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Butterfly Pavilion earns accreditation By Ashley Reimers
areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Since 1995, the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster has dazzled youngsters with the beauty of invertebrates. Whether it’s a glimpse of a Scarlet Mormon butterfly fluttering through the indoor conservatory or a visit with the famous Rosie the tarantula, people who explore the pavilion get to experience the world of animals without backbones. “Our ultimate goal is to foster a connection — be it an inspiring stroll through our rainforest or an exhilarating outreach program for children or adults,” said Patrick Tennyson, president and CEO of the Butterfly Pavilion. “Our desire is to create an experience that generates reflection, passion, or interest that folks talk about for weeks and weeks.” The Butterfly Pavilion, at 6252 W. 104th Ave., was the first standalone nonprofit invertebrate zoo in the nation. And now the facility is the second accredited invertebrate zoo from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science and recreation.
Two butterflies take a rest in the indoor conservatory at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster.
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To be accredited, the pavilion underwent a thorough review that focused on animal care, veterinary programs, conservation, education and safety. The pavilion was also recently recognized by the Westminster city council on their recent accreditation. Tennyson said he looks to the accreditation as a new opportunity to increase the capabilities to engage and serve the residents in the region. “As the leader of the Butterfly Pavilion, I am so proud of this achievement,” he said. “We are the second invertebrate zoo and first standalone butterfly house in the world to achieve this accomplishment. Going into our 20th year of operation, becoming accredited by AZA speaks volumes to the rigorous professional standard at which Butterfly Pavilion now conducts its business operations.” The Butterfly Pavilion offers a variety of educational opportunities and events to the public. For adults, classes touch on topics ranging from the role of insects across cultures to an in-depth, be-
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A boy holds Rosie the tarantula as John Tyler, a zoo interpreter, supervises during a visit to the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster. hind-the-scenes look at how and where butterflies come from. For children, the pavilion offers summer camps, educational classes and a new monthly program called Second Saturday Science, which is designed around a theme that provides an in-depth, hands-
on, interactive view of the plants and animals at the pavilion. Tennyson said the pavilion is an opportunity for people young and old to learn about the need for conservation by protecting the world’s natural habitats for generations to come. “It is a very rewarding time to be a part of Butterfly Pavilion. We strive to make our visitor’s experience a
unique, engaging and memorable one,” he said. “As a community resource, people will grow to count on Butterfly Pavilion to provide insight and experiences that will help them to make informed decision as it pertains to our environment.” For more information on the Butterfly Pavilion, visit www.butterflies.org.
Salary increases, road projects proposed County staff works on finalizing next year’s budget
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Sarah Garrett, a Lepidopterist at the Butterfly Pavilion, holds up a board covered in live chrysalises. Photos by Ashley Reimers
tkranz@colorado communitymedia.com The Adams County proposed 2015 budget includes a modest salary increase for certified, sworn officers and money carved out for several road projects and additional staff. The overall revenue for 2015 is a projected $394,487,847 while the expenditures are projected to be $408,435,377. That leaves a difference of $13,947,530, which County Manager Todd Leopold said will be covered mostly by the fund balance for one-time capital projects. “We aren’t using fund balance to pay for ongoing expenses,” he said. There is $31,500,740 slated in the proposed budget for nonrecurring capital and operations and maintenance projects. Some of those projects include carpet replacement at the District Attorney’s Office, various IT work, installing emergency power to the elevators and replacing the recording system at the detention center and replacing security screening equipment at the courthouse. Leopold went over budget highlights with the board of county
commissioners during their Oct. 14 regular meeting. The proposed budget calls for the addition of eight full-time employees for a total budget cost of $622,070. Those new positions include the newly created District 4 and District 5 Board of County Commissioners, for an annual salary of $115,407 apiece. The other positions include a deputy district attorney with an annual salary of $84,482, a victim’s advocate, $58,000; a talent development specialist in the Human Resources Department $80,485; an animal care technician, $47,138; and a community support case service aide, $54,928, and social caseworker, $66,223, in the adult protection administration department. Leopold said that excluding the two commissioners and deputy district attorney, the salaries for the remaining positions were absorbed by either reductions in expenses or increases in revenues for those particular departments. The budget also eliminated 4.5 positions through attrition for a budget reduction of $359,000. Those positions include a communications specialist ($69,857), assistant county administrator in the county manager’s department ($152,153); two grounds maintenance workers ($18,829 each), a victim’s advocate assistance ($33,130) and a fleet technician master ($66,209).
The Adams County Board of County Commissioners will approve the 2015 budget in December. One of the items being proposed for funding is design work on the build out of the Adams County Justice Center. Photo by Tammy Kranz The net difference from the additional and eliminated positions is $263,063. The budget also proposes a 3 percent merit plan for employees and market adjustments for certified, sworn officers and public safety personnel (4 percent), labor personnel (2 percent) and professional and technical personnel (1 percent). Another expenditure factored into the 2015 budget is a 7 percent increase for natural gas and electricity costs for all the county facilities. “It’s important to say that al-
though we’re seeing that increase, we’ve also done things in the last year or two to offset those increases like the solar farm and going to this electric vehicle,” said Board Chair Charles “Chaz” Tedesco. The board earlier in the meeting approved supplemental appropriations to the 2014 budget, which included $30,000 to purchase an electric vehicle. Denver-based SunShare is constructing a Community Solar Garden near 46th Avenue and Omboden Road and the county Projects continues on Page 15
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State’s two big races closer than expected Gubernatorial, Senate contests have incumbents on edge By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com There will be no need for manicure appointments this week for the four candidates involved in Colorado’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races — because Election Night is expected to be a real nail-biter. “This is one of the most exciting elections in Colorado history,” said Bob Loevy, a longtime state political observer and political science professor from Colorado College. “I can’t recall a governor’s race and a Senate race neck-and-neck, right at the same time.” The question for the Democratic incumbents, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Mark Udall, is whether they will be able to ride out an expected national Republican wave on Nov. 4. Loevy said the wave historically is a reliable one, and it’s one that could sweep U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner into the Senate and could help former Congressman Bob Beauprez become the next governor of Colorado. Loevy calls it the “six-year pushback,” which occurs every sixth year of a U.S. presidency. The pushback is born from a midterm election political environment that historically favors the party that does not control the White House. Loevy said the wave goes back as far as 1938, when Democrats lost seats in Congress during Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency. More recently, Democrats dominated the 2006 midterm elections, which were held during George W. Bush’s
sixth year as president. Bill Clinton proved to be the exception in 1998, when Democrats performed well during that year’s mid-term election cycle, a result of voter backlash against the perceived overreach of Republicans’ response to Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. The wave doesn’t just impact federal races, Loevy said. “If you back me into a corner, I would say I think the Republicans are going to win the governorship because of the sixyear pushback,” he said. If that happens, Hickenlooper supporters surely will be asking themselves how things ever got to that point. “That would be most inexplicable to me,” said Eric Sondermann, an independent political analyst. “If you would have told people six months ago that when ballots are being sent to mailboxes, it would be a dead-heat race, a lot of people would have taken that bet.” Odds did not favor a Republican gubernatorial win this spring. Hickenlooper’s quirky personality and his insistence on never running a negative campaign seemed to resonate with voters through the early part of his first term. The state’s economy had been gaining steam under Hickenlooper’s stewardship, and early Republican primary polls showed polarizing former Congressman Tom Tancredo leading the pack of GOP primary hopefuls. Instead it was Beauprez who won the nomination in June — the man tagged as “both ways Bob” when he was badly beaten by Bill Ritter in the 2006 gubernatorial race. Beauprez’s baggage from his previous run left Hickenlooper supporters feeling good about their chances come November. However, for months, the Beauprez campaign has hammered away at Hickenlooper’s perceived lack of leadership in several areas. At the top of that list was the governor’s decision to grant a reprieve for death-row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993. Hickenlooper
received criticism for taking a middle path rather than going forward with either an execution or clemency. The governor also caused a media stir over the summer during a gathering of state sheriffs, where he fumbled comments on gun-control legislation that he signed into law the year before. Meanwhile, Beauprez has mostly run a mistake-free campaign. But will that be enough to take down a likable governor of a state that typically doesn’t oust incumbents from the job? Norman Provizer, a political science professor at Metropolitan State University, said Beauprez seems to have learned from his “disastrous” 2006 bid and that part of his strategy this time is to simply stay out of Hickenlooper’s way while the governor makes mistakes on the campaign trail. “It’s basically don’t do anything stupid and don’t say very much,” Provizer said. Sondermann agrees, but added that Beauprez needs to do more than that in order to be successful Nov. 4. “He’s been the person standing by the side of train tracks and seeing if the freight train derails,” Sondermann said of Beauprez’s campaign strategy. “If it does, you’re there to pick up the pieces. Is the passive strategy enough to get him to get over the finish line or does he need a closer? My instinct is he needs a closer.”
Women’s rights in spotlight Meanwhile, the Udall-Gardner matchup has been one of the most closely followed Senate races in the country. Women’s issues have dominated the campaign, with the Udall team launching an early-and-often advertising blitz against Gardner, which has attempted to paint the conservative congressman as being out of touch or too extreme on issues pertaining to women’s reproductive rights. But Udall has been criticized for having run what some perceive to be a one-issue campaign that is obsessed with capturing support of women voters.
Provizer surmises that the Udall campaign must be seeing internal polling numbers that show the attacks against Gardner are working and that “it’s always a good political move to define your opponent.” “But it became so much of it that it lost its effectiveness,” Provizer said. Also possibly working against Udall are recent crises outside of his control that could favor Republicans this fall. Whether that’s fair to Democrats is another story. Analysts agree that the rise of ISISbacked terrorism in the Middle East and questions over the government’s response to the ongoing Ebola virus threat may help Republicans on Nov. 4, because those developments happened on Obama’s watch. “Just weeks before ballots are mailed out in Colorado, those are about the two worst things to happen to Democrats, not only for what happened, but the timing,” Loevy said. “It is awfully a tough year to be carrying the Democrat banner, particularly in a federal race,” Sondermann added. “The bloom has fallen off the rose for Obama, there’s ISIS, Ebola ... there’s just very little good news for any Democrat.” But Democrats still have a major advantage going for them that gives supporters hope — the vaunted Democratic get-outthe-vote machine. Democrats have lapped Republicans in voter efforts in recent elections, and their outreach to women and Latino voters helped Michael Bennet win a close 2010 Senate contest that he had been trailing in polls leading up to Election Day. “Everyone talks about this modern-day political, technological war out there,” Provizer said. “But there still remains a World War I aspect about a campaign, and that’s trench warfare on the ground.” Whatever happens on Nov. 4, political observers say they will be enjoying the show. “Stepping aside from who might win and lose, what an election,” Loevy said. “You can’t ask for anything more than that.”
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ADAMS COUNTY NEWS IN A HURRY Adco to be powered by community solar
Adams County has contracted with Denver-based SunShare to provide seven of the county’s facilities with clean, reliable energy from a Community Solar Garden to be constructed near 46th Avenue and Imboden Road by December 2014. When SunShare’s solar garden comes online, Adams County will be the first county in the nation to power its buildings with community solar energy. “We are really excited to partner with Adams County,” said Marc Bencivenni, vice president of SunShare. “Their leadership in sustainability and innovation is clear and should be an inspiration for surrounding communities.” According to Nick Kittle, Adams County’s Performance, Innovation and Sustainability Manager, the project requires zero upfront costs from the county. Additionally, the county stands to save a projected $300,000 in energy costs from the SunShare contract over the next 20 years. “Adams County has made an important first step in moving to cleaner energy,” said Kittle. “This project makes financial sense and builds on our growing leadership role as an environmentally responsible community. We will continue to make more sustainable choices as an organization, and we’re excited to partner with SunShare to bring more Solar Gardens to Adams County. We believe this project is a winning opportunity for our organization, our community and our citizens and we are excited to be the first county in the nation to be a partner in a community solar garden.” “The Community Solar model is quickly emerging as a major force in the renewable energy sector,” said J.W. Postal, SunShare’s senior vice president. “Partnerships like this demonstrate the immense
demand for Community Solar — we are excited to partner with Adams County.” In 2010, the Colorado State legislature led the nation by passing the country’s first Community Solar Gardens Act. The act has inspired 16 states from Minnesota to California to develop legislation creating their own Community Solar Gardens programs. The Community Solar Gardens Act allows customers who either can’t or don’t want to put solar panels on their homes to buy solar energy from a solar array located elsewhere in the community. Electricity generated by SunShare’s Solar Gardens is fed into the main power grid. SunShare’s customers buy a specific amount of energy from the solar garden and receive a credit on their Xcel Energy bill for that amount. “Xcel Energy is a key partner in the Solar Gardens model. Xcel took a leadership role by becoming the largest investorowned utility in the country to implement a Community Solar Garden program,” said Postal. In an effort to encourage residents and businesses in Adams County to go solar, SunShare is offering a 10 percent discount to any business, school or resident in the city limits for the next 30 days. SunShare has over 11 megawatts of community solar gardens built or under development along Colorado’s Front Range. SunShare has projects underway with Colorado Springs Utilities and Xcel Energy with the capacity to serve over 2,200 homes. For more information on the Community Solar Garden program, visit www. mysunshare.com. Customers interested in community solar gardens can email contactus@mysunshare.com or call 303296-0919.
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NATIVE I have lived within Adams County most of my life and I graduated from Brighton High School in 1982. I want to continue living in a community known for its safety and its fairness. EXPERIENCED I have been dedicated to law enforcement in Adams County for over 23 years. In 1987, I began volunteering as a reserve police officer for the City of Brighton. During my career as a reserve, I rose to the highest rank in the reserve unit, Reserve Lieutenant. In January of 1991, I was appointed a fulltime Deputy with the Adams County Sheriff ’s Office and have served in several roles. I have worked the jail/Detentions, Instructor, Field patrolman, SWAT team, undercover narcotics detective, Detective Sergeant and currently a Sergeant in the patrol division. I received the Medal of Valor, the highest award that can be earned, for entering a burning building and rescuing three people unable to escape their apartment. I received the Medal of Distinguished Service, the second highest obtainable award, for the way I handled an armed domestic disturbance. The medal that I wear with the most pride was earned for the service I provided during Columbine incident. I have been a recognized leader of the Fraternal Order of Police, serving in several responsible roles. This demonstrates that my fellow officers regard me with the highest respect. RESPONSIVE I want to get back to the basics of law enforcement and to have the community involved with the Sheriff ’s Office. We serve to protect you and it is imperative that we listen to your concerns and views. I will be dedicated to your safety and the security of your family.
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Weight loss groups provides support, encouragement By Ashley Reimers
areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Every Wednesday, a group of about 25 women meet at the Westminster Presbyterian Church for their weekly Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, TOPS, meeting. But the get-together is much more than just a weight loss meeting, it’s a place where women come to support and encourage each other in all aspects of their lives. “What I love the most about being in this group is the relationships with the other women,” said Darlene Briggs. “We’re a really close group and we care about each other. It’s more than just helping each other stay focused on weight loss, it’s about being there for each other.” There are 91 TOPS Chapters in Colorado alone, and the Wednesday morning group is Chapter 41. TOPS is a nonprofit, non-commercial organization that helps people lose weight sensibly. Each TOPS meeting begins with a private weigh-in
followed by a roll call when each member reveals if they’ve lost or gained weight and also allows members to share any success stories or struggles. For the Chapter 41 ladies, roll call is a time when each member opens up about her week and the ups and downs of losing or maintaining weight. There is no judgment if a member has gained weight, just moral support. “Every week there is a program and this week I wanted to challenge the ladies to keep a food chart, which can be difficult for some, but is an important way to lose weight,” said Helen Cooke. “I want the ladies to be successful.” But for the big for weight loss winner of the week, she is rewarded with a gift, claps and cheers from her fellow TOPS members. The Chapter 41 women realize how tough it can be to lose weight, so when a fellow member has a big week, there’s no jealousy, just admiration. “This group is about accountability, but it’s also about praising each other when
The Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, TOPS, Chapter 41 women enjoy a recent meeting at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Photo by Ashley Reimers we’re successful,” said Donna Rathbun. The Chapter 41 TOPS group welcomes new members. Anyone interested can at-
tend a meeting free of charge to see if TOPS is the right fit. For more information or to find a TOPS chapter, visit www.tops.org.
WESTMINSTER NEWS IN A HURRY Centura Health hospitals recognized for excellence
St. Anthony North is one of several Centura Health hospitals recognized for quality excellence and clinical outcomes in particular specialties by Healthgrades, the leading online resource that helps consumers make informed decisions to find the right doctor, the right hospital and the right care. Every year Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at over 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 33 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions. Other Centura Health hospitals recognized by Healthgrades with the 2015 hospital quality outcomes include Avista Adventist Hospital, Littleton Adventist Hospital, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Parker Adventist Hospital, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Porter Adventist Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital and St. Thomas More Hospital.
National day of remembrance
This year the National Day of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Workers will be Oct. 30 at the Armed Forces Tribute Garden in Westminster. For the past six years, Congress has enacted a National Day of Remembrance on Oct. 30 which honors nuclear weapons workers and uranium miners who proudly served their country from the Manhattan Project through present day. The public is invited to the event to show support for the sick and fallen workers who gave everything to defend this country. Congressman Ed Perlmutter will be speaking at the event, which starts at noon. Parking is available at the City Park Recreation District. For more information, visit www.rmpbs.org/coloradoexperience/ coex-cold-war/.
Eco-devo office recognized among best
Westminster received a Silver Excel-
lence in Economic Development Award for 2014 in the category of Business Retention and Expansion — Program of Three Years or More — for communities with populations of 25,000 - 200,000 from the International Economic Development Council. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Monday, Oct. 20, during the IEDC Annual Conference, which was held in Fort Worth, Texas. Susan Grafton, Westminster economic development director said retaining existing businesses and helping them grow has been part of the city of Westminster’s economic development focus since the early 1990s and the success comes from engaging staff throughout the city organization in helping us keep businesses happy. IEDC’s Excellence in Economic Development Awards recognize the world’s best economic development programs and partnerships, marketing materials and the year’s most influential leaders.
These awards honor organizations and individuals for their efforts in creating positive change in urban, suburban and rural communities.
Smart commute program offers alternatives Smart Commute has developed the Concierge Commute ridesharing program for a better commute on north I-25. Smart Commute will lease a brand new Chevrolet Traverse to a person and four friends for the commute. Based on a group of five people, each individual can expect to pay about $100 a month, which in addition to the vehicle, includes gas, maintenance and insurance. Anyone who doesn’t have four other people to join the Concierge Commute group, contact Smart Commute at 720-515-8674 to find ride buddies. For more information on the program, contact Paul DesRocher at paul@smartcommutemetronorth.org or 720-515-8674.
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Former NBA player inspires students By Ashley Reimers
areimers@colorado communitymedia.com A group of eighth-graders from The International School at Thornton Middle got a special visit from former NBA player and coach Avery Johnson. The now ESPN analyst spoke to the teens on Oct. 21 about importance of reaching for their goals, while reminding them that they are special. “Everyone in this auditorium is special,” Johnson said. “I want you to get it your mind that you are special no matter where you come from or your background.” Johnson is part of Just Say Yes, a nonprofit organization helping equip teens to succeed by educating them through youth speakers and classroom curriculum. Before traveling the country to inspire young people, he helped the San Antonia Spurs earn an NBA championship in 1999 and became the 75th player in NBA history to play over 1,000 career games. Johnson was also nicknamed the “Little General” during his time playing point guard for the Spurs for his commitment to leadership and responsibility. As a kid, Johnson was influenced in a positive way by New Orleans Saints football players who would visit his classroom and speak. It was then that he decided he too would become a motivational speaker if he had the chance.
“I think every kid wants reinforcement that they are special, that they can do it and that they are not a negative statistic no matter what they’re family situation is,” Johnson said. “I want to be that reinforcement for them and tell them that if they have a positive attitude, positive things will happen.” During his motivational speech, Johnson described four ways special people behave in order to be successful. The first way is paying attention in school, the second way is hanging with positive people, the third way is seeking help from adults when needed and the fourth way is perseverance. Johnson emphasized the importance of respecting teachers and hard work. “Teachers should be honored with great attitudes every day,” he said. “Remember, if you work hard in school, you can play hard later. But it takes an attitude of never giving up to reach your goals.” Franciso Gaytan helped Johnson’s presentation as a volunteer. After the speech he said he left feeling like nothing was impossible for him to achieve as long as he works hard. “If you’re not the smartest kid you can still work hard and maybe that will get you where you want to be,” he said. “You have to listen to the teachers and be respectful to them.” Ana Medrano was also a volunteer. The
Avery Johnson, a former NBA coach and player and a current ESPN analyst, takes a photo with a student at the International School at Thornton Middle after giving a motivational speech to a group of eighth graders. Johnson focused on the importance of students feeling special and taking steps to reach goals. Photo by Ashley Reimers part of Johnson’s speech that clicked for her was the fact that no matter her background, nothing can hold her back. “I learned to never give up and perse-
vere if you want something, even if it gets hard,” she said. For more information on Just Say Yes, visit www.justsayyes.org.
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EDUCATION NEWS IN A HURRY Top Colorado high schools
According to a recent U.S. News and World Report, seven Jefferson County high schools made the top-50 schools in Colorado list. Reviewed out of more than 30,000 schools nationwide and 88 high schools in Colorado, D’Evelyn (2), Evergreen (9) and Conifer high (10) schools made the top-10
list. Lakewood (17), Ralston Valley (21), Wheat Ridge (29) and Jefferson Charter Academy (45) high schools ranked among the top-50. Schools were ranked in a three-step process nationally, then following that designation ranked on state-level. The highest ranking school nationally was declared the top school in the state.
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Darr faces final weeks as sheriff By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@colorado communitymedia.com Packing up his office — stuffing family pictures, awards and his son’s maturing artwork over the years into boxes he’ll put in the bed of his F-150 truck — isn’t as simple as some might think it would be for Sheriff Doug Darr. When you’ve managed 520 full-time employees and a $58 million annual budget for the past 12 years, handing over the keys to the next guy is a more delicate process. Darr began preparing for his successor in September — sifting through mounds of paperwork strewn across two large conference tables and his desk. “It’s bittersweet,” he said while dusting off a plaque and putting it in a box. “I’ve been here most of my adult life.” On Nov. 4, voters will choose a new leader for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Darr, 63, is term-limited. Voters elected Darr as their sheriff in 2002 and again in 2006. As Darr neared the end of his second and final term, voters in 2009 extended term limits to three for most Adams County positions, including sheriff. “Twelve years says something about the level of commitment he has with the community,” said Adams County Undersheriff Roger Engelsman, who has worked with Darr for nearly 20 years. “Twelve years says something about the trust the community has had in him.” He’ll be long remembered for his work ethic, proactive approaches to law enforcement and the relationships he built, he added. For the past 12 years Darr hasn’t just been a leader at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, but for other law enforcement officers across the state. Chris Johnson, former Otero County sheriff and current executive director of the County Sheriffs of Colorado, described Darr as a friend and mentor. “He has been a great sounding board and wealth of knowledge,” he said. “His experience and wisdom is going to be
missed.”
A legacy of leading
Darr’s long list of accomplishments include fighting for safety improvements at the jail, establishing programs to not only reduce crime but help the less fortunate, and lobbying successfully for a regional law enforcement training facility. “I think his willingness to listen to people, try to be inclusive and carefully weigh his decisions has led to his success as a sheriff,” said Johnson said. Darr was a self-described strong-willed, challenging 21-year-old when he started working with the Sheriff’s Office as a jail deputy in 1972. He rose through the ranks and served in every division in roles such as director of Emergency Management, SWAT Team commander, and he served as a special investigator with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. He was appointed undersheriff in 2001. And although his rough edges may have smoothed out over the past 42 years, Darr knows he has ruffled some feathers in his role as sheriff. “It comes with the territory of being a leader,” Darr said, leaning back in his chair. “I’m a candid guy. I don’t mince words for the purpose of conforming to someone else’s point of view. My candor can be abrasive for some people.” A recent issue Darr has been candid about is the controversial municipal inmate cap at the jail. He doesn’t hesitate to say the cap was needed because of decisions made by the board of county commissioners. “I didn’t make the decisions that got us into this,” he said. “I didn’t cut the budget. I didn’t cut the staffing, and I didn’t restrict the hiring. We’ve taken quite the beating here for decisions by other people that have impacted us greatly.” The board approved a cap restriction on municipal inmates, which was enacted Jan. 1, 2012, to help ease financial constraints at the county jail. The lack of adequate staffing at the jail made it a dangerous environment, Darr said. “There were too many inmate-on-in-
Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr hands out certificates for free turkeys during the annual Operation Free Bird, which he helped launch in 2003. The program provides certificates for free turkeys and other food items around Thanksgiving. Courtesy photo mate assaults, and too many assaults on law enforcement officers resulting in injuries,” he said. “It’s already a risky environment but it was beyond reasonable.” Five cities affected by the cap filed a joint complaint on Feb. 19 against the Adams County board of commissioners and Darr for restricting or refusing to house municipal prisoners in the county jail. All parties agreed to delay litigation through May 15, and until then work to find solutions to reduce the number of low-level offenders at the jail and get staffing to a reasonable level. Darr also ensured his staff received the appropriate skills training needed to keep them safe. He pushed the county to build a state-of-the-art regional training center, Flatrock, which opened in August 2013. The center is the first in the state to offer firearms, driving and defensive tactics training in one location. “One of my responsibilities is to do all I can to make sure they get to go home at the end of their shift,” Darr said. “I do all I can to see that happens, I hope they remember that.”
Keeping a community safe
Darr’s relationship with the community goes much farther back than when he began working for the Sheriff’s Office. Originally from Nebraska, Darr’s family moved to Adams County when he was 5. He is a Mapleton High School graduate. One of the first issues he tackled when he took over the Sheriff’s Office in 2003 was to strengthen relationships in the community. “Our job is to make (residents’) quality of life better,” he said, “to make them feel better on their worse days.” Darr helped create 57 different community groups and helped launch Operation Free Bird. The event, now in its 11th year, provides attendees everything needed for a complete Thanksgiving dinner — certificates for turkeys, canned goods, bread and other grocery items. The program is funded through donations, not from the Sheriff’s Office budget. “Darr reached out to the community as much as he did the courts,” said Don Cassata, former director of Adams County Human Services. “He always made sure law enforcement could contribute to different
A HIGHLIGHT OF A FEW OF SHERIFF DOUG DARR’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • 2014 Marjory Ball Mental Health Advocacy Award for his commitment to improving access to mentalhealth services in Adams County • 2010 received the Pro Patria Award by the U.S. Department of Defense for dedicated support of military personnel • 2009 unanimously elected president of County Sheriffs of Colorado • 2008 was one of only 33 officials nationwide chosen for the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Program in Quantico, Virginia.
community affairs.” Cassata thinks one of the biggest contributions Darr has made to the community is working on the Adams County School Emergency Plan. “Prior to that there was no such manual,” he said. “I think given what happened at Columbine there was a need to have something within Adams County schools and what he developed was implemented by the school districts.” Other accomplishments Darr achieved was creating the component in the detective agency that targets online predators, and getting Adams County involved early on with the Colorado Information Sharing Consortium — specialized software that allows exchange of information among agencies. Outreach efforts and proactive measures seems to have worked as far as public safety is concerned. There has been a 42 percent decline in crime in unincorporated Adams County since 2002, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Darr also worked just as hard outside his role as sheriff. Despite an average of 60- to 65-hour work weeks, he completed his bachelor’s degree in business administration and budget finance and found time to garden, run three times a week and play on a baseball team for men over 45.
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DA rejects criminal action against Martinez Candidate faces questions about residency from opposition By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com There won’t be a criminal investigation into claims Brighton Councilwoman Cynthia Martinez falsified documents with the state. Adams County District Attorney Dave Young said last week his office did its own research into whether Martinez falsified documents with the Secretary of State when she applied to be the Democrat candidate for Clerk and Recorder. “There’s nothing there we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt,” Young said.
“It would be tough to meet our burden of proof when the burden of proof wasn’t met in the civil court. Martinez’s opponent, Republican Stan Martin, filed a petition against her in civil court, claiming she does not live in her Brighton home that she has owned since 2006, but that she lives with her family in their Lafayette home in Boulder County. Martin challenged Martinez’s residency and eligiMartinez bility to run for an Adams County office, and also named Clerk and Recorder Karen Long in the petition, saying she breached her duty by printing Martinez’s name on the ballot The Adams County District Court denied the petition on Sept, 16, stating
Martin did not meet his burden of proof to show, by the preponderance of the evidence, that Martinez is not a residence. However, the court also stated the totality of the evidence is equivocal. Martin appealed the ruling, asking the Supreme Court for an expedited review because of the nearing Election Day. The Supreme Court decided not to hear the case. Martin thinks the court may have rejected the appeal because of the expedited request. A point of contention for Martin and the private investigator he hired for his civil case is that Martinez never appeared in court although she was subpoena. Martinez did not return calls for this story; however, she told Colorado Community Media in an earlier interview that she did not go to court because she was never served.
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SCHOOL NOTES Rec district supports ballot issues The Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District Board of Directors urged voters to support Adams County School District 50’s mill levy override and bond election proposal during the Oct. 8 meeting. The two election measures are 3C, a bond proposal to raise $20 million to upgrade safety and security features in schools and add air conditioning to the five elementary schools and 3D, a mill levy override to raise $2.5 million a year to sup-
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“Some of life’s best lessons were learned on the ballfields for me,” he said. Darr lives in Thornton with his
“They served it in Lafayette, but I was in Brighton,” she said. “I waited for a subpoena here and got nothing.” Martin said her husband and daughters live in the family’s home in Lafayette because of its proximity to the girls’ school. She said she lives in Brighton with her mom. In an Oct. 16 interview on KLZ 560 AM, John Sampson said Martinez was at her Lafayette home when the process server showed up but that she refused to accept the subpoena. Sampson is who filed the affidavit with the district attorney’s office, requesting the criminal investigation into Martinez. Martinez was elected as Ward 2 councilwomen for Brighton City Council in 2007 and again in 2011.
port academic programming focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as well as practical vocational training. The funds would offset future budget cuts that impact classroom sizes as well as arts, theater and music programs.
Helen McCall, the first basketball coach at Westminster High School and founder of Colorado Coaches’ of Girls Sports, was chosen to the
inducted into the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame. She developed the concept for CCGS while on sabbatical from Westminster and attending the University of Denver. She held many positions in CCGS over the years and served on numerous CHSAA committees in the 1970s. As a coach, her teams enjoyed success on the floor, finishing second in the state basketball tournament in 1976 and third in 1978.
wife, Mary, and their 13-year-old son, Justin. He plans to devote more time to them after his term ends. “I love law enforcement, I really do,” he said, “but not as much as I love them.” However, he is far from ready to retire. He’s had a couple of job offers but doesn’t intend to make any decisions
until January. He wants to remain in the criminal justice field. Regardless of his next career move, he has no plans to slow down. “Life is very short — play hard, do all that you can do,” Darr said. “The only way you can leave your mark is if you get started. You can’t sit on the sidelines.”
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Calm is around the corner We can see “the light at the end of the tunnel.” “We are almost there.” “Hope springs eternal.” And a loud “AMEN.” Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, and the off-presidential year election is just five days away from being done, completed, finished, kaput. So many of us will let out a big sigh of relief when the last robocall is computer-dialed and the caller hangs up, the oversized postcard campaign mailers stop cluttering our mailboxes and the nasty attack ads on TV, Internet and radio are silenced. Those of us in Colorado have been especially hard-hit with the campaign rhetoric because we are a “battleground” state in the U.S. Senate race along with a close gubernatorial race. Lucky us!
Getting back to normal It is likely that the vast majority of voters will have already voted and sent in their ballots by now. Given the above mentioned close races along with others, the deciding votes may still be “out there” and not yet in the hands of the county clerks. Election night will be especially exciting and dramatic this time, but the key results could well be late into the night. Regardless of who wins and who loses and regardless of which ballot issues are successful, life will get back to normal just in time for the holidays. We Americans will have exercised our voting rights and then re-focused on going to work, paying the bills, inviting Aunt Maude to Thanks-
the clincher for me is I don’t like the idea of using gambling revenues to fund public education. Let’s keep the money “clean” and depend on voters to decide whether to raise taxes for K-12.
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giving dinner and watching the Broncos. However, depending on the outcome of the races and the ballot results, life may be on the brink of some degree of change. We shall see...
Amendment 68 is ill-conceived
For those who still are pondering their ballot choices, here are some thoughts on a couple of the ballot issues. Amendment 68 (to the Colorado Constitution) is ill-conceived and lacks a competitive process assuming you favor using gambling revenue to help fund public schools. Remember, if this amendment succeeds, it is in our state constitution forever unless a subsequent amendment retracts it. Secondly, why should a Rhode Island gambling outfit dictate who is selected to run gambling casinos at horse tracks in Arapahoe, Mesa and Pueblo counties? If this expansion of gambling is to be allowed, let’s have local determination on whether it is to be allowed and who get the licenses to operate such facilities. Plus,
Then let’s take a look at Proposition 104 which would be statutory and not become a part of our state constitution. This ballot issue has not gotten much play, but is worthy of your consideration. It would revise current state law pertaining to collective bargaining between school districts and their teachers’ unions. Currently, such negotiations can be held “behind closed doors” without the public’s attendance or awareness. Given the fiscal impact that teachers’ unions can have on school district budgets, it is past time to open the door to the public. Also, given the antics of some school boards, i.e., Douglas County and Jefferson County, the public should know what demands and stances they are taking. Why not let the public see and hear the demands from both sides, the dialogue of give and take and the conclusions. After all, it is the taxpayers’ money that is being dealt at the bargaining table. A “YES/ FOR” vote would add transparency to this process. Bill Christopher is a former Westminster city manager and RTD board member.
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Zombies or attack ads? In honor of the overlapping election and Halloween seasons, we crafted a special question for students at Front Range Community College on 112th Avenue in Westminster. Faced with the choice of a zombie apocalypse or being kidnapped to another galaxy and made to watch attack ads 10 hours a day, which would you choose and why?
‘The zombies. Because my brother knows everything about them and knows what to do.’ Brittany McDonald Brighton
‘Zombies. Hey, I’ll just stick with Brittany, and it sounds better than going to another galaxy.’ Brandi Pacheco Commerce City
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Quantities of quality connections There are some wonderful things about living in Colorado this time of year. For instance, no matter how contentious, ugly, or, frankly, embarrassing the political debates we’re having become (I mean, really, folks — when national media outlets are referring to your senator by a female reproductive organ ...), we can all come together around one thing: The Denver Broncos. I, like, well, everybody, was glued to the TV last Thursday night for the Broncos/49ers game. And, no matter how long he’s been at this, Peyton Manning still seems to find new ways to exploit his opponents. This week, it was Emmanuel Sanders torching the enemy for three touchdowns. And then I go, “how the heck do ‘we’ (because, y’know, I am a part of the Broncos organization) have Emmanuel Sanders?” He’s really fast, he catches everything thrown his way, and he looks, for all the world, like one of the league’s toptier receivers. But why would someone like that come to the Broncos, knowing that we already have one of the five best
receivers, one of the five best tight ends, and the greatest slot receiver the game has ever seen? But it’s not just him. The three “really big” offseason pickups were all on the defense. So, why are all these major players coming to play in Denver, when they could make the same (or maybe better) money somewhere else? And the answer is simple: quality attracts quality. These players all know that, as long as Peyton Manning is in Denver, they have a chance to win a Super Bowl. But, more than that, I think they know that, as long as Peyton Manning is in Denver, things are going to be done the
right way. And, why is Peyton Manning in Denver? Because John Elway is running things, and that means things are going to be done the right way. By the way, if you want to see the converse of this idea, just watch the Colorado Rockies’ off-season. See how much “A-list” talent they attract. The old proverb advises to “judge a man by the company he keeps.” I think the same is very true of organizations, and not just sports teams. For instance, I’ve been very impressed to witness, over the last several weeks, the quality of people who have come through the doors of our church. We attend the Arvada Covenant Church, and we’ve been trying to hire a new worship leader, and the finalists were invited to meet the congregation, and lead us in song. And the two people who came in were most impressive! And then, just this past week, a junior member of the pastoral staff gave the Sunday sermon, and hit it out of the park. I am forced to conclude that there is something very good going on in the
culture of my church (thankfully—whew!) that it has been able to attract some very strong people to be a part of the organization. It speaks well of the leadership of the senior pastor, and the governance of the board of directors. The same is true of schools, and of retirement communities, and, really, of every organization (except, maybe,Trump Industries, who simply pay through the roof for talent). So I think the lesson of the Broncos’ re-ascension to dominance is simply this: if you are in a leadership position (say, of a school district), and you want to know how you’re doing, you have no further to look than the resumes of the people applying for jobs with you. If you’re doing things the right way, great people will be knocking down your door to get in.
Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His first novel, “The Accidental Christmas,” will be available on Nov. 2 at MichaelJAlcorn.com.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Support McIntosh The duties and responsibilities of the sheriff are very difficult and challenging. I’ve worked with both candidates for more than 20 years. Only one of them has the education, experience, character and abilities to do the job well. That man is Division Chief Michael McIntosh. I’ve never known a man more dedicated to his family, the community and public safety. Mike is not one to sit and wait for things to happen. He has a clear vision, an understanding of his purpose, and he actively pursues goals that benefit other people. He looks for reasons why we can succeed rather than excuses for why we cannot. He is a man of his word and he finishes what he starts. More than anything, Mike McIntosh is committed to doing “what is right” and doing it well. Mike has an impeccable 27 year service record with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. At the national level he is a veteran of the Navy, a graduate of the FBI National Academy, and he graduated from the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command. Mike is one of the most decorated active members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. He is a recipient of the Dale R. McLaughlin award for quality leadership, the David R. Martinez award for excellence and a two time winner of the Sheriff’s Silver Star. In an effort to help people with mental health challenges, Mike presently serves on the
Community Reach executive board. During his campaign season I have consistently encouraged Adams County residents to forget about politics and political affiliations and select a sheriff based upon good character, trust and ability. He has earned my respect and recommendation. Please consider Michael McIntosh for Adams County sheriff. He is a man you can trust. Doug Darr Adams County Sheriff
Elections have consequences With the election only a time away, I wanted to look back at last year’s Jefferson County School Board election as a poignant reminder why all elections have real consequences. This time last year, the board majority, as candidates, pledged greater accountability and transparency. Since then, we’ve seen neither. It started right out of the gate. They went behind closed doors and hired an attorney for their purposes at a cost of $90,000 to taxpayers every year. Since then, we can’t tell what Mr. Miller does as his bills are so heavily redacted. They spent another $40,000 for a search firm to find a new superintendent only to provide one candidate, who coincidentally comes from neighboring Douglas County. Last Friday, we learned that Mr. Witt conducted board-related business on private
email addresses on at least five different occasions. On Monday, we found out Ms. Williams is circumventing sunshine laws and CORA by using supporter email addresses as intermediaries to communicate. Where is the transparency? Where is the accountability? The board majority promised to engage the community in the decision making process. We have given input only to be ignored. 13,000 community stakeholders gave input on funding priorities that didn’t align with their political agenda and were summarily disregarded. The board majority ignored the community’s desire to fund full-day kindergarten for families who need our support in lieu of poorly managed charter schools; they blatantly snubbed objective, professional opinions to reconsider your punitive approach to the compensation plan. The board majority chose to infuse politics into the curriculum, even when many of us vehemently objected. We’ve
been chastised and labeled punks, rebels and union pawns when we voiced our concerns and rightfully protested against them. Teachers — good, experienced ones — are leaving now because the board majority devalued their role (hint: money isn’t the issue here). Families are following suit. Where is the community engagement? When the board majority was elected, they were given the responsibility and authority to represent the entire Jeffco community — not just the few that voted for them. They were given the responsibility to be good stewards for 85,000 students and their families as well as 14,000 employees — not impose their will or political agenda. Elections have consequences. Far too many did not vote last year. I hope this serves as a reminder why they should vote in this and future elections. Jim Earley Westminster
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Cheesecakes for charity There’s moolah in muffins and big bucks in banana bread…just ask veteran fundraisers who use bake sales to help fill the coffers of community organizations. Now that the focus on politics is (finally) winding down, many of us are turning to philanthropy – receiving requests, as well as asking, for contributions and donations to nonprofit agencies. And bake sales – a staple of fall fundraising – bring the goods right to you. Churches, schools, businesses…all are displaying their wares in exchange for your support of their charities of choice. When I worked in a large organization with multiple locations around the city, our marketing department knew how to do it up right. These smart sales folk didn’t limit themselves to just baked goods — their culinary offerings included chili dogs and breakfast burritos, crockpot concoctions, stovetop delicacies, and even candy goodie bags. One of their secrets was offering that something special, something different,
something most people love, but won’t make for themselves. And that’s how, I’m happy to say, we sold a single cheesecake for more than $200. I’m not kidding. My colleague Brian had a plan – as well as a drop-you-to-your-knees Caramel Apple Cheesecake recipe — so I’m happy to share his genius, and his recipe, with you. First, Brian said, announce your event in advance. For example, start with emails on Monday for a Friday sale, and then send reminders every day. Choose any time people can wander into your work
area and spend their money. If you have muffins or bread or pastries, make sure the coffee crowd knows you are open. Keep your table stocked all day, especially if you have a second shift or night crew coming in … they’ll want goodies too. Second, don’t pre-price your items. When you ask for donations, people are much more generous. It’s sort of like the “free” car washes we see on street corners in the summer. Your customers will probably recognize that you went all out, and will make it worth your while. People also tend to pay in bills, rather than change, when you don’t put a firm price on your goods. And Brian’s third secret for success? Take orders … and then take bids. If you have multiple locations, as we did, take orders from all your stores or branches or campuses in advance – and offer to deliver on the day of the sale. This way, everyone can participate and you just might receive a nice donation for your trouble. Use email to update the bids as you get them.
Issuing a challenge from department to department is also a great strategy to get more dough for your, well, dough. I saw this one in action. Managers from our various locations started outbidding each other for Brian’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake and the challenge was on. Email flew around the organization in a bidding war until the auction closed and the baker delivered a cheesecake worth more than $200. So, if you’re looking for a way to use all that zucchini and or just want to try out something outrageous on your coworkers, you can share the bounty of your kitchen and raise funds for a worthwhile cause. And don’t worry about divulging your secret ingredients … consider it a compliment if someone wants your recipe! Andrea Doray is a writer who also loves to cook. If you would like Brian’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake for Charity recipe, contact Andrea at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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a multitude of benefits for government and people. The approximately 550 national wildlife refuges provide a natural “environments” for kids and families to learn and explore, they are “home” to countless species of wildlife and bird species, they create natural no cost or minimal costs “open spaces” for cities and counties and they
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maintain and preserve plant life and “water resources” essential for all creatures of the earth, certainly including man. Metro area citizens are fortunate to have three such refuges easily accessible to individuals, children, families, class rooms, nature photographers and of course wildlife and bird species we might otherwise lose to lack of home and habitat for the wild creatures. The Jefferson County communities have Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge at 9210 W. 80th Avenue in Arvada; the Adams County Commerce City area enjoys the vast 17,000 acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Westminster, Northern Jefferson County and City and County of Broomfield have the 5,000 acre fledgling Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge to look to for outdoors enjoyment. Two Ponds NWR and Rocky Mountain NWR are well established refuges and receiving annual Federal government funding. Rocky Flats NWR is feeling the brunt of budget deficits and unwillingness of the President and Congress to provide needed money to initiate the completed and federally approved Comprehensive Conservation Plan, or master plan for development. A reminder by our communities to our Congressional Delegation of the need for funds at Rocky Flats can help generate political interest in this new developing refuge. The Banking on Nature report shows that on a nationwide basis, the NWR system generates nearly $3 billion in local sales; welcomes nearly 47 million visitors annual; creates more than 35,000 jobs in communities resulting in approximately $795 million in job income and generates about $345 million in local, state and
federal tax revenue. The concern today is with the current trend of the President and Congress to expand social programs and cut USFW Service budgets, NWR will see a loss of personnel, public programs, conservation of land and the protection of wildlife. All that the NWR system brings to enrich our lives is not a distant value it is something we can enjoy right here in Colorado, in the Denver Metro Area often right in our neighborhood. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR near Commerce City, the Two Ponds NWR in Arvada and the emerging Rocky Flats NWR in northwest Jefferson County are close and we all can enjoy with they offer. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR today offers a wide variety of programs in October and the winter months. Consider taking the short drive to the refuge for a waterfowl identification class, hiking to see migrating birds, see the growing herd of iconic American bison, take part in the annual refuge amateur photo contest, visit the discovery room in the new visitors center. At Two Ponds NWR offer to volunteer on Tuesdays to improve habitat, trails and sites for both wildlife and for the viewing public, and on the third Tuesdays each month participate in the Home School Habitat program that provides experiential learning opportunities outside the classroom for families and students. Call 303-289-0930 for more information and to register for any of these fun and learning programs at the three refuges. Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@comcast.net.
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New programs unveiled during legislative breakfast By Ashley Reimers
areimers@colorado communitymedia.com This year’s Community Reach Center Legislative Breakfast focused on new programs debuting this year that will benefit all patients, including the uninsured and underinsured. The Oct. 22 event welcomed elected officials, 2014 election candidates and business people from the north metro area. Hosted at Noah’s in Westminster, the breakfast was also an opportunity for Community Reach CEO Rick Doucet to present the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council’s 2014 Community Behavioral Health Champion award to District 30 representative Jenise May, for her advocacy and leadership in the state legislature on behalf of individuals with mental illness. “I am truly committed to the work of Community Reach,” May said. “Thank you for this award. One of the new programs discussed during the breakfast is focused on senior’s health. Amelia Fan, clinical director at Community Reach, spoke about a new program called In-home Resiliency and Support Services, IRSS, developed out of two existing programs, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, OBRA, and STREET, Striving Together to Resource, Engage, Empower and Teach. Fan said both OBRA and STREET are individual programs that are communitybased and work with consumers in their homes providing therapy and coaching.
“By combining these two programs in IRSS, our intention is to be able to synergize and provide services to more people in the community, particularly homebound older adults who may be limited in their ability to access behavioral health services due to physical mobility issues,” Fan said. “IRSS will facilitate expanding services into the community rather than limiting them to nursing homes.” IRSS will offer behavioral outreach, behavioral health prevention and education, intake and assessment, treatment planning, individual and family therapy, behavior coaching, psychological rehabilitation, case management and psychosocial education. It launches Nov. 1. Another program was unveiled during the breakfast, one that is statewide and will expand and enhance access to mental health care for people in crisis. The new program called Community Crisis Connection, CCC, was discussed by Community Reach clinical director Abigail Tucker. CCC will provide crisis response services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Tucker said the goal of CC is to reduce hospital emergency department visits by increasing access to care and tailoring services to meet people where they are in terms of crisis. “To meet this goal we will have mobile crisis teams dispatched from six locations and have walk-in crisis centers throughout the metro area,” she said. “The mobile crisis teams will also be able to follow up with people receiving higher levels of care. CCC is expected to launch by Dec. 1.”
Abigail Tucker, a clinical director at Community Reach Center, speaks during the Community Reach Center Legislative Breakfast on Oct. 22 at Noah’s in Westminster. The breakfast focused on new programs debuting this year to serve underinsured and uninsured residents in the north metro area. Photo by Ashley Reimers
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Ask Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp about her political party, and she’ll say that she just happens to be a Democrat. “I see myself as a representative, not a Democrat representative,” she said. “My main focus is being available because so many people I talk to want someone who is responsive to represent them.” The incumbent is running for re-election in House District 29 after her first term because she says there is a lot that still needs Kraft-Tharp to be done, particularly in the areas of economic development, mental health care access and education. “I’ve spent a lot of time walking around the district and knocking on doors —
which is one of my favorite things to do,” Kraft-Tharp said. “I’ve been getting some amazing responses. The No. 1 thing I’m hearing is people concerned about the Jefferson County School Board, the second is people want a representative who won’t be partisan and they want someone to work on the jobs and economy.” During her time in the legislature KraftTharp has already tackled issues like mental health care access by bringing a crisis hotline to the state for those in need and focused on Colorado’s aerospace industries. Despite the progress made, there is still a lot of work to be done on these and many more issues, as Kraft-Tharp readily admits. “Our unemployment rate is 4.7 percent which is great, but we still need to stabilize the economy because there are still too many unemployed,” she said. Kraft-Tharp’s opponent in the race, Republican Susan Kochevar, has not returned calls for comment.
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Adams County 3’s Colorado’s November 4th ballots will feature several school districts asking for your support to enhance their educational facilities and faculties. The Chamber has endorsed all of the Adams County “3’s,” citing the importance of education to not only our children but also as a primary draw for companies considering the Metro North region as their new home. See each school’s story at http://bit.ly/ZYrwCw.
New President and CEO Angela Habben hit the ground running in late September when she took the Chamber helm and has been in high gear ever since. Her calendar has been full of meetings with current MNCC members, city officials, and prospective members and it shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. “It’s been an exciting first month. I’ve received a warm reception throughout Angela Habben the region and that’s been very gratifying,” MNCC President and CEO Habben said. “People know of the great work the Chamber has done over the years, a message I’m taking to businesses that can benefit in many ways from a new Metro North membership.”
DIA Field Trip Several members of Metro North’s Development Council got a look behind the curtain at Denver’s International Airport October 16th. The tour centered on the new Hotel and Transit Center (HTC) which includes a 519-room Westin Hotel, light-rail transit from Denver Union Station to DIA, and a new public plaza that promises to be one of Denver’s prominent new venues for programs and events.
Habben will slow down slightly on the evening of November 13th for the next Business After Hours. The program at the Drury Inn & Suites in Westminster will feature a meet-andgreet with her. “I encourage our members to come out next month so I can continue learning from them. Communication is key to ensure I’m hearing what’s on everyone’s mind as we plan for the future.”
Candidate Caucus A crowd of 150 enjoyed two hours of Congressional back-and-forth October 14th as candidates from the 2nd, 6th, and 7th districts debated issues-over-eggs. The list of topics ranged from the economy and energy to education and aging. After brief opening comments from U.S. Senate candidate Cory Gardner, incumbents Jared Polis, Mike Coffman, and Ed Perlmutter faced off against challengers George Leing, Andrew Romanoff, and Don Ytterberg. Moderator Floyd Ciruli posed the questions and kept the discussion running smoothly. Center Stage Exchange
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Big money takes aim at GMO label proposal Farm group backs plan corporations oppose By Katie Kuntz
Rocky Mountain PBS I-News Colorado voters continue to be pounded by multimillion-dollar political advertising campaigns, often with the two candidates or issue opponents fairly evenly matched, with no respite in sight until Election Day. But on one particular issue the campaign ads are entirely lopsided. Labeling genetically modified food, commonly called GMOs — meaning “genetically modified organisms” — is on the ballot, and has become a nearly $12 million issue. But the “No on Proposition 105 Coalition” has spent $6.8 million more than the “Right to Know Colorado” labeling advocates, and the anti-105 forces still have $4.1 million waiting to be spent. “I can’t understand, why would they put $11 million into a Colorado campaign that has less than $500,000?” asked Larry Cooper, director of the “Right to Know” campaign. “What are they trying to hide?” Sara Froelich, a campaign spokesperson for the No on 105 Coalition, said in an email, “No one should be surprised that agriculture and food companies are stepping forward to support their customers across Colorado who will be harmed by this measure.”
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has contracted with it to provide seven of its facilities with clean energy. The project required no upfront costs to the county and it could save a projected $300,000 in energy costs over the next 20 years, according to Nick Kittle, Adams County’s Performance, innovation and sustainability manager. The projected energy cost increase would be more if the county hadn’t taken steps to offset the costs, Leop-
The agriculture and food companies against 105 include well-known names like Monsanto, Kraft Foods and PepsiCo. These three companies alone have contributed $7.4 million of the $11 million raised by this campaign. The labeling advocates, however, have raised only $441,000, and have not purchased any television or radio advertising to advocate their position. The group is operating a grassroots campaign, knocking on doors and using social media to advance their cause. This could mean that Coloradans who receive their information solely from TV ad campaigns think Colorado farmers do not support the labeling initiative — but that is only partly true. The Colorado Farm Bureau has donated more than $7,000 to defeat the measure, but the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, with more than 22,000 members in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, actually endorsed the pro-labeling campaign. “GMO labeling is one of the things that we support,” said Bill Midcap, director of external affairs of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. “But we know it’s going to be tough for a single state to enact.” This year, Colorado and Oregon are the only two states with GMO labeling on the ballot, and many of the same corporations are also spending millions in Oregon to defeat the initiative there. Maine, Vermont and Connecticut are the only states to have passed labeling requirements, but they will not be enacted until 2016 — or until a population of at least 20
old said. “This is just a natural increase in terms of electricity and natural gas usage,” he said. The budget also factors in rental costs increases for some of the county’s buildings and a proposed concert during the 2015 Adams County Fair that could be offset with revenue. “We’re really looking at doing some activities to revitalize the fair and get some highlights leading up to it,” Leopold said. Other expenses recommended in the budget include the design and construction for Creekside Drive, the design and construction for Lowell Boulevard from Clear Creek to 62nd
million people in neighboring states require the labeling, too. “How would you expect General Mills to label something special just for one state, just for Colorado?” Midcap said. “Think about Kellogg or Coca-Cola. Are they willing to change just for Colorado? Maybe if 15 states did it — but this would be more effective as a national issue.” In Colorado, a Citizens Initiative Review board evaluated the labeling measure and decided by an 11-to-9 vote to approve it. Those who voted against the measure, like Bill Wright, explained that his greatest concern was that many foods may be exempt from the labeling measure. “Normally when you go into a store and read labels, you rely on the information and people want to rely on what they are being told,” Wright said. “It’s probably a lot of food (that would be exempt) and that’s going to be a lot more confusing than if you just don’t do it at all.” The measure would take effect in 2016, if passed. Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. Contact Katie Kuntz at katiekuntz@rmpbs.org.
Avenue, extending Steele Street from 86th to 88th avenues, realigning 60th Avenue from Federal Boulevard to Zuni Street, and constructing 56th Avenue from Federal to Zuni. “In our road and bridge fund we have a number of high dollar projects,” Leopold said. There are plans to look into the build-out design of the Adams County Justice Center, add recreation at the Regional Park and work on a master plan for the Front Range Airport. County staff will work on fine-tuning the final budget in November. The board will hold a public hearing and first vote on the budget Dec. 9, and the final and second vote on Dec. 16.
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The Edge produces Sam Shepard drama By Clarke Reader
creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Scary comes in all shapes and sizes — sometimes it’s the sensation of being watched and other times it comes from the realization that things aren’t what they seem. Sam Shepard’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama “Buried Child” dives behind the façade of a seemingly perfect WHAT: “Buried Child” family to WHERE: The Edge Theater plumb 1560 Teller St., Lakewood the WHEN: through Nov. 16 depths Friday and Saturday - 8 p.m. of Sunday - 6 p.m. depravCOST: $22-$26 ity that INFORMATION: 303-232-0363 or could be www.theedgetheater.com behind any locked door. “Buried Child” plays at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood, through Nov. 16. Show times are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday. “I approach the show as seven orbs that keep colliding with each other,” said director Rick Bernstein. “The play is about love lost and passion lost for this one family.” When Vince (Royce Wood) and his girlfriend Shelly (Missy Moore) come home to meet his family, Shelly is initially taken by a group of people she describes as something right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. That image is quickly shattered when she meets grandparents Dodge (Dan Mundell) and Halie (Emma Messenger) — a pair of violent, alcoholics who are just the tip of the iceberg. Their
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The Taylor Estate, the highest-priced home in the Denver metro area, is up for sale for $27.7 million in Lakewood. The 1932-built gated spread on the shores of Ward Lake was designed by renowned Denver architect Burnham F. Hoyt, who also designed Red Rocks Amphitheatre as well as landmarks such as the Denver Central Public Library and Colorado Capitol Annex Building. According to reports, Hoyt once regarded this residence as the most beautiful home in America. This 14-000-square-foot, 26-room manor house features a paneled library, banquet-size dining room, dual master suites with nine additional bedroom suites, 12 fireplaces and a staff wing. The 122 acres include mountain views, century-old trees, a lake with a beach and boating privileges, a pool, tennis court, three staff cottages, stables, water rights and agricultural status. Guests at this storied estate have included Denver high society, British royalty and assorted dignitaries. Prince Philip and Princess Anne of Great Britain chose to stay there as guests of the Taylors. This property also includes a heated pool, tennis court, outdoor patios, a flowercutting garden, dressage ring and stables. To see the listing, go to http://goo.gl/ IwUXMw.
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The oh-so-popular Denver Restaurant Week (DRW), presented by Lexus and organized by Visit Denver, will revert to a single 10-day event in 2015, running Feb. 20 to March 1. “We talked to restaurant owners, restaurant employees, diners, sponsors and restaurant week fans, and the consensus was that seven days of DRW was too short, but 14 consecutive days was too long,” said Justin Bresler, vice president of marketing for Visit Denver. “The perfect `best of both worlds’ compromise appears to be to run it for 10 days, encompassing two complete weekends in the traditional slow period of February.” For Denver Restaurant Week’s 10th anniversary this year, at the request of participating restaurants, DRW was split into two separate weeklong events, one in February and one in late August. “While summer restaurant week was popular with both restaurants and diners, the challenge going forward was to find a week that wasn’t already occupied by an existing event, holiday or a week that didn’t have a major convention,” Bresler said. Late summer and fall are Denver’s busiest convention months. “We really don’t want to bring 10,000 convention delegates to Denver and have them find that every restaurant is booked with DRW reservations,” Bresler said, adding that the restaurants also don’t want to be offering special DRW pricing at a time when there are thousands of hungry convention delegates in town. “In the end, we couldn’t find workable dates for the summer event, and the consensus of opinion was to concentrate on the traditional February time frame,” Bresler said. More than 300 restaurants participated in the 2014 winter DRW and more than 200 in the summer DRW, making this one of the largest culinary celebrations in the nation. Bresler stated that registration for restaurants for the 2015 DRW will begin Nov. 10 at www.denverrestaurantweek.com. Participating restaurants again will offer a multiParker continues on Page 17
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Back in town Ralston Valley grad stars in independent short By Crystal Anderson
canderson @coloradocommunitymedia.com Performing for audiences is easy, but in his first interview in his hometown, actor Adam Celentano appeared both humble and just a bit nervous. While traveling the independent film festival circuit, Celentano, a rockabilly-clad man with familyinspired boxer tattoos, popped by Global Goods and Coffee Shop to talk about his work on Mark Kirkland’s silent short film “The Moving Picture Co. 1914” and his blossoming career in filmmaking. “With a production like this, you take out sound and you take out color, throwing that in today’s world and seeing it work, and hoping it catches the heart of somebody is nice,” Celentano said, “because that’s hard, knowing you’re making something that’s drastically different.” Born in El Paso, Texas, Celentano and his family moved to Arvada when he was young, where
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he was thrust into the theatrical world. Growing up, Celentano was involved with all aspects of theater, participating in productions at Ralston Valley High School, acting in shows at Olde Town’s Festival Playhouse and performing stand up comedy at The D’Note and Denver’s Comedy Works. “Growing up in a creative family really helped me flourish and not be afraid to get gross, that’s what it takes for an actor I’ve seen, you have to get gross,” he said. “There’s a magic in changing who you are, a euphoria of putting yourself in one’s shoes and knowing that’s not you. You’re still you as that character.” Following graduation in 2010, Celentano moved to Los Angeles to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). After a semester studying studio acting, Celentano caught a break, and was cast as Jimmy Curry, one of the lead roles in a revival rendition of “The Rainmaker” for the Sierra Repertory Theatre in Northern California. “I was very fortunate,” he said. “It was really great to be a part of that … It’s been a couple years, and I’ve tried to hustle … I was very lucky.” Following “Rainmaker,” in 2011, Celantano moved to New York City, where he continued to study meth-
od acting, and began working behind the scenes at the New Amsterdam Theater. During his work at the theater, he learned about the business of Broadway. His passion for acting thrived doing theater work, but soared on film. “This is where I knew I was starting to break into film,” he said of his work on “Noah,” a feature film directed by Darren Aronofsky. “I was doing more extra work here (New York City) … I’ve always loved film and wanted to do that as my major acting start.” Over the course of four years, Celentano, 22, has worked on an array of projects throughout the television, theater and film industries. He’s done featured extra work for TV shows, “SMASH” and “Over Under” and independent films, “Growing Up and Other Lies” and “Kilimanjaro”. Along with extra work, he’s stared in independent films, “Spin It Til You’re Numb,” by Colorado Director Emmerson Steinberg and “The Tragical History of Sam Swope,” by PJ O’Brien. In his project, The Moving Picture Co. 1914, Celentano stars as a Chaplin-inspired hero that falls in love with an aspiring ingenue, a role he says, was written just for him.
category, and four Denver hostelries made the coveted list. The historic Oxford Hotel, owned and operated by Sage Hospitality, earned the highest ranking at No. 4, followed by The Four Seasons Denver at No. 11, JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek (another Sage property) at No. 14 and The Ritz-Carlton Denver at No. 15. But the very top spot on the list was awarded to The Sebastian in Vail, a quaint spot with awesome amenities. “We are very excited to have
these two amazing Denver hotels once again be honored by one of the world’s top travel magazines,” said Sage president and CEO Walter Isenberg. “Both The Oxford and the JW Marriott Denver are very focused on offering guests a unique lodging experience and excellent customer service. This is a wonderful recognition of that commitment.” Check out the rest of the rankings at www.cntraveler.com/readerschoice-awards/2014/united-states/ best-hotels-in-the-west-readers-
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Adam Celentano stands in front of his former haunt, Olde Town’s Festival Playhouse. Photo by Crystal Anderson Working on the film alongside memorable names, such as Douglas Kirkland, Haskell Wexler and Al Yankovic, Celentano was able to live out a dream, portraying a character inspired by his favorite actor and inspiration, Charlie Chaplin. “Theatre is really different than film ... my acting in that got to be a little bit more theatrical due to the makeup and whole vibe of the film, it’s very fun, sparky and very period,” he said. “A personal win in my mind — I got to go out and be like Charlie Chaplin today.” The film runs 22-minutes and has been shown at festivals across the world such as the Napa Valley
Film Festival, Big Bear Film Festival, Burbank Film Festival, Italy’s Cineteca di Bologna, and Colorado Springs’s Indie Spirit Film Festival, receiving multiple awards. For Celentano, this is only the beginning. He is currently finishing the festival circuit for The Moving Picture Co., auditioning for feature and independent films, and awaiting final edits on his first script, “The Basement Player”. “I wouldn’t say I’m successful by any means,” he said. “I think I’m personally a little bit successful, but in this business I haven’t made a mark yet at all ... but I’m hoping that the rise is coming.”
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Von’s Vision raises $150K-plus
More than $150,000 was raised for Von’s Vision, Broncos all-pro linebacker Von Miller’s foundation, at the second annual Celebrity Steak Out recently at Ocean Prime. The event featured Miller and several of his Broncos teammates serving 187 guests a three-course meal.
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Teacher exhibits designs on teaching Utesch named Middle School Art Educator of the Year By Ashley Reimers
areimers @coloradocommunitymedia.com Tyler Utesch never planned on being an art teacher. In the beginning it was more of an “I’ll show you” type of approach to the career to prove to his college professors that he could indeed teach. “My teacher at Metro at the time said I would never make it through the teaching program because of my dyslexia,” he said. “When someone says I can’t do something, I like to do it just to throw it in their face. And by the end of the program, that teacher came up to me and told me I’d be the best teacher she’s every put out.” Utesch’s knack for teaching also caught the attention of the Colorado Art Education Association. The Shadow Ridge Middle School teacher was recently named the Middle School Art Educator of the Year and honored
during the association’s Oct. 11 awards banquet in Breckenridge. He was nominated by fellow Adams 12 art teacher Kim Williams, who also mentored Utesch during his student teaching. Initially Utesch was happy just to be nominated. But after being chosen, happiness transformed into something much more. “I’ve never had kids so I explain winning was kind of like if I had my first child. It gave me a purpose — like what I’m doing is worthwhile,” Utesch said. “I needed this personally because I can now say that I know what I’m doing, what I’m doing is right and nobody can tell me otherwise.” Shadow Ridge Principal Susie Wickham describes Utesch as someone who strives to go above and beyond just being a teacher. To her, he’s an asset to the school, someone who dedicates his life to his students, especially those with a tough home life. “Tyler is a strong advocate for students experiencing difficult things in life,” she said. “He’s able to reach students in ways others can’t. He values every student as a person and allows kids to excel and feel safe to take risks without being ridiculed.” Utesch’s heart for young people is a strong
and passionate one. He’s dedicated to helping his students find that spark inside of them. “Art kids can be emotional and closed up at times and after being in my class all of a sudden I see that one smile, on that one kid, for the first time in a year at school and it makes me realize I helped that kid,” he said. “Art is the fun class, and kids need a break. We spend so much time on scores and tests and if we don’t give kids an artistic outlet, we’re just making robots.” Being so dedicated to teaching requires sacrifices. Utesch admits he spends more time at school and with his students than with his family. After the district cut middle school sports, Utesch began after-school intramural programs for basketball and football. He also sponsors an art club and plays a major role in the Adams 12 annual art show in which many of his students take home top honors. Years ago Utesch never expected live to lead him down this path. But teaching art is clearly what he was meant to do. As colleague Joseph Sanford, music teacher at Shadow Ridge, says, “Tyler has a rare gift to reach and inspire others. He is an exceptional art teacher whose commitment to art, education and his students could not be higher.”
Tyler Utesch was recently named the Colorado Middle School Art Educator of the Year by the Colorado Art Education Association. Courtesy photo
High school hosts national leadership event By Crystal Anderson
canderson @coloradocommunitymedia.com More than 600 Colorado students found a ticket to success in two days. Fueled by the theme “The Golden Ticket to Leadership,” the 2014 Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSSA) Fall Conference welcomed 600 student leaders from across Colorado to Golden, Oct. 24-25. “We have a new facility that’s a little bit over five years old, so really it’s a great place to host a conference,” said Andrew Wise, senior class president at Golden High School. “It’s the
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whole swap-shop idea, coming together and getting different perspectives.” Held at Golden High School, 701 24th St., the event focused on helping students learn key characteristics to help them lead activities, organize fundraisers, host events such as prom, work with media and student bodies in their respective schools. “One of our goals was to take those big things and to be really good at the big things, to look at the big picture yet think outside the box,” said Lisa Deal, teacher adviser for the event and Golden’s student council. “What can we do that’s outside the box, and that’s part of our theme “the Golden Tick-
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Alamir Alasadi, 18, left and Tyler Cole, 14, right, from Lakewood High School, work together to maneuver their team’s robot, T2 during the 2014 Rocky Mountain BEST robotics competition at the Auraria campus Event Center in Denver on Saturday, Oct. 18. The annual competition gives participating students from Denver area schools a chance to apply their knowledge and interest in science and engineering by building a robot that must complete specific strategies around a course. Lakewood High School took first place in the competition with Standley High School coming in second. Both teams will move on to compete nationally in Fort Smith, Arkansas on Dec. 5-6. Photo by Amy Woodward
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Rosier contributions raise eyebrows Housing By Amy Woodward
awoodward @coloradocommunitymedia.com Speculation about County Commissioner Don Rosier’s campaign contributions from an oil and gas investment firm manager has raised concerns over ethics and fundraising from his opponent John Flerlage and political watchdog Colorado Capitol Watch. In September, Mitchell Solich, senior managing director of SFC Energy Management, contributed $30,000 to Rosier’s campaign, in addition to $11,000 donated in April. Colorado billionaire John Leprino, of Leprino Foods, pitched in $10,000, which adds to the $111,575.04 in total contributions received for Rosier. Paula Noonan, the owner of Colorado Capitol Watch, which tracks political races and legislation and is described as nonpartisan, raised speculation about the incumbent’s donors Solich and Leprino, reporting Leprino’s $10,000 donation coming in after an airport construction update was presented to the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 5 during staff briefings. The update discussed a $350,000 improvement to the Leprino Hangar at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, which included fuel line construction and taxi-lane improvements. However, fuel line construction at $200,000 for the Leprino Hangar is based on the facility’s lease agreement in which the owner is expected to reimburse the airport for the project costs associated to the construction. The taxi-lane budgeted at $150,000 is the airport’s responsibility which will extend parcels to the rest of the airfield to service not only Leprino but future tenants, according to officials at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. Rosier’s relationship to John Leprino extends into his childhood, where his parents were good friends with the Leprino family, Rosier said. In total, Rosier raised $51,000 alone from both donors. “That’s just kind of stunning,” Noonan
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said. “It’s more than double all of the contributions put together.” While money received has not been illegal, John Flerlage, the Democratic candidate for Rosier’s county commissioner seat said that accepting money from special interest groups gives the appearance of corruption. “It seems like most of his money comes from people that the county does business with,” Flerlage said. Rosier received a $900 contribution from Icenogle, Seaver & Pogue, a legal firm with an expansive client list that represents public highway authorities such as the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority. Flerlage identified other donors on Rosier’s campaign report who previously participated in neighborhood moneyraising events to help buy an easement for the construction of a bike trail, for example, and other fundraisers aimed at promoting county projects and improvements. Mitch Solich is the former chairman of the Jeffco GOP, Rosier said, in response to questions about his relationship with Solich. “I identified that he is making a concerted effort to support Republican candidates statewide, and that also includes Jefferson County,” Rosier said. “In no way has he asked for any favors and in no way have I promised him anything.” The recent $30,000 donated by Solich likely went toward advertising, as Rosier’s expenditures show a $30,716.57 purchase on Oct. 8, a week after receiving the donation from Solich. Rosier confirmed that money was used for a mailer that was sent out to 70,000 households. According to Rosier, his supporters respond to email blasts sent by him in which he asks for
contributions for campaign efforts such as advertising. Rumors about the fate of fracking in Jeffco have also been swirling, with Solich’s donation only intensifying these rumors. In September, a professor from the Colorado School of Mines reported seeping oil from an outcrop located on the Dakota Hogback. A second oil site in Morrison was also identified, but the county has not pursued any plans for oil and gas exploration, said Pat O’Connell, geologist and county staff member with Jeffco. According to data from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation, one permit has been issued for a well near Rocky Flats, and there are no permits in Jefferson County pending. In early 2013, Rosier signed a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper in support of the state’s decision to sue the city of Longmont over its ability to ban oil and gas drilling near residential areas beyond state law. The letter was provided to Rosier from a Grand Junction-based lobbying firm called EIS Solutions which has a history of working for companies associated in the oil and gas industry. “I support those who have mineral ownership and they have the ownership right to be able to extract those minerals and to utilize that,” Rosier said. Should the county be approached for oil and gas exploration, Rosier said he would handle discussions on a site by site basis with open discussions involving the applicant and the residents of Jeffco. “I would view any application, whether it would be land development, oil and gas, anything — with the same due diligence as I do with all applications,” he said.
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Condos, townhomes highly sought after By Amy Woodward awoodward @coloradocommunitymedia.com September housing numbers show a slowing market as cooler temperatures set in with the number of available homes down seven percent, according to Metrolist, Colorado’s largest home search provider. The number of new listings was also down 14 percent, but President and CEO of Metrolist, Kirby Slunaker, said the dip in housing numbers was typical for this time of the year. “There is always a peak season,” Slunaker said. “September numbers showed customary seasonal cooling following Labor Day.” There are currently 8,959 active listings on the market showing a very tight inventory market, Slunaker reported. During the peak season, condos and townhomes were active with13,994 new condo and townhouse listings coming to the market, a 26 percent increase compared to 2013. “There are several trends that are impacting the condo and townhome market,” Sluanker said, which includes a boom in out-of-state residents who are looking to rent before purchasing a home. Some in-state residents are still recovering from the economic downturn and working to mend their credit, as politicians work on fixing the construction defect laws in the state, he said. The law allows for litigation in defects that may reduce the value of a home that is recoverable by a homeowner of homeowner association. But many economic development and housing affordability groups, as well construction companies and many real estate associations, have joined forces to push back on HOA’s. Opponents say the law makes it too easy to file a lawsuit, and has decreased condo construction. In 2013, only 216 of the 6,721 residential housing starts were condos, representing a mere 3 percent of new constructions, compared to historical percentages as high as 20 percent, according to Metrostudy Denver.
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alloween is as much about candy as it is about dressing up in fun costumes and engaging in scare tactics. Humans have loved their sweets for centuries. Early human beings made candy out of honey by drying it and forming a taffy-like confection, while many modern incarnations of candy involve dissolving sugar into water or milk to form a syrup. Candy is then made by varying the temperature of the syrup and the sugar concentration to achieve desired textures. The word “candy” is derived from the Arabic “quandi,” meaning “made of sugar.” Candy also often refers to chocolate bars and other treats that people find so delectable. Ancient Mayans and Aztecs were the first to experiment with the cocoa bean, the cornerstone
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of chocolate confections, in the 1500s. However, their chocolate drinks were bitter and not the sweet delights we’ve come to associate with chocolate. It wasn’t until the 19th century that innovators began mixing cocoa with sugar to create chocolate bars. Joseph Fry is credited with making the first chocolate bar in 1847, using bittersweet chocolate. Milk chocolate came later, in 1875, when it was introduced by Henry Nestlé and Daniel Peter. Milton Hershey began producing sweet chocolate in 1894. Hershey bars, Nestlé bars and many other original candies are still in production today. Tootsie Rolls and Charleston Chews are other classic candies still produced. Good & Plenty debuted in 1893, making it the oldest branded candy in America. NECCO company Wafers were officially branded in 1901 and are another classic treat consumers can still find in the candy aisle of their nearest grocery store.
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County budget proposes pay increase Anticipated property tax assessments on the rise By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com The Board of County Commissioners approved the 2015 proposed budget for Jeffco last Tuesday, which is subject to additional review and adjustments before it is adopted in December. But employee pay and benefits continue only sluggish improvements and the county is struggling to hold on to its employees in the process. The turnover rate for county employees has increased significantly since 2012, from 10.5 percent to 17.7 percent for 2014, according to Holly Bjorklund, finance and IT director for Jeffco. Of the totaled $481.2 million in expenditures for 2015, which saw a 1.4 percent increase compared to last year, more than half of the reported expenditures is for salaries and benefits. The county’s proposed operating expense for 2015 includes a 2 percent increase in salaries and a 5 percent increase in benefits.
“How will it help attrition?” Rosier asked county staff regarding the proposed percentage increases in pay and benefits. “Over the last three years there have been two pay raises and the county paying for quite a bit of the increase in benefits for health insurance, but yet we’re still seeing attrition occur at a greater rate,” he said. Ralph Schell, county administrator, responded that surrounding cities and counties are budgeting for higher pay increases and predicts a 2 percent increase may be enough to keep employees with the county. “I’d like to hang on to as many people as we can and also be able to attract people and retain people,” Schell said. “I don’t have a specific number if you give two percent what the attrition rate will actually achieve.” Rosier asked what makes other counties financial position better than Jefferson County but as Schell explained it is different situations for different counties. “It’s very difficult to make that comparison,” Bjorklund said. During a town hall meeting, Rosier met with county employees, he said, who told him it was leadership, not pay that causes workers to leave. “Their comment was majority of the individuals, in fact one individual said 90 percent
will say its dollars that their leaving, but it’s really their managers,” Rosier said. Proposed budget highlights show forecasted revenues for the 2015 fiscal year to be an estimated $376.6 million, excluding interfund transfers of $88.3 million. This is a 0.7 percent increase compared to the $373.8 million in revenues expected to be received in 2014. Updated property tax assessments are estimated to result in a $2 million increase per year. Financial forecasts show updated property tax assessment revenue increasing 1.5 percent for 2015, 6.0 percent for 2016 and 4.0 percent for 2018. “I think it’s important to recognize we have a competitive market with cities and counties,” Commissioner Casey Tighe said. “What I like about the proposed budget that we’re starting off with now, is the fact that we aren’t taking a passive view of how we are going to manage the budget.” City staff has created a more comprehensive approach to the budget, which highlights key areas of interest and goals for the county including philosophies, budget alignment and realities facing the county financially. The 2015 proposed budget can be found at www.jeffco.us/budget-and-risk-management/.
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November 13, 2014 6:00-8:00 p.m. Join us to learn about the academic and extracurricular options available at SLHS In addition to IB, we offer AP courses in all disciplines. Our STEM program offerings include film editing/broadcasting and architectural drafting. Standley Lake High School is proud to be the home of a nationally recognized Prostart program, state winning journalism and newspapers, state qualifying athletics, and a nationally placed dance team. We are the founding school for the nationally recognized Day Without Hate and Peace Jam. Annually teachers travel with students all over the world through Social Studies and Second Language programs. For those who are guided by the arts, we have many opportunities, including studio arts, forensic improv teams, speech and debate, theatre and vocal music.
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ART SENIOR CENTER HALLOWEEN PARTY JOIN IN for a ghoulish time with games, a costume contest and
refreshments in this Festive Friday event for ages 55 and older. The Halloween party is at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. RSVP by Oct. 29. This event is free. Call 303-450-8801.
BIRD FEEDER WORKSHOP COME MAKE your own bird feeder at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. We will have all the supplies and guidance you need to make a beautiful feeder that will fit in your yard or garden, and just in time for winter which is when the birds really need that extra food. All ages are welcome. Call 303-2094394. ART CLUB EXHIBIT THE PALETTEERS
Art Club is sponsoring an exhibit of works by club members through Friday, Oct. 31 at Westminster City Hall, 4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster. The exhibit is open to the public 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A variety of styles, mediums, and techniques can be seen in the display of original fine art. All art work is for sale.
FREE HAUNTED HOUSE THE CHILLING Hour haunted house is open 6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 1, at 920 Coral St., Broomfield. Admission is free; donations will be accepted for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. ARVADA CHORALE ORAL HISTORY ARVADA HISTORICAL Society’s next Oral History Program is 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at McIlvoy House, 7307 Grandview Ave. The program will feature the history of the Arvada Chorale, highlights of its European tours, and stories of performances with other groups. Rex Nelson will give his reflections at the first director and conductor of the chorale. Other former and current members will also speak. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Each oral history is recorded on DVD and available to purchase. The event is free and open to the public. Call 303-431-1261 or visit www. arvadahistory.org.
event includes games, pumpkin decorating, movies, scary stories, and candy. Older kids can enjoy even more games plus a haunted house. We will also have a costume contest and magician. For information, go to https://www.facebook.com/ events/704735202941015/.
FORCING BULBS CREATE YOUR own indoor bulb display just in time for the holidays. Indoor bulb gardens are a wonderful way to bring summer cheer into your home all year round. Paperwhites are a great teacher or hostess gift for the holidays. The forcing bulbs class is at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64h Ave., Arvada. 303-209-4394. SECOND CHANCES HOW TO bounce back after a setback will be discussed at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, titled “Second Chances: From Down and Out to Up and at ’Em,” features the filmed story of author and entrepreneur Weldon Long. A high school dropout and addict, Long was in prison the third time when he decided to change the direction of his life. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. WARD IV NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING RESIDENTS ARE invited to meet and talk to some of their local representatives at the Ward IV neighborhood meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Shepherd’ Hall, 650 Kennedy Drive, Northglenn. Contact council member Kim Snetzinger at ksnetzinger@northglenn.org or 303-913-7195 or council member Gene Wieneke at gwieneke@northglenn.org or 303-457-0858. WELCOME MEET AND GREET RECEPTION
TAKE PHOTOS OF ANTIQUE CARS FORNEY MUSEUM of Transportation presents Photography Club Saturdays. Build your portfolio with uninterrupted tripod photography time among antique cars. Sessions are offered the first Saturday of the month. Come for two hours before we open to the public. Registration required. Sessions limited to 25 participants. For a copy of the museum’s photo policy, including rules and regulations, email events@ forneymuseum.org or call 303-297-1113. 2014 dates are Saturday, Nov. 1, Dec. 6. The museum is at 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver. ILLUMINATION: CREATE LIGHT
ARTS, CRAFTS FESTIVAL SUPPORT REGIONAL artisan at the Applewood Arts and Crafts Festival 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Standley Lake High School, 104th and Wadsworth in Westminster. Breadwinners of Arvada is providing the catering. Go to www.applewoodartsandcrafts.com for maps, discounts, email prizes, a peek at new and returning artisans.
AS THE days get shorter and dusk arrives earlier, try to imagine life before the light switch. Make your own light with a specialist from Sargit Outdoor Living School. Classes are 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 (oils), Nov. 13 (fats) and Nov. 20 (wax candles) at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St. Register at 720-898-7405 or stop by the center. HOLIDAY BOUTIQUES THE ART Cottage’s holiday boutiques feature seven Colorado artists whose work includes paintings, hand-painted gifts, pottery, antiques, dolls, jewelry and homemade jams. Boutiques are open from noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in November and December. The 2nd Saturday Art Walk is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Art Cottage is at 3715 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster. Contact 303-427-5704. CRAFT FAIR SHOP ‘TIL you drop at more than 50 tables of handmade gifts 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Admission is free if you bring school supplies for us to distribute to local children in need. Call 303-425-9583. HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR
NOVEMBER’S COMEDY Night at West Woods will feature Deacon Gray, winner of the inaugural Great American Comedy Festival. The last show of 2014 will be hosted by nationally-touring comic Bob Meddles and takes place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at West Woods Golf Club, 6655 Quaker St., Arvada. Tickets are available at Eventbrite.com. Use keyword: West Woods. For more information e-mail SlapHappyEnt@gmail.com.
MOPS GROUP MEETS MOPS WILL meet 9-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Risen Savior Lutheran Church’s Fellowship Center, 3031 W. 144th Ave., Broomfield. Moms, you wipe runny noses and take care of everyone. Who’s taking care of you? Moms of children birth to kindergarten. Also including a Moppets program for children. Register online at www.rslc. org. If you have trouble signing up contact the church office at 303-469-3521. TRUMPETEERS AFTER PARTY THE ADAMS County Republican Women/Trumpeteers will have an after party 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Fellowship Hall of First Southern Baptist Church, Westminster. Rebekah Brown of Heritage Action will present the program. Catering is by Cinzetti’s Italian Market Place. Reservations required by Nov. 5. Contact Maggie at maggiecail@juno.com or 303-252-9731. All reservations must be paid, even if unused.
HEALTH AGELESS MOVEMENT CLASSES THE ARVADA Center presents Ageless Movement classes for adults. Pilates for Ageless Adults is 10-11 a.m. Thursdays through Oct. 30. Ageless Boogie Jazz Dance is 10:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays through Oct. 31. Call the box office at 720-898-7200for cost information and to register. Contact instructor Laurie Wood, 720-383-5712, with questions about dance shoes or which mat to purchase. HEALTHY LIVING SERIES: PROTECT YOUR SKIN FROM THE INSIDE OUT
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8, at 9153 Yarrow St., Westminster. The free event will feature a bake sale. Visit www.covenantcolorado.org or call 877–341-0295.
LEARN HOW to enjoy fun in the sun and still have healthy skin in this free class at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Northglenn Senior Center, 11801 Community Center Drive. All it takes is good food, a bit of nutrition savvy, a cloudless day and away you go. RSVP by Oct. 31. For ages 55 and over. Call 303-450-8801.
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ENJOY REFRESHMENTS and discover the diverse opportunities at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. The event is free; RSVP (303-425-9583) at least 2 days in advance. Bring friends!
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ITALIAN-BORN AND raised instructor Paola Whitcomb involves you in speaking, reading, writing in Italian at an eight-week Italian for Beginners class. Classes are 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 4, Nov. 11, Nov. 18 and Nov. 25. Two weeks of home study will be Oct. 21 and Oct. 28, and participants may sign up for 2 additional classes Dec. 2 and Dec. 9. Classes take place at Westminster Park and Recreation. Fee does not include textbook, “Italian Now! Level 1: L’italiano d’oggi,” M. Danesi (2012), which can be purchased from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. To register and for information on cost, call 303-658-2901. Call instructor Paola Whitcomb for details at 303-463-6021.
your tyke to the wonders of nature with fun, outdoor weekly adventures in the park. We will hike at a toddler pace, use our 5 senses, and discover the wonders that Majestic View Park has to offer a curious kiddo. Dress for the weather. Program is from 3:30-4:15 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13. For ages 2-5 years, with an adult. Call 720-898-7405.
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Westminster wins shootout to edge Arapahoe 2-1 By Tom Munds
tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com It took the second round of a shootout to decide the 5A boys soccer playoff game between Westminster and Arapahoe as the Wolves posted the 2-1 win Oct. 23. Isaiah Mondragon was in goal for Westminster through the shootout. “I was a little nervous but I felt I could keep the ball out of the goal,” the senior said. “I watched Arapahoe’s players, and I felt they showed me where they were going to kick the ball, and I just moved to make the block. It was a great feeling when I made that final save.” Westminster coach Ben Forbes said it was a great soccer game between two very good teams. “Arapahoe is a talented team, and I knew it would be a tough game. I was a bit nervous when we went to a shootout,” Forbes said. “But we practice shootouts every day, and I felt confident we could win it. The win is a big one for our team and our program.” The victory moves Westminster (8-7-1) into the second round of the state playoffs against Chatfield. The game was scheduled to be played at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Lakewood Memorial Stadium.
LEFT: Westminster goalie Isaiah Mondragon dives to try to deflect the ball away from the net during the shootout that decided the Wolves’ first-round Class 5A soccer playoff game against Arapahoe. Mondragon made the deciding save as the Wolves won the game, 2-1. RIGHT: Westminster defender Brandon Enriquez (2) heads the ball away from the goal during the Oct. 24 conclusion of the first-round Class 5A state soccer playoff game against Arapahoe. Enriquez scored what proved to be the winning goal during the shootout to give the Wolves a 2-1 win. Photo by Tom Munds Chatfield came into the game against Westminster with a 10-4-2 record. They advanced in the playoffs on Oct. 23 by edging Rangeview, 3-2. The Wolves-Warriors game began Oct. 23 at Arapahoe High School. The score was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and so the game went into overtime. The first 15-minute overtime period was scoreless so they started the second overtime. The field
has no lights so the game was suspended because of darkness with 10:45 left in the second overtime. The teams returned to Arapahoe Oct. 24 to resume play. Care was taken to make sure the same players were in the same position on the field when the game was suspended. No one scored in the remainder of the overtime so the game then went to a shootout. Five players from each team took turns
taking penalty shots. When four from each team made goals, the next shootout format was a one-on-one matchup with the team that scores when the other team doesn’t wins. Wolves’ goalie Isiah Mondragon smothered the shot by the Arapahoe player. Then, his teammate Brandon Enriquez put the ball in the net to give Westminster the win by the official score of 2-1.
Hawks lose, but eye a playoff spot By Scott Stocker Without a doubt, Horizon’s 21-7 loss to Fossil Ridge in the final game of the regular football season last Friday was a hard pill to swallow. But even with a 4-5 record, the Hawks are headed into the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. It’s definitely time to rebound and that’s just what Horizon quarterback, Ayden Karraker, hopes his teammates can do in their state opener against Valor Christian (6-3) this weekend. And, he certainly hopes to improve on his game against Fossil Ridge after completing 12-of-25 passes for 173-yards. It was not a bad night in yardage, but three interceptions by the Sabercats made it all the more difficult for Horizon to rebound. On the positive side, Karraker, scored Horizon’s lone touchdown on a three-yard run with 7-minutes, 15-seconds left in the fourth quarter. “We were certainly pumped up to play them, but it just seemed that we came out flat,” Karraker said. “I tried to be a leader out there, but I just feel that I made to many mistakes. And, there were times when our defense let us down. Now, we just have to move on and get ready for the playoffs.” The first quarter was scoreless, but Fossil Ridge, which is located in Fort Collins, jumped out in front, scoring the game’s first touchdown in the second quarter. What made it difficult for Karraker to swallow is that the drive began due to an intercepted pass by the Sabercats Josh Vissee down at the Fossil Ridge 10-yard line. It took Fossil Ridge 11 plays, aided by a pair of Horizon penalties, to cover the 90 yards. It was completed by a four-yard touchdown run by Zack Feuer with 2:01 left in the quarter and the extra point kick by Evan Bergeson. Following four downs and out by Horizon with 7:30 left in the third, Fossil Ridge would be on the march again. This time it was the Sabercat’s Brandon Sprayberry who did the most damage to the Hawks on the ground. Spraberry would rush for 67-yards on the drive as well as catch a pass from quarterback Mitch Salmela for another 14-yards. He concluded the drive with a five-yard run with 1:21 remaining in the quarter that helped give the Sabercat’s their 14-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter. “Our line was able to open up and enabled me to get what I was able to do,” said
Horizon junior Austin Gusman and Fossil Ridge’s Zachary Feuer await a throw by the quarterback in the first quarter of the 21-7 win for Fossil Ridge at 1st Bank Field on Friday night. Horizon senior quarterback Ayden Karraker throws the ball toward the sideline. Karraker completed 12 of 25 passes for 173 yards in the 21-7 loss to Fossil Ridge on Friday night. Horizon dropped to 4-6 overall and 2-6 in Front Range League play. Photos by Pam Wagner
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Spraberry, a senior. “We just had to make a good run and hopefully make it to the playoffs. This game felt like a first round playoff game for us. We were thinking if we lost, we might not get in. “Now, we just have to see what our situation is,” Spraberry continued. “Don’t thank me for the way I played tonight, thank my line. Those guys just did a fine, fine job.” Another intercepted Horizon pass in the third quarter, would lead to the final Fossil Ridge touchdown. The drive would conclude on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Salmela to
RUSHING: FR, Brandon Sprayberry (24-180), Zack Feuer (15-51), Mitch Salmela (4-21), Kordell Atencio (6-18), Griffin Roberts (1-12). Total: 50-282. H, Dominick Castiglione (9-30), Ayden Karraker (5-13), Art Toledo (1-7), Keenan Wilson (1-3), Austin Gussman (1-2). Total: 17-55. RECEIVING:FR, JOSH Vissee (4-37), Andrew Sprayberry (4-27), Cole Schilling (4-22), Logan Ecker (2-14), Ben Visee (1-9), Owen Arkin (1-3). Total: 16-112. H, Jacob Dinkel (7-81), Dominick Castiglione (2-39), Koy Bowen (1-28), Austin Gussman (1-14), Gino Tate (1-11). Total: 12-173.
Logan Ecker. “We played and pushed hard and hit them when it counted the most,” Salmela said. “The key was to keep hitting them and for me to do well with what they gave me. Our defense did a fine job and they certainly deserve a lot of credit.” Fossil Ridge coach, Brian Tinker, now looks forward to the playoffs. “We could have executed better, but the kids were stable in the red zone,” Tinker said. “We played much better in the second half and ran the ball often enough. The boys
played tough physically and Horizon had their turnovers. We just did a good job when it counted on both sides of the ball. Now, its time to move forward.” It was a disappointing game for Horizon’s defensive back, Dominick Castiglione, wide receiver Jacob Dinkel and Hawks coach Frank Ybarra. “Ayden played well for sure,” Ybarra said. “He had to go to the hospital yesterday to see about an injury and we were all a bit worried. He was X-rayed and put on ice all day. But he certainly stepped it up. We just didn’t execute and we just made to many mistakes and that’s not good. “Number one, we lost the turnover battle,” Ybarra said “You just can’t give up the ball and expect to do well. Now, we’ll have to see how the season continues.” Castiglione, too, was disappointed with Horizon’s slow start. “We came out slow, but I still think we were in a position to do well here,” Castiglione said. “I tried to lead our defense. We had some good opportunities to stop them, but we couldn’t when it counted.” Added Dinkel, “I think they were pumped up and ready to play, but we just let it slip by us. We are a better team than we were able to show tonight, just better than that.” Now, it’s all about thinking ahead for both teams in the upcoming playoffs. Horizon faces second-seeded Valor Christian (6-3) on Friday at a neutral site.
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Legacy loses an offensive battle Fairview Knights capture win 50-49 By Scott Stocker
Timing is everything. And the timing was just right for Fairview as the Knights pulled out a critical 50-49 victory over host Legacy last Thursday. The victory sealed the Front Range League championship for the Knights as they finished the regular season with a 9-0 record, 8-0 in the league. A stunned Legacy dropped to 6-3, 6-2. Legacy had scored its third touchdown of the fourth quarter with 3 minutes left to take a 49-42 lead in the shootout. That touchdown came about as the result of a recovered Fairview fumble at the Knight’s 13-yard line by Coner Touchton. On the first play following the recovery, Legacy quarterback Matt Lynch scrambled the 13-yards into the end zone. Kicker Hunter Rainwater then added the extra point. After stopping Fairview on its next possession, a drive that finished with 1:17 left in the game, it appeared the Lightning could run out the clock. But it wasn’t to be. Legacy couldn’t use the clock as it had hoped after taking over the ball at the Fairview 42-yard line. A run for no yardage by Conner Connolly, an incomplete pass by Lynch and an eight-yard loss by Lynch forced the Lightning to punt. But even then, hopes were high that Legacy could hold off Fairview as they had their foe oals, back at its own 27-yard line with just :50-sec-one onds left. when From there, Fairview quarterback, Johnny Feauto would cap off a tremendous night mothpassing the football with five consecutive hen, completions. The first three went to Connor t the May that enabled the Knights to reach the e win Legacy two-yard line. The fourth was a touchdown pass to Jason Harvey with a scant 15 seconds on the clock. Fairview would then pull out the victory as Feauto completed his two-point conversion pass to Steve D’Epagnier. Legacy would only have time for two plays following the kickoff that had put the ball at the Lightning’s 14-yard line. Fairview’s final drive top off a tremendous
Legacy quarterback Matt Lynch follows Khamel Robinson down field after the hand off. Photos by Pam Wagner game for Feauto, passing for 553-yards and four touchdowns. “I can’t begin to believe that we got this one at the end,” said an elated Feauto. “There was a time when I thought we might lose it. Legacy did a good job against us, but we were able to come back. We got the ball when we needed it and were able to move. We all did a good job tonight and it paid off at the end.” At the end, it just didn’t pay off for Legacy, coached by Wayne Voorhees, Lynch and receiver, Quinten Rodriquez. “They won the game on the clock,” Voorhees said. “They got an early jump on us, we were reeling. But we were able to come back. The boys played hard and we were in this one. The rest is history.” Lynch was on his game. He passed for 228-yards and three touchdowns, but the Lightning just couldn’t pull it out in the end. “I thought this was a game where we fought hard to the end,” Lynch said. “Fair-
view just fought harder than we did. There’s a lot of pride in this team and I’m pleased how we were able to get back in the game. I was a bit off in my timing, but I think we all played hard. Now, we’ll just have to see how the ensuing playoffs turn out to be.” Rodriquez was on the receiving end of a 63-yard touchdown pass from Lynch in the third quarter. “I just credit our offense for the job we were able to do out there,” Rodriquez said. “We just couldn’t stop them on defense when we needed and we needed to move the offense a bit more. We played hard, but we just couldn’t pull it out.” Legacy scored its other two, fourth quarter touchdowns on a five-yard run by Lynch and on a four-yard run by Connolly. It was Connolly’s score that had tied the game, 42-42. Fairview had gone ahead with 6:27 left in the game on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Feauto to Quinn Sharp.
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FAIRVIEW 50, LEGACY 49 FAIRVIEW 21 7 7 15 — 50 LEGACY 7 7 14 21 — 49 FIRST QUARTER: F, Carolo Kemp 3 run (James Cortese kick). L, Connor Connolly 1 run (Hunter Rainwater kick). F, Carlo Kemp 1 run (James Cortese kick). F, David McWilliams 50 pass from Johnny Feauto (James Cortese kick).
SECOND QUARTER: F, David McWilliams 50 pass from Johnny Feauto (James Cortese kick). L, Dalton Royer 3 pass from Matt Lynch (Hunter Rainwater kick).
THIRD QUARTER: L, Quentin Rodriquez 63 pass from Matt Lynch (Hunter Rainwater kick). F, Steve D’Epagnier 15 pass from Johnny Feauto (Raul Magno kick).L, Kai Ahmadu 33 pass from Matt Lynch (Hunter Rainwather kick).
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28$148,841.62 Outstanding Principal Balance $106,256.45
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.
Public Notices THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 17, BLOCK 16, SKYLINE VISTA FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Also known by street and number as: 7433 ALCOTT STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80030.
Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474778 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 24, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) PATRICK PHILLIP PICKETT Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR WR STARKEY MORTGAGE, L.L.P. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust April 16, 2009 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 20, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number) 2009000027585 Original Principal Amount $266,091.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $246,229.77 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 PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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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 AM on Wednesday, 11/26/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/2/2014 Last Publication 10/30/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/24/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Courtney E. Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-002316
The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 26, BLOCK 1, NORTHPARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.
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.
Also known by street and number as: 10380 IRVING COURT, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031.
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474789
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described 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 AM on Wednesday, 11/26/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/2/2014 Last Publication 10/30/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/24/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve M. Grina #43658 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-002343 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474780 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 24, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) GLORIA T IBARRA Original Beneficiary(ies) BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-5 Date of Deed of Trust April 07, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 12, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20060412000374680 Original Principal Amount $147,840.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $140,008.13 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 17, BLOCK 16, SKYLINE VISTA FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7433 ALCOTT STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80030. 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
On July 28, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) JONATHAN L SEALEY AND ANGELA K SEALEY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC. MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR3 Date of Deed of Trust March 23, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 29, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20060329000317740 Original Principal Amount $344,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $383,878.07 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 5, BLOCK 1, A REPLAT OF THE WINDINGS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4024 W 104TH PL, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031. 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 AM on Wednesday, 11/26/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/2/2014 Last Publication 10/30/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/28/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-945-26965 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474803 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
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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 property to be foreclosed is: LOT 1, BLOCK 2, REICHERT'S RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLOCK 26 AND 27, HARRIS PARK, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.
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Also known by street and number as: .
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474803
On July 31, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Broomfield Lending, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Colorado Community Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Creative Estates, LLC Date of Deed of Trust December 27, 2005 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 04, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20060104000009840 Original Principal Amount $140,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $139,695.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: Lot 2, Block 5, Sherrelwood Estates Filing No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado Together with all rights, easements, appurtenances, royalties, m ineral rights, oil and gas rights, crops, timber, all diversion payments or third party payments made to crop producers, all water and riparian rights, wells, ditches, reservoirs, and water stock and all existing and future improvements, structures, fixtures, and replacements that may now, or at any time in the future, be part of the real estate described above (all referred to as "Property"). Also known by street and number as: 7979 Mona Court, Denver, CO 80221. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/9/2014 Last Publication 11/6/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/31/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Theodore P. Demos #21336 Shively & Demos PC PO BOX 636, Erie, CO 80516 (303) 860-7724 Attorney File # 74803 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474806 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 31, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Ronald D Ailes and Estrella Q Ailes Original Beneficiary(ies) Beneficial Mortgage CO. of Colorado Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust, by Caliber Home Loans, Inc., as its attorney in fact Date of Deed of Trust March 15, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 21, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20060321000286570 Original Principal Amount $148,841.62 Outstanding Principal Balance $106,256.45 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 1, BLOCK 2, REICHERT'S RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLOCK 26 AND 27, HARRIS PARK, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: . THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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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 AM on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/9/2014 Last Publication 11/6/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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.
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 AM on Wednesday, 12/10/2014, at 4430 S. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, CRS §38-38-103 Brighton CO 80601-8217, sell to the FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474835 highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns given with regard to the following detherein, for the purpose of paying the inscribed Deed of Trust: debtedness provided in said Evidence of yourplus public notices call 303-566-4100 Debt securedTo byadvertise the Deed of Trust, On August 14, 2014, the undersigned attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and Public Trustee caused the Notice of Elecother items allowed by law, and will issue tion and Demand relating to the Deed of to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, Trust described below to be recorded in all as provided by law. the County of Adams records. First Publication 10/16/2014 Original Grantor(s) Last Publication 11/13/2014 BRENDAN A HUBBELL Name of Publication Original Beneficiary(ies) Westminster Window MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRINCIPA LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO AL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CITIMORTGAGE, INC. CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. Date of Deed of Trust May 21, 2004 DATE: 08/11/2014 County of Recording Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and Adams for the County of Adams, State of ColorRecording Date of Deed of Trust ado June 22, 2004 By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee Recording Information (Reception Number) The name, address, business telephone 20040622000519260 number and bar registration number of the Original Principal Amount attorney(s) representing the legal holder of $132,000.00 the indebtedness is: Outstanding Principal Balance Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 $101,692.06 The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Street, Suite 2201, Denver, CO 80202 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you (303) 865-1400 are hereby notified that the covenants of Attorney File # 14-02544 the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and inThe Attorney above is acting as a debt terest when due together with all other collector and is attempting to collect a payments provided for in the evidence of debt. Any information provided may be debt secured by the deed of trust and othused for that purpose. er violations thereof. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE CRS §38-38-103 A FIRST LIEN. FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474833
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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
The property to be foreclosed is: CONDOMINIUM UNIT NUMBER 256, BUILDING 39, AUTUMN CHASE II CONDOMINIUMS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED ON JUNE 27, 1994 IN BOOK 4345 AT PAGE 559, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON OCTOBER 27, 1994 UNDER RECEPTION NO. C0027253 OF THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.
DATE: 07/31/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee
On August 14, 2014, 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 Adams records.
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Jennifer M. Griest #34830 The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Street, Suite 2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 Attorney File # 14-02306
Original Grantor(s) Amy L Tuff Original Beneficiary(ies) National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank of Indiana Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PNC Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust June 12, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20060620000623300 Original Principal Amount $91,268.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $82,820.28
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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474825 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 11, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Lawrence J. Quintana and Stephen M. Quintana Original Beneficiary(ies) Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007-3 Date of Deed of Trust March 14, 2007 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 04, 2007 Recording Information (Reception Number) 2007000034247 Original Principal Amount $289,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $276,257.96 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. The property to be foreclosed is: ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, WHICH POINT IS 470.6 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLE L WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, A DISTANCE OF 300.56 FEET MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE COLORADO AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 33, AT PAGE 475 OF THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORDS; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE COLORADO AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 33 AT PAGE 475 AND BOOK 35 AT PAGE 53 OF SAID ADAMS COUNTY RECORDS, A DISTANCE OF 117.57 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY AND PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, A DISTANCE OF 237.11 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3700-3710 W. 72nd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80030. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/10/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/16/2014 Last Publication 11/13/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window
October 30, 2014
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. The property to be foreclosed is: All that certain Condominium Unit situated in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, being known and designated as Condominium Unit 71, in Condominium Building 8, Prospector's Point Phase II, according to the Condominium Map for Prospector's Point Phase II recorded May 12, 1980 in P.U.D. Book 286 in the Records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Adams County, Colorado, and Affidavit of Correction recorded May 28, 1980 in Book 2459 at Page 553, and as defined and described in Condominium Declaration for Prospector's Point recorded December 18, 1979 in Book 2414 at Page 263 and as amended by instruments recorded May 12, 1980 in Book 2455 at Page 121 and May 23, 1980 in Book 2458 at Page 757 and as amended by instrument recorded September 28, 1980 in Book 2494 at Page 8, County of Adams, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 2720 W 86th Ave #8-71, West minster, CO 80031. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/14/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Iman Tehrani #44076 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-632059-JS 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474835 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 14, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) BRENDAN A HUBBELL Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-
Also known by street and number as: 3036 W 107TH PL #F, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/14/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-049-27099 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474837 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 14, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) JASON CHAPMAN and YVONNE CHAPMAN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-17 Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 29, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20060929000983130 Original Principal Amount $403,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $386,544.73 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 5, BLOCK 3, WEATHERSTONE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL ID NUMBER: 170906209028 Also known by street and number as: 11797 UTICA WAY, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031-7865. 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
LOT 5, BLOCK 3, WEATHERSTONE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL ID NUMBER: 170906209028
October 30, 2014 Also known by street and number as: 11797 UTICA WAY, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031-7865. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Public Trustees
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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/14/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve M. Grina #43658 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-002381 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474839 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 14, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) KATHLEEN V SEEBORG Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, HOME LOAN CENTER, INC., DBA LENDINGTREE LOANS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust January 23, 2009 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 26, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number) 2009000005081 Original Principal Amount $198,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $181,888.39
On August 14, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) ROBERT M. JAHN and ELAINE A. JAHN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust May 29, 2009 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 01, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number) 2009000038903 Original Principal Amount $203,703.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $195,343.21
Public Trustees
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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 16, BLOCK 3, SUNSET RIDGE FOURTH FILING, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 9245 UTICA STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/14/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-002304
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 Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 42, BLOCK 20, SUNSET RIDGE SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3441 WEST 95TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/14/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-049-27096 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474842 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 14, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) ROBERT M. JAHN and ELAINE A. JAHN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474844
On August 18, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Mary E. Duncan and Marlene L. Duncan Original Beneficiary(ies) Construction Funding Corporation, Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Flagstar Bank, FSB Date of Deed of Trust October 17, 2002 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 31, 2002 Recording Information (Reception Number) C1046616 Original Principal Amount $217,490.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $196,986.77 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.
are hereby notified that the covenants of 29the deed of trust have been violated as
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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window
Public Trustees
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: 08/18/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 8131177 Attorney File # 2245.100005 .F01 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474864 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 25, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Ger Yang and Mike Thao Original Beneficiary(ies) Option One Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-4, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-4 Date of Deed of Trust July 27, 2005 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 29, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20050729000807680 Original Principal Amount $180,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $171,227.43 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 35, BLOCK 4, SUNSET RIDGE, FOURTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 9361 Raleigh Ct, Westminster, CO 80031-3139. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/25/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lisa Cancanon #42043 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 8131177 Attorney File # 4500.100539.F01 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474868
The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 2, MEYERS AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
***Pursuant to Corrective Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-35-(109) recorded at Reception No. 2014000051280
On August 25, 2014, 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 Adams records.
Also known by street and number as: 270 1 W. 65th Avenue, Denver, CO 80221. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.
Original Grantor(s) GINA E. MONTANYE AND THEODORE MONTANYE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, GUARANTEED RATE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust November 06, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 15, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number) 2006001001017 Original Principal Amount $282,600.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $282,415.32 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 11, EXCEPT THAT PORTION CONVEYED BY DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 20050915001006950, HARRELSON
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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.
Public Trustees
The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 11, EXCEPT THAT PORTION CONVEYED BY DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 20050915001006950, HARRELSON SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. A.P.N.: 182508201012 Also known by street and number as: 3400 W. 64TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80221. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/25/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-945-27183 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. COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474874 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 28, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) MARCELA PAIZ Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 20056 BY GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2005 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number) 20050628000683120 Original Principal Amount $160,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $146,890.74 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 27, BLOCK 3, WESTMINSTER HILLS, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8121 STUART STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031-4382. 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 AM on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 10/23/2014 Last Publication 11/20/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 08/28/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Courtney E. Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-003226 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. COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474505 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following de-
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COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474505 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 28, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Coreen L. Zsimovan Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pinnacle Mortgage Group, Inc., A Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 28, 2009 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 29, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number) 2009000038629 Original Principal Amount $152,192.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $141,678.02 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. The property to be foreclosed is: THE WEST 90.0 FEET OF PLOT 1, RESUBDIVISION OF WESTMOORLAND, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2780 West 56th Avenue, Denver, CO 80221. 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. The original Sale Date was scheduled for August 27, 2014 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38-801 et seq. The deferment period has been terminated or ended and the Sale may now proceed according to law. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 12/03/2014 (formerly scheduled for August 27, 2014 and continued for deferment) , at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 806018217, 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 of Notice of Deferred Sale 10/9/2014 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 11/6/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 9/10/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Jennifer M. Griest #34830 The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Street, Suite 2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 Attorney File # 13-02371 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. COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A201474531 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 5, 2014, 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 Adams records. Original Grantor(s) PAMELA M. HARRIS and ROGER A. HARRIS Original Beneficiary(ies) UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust December 18, 2006 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 09, 2007 Recording Information (Reception Number) 2007000003411 Original Principal Amount $187,353.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $186,077.14 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 6, BLOCK 79A, SHAW HEIGHTS SIXTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4380 SHAW BLVD., WESTMINSTER, CO 80031. 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. The original Sale Date was scheduled for September 3, 2014 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38-801 et seq. The deferment period has been terminated or ended and the Sale may now pro-
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. The original Sale Date was scheduled for September 3, 2014 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38-801 et seq. The deferment period has been terminated or ended and the Sale may now proceed according to law.
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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 12/10/2014 (formerly scheduled for September 3, 2014 and continued for deferment) , at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8217, 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 of Notice of Deferred Sale 10/16/2014 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 11/13/2014 Name of Publication Westminster Window 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: 9/25/2014 Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Susan A. Orecchio, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-001204 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.
Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sharon K. Honohan, aka Sharon Kay Honohan, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30539 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Robert G. Frie (1796) Frie, Arndt & Danborn P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., No. 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303-420-1234 Attorney for the Personal Representative Randy R. Waters 9421 NW Brentwood Way Westminster, Colorado 80021 303-432-8116 Personal Representative Legal Notice No.: 00326 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Helen M. Stanley, aka Helen Stanley, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 224 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before February 16, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Martin D. Stanley Personal Representative 1301 Arapahoe Street, No. 303 Golden, Colorado 80401 Legal Notice No: 00324 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Marion Veasman, aka James M. Veasman, aka James Veasman, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30534 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before February 23, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Kathy Reed Personal Representative 13063 Birch Drive Thornton, Colorado 80241 Legal Notice No: 00360 First Publication: October 23 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window
Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – CITY COUNCIL Notice is hereby given to all interested property owners that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Westminster on November 10, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Westminster City Hall at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The purpose of this public hearing is to consider: - The adoption of the Westminster Downtown Specific Plan to guide the growth of the former Westminster Mall site; and - To consider a rezoning of the property generally located between 88th Avenue and 92nd Avenue from Harlan Street East to Sheridan Boulevard and US Highway 36, (the former Westminster Mall site), from the Planned Unit Development (PUD) zone to the Special Plan District (SPD) zone. Copies of all application materials, the proposed Westminster Downtown Specific Plan and appendices, as well as any informational material submitted by others that will be considered by the City Council at this hearing are available for inspection by contacting the Westminster Planning Division at 303.658.2123. Mac Cummins, Planning Manager Legal Notice No.: 00334 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window
30 Westminster Window Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE CHURCH RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING 2014 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Church Ranch Metropolitan District 2014 Budget and that a proposed 2015 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Church Ranch Metropolitan District; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2014 Budget and 2015 Budget have been filed at the District's offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2014 Budget and Adopting the 2015 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the offices of Etkin Johnson Group, 1512 Larimer Street, Suite 325, D e n v e r , C o l o r a d o , o n T h u r s d a y, November 13, 2014, at 10:00 A.M. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2014 Budget and adopt the 2015 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto. CHURCH RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By /s/ AJ Beckman, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 00372 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 14-09 INTRODUCED BY: Council Member Murphy Council Member Hamlin AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS, COLORADO, ENACTING ARTICLE VIII OF CHAPTER 30 OF THE FEDERAL HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING MARIJUANA RESIDENTIAL CULTIVATION RESTRICTIONS
sion of the City of Westminster on November 11, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Westminster City Hall located at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The purpose of this public hearing is to consider the following: - The Thirteenth Amended Preliminary Development Plan for Northpoint Center to modify the Plan boundaries to exclude the portion of land with the proposed Westminster Promenade West Preliminary Development Plan.
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The proposed exclusion is situated on approximately 32 acres of land west of Westminster Boulevard, north of 104th Avenue, and east of US Highway 36. Copies of all application materials and the proposed plans, as well as all informational material submitted by others, that will be considered by the Planning Commission at this hearing are available for inspection by contacting the Westminster Planning Division at 303.658.2123. Mac Cummins Planning Manager Legal Notice No.: 00347 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR'S SETTLEMENT Pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of November, 2014, at Westminster, Colorado, final settlement will be made by the City with RN Civil Construction, LLC hereinafter called the "Contractor," for and on account of the contract for the construction of a Project described as the 87th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard Lift Station Replacement Project. 1. 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 subcontractor, or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, whose claim therefor has not been paid by the Contractor or the subcontractor for the work contracted to be done, may file with the City a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. 2. All such claims shall be filed with the City Attorney's Office, City of Westminster, 4800 W. 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado, 80031 by November 10, 2014.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED AS AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS, COLORADO, THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014.
3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the City from any and all liability for such claim.
The Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk’s office.
Dated at Westminster, Colorado this 23rd day of October, 2014.
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CITY OF WESTMINSTER /s/ Hilary Graham Acting City Attorney
Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2015 BUDGETS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2015 proposed budgets for 144th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 1, and 144th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 2 have been submitted to the Board for consideration. A copy of such proposed budgets have been filed in the offices of Pinnacle Consulting Group, 1627 E. 18th Street, Loveland, CO 80538, where the same are open for public inspection. Such budgets will be considered at a special meeting of the Board of Directors to be held at the offices of McWhinney, 2725 Rocky Mountain Ave, Suite 200, Loveland, Colorado 80538 on November 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Any interested elector of 144th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 1, and 144th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 2 may inspect the proposed budgets at the office of Pinnacle Consulting Group, 1627 E. 18th Street, Loveland, CO 80538 and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the budgets. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 144TH AVENUE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 144TH AVENUE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Shana L. Morgan, Administrator Legal Notice No.: 00345 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given to all interested property owners that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on November 11, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Westminster City Hall located at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The purpose of this public hearing is to consider the following: - The Thirteenth Amended Preliminary Development Plan for Northpoint Center to modify the Plan boundaries to exclude the portion of land with the proposed Westminster Promenade West Preliminary Development Plan. The proposed exclusion is situated on approximately 32 acres of land west of Westminster Boulevard, north of 104th Avenue, and east of US Highway 36. Copies of all application materials and the proposed plans, as well as all informational material submitted by others, that will be considered by the Planning Commission at this hearing are available for inspection by contacting the Westminster Planning Division at 303.658.2123. Mac Cummins Planning Manager Legal Notice No.: 00347 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window
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Legal Notice No.: 00355 First Publication: October 23, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on November 11, 2014, at 7 p.m., at the Westminster City Hall, 4800 West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a property annexation, an amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan designating the property as City Owned Open Space, and an establishment of zoning to O-1 Open District. The McKay Lake Overlook property is approximately 8.8 acres in size and is generally located on the east side of Zuni Street at 144th Avenue. Copies of the proposed plans, as well as all informational material submitted by others, that will be considered by the Planning Commission at this hearing are available for inspection by contacting the Westminster Planning Division at 303.658.2104. Michael Cummins, AICP Planning Manager Legal Notice No.: 00365 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDUSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an application has been filed by Midtown at Clear Creek Filing No 5, Case # PRC20014-00011 requesting: Request for 1) Final Development Plan (FDP) to allow 96 lots on approximately 17.359 acres in the P-U-D, Planned Unit Development zone district; 2) Major Subdivision (Preliminary/Final Plat) to create 96 lots on approximately 17.359 acres in the P-U-D, Planned Unit Development zone district; and 3) Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) for Filing No. 5 on the following property: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A PARCEL OF LAND BEING ALL OF LOT 1, BLOCK 11 AND ALL OF TRACT S, MIDTOWN AT CLEAR CREEK-FILING NO. 1 PLAT CORRECTION AS RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 2013000055576 OF THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE TOGETHER WITH A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4 MONUMENTED BY A 3-1/4" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED "PLS 28664", IN A MONUMENT BOX, WHENCE THE CENTERSOUTH SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4, AS MONUMENTED BY A 31/4" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED "PLS 23519", IN A MONUMENT BOX. BEARS SOUTH 00°00'15" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1324.85 FEET FORMING THE BASIS OF BEARINGS USED IN THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE SOUTH 69°16'24" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 85.53 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY OF WEST 68TH AVENUE AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3658 AT PAGE 687, IN SAID RECORDS AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OFWAY AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3658 AT PAGE 687 AND BOOK 3999 AT PAGE 531, SOUTH 89°48'22" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,786.53 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2007000079792, IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED THE FOLLOWING TEN (10) COURSES: 1) DEPARTING SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, SOUTH 38°21'59” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 207.63 FEET; 2) SOUTH 51°23'53” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 238.43 FEET; 3) SOUTH 76°03'38” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 308.66 FEET; 4) SOUTH 13°10'31” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 28.49 FEET; 5) SOUTH 48°37'29” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 149.88 FEET; 6) SOUTH 79°10'35” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 189.18 FEET;
Clear Creek Filing No 5, Case # PRC20014-00011 requesting: Request for 1) Final Development Plan (FDP) to allow 96 lots on approximately 17.359 acres in the P-U-D, Planned Unit Development zone district; 2) Major Subdivision (Preliminary/Final Plat) to create 96 lots on approximately 17.359 acres in the P-U-D, Planned Unit Development zone district; and 3) Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) for Filing No. 5 on the following property:
BOOK 3570 AT PAGE 303, BOOK 3570
AT PAGE 313 AND BOOK 3658 AT 30PAGE 687, IN SAID RECORDS, NORTH
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A PARCEL OF LAND BEING ALL OF LOT 1, BLOCK 11 AND ALL OF TRACT S, MIDTOWN AT CLEAR CREEK-FILING NO. 1 PLAT CORRECTION AS RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 2013000055576 OF THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE TOGETHER WITH A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4 MONUMENTED BY A 3-1/4" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED "PLS 28664", IN A MONUMENT BOX, WHENCE THE CENTERSOUTH SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4, AS MONUMENTED BY A 31/4" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED "PLS 23519", IN A MONUMENT BOX. BEARS SOUTH 00°00'15" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1324.85 FEET FORMING THE BASIS OF BEARINGS USED IN THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE SOUTH 69°16'24" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 85.53 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY OF WEST 68TH AVENUE AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3658 AT PAGE 687, IN SAID RECORDS AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OFWAY AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3658 AT PAGE 687 AND BOOK 3999 AT PAGE 531, SOUTH 89°48'22" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,786.53 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2007000079792, IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED THE FOLLOWING TEN (10) COURSES: 1) DEPARTING SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, SOUTH 38°21'59” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 207.63 FEET; 2) SOUTH 51°23'53” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 238.43 FEET; 3) SOUTH 76°03'38” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 308.66 FEET; 4) SOUTH 13°10'31” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 28.49 FEET; 5) SOUTH 48°37'29” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 149.88 FEET; 6) SOUTH 79°10'35” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 189.18 FEET; 7) SOUTH 58°45'32” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 380.89 FEET; 8) SOUTH 54°30'23” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 236.69 FEET; 9) SOUTH 27°17'19” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 306.52 FEET; 10) SOUTH 39°46'32” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 63.57 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF A PARCEL OF LAND AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 73 AT PAGE 186, IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY BOUNDARY, NORTH 89°59'06” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 153.19 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE, SOUTH 00°05'55" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 85.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, SOUTH 00°07'15" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 11.92 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE, SOUTH 89°52'45" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF LIPAN STREET, SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 2020 AT PAGE 586, IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE DEPARTING SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LI N E, A L ON G SA ID SOU T H ER L Y BOUNDARY, NORTH 89°57'38" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 622.18 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 11; THENCE ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 11 AND THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID TRACT S, SOUTH 00°00'15" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 303.55 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID TRACT S; THENCE ALONG TH E SOUTHERLY LINE OF SA ID TRACT S, NORTH 89°57'38" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 621.85 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID TRACT S AND A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PECOS STREET AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3513 AT PAGE 49, IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PECOS STREET AS DESCRIBED IN SAID BOOK 3513 AT PAGE 49, AND ALSO DESCRIBED IN BOOK 3570 AT PAGE 303, BOOK 3570 AT PAGE 313 AND BOOK 3658 AT PAGE 687, IN SAID RECORDS, NORTH 00°00'15" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1580.26 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY AS DESCRIBED IN SAID BOOK 3658 AT PAGE 687, NORTH 45°05'57" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 42.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING AN AREA OF 59.428 ACRES, (2,588,672 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS. (The above legal description was provided by the applicant and Adams County is not responsible for any errors and omissions that may be contained herein and assumes no liability associated with the use or misuse of this legal description.)
00°00'15" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1580.26 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY AS DESCRIBED IN SAID BOOK 3658 AT PAGE 687, NORTH 45°05'57" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 42.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINI NG AN AREA OF 59.428 ACRES, (2,588,672 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS. (The above legal description was provided by the applicant and Adams County is not responsible for any errors and omissions that may be contained herein and assumes no liability associated with the use or misuse of this legal description.)
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APPROXIMATE LOCATION: Parcels 0182504400002, 0182504400016, 0182504402011, 0182504402012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Planning Commission in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 13th day of November, 2014, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., where and when any person may appear and be heard and a recommendation on this application will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Board of County Commissioners in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 9th day of December, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m., to consider the above request where and when any person may appear and be heard. For further information regarding this case, please contact Michael Weaver at the Department of Planning and Development, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601, 720.523.6800. This is also the location where the maps and/or text certified by the Planning Commission may be viewed. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KAREN LONG, CLERK OF THE BOARD Legal Notice No.: 00348 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE WOMAN CREEK RESERVOIR AUTHORITY REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2014 BUDGET AND THE ADOPTION OF THE 2015 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Woman Creek Reservoir Authority, Colorado, that an amendment to the 2014 budget and the proposed budget for 2015 has been submitted to the governing board and a public hearing for the purpose of amending the 2014 budget and adopting the 2015 budget shall be convened at the City of Thornton Infrastructure Maintenance Center, located at 12450 Washington Street, Thornton, Colorado, in the Community Room, on the 10th day of November 2014, at 2:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed budgets is available for inspection during normal office hours at the City of Thornton Civic Center, Finance Department, located at 9500 Civic Center Drive. Any interested person may file any objections to the proposed budgets at any time prior to the final adoption thereof by the Board of Directors. Woman Creek Reservoir Authority By: /s/ Charles M. Seest, Finance Director City of Thornton Treasurer of the Authority
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2015 budget has been submitted to the WESTGLENN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, for the fiscal year 2015. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the accountant, 100 Jackson Street, Suite 102, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Westglenn Metropolitan District to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2014. If necessary, an amended 2014 budget will be filed with the office of the accountant and open for public inspection for consideration at the special meeting of the Board. The meeting will be held at 100 Jackson Street, Suite 102, in Denver, Colorado. Any interested elector within the Westglenn Metropolitan District may inspect the amended and proposed budgets and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2014 budget and proposed 2015 budget.
Legal Notice No.: 00371 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window
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By: /s/ SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C. Attorneys for the District Legal Notice No.: 00371 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window
the Department of Planning and Development, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601, 720.523.6800. This is also the location where the maps and/or text certified by the Planning Commission may be viewed.
October 30, 2014
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KAREN LONG, CLERK OF THE BOARD
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Legal Notice No.: 63406 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an application has been filed by Adams County, Case # PLN2014-00038 requesting: Amendments to Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Adams County’s Development Standards and Regulations with respect to: special use permits, oil and gas well drilling and production, and miscellaneous other changes on the following property:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an application has been filed by Adams County, Case # PLN2014-00033 requesting: A request for an Amendments to Chapters 3, 4 and 11 of the Adams County Development Standards and Regulations concerning the regulation of medical marijuana centers, medical marijuana infused product manufacturers, medical marijuana optional premises cultivation operations, retail marijuana stores, retail marijuana product manufacturing facilities, retail marijuana stores, retail marijuana product manufacturing facilities, retail marijuana cultivation facilities, and retail marijuana testing facilities on the following property:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Unincorporated Adams County (The above legal description was provided by the applicant and Adams County is not responsible for any errors and omissions that may be contained herein and assumes no liability associated with the use or misuse of this legal description.) APPROXIMATE LOCATION: Unincorporated Adams County NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Planning Commission in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 13th day of November, 2014, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., where and when any person may appear and be heard and a recommendation on this application will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Board of County Commissioners in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 16th day of December, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., to consider the above request where and when any person may appear and be heard. For further information regarding this case, please contact Joelle Greenland at the Department of Planning and Development, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601, 720.523.6800. This is also the location where the maps and/or text certified by the Planning Commission may be viewed. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KAREN LONG, CLERK OF THE BOARD Legal Notice No.: 63405 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDUSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an application has been filed by Adams County, Case # PLN2014-00037 requesting: Various amendments to the Adams County Development Standards and Regulations: Chapters 1-11 (excluding Chapter 10) on the following property:
APPROXIMATE LOCATION: Unincorporated Adams County
NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2014 BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Unincorporated Adams County (The above legal description was provided by the applicant and Adams County is not responsible for any errors and omissions that may be contained herein and assumes no liability associated with the use or misuse of this legal description.)
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at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2014 budget and proposed 2015 budget.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Planning Commission in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 13th day of November, 2014, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., where and when any person may appear and be heard and a recommendation on this application will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Board of County Commissioners in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 16th day of December, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., to consider the above request where and when any person may appear and be heard. For further information regarding this case, please contact Joelle Greenland at the Department of Planning and Development, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601, 720.523.6800. This is also the location where the maps and/or text certified by the Planning Commission may be viewed. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KAREN LONG, CLERK OF THE BOARD Legal Notice No.: 63406 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Unincorporated Adams County (The above legal description was provided by the applicant and Adams County is not responsible for any errors and omissions that may be contained herein and assumes no liability associated with the use or misuse of this legal description.) APPROXIMATE LOCATION: Unincorporated Adams County NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Planning Commission in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 20th day of November, 2014, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., where and when any person may appear and be heard and a recommendation on this application will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Board of County Commissioners in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 16th day of December, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., to consider the above request where and when any person may appear and be heard. For further information regarding this case, please contact Michael Weaver at the Department of Planning and Development, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601, 720.523.6800. This is also the location where the maps and/or text certified by the Planning Commission may be viewed. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KAREN LONG, CLERK OF THE BOARD Legal Notice No.: 63407 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given to all interested property owners that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on November 11, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Westminster City Hall located at 4800 West 92nd Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The purpose of this public hearing is to consider the following: - An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan changing the designation of the Westminster Promenade West site from Mixed Use Center to Mixed Use. - The Westminster Promenade West Preliminary Development Plan for a mixeduse development that includes a combination of residential, commercial, and office uses in an urban setting; and - The Westminster Promenade West Master Official Development Plan, which outlines the design and land use parameters for future phases of development, which could include retail, mixed-use, commercial, and entertainment uses. Detailed architectural and urban design guidelines are also included with the Master Official Development Plan. The proposed development is situated on approximately 32 acres of land west of Westminster Boulevard, north of 104th Avenue, and east of US Highway 36. Copies of all application materials and the proposed plans, as well as all informational material submitted by others, that will be considered by the Planning Commission at this hearing are available for inspection by contacting the Westminster Planning Division at 303.658.2123. Mac Cummins Planning Manager Legal Notice No.: 00346 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: October 30, 2014 Publisher: Westminster Window
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Planning Commission in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 13th day of November, 2014, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., where and when any person may appear and be heard and a recommendation on this application will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners.
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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Adams County Board of County Commissioners in the Hearing Room of the Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO – 1st Floor, on the 9th day of December, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m., to consider the above request where and when any person may appear and be heard.
For further information regarding this case, please contact Michael Weaver at the Department of Planning and Development, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601, 720.523.6800. This is also the location where the maps and/or text certified by the Planning Commission may be viewed. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KAREN LONG, CLERK OF THE BOARD
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Partnership to provide more crisis services to patients
A pivotal Jeffco
Staff Report
By Vic Vela
St. Anthony North Hospital has partnered with Community Reach Center and the Community Crisis Connection, to provide crisis stabilization services for adults at St. Anthony North Hospital, located on 84th just east of Federal Blvd. Crisis stabilization services will include: assessment, triage, crisis intervention and stabilization and medication. “We are grateful that Colorado communities will have access to new and expanded crisis stabilization services in the coming year,” said Carole Peet, CEO of St. Anthony North Hospital. “Community Reach has been actively involved in developing critical components of the crisis system in several Colorado counties. The center provides a full continuum of behavioral health services, including referrals and linkages with other community partners.” The new program is designed to give clients a feeling of personal safety, hope and recovery. The St. Anthony North partnership will provide 16 stabilization beds, managed by Community Crisis
Connection personnel, for individuals referred for a behavioral health crisis. The Crisis Stabilization Unit, CSU, offers a calm environment in which clients and families can receive the help necessary to resolve their crisis and return to their lives with resources and continuing treatment plans. The CSU also works closely with a mobile crisis team. This unit operates 24/7/365. The mobile crisis team consists of clinical staff with capabilities for crisis assessments, brief treatment, and transportation/triage. Mobile crisis teams are community-oriented teams that perform crisis intervention services. The partnership between Community Reach and St. Anthony North Hospital will offer a comprehensive, integrated and easily-accessible system of services. This system will provide universal access to the most appropriate resources for anyone who is seen as in-crisis whether self-perceived, family identified or identified by others. The CSU is capable of screening, assessing and treating mental health and co-occurring conditions.
Udall looking to make late-game push Polls show Gardner holds lead over incumbent By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Right now, there are a few things for Mark Udall to worry about. Recent public polling has indicated a coalescing of majority support for the Democratic senator’s challenger to his re-election bid, Republican Congressman Cory Gardner. Then there’s the mocking Udall has received for his perceived over-emphasis of women’s issues this campaign, having been dubbed “Mark Uterus” along the way. And, aside from battling Gardner, Udall could also be fighting against a Republican wave that political analysts predict will cost Democrat-held seats nationwide come Nov. 4. So why shouldn’t Republicans be confident that Gardner will become the state’s next senator? Remember Michael Bennet? The Udall campaign is banking on the same, vaunted Democratic get-out-thevote machine that propelled Bennet to victory in a 2010 race against Ken Buck. In that race, Bennet was trailing in several polls leading up to Election Day, yet he managed to eke out a victory by a margin of less than 2 percent. And the Udall campaign believes this year’s ground game is even better than the one that was in place four years ago. “With our groundbreaking get-out-thevote efforts and our army of volunteers, we will push it at the goal line,” said Udall campaign spokesman Chris Harris. “Our campaign was built for this moment.” But Republicans scoff at Democrats’ reliance on the use of playbook from four years ago, one they say has little to do with the candidate himself. “They say they will win, never because of Mark Udall himself, but it’s always because of tactics,” said Colorado Republican Party spokesman Owen Loftus. “Now they’re saying it’s because of the ground game. There comes a time that you do have to admit — it’s the candidate.” Polls released last week show Gardner leading the race. A Quinnipiac University poll released on Oct. 16 shows Gardner with a 6 percentage point lead. A CNN/Opinion Research Center survey that was conducted at the same time has Gardner up 4 points. A handful of other recent polls have also shown Gardner up, although by slimmer margins. If the CNN poll is an accurate barometer of how election night will go, the Udall team’s biggest concern would have to be lack of robust support he is getting from the group the senator has so strongly courted since the beginning of the campaign: Women. Udall has spent millions of advertising dollars hammering Gardner on issues like abortion and birth control, trying to paint Gardner’s conservative, pro-life beliefs as being outside the mainstream.
But Republicans slam Udall’s “singleissue” campaign tactics as being offensive toward women. And the “Mark Uterus” monicker has become part of the online and talking head political chatter in similar fashion to the “Both Ways Bob” label that was pinned on Bob Beauprez during the Republican’s failed 2006 gubernatorial bid. The CNN poll indicates Udall has just a 9 point lead over Gardner when it comes to the support of women voters. That’s not a good number for the Democrat, considering that the same poll shows Gardner’s lead among men is 19 points. “If that’s the case come Nov. 4, then Udall is toast,” said Eric Sondermann, an independent political analyst. Sondermann said Bennet needed every bit of the double-digit support he got from women four years ago and that if Udall cannot match Bennet’s performance, it’s going to be a long night for the incumbent. Sondermann also points out that Udall is seeking re-election during a political climate that does not appear to favor Democrats this cycle. President Barack Obama’s approval ratings are underwater and the consensus seems to be that Republicans will pick up seats in Congress this year. But Republicans in Congress have even worse approval numbers than the president. And Democrats have done well in Colorado election over the last several years. Sondermann said the Udall campaign must get Democrats to vote at a time when they may not feel so enthusiastic about doing so. “That’s their salvation, probably their only salvation is that (the Udall campaign) is able to ramp-up Democratic intensity beyond what it seems now,” Sondermann said. That’s exactly what the Udall campaign is trying to do, as evidenced by expected visits to the state this week from First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Harris said the ground game Udall has in place is even better than the one Bennet had four years ago. Udall has 25 campaign field offices and more than 100 field officers, compared to Bennet’s 13 and 30 in 2010, according to Harris. Harris also believes that recent changes to state election law will aid Udall’s efforts. Last year, the Democrat-controlled Legislature passed sweeping changes to the election system that included the creation of same-day voter registration and the mandate that ballots be mailed to every registered voter. “It is universally accepted that if everyone voted, (Democrats) would win in a landslide,” Harris said. “The tricky part is turnout.” But Republicans say they are not worried about this year’s all-mail ballot election. They cite voting statistics from 2012 that showed 85 percent of ballots that were cast that year came in before Election Day any way. “Those ballots will be landing in our voters’ boxes, just like the Democrats,” Loftus said.
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Much will be on the line when ballots are counted across the state next week, but one county in particular – and voters’ reaction to controversies involving the school board there – could determine the direction of the state’s public policy over the next two years. Election results from Jefferson County on Nov. 4 will be key in deciding not not only who wins the governor and U.S. Senate races, but also which party will be in control of the state Senate when lawmakers return to the Capitol in January. The swing county is evenly-balanced in political party affiliation and returns there on Election Night are expected to result in close races in three state Senate districts. And there is a wild card in play in Jeffco that could have an impact on which party wins key races out there – the Jefferson County School Board. Recent controversies involving the conservative-led school board have made national news. And Jefferson County-based candidates say they get an earful every time they talk to voters – even if the offices they seek have nothing to do with the school board or even state politics. “You want to know what the number one discussion point is at the doorstep in Jefferson County?” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter during a recent interview. “The Jeffco school board. It isn’t (President) Obama, it isn’t the Middle East, it isn’t the environment. It’s been education and, more than any other one subject, it’s been the school board.” Perlmutter is running for re-election in the 7th Congressional District, which includes Jefferson County. The congressman was asked whether voter anger over perceived overreach on the part of the school board on a number of issues could end up helping Democrats next week. “I don’t know what the impact is, but it certainly has people tuned into the election and that elections have consequences,” he said. Last year, three reform candidates easily won seats in Jeffco school board races, leading to a conservative direction in K-12 district policy. Since then, the board often has been embroiled in controversy, most recently over proposed changes to the school district’s Advanced Placement history curriculum. Even though the school board members are not up for re-election this year, Democrats think that moderate and independent voters who are angry with the school board will take out their frustration on Nov. 4 and will help the party keep three Democratic-held state Senate seats: Jeanne Nicholson’s Senate District 16; Rachel Zenzinger’s SD 19 and Andy Kerr’s SD 22. They are in three districts where there is no margin for error, much less unwanted controversy that candidates will have to deal with. Nicholson, whose district includes Golden, won her seat by just 682 votes in 2010. In Senate District 19, which includes Arvada and Westminster, Evie Hudak won re-election in 2012 by just 584 votes. Zenzinger took over her seat last year after Hudak resigned rather than face a possible recall over controversial gun control legislation. Kerr won by the widest margin of the three in 2012, but by just four percentage points in what was a big year for Democrats in the state.
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Right now, Democrats hold an 18-17 advantage in the state Senate. Prior to the school board drama surfacing, Democrats were already feeling pretty good about their chances of holding on to the state Senate. That’s because Republican voters in June chose conservative candidates over their more moderate competition in district primaries. Some say the primary night returns resulted in a group of Republican challengers – Tim Neville, Tony Sanchez and Laura Woods – who are too conservative to win this coming Tuesday and that reaction to the school board controversies will only make things even more difficult for the GOP. Independent political analyst Eric Sondermann said after June primary that the GOP’s chances of taking back the state Senate bordered “impossible,” because of the primary results from Jefferson County. “My assessment has not changed, it’s only exemplified,” Sondermann said in a recent interview. Sondermann doesn’t think Republicans stand a chance to win state Senate seats in Jeffco. For example, he called Laura Woods “a huge underdog” in her race against Zenzinger in a district that is split 50/50. Sondermann’s slim hopes for a GOP take-over of the state Senate comes even as he expects a Republican wave to hurt Democrats this year. “If (Republicans) do have a good year and they knock off the governor or a senator or both and don’t see big gains in state Legislature, they are going to look at this as an opportunity lost,” he said. But state Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call doesn’t agree with Sondermann’s assessment. He said that Sanchez and Woods are working hard on the campaign trail to win over voters in their districts. “Their hard work, coupled with our party’s excellent ground game and the desire of voters to change the direction of our state will give them the advantage they need to win on Election Day,” Call said. Call also said he’s not concerned about possible voter anger over the Jeffco school board hurting Republicans’ chances there. “The people of Jefferson County will vote for each individual candidate based on their records, on their merits and on their vision for Colorado.” School board member Lesley Dahlkemper, who is not a part of the new conservative bloc of board members, said she has heard from legislators in the district that voters often talk to them about their concerns with the school board. That’s a shame, Dalhkemper said. “It’s really put Jeffco schools on the map for all of the wrong reasons,” she said. “I think it is unfortunate to see what has evolved over the last couple of weeks.”
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Global stature on the rise A GREAT PLACE TO BE
Business leaders weigh 3 million mark for Denver metro
COLORADO RANKED first in the country for the lowest
obesity rate.
A STUDY released by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation considered adult obesity rates by state and reported that every state had obesity rates above 20 percent. Colorado reported the lowest rate of 21.3 percent.
By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com Denver may be home to more than 600,000 people, but add the surrounding cities and counties, and the Denver metro area is expected to collectively grow to 3 million people. In fact, it may have already happened, a milestone that firmly places the area on the international radar in the global competition for jobs. According to estimates from the State Demographer’s Office, the population may have hit the 3 million mark in midAugust, but demographers won’t know for sure until next July, said Elizabeth Garner, a state demographer. In July, the estimated population of the Denver area was 2.951 million people. “The growth that Colorado is experiencing right now is not that unusual,” said Garner, reporting an increase of 78,000 people last year compared to 120,000 people at one time during the 1990s. Typical or not, local political and business leaders are taking notice of the population growth and weighing in about that means for the area. “It’s a brave new world for us,” said Tom Clark, chief executive of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. and executive vice president of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. “At 2 million people, a metropolitan region becomes a perpetual job machine,” he said, citing a study conducted by a research economist in the early 1990s. At the 2 million mark, a city begins to grow its own jobs and becomes selfsustaining, Clark explained. Money stays within the community longer and exits later while wealth and income tend to go up. But at 3 million, a city or in this case —
A RECENT study by WalletHub ranked Colorado as the fourth happiest state in the country. The study considered 26 key metrics including emotional health, income levels, and sports participation rates. The top three happiest states in order were Utah, Minnesota and North Dakota.
Riders exit the light rail train for the W line at Wadsworth and Colfax in Lakewood on Oct. 24. Currently, the light rail supports 83,000 riders for the whole system, 14,000 trips a day for the W line with a projected 600,000 rail trips a day in 2035 once the whole FasTracks program is built out and operating. Photo by Amy Woodward a metropolitan area — makes its debut on the world stage. “Three million begins to put you into a global competition for jobs,” Clark said. In the past, Colorado’s biggest competitors for job locations were Phoenix and Dallas. Today, Colorado’s direct competitors to the south are overshadowed by cities much farther away such as Dublin, Singapore and Toronto. Clark credits transportation build-out, infrastructure and a highly diverse economy for putting the Denver area on the global market. He pinpointed specific areas of the state’s economy that are in line with the U.S. economy — green and fossil energy, health care and wellness, IT, telecom, bio-tech, aerospace and financial services. The Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation or Jeffco EDC, is the state’s oldest economic development organization and works closely with businesses and political leaders to build and
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sustain jobs in the county. “When we’re seeing that population growth, and we’re seeing that we’re becoming a major metropolitan area — and companies are recognizing that and wanting to set up shop here or they want to expand out here for existing business that we do have,” said Tom Livingston, economic development specialist with Jeffco EDC. “We want to make sure that we are able to accommodate that growth and there is a lot that goes with that as far as the residential aspect.” Balancing land use with continued growth will be a challenge in Jeffco where preserving open space is an important aspect and cultural identifier of the county, County Commissioner Casey Tighe said. “We just have to be smart about how we grow,” Tighe said. Urban centers that offer walkability and bike-friendly access in close proximity to mass transit seem to be the future for urban planning to attract millennials
OUTSIDE MAGAZINE released a ranking of the 100 best companies to work, with 28 of those businesses located in Colorado. Four of the top 10 spots and half of the top 20 were Colorado companies. Sphero, a Boulder-based robotic toy manufacturer, ranked third, the highest spot of all Colorado companies. Also in the top 20 was GroundFloor Media (4th), Zen Planner (6th), New Belgium Brewing (7th), ReadyTalk (11th), Global Works (14th), RoundPegg (15th), Cloud 9 Living (16th), TDA_Boulder (18th), and Adaptive Sports Center (20th).
and businesses to the area. “You’re starting to see that happening, and we’re going to have to see about other locations,” he said, noting cities like Arvada and Lakewood that are building urban centers around train stations along the W Line light rail. The days of building homes with large backyards are fading away, Tighe said, so it is important to preserve the county’s aging stock to also reinvigorate neighborhoods. “We still want to give people these options to fit their lifestyles,” he said. In addition to challenges associated with land use, managing water resources and keeping the air clean will also be part of the balancing act for Jeffco businesses and political leaders. “We’re going to continue to grow whether we like it or not,” Clark said. “You need to be spending money to take good care of those assets that you don’t get back if you screw them up.”
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