Littleton Independent January 16, 2025

Scam phone callers use threats of arrest warrants

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In November, Sandy Barber received a phone call from a number she didn’t recognize. When she picked up, a man on the line told her he was an o cer with the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce and that there was a warrant out for Barber’s arrest because she didn’t show up for a court hearing.

Barber, who had recently received news that a loved one had passed away, was already emotionally distraught and became confused about the caller’s claim. She said she hadn’t received any noti cation about a court hearing, but the man insisted that they had mailed a summons to her former address.

BY NINA JOSS

In front of a crowd that lled the council chambers, packed the over ow community room and spilled into the hallway, Littleton’s city council voted to inde nitely postpone a proposed code change that would have expanded the types of housing allowed around the city.

e Jan. 7 meeting came after approximately a year of study sessions and city discussion about how to expand “missing middle” housing options in Littleton to allow for more diverse housing types in the community, according to the city’s website.

e scheduled public hearing regarding the zoning change never happened

“I just kept saying, ‘I don’t understand,’” Barber said. “And he kept pushing me.” e man told Barber she had to go to the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce, and that she would be arrested once she arrived. He told her not to hang up the phone and not to tell anyone about the situation.

en, he told her she needed to bring $4,500 in cash and he asked her which bank she was going to withdraw the money from.

“Finally, I went, ‘I’m not talking to you anymore,’” Barber said. “I said, ‘I’m headed to the sheri ’s department and I will nd out what’s going on. I don’t believe you.’”

When the man swore at her after that, she said she knew she had made the right decision.

“At that point, I was absolutely convinced it was a scam,” she said. Barber, who lives in Aurora, is one of many victims across the metro region who have been targeted by scammers that pretend to be members of law enforcement agencies and convince people they have a warrant out for their arrest. ese scammers will often say the victim missed jury duty or a court date.

e scammers also tend to ask victims to pay “ nes” or “bonds” in the form of gift

or sometimes cash.

Audience members at the Jan. 7 Littleton City Council meeting applaud after District 4 representative Andrea Peters suggested postponing a controversial residential zoning proposal. PHOTOS BY NINA JOSS

From left, Littleton Mayor Kyle Schlachter, District 4 City Council Member Andrea Peters and At-Large City Council Member Gretchen Rydin take part in the Jan. 7 council meeting that drew a large crowd because of a zoning proposal that was indefinitely postponed.

Coaches inducted to the CHSCA Hall of Fame

High school coaches are set to be enshrined in 61st Hall of Fame class in 2025

BY STEVE SMITH

SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

For the 61st time, the Colorado High School Coaches Association added new members to its hall of fame this winter. e inductees include three football coaches, two volleyball coaches, a soccer coach, one who coached cross country and track and eld and a basketball coach.

Here’s a synopsis:

Andy Lowry

Andy Lowry started his teaching and coaching career in 1987. In 1994, Columbine High School in Littleton came calling, and he’s been coaching the Rebels since. Lowry left his native Lakewood for a ve-year period to get his education at Western Colorado University, where he played football for the Mountaineers.

Since 1994, the Rebels have won 17 league titles, six state 5A football titles and have been the runners-up once in 2019. According to the coaches association website, the Rebels “have arguably been the premier football program over the past 30 years in Colorado.”

Al Lear

Al Lear graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1961 after earning All-

American honors in his senior year of high school. He played two years at the University of Oklahoma before returning to Colorado State to nish his education and to start his career as an educator and coach.

His rst job was at Yuma High School, where he stayed for 12 years and whose teams won league championships and a runner-up nish in the state football tournament. At Windsor High School, he was the athletic director and, later, the head football coach for 14 years. e Wizards won the state title in 1993. Lear joined his son, ad, as an assistant coach at Frederick High School and was on the sta for the rst of Frederick’s ve state-qualifying teams.

Pat Callahan

Pat Callahan has been the only boys soccer coach at Cañon City since the school opened in 1987. He took on the same role for the girls team in 2003. e boys team nished the 1991 season undefeated and with a state title. During his time, the boys teams at Cañon City have quali ed for the state tournament 22 times; the girls have done so 16 times. Callahan was the soccer president for the CHSCA in 2003-2004. He’s been a member of the association since 1987.

Wendy Hall

Wendy Hall never left Steamboat Springs High School after she graduated in 1982. She was the assistant volleyball coach for two years, then took over the program in 1989. Since then, the Sailors are 566-294 and have earned state tournament slots eight times.

Nineteen players have played in college; three played internationally. Hall also has been an assistant girls basketball coach (10 years) and an assistant track-and- eld coach (eight years).

Doug Hugill

Like Hall, Doug Hugill didn’t venture far from his high school roots. He graduated from Wasson High School in Colorado Springs in 1979 and coached cross country and track and eld programs at both Wasson and Coronado high schools. His Wasson teams won state titles in boys cross country in 1995 and in boys track and eld in 1998. In 2012, the boys cross country team at Coronado won the state title. Hugill also teaches physics and geology.

Rich Yonker

Another coach who didn’t stray far from his high-school days was Rich Yonker. He’s been the football coach at Poudre High School in Fort Collins since 1986 (he’d been an assistant with the Impalas since 1976). As the head coach, his teams have won 139 or 242 games, nine conference titles, advanced to the state playo s 13 times and advanced to the semi nals twice.

Yonker earned Coach of the Year honors from both the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News in 1989. After retiring from Poudre High School, Yonker was the head coach at Resurrection Christian School in Loveland from 20092012. e Cougars had their rst winning season in 2011. Yonker returned to Poudre’s football team to coach the defense from 2013 to 2020.

Penny Isenbart

Penny Isenbart is a 1987 graduate of Aurora Central High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree from then-Metropolitan State University and two masters degrees, one from Colorado College and one from the University of Missouri. She started her education career in Denver, then moved to the Eastern Plains. She was the volleyball coach at Kit Carson High School in between a pair of stints at Stratton High School. At Kit Carson (she coached there 24 years), her teams won three state titles in 13 tournament appearances. Some of her other honors include the coaches’ association’s Pioneer Award and the Helen McCall Coach of the Year award from the Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports.

Ken Niven

Ken Niven, who graduated from Adams State University, started his 34-year high school coaching career at Alamosa High School. In his 15 years with the Mean Moose, his teams won four state titles and was the runner-up once. Niven also was an assistant coach for Alamosa High School and helped with the football programs at Brighton and Roosevelt high schools. Niven moved to Monarch High School in Louisville and ran the Coyotes’ program for 19 years. His teams made the nal eight three times, and Niven earned coach of the year honors

Induction ceremonies are set for Monday, April 14, at the Douglas County School District Legacy Campus in Parker. Tickets are $85 and are available at www.colohsca.org.

Andy Lowry, front right, walks with his family during an event before the Chatfield versus Columbine football game on Nov. 1 at Je co Stadium. Lowry’s wife, Janet, was honored as she battled cancer. Lowry is a legendary football coach at Columbine High School. FLIP DALFONSO

I’ll Say It Again: The Mill Levy Should Be a Required Field on MLS Listings

The dollar amount of property taxes has always been a data field on the MLS, because buyers need to know how much they should expect to pay if they purchase a listing. But that number does not provide context to the home buyer. In other words, how do the taxes for this home compare with the taxes for a home of the same value nearby, across town, or elsewhere in the metro area? The answer is in the mill levy.

A few years ago, REcolorado (the Denver MLS) and other MLSs added a “yes/no” field for metropolitan tax district, but how much does that tax district add to the property taxes for that listing? MLS listings don’t currently have a data field for mill levy.

some counties, including Denver, just give the total mill levy and don’t, as far as I could tell, indicate how much of that mill levy is from a metro tax district.

valuing the home. That cost is literally hidden from the buyer of a home in any metropolitan tax district.

signs to each parcel.

Some metro districts have a zero mill levy, but some metro tax districts have mill levies so high that they double the tax bill for a home compared to a comparable one nearby that is not in that tax district.

A good broker should let a buyer know the premium he or she is paying to buy a home in such a district, but that broker cannot currently get that information from the MLS listing. The broker would have to go to the assessor’s web page for that listing in the county where that home is located and look at the breakdown of mill levies for that house.

Jefferson County provides the breakdown of mill levies by each taxing jurisdiction, but

An example of how much taxes can vary can be found in two Jeffco homes that sold in the last few months. One house in the Mesa Meadows section of Golden which sold for $1,500,000 has a mill levy of 91, like all homes in the City of Golden, which has no metro tax districts. The tax bill for that home is $6,761. Meanwhile, a house three miles to the north in a metro tax district which sold for $972,500 has a mill levy of 165, resulting in a 2024 tax bill of $10,105, a $3,344 difference.

A metropolitan tax district is created to fund the infrastructure (roads, gutters, sewers, water lines, sidewalks, etc.) for a new subdivision. Instead of the developer paying those costs, a bond issue provides the funds for that purpose, and home buyers in that subdivision will be paying an extra mill levy for two or more decades to pay off those bonds.

In the above example, the metro tax district’s mill levy is 70 mills. The owner of that home will pay $100,000 or more over time for the infrastructure costs. In Golden, those costs were paid for by the developer or the city. Yet, an appraiser or real estate broker would not factor that long-term expense when

Does a Seller Say They Won’t Repair Anything?

Every buyer should hire a professional inspector, even if a home is sold “as-is.” That’s a bogus term intended to convey that the seller won’t correct any defects uncovered by the buyer’s inspector. I call it “bogus,” however, because the contract does or should contain an inspection termination deadline, and, even if it doesn’t, the buyer always retains the right to inspect the property.

If your inspector finds a serious issue, you can threaten to terminate because of it, and it’s likely the seller will agree to deal with it rather than lose the contract and start over, in which case he must disclose the newly found issue to the next buyer.

That being said, the seller could still call the buyer’s bluff, especially if the buyer’s agent has given the listing agent the impression that the buyer loves the house and would

not let a few thousand dollars in repairs stand in the way of getting a house they love.

That was the situation with a listing of mine. I had been told that the buyer lost out on a prior listing, and their offer had a clause saying they would beat any competing offer by $5,000. That won them the contract, but my seller (who met the buyers a couple times during showings and inspection) knew how much the buyer loved the property and wouldn’t want to lose it.

Therefore, when the inspection objection included a demand for a 5-figure concession to fix a major health and safety problem that any other seller would have agreed to fix, my seller refused, and the demand was withdrawn.

Remember: getting under contract is only the beginning; inspection is a negotiation, too.

When an appraiser or real estate broker values a home, they look at square footage, lot size, garage, bedrooms/bathrooms — in other words, everything but the tax rate (and the HOA dues) when doing an appraisal or comparative market analysis. Yet, the bottom line cost of owning homes in a metropolitan tax district can be dramatically higher.

That is why I have argued for over a decade that REcolorado should include the mill levy for each listing and not just the dollar amount of the property taxes.

Some counties make it easier than others to find the mill levy. In Jefferson County, the assessor’s website breaks down the mill levy from every taxing jurisdiction. A link provides the dollar subtotals and total.

You can, however, calculate the tax bill from the assessor’s website by multiplying the mill levy by the assessed valuation of the property. The assessed valuation for residential real estate statewide is currently 7.15% of the “full valuation” which the assessor as-

When you purchase a home that is within a homeowner’s association, state law requires that you receive a wide array of documents, financial and otherwise, about that association.

These include, for example, the covenants, the rules and regulations, financial statements, bylaws, budget, reserve study, the minutes of the last six months of board meetings, and the minutes of the most recent annual membership meeting.

The contract to buy and sell a home in Colorado provides deadlines for providing these association documents, objecting to them, and resolving any objections. A buyer can terminate a contract and get the earnest money deposit refunded if he or she is unhappy with what those documents reveal.

For example, the reserves of the association may be insufficient, suggesting that a special assessment is likely. The minutes might reveal issues which are upsetting to some members, or legal action which the association is undertaking, at some expense, to enforce its rules against one or more members. These and other reasons could exist that might cause the buyer to terminate the contract.

Very few listing brokers make those documents available to prospective buyers in ad-

Thus, if your home has a full valuation of $1,000,000, the assessed valuation would be $71,500. That’s the number against which the mill levy is calculated. A mill levy of 100 would compute to a property tax bill of $7,150. It’s called a “mill” levy (from the Latin word for thousand) because it is levied against each thousand dollars of value. Thus, 100 mills x 71.5 = $7,150.

The math becomes complicated when the state legislature says, as it did last year, that $55,000 should be subtracted from the full valuation before calculating the assessed valuation. How much did that reduce taxes? $55,000 of reduced full valuation is worth $3,932.50 in reduced assessed valuation. At 100 mills, that’s worth about $393.25 off the home’s tax bill.

Although giving the total mill levy for each MLS listing would be a great improvement, the best way to inform buyers of the effect of a metropolitan tax district would be to say that there is such a tax district, and to add a separate field to enter the number of mills for that tax district.

vance of going under contract, but why not?

Recently, at an open house, a visitor told our broker associate that in California the questions he was asking about the HOA (such as why the HOA dues are so high) would be readily ascertainable in advance rather than only after going under contract.

When we have been on the buyer side, we have rarely found that a listing agent already has the HOA documents — and answers to important HOA questions — to provide us.

That got us thinking, and the answer came last week when Pam Giarratano, our sales rep at First Integrity Title, brought to our office meeting Julietta Voronaov from Rexera. For a reasonable fee, Rexera provides all those required HOA documents prior to going on the MLS, so we can provide them to interested buyers and their agents.

Currently Rexera’s service is only available through our preferred title company, First Integrity Title. After Julietta’s presentation, our broker associates and I agreed that from now on, when we list a property that is located in an HOA, we will use First Integrity and order the pre-listing package from Rexera.

We look forward to providing complete HOA information in advance from now on for all our listings that are located in a homeowner’s association.

Nonprofit that helps women will close doors

Littleton job training center, boutique o ered almost 13 years of service to community

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After almost 13 years of serving the community, a women-focused local nonpro t and boutique called Angel Concept is closing its doors. e shop, which sits on Littleton’s Main Street, is a nonpro t job training center for women who have faced challenges and want to get into the workforce.

Sue Hosier, who founded the organization with a group of friends, has decided it’s time to take a step back from the work due to personal reasons. She said she expects the store to close by March, and said its items are on sale until then.

“It’s been a real blessing to be able to work with everybody, every last person,” she said. “You learn something from everybody, and everybody’s been so generous with their time, their e ort.”

Selling new and used home goods, women’s clothing, jewelry, children’s toys and books, the store has become a shopping destination for many. For others, it has become a place that created an opportunity for new beginnings.

To get referrals for its job training program, Angel Concept partners with several probation o cers and local organizations that serve people in substance use recovery programs, people facing homelessness and domestic violence victims. Women who are referred to Angel Concept work in the shop as paid interns for three to four months, during which they learn job and professional development skills.

Usually, when the interns start working at the store, Hosier said “they’ve had so much hardship and so many awful things happen to them that they think they can’t do anything.”

“By the time they leave, they know they can do it,” she said.

Hosier said she and the other women who started the organization wanted to support women facing challenges like addiction because they had seen people in their own lives struggling with these challenges. ey thought a job training program could be a useful way to help people get back on their feet.

She said the name of the store came from the idea of women helping women.

“Years ago … if a woman helped a woman, they would say, ‘you’re an angel,’” Hosier said. “ at’s kind of what we’re all about. It’s women helping other women who’ve had worse times than they have.”

Since its opening, Angel Concept has trained 130 interns, Hosier said. ey usually go on to nd other jobs after the program, and Angel Concept sta often serve as a reference.

Outside of the interns, dozens of volunteers help run the shop. Hosier’s husband is also involved in supporting the organization, along with a group of board members.

“ e volunteers have been an awesome part of this job,” said manager Emily Mitchell, one of only two permanent paid sta members in the organization. “I come from normal retail, where it’s hard to get people to work, it’s hard to get people to come in to work — and these women are here (in) snow, hail, you know, donating their time. It’s really inspiring.”

After working at the store for almost four years, Mitchell said she is heartbroken the organization is closing, but immensely proud of what they have accomplished.

Angel Concept’s storefront, which is located at 2510 Main St. in Littleton.

Interns Kelly Head, in foreground, and Cora Temeyosa, center, and former intern Josie Patton prepare bags at Angel Concept. PHOTOS COURTESY OF EMILY MITCHELL

Englewood snowplow driver looks back at 25 years of making streets safer

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADODOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For 25 years, Jimmy DiPiazza has been a steadfast presence on snowy streets, battling winter’s worst to keep the roads safe for the Englewood community.

Originally from Queens, New York, DiPiazza moved to Englewood in 1978 and, though he now resides in Lakewood, he plows the streets of Englewood every winter season.

“ ey put us on 12-hour shifts, and as long as you got snow to push you’re busy all night long — and the night goes by pretty quick,” DiPiazza said. “It’s fun because you look back and see what you’ve done (and) after you’ve cleared the roads and made all the roads safe, it’s just rewarding.”

He explained it’s nice knowing that he is contributing to making the community safe and paving pathways for people in winter weather.

However, DiPiazza said his job of snow plowing is not without its di culties.

“ e main challenge that we have is the public, so we’re always ghting other motorists,” DiPiazza said. “Cars get in front of you (and) they hit their brakes just to mess with you while you’re plowing. And especially now with all the construction that’s going on, there’s a lot more obstacles that you’ve got to deal with.”

While there are people who don’t like to work with snow plows, DiPiazza said there are many others who really appreciate the work he and his fellow snow plowers do.

“It’s better to be behind a plow truck, because they’re clearing a way for you versus being in front of them,” DiPiazza said.

DiPiazza said a good snow plow driver is able to adapt and must remain vigilant when

they’re plowing.

“You really need to pay attention, because a lot of times people don’t watch out for you,” DiPiazza said. “You’re really watching for everybody. ere’s a lot of responsibility to it instead of just jumping in and plowing, and there’s a lot to look out for.”

On top of plowing the streets for Englewood, DiPiazza said he and his team also respond to emergency situations and help plow when it’s needed.

When he’s not plowing snow during the season — which he said is usually between October to April — DiPiazza is doing path work on the streets of Englewood or assisting with trash debris clean up.

In his 25 years as a snow plow driver, DiPiazza said the methods they use have adapted, such as how they track weather.

“I used to have a guy that would call me — he was a weather guy — and he would … say, ‘hey, you’re expected to get X amount of inches by this such time,’” DiPiazza said. “And that we would know, and then we would go ahead and prepare for our rst deployment.”

DiPiazza said there have been other changes, but they’ve been welcome and as a driver, he’s used to adapting to his surroundings and routines.

“We all pull together like a team, and we get things done … (and) every year is a new year,” DiPiazza said.

In the future DiPiazza said he hopes to retire, but for now, he is happy with how things are.

“We have a good thing going right now, so as long as everything stays where it is, even up to the future, I’d be happy with that,” DiPiazza said. “Like I said, we have a great team, and I don’t think much needs to change.”

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Jimmy DiPiazza stands next to his snowplow at the Englewood Service Center. DiPiazza has been driving a snowplow in Englewood for the past 25 years. COURTESY PHOTO

Three state parks increase entry fees

Chatfield, Golden Gate Canyon, State Forest will keep extra funds for local projects

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

If you don’t have the Keep Colorado Wild pass in your car this year, you’ll be paying two bucks more a day at three state parks.

Chat eld, Golden Gate Canyon and State Forest state parks will be charging $2 more for daily passes in 2025, up from the usual $10 fee to enter all the other state parks.

e extra charge is authorized in two pieces of legislation in recent years aimed at allowing parks and their surrounding communities to determine speci c needs and a higher fee whose proceeds could be kept local instead of disappearing into a broader fund.

Chat eld’s extra $2 will go into projects run by the Chat eld Watershed Authority, which is the guardian of water quality, recreation resources and wildlife habitat in the areas upstream on the South Platte River from the big reservoir. e main goal for the $2 fund is to lessen the amount of phosphorus that arrives through runo and promotes algae blooms that harm aquatic life and interfere with recreation. Some of that new money will also go after excess chlorophyll in runo .

Golden Gate Canyon and State Forest will charge $12 under a di erent state bill that authorized them to raise the fee to help improve local roads and access.

e extra $2 will go to Gilpin and Jackson counties, respectively, for their road maintenance and improvement funds that address needs surrounding the parks.

Frequent users of those three popular parks will likely see the Keep Colorado Wild pass as an even better deal now, since the $29 statewide access price isn’t changing. You can pay the annual pass fee next time your auto registration comes due, though you’ll have to purchase a pass for each car you plan to use — the pass is on your registration, so it’s not transferable from one vehicle to

another.

e cheap annual passes mean daily pass collections at most state parks are heading steadily downward. Total daily pass purchases at Chat eld, just southwest of Denver, dropped by nearly 5,000 in 2023 from 2022.

Still, the daily pass is popular enough that the $2 fees will accumulate for some time. Just under 105,000 users bought daily passes at Chat eld in 2023. at was down from about 138,000 daily pass sales in 2020, northeast region state parks spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.

Colorado inflation was less than U.S. overall

State’s

numbers for 2024 end year up 2%

Colorado reported lower than average year-over-year change in prices in 2024, according to a new report from the state’s Legislative Council Sta . While the national average at the end of 2024 was 2.7% in ation, Colorado’s was 2%. Colorado in ation was measured using prices in the Denver-Auro-

ra-Lakewood metropolitan area.

Housing was the biggest reason for the difference in national and state inflation numbers. While nationally housing made up 1.8% of the contribution to inflation, in Colorado it made up just 0.4%. at is down signi cantly from the peak in housing in ation in 2022, when overall in ation also peaked in Colorado at almost 10% year-over-year. at could partly be due to a decrease in home prices in Denver in 2024, down 3% from 2022. Still, Coloradans are seeing a signicant overall rise in costs.

According to a report from the U.S. Senate’s Joint Economic Committee, Colorado ranked number one in the nation for increased costs compared to 2021.

“ e average household in Colorado is paying $1,332 more per month to purchase the same basket of goods and services as in January 2021,” stated the report. “Cumulatively, the average Colorado household has spent $42,079 more due to in ation since January 2021.”

Overall, unemployment rates are beginning to tick up, both nationally and in Colorado, the state’s report found. Down from the pandemic’s 12%, Colorado’s

unemployment rate is currently 4.1%. Government jobs had one of the highest gains year-over-year in 2024 from 2023, with a 4.1% increase. e only other tracked sectors that ranked higher were “mining and logging” and “other services.”

Real personal income growth in Colorado (2.5%) was above the state’s historical average of 1.7%, but lower than the national average of 2.8%.

Republished from e Center Square, a national news service that is the project of the nonpro t Franklin News Foundation, headquartered in Chicago.

Illegal street racing targeted by state

At least 16 arrested and 11 vehicles impounded in street racing operations last year

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At least 16 arrests were made and 11 vehicles impounded onsite in connection to street racing complaints in Colorado in 2024, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

e Patrol along with several local agencies combined e orts as part of the state’s Street Racing Working Group — or SRWG — to ght illegal street racing in the state.

e SRWG was created to address the continued problems posed by illegal street racing, according to a CSP news release. “ e dangers associated with illegal street racing, as well as the nuisance of loud engines zipping by neighborhoods late at night brings this issue to the top for many citizens,” the news release states.

e SRWG is made up of law enforcement o cers, investigators, analysts, district and city attorneys, and support sta all aimed at eliminating or drastically reducing illegal street racing. Members include police departments from Federal Heights, Golden, Arvada, Brighton, Commerce City, ornton, Westminster and

Englewood tables proposed drag racing ordinance

Future study session will focus on proposal

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following concerns regarding organized drag races in the city, Englewood City Council members discussed and ultimately tabled a proposed amendment to the municipal code to further address the issue in their rst meeting of 2025.  “ e goal of this entire code is to discourage anyone from holding such drag races within the city of Englewood to protect our law-abiding citizens,” City

Attorney Tamara Niles said at the Jan. 6 meeting.

Under the new ordinance, vehicles used in organized drag races would be subject to impound or forfeiture. e city’s municipal code already prohibits drag racing but this amendment was meant to further discourage people from participating in racing.

However, after much discussion regarding whether the ordinance would deter the activity and concerns of potential rights violations, the council ultimately decided to table the ordinance. e council will have a future study session to talk about how to address the issue.

“What I hope we get out of a study ses-

sion is some di erent options,” District 2 Councilmember Chelsea Nunnenkamp said. “Right now we have one very specific option that is in front of us that I know is the result of a lot of legal research, but I think you’re hearing some concern and apprehension from the council about making this jump and I would like to see maybe something between what we have now and this full option in front of us.”

District 4 Councilmember Steve Ward, At-Large Councilmember Rita Russell and Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson all said they felt the forfeiture process should be contingent on a criminal conviction. Anderson was the only member to vote against the proposed ordinance altogether as he said he didn’t even want to have a

study session for the matter.

e proposed ordinance de nes organized drag races as “at least two vehicles and at least two spectators,” city documents show. “ ese pose the greatest danger to life, health and safety, block parking lots or roadways, and are intentional.”

When asked by the council how the city attorney’s o ce would prove there were spectors to distinguish activity as an ofcial drag race, Niles said her o ce could utilize a few di erent methods to establish evidence of spectors.

“It would be the job of my o ce to nd beyond the preponderance of evidence that there were at least two spectators,”

State group made arrests and impounded vehicles as part of crackdown on illegal street racing.

PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR

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Wheat Ridge. e Adams and Je erson County sheri ’s o ces are also members.

In 2024, 1,959 citizen complaints were logged at the SRWG website, reportstreetracing.com, and many more complaints have come into local police dispatch centers directly.

In response to those complaints, the SRWG made six targeted operations in 2024. ose resulted in 506 tra c contacts that resulted in 360 tra c citations issued. ose included 108 for street racing-related charges, 20 for reckless driving, 10 for careless driving, ree DUIs and 130 citations issued for driving at speeds of more than 25 over the posted limit.

e SRWG’s operations also resulted in 16 arrests and 31 public nuisance abatement seizures initiated for street racing vehicle and 11 vehicles were impounded at the time of contact.

roughout the operations, law enforcement also discovered and seized illegal weapons and stolen vehicles. Additional actions taken included charges for illegal discharge of a rearm, underage consumption of alcohol, illegal drug use and more.

e SWRG will continue its mission in 2025.

“Illegal street racers are on notice that law enforcement is watching with the intention to hold racers and all participants accountable to any crimes associated with the event. In addition, law enforcement will continue to seize cars and bikes, just like pictured below,” the CSP news release states.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

All County o ces will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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Niles said. “We can use eyewitness testimony, video … police contact but generally I would think we could prove it with video evidence and eyewitness testimony.”

e following changes would be made to the municipal code under the proposed council bill: “Amend EMC 11-1A-2 to speci cally authorize impoundment for Vehicular Public Nuisance, or a vehicle used in drag racing with at least two vehicles and two spectators, amend EMC 11-1A-5 to state impounded vehicles will not be released if the city has requested forfeiture and amend EMC 15-1-2 to include in Nuisance de nition Vehicular Public Nuisance and nally create a new Title 15 Chapter 4A, an administrative proceeding to authorize impound, forfeiture, and impose other measures intended to reduce likelihood of organized drag races.”

As written, if one were found violating the ordinance, the process would include several steps.

First the city would le a notice against owners or lienholders that would initiate forfeiture proceedings in 21 days, unless the owner enters into a voluntary abatement agreement. If there is a voluntary abatement then the owner and city would enter in a joint agreement to ensure the car isn’t used in a drag race again.

If the owner were to participate in a drag race after the abatement then they would no longer be eligible for it.

If there is no response after 21 days then the city would le a motion to impound the vehicle and terminate ownership or liens. e city’s manager’s designee would appoint an independent hearing o cer to preside over the process.

e o cer would issue an order authorizing to impound if the car was already impounded and the owners or lienholders would have 28 days to respond to the motion. If there is no response the car would be deemed abandoned but if there is a response then the owners or lien holders can enter into an agreement with the city ensuring the vehicle would not be used for organized drag races again.

If no such agreement is made then the o cer would hold a nal hearing on the matter and they could order the vehicle forfeited and or provide other remedies and award costs to the city.

e proceeding would provide an innocent owner’s exception if the owner didn’t know their car would be used in an organized drag race or if the car was stolen. In those cases, Niles said, there could be an independent criminal prosecution of the driver who took the car.

ere are limitations to the proceeding if it were to be approved including the following.

“Notably, if the vehicle cannot be found within Englewood, or the vehicle cannot be identi ed, then it cannot be impounded and likely cannot obtain an order of forfeiture,” city documents show. “Even with such limitations, however, an authorization for impoundment and forfeiture may be a su cient deterrent to minimize the likelihood of future organized drag races within the city.”

Cottage Food Safety

Learn food safety guidelines and the specifics of operating a cottage food business from a home kitchen. The next online class will be held Jan. 24, 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

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The Arapahoe County Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards recognizes teenagers who have overcome adversity and risen to challenges.Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors who wish to pursue post-secondary educational opportunities at vocational schools, two- or fouryear colleges, or trade and certification programs. Teachers, counselors, and school admins can nominate exceptional seniors through March 7 at arapahoeco.gov/youthawards.

We’re looking for one-time volunteers for the annual Point in Time Count on Jan. 28 to help survey those experiencing homelessness.

For more information, visit arapahoeco.gov/volunteer. Volunteer to support e orts to end homelessness

Englewood City Council has tabled a proposed drag racing ordinance. The council will discuss how to address the issue at a future study session. PHOTO BY ARIA MARIZZA

A year of reflection and renewal

AWINNING

s the calendar ips to a new year, it’s natural to pause and re ect on the one we’ve just completed. For some, it may have been a year of profound challenge, marked by the loss of a loved one, personal health battles or unforeseen traumas that reshaped the course of their lives. For these individuals, the arrival of a new year may feel like a much-needed turning of the page, an opportunity to leave pain behind and begin anew.

For others, the past year may have been lled with milestones and achievements, victories both personal and professional. It was a year of growth, learning and perhaps even celebration. As joyful as they may be, these moments often come hand in hand with failures and setbacks that taught invaluable lessons. Looking back, the make-up of highs and lows creates a narrative that fuels ambition for the year ahead.

No matter which side of this spectrum you nd yourself on or if your year included a mix of both, the beauty of this moment lies in its promise. We all have a blank canvas, a chance to envision what’s possible in the next 12 months. Whether we approach this year with hope, determination, or a bit of trepidation, one thing is certain: it is a year that holds potential for change, growth, and transformation.

e phrase “you’re only as good as your last win” resonates in sports, sales and life. It reminds us that success, while worth celebrating, is eeting without consistent e ort. But it’s equally valid that failure doesn’t de ne us; it’s simply a step along the path to success.

As we bid farewell to last year, take stock of what you achieved, what you learned and what you might have done di erently. Did you nd moments of courage? Did you navigate unexpected challenges with grace? Even in the most difcult of years, silver linings or small victories often pave the way for resilience.

e year ahead promises not just change but transformation. Technology, particularly advancements in arti cial intelligence, is accelerating faster than we ever imagined. From how we work to connect, AI is reshaping industries and relationships to how we de ne success. It’s an extraordinary opportunity but also demands adaptability and intentionality.

As these changes unfold, they invite us to re ect on our personal goals. What does transformation look like for you? Perhaps it’s focusing on physical health, prioritizing mental wellness, or strengthening your spiritual practice. Maybe it’s developing new skills to stay ahead in your career or embracing the technology that once seemed intimidating. is could also be the year to deepen relationships with family, friends, colleagues or even yourself. Pursuing personal growth doesn’t need to be grandiose; often, the most transformational changes begin with small, consistent actions.

e start of a new year is a rare opportunity to rewrite the script. It’s an invitation to dream big and act boldly. But it’s also a reminder to pace ourselves, embrace progress over perfection and stay curious about the future. Ask yourself: What do you want this year to mean? Is it the year you nally take that leap you’ve been hesitating over? Or is it the year you nd solace in the simple joys of life, treasuring time with loved ones and savoring moments of peace?

Whatever your vision, the blank canvas of the year ahead awaits your brushstrokes. It’s not about predicting what will happen; it’s about choosing how you will respond, grow and create meaning in the days and months to come.

As we close one chapter and open another, let’s celebrate the resilience that carried us through the last year and the hope that fuels the next. Whether this past year was one to cherish or endure, the road ahead holds promise. May this be the year of transformation for technology, our communities, and ourselves. What will you make of it? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com. e answer lies in the choices you make starting now. Here’s to the year ahead, your year to re ect, grow, and thrive. And as you do, 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.

Focusing on toning the mind

When I began teaching freshman English, I knew I faced a challenge. Years of teaching eighth graders had taught me girls would read pretty much whatever I put before them. Boys, though, were a di erent story. By their early teens, they had been conditioned — programmed — to believe reading and writing were for girls and math and science were “masculine.” And if there is one thing most adolescent boys want to prove, it’s that they’re “real men.”

Fortunately for me such a man serendipitously provided the answer: George Lucas. His “Star Wars” trilogy would become my hook. I felt con dent it would work because frosh boys, despite their puerile need to prove their masculinity, had not yet become jaded. at process would begin in a year or two.

When I told them on our rst day that we would watch “Star Wars,” they were elated. But after the cheering subsided, I made it clear: ey would know “Star Wars.” I’d teach it in conjunction with “ e Odyssey, and it would become my vehicle for teaching other literary works and developing concepts like the epic hero. Decades later, I like to think they’re citing Yoda’s maxims such as “Do or do not, there is no try,” “Size matters not,” and “ at is why you fail” to their children or students.

If I had simply tried to impress those notions on my students via lecture, my words would’ve fallen at and gone in one ear and out the other. But Yoda said them, so they listened. Which gets at a fundamental aspect of literature: Even though characters might be ctional, their words can have far more impact and bearing on the hu-

man psyche than those coming from the mouths of parents, teachers, or preachers. Wise parents, teachers, and preachers know that. So too do the not-so-wise, and it scares the hell out of them. In his New York Times essay “ e Plot Escapes Me,” James Collins, the author of “Beginner’s Greek,” explained how the sum of our entire literary experiences remains ever in memory. He described how Professor Maryanne Wolf, a trained neuroscientist, told him they become encoded by creating “pathways in the brain, [thereby] strengthening di erent mental processes.” at poses an interesting equation. For if our intellectual acumen, acquired wisdom, and philosophical outlook are in large part the sum of our reading experiences, logically it must mean the more we read, the greater is that sum. But it also must mean if one’s total of reading is sparse or zilch, the resulting sum is close to if not zero. After all, 0 + 0 = 0.

Reading, however, is not solely an intellectual endeavor. It is, or should be, a pleasurable experience, an escape from the grind of daily life or an excursion, a journey to or foray into another dimension. As the Queen makes clear to her chief attendant in “ e Uncommon Reader,” books are not about passing the time but instead about other lives and worlds. If one wanted to do that, she suggests, one could y to New Zealand. Or Mazatlán. Or play a video game. Or watch sports. Books, though, are not the only repository of great thoughts. e breadth of quality, worthwhile texts ranges wide, from essays and op-eds to full-blown novels. Yoda’s aphorism aptly states it: “Size matters not.” What matters is utilizing one of your greatest gifts: your ability to read. In the end, reading ought to be about opening and expanding the mind. Unfortunately, many

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New year, new strategies

AFINANCIAL STRATEGIES

new year, a clean slate. I always think of this as a great opportunity to take a new look at everything and make plans for the next 12 months. But then again, I am a planner. If you are not, then this may sound foreign to you, but it may still be worth your while to learn how to build the best strategy for 2025.

Readers have been inundated with news about what to expect under the new president. Investors have concerns about not enough domestic help and therefore rising prices. Business owners are wondering how tari s will a ect their imported supplies and their exports. Taxpayers are in ux about the tax law sunset slated for the end of this year and how to plan for 2026. It is di cult to plan when there are so many unknowns.

Luckily, Mariner’s chief economist, William Greiner, has kept a level head and is holding steady with his economic outlook. is is based on the business cycle and the natural progression expected from the Federal Reserve Board. It does no good to play guessing games about much else until more unfolds. Typical of many campaign promises, the chances of everything being implemented exactly as claimed are very small.

We expect that economic growth will slow to 1.5% to 2% in 2025. is is down from the 2.5% to 3% we experienced in 2024, according to Greiner.¹ is view, along with in ation continuing to moderate, is similar to that of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Powell’s testimony in late December

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included his forecast that unemployment is expected to go higher in 2025 to the 4.3 percent range. He stated that monetary policy will adjust as things progress. “If the labor market weakens or in ation falls, then we can decrease interest rates more aggressively,” he said.

I found it interesting that the last interest rate cut in mid-December triggered a stock market decline. Unfortunately, there was also no Santa Claus rally last year. is is when stocks do well in the last ve trading days of the year and into the rst two days of January. Instead, the markets ended on a sour note with ve consecutive days of decline from Dec. 26 through Jan. 2. However, it was a good year for the history books, with the S&P 500 rising more than 20% in 2024.²

Investors should consider planning for slower economic growth, slightly higher unemployment and potentially falling interest rates and moderating in ation. Develop a plan with your adviser to remain consistent with your investment strategy based on longterm growth potential and short-term interest rate declines. Bond investors should once again be rewarded with rising values as rates fall. Savers may not see their 4% and 5% yields on money markets or certi cates of deposit for a while. at renewal risk will be alive and well when new rates are posted at maturity. It may be time to look at a more productive strategy if this money is not your emergency reserves but keep in mind it is possible to lose money investing in securities.

1.William Greiner: ree Yards and a Cloud of Dust

2. JP Morgan: December FOMC

Patricia Kummer is managing director for Mariner, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

HILLEARY

OBITUARIES

Hugh W Hilleary

December 27, 1929 - December 13, 2024

Hugh W. Hilleary 1929-2024 passed away in his home on December 13, 2024.

Hugh was born in Missoula, Montana December 27, 1929 to Richard P. Hilleary and Iphi Mills Hilleary (both Deceased). Hugh grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, graduated from Albuquerque High School and the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a commission in the U.S. Navy.

His Wife Beverly Hilleary preceded him in death November 11, 2018

He is survived by their three children Mark W. Hilleary, Valinda Roche (husband Mark) and Denise Chinburg (husband Joe); grandchildren Blaze Roche, Tanner Roche, and Mitchell

Chinburg (wife Olivia); nephews Paul Hilleary (daughters Angela and Kristen), and Bryan Hilleary (sons Joshua and Jeremiah), and niece Christy Rubick- omas (husband Gilbert).

He was a Member of the Littleton YMCA, Littleton Soccer Association, Littleton Elks Club, Sigma Chi Fraternity, and the Littleton United Methodist Church and Choir.

Celebration of life service will be held January 16, 2025 11:00am at the Littleton United Methodist Church 5894 S Datura St.

Interment in Fort Logan National Cemetery. January 17, 2025 1:30pm (Staging area B 1:15pm)

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Ethel Evelyn Otteman (née Miller), aged 88, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2025, surrounded by her children and grandchildren in the comfort of her home in Littleton, Colorado. Born in Platte City, Missouri, on January 3, 1937, she lived a life full of love, warmth, and devotion to her family.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dean Earl Otteman, who passed away in 2005. She leaves behind her three children, Diana, Doreen, and Earl Dean, and three cherished grandchildren: Ryan, Jason, and Stephanie. Evelyn was also deeply saddened by the loss of her fourth grandchild, Elliot, who passed away in 2015. She is survived by multiple great-grandchildren, who brought her much joy in her later years.

active extended to gardening and bowling, and she will be remembered for the time she spent caring for numerous cats and dogs throughout her life, particularly her beloved basset hounds.

She always kept a welcoming place for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, o ering them love, comfort, and a safe haven when needed. She often said, “...children come home,” and her home was indeed a place where they could nd solace and support.

A homemaker and talented hairdresser, Evelyn’s life was rich with passion and creativity. She loved to travel and camp with her family, often cherishing the simple joys of nature. She was a gifted needle worker, enjoying activities such as knitting, crocheting, and embroidery, and even made clothes for her children in their youth. Her love for staying

A graveside service will be held January 31st at 11:00 AM Mountain Time at the Ft. Logan National Cemetery, where she will join her late husband, Dean. In lieu of owers, the family asks that donations be made in Evelyn’s honor to one of the following charities:

- e Denver Dumb Friends League - High Country Basset Hound Rescue - Beauty Changes Lives

Evelyn’s legacy of love, kindness, and devotion to family will continue to live on in the hearts of all who knew her. We take comfort in knowing she has now found her way home.

OTTEMAN

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Icing on the skate

Local outdoor rinks’ unique features, settings o er something for everyone

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Winter sports reign supreme along the Front Range. While the mountains and foothills o er plenty of places to ski, snowboard, snowshoe and spike-hike, the Denver metro area has opportunities galore to ice-skate and play hockey.

During the winter holidays, several local cities like Denver and Arvada host outdoor skating rinks in shopping centers or town squares. Some are only open through local schools’ winter break, but others remain open through January or February, depending on conditions.

Hours and prices vary, but most rinks o er rental skates or people can bring their own for lower-priced admission.

Although there are plenty of indoor skating options, many skaters prefer outdoor rinks’ atmospheres and open-air conditions. ey enjoy soaking up the sunshine or embracing the cold, depending on the weather.

Lakewood’s Greg Daniels and his three teenage children said skating outdoors is “more fun, more festive.” Also, indoor rinks tend to host more intense skaters, while outdoor ones like e Rink at Belmar are more casual, they said.

Leesa Stone, a former Parker resident, felt likewise. She liked the atmosphere at Parker’s Ice Trail at Discovery Park, with its holiday lights around the perimeter and its open replaces for people to warm themselves.

Plus, at places like Evergreen Lake, people come just to enjoy the views and skate on a real lake.

“We love the beautiful surroundings, being nestled here in the mountains,” Commerce City’s Michael Scanlon said of Evergreen Lake. “It adds to the ambiance.”

Whether they were experts or new to the sport, the skaters said local rinks o er something for people of all ages and experience levels.

“Everyone should try it,” Denver’s Marie Duran said.

And, as her 7-year-old Charlotte added, even if people don’t like skating, most rinks are in locations where people can easily nd other activities, like walking, sledding or shopping.

The Rink at Belmar

e Durans rst visited e Rink at Belmar last year and had fun. So, when Charlotte started asking to go skating this winter, the family returned to Belmar Jan. 2.

e rink, which is presented by Quantum Fiber and made of real ice, is in the middle of Lakewood’s Belmar Shopping District.

sphere and holiday lights.

Maddi Harris and Kian Larson, students at Evergreen High School, were visiting Belmar for a date night and decided to rent skates before their movie. e two had also been skating at Evergreen Lake before. While it has its advantages, they liked Belmar’s festive atmosphere with all the holiday lights and the decorated evergreen tree near the rink.

“I prefer the holiday spirit here,” Larson said.

Evergreen Lake

Lara De Beer was visiting the area from Belgium, and for her last day in town, Evergreen’s Colin Saunder decided they should go skating at Evergreen Lake. De Beer had never skated on a lake before, and Saunder hadn’t been out on Evergreen’s in a while, so Jan. 2 seemed like the perfect time to try out the ice. While the lake is several acres in size, skating is only allowed on a portion of it. e maintained section near the Evergreen Lake House has a large perimeter that skaters can take laps around, as well as about a dozen small rinks people can use to play hockey, practice their skating technique and more.

People can buy tickets ahead of time or purchase walk-up tickets on a rstcome, rst-served basis. Private bookings and skating lessons can also be booked online.

Charlotte, who’s a big roller-skating fan, has enjoyed learning to ice skate. Her mom said the smaller rink is ideal for people like Charlotte who are learning to skate.

Duran also felt that e Rink at Belmar was reasonably priced, wellmaintained and “fun for all ages.”

Daniels estimated he and his family have been coming to the Belmar rink for about 10 years. ey tried to go skating before Christmas, but it was very busy. So, they opted to do their annual skating night Jan. 2 instead.

e family frequently shops at Belmar, and liked how close and convenient the rink was for them and other Lakewood residents.

e Daniels have been to other rinks in the area, like the one at Evergreen Lake, but the Belmar one’s atmo-

Because it is a lake, the dates and hours it’s open is weather-dependent. It was scheduled to be open through at least Jan. 25, when it would host the Pond Hockey Championships, but anyone wanting to visit should call the hotline at 720-8801391.

De Beer and Saunder both enjoyed the pleasant weather and mountain scenery from the lake, with Saunder describing how unique and special it is compared to other rinks around Denver.

“ ere’s no place like it,” he said.

Small outdoor rinks like the one in downtown Denver tend to be crowded, but Evergreen Lake has plenty of space for everyone, he added.

Michael Scanlon and his children, Alex and Isabel, felt likewise, describing how they’ve been visiting Evergreen Lake annually since the late ‘90s. Michael said they love the excitement and energy that seems to be inherent among outdoor skating rinks.

However, he added, he felt like the lake’s seasons were getting shorter as the lake doesn’t freeze over as early in the winter as it used to. It’s also grown so popular that parking can be di cult, he said.

People skate at Evergreen Lake Jan. 2., amid Je erson County’s scenic foothills. Several skaters said the scenery is one of the reasons they enjoy skating at Evergreen Lake. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

ICE SKATING

He recommended that anyone wanting to visit Evergreen Lake “should get here right when it opens,” because it’s usually less crowded and the ice is in the best condition.

e Martinez family from Colorado Springs also went skating during a day trip to Evergreen.

Lauren Martinez said she appreciated how the rink had plenty of pushable skating aids for children. Her family also enjoyed the nearby sledding hill. Overall, she said, they would be open to visiting it again.

Parker Ice Trail at Discovery Park

Parker’s Josh Blaha and his family had planned to go skating in Denver during the evening Jan. 2. But that rink closed earlier in the evening, so they opted to visit the Parker Ice Trail at Discovery Park instead. It was right down the street and open later, he described.

“It’s nice to have something like this in our backyard,” he said of the ice trail.

Unlike a traditional rink, the Parker Ice Trail at Discovery Park is an ice-covered loop trail that’s about 450 feet around. It’s also not a perfect oval with some sharper corners to keep skaters on their toes.

In the summer, it’s a concrete walkway; but in the winter, sta members cover it with ice that they maintain with a Zamboni. It’s scheduled to be open for the season through Feb. 28.

While his family has been to other outdoor rinks, Blaha said they’re much farther away. Additionally, he thought the ice trail was a good size and didn’t feel too crowded.

Leesa Stone, who lived in Parker for more than 20 years before moving to Utah, was happy that Parker had an outdoor rink of its own.

She’s been skating before at e Pond Ice Rink at Southlands, saying that while she liked the lights at e Pond Ice Rink better, she overall liked the Parker Ice Trail more. She said it felt bigger and like that it was one-way only. Plus, the open replaces and overhead heater at the admissions booth are nice touches, she added.

Avery Jones and her family said the shape was also unique. ey thought it motivated some people to skate faster than they would at a regular rink, while others might go slower.

Like the Blaha family, Avery and Zach Jones said they appreciated having an outdoor skating feature so close to home. ey added that it was the perfect thing to do over the holidays, as it’s a very approachable activity for families.

So, whether it’s a family outing, date night, a casual jaunt to soak up the sun or a serious training session, skaters agree the Denver area is the place to be.

Denver’s Marie Duran, left, skates at The Rink at Belmar Jan. 2. Duran and her daughter wanted to come back after visiting the rink for the first time last year. PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Lara De Beer, far left, and Evergreen’s Colin Saunder skate around Evergreen Lake Jan. 2. De Beer was visiting from Belgium, and Saunder thought skating at Evergreen Lake would be a fun activity for her last day visiting.

Parker’s Avery Jones helps her 5-year-old Rylee as she learns to skate Jan. 2 at the Parker Ice Trail at Discovery Park. The feature, which is a concrete walkway in the summer and is iced down in the winter, is scheduled to be open through Feb. 28.

An employee drives the Zamboni around The Rink at Belmar Jan. 2. The rink, which is scheduled to be open through Jan. 26, is in the middle of the Belmar Shopping District.

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as the controversial proposal was nally postponed inde nitely on a 6-1 vote, in front of an audience where many people wore matching shirts to show opposition to the proposal.

Under the proposed code change, dubbed “Neighborhood Housing Opportunities” by the city, all residential zones in the city — including some that now primarily only allow single-family detached homes — would have allowed duplexes and multiplexes. It also included stipulations that would have made it easier to build three- to four-unit townhomes and cottage court communities, or clusters of homes, in some areas. e proposed code change also would have eased the city’s limitations on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in order to bring the city code in line with new state laws.

After receiving hundreds of written comments in recent days and weeks from residents opposing the ordinance, the city council voted to push the decision down the road. e plan now is to consider other policies that would work toward the city’s housing goals on a more “incremental basis,” according to the postponement motion from District 4 Councilmember Andrea Peters.

“I believe this change has the potential to bene t our city into the future; it has many self-limiting guardrails,” Peters said. “However, it’s also become clear that there

is more work to be done to ensure it fully re ects the needs and concerns of our community. With tonight’s motion to postpone, I hope that we’re demonstrating that we are listening, we hear your concerns, we want to ensure this ordinance is well-informed and thoughtfully tailored as much as possible.”

Opponents were outspoken

In public comment periods at recent meetings, in emails to city councilmembers and on social media, many residents opposed to the change have expressed concern that allowing duplexes and multiplexes in areas with primarily single-family houses would damage the character of their neighborhoods. At the Jan. 7 meeting, many residents showed up in shirts that said “Save Old Littleton,” representing an organization recently created to oppose the code change.

Many who opposed the change also said they believed the expanded housing options allowed in residential zones would have led to more expensive — not less expensive — homes.

At-Large Councilmember Pam Grove echoed this concern.

“It’s very expensive to build new units — new duplexes, multiplexes, triplexes,” she said. “ ese things are built by developers — we’ve seen the numbers, and they need to make a pro t, and then it becomes something that’s very expensive.”

All city council members voted in favor of the postponement except Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Barr,

and need a helping hand.

“I have learned the power of women cheering each other on,” she said. “It’s pretty beautiful to watch.”

She said she also learned a lot from the interns, who taught her that anyone can face challenges

“We’re not all that different,” she said. “(We’re) one traumatic event, or one bad decision, away from being in the same spot. So, I think that’s been really, really interesting for me to see and to know we’re all the same — and sometimes we’ve got to help each other up.”

In addition to the training program, Angel Concept sup-

who represents District 3. He said the proposed code change would help address Littleton’s need for housing, which re ects the housing crisis impacting the whole Front Range.

“To weigh the short-term sacrices is to mitigate the long-term impacts of continued suburban sprawl,” he said. “Every citizen — and especially our elected ofcials — owe it to future generations to make reasonable sacrices and incremental changes to allow future generations to prosper. We owe just as much to our future residents as (to) our current ones.”

Leading up to the vote, residents who supported the proposed code change made similar arguments. ey said allowing more diverse housing types in Littleton would help address the city’s housing shortage and would lead to more a ordable homes in the long run.

Supporter stays optimistic

Spencer Hanks, a resident in favor of the proposed code change, said he was disappointed, unsurprised and ultimately optimistic about the city council’s decision.

“I think (being) given the opportunity to amend this and change this to really t Littleton is going to be a good opportunity,” he said. “As long as the citizens … are willing to collaborate and engage instead of just kind of giving in to the fear and the confusion that was on display tonight, then I’m very condent that we can pass something for the future.”

At-Large City Councilmember Gretchen Rydin encouraged

ports women by donating five percent of its sales revenue to charity. When customers check out, they can choose where to send these proceeds from a list of organizations, including Providence Network, Women’s Bean Project, Sense of Security, Safehouse Denver, Dress for Success, Florence Crittenton Services and The Delores Project.

residents to keep their minds and hearts open to the “big picture” that the proposed ordinance was trying to address.

“From my perspective, we’re really trying to increase the supply of housing because lack of supply is at the heart of homelessness,” she said. “Please keep some of those arguments in mind and challenge just some of the knee-jerk reactions of scarcity … ‘If someone else gets more, that means I get less’ — that’s not necessarily true.”

After the nal vote, the crowd gave the city council a standing ovation. Several residents who attended the meeting to oppose the decision expressed their relief.

“I think they actually felt that the people weren’t heard,” said resident Tim Brotherton. “I just think that they kind of came to their senses … I’m glad that they saw that we had some ght in us.” e city council encouraged residents to stay involved in city conversations about zoning and other issues as the city sta works on creating a new version of the housing plan. ey directed residents to the Littleton Report Online and their social media channels to stay up-to-date with city happenings, and said they would work on creating a more robust community engagement strategy.

City Manager Jim Becklenberg said the city expects to revisit the topic at an upcoming study session, likely in the next few weeks. e city council is legally obligated to adopt new ADU regulations this year in order to be compliant with state law, Mayor Kyle Schlachter said.

Hosier said the nonprofit has donated more than $100,000 to these charities since it opened. Although the store is closing, Hosier said she hopes its spirit can live on in the community.

“I hope that people try to find a way to help each other,” she said. “And people aren’t so mean, and find kindness in their hearts — because some people are luckier than others.”

FROM PAGE 1

The audience at the Jan. 7 Littleton City Council meeting, where residents were expecting a public hearing on a controversial zoning proposal, filled the council chambers, with spillover filling the community room and a hallway at the Littleton Center.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

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Serve on Centennial’s community input groups

The City of Centennial is seeking candidates for roles on its boards, commissions and committees — an opportunity to contribute to your community and provide valuable input to Centennial City Council on critical issues. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Feb. 17.

Applications are invited for roles on the city’s audit committee, election commission, investment committee, open space advisory board, planning and zoning commission — which gives input on property development decisions — and senior commission based on current vacancies.

New appointments will be made in March with terms starting in April. To apply, residents must submit an online application form. The same form can be used for multiple vacancies and once submitted, it remains valid throughout the year. Applicants selected for an interview will be notified via email.

To explore details, application requirements and more, visit centennialco.gov/boardsandcommissions. For questions, contact the Centennial City Clerk’s Office at Clovelace@centennialco.gov.

SCAMS

How to spot a scam

Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce Deputy Michael McKnight, who works in the community resource and crime prevention unit, said a caller asking for money on the phone is one way to notice that it’s likely a scam.

“ e sheri ’s o ce does not take Visa check cards – we don’t take any form of gift cards, anything like that,” he said. e sheri ’s o ce also does not call people to tell them there is a warrant out for their arrest, he said.

Some scammers will ask victims to go to the sheri ’s o ce, which McKnight said is likely a tactic to get people to meet them in another place to deliver money. Other scammers tell victims that o cials are going to arrest them at their home unless they pay the ne. is is a huge red ag that a call is a scam, McKnight said, because the sheri ’s o ce does not alert people before arresting them.

“We don’t call you to tell you, ‘Hey, we’re coming to pick you up for a warrant,’” McKnight said. “We like to be the object of surprise … We just come get you.”

Deputy Ryan Falkner with the Douglas

Help those in need at Parker blood drive

Give the gift of life by volunteering to make a blood donation during the Town of Parker’s next blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 30 at Parker’s Public Works Operations Center at 9045 Tammy Lane. That’s off Hess Road east of Jordan Road.

To set up an appointment time, contact Wendy Reedy at 303-805-3206 or wendyreedy@parkerco.gov.

Come to Malley Senior Prom in Englewood

If you enjoy music from a live DJ, dancing, refreshments and the company of friends, then come to the Malley Senior Recreation Center at 3380 S. Lincoln St. from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and enjoy the festivities.

The recreation center serves people 55 and older. It sits near South Broadway and Girard Avenue.

The event is free, but registration is required. Visit tinyurl.com/MalleySeniorProm to register or contact Nancy Baum at nbaum@englewoodco.gov or 303-762-2662 for questions.

Buck, Goodson and Lone Tree rec centers extend hours

Three South Suburban recreation centers now have new, extended hours.

Starting Jan. 6, Littleton’s Buck, Cen-

County Sheri ’s O ce said these types of scams are also common in Douglas County. He said the scammers often use real names of o cers or chiefs from the law enforcement agency, and victims should not trust this.

“Anyone can nd these names as our names are public records,” he said. “ is adds to the belief that it is real. e victims sometimes end the call with the scammer, (then) call (the sheri ’s ofce) asking if that person works here, and then call the scammer back, believing it is legit.”

Instead, he said, it is best to hang up and call the sheri ’s o ce directly. Scammers may try to convince victims that they will be arrested if they hang up, but that is not true, Falkner said.

“It is OK to hang up; it is not a crime,” he said. “You can hang up for any reason under any circumstance.”

If the concern is not xed with a phone call to the sheri ’s o ce, Falkner said to physically go to the courthouse or sheri ’s o ce to inquire about the situation.

“I know that physically going to the courthouse (or) sheri ’s o ce is inconvenient, but it’s much better than losing money without verifying this concern,” he said.

Frightening victims into irrationality

For people who have had little to no experience with the criminal justice sys-

tennial’s Goodson and Lone Tree recreation centers will be open on the following schedule:

• Monday-Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Pools close at 8:30 p.m.)

• Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Pools close at 3:45 p.m.)

Sheridan Recreation Center will continue to be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Visit ssprd.org for more information.

Apply to need-based scholarship program

The Call to Action Foundation announced the expansion of its scholarship program that will help serve students in additional states in 2025.

The scholarship offers need-based financial support covering the cost of attendance (up to $25,000 annually) for eligible students attending nonprofit, regionally accredited public universities and colleges.

With this year’s expansion, the scholarship program will now be available in six states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada and Utah.

In addition to financial assistance, the scholarship recipients gain access to valuable resources such as mentorship, academic counseling, leadership development, and ongoing personal and professional support.

tem or with law enforcement, scammers often play on this lack of knowledge to make victims believe it’s real. ey also intentionally try to frighten victims so that they will not question what they are being told, McKnight said.

“ eir whole objective is to put fear into you, because once that fear kicks in, that’s when you start making irrational decisions,” he said. “ ey’re going to do something that immediately is going to frighten the person who doesn’t have the education and knowledge about what goes on and how these things work.”

A Littleton resident named Peter, who asked Colorado Community Media not to publish his last name due to being someone who was targeted for a scam, experienced this when he interacted with a scam caller in August. A person left a message for him, and Peter returned the call and left a voicemail. When the number called back, they told Peter there was a warrant out for his arrest for failure to appear in court for jury duty.

“I have no idea how the system works,” Peter said.

e scammer told him he needed to pay a ne to do a handwriting analysis and to also send them a nancial statement. Peter had a feeling the call was a scam, so he hung up and called the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce, who

The Call to Action Foundation Scholarship Program officially launched on Jan. 1 with the application deadline of 5 p.m. Mountain Time on Feb. 1. To learn more about this program and apply, visit www.calltoactionfdn. org.

Irish pipe-and-drum band seeking new members

Ciorcal Cairdre Irish Pipes & Drums, an all-inclusive Irish pipe band based in the Denver metro area, is actively recruiting new members to join its growing community.

The band, whose name means “Circle of Friends” in Gaelic, invites aspiring pipers and drummers to join with no prior experience needed. All ages 8 and up are welcome, and the band provides private lessons at reduced rates for those eager to get started.

With a focus on both music and education, Ciorcal Cairde shares Irish cultural traditions with audiences while welcoming members from all backgrounds. From private events to public celebrations, the band delivers lively, authentic performances that celebrate the spirit of Irish music.

Contact Ginger Lagemann at ginger. lagemann@gmail.com or call 813-3895079.

con rmed it was a scam call.

“Anytime someone claims to be from one of these agencies, rather than call that number, the rst thing I should have done in retrospect was … call the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce,” Peter said.

If a person actually misses jury duty, McKnight said, the courts will communicate with that person by mail. e court will also give the person opportunities to make up their jury duty date before they attempt to arrest them.

If a person gives money to a scammer, McKnight said it is di cult to recover the funds.

“ ere’s not a lot of ways for us to really detect or see how any of those go, or where they go to, who they hand it o to,” he said. “Unfortunately, when it happens, there’s not a lot we can do.”

If a person does pay a scammer, McKnight said they should le a police report. But the best way to protect themselves is to be informed and aware about what scams look like, and always check with the real agency when in doubt.

“If they have any questions or something is concerning, they can contact us,” he said. “Even if (scammers are) going to keep doing it, at least we’re doing the prevention side and getting that education out where people can feel con dent in hanging up the phone and calling us and letting us know what’s going on.”

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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) Sandra L. Schoob

Original Beneficiary(ies)

OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee for ABFC 2006-OPT3

Trust, Asset Backed Funding Corporation

Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPT3

Date of Deed of Trust July 28, 2006

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 02, 2006

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

B6111039

Original Principal Amount

$254,800.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$262,043.34

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay 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 22, BLOCK 34, SOUTHGLENN - FIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 7173 S Clarkson Street, Centennial, CO 80122-1223.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

Act", pursuant to Colorado law.

First Publication: 12/19/24

Last Publication: 1/16/25

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Date: 12/3/24

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

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado

Revised 9/2012

Legal Notice NO. 0195-2024

First Publication: 12/19/24

Last Publication: 1/16/25

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0453-2024

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

On October 18, 2024, the undersigned Public

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, 02/19/2025, 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: 12/26/2024

Last Publication: 1/23/2025

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: 10/18/2024

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 # 24-033242

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. 0453-2024

First Publication: 12/26/2024

Last Publication: 1/23/2025

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0445-2024

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

On October 11, 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)

Robert Richard Richardson, The Robert Richard Richardson Trust, dated May 27, 1987 and as amended and restated on August 13, 2002

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PHH Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

March 17, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 23, 2021

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

E1048550

Original Principal Amount

$735,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$367,257.38

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: Death of all named mortgagors under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 17, BLOCK 9, A RESUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF BLOCKS 9 AND 10, SOUTHWOOD ADDITION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE,

STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 891 E Applewood Avenue, 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, 02/12/2025, 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: 12/19/2024

Last Publication: 1/16/2025

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: 10/11/2024

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-24-996680-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. 0445-2024

First Publication: 12/19/2024

Last Publication: 1/16/2025

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0450-2024

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

On October 15, 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)

Orchard Falls Operating Company LLC

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Ladder Capital Finance LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16, Commercial Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2014-LC16

Date of Deed of Trust April 11, 2014

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 14, 2014

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

D4030422

Original Principal Amount

$19,000,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $16,333,357.41

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 when due one or more payments required under the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

See Exhibit A, attached hereto.

Purported common address: 7800 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

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

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, 02/12/2025, 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: 12/19/2024

Last Publication: 1/16/2025

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: 10/15/2024

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for

trust, mortgage or otherwise be expressly made subject to the lien of this Deed of Trust;

TOGETHER WITH the buildings, structures, fixtures, additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements and improvements now or hereafter erected or located on the Land (collectively, the “Improvements”);

TOGETHER WITH all easements, rightsof-way or use, rights, strips and gores of land, streets, ways, alleys, passages, sewer rights, water, water courses, water rights and powers, air rights and development rights, and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, liberties, servitudes, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances of any nature whatsoever, in any way now or hereafter belonging, relating or pertaining to the Land and the Improvements and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, and all land lying in the bed of any street, road or avenue, opened or proposed, in front of or adjoining the Land, to the center line thereof and all the estates, rights, titles, interests, dower and rights of dower, curtesy and rights of curtesy, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, both at law and in equity, of Grantor of, in and to the Land and the Improvements and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances thereto;

TOGETHER WITH all “equipment,” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (as hereinafter defined), now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor, which is used at or in connection with the Improvements or the Land or is located thereon or therein (including, but not limited to, all machinery, equipment, furnishings, and electronic data-processing and other office equipment now owned or hereafter acquired by Grant-

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or and any and all additions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing), together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto (collectively, the “Equipment”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Equipment shall not include any property belonging to Tenants under Leases except to the extent that Grantor shall have any right or interest therein;

TOGETHER WITH all Equipment now owned, or the ownership of which is hereafter acquired, by Grantor which is so related to the Land and Improvements forming part of the Property that it is deemed fixtures or real property under the law of the particular state in which the Equipment is located, including, without limitation, all building or construction materials intended for construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of or installation on the Property, construction equipment, appliances, machinery, plant equipment, fittings, apparatuses, fixtures and other items now or hereafter attached to, installed in or used in connection with (temporarily or permanently) any of the Improvements or the Land, including, but not limited to, engines, devices for the operation of pumps, pipes, plumbing, cleaning, call and sprinkler systems, fire extinguishing apparatuses and equipment, heating, ventilating, plumbing, laundry, incinerating, electrical, air conditioning and air cooling equipment and systems, gas and electric machinery, appurtenances and equipment, pollution control equipment, security systems, disposals, dishwashers, refrigerators and ranges, recreational equipment and facilities of all kinds, and water, gas, electrical, storm and sanitary sewer facilities, utility lines and equipment (whether owned individually or jointly with others, and, if owned jointly, to the extent of Grantor’s interest therein) and all other utilities whether or not situated in easements, all water tanks, water supply, water power sites, fuel stations, fuel tanks, fuel supply, and all other structures, together with all accessions, appurtenances, additions, replacements, betterments and substitutions for any of the foregoing and the proceeds thereof (collectively, the “Fixtures”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Fixtures” shall not include any property which Tenants are entitled to remove pursuant to Leases except to the extent that Grantor shall have any right or interest therein;

TOGETHER WITH all furniture, furnishings, objects of art, machinery, goods, tools, supplies, appliances, general intangibles, contract rights, accounts, accounts receivable, franchises, licenses, certificates and permits, and all other personal property of any kind or character whatsoever (as defined in and subject to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as hereinafter defined), whether tangible or intangible, other than Fixtures, which are now or hereafter owned by Grantor and which are located within or about the Land and the Improvements, together with all accessories, replacements and substitutions thereto or therefor and the proceeds thereof (collectively, the “Personal Property”), and the right, title and interest of Grantor in and to any of the Personal Property which may be subject to any security interests, as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted and enacted by the state or states where any of the Property is located (the “Uniform Commercial Code”), superior in lien to the lien of this Deed of Trust and all proceeds and products of the above;

TOGETHER WITH all leases and other agreements affecting the use, enjoyment or occupancy of the Land and the Improvements heretofore or hereafter entered into, whether before or after the filing by or against Grantor of any petition for relief under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Bankruptcy Code”) (collectively, the “Leases”) and all right, title and interest of Grantor, its successors and assigns therein and thereunder, including, without limitation, cash or securities deposited thereunder to secure the performance by the lessees of their obligations thereunder and all rents, additional rents, revenues, issues and profits (including all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses) from the Land and the Improvements whether paid or accruing before or after the filing by or against Grantor of any petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Rents”) and all proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Leases and the right to receive and apply the Rents to the payment and performance of the Obligations including the payment of the Debt;

TOGETHER WITH all awards or payments, including interest thereon, which may heretofore and hereafter be made with respect to the Property, whether from the exercise of the right of eminent domain (including but not limited to any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such right), or for a change of grade, or for any other injury to or decrease in the value of the Property;

TOGETHER WITH all proceeds in respect of the Property under any insurance policies covering the Property, including, without limitation, the right to receive and apply the proceeds of any insurance, judgments, or settlements made in lieu thereof, for damage to the Property;

TOGETHER WITH all refunds, rebates or credits in connection with any reduction in real estate taxes and assessments charged against the Property as a result of tax certiorari proceedings or any other applications or proceedings for reduction of same, in each case, irrespective of the time period to which they relate;

TOGETHER WITH the right, in the name and on behalf of Grantor, to appear in and defend any action or proceeding brought with respect to the Property and to commence any action or proceeding to protect the interest of Lender in the Property;

TOGETHER WITH all agreements, contracts, certificates, instruments, franchises, permits, licenses, plans, specifications and other documents, now or hereafter entered into, and all rights therein and thereto, respecting or

pertaining to the use, occupation, construction, management or operation of the Land and any part thereof and any Improvements or respecting any business or activity conducted on the Land and any part thereof and all right, title and interest of Grantor therein and thereunder, including, without limitation, the right, upon the happening of any default hereunder, to receive and collect any sums payable to Grantor thereunder;

TOGETHER WITH all tradenames, trademarks, servicemarks, logos, copyrights, goodwill, books and records and all other general intangibles relating to or used in connection with the operation of the Property;

TOGETHER WITH all reserves, escrows and deposit accounts maintained by Mortgagor with respect to the Property, including, without limitation, all accounts established or maintained pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement, the Clearing Account Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with all deposits or wire transfers made to such accounts, and all cash, checks, drafts, certificates, securities, investment property, financial assets, instruments and other property held therein from time to time, and all proceeds, products, distributions, dividends and/or substitutions thereon and thereof;

TOGETHER WITH all documents, instruments, chattel paper and intangibles, as the foregoing terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, and general intangibles relating to the Property;

TOGETHER WITH all proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, proceeds of insurance and condemnation awards, whether in cash, or in liquidation or other claims or otherwise;

TOGETHER WITH any and all other rights of Grantor in and to the items set forth above, and all decreed and undecreed water or water rights, ditches or ditch rights, reservoirs or reservoir rights, well, spring, seepage and pond rights, and all other types of rights to the ownership of water, tributary, nontributary and not nontributary, which are underlying, appurtenant to or customarily or historically used upon or associated with the Property, all water and ditch company stock relating to the Property, and all rights to naturally occurring oil, gas, minerals, geothermal resources, timber and crops under, through, upon, or appurtenant to the Property; and

Without limiting any of the other provisions noted above, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Grantor expressly grants to Lender, as secured party, a security interest in the portion of the Property which is or may be subject to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code which are applicable to secured transactions; it being understood and agreed that the Improvements and Fixtures are part and parcel of the Land (the Land, the Improvements and the Fixtures collectively referred to as the “Real Property”) appropriated to the use thereof and, whether affixed or annexed to the Real Property or not, shall be deemed conclusively to be real estate and conveyed hereby.

Property Street Address: 7800 East Orchard Road Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County, Colorado

Legal Notice NO. 0450-2024

First Publication: 12/19/2024

Last Publication: 1/16/2025

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0488-2024

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

On November 1, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Sean Charles Martin

Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 31, 2020 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2020

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

E0076149 Original Principal Amount

$317,700.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

$351,099.73

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 8, BLOCK 7, BROOKRIDGE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 5170 S Grant St, Littleton, 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, 03/05/2025, 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: 1/9/2025

Last Publication: 2/6/2025

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: 11/01/2024

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

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

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-24-1000590-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. 0488-2024

First Publication: 1/9/2025

Last Publication: 2/6/2025

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0491-2024

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

On November 1, 2024, the undersigned

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

Original Grantor(s)

Elvis E King, Jr.

Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

December 12, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 14, 2018

Recording Information

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

D8122473

Original Principal Amount

$208,650.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$193,189.85

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 167, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN#: 032444803

Purported common address: 8140 S Fillmore Cir, Centennial, CO 80122.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/05/2025, 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: 1/9/2025

Last Publication: 2/6/2025

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: 11/01/2024

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

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 24-033360

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. 0491-2024

First Publication: 1/9/2025

Last Publication: 2/6/2025

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0500-2024

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

On November 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)

Jordan Julian Alcazar Quijano

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing

Date of Deed of Trust

August 16, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 26, 2019

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

D9086908

Original Principal Amount

$450,450.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$381,492.86

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 37, Block 1, Southcreek Subdivision Filing No. 9, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 15835 E Broncos Pl, 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, 03/12/2025, 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: 1/16/2025

Last Publication: 2/13/2025

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: 11/12/2024

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 # CO23902

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. 0500-2024

First Publication: 1/16/2025

Last Publication: 2/13/2025

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0456-2024

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

On October 18, 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)

Lindsay M. Theobold Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dba Greenlight Loans, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust September 08, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 23, 2015

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5122296

Original Principal Amount

$88,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $94,216.55

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 make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Attached as Exhibit "A"

Purported common address: 313 West Lehow Avenue 21, Englewood, CO 80110.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/19/2025, 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: 12/26/2024

Last Publication: 1/23/2025

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: 10/18/2024

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

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, 03/12/2025,

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

Legal Notice No. Arap 2040

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

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

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

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 2039

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing before the Englewood City Council will be held on February 3, 2025 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood Council Chambers, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110.

Case ZON2024-002 Planned Unit

auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/26/2025, 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: 1/2/2025

elector may file a letter of interest in such position by mail to: Paul R. Cockrel, Cockrel Ela Glesne Greher & Ruhland, P.C., 44 Cook Street, Suite 620, Denver, Colorado 80206.'

PANORAMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Krystal Arceneaux, Chair

Legal Notice No. Arap 2030

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SERVICE PLAN FOR EASTGATE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-6

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application for the organization of the Eastgate Metropolitan District Nos. 1-6 (the “Districts”) has been filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado requesting the approval of the Service Plan for the District. A copy of the proposed Service Plan may be examined at the offices of the Clerk and Recorder, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to Section 32-1-204, C.R.S., a public hearing on the Service Plan will be held before the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners on February 11, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in the Arapahoe County Administration Building, East Hearing Room, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120. The hearing is open to the public, and all interested parties will be provided an opportunity to be heard and provide testimony or evidence regarding the organization of the Districts.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the Service Plan and form a basis for the Board of County Commissioners to adopt a resolution approving, conditionally approving, or disapproving the Service Plan. The Districts initial boundaries are approximately 0.5 acres each and are within the Districts’ service area which contains approximately 144 acres and is generally bounded on the north by East Colfax Ave. (I-70 frontage road), the east by Monaghan Road, on the south generally by Sky Ranch Filing No. 1 (residential) and on the west by the boundary with Foxridge Farm Mobile Home Park, the Aurora Pumping Station No. 3, and the Jamaso Mixed Use – Airport property. A copy of the full legal description for each District may also be requested from Erb Law, LLC, 8480 E Orchard Road, Suite 3650, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

Development (PUD): The issue to be heard before City Council is a proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD). The proposed PUD is for a new multi-story apartment building and potential future hotel.

Address: 401 Englewood Parkway

A copy of the proposed documents may be reviewed in the Community Development Department. Anyone interested in this matter may be heard at the Public Hearing by calling 303.762.2430 or by emailing CityClerk@ englewoodco.gov 24 hours prior to the public hearing for directions on providing public comment virtually or in person.

By Order of the Englewood City Council

Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2052

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE

Englewood Housing Authority, dba Innovative Housing Concepts, will close its waitlist for One Bedroom, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Accessible ADA public housing units at Orchard Place at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. Innovative Housing Concepts is an equal opportunity housing provider.

Equal Housing Opportunity

Legal Notice No. Arap 2047

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY

TRUSTEE BILL #6-2024 CONCERNING FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION WAS PASSED ON 2ND READING BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JUNE 18, 2024. A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE TOWN HALL AT 2 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, COLUMBINE VALLEY CO.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY

/S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK

Legal Notice No. Arap 2031

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent

VACANCIES FOR PANORAMA

Pursuant

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 32-1-203(3.5), C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners may exclude territory from District(s) prior to approval of the Service Plan. Any person owning property in the proposed District(s) who requests that their property be excluded from the District(s) prior to approval of the Service Plan shall submit the request to the Board of County Commissioners no later than ten days prior to the public hearing. Any protests and objections to the Service Plan shall be deemed waived unless presented at the time and in the manner specified. The Board of County Commissioners shall not be limited in its action with respect to the exclusion of property based upon such request. Any request for exclusion shall be acted upon before final action of the Board of County Commissioners concerning approval of the Service Plan.

Legal Notice No. Arap 2051

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

BID PACKAGES #15 & 21

Littleton High School Summer 2024 CMGC Services

Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on February 11, 2025 pay retainage and make final settlement with Fransen Pittman General Contractors. BID PACKAGES #15 & 21

Littleton High School Summer 2024 CMGC Services. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on February 11, 2025. Claims must be submitted to the Board of Education of Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on February 11, 2025 Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: January 16, 2025

Legal Notice No. Arap 2005 First Publication: January 16, 2025 Last Publication: January 30, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications PUBLIC NOTICE INVERNESS

NESS BOULEVARD ASPHALT REHABILITATION PROJECT

CONTRACTOR’S SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that on February 17, 2025, at 58 Inverness Drive East, Suite 100, Englewood, Colorado, final settlement will be made by the INVERNESS

METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT with Chavez Construction Inc, hereinafter called the “Contractor” for and on account of the contract for the INVERNESS MAIN STREET AND INVERNESS BOULEVARD ASPHALT REHABILITATION

PROJECT. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. All such claims shall be filed with Mulhern MRE, 58 Inverness Drive East, Suite 100, Englewood, Colorado 80112. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such settlement will relieve the INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT from any and all liability for such claim.

INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Legal Notice No. Arap 2050

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 23, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

BID PACKAGES #15, 24 and 28 East ES Heritage HS, Hopkins ES, Runyon ES, and Twain Summer 2024 CMGC Services

Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on February 11, 2025 pay retainage and make final settlement with Fransen Pittman General Contractors. for BID PACKAGES #15, 24 and 28 – East ES Heritage HS, Hopkins ES, Runyon ES, and Twain Summer 2024 CMGC Services. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on February 11, 2025. Claims must be submitted to the Board of Education of Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on February 11, 2025 Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: January 16, 2025

Legal Notice No. Arap 2004

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 30, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Dove Valley Regional Park Expansion & Renovation Construction Project Project No. ITB 22-39

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with ECI, Site Construction Management Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract dated December 5, 2022, for the construction of a new 40-acre park area adjacent to the existing 52 acre park and renovate existing Dove Valley Regional Park. To include: overlot grading, new roadway, parking lot, walking trails, shelters, benches, a dog park, playgrounds, turfgrass lawn, irrigation pond and new irrigation system. Replacement of irrigation system in old park, renovation of parking lot islands and removal of turf grass to native grass and new landscape plantings. Final Settlement will be made on February 4, 2025.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used by ECI, Site Construction Management Inc. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done within unincorporated Arapahoe County, whose claim has not been paid by ECI, Site Construction Management Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a claim with the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including February 3, 2025

This Notice is published in accordance with §38-26-107, C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment to Elite Surface Infrastructure, Inc. Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Legal Notice No. Arap 2036

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 23, 2025 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Centennial, CO 80112

Case Number: 2024CV32231 Division: 14

Plaintiff: CINDY J. BOOK SP. NEEDS TRUST LINDSEY BOOK TTE; v. Defendants: JAMES H. GHRIST JR.; BRUCE M. GIEBLER; SHERRY J. GIEBLER; WINDMILL CREEK ASSOCIATION; and all unknown persons who may claim any interest in the subject matter of this action.

Attorney for Plaintiff: Reagan Larkin (No. 42309) GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI LLP 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Phone No.: (303) 200-6888

Email: rlarkin@grsm.com

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION.

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of the Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice.

This action involves the Complaint under C.R.C.P. 105 For Quiet Title concerning the following real properties legally described as:

CONDOMINIUM UNIT G-4-D, WINDMILL CREEK AMENDMENT NO. 2 ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON JULY 15, 2002, AT RECEPTION NO. B2128075, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR WINDMILL CREEK RECORDED JANUARY 3, 2002, AT RECEPTION NO. B2001524, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, AND ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Dated this 16th day of December, 2024.

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI LLP /s/ Reagan Larkin Reagan Larkin, Attorney for Plaintiff Legal Notice No. 540172

First Publication: December 26, 2024

Last Publication: January 23, 2025 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

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

Case No.2024C046743 : Div. A1

JESSICA R. DRIESSEN, Plaintiff vs, JOHN R. SUNDLOF, Defendant

Notice to Defendant: JOHN R. SUNDLOF

THIS MATTER being heard on the basis of the Plaintiff's Verified Complaint in Replevin, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGE, AND DECREED THAT:

The Defendant shall show cause, if any, why possession of the personal property, 2013 Jeep Wrangler automobile, VIN#: 1C4HJWFG3DL557352 described in the Complaint should not be taken from the Defendant and delivered into the possession of the Plaintiff to be sold so the sale proceeds can be distributed to Plaintiff in the amount to be determined on the Complaint in Replevin with any surplus paid over to Defendant.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the hearing on this matter shall be held on the Return Date February 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. IN THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY COURT.

Defendant is advised that:

1.You may file an Affidavit on your behalf with the Court and may appear and present testimony on you behalf at the time of the hearing.

2. If you fail to appear at the hearing or fail to file a written response, the Plaintiff may apply to the Court for an Order of Possession to the personal property described above and as

A comedic ode to Chekhov at Town Hall Center

Even the casual theater fan has probably come up against the name Anton Chekhov a time or two in their lives. He’s right up there with Shakespeare as one of the towering gures in the form.

thing, Spike, Vanya and Sonia’s peace is challenged in hilarious ways.

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“ e great thing about Durang, and this play in particular, is that the setting is so much in our real world, but the things that happen within that reality are so absurd,”

But his revered status doesn’t mean a little fun can’t be had at his ex-

For their rst production of 2025, Town Hall , 2450 Main St. in Littleton, is staging “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” an absurdist comedy by Christopher Durang inspired by the works of Chekhov.  But as Matthew Kepler, Town Hall’s artistic director explains, you don’t need to know anything about Chekhov’s works to have a good time.

“You may nd some deeper connection and humor in some of the situations and jokes if you are a Chekhov scholar,” he said. “But it’s certainly not necessary to understand the plot or the jokes.”

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” runs at the center from Friday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 9. Most performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

According to the provided information, the show follows Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia, who live a simple life at their childhood home, where they spend their time reminiscing about days gone by and wondering what could’ve been. When their movie star sister, Masha, arrives unannounced and with plans to attend a very elite costume party with her young play-

Kepler said. “ e juxtaposition of those two entities colliding keeps you surprised and laughing out loud.”

Comedy is always challenging to get right, but there’s an extra layer to this show because there are some dramatic scenes that collide with the hilarity. But this kind of challenging production is just the thing that drew Kepler and Town Hall to the show.

“ ough we’re mostly known for producing musicals, we do like to do a play for our patrons from time to time as many of our patrons enjoy plays as much as musicals,” he said. “ is play is very popular amongst theatre enthusiasts, so it’s a perfect t. It was the darling of the 2013 awards season on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Play.”

As is always the case, the main goal is to entertain audiences, and no matter your familiarity with Russian theatrical legends, you’ll come away with a new perspective on your own family and some laughs to boot.

“Maybe there’s some insight to be had on their own familial relationships. Maybe any problems they have with their own family members will pale by comparison to what our characters are dealing with,” Kepler said. “And nothing makes us feel better than to laugh — regardless of our personal or societal struggles. It really gives us a vacation from our worries for a couple of hours and allows us to just live in the joy of laughter.”

For information and tickets, visit https:// townhallartscenter.org/event/vanya-and-

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Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of RITA M. LAGRENADE, ALSO KNOWN AS RITA M. LA GRENADE, aka RITA LAGRENADE, aka RITA LA GRENADE, AND AS RITA MONICA LA GRENADE, Deceased Case Number 2024 PR 31310

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 May 9, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.

BLACK, and LESLIE BLACK, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR31277

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 May 16, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah Worth, Personal Representative 15387 Flowergate Way Parker, CO 80134

Legal Notice No. Arap 2045

First Publication: January 16, 2025

Last Publication: January 30, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DORIS C. MURPHY, a/k/a DORIS CATHERINE MURPHY, a/k/a DORIS MURPHY, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR31272

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 May 9, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel J. Murphy

Personal Representative

6490 S. Albion Way Centennial, CO 80121

Bette Heller, Esq.

19671 E. Euclid Dr., Centennial, CO 80016

Phone Number: 303-690-7092

E-mail: bhelleresq@comcast.net

Atty. Reg. #: 10521

Legal Notice No. Arap 2023

First Publication: January 9, 2025

Last Publication: January 23, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent

‘Perseverance’ for the Year Ahead at Curtis Center e beginning of the year is a great time to stockpile an important quality, one everybody needs: perseverance. “Perseverance” is also the name of the rst show of the year at the Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village. e exhibition features the work of Alicia Bailey, Catherine Chauvin, Melinda Laz and Sharon Strasburg. According to provided information, they’re four long-time friends who are “looking back at what once was, looking forward into uncertainty and Find the details at www.greenwoodvillage.com/2687/Curtis-Center-for-the-Arts.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Tank and the Bangas at the Bluebird Theater Music in New Orleans is in the very air people breathe. e group Tank and the Bangas gather all that music — everything from soul and rap to R&B and jazz — together into a form that is both entrancing and di cult to name. ere are elements of spoken word mixed with the music, but whatever you want to call it, the end result is impossible to forget.

In support of their 2024 album, “ e Heart, e Mind, e Soul,” Tank and the Bangas are coming to the Bluebird eater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17. ey’ll be joined by Austin Brown + BLVK CVSTLE for a night of music that is bound to be invigorating and uplifting.

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

named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 9, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristine Marie Theiler Personal Representative 6178 E. Princeton Circle Englewood, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. Arap 2016 First Publication: January 9, 2025 Last Publication: January 23, 2025 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Name Changes

Gail Marie La Grenade

Personal Representative 23372 E. Chenango Place Aurora, CO 80016

Legal Notice No. Arap 2012 First Publication: January 9, 2025 Last Publication: January 23, 2025 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF CHERYL D. SUHR, a/k/a CHERYL DEMPSEY SUHR, a/k/a CHERYL SUHR, a/k/a CHERYL R. DEMPSEY, a/k/a CHERYL RUTH DEMPSEY, a/k/a CHERYL DEMPSEY, a/k/a CHERYL D. DICK, a/k/a CHERYL DEMPSEY DICK, a/k/a CHERYL RUTH DICK, a/k/a CHERYL DICK, DECEASED CASE NUMBER: 2024PR31304

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 May 9, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel L. Suhr, Personal Representative 22019 E. Arbor Dr. Aurora, CO 80016

Legal Notice No. Arap 2028 First Publication: January 9, 2025 Last Publication: January 23, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeffrey Nelson Theiler, aka Jeffrey N. Theiler, aka Jeffrey Theiler, aka Jeff N. Theiler, aka Jeff Theiler, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR031339

All persons having claims against the above

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 3, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of SOMMA ONYEOMACHIZITERE SHIELD be changed to SOMMA ONYEOMA SHIELD-NDUKA Case No.: 24C101113

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2035

First Publication: January 16, 2025 Last Publication: January 30, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Public notice is given on November 27, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Norah Madison Rudnick be changed to Quinn Madison van Mourik-Rudnick Case No.: 24C101107

By: Kim Boswell

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2007

First Publication: January 2, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 10, 2024,

read only texts that rea rm what they already hold to be true and refuse to allow anything that might challenge their worldview to enter — to pollute — their mind. Such readers remind me of those who see education as a process of “drilling and killing.” Drilling a rigidity of thought — an ideology — into the minds of young people with the intent of killing any sense of curiosity and willingness to question. My goal as an English teacher wasn’t limited to the immediate concerns of my classroom and curriculum. I wanted also to foster a love of reading, of story, and of complex thinking so my students would not just be lifelong readers, but lifelong learners. I encouraged them to revisit in their adult years the novels we read to see if they’d glean more from them given their more mature minds. Like quoting Yoda’s aphorisms in their middle age, I sure hope they do.

With regard to my frosh boys, I was delighted to see my strategy working. ey were hooked, so much so that when reading “Romeo and Juliet” and other advanced works they would eagerly volunteer to read challenging roles, ask thoughtful questions, and o er insights that showed in-depth, critical thinking. ey had a blast and, most importantly, they learned. Imagine that.

Jerry Fabyanic is the author of “Sisyphus Wins” and “Food for ought: Essays on Mind and Spirit.” He lives in Georgetown.

that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Sena Tekliye Mehret be changed to Ruth Tekliye Mehret Case No.: 24CV368

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Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2003

First Publication: January 2, 2025

Last Publication: January 16, 2025 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 10, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Emilio Reyna Rios be changed to Emilio Reyna Martinez Case No.: 2024C101136

By: Sarah Ingemansen

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 2006

First Publication: January 2, 2025 Last Publication: January 16, 2025 Publisher:

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