Englewood Herald September 26, 2024

To help ease the nancial strain on those required to pay child support, Arapahoe County has expanded a

It “has been expanded to include a willing/able model to assist in increasing both the willingness and

“Any individual with an open case

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Colorado electrical co-ops lead nation in federal grants

Tri-State, United Power to get $1.1 billion to aid in transition to clean energy

ree Colorado electrical cooperatives will be getting chunks of a $9.7 billion federal program designed to aid rural America in making the transition to a

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which delivers power to 41 member cooperatives across four states, 16 of them in Colorado, is in line to get $679 million. at award is in the underwriting stage. Tri-State is con dent it will

“We are optimistic that our applica-

Participants in the Parents to Work program at an Accomplishment Ceremony. The program assists those who are court-ordered or obligated to pay child support but struggle to do so.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDERS NELSON

League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties to host commissioner ‘Candi-dating’ forum

News Briefs

Opportunity for full ride to college through Daniels Scholarship

Graduating high school seniors in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming can apply for the Daniels Scholarship, which provides full cost of attendance to 19 partner colleges

An Arapahoe County Commissioner Candidate Forum (Candi-dating) for District 1 candidates will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura, in Littleton. The three candidates for Arapahoe County Commissioner District 1 have agreed to participate in a Candi-dating Forum. This forum is open to the public. Co-sponsors of the forum include the American Association of University Women, Colorado Community Media and Sentinel Colorado. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that is dedicated to promoting political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens government. For more information, visit the LWV of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties website at lwvarapahoedouglas.org.

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in Human Services may participate with the workshops that are offered,” Prevost said. “Employment services are offered through a number of programs administered by the department, and (program) participants receive employment services through the program.”

Prevost said Parents to Work is “a different approach” to helping people who want to pay child support but struggle to make ends meet.

“We realized taking enforcement actions (such as seizing bank accounts, drivers’ licenses, contempt of court, etc.), against an individual that was trying to pay but didn’t have the ability only caused the individual to distrust the department and eventually created an unwillingness to try,” Provest said. “Offering a program to assist with increasing one’s ability to pay resulted in more people wanting to pay their court ordered child support obligations.”

Andrea Barnum, workforce programs manager, said Parents to Work is a partnership between Arapahoe County Child Support Services and Arapahoe/Douglas Works!

“The Parents to Work program is a customer-centered approach which includes career pathway navigation, labor-market data intelligence, career exploration, parenting classes, mediation services, workforce development workshops and assessments, education and occupational training

and universities across the four-state region.

Funding covers tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other education expenses. They also receive a free laptop.

Students choosing to attend colleges other than the Daniels Scholarship’s partner schools are eligible to receive $100,000 over four years for schools outside the four-state region and $30,000 over four years at non-partner institutions within it.

Applications for the scholarship close Oct. 18, and finalists will be notified in January. The online applica-

‘Participants graduate the program successfully after working and meeting their child support obligations for 12 consecutive months.’

Andrea Barnum, workforce programs manager

tion and additional information on the Daniels Scholarship are available at danielsfund.org/scholarships.

Arapahoe County seeking partners for Treat Street event

The county is searching for local businesses and partners to support two days of trick-or-treating and family fun on Oct. 19 and 20 at the Arapahoe County “Scaregrounds.” Partners will get to pass out candy and interact with over 4,000 attendees. Learn more about booth rates and apply at www. arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/ treatstreet.

Provest said Parents to Work is funded through community partnerships with nonprofits, SNAP and Medicaid for individuals and families that did not know of all the programs Human Services offers.

assistance, work-based learning opportunities, GED tutoring , intensive case management, and supportive services to both custodial and noncustodial parents with a child support case in Arapahoe County,” Branum said.

Over the last year, about 233 people utilized the Parents to Work Program and more than 5,000 services.

“The program placed four customers in work-based learning experiences, assisted 13 customers in obtaining post-secondary training, graduated 31 fathers in the Fatherhood Program, and provided career navigation and exploration assistance that resulted in over 100 participants finding employment at an average wage of placement of $22.73 per hour,” Branum said.

While in the program and during their job search, Branum said program participants meet regularly with their Arapahoe/Douglas Works! workforce specialist to receive guidance on career assessments and attend work-

force development workshops facilitated by Arapahoe/Douglas Works!.

“Participants are eligible to receive transportation assistance and other supportive services like rental assistance, books and supplies for school, tools for a new job, clothing for interviews or work, and much more,” Branum said.

Additionally, people are eligible to receive training assistance and potential work-based learning opportunities for different career pathways which allow the participants to learn about their prospective role while getting compensated.

“After securing employment, participants continue to meet with their workforce specialist to receive additional support and guidance to help them retain their employment and help to ensure they successfully progress in their career pathway,” Branum said. “Participants graduate the program successfully after working and meeting their child support obligations for 12 consecutive months.”

“In 2009, Parents to Work was focused on employment services, and it has evolved to include workshops such as Fatherhood, Motherhood, Relationship Education, Mediation, Free Legal Clinics, Parenting Classes, Financial Literacy, among others,” Provest said. “Arapahoe County has the only Motherhood program of this kind and hired a not for profit to design the curriculum and facilitate those classes.”

Going forward, Provest said the county will continue to “listen to the family voice in creating solutions for barriers that are identified” and that it hopes other areas will adopt programs similar to Parents to Work.

“The goal of Parents to Work is much more than receiving child support payments from non-custodial parents – it’s providing generational opportunities for families to achieve long term success through overcoming barriers, achieving economic mobility and security, and realizing greater self-confidence through skill and goal attainment,” Branum said. “The program seeks to provide customized, individualized, customer-centered services for parents to choose career pathways that will make them livable wages and allow them to be self-sufficient, while meeting their child-support obligations.”

For more information on the program visit bit.ly/ParentstoWork.

Some Thoughts on Keeping Your Death From Being an Undue Burden on Your Heirs

Seniors don’t want to be a burden to their children while they’re alive, and there are ways to reduce their burden after they die.

If you’ve ever served as a “personal representative” (aka, “executor”) for a person who has passed, you know that it can be a long and burdensome process. There are actions that you can take now so that handling your estate is less burdensome.

First, of course, you need to write a will, and make sure that it can be found upon your death. You can find law firms that specialize in estate planning which can help you with composing a will plus other tools such as a medical power of attorney, living will, living trust, and, for real estate, a beneficiary deed.

gave unused bicycles to the Optimist Club’s Bicycle Recycle Program, and took several car loads of clothes, dishes, silverware, small appliances and you-name-it to Goodwill. Since I was our own Realtor in the transaction, I cleverly inserted in the contract of sale that “the seller can leave anything he doesn’t want,” which included countless tools and other stuff in our garage. That was in addition to selling most of our furniture to the buyer for $10,000 paid by check outside of closing.

An unbelievable sense of lightness and peace of mind filled Rita and me from the experience of disposing of so much stuff that would have only been a burden to our heirs if we had died while living in that home.

Is a Heat Pump Right for You? Here Is Some Info.

More and more builders and homeowners are looking at the possibility of switching from gas forced air to heat pumps for heating homes and domestic hot water, especially with the huge tax credits offered under the Inflation Reduction Act.

The following is adapted from an article I saw on CustomBuilderOnline.com.

How do heat pumps work?

A heat pump moves heat, it doesn’t generate heat.

A furnace combusts fuel — oil, gas, or propane — and that fuel heats a metal component called a heat exchanger. A fan blows air over it, and that’s how a home heats up, explains Matt Rusteika of the Building Decarbonization Coalition.

pump,” says Rusteika.

How much does switching to a heat pump cost?

With rebate incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), switching to a heat pump could be more attainable.

Thanks to the IRA, heat pumps are now affordable for low-income households and we’re seeing a lot of heat pumps in those homes now, says Unger. Rebates under the IRA are as high as $8,000 for the heat pumps and $6,500 for the wiring to support them, he says.

Searching for “estate planning” on the internet produces an abundance of easy-to-understand advice from multiple trust-worthy websites ranging from wikipedia.com to fidelity.com to the American Bar Association, nerdwallet.com and the National Council on Aging. One website I clicked that had excellent and thorough advice was investopedia.com

A good piece of advice I read was to add the person you designate as your personal representative to your bank accounts, the title of your vehicles, and to your credit card accounts, so those are not frozen and unavailable to him or her after your death. And you might want to dispose of excess property that is otherwise cluttering up your basement and garage.

When Rita and I downsized from our 4,000-sq.-ft. home to an 1,100-sq.-ft. apartment, we did our heirs a great favor, because doing so required us to dispose of an immense amount of stuff that was cluttering up our basement. We

Notice that I did not advise you to add your heirs to the title of your house. If you do, your heirs will not only inherit the house, they will also inherit your capital gain when they go so sell it. The better strategy is to create a beneficiary deed naming your heir(s) as the beneficiary. A beneficiary deed, also known as a transfer-on-death (TOD) deed, is a legal document that allows a property owner to transfer ownership of their real estate to a designated beneficiary after they die. The deed is effective upon the owner's death and bypasses the probate process. This approach, like leaving the property to your heirs in your will, allows your heirs to avoid the capital gain on your home, because its value is “stepped up” to the value of the home at the time of your death. If they sell the home soon, they will probably owe zero in capital gains tax.

For more estate planning advice, contact a lawyer specializing in that field. I can recommend one if you’d like.

List With Me & Get Totally Free Local Moving

It has long been my practice — and that of some of my broker associates — that if you hire me to list your current home and to purchase your replacement home, I will not only reduce my commission for selling your current home but provide totally free local moving using our company moving truck (similar to a large U-Haul) and our own moving personnel. We also provide free moving boxes and packing paper/bubble wrap. Just pack and unpack. We will even pick up your flattened boxes and packing materials after you unpack! If you have ever priced moving costs

using traditional moving companies, you know that our totally free moving can save you thousands of dollars, even for a move within the metro area.

I bought our first moving truck in 2004. We replaced it with a newer truck (above) in 2016. I calculate that we’ve saved clients hundreds of thousands of dollars in moving costs over the years.

In heat pumps, there is a compressor which moves a liquid/gas through copper pipe coils located outside and inside the home, operating on two laws of physics: gases get hotter under pressure, and heat moves from hot to cold. Compared to combustion, the heat pump doesn’t burn fuel, rather, it uses energy from the pump and compressor to harvest heat and move it.

“Heat goes into the coil, gets pumped through the compressor, the compressor puts it under pressure so it’s very hot. It goes inside, air blows over the inside coil, deposits the heat in the house, comes back outside, and starts the cycle again,” explains Rusteika. During cooling operation, the cycle is merely reversed, pumping heat out of the house.

What are the negatives of heat pumps?

Heat pump efficiency drops as temperatures get colder, explains Russell Unger, principal at Rocky Mountain Institute. Early heat pumps were not efficient at very cold outdoor temperatures, and some contractors are unaware of the improvement in efficiency that is now common. Nowadays there are cold-weather heat pumps which can draw heat out of the air even at subfreezing outdoor temperatures, says Unger. He points to the state of Maine, which has very cold winters but has the highest percentage of homes heated with heat pumps.

In 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills announced a goal to install 100,000 heat pumps in the state by 2025. That goal was achieved in July 2023, and now Gov. Mills has a new goal of 175,000 more by 2027.

“When you look for a heat pump, you need to look for a climate-appropriate heat

When a homeowner needs to replace an existing heating system, the wisest move may be to install a heat pump. The Department of Energy estimates that efficient electric heat pumps can save families approximately $500 to $1,000 annually. Heat pumps are being installed in great numbers in Maine because the marginal cost of switching to a heat pump is pretty small, explains Unger. Where there is a need for both heating and cooling, a heat pump provides a complete solution. The heat pump replaces two separate components — a furnace and A/C compressor — with a single component using the same ducts. And if a homeowner installs solar, earning additional IRA tax credits, there’s great synergy, since the heat pump uses only electricity and uses it very efficiently.

How popular are heat pumps?

Revised building codes have increased the adoption of heat pumps within the last few years. Still, a lot of HVAC contractors remain skeptical. Many of them tried older heat pumps and it didn’t work as well in cold climates, so getting them to revisit the option has proven difficult, but needs to be encouraged, says Unger.

Heat pumps have outpaced furnace sales every month for the past two years, in addition to solar generation increasing about 40% in the last 20 years, and battery sales up 70% in the last 10 years,

“There’s a big shift happening right now. To remain competitive, to get ahead of what customers want, this is something for contractors to start paying attention to,” says Unger.

In the posting of this article online at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com, I have added hyperlinks to Maine’s experience and the rebates available under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Gasoline company withdraws pipeline plan

Unpopular proposal

crossed Commerce City elementary school

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

A gasoline distributor canceled its unpopular proposal for a major tank farm expansion across from a Commerce City elementary school in a neighborhood heavily impacted by air pollution, blaming a customer for backing out of a contract.

Magellan Pipeline Company’s hotly controversial expansion near Dupont Elementary had galvanized neighbors, environmental and community activists and local o cials in opposition to the permit application, which has now been withdrawn from further consideration by the state health department’s Air Pollution Control Division.

Magellan, now a subsidiary of ONEOK, had said it wanted more tanks for storing and distributing reformulated gasoline, which emits fewer ozone-causing pollutants and was required by the EPA at northern Front Range gas stations this summer as one e ort to bring Colorado under strict federal caps for the toxic gas.

Suncor, Colorado’s only petroleum re nery and another major source of pollution for Commerce City and Adams County, is the dominant provider of reformulated gasoline. Petroleum trade o cials said Magellan’s contributions to reformulated gas in 2024 helped competition and lowered consumer prices for the fuel.

Magellan “has withdrawn its air permit application for the proposed ve-tank expansion at the company’s Dupont, Colorado, location. e proposed tanks are no longer necessary based on the customer’s decision to back out of the commercial contract,” read a statement emailed to media outlets from ONEOK spokesperson Annell Morrow. e statement said the company “will continue to meet customer needs through Magellan’s existing, valuable infrastructure in the area and looks forward to working with stakeholders.”

Opponents of the expansion celebrated the withdrawal and gave cred-

it to their movement to pack public meetings and state health comment sessions with arguments that heavily minority and lower-income neighborhoods have already su ered far too much from toxic emissions.

e decision highlights “the power of the community unifying and advocating in protecting the health and safety of Commerce City families,” said an announcement from Cultivando spokesperson Guadalupe Solis, who has helped lead the opposition.

e Magellan pipeline terminal across from Dupont Elementary has 20 storage tanks. e expansion proposed an additional ve tanks.

Petroleum handling facilities release volatile organic compounds, including benzene and other hazardous chemicals, into surrounding neighborhoods and adding a signi cant number of tanks, pipes and valves will increase emissions, according to permit applications.

Concerns expressed in public forums and permit comments focused particularly on benzene, which can

cause cancer and low birth weights.

Cultivando has said the area around Dupont Elementary already has consistently higher levels of benzene, even for Commerce City.

Colorado o cials faced various dilemmas in reviewing the permit for the terminal expansion. e tanks would have held more reformulated gasoline than the site could handle for the 2024 season, and thereby help meet other environmental goals of the Polis administration.

Colorado’s northern Front Range counties must use the less volatile gasoline in summer to help bring the state’s ozone-causing emissions in line with EPA limits. Reformulated gas, according to the EPA, can cut back on ozone-causing emissions because it’s denser and doesn’t evaporate as quickly in hot weather.

e Polis administration warned earlier this year consumers could pay up to 50 cents more a gallon for reformulated gasoline because the market is dominated by Suncor’s Commerce City re nery. But petroleum trade o -

cials and even the EPA said companies like Magellan did a good job increasing competition this spring by piping in alternative supplies ahead of the June 1 launch of reformulated gasoline. Magellan’s early action to pipe in reformulated gas last spring saved Front Range residents, including those in Adams County, 15 to 20 cents a gallon by boosting competitive pricing, o cials of the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association said this week. Still, they added, gasoline companies are aware that 9 out of 10 gallons of Front Range gas is delivered from Adams County facilities like Magellan and Suncor. Developers need to help “take care of that community,” the trade group said.

is story comes to you via a newssharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver that covers the state. Michael Booth is e Sun’s environment writer, and co-author of e Sun’s weekly climate and health newsletter e Temperature.

Dr. Darcy Martinez speaks at a press conference on the soccer field at Dupont Elementary School, just across the road from Magellan’s Dupont Terminal.

PHOTO BY LONDON LYLE, LA CIUDAD

Calling all chicken-salad lovers: You have a new haven in Littleton’s Aspen Grove

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Earlier this month, a local customer drove to a restaurant in Aspen Grove before the sun even came up. e customer arrived at 3:15 a.m. and was the rst person in line when the business’ doors opened that day. ese e orts won this lucky customer free chicken salad for a year.

It was the grand opening of a Chicken Salad Chick of Littleton, a new location of the national restaurant in Aspen Grove. e restaurant is dedicated to made-from-scratch, southern-style chicken salad and aims to serve customers with gracious hospitality, according to its website.

“We put our heart into everything we do to create a lasting memory for our guests,” said the Aspen Grove location’s owner, Maureen McFerson. “You leave feeling taken care of, and better than when you came. at’s why many people use the word love when they describe this brand.”

Stay-at-home mom Stacy Brown started Chicken Salad Chick in 2008 in Alabama. Since she began whipping up chicken salad in her home kitchen, the brand has grown to have more than 225 restaurants across the country. e regular menu features about a dozen types of chicken salad, all of which are named after women who are important in Brown’s life — Fruity Fran, Jalapeno Holly, Lauryn’s Lemon Basil and more. e restaurant also has seasonal specials and o ers other southern favorites like pimento cheese, egg salad and other sides and desserts.

McFerson said her favorite item on the menu is the Cranberry Kelli chicken salad.

“(It) was named after our founder’s sister-in-law, who is a teacher and a mom,” she said. “With cranberry and almonds, it strikes the balance of sweet and savory avors.”

After falling in love with the food and then learning Brown’s story, McFerson said she knew she wanted to be a part of the business. She chose to open the franchise in Aspen Grove because of the community there and in Littleton

overall.

“Littleton has the strong sense of community that I think we all long for,” she said. “Aspen Grove is such a wonderful place to shop and take care of your daily needs. It’s really an anytime-of-the-day community gathering place, with lots of fun events and concerts and tenants that would elevate any brand.”

Leading up to its grand opening, Chicken Salad Chick of Littleton raised donations for the Backpack Society, a nonpro t organization that works to end food insecurity for students in the Douglas County School District and Littleton Public Schools. McFerson said the group raised more than $3,000 to support the nonpro t, which she works with as a volunteer.

As a woman-founded company and a woman-owned local business, McFerson said she also values that there are so many thriving, femaleowned small businesses in Littleton.

McFerson, a mother of two, said she is also very proud of the company’s value of family time. Chicken Salad Chick is closed on Sundays and many holidays to allow workers to have rest and time with their families, she said.

She said she hopes her restaurant can be a place for community members, especially women, to gather and chat, “whether they’re having a good day or a bad day.”

“ ey will leave feeling better than when they came,” she said.

e restaurant has a dog-friendly patio with games and chalk for kids and families to enjoy while they eat.

Salad Chick, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr. unit 320, in Littleton is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is closed on Sundays. The location is hiring, and people can apply on Indeed.

Chicken Salad Chick of Littleton owner Maureen McFerson talks with visitors at the restaurant’s grand opening on Sept. 10.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MAUREEN MCFERSON

Chicken Salad Chick merchandise and other goodies at the grand opening on Sept. 10.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MAUREEN MCFERSON

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False threat made to Englewood Campus is part of string of anonymous tips

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following a third threat against the Englewood Campus in a nine-day period and a suspected gas leak, Englewood Schools is clearing up the confusion of events on Sept. 17.

While students were being evacuated from the Englewood Campus, which houses Englewood High School, Englewood Middle School and the Englewood Leadership Academy, there was confusion as the police noti ed the public of a bomb threat while the school district told parents that students were evacuated due to a gas smell.

In a letter to parents, Superintendent Joanna Polzin explained the situation, making reference to the anonymous threat reporting hotline

Safe2Tell.

“At 11:01 a.m. we received a Safe2Tell with another generic threat of an explosive device on e Englewood Campus,” Polzin wrote. “Our school resource o cer (SRO) was on site and immediately began to check into the report. At 11:23 a.m., I received noti cation from my director of safety and security that a sta member reported a natural gas smell coming from inside the building.”

Polzin wrote that the district informed families of the “possible gas smell” and that students were being moved from the building. At the same time, the school resource ocer called a lockdown.

“Two directives were given to ‘Lockdown’ due to the report of the explosive device and then ‘Evacuate’ due to the possible gas smell,” Polzin

said. “After taking direction from the Englewood Police Department, we directed our sta to come out of lockdown and move students to the lower eld of Englewood High School while EPD and the Fire Department checked the building.”

Students were then sent to Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice and eventually reunited with families while the police and re departments searched the campus. Neither explosives nor a gas leak was found on the campus.

is incident follows other threats made to the Englewood Campus starting Sept. 9.

An initial bomb threat was made Sept. 9 and determined to be false by Englewood ocers after a thorough sweep of the campus.

On Sept. 11, police received another anonymous tip that Englewood Middle School was among schools that would be attacked. at threat also did not pan out.

School was canceled on Sept. 18. Additionally, a eld day scheduled to take place at the Englewood Campus Sept. 18 was canceled and rescheduled for Sept. 19 at Clayton Elementary School.

No additional information or updates were available by press time.

“Our partnership with emergency responders is very important to us,” Polzin said. “We will better coordinate with the Englewood Police Department when sending out posts on social media and communicating to families. We sincerely apologize for any miscommunication. We have work to do to restore your trust.”

No threats were found on the Englewood Campus Sept. 17.

PHOTO BY ARIA MARIZZA

Littleton City Council questions aspects of school zone recommendations

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Littleton City Council members questioned recommendations for changes to school zones across the city during a recent meeting. ey asked project sta members whether the proposed changes – which involve adjustments to school zone sign placements – would make the streets safer for students.

e recommendations came from a recent school zone assessment, conducted as part of the “Safer Streets Littleton” initiative. e city launched the initiative in the spring in response to community calls to make roads safer after a car struck and killed 13-year-old Liam Stewart as he was riding his bike to school in October.

“I want to acknowledge that this project is largely prompted by a fatality that already happened,” said Rae Stefani, a project manager at Y2K Engineering, a consultant on

the project. “We take that very seriously and we appreciate the opportunity to work with the city to try to create safer environments around schools in Littleton.”

In some cases, the project team recommends moving school zone signs closer to crosswalks and school boundaries, e ectively making the school zones smaller.

In school zones, drivers must drive at a lower speed limit for portions of the day when lights are ashing, which is usually when students are going to and leaving school.

One of these changes recently took place near Runyon Elementary School, where city sta moved a ashing school zone sign 950 feet closer to the school on South Elati Street. e change prompted backlash from parents concerned that a shortened school zone would make the road less safe for their children. e city, however, said the move would make the area safer.

Where should a school zone start?

During the meeting, project sta said moving the sign near Runyon Elementary was part of a plan to make school zones across the city more consistent. Stefani said the assessment took a “comprehensive look at 12 schools within the city of Littleton.”

“What we saw in that full look was a lot of inconsistency,” she said. “We were trying to bring some standardized best practices to Littleton through this project.”

One of these best practices, Stefani said, is having a consistent methodology for determining where school zone ashing signs should be located. She said the Manual for Uniform Tra c Control Devices, a book of federal standards, recommends using stopping sight distance to place warning signs.

“Stopping sight distance is the amount of calculated time it takes a driver to look at a sign, recognize that sign, apply the brakes and stop,”

she said.

For roads where the regular speed limit is 25 mph — such as South Elati Street near Runyon Elementary — Stefani’s team recommends that school zone signs sit 155 feet away from a crosswalk or school boundary. is is why they moved the sign at Runyon Elementary closer to the school.

She said placing the signs at this distance is safer because of how drivers react to signs.

“Humans are fallible,” she said. “You see a sign, and you react to that sign, and then it loses its e cacy as soon as you stop thinking about that sign. So, the reason that we’ve positioned these from that stopping sight distance is so that by the time a driver reaches that school zone area — that key school area — they are at their peak awareness.”

Josh Stewart, Liam’s father, said he is disappointed in the “one size ts

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Colorado holds the most patents in its regional group

And the most by women inventors

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

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

e Rocky Mountain Regional Ofce in Denver, the second of ve to open outside of the Washington, D.C.-area headquarters, has seen a steady growth of patents from resi-

dents within its nine-state jurisdiction. Colorado, the most populated of the nine, holds the most patents in the regional group, as well as the most by women inventors.

“ ere’s a hotbed here around Denver,” said Kathi Vidal, director of the whole patent o ce who was in town for the 10-year anniversary.

“ e data shows that once you have women patentees, you tend to have more women patentees. But it’s also spreading out into other areas.”

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

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

“In the places where we have been

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

Vidal, a long-time intellectual patent attorney in Silicon Valley with a degree in electrical engineering, said that the agency had looked into the low rate of patents among women inventors. ey found that wom-

en were opting out of the process, be it from discouragement, the expense or other reasons.

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

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

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

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

ey also started monthly “WE” seminars featuring women entrepreneurs who share their startup stories. e sessions are virtual but sometimes guests show up in person.

e stories and tips shared would bene t all inventors.

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

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

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

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

ucts delivered to her front door within a week. “And I was like, that actually t,” she said.

with the patent o ce, they’ve come to rely on it as a future resource. Rose Matthes, who cofounded rechargeable wall light maker Poplight in Denver, hopes to get more assistance in ling future patents. Poplight’s rst patent was issued in July 2023, with the help of a patent attorney and at least $25,000.

searched for but we just felt a lot of rush and time pressure,” Matthes said. “It’s really expensive and it’s hard for a mom-and-pop business to drop $15,000 to le patents.”

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

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

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

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

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all” approach presented by the engineering rm.

“To concentrate on 150 feet from the school — Liam was killed at 500 feet — ignores that we are trying to get kids to school safely from their homes and back again,” he told the Littleton Independent. “ ey could have taken their methodology of consistency to ask for consistent crosswalks, intersections, pedestrian/bicycle amenities and speed limits on all streets children use to navigate to school.”

Stefani said her rm appreciates the feedback from parents and city leaders.

“Our goal is to apply our exper-

tise to make the transportation network safer, especially for children,” she said. “Improving tra c safety around schools in Littleton requires multiple solutions.”

Consistency and questions

District 2 City Councilmember Robert Reichardt challenged the idea of consistency in making road safety decisions.

“I need a little more explanation about why consistency matters,” he asked Stefani during the meeting. “Consistency for consistency’s sake is not valuable to me in how it improves safety.”

Stefani said uniformity behind tra c calming features enhances drivers’ expectancy, which reduces their perception reaction time.

“If you see the same school zone warning sign, the same proximity,

to the same school — as a driver, whether it’s subliminal or whether it’s a conscious thought, you know what to expect when you get to that school,” she said.

Later, Mayor Kyle Schlachter asked why the 155-foot recommendation con icted with a part of the Manual for Uniform Tra c Control Devices that recommends a 200-foot distance for school zone signs.

“It says, ‘the beginning point of a reduced school speed limit zone should be at least 200 feet in advance of the school grounds or a school crossing,’” he read. “So, what am I reading wrong here?”

Stefani said she did not have the manual in front of her, but said she could look into his question.

Transportation Manager Aaron Huemann said the part of the document Schlachter was reading was

a general guideline, but that the study’s 155-foot recommendation is more in line with the document’s speci c standards.

Reichardt also asked why school zone signs are not required on all side roads that enter into a school zone.

“I had this vision that a school zone is like a dome of protection … you draw your circle around the school and everything within 155 feet — or however you draw that circle — everybody needs to be going 20 mph,” he said. “Tell me why that’s the wrong way to think about school zones.”

Huemann said tra c control is not just about signage, and there are other indications that should make people slow down — like markings

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tion will move forward and be fully funded,” said Lee Boughey, the vice president for communications at Tri-State.

United Power, an electrical cooperative based in Brighton that has 112,000 members in northern Colorado, expects to get $261 million. Until May, it got all but 5% of its electricity from TriState.

CORE Electric Cooperative, which is based in Sedalia and serves Castle Rock, Parker and a large swath of land both east and west, also was named a recipient. It was invited to apply for up to $225 million in program budget authority to procure renewable energy sources including wind, solar and batteries through several power purchase agreements, subject to the nal funding process.

Colorado was the lone state to have multiple winners. e other 15 recipients span the country from New Jersey and Florida to Arizona and Alaska. e money comes from a program called New ERA (Empowering Rural America), which was funded through the In ation Reduction Act passed by Congress in 2022. e program has been called the most important investment in rural America since President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936 signed the Rural Electri cation Act. at law provided funding to promote electri cation of widely dispersed customers in rural America that investor-owned utilities had found too expensive to serve. In remarks in Wisconsin on ursday to celebrate the funding, President Joe Biden also drew comparisons to the legislation that created the interstate highway system in 1956. ere, Dairyland Power Cooperative, which has 24 member cooperatives in Wisconsin and three other states, is to get $473 million from the New ERA program.

Uday Varadarajan, senior principal on the electricity team at RMI, said the New ERA funding will have impacts far larger than the dollar amounts. One key provision of the In ation Reduction Act allows electrical cooperatives to access money for clean energy that was previously unavailable to them because of their nonpro t status. Tax credits for clean energy development were available to for-pro t developers and utilities but not rural cooperatives.

is, Varadarajan said, was a funda-

mental inequity. It put electrical cooperatives serving rural America at a disadvantage. Now, provisions in the In ation Reduction Act will level the playing eld. “ ey are now nally able to take advantage of those clean energy tax credits,” he said.

“ ere are strong reasons to believe that the program over time will increase their nancial con dence in really moving more aggressively to take advantage of clean energy, which is increasingly competitive and reliable,” he said.

New ERA funding will allow rural electric co-ops to overcome their reluctance to go into further debt and by reducing the burden of their old debt. With less aversion to taking on new debt, Varadarajan explained, they can feel more con dence about investing in new renewable generation — and owning it instead of mostly buying the generation through power-purchase agreements.

Varadarajan credited Tri-State in making the pivot from being just a big cooperative to now becoming a leading cooperative in aggressively taking advantage of the incentives to move thoughtfully and carefully to transition their system from fossil fuel generation to renewable resources.

And Colorado’s prominence among the recipients also re ects on the state’s political leadership and the grassroots support, he said.

Tri-State lobbied hard for a carveout in the In ation Reduction Act that would allow it and other cooperatives that serve predominately rural areas of the United States to get assistance in the energy transition. Based in Westminster, Tri-State had become heavily anchored in coal- red generation and was weighted down in the transition by the debt on some of these coal plants.

e federal money will be used by Tri-State to support the retirement of 1,100 megawatts of coal- red generation. It shut down one coal plant in New Mexico in 2019 and has plans to close the three coal-burning units it operates at the Craig Generating Station from 2025 to 2027. It had originally planned to close Springerville 3, a coal plant in Arizona, in 2040, but the promise of the federal funding has given Tri-State the comfort to pay o undepreciated debt in the plant and move up its retirement to 2031. It has made plans not to divest from generation at the Laramie River coal plant in Wyoming.

e award will help Tri-State procure 1,480 megawatts of renewable energy in the form of solar, wind and battery

storage. is conversion will reduce member costs an estimated $422 million over 20 years.

e original letter of intent for New ERA funding, submitted by Tri-State a year ago, was for $970 million. Because of the number of applications from across the country, Tri-State and other applicants were advised to moderate their requests. Tri-State was invited to submit a proposal for $679 million.

rough a mix of low-interest loans and grants, Tri-State would look to leverage this budget authority to support investments that could total more than $2 billion for 18 di erent projects. It plans to issue a request for proposals in September.

In an interview, Duane Highley, the chief executive, said that Tri-State began getting news in early August that it was in line to receive funding. at, along with news from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that aligned with Tri-State’s plans, made it his single best week since he joined Tri-State as chief executive in April 2018.

e nancial award is also making Tri-State more attractive in the eyes of Wall Street analyst. Highley said TriState had been in conversation with

Standard & Poor’s and the two other credit agencies. “ ey are extremely excited,” he said.

e federal money will result in “less risk, a stronger balance sheet and lesser rates” for Tri-State’s members, he said. Tri-State’s ratings had been declining in recent years as member cooperatives left Tri-State to pursue what they consider to be greener pastures elsewhere. Kit Carson Electric, in New Mexico, left in 2016 and has succeeded greatly. It was followed by Delta-Montrose Electric in Colorado and then, on May 1 this year, United Power. ree others are now in line to leave.

In rural Colorado, the announcement was welcomed by individuals who get power from cooperatives supplied by Tri-State.

“ is is a big deal for Coloradans who get their electricity form rural electric coops on Tri-State’s system,” said Je Fiedler, a Lake County commissioner who is also a board member of Buena Vista-based Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, a Tri-State member. “Our communities have supported TriState’s recent moves to catch up in the

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Hispanic Heritage Month, running from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, celebrates the histories and cultures of Hispanic and Latino communities. is month of celebration goes hand in hand with the independence anniversaries of several Latin American countries, highlighting their historic struggles and achievements toward independence.

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate their independence on Sept. 15; Mexico is the next day, Chile celebrates Sept. 18 and Belize celebrates Sept. 21.

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As the month progresses, many celebrations of Hispanic and Latino contributions to society begin in Colorado and beyond. is year for many Mexicans, Las Vegas is the place to be: icon Luis Miguel is scheduled to perform the day before Mexico’s Independence Day at Caesar’s Palace.

Celebrations in other countries

Some Latin American countries honor their independence movements around mid-September, which according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino, “occurred in the Age of Revolutions, a period from the late 1700s to the mid 1800s, when several countries fought for and gained their independence.” By 1836, most Latin American countries, except Puerto Rico and Cuba, had gained independence.

In one of Costa Rica’s oldest traditions known as the Lantern Parade, children bring light to the streets on the eve

of its Independence Day, according to the Tico Times, an English-language newspaper there. Before the parade, many sing the national anthem in their homes or outside and television and radio stations broadcast the national anthem.

In Mexico’s Independence Day Eve tradition, “El Grito,” a ceremony is led by the president of Mexico and the bells of the National Palace are rung as they recreate one of Mexico’s most important historical moments, according to the o cial government website of Mexico. “El Grito de Dolores” was when Father Hidalgo urged the people of Dolores to rise up against Spanish rule and gave reasons as to why they could not stay passive during a time of struggle. e Mexican ag is waved and honors the country’s heroes. As the president lists their names, the Mexicans who are all at the main square of Mexico City, called El Zocalo, shout “Viva! Viva!” It’s an expression that represents the respect and admiration from the nation toward those heroic

dence Day by having Fiestas Patrias, which o cially happen on Sept. 18-19, but Chileans start celebrating at the start of September. e parties leading up to the o cial Independence Day celebrations involve food, music and a folk dance called “pie de cueca,” according to Chile Travel, the Chilean government’s o cial tourism website. Cumbia music and dance is also included in the Fiesta Patrias.

Similar to how Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, many countries celebrate independence by eating their country’s cuisine, listening and dancing to their music and honoring all things related to their country.

Similar to the U.S. tradition of reworks, Guatemala has a torch marathon, where its joined by other countries including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua to run the “Antorcha de la Independencia” (torch of independence), to pay honor to a

tradition that began Sept. 14, 1821 when, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, “María Dolores Bedoya ran through the Guatemalan streets carrying her lantern as a symbol of hope for the liberated nations.”

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

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado is the birthplace of shortterm rentals. And the state is groundzero for local regulation of the booming industry.

After several years of reactive, defensive responses to increased regulation and taxation legislation, the state’s short-term rental owners and managers are organizing with an educational campaign and lawmaker lobbying plans.

Colorado House Speaker Rep. Julie McCluskie, a Democrat from Dillon, earlier this month warned that short-term rental legislation “is highly likely” in either the special session or next year’s session.

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

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

Property owners and short-term rental advocates are planning to lobby and court policymakers heading into next year’s legislative session, hoping to sti e increased limitations on vacation rentals. Earlier this year, as the legislature debated Senate Bill 33 — legislation that would have quadrupled property taxes on vacation rental homes — McCluskie elded more than 2,000 emails from constituents in one week. e thirdterm representative said she has never received so many emails.

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

“Short-term rentals are the new fron-

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

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

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

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

e crackdown on short-term rentals in cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco is spilling into resort markets and it’s important that owners and managers organize to help build rules that protect the industry while alleviating concerns from neighbors and contributing revenue to housing challenges.

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

Tourism slowdown in 2024

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

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

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Littleton Community Retreat brings residents together for sustainability education, field trips

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From learning about wastewater treatment to taking a bike ride along the South Platte River, dozens of Littleton community members spent a recent weekend learning about sustainability.

It was the 2024 Littleton Community Retreat, a volunteer-run event that aims to educate residents about issues of importance to the community. e event was founded in 1975 by former City Manager Gale Christy and former Littleton Independent Editor Garrett Ray.

is year, community organizers Amy Conklin and Susan ornton brought the retreat back after a hiatus due to the pandemic. In the spring, they conducted a community survey to decide the topic. Based on responses, they decided to focus the retreat on environmental sustainability, and speci cally, water and open spaces.

“ e retreat brings people together to learn about issues, to meet new friends and to have fun,” said ornton, a former Littleton mayor. “It shows people what they can do as individuals, including encouraging local governments to also take as much action as possible.”

On Sept. 13, more than 30 attend-

ees started the weekend o by learning from local leaders and experts about xeriscape, a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation. ey also learned from Littleton Environmental Stewardship Board members Scott Melin and Hannah Knight about the board’s environmental stewardship action

plan, which outlines goals and actions toward sustainability for the city.

“With the release of the environmental action plan, Littleton is now poised to make some meaningful changes, create some powerful programs and engage people in sustainable behaviors,” said Conklin, who

also serves on the Environmental Stewardship Board.

In addition, retreat attendees learned about what happens to water that is ushed down the drain in Littleton. is water travels to Littleton’s wastewater treatment plant, South Platte Renew, where experts use bacteria to sustainably clean and renew water.

Later, speakers from the High Line Canal Conservancy, the South Metro Land Conservancy, the City of Littleton, South Suburban Parks and Recreation and Arapahoe County Open Space presented on open space recreation opportunities.

On the second day of the retreat, the group experienced rsthand what they learned with a tour of the Denver Botanic Gardens Chat eld Farms, a bike tour along the South Platte River and a tour of South Platte Renew.

Attendee Heidi Taylor, a member of the Littleton Rotary Club, said

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she enjoyed visiting the botanic gardens.

“Discussing sustainability at Chateld Farms was instructive, especially regarding better planting strategies for water conservation, increased pollination and year-round color and interest for gardens in our area,” she said.

Margi Clute, a board member of Historic Littleton, Inc., also attended the retreat. She said she decided to sign up after hearing positive feedback about it over the years.

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at compares to $2.3 billion spent on traditional hotels and motels in 2023 and 2022.

Since 2019, the number of vacationers renting private homes has increased by 27%.

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

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

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

Proposition 123, passed by voters in 2022, last year directed $80 million toward a ordable housing across the state. at river of revenue is owing again this year as more housing plans unfold, Wolfe said.

designed and implemented a very thoughtful retreat about environmental sustainability with outstanding speakers and visits to very interesting places,” she said. “My biggest takeaway was understanding the e orts being made in our community towards environmental sustainability.”

Conklin said the retreat is a lowcommitment way to learn in-depth about topics impacting the Littleton community.

“ e retreat is the epitome of grassroots activism,” she said. “ e retreat is run by volunteers and engages with leaders throughout the community. If people are really interested in learning more about their community, the retreat is a great way start.”

“Are we giving this a chance to take root or are we going to pass three more things before this actually has a chance to take root and start generating housing,” Wolfe told the vacation rental advocates, urging a wariness of statewide regulation that could slow the ow of tourists into Colorado. “We have to be careful. If we make dramatic changes this (slowdown in visitation) could continue to accelerate.”

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

e group is again rallying its troops to thwart legislation that could impact vacation rentals. e Colorado Association of Ski Towns advocating for legislation that would enable local communities to ask voters to approve a tax on vacant homes that could include properties that are rented to vacationers.

Another proposal by Colorado Counties Inc. would raise the cap on lodging taxes levied by counties to 6% from 2%, just like Colorado municipalities.

“ is could give counties the opportunity to increase revenue for advertising and marketing local tourism, housing, childcare services, and facilitating and enhancing visitor experiences bene ting their county residents,” reads a legislative position statement from Colorado Counties Inc.

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

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Colorado nurse: Exposure to screens can harm health

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tempted by social media, streaming services and video games, it’s nearly impossible for people, young and old, to escape the screens of their digital devices. Research has shown how time on phones, tablets, and big screens can have a negative e ect on the body.  at’s why AdventHealth Nurse Practitioner Jill Hefti-Breed works with parents and children on solutions to reduce screen time — and to be safe while visiting cyberspace.

“Technology is an amazing thing,” said Hefti-Breed. “But it’s just nding the balance to help our kids continue to be social, healthy, interactive beings.”

In spring of 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory concerning the e ects social media use has on youth’s mental health.

“Children are exposed to harmful content on social media, ranging from violent and sexual content, to bullying and harassment,” Murthy said in a statement. “And for too many children, social media use is compromising their sleep and valuable in-person time with family and friends.”

Murthy said he is often asked by parents if social media is safe for their kids. ere is not enough evidence to say it’s safe, he said, but there is growing evidence that social media is associated with harm, particularly to mental health.

Pair that trend with the fact that children 11-17 years old have increased their screen time an average an hour a day since the pandemic, according to a recent study from the National Li-

brary of Medicine. Children in that age group have increased their screen time up to seven hours in a few years.

e COVID pandemic, which included lockdowns and virtual classes at many schools, was an accelerator for screen time use for people of all ages.

“I think it turned not only kids, but it turned adults to staying inside and doing more online,” said Hefti-Breed.

A Pew Research Center report published in January found about 41% of U.S. adults reported being online “almost constantly,” and for those between 18-29 years of age, the rate was

even higher: 62%.

Hefti-Breed talks with kids and their parents about how social media has bene ts, but also understands the pitfalls, including negative e ects on mental health, physical health and overall safety.

“People just don’t understand the power of their kids with that phone,” said Hefti-Breed.

Brain

development and overall health e brain’s prefrontal cortex manages one’s mood, memory and judgment. Just as alcohol and drugs a ect the development of the cortex, so does using a phone, said Hefti-Breed. It’s concerning in young people because the brain isn’t fully developed until the mid-to-late 20s, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

“Studies show they shouldn’t even have social media before the age of 15 because they don’t have the understanding to be able to di erentiate that that’s not important,” said Hefti-Breed.  erefore, giving them access to sites and parts of the internet they mentally cannot comprehend a ects

their focus, social skills and sense of self worth. And being on the phone or computer for hours on end establishes a certain threshold for being judged and limits their ability for con ict resolution.

It can also become addicting. e ding of a noti cation sends endorphins to the brain that says you have to check it, said Hefti-Breed. Having the phone in the room at night is tempting for kids and adults and can disrupt the quality of sleep.

When Hefti-Breed talks with kids during their physicals, she asks them how long they spend on their phones or video games and how much time they spend walking. e answers typically range from three to four hours behind the screen and zero time walking.

“You get consumed and all of the sudden, time goes away and all you’ve done is be sedentary, scrolling through your phone, so you’re not getting the endorphins that you would get from exercise,” said Hefti-Breed. “You’re not

Jill Hefti-Breed, a nurse practitioner with AdventHealth, talks with kids and adults about the length of screen time and the potential health and safety concerns.

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giving your heart a good workout, you’re slowing your metabolism, putting yourself at risk for weight gain, and decreasing cardiac stamina.”

She added that algorithms can be harmful to mental health as it can feed information about subjects like depression or eating disorders, which is why she speaks to parents about putting parameters on content and not introducing a phone until it’s needed. If parents feel a phone is needed, she says to refrain from allowing them to have social media.

“If you don’t have the brain maturity, it can lead you down a hole of

depression and anxiety or just feeling worthless about yourself,” said Hefti-Breed. “ ey don’t understand that even an apple looks perfect from one angle with a bite taken out of the back.”

The Digital Futures Initiative

Kids today tend to live in a world of likes and dislikes. Hefti-Breed described them as “digital natives.”

Originally created to teach in schools, Hefti-Breed formed a nonpro t, Digital Futures Initiative, with her husband. It works to empower parents and communities with information and resources to help guide today’s digitally connected youth.

e tools and training programs are utilized by school resource ocers and media teachers across Colorado, including Douglas County. It

is also used elsewhere in the country and in several other countries. ere are even parent academies to show parents how to keep an eye on their children and how easy it is, for instance, for kids to hide things on their phones that parents should know about.

Centered around the idea of safe and judicial use of phones and computers, the website helps adults instruct kids and teens on more responsible internet and device usage as well as manage challenges that arise. She also takes on myths, such as it is safer for children to stay inside rather than play outside.

“Worry about your kids’ safety because they’re going to probably run into more predators online than they ever will outside,” said Hefti-Breed.

Online concerns involve cyberbullying, harassment, identity theft,

child exploitation, cat shing, swatting, distracted driving and drug tra cking or use.   e website has a guide to apps and websites, which describes the purpose and the potential danger of each one. Other resources include proactive parenting plans, family device agreement, tech controls for parents, protecting children’s phone content and more.

With easy access to social media and the internet, Hefti-Breed understands that adults cannot simply hide youth from it.

“What we just want to do is help them to be able to have the understanding and to now look for acceptance through online measures,” said Hefti-Breed.

More: Hefti-Breed has provided free downloads to resources at www. d now.org/downloads/.

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Casa Bonita has started taking reservations

Iconic Lakewood restaurant began taking names for Oct. 1 public debut

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SGLASSMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For more than a year, those wanting a glimpse inside Lakewood’s newly renovated Casa Bonita needed to win the lottery. While receiving an exclusive invitation to dinner at the iconic Mexican restaurant wasn’t quite akin to winning the Powerball, the odds of being chosen in Casa Bonita’s lottery system weren’t exactly in their favor.

Hundreds of thousands who signed up hoping to receive an invitation still remained on the waitlist, making it one of Denver’s most exclusive dining establishments.

All of that is changing. After decades of walk-in-only dining, the beloved establishment, nicknamed the “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants,” famous for its cli divers, immersive theme park atmosphere, and, more recently, its new ownership by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, has begun accepting reservations for the rst time in its history.

Guests can now book their visits in advance through the restaurant’s website. ose visits are set to begin on Oct. 1.

According to the website, the restaurant plans to announce additional changes based on guest feedback as they are introduced. Since re-opening in June 2023, guests are no longer required to pay for their meal before entering the dining area and instead receive table service.

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Walk-in dining remains unavailable. Parker and Stone o cially bought Casa Bonita in September 2021. e purchase came after the restaurant led for bankruptcy in 2020 due tonancial struggles exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

e pair, who were long-time fans, famously catapulted Casa Bonita to cult-like status after featuring the restaurant in a 2003 “South Park” episode. During a 2023 interview, Parker

joked that they went over budget by $40 million upgrading the kitchen, improving safety features, modernizing lighting and sound systems, and making the restaurant ADA-compliant while keeping its nostalgic charm.

Parker and Stone also hired awardwinning chef Dana Rodriguez to elevate the menu and provide a better culinary experience.

Reviews on Yelp since the restaurant’s soft opening in June 2023 are mainly favorable. More than half of the 456 responses gave it 4 or more stars out of 5, while one-third gave the experience just one or two stars.

For those who can’t get enough of Casa Bonita, a new documentary titled “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” is now playing in select Denver-area movie theaters. e lm explores the restaurant’s history and cultural signi cance, along with the deep love and a ection fans and employees have for the restaurant.

Casa Bonita entrance. FILE PHOTO BY JO DAVIS

‘People need to understand just how rewarding education is’

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Kevin Vick moved to Colorado in 1993 and quickly found the ski slopes. Six years later, he was skiing 100 days a year and in the summers went mountain biking and rock climbing.

He loved being outdoors, but he felt like something was missing from his life.

“I didn’t feel like I was having a real great purpose,” he said. “Or I was really making a di erence.”

He turned to teaching and found his purpose helping students as a social studies teacher and prep football coach. He also taught other educators to advocate for themselves and organized them to better their work conditions.

Now, in his 24th year as an educator, Vick, 55, who has taught at Doherty High School, has taken over as president of the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union. He wants to use his platform to make sure Coloradans know how much hard work and dedication educators put into their jobs.

He also wants to share his belief that teaching is full of purpose and teachers make a di erence every day.

“I think people need to understand just how rewarding education is and how admirable the people that are in it really are,” he said. “ ey’re trying to

make students better, Colorado better, and, ultimately, the world better.”

Vick recently talked with Chalkbeat Colorado about his new position as president.

Vick is stepping out of the vice president role

As the former vice president of CEA, Vick worked closely with former President Amie Baca-Oehlert.

“You kind of serve at the pleasure of the president,” Vick said. “So whatever Amie needed, I was managing.”

He doesn’t plan big changes to the priorities of the union, which has 40,000 members statewide. As a former Colorado Springs Education Association president, Vick says he cares about empowering teachers to have a voice and bargain at the local level.

Vick also cares about how testing and state accountability impact teachers and students. He feels accountability has created a one-size- ts-all approach. More consideration should be given to the challenges that happen in classrooms.

“Schools are threatened by sanctioning from the state to produce results, regardless of what the students may be experiencing in that environment,” he said. “ is creates a lot of disconnect for the teacher, because of their expertise, they know where a student should be. But they’re not able to because of the larger policy

pressures.”

Vick will also have to tackle new issues in education that his predecessors did not, such as technology such as cellphones and arti cial intelligence.

Both are tools that can help teachers, but both must be used responsibly, he said.

For instance, Vick understands the debate around cellphones and that they can be disruptive. But many teachers have innovative ways of using cellphones in the classroom, he said.

Districts should consider how teachers teach before making broad policies, he added.

Workplace conditions are especially important to Vick

School is a workplace, Vick said.

Vick believes better work environments start with pay, and many teachers have a hard time making ends meet on their salaries. Educators can barely a ord to cover their health care, he said. Colorado and other states have struggled to keep teachers in the classroom because of pay, and many educators end up working multiple jobs because they don’t earn enough teaching.

“Educators do get better every year of their career,” he said. “ ey just get a higher skill level every year. And so we need to keep them in as long as

Vick will continue to push for more state education funding is week, Vick appeared before lawmakers this week during a special session to help secure a deal that could avoid two ballot initiatives that many predicted would devastate schools and government services. e special session called by Gov. Jared Polis was meant to help preserve education funding while also striking a deal on property tax relief.

Vick defended the property tax deal to fend o the ballot initiatives.

And for years, CEA has been a constant in legislative committees, especially when it comes to calling for increased school funding. is year, Colorado lawmakers ended the practice of withholding money from schools to pay for other priorities. Not much will change there with Vick. He said he supports a statewide ballot initiative to boost school funding.

“We feel that the timing is pretty good right now to make that case to voters that our schools do deserve better and our kids deserve better,” he said.

is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.

SNAP Produce Bonus Program helps participants purchase healthier foods

BY TATIANA FLOWERS

THE COLORADO SUN

When customers use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program bene ts to buy food at any of Eden Valley Farm’s farmers market booths, market manager Isaac Livingood makes sure to let them know they’re eligible for a new bene t under the decades-old subsidized food program.

e SNAP Produce Bonus Program — which launched Aug. 1 in Colorado with help from a $7.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture — reimburses SNAP participants for up to $60 worth of healthy foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables and dried beans per

month, on top of their normal food assistance.

Although the bene t is new, as many as 15 customers per day are already using the program to buy healthier foods at Eden Valley Farm’s locations, meaning business has increased by about 10% for the organization since the initiative launched, Livingood said.

“ e way I think this is helping them most is that if someone was going to use their SNAP bene ts for a small purchase because they thought their SNAP balance was low, I tell them they have this extra $60 per month to use, and then they make a larger purchase because now they don’t feel as limited by how much they can a ord to spend,” Liv-

ingood said.

e produce program makes it cheaper and more motivating for SNAP participants to buy foods that improve their health and nutrition. It will also allow them to spend more of their SNAP money on other items, at a time when food insecurity is on the rise in Colorado and in ation is making it harder for people with lower incomes to buy organic fruits and vegetables, several people interviewed for this story said.

Colorado is one of three states, including Louisiana and Washington, chosen to pilot the healthy incentive project.

When participants buy eligible food items, they are issued a credit equal to what they spent on their

SNAP bene ts card.

SNAP participants do not need to sign up to participate. ey are credited up to $20 per transaction at participating locations, which will grow in number during the coming months, said Abby McClelland, food and energy assistance division director at the Colorado Department of Human Services.

“ is is the rst technological advance in administering rebates that we’ve seen and we’re really excited about it,” she said.

Low incomes and lack of access to nutritious food are among the key barriers preventing people from eating healthy diets, according to the USDA.

Home is where the heart is

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Home is where the heart is,” but as we o cially head into the fall, there’s something special that truly makes us feel it. Whether it’s the turning of the leaves, the crisp coolness of the evenings, the smell of rewood burning, or the cozy embrace of a favorite sweater or denim jacket, this season seems to tug at our hearts in a way no other time of year can. It might even be as simple as slipping into our favorite team’s T-shirt or jersey, or perhaps it’s the scent of a freshly baked apple or pumpkin pie that lls our homes with warmth and love. Whatever the reason, there’s a sense of home that becomes unmistakable as fall settles in.

As someone who has spent much of my professional life traveling, experiencing major metropolitan cities, quiet suburbs, and rural communities around the world, I’ve often fantasized about what it would be like to live in each of those places. Could I actually do it? Would my family be up for the adventure, just as eager and curious as I was? More often than not, these thoughts remained just that, fantasy. After all, by the time my journey in each city was over, I’d typically ruled out most of those places anyway

One of my favorite pastimes is hopping on a real estate website like Zillow, randomly picking cities, and seeing what’s available. I’ve shared this with a few people over the years, and it turns out I’m not alone, many of us love to indulge in virtual house hunting. As I’ve traveled, I’ve spoken with people in the cities and towns I’ve visited, or met new friends on ights who talk up their hometowns, and here’s something I’ve learned: For the most part, people love where they live. Regardless of whether it’s a bustling city, a sleepy suburb, or a quiet rural area, there’s something about their home that lls their hearts.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Direct mayoral election is bad idea

I’ve been blessed to have lived in a few di erent places myself, spending some of my time in the mountains and some near the beach. For me, both places hold a special connection, and I refer to them both as home. Whether it’s the serenity of the mountains or the calming rhythm of the waves, my heart is full in either place because it’s where I nd connection with my family, friends, and community.

For those of us who travel often, we know the undeniable feeling of the return ight home. After days of living out of a suitcase, dealing with airports, hotels, and the hassle of travel, there’s no better feeling than knowing we’re on our way back to our own bed, our own space, and most importantly, our loved ones. at rst step through the front door, no matter how far we’ve traveled or how great the adventure, brings a sense of peace that can only be found at home.

So whether you’re like me, a virtual real estate shopper, daydreaming about what life could be like in di erent cities or countries, or you’re content in the town you’ve always called home, remember this: wherever your heart is, your home will be there too. It’s not about the location, the size of the house, or the view outside the window, it’s about the love, warmth, and connection we share with the people and memories that ll our lives.

Home is where we nd comfort. It’s where we wrap ourselves in familiar scents and sounds, where laughter echoes, and where love resides. No matter how far we wander, home is always waiting for us, wherever our hearts lead us back to. As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when our heart is connected to our home and home life, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

On the upcoming ballot for citizens of Englewood is the direct election of the mayor by the citizens of Englewood. is is a horrible idea and should be soundly rejected by voters.

A great feature of Englewood’s government is that the Mayor is only the chairperson of the city council; elected by the council and obligated to advance the goals, wishes, direction and agenda developed and approved by the whole council. e city council are our elected representatives from all over the city. Each one of them brings talent, experience, wisdom and valuable di erent points of view to the process — as well as opinions and views from their particular area of the city — because di erent areas have di erent needs and problems. Each councilperson must have an equal voice; no one — not even the mayor — should have a greater say about Englewood’s government. Right now, no individual councilperson — or the mayor — can set the agenda, determine the direction of the city, or speak for the city, or give direction to the city manager or other employee — only the council as a whole can do that. ey have to work together, and direct their chairman, the mayor, to advance their collective vision. If this passes that common vision will go out the window as the new “mayor” will believe he/she has a mandate to simply ignore the rest of the council and pursue his/her own direction; creating con ict and discord.

As a former member of the city council and longtime resident of Englewood I have certainly seen con ict, discord and dysfunction on the council; but the best way forward is to demand that our representatives work together to govern the city. is ballot issue will divide and create more dysfunction and discord, and will not bring useful positive results. Please vote no.

William Clayton Englewood

ballot measure to end trophy hunting of mountain lions for their heads and skins and ban baiting and trapping of bobcats for fur which is often sold to China.

I am from Denver, Colorado, and I volunteered to get signatures for this proposition, because I care about the environment and the ecological balance wildlife provides. While I do understand standard hunting, I do not believe in animal cruelty.

Mountain lions contribute to our ecology by helping to cull deer and elk populations. ey pick o weaker animals that su er from wasting disease. A scienti c article written by Jim Keen, DVM, Ph.D., entitled “A Scienti c Review of Mountain Lion Hunting and Its E ects” explains these ecological issues. is proposition would also o er a common-sense solution to wild animal management. ere are exceptions in the proposition allowing the killing of lions if they threaten livestock or property. is proposition does not ban regular hunting of lions. Trophy hunters often pay $8,000 for a guaranteed kill. ey use packs of dogs with radio collars to tree the cat and then the hunter walks out and kills it. is method is cruel, non-sportsmanlike and unnecessary. Hunting mountain lions by tracking them still remains totally legal.

Killing of lactating female mountain lions is not allowed due to abandonment of cubs and great potential loss of lion population. In 2023-2024, 235 female lions were killed, which amounts to 47% of the 500 licenses given. is is an unacceptable percentage and needs to end.

Stop mountain lion trophy hunting I plan to vote yes on Colorado’s

Some of the best conversations I have had while gathering signatures were with regular hunters. ey almost always signed my petition. ey fully understand the frivolous cruelty and ecological disregard of the majority of trophy hunters. It is in these regards that this proposition just makes good sense. Let’s not continue to cruelly kill Colorado cats while providing exceptions to protect people and property.

Karla Heeps, Denver

HENDRY

OBITUARIES

Reverend Richard Hendry, 84, passed away August 31, 2024. Born March 4, 1940 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richard dedicated 46 years of his life serving as a United Methodist minister.

Richard John Hendry

March 4, 1940 - August 31, 2024

After emigrating to the US, he pastored churches in Cheraw, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Littleton. Richard retired as the Senior Minister, Littleton United Methodist Church after 16 years in 2012.

SNAP

is pilot program is happening while the people who administer and utilize SNAP are concerned about overall access to fresh fruits and vegetables. SNAP recipients, who struggle to a ord food and don’t have access to grocery stores nearby or transportation to get there, may still struggle to receive fresh produce, even under this new incentive program.

To help, the produce program allows participants to use the bene t at farmers markets and farm stands, which are more prevalent in rural areas where it can be hard to access fresh food, McClelland said.

For example, there is only one retailer participating in the pilot program in some parts of Colorado that would likely see high demand for the incentive program.

Carniceria La Sabrocita in Fort Morgan is the only participating retailer on the Eastern Plains, Valley Roots Food Hub in Mosca is the organization participating in the San Luis Valley and Ela Family Farms’ stand at South Pearl Street Farmers Market is the only Denver participant.

Richard is survived by his wife, Lisa; Cushla and Sahib Ahmad, grandchildren, Zaynib and Haidar; Stephen Hendry; his sister Maree (Allen) Moore. A celebration of life service will be on Saturday, November 16, 10 a.m., Littleton United Methodist Church. In lieu of owers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund, Littleton United Methodist Church, honoring Richard’s legacy and support for the church he loved so dearly.

“We are actively working to add new locations,” John Rosa, a spokesperson for the Human Services department, wrote in an email.

Green Junction Farmstead is the only farmers market participating in the pilot program in Mesa County, where there are 20,732 people using SNAP.

e state human services department sent more than 68,500 postcards this month to SNAP recipients in areas where retailers are participating.

Nicky Martens, who lives in Fort Collins, said she appreciates that the program helps communities by allowing people to eat quality local produce that in turn supports the people growing it at small businesses.

“It’s a fantastic program and I hope it stays,” she said.

It’s unclear how long the pilot program will last.

Rosa at the Human Services department said the program will likely run through the end of September 2027 but grant funding could possibly dry up sooner.

This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonprofit based in Denver that covers the state.

Fresh and washed organic baby romaine lettuce, handled by farmer Abigail Rousseau, is being prepared for the Aug. 24 Sunday market in Palisade at Green Junction Farmstead. The farm is part of the SNAP program.

PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY/THE COLORADO SUN

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Since the 1950s, pop culture has had a profound in uence on the idea of extraterrestrials and mysterious ying objects. Whether exemplifying the public’s fears or hopes of the existence of another life form, TV shows, movies and comics have helped form a fascination with the unknown.

As we develop into a more digital world, some confusion has accompanied the fascination, building a culture of conspiracy, assumptions and growing questions, according to an Enigma Labs consultant Alejandro Rojas.

“ e public really wants to be part of the club that has seen something extraordinary,” said Seth Feinstein, president and state director of the Colorado Mutual UFO Network.

COMUFON is a chapter of an international nonpro t organization, MUFON, which has been around since 1969 to investigate sightings, collect data and establish a worldwide database in hopes of educating the public.

e idea of “ ying saucers” became a national interest in the late 1940s when a

commercial aircraft. Kevin Benham, who provided the photo, has been

Anomalous Phenomena for years after seeing one in Aurora, Colorado. COURTESY OF KEVIN BENHAM

CURIOSITIES

in Roswell, New Mexico found remnants of a flying object.

By 1952, the U.S. Air Force coined the term UFO — unidentified flying object — as part of Project Blue Book, a program that investigated and analyzed UFO reports. The project was closed in 1969 and since then, the records have been with the National Archives.

Just like “flying saucers,” the term “UFO” became synonymous with alien spacecraft. In an effort to avoid speculation, investigators have now been referring to them as UAPs –unidentified anomalous phenomena – as they do not know the nature of the objects.

As documentaries and novels studying the phenomena continue, there has been more transparency from the national level.

There have been multiple Congressional hearings surrounding the topic, the Director of National Intelligence writes annual reports on UAP sightings by the military and NASA as a UAP-independent study.

Earlier this year, the Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office put out a statement that the department doesn’t believe sights of UAPs are of “extraterrestrial activity.”

Whatever it may be, people are interested in the unknown. As researchers continue to gather information, many residents across the metro area are attending talks and studying the subject themselves.

“It’s part of the mystery,” Rojas said.

Did you see that?

The mystery is what attracts people.

The Highlands Ranch Historical Society sponsors over ten programs on various topics throughout the year, one that focuses on UFOs and the supernatural. Each year, it’s

the most attended program, said McKeag.

Over the summer, the society invited researcher, investigator and author Katie Paige to speak about strange occurrences that have happened along the front range.

Paul McKeag, a former board member of the historical society, had known of Paige and has had an interest in the phenomena from an early age.

“I have never seen one, but I’ve had close family members that have experienced them,” McKeag said.

He grew up in a sparsely populated area of Nebraska on a farm. When he was about five years old, his parents had friends from out of state visit. One night, he had gone to bed when his parents heard the cattle making strange noises.

McKeag said when his parents went to look, the cattle were circling around the young and there was a sulfur smell in the air. That’s when they noticed a disc shaped object not making any noise, but slowly rotating. He remembers them telling him the next morning that they watched it for some time before it shot straight up in the air.

Sara Lebofsky, a current Highlands Ranch Historical Society board member, was a skeptic up until a little over a decade ago.

“I have become more and more convinced that we’re not alone,” Lebofsky said.

Lebofsky first became interested when she saw a ballot measure in Denver calling for the city to accept reports of UFO sightings. Although the measure failed in 2010, it was enough for Lebofsky to start reading about the phenomenon.

One day, Lebofsky’s husband was looking out the front door and suddenly called her over. After she rushed to the door, she said they both saw a large object with lights on the bottom. She recalls the object moving straight up and down, then to the east and back before suddenly disappearing.

“We just stood there trying

to come up with what it could be,” said Lebofsky. “But everything that we tried to think that it might be was not possible.”

In 2020, numerous reports were coming in across the metro area.

Micki Trost, strategic communications director of the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said the division worked with local law enforcement and most reported sightings were identified as Starlink Satellites, aircraft landing at Denver International Airport and drones used by utility companies.

When asked how the division handles reports of sightings, Trost said in an email that the division recommends if someone has a safety concern to contact local law enforcement through the nonemergency phone number if it isn’t an immediate life safety issue or 911 it is a life safety issue.

“(People) should always report any concerns to local law enforcement,” Trost said. “Our role is to support local law enforcement and government.”

Using science to understand what’s going on

When Kevin Benham witnessed a solid black sphere with no lights or sound moving at an incredible speed in 2014 near southeast Aurora, he wanted to learn more.

Benham, now retired, became a field investigator with Colorado Mutual UFO Network in 2016.

“Everybody who’s involved in MUFON is passionate about the truth behind UFOs,” said Seth Feinstein, state director.

All field investigators are trained in the most up-to-date programs. Using the scientific method, the investigators use the Jacques Valet classifications as a guide and a photo

analysis team analyzes photos to authenticate the image or video to help identify the object.

Feinstein, who is also the Case Management System coordinator and leader of the Photo Analysis Team, became interested when he was a teenager with friends in a suburban Long Island, New York park when he said a silent craft with “lights swirling all around” flew silently over them.

Now, he has been studying the subject for about 35 years, adding that the use of cell phone cameras has created a shift in the amount of sightings being reported.

Cell phone cameras are essential to what is being done at Enigma Labs. The company, based out of New York, describes itself as a “community-driven product” that aims to provide tools for analyzing and discussing sightings with an overall goal of being the first unidentified anomalous phenomena sightings alert network.

“We would like to have a real time alert system so people can be notified when some-

thing’s being seen near them,” Rojas said.

With hundreds of reports being uploaded to their app per week, Rojas said Enigma has built a community where researchers can crowdsource the data as scientific investigation and data collection is critical.

For nearly two decades, Rojas has been working with different nonprofit organizations, writing and researching the topic. But before that, he was a Colorado journalism student, with a focus on science, and he was skeptical about the subject.

“I started hearing about a lot of stories that I didn’t see in the news where there were credible people claiming incredible things,” Rojas said. “It took off from there.”

There is a perception that UFOs or UAPs mean alien spacecraft. While Rojas doesn’t believe there is strong enough evidence to determine that, there is the ability to collect and analyze more data, just as the Department of Defense and NASA are doing.

As characteristics are beyond any known commercial or military technology, Enigma Labs suggests UAPs can manifest in various forms. Some hypotheses include: natural weather phenomena, human time traveling from the future, interdimensional entities, ancient probes from prior civilizations or artificial intelligence that is further ahead than society realized.

However, there are people who are convinced that it’s aliens visiting.

“If they have a strong belief that they know what it is, they should be encouraging science to do more data collection and analysis,” Rojas said. “Because if they’re right, science will prove them right.”

De La Tierra tells story of Upper Río Grande Region

TCOMING ATTRACTIONS

here isn’t just a single layer to history. Events and stories are built on top of each other, in uencing the future in ways both expected and surprising. De la Tierra: Re ections of Place in the Upper Río Grande, a new exhibit at the Colorado History , uses a blend of art, culture and artifacts to explore the historical and societal region of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.

“ is exhibit provides the opportunity to re ect on past and contemporary works and see how they interpret traditions from the region,” said Lucha Martinez de Luna, associate curator of Hispano, Chicano, Latino History and Culture with Colorado History. “When visitors walk into the exhibit space, they will be transported to this region and its cultures.”

De La Tierra is on display at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway in Denver, through April 6, 2025. e center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

‘When visitors walk into the exhibit space, they will be transported to this region and its cultures.’

Lucha Martinez de Luna, associate curator of Hispano, Chicano, Latino History and Culture with Colorado History

and historian for History Colorado, worked with contemporary artists who are either from or have family ties to the Upper Río Grande region.

“ is is a multi-generational artistic exhibit, which highlights the continuation of the region’s cultural traditions in contemporary art,” Martinez de Luna explained. “We’ve broken it into three themes: land and water, cultural expressions and lifeways.”

Visitors will get to learn about the daily tasks of the people who lived in the region by checking out historical artifacts, like tools for shearing sheep, textile work and cooking. When paired with a range of artistic works, the exhibit is more clearly able to provide a glimpse into life and the e ects of colonization in the Upper Río Grande.

Colfax Ave.

e festival includes nine silent-era feature lms and a shorts program, and features live music from local musicians like the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, e Dollhouse ieves and more.

Schedule and tickets are available at https://www.denver lm.org/denversilent- lm-festival/.

‘James & The Giant Peach’ Sails into Northglenn

According to Martinez de Luna, the area is the northernmost frontier of the Spanish empire and later Mexico and includes the San Luis Valley. To put together the exhibit, she and Jeremy Morton, exhibition developer

For Martinez de Luna, who herself has ties to the region and artistic community, working on De La Tierra was an opportunity to work on one of her true passions — presenting voices from the community that usually aren’t featured in museums.

“Many people in the community were co-curators on the exhibit, donating photos, images and more. It’s an important reminder that museums are for the people,” she said. “When I started working at museums, I dreamed of opportunities like this.” e hope is that when people leave the exhibit, they’ll have learned something new about Colorado history and gained a greater appreciation for the state’s diversity.

“ ere’s been a continuation of cultural erasure for a long time, so I’d love it if people walk away understanding how complex and diverse Colorado is,” Martinez de Luna said. “We’re still striving for many of the same things now that people were back then. We’re really not as di erent as some would like us to believe we are.”

More information is available at www.historycolorado.org/exhibit/ de-la-tierra.

Silent Film Festival Returns for 11th Year

Denver Film’s annual Silent Film Festival is the best way to experience these unique and groundbreaking lms: on a big screen with live musical accompaniment. is year’s event runs from Friday, Sept. 27 through the 29th at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E.

Author Roald Dahl is responsible for some of the most popular stories for children and young adults (let’s be honest, adults, too). Everyone has their favorites, and I’ve always been partial to “James & The Giant Peach.” So, I was really excited to see “James & The Giant Peach Jr.”  is coming to Northglenn’s Parsons Theatre , 1 E. Memorial Parkway, from Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, the 29th.

Staged as part of the city’s Northglenn Youth eatre Jr. program, the musical takes audiences on a magical journey across the ocean on a colossal peach. Get information and tickets at https://northglennarts.org/upcoming-events/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Zen Diagram Tour at Fiddler’s Green e National and e War on Drugs are two of indie rock’s biggest bands. Each has its own approach — e National has been around for more than 20 years and are experts at music that can go from moody and introspective to sweeping and magisterial, while e War on Drugs makes heartland rock that can feel as vast as the landscape itself.

It’s a truly inspired idea to pair the groups for e Zen Diagram tour, which stops at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. in Englewood, at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. For an opener, audiences will be treated to a performance by Lucius, an indie pop band that has been a constant presence in the scene for years.

Get tickets for a guaranteed great night at www.axs.com.

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

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Thu 9/26

Rockies @ 10:15am

Heather Gardens Clubhouse, 2888 S. Heather Gardens Way, Aurora

Rotating Tap Comedy @ Coal Mine Ave Brewing @ 6pm Coal Mine Ave Brewing Company, 9719 W Coal Mine Ave unit a, Lit‐tleton

Fri 9/27

Ivas John Band @ 5:30pm

Vita Summer Concert Series, Lit‐tleton

Jimmie Vaughan w The Texas Horns @ 6pm

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Arvada Center reimagines the classic tale of ‘Dracula’

‘This is one of those Halloween, over-the-top, ridiculous bloody shows’

BY LILLIAN FUGLEI SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

e Arvada Center is bringing a spooky story to the stage just in time for Halloween. Filled with vampires and vampire hunters, “Dracula” is mostly made up of one thing: men. However, that won’t be the case on stage.

“Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” o ers a twist on the classic tale, with several characters — such as Ren eld and Van Helsing — played by women. e show reimagines Dracula’s story, with women at the center of the ght against him.

“I think that borrows a little bit of like Bu y the Vampire Slayer vibes,” said

Jessica Austgen, who plays Rein eld. “We now have these women kicking ass and beating the bad guy.”

While Ren eld and Van Helsing are now women, women from the original story — Mina Harker and Lucy Westenra — also get to step into the spotlight.

“(Women) are there to be pretty and be safe, to give the men something to love and ght for, and somebody to rescue,” said Austgen, referencing the original story. “In this show, Van Helsing, aided by Nina, now does a lot of the rescuing. I think giving those folks power to complete the mission of defeating Dracula, it’s really impactful to see that.”

“Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” places women front and center in the ght against Dracula. However, it’s still the same story, and it’s lled with plenty of blood.

According to costume designer Clare Henkel, the show’s bloodiness proved

to be its own challenge.

“Sometimes the blood is coming out of somebody’s mouth, so it has to be edible,” Henkel said. “Other times it’s fresh. Dried blood looks di erent than fresh blood.”

For Henkel and the rest of the creative team, blood posed a special challenge because it was used in so many di erent ways throughout the show.

“We have charts, we have graphs,” Henkel said. “We’ve tested blood on all these di erent fabrics. It’s a lot.”

Preparations for the show even included a “blood rehearsal” — a special rehearsal before the dress rehearsal where all the blood-related e ects were practiced.

“ is is one of those Halloween, overthe-top, ridiculous bloody shows,” Austgen said.

While the show makes some changes to the classic “Dracula” tale, it’s still the same story.

For patrons who may be wary of the show’s title, Austgen says not to worry.

“I think some people are immediately put o when they see the word ‘feminist’ because they think it’s going to be uptight and no fun and male bashing,” Austgen said. “But our version isn’t that. If you like Bu y the Vampire Slayer or True Blood, where you can have all of these kick-ass men and women, this is the show for you. is is not a lecture. is is an adventure.”

“Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” runs from Sept. 26 through Nov. 3, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday as well as 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Tickets and more information can be found on the Arvada Center’s website.

“You’ll get the whole ‘Dracula’ story, all of that,” Henkel said. “It’s very bloody. It’s really scary, but it’s also very funny. So it’s, got something for everyone. It’s just really fun.”

Loveland Ski Area to start making snow in early October

Popular ski destination in Dillon will start using snow guns in anticipation of the upcoming season

ber, according to Marketing Manager Dustin Schaefer.

e ski area’s plan is to start making snow using snow guns at the top of Chet’s Dream ski run and work their way down to the base as conditions allow, Schaefer said.

rain will include Catwalk, Mambo and Homerun, o ering 1,000 vertical feet of tree-to-tree coverage with an 18-inch base,” Schaefer said.

An exact opening date is yet to be announced and will depend heavily

Loveland Ski Area will make it snow in early October in anticipation of opening its rst lifts by early Novem-

e ski area also recently announced a price freeze from last season’s 4-Paks and 3-Class Passes, meaning rates won’t go up for the 2024-25 season e price deadline for season passes is Dec. 5, and the deadline for 4-Paks is Nov. 24.

“Loveland’s opening day ter-

on the weather conditions, Schaefer said. Last year’s opening day was Nov. 10.

It typically takes about two weeks of continuous snowmaking to get the mountain ready, Schaefer added.

Loveland Ski Area will start making snow in early October for the upcoming ski season.

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0288-2024

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

On July 2, 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)

AmeriBuild Company

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Indicate Capital REIT, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Indicate Capital REIT, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

October 06, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 14, 2022

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

E2103354

Original Principal Amount

$1,200,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$831,265.06

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 3, Block 16, EVANS PARK ESTATES, Except the South 30 feet conveyed to the City of Englewood in Quit Claim Deed recorded March 24, 1964 in Book 1505 at Page 513, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

Purported common address: 2350 West Warren Avenue, Englewood, CO 80110.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTL

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, 10/30/2024, 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: 9/5/2024

Last Publication : 10/3/2024

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: 07/02/2024

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:

Robert T. Cosgrove #12217

Burns, Wall and Mueller, P.C.

303 East 17th Avenue, #920, Denver, CO 80203-1299 (303) 830-7000

Attorney File # 5159-63

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. 0288-2024

First Publication: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0328-2024

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

On July 30, 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)

William E Crotty, Jack Byron Nixon Jr; Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for Change Lending, LLC., Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for CHNGE Mortgage Trust 2023-1

Date of Deed of Trust

December 15, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 27, 2022

Recording Information

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

E2120556

Original Principal Amount

$700,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$696,242.53

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, BLOCK 4, ARAPAHOE ACRES SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 1420 E Cornell Ave, Englewood, CO 80113.

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, 11/20/2024, 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: 9/26/2024

Last Publication: 10/24/2024

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: 07/30/2024

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-24-991280-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. 0328-2024

First Publication: 9/26/2024

Last Publication: 10/24/2024

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0297-2024

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

On July 2, 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)

Larry Merritt, Kerilee Merritt

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Premier Members CU

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Premier Members CU

Date of Deed of Trust

December 20, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 28, 2022

Recording Information

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

E2121076

Original Principal Amount

$99,999.99

Outstanding Principal Balance

$99,803.56

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 4, BLOCK 4, KNOLLWOOD, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 3156 W Radcliff Ave, Englewood, CO 80110-5263.

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, 10/30/2024, 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: 9/5/2024

Last Publication : 10/3/2024

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: 07/02/2024

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:

Iman Tehrani #44076

Holst & Tehrani LLP P.O. Box 298, 514 Kimbark Street, Longmont, CO 80502-0298 (303) 772-6666

Attorney File # 3156 W RADCLIFF AVE

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: 0297-2024

First Publication: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0320-2024

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

On July 23, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Joseph B. Keenan and Ana Carolina Viana Keenan

Original Beneficiary(ies)

ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. DBA VECTRA BANK COLORADO

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. DBA VECTRA BANK COLORADO

Date of Deed of Trust

May 21, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 28, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E1086622

Original Principal Amount

$363,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$362,226.93

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 12, BLOCK 6, CHERRY HILLS EAST - THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 4204 S Dahlia St, Englewood, CO 80113. 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, 11/20/2024, 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: 9/26/2024

Last Publication: 10/24/2024

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: 07/23/2024 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number

Public Notices

and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

David C. Walker #36551

Neal K. Dunning #10181

Douglas W. Brown #10429

Drew P. Fein #48950

Brown Dunning Walker Fein Drusch

PC 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 101-E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 329-3363 Attorney File # 3230-174

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. 0320-2024

First Publication: 9/26/2024

Last Publication: 10/24/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0289-2024

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

On July 2, 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)

Heather L. Cooke

Original Beneficiary(ies)

CANVAS CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CANVAS CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

November 25, 2019 County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 05, 2019

Recording Information

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

D9133436

Original Principal Amount

$44,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$43,649.87

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

Purported common address: 1641 W Canal Cir #733, Littleton, CO 80120-4552.

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, 10/30/2024, 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: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

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: 07/02/2024

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 # 24-032570

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

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0289-2024 LEGAL DESCRIPTION BUILDING 7, UNIT 733, 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 JULY 17, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1115282, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, AND GARAGE UNIT G 135 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 JULY 17, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1115282, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice NO. 0289-2024

First Publication: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0316-2024

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

On July 16, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Imogene Manuelito

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST CHOICE LOAN SERVICES, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

May 09, 2013

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 20, 2013

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

D3062857

Original Principal Amount

$270,414.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$204,060.83

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 15, BLOCK 18, BROADWAY ESTATES, FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 2077-23-3-29-012

Purported common address:

6673 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET, Centennial, CO 80121.

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, 11/06/2024, 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: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

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: 07/16/2024

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 # 24-032619

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

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Legal Notice NO. 0316-2024

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0314-2024

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

On July 12, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Elois M. Rimpley

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.,

a California Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CAG National Fund III LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

December 02, 2002

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 10, 2002

Recording Information

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

B2236452

Original Principal Amount

$231,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$230,193.37

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: You are notified as follows: the undersigned, on behalf of

the Holder, gives notice and declares a violation of the covenants of said Deed of Trust including, but not limited to the death of the Borrower. The Holder elects to foreclose and demands that the Public Trustee give notice, publish for sale and sell said property to pay the debt and expenses of sale, all as provided by law and the terms of said Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 13, BLOCK 2, ROSE GARDENS SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED PLAT FILED OCTOBER 17, 1962 AT RECEPTION NO. R0830030, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 4183 South Decatur Street, Englewood, CO 80110.

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 06/10/2024 at Reception No. E4036211, in the official 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, 11/06/2024, 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: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

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: 07/12/2024

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

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 # CO23250

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

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Legal Notice NO. 0314-2024

First Publication: 9/12/2024

Last Publication: 10/10/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0295-2024

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

On July 2, 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)

Joshua Charles Fleek

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Wayne L. Winkler and Toni Ann Winkler

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wayne L. Winkler and Toni Ann Winkler Date of Deed of Trust

April 27, 2018

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 04, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8044033

Original Principal Amount

$370,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$355,565.08

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments as required by the terms of the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 5, Block 3, Southbridge Filing No. 4, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

Purported common address: 7902 South Windermere Circle, Littleton, CO 80120.

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, 10/30/2024, 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: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

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: 07/02/2024

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:

Jamie G. Siler #31284

Joseph A. Murr #14427

Murr Siler & Accomazzo, P.C.

1999 Broadway, Suite 3100, Denver, CO 80202-4402 (303) 534-2277

Attorney File # 8162.005

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

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Legal Notice NO. 0295-2024

First Publication: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0276-2024

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

Public Notices

provided may be used for that purpose.

On June 28, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

PATRICIA J ORR

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY as Trustee for MORGAN STANLEY

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-5AR, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-5AR

Date of Deed of Trust

February 24, 2004

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 15, 2004

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

B4067632

Original Principal Amount

$250,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$112,698.63

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to 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 5, BLOCK 7, ABERDEEN VILLAGE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 6195 S LONGVIEW ST, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

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, 10/30/2024, 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: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

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: 06/28/2024

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 # 00000010172872

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect

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Legal Notice No. 0276-2024

First Publication: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0292-2024

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

On July 2, 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)

Alan E Gordon and Sandi N Gordon

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MERS as nominee for Elevations Credit Union

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Elevations Credit Union

Date of Deed of Trust

September 22, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 29, 2021

Recording Information

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

E1150257

Original Principal Amount

$779,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$741,708.55

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 45, HOMESTEAD FARM FILING 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 5901 E Irish Place, 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, 10/30/2024, 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: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

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: 07/02/2024

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:

Iman Tehrani #44076

Holst & Tehrani LLP P.O. Box 298,

514 Kimbark Street, Longmont, CO 80502-0298 (303) 772-6666

Attorney File # 5901 E IRISH PLACE

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

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Legal Notice NO. 0292-2024

First Publication: 9/5/2024

Last Publication: 10/3/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO. LDC23-005, OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS / LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT

PROPOSAL: Arapahoe County Public Works and Development is proposing to amend the Oil and Gas Regulations in Chapter 5, Section 5-3.6, of the Arapahoe County Land Development Code.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 15, 2024, the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing starting at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, at 5334 S. Prince St, Littleton, Colorado, in the East Hearing Room, Littleton, CO 80120, at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Case No. LDC23-005, Oil and Gas Regulation Amendments / Land Development Code Amendment. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar. You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad. Please be advised that pressing *3 more than once will remove you from the queue.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you plan to walk-in), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing planning@arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. 539610

First Publication: September 19, 2024 Last Publication: September 19, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO. LDC21-001, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4-1.3, LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING, SECTION 7-2 DEFINITIONS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION MANUAL

PROPOSAL: To amend the landscape regulations in the Arapahoe County Land Development Code. The proposed Amendments are to assist in addressing water and environmental changes, implementing current landscape technology and techniques, and simplifying the code to be easily understood. The Development Application Manual is also being amended to reflect the changes proposed in the Land Development Code.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 15, 2024, the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter at 5334 S Prince St., East Hearing Room, Littleton CO 80120; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described case number, Land Development Code Amendment – Landscape and Screening and Definitions and Development Application Manual. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on

our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar. You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you plan to walk-in), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing planning@arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Legal Notice No. 539618 First Publication: September 26, 2024 Last Publication: September 26, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing at the regular City Council Meeting October 14, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 South Federal Blvd. to consider:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN COLORADO, REPEALING AND REENACTING IN ITS ENTIRETY ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 38 OF THE SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE 2024 MODEL TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO

Copies of aforesaid Codes are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado.

All interested parties may express their opinions in person at the Public Meeting, October 14, 2024. Anyone wishing to speak at the Public Hearing may sign a speaker’s list at the door.

/s/ Jenna DiRubbo, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539601

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Remodel of the Court Clerk and Passport Office, 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colorado, 80112 Project No. 24-05-01

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 38-26107, C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on October 18, 2024 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor:

FH CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC 1777 S. BELLAIRE STREET, UNIT 170 DENVER, CO 80222

(hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 24-05-01, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).

1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the Project for and on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including the Final Settlement Date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. Any such claim(s) shall be filed with the City Clerk at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 prior to the Final Settlement Date.

3. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim prior to the Final Settlement Date will relieve the City from any and

all liability for such claim.

Legal Notice No. 539623

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Case Number: 24CV030288

AMENDED COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Plaintiff: Murphy Creek Master Association, Inc. v. Defendants: Michael J. Carter, Johanna Carter, Sun Trust Mortgage Company, Inc., and Michael Westerberg, as Arapahoe County's Public Trustee

Regarding: Lot 5, Block 2, Murphy Creek Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

Also known as: 1476 S Buchanan Circle, Aurora, CO 80018

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, 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 A.M, on the 7th day of November, 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. This Amended Combined Notice of Sheriff Sale of Real Property and Right to Cure and Redeem is being resent to accommodate notification to all parties on the amended mailing list received August 12, 2024. 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 $10,470.01.

Attorney for Murphy Creek Master Association, Inc.

WesternLaw Group LLC

Gabriel Stefu, #34616 9351 Grant Street #120 Thornton, CO 80229 gstefu@westernlawgroup.com

Date: August 6, 2024

Tyler S. Brown, Sherriff County of Arapahoe, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 539506

First Publication: September 12,2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024

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

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2023CV032419 Division: 15

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Plaintiff: FOXDALE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: KRISTAN EMERICK; JP

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the

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undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order Granting Motion for Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated May 24, 2024, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., by Foxdale Condominium Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder of a lien recorded on September 11, 2023 at Rec. No. E3062494, 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 Condominium Declaration of Foxdale Condominiums, recorded on August 4, 1981 at Reception No. 2092260 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 Foxdale Condominium Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows:

Condominium Unit 101, Building 12, Foxdale Condominiums, in accordance with the Declaration recorded on August 4, 1981 in Book 3461 at Page 495, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto, and Condominium Map recorded on August 4, 1981 in Book 52 at Page 26, of the Arapahoe County Records, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known and numbered as: 18494 E Kepner Pl, #101, Aurora, CO 80017

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, 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 Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 14th day of November 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 connection with this sale.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. **

DATED in Colorado this 13th day of August, 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. 539507

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 17, 2024

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

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Case Number: 2023CV31515

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

KAPKO, INC., D/B/A DENVER SIGNS AND GRAPHICS, a Colorado corporation Plaintiff, v. 10800 EAST BETHANY DRIVE, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, and RCL GENOMICS CLINICAL LABORATORIES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, 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 Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of County of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 21st day of November 2024, at 13101 E. 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. Please telephone (720) 874-3845 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT THE 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 $9,553.98.

On January 26, 2024, the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado issued an Order, Judgment, and Decree of Foreclosure relating to the Real Property described below:

The Subject Real Property is located at 10800 East Bethany Drive, Aurora, Colorado 80014, and has a legal description of:

Lot 1, Block 1 Fountainhead Subdivision Filing No. 2, County of Arapahoe State of Colorado

THE NAME OF THE ORIGNIAL GRANTOR:

Enable Properties, LLC

THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY: 10800 East Bethany Drive, LLC THE NAME OF THE HOLDER OF THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT: Kapko Inc., d/b/a Denver Signs and Graphics

THE DATE OF THE DEED BEING FORECLOSED: May 2, 2017

THE RECORDING DATE, COUNTY, BOOK, AND PAGE OR RECEPTION NUMBER OF THE RECORDING: May 3, 2017 – Arapahoe County, Colorado Reception No. D7049813

THE AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE: $2,217,000.00

The property described in the notice of election and demand is all of the property encumbered by the deed of trust being foreclosed

The foreclosure is on the basis of the Arapahoe County District Court’s Order, Judgment, and Decree of Foreclosure based upon a mechanic’s lien.

ATTORNEY INFORMATION:

Justin T. North, Esq., Bar Registration Number 56437 7350 E. Progress Place, #100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Date: August 20, 2024

Tyler S. Brown, Sherriff County of Arapahoe, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice NO. 539531

First Publication: September 26, 2024 Last Publication: October 24, 2024 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Public Notice

COUNTY COURT, A RAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 West Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 303/645-6600

Case No.:2018C046816 Div.:A2

Autovest, L.L.C., Plaintiff Vs. ALYSSA LYNN WALKER, 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, ALYSSA LYNN WALKER, 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 she has, why the Judgment heretofore entered in this matter on October 31, 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 31, 2018

NOW THEREFORE

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that Plaintiff, Autovest, L.L.C., shall have and take of defendant, ALYSSA LYNN WALKER Judgment in the instant matter on this date with like force and effect as on the date the Judgment was entered heretofore on October 31, 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. 539591

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 17, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, GREEN COUNTY

Case NO. 2024SC000288

Plaintiff(s): TALARCZYK LAND SURVEYS, LLC 517 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, WI 53574 -vs-

Defendant(s): Matt Munoz 9300 E. Mineral Ave., Apt. 212 Centennial, Colorado 80112

Publication Summons and Notice of Filing

TO THE PERSON(S) NAMED ABOVE AS DEFENDANT(S):

You are being sued by the person(s) named above as Plaintiff(s). A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above.

The lawsuit will be heard in the following small claims court:

Green County Justice Center Telephone Number of clerk of court: 608-328-9433

Courtroom/Room Number: Zoom Meeting ID: 896 3740 9718 & Passcode: 249507 Address: 2841 6th Street City: Monroe State WI Zip 53566

on the following date and time: Date: October 14, 2024 Time: 10:00 a.m.

If you do not attend the hearing, the court may enter a judgment against you in favor of the person(s) suing you. A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate (property) you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

You may have the option to Answer without appearing in court on the court date by filing a written Answer with the clerk of court before the court date. You must send a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff(s) named above at their address. You may contact the clerk of court at the telephone number above to determine if there are other methods to answer a Small Claims complaint in that county.

09/17/2024

Jacob R. Gardner

Attorney's State Bar Number 1126639

Plaintiff's/Attorney's Telephone Number 608-325-4924

Duxstad McDaniel Law Group, S.C. 1112 17th Avenue, P.O. Box 737 Monroe, WI 53566

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608-328-9433 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

Legal Notice No. 539621

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JESSICA CASHMORE, aka JESSICA M. CASHMORE, Deceased Case Number 24PR30946

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

Neal K. Dunning, Brown Dunning Walker Fein Drusch PC

Attorney to the Personal Representative 7995 E Prentice Ave, Ste 101E Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 539582

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Eddie Mae Bedford, also known as Eddie Bedford, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30990

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, January 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marzette M. Bedford-Billinghurst

Personal Representative

389 Governor's Drive Kiawah Island, South Carolina 29455

Legal Notice No. 539625

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of SCOTT M. MASTERS, also known as SCOTT MICHAEL MASTERS, and SCOTT MASTERS, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30924

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

Robert L. Masters, Personal Representative 16104 W. 58th Avenue Golden, CO 80403

Legal Notice No. 539581

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of David Lynn Francis, also known as David L. Francis, also known as David Francis, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030981

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 January 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles Lee Francis. Jr. Personal Representative 701 Towne Center Drive Joppa, MD 21085

Legal Notice No. 539624

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ELIZABETH MILLER SINCLAIR, A/K/A ELIZABETH M. SINCLAIR, A/K/A E. M. SINCLAIR, A/K/A ELIZABETH SINCLAIR, A/K/A ELIZABETH LOUISE SINCLAIR,

Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30952

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Arapahoe County District Court, Colorado on or before January 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas J. Sinclair, Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo, LLC

650 S. Cherry Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 539603

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Terry Corn, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR000407

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, January 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated September 12, 2024

CURTIS LAW FIRM, LLC /s/ Cory M. Curtis

Cory M. Curtis, #40549 10333 E Dry Creek Rd, Suite 210 Englewood, CO 80112 720-263-4600 Fax: 303-482-2180

Legal Notice No. 539612

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Annetta Zenobia Brown, A/K/A Annetta Z. Brown, A/K/A Annetta Brown, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30919

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 January 12, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ralph Vernon Young, Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo, LLC 650 S. Cherry Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 539573

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ELLEN COLBY BARRETT, Deceased Case No. 2024PR030816

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court, County of Arapahoe, Colorado, on or before January 12, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah Edgell, Personal Representative c/o Siffring Law, P.C. 2049 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite K-157 Lakewood, CO 80214

Legal Notice No. 539568

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Frederick Harmon Brandenburg II, a/k/a Frederick H. Brandenburg, a/k/a Frederick Brandenburg, a/k/a Fred Brandenburg, a/k/a Rick Brandenburg, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30929

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

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Monday, January 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn Whitney Brandenburg

Personal Representative

2567 Hoyt Street Lakewood, CO 80215

Legal Notice No. 539620

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mary Larrabee, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30895

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

Gregory D. Larrabee, Personal Representative PO Box 2643 Elizabeth, CO 80107

Legal Notice No. 539569

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Robert Hertzel, Sr.,

aka James R. Hertzel, Sr.,

aka James Hertzel, Sr.,

aka James Robert Hertzel,

aka James R. Hertzel, aka James Hertzel, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30972

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, January 27, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julie Doyle, Personal Representative 31 Locke Dr. Pittsford, NY 14534

Legal Notice No. 539616

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ROBERT E. PUCKETT, a/k/a ROBERT EUGENE PUCKETT, and a/k/a ROBERT PUCKETT, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30904

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives, or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before Monday, January 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Co-Personal Representatives:

Jeffrey V. Puckett and Peggy Puckett Wolfe

c/o Laura A. Dinan, Esq. Holland & Hart LLP 555 17th Street, Ste. 3200 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. 539571

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Pauline Asborno, a/k/a Pauline Verta Thornton Asborno, a/k/a Pauline Thornton, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30937

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

Deborah E. Mulkey, Personal Representative

c/o The Law Office of Jennifer S. Gormley, P.C. 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 539570

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Courtney David Wonderly, A/K/A Courtney D. Wonderly, A/K/A Courtney Wonderly, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30963

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

Judith Howard, Personal Representative 8440 Brambleridge Drive Castle Rock, CO 80108

Legal Notice No. 539608

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Andrew Cary Bubb, aka Andrew C. Bubb, and Andrew Bubb, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30714

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative: Gregory Bubb, C/O Jo Lauren Seavy, Sullivan Green Seavy Jarvis LLC, 2036 E. 17th Avenue, Denver, CO 80206, or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, 7325 Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 on or before January 27, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.

Gregory Bubb, Personal Representative C/O Jo Lauren Seavy, Attorney for Personal Representative Sullivan Green Seavy Jarvis LLC 2036 E. 17th Avenue Denver, CO 80206

Legal Notice No. 539611

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sadie Marie Ryan, a.k.a. Sadie M. Ryan, a.k.a. Sadie Ryan, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30873

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

John Timothy Ryan

Personal Representative 6151 S Logan Ct Centennial, Colorado, 80121

Legal Notice No. 539588

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jerome W. Berryman, aka Jerome W. Berryman II, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30941

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

Jonathan F. Haskell

Jonathan F. Haskell, #42476

Attorney to the Personal Representative 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 825 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 539592

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Erin Christie Asborno, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30938

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 January 13, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah E. Mulkey, Personal Representative c/o The Law Office of Jennifer S. Gormley, P.C. 060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 539572

First Publication: September 12, 2024

Last Publication: September 26, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael J. Berger, a/k/a Michael Berger, a/k/a Michael Bergerhead, a/k/a Mike Bergerhead, a/k/a Michael J. Bergerhead, a/k/a Mike J. Bergerhead, a/k/a Michael Jay Bergerhead, a/k/a Mike Jay Bergerhead, a/k/a Mike Berger, a/k/a Mike J. Berger, a/k/a Michael Jay Berger, a/k/a Mike Jay Berger, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30926

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

David S. Berger, Personal Representative 10650 SW 71 Avenue Pinecrest, Florida 33156

Legal Notice No. 539596

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Bryan Andrew Stansbury, a/k/a Bryan A. Stansbury, and Bryan Stansbury, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30991

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to: The District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac St., #100, Centennial, CO 80112 on or before January 26, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julianna Stansbury, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 539619

First Publication: September 26, 2024 Last Publication: October 10, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARYANN GAGE, aka MARY ANN GAGE, and as MARY A. GAGE, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30918

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

Tammy M. Meade, Personal Representative 14985 E. Radcliff Dr. Aurora, CO 80015

Legal Notice No. 539589

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of David Rae Snyder, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR417

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, January 27, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Denise Smith

Personal Representative 5516 64th Street Kenosha WI 53142

Legal Notice No. 539613

First Publication: September 26, 2024

Last Publication: October 10, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of RONDA J. WALTER, also known as RONDA JO WALTER and RONDA WALTER, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30352

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joni Baumgart, Personal Representative 7008 S. Valdai Street Aurora, CO 80016

Legal Notice No. 539590

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JAMES DAVID GROW, JR., aka JAMES D. GROW, JR. aka JAMES GROW, JR. aka JAMES GROW, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30967

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ NADYA VECCHIET-LAMBERT, ESQ. Attorney for Annamaria Grow, Personal Representative 6855 South Havana Street Suite 370 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 539597

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Margaret B Bennett, Deceased Case Number: 24PR455

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

Teri Farrell-Bage, Personal Representative PO Box 7433, Loveland, CO 80537

Legal Notice No. 539609

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 22, 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 Taylor Elaine Ledbetter be changed to Alaska Heart Wolfe

Case No.: 24C100571

By: Kim Boswell

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539587

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September 4, 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 Jayden Elise Scruggs be changed to Jayden Elise Kovarik Case No.: 24C100848

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539617

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 27, 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 Brittney Erin Fitzgerald be changed to Brittney Erin FitzSullivan Case No.: 24C100847

By: Kim Boswell

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539604

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September 3, 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 Atticus Abel De Jesus Rodarte be changed to Atticus Abel De Jesus Rotella Case No.: 24C100870

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539614

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 21, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Taylor Eileen Jones be changed to Taylor West Kleeman Case No.: 24C100828

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 539595

First Publication: September 19, 2024

Last Publication: October 3, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 21, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of

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energy transition, and make sure we don’t get left behind and miss out on cleaner energy and lower bills for rural residents and businesses.”

From Silverton, Scott Fetchenheier, a commissioner in San Juan County, had said his mountain county — alone among Colorado’s 64 counties with no irrigable acres — is already experiencing the impacts of climate change. “It’s a relief to know this federal funding will give Tri-State the tools it needs to fully transition rural communities o of the coal and gas plants that are fueling the climate crisis. I’m glad to see it,” he said.

“ is is such exciting news,” said Je Delaney, a resident of Crested Butte. “Rural communities have been looking in from the outside as the country transitions to clean energy, and this funding opens the door for our communities to be able

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on the road and students and buses in the area.

“How can we enforce the speed if we don’t have an enforceable sign there?” Schlachter asked. “How can we design the streets and the infrastructure to let people know that it’s a (school zone) — I mean, you know that people see kids walking on the sidewalk, and don’t care if it’s a school (zone) and still go 35 mph through it.”

Reichardt said he wants the council to look closer at the maps and recommendations to be able to give more detailed feedback to sta .

“We have two members in the audience who live literally right where that

to reap the bene ts of the move to renewable energy and leave the harm of fossil fuels in the rear-view mirror.”

Chad Franke, president of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, called out the plans by Tri-State to spread the projects it plans across its territory, bene tting farmers and ranchers and rural communities across several states.

Also a big winner in this week’s announcement is United Power, which has 113,000 members from the foothills to Colorado’s oil and gas Wattenberg Field. It became independent of Tri-State on May 1 and now generates its own power. e green portfolio of the Brighton-based cooperative currently represents more than 300 megawatts of renewable energy from solar, hydropower and wind.

Another 470 megawatts of solar generation expected to be online will include 160 megawatts from a member’s agrivoltaics project.

Also cited in United Power’s presentation is the cooperative’s Community Bene ts Plan, which it

(Runyon) sign is, and have kids that go to the school — and so it’s important to them, to the community, to us,” Schlachter said. “ is is important to us.”

Stewart said he was proud of the questions city councilmembers asked during the meeting, and said they “represented the people who elected them with grace and professionalism.”

City Manager Jim Becklenberg said city sta will follow up on the comments shared by the city council members and will continue meeting with schools about speci c changes to be made at each school. e team will continue making school zone adjustments and communicating with the community, he said.

e next Safer Streets Littleton update is planned for later this fall, he said.

says demonstrates investment in a skilled, long-term workforce needed to power the energy transition. is includes an apprenticeship program and line-worker scholarships.

“ e New Era funding comes as a direct result of our business model change to a lower carbon future as outlined in Our Cooperative Roadmap three years ago,” said Mark Gabriel, United’s chief executive.

“We will continue the critical work necessary to receive the funding in developing our Community Bene t Plan. is money is directly tied to our independence as a distribution cooperative.”

CORE Electric will also get an award that will be used to procure approximately 550 megawatts of new wind and solar renewable energy along with 100 megawatts of energy storage.

e only other Western state to get New ERA funding in this rst round of awards is Arizona. Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, which provides electricity to 40 electrical cooperatives and public power districts

in Arizona, Nevada, California and New Mexico. Money will be used for investments in 730 megawatts of solar, 2,910 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage, and 70 megawatts of wind.

According to the funding formula, Tri-State and other larger electrical providers were to get 60% of the $9.7 billion, with mid-sized cooperatives getting 20% and smaller cooperatives the nal 20%. Several smaller Colorado cooperatives also submitted letters of interest to RUS for New ERA funding. ose recipients have yet to be announced.

Holy Cross Energy, the Glenwood Springs-based electrical cooperative serving the Aspen-Vail-Battlement Mesa area, is not among them. e coop chose not to apply for assistance because it is already far along on its decarbonization path. In May, it achieved 80% emissions-free energy and expects to surpass 90% sometime early in 2025.

See more stories about Colorado’s energy transition at BigPivots.com

Kenneth Colon be changed to Kenneth Colón Reyes

Case No.: 24C100814

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

The petition requests that the name of Robert Earl Weichel Jr. be changed to Robert Earl Lucero Case No.: 24C100843

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

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A school zone sign on South Elati Street.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS