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Conflicting views emerge of teen suspect Sienna Johnson’s webpage allows access to her artwork, poems and journal entries
By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia. com Prosecutors have described Sienna Johnson’s Tumblr blog, which has been taken down from the Internet, as “extremely violent.” Her Weebly personal website, still active, displays childhood and
family photos in happy times, but also a journal of drawings and personal writings that reflect angst, sadness, and images and thoughts that have been construed by former friends as frightening and dark. Yet several good friends from her freshman year describe her as poetic, artistic and eccentric, a “sweet” girl whose behavior signif-
icantly changed in the past year. Portraits of Johnson, 16, who was charged as an adult Jan. 5 with conspiring to kill students and staff at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, vary depending on the source. Johnson wasn’t named until she was charged as an adult. A second 16-year-old girl also was arrested in connection with the case Dec. 12. Her name has not been released, and she has not been charged pending completion of a
Sienna Johnson, 16, has a photo of herself sporting a music band T-shirt on her personal webpage. “She had a pop-punk music interest and it showed through her personality,” said a student at Mountain Vista High School whose parents asked the student not be named because of her age.
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PARCC test suffering from mass opt-outs Less than a fifth of juniors took test in Douglas County By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com In Douglas County, participation rates of students in the first PARCC tests given last March veered sharply between 18 percent among the school district’s juniors to nearly 95 percent for its third-graders. The widespread opt-outs by students and parents across the county and Colorado quesPARCC participation by tion the validity 11th-grade students in of the results area school districts: and the test, Douglas County: 18 school officials percent said. “We took Littleton: 29 percent it and we had Jefferson County: 60 pretty good parpercent ticipation in our
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younger grades, Cherry Creek: 31 percent but in our upElizabeth: 4.3 percent per grades we Source: Colorado had very poor Department of Education participation,” Douglas County School District Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen said. “If you want to look at a picture that shows the whole district, you’re not going to see it in those upper grades because of the participation.” PARCC, which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, replaced the standardized Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP). The tests were administered by computer in English language arts and math to students in third through 11th grades in 11 states plus the District of Columbia.
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Meet Sierra Leundberg, childcare associate at Northridge Recreation Center. She likes working with kids because they are “young and carefree.” Photo by Alex DeWind
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SIERRA LEUNBERG Childcare associate at Northridge Recreation Center What I do I help with the daycare, watch out for the children and play with them. I also assist with the nursery and I watch over the kids at lunch time. We get kids from 9 months to 8 years old. When I’m not at
the recreation center, I work at an afterschool program at Bear Canyon Elementary. When I’m not working I play video games, baby-sit and draw — I like to draw everything. I made my father a really detailed “Alien” poster, from the movie, for Father’s Day. It took me about a week to finish. My inspiration I like how young and carefree the children are. They are so innocent. And we get some really funny kids. There was this one day when I asked a child, “Do you have any allergies?” He responded, “I’m allergic to nuts — peanuts, almonds, walnuts. But not doughnuts.” If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact Alex DeWind at adewind@ coloradocommunitymedia.com
Learn to help prevent suicide A free SafeTALK training — part of the fight against suicide — will be held from 5-8:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Miller Activity Complex, 1375 W. Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock. SafeTALK is sponsored by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Youth Education & Safety in Schools, Douglas/Arapahoe Suicide Prevention Alliance, Center for Spiritual Living in Castle Rock, the Rotary Club of Castle Pines and LivingWorks. If you are over the age of 15, learn what it takes to become an alert helper. As a safeTALK-trained suicide alert helper, you will be better able to: Move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide Identify people who have thoughts of suicide Apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to connect a person with suicidal thoughts to suicide first aid and intervention caregivers RSVP to Phyllis Harvey at pharvey@ dcsheriff.net and include your name and cellphone number in the email if you wish to attend. Limited space is available. Dinner will be provided by the Rotary Club of Castle Pines from 5-5:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to arrive a few minutes early to complete the registration process. SafeTALK is not designed for those who have experienced a recent suicide loss. If you are grieving the recent loss of a loved one to suicide, support groups can be found at www.afsp.org/coping-withsuicide. Strive to Thrive offers meal, assistance For Douglas County residents enduring hard times, a free hot meal and an introduction to more than 30 local organizations with a desire to help awaits. The eighth biannual Strive to Thrive Resource and Service Fair, hosted by Douglas County’s Community of Care Network, is scheduled for 4-6 p.m. Jan. 26 at Calvary Chapel, 1100 Caprice Drive, Castle Rock. The free event helps to teach attendees how to take advantage of free food and clothing, medical assistance and more, while giving them the opportunity to
receive many of those benefits on-site in a one-stop-shop setting. Attendees will be able to walk away with new warm clothes as well as food provided by one of the food banks that will be present. They will also be able to learn about employment opportunities, how to apply for food stamps, get a haircut, a dental checkup, receive a free stress test or wellness check as well as many other supportive services. “Strive to Thrive exemplifies the publicprivate partnerships we assemble that we hope will help return individuals and families to self-sufficiency,” said Douglas County Commissioner David Weaver. “This event provides members of our community with the opportunity to connect with multiple service providers in one convenient location.” For more information, visit www.CommunityOfCareNetwork.org or call Community of Care Network Navigator Rand Clark at 303-660-7460. No appointment or registration is required to attend the fair. For free transportation to and from the event, contact Douglas County First Call at 303-660-7519 by Jan. 19. Workshop targets post-school life A workshop, Planning for Life After High School for Teens/Young Adults and Parents, will be held Jan. 20 at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock, 100 S. Wilcox St. Divided sessions taught by an attorney, a financial representative and a career counselor are designed to address topics and questions from a parent perspective (with kids of all ages — even grandparents who want to help) and from a young adult perspective (ages 15-23). Some topics will include: Weighing costs and benefits of college choices; college savings strategies; minimizing debt; and legal rights and responsibilities of new adults The event is hosted by the Douglas County Parenting Coalition and includes a boxed dinner. It’s free, but RSVP is required to dcparenting@usa.com by Jan. 18. Provide your name and the number of attendees for the parent sessions and the student sessions. Space is limited.
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Dog comes back worse for wear Canello vanished, had run-in with porcupine By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com After two weeks on the lam and a tussle with a porcupine, Canello curled up on a porch and turned himself in. “Evidently, he’d had enough,” said Josh Hans, public information officer for the Parker Police Department. Canello was relinquished by his owners in early December and taken in by The Buddy Center in Castle Rock. He was staying with a foster family when he disappeared on Christmas Eve. For two weeks, residents and a Parker police animal control officer spotted the pup, but were unable to rein him in. The couple who found him in the Anthology subdivision the morning of Jan. 8 took in Canello and called police. But a series of accidents from a winter storm delayed their arrival, and the male boxer mix had to wait for medical attention. In the interim, he received a different kind of attention, the kind he hadn’t received in weeks. Canello was a shy and fearful dog when he was brought to The Buddy Center. His foster family was trying to “work on those fear issues” when he went missing, said Megan Rees, spokeswoman for the Denver Dumb Friends League, which runs The Buddy
Center. Once he was brought in, Canello “looked to be in good shape overall with the exception, of course, for the porcupine quills,” Rees said. Just like in the movie “Homeward Bound,” the dog’s run-in with the prickled creature left him skewered. One spine even pierced Canello’s eyelid, narrowly missing his eye. Luckily, the dog did not suffer for long. An animal control officer observed Canello on Jan. 6 and said he did not have the quills in his face or shoulder. The next day, he did. “At some point between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning is when he had his porcupine encounter,” Hans said. “(The officer) tried to get him to come to her and he wouldn’t.” It took more than three hours for a veterinarian to remove the porcupine quills, Rees said. Canello is one year and seven months old and is neutered. He is described as “shy but very sweet” and gets along well with other dogs, Rees said. “Canello is going to need some time to heal,” according to a statement from The Buddy Center. “After that he is going to need a new family and home to show him the love he has missed out on these past few weeks.” Those who are interested in adopting Canello or helping pay for his medical needs, contact the Buddy Center in Castle Rock at 303-751-5772.
Noise is main concern with motorsport rules Draft regulations go to planning commission Jan. 25 By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloadocommunitymedia.com Quality of life was once again the topic of discussion at the second motorsports regulations public workshop hosted by Douglas County staff. “I strongly believe that one has the right to do what they wish on their own property until it tramples the rights of those around them,” said Douglas County resident Natalie Young, who said she has no objections to motorsports but enjoys her quiet land. Young was one of more than 30 residents who spoke at the Jan. 7 meeting, the majority of whom defended their right to a quiet living environment. Motorsports is defined by the county as the operation of motor vehicles, motorcycles, off-highway vehicles and/ or snowmobiles for practice, education, recreation or competition. The regulations in question mainly pertain to motorbikes. Debate on the issue of motorsport uses on rural residential land in Douglas County was sparked Oct. 27 when the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners placed temporary regulations on motorsport uses, while directing staff to establish permanent zoning regulations. County staff faces the challenge of finding middle ground between the competing values of county residents who want the freedom to use their land as they want to for motorsport activities and those who want to protect the quiet, rural living environment they enjoy. Staff is working to clarify what motorsports activities — without additional limitations — are allowed and also identify which ones are either prohibited or subject to additional land-use regulations. At the first workshop Dec. 9, the county heard from community members worried about noise, dust suppression, water use and the visual impacts of motorsports.
IMPORTANT DATES Oct. 27 - Resolution on temporary regulations adopted Dec. 9 - Initial public workshop held Dec. 22 - Draft regulations prepared and sent out for referral agency and public comment Jan. 7 - Second public workshop held Jan. 13 - Formal referral period ended Jan. 25 - Planning Commission public hearing, 7 p.m. Feb. 16 - Board of County Commissioners’ public hearing, 2:30 p.m.
The county has been working with a noise consultant to mitigate noise concerns. Applicants must demonstrate they can limit noise to 55 decibels at the property line. Larger setbacks, berms or operational limits may be necessary if the applicant can’t meet those standards. According to staff, if a proposal cannot comply with the noise standard, then it won’t be granted. Staff also heard from motorsports fans who said the county should not restrict general riding of motorsport vehicles on properties without tracks and that it should not place arbitrary restrictions on the number of riders or other elements of track design. In response, the county has said no limits on the number of riders or hours of use are proposed. Applicants also will have the flexibility to propose a variety of design and operational measures to demonstrate compliance. The full draft regulations are available for review at www.douglas.co.us/ proposed-zoning-regulations-for-motorsport-uses-on-rural-properties/. The formal referral period ended Jan. 13 and the proposed regulations will be brought to the Douglas County Planning Commission for a public hearing 7 p.m. Jan. 25. It will go before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners for public hearing at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16.
Canello, a boxer mix who went missing for two weeks, arrives for an assessment of his wounds after a close encounter with a porcupine. Canello was captured Jan. 6 in the Anthology neighborhood in Parker. He is up for adoption at The Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Courtesy photo
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Walmart in Littleton: maybe, maybe not Zoning on property at Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe Drive allows for big-box retail
City Manager Michael Penny and Mayor Pro Tem Debbie Brinkman try to explain that any speculation about a Walmart being built at Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue is simply that — speculation based on a 30-year-old zoning plan. Photo by Jennifer Smith
By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Somebody said the word “Walmart” before the November election, and the rumors and accusations just keep heating up. “I don’t appreciate the accusations that there are activities occurring that are not occurring,” said a visibly angry City Manager Michael Penny during the first Littleton City Council meeting of the year Jan. 5. Penny was responding to comments made by Councilmember Doug Clark, who said the city is conspiring with a developer to lure a Walmart to the Ensor property, 111 acres at Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe Drive. Although Penny admits he used the word “Walmart” at one point, he says he was just using it as an example of what stores could go in there. “I think you’re parsing words to try to achieve a different take on what is really happening,” Clark shot back. Mayor Pro Tem Debbie Brinkman, sitting next to her former ally Clark, represents the area in question and got the last word of the evening. “I’m quite offended that it’s being used to fan the flames of fear in the community and to propagate lies,” she said. “… It’s heartbreaking that this type of information is allowed to run through this community and scare people to death.” Then, two days later, a community meeting requested by homeowners’ associations in the area ended in a similar fashion. “The tone in there was good at first, and then it, you know, lost it,” said Julie Beekhuizen. “Some of the people were there for particular reasons.” Several attendees lobbed questions at Penny and Brinkman, who did their best to convince them that nothing is a done deal on the property and that they don’t like the zoning that would allow for it either. “But we don’t play a social role when we open the door,” said Penny. “… If I say I don’t like Walmart as a company so I’m go-
ing to deny a rezone, we would get sued.” Brinkman reminded her neighbors that she got her start in local politics by fighting on the same side as Clark against a Walmart that was proposed outside her back door in 2006. “I’m a NIMBY,” she said. “I didn’t want that thing in my back yard. I have spent a lot time on Ensor, it’s a huge part of my district. It’s as big a part of my life as it is your life. But I understand that my service to the community is not to go breaking all the laws and get us landed in court.” So the real answer to the question of whether a Walmart is coming is maybe, maybe not. And it may or may not be more imminent that it was 30 years ago, when the current zoning for the site was approved at the landowner’s request. Penny admits he’s talked to a development company, Endeavor, about the property, but not for more than a year. Others have been through his door over the years, he said, but have gone by the wayside. However, the executive director of the city’s urban-renewal authority, Jim Rees, recently said he expects an application from Endeavor this year. But even if that happens, it doesn’t automatically mean a Walmart, and the developer does not have to disclose that information until the “com-
ing soon” signs go up. The zoning, approved by city council in 1984, allows for roughly 774 dwellings and 1 million square feet of retail and office space, which leaves plenty of room for a Walmart or any other big-box store. So that means it’s potentially true that voters will not have a say on anything that goes on that property, let alone a Walmart. If a developer comes up with a plan that fits into that existing overlay, it can be built with no public process, similar to the project that city staff recently approved for The Grove at Littleton Boulevard and Bemis Street. Opponents of that project have launched a legal battle in an effort to stop it. As to taxpayers subsidizing a Walmart, Ensor does lie in an urban-renewal plan area. Assuming a legal battle with Arapahoe County resolves in the city’s favor, the developer of the entire site — not any particular store — could apply to the city’s urban-renewal authority to receive funds to help build public infrastructure necessary to get a project off the ground — things like streets and sidewalks that taxes normally pay for. Penny estimates there will be at least $17 million of such improvements necessary at Ensor, and maybe up to $20 million.
Penny notes it wouldn’t necessarily have to be through urban renewal, but could be a tax share-back or something similar. That’s where Penny said the city might be able to have some leverage, if it offers up some sort of public/private partnership to negotiate away some of those infrastructure costs to the developer. “You can offset some of that with the carrot approach as opposed to the stick approach. This is the way you help and work with the developer,” said Penny. “This is how we get a true seat at the table, because we lost our seat at the table 30 years ago.” Most attendees left less than satisfied, and many believe they are being outright lied to. “Clearly there’s a major loss of trust, and it boiled up tonight,” said Peter Ten Eyck, who lives right down the street from The Grove project. “As long as we have the same people in those positions, I don’t know things are going to change.” For city council, Mayor Bruce Beckman may have some more tense meetings to mediate. “Some of this is misunderstanding,” he said. “I was in (Penny’s) office yesterday, and I had most of my questions answered. And I think it’s incumbent on all of us to get to that point.”
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Parker man updates book on missing son’s case
Exactly how 3-year-old boy died remains a mystery
By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Just like they do each year, the Ataderos celebrated little Jaryd’s birthday on Jan. 2. The difference between this party and others is the boy wasn’t there to enjoy it. “Every year, we buy him a birthday cake and put candles on it, and my daughter and my wife and myself will actually sing him ‘Happy Birthday,’” said Allyn Atadero, who has lived in Parker for four years. Months earlier, Atadero was marking the release of the updated version of “Missing: When the Son Sets — The Jaryd Atadero Story.” The 386-page book chronicles the personal struggle that gripped the Atadero family after 3-year-old Jaryd went missing during a hike in fall 1999. Relatives, friends and search-andrescue teams worked doggedly to find the toddler, who had run ahead of the family on the Big South Trail in Poudre Canyon and seemingly vanished into thin air. Many speculated the boy had been attacked and carried off by a mountain lion. It wasn’t until more than three years later that hikers found Jaryd’s shredded clothing. The findings seemed to fit the narrative, until the Ataderos had the clothes examined. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation found no hair from a predatory animal and a distinct absence of blood. “It doesn’t sound like a mountain lion because there would have been blood everywhere,” Allyn Atadero said. That left the possibilities wide open, and Atadero held out hope his son might still be alive. One expert with whom Atadero consulted said he believed the clothing was on the boy when he was taken and then placed back on the mountain at a later date “to take us off the trail,” Atadero said. In June 2003, a skull fragment and tooth were found in the area where Jaryd went missing. Initial tests were inconclusive, but a DNA examination conducted two years ago proved the remains were those of the missing boy. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office officially closed the case on Dec. 20, 2004, because “there was no foul play suspected in the disappearance and death of Jaryd,” said David Moore, public information officer for the sheriff’s office. Although the DNA result closed one chapter, it didn’t answer what happened to Jaryd Atadero. Writing it all down Allyn Atadero, a physical education teacher in the Jefferson County School District, didn’t intend to write a book. He simply began journaling his thoughts to cope with the pain six months after the search was officially called off. He also wanted an accurate record of everything that happened so he could one day relate the story to his daughter, Jossalyn, who was 6 years old when her brother disappeared. Allyn Atadero began sending his writings to his twin brother, Arlyn, who lives in California and serves as assistant superintendent for a school district. Arlyn Atadero
Jaryd Atadero, who went missing while on a hike in 1999. Courtesy photos
MORE INFORMATION For updates or to purchase the book, go to the Facebook page “Missing: When the Son Sets.” refined the story and added some of his own recollections. The book was released in 2008, eight years after Jaryd went missing. The most recent incarnation of “Missing: When the Son Sets — The Jaryd Atadero Story” considers new theories on what happened to the toddler and removes questions that have been answered since the first printing. Atadero, who lived in Littleton when Jaryd disappeared, said writing down his thoughts has been therapeutic and, for a time, kept the story of his son in the news. “My ultimate goal when I first started writing it was Jaryd had been missing and no one knew what happened to him,” he said. “I thought to myself, ‘What if he’s alive? What if he’s out there? As long as I can keep bringing attention to the story, people will see his picture.’” Atadero still receives occasional phone calls from strangers, including one person who urged him not to allow authorities to issue a death certificate. A man who authored a book about a serial killer suggested Jaryd Atadero could be a victim of a murder. And an anonymous caller claiming to have worked for the investigating agency on Jaryd Atadero’s case told Allyn Atadero not to give up because information was being withheld from him. Atadero, who is divorced from Jaryd’s mother and has remarried, remembers his son as a buoyant and bubbly child with a penchant for physical affection. “He was happy and full of energy, always smiling,” Allyn Atadero said during a recent interview. “He held my hand constantly.” Although the nagging sense of loss is constant and Atadero frequently thinks about the life milestones his son never experienced, he has been able to carry on and live his life. Atadero was recently named the Colorado middle school P.E. teacher of the year by SHAPE Colorado. But he still hasn’t given up hope in finding out how his son died.
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‘I knew she was going through depression, but I didn’t know it was that bad.’ Jordan McArthur,
psychiatric evaluation. She remains in custody and has a court hearing Jan. 14 regarding possible charges. She could be named if charged as an adult. Johnson is being held on $1 million bail. She was ‘a really good friend’ For several students, who called Johnson — now a sophomore — their friend during freshman year, the portrait painted by the webpage is upsetting because they say it doesn’t portray the whole person. “Even though she was planning something horrible, she should still have some privacy because she is still just a kid,” said one girl, whose parents asked that her name not be used because of her age and the severity of the situation. The two shared an interest in poetry and would write with each other often. As with other friends, she tried to offer support and help Johnson with what she said was depression. “We got along so well and were always there for each other,” she said. Another friend from freshman year, Jordan McArthur, said Johnson’s webpage frightened some students. But McArthur also saw something else in it: “I knew she was going through depression, but I didn’t know it was that bad.” McArthur recalled how Johnson brought her a present of a necklace with a healing stone during a difficult week freshman year. She was “a sweet person and a really good friend.” She was artistic and eccentric, her friends said, and idolized Kurt Cobain, the lead singer for the rock band Nirvana who struggled with drug addiction and depression and died by suicide. Johnson’s webpage reveals intricate artwork of cartoon characters, sketches of people and collages. It also has a number of poems — at least one of which is nearly identical to a poem on another person’s website — and personal writings that reflect her feelings and thoughts. A recent post on a Facebook page attributed to Johnson’s mother said much of
Classmate of Sienna Johnson the material in Johnson’s journal was “plagiarized.” The post, in which the author identified herself as Johnson’s mother, was on the page for about a day before being removed. The post also said Johnson was “supported, encouraged and loved” and gave no signs of being troubled or of what she is accused of planning. But in the Weebly journal, one entry reads: “Somethings (sic) not right I’m aching I’m hurting the guilt, the pain.” Another says: “Sometimes I feel like the flame on a match I’m burning without light.” One of Johnson’s art pieces is a sketched figure with the words, “Can’t explain how I feel I just know it isn’t good.” Her drawings also show unborn fetuses and a man holding a gun to his head. Two of the poems on the page are titled, “Reading the Flowers of Evil” and “The Creaky Wooden Frame of a Window (I Dreamt of Falling out of ).” They are difficult to comprehend, her friends said. “I never would have thought that she would think that stuff,” McArthur said. “I honestly never thought this would happen.” A different picture Johnson and her classmate were arrested Dec. 12 after a student anonymously reported the threat to the Douglas County Sherriff’s Office through Text-A-Tip, a system that allows students to report concerns about safety, drugs and other issues anonymously, according to Sheriff Tony Spurlock and Douglas County School District officials. In the Jan. 5 court hearing, prosecutors described Johnson as a threat to herself and the community, in part, because of a
detailed map she created in her handwritten journal that allegedly outlined where the largest number of students would be at certain times of the school day. Also in that journal were the letters “NBK,” which prosecutors said stands for “Natural Born Killers,” a violent 1990s movie that some say inspired the Columbine High School shooters in 1999. Prosecutors said Johnson admitted to faking progress while being held in December at Children’s Hospital Colorado for a psychiatric review and told detectives she was determined to carry out the threat if released. Johnson’s lawyer, public defender Ara Ohanian, has called the prosecutors’ allegations “grossly exaggerated.” Both girls’ lawyers have asked for records to be sealed. Denver media outlets have filed a request to unseal Johnson’s affidavit, in particular, because she was charged as an adult. A hearing on that issue is scheduled for Jan. 13. To follow that story, visit coloradocommunitymedia. com. Negative changes in Johnson’s behavior over the past year led parents of her friends to discourage their friendship, one parent said. And worried about the content on her Tumblr blog, two friends said they reported it to a school counselor in October. Despite Johnson’s charges and the Weebly webpage that paints a complicated picture of the teen, the once-close friends expressed compassion and concern. When one learned of Johnson’s arrest, she stayed home from school for several days, so saddened about Johnson’s fate. “I do hope she gets the help she needs,” she said.
BACKGROUND • Sienna Johnson is 16 years old and was a sophomore at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch when she was arrested on Dec. 12. • The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Douglas County School District officials say she was planning to kill students and staff of Mountain Vista High School. • In district court Jan. 5, she was charged as an adult with two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder with extreme indifference and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder after deliberation. • She is being held in secured facilities on $1 million bond. • Her lawyer has asked for a hearing March 30 in district court to move Johnson’s case to juvenile court. • A second female student also is being detained in the matter. She is 16 years old, also a student at Mountain Vista High School. • Her attorney, Dagny Van Der Jagt, said the two teenagers were acquaintances at school who associated with each other for a short time. She also said her client is cooperating with the case and her client’s family voluntarily consented to search their home for weapons. • She has not been charged in the case, but a court hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 14 to decide if she will be and whether that will be as an adult or juvenile. • As long as she is considered a juvenile, her name will not be released. If the court determines that she is to be charged as an adult, her name will become public. • She is being held without bond. Officials would not say where she is being held.
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Participation rates in neighboring districts also reflected the state’s overall low student turnout for 11th-graders. In Jefferson County, 60 percent of 11th-graders took the test. In Littleton, 29 percent of juniors participated and 30.5 percent in Cherry Creek. Fagen said she understands why students and parents decided to opt out. “What we heard from our high school kids is that the test comes at the same time as AP, IB and other tests that they really value because they see them as part of their future — and they don’t value
January 14, 2016 this test,” Fagen said. “They said, ‘Look, if I’m going to decide what to take and spend my time on, I’m going to spend my time on these tests that get me college credit or college entrance. I’m not going to spend my time on this test.’ And their parents agreed with them.” AP stands for Advanced Placement classes, which are taken at the high school level for college credit, and IB is the rigorous International Baccalaureate program. Although Douglas County’s test results were some of the best in the state, district officials say very little can be learned from them because of the poor participation rates. The long delay in receiving results also was not helpful for students and teachers. The results were released Dec. 11, nine
months after students took the tests. The PARCC tests will be administered again in March. “I think one of the biggest challenges parents are going to have is interpreting the results when they get them,” said Matt Reynolds, the district’s chief assessment and system performance officer. “It’s a brand new system for them. Now, they are going to get a brand new set of data from PARCC, and helping them understand that is going to be a challenge.” Information for parents is available on the district website as well as the Colorado Department of Education website, Reynolds said. Fagen said her own child, who was in fourth grade last year, had 20 1/2 hours of scheduled
standardized testing last spring — an investment of time she calls “ridiculous.” “Teachers find these tests to be burdensome,” Fagen said. “In academic time, they are very expensive.” Because the test is new this year and cannot be compared to previous tests, the state has determined the first year of PARCC can only be used as a benchmark for future tests and won’t affect district accreditation or funding, school board vice president Judith Reynolds said. “Our administrators and teachers do not believe that any one test should be used as the sole measurement of the academic performance of our students, only as a piece of the bigger picture,”
Reynolds said. District officials said they will continue to work with CDE and the state Legislature to figure out the correct kind and appropriate amount of testing for students. School board member David Ray said although the district should try to learn what it can from PARCC results, he agreed students are being over-tested. “Our students continue to be over-tested, taking away precious learning time,” Ray said. “The fact that parents are opting their children out of taking these tests at a rapidly increasing percentage affirms this concern. It is never OK to rob students of valuable learning time to meet the needs of bureaucracy and accountability.”
HOW THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPARES WITH THE STATE Percentage of students who met or exceeded expectations on English language arts section of the PARCC:
Percentage of students who met or exceeded expectations on the math section of the PARCC:
Grade
Douglas
Grade
Douglas
State
High school math
Douglas
State
3
46
39
31
42
37
52
52
45
Algebra
4
3
5
50
40
4
38
30
Geometry
44
24
6
53
39
28
41
30
38
54
38
Algebra 2
7
5
Integrated math
24
26
8
49
41
6
46
32
9
44
37
Integrated math II
20
20
10
43
37
Integrated Math III
32
22
11
40
40
State
7 8
44 48
27 19
Source: Colorado Department of Education
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By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press With Colorado’s legislative session set to start this week, the main agenda item for Gov. John Hickenlooper seems dead on arrival, a sign that the state’s partisan divides and unorthodox spending limits will continue to paralyze it in 2016. Partisan sniping over Hickenlooper’s proposal to shuffle money around in the Report state budget to avoid having to refund it to taxpayers is setting the stage for a long standoff over balancing the books. And it underscores how a governor who depicts himself as able to transcend partisanship increasingly seems captive to it. The topic of debate is the usual suspect: money. Hickenlooper wants lawmakers to reclassify about $750 million next year coming from a fee on hospital patients. The reclassification would remove that sum from Colorado’s constitutional spending limits and allow the state to spend more money without asking voters, as would otherwise be required under the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights. Hickenlooper says the hospital fee is Colorado’s best shot at paying for road improvements, education, a new state water distribution plan and other priorities. Colorado attracted about 100,000 new residents last year, and the governor says the state needs to keep tax collections even if they’re growing faster than the spending cap allows. “What are the alternative plans that have been generated to produce the kind of revenues we need to move the state forward?’’ Hickenlooper said Jan. 6. “I so far haven’t seen a place where there is sufficient revenue to build the kind of infrastructure this state needs to compete.’’ Democratic House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst this week called the hospital fee reclassification a “fix” to avoid refunding excess tax collections to taxpayers. “We should be using that money to invest in infrastructure, to invest in education,’’ Hullinghorst said. “If we don’t do that, we are putting our Colorado way of life at risk.’’ But the plan is going over like a lead balloon with the GOP, which controls the state Senate and has an equal say on the budget-writing committee. Republicans have called Hickenlooper’s budget proposal a “shell game.’’ GOP Senate President Bill Cadman even called reporters to his office Jan. 6 to describe the plan as illegal. He cited a nonbinding legal opinion from the Legislature’s own lawyers, an opinion Democrats dispute but could gird Republican opposition to the plan. “This will not stand,’’ Cadman declared. Without some support from the GOP, Hickenlooper’s budget plan is doomed. The governor seemed glum this week about his options. The alternatives, he said, won’t work. One would be to ask voters about keeping money that exceeds constitutional spending limits. Voters overwhelmingly defeated a 2013 ballot measure backed by Hickenlooper to increase taxes for education. “If you went and took it to the voters, I think it’s highly possible, let’s just say that, that they’d vote it down,’’ Hickenlooper said. Another option — issuing bonds to pay for road improvements — wouldn’t likely generate enough money to do the job, Hickenlooper said. The GOP wants Democrats to consider issuing bonds to pay for road upgrades, a plan Cadman called “a pretty good idea.’’ And the GOP says Democrats are ignoring a cashhungry elephant in the room — Medicaid spending. They argue that Colorado’s budget woes are being caused by Democrats’ decision to expand Medicaid — some of it as part of the federal health care overhaul, some of it because of changes instituted by Democrats. Colorado is spending about $2.5 billion this year on the health care plan for the needy, and the governor projects that number to go up another $80 million next year. “Putting more people onto Medicaid is eating up more and more of the budget,’’ House Republican Leader Brian DelGrosso said. Both sides said the chilly climate at the Capitol this week doesn’t mean the parties and the governor won’t mend fences. Hickenlooper worked with a divided Legislature when he first took office, and the budget impasse doesn’t mean he’s incapable of working across the aisle, Republicans said. “We can do this,’’ Cadman said.
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Making change can suit you to a ‘T’ This is the most popular time of the year when people will attempt to make a change in their lives. Some will set out determined to make a significant change or turnaround in their lives, maybe even kick a habit they have been battling with for many years. Others will still have change on their minds, however, they may be looking to make more subtle changes and adjustments as opposed to radical transformations. And maybe some people are happy just where they are at this time of life. If you are one of the folks setting out to make a change in your life as we enter the New Year, think about the three T’s of change: Time, Tenacity and Teamwork. The understanding of time in its relation to change is often overlooked. There seems to be an expectation that just because there is a desire for change or transformation, the change will happen quickly. If the habit we wish to break or the pattern we wish to disrupt took many years to develop, the chances are that it will take a significant amount of time to get back to where we want to be. Now, do not let that reality scare you from making the changes that you want to see for yourself. Just develop an appre-
ciation of the time and patience it will take to realize success. Change comes easy for some, and for others it is quite difficult. Not only do we need to exercise patience and how much time it could take to reach our change goals, it also requires tenacity. SetMichael Norton ting a plan and doing whatever it takes each WINNING and every day to stick WORDS to the plan. Becoming tenacious in our efforts, in our sacrifices, and in our resolve to achieve the successful change we want to see in our own lives. Time. Tenacity. Lastly, the third T has to do with teamwork. Why go it alone? There are coaches, friends, trainers, family members, peer groups and so many other available resources that can help us achieve the change we want to see in our lives, and they can possibly even help expedite the process. Align
yourself with a good accountability partner, find others who are trying to achieve the same thing that you are striving to achieve. Meet daily, whether in person or via text or email. Create some communication vehicle that works with everyone’s schedule and then share what’s working and what’s not. Share lessons learned and best practices. Teamwork goes a long way and is so important as we attempt to make a successful change in our life. Time. Tenacity. Teamwork. How about you? Are you looking to make a change this year? Is it a big change or just maybe a small adjustment? Either way, I would love to hear all about how you are doing it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And as we understand the time it takes to make a change, attack our plan with tenacity, and surround ourselves with the right team members who can drive and support us, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR County should do the neighborly thing Douglas County Commissioners, Douglas County Planning Department: Douglas County neighbors, this is my golden rule: “Do what is neighborly and everything will be fine and calm.” On the contrary, if you proceed on your own selfish wants and desires that are contrary to the neighborhood and the neighbors’ lifestyle and wishes, things don’t turn out as well. You get a different reaction and an upsetting situation. This is what we now have in rural Douglas County in the area of Perry Park Road and Tomah Road. The new property owner did not consult or follow the Douglas County Comprehensive Master Plan. The problem property is located in an Agricultural One Zone. I believed this individual decided to build a track for motorsports because it is easier to ask forgiveness than to ask for permission. When you see the surrounding beauty of the area and how it is used for ranching, wildlife corridors and view sheds, you will understand how motorsports racing doesn’t fit. I believe Douglas County has areas that
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might support a commercial tract for this sport, namely Industrial Zoning. Four-lane road access would be needed along with noise and dust monitoring. I believe noise and dust regulations need to be put in place for private tracks also. Listening to speakers at the recent county meeting, on this subject, motorsports owners said they can be neighborly by installing correct mufflers and by having open conversations with surrounding neighbors and mitigating any and all concerns. It is the neighborly thing to do! I’m urging the Douglas County planning staff to reject what has been built and have the ground returned to its original state and ground cover. Let’s follow the guidelines of the Non Urban Land Area of the County Master Plan listed below. Preserve: “Rural Character, Agricultural Lifestyle, Historical and Cultural features, Retain community character, proper management, wildlife habitat & movement corridors, `small town’ feel and quietness, preservation of rural landscape, natural habitats,
critical view sheds, respect rural communities, vegetative ridge lines, wetlands. Elaine Mueller Franktown Health insurance mandate needs to go I hope the next administration will get rid of the “required” mandate for medical insurance (Obamacare). Regardless of good intentions, did anyone actually think the insurance companies would lower their rates if they have to insure everyone, regardless of pre-existing conditions? Personally, I believe everyone should be insured, but it needed to have been done differently. To raise rates on the majority of consumers to insure a small percentage doesn’t make any sense. It also doesn’t “guarantee” those with pre-existing conditions will be able to afford the “required” insurance. In order to get Medicaid in Colorado, one’s income has to be $1200 or less a month. I currently have no health insurLetters continues on Page 11
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Warning: Everyday life may cause irritation What’s the matter? Your car didn’t come with turn signals? Tailgating is a contributing factor in over 600 million automobile accidents each year. Anyone who hits the head of an aisle seat passenger with their carry-on bag will experience irritable vowel syndrome within 48 hours. Or should. Anyone who is on the phone during checkout is a rude bag of dead fish-smelling garbage. Maybe you have noticed: I am getting a few things off my chest. Hand talkers should be sent to Sing Sing. (Channel 4 News has a doozy.) Anyone who chews gum with an open mouth should be sent to a Brighton farm to watch some cows. Dogs are supposed to be on leashes in this community. Are they? Not always. Owners are supposed to pick up after their dogs in this community. Do they? Not always. Those who don’t, let’s see? I still think irritable vowels. Why don’t you pay better attention to those around you in a grocery store?
“I think I’m alone now. There doesn’t seem to be anyone around.” Hey. And your kids. A grocery store is not a birthday party. I just received a gift. My friend Craig Marshall Smith made a small QUIET mistake. She asked DESPERATION the employee to pack and ship the package to me. The employee sent the wrong bowls, a box of jumbled chocolates, and something else. Her half-used tin of Smith’s Rosebud Salve. By the way, without making any claims or aspersions, the package came from Wyoming. Waiters and waitresses who introduce themselves should be cuffed, dragged out and tied to a chair in a screening room.
What’s showing? A documentary. Nancy Grace’s biography. Half of the time half of us are completely unaware that what we do and don’t do can be an irritant to someone else. Park. Lock. Honk. Park. Lock. Honk. A decibel is defined as “Ten times the logarithm of the power ratio.” Right. A car horn is 100 decibels. That’s just 10 decibels under “deafening.” Instead? Park. Lock. Walk away. Park. Lock. Walk away. Do you need pretty sideline reporters? I don’t need pretty sideline reporters. I resent the “w” in “answer,” that’s how deep my concerns are. George R.R. Martin, who writes “Game of Thrones,” missed the deadline for the sixth book. I am aching inside. Or maybe not. Perhaps you thought “irritable vowels” was a typo. It wasn’t. It would be irresponsible of me to wish irritable bowel syndrome on someone. It’s not funny. But the word “bowel” is funny. You can’t get around that.
“Irritable Bowels” sounds like the name of a band. It probably is. Irritable bowel syndrome affects between 25 and 45 million people in the United States, and most of them are female. Discomfort can include severe debilitation. On the other hand, irritable vowel syndrome means you can’t remember if it’s “I before E except after C” or “E before I except after C.” Not only that, you can’t remember the correct order of the vowels in “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” You will embarrass your children when you sing the song to them, a suitable punishment, I think, for hitting me on the head with your carry-on. There are a lot of things that get me by the fetlocks and twist my disposition. Many of them are unmentionable here. Life is an artful balance of taking the good with the bad. If the bad is winning, I just listen to the Everly Brothers, and it’s a beautiful day. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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Every financial market has recently experienced significant volatility. This includes the fixed income market such as bonds, the foreign markets, whether developed or emerging, and the U.S. markets regardless of large or small companies. But just wait … earnings season is just around the corner. Now that the final numbers for 2015 are in, investors can exhale. The 12 percent market correction
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ance (can’t afford $400/month) and am taking my former dog’s antibiotics as I think I have strep throat. It seems the thinking was “Let’s make sure everyone has health insurance, so we’ll just require everyone to have it and if they don’t, or can’t afford it, we’ll fine them.” Right. Barb Adams Parker Not everyone questions their faith Re: “A question of faith”; Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 editions Thank you for your in-depth look at this important topic. The article did a thorough job of exploring one aspect of the evolving faith life in our society; in places, it painted with an overly broad brush, I feel. Liam Michael seems like an intelligent, articulate young man. And if atheism is right for him, that’s great. I respect his choice for his life. What I do not respect is his telling me that organized religion is not necessary, even a bad idea. For him, perhaps. But not for me, nor for over about 200 million other Americans, not to mention billions of others across our planet. He refers to “the bad reputation of most religions.” Really? Perhaps that’s his view, and I respect his right to express his views. But as his feelings, not as fact. You also called upon John Robert Kinsey, a lecturer at CU, who takes harsh shots at Kim Davis and Hobby Lobby. Apparently Mr. Kinsey is one of the growing number of people on our college campuses who disrespect anyone who doesn’t believe what they believe. Sad. Another of your sources, Karen Silverman, states that, “Families also place much less importance on religious education... .” It sounds like she’s referring to all families. Not mine, nor many others I know. Again, a sweeping statement
from the fall triggered by China’s slower growth and the drop in oil that triggered another round of market swings in November did not hold out before the year closed. Domestic and developed world indexes, and well-balanced accounts, were down less than 2.5 percent with the exception of Emerging Markets. Enter 2016 and a renewed focus on geopolitical issues. This
she applied to everyone, when in fact it doesn’t apply to everyone. A fourth source, Amy Scott Grant, says, “Young people don’t want to be told what God is or isn’t.” It sounds like she’s referring to all young people. Again, a false statement. She goes on, “... traditional religions hold views about God that feel archaic and untouchable to young people.” All young people? Really? I know for a fact that is not the case. While I appreciate the story, I do not appreciate the one-sided nature of it, and the statements of fact when what these sources are really doing is expressing their feelings, and the broad-strokes accusations made. I respect each of these people and their right to believe — or not believe — what they choose, and what works for them, as well as their right to express their views. My religion teaches me that. But don’t position those feelings as fact, and don’t apply them to everyone. It simply isn’t true. Skip Schweiss Parker Religion should not be discounted I am hoping that you will now have an article in your newspaper by someone who believes in God. You state that 35 percent of Millennials are religiously unaffiliated. What about the other 65 percent? I am sure that most of them would not agree with this slanted article. Do you know what the world would be like without organized religion? Churches and those affiliated with them spend millions of hours and millions of dollars throughout the world doing good. Whenever there is a disaster, it is church groups that are the first ones there to help. I think that diversity and tolerance are wonderful but do not think that religion and a belief in God should be discounted. Many of the problems that we are having in this world are due to the fact that religion is being forced out of our schools and our country. We need to take a step back and realize what we are losing when we “do not think that a belief in God is even a good idea.” Charlyn Young Parker
started in late 2015 with the Middle East, most recently Saudi Arabia and Iran. In early January, North Korea was again flexing its military strength with the claim to a successful hydrogen bomb test. This appeared to put more pressure on all negative indicators, pushing worldwide markets lower. This increased volatility comes on the heels of the Federal Reserve Board raising interest rates for the
first time in nine years. While most analysts do not think that action alone would have driven markets significantly lower, the consumer fears that the Fed is tightening while the rest of the world is easing continues to push the dollar higher and stress trade balances. Generally speaking, no one is happy. Earnings season will likely continue on the path of Kummer continues on Page 14
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ulian Lujan died after accidentally falling from a cliff last June soon after graduating from Colorado State University. His older sister, Christina, used social media to spread word of her family’s tragedy. “It was the best method for us to, unfortunately, convey what had happened,” she said. “It was a way for us to tell everyone rather than having to tell people one by one.” More and more, social media is becoming an outlet to not only do just that — communicate what has happened in a simple, immediate way — but also a forum in which to express grief and impart comfort during times of tragedy and sorrow. Social media provides a digital community that allows users to share stories and positive wishes during the grieving process, which can often help those affected carry the burden of loss, said Kim Gorgens, associate professor of clinical psychology at University of Denver. “Grieving rituals have always been about exaggerating a sense of community at that period of time,” she said. “Anything that makes that more accessible and available on a larger scale can be a very good thing.” It’s not surprising that social media has evolved as a grieving platform, considering that 72 percent of American adults use Facebook and 69 percent of those users regularly see news about people and events in their communities on the site, according to Pew Research Center.
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Sharing memories, extending support Julia Kapustka, who met Lujan while attending Colorado State University, described the Highlands Ranch resident as one of the best people she’d ever met. She found out about his death, which occurred at a Larimer County reservoir, from a status on Facebook. After Kapustka let the sudden loss of her friend sink in, she, too, posted a status. “Still in shock over the loss of such a wonderful person,” she wrote. “William J. Lujan I will remember you forever and am so thankful for every minute that I knew you and got to spend with you, rest in peace.” She immediately received phone calls from friends and classmates who wanted to know what had happened to him. Then, they, too, posted comments. Lujan’s profile was filled with hundreds of messages, photos and videos following his
Christina Lujan, 24, with her brother Julian, who died in a cliff jumping accident in June. “Facebook was a tool to get the message across to everyone,” she said. Courtesy of Christina Lujan
Colin Brough, a Castle View High School graduate, was killed in a shooting at Northern Arizona University last October. Twitter was used to share news updates and personal condolences following the tragedy.
Following the death of Nicole Weber, a Mountain Vista Graduate and student at University of Colorado-Boulder, social media filled with heartfelt messages about the young woman.
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death, Kapustka said. “They were sharing the memories they shared with him,” she said. “And those posts are permanent — something people can always see.” A similar instance of grieving and remembering occurred on Facebook in the recent death of addictions counselor John
Alan Rutter, 55, who died in a Jan. 2 fire that left an Arvada commercial building in ruins. Even before the worst was confirmed — that Rutter had not made it out of the building in time — friends, clients and coworkers posted remembrances of the man on Facebook. The same spreading of comfort and memories happened in the
deaths of Nicole Weber, a Highlands Rancharea graduate attending the University of Colorado-Boulder, who died in a December traffic accident, and Colin Brough, a Castle Rock resident shot and killed at Northern Arizona University in October. Oftentimes, the social media page of Grieving continues on Page 13
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Young library patrons to get ‘Market’ space The children’s department at the James H. LaRue Branch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. in Highlands Ranch, has a new feature, certain to mean many little people will want to settle in for the day. “The Market,” as it will be known, is created by a donation from the Whole Foods Market and will resemble family-friendly spaces for kids and adults to enjoy together in the three new libraries under con- Sonya Ellingboe struction in Douglas County (Castle Pines, SONYA’S Lone Tree and Parker). SAMPLER Youngsters will be able to choose, weigh and buy their produce and wheel in a little cart to the kitchen for preparation. Tough subject for children “Out of Bounds,” a play about the cyberbullying of a 14-year-old girl, also looks at friendships, past mistakes and forgiveness. It’s an important look at a prevalent problem, co-sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts and Western Arts Foundation. It will be staged at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances: public, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3; schools, 10 a.m. Feb. 4. Tickets: ParkerArts. org or 303-805-6800. Mozart in Englewood Englewood Arts presents “It’s All About Mozart” at 2 p.m. Jan. 30 at Hampden Hall, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood Civic Center. Peter Cooper, Colorado Symphony principal oboist will perform with the Ainomae Quartet (Ben Odhner, violin; Yi Zhao, violin; Anne Ainomae, viola; and
“The Market,” a new play market and kitchen installed at the Highlands Ranch James H. LaRue Branch Library, was funded by Whole Foods. Courtesy photo Silver Ainomae, cello.) The program will include: “Mozart’s Divertimento in D Major,” K. 136/125a, an unusual symphony for strings; “Mozart’s String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major,” K. 458, nicknamed “the Hunt;” “The Oboe Quintet in C Minor,” K. 388/406, originally “Serenade for Winds,” transcribed for a string quintet in 1788. Tickets: $20 adults/$15 seniors/free under 18. Englewoodarts.org or at the door one hour prior to concert time.
must sit in parent’s lap.) 303-791-2500, HRCAonline.org.
Highlands Ranch Cultural Series The Chalet Dancers will perform at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21, conducting the audience on a tour of Europe with cultural music of Spain, France, Scandinavia and the Alps. Performances are at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Tickets cost $10 advance; $15 at the door if not sold out. (Free under 2 —
‘Super Indian’ show departing The powerful Fritz Scholder retrospective, “Super Indian,” at the Denver Art Museum is over on Jan. 17, so only this weekend remains to see these fierce, wonderful creations, unlike any other depictions of American Indians. On the third level in the Hamilton Building in downtown Denver, on 12th Avenue between Broadway and
Cowboy poets, musicians and more The annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering is scheduled Jan. 21-24 in Golden at the Miners Alley Theater, 1224 Washington Ave., and the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. 888-718-4253, ColoradoCowboyGathering.com. Good for families.
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someone who has died turns into a memorial page, according to Psychology Today magazine. Even though that person is gone, a virtual identity exists, which combined with the remembrances and grief felt by others can help those left behind cope with loss, experts in the psychology field say. It has helped Lujan’s sister, Christina, who felt astronomical support from friends, family and her community after her brother’s death. “The amount of messages we received in the aftermath,” she said. “And to see the memories through writing and pictures that we didn’t even know existed.” Creating a sense of community After the Arapahoe High School shooting in 2013, social media became a way for the community to come together in a time of darkness. Anna Sutterer, now a sophomore at the University of Missouri, was a senior at Arapahoe when a student killed another student, then himself, on school grounds.
Julia Kapustka, 22, of Fort Collins, found out about the death of close friend William Julian Lujan from a Facebook post. And in response, she posted her condolences. Screen captures taken from Twitter Sutterer was hiding with 25 other students in the corner of her AP Lit class when she heard gunshots ring through the school. After the shooting, she was taken to a nearby church before returning home. That evening, Sutterer saw a flood of posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter about the shooting. Some students were expressing their post-traumatic stress while others were blogging updates.
“Someone posted about a candlelight vigil on Facebook,” she remembered. Fellow students organized the candlelight vigil, which took place a day later and drew hundreds of members from the community. Facebook and Twitter helped spread the word. But the social media onslaught of information and grieving eventually overloaded Sutterer. She stopped checking social me-
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Orchid showcase The Denver Botanic Gardens’ annual Orchid Showcase is in the Orangery and Marnie’s Pavilion through Feb. 22. It features hundreds of blooms, both common and exotic — part of the living collection. The address is 1007 York St., Denver. See botanicgardens.org. Magnificent Western art Self-guided tours are available on Jan. 22 at the American Museum of Western Art, 1727 Tremont Place — “in recognition of the Prize Bull’s guest appearance at the Brown Palace Hotel across the street!” Look for cattle in this outstanding collection of Western painting and sculpture. Reservations, $5. 303-293-2000, AnschutzCollection.org. Spaces limited.
dia sites because the posts kept the incident fresh in her mind, she said. “I couldn’t look at Instagram for a few days because it was just overwhelming,” she said. “I needed to see other things.” Sutterer held off on posting on social media so she could let everything sink in. In the initial shock period following a tragedy, such as a school shooting, it’s difficult to comprehend what’s going on, she said. “I understand that people want to be a part of spreading a message,” she said. “But I like to wait and really think about what happened and how it affected me.” Seeing repeated posts about tragedy can become tiresome for social media users, Gorgens said. It may result in compassion fatigue — an exaggerated stress response or, oppositely, a lack of emotional response. “The magnitude of your grief response is limited by how many times you have to use it,” she said. But that’s not the case for every tragedy. For Christina Lujan, social media allowed friends and family, near and far — even some people she didn’t know — to come together to share their sorrow, offer comfort and support each other. “Ultimately, they were expressing their condolences,” she said. “It was all done out of a caring place.”
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“Bylanes, café,” a copper mural by Highlands Ranch sculptor Shohini Ghosh, is created by patination chemicals painted on copper. It will be included in a joint exhibit through January at Aurora’s ACAD Gallery. Courtesy photos
“Down the steps,” a copper mural by sculptor Shohini Ghosh, who paints on the copper with chemicals to create a patina on sculptures.
Highlands Ranch artist displays metal murals Shohini Ghosh also has exhibit slated for Littleton By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Highlands Ranch artist Shohini Ghosh will exhibit a collection of metal murals in a group exhibit at the ACAD Gallery space at 1400 Dallas St., Aurora. She explained that she uses a sheet of copper, pre-heat-treated
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deteriorating profit reports for America’s blue chip companies. This decline started during third quarter reports in 2015 and continued through year end. January is an important earnings season in that many companies will also provide the 2016 outlook. It may be difficult to muster up some good news when trading partners are teetering on recession and manufacturing and commodities production worldwide is declining. The bright spot seems to be employment, which continues to improve, along with some select sectors such as health care. While every cloud may have a silver lining, it may be hard to determine at this point when that will appear. Investors should remember that in fact, the opportunities do always appear, and usually when least expected. Therefore, make certain you are minimizing expenses and debt and
at a foundry, and sketches her subject (images from cities of the world) on it. She then brushes paints on the copper with an assortment of chemicals usually used to create a patina on bronze sculptures, keeping them in the sun in her yard. She monitors them and as they develop colors and crystals, she applies lacquer “when a portion is done, which arrests the formation of crystals.” Ghosh, whose works are “a stylistic representation of genre subjects,” originally
increase savings and investments while prices are low. This can pad your long-term objectives significantly over time. Keep those short-term emergency reserves liquid and plan diligently for large expenses. Be aware if any debt on a floating interest rate is rising and plan carefully to maximize your 401k and retirement plan. These basic steps can keep you from following the crowd when that behavior is detrimental. When reviewing your portfolio, be sure to look back five years or more to get the bird’s-eye perspective. Nothing lasts forever, and this current downturn will be no exception. Patricia Kummer has been an independent certified financial planner for 29 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a registered investment adviser in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a six-year 5280 Top Advisor. Please visit www.kummerfinancial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.
studied art and lectured in Mumbai, India. She has installed public sculptures across the U.S., in India — and in 2011 in a park in Changchun, China, where she was invited to participate in a summer workshop. In June, she will begin a solo show called “52” at the Littleton Museum (a sculpture a week for a year). The Aurora exhibit will be in place through January. Other artists included: • Sushma Bagga, a painter who uses paper or fabrics to add more depth to
the canvas. Her work explores the idea between structure and the dissolving of the structure. • Meena Dessai, who works with clay and glazes, creating one-of-a-kind pieces. • John Dukes, who says, “I want to show beauty in ordinary everyday things or images that people often tend to overlook. My motto is to ‘See Different.’” • Naomi, a longtime Denver artist who makes paper and often uses it in her works to blend with color and fabric.
History presentation will take long view Staff report Speakers from Historic Douglas County Inc. will provide perspective on Douglas County’s history, dating back to the Ice Age, when they address the Highlands Ranch Historical Society at 7 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. The organization’s history-telling is taking the form of a serial 2016 “Book Calendar” that took five years to complete. “In the Beginning” is the first three months of the series, covering major impacting factors in the history of what is now Douglas
County up to 1870. The program will give a view of how the “Book Calendar” was built, with particular input by authors of the first three chapters: Jim Weglarz, HDC president, Larry Schlupp, vice president and webmaster, and Tim Weber, secretary. Also on hand: Blake Cunningham, archivist with the Douglas County Libraries, who has consulted on research. Copies of the calendar will be on sale: $5 members/$6 nonmembers. Please register to attend: constantcontacts@thehrhs.org. Free for members; $2 contribution suggested for nonmembers.
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3900 Grace Boulevard Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 The Castle Rock-based Chalet Dancers will appear at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Highlands Ranch Winter Cultural Series. The program will be: “A Tour of Europe.” Courtesy photo
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Ebersole brings ‘Big Noise’ to Lone Tree Arts Center Tony Award winner’s career spans more than three decades By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole will bring a bit of Broadway to Lone Tree Arts Center on Jan. 21 in a 7:30 p.m. concert. Courtesy photo
Christine Ebersole will bring her cabaret act, “Big Noise From Winnetka,” to the Lone Tree Arts Center on Jan. 21. The Tony Award winner has entertained audiences on Broadway, in television series and specials, films, concert appearances and recordings for more than 30 years, according to her website. The Tony for Outstanding Actress was awarded for her role as Edie Beale in the hit musical “Grey Gardens” in 2007, but she has received numerous other honors as well, including notice of her role opposite Angela Lansbury and Rupert Everett in “Blithe Spirit” (2009) and as Dorothy Brock in “42nd Street,” in “Dinner at Eight,” and as M’Lynn in “Steel Magnolias,” showing a
wide range of skills. Born in Winnetka, Illinois, she studied at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. She appeared in New York for many years before moving to Hollywood for “Amadeus” and back to New York for the popular “Grey Gardens” at Playwright’s Horizon, where it ran for a year. She has also appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall, with the San Francisco Symphony, in multiple concerts with the Boston Pops, a solo concert at the Kennedy Center and in many appearances across the country In television, she has appeared on “Boston Legal,” “Law & Order,” “Will and Grace” and “Lipstick Jungle.” In film, audiences have seen her in “Amadeus,” “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” “Tootsie,” “Black Sheep,” “My Favorite Martian” and more. New York Times critic Ben Brantley described her as “a genuine multilinguist who sings fluently in the tongues of other times and places.”
Victorian home receives landmark status By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com
The late-Victorian house at 5736 S. Bemis St. has been designated a Littleton Historic Landmark by the Historic Preservation Board and the City Council. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe
“Late Victorian, single domestic dwelling.” The charming little home at 5736 S. Bemis St. in Littleton’s Sterne Park neighborhood is 108 years old and has begun a new life, while it keeps some of its past a secret. It was unanimously designated by the City Council on Jan. 5 as Littleton’s most recent landmark following the recommendation of the council-appointed Historic Preservation Board, which conducted a public hearing on Nov. 16. It is owned by Paula Quinney, who told the council that the house and its restoration were a labor of love for her late husband, James. He was a craftsman who was described in an audio message from his daughter, Heather Rowe, as spending “a large part of his life restoring old homes. It was his passion — the house on Bemis is no exception,” she said. When he died last spring, he transferred that passion to friends and family. “I wanted this home to be a legacy to the history of Littleton and a legacy to him also,” she concluded. At the preservation board’s Nov. 16 meeting, planner Dennis Swaim told members: “It was built in 1908, according to assessor’s records — but we don’t know who built it … (nor are there records of who lived in it). It is just up the street from the Edwin A. Bemis House, also a landmark. It shows in a survey from the 1930s, 1940s. It has had extensive renovations, a brave effort and is in great shape as to windows, siding … Bemis was called Santa Fe when it was built ... It is unique in terms of size and age and typical
of the majority of people who lived in the city then … It retains historic quality and integrity.” The Quinneys closed on the house Oct. 4, 2013, moved in on Memorial Day 2014 and kept working on it. Library research suggested the name “railroad house,” plus two others like it. Perhaps home to railroad workers? The first existing photo is dated 2000. “The interior is completely restored,” Paula Quinney told the board. “The trim is original and side windows are original.” The board agreed to consider strategy for future landmarking, since a number of homes in Littleton are eligible. (The request has to come from the owner.) At the council hearing, Jean Ericson of District 1 spoke in favor of the designation, stating that Littleton has designated only 27 homes in 36 years. Pam Chadbourne, also a District 1 resident, spoke in support, mentioning that “Loveland has about 200 designated historic homes.” Planner Pam Hall stated that staff recommended designation and that the house met five necessary criteria. The council approved the designation unanimously.
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History of Douglas County Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents “Telling the History of Douglas County: In the Beginning,” from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, upstairs auditorium, Highlands Ranch. Complimentary light refreshments served at 6:30 p.m. Program will introduce you to historical information that you likely never knew about Douglas County. Lost Denver Local author and historian Mark A. Barnhouse will talk and show rare historical photos of places that will have disappeared from Denver. Program is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. As Denver has grown to become the hub of a major American metropolis, remnants of its earlier heritage have vanished into history, leaving longtime residents to ask, “Where has my Denver gone?” Barnhouse will celebrate what the city once built and has since lost, places such as the RKO Orpheum Theater, which was demolished for a parking lot, the Home Public Market at 14th and California, which was similar to Seattle’s Pike Market, old Elitch Gardens, and much more. Copies of the author’s book, “Lost Denver,” will be available for sale and signing. Call 303-795-3961. Norwegian Ancestry Marylee Hagen, cultural director and genealogy support director, Fjelldalen Lodge, Sons of Norway, Denver, presents ‘Tracing your Norwegian Ancestors” from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Hagen will present basic strategies, techniques and resources for Norwegian research. A local speaker and Columbine Genealogical Society member, she has been researching her family history for 20 years and has completed the Sons of Norway Cultural Skills Certification program for Genealogy/ Family History. Contact society president Joyce B. Lohse at Joyce4Books@gmail. com. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com. Windbreak Design, Tree Planting and Care Learn more information on windbreak design, species selection, planting and caring for your seedling trees and shrubs at a windbreak workshop at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Franktown Fire Station, 1958 N. Highway 83, Franktown. Staff from the Colorado State Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be available to assist participants in their windbreak design and answer questions. Call 303688-3042 ext. 100, or email DCCDistrict@ gmail.com to RSVP for this workshop, or to find out more about the seedling tree program available until March 31 to all residents. Best-selling Author to Talk Build your creative life with The New York Times best-selling author Eleanor Brown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Brown will help participants carve time from their busy schedules and find the inspiration to create. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
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British Comedy The British are coming to the Theatre of Dreams in Castle Rock. Martin Lewis, British comedy magician, has performed the feats of illusion and magic in Tokyo, London, Australia, Europe and more. Lewis will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, and Saturday, Jan. 16. Keith Fields, comedy magician, stars in “A Brit of Magic,” an interactive show that includes magic, comedy and stunts. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Reservations required for all shows, as seating is limited. Go to www. Tickets.AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799. Theatre of Dreams is at 735 Park St., Suites C & D, Castle Rock. Go to www.AmazingShows.com. Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins’ With the Banks children running rampant, a magical nanny flies in to save the day in this fantastical musical. Featuring songs you know and love like “Chim Chim Cher-ee,”and “A Spoonful of Sugar.” All the fun of the film is brought to life on stage in this “Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious” production. Show runs from Friday, Jan. 15-31 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A sensory-friendly performance is at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28. For times, tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800. ‘Violet’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Violet” from Friday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Feb. 7. Violet tells the story of a young woman’s quest for beauty amid the image obsessed landscape of the 1960s. Violet dreams of a miraculous transformation through the power of faith. Convinced that a televangelist in Oklahoma can heal her, she hops a Greyhound bus and starts the journey of a lifetime. Along the way, Violet forms unlikely friendships with her fellow riders, who teach her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider. Tickets available at the box office, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www. TownHallArtsCenter.org.
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Samba Boot Camp Adventures in Dance presents Samba Boot Camp from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Camp is good for the intermediate dancer, with samba techniques and amalgamations. Go to www.adventuresindance.com. Lunch is included. Social Ballroom Dance Sampler Adults who have two left feet or who are curious about learning popular ballroom dances are invited to the social ballroom dance sampler from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, and Friday, Jan. 29, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Learn the waltz, Viennese waltz, foxtrot and tango. Go to www. adventuresindance.com. UNC Arts Showcase The University of Northern Colorado presents its second UNC Showcase of the Arts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The evening features presentations, performances and an exhibition by students from the College of Performing and Visual Arts. Ticket includes two beverages from the bar, refreshments at a pre-reception and dessert post-reception, with a one-hour program in the Main Stage Theatre. Go to www.tickets. lonetreeartscenter.org/online/seatSelect.asp. Adventures in Dance Learn the jive, lindy hop, Charleston and hustle in a workout format at Swing Aerobics from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays through Jan. 26. Dance to blues and popular rock while learning the West Coast Swing from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 23. Learn the merengue and bachata club dances from 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 24. Learn to glide across the floor with the Viennese waltz and the waltz from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 25. Classes are in the group room at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 207, Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance. com.
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Art Stop on the Go Budding artists ages 6-12 will enjoy Art Stop on the Go, in which an artist from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art will present a book then lead participants in a literature-based art project. Sessions will be at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree; and at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Drop-in Classes Drop in and learn a craft, home improvement skill or what to read next at Saturday Surprise, at 10 a.m. every Saturday at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
EVENTS
Christmas Tree Recycling, Mulch Centennial residents can dispose of Christmas trees through Sunday, Jan. 17. Trees must be free of ornaments and decorations. Sites are open from sunrise to sunset. Artificial trees are not accepted. Disposal sites are: Lookout Park, 5455 S. Riviera Way; Pine Creek Hollow Park, 6140 S. Tower Road; and Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St. Free mulch will be available at all sites.
HEALTH
South Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www. bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Friday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:30 a.m. to noon, St. Thomas More Parish Center, 7071 E. Otero Ave., Centennial (720-482-3577); Sunday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker; Monday, Jan. 18, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Cascades Building, 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Centennial; Wednesday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Thursday, Jan. 21, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Quebec Corporate Plaza, 5600 S. Quebec, Greenwood Village; Friday, Jan. 22, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., DirecTV, 161 Inverness Drive West, Englewood; Sunday, Jan. 24, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Mary of Littleton Catholic Church, 6853 S. Prince St., Littleton Free Health Classes South Denver Cardiology presents free educational classes at its office, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. For information, or to register, call 303-744-1065 or www. southdenver.com. Class schedule: Monday, Jan. 18, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn to live with Warfarin/ Coumadin; Monday, Jan. 18, Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Learn the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar. Free Nutrition, Cooking Class Free Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 (Using Spices for Health and Flavor); Wednesday, Jan. 27 (Food Addiction) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www.southdenver. com. SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.
EDUCATION
Preschool Fair The Ridgeline MOPS group plans a preschool fair from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 16 at Ridgeline Community Church, 555 Heritage Ave., Castle Rock. Are you a parent with a child going into preschool next year? Are you trying to figure out what all the options are around Castle Rock for preschools? Most of the local area preschools there with information and representatives to answer all your questions about their school. This event is free and a great way to get informed. Invite all your friends. Go to www.facebook.com/events/1009767532422051/. Practice English Skills Practice your English class gives adult mixed level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and in Highlands Ranch, James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. No registration is required. Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www. Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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Nancy Begley was familiar with the P.L. Travers book and with the movie, but of her lead role in PACE Center’s Jan. 15-31 production of “Mary Poppins” she said, “It’s a dream I didn’t know I had — it’s really exciting. Two months prior to the auditions, I knew I wanted to play the role, and spent lots of time with the Disney Studio study guides. They included information on dialogues and accents. I learned about 90 percent. I grew up as a dancer so standing in first position (as in ballet) is not a stretch.” Begley The posture, accent and no-nonsense behavior were easy to manage. “Like Mary, I have a lot of very specific views about how kids should be, about how families should be… We rehearse at the Parker Mainstreet Center. It’s fun being part of my community.” She has lived in Parker for eight years and is a Colorado native. Begley graduated from Metropolitan State University with a BFA in musical theatre and has been recognized by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild, Rocky Mountain Theatre Association and Broadway World, and she has played in a number of musicals — most recently as Anita in “West Side Story.” She is a vice president at a metro-area bank by day. “I come from a financial family,” she said (it pleases her that Mr. Banks, the father in the play, is a banker). On a personal note, she said, “I graduated in 2008 at 250 pounds and with my weight-loss journey, these kinds of roles are now possible for me.”
IF YOU GO PACE Center, with its 536-seat theater, is at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, which is a sensory friendly performance, designed for patrons with sensory sensitivities and special needs. Sound and light levels are lower and even, startling effects are eliminated, and house lights are kept half-on throughout. Tickets range from $16 to $25. Advance reservations are recommended. ParkerArts.org or 303-805-6800. Readers may recall that Mary Poppins arrives at the Banks’ home, 17 Cherry Street Lane, London, by flying with her parrothandled umbrella. That entailed some flying lessons at the CU Opera Shop, Begley said. Bert has to fly too, and he has to go upside down. A harness has been custom made for each of them. “I’d trust them with my life,” Begley said of the technicians. “Mary Poppins” is a collaboration between PACE Center and Inspire Creative Theatre Company. Gary Lewis is the show’s director and has said that Begley is “an incredibly talented artist.” During the threehour show, the audience can expect wellknown songs such as “Spoonful of Sugar” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” as well as the familiar chimney sweep dance sequence. Begley said that Levi Hirsch (Michael Banks) and Regan Fenske (Jane Banks) “are the best child performers I’ve ever worked with.” Mary and the kids will be in the lobby after the show to interact with kids in the audience, she said. “Performing brings me joy — being part of something so magical … and seeing joy on faces of kids in the audience,” Begley said.
Lone Tree show goes old-school Reunion format may be used in future performances
company as Elder Cunningham). The Event Hall will be set up with banquet tables, as By Sonya Ellingboe at an actual reunion. A cash sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com bar will be available — just like at a reunion. A brand new show will debut at Lone There will be an interTree Arts Center from Jan. 28 to Feb. 13: mission and a dance party Deckman “Reunion ’85” is the first with the band of what may be a series of after the reunion format shows creclose of Act 2. IF YOU GO ated by the multitalented Backcreative director Susan to-school “Reunion ’85” plays Draus, with co-creatorfashions are Jan. 28 to Feb. 13 at author Cody J. Strand and encouraged Lone Tree Arts Center, co-creator-director David for the audi10075 Commons St., Larsen. ence. Lone Tree. PerformancIt’s a combination theSusan es: 7:30 Thursdays: 8 ater/music/participation p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; Draus’ career event, with the promise of includes Arpan 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. fun and memories. The autime in the 31. Tickets available at dience will enter the Event Denver metro lonetreeartscenter.org Hall at LTAC and register area, where she or 720-509-1000. for the Clovis High School was music director at the Reunion ’85. Each will be Arvada Center and artist assigned a persona from in residence at Smoky Hill that class. High School. Her Tantrum Actors/emcees Piper Arpan and Tom Productions has, in the past 30 years, Deckman will lead us through the evecreated many original shows for theme ning, as a time capsule, buried in 1985, parks, resorts and corporate events. “when we graduated,” is opened and She has also toured as music direccontents reviewed. tor with Broadway casts of “Mama Mia,” The band will play 1985 music. “Billy Elliott” and “Good Vibrations” in The show’s creators recently worked addition to “Book of Mormon” — and in together in the touring company of reading the program bios, dots connect “Book of Mormon” and hatched this new her with numerous others involved. concept, which Draus intends to continue Local audiences will be first to enjoy (LTAC’s Leigh Chandler thinks Cody J. this new show and that favorite ’80s music Strand is still touring the country with the for an evening.
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Falcons down defending champs Fourth-quarter run sparks win over Broomfield By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Highlands Ranch girls basketball coach Caryn Jarocki likes the way her team is playing this season. The Falcons, the top-ranked team in the CHSAANow. com Class 5A poll, used a fourth-period scoring spree to hold off six-time state champion Broomfield, 60-55, on Jan. 8 in the Falcons’ gym. Highlands Ranch improved to 12-1 while the sixthranked Eagles, who won the 5A state title last season after moving up from Class 4A, fell to 7-2. “I’m really pleased with the attitude of my kids, their heart, passion and the way they play together,” said Jarocki. “We had some fabulous passes. I love that, and that’s the way I want the kids to play. They are really taking ahold of my vision for them and performing it on the court.” Key moments Highlands Ranch, which led by 10 points and eight on three different occasions, fell behind 41-38 in the first minute of the fourth quarter but reeled off 14 straight points, while the Eagles went 3:20 without scoring, to grab a 52-41 lead. However, the scrappy Eagles trimmed the lead to four points with 31 seconds to play, but the Falcons’ sharp free-throw shooting sealed the victory. Key players/statistics Sophomore forward Leilah Vigil paced the Falcons with 22 points, with 12 coming in the second half. Sophomore guard Tommi Olson finished with 16 points and hit two 3-point baskets and a free throw to account for half of the Falcons’ points during the decisive 14-0 run. Courtney Humbarger, another sophomore, added nine points, with three 3-point baskets for the Falcons. Highlands Ranch made 13-of-15 free throws while the Eagles were 5-for-12 at the charity stripe and missed six in a row when the game was on the line early in the final period. They said it “We needed to get up on shooters and focus on Falcons continues on Page 20
Highlands Ranch’s Leilah Vigil (30) goes up for the rebound and boxes out Broomfield’s Brenna Frankel (31). The Falcons came out ahead 60-55 against the defending state champs. Photo by Paul DiSalvo
ThunderRidge sprints past Horizon Grizzlies roll to 70-47 win without starting point guard
there was 3:07 left in the third period, but she wound up with 10 points. The 5-foot-7 junior also had seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Freshman Alyssa Jimenez, Kylie’s little sister, also had 10 points for Horizon.
By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com ThunderRidge played without senior point guard Madison Ward in its Jan. 9 nonleague girls basketball game against Horizon, but the Grizzlies didn’t flinch. Ward was attending a pharmacy school interview at the University of Mississippi because no game was originally scheduled for Jan. 9. Her teammates, however, stepped up in her absence. ThunderRidge played good defense, cranked up its transition running game, rebounded well and romped to a 7047 win in the Grizzly den. ThunderRidge, ranked third in the Class 5A CHSAANow.Com poll and last season’s state runners-up, improved to 10-1 while Horizon, a team without a senior and with four freshman on its game roster, saw its overall record dip to 6-4. The Hawks are 2-0 in the 5A Front Range League. “Our post players are athletic so we tell them if we have that ball, let’s go,” said ThunderRidge coach Matt Asik. “Let’s see what we can get. Let’s get the ball down the court and if we can get a layup, let’s get it.” Key moments Horizon went 5:58 without scoring in the first quarter as the Grizzlies jumped to a 12-point lead, which expanded to 29 points in the third quarter. The Hawks did play better in the second half and trimmed the deficit to 16 points with 3:58 remaining in the game. Key players/statistics Jaz’Myne Snipes, the 5-foot-11 senior pivot who is the second-leading scoring in
ThunderRidge’s Taylor Rusk goes up for the layup against Horizon defenders Arielle Wisne (25) and Alyssa Jiminez (12). Rusk finished with 17 points in the game as ThunderRidge went on to win 70-47 on Saturday. Photo by Paul DiSalvo the Continental League and signed to play at Regis University, led ThunderRidge with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Taylor Rusk, a 5-11 senior who is bound for the University of Wyoming, finished with 17 points while senior Alexa Wiens added 11 points for the Grizzlies. ThunderRidge had 17 assists in the game with Alyssia Martinez, taking over for Ward as the point guard, credited with 10; Rusk had four. Kylie Jimenez, the Hawks’ leading scorer, didn’t break into the scoring column until
They said it “We like to run,” confessed Rusk. “Jaz’Myne and Dallas (Petties) are such athletic posts. They don’t have the height, but they have the athleticism. We’re playing real well together. We’ve been playing so long together, it makes it easier. Our defense looks good.” Asik, however, emphasized improvement is needed before the state playoffs. “We’re getting there,” he said. “We have things to work on. We’re always trying to get better every game, trying to improve. Seventy five percent of your baskets are in the half court, and as you get better and better competition you get less and less of those. We also work on all of our sets all the time. Being able to execute in March against a quality team when you have good man-toman defenses is crucial.” Horizon coach Charlie Arellano admitted it took time for his team to get started against the Grizzlies. “We have freshmen on the team so once they got past the fear of playing against one of the top teams in the state and actually decided we can play with these guys, it helped out a little bit,” he said. “With young and inexperienced girls you have the highs and lows. It’s hard to keep it right down the middle all the time.” Going forward ThunderRidge opens Continental League play Jan. 15 at Heritage.
Athletes find rewards off the court Chaparral senior Rachel Nelson has been on a mission. Make that a couple missions. Besides pursuing 3-point field goal records at Chaparral, Nelson and her twin sister/basketball teammate Erin went to Turkana, Kenya, on a mission last summer with older sister Bri. The three plan to go back again this summer on another trip with the Front Range Christian Church of Castle Rock to hopefully make a difference. Instead of heading or dreaming to travel to a beach somewhere in the summer like many other teenagers, the Nelsons opted to head to the semi-arid climate with Nilotic Jim Benton people who raise OVERTIME camels and weave baskets. They dribbled basketballs, kicked and played with soccer and volleyballs, dabbled in construction, helped with student instruction and did hut-to-hut evangelism. “I just see how much we have here and just being in that village, they had nothing,” said Erin. “For those kids that never had anything we could see the joy on their face. It was something simple that could make their entire life. Not only playing basketball with them but also sharing the world of God with them that they had never heard before.” Back home, Rachel broke a 10-yearold school record for most 3-point baskets in a game when she made eight in a career-high 28-point performance Jan. 5 against the Far Northeast Warriors. Erin assisted on Rachel’s record-setting 3-point effort against the Warriors, which added to the 49 treys she made last year to set a Chap season record. “Definitely hitting a 3-pointer is amazing, but being over there changes your life,” said Rachel. “It’s something that is so much more rewarding than hitting a 3-pointer.” Arvada West senior standing tall Arvada West senior center Dallas Walton is standing out again this year. Sure, he’s 7 feet and 225 pounds, but he’s also averaging 16.1 points and 11 rebounds a game through the first nine games after transferring from Ralston Valley. He had two knee surgeries and didn’t play basketball the past two seasons after playing for Ralston Valley as a freshman. Walton is tied for third among Class 5A rebounders. Stop for a moment to consider Ralston Valley’s front line if he would of remained a Mustang. The leading 5A rebounder in the state is 6-11 Ralston Valley senior Antonio Capley, who is pulling down 11.7 rebounds a game. MaxPreps selects Valor quarterback Valor Christian quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, the Colorado Community Media South Metro Offensive Player of the Year, was named to the MaxPreps Junior All-American first-team football squad. His position on the team is listed as “athlete.” McCaffrey, a junior and brother of Stanford Heisman runner-up Christian, passed for 2,800 yards in leading the Eagles to the Class 5A championship and accounted for 3,475 all-purpose yards. Ex-Highlands Ranch player signs with Broncos Wide receiver Jace Davis, a former Benton continues on Page 20
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SPORTS ROUNDUP HIGHLANDS RANCH FALCONS GIRLS BASKETBALL Highlands Ranch 85, Denver East 25 The Falcons won an away nonconference game against Denver East on Jan. 5. Highlands Ranch started strong with a lead of 28-8 in the first quarter. Key performers: Sophomore Leilah Vigil scored 26 points and sophomore Tommi Olson scored 14 points. Freshman Tori Beck had wo three-pointers. Highlands Ranch 60, Broomfield 55 The Falcons beat Broomfield in a close home nonconference game on Jan. 8. Key Performers: Sophomore Leilah Vigil scored 22 points. Sophomore Courtney Humbarger connected on three threepointers. BOYS BASKETBALL Highlands Ranch 72, Dakota Ridge 65 Highlands Ranch took victory against Dakota Ridge at an away nonconference game on Jan. 4 with a strong start of 15-8 in the first quarter. Key Performers: No individual statistics
were reported for this game. Aurora Central 59, Highlands Ranch 51 The Falcons lost a home nonconference game against Aurora Central on Jan. 7. Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. Highlands Ranch 62, Thomas Jefferson 53 Highlands Ranch beat Thomas Jefferson in a home nonconference game on Jan. 9. Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. GIRLS SWIMMING Douglas County Invite, second place Highlands Ranch took second place at a girls varsity swim meet against Douglas County and Colorado Academy on Jan. 8. Swimmers received first place in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free, 200 individual medley and 400 free relay. Key Performers: Senior Ilana Hayutin finished fourth in the one-meter with 237 points. Sophomore Grace Mortimer took first place in the 100 back at 1 minute, 6.91 seconds.
SKYVIEW ACADEMY HAWKS GIRLS BASKETBALL Rocky Mountain Lutheran 41, SkyView Academy 18 The Hawks lost against the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles at a home nonconference game on Jan. 5. KIPP Denver Collegiate at home on Dec. 9 with a strong second half of 18-5 in the third quarter and 6-4 in the fourth. Key Performers: No individual statistics have been reported for this game.
BOYS BASKETBALL Rocky Mountain Lutheran 64, SkyView Academy 50 The Hawks boys basketball team was defeated by the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles at a home nonconference game on Jan. 5. SkyView Academy started strong with a lead of 11-8 in the first quarter but fell behind in the third quarter. Key Performers: Junior JJ Woods was selected as player of the game and scored 22 points.
MOUNTAIN VISTA GOLDEN EAGLES GIRLS BASKETBALL Poudre 60, Mountain Vista 48 Mountain Vista lost an away nonconference game against Poudre on Jan. 5. Key Performers: Senior Chelsea Pearson scored 17 points, with three threepointers. Senior Molly Mccabe scored 10 points. Mountain Vista 67, Fossil Ridge 65 The Golden Eagles girls took a close victory against Fossil Ridge an away nonconference game on Jan. 7. Key Performers: Senior Chelsea Pearson scored 26 points and seven three-pointers. Sophomore Dani Mills scored 10 points. Junior Abby Walz had four rebounds. Mountain Vista 88, Far Northeast 24 The Golden Eagles crushed the Far Northeast Warriors at an away nonconference game on Jan. 9. They had a strong start of 27-2 in the first quarter. Key Performers: Senior Chelsea Pearson scored 23 points. Senior Molly Mccabe scored 19 points. BOYS BASKETBALL Mountain Vista 65, Rocky Mountain 61 Mountain Vista took victory against Rocky Mountain at an away nonconference game on Jan. 5. Key Performers: Junior Jake Belknapp was selected as player of the game and scored 21 points. Sophomore Bennett Baker had 10 rebounds. Mountain Vista 57, Fountain-Fort Carson 52 The Golden Eagles won an away nonconference game against Fountain-Fort Carson on Jan. 8 with a strong second quarter of 19-11. Key Performers: Junior Isaac Essien was selected as player of the game and scored 12 points. Sophomore Connor
Staib registered four three-pointers. ICE HOCKEY Mountain Vista 7, Liberty 3 Mountain Vista Golden Eagles beat Liberty in a South Suburban Conference game on Jan. 8. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. Mountain Vista 7, Valor Christian 0 The Golden Eagles took a strong victory against Valor Christian at an away conference game on Jan. 9. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. GIRLS SWIMMING Regis Jesuit 427, Mountain Vista 166 Mountain Vista girls swimming team was defeated by Regis Jesuit at a Northridge Recreation Center meet on Jan. 5. Key Performers: Senior Jamie Nats took first place in the 50 free at 25.50 seconds. Junior Sydnie Saddoris took second place in the 50 free at 26.40 seconds. Mountain Vista Invitational Mountain Vista girls swimming team took fourth place in the Mountain Vista Invitational with a score of 273. The event was hosted at Colorado School of Mines. Key Performers: Senior Jamie Nats took first place in the 200 free in 1 minute, 58.35 seconds. Sophomore Natalie Arky took second place in the 100 fly at 58.48 seconds.
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By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com ThunderRidge joined 19 other teams at the Jan. 9 dual-match tournament at Legend High School. Each team wrestled five dual matches, and the Grizzlies won three of their five matches to finish in the top eight in the team standings. “Our team is made up of a good group of kids who are working hard,” ThunderRidge coach Casey Paul said. “We have one senior in the lineup and, while we are young, our guys have a lot of mat experience. We are wrestling pretty well right now, and we will just continue to get better.” Avid wrestling fans should have enjoyed the tournament as there was nonstop action on five mats all day long. The Grizzlies’ 3-1 record earned them a spot in the battle for fifth through eighth places with Palmer, North Platte and Abraham Lincoln.
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Highlands Ranch High School football player who also attended Denver East, has signed a reserve future contract with the Denver Broncos. Davis played football and basketball at Highlands Ranch and has the boys team basketball season scoring record of 500 points set in 2008 with the Falcons. He was an outstanding athlete at Highlands Ranch and played football at Northern Colorado. Davis was in the Houston training camp last summer and was on the Baltimore Ravens practice squad for 16 days during the 2014 season. Valor lands girls lacrosse coach Kara Cannizzaro, North Carolina’s women’s lacrosse captain during the 2013 NCAA national championship year and the MVP of the NCAA tournament, is the new head girls lacrosse coach at Valor Christian. She has served as an assistant coach at the University of Denver and as a head coach at a Florida prep school. “I am extremely blessed for the op-
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defense more than getting down the court,” said Olson when asked about the Falcons’ 14 unanswered fourth-period points. “We focused on what was open and we needed to get it in and out, and that opened up the rest of our game. My post, my wings and point guard did a great job of doing that, so I owe that to them.” Broomfield did most of its damage with 3-point baskets, making 10 during the game. “Our second-half defense was a lot better
ThunderRidge beat Palmer and earned a share of fifth place as the Grizzlies and Abraham Lincoln match score was 36-36. “We only have four or five seniors in the program, and we have a lot of freshmen wrestling for us this season so I am very happy with the direction ThunderRidge wrestling is headed,” Paul said. “Many of our freshmen come up through our youth wrestling program, plus we have some freshmen who are new to wrestling who were players on the freshman team I coach. They are good athletes, they listen to us and they are doing a good job.” The Grizzlies coach said the Legend tournament is good experience for his wrestlers as ThunderRidge sees teams they wouldn’t normally see. This year, there were Colorado teams from 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A schools as well as teams from Nebraska. “There are a lot of different classification schools here, but in wrestling classification really isn’t all that important,” coach Paul said. “For example, Valley is a very strong team. We saw them at a tournament earlier this season and they are as good as just about any team you will see.”
portunity to coach at and up-and-coming program such as Valor,” Cannizzaro said in a statement. CTA Collegiate Player of Year Hayden Sabatka, the former two-time Colorado state high school No. 1 singles tennis champion who played at Highlands Ranch, was named the 2015 Colorado Tennis Association’s collegiate Male Player of the Year. Sabatka, a junior at New Mexico, plays both singles and doubles. He and doubles partner Bart Van Leijsen were eighth in the first Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national rankings of the year. 300th career coaching victory Valor Christian boys basketball coach Troy Pachner notched his 300th career win as a coach on Jan. 6 against Wheat Ridge. This is Pachner’s first season at Valor after 17 campaigns at D’Evelyn. The Eagles are off to an 8-1 start this season and Pachner’s overall coaching record is 300-130. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.
than in the first,” said Jarocki. “We did a lot better job of covering the 3-point shooters.” Highlands Ranch went 4:17 without scoring, and Broomfield had several three-minute droughts. “I thought it was definitely a game of runs and if we could have the last run we might be able to pull it out,” said Jarocki. “We talk about that’s how state games are, Sweet 16, on in that’s how every game is, so to have these games now and get the experience is really going to be helpful.” Going forward Highlands Ranch opens Continental League play Jan. 15 at home against Ponderosa.
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Public Notices Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0272 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/19/2015 3:03:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JACK M. EVANS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/13/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 8/21/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003126406 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $522,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $431,287.42 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 73, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 54-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 73 Falcon Hills Drive, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/19/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOLENE KAMINSKI Colorado Registration #: 46144 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 15-108-28792 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0272 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0255 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/5/2015 10:19:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DAVID R STONE AND ANDREA C STONE Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/26/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 6/30/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003096361 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $525,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $438,053.55 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 176-A HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO 134-A 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
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Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 176-A HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO 134-A 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 2633 Hunters Place, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/5/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 5025.100028.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2015-0255 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0168 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/9/2015 11:08:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: COSMO P LORUSSO AND CYNTHIA L LORUSSO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-HE2 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/26/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 5/5/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006038072 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $306,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $328,936.36 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.***Home Affordable Modification Agreement effective October 1, 2011 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 226, HIGHLANDS RANCH - FILING NO. 122-W, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5326 Heatherton Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
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If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 12/18/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 5050.100419.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0168 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0267 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/12/2015 4:05:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DARREN A CHAMBO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/29/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004080365 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,019.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $218,624.21 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILIN G N O. 6 8 A , C OU N TY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 6281 Yale Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/19/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-009217 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0267 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0262 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/9/2015 11:46:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: ROBERT IVAR JOHANSON JR. Original Beneficiary: GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/23/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 8/26/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013071342 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $412,313.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $401,641.13 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 23, BLOCK 4, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO.5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8781 Mourning Dove Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/9/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-684462-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0262 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0271 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/19/2015 3:03:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DAVID MILLER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST OPTION LENDING, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/25/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 10/28/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013086621 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $217,979.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $177,330.13 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 43, BLOCK 2, IMPERIAL HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING
Recording Date of DOT: 10/28/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013086621 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $217,979.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $177,330.13
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificare hereby notified that the covenants of ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the deed of trust have been violated as the sale date is continued to a later date, follows: the failure to make timely paythe deadline to file a notice of intent to ments as required under the Deed of cure by those parties entitled to cure may Trust. To advertise your publicalso notices call 303-566-4100 be extended. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE If you believe that your lender or serA FIRST LIEN. vicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or The property described herein is all of they are still pursuing foreclosure even the property encumbered by the lien of though you have submitted a comthe deed of trust. pleted loss mitigation application or Legal Description of Real Property: you have been offered and have accepLOT 43, BLOCK 2, IMPERIAL HOMES ted a loss mitigation option (38-38AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE with the Colorado Attorney General OF COLORADO. (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Which has the address of: 7867 Kyle or both. However, the filing of a comWay, Littleton, CO 80125 plaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. NOTICE OF SALE First Publication: 12/31/2015 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Last Publication: 1/28/2016 secured by the Deed of Trust described Publisher: Douglas County News Press herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in Dated: 10/20/2015 said Deed of Trust. CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedlegal holder of the indebtedness is: nesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle LISA CANCANON Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucColorado Registration #: 42043 tion to the highest and best bidder for 1199 BANNOCK STREET , cash, the said real property and all inDENVER, COLORADO 80204 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Phone #: and assigns therein, for the purpose of Fax #: paying the indebtedness provided in said Attorney File #: 3750.100100.F01 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webof sale and other items allowed by law, site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustand will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If ee/ the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to Legal Notice No.: 2015-0274 cure by those parties entitled to cure may First Publication: 12/31/2015 also be extended. Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single PUBLIC NOTICE point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even Highlands Ranch though you have submitted a comNOTICE OF SALE pleted loss mitigation application or Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0278 you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38To Whom It May Concern: On 10/20/2015 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint 8:31:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustwith the Colorado Attorney General ee caused the Notice of Election and De(720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finanmand relating to the Deed of Trust decial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) scribed below to be recorded in Douglas or both. However, the filing of a comCounty. plaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. Original Grantor: ROSALIE V DAVIS Original Beneficiary: METLIFE HOME First Publication: 12/31/2015 LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, Last Publication: 1/28/2016 N.A. Publisher: Douglas County News Press Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A Dated: 10/19/2015 CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY CHRISTINE DUFFY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/25/2010 DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Recording Date of DOT: 3/31/2010 The name, address and telephone numReception No. of DOT: 2010019828 bers of the attorney(s) representing the DOT Recorded in Douglas County. legal holder of the indebtedness is: Original Principal Amount of Evidence of ALISON L. BERRY Debt: $382,500.00 Colorado Registration #: 34531 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, date hereof: $209,901.11 ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you Fax #: (303) 706-9994 are hereby notified that the covenants of Attorney File #: 15-009229 the deed of trust have been violated as *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE follows: the debt has been accelerated SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webbecause the borrower has not performed site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustan obiligation under the Deed of Trust ee/ THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Legal Notice No.: 2015-0271 A FIRST LIEN. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 The property described herein is all of Publisher: Douglas County News Press the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. PUBLIC NOTICE Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 148, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING Highlands Ranch NO. 120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF COLORADO. Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0274
January 14, 2016
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To Whom It May Concern: On 10/20/2015 8:29:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Which has the address of: 9882 Atherton Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130
Original Grantor: SYLVESTER S GONZALES AND FELICIA T GONZALES Original Beneficiary: COMPASS BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: INTERSTATE INTRINSIC VALUE FUND A, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/23/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 5/23/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005045412 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $47,470.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $47,151.24 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 52, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 110 - F, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10247 South Woodrose Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/20/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 8686.100164.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0278 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0295
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/10/2015 11:36:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and
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January 14, 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Trustees
Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0295
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/10/2015 11:36:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: TRACY M. EAGLE & JAMES P. LEDYARD III Original Beneficiary: CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CHEVY CHASE FUNDING LLC, MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-B, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/12/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 6/19/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003091384 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $318,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $229,577.07 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 47, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO 107-E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 4677 Whitehall Ln, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/10/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MARCELLO G. ROJAS Colorado Registration #: 46396 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: CO150269 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0295 First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0298 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2015 3:33:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: CHUCK O. EGBUNE Original Beneficiary: ALWAYS ENTERPRISES, INC., DBA, A-1 BAIL BONDS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: ALWAYS ENTERPRISES, INC., DBA, A-1 BAIL BONDS Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/5/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 10/15/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009079768 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. PUBLIC NOTICE Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $35,000.00 PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $35,000.00 Separate sealed bids for 2016 CONCRETE SEALING PROJECT, DOUGLAS Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2016are hereby notified that the covenants of 005 will be received by the Owner, the deed of trust have been violated as Douglas County Government, Departfollows: Not paid as due. ment of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until TuesA FIRST LIEN. day, February 2, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of sawing and sealing of The property described herein is all of pavement joints, and traffic control at varithe property encumbered by the lien of ous arterial and collector roadways the deed of trust. throughout Highlands Ranch in Douglas County. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 233, #122Q 0.163 AM/L HIGHThe Contract Documents may be exLANDS RANCH, THE COUNTY OF amined at the above address after 10:00 DOUGLAS, COLORADO a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, and copies of the Contract Documents may be Which has the address of: 4694 Briobtained upon payment of $35.00 for each arglen Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Addi80130 tional charge if mailing is required.)
Government Legals
NOTICE OF SALE A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 27, The current holder of the Evidence of Debt 2016, at the Department of Public Works secured by the Deed of Trust described Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 herein, has filed written election and deThird Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO mand for sale as provided by law and in 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducsaid Deed of Trust. ted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at the same address. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless The Project includes the following mathe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedjor items and approximate quantities: nesday, March 9, 2016, at the Public • Sawing and Sealing of Concrete PaveTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle ment Joints (Day Time) – 695,134 LF Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc• Sawing and Sealing of Concrete Pavetion to the highest and best bidder for ment Joints (Night Time) – 24,800 LF
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2015 3:33:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Public Trustees
Original Grantor: CHUCK O. EGBUNE Original Beneficiary: ALWAYS ENTERPRISES, INC., DBA, A-1 BAIL BONDS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: ALWAYS ENTERPRISES, INC., DBA, A-1 BAIL BONDS Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/5/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 10/15/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009079768 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $35,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $35,000.00
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE TO STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/10/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 4/21/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006033491 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $223,250.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $222,588.44
Public Trustees
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Not paid as due.
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 233, #122Q 0.163 AM/L HIGHLANDS RANCH, THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO
Legal Description of Real Property: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 223, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 4694 Briarglen Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/20/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LARRY A. HENNING Colorado Registration #: 13274 1800 GAYLORD, DENVER, COLORADO 80206 Phone #: (303) 333-9800 Fax #: (303) 322-9546 Attorney File #: A1530 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0298 First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton TO BID PUBLIC INVITATION NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Separate sealed Sale bidsNo. for2015-0299 2016 CONCRETE SEALING PROJECT, DOUGLAS To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2015 COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 20163:37:00 undersigned Trust005 willPM bethe received by Public the Owner, ee causedCounty the Notice of Election and DeDouglas Government, Departmand relating to the Deed of Trust dement of Public Works Engineering, Philip scribed to be recorded in Douglas S. Millerbelow Building, 100 Third Street, Suite County. 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. This Originalconsists Grantor: of JULIE L NICHOL project sawing and sealing of Original Beneficiary: ELECpavement joints, and MORTGAGE traffic control at variTRONIC REGISTRATION ous arterial and collector SYSTEMS, roadways INC., ACTING SOLELY AS in NOMINEE throughout Highlands Ranch Douglas FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, County. INC. Current Holder of Evidence Debt: The Contract Documents mayofbe exWILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASamined at the above address after 10:00 SOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTa.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, and EE TOofCITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE copies the Contract Documents may be TO STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each INVESTMENTS BEAR STEARNS set. The $35.00 II is INC., non-refundable. (AddiALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASStional charge if mailing is required.) THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4 A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at Date Deedonof Wednesday, Trust (DOT): 4/10/2006 10:00ofa.m. January 27, Recording Date of DOT: 4/21/2006 2016, at the Department of Public Works Reception No.Philip of DOT: 2006033491 Engineering, S. Miller Building, 100 DOT in Douglas County. Third Recorded Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO Original Principal Amount will of Evidence of 80104. The Bid Opening be conducDebt: $223,250.00 ted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, Outstanding Principal Amount as of the 2016, at the same address. date hereof: $222,588.44 The Project includes the following maPursuant C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you jor itemstoand approximate quantities: are herebyand notified thatofthe covenants of • Sawing Sealing Concrete Pavethe deed of (Day trust have violated ment Joints Time)been – 695,134 LF as follows: to payofprincipal in• SawingFailure and Sealing Concreteand Paveterest when (Night due together all LF other ment Joints Time) – with 24,800 payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, other violations of the termsprequalificathereof. Bidders shall have received tion status (active status) with the ColorTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT ado Department of Transportation to BE bid A LIEN. onFIRST individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein. The property described herein is all of the property the lien of Any questionsencumbered on the biddingby process may thedirected deed oftotrust. be Terry Gruber, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490. Legal Description of Real Property: ALLPlanholder THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND For Information, Please Call S I T U A T E D I(Front N T HDesk) E COUNTY OF 303.660.7490 DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN DESIGNATED AS Legal Notice No.: AND 928424 LOT Publication: 223, HIGHLANDS First January RANCH 14, 2016 FILING NO. Publication: 120-A, COUNTY DOUGLAS, Last January OF 21, 2016 STATE COLORADO. Publisher:OF Douglas County News-Press
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Which has the address of: 9696 Rockhampton Way, Littleton, CO 80130-7107 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Public
Which has the address of: 9696 Rockhampton Way, Littleton, CO 80130-7107 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/20/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 9696.100436.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0299 First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0254 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/5/2015 10:16:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: SHY G. LAM Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS NETWORK USA, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EMX4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/6/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 4/10/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006029521 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $629,931.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $589,082.59 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 48, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. lH2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS NETWORK USA, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EMX4
Public Trustees
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/6/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 4/10/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006029521 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $629,931.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $589,082.59 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 48, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. lH2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9671 Sunset Hill Circle, Littleton, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/5/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KELLY MURDOCK Colorado Registration #: 46915 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-009117 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2015-0254 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0280 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/22/2015 11:46:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DELLA DARLENE JONES Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/19/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 8/25/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011051673 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $173,591.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $175,500.34 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 108, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9571 Bighorn Way, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
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of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $173,591.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $175,500.34
Public Trustees
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 108, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9571 Bighorn Way, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/26/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ELIZABETH S MARCUS Colorado Registration #: 16092 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-009252 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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Mitchell - E.S.Ranch Alba, President, InHighlands HeraldA.A.23 vestments Inc., a Colorado corporation as
General Partner c/o Mineral & Highline Partnership, Ltd, a Colorado limited partnership, General Partnership - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o I. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership - Manfred Will aka Manfred Will et al -Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner c/o E. S. Alba - Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner - Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership c/o E. S. Alba - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership c/o John C Mitchell State of Colorado, Department of Revenue
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 21st day of October 2010 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 709 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE #13A .86 AM/L
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2009; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Manfred Will for said year 2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 21st day of April 2016, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of December 2015. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 928375 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
OCCUPANT - Douglas County, Trustee Echols Family Trust - Gertrude A Mikelson and Edward Ehmann, Personal Representatives of the John Ehmann EstateJohn J Ehmann - John J Ehmann Estate c/o Gertrude A Mikelson & Edward Ehmann Ehmann - Juanita M Heiland c/o Douglas County Treasurer - Rio Star LLC - The Estate of John J Ehmann c/o Gertrude A Mikelson & Edward Ehmann
Legal Notice No.: 2015-0280 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, struck off at public tax lien sale to County of Douglas, Trustee the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT – A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado Corporation, General Partner A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation, General Partner c/o E. S. Alba A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation, General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o A.A. Investments, Inc., a Colorado corporation, General Partnership - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o Mineral & Highline Partnership, Ltd, a Colorado limited partnership, General Partnership - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o I. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership - Manfred Will aka Manfred Will et al -Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner c/o E. S. Alba - Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner - Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership c/o E. S. Alba - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership c/o John C Mitchell State of Colorado, Department of Revenue
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to County of Douglas, Trustee. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of John J Ehmann Estate % Gertrude A Mikelson and Edward Ehmann for said year 2011
That on the 23rd day of November 2015 said County of Douglas, Trustee assigned said certificate of purchase to Echols Family Trust.That said Echols Family Trust on the 23rd day of November 2015 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Echols Family Trust at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 21st day of April 2016 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of December 2015 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 928376 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 21st day of October 2010 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 709 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE #13A .86 AM/L
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said Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 21st day of April 2016, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of December 2015.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP THUNDERRIDGE GRIZZLIES GIRLS BASKETBALL ThunderRidge 70, Horizon 47 ThunderRidge Grizzlies won a home nonconference game against Horizon on Jan. 9 with a strong second quarter of 24-10. Key Performers: Senior Jaz’myme Snipes scored 22 points. Senior Alyssia Martinez had six rebounds. BOYS BASKETBALL Denver East 63, ThunderRidge 59 The Grizzlies lost to Denver East at an away nonconference game on Jan. 2. Key Performers: Senior Austin Mueller scored 14 points, with two three-pointers. Senior Troy Brady scored 12 points. Rangeview 70, ThunderRidge 56 ThunderRidge lost to Rangeview at a home nonconference game on Jan. 6. Key Performers: Senior Clay Verk scored 15 points. Junior Corey Seng had five rebounds. Senior Elijah Rodriguez scored three three-pointers. ThunderRidge 72, Aurora Central 45 ThunderRidge took victory against Au-
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rora Central at a home nonconference game on Jan. 8. Key Performers: Senior Mitch Bloom was selected as player of the game and scored seven points. Senior Clay Verk scored 25 points. Junior Corey Seng scored five free throws. GIRLS SWIMMING Heritage 131, ThunderRidge 49 The Grizzlies lost an away conference meet against Heritage on Jan. 7. Key Performers: Junior Elizabeth Kneip took first place in the 200 free at 2 minutes and 5.45 seconds. Freshman Patricia Can took first place in the 100 fly at 59.98 seconds. Mountain Vista Invitational The Thunderridge girls swimming team took fifth place at the multi-teams Mountain Vista Invitational meet at Colorado School of Mines on Jan. 9. Key Performers: Ashley Jones took first place in the one-meter with 409.20 points. Gretchen Wensuc took second place in the one-meter with 399.10 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Valor Christian 74, Wheat Ridge 37 The Eagles took victory against Wheat Ridge at home conference game on Jan. 6. Key Performers: Senior Heidi Hammond scored 16 points and senior Madison McCoy scored 15 points. Sophomore Stephanie Coors scored one threepointer. Valor Christian 76, Golden 55 Valor Christian took victory against Golden at a home conference game on Jan. 8 with a lead of 23-7 in the first quarter. Key Performers: Senior Heidi Hammond scored 24 points, with five threepointers. Junior Tess Boade scored 11 points. BOYS BASKETBALL Valor Christian 65, Wheat Ridge 53 The Eagles beat Wheat Ridge at an away conference game on Jan. 6 with a strong start of 13-4 in the first quarter. Key Performers: Junior Jalen Sanders scored 21 points and junior Kayle Knuckles scored 12. Senior Booker Schelhaas had seven rebounds.
Golden 57, Valor Christian 44 The Eagles lost to Golden in a home conference game on Jan. 8. The boys started with a lead of 15-13 in the first quarter but fell short in the last three quarters. Key Performers: Sophomore Jeremy Randle scored 10 points, with two three-pointers. Junior Kayle Knuckles had six rebounds. ICE HOCKEY Doherty 4, Valor Christian 1 Valor Christian lost to the Doherty Spartans at an away conference game on Jan. 2. Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. Valor Christian 4, Summit 3 Valor Christian took the a close victory against Summit at an away nonconference game on Jan. 6. Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. Lewis-Palmer 7, Valor Christian 3 The Eagles ice hockey team lost to Lewis-Palmer at a home conference game on Jan. 8. Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
ROCK CANYON JAGUARS GIRLS BASKETBALL Rock Canyon 49, Gateway 47 Rock Canyon outscored Gateway in the Jan. 8 nonconference game. Key performers: Julia Doherty and Madi Malpass each scored 10 points. Katie Didonna had 19 rebounds and four steals. Rock Canyon 43, Boulder 35 Katie Didonna scored 16 points and had 27 rebounds in the Jan. 5 nonconference
game. Key performers: Julia Doherty scored nine points, Madi Malpass had seven rebounds, and Sydney Daniels had five steals. BOYS BASKETBALL Rock Canyon 72, Fort Collins 50 Rock Canyon outscored Fort Collins in the Jan. 5 nonconference game.
Key performers: Sam Masten scored 19 points, had four rebounds and three assists. Isaac Hirsch had six rebounds and scored 14 points. Rock Canyon 74, Smokey Hill 47 Sam Masten scored 27 points in the Jan. 2 nonconference game. Key performers: Isaac Hirsch had 11 rebounds, eight assists and two
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steals. GIRLS SWIMMING Rock Canyon came is second place with a team score of 365 at the Mountain Vista Invitational held Jan. 9. Key performers: First place finishers were: Abigail Kochevar, 50 free and 100 back; the 200 Medley Relay team and the 400 Free Relay team. Madeline Lacy placed third in the 100 Fly.
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