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Council creates youth advisory committee City will recruit millennials to give feedback on civic issues BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Littleton City Council wants to hear from young people. The council approved the convening of the Next Generation Advisory Committee at its Feb. 5 meeting, with plans to recruit millennials to give feedback on local issues as the city ramps up a slate of long-term planning efforts. The committee will have between seven and 11 members, all between the ages of 17 and 34, according to bylaws approved by council.

Members must live, work or go to school in Littleton. The committee must meet at least quarterly, and members are expected to keep up with issues before city council. The goal is to increase engagement from the millennial set to “build relationships by listening, moving past preconceived notions, and seeking a voice from an often underrepresented demographic,” according to the bylaws. “This is a good example of when people say government should think and act more like a business,” said City Councilmember Kyle Schlachter, who will serve as council’s liaison to the committee. “I think of this as a good business model of market and consumer research. Our business is setting policy for the city. We get information from the

majority of our customers, but not all of them.” At least three of the committee’s members will be current Littleton Public Schools students, according to the bylaws. Another should be a current Arapahoe Community College student. Meetings will cover topics like education, employment, housing, the environment and governmental issues. The committee will undergo an evaluation by city council at the end of 2020. The committee has seen sustained opposition from some longtime city council watchers at recent council meetings, who say the group gives one demographic unfair access and influence with council. “To me, this is discrimination,” said resident Jeanie Erickson at the Feb. 5 meeting. “We have enough

committees and boards in Littleton… Special privileges should not be given because of their age.” Pam Chadbourne, perhaps council’s most regular commenter, said the group is unnecessary because city staff can and should gather useful data around the group’s proposed topics. “It is unfair, and it does harm by giving special access to people who don’t have the age or experience of other groups,” Chadbourne said. Councilmember Carol Fey — who along with councilmember Peggy Cole voted against the creation of the committee — echoed the skepticism of commenters, saying young people are free to address council or respond to city planning efforts just like anyone else. “So much of the writeup from staff is about trying

to get this group to pay attention to this and trying to get them to attend,” Fey said. “It puzzles me why we would work so hard to involve a group that apparently doesn’t want to be involved.” Mayor Debbie Brinkman said the time is right for the committee. Engaging young people is “becoming a greater challenge, because that portion of the population is growing,” Brinkman said. “I agree anybody can speak to us or send us emails… but over the years that’s the group that seldom does reach out.” Councilmember Pat Driscoll said the group is a good experiment. “This is a two-year trial period,” Driscoll said. “I’m excited for the younger generation to get involved in the city.”

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ACC newspaper editor happy to find her niche In the Army I grew up in West Virginia, and I joined the Army specifically to get away from there. I spent 15 months in Kuwait, from 2007 to 2008. People say Kuwait is extremely hot, but that’s an understatement. It’s like the surface of the sun. The Army hired locals to do jobs around the base. There was a group of Iraqi women who cleaned and maintained our shower trailers. One day, I passed out from the heat, and they pulled me inside and poured water on me and fanned me until I woke up. Later, one was crying and I asked

what happened. Her son was robbed of $20 — she was devastated. It was so much money to them. I said “Hey, I’ve got 20 bucks,” and I gave it to her. The next day, I got hauled in and reprimanded. I was told that we weren’t allowed to inject money into their economy. The Army gave us these cardboard tokens to use in the store on base, and we didn’t like being told what to do, so we would leave tokens in the shower trailer for the women. Roaming After the army, I went to New Zealand for college and ended up with a bachelor’s in psychology. Later, I spent time teaching English in Cambodia, and spent a few months in Costa Rica. I wound up in Colorado, and now I’m the editor in chief of the Arapahoe Pinnacle, ACC’s student newspaper. We’ve got some great reporters, and

we’re focusing more on local news these days. I also write for Westword. ‘I have so much autonomy’ I love the Pinnacle because I have so much autonomy. I get to do stories I find interesting. My favorite piece for the Pinnacle was about the “green burial” movement, which seeks to bury people in a more environmentally friendly way. I got to speak to the pioneers of the green funeral business. They “plant” people in the ground without headstones or caskets. I’ve learned so much more as a journalist than you could ever learn in a classroom. I love that I get to experience people — their wants and needs and lives. It really suits me. If you have suggestions for My Name Is, please contact David Gilbert at dgilbert@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Kera Morris is the editor in chief of Arapahoe Community College’s student newspaper, and previously served with the Army in Kuwait. COURTESY PHOTO

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County jail, stressed by growth, may need replacing, officials say Current facility stretched to the limit, chief says BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe County’s jail is aging and may need to be replaced in coming years, say county officials. The facility built in 1986 is increasingly stretched thin as the county’s population booms, said Vince Line, the bureau chief of detention services for the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office. “We’re so busy, and we have so many critical tasks with no ability to expand,” Line said. “It’s a recipe for potential disaster.” The jail, located on South Potomac Street near Centennial Airport, was originally designed to house 360 inmates in four pods, Line said. Two pods were added in 2002, and the current maximum inmate capacity is 1,458 — thanks in large part to cells designed to house one inmate that now house three. The jail usually hovers around 1,100 inmates on any given day, Line said, meaning it’s pushing up against the National Institute of Justice’s recommendation to not fill jails beyond 80 percent of full capacity. Having spare bunks on hand is critical to allow for separation of inmates, Line said, because codefendants in crimes must be kept apart, as well as inmates who fight or are members of rival gangs. Inmate-on-inmate assaults are up 48 percent in the last three years, Line said, with a total of 86 in 2018, and inmate-on-staff assaults are up 118 percent, with 24 in 2018. About half the inmates at any given time have not been convicted of a crime, Line said, and are being held while awaiting court hearings or because they cannot afford bail. Jail staff are also increasingly hurting for space to hold an increasing array of classes focused on rehabilitation, and mental health and substance abuse treatment, Line said. “Back in the 1980s, there were hundreds more beds in psychiatric hospitals,” before federal policies eliminated them, Line said. “Nowadays, people with mental health issues end up in jail.” The jail faces an array of other constraints. Though the maximum inmate capacity is four times what it was 33 years ago, the jail’s booking area, laundry, infirmary and kitchen are no bigger. Each one is pushed to the limit, Line said. Inmates who need medical care often face long waits, Line said. The booking area is of particular concern, Line said, because all manner of inmates are brought in and released from the facility in close quarters with staff and each other. Meanwhile, behind walls and under the floors, other infrastructure is reaching its limits — the sewage and electrical systems are increasingly stressed, and subfloor utility tunnels are increasingly filled with mud, Line

The jail’s laundry area was designed for one-fourth of the jail’s current inmate capacity, said Chief Line.

Arapahoe County’s jail is aging and increasingly stretched thin, say officials. said, and infrastructure upgrades would require taking vital services offline. Problems in the laundry room last year required a massive, expensive endeavor to ship laundry by truck to nearby facilities, Line said. The jail also has a lack of handicapped-accessible facilities, Line said, with only one pod retrofitted for use by inmates in wheelchairs or using canes or walkers. What can be done? Expanding the current facility is difficult, Line said, because the building that houses core functions is landlocked - surrounded by inmate pods with nowhere to grow. The best option might be to build a new jail, Line said, and county officials are beginning to explore what that might look like. The county bought 11 acres of vacant

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land immediately adjacent to the current jail during the Great Recession with the anticipation of someday building a new jail, said Jeff Baker, chair of the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners. A master plan presented to the Board of County Commissioners during a Jan. 22 study session laid out a possible course of action: a 10-year plan to build a new jail in several phases, and add capacity to the adjacent county court facilities. The total price: close to a billion dollars. Baker said in the long run a new jail might be more cost-effective. “Increasing disability access is crucial,” Baker said. “If we’re not in compliance (with the Americans with Disabilities Act) we could be sued at any time. Taxpayers have to be aware that rather than defending lawsuits we may lose, it might be worth investing

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Arapahoe County Bureau Chief Vince Line, foreground, walks through the booking area of Arapahoe County’s jail on Feb. 7. Inmates being booked or released are brought through this area in close proximity, Line said. DAVID GILBERT

in a state-of-the-art, safe, functional facility.” A new facility could bring down utility costs too, Baker said. “The science of using water, energy and utilities is so much more advanced than when the jail was built,” Baker said. “We could end up saving money.” The county is simply exploring possibilities at the moment, Baker said, and much more information will be needed before officials decide what to do. “We need to have a firmer grip on what the needs are,” Baker said. “We need to look at what other counties have done. We need to make sure our taxpayers can support what we come up with. How do we do this right from the beginning? One of the worst things any government can do is overbuild. At the same time, the most important thing we can do is plan for the future.”

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Two killed in Littleton after chase, crash Fleeing driver of stolen car hits, kills occupants of unrelated vehicle, police say

Firefighters with South Metro Fire Rescue investigate the scene of a deadly crash at Mineral and Santa Fe in Littleton the morning of Feb. 6. Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies gave chase to a man driving a stolen car, who crashed into an unrelated vehicle, killing its two occupants, police said.

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Two people were killed after a woman driving a stolen car crashed into their vehicle at the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue in Littleton in the early hours of Feb. 6, according to the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office. Deanna Bixby, 20, was driving a stolen Mitsubishi that collided with an unrelated vehicle during a police chase that had initially focused on a different stolen vehicle, said Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock in a press conference Feb. 7. Jayne Davicsin, 25, and Ryan Carter,

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27, were killed in the crash, according to the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office. “This is a tragedy,” Spurlock said. Spurlock defended his department’s policy on chasing fleeing suspects. The policy allows deputies to chase vehicles they believe are stolen, as well as cars

driving erratically, suspects believed to present a serious threat and people suspected of felonies against individuals. “I’m the sheriff of Douglas County, and I’m very close to my community,” Spurlock said. “The community supports the decisions of the Douglas

County Sheriff ’s Office… This is a good, sound policy. For the most part, it helps us apprehend criminals violating the citizens of Douglas County.” Douglas County is investigating the suspects and will conduct an administrative review of deputies’ actions during the chase, Spurlock said, while Littleton Police will investigate the crash itself. The crash followed a police chase that began 15 miles to the south in Castle Pines, Spurlock said. A deputy spotted two suspicious vehicles — a Jeep and a Mitsubishi — on Lagae Road in Castle Pines shortly before 2 a.m. on Feb. 6, Spurlock said, and the vehicles sped off as the deputy approached. The Mitsubishi and the Jeep turned northbound on Highway 85, which is known as Santa Fe Drive farther north, and the deputy gave chase to the Jeep. SEE CRASH, P8

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Centennial eyes options to form police department Walcher advises on feasibility of cutting ties with sheriff’s office BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The City of Centennial has retained former Arapahoe County Sheriff David Walcher as a consultant to study whether the city, which contracts for law enforcement service from the sheriff ’s office, should cut ties and form its own police department. Leadership at the sheriff ’s office saw change after the November election, when Democrat Tyler Brown took the sheriff ’s seat from Walcher, a Republican with more than three decades of law enforcement under his belt. Brown, 36, has worked as an officer in Northglenn, Aurora Public Schools and the small Town of Mountain View near Interstate 70 and Sheridan Boulevard. While county sheriffs are elected, chiefs of police departments are generally appointed by city officials. Allison Wittern, Centennial’s spokeswoman, said the city has received more questions about its law enforcement service since the election. “There has been an increase in citizen inquiries regarding the continuity of policies and practices for law enforcement operations,” Wittern said.

“This feasibility study allows the city an opportunity to review our current model and ensure it is in alignment with the community’s best interests.” Walcher declined to comment for this story, including on the question of whether the election, and the insulation of police departments from electoral changes in power, influenced the study being carried out now. Centennial’s contract with the sheriff ’s office allows city council time to “evaluate the leadership and policing philosophies of the person charged with managing that service,” Wittern said. “It’s a 10-year contract, and the makeup of city council can change during that period. The council seated when there is a transition in leadership with any service contract should have the right to review.” Citizens have asked about the city’s model of law enforcement periodically before the election, too, and the city hasn’t decided to create a police department, Wittern said. Centennial, a city that prides itself on contracting for service with outside entities — both public and private — pointed out it has completed similar studies when evaluating other contracts for service, such as public works and animal control. City councilmembers need more information to have informed discussions about the city’s current approach to providing law enforcement service, Wittern said.

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In 2013, the city conducted an assessment of its agreement with the sheriff ’s office for service, but it didn’t carry out a fully study to compare the contract model with running its own police department, Wittern said. “Results of the previous assessment and a comparison of law enforcement services with a local peer city showed Centennial receives a higher level of law enforcement services at a lower cost,” Wittern said. “However, that assessment did not provide a cost estimate for what it would take to (establish) our own police department.” The city in its 2019 budget allocated $29 million for the sheriff ’s office, but it’s unclear how much a police department would require. Among many other factors, the study will consider what building a police facility would require, including items like square footage, real estate cost and renting as opposed to owning, Wittern said. Walcher would have to engage others to determine that information, she added. The study is expected to be submitted to the city in early March. The sheriff ’s office is aware of the study and is providing information to the city to support the process, said Glenn Thompson, public safety bureau chief for the sheriff ’s office. “For the past 18 years, the (sheriff ’s office) has provided the highest level of comprehensive public safety services to the citizens of Centennial,” Thompson said. It “believes this com-

bination of personnel and resources working together seamlessly provides the community with an extremely high level of service at a cost which is less than comparable police departments.” While the office “respects and understands that Centennial must be able to answer to those who question” why a city of its size doesn’t have its own department, Thompson said without the city’s contract, the office wouldn’t be able to retain some portion of the 175 positions that serve Centennial. “The greatest issue of concern for the sheriff ’s office is related to the welfare of those men and women who currently serve the citizens of Centennial and are paid through the contract,” Thompson said. The sheriff ’s office referred to the city the question of whether those personnel would be able to work for the potential police department. Walcher’s retention was made by City Manager Matt Sturgeon, in compliance with the city’s purchasing policy and with council’s knowledge — as is customary for such a consultant, Wittern said. “He obviously knows the community very well, and he’s been sheriff,” Wittern said. “If we would have hired someone else, it would have taken them months to get them to understand” the city. SEE POLICE, P9

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City sculptures removed for restoration work Art installations temporarily taken from Bowles Grove Park, Mary Carter Greenway BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Pac-Man is getting a facelift. The big steel sculpture in Bowles Grove Park — which locals often refer to as PacMan for its resemblance to the video game — is one of three public artworks undergoing restoration work this winter. The sculpture, actually titled “Again” and built by artist Tommy Hicks, is in need of some TLC, said Jenny Hankinson, the Littleton Museum’s curator of collections and liaison to the city’s Fine Arts Board. “It was in a world of hurt,” Hankinson said. “When you see it up close, you can see damage from graffiti and being repainted.” The sculpture is supposed to rotate, but it’s gotten rusty

A crew removes “Again,” a sculpture by artist Tommy Hicks, from Bowles Grove Park on Jan. 30. The sculpture, popularly called “Pac-Man,” is one of three in Littleton undergoing restoration efforts this spring. COURTESY PHOTO and off-kilter since it was installed in 1981, Hankinson said.

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The Mitsubishi disappeared from the deputy’s view, and the Jeep began driving erratically and brake-checking the deputy, Spurlock said. Deputies deployed “stop sticks” in four locations along northbound Highway 85 as the cars continued north, but the Jeep avoided them by driving north in the southbound lanes. “The Mitsubishi was still several miles ahead” of the deputy pursuing the Jeep, Spurlock said. “Both cars could outrun our cars.” A Douglas County deputy positioned at Highway 85 and Highlands Ranch Parkway saw the Mitsubishi drive past, going north

in the southbound lanes and pursued it, Spurlock said. The Mitsubishi hit speeds of 100 mph, Spurlock said, before colliding with an SUV headed westbound on Mineral Avenue. The chase for the Jeep was terminated after the Mitsubishi crashed, Spurlock said. The Jeep was found a short time later at a nearby shopping center, with one tire blown out. The driver of the Jeep remains at large and investigators don’t have a description, Spurlock said. Littleton Police were never notified as the chase approached Littleton, said Cmdr. Trent Cooper, Littleton Police spokesman. “It’s typically customary if we’re engaged in a chase and we’re leaving our jurisdiction, we’ll notify the jurisdiction we’re entering,” Cooper said of Littleton Police. “It’s hard to judge. I’m sure Douglas

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County’s dispatchers had a lot going on. I can tell you our chase policy is very strict, because pursuits are very dangerous. Very few things are worth this kind of risk.” Douglas County dispatchers did notify Littleton Police once the Jeep entered the city, but the chase ended at almost the same time because of the crash, said Cocha Heyden, a spokesperson for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Littleton wasn’t notified sooner because deputies were focused on the Jeep and had lost track of the Mitsubishi amid the chaotic chase, Heyden said. “Essentially, we didn’t have time to call much out since (the Mitsubishi) sped so far ahead of us and we were just trying to catch up,” Heyden said. Deputies found a handgun in the Mitsubishi, Spurlock said. Bixby was seriously injured in the crash and is in custody at an area hospital. Bixby had not yet been charged in the incident, though she was being held on several outstanding warrants from Jefferson and Denver counties, mostly related to failures to appear in court on a variety of drug-related offenses. Bixby’s older sister Jane Bixby made headlines in Littleton in June 2017 when she hit a Littleton police officer with a stolen car in a parking lot. Both Bixby sisters were later apprehended, along with several other people, as part of a smash-and-grab robbery of a cell phone store in August 2017. Both sisters pleaded guilty to charges related to the robbery. Spurlock said the blame for the crash is on the drivers of the stolen cars. “All of this could have been avoided if the individuals had not done those crimes,” Spurlock said. Anyone who witnessed the pursuit or crash is asked to call the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at 303-660-7579.

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tions persist, aren’t going away or are accompanied by fainting, light-headedness or chest pain. They are no longer harmless palpitations when it becomes an irregular heartbeat known as an arrhythmia. There are two main types of arrhythmia, including: · Tachycardia: This is when the heart beats too fast, generally more than 100 beats per minute. · Bradycardia: This is when the heart beats too slowly, generally less than 60 beats per minute. Alyesh said while bad living habits can cause the heart’s circuitry to have abnormal heart rhythms, when it comes to palpitations and arrhythmias, this is not always the case. People can be born with predispositions to arrhythmias or at times a cause cannot be found. No matter what the cause, Alyesh said it is important to see a doctor and get diagnosed with

abnormal heart issues because in the case of an arrhythmia delays in diagnosis can lead to a weakening of the heart, fainting, or a stroke. “At South Denver Cardiology, our ultimate goal is to get the patient to a point where they feel better and achieve a better quality of life,” Alyesh said. “We take a tailored and individualized approach to every patient because we form a partnership. We understand that it can be a distressing situation. With heart palpitations, simply changing some bad habits and improving lifestyle can help.We offer natural methods as well as medications and complex ablations. We are proud of being able to handle all heart rhythm disorders; it’s gratifying to practice in a rapid evolving field where we practice at the forefront.” In looking at each patient as an individual and not just a list of symptoms,

Alyesh said in some cases a palpitation or an arrhythmia could be due to a non-diagnosed sleep disorder. If that is suspected, sleep studies are conducted. Treating a sleep disorder can have a positive impact on heart rhythms and overall heart health. “The advantage of South Denver Cardiology is the number of tools, experts and services we have available to really help our patients,” Alyesh said. “We have really built a program here that helps our patients with cutting edge science.” When asked how patients get better from issues that impact the circuitry of the heart, Alyesh said one of the major steps forward is more energy. “We have the tools needed to treat all abnormal heart rhythms,” he said. “A lot of patients coming in for evaluation say they are really fatigued. That is the most common complaint. The heart short circuiting can really cause it to be less efficient, leaving a person to really feel more tired and fatigued. We pride ourselves in our ability to get patients feeling better and back to doing the important things they care about most.” Learn more about South Denver Cardiology Associates and the South Denver Heart Center by visiting the website at https://www.southdenver.com/. Likes us on Facebook and Subscribe to us on YouTube.

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Legislature advances bill to import cheaper drugs Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to design a program to import prescription drugs from licensed Canadian suppliers and distribute them to Colorado pharmacies and hospitals. Advocates say U.S. consumers pay twice what Canadian consumers pay for patented prescription drugs. The bill would determine which high-cost prescription drugs to include; how to test for quality and safety; and ensure providers and insurers charge consumers accordingly. If approved, imports could start in 2021. The bill’s Democratic sponsors, Sens. Joann Ginal and Robert Rodri-

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Colorado has joined a growing number of states that want to cut certain prescription drug prices by importing licensed drugs from Canada. The idea is central to Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ campaign to rein in health-care costs for Coloradans, many of whom, especially in sparsely populated rural and mountain regions, pay some of the nation’s highest insurance premiums. On Jan. 31, the Senate Health & Human Services Committee advanced a bill that would direct the

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The city entered into the contract with Walcher Jan. 8, Wittern said. That’s the same day Brown and other elected officials in the county took their oaths of office. Walcher’s hourly rate is $250, and the city anticipates 320 hours of work for the study, Wittern said. Walcher’s loss in the election came amid the much-mentioned “blue wave” washing over Arapahoe County, with Democrats also defeating incumbent

Republicans in the county clerk and assessor races. Brown applied in 2012 to be a sheriff ’s deputy in Arapahoe County but didn’t get the job, he said in a previous interview with Colorado Community Media. As sheriff, one of his focuses is on community partnerships and being more approachable to the public, he said. “I think change instills a little bit of fear in everyone, but this transition has been smooth,” Brown said. “When people realize not much has changed, they’re going to be very pleased with the law enforcement services we provide.”

guez and Rep. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, suggest the program could be paid for with state fees on imports. “This is not a personal, unregulated import program where individuals use mail-order websites,” Ginal said. “This is a program where the state takes on the responsibility to act as a wholesale importer.” Republican Sens. Jim Smallwood and Larry Crowder urged caution in proceeding with the $1.3 million design study. Smallwood cast the lone “no” vote on the bill, which was sent to the Appropriations Committee. Among other concerns, Smallwood asked whether Colorado could deliver substantial cost savings for

Medicaid enrollees and the privately insured. He also sought to ensure lawmakers had a greater voice once the program analysis is completed. Majority Democrats rejected that motion. Crowder was wary of government intervention in the market. “The whole purpose of this is to look for competition,” replied Paul Ritzma, legal director at the healthcare department. Lawmakers outside Colorado are pursuing similar strategies. But U.S. law requires federal approval of any state import plan, including one adopted by Vermont in 2018. No approvals have been issued.

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ennifer said, “I watched a great documentary about the Fyre Festival.” I am systematically out of touch, with the hope and intention of keeping it that way. I told her I didn’t know what she was talking about. Jennifer said it’s a documentary about influencers. I looked into it “Influencer marketing identifies individuals who have influence over potential customers” (Wikipedia). Apparently it’s the latest mar-

were promised luxury villas, but received FEMA tents instead. And prepacked sandwiches. There was another influencer story about a half-dressed woman who was not allowed to enter the Louvre because, well, she was half-dressed. Her name is Newsha Syeh, and she has 238,000 followers. Yahoo Lifestyles reported, “She wore a low-cut black dress that stopped just below her seat and continued down to her ankles with sheer black material in

COMING NEXT WEEK Next week’s column will feature the winners of Craig Marshall Smith’s haiku contest. keting trend. The doomed Fyre Festival didn’t do the concept any good. The organizers are facing eight lawsuits, and a smile on my face. The festival was touted as a “luxury music festival,” scheduled to be held on Great Exuma, a Bahamian Island. Concertgoers

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Invest in children As an educator, I know that children who attend quality early-learning programs enter elementary school better prepared to reap the benefits of academic and non-academic activities. They learn and grow both in and outside of the classroom with greater ease. That is why I am asking my state legislators, Sen. Jeff Bridges and Rep. Meg Froelich, to please support the 2019 budget proposal made by Gov. Polis to fund full-day kindergarten across Colorado. Research shows that kids who attend quality early learning programs are more likely to graduate from high school, less likely to become teen parents

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unique patterns.” She said, “Picasso would have loved my outfit.” I don’t want to become 238,001 and rely on Syeh to assist me with anything, not even which way to drive on a one-way street. However, over 3 billion people worldwide actively use social media, and they are regarded as a perfect audience for influencers, who guide their followers at decision-making time. SEE SMITH, P18

Noticing what we notice and looking for the good

ave you ever noticed what it is that you are actually paying attention to? For me, I recently realized that I was focusing on what was right in front of me and had lost a little of my peWINNING ripheral vision and even a little WORDS of my peripheral perception. The bottom line, I stopped taking time to stop and see and smell the roses. One of my excuses I like to use is called Michael Norton “travel immunity.” Meaning I travel so often that sometimes I become immune to what is going on around me, getting caught up in the rush and crush of my schedule. If you have ever been running a little late and trying to catch a flight or a connection and you are racing through the airport, you might know what I mean. It’s head down, shoulders tilted to slide between the people who are not in a rush, deftly maneuvering carryon luggage and a laptop bag, while laser-focused on getting to the gate on time. It’s an excuse, and even though there is absolute truth in it, it is a bad excuse.

One of my personal goals for this year is to be on time more often and not so rushed. To manage my calendar and my events and my customers so that I am fair to everyone. But I am doing it mostly so that I can get back to noticing what it is that I actually notice. And not just in an airport but everywhere in my life. I love to look for the good things, the inspiring people, the loving couples or families, the sunrise or sunset, the ocean, and someone who happens to be helping another person, especially when it is a perfect stranger. It’s like walking through the supermarket and seeing a shorter person trying to reach the top shelf to get a specific item and noticing when a much taller young man or woman stops by and asks if they could help them. You see, those are the things I want to notice, those are the things I choose to notice. Now I am not saying turn a blind eye to everything else, If we see injustice we need to do something about it. Even if it means we just go find help or call 911. What I am saying is that if we allow ourselves to focus on the bad things it can become addictive and the next thing we know, that is all we are noticing.

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Fear of falling (for someone) needs to be conquered

or some, Valentine’s Day is an anticipated opportunity to have a romantic, loving time with our partners. But for those of us who are single, divorced or widowed, this day can be just GUEST plain awkward. COLUMN Whether it’s missing the loving companionship of our lost or last partner or being grateful we’re out of that unhealthy relationship, Valentine’s Day is not necessarily so joyous. Being divorced and single, yet regularly Linda Newell optimistic in life, I have spent this day historically delivering valentines and chocolates to my co-workers or fellow senators. I always believed that this could be a

day when we can share our neighborly love and acknowledge each other as humans rather than just workers or doers. For years, that’s what I’ve been doing — focused on giving to others so I could ignore the fact that I was still alone and had no date for “V Day.” I’m not saying that I wasn’t giving from my heart, and that I didn’t love finding funny cards and candy for people. I truly did enjoy that, and I did “love” those people (well, most of them). But what I’ve come to realize is that I’ve run out of excuses for being alone. I’ve filled up my V Days, and all days, with so many other things in my fun, busy life, that I haven’t allowed any time for partner love. From the excuses of single parenthood, running a campaign, serving a constituency, or going to seminary, I’ve created enough busy-ness around me

to trick myself into thinking my life was full and complete. So … after much deliberation and my daughters’ prodding, I signed up on a dating app! Yup, can’t believe it. But … I’ve been so “busy” I haven’t taken the time to even go look at my “likes” or to “like” anyone else! What good is signing up if I don’t use it? It’s just one more way to avoid the fear of dating. I can speak or sing in front of thousands, go on a zip line, or go-kart racing, but dating a stranger? EEK! The irony for me is that my own parents met on a blind date on Valentine’s Day, and that relationship lasted over 60 years until their death! You would think I would get that a little bit of fear is worth walking through it. The question is what am I truly afraid of ? Certainly, not being alone. I’ve proven I can take care of myself and love life well. But can I find a lov-

ing relationship that is healthy? That is most likely my fear, and I can’t find out if I don’t date! I share all this to ask you — what are YOU afraid of, that you’re avoiding or “pretending not to know” about yourself ? Do we have enough self-love to step outside of our warm and cozy comfort zone to take a risk for even greater comfort and warmth? For me, it’s time. Here’s to a wonderful Valentine’s Day of loving ourselves wholly. Formerly a Colorado state senator, now a seminary student at Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell, of Littleton, is a speaker, filmmaker, facilitator, and consultant. She may be reached at senlindanewell@gmail.com, www. lindanewell.org, www.senlindanewell. com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell or @TheLastBill on Facebook.

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Hewett. Surviving in addition to his wife, Mary Hewett, are his brother James Munson of Falmouth, Massachusetts; daughter Cinda Pierce and husband Dan of Springfield, Oregon; son Michael Hewett of Denver, Colorado; son Bruce Hewett and wife Kristin Hewett of Vacaville, California; son Monte Hewett of Atlanta, Georgia; daughter Holly McNamara and husband Thomas of Littleton, Colorado; daughter Kimberly Brouillette and husband Kevin of Littleton, Colorado; Fifteen grandchildren: Bethany Brandt, Haylee Hess, Andrew Hewett, Laura O’Mary, Shelley Fisher, Megan McNamara, Cole McNamara, Emily McNamara, John Brouillette, Nicholas Hewett, Matthew Brouillette, Caitlyn Hewett, Michael Brouillette, Grace Mary Brouillette, Hazel Hewett; Five Great Grandchildren: Alexa Brandt, Heidi Brandt, Rocco Aratari, Mary James Fisher, Thomas Fisher; and many in-laws, nieces, and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be held at noon Friday, February 15, 2019 at St. Mary Catholic Church. Vigil and Recitation of rosary will be February 14, 2019 at 6:00 PM at Drinkwine Family Mortuary.

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start to finish in Colorado, rather than shipping part of the production to Asia, like many companies in the industry. “That’s important both in terms of the factory here and the environment in which we operate, versus a factory in Southeast Asia, where theres a lot less in the way of restriction,” Eynon said. “The energy is not produced in nearly as clean of a fashion as it is here.”

ne of the great AfricanAmerican figures of the 20th and 21st centuries is Maya Angelou, a poet, writer and speaker of quiet dignity and power. Though we lost her in 2014, her voice lives on in her work and the people she influenced. One of those people is actor and scholar Becky Stone, who will be bringing Angelou to audiences with her Chautauqua presentations around the metro area as part of COMING HumaniATTRACTIONS Colorado ties’ Black History Live tour. “The focus of my presentation will be on the power of words,” Stone, who lives in North Carolina, explained. “Reading and writing was such an important Clarke Reader part of her life, and I’m connecting her life stories to her writings.” Stone will be presenting at four locations: 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 Datura St. in Littleton; 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library, 1498, N. Irving St.; 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Metropolitan State University Denver, 890 Aurora Parkway; and 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Community College of Aurora, 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway. Being a Chautauqua scholar means that Stone will perform as Angelou — she’ll even take audience questions as the poet, only answering with information that is historically accurate and based on textual evidence. The research is one of Stone’s — who also performs as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks — favorite parts of being a Chautauqua Scholar. And there was plenty to learn about Angelou. “As a performer I have to be honest with what I learned about her, and I’ve really grown to love her,” Stone said. Stone’s main goal with these performances is to bring as full of a person as she can to life in front of the audience and allow them to connect with her. “So many people loved her and I can feel that when I perform as her,” she said.

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s sustainability becomes an increasingly important aspect of the outdoor recreation industry, one Colorado ski-gear company is making it a goal to offer the most eco-friendly, highperformance skis and snowboards in the business. Meier Skis, located in Denver, manufactures skis and snowboards handcrafted from locally harvested aspen and beetle-kill pine trees. “We picked the trees largely because of the number of them that are here in Colorado,” said Ted Eynon, owner of Meier. “They are the native species and there is sustainability around them.” By not shipping trees in from other countries, it increases the sustainability of Meier’s skis, while the dryness of Colorado-grown aspens and pines also give the skis a light, poppy core. “The wood core is really the heart and soul of the board,”Eynon said. “We like to put it front and center.” This is why Meier uses a clear top sheet on their boards — to show off

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the grains and color of the wood and the workmanship. This also allows Meier to use less ink in their production process. “Ink is not the most environmentally friendly product in the world, so we use a lot less ink because we show more wood,” Eynon said. “Generally speaking, making skis is not an ecofriendly process, so we’re just trying to do what we can to help make them a bit more eco-friendly and a bit more sustainable.” Meier is also reducing its carbon footprint by making the entire ski

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Gallery exhibit offers warm welcome in cold season

he newest Littleton Fine Arts Guild exhibit is “Fancy That!” at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton. Jennifer Rifenberg’s abstracted painting of cows won first place and Forest Plesko’s “Vukovar from the Bus” won the People’s Choice award at the opening reception for the SONYA’S new show. Plesko SAMPLER said he was traveling off the main routes in Croatia when he saw this tired old village — a contrast to spiffy Dubrovnik, where tourists usually go. The show runs until March 3. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Satur- Sonya Ellingboe days; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. depotartgallery.org. ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Chaparral High School, 15655 Brookstone Drive, Parker, presents the comedic musical “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at 7 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, 23, 28, March 1, 2 and at 1 p.m. March 2 in the Mary Gill Theatre. The production involves 37 ensemble members and 70 crew members gaining experience with this musical, set on the

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coast of France. Tickets: $12/$8, at the door or seatyourself.biz/chaparralhs. Wonderbound in Parker “Cupid’s Playground,” an original ballet performance, with music by Beethoven and Schubert, will be performed on Feb. 23-24 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Accompanying the dance company will be a string quartet from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, led by Concertmaster Yumi HwangWilliams. The production will also run Feb. 15-17 at the Performance Complex at Pinnacle Charter School in Federal Heights. Tickers: parkerarts.org or wonderbound.com. Also at PACE: On Feb. 15, the Parker Symphony Orchestra will feature a double harp concerto, “Passion of the Angels,” by Canadian composer Marjan Mozetich. On March 3, the Colorado Jazz repertory Orchestra will perform “Music of Ray Charles” with vocalist Robert Johnson. From March 8-17, the Schoolhouse Theatre will feature “The Odd Couple,” an American comedy classic. Watercolor classes Castle Rock painter Cindy Welch started a new series of watercolor classes at Hobby Lobby on painting pets and other animals. She says if

“It would be easy to come away depressed and angry hearing about what she experienced, but I hope audiences come away motivated and hopeful.” To learn more, visit www.coloradohumanities.org/content/black-history-live-2.

days and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Elemental Construction features more than 50 photographic collages by 10 photographers, according to information from Denver Arts and Venues. The Best of Denver Fashion Week highlights the 10-year history of Denver Fashion Week through behindthe-scenes photography and unique installations. Visit www.artsandvenuesdenver.com for more information.

Photography and more at Civic Center Elemental Construction and The Best of Denver Fashion Week will both be on display at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., through April 7. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fri-

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Bob Seger at the Pepsi Center Bob Seger is the man behind so many classics that it almost boggles the mind. Let’s do (just a portion of) the list — “Against the Wind,” “Turn the Page,” and “Mainstreet.” And then there’s “Night Moves,” which I main-

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there is space, one could enter late. Her next series, starting March 19, is about painting on glass or other hard surfaces. Register or inquire with Welch, not at Hobby Lobby: CindyWelchDesign.com. Denver Fringe Festival A new Denver Fringe Festival is planned for various venues in the Denver metro area, hosted by the Colorado Theatre Guild. To perform, volunteer, participate or host, see denverfringefestival.org. Progenitor call for entries Arapahoe Community College student publishers are accepting digital manuscripts and artwork through Feb. 20 for the 2019 edition of the award-winning literary journal Progenitor, which will be published in the spring. Visit: Arapahoe.edu/ progenitor. Ariel and pals Highlands Ranch High School Theater Department will present “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” in the school’s theater at 7 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, 23 and March 1 and 2. Location: 9375 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch. The musical, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, has an award-winning score. Tickets: $10 at the door or hrhsthespians.com. tain is one of the best pop-rock songs ever written. It’s a hill I’m happily prepared to die on. Back in October 2017 I was thrilled to have the chance to finally see the man, but he had to cancel due to a “urgent medical issue concerning his vertebrae.” He’s rescheduled the show to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle. Seger is saying this will be his final tour, and after 56 years, he’s more than earned it. I’m not saying do whatever you can to catch this special show, but also do whatever you can to catch this special show. Get tickets at www.altitudetickets. com. A window into warriors at Arvada Center As part of Regis University’s Center for the Study of War Experience the

Highlands Ranch Historical Society Air Force Maj. Gen. Jay Lindell, with the Colorado Office of Economic and International Trade, will talk about the aerospace industry in Colorado for members and guests of the Highlands Ranch Historical Society at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Guests and prospective members welcome. (A $2 donation is welcomed from guests.) Light refreshments. Register: thehrhs.org.

Think summer concerts! Hudson Gardens has just announced its summer concert schedule that starts June 10 with the “Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot!” show and runs on Sunday evenings through a Sept. 16 concert by Kenny Loggins. Ticket prices vary and members can purchase at a discount. See the gardens’ calendar at hudsongardens. org for dates of rock, country and pop performers.

Englewood Arts Presents The Altius Quartet with Hsing-Ay will present a program of music by Brahms and Beethoven at 2 p.m. March 9 at Hampden Hall, 1000 Englewood Parkway, on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center. Tickets: $20/$15, englewoodarts.org. 24th annual “Stories from Wartime” lecture series will be running one Wednesday a month through the spring at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. The second entry in the series is called Contested Identities: Life After Combat and will be presented at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. According to information provided by Regis, the purpose is to grow understanding of the complexities of war and widen perspectives of what ordinary people do in war, and what war does to them. The events are free but the Arvada Center suggests registering in advance at arvadacenter.org. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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fills and transformed them into premium insulation technologies. The company’s goal is that by 2020, 90 percent of PrimaLoft insulation products will have at least 50 percent post-consumer recycled content, without compromising performance.

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Meier was one of over 900 retailers from throughout the world to showcase at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. Outdoor Retailer, the largest outdoor recreation expo and conference in the country, moved to Denver last year after ending its 20-year partnership with Salt Lake City due to Utah politicians’ policies toward land conservation and U.S. public lands. Making clothes from recycled materials Another brand making waves through sustainability in the outdoor space is PrimaLoft Inc., which is known for two of their three insulation products being made from a percentage of post-consumer recycled product. Over 500 brands worldwide partner with them. Last month, PrimaLoft announced partnership with five iconic out-

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L.L.Bean, Norrøna and Vaude, apparel featuring PrimaLoft Bio will first debut at retail in fall 2020, with some brands debuting styles in the following seasons. They showed off concept styles at the Snow Show. “We’ve collaborated with a community of brands that share our common sustainability values and goals,” said PrimaLoft president and CEO Mike Joyce. “It is a privilege to introduce PrimaLoft Bio with these respected companies — all of whom provided invaluable insight and feedback on this technology. Together, we are establishing a new industry standard for environmentally conscious product design, sustainability best practices and transparency, to meet consumer demand.” Made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled material, PrimaLoft Bio fibers break down when exposed to specific environments — such as a landfill or the ocean. PrimaLoft has enhanced the fibers to be more attractive to the naturally occurring microbes found in these environments so that they eat away at the fibers at a faster rate, returning the fabric or insulation to natural elements. Fibers will only biodegrade when exposed to these naturally occurring microbes in landfills or bodies of water, thus, the insulation or fabric remains highly durable throughout its usable life cycle in a garment. To date, PrimaLoft has saved 95 million plastic bottles from land-

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Shoes lock up carbon Increased sustainability and decreased environmental impact is something Canadian shoe company SOLE is aiming for as well. Researching new ways to increase the recycled content in their products led SOLE to natural cork. Cork pulls carbon out of the atmosphere and locks it away, and is also an excellent replacement for petroleum-based components. Inspired by the potential of cork, SOLE launched the ReCORK program in 2008 and grew it into North America’s largest natural cork wine closure recycling program. The recycled wine corks are used as the primary material in a new footwear line, as well as a growing line of other consumer products. Since launching, they have collected and recycled close to 100 million corks from more than 3,000 cork-collection partners and planted more than 8,000 cork oak trees. At Snow Snow, the company debuted its fall/winter 2019 line, which includes 12 new footwear styles that prioritize sustainability with the ReCORK recycled cork midsole, which is entirely biodegradable and sustainable. The line also uses algae-based Bloom Foam to partially replace petroleum-based materials. The alternative reduces environmental impact, while also removing harmful algal blooms from natural waterways. Natural rubber, rice rubber, merino wool and bison fur insulation are also used in the new line. “We believe we have a responsibility to each other and future generations to consider the impact our actions have on our environment,’ SOLE’s website reads. “We measure the impact we have on the earth and offset accordingly, eliminating our carbon footprint beyond carbon neutral, all the way to carbon negative.” In the Denver metro area, there are about a dozen ReCORK cork drop-off locations.

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Corn syrup in beer: It’s for fermenting, not as a sweetener BY CANDICE CHOI ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bud Light is touting that it doesn’t use corn syrup, but that doesn’t make it nutritionally much different from its competitors. The best-selling beer in the U.S. ran a medieval-themed Super Bowl ad that mocked rivals Miller Lite and Coors Light for using the sweetener. Social media chatter over the ad got a boost when the National Corn Growers Association expressed its disapproval in a tweet. Sweeteners and starches can be used in the fermenting process to make beers, even if little remains in the end product. In fact, 12-ounce cans of Bud Light and Miller Lite list zero grams of sugar, while Coors Light lists 1 gram. Each has around 100 calories, with carbs ranging from about 3 to 7 grams. Bud Light uses rice instead of corn syrup in its fermenting process, but does it matter what type of starch or sweetener is used? Harry Schuhmacher, editor of Beer Business Daily, said the fermenting aids used to make lighter beers might result in slight differences in taste, but they generally serve the same purpose.

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“You could use doughnuts if you wanted,” he said. Garrett Oliver, brewmaster for Brooklyn Brewery, said corn and rice are used in fermenting to lighten the overall character and flavor of beers, but he agreed that there was not much difference in the ingredients used for that purpose. He said the Bud Light ad seems to play into the unhealthy image of high-fructose corn syrup. Corn syrup isn’t exactly the same as table sugar or the high-fructose corn syrup used in many packaged foods, but that distinction is beside the point, because there’s very little sugar content remaining in any light beer, said Bonnie Liebman of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “The real problem is that many people don’t think about the calories in alcoholic beverages,’’ she said. So why might rice be a superior ingredient than corn syrup for making beer? A Bud Light representative said in a statement that different recipes create different flavors, and that rice provides a “clean, crisp taste.” The statement says it’s up to consumers “to decide what beer is right for them.” Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch makes other beers that list corn syrup as an ingredient.

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Skip the willpower — it’s Girl Scout Cookie time Much-anticipated yearly sales run through March 10 BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From saving for an island vacation to purchasing new uniforms, Girl Scouts have big plans for their cookie sales money. “Girl Scouts is all HOW TO GET about being girlCOOKIES led,” said Darby Petitt of Highlands For more informaRanch, a troop tion on Girl Scout leader for nine Cookie sales, visit years who has two www.girlscoutdaughters in Girl sofcolorado.org. Scouts. “It’s always fun to see how and what they choose their Girl Scout experience to look like.” The Girl Scout Cookies Program helps girls develop five lifelong skills — goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics. “Girl Scout Cookie time is all about teaching girls lifelong business skills,” said Stephanie Foote, president and CEO of Girl Scouts of Colorado, in a press release. “The proceeds from these girl-led businesses go to fund all the adventures you get to have as a Girl Scout.” Reagan Petitt, 13, has been a Girl Scout for nine years. She enjoys

The Petitt sisters, Camryn, 10, front, and Reagan 13, both Girl Scouts in Highlands Ranch, expect they will do some doorto-door cookie sales together and booth cookie sales with their troops. COURTESY PHOTO cookie sales because she gets to meet new people, but also because it teaches her self-confidence, to accept the answer no when people don’t want to buy cookies and to set goals for herself. She and her sister Camryn Petitt, 10, who has been a Girl Scout for six years, each have a goal to sell 350 packages. The two expect that they’ll do some door-to-door sales together and booth sales with their individual troops. “I like talking to people, and I like trying to get people to buy the cookies,” Camryn Petitt said. “And I like

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purchase cookies from booths set up in front of major retail and grocery stores. The Cookie Locator, online or mobile app, can help people find local booth sales locations. Sales can also be done online through the Digital Cookie, but to purchase cookies online, you need an invite to shop on a Girl Scout’s personal Digital Cookie website. This year’s selection of cookies is Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Savannah Smiles and a limited quantity of S’mores and Toffee-tastics. All Girl Scout cookies contain zero grams of trans fat per serving, Thin Mints are vegan, Do-Si-Dos and Trefoils have no hydrogenated oils and Toffee-tastics are gluten-free. More information about Girl Scout Cookie ingredients can be found at www. littlebrownie.com. S’mores and Toffee-tastic sell for $5 a package and all other varieties cost $4 a package. Consumers can also purchase a package of cookies to donate to the individual Girl Scouts troops’ hometown hero. Each Girl Scout troop chooses a hometown hero — any local nonprofit organization or uniformed personnel — to honor by donating packages of Girl Scout cookies. The troops choose their hometown hero prior to cookie sales beginning, so to participate, remember to ask about the Hometown Heroes/Gift of Caring program.

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The United States Air Force Academy Band Stellar Brass in Concert:7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at PACE Center Theater, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. An eclectic mix of music from Americana and patriotic favorites to twists on the classical repertoire. Concert is free and open to the public; no tickets necessary. Go to usafacademyband.af.mil. Arapahoe Philharmonic presents a “A Night at the Movies”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Denver First Church of the Nazarene, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. Exploring orchestral music from big screen blockbusters and film/video game composers. Learn more and purchase tickets at www.arapahoe-phil. org/event/concert-4-night-atthe-movies/. Spiritual Voices: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Rd., Centennial. Join Ms. Bennie L. Williams, renowned and nationally recognized director and teacher of music, for an evening of spirituals performed by her choir ensemble, Spiritual Voices. Go to www. gshep.org/music-with-a-missionconcert-series. The New World and Our Own Brilliant Soloists: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Littleton Symphony concert presenting Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 5 - From the New World, and Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante, featuring four out our principal musicians as soloists. More information available at littletonsymphony.org or by phone at 303-933-6824.

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Valentines Magic Show with Dream Masterz Magic Team: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at Theatre of Dreams Arts & Event Center, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Do something a different for Valentine’s Day. Visit AmazingShows. com for more information. Lifetree Cafe: “We’re Not Alone? The Search for Intelligent Life on Other Planets”: 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline conference room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Group discussion features a video interview with Dr. Seth Shostak at the SETI Institute and author of “Confessions of an

Parker Symphony Orchestra: Passion: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Harpists Janet Harriman and Don Hilsberg join the orchestra in “The Passion of Angels,” and other fervent movements. Call 303805-6800 for visit parkerarts.org. 7th Annual Castle Rock Bull Riding Challenge:2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Rd., Castle Rock. More than 100 bulls will buck and be scored individually no matter if the rider stays on for the required 8 seconds. The owner of the winning bull will be awarded a championship Tres Rios silver buckle. Bull riders are also competing for a trophy buckle. Not to be missed, the mini bulls and young bull riders return to the event in hopes to earn a buckle of their own. Visitors will gain information regarding bucking bulls, how they are cared for, the equipment used, training and more from former bull rider and now stock contractor Ty Rinaldo. Entertainment vendors will include a mechanical bull and pony rides. Contacy tntevents@msn.com or 719-641-3233. Life Ready; Skills Not Taught in School:5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Castle View Alien Hunter: A Scientist’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.” Contact Roy Koerner at 303-8140142 or roykoerner@msn.com. Family Fun: Support Children’s Hospital Colorado at the Main Event: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Children’s Hospital Colorado, 64 Centennial Blvd., Highlands Ranch. A portion of all sales will benefit Children’s Hospital Colorado. Bring the family by for a few hours. Fees vary by activity. Visit mainevent.com/location/ colorado/highlands-ranch/80129 for more information.

High School, 5254 N. Meadows Dr., Castle Rock. the Academic Booster Club of CVHS will present a special evening of community involvement and student opportunity. Schedule of classes taught by community members for middle and high school students that cover a range of topics from auto maintenance to healthy relationships, credit cards to job skills. The evening is free to students and will also have a business expo component and three food trucks to handle dinner. Call 303-3879000. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels:7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Friday, Feb. 22, Saturday, Feb. 23, Thursday, Feb. 28, Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2, 1 p.m. Saturday, March 2 in the Mary Gill Theatre, Chaparral High School. 15655 Brookstone Dr, Parker. Presented by the Chaparral High School theater department; show written by Jeffrey Lane, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at seatyourself.biz/chaparralhs. Under the Sea with Ariel & Friends: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Commons/Cafeteria at Highlands Ranch High School, 9375 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch. Enjoy refreshments, meet Ariel & Friends and get your picture taken with cast members. Call 303-387-2500.

6014 Datura St., Littleton. This living history portrayal will give insight into how Dr. Angelou wrote, and why, and reflect on her philosophy of life, which included a strong belief in the power of words. To learn more, visit coloradohumanities.org or call 303-894-7951.

National Charity League, Elevation Chapter, Membership Drive: Feb. 19 to March 31. Open to girls in grades 6-9 who live or attend school in Douglas County. The National Charity League brings mothers and daughters together for community service, leadership development and cultural experiences. Learn more about the local Elevation Chapter and find out how to join during the membership drive. Learn more at https://www.nationalcharityleague.org/ or email membeshipelevation@nclonline.org.

Food Drive to Benefit Native American Reservation in Wake of Government Shutdown: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at St. Mary’s Academy, 4545 S. University Blvd., Englewood. Tipi Raisers food drive for the Lakota tribe of Pine Ridge, SD. Locals are encouraged to hold their own food drives in their given communities and deliver to the collection site and can contact Maria Wischmeyer to coordinate (mboisvenue@hotmail.com or 720-227-2579).

Black History Live Tour; Meet Maya Angelou portrayed by Becky Stone: 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Bemis Public Library,

La Liga Basketball: 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 25, March 3, 11 and 25 at Castle Rock Elementary School, 1103 Canyon Drive,

Castle Rock. Adult Spanish/ English speaking coaches. Team jerseys will be provided. For more information or to sign up contact: Marsha (303) 814-5327. Racism in America with OLLI: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Why do we have so much trouble talking about race? How is racism manifested in our country? Join an instructor from OLLI as we explore the history of racism and learn about the varying perceptions of racism in our country. For more information call the library at 303-795-3961. Ballet Ariel presents Ballerina by Degas: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker. Ballerinas by Degas enchants as his paintings come to life, by telling the story of a young dancer, Simone, her rapid rise within the Paris Opera ballet company and the Impressionist artists, Degas, who records it all. For information on purchasing these tickets visit www.balletariel. org or call (303) 945-4388.

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Libertarian Party of Douglas County: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Fox & Hound, 9239 Park Meadows Dr., Lone Tree. You don’t have to be from Douglas County, or even be Libertarian to join us but we do request that if you have fun, let a friend know, or bring a friend to the next one! Topics will include items of general libertarian interest and organization for local activism to make a difference in our political landscape. For additional information on this Meet-Up or the LP of Douglas County please email board@lpdc.org. Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum’s Monthly Presentation: 6:45 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Come hear stories of the old courthouse fire, the first church in town, the wild times at the Keystone Hotel and many more fun stories. Refreshments will be served at 6:45pm with the presentation beginning at 7:00pm at the Philip S. Miller Library 100 S. Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104. For more information check out our website at castlerockhistoricalsociety.org or contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-8143164, museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. 2nd Annual International Festival: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Parker Core Knowledge, 11661 North Pine Drive, Parker. Come taste and see cultures from around the world. View Google Expeditions of places you’ve always wanted to go to and enjoy entertainment from Scotland, India and Mexico! Admission is Free! Family fun event for all ages. Visit ckcs.net for more information Visit the Kids Consignment Sale by MOMS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at The Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Join the hundreds of people to shop for your baby and children’s items, including children’s clothing, baby gear and activities, toys, books, games, bedding, sports equipment, backpacks, Easter attire, furniture (including cribs), nursing equipment, maternity wear, and more. For more information about the sale or to find out about Mothers of Multiples Society, visit mothersofmultiples.com. SEE CALENDAR, P18

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Y.E.S.S. Parent Academies at DCSO Highlands Ranch Substation: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb.21 at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Highlands Ranch Substation Community Room, 9250 Zotos Dr., Highlands Ranch. Learn about what we are teaching students, trends we see and a chance to ask questions. RSVP at pharvey@dcsheriff.net.

Auditions for “Greatest Showman”: 3:45 p.m. Feb. 26 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center. This 12-week class will teach singing, dancing, and acting techniques while preparing a short musical production. Classes on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:30 pm. Check out spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE.

Business Start-Up Basics: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Learn the steps to starting a business. Free. Go to englewoodco.gov/doing-business/businesstraining for registration.

Helping Your Teen Succeed: 5:30 to 8:15 p.m. Feb. 26 at Mountain Ridge Middle School, 10590 Mountain Vista Ridge, Highlands Ranch. Presenters Y.E.S.S. Deputy Jay Carnes, DCSD Healthy Schools, Denver Springs, AllHealth Network, TriCounty Health, Sandstone Care, Team UP and DC Youth Leadership. Call 20-982-8608 or email pharvey@dcsheriff.net.

Free safeTALK (suicide alertness for everyone) trainings: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Room: Sky Ridge Auditorium, Garden Level, 10101 RidgeGate Pkwy., Lone Tree. Prepares

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During my research, I kept seeing some of the same words and phrases over and over. Influencers strive to “grow their channel.” Influences should “look at analytics” in order to “grow their channel.” Influencers should post “on a consistent schedule” to “grow their channel.” I want to marry a lighthouse keeper, and keep her company. This all sounds like a laugh track to me: a device that tells you when to laugh, even when something isn’t funny. It turns out, after years of (my) scrutiny, that people actually want to be told what to do, wear, buy, think and believe. That’s why we have kings and gurus and prophets and motivational speakers, and it’s also why we have people who pretend to be kings, gurus, prophets and motivational speakers, to take advantage of our wills and wallets. Maybe I have a calling for it and don’t know it. Unfortunately, I don’t

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We are the ones choosing to notice the negativity in the news or on the internet, the arguing, the barriers to success instead of the opportunities. I am simply making the choice not to allow my peripheral perception or vision to be corrupted. I would rather it be intentional about looking for the good. Think about this question for just a moment, and ask yourself, “What is it that I am noticing these days?” Are you noticing more good than bad, or are you noticing more bad than good? It’s like asking the age-old question, “Is the glass half full or half empty?” But you see, it’s more than that. It’s knowing what gives you energy and enjoyment and what drives your

have enough followers to be an influencer. Influencers are required to have hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of followers. But there may be hope. There is something called a “micro-influencer.” Of course there is. Micro-influencers can start to influence with as few as 10,000 followers. My problem is my channel. I don’t have one. And I don’t know what my niche is. But once I do, it will be just a matter of time before the saps come out. As Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney) says in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Hard times bring out the saps.” And these are hard times. It’s not easy making up your own mind anymore. That’s where influencers come in. Meanwhile on Instagram: Newsha Syeh said, “Angels run naked in my veins.” Right, and mixed metaphors run naked in mine, where thin gruel always has something to hang its hat on. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

passion and purpose. And when we know what those things are, we plan on seeking them out and noticing them more and more. And likewise, when we know what drags us down and takes the wind out of or sales and drains us emotionally, we stop paying any attention to any of those at all. So how about you? Are you choosing to allow yourself to focus on what your eyes see, what your ears hear, and what brings you positive energy? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we pay attention to the good stuff, and pay more attention to noticing what we notice, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the President of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, Strategic Consultant, Business and Personal Coach.

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Diving coach Jeff Smith is surrounded by Arapahoe divers who qualified for the CHSAA Girls State Swimming and Diving championships. From left to right are Kyndall Tatum, Kirsten Belitz, who finished second in the finals, Morgan Hampton, who was seventh, and state champion Franny Cable. JIM BENTON

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Franny Cable wasn’t feeling great despite a 39-point lead heading in the diving finals of the Class 5A state swimming and diving meet on Feb. 9 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center in Thornton. “I just wanted to go out and dive the best that I could, ” said the Arapahoe senior. “I was really, really nervous heading in and I thought, ‘Oh my god, am I going to throw up?’ ‘’ Cable would go on to win her second consecutive state championship with a pool record 562.10 points, which was 8.15 points behind the state record of 570.25 set by Ponderosa’s Sarah Law in 1997. Arapahoe’s Kristen Belitz wound up second behind Cable and teammate Morgan Hampton was seventh as the Warriors’ diving dominance helped the team finish fifth in the team standings. “When I was told we went one and two I was so excited,” said Cable. “I was just crying. I was just so excited for her (Kristen). She always motivates me in and out of the pool. She has been one of my best friends since freshman year and we’ve grown together and she has helped me become a better diver. “ Cherry Creek, sparked by Jenna Smith’s individual finishes, was fourth in the team standings. Continental League champion Mountain Vista was sixth. Valor Christian was seventh and Heritage came in eighth. Cable, who has signed to dive at Kansas, was voted Diver of the Year by coaches and athletes. “There was ice (flowing) through her veins, and she had absolute focus,” said Arapahoe diving coach Jeff Smith. SEE STATE, P20

Arapahoe’s Franny Cable launches into her dive at the CHSAA Girls State Championships, Saturday, Feb., 9, at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton. STEFAN BRODSKY

om Beeson played football and wrestled at Denver’s Abraham Lincoln High School. I ventured to the OVERTIME state wrestling tournament held at Englewood High School when my classmate Beeson captured the heavyweight title. Regional state qualifying tournaments will Feb. 14-16 and large crowds will Jim Benton gather at the Pepsi Center for the Colorado High School Activities Association’s state wrestling championships on Feb. 21-23. There have been some changes in the sport over the years but the basic sport of wrestling is the same. “Wrestling is wrestling,” said former Ponderosa wrestling coach Tim Ottmann. “It’s the oldest sport in the world so I don’t think a whole lot of technical, practice drills or skills have change that much. The basics are still what you need to get you where you want to be along with being in shape and being strong. I don’t see a lot of techniques differences.” Beeson agreed. “It is basically the same sport,” he said. I also asked Columbine wrestling coach Ray Barron to join the State of Wrestling discussion, and from Beeson, Ottmann and Barron I got opinions from three coaches whose names dot the CHSAA wrestling record book. Beeson went from Lincoln to play football and wrestle at Western State, where he won a Division II national title. He was a head wrestling coach for 35 years, including 29 seasons at Pomona as the school’s first wrestling coach. The 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame inductee is listed among the state’s top coaches with 15 state individual champions and two state titles. Ottmann is now the Ponderosa principal after coaching wrestling for 18 years and serving as the school’s athletic director for nine years. The Mustangs won eight state titles under Ottmann and he coached 13 individual state champions at Pondo. He coached for seven seasons at Burges, Texas. Barron has been at Columbine for five seasons after leaving Heritage after a 33-year stint. He also coached in Worland, Wyoming, and Fort Lupton in his 44-year coaching and teaching career, which is the most for coaches in Colorado. He has won more than 400 dual meets in his career for a .742 winning percentage, which ranks behind Ottmann’s top record of .923 percent (170-22). SEE BENTON, P21

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Arapahoe • Eliana McClarie scored 16 points to help the girls basketball team record a 56-38 non-league win over Chaparral on Feb. 5. Junior Kathleen Wortman led the team with 12 points, and all 12 players scored in a 55-26 Centennial League romp over Eaglecrest on Feb. 9. • According to CHSAANow.com, the following were among the athletes that signed letters of intent on Feb. 6: Hunter Jackson, baseball, Oberlin; Jack Tickle, golf, Colorado Colorado Springs; Bobby Baltzer, lacrosse, Hobart; Jenna Diebert, lacrosse, Winthrop; Emily Abernathy, swimming, Colorado Mesa; Tyler Landen, tennis, Colorado Mesa; Aubrey Weiss, soccer, Notre Dame; Jalen Thomas, football, Colorado Mines; Cade Segura, football, Taylor. Cherry Creek • The Centennial League showdown between the girls basketball team, ranked fourth in the CHSAANow. com poll, and No. 3 Grandview was rescheduled for Feb. 11. The team tuned up with a 59-41 win over Cherokee Trail on Feb. 9. • The hockey team’s penalty kill was not good in giving up four power-play

goals on ﬁve attempts in a 5-0 loss to top-ranked Regis Jesuit on Feb. 9. Blake Benson continues to lead the team with 12 goals and 21 points. • Among the athletes who signed letters of intent on Feb. 6, according to CHSAANow.com, were: Nathan Mitchell, baseball, Navy; Brice Martinez, baseball, Metro State; Katherine Collins, lacrosse, Oregon; Emma White, lacrosse, Oregon; Elijah Mereness, soccer, DU; Mackenzie, soccer, Columbia; Kaitlyn Glover, soccer, DU; Hannah Hagen, soccer, Wyoming; Aiden Kneller, football, New Mexico; Michael Lynn, football, Nebraska; Alex Padilla, football, Iowa; Dominick Pallotto, football, Air Force; Alec Pell, football, Colorado; Carson Brantley, football, Northern Colorado; Marcus Miller, football, Harvard; Cormier Euell, football, CSU-Pueblo; Damoni Jones, football, South Dakota Mines Englewood • Outscoring Fort Lupton 23-14 in the second half, the girls basketball team posted a 44-39 win on Feb. 8 and wrapped up the regular season with a 9-7 record. The Colorado 8 tournament started Feb. 12. • The boys basketball team ended the regular season on Feb. 8 with a 57-45 loss at Fort Lupton. The Pirates took a 7-9 record into the Colorado 8 conference tournament, which began Feb. 12. Heritage • The hockey team scored three goals in the third period in a 6-2 victory over Mountain Vista on Feb. 8. Joe Carpinello had two goals for the Eagles. Jakob Boos scored

twice and goalie James Purse made 13 saves in a 3-0 win over Mullen on Feb. 9. • Demarcus Zaragoza hit four of his ﬁve ﬁeld goal attempts and scored 13 points but the boys basketball team lost 76-41 on Feb. 5 to fourth-ranked ThunderRidge. The team dropped a 68-62 decision to Douglas County on Feb. 8. • There were 17 athletes that signed letters of intent on Feb. 6 according to a news release from the school: Garrett Arbuckle, volleyball, Morningside; Jaison Barrett, track, Benedictine; Madison Castro, soccer, Rhodes College; Logan Cox, lacrosse, Grand Canyon; Peter Chronowski, baseball, Seattle; Phillip Ferguson, football, Presentation College; Tara Hoffman, soccer, Indiana State; Elizabeth Hunt, swimming, South Dakota; Gunnar Kozlowitz, baseball, Northern Colorado; Isabella McBride, soccer, Rice; Karina McCormick, volleyball, Hesston College; Erik McKnight, baseball, Arkansas Little Rock; Mason Mitchell, baseball, Garden City Community College; Cailey Schmitt, soccer, Hamline; Jacob Schope, baseball, Colorado Mines; Grace Simonson, lacrosse, Benedictine; Luke Van Vleet, diving, Lindenwood. Littleton • The boys basketball team lost 56-44 to Golden on Feb. 4, but notched a 5046 victory over Green Mountain on Feb. 8, before being handed a 54-40 loss to Ponderosa on Feb. 9. • Susie Puchino scored 13 points and Ashton Haddock had, 12 but the girls basketball team failed to overcome a slow start in a 47-35 setback to Green Mountain on Feb. 8.

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Other Warrior individual finishers were Anna Wetzel, who was fourth in the 100 yard breaststroke and ninth in 50-yard freestyle. Gabreece Van Anne as 10th in the 50 and ninth in the 100 freestyle. Wetzel, Van Anne, Lyndsey Wehr and Ashley Tellinger were second in the finals of the 200 freestyle relay. Smith led Cherry Creek with a runner-up finish in the 200 IM with a time 2:04.36 and the sophomore was eighth in the 100 butterfly. Freshman Elizabeth Brock was fourth in the 200 freestyle and eighth in the 500 freestyle. Junior Ella Drury was sixth in the 100 breaststroke. “I was really proud of my girls who showed great improvements throughout the year,” said Creek coach Eric Craven. “The team moved up from eighth place a year ago. We are turning things around but still have a lot of work ahead to get back in contention with Fairview, Fossil Ridge and Regis.” Fairview won its second title in four years, while defending champion Fossil Ridge was second and Regis Jesuit was third team standings. Heritage sophomore Anna Shaw had the best preliminary time in both the 50-yard freestyle and the 100 freestyle but finished third in both events

Heritage sophomore Anna Shaw gets ready for the start of the A finals in the 100-yard freestyle event on Feb.9 at the CHSAA Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships which were held at the VMAC in Thornton. Shaw was third in the 100 freestyle and also third in the 50 freestyle in close finishes in both races. in the ﬁnals. She lowered her preliminary time in the 50 but the 23.22 was .06 of a second shy of ﬁrst in a close race. She swam a 50.78 in the 100 but was 0.19 behind the winner.

Cherry Creek’s Jenna Smith was second in the 200 IM and eighth in the 100 butterfly finals on Feb. 9 at the CHSAA Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships at the VMAC in Thornton. PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

“It was frustrating but at the same time I was right on my best times and the competition was awesome,” said Shaw. “I enjoyed getting to race and I love all the girls I raced against.”

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All three of the wrestling icons noted there have been a few changes in the sport but not much that includes basic wrestling skills. Athletes have started wrestling at younger ages, and feeder youth programs are important to the success of high school teams. And wrestling has joined other sports in becoming a year-round activity. “The kids are getting so much better so much younger,” said Ottmann. “The youth programs are really preparing kids for high school. You pretty much have to have four or five years under your belt going into high school to have a chance. It also takes a little bit more year-round than back in the day. You really don’t feel like you can take much of a break, you go from high school to freestyle to summer camp.” Wrestlers with experience entering a program make a difference. “You have to have that interest,” said Beeson. “Coaches are only as good as the athletes who walk in the door. I know that the years I had good athletes I was a great coach. The years when I had just young kids, I was mediocre.” Rules modifications and changes

regarding illegal holds, health and weight management is another change that has made the sport safer. Recalling those days eating lunch around wrestlers at Lincoln, I was amazed by the wrestlers either not eating much or pigging out prior to weigh-in sessions, but apparently those situations are not seen as much. And girls wrestling could become a Colorado sanctioned sport if the pilot program gains CHSAA approval in April. “The days are over when girls have to be wrestling boys,” said Ottmann. “It’s time for girls to wrestle girls.” After the weekend regionals, the wrestlers who qualify for state will be at the Pepsi Center for the all classification state tournament. “The Pepsi Center is an amazing experience,” said Barron. “It is a 10-ring circus. There is always something going on as you look across the mats on the floor. To watch these phenomenal athletes no matter the class is an experience you have to see to believe. It is the funnest state meet there is to watch.” 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.

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highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

the Arapahoe County School District No. 1 (Englewood Schools) on account of a contract between the Contractor and the District for the following project: School: Item Description: Contractor

Defendants: KARMEN C. CRUMB; ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Clayton Elementary: Phase I Construction: Fransen Pittman General Contractor

Regarding: Lot 4, Block 1, Country Green Filing 1, together with the easements and rights set forth in that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, recorded July 30, 1973, in Book 2152 at Page 577, as amended by instrument recorded March 4 1974, in Book 2216 at Page 353, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

ECE @ Maddox: Phase I Construction: Fransen Pittman General Contractor

Also known and numbered as: 11980 E Jewell Ave, Aurora, CO 80012

Condominium Unit 86, Building H, Matthews Banyan Hollow Condominiums Filing No. 1, According to and Subject to the Condominium Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions For Matthews Banyan Hollow Condominiums Recorded December 5, 1983 in Book 4033 at Page 471 and First Amendment Thereto Recorded May 16, 1984 in Book 4161 at Page 296 and According to the Map of Matthews Banyan Hollow Condominiums Filing No. 1 Recorded May 16, 1984 in Map Book 75 at Pages 1 to 5, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

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PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 1/24/2019 Last Publication: 2/21/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Charles Hay World School: Phase I Construction: Fransen Pittman General Contractor

Any person, co-partnership, entity, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the Contractor for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of such work, may, at any time up to and including the time of such final settlement on said date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with Englewood Schools (Attention: Sosan Schaller) at 4101 S Bannock St, Englewood, CO 80110. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the District from any and all liability for such claimant’s claim.

and bar registration number of the Public Notices callber Sheree 303.566.4088 attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the The name, address, business telephone numindebtedness is:

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0572-2018

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007990104

Public Trustees

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

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

On November 21, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) CURTIS BLOCKER AND CARA BLOCKER Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for LOAN SIMPLE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust August 31, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 18, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5106989 Original Principal Amount $314,204.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $328,943.31 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, BLOCK 1, STRASBURG HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 54686 E BOBCAT LANE, STRASBURG, CO 80136. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/20/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/24/2019 Last Publication: 2/21/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 11/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007990104

Legal Notice NO.: 0572-2018 First Publication: 1/24/2019 Last Publication: 2/21/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 3826-107, C.R.S., that on February 20th 2019 final settlement with Levi Contractors Inc. was made by Southwest Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District for the “2018 Pierson Water Main Replacement” project subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the District. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies, laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on such claim with Southwest Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District, c/o, Mr. Timothy Flynn, Attorney, Collins Cockrel & Cole, 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Lakewood, CO 80228-1556. Failure to file such verified statement or claim prior to final settlement will release the District and its employees and agents from any and all liability for such claim and for making final payment to said contractor. s/s Southwest Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District Legal Notice No.: 522677 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 3826-107, Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 28, 2019 a final settlement will be made by the Arapahoe County School District No. 1 (Englewood Schools) on account of a contract between the Contractor and the District for the following project: School: Item Description: Contractor

Bids and Settlements

ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 By: Sosan Schaller Legal Notice No.: 522685 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 3826-107, C.R.S., that on February 18, 2019 final settlement with Insituform Technologies, LLC., will be made by South Arapahoe Sanitation District for the “2018 Capital Improvement Program Project” subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the District. Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or its subcontractor, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim with South Arapahoe Sanitation District, c/o, Darryl Farrington, Semple, Farrington & Everall, PC, 1120 Lincoln Street #1308, Denver, CO 80203, on or before the date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, employees and agents of and from any and all liability for such claim. s/s South Arapahoe Sanitation District Legal Notice No.: 522688 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sales Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV032073 Division: 15 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Plaintiff: GREENBRIAR TOWNEHOMES ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: KARMEN C. CRUMB; ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Clayton Elementary: Phase I Construction: Fransen Pittman General Contractor ECE @ Maddox: Phase I Construction: Fransen Pittman General Contractor

Also known and numbered as: 11980 E Jewell Ave, Aurora, CO 80012

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 21st day of March 2019, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number (720) 874-3851. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on April 11, 2019 at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112.

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

legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com All telephone inquiries for information should be

Charles Hay World School: Phase I Construction: Fransen Pittman General Contractor

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

also known as 2203 S Buckley Rd #101, Aurora CO 80013.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 21st day of March 2019, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number (720) 874-3851. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. **

Summons and Sheriff Sales

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. DATED: December 18, 2018. David C. Walcher, Arapahoe County Sheriff By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 522549 First Publication: January 24, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 224 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV31069 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Plaintiff: BANYAN HOLLOW OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: PAOLA PARROTTA; UMBERTO PARROTTA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Order on Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S. This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Order on Verified Motion For Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure issued by the Arapahoe County District Court case number 2018CV31069 captioned BANYAN HOLLOW OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation v. PAOLA PARROTTA; UMBERTO PARROTTA, dated November 27, 2018, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by BANYAN HOLLOW OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Matthews Banyan Hollow Condominiums recorded on 12/5/83 at Reception #2353109 which establishes a lien for the benefit of BANYAN HOLLOW OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. (“Declaration”) WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows, to wit: Condominium Unit 86, Building H, Matthews Banyan Hollow Condominiums Filing No. 1, According to and Subject to the Condominium Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions For Matthews Banyan Hollow Condominiums Recorded December 5, 1983 in Book 4033 at Page 471 and First Amendment Thereto Recorded May 16, 1984 in Book 4161 at Page 296 and According to the Map of Matthews Banyan Hollow Condominiums Filing No. 1 Recorded May 16, 1984 in Map Book 75 at Pages 1 to 5, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado also known as 2203 S Buckley Rd #101, Aurora CO 80013. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on April 11, 2019 at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** Judgment is in the amount of $12,721.97. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3933. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138 Dated: January 8, 2019

Judgment is in the amount of $12,721.97.

directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3933. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is:

Summons and Sheriff Sales

Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138

Dated: January 8, 2019 David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522595 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: March 14, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Court Phone: 303-649-6355

PLAINTIFF: SUMMERFIELD VILLAS HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION v. DEFENDANTS: YVONNE MCKINNON; QUICKEN LOANS INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; and SUSAN KAY RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY Attorney: Azra Taslimi, Reg No. 44317 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Firm: Altitude Community Law Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.8999 E-mails: ataslimi@altitude.law jsmith@altitude.law Our File No.: 8622.0079 Case No.: 2018CV032322 Div: 15 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of Plaintiff, as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after service upon you if within the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after service upon you if outside the State of Colorado or if served by publication pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, service shall be complete on the day of the last publication. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2410(b), the time for filing an Answer or other response is extended to sixty (60) days for the United States. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

This is an action affecting the real property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as a proceeding in personam. Dated: October 2, 2018 Respectfully submitted, ALTITUDE COMMUNITY LAW Original signature of Azra Taslimi is on file with the law offices of Altitude Community Law pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7). S/ Azra Taslimi Azra Taslimi, #44317 Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 303.432.8999 Attorneys for Plaintiff Summerfield Villas Homeowners' Association Address of Plaintiff: Summerfield Villas Homeowners' Association c/o LCM Property Management, Inc. 1776 South Jackson Street, Ste. 300 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 522695 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: March 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Plaintiff: BRITTANY HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: DIONNA MINGO; CIVIC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC; SU RYDEN, the Arapahoe County Public Trustee

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV32000 Division: 21 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Plaintiff: THE TALLYN'S REACH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation

Defendant: CARMEN E. JONES aka CARMEN ENEIDA JONES aka CARMEN E. PANTOJA; ENVOY MORTGAGE LTD; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; SU RYDEN, Arapahoe County Public Trustee TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

RE: Sheriff's Sale of Real Property pursuant to Order on Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff's sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Order on Verified Motion For Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure issued by the Arapahoe County District Court case number 2018CV32000 captioned The Tallyn's Reach Master Association, Inc. v. Carmen E Jones et al, dated November 1, 2018, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by the Tallyn's Reach Master Association, Inc., the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on the Master Declaration for Tallyn's Reach recorded on December 2, 1999 with the office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder at Reception Number A9189335 which establishes a lien for the benefit of The Tallyn's Reach Master Association, Inc. (“Declaration”) WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows, to wit:

Lot 6, Block 5, Tallyn's Reach Subdivision Filing No. 10, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado also known as 7328 S Millbrook St, Aurora CO 80016.

The Sheriff's sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 28th, 2019, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112.

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

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3850. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138 Dated: December 21, 2018 David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522563 First Publication: January 31,2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110 Public Notice

Tomasetti and McLain, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is herby given notice of destruction of dental /medical records related to visits and/or test results performed at Rocky Mountain, OMFS; Tomasetti, McLain & Plevnia, OMFS; and Tomasetti and McLain, OMFS in Denver, Parker and Littleton, Colorado. Dates to be destroyed are December 31, 2011 and prior. Records selected for destruction will include all records for patients over 18 years of age at the time of treatment. Records of minor patients with a birth year of 1994 or after will be maintained until the age of 25. Dental records destruction will begin March 21, 2019. If any of the above information scheduled for destruction pertains to you and you would like the chart provided to you, please call 303-798-4553. Records will be available for pickup at 7889 S. Lincoln Ct., Suite 201, Littleton, CO 80122 prior to March 21, 2019.

Legal Notice No.: 522630 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV31247 Division: 15 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Plaintiff: BRITTANY HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: DIONNA MINGO; CIVIC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC; SU RYDEN, the Arapahoe County Public Trustee TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to ORDER ON VERIFIED MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF

RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to ORDER ON VERIFIED MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S. This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Order: Order on Verified Motion For Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure issued by the Arapahoe County District Court case number 2018CV31247 captioned The BRITTANY HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. DIONNA MINGO; CIVIC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC; SU RYDEN, the Arapahoe County Public Trustee, dated November 8, 2018, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by the BRITTANY HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on the Condominium Declaration of Brittany Highlands Condominiums recorded on June 29, 1981 with the office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder at Reception Number 3082520 which establishes a lien for the benefit of The BRITTANY HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. (“Declaration”) WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows, to wit: Condominium Unit No. 1876-A, Building No. 7, Brittany Highlands Condominiums, in Accordance with the Declaration Recorded June 29, 1981, in Book 3440, at Page 558, As Amended in Instrument Recorded May 21, 1982 in Book 3629 at Page 69, and Condominium Map Recorded on May 21, 1982, Under Reception No. 2171110 of the Arapahoe County, Colorado, Together With the Exclusive Right to Use the Following Limited Common Elements: Parking Space No. 352, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. also known as 1876 S Pitkin Cir #A, Aurora CO 80017. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on March 28, 2019 at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3933. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138 Dated: December 26, 2018 David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522564 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110 Public Notice Clarkson Dental will be disposing of patient records for patients not seen since 2010 or 2011. If you would like your records, please contact the office at 303-762-8048 or 3601 S. Clarkson St. #310, Englewood CO 80113. Legal Notice No.: 522676 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 1790 W. Littleton Boulevard Littleton, CO 80120 Court Phone: 303-649-6355 PLAINTIFF: ALTON PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. DEFENDANTS: PAMELA LAN QU; FIRSTBANK ; and SUSAN KAY RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY Attorney: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Firm: Altitude Community Law P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.9999 E-mails: kleason@altitude.law jsmith@altitude.law Our File No.: 8858.0240 Case No.: 2018CV032490 Div: 402 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of Plaintiff, as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after service upon you if within the State of Colorado, or within

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of Plaintiff, as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after service upon you if within the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after service upon you if outside the State of Colorado or if served by publication pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, service shall be complete on the day of the last publication. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2410(b), the time for filing an Answer or other response is extended to sixty (60) days for the United States. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

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If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the time required, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. This is an action affecting the real property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as a proceeding in personam. Dated: Respectfully submitted, ALTITUDE COMMUNITY LAW P.C. Original signature of Kate M. Leason is on file with the law offices of Altitude Community Law P.C. pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7). S/ Kate M. Leason Kate M. Leason, #41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 303.432.8999 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Alton Park Homeowners Association, Inc. Address of Plaintiff: Alton Park Homeowners Association, Inc. c/o Hammersmith Management 23 Inverness Way East, Suite 200 Englewood, CO 80112 Legal Notice No.: 522648 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 In the Interest of: Breeana Sierra, Respondent/Minor Attorneys for Petitioner: Aaron L. Evans, # 27270 Timothy D. Bounds, # 44180 Jason R.Gardner, # 44468 Evans Case LLP 1660 S. Albion St., Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80222 Phone Number: (303) 757-8300 E-mail: Evans@EvansCase.com; Bounds@EvansCase.com; Gardner@Evanscase.com Case Number: 2019 PR 30057 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-10-401, C.R.S. To: Lorenzo Manuel Sierra Last Known Address: Unknown in Arapahoe County A hearing on the Petition for Approval of Settlement of Claims Pursuant to Rule 62 of the Colorado Rules of Probate Procedure and Petition for Appointment of Conservator for the above respondent/minor. The Petitions filed requests Court approval of the settlement, the appointment of a conservator, and the net settlement funds will be placed in a restricted account for the benefit of the respondent/minor. A hearing will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: April 1, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. Division: 12 Address: 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No.: 522679 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO JANUARY 2019 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of JANUARY 2019 for each County affected. 19CW3008, Elam Arthur-Leland Laing, 2484 S. Manila Road, Bennett, CO 80102 (James Petrock, Petrock Fendel Poznanovic, P.C., 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202, APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NONTRIBUTARY AND NOT NONTRIBUTARY SOURCES AND FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE NONTRIBUTARY UPPER AND LOWER ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX HILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBUTARY DENVER AQUIFERS, ARAPAHOE COUNTY. Subject Property: 40 acres located in the SW1/4 of Section 26, T4S, R64W of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, as described and shown on Attachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). The Denver

17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202, APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NONTRIBUTARY AND NOT NONTRIBUTARY SOURCES AND FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE NONTRIBUTARY UPPER AND LOWER ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX HILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBUTARY DENVER AQUIFERS, ARAPAHOE COUNTY. Subject Property: 40 acres located in the SW1/4 of Section 26, T4S, R64W of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, as described and shown on Attachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). The Denver aquifer is not nontributary as described in Section 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the Upper Arapahoe, Lower Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers are nontributary as described in Section 37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. Estimated Amounts: Denver: 13 acre-feet, Upper Arapahoe: 9.3 acre-feet, Lower Arapahoe: 6.3 acre-feet, Laramie-Fox Hills: 8.5 acre-feet. Proposed Use: Domestic, commercial, industrial, irrigation, livestock watering, fire protection, and augmentation purposes, including storage, both on and off the Subject Property. Groundwater to be augmented: 6 acre-feet per year of Denver aquifer groundwater as requested herein. Water rights for augmentation: Return flows from the use of not nontributary and nontributary groundwater and direct discharge of nontributary ground water. The Denver aquifer groundwater will be used on the Subject Property to supply two residences (3 acre-feet per residence) for in-house use, irrigation, stockwatering and fire protection purposes, through one or more wells, including existing well Permit No. 258841. Applicant reserves the right to amend the amount and uses without amending the application or republishing the same. Sewage treatment for inhouse use will be provided by non-evaporative septic systems. Return flow from in-house use will be approximately 90% of that use, and return flow from irrigation use will be approximately 15% of that use. During pumping Applicant will replace actual depletions pursuant to Section 37-90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Depletions occur to the Box Elder Creek stream system and return flows accrue to that creek system and are sufficient to replace actual depletions while the subject groundwater is being pumped. Applicant will reserve an equal amount of nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Property to meet post pumping augmentation requirements. Further, Applicant prays that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (6 pages).

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WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of MARCH 2019 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Legal Notice No.: 522693 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ERNA MAE WILCOX, AKA ERNA M. WILCOX, and ERNA WILCOX, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30033 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Debra Kay Wilcox Personal Representative 8072 South Albion Street Centennial, Colorado 80122 Legal Notice No.: 522649 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Linda Grisinger, a/k/a Linda Susan Grisinger, Deceased Case Number 2018-PR-31332 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Jody A. Kerr, Personal Representative c/o Barbara E. Cashman, Esq. Barbara Cashman, LLC 1901 West Littleton Blvd., #219 Littleton, CO 80120 Phone Number: 720-242-8133 E-mail: Barb@DenverElderLaw.org Legal Notice No.: 522654 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

February 14, 2019F Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Susan B. Riley, a/k/a Susan Brady Riley, a/k/a Susan B. Toughill, , Deceased Case Number: 2018-PR-31334

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Susan E. Toughill, Personal Representative c/o Barbara E. Cashman, Esq. Barbara Cashman, LLC 1901 West Littleton Blvd., #219 Littleton, CO 80120 Phone Number: 720-242-8133 E-mail: Barb@DenverElderLaw.org Legal Notice No.: 522653 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado Court Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 In the Matter of the Estate of: MARY MARGARET FEHRMAN, a/k/a MARY M. FEHRMAN, a/k/a MARY FEHRMAN, Deceased Attorney (Name and Address): Hanna M. Warren 3755 South Broadway Englewood, Colorado 80113 Phone Number: 303-762-1525 E-mail: warren2017@aol.com FAX Number: 303-761-2919 Atty. Reg. #: 6698 Case Number: 2017PR30026 Division 24 AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT ****** Attendance at this hearing is not required or expected. *******

To all interested persons: A hearing without appearance on the Petition for Final Settlement and proposed Order for final settlement including Order to distribute the devise to Mark Miller to Colorado State Treasurer is set at the following date, time, and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued. Date: March 6, 2019 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112 Date: January 23, 2019 /s/ Hanna M. Warren Attorney for Personal Representative

***** IMPORTANT NOTICE***** Interested persons have the responsibility to protect their own rights and interests within the time and in the manner provided by the Colorado Probate Code, including the appropriateness of claims paid, the compensation of personal representatives, attorneys, and others, and the distribution of estate assets. The court will not review or adjudicate these or other matters unless specifically requested to do so by an interested person.

Any interested person wishing to object to the petition must file a specific written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order and the personal representative. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate. Actual distribution of estate assets normally does not occur at the hearing. Legal Notice No.: 522656 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOAN ELIZABETH BLUMENSHINE, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30017

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Person Giving Notice: Catherine Pearson, Personal Representative 19299 E. Progress Ave Centennial, CO 80015 Legal Notice No.: 522657 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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aka William Miller, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 442

February 14, 2019 Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Knabenshue, (aka John E. Knabenshue and John Edward Knabenshue), Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30020

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Notice To Creditors

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold Glasser, Deceased Case Number: 19 PR 30100 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael A. Smeenk Attorney for the Personal Representative c/o Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. 4750 Table Mesa Drive Boulder, CO 80305

Christopher Knabenshue, Personal Representative C/O Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox St., Ste. 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No.: 522696 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 522661 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robin Lynne Pearson, aka Robin L. Pearson, aka Robin Pearson, Deceased Case Number: 19PR20

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Dale Forsyth Personal Representative 3025 S. Yates Street Denver, CO 80236 Legal Notice No.: 522666 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROSE ELLEN SCHULZ, a/k/a ROSE E. SCHULZ, a/k/a ROSE SCHULZ, Deceased Case Number: 19PR30048

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Andrew G. Schulz Personal Representative 15901 Crestrock Circle Parker, CO 80134 Legal Notice No.: 522681 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eric Whyte, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30104 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Michelle L. Whyte Personal Representative c/o Carl G. Stevens, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No.: 522683 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph W. Gallaher II, a/k/a Joseph Wesley Gallaher, II, Deceased Case Number: 2019-PR-30090

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Geraldine Bonds, Deceased Case Number: 19PR30097 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Lian Allison Bonds Personal Representative 123 Melbridge Drive Madison, Alabama 35756 Legal Notice No.: 522697 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph E. Wagner, aka Joseph Wagner, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30026 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Judith B. Wagner, Co-Personal Representative 4850 S. Dahlia Street Littleton, Colorado 80121 Bruce S. Wagner Co-Personal Representative 1601 Cherryville Road Greenwood Village, Colorado 80121 Legal Notice No: 522643 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bruce Barton Pogue, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR031279 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 1, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. George M. Pogue Personal Representative 3822 N. Harvard Avenue Peoria, IL 61614 Legal Notice No: 522644 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lorelei J. Newman, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 31317 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Sandra K. Newman-Vandel Personal Representative c/o Barry S. Korman, Esq. 1800 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No: 522650 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Wallace Miller, aka William W. Miller, aka William Miller, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 442 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. John N. Arthur, JD Personal Representative

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

John N. Arthur, JD Personal Representative 2231 Dexter Street Denver, Colorado 80207 Legal Notice No: 522651 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jose Cipriano Ontiveros Montelongo, aka Jose Ontiveros, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 31250 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Rosa Del Carmen Garcia Montelongo Personal Representative c/o Carla M. Garcia 12365 North Huron Street, Suite 1800 Westminster, Colorado 80234 Legal Notice No: 522652 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joyce Kinard Simmons, aka Joyce K. Simmons, aka Joyce Simmons, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30056 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Tonya Simmons & Margaret Williams Co-Personal Representatives c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No: 522665 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy J. Ruh, aka Dorothy Joan Ruh, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 030024 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Diane C. Altman Personal Representative 18821 E. Berry Drive Aurora, Colorado 80015 720-870-1213 Legal Notice No: 522667 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frances J. DeRenzo, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 363 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Joseph R. DeRenzo Personal Representative 13715 W. 74th Place Arvada, Colorado 80005 Legal Notice No: 522670 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lola I. Reinke, Deceased Case Number: 18PR464 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Lotus Fiduciary Services, Inc., Personal Representative P.O. Box 101775 Denver, CO 80250 Legal Notice No: 522682 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Denver Herald Dispatch

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Derek A. Hankins, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 030068 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Margaret Elizabeth Arnold Hankins Personal Representative 7917 S. Poplar Lane Centennial, Colorado 80112-1631 Legal Notice No: 522692 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Shirley May Bleeker-Conn, aka Shirley M. Bleeker, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30075 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Eric Erwin Bleeker Personal Representative 11042 Glacier Park Circle Parker, Colorado 80138 Telephone: 303-908-3968 Legal Notice No: 522694 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wilma Lee Lawton, aka Wilma Lawton, and Wilma L. Lawton, Deceased Case Number: 19 PR 30043 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Tennie Lanette Christman Personal Representative c/o Pippenger Hedberg Law 6950 E. Belleview Avenue, Suite 202 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 522698 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 17, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Cheryl Kay Stimson be changed to Cheryl Kay Moore Case No.: 19 C 100062 By: Brittany Sill, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522641 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 23, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Maximillion Andrew Grant be changed to Angelaina Maree Grant Case No.: 19C100080 By: Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court Brittany Sill, Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on January 24, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Name Changes

The petition requests that the name of Angelo D'monte Gallegos be changed to Angelo D'monte Vigil Case No.: 19 C 100085 By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522664 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 30, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Amanda Carol Mirando be changed to Amanda Carol Rosehart Case No.: 2019 C 100094 By: Brittany Sill Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522671 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 30, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Maxie Jah-Sun Collier be changed to Jahsun Maxie Collier Case No.: 19 C 100097 By: Kim Boswell, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522678 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 1, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Helen Alun Kaptain be changed to Helen Chang Kaptain Case No.: 19C100106 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522684 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 28, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Kennedy Lynn Vickerman be changed to Kennedy Lynn Valderrama Case No.: 2018 CV 315 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522687 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 18, 2019 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Abdul Habib Faki be changed to Abdullah Habib Faqi Abdullah Case No.: 19C100069 By: Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522640 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Legal Notice No: 522658 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 24, 2019, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Angelo D'monte Gallegos be changed to Angelo D'monte Vigil Case No.: 19 C 100085

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