kids in need.

e organization began with the aim of building one bed for a single family. Now, a decade later, it has grown into a national organization delivering thousands of beds to youth.

About 5,200 beds are needed for kids nationally, according to the group, with approximately 1,660 in the Denver area.

e Denver Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter aims to build more beds this year. ey will be taking part in the 6th annual Bunks Across America Build Day on Sept. 14. Lumber, tools and “know how to help” volunteers are provided. Locations can be found at shpbeds. org/chapter/co-denver/.

By having a bed of their own, kids begin to thrive in their everyday routines, said O’Brien.

“Sleep is one of the most important things we can do for our health and also it’s one of the most important things we can do for our learning,” said O’Brien.

“If we can help another kiddo with that, the impact is every single day.”

Learn more about ways to help at shpbeds.org/make-donation/.

An assembly line of seven stations were set up in the parking lot of Cimarron Middle School where teachers joined members of the Rotary Club Cherry Creek Valley to measure, cut and sand lumber provided by Lowes.

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PARKING

said a Castle Rock resident who enjoys cycling on the Mary Carter Greenway Trail. “All the things that used to be free, now you have to pay for, get reservations and stu . So, everything from Hanging Lake to Rocky Mountain National Park to Eldorado Canyon State Park … Where does this stop?”

ose scenic and wildly popular locations have all implemented some form of reservations in order to manage the throngs of visitors each year.

Visitors to the parking lot o South Platte Canyon Road, near C-470, may reserve, in advance online, a parking spot for $10 plus fees. Alternatively, they may show up at the entrance to the park, where other spots are available on a rst-come, rst-serve basis for $13 per car.

Payment is only necessary on Saturdays and Sundays from June 1 through Sept. 2, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and parking is limited to fourhour windows at all times. Reservations are for the time slot from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Visitors may park for free on weekends before 9 a.m., after 4:30 p.m. and any time on weekdays.

Skot Latona, the manager of South Platte Park, said interest in river tubing in the area has increased signicantly over the past seven to eight years, and “the parking issues have progressively gotten worse with that.”

On July 4 this year, he said about 800 people entered the river at the parking lot’s put-in area. On most weekend days in the summer, about 200 to 400 tubers come to the area, Latona estimated.

Some of the tubers shuttle from other parking lots, but the number of visitors shows the demand for a parking lot that has only 72 spaces.

“We had a lot of people that were parking along the sides of the roadways and into some of the vegetated areas, to the point the road would get so constricted that emergency vehicles couldn’t get down it,” he said. “It became basically a one-lane road, so that somebody trying to leave and somebody trying to come in would face each other, face to face, and there’d be nowhere to pull o because of the cars.”

A few years ago, the district started stationing park rangers in the area to manage parking organization, which

took time away from their other responsibilities, Latona said. en, the district hired temporary workers to help with parking management. ese positions were funded by the park’s general operations budget, which is funded by residents’ taxes. e decision to implement the parking payment and reservation system came down to the question of who should pay, Latona said.

“It’s just during the time period when there’s too many people coming in that we can’t keep the roads open, that system is going to cost someone,” Latona said. “ e choice is, does it cost every taxpayer, or does it cost the people that want to do that activity? And it seems more equitable to make it a pay-to-play system.”

For the Castle Rock cyclist, it’s frustrating to have to pay to park when most of the demand is driven by people using the park for a di erent activity. He suggested that perhaps the district could require shuttling for tubers instead of allowing them to park in the lot.

Latona said the district has received about one complaint about the new system per week via phone call, email or Facebook comment, mostly from people who are not tubers. He said the vast majority of complaints have expressed frustration about paying for something that was publicly built.

For the Castle Rock cyclist, the public part is a concern. Although he knows he can park in other lots nearby, such as the one at the Carson Nature Center or the Mineral RTD station, he said it’s a concern of principle for him.

“ is has been free … and all of a sudden now you’re making this executive decision and impacting others,” he said. “Our tax dollars paid for this park, now why do I have to pay to use it?”

Latona said the district has made adjustments as much as it can in response to complaints. e district has shifted the reservation time from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. because many visitors prefer going later in the morning, he said.

Also, Latona said the district has reduced the number of reservable spots and left more available rstcome, rst-serve to allow for spontaneity.

“If you feel more comfortable knowing that you’ve got a spot, then making a reservation now and seeing how conditions shape up makes the most sense,” he said. “If you don’t want

to have that much planning, then I would say come early, come around nine o’clock or 9:30 and plan to get o the river before the afternoon.”

Reservations can be canceled two hours in advance for a full refund, Latona said.

He said the district is not looking to make a pro t o of parking. e cost to park is budgeted to cover the costs of managing parking, which includes contracted hourly workers, a parking management contractor and the reservation system.

If there is a pro t, he said, it will go towards improving the put-in for the river and the management of the restrooms, he said.

For people interested in tubing, Latona recommends checking the river ow by typing “PLACHACO” into a search engine and clicking on the Colorado Department of Natural Resources page. If the ow is 50 cubic feet per second or lower, he says the river is not worth tubing because the water will be so low. If it is 600 cubic feet per second or above, more skill and swimming con dence are needed.

At the end of the season, the district will evaluate the success of the program before determining whether and how the program will be implemented again next summer, Latona said.

Englewood seeks intervention to get parks bond on ballot

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e City of Englewood is seeking judicial intervention to allow a $41.5 million bond question aimed at funding park improvements to appear on the November ballot alongside potential citizen initiatives.

As a group of residents aims to get two citizen-initiated questions added to the November ballot, their e orts could derail the city’s goal to bring the bond question to voters this fall, due to rules in the city charter and the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.

As the city understands it, these rules stipulate that the parks bond question, known as a general obligation, or GO, bond must be the only question on the ballot and can only be posed in November.

In the hopes of adjusting these rules, the city is pursuing a declaratory judgment. is is a binding judgment from a court de ning the legal relationship between parties.

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judgment in order to allow us to put the GO Bond funding proposal” on the ballot along with two possible we wouldn’t be able to get the GO Bond on the ballot, so we asked for a declarative judgment from the courts on this.”

According to a recent article in the city’s magazine, it is possible the

e two citizen-initiated petitions aim to add questions pertaining to direct mayoral elections and vacancy procedures to the November ballot. If canvassers gather the required 1,100 valid signatures to get either

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Englewood City Council members discuss a proposed general obligation parks bond in their regular meeting July 22, 2024.

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(or both) of the questions on the ballot and the declaratory judgment is not granted, the parks bond will not be allowed to appear on the ballot in November.

At-Large Councilmember Rita Russell said the council was not aware of the hurdles posed by this charter rule when it made charter changes in 2022 and 2023. She added that the city council is doing everything legally possible to try to allow the bond and citizen questions to appear on the ballot.

“ e petitioners have every right to do this, and they have every right to have it on the ballot,” she said. “City council is trying to make certain that

both questions will be on the ballot.”

Matt Crabtree, who is among those spearheading the citizen initiatives, said he is happy the city is exploring options to be able to put the bond question in front of voters alongside potential citizen-initiated questions.

“I’m a huge advocate for voter rights and voter opportunities — it’s one of the main reasons why we’re doing this, so I’m happy to see that the city is exploring,” he said. “In an ideal scenario, the people of Englewood would have the opportunity to vote for both.”

He said it did not come to the citizen petitioners’ attention until very late in the petitioning process that their e orts could interfere with the city’s bond initiative, and added that interfering with the bond was not their intent.

Crabtree also said he and his fellow citizens have done research to try to gure out a way the city could place the bond on the ballot with their questions, and he believes there is a legal precedent to allow it. at said, he understands that the city is likely being careful.

Crabtree said on Aug. 6 that the signature-gathering process has received a lot of support from the community and the group expected to submit the completed petition on Aug. 7.

e bond would be set at $41.5 million, with a maximum repayment cost of up to $72 million, according to approved ballot language. e money would go toward park improvements across the city, including irrigation systems, updated locker rooms, improved landscaping, new amenities and more.

In response to follow-up questions about the declaratory judgment, city spokesperson Chris Harguth said “some of the questions involve attorney-client privilege and can’t be discussed.” He said the other questions would need to be answered by city attorney Tamara Niles, who was out of the o ce at the time.

On Aug. 5, the city also approved two ballot questions that would appear on the ballot if the parks bond is not permitted to appear.

In a 4-3 vote, they approved a ballot question on ranked-choice voting. ey also unanimously approved a ballot question that would adjust the charter to remove the procedural hurdles that could prevent the parks bond from being placed on the ballot, to head o the same issue from happening again in the future.

Englewood’s Kosmic Blues is a ‘hippie haven’

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nestled on bustling South Broadway in Englewood is Kosmic Blues Electric Emporium, a unique shop covered in an explosion of color with an extraordinary collection of tie-dye designs, artisanal jewelry and more.

is charming boutique, owned by Englewood local Danielle Kruse, is a treasure trove of unique, handmade items, o ering everything from vibrant, one-of-a-kind apparel to distinctive jewelry pieces that stand out in any collection.

“I am a little hippie haven of a store,” Kruse said. “I provide a place for other local artists to bring in their art, jew-

elry, crafts and then I do the tie-dyeing … Everything is small batch, handmade fair trade.”

Kruse began tie-dyeing about 14 years ago while she was a stay-athome mom.

“I loved tie-dyeing,” she said. “I just started doing it and I saw a neighborhood craft fair and I decided to put in 100 bucks and buy dye and blanks and try it out.”

It was always Kruse’s dream to open her own shop and have “like-minded people and artists and music lovers come in and be part of it.”

“I opened my store eight years ago,” Kruse said. “I moved over (to Broad-

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Interest-free cash flow loan program keeps Colorado schools operating during shortages

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Several of Colorado’s urban, suburban and rural school districts are set to take advantage of an interest-free loan program o ered by the state’s treasury department just as educators, sta , and administrators are preparing to welcome students back to school.

In July, state Treasurer Dave Young announced the sale of $508.7 million of 2024 Education Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes that will bene t 24 participating public school districts across the state.

through cash ow shortages.”  Young compared the issue to managing a household budget.

“If you have a steady paycheck, you can budget for monthly expenses fairly easily,” he said. “But, say, if you’re someone who relies on a quarterly commission or yearly bonus, you know the money is coming but may have a gap in what you can a ord until it hits your bank account.”

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Young, who taught middle school in Greeley for 24 years, explained that Colorado’s school districts receive a combination of state and federal funds along with property tax dollars each year to keep their schools running smoothly, ensure teachers and educators are paid and contribute to sta retirement and health care funds.

“While districts receive monthly equalization payments from the state, they don’t receive property tax funds until the Spring,” Young said. “Districts that receive more of their funding from property tax revenue have less cash ow early in the school year, making it more di cult for them to operate

To qualify for the program, districts must prove they’ll experience a de cit until property taxes come in, and they must pay back the loan by the end of the school year. Because of the loan’s short window, districts don’t have to ask for taxpayer approval like they do for long-term bonded debt.

Additionally, the cash ow loan program is speci cally for operational expenses, not capital projects. Districts can’t use the loan funds to build new schools or purchase equipment like HVAC systems.

e following districts participated in the Series 2024A Notes:

• Adams 14

• Aspen School District RE-1

• Aurora School District (Arapahoe 28J)

The Kosmic Blues is filled with diverse items including tie-dye clothes, handmade jewelry and more. Kosmic Blues Electric Emporium is located on Broadway in Englewood.

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way) a little over a year ago.”

Kruse just lives a mile away and said she has always loved downtown Englewood, so she felt like it was a perfect spot.

For Kruse, the best aspects of her dream coming true are the people who visit her store.

“Just seeing and hearing the people that come in really enjoy everything I have to o er,” Kruse said.

Additionally, the mother of three said she loves visiting di erent musical festivals to sell her merchandise.

“Getting to travel and hear all di erent music is my big reason for doing this,” Kruse said.

everything on her own.

Despite that, she said people have responded positively to her store and what it has to offer.

“I think everyone likes having a unique little store to come in and either get clothes for a concert or festivals or gifts,” she said. “Pretty much

Danielle Kruse begins one of the initial steps of creating her fun tie-dye patterns on a shirt in the back of her shop, Kosmic Blues Electric Emporium.

everything in here is handmade or ethically sourced.”

Going forward, Kruse hopes to progress in her tie-dyeing skills, meet new fellow artists and grow her business.

“You can nd me in the shop or a festival near you,” Kruse said.

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• Bennett 29J

• Boulder Valley School District RE-2

• Cherry Creek (Arapahoe 5)

• Denver School District 1

• Douglas County RE-1

• Eagle County RE-50

• East Grand School District

• Englewood (Arapahoe 1)

• Estes Park (Larimer R-3)

• Gilcrest (Weld 1)

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Finding life’s balance in the snow and surf

The snow-covered mountains in winter and the powerful ocean waves o er two of nature’s most exhilarating playgrounds: skiing and snowboarding on the one hand, and surfing on the other. Each of these sports, while distinct in their environments and techniques, shares a common thread that is essential not only to their practice but also to our broader experience of life: balance.

ere is an art of balance in sport. In skiing as in snowboarding, in the serene, snowladen mountains, skiing and snowboarding demand a harmonious blend of strength, agility, and control. Skiers carve graceful arcs down the slopes, their movements a dance of precision and uidity. With their single board, snowboarders exhibit a unique balance style, leaning into turns and navigating the mountain’s contours with an elegant ow. Both sports require an acute awareness of one’s body in relation to the terrain, a constant adjustment to the ever-changing snow conditions, and the ability to remain composed under pressure.

Sur ng, in contrast, takes place against the backdrop of the ocean’s vast, sometimes thunderous power. Surfers must balance on their boards while reading the waves, anticipating the swell, and executing maneuvers with split-second timing. e ocean is unpredictable, and each wave presents a new challenge, demand-

ing adaptability and resilience. Sur ng is a dance with nature’s raw energy, requiring a deep connection with the water and a keen sense of timing.

I have learned many lessons in balance from the mountains and the sea. Having been fortunate enough to live in the mountains and by the beach, I’ve witnessed rsthand how these sports mirror life’s journey. Like in skiing, snowboarding, and sur ng, balance is crucial as we navigate the turbulence and tranquility of our everyday lives.

As beginners, whether on the slopes or in the surf, we start with tentative steps. Our movements are awkward, falls are frequent, and progress can seem slow. is phase teaches us the importance of perseverance and humility. We learn to get up after each fall, to laugh at our mistakes, and to appreciate the incremental gains we make.

Moving to the intermediate stage, we gain con dence and competence. Our skills improve, and we start to enjoy the rhythm of the sport. However, this is also a period where we must guard against complacency. e challenges become more complex, and the need for physical and mental balance becomes even more pronounced. We learn to push our limits while maintaining control, to take calculated risks, and to stay focused amidst distractions.

Reaching the expert level, we achieve a mastery that allows us to express ourselves fully through the sport. Our movements become second nature, and we can tackle the most challenging terrains and waves with nesse. is level

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12 Tablecloths art installation honors women

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about the dining room table unless it’s a holiday or special event. But for many women who were enslaved throughout the US, the dining room table of their enslavers was the focus of their day.

Artist and historian Chloé Duplessis was introduced to ve of these women during a tour of e Whitney Institute, a plantation museum in her home state of Louisiana. eir names are Lucy Clark, Francoise, Julienne, Sally and Marie and they were enslaved at the plantation in the late 1800’s. eir stories and living conditions inspired Duplessis to think about the many tablecloths these women had to clean every day, and how she could reclaim the tablecloths in a way that honored them. “ e average meal required 12 tablecloths. e people in the main house had three meals a day and those meals had to be served on crisp, white linen,” she said. “I had to face the fact that these women’s

whole existence was minimized and regulated to present a measure of quality of life to the people in the main house, at the expense of their own.”

As Duplessis started working on the installation that would become 12 Tablecloths, which is on display at the Center for Colorado Women’s History Museum at the Byers-Evans House, 1310 Bannock St. in Denver, through Monday, Sept. 30, she heard the story of another woman, named Myrtle Grant, who worked at the house in the 1940s and 1950s.

And she knew the installation needed a sixth table setting.

“Myrtle did the only job a woman of color could do at that house, and it was a source of pride at the time to be a laundress there,” Duplessis said. “ ere’s a tendency with people who were servants to only focus on their service, but these were people who had lives and experiences of their own, so I wanted to make sure I included Mrytle’s life outside of her work in the piece.”

e resulting installation is set up in the house’s dining room and includes original art pieces by Duplessis and noted visual

Nuclear cheerleading is fine — but what about the cost?

I’m mysti ed by this perfervid belief in nuclear energy that I see in Colorado. e commissioners in one Western Slope county added their support for nuclear, citing a poll that showed 65% of residents of northwest Colorado support nuclear. Conferences in Montrose and Pueblo devoted ample time to nuclear cheerleaders. ey promise high-paying jobs and ample tax base.

Well, heck, I believe it would be nice to have a Lamborghini when I replace my used Toyota Prius in a few years. But can I a ord a $300,000 car?

Nuclear has a horrible track record of cost overruns. In Georgia, two units recently completed cost $35 billion, more than double original projections. Cost overruns halted construction of two reactors in South Carolina in 2017. Much hope was pinned on small modular reactors, but then Utah utilities in 2023 pulled the plug on NuScale.

Bill Gates recently ung a shovel of dirt in Wyoming. ere, TerraPower hopes to deliver a nuclear reactor by 2030. Gates has committed $1 billion, plans to invest another $1 billion, but told a TV interviewer that he expects the project to ultimately cost $10 billion.

Could Colorado’s largest electrical utilities justify investing $10 billion in a reactor or two after they close their coal-burning units in Craig, Hayden and Pueblo in the next ve to seven years?

Chief executives say they can conceive of nuclear being part of Colorado’s energy future – but not until costs come down.

Duane Highley, chief executive of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Colorado’s second largest electrical generator, said recently he sees nuclear becoming competitive somewhere between 2035 and 2040. “We need to see a couple of these built and prove that they can be built cost-effectively, then everyone will be lined up. Everyone wants to be the rst in line to be serial No. 2 – including us,” he said. Robert Kenney, the chief executive of Xcel Colorado, told me he does not see nuclear as an option for at least several years. e federal government may need to backstop it, he said, limiting risk to individual utilities.

Fair enough. Federal subsidies have helped wind and solar get on their feet

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as they did fossil fuels before. Nuclear has also received help.

Renewables can take us far toward 100% emission-free energy, but we also need other answers. A study commissioned by the Colorado Energy O ce last year sees natural gas plants delivering a small but vital component to maintain a ordability and reliability. We know the technology. It’s not cheap. But neither is it a $10 billion experiment.

New ways to store excess renewable energy could help. Xcel is likely to participate in a test of iron-air technology at Pueblo. It could store excess renewables for 100 hours. Both Xcel and the Polis administration have shown keen interest in green hydrogen, which uses renewable energy and water. Pumped-storage hydro power projects near Steamboat and Craig could help in another decade. Geothermal could help, too. Conventional ground-source geothermal taps the near-constant 55 degree heat found about 10 feet below ground to heat and cool buildings. Colorado Mesa University heats and cools 800,000 square feet with the technology.

A di erent geothermal that goes far, far deeper underground can generate electricity, as it does in Iceland. California gets 10.1% of its electricity from enhanced geothermal. It also has a hotter subterranean. Volcanic eruptions last occurred there in 1917 (Lassen). Colorado’s most recent volcanic eruption (Dotsero) was 4,000 years ago.

Gov. Jared Polis contends that geothermal can deliver 4% to 8% of Colorado’s electricity by 2040. He cites the ingenuity of drillers at unlocking oil and gas deposits. Other see enhanced geothermal as a stretch for Colorado – like nuclear. Who knows which among these emerging technologies will triumph, but they won’t be $10 billion gambles. Cheerleaders for nuclear need to acknowledge that risk. And then we can talk about the problem of waste disposal.

HEALEY

OBITUARIES

Jean Marie Healey

December 15, 1933 - August 6, 2024

Jean Marie Healey (née Imparato), 90, of Littleton, Colorado, formerly of Hicksville and Westbury, New York, passed away on Aug. 6, 2024. Born on Dec. 15, 1933, in Westbury, New York, she was a beloved gure in her community and a cherished member of her family.

Jean was lovingly known for making everyone she met feel special. Her warmth and generosity extended beyond her immediate family, touching the lives of many who considered her a second mother, sister, and a great friend. An excellent cook, Jean relished in bringing her family together, creating lasting memories around the kitchen table. She was a devoted mother to her sons, Gerard, and the late William “Billy” Healey.

Jean worshiped at Light of the World Catholic Church in Littleton, Colorado, and during her years in New York, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Hicksville and St. Brigid Catholic Church in Westbury. Her faith was a cornerstone of her life, providing strength and comfort through her most cherished and challenging times.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Gerard F. Healey; son, William Healey; and her parents, Vincent and Louisa Imparato, as well as her sisters, Anne, Dora and Flossie. Jean is survived by her son, Gerard J. Healey; daughters-in-law, Ann Healey and Jennifer Zarcensky; grandchildren, Megan (Phil Vottiero), Brooke (Gavin Cote), and Sean; and greatgrandchild, Gracelyn Vottiero.

Services to honor Jean’s life will be held at Light of the World Catholic Church in Littleton, Colorado, on Aug. 19, 2024 beginning with a viewing at 10 a.m., the Rosary at 10:30 a.m. and a Catholic Funeral mass at 11 a.m.

In memory of Jean, and in lieu of owers, charitable donations may be made to the Marisol Family organization of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Denver.

e Archdiocese of Denver Funeral Home at Mt. Olivet in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is assisting the family during this time. Jean’s life and legacy will be remembered by all who knew her as a beacon of love, faith, and kindness.

Elizabeth “Betty” Davis July 12, 1933 - July 20, 2024

Elizabeth “Betty” Davis, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on July 20, 2024, in Clermont, Florida. Betty was devoted to her husband of nearly 70 years, Donald W. Davis, until his death on September 12, 2023. Betty is survived by children, Jane Davis Boyack (Michael) and Robert Davis (Pamela). Son, Andrew (Jeralyn) predeceased her in 2019. Survivors include, ve grandchildren: Matthew Boyack (Jordan), Caitlin Coole (Jordan),

Kalli Davis, Mason Davis (Melody), and Audrey Davis-Scholz (Meghan) and ve great-grandchildren: Addyson Boyack, Brody Coole, Summer Coole, Cooper Coole, and Apollo Davis. She loved her son-in-law, Michael, and daughter-in-laws, Jeralyn (Jeri), Sand-e, and Pamela just as her own children. Internment at the Stanley A. and Betty B. Leftwich Memorial Columbarium, at Littleton United Methodist Church, is planned for the fall.

DAVIS

BY AUDREY BRICE AND LOURDES CAMARILLO SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

On a hospital bed, surrounded by sterile equipment and isolated, the anxious await a surgery that will alter their lives.

In pursuit of motherhood, many women have turned to In-Vitro-Fertilization (IVF).

Samantha Bronson, a children’s youth minister at a church near Littleton, has dealt with negative thoughts and emotions regarding her infertility.

“A lot of questions came to me about my spirituality as well,” Bronson said. “Like, ‘Is this God saying something to me?’ And, in my darkest moments, ‘Is God punishing me?’ I don’t believe that’s how God works at all, but those were the feelings that were coming up for me.”

Samantha Sullivan of Fort Collins wanted a child, and her mom had called a center to talk about taking steps toward fertility treatment.

“She knew that my dream has always been to have kids, and so I was grateful,” Sullivan said. “But I also didn’t really know what I was getting myself into.”

Emily Heizer-Kochman, from Sacramento, California, is on her ninth round of IVF.

“ e whole thing’s been brutal. e emotional ups and downs are just exhausting, and any time there’s a sliver of hope, it just seems like it’s a trick,” Heizer-Kochman said. “Something worse happens when you’re expecting the good news.”

For Tanya Knepp of Florence, the costs “impacted us in a lot of ways emotionally, mentally.”

Knepp and her husband paid for IVF without the help of insurance. While Colorado law mandates IVF coverage, Knepp’s insurance skipped around this law because her company’s insurance is self-funded.

“It was 100% out of pocket,” said Knepp. e World Health Organization says one in six women globally experience infertility.

A single IVF cycle can cost $15,000 to $30,000, creating another challenge for many.

Bronson, Sullivan, Heizer-Kochman and Knepp shared their experiences with the University of Colorado’s News Corps in hopes that their stories would help other women and their partners as they navigate the di cult path of IVF in hopes of having a baby.

Samantha Bronson, God and science

In 2020, Bronson and her husband, Luke, decided to start trying to conceive. By the end of 2021, the couple still wasn’t expecting, so Samantha went to her OBGYN for answers.

Bronson, of Aurora, was diagnosed with unexplained infertility, meaning that despite appearing capable of conceiving, she has been unable to do so. e only test Samantha could not undergo was an egg health test, which requires an egg retrieval.

“I wanted there to be a reason,” said Bronson.

Bronson started trying to conceive through intrauterine insemination (IUI), a type of arti cial

insemination where a long tube is used to put the semen directly into the uterus. Bronson tried this method of conception four times.

“We were paying out of pocket for those each month, which was racking up a lot. So our fertility doctor recommended we switch over to IVF,” said Bronson.

e switch would cost around $30,000.

Bronson felt like they wouldn’t be able to pursue that path at anytime soon, and after going through multiple rounds of IUI, she needed a break. SEE THE SILENCE, P23

Emily Heizer-Kochman cries tears of joy while her husband, Ben Kochman, rests his head on her shoulder, sighing with relief from their hopeful fertility test results.

PHOTO BY LOURDES CAMARILLO / CU NEWS CORPS

THE SILENCE

However, this changed when Luke switched careers, as his new job’s insurance would be able to cover the cost of IVF.

“We were ready to be parents,” said Bronson. “And because of (Luke’s) job and the fact that (his) insurance does cover it, that’s when we were able to pull the trigger on (IVF) without having to stress about going into more debt.”

roughout her struggle with infertility, Bronson has felt a strain on some of her relationships. She has had friends hesitant to tell her they are expecting because they don’t want to upset her, along with people just saying the wrong things.

“A lot of people don’t really know how to talk about infertility, so they’ll say some really stupid things. I am in a Christian community, and sometimes people will ask me if I’ve prayed about it,” said Bronson.

Bronson has chosen to keep her infertility journey largely private. While she believes she may share her experience once she has dealt with it, she exercises caution, particularly within her congregation, mindful of her position and the potential impact.

“As pastors, we’re taught to share vulnerably with people, and at the same time, the people that we are serving and helping, we don’t want them to feel bad for us,” said Bronson. “So, I don’t want it to be that somebody who is expecting gets worried or weird about sharing that with me because they

are worried I would feel upset about it. Whereas this is my job and calling to walk through that with people.”

Leading up to her rst egg retrieval, Bronson was feeling a variety of emotions.

“I feel excited and nervous and worried and happy, and quite literally what feels like every emotion I could feel,” said Bronson. “ ere’s still grief in there, too. is isn’t what I planned, I wish it would have been di erent.”

On April 2, Bronson underwent her egg retrieval, and 17 eggs were retrieved, but no answers about her unexplained infertility diagnosis were discovered. e couple would get nine embryos, but upon further genetic testing for abnormalities only seven were viable for transfer.

“I had a lot of feelings. One of those feelings was that I did not want nine or seven children. at’s a lot,” said Bronson. “I was also excited about how successful it was and that this means that theoretically, I will never have to do an egg retrieval again.”

Bronson was ordained as a minister in June and her embryo transfer was set for mid July.

Samantha Sullivan, cancer survivor

When Sullivan’s journey with IVF began, her mind was far from fertility preservation, as she waited to nd out if she had breast cancer.

“I didn’t even think about that prior because I was so focused on: am I getting diagnosed with breast cancer?” said Sullivan.

She was devastated. She was unable to think about the trajectory of her life, but her mother’s call to a fertility treatment center put her on track.

It was on Valentine’s Day of 2020 that Sullivan received her diagnosis: stage two, grade three, triplenegative breast cancer. e nancial burden of IVF also quickly revealed itself.

“I remember we had to pay in full up-front, and I think it was something like $15,000 or $20,000 and I was like, ‘Well, I don’t have that so I can’t do this,’ and my mom was like, ‘We’ll talk about it. We’re doing it. Let’s go,’” Sullivan said.

“I didn’t know if I was going to survive, I didn’t know if my husband was going to become my husband,” said Sullivan. “We were engaged at the time. I gave him an out, and he stayed with me.”

Sullivan and Patrick would later marry on the rst anniversary of Sullivan being cancer-free on Oct. 9, 2021.

Before chemotherapy, Sullivan underwent two egg retrievals which gave them eight embryos viable for transfer. Only three were free of the BRCA 1 gene, which can increase a person’s chance of developing breast cancer.

Two years after her double mastectomy, Sullivan was able to undergo her rst embryo transfer. She went through three embryo transfers. One ended in a miscarriage and two didn’t implant.

Sullivan would have to come to terms with her only remaining embryos having the BRCA 1 gene.

After all those losses, Sullivan decided to take some time away from trying to become pregnant and also decided to switch from her previous clinic to the Conceptions Reproductive Associates of Colorado.

Tanya and Leslie Knepp walk in their neighborhood in Florence. “IVF was the only thing remaining for us to try,” Tanya Knepp said.

PHOTOS BY LOURDES CAMARILLO / CU NEWS CORPS

Samantha Bronson sits on her porch in Aurora. She and her husband, Luke Bronson, tapped their savings, paying just under $25,000 in fertility treatments.

Samantha Sullivan looks outside of her bedroom window in Fort Collins. “IVF changes you,” she said.

PHOTO BY LOURDES CAMARILLO / CU NEWS CORPS

Colorado Community Media 5K to support firefighters

Event looks to build friendships centered around trails

BY NINA JOSS

Community members will gather to run, walk and raise money to support local re ghting e orts at an upcoming 5-kilometer race in Robert F. Clement Park.

e “Share Your Trail Tales 5K” event and related storytelling initiative will be hosted by Colorado Community Media, the nonpro t that owns the Littleton Independent and two dozen other local newspapers around the metro area.

Events Director Carlie Scott said the event aims “to bring our communities together through our shared love for the great outdoors and to showcase all the beauty Colorado has to o er.”

It will also bene t the rst responders to the Quarry re, which erupted in early August in the Deer Creek Canyon area, many who are volunteers from local re departments and the American Red Cross.

“ is event is not only about enjoying nature, but also about giving back,” Scott said. “It’s an opportunity for our community to support our local volunteer re ghters, whose extraordinary

THE SILENCE

Instead of spending a couple thousand dollars to transport the embryos there, Sullivan rented a tank and transferred them herself.

“My mom and I drove down, dropped the tank o at CCRM in Lone Tree. ey loaded the embryos up and I bucked them into the car and drove them over,” said Sullivan.

At this new clinic, Sullivan went through her fourth embryo transfer, which ended in a miscarriage.

“Every single failed transfer has been absolutely devastating, and of course, every pregnancy I have lost a child. So, it’s been very di cult,” said Sullivan.

e orts have saved countless homes and protected vast areas of wildlife and open space.”

e run takes place at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 24 at Robert F. Clement Park, located at 7306 W. Bowles Ave. in unincorporated Je erson County, just west of Littleton. e course will include two laps on the bike path around the lake, according to the event’s webpage.

Scott said a local competitive dance group will perform after the race, and other local businesses and vendors will be on site.

Leading up to the event, community members can share stories about and photos of their favorite Colorado

Later on, Sullivan went in for a fth embryo transfer.

e procedure itself went well, but a home pregnancy test she took came back negative. e clinic con rmed the result.

e couple still has two embryos that their current clinic could transfer. However, they have begun looking into using an egg donor to make an embryo.

“I don’t know if I can keep going through loss,” said Sullivan.

Sullivan works as a postpartum nurse, a di cult position to have while going through infertility.

“It is really hard to take care of patients that don’t want the baby, or are upset that they’re pregnant, or are abusing their bodies – intentionally or unintentionally – which then a ects the baby, when I’m trying to do every-

parks and trails at https://tinyurl.com/ h2s562d5.

Registration costs $35 for individuals ages 17 and above, and $15 for youth between the ages of ve and 16. Children ages four and under can join the race for free. Runners who register early will receive a pair of custom running socks, according to the event’s webpage.

Race-day registration is also available for an additional $10 from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 24 at Clement Park Shelter Q. Race packets may be picked up that morning at Shelter P.

Scott said events like the 5K are important because they create opportu-

thing that I can and everything right to have a child,” Sullivan said.

Tanya Knepp, one little chance Knepp and her husband, Leslie, have been trying to conceive for ve years, and recently started their rst round of IVF.

“We were very con dent that – aside from something miraculous and out of the ordinary – we weren’t just gonna get pregnant with less invasive means, and our doctors are pretty con dent of that too,” said Knepp.

e couple had to make a lot of sacri ces – living in a less-than-desirable neighborhood and driving older cars – to a ord IVF. And, after selling their last house, they were able to a ord their rst cycle of IVF.

When Knepp started, she got the news that she had low ovarian reserve.

nities for community members to connect with each other.

“In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel isolated and disconnected,” she said. “ ese events provide a chance to slow down, enjoy the beauty around us and share meaningful experiences with our neighbors.”

More: Participants can register for the event at https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/05/04/ share-your-trail-tales-5k/. Scott encourages community members to share photos and stories about their favorite trails at https://tinyurl. com/h2s562d5.

is diagnosis means a woman has fewer eggs in her ovaries compared to others her age, making conceiving more di cult.

During her egg retrieval, Knepp’s emotions were mixed, partly due to the cost of the procedure.

“I was de nitely feeling hopeful, but at the same time, just scared,” said Knepp, adding that part of her fear came from the nancial aspect because they were spending $5,000 for one cycle of IVF with no guaranteed success.

e retrieval returned seven eggs, but only one ended up being viable for transfer.

“We have one embryo. We’ve got one little chance waiting for us,” said Knepp. “So that’s how I feel about that embryo now, just glad we had that chance.”

As part of the “Share Your Trail Tales” 5K storytelling initiative, one community member submitted this photo of the Bear Creek Greenbelt Trail in Lakewood. FILE PHOTO

Thu 8/15

Denver Broncos Training Camp @ 9am

Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit, Englewood

Lauren Frihauf Trio

@ 5:30pm

Sat 8/17

Martin Gilmore: Swallow Hill Open House @ 9am

Swallow Hill Music, 71 E Yale Ave, Denver

Ilya Serov @ 3pm

Eddie V's Prime Seafood, 5111 DTC Pkwy, Greenwood Village

Adam Cayton-Holland Live at Western Sky Bar & Taproom @ 6pm / $10

Western Sky Bar & Taproom, 4361 S BROADWAY, Englewood. westernsky barco@gmail.com

Fri 8/16

Ty Myers @ 6pm

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

conjunto azabache @ 7pm

Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

Bay Ledges @ 7pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Bay Ledges @ 8pm

Gothic Theatre, Englewood

Centennial park, S Uvalda St, Centennial

Robert Cristian Jordan: Everybody’s Favorite BBQ & Hot Sauce Festival 2024 @ 6pm

Centennial park, S Uvalda St, Centennial

Jesse Raub Jr.: Cody Johnson

Leather Tour @ 6:30pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350

Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Vil‐lage

Wilder Woods @ 7:30pm

Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock

Sun 8/18

Last Train To Juarez: Wheelz, West Hampden Avenue, Englewood, CO, USA @ 2pm

Wheelz, 2490 W Hampden Ave, Engle‐wood

Englewood Tavern: Matt Woods + Jack Yoder @ 6pm

The Englewood Tavern, 4386 S Broadway, Englewood

Mon 8/19

$UICIDEBOY$ w/ Denzel Curry @ 5pm

Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Englewood

EKKSTACY @ 5:30pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350

Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Vil‐lage

Tue 8/20

Shakewell @ 5pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350

Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Vil‐lage

$UICIDEBOY$ @ 5pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350

Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Vil‐lage

Wed 8/21

Ladies Night @ 5pm / $10

Stampede, Aurora

Thu 8/22

Orbit Culture @ 5:30pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Blessing Offor @ 6pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Dallas Moore @ 6pm

Wheelz, 2490 W Hampden Ave, Englewood

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

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Fall sports: Key takeaways from CHSAA Media Day in Denver

Flag football and more metro-area prep sports news

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A day after boys golf teams o cially were allowed to practice, marking the start of the 2024 fall sports season, dozens of high school athletes from around the state descended on Empower Field in Denver for the Colorado High School Activities Association’s fall sports Media Day.

Headlining fall sports this season is ag football, which will be introduced with two classi cations in 2024-25. Previously, there was a twoyear pilot program with Colorado high schools. But in April, Colorado became the 11th state to sanction the sport. It is the inaugural season for the sport in Colorado.

Girls ag football becomes the 14th fall activity and 21st activity for girls recognized by CHSAA. Defending champions Arvada West and Chat eld, Cherry Creek, Mountain View, Valor Christian and Vista Ridge high schools sent teams to speak to the media.

“Flag football is the fastest-growing sport nationally, especially for girls,” said CHSAA Commissioner Mike Krueger. “So, we’re excited to be part of that with a number of states that have now sanctioned it. To say we’re excited would be an un-

derstatement. It was a lot of work to get through that pilot program, but credit to Je erson County, Cherry Creek and Denver Public Schools along with the Broncos in getting that done. We’re super excited for our girls.”

Flag football

Arvada West defeated Cherry Creek 34-14 in the nal of the 16team state championship tournament last October. e Wildcats nished the season with a perfect 25-0 record. ey were the rst team to speak.

e team addressed several changes coming to the sport in its

brings more physical changes, including punting, screen blocking, a one-yard rush line for defenses and a major change in eld size.

Instead of a 60-by-30-yard eld, it’ll now be 80-by-40 yards. e game will be more physical this upcoming season as blocking will be a big emphasis on o ense.

“Luckily a bunch of our players were able to play summer ball with those new rules,” Chat eld coach Alexis Rosholt said. “I think the two main di erences are going to be the one-yard rush, the unlimited rush-

ond to get the ball o . Our receivers are going to have to do some blocking before getting into routes.”  at means team depth is going to be important. Fortunately, every team’s coach said there’s been a spike in interest this past o season and it’s nice to see the sport continue to grow.

“Depth is going to be a huge role this year,” said Arvada West Head Coach Mario Lopez. “We’re going to have pass rushers … in the trenches, we’ll have blockers. So, it’s going to

Reigning flag football state champions Arvada West spoke to the media first. The Wildcats enjoyed a perfect season capped with a trophy in 2023.

PHOTO BY JOHN RENFROW

be a di erent style of football. ere are going to be girls sacri cing their bodies on plays as opposed to last year where the girls had noncontact. It’s going to be a lot more similar to tackle football (this season).

Arvada West quarterback Saylor Swanson said she’s excited to have blockers in front of her so she can move around in the pocket and make plays.

e Wildcats know the target will be on their backs this season.

“Being state champs, feel like we have to push ourselves a little bit harder,” Molly Schellpeper said. “Everyone, knowing that, will push themselves harder too.”

Chat eld won the championship in the rst year of the pilot program and nished in the nal four last year.

But now the Chargers are hungry.

“ ey don’t lose well,” Rosholt said of her team. “ ey’ll be ghting from day one. ey’re ready. Yes, we lost quite a few seniors last year that were big playmakers for us, but we gained so many underclassmen that were on our varsity team last year that were competitors.”

Valor Christian, another team determined to make their mark on the inaugural ag football season, is ready to build a legacy for the program. It starts now, they said.

“Especially at Valor, competition is so high,” said Savannah Khan. “Coming in last year, having the opportunity to start completely over and learn something new, and continue

to grow on that and create a foundation … being able to just make that mark at Valor is something super important and something that is really inspiring, especially to young little girls.”

Valor hosted its rst ag football camp over the summer. e turnout was tremendous, with over 50 girls showing up to learn from the high school players.

“Having little girls having someone they can look up to is already starting to create a legacy,” Khan said.

Cherry Creek’s ag football team lost to Arvada West in the nal last season. Since that loss, they’ve been anxious to get back on the eld and pursue another championship run.

“I think we’re coming back stronger than ever,” said Cherry Creek’s Addy Beck. “We’ve worked together with all the new rules and we’re so

excited to come back.”

Football

Broom eld, Columbine, Delta, Erie, Haxtun, Holy Family, Limon, Ralston Valley and Stratton high schools sent representatives from their football teams to speak with the media.

For Ralston Valley, the team is tired of seeing teams that beat them in the championship game.

“Really, the past two years, both teams that we lost to went to the state championship,” Ralston Valley Head Coach Jared Yannacito said.

“So, you just continue to be consistent. You continue to show up. You continue to focus on one game at a time, one week at a time. We don’t overlook any of our opponents.”

artist and ceramicist Katie McWeeney, narrative panels and an online audio tour.

e table settings carve out a place of rest and welcome for these six women, and honor their service and sacri ce, Duplessis explained. Burlap is used to represent people of color through the fabric’s resiliency and versatility. e handcrafted plates around the table feature ebony ecks representative of the African Diaspora, and are made from clay from North Carolina, a hub of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Everyone will come away from the exhibit with their own meaning, but the intention was to invite contemplation of the luxuries so many take for granted and to celebrate the labor of women from every generation.

e exhibit pairs beautifully with a tribute to underrated musical keystone Sister Rosetta arpe that Duplessis has on display at the BlairCaldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St. at exhibit runs until Saturday, Aug. 31, and there will be a special public closing ceremony from 2 to 4 p.m. that day.

“I want the feminine to be honored and exalted in both installations,” Duplessis said. “I hope visitors will

come away with a deeper understanding of what women have had to endure throughout history.”

For more information on 12 Tablecloths, visit www.historycolorado.org/ exhibit/12-tablecloths.

Summer Scream Honors Winona Ryder

Denver Film’s annual Summer Scream event at Lakeside Amusement Park is one of the best seasonal traditions. e event is held from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the park, 4601 Sheridan Blvd. and this year’s theme is Winona Forever, in celebration of actress Winona Ryder. e fundraiser will feature Ryder cosplay, art, trivia and games, and even a scavenger hunt. Rocky Mountain Pro Wrestling will also be on hand, in addition to unlimited rides and nightlong open bars.

Grab your tickets at www.denverlm.org.

Northglenn Invites People to Put on Their Boogie Shoes

ese warm summer evenings are the perfect occasion for some dancing under the stars and the City of Northglenn has people covered with its Dancing rough the Decades party, held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 at the Festival Lawn at 1 E. Memorial Parkway.

As a way to add a fun spin to the proceedings, each hour will focus on a

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speci c decade — beginning with the 50s, moving through the 60s and ending in the 70s. e free event will also o er dance demos, giveaways, booths and more. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes, and there will also be food and beverages available for purchase.

Get all the details at www.northglenn.org/backintime.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Hold Steady at the Bluebird Theater

If you like rock music, you’re going to enjoy a e Hold Steady show. ere’s really no two ways about it. Since the band’s formation in 2003 they’ve cemented a reputation as one of the best live shows around and that designation is well-earned. e blend of singer/songwriter Craig Finn’s sharply drawn stories and the band’s rocking music is irresistible.

e Hold Steady is stopping by Denver as part of their Constructive Summer tour, and are playing at the Bluebird eater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., at 8 p.m. on ursday, Aug. 22, Friday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24. Everyone should experience this band live at least once, so 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.

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STATE OF COLORADO ) ) S.S. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE)

I, JOAN LOPEZ, COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AND EX OFFICIO CLERK TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN AND FOR THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A FULL,

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE SAID COUNTY AT LITTLETON THIS 08/02/2024. JOAN LOPEZ, CLERK TO THE BOARD

COLORADO

COLORADO

COLORADO

COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE

O’Brien

Cooney Sarracino Services and Other 1,577.00

Corene Henage Services and Other 147.50

D&H UNITED FUELING SOLUTIONS INC Services and Other 473.50

D’HISPANOS INC MISC. 30.00

DANIEL GELAMICHAEL MISC. 30.00

DAVID A MOHRHAUS Services and Other 305.00

DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other 17,442.00

DELL MARKETING LP Services and Other 8,968.06

DELL MARKETING LP Supplies 147.45

DELUXE CORPORATION Supplies 48.77

DENVER APPLIANCE PROS INC Services and Other 1,764.45

DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTH Supplies 406.79

DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF Services and Other 1,200.00

DENVER WATER Services and Other 1,748.80

DERRICK CAMPBELL MISC. 15.00

DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Supplies 213.82

Daniel Kim Services and Other 1,982.52

Daniel Russell Services and Other 18.22

Daniel Tipton Services and Other 276.00

Daniel Veith Services and Other 135.70

Daniela Villarreal Services and Other 53.60

David Hankins Services and Other 29.46

David Quick Services and Other 147.50

Deborah Thompson Services and Other 255.30

Drew Matthews Services and Other 379.50

Dylan Pierce Services and Other 91.99

E-470 PUBLIC

EASYVOTE

EDITH SEMPALA MISC. 15.00

EDWARD R LANGDON Community Programs 285.00

EGLE PAQUETTE

ELLIOTT

ELLIOTT

Public Notices

CACHE INC Supplies 524.90 THE VAIL CORPORATION Services and Other 12,000.00

THOMCO ENTERPRISES INC Supplies 56.42

THOMSON REUTERS-WEST Services and Other 10,587.74

TIMOTHY BROWN MISC. 15.00

TOP HAT FILE AND SERVE INC MISC. 30.00

TOWN OF DEER TRAIL Services and Other 97.76

TRANS-WEST INC Supplies 1,409.49

TRI TECH FORENSICS INC Services and Other 508.80

TRUEPOINT SOLUTIONS LLC Services and Other 3,960.00

TSCHETTER HAMRICK SULZER PC MISC. 11,345.60

TVG-MGT HOLDINGS LP Services and Other 9,650.00

TYCO FIRE & SECURITY (US) Supplies 751.92

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Services and Other 1,231.86

Tanner Lievens Services and Other 75.78

Theresa Middlemist Services and Other 81.87

U.S. COURTS-PACER Services and Other 1,487.30

UBEO WEST LLC Services and Other 6,339.51

ULINE INC Supplies 1,657.72

UNDERGROUND CONSULTING SOLUTIONS Services and Other 300.00

UNIFIRST FIRST AID CORP Supplies 748.61

UNITED ENERGY TRADING LLC Services and Other 2,041.15

UNITED LANGUAGE GROUP INC Services and Other 14.49

UNIVERSAL INFORMATION

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL Services and Other 919.02

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Services and Other 8,400.00

US POSTMASTER Supplies 2,010.00

UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF Services and Other 158.67

UWORK.COMUWORK.COM Services and Other 45,630.00

VARGO & JANSON PC MISC. 40.00

VICTOR HUGO SANCHEZ NAVARRO MISC. 15.00

VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. 13,990.96

VISTA FD LLC Supplies 8,226.33

Veronica Lehman Services and Other 147.50

Vicki Struckle Services and Other 19.81

Victor Wyatt Services and Other 1.47

WADSWORTH GARBER

WARNER CONRARDY PC MISC. 15.00

WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MISC. 15.00

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Services and Other 10,521.11

WELLPATH LLC Services and Other 680,904.69

WEX BANK MISC. 35,844.88

WHISLER BEARING COMPANY Supplies 38.75

WILSON & COMPANY INC

WOLD ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED Supplies 9,796.87

William Mast Services

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AARON

CONCORDE

CONNER

CONTACT

CORNELL

CORPORATE

CRISTIAN BUSTAMANTE

CYBER QUBITS LLC

Casey Coghlan Services and Other 246.04

Centoria Thompson Services and Other 291.77

Cheri Lootens Services and Other 43.68

Christopher Warren Services and Other 110.23

Corina Nelson Services and Other 416.25

Cynthia Borunda Services and Other 41.41

DANIELA SOTO-ARMENDARIZ Community Programs 290.00

DARIUS BANKS Community Programs 300.00

DAVEON YOUNG Community Programs 300.00

DAVID JORDAN Community Programs 300.00

DELL MARKETING LP Services and Other 107,179.08

Dee Wittmer Services and Other 18.08

Devarajen Veerabadren Services and Other 36.30

ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS

COUNCIL OF Services and Other 600.00

EDGAR MARTINEZ MORALES Community Programs 1,000.00

EDUCATE 360 LLC Community Programs 4,285.00

EL PASO CTY PIKES PEAK

WORKFORCE Community Programs 3,200.00

EL PASO CTY PIKES PEAK

WORKFORCE Services and Other 2,863.09

ELLIOT PALOMINO Community Programs 200.00

ERIC OSTROWSKI Community Programs 300.00

ESMERALDA ZAMORE BAILON Community Programs 390.00

EXCEL DRIVER SERVICES LLC Community Programs 11,400.00

Ellyn Mager Services and Other 231.51

Emily Geist Services and Other 268.32

Emily Spada Services and Other 370.99

GGIF LOWRY LLC Community Programs 1,530.00

GIBBS STRATEGIES LLC Services and Other 2,000.00

GRACE L DIX Community Programs 50.00

HARNEE OWENS Community Programs 100.00

HECTOR PAYAN ROMERO Community Programs 250.00

HR CERT PREP PROS INC Community Programs 2,695.00

Heather Huelsman Services and Other 35.64

INDEPENDENCE REALTY

OPERATING LP Community Programs 1,735.32

IRON MOUNTAIN RECORDS Services and Other 123.94

JACOB BALES Community Programs 100.00

JAD HOUSSE Community Programs 50.00

JAEYIANAH KNOWLING Community Programs 200.00

JEFFERSON COUNTY Community Programs 13,297.38

JEFFERSON COUNTY Services and Other 2,637.19

JOHN D NEBEL Services and Other 4,870.00

JOHN TERRY Community Programs 600.00

JOSEPH CAMPBELL Community Programs 300.00

Jamie Fisher Services and Other 70.12

Janel Souders Services and Other 208.05

Jessica Herzoff Services and Other 242.98

Judith Noon Services and Other 13.80

Kara O’Kelly Services and Other 211.08

Kathy De Gaetano Plaza Services and Other 61.51

Kristina Hayes Services and Other 260.13

LARIMER COUNTY Community Programs 6,056.06

LARIMER COUNTY Services and Other 6,960.41

LARYSSA KAZMER Community Programs 100.00

LLOYD WINDOM Community Programs 300.00

LOCKHEED MARTIN

SPACE SYSTEMS CO. Community Programs 5,000.00

MALIYAN TANI Community Programs 100.00

MARCELLUS FIZER Community Programs 90.00

MARQEL GRANT-ELLISTON Community Programs 300.00

METLIFE LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 274.32

MICHAEL FLEMISTER Community Programs 300.00

MIKITA SIARHEYEU Community Programs 100.00

MIREYA JABALERA Community Programs 250.00

Mardi

Melany

Public Notices

FUND REPORT - 20 Sheriff’s Commissary

Community Programs 1,774.80

STARS & STRIPES HOMES INC Community Programs 2,526.67

STRIDE SOBER LIVING Community Programs 1,650.00

SUNROAD FIVE810 SOUTHLANDS Community Programs 5,875.92

SYCAMORE HILLS VENTURE LLC Community Programs 7,660.00

THE JOB STORE Services and Other 2,035.80

THE SALVATION ARMY Services and Other 60,000.00

TOBIAS LUCERO Services and Other 29,050.00

TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS INC MISC. 226.46

TVG-MGT HOLDINGS LP Services and Other 3,400.00

TYCO FIRE & SECURITY (US) Services and Other 35.14

TYLER BOEHM Community Programs 7,600.00

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Services and Other 821.24

Vicki Struckle Services and Other 90.27

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Services and Other 343.47

WEDONTWASTE INC Services and Other 40,000.00

WELLPATH LLC Services and Other 23,977.30

WHOLE ENERGY AND HARDWARE INC MISC. 3,307.32

XCEL ENERGY Services and Other 475.45

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUPPORT SERVICES Services and Other 20,000.00

FUND REPORT - 28 Open Space Sales Tax

ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND MISC. 127,553.49

ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND Services and Other 54,922.05

Andrew Markiewicz Services and Other 159.86

BOHANNAN-HUSTON INC MISC. 4,945.94

Brenda Lucero Services and Other 26.46

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 1,387.81

CHERRY CREEK VALLEY Services and Other 4,173.88

CINTAS CORPORATION NO2 Services and Other 1,362.28 CITY OF AURORA Services and Other 12,840.00 CITY OF LITTLETON Services and Other 287,500.00

CODE 4 SECURITY SERVICES LLC Services and Other 2,916.50

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MISC. 1,390.96

CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Services and Other 75.69

CPS DISTRIBUTORS INC Services and Other 582.99

CPS DISTRIBUTORS INC Supplies 105.22

Crystal Organ Services and Other 10.51

Econo Cat Club MISC. 1,000.00

FELSBURG HOLT AND ULLEVIG Services and Other 3,371.31

GMR Marketing LLC MISC. 75.00

GOOD ANGLE STUDIOS LLC Services and Other 1,365.00

GRAINGER Supplies 559.51

Glen Poole Services and Other 76.28

HOME DEPOT USA INC Supplies 6,021.67

HSS SECURITY LLC Services and Other 3,887.00

INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION Services and Other 7,090.00

J&S CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO Supplies 2,805.60

JLL PIONEER

Public Notices

Jessica Paulin

Jill Bonczynski

Joshua Skeggs

and Other 87.90

and Other 11.93

and Other 108.74

Julie Ross Supplies 70.02

Kaleigh Hensen Services and Other 133.33

Kara Bowie Services and Other 24.25

Karen Shappee Services and Other 123.55

Katherine Matzke

Katherine Molnar

Kathleen DeMars

Kathryn Brown

Kena Pina

and Other 459.42

and Other 78.26

and Other 72.36

and Other 156.85

and Other 295.87

Kristin Byer Services and Other 13.27

LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA Community Programs 5,103.27

LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES Services and Other 19,595.76

Lasata Ranjitkar Services and Other 108.14

Laura Backhaus Services and Other 28.48

Laura Brayer Services and Other 130.81

Laura Bruner Services and Other 565.82

Laura Davis Services and Other 216.08

Laura Dechant Services and Other 251.38

Lauren Johnson Services and Other 55.01

Leslie Levine Services and Other 220.57

Lindsay Brown Services and Other 111.29

Lisa DeVries Services and Other 18.76

Lori Carlson Services and Other 246.08

and Other 157.45

Lynn Wagner

MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF DENVER INC Services and Other 143.32

MEDICO-MART INC Supplies 223.16

MERCURIAL SECURITY

SOLUTIONS LLC Services and Other 6,727.69

METLIFE LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 388.62

MOZART HOLDINGS LP Supplies 7,572.02

Madeline Hostetler Services and Other 22.00

Makena Slater Services and Other 70.08

Maren Zbacnik Services and Other 326.71

Maria Villagomez Services and Other 112.56

Marty Easter

Melanie Bartels

and Other 39.20

and Other 398.79

Melissa Adair Services and Other 19.83

Melissa Maldonado Services and Other 13.13

Melissa Smith Services and Other 89.78

Melissa Spencer Services and Other 84.89

Meredith Bohn Services and Other 188.20

Meridith Hatterman Services and Other 16.15

Michael Morgan Services and Other 94.74

Michael Roy Services and Other 97.15

Michele Askenazi Services and Other 31.49

Mlisa Goodwin MISC. 505.50

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA LLC Services and Other 34,987.50

Nancy

Norma Rodriguez

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Great Job Firefighters!

Public Notices

resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Legals

Public Trustees

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0259-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On June 7, 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)

Tyler J Mcgrady

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 14, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 18, 2022

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

E2076665

Original Principal Amount

$295,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$290,393.11

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 13, BLOCK 6, SOUTHWIND SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

A.P.N.: 207727406009

Purported common address: 7256 S Lincoln Way, Centennial, CO 80122-1146.

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, 10/02/2024, 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: 8/8/2024

Last Publication: 9/5/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LAT-

ER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 06/07/2024

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) rep-

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 # 24-032368

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. 0259-2024

First Publication: 8/8/2024

Last Publication: 9/5/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0258-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On June 7, 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)

Peter T Quinn and Molly B. Quinn

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation

A Subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Mortgage Assets Management, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

March 17, 2004

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 28, 2004

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

B4115222

Original Principal Amount

$289,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$267,538.72

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 occupy the property as mortgagor’s primary residence as required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE AND STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: TOWNHOUSE UNIT 3, BLOCK 2, COLUMBINE LAKES TOWNHOUSES PHASE II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 4415 W Ponds Circle, Littleton, CO 80123.

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: *Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on 5/13/2024 at Reception No. E4029228 to correct the legal description.

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, 10/02/2024, 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: 8/8/2024

Last Publication: 9/5/2024

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: 06/07/2024

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:

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus LLP

7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-24-985577-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice No. 0258-2024

First Publication: 8/8/2024

Last Publication: 9/5/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0247-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On May 31, 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)

GERALD B. RYAN AND STEPHANIE A. RYAN

Original Beneficiary(ies)

AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

UMB BANK, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Legal Title Trustee of PRL Title Trust I

Date of Deed of Trust

January 05, 2001

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 16, 2001

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

B1006272

Original Principal Amount

$151,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$147,580.07

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 38, FOUR LAKES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4B, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 2059 E PHILLIPS LANE, 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, 10/02/2024, 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: 8/8/2024

Last Publication: 9/5/2024

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: 05/31/2024

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 # 00000010007144

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. 0247-2024

First Publication: 8/8/2024

Last Publication : 9/5/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0236-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On May 24, 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)

Martin Orozco Alvarado

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR POPULAR MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NEWREZ LLC

D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING (FKA SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC)

Date of Deed of Trust

December 16, 2003

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 24, 2003

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

B3272734

Original Principal Amount

$213,400.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$172,613.65

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 10, BLOCK 42, WALNUT HILLS - - FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address: 8430 E. Briarwood Ave, Centennial, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/25/2024, 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: 8/1/2024

Last Publication: 8/29/2024

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: 05/24/2024

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 # 24-031940

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. 0236-2024

First Publication: 8/1/2024

Last Publication: 8/29/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0226-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On May 14, 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)

Amigo Colorado LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Capital Fund I, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Capital Fund REIT, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust April 13, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 15, 2022

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

E2042493

Original Principal Amount

Public Notices

$408,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$408,000.00

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 11, HAYES SUBDIVISION, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 4195 S Lipan St, Englewood, CO 80110.

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, 09/11/2024, 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: 7/18/2024

Last Publication: 8/15/2024

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: 05/14/2024

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:

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

David W Drake #43315

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 23CO00216-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0226-2024

First Publication: 7/18/2024

Last Publication: 8/15/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0249-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On May 31, 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)

Original

d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing

Date of Deed of Trust

April 30, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 14, 2020

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

E0057018**

Original Principal Amount

$212,130.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$187,448.36

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

See Attached Exhibit "A".

**The Deed of Trust Legal description was corrected by an Affidavit of Correction recorded on 5/3/2024 at Reception No. E4026911, in the records of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 1692 W Canal Cir Unit 1031, Littleton, CO 80120-4560.

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: **The Deed of Trust Legal description was corrected by an Affidavit of Correction recorded on 5/3/2024 at Reception No. E4026911, in the records of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado.

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, 10/02/2024, 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: 8/8/2024

Last Publication: 9/5/2024

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: 05/31/2024

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:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO23107

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

0249-2024 Exhibit A

Building 10, Unit 1031, Pinnacle at Highline, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration for Pinnacle at Highline recorded on July 17,

2001 at Reception No. B1115281 and the Condominium Map recorded on October 29, 2001 at Reception No. B1183130 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, together with Garage Unit G-179 and Surface Parking Unit P-148 in accordance with and subject to the Declaration for Pinnacle at Highline recorded on July 17, 2001 at Reception No. B1115281 and the Condominium Map recorded on October 29, 2001 at Reception No. B1183130 in the office of the Clerk and recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice NO. 0249-2024

First Publication: 8/8/2024

Last Publication: 9/5/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0215-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On May 10, 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)

Phillip Hutchins and Amy T. Hutchins

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Guardian Mortgage, a division of Sunflower Bank, NA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Guardian Mortgage, a division of Sunflower Bank, NA

Date of Deed of Trust

February 05, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 07, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

E0016534

Original Principal Amount

$1,200,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$1,117,114.83

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 4, HOLLYBERRY ACRES

RE-SUBDIVISION OF TRACT 50, SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST CLARK COLONY NO. 3, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 5675 E. Berry Avenue, Greenwood Village, 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, 09/11/2024, 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: 7/18/2024

Last Publication: 8/15/2024

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: 05/10/2024

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:

Jeremiah B. Hayes #34002 Taherzadeh, P.L.L.C. 15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 410, Addison, TX 75001 (469) 729-6800

Attorney File # 5675 E BERRY AVENUE

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. 0215-2024

First Publication: 7/18/2024

Last Publication: 8/15/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County

Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL WILL CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 2024-O-13, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONE DISTRICT

The City Council will consider the Ordinance at second reading and public hearing on September 3rd, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

The hearing will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 East Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted date and time.

Further information concerning the proposed Ordinance may be obtained by e-mailing centennialplanning@centennialco.gov or calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308.

Legal Notice No.539474

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

PUBLIC NOTICE

INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS

Sheridan Housing Authority (SHA) invites developers of property in Sheridan, CO, to submit proposals for participation in the Section 8 Project Based Voucher Program (PBV). The primary purpose of this allocation is to create new or retain existing rental units that are safe, decent and sanitary for rental to low-income families. PBV assistance may be awarded to existing housing or newly constructed or rehabilitated housing.

The PBV units will be leased to eligible low-income households referred by SHA or to eligible tenants in occupancy of the unit at the time of the submission of the proposal. Rental assistance is available for a total not to exceed 10 units. SHA reserves the right to award less than the maximum vouchers available or requested.

Participation in the PBV Program requires compliance with Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Requirements, and Federal Labor Standards will apply to eligible projects.

The full RFP with information on the application and selection process is available at www.innovativehousingconcepts.org. Only proposals in response to this invitation will be accepted for consideration. All proposals MUST be received no later than 5:00 P.M., September 30th, 2024.

Legal Notice No. 539484

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

To whom it may concern: This notice is given with regard to items in the custody of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that have been released for public auction. The Sheriff’s Office will release numerous items including but not limited to, bicycles, jewelry, audio/ visual equipment, automotive parts, tools, sports equipment (such as camping, rafting, skiing gear, etc.), household goods and other items of personal property to a private auction company identified as Roller Auction. These items will be released for on-line bidding on the last Tuesday of each month. This Auction is open public.

If any citizen believes they have property in the possession of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that can be identified, and for which they can show proof of ownership associated with a written report that has been filed with the Sheriff’s Office prior to this announcement, can contact the evidence section of the Sheriff’s Office.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1400

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF MINOR SUBDIVISION

The City of Sheridan’s Planning and Zoning Department has received an application for a minor subdivision for property located at 4030, 4050, and 4060 S. Federal Blvd. The owner of this property has applied for approval of a minor subdivision to plat the existing parcels.

Per Sheridan Municipal Code Sec. 55-44(b) (3), written notification of the minor subdivision is required for all real property owners within 300 feet of the subject subdivision. Please note the following:

1) A copy of this minor subdivision is available for your review during normal business hours, at the Sheridan Municipal Center;

2) You have 14 days, from the date of mailing, to submit written comments or objections, please contact the City at the following:

Nathan Rasmussen City of Sheridan Planning and Zoning Department 4101 S. Federal Blvd. Sheridan, CO 80110 Office: 303-438-3207

Email: planner@ci.sheridan.co.us

Legal Notice No. 539442

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

CITY OF LITTLETON

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING MATTER

Notice is hereby given that the following public hearing will be held by the City of Littleton at the Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado:

To consider an application for the Little Raven Elementary School replat for property at 6390 S Windermere St (Case No. PP23-0001).

All those wishing to be heard should be present at the time and place stated.

PLANNING COMMISSION

Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on August 26, 2024

For more information, call the Littleton Planning Division at 303-795-3748 or contact city staff: Jesse Sheets, jsheets@littletongov.org. Further information regarding the project may be found

Public Notices

on the city’s Development Activity List on http:// www.littletonco.gov/dal.

Legal Notice No. 539477

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE

The Sheridan Housing Authority’s draft Five Year & Annual Agency Plan for 2025-2029 is available for review & comment at their office at 3460 S. Sherman St., STE 101, Englewood, CO, 80113, from 8/26/24 to 10/13/24. A Public Hearing is scheduled for Monday, 10/14/24, at 6:00 pm, at 4101 S. Federal Blvd., Sheridan, CO, 80110.

Equal Housing Opportunity

Legal Notice No. 539466

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald

NOTICE

Innovative Housing Concepts’ draft Five Year & Annual Agency Plan for 2025-2029 is available for review & comment at their office at 3460 S. Sherman St., STE 101, Englewood, CO, 80113, from 8/16/24 – 10/1/24. A Public Hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, 10/2/24, at 4:00 p.m., at 3460 S. Sherman St., STE 203, Englewood, CO, 80113.

Equal Housing Opportunity

Legal Notice No. 539465

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Notice

CITY OF LITTLETON

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

ZONING MATTER

Notice is hereby given that the following public hearing will be held by the City of Littleton at the Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado:

To consider an application for a Site Plan at 4752 W Aberdeen Pl to remove the subject parcel from the Planned Development (PD) to access to underlying MLR zoning (Case #SIP24-0009, formerly ASP24-0002).

All those wishing to be heard should be present at the time and place stated.

PLANNING COMMISSION

Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on August 26, 2024

For more information, call the Littleton Planning Division at 303-795-3748 or contact city staff: Andrea Vaughn, avaughn@littletongov.org. Further information regarding the project may be found on the city’s Development Activity List on http:// www.littletonco.gov/dal.

Legal Notice No. 539478

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF MINOR SUBDIVISION

The City of Sheridan’s Planning and Zoning Department has received an application for a minor subdivision for property located at 4301 S. Santa Fe Drive. The owner of this property has applied for approval of a minor subdivision to plat the existing parcel.

Per Sheridan Municipal Code Sec. 55-44(b) (3), written notification of the minor subdivision is required for all real property owners within 300 feet of the subject subdivision. Please note the following:

1) A copy of this minor subdivision is available for your review during normal business hours, at the Sheridan Municipal Center;

2) You have 14 days, from the date of mailing, to submit written comments or objections, please contact the City at the following:

Nathan Rasmussen City of Sheridan Planning

and Zoning Department

4101 S. Federal Blvd.

Sheridan, CO 80110

Office: 303-438-3207

Email: planner@ci.sheridan.co.us

Legal Notice No. 539434

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Aurora and Unincorporated Areas of Arapahoe County, Colorado, Case No. 23-08-0489P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 539479

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

1400PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF CENTENNIAL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. regarding Ordinance 2024-O-09

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2023 EDITION, AMENDING SECTION 18-11-10 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE. The public hearing will be held in person at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of Ordinance No. 2024-O-09 are available for inspection by the public on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov. Copies of the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code are on electronic file with the City Clerk and are available for public inspection. The 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code is published by the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, and issued on August 12, 2022. The subject matter of 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code includes provisions and standards considered necessary for safety related to electrical design, installation, and inspection, and which standards will result in electrical installations, essentially free from hazards. The purpose of the Ordinance and the Code adopted therein is to provide standards for safe electrical design, installation, and inspection. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: www.cityclerks@centennialco. gov or via mail at: 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112, received by 1pm on August 20, 2024. Any written comments received will be read into the record during the Public Hearing. Citizens wishing to speak during the Public Hearing must attend the City Council Regular Meeting which will be held on August 20, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

/s/Christina Lovelace, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539375

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON 2025 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2025 budget of the Littleton Downtown Development Authority (Authority) will be considered at a regular meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the Authority to be held at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Room M1950, Littleton, Colorado 80120, at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

A copy of the 2025 budget is available for public inspection at the offices of Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203, or may be requested from the Authority’s Executive Director via email to jenny@ downtownlittleton.org. Any interested elector within the Authority may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2025 budget, file or register any objections thereto.

LITTLETON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

By: Lisa K. Mayers, Legal Counsel

Legal Notice No. 539482

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, Colorado 80112

Plaintiff: BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC.

v. Defendants: STATEWIDE ROOFING CONSULTANTS INC. and GREGORY WARD

Case Number: 2019CV265 Div.: 15 Ctrm:

WRIT OF EXECUTION

The People of the State of Colorado to the Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Greetings:

On the 25th day of October, 2019, Order for Entry of Foreign Judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff Beacon Sales Acquisitions, Inc., (“Beacon”), a Delaware corporation, and against Defendants Statewide Roofing Consultants Inc. and Gregory Ward (“Defendants”) jointly and severally, in the Court of said county in the referenced case in the amount of $215,407.93, with costs plus continuing interest at a rate of 1.5% per month, from the date of entry.

Here lists an exact description of any real property belonging to the defendant, which is situated in the county, and the exact location thereof.

Real Property owned by Defendant Gregory Ward located at 67 Fairway Lane, Littleton, Colorado 80123 with a legal description as follows:

Lot 23, Block 6, Columbine Valley, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

You Are Hereby Commanded to execute on the above Judgment, together with all costs and interest, from the real property of the abovenamed Defendants, and to render said monies to this court to apply to the satisfaction of said judgment, plus all costs and interest, together with your return as to the manner in which you have executed the same, within ninety days from this date.

Witness my hand and seal of said Court, at _____ Colorado, in the County and State aforesaid, this __ day of _______, 2024.

By: Clerk of the Court

Legal Notice No. 539460

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: September 5, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, Colorado 80112

Plaintiff: BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC. v. Defendants: STATEWIDE ROOFING CONSULTANTS INC. and GREGORY WARD

David B. Law, #27370

Noel Trowbridge, #56538 Miller & Law, P.C. 1900 West Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 Telephone 303-722-6500 Facsimile 303-722-9270

Email: dbl@millerandlaw.com npt@millerandlaw.com

Attorneys for Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.

Case Number: 2019CV265 Div.: 15 Ctrm: NOTICE OF LEVY TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR: GREGORY WARD

You are officially notified that pursuant to and under the authority of a WRIT OF EXECUTION issued by the Court, certain real property owned by you, or owed to you, is being held or taken to pay the claim of the above Plaintiff.

The real property being held or taken:

Legal Description: Lot 23, Block 6, Columbine Valley, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known as 67 Fairway Lane, Littleton, Colorado 80123.

You have legal rights that may prevent all or part of your money or property from being taken.

That part of the money or property that may not be taken is called “exempt property.” A partial list of “exempt property” is shown below, along with the law which may make all or part of your money or property exempt. Notwithstanding your right to claim the property as “exempt”, no exemption other than the exemptions set forth in Section 13-54-104(3), C.R.S., may be claimed for a Writ which is the result of a judgment taken for arrearages for child support or for child support debt. The purpose of this Notice of Levy is to tell you about these rights.

If the money or property which is being withheld from you includes any “exempt property”, you must file within 14 days of receiving this Notice of Levy a written claim of exemption with the Clerk of the Court, describing what money or property you think is “exempt property” and the reason that it is exempt.

You must act quickly to protect your rights. Remember, you only have 14 days after receiving this Notice of Levy to file your claim of exemption with the Clerk of Court. Your failure to file a claim of exemption within 14 days is a waiver of your right to file.

Dated: 3/20/2024

Emily L. Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

PARTIAL LIST OF EXEMPT PROPERTY (Numbered statutory references are subject to change)

1. All or part of your property listed in Sections 13-54-101 and 102, C.R.S., including clothing jewelry, books, burial sites, household goods, food and fuel, farm animals, seed, tools, equipment and implements, military allowances, stock-in-trade, certain items used in your occupation, bicycles, motor vehicles (greater for disabled persons), life insurance, income tax refunds, money received because of loss of property or for personal injury, equipment that you need because of your health, or money received because you were a victim of a crime.

2. All or part of your earnings under Section 13-54-104, C.R.S.

3. Workers’ compensation benefits under Section 8-42-124, C.R.S.

4. Unemployment compensation benefits under Section 8-80-103, C.R.S.

5. Group life insurance benefits under Section 10-7-205, C.R.S.

6. Health insurance benefits under Section 10-16-212, C.R.S.

7. Fraternal society benefits under

Section 10-14-403, C.R.S.

8. Family allowances under Section 15-11-404, C.R.S.

9. Teachers’ retirement fund benefits under Section 22-64-120, C.R.S.

10. Public employees’ retirement benefits (PERA) under Sections 24-51-212 and 24-54-111, C.R.S.

11. Social security benefits (OASDI, SSI) under 42 U.S.C. §407.

12. Railroad employee retirement benefits under 45 U.S.C. §23.

13. Public assistance benefits (OAP, AFDC, TANF, AND, AB, LEAP) under Section 26-2-131, C.R.S.

14. Policemen’s and firemen’s pension fund payments under Sections 31-30-117, 31-30.5-208 and 31-31-203, C.R.S.

15. Utility and security deposits under Section 13-54-102(1)(r), C.R.S.

16. Proceeds of the sale of homestead property under Section 38-41-207, C.R.S.

17. Veteran’s Administration benefits under 38 U.S.C. §5301.

18. Civil service benefits under 5 U.S.C. §8346.

19. Mobile homes and trailers under Section 38-41-201.6, C.R.S.

20. Certain retirement and pension funds and benefits under Section 13-54-102(2)(s), C.R.S.

22. A Court-ordered child support and maintenance obligation or payment under Section 13-54-102(1)(u), C.R.S.

23. Public or private disability benefits under Section 13-54-102(1)(v), C.R.S.

REMEMBER THAT THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST OF “EXEMPT PROPERTY”; you may wish to consult with a lawyer who can advise you of your rights. If you cannot afford one, there are listings of legal assistance and legal aid offices in the yellow pages of the telephone book.

Legal Notice No. 539461

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: September 5, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO

Case No.: 2024CV030270

Division: 14

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Plaintiff: WILLOW CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THE, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: JOAN M. DEHECK; LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2021-GS3; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to a Order Granting Motion for Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated May 13, 2024, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., by Willow Creek Homeowners Association, The, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder of a lien recorded on December 29, 2023 at Rec. No. E3086254, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions recorded on February 13, 1973 at Reception No. 1340280 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of Willow Creek Homeowners Association, The, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows:

Lot 127, Block 29, Willow Creek Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known and numbered as: 7585 S Rosemary Cir, Centennial, CO 80112

The Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 19th day of September 2024, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720-874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in

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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.

DATED in Colorado this 18th day of June, 2024.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF:

ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 539324

First Publication: July 25, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Public Notice

COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1790 West Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 303/645-6600

Case No.: 2018C043922

Div.:A2

Autovest, L.L.C., Plaintiff Vs. VAILE RINNAH PRICE, 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, VAILE RINNAH PRICE, 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 October 1, 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, October 1, 2018 NOW THEREFORE

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiff, Autovest, L.L.C., shall have and take of defendant, VAILE RINNAH PRICE Judgment in the instant matter on this date with like force and effect as on the date the Judgment was entered heretofore on October 1, 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. 539436

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

QUIET TITLE SUMMONS NO. CV-2024-01312 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MOHAVE

BENJAMIN E GANGLOFF, Plaintiff vs. – Fred Sago, Abbie Sago and Mohave County Treasurer; et. al., the unknown heirs of all the above named defendants if any of them be deceased; and all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the Complaint adverse to Plaintiff; title thereto Defendants

To The Above Named Defendants and each of them. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to appear and defend in the above entitled action in the above entitled court, within THIRTY DAYS, exclusive of the day of service, if served without the State of Arizona, and you are hereby notified that in case you fail so to do, Judgment by Default WILL BE rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Complaint is to foreclose a lien and to Quiet Title to real property in Mohave County, Arizona. If you do not want a judgment or order taken against you without your input, you must file an “Answer” or a “Response” in writing with the Court, and pay the filing fee. If you do not file an “Answer” or “Response” the other party may be given the relief requested in his or her Petition or Complaint. To file your “Answer” or Response” take, or send, the “Answer” or “Response” to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 415 East Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401 (P.O. Box 7000, Kingman, AZ 86402-7000 Mail a copy of your “Answer” or “Response” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons. Benjamin Gangloff, Plaintiff 1308 Stockton Hill A194, Kingman AZ 86401, Phone (928) 530-1235. GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of MOHAVE, this 16th day of July, 2024.

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT By: Christina Spurlock, Clerk

Legal Notice No.539440

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Case Number: 24CV30336

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

Plaintiff: Peachwood II Homeowners Association, Inc., v. Defendant: Racheal Trueblood, Pennymac Loan Services, LLC, and Michael Westerberg, as Arapahoe County’s Deputy Public Trustee

Lot 81, Block 2, Peachwood Subdivision Filing No. 2, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

Also known as: 12020 East Hoye Drive, Aurora, CO 80012.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS or JUDGMENT DEBTORS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff's office of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado at 10:00 o’clock am, on the 19th day of September 2024 at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Civil Unit located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO, 80112, phone number (720) 874-3845, at which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold 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. Judgment is in the amount of $27,702.65.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Order and Decree For Judicial Forclosure dated May 22, 2024, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by Peachwood II Homeowners Association, Inc., the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on August 14, 2019 at Reception No. D9082693 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Peachwood II, recorded on September 28, 1994 at book number 7719 and page 506 of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorders office, and all supplements thereto (hereinafter referred to as the “Declaration”). The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of Peachwood II Homeowners Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A

FIRST LIEN ON THE SUJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS, legally described as follows: Lot 81, Block 2, Peachwood Subdivision Filing No. 2, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

Also known as: 12020 East Hoye Drive, Aurora, CO 80012.

Attorney for Peachwood II Homeowners Association, Inc. WesternLaw Group LLC

Gabriel Stefu, #34616 9351 Grant Street #120 Thornton, CO 80229

gtefu@westernlawgroup.com

Date: June 18, 2024

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 539320

First Publication: 07/25/2024

Last Publication: 08/22/2024

Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF RECORDS DESTRUCTION

Personalized Orthodontics the former office of Dr. David Albert located at 7889 S. Lincoln Court STE 102, Littleton, CO, 80122 will be destroying all paper records and old study models. If you are a former patient of Personalized Orthodontics or the office of Dr. David Albert and would like a copy of your paper records, please contact our office no later than August 31, 2024 at 303-798-0928 or email the practice manager tina@holtorthodontics.com

Legal Notice No. 539410

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of LARRY W. HUNTER, a/k/a LARRY WAYNE HUNTER, Deceased

Case Number: 2024 PR 30848

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 December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenton H. Kuhlman, No. 9433

Attorney to the Personal Representative Kuhlman and Kuhlman, P.C. 8843 Swan River St Littleton, CO 80125

Telephone: 303-770-6664

Email: kk@kenkuhlmanlaw.com

Legal Notice No. 539483

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Matter of the Estate of:

MARGARET JARVIS, Deceased Case Number: 2024-PR-30722

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 Monday, December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated this 15th day of August, 2024.

HUBERT T. MORROW

Personal Representative to the Estate

1800 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120

Phone: (303) 794-4510

Legal Notice No. 539481

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sue Morgan, Deceased Case Number: 24PR358

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 December 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Jill Morgan Smyth

Personal Representative 2266 Crabtree Drive Centennial, CO 80121

Legal Notice No. 539430

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carol Patricia Duncan, aka Carol P. Duncan, and/or Carol Duncan, and formerly known as Carol P. Redman, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030789

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 Monday, December 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Melanie Dewey, Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Offices, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002

Legal Notice No. 539457

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of BARBARA J. WASKO, a/k/a BARBARA WASKO, a/k/a BARB J. WASKO, a/k/a BARB WASKO, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30813

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 Monday, December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Pamala Orr, Co-Personal Representative 2845 S Newport Circle Castle Rock, CO 80104

Antoinette Schmitz, Co-Personal Representative 6422 E Cornell Ave Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 539463

First Publication: August 15, 2024 Last Publication: August 29, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Karen Ann Keil, aka Karen A. Keil, and Karen Keil, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30737

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 December 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathy Diane Norris, Personal Representative c/o Kokish & Goldmanis P.C. 316 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 539458

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael Vaughn, a/k/a Michael F. Vaughn, a/k/a Michael Frederick Vaughn, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30817

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 December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

s/Emily T. Coleman

Emily T. Coleman, #42299

Attorney for Personal Representative

Susan V Driscoll 280 E. 1st Ave, #646 Broomfield, CO 80020

Legal Notice No. 539485

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol Ann Rigdon, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30818

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 December 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jane M. Roberson, Attorney for Personal Representative PO Box 1077 Denver, CO 80201-1077

Legal Notice No. 539464

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dewane Mitchell, aka Dwayne Mitchell, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR00098

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 Monday, December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

John M. Estes, Kapsak Estes LLC

Attorney to the Personal Representative 1610 Hover St. Ste. 203 Longmont, CO 80501

Legal Notice No. 539486

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Alice Parmelee, a/k/a Mary A. Parmelee, and Mary Parmelee, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30806

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 December 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Erickson, Personal Representative c/o Poskus & Klein, P.C.

303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado 80203

Legal Notice No. 539438

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Angela Theresa Cordova, also known as Angela Theresa Martinez, also known as Angela Theresa Monreal, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030793

All persons having claims against the above

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named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 15th, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Amber Colette Padilla

Personal Representative

3767 South Grove Street Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No. 539470

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Matter of the Estate of:

LILLIAN J. CAVE, aka LILLIAN JEAN CAVE, aka LILLIAN CAVE, Deceased Case Number: 2024-PR-30479

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 Monday, December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated this 15th day of August, 2024.

FRANKIE E. ALLEN, JR.

Personal Representative to the Estate 3460 Benton Street Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80212

Phone: (303) 478-9164

Legal Notice No. 539480

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mary Frances Simms, known as Mary F. Simms, also known as Mary Simms, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30752

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 Monday, December 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Warren Andrew Peters Personal Representative 5672 S Estes Way Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 539426

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Laura Blanche Kidd, a/k/a Laura B. Kidd, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30692

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 Monday, December 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

David A. Kidd, Personal Representative 34 Sharilyn Drive Shalimar, Florida 32579

Legal Notice No. 539445

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Margery J. Sellers, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30757

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County, District Court, Colorado on or before Monday, December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Steven B. Sellers, Personal Representative

7265 E. Fremont Pl.

Centennial, CO, 80112

Legal Notice No. 539471

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James D. Schwartz, Case Number: 2024PR000309

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 December 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

The Estate of James D. Schwartz

Daniel James Schwartz

Personal Representative 10886 East Colorado Drive

Aurora, CO 80012

Legal Notice No. 539455

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Rottman, also known as Rob Rottman, and Bob Rottman, Deceased, Case Number: 2024PR030822

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 December 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Teresa G. Tezak, Personal Representative 5850 S Danube Circle, Aurora, CO 80015

Legal Notice No. 539459

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Scott C. Glennen, a/k/a Scott Charles Glennen, a/k/a Scott Glennen, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30799

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 December 1, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sheri L. Zitzow, Personal Representative C/O Little Law Office 15530 E. Broncos Pkwy, Ste.300 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 539443

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Shirley Margaret Dennis, Deceased Case Number 2024PR000361

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 December 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Name of Person Giving Notice: Susan Lorraine Kelly, Personal Representative

c/o Katherine K. Fontenot, Esq.,

Attorney for Personal Representative

Robinson & Henry, P.C. 7555 E. Hampden Ave. Suite 600 Denver, CO 80231

Legal Notice No. 539450

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of David Nicholas Pirnack,

a/k/a David N. Pirnack, a/k/a David Pirnack, a/k/a Dave Pirnack, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030809

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 December 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stewart Brownell Pirnack

Personal Representative

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

Legal Notice No. 539469

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Christine L. Honnen, aka Christine Louise Honnen, aka Christine Honnen, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30658

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 Monday, December 9, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Mark E. Honnen 1290 E. Layton Avenue Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

Legal Notice No. 539449

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 12, 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 Chalina Iruolaje be changed to Tingxi Iruolaje Case No.: 24C100685

By: Kim Boswell

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539427

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 15, 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 Juliet Hernandez be changed to Juliet Hernandez Alcaraz Case No.: 24C100690

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539439

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 22, 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 Sami Bilal Uren be changed to Sami Bilal Nur Case No.: 24C100624

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539431

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 6, 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 Xander Leonidas Roses-Perez be changed to Xander Leonidas Roses Case No.: 24CV92

By: Judge Elizabeth Volz

Legal Notice No. 539451

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 25, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 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 DIA QLIEBO be changed to DIA KLAIBOU Case No.: 24C100666

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539446

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 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 Dawn Lucretia Dixon be changed to Dawn Lucretia Moore Case No.: 24C100720

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539456

First Publication: August 8, 2024

Last Publication: August 22, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Public Notice is given on July 17, 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: Carl Eugene Fleming be changed to: Ace Wyndel Fleming CASE NUMBER: 2024C42436

By: Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539467

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 1, 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 Raiden Dre Lohmann be changed to Raiden Dre Smith Case No.: 24C100596

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539432

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 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 Milo Anthony Blanton be changed to Milo Anthony Tubaya Case No.: 24C100631

By: Stephen James Sletta

Legal Notice No. 539424

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 8, 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 Matthew James Foday III be changed to James Momoh Foday III Case No.: 24C100114

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539423

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 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 Teresa Quiroa Hernandez be changed to Teresa Hernandez Quiroa Case No.: 24C100740

By: Judge

Legal Notice No. 539468

First Publication: August 15, 2024

Last Publication: August 29, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 1, 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 Damier Deangelo Kennell Gray be changed to Damier Darrelle Vence Case No.: 24C100562

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539428

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July x, 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 Mirta Penelope Albuja Arroyo be changed to Mirtha Albuja Arroyo Case No.: 2024C100559

By: Kim Boswell

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539425

First Publication: August 1, 2024

Last Publication: August 15, 2024

e Mustangs will have to replace former quarterback Logan Madden, who is now a freshman player at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Yannacito said he can’t replace Madden other than having his team come together to make up for his production.

Last year, Columbine dethroned Cherry Creek as the 5A champion. It was the Rebels’ sixth 5A state championship since 1999 and the rst since 2011. All six of the Rebels’ state football titles have been coached by Andy Lowry, who wasn’t in attendance.

But his players showed up as champs and are ready to repeat if they can.

“Every senior group at Columbine steps up,” said Brennan Goodwin, the starting quarterback at Columbine. “We’re excited to do that.”

Other sports

Other fall sports teams were in attendance also ready to kick o the 2024 season.

Field hockey, gymnastics, boys golf, uni ed bowling, softball, girls volleyball, cross country, spirit and student leadership representatives all spoke to the media.

Evergreen golf’s Liam Houlihan is excited to have everybody back this fall to try and win another team title. Houlihan and his teammate Tyler Long nished tied for second in 4A individual nishes last season.

“It’s a lot of fun having the same guys return each year,” Houlihan said. “I don’t quite know if we’re going to be the favorite — we just moved down to 3A, so that’s a new kind of team dynamic there — but we’ll see what hap-

pens and it should be fun.”

Valor Christian volleyball has gone 58-0 in the past two seasons and won back-to-back 5A titles in Colorado.

But the Eagles know competition gets stronger each year and they aren’t ready to overlook anyone.

“I would say every time out there is going to be our competition. We just need to get in the gym and work,”

Chloe Elarton, a senior and University of Georgia commit said. “I just to savor every moment, every win, every loss, every practice. It’s going to be a really special season for us seniors and I just want to cherish that.”

Lutheran has won three straight 4A softball titles in Colorado. Meredith Barnhart said this year, preparation is more emotional this year.

“We need to make up a lot of that momentum and success that we’re used to,” Barnhart said. Rallying as a team will be huge. ere’s always the hitting in the cages and taking ground balls, so we’ll get that going here pretty soon and hopefully hit the road quick.”

Kinley Wolfe of Cherry Creek cross country just wants to improve.

“I’m just hoping to do the best I can and try to be better than I did last season,” Wolfe said. “I’m just trying to be a strong competitor this year that people are looking at.”

But no matter the sport, the athletes said they’re all inspired by the recent uptick in the popularity of women’s sports.

“I think, for me, sports have allowed me to nd who I am,” said Colorado Academy eld hockey player Addie Chandler. “So, having these big stars like Caitlin Clark, Simone Biles, having these really cool role models to look after has been really cool.”

For more from CHSAA’s fall sports Media Day, visit www.chsaanow.com.

Teams, coaches, parents and media from all over the state descended on Empower Field in Denver for the Colorado High School Activities Association fall sports Media Day on Aug. 6. Flag football was the main attraction.

Valor Christian volleyball’s Bergen Waitman, Kenzey McGatlin and Kenzee Steinbar take questions from the media on Aug. 6 at Empower Field in Denver.

Columbine football’s Peyton Burcar and James Basinger, two leaders for the returning championship team, field questions from the media.