January 21, 2016
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ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING
Reports claim missteps before attack
Procedures were not followed, warning signs were missed, say researchers By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Three separate and independent reports have concluded there were failures in the Arapahoe High School administration’s handling of Karl Pierson in the months and even years before Dec. 13, 2013. That was the day he walked through a door, which the district acknowledges should have been locked, with a gun and fatally wounded fellow student Claire Davis moments before killing himself.
Pierson “was deemed low risk using insufficient data that was gathered.” That was just one of the conclusions reached in the 108-page report by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. The CSPV study was commissioned by Claire Davis’ family, and is arguably harsher than the two others prepared at the request of Littleton Public Schools — one by mental-health consultant Dr. Sarah Kanan and one by security consultant Safe Havens. All three reports were released on Jan. 18 after months of arbitration and depositions came to a close. “In retrospect and with the benefit of a great deal more information than was available at the time, we now
understand that some warning signs were missed by those both inside and outside of LPS,” writes Superintendent Brian Ewert in a fourth report addressing communication during and after the incident. “We are profoundly sorry that this may have contributed to the loss of two students’ lives that day.” The first three reports all agree that procedures were not followed that could have interrupted Pierson’s plot, which he had embarked on and began journaling that September. The reports were released 15 months after the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office concluded there was no criminal wrongdoing on the part of Arapahoe High or school district officials.
CLAIRE DAVIS’ PARENTS SPEAK Michael and Desiree Davis, the parents of Arapahoe High School shooting victim Claire Davis, hope the reports released Jan. 18 will encourage a change in thinking about safety in public schools. Last year, the couple agreed not to hold the school district liable in exchange for the arbitration process and making the reports public. “(We hope) to challenge parents, administrators, teachers and legislators to embrace a caring, tolerant and compassionate culture that empowers our schools to intervene and help kids in crisis,” they said in the preface to the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence report. “Going through the arbitration process was our gift to the State of Colorado. It is now up to the parents of public school students, school administrators and our State legislators to take the recommendations in this report and implement them — to put into practice the things we have learned from this report so that all the children are safe from harm in our public schools.”
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Developer to build at Ensor site
POOLING THEIR TALENTS
Brinkman wants to pull option of incentives amid big-box fears By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Heritage’s Kylie Andrews, left, who won the 100-yard backstroke at the Smoky Hill Invitational, hugs teammate Marissa Kiefer, who finished third in the race. Andrews set pool records in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke, and helped her team win the Jan. 16 meet. For more coverage, turn to Page 21. Photo by Jim Benton
The Ensor site on the southwest corner of Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue, the subject of much controversy of late, is under contract to a Texas-based development company, City Manager Michael Penny confirmed to Littleton City Council on Jan. 12. Just five days earlier, Penny told those who attended a community meeting that he had not heard from the company, Endeavor Real Estate Group, in more than a year. But he later reached out to Jim Rees, the executive director of the city’s urbanrenewal authority, who confirmed that the Ensor continues on Page 5
Switch from ACT to SAT pushed to 2017 The Colorado Department of Education made the SAT the new test for high school juniors By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com State officials avoided possible student panic and further controversy by delaying the switch from the ACT to the SAT for high school juniors until 2017.
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The move to the SAT had been scheduled to begin this spring but was pushed back until the next school year after an outcry from concerned parents, students, teachers and administrators. State superintendents wrote a letter to the Colorado Department of Education urging them not to rush the transition. The CDE announced the Ewert decision to postpone the
switch on Jan. 11. The move to the SAT was a surprise and would have been difficult to implement this spring, Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert said. “LPS high school students have prepared well for the ACT, and I applaud the Colorado Department of Education in taking quick action by allowing the ACT to be administered this spring to Testing continues on Page 5
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Area thefts tied to national crime spree
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Mom, Broncos fan My background I’m a proud Colorado native. I grew up in Englewood, graduating salutatorian from EHS. I did my first two years of college at Metro then transferred to the University of Colorado School of Dentistry’s hygiene program. Just before entering the program, I married my handsome husband, Aaron Krieg. We’ve since settled down in Littleton and have three beautiful children, the first of which started kindergarten this year. We’re excited for the middle child to start school next year. I’ve practiced hygiene for 13 years now, recently leaving a Cherry Creek office to be closer to the kids and home. I work part time at Old Town Dental and fill in days as needed with a staffing agency. This allows plenty of flexibility to be able to be with our kids.
Amy Krieg with her 4-year-old daughter, Aven. Courtesy photo My hobbies and interests Most recently, taking care of our kids and home has taken up most of my time. However, I do love scrapbooking, card-making and really any sort of crafting. During the summer, we enjoy taking the kids hiking and camping. Most often, my favorite part of the day is simply an early morning walk with my dog, Buck. It’s a great time to relax and remind myself of how truly blessed I am. And last but not least, as a Colorado native, I’m a huge Broncos fan. I look forward to watching them every week, and even more so when they’re in the playoffs. Go Broncos!
Did you know? I think that most people know I love my work. I enjoy helping people take care of their mouths. Really, who doesn’t love a clean smile? I hope people can see that I am kind and gentle as well. I strive to practice the Golden Rule. It’s an important rule to follow and to teach my children. I also believe it’s easy to see I’d do anything for my family. I love being happy, I love having a good time with friends and family, and I love life! If you have a suggestion for My Name Is … contact Jennifer Smith at jsmith@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.
A national organized crime ring has been linked to recent thefts in the south metro area. The Felony Lane Gang, based in south Florida, is suspected of three crimes in Centennial last month, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. “These criminals target gyms, parks, day cares, shopping centers and other places frequented by women,” a sheriff’s office news release states. “They are often looking for vehicles that have been left briefly unattended and unlocked. They are specifically targeting purses and checkbooks and have left electronics and credit cards untouched.” While the suspects prefer unlocked vehicles, they will smash windows to gain entrance if needed, the sheriff’s office said. They are known to cash stolen Thieves continues on Page 11
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Help us, say Colorado superintendents
School leaders urge Legislature to fix school finance
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By Jennifer Smith jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert stood with 70 of his counterparts inside the jam-packed rotunda in the state Capitol on Jan. 11, urging legislators to untangle what Ewert calls the “Gordian knot” that is school finance in Colorado. “Across Colorado, we teach our students to be 21st-century citizens and employ the skills of collaboration, critical thinking, creativity and communication,” Ewert said after the press conference. “In the most simple terms, superintendents and advocates of public education are asking the incredibly smart people of Colorado to come together, use these skills and find solutions to Colorado’s fiscal crisis.” Bruce Messinger of the Boulder Valley School District, the state’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year and co-chair of the Colorado Association of School Executives, notes that Colorado spends about $2,000 less a year per student than the national average. “What we’re asking is that the hole doesn’t get any deeper,” said Messinger. “They’re a whole child, but we fund them as part of a child in this state.” Ewert emphasizes restoring what’s known as the “negative factor,” which has cost his district alone $87.5 million in funding since it was implemented in 2009 in the midst of the “Great
Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert speaks to supporters after a press event at the state Capitol on Jan. 11. Photo by Jennifer Smith Recession.” “It made sense in a bad economy when everyone was expected to tighten their belts, but now things are different,” said Shannon Bird, a Westminster city councilmember with two children in the Adams 12 Five Star School District. Colorado’s Amendment 23 mandates that the state pay a base amount per child to school districts, which must rise in accordance to the rate of inflation. It applies a formula based on variables such as size, local cost of living and the number of atrisk kids, in an effort to more equitably distribute the funds. But in 2009, the Legislature decided
the amount each district gets based on those factors does not have to increase, just the base. “We hold firmly to the belief that voters’ intent in passing Amendment 23 was for schools to realize year-over-year funding increases of at least inflation plus student growth,” reads a letter to state legislators signed by 167 of the state’s 178 superintendents. Among the superintendents to sign the letter were those from the Jefferson County, Cherry Creek, Englewood and Adams 12 Five Star districts. “All 178 of us could stand up here and tell you stories about what their children are not get-
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111-acre site is under contract. Rees also said the developer is interested in pursuing financial incentives through the urban-renewal authority, known as Littleton Invests for Tomorrow, or LIFT. The zoning, approved by city council in 1984, allows for roughly 774 dwellings and 1 million square feet of retail and office space on the land. That leaves plenty of room for a Walmart or any other bigbox store — part of why residents are up in arms. Some are waging a rather odd war with council and city staff over the whole thing — odd because pretty much everybody agrees that the zoning is outdated and kind of awful. “I personally, as your city manager, don’t think this is the type of project we want to see develop right here in 2016,” said Penny. “I think this is 30 years in the past.” But, notes Penny, it’s a matter of
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our 11th-graders,” Ewert said. In December, the department of education signed a contract for juniors to take the SAT and sophomores to take the PSAT — a practice assessment that gives students a feel for the SAT. The department of education and the College Board, the company that sells the SAT, PSAT and Advance Placement
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Communication breakdown cited Not only was LPS using unverified methods of reporting behavior that should, and did, raise suspicions that things were not well in Pierson’s world, the paperwork was not being filled out completely, accurately or meticulously, the reports say. No one person at Arapahoe High knew the entire picture of the oddities that were becoming more common in his behavior, though several students, teachers and counselors knew bits and pieces. Nobody ever called Safe2Tell, an anonymous reporting resource, nor were the details of Pierson’s behavior shared with anyone outside the school or above the level of Principal Natalie Pramenko, whether it be district administrators, the LPS security team or even the school resource officer assigned to the school, Deputy James Englert. Most either went unreported or stopped at the desk of Kevin Kolasa — who is now an assistant principal at Euclid Middle School but at the time was the assistant principal in charge of discipline at Arapahoe — or counselor Esther Song. Englert did, however, know about a threat Pierson uttered in the school
private-property rights. If a developer comes up with a plan that fits into that existing overlay, it can be built with no public process, similar to the project that city staff recently approved for The Grove at Littleton Boulevard and Bemis Street. Opponents of that project have launched a legal battle in an effort to stop it. News that Endeavor is moving forward prompted Mayor Pro Tem Debbie Brinkman, who represents the area in question, to suggest withholding any financial incentives. “I am not willing to leave any other incentives on the table other than use by right,” she said. “It’s too big. It’s too important to the community. … I want a resolution that takes all the public money off this table for use by right for this property.” Brinkman said the Ensor family has been unwilling to sell the property to a developer who would rather rezone the site than find a solution within the existing 30-year-old plan. They evidently are hoping to avoid a public battle like the one that happened in 2006 when Walmart was eyeing the site that is today
home to Breckenridge Brewery — and Brinkman herself was heading up the charge against the big box. Now her hope is that pulling the possibility of a public/private partnership would change the family’s mind and attract a developer more receptive to what the community would like to see. “A rezone turns it into a public process,” she said. Council member Doug Clark, who has been a vocal opponent of urban renewal in general, suggested ceding an ongoing lawsuit about the property’s inclusion on the urban-renewal maps. That would eliminate a developer’s opportunity to apply for funds from LIFT. “This resolution isn’t about urban renewal,” said Brinkman. “If a good developer comes along that’s willing to take chances, I would support looking at that. It makes the difference between getting what we want or what we don’t want on the property.” Clark then suggested that it’s not up to council, it’s up to LIFT to approve funds for development — a suggestion that Penny vehemently disputes.
“The city attorney says LIFT can’t use city money without a (council-approved) transfer via an intergovernmental agreement,” said Penny. “I’m not going to debate you, councilman. ... LIFT is not going to take any action not approved by you. You appoint them.” LIFT is technically a governmental entity separate from the city, although its board members are appointed by council. “They’re not going to operate like a developer,” said Penny. “They’re really us. The fear that they’re going to be something separate is, I think, really an unfounded fear.” As for whether Walmart is really part of Endeavor’s plans, it might not be known for years. “These folks do not tell us who their tenants are going to be,” said Penny. “They won’t tell us, and they have no obligation to.” Staff is expected to bring a proposed resolution back to council on Jan. 19. “We don’t necessarily have leverage now,” said council member Peggy Cole. “If we have it, I would love to use it.”
assessments, entered into a $14.8 million, five-year contract to administer the SAT and PSAT. A committee of 15 educators — urban and rural district administrators and one representative from the CDE — approved the switch from the ACT to the SAT in December in response to a bill passed last year aimed at reducing overall standardized testing. The SAT and PSAT will be given each spring for the next five years. This year’s 10th-grade class will be required to take the PSAT.
In neighboring Douglas County, Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen said she worried that abandoning the ACT would mean losing data the district has accumulated over the past 14 years. “This is the one piece of long-term longitudinal data that we have, and they want to get rid of it,” Fagen said. The department of education is working with the College Board, the ACT and school districts to ensure long-term data isn’t lost, said Dana Smith, interim communications director for the CDE. Smith also said that while cost was a
factor in the decision to make the switch, it wasn’t the main reason for the move. The switch better fits the Colorado Academic Standards— the expectations of what students need to know and be able to do at the end of each grade—and what students are expected to know in the age of 21st-century education. “The committee’s reasoning was in reaction to a desire to streamline state assessments,” said Dana Smith, interim communications director for the CDE. “It’s one small part of the overall solution to reduce testing.”
parking lot against librarian and debate coach Tracy Murphy, who had just kicked Pierson off the debate team. Safe Haven’s report asks why Englert didn’t charge Pierson with menacing at that point, or at least investigate the matter further. Murphy and at least one other teacher tried to discuss concerns about Pierson with Pramenko, but she referred them back to Kolasa, according to the depositions. In her deposition, Pramenko said it was part of the school’s culture for teachers and administration to not talk. “There was this wall [between teachers and administrators]. … I thought that wall just automatically came down when I became the principal, and it didn’t,” she said. “And I know I still have work to do.”
a tendency for groupthink, a reluctance to reflect on and admit failure, and the minimization of sincere concern,” reads the CSPV report. “These findings represent the most challenging and the most important of the problems to solve, because information sharing and threat assessment cannot overcome an unhealthy organizational system.” Comments made by Tracy Murphy in his deposition reflect an example. “You know, nobody likes bad news,” he said. “We’re a school of 2,100 kids, you know, a large suburban high school. … [W]e have to confront the fact that, you know, not every kid at Arapahoe High School is the cream of the crop. … [I] t would be healthier at Arapahoe High School to … admit that, you know, it’s not perfect here, that there’s always room for improvement, that mistakes are made and that you can learn from those mistakes. And we tell kids all the time that, [but] sometimes I wonder how true it is, it’s okay to fail, it’s okay to make mistakes, but then we don’t let them.” According to CSPV, that statement and other evidence suggests that “AHS’s climate was unhealthy.”
“We believe that LPS and the greater community recognize an emphasis on high achievement and high performance, with the unintended consequences of creating a climate for mental-health issues and pressures on students,” it found in a report released in June 2015. “Given that, there need to be supports for students (and, by extension, parents) around coping skills, resiliency and recovery.” All three reports note that many other districts throughout the country have similar shortcomings, and Safe Haven stresses that LPS was better than many even before the shooting. All applaud the district for steps taken since December 2013, like adding school resource officers, security cameras and counselors. “We are proud of the LPS community, which has emerged from this tragedy stronger than ever,” writes Ewert, who took over as superintendent in fall 2015. “LPS will continue to debrief, discuss, learn, and improve in all areas of the organization. LPS appreciates the opportunity to learn from the various reports prepared by experts during this process. After an initial analysis, we are pleased to see that LPS has already implemented many of the recommendations in the reports. All other recommendations will be carefully considered as the district continues to identify ways to implement meaningful and thoughtful improvements for the benefit of all students.”
An ‘unhealthy’ climate There was little to no follow up on any of at least 30 incidents dating to 2003, when Pierson was in second grade and hit two fellow students with a lunch box “because they weren’t moving fast enough.” The incidents continued until after he turned 18, bought a gun, showed it to a few friends and then used it on Davis and himself the following week. CSPV says the lack of focus on Pierson’s behavior is a result of “groupthink” that pervades the Arapahoe High hallways. “The evidence of faulty systems thinking within AHS and LPS included
Learning from the past That seems to reaffirm one of the major findings of the district’s own safety and mental-health committee, launched in 2014 in the wake of the tragedy.
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Grove opponents fight Country club coming to hold on to lawyer to downtown Littleton Developer claims conflict of interest By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com One side argues he’s the victim of a back-stabbing attorney. The other claims she’s being bullied by a ruthless developer. Both will have to wait a couple of weeks to hear what the judge thinks, amid a fight over plans to build apartments just east of downtown Littleton. “We had hoped to have some certainty of direction after yesterday’s hearing, but we’ll have to wait just a bit longer,” said Leah Burkett after a Jan. 12 hearing in Arapahoe County District Court. Burkett, backed by a group called Advocates for Littleton, is suing Zocalo Community Development and the City of Littleton in an effort to stop The Grove apartments from being built at Bemis Street and Littleton Boulevard. While Burkett might be just one person, she’s raised more than $18,000 on a GoFundMe page to help cover legal fees. With that, she hired one of the best real-estate attorneys in town, David Foster of the Denver firm Foster, Graham, Milstein and Calisher. Foster is so good, in fact, that David Zucker, a principal at Zocalo, is trying to claim him as his own. He filed a motion to get Foster kicked off the case due to a conflict of interest. The tale of how Zucker and Foster came to work together shines some light on how development gets done, and many of the rumors are true. Confidential meetings in the basements of pizza joints. Developers paying legal fees for neighborhood associations whose boards are packed with more developers and attorneys. Other at-
torneys jumping ship when cases seem too politically fraught. Long story short, Foster was the attorney who didn’t jump ship when Zucker wanted to take on the City of Denver over the expansion of the Denver Rescue Mission. Zocalo was working on a project across the street, and he and some members of the Ballpark Neighborhood Association worried about an increase in homeless people in the area. “Things were really heating up in the community,” said Zucker. “There was essentially an open-air drug bazaar that opened up across the street.” None of Zucker’s usual attorneys wanted to get on board. “Being able to convince the city that moving ahead with the project was a bad idea was a goal of ours, but we didn’t want to bite the hand that feeds us,” he said. So the association reached out to Foster, and he agreed. Zucker, who at the time was a former Ballpark Neighborhood Association board member, approved of the choice and ultimately wrote $75,000 to cover most of Foster’s $80,000 bill. “We more than crossed paths,” said Zucker. “Mr. Foster is respected.” But Zucker gave the checks to the Ballpark Neighborhood Association, which then paid Foster. Zucker admits that there is no evidence whatsoever — no signed contract, no engagement agreement, not even any one-on-one meetings — that would prove Foster was his lawyer. There were, however, several meetings in which other Ballpark Neighborhood Association members were present along with Zucker and Foster, meetings in which much confidential information was discussed, including about Zocalo’s strategies. “I don’t pay an architect and expect he’s Grove continues on Page 7
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Private venue takes over former location of Delizio’s By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com The former location of Delizio’s Bistro & Wine Bar in downtown Littleton will be home to a private club for at least the next two years — a club that requires a one-time fee of $47,500 to join and $545 a month thereafter. Columbine Country Club, the hub of the town of Columbine Valley, is in the midst of a complete overhaul. The 60-year-old building is being demolished and replaced with a $20 million, 45,000-square-foot new one. That leaves members of the club homeless for about 14 months. So the club has leased the tiny former home of Delizio’s at the northeast corner of Main Street and Rio Grande Street for $2,000 a month for two years with an option to renew. “This is part of our temporary solution, but (the members) share my enthusiasm for pursuing it long term,” Michael Bratcher, general manager of Columbine Country Club, told the Littleton Licensing Authority on Jan. 13. The building is owned by Kal Murib, who operated Centennial Vac and Sew there for many years before leasing it out as a restaurant. Delizio’s closed last fall. Bill Bradish, chairman of the authority, noted that the building is far too small
to accommodate the club’s membership — about 500 families — all at once, or the service clubs that historically have rented the banquet hall for regular meetings. Bratcher said it’s meant for smaller club functions or for members to host private parties. “It’s really just to support their use of the main clubhouse indefinitely,” he said. “Because it is such a good, intimate space, the members are ecstatic, they love the idea.” Not everyone shares that sentiment. Some Littleton Independent readers wondered on Facebook where everyone would park and expressed dismay that it would no longer be open to the public. But Robert Cuillard, the club’s director of membership, believes it will bring new patrons to downtown to discover the other dining establishments and shops. “We feel very fortunate to be a part of the Main Street brotherhood and look forward to adding to the already distinguished culture,” he said. Of the 500 country club members, 65 percent live within a 10-mile radius of the club. Their average age is 54. “There won’t be a children’s menu, and it will be expensive,” said Bratcher of the venue, dubbed Columbine on Main. Of the 184 businesses and individuals surveyed in the area around the new location, 98 percent supported the establishment. The licensing authority gave it 100 percent support, voting unanimously to grant the liquor license.
‘There won’t be a children’s menu, and it will be expensive.’ —Michael Bratcher General manager of Columbine Country Club
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Taxes, spending top State of State speech
Governor says refund money should be used for investment By James Anderson Associated Press Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper urged Republicans in his State of the State address to find a way to invest in roads and schools in the fast-growing state by avoiding taxpayer refunds. Hickenlooper, a Democrat, made the pitch to the General Assembly on Jan. 14, insisting that lawmakers must determine how to pay for transportation and schools in the long term to keep Colorado’s economy robust and support its growing population. At some point, Hickenlooper suggested, lawmakers should revisit constitutional spending limits that require taxpayer refunds — money the governor wants to use for investment. Republicans oppose his proposal to remove about $750 million in state hospital patient fees from the spending limits known as the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. “If we can’t make this very reasonable change — like many already allowed by TABOR — then what choice do we have but to re-examine TABOR?” the governor said. Under the limits, he said, his proposed budget calls for a $20 million cut in higher education with no increase in financial aid. Senate President Bill Cadman, a Colorado Springs Republican, is among those who have called the plan illegal, citing a
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not my architect,” said Zucker. “I expected that the relationship was as much between Zocalo and Foster Graham as it was BNA and Foster Graham.” Enter Burkett. She needed a good lawyer, and who better than the one that just
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LEGISLATORS REACT TO SPEECH State Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, House District 3: “The governor was bold. He unflinchingly spelled out the severe fiscal problem we face in Colorado, but also offered a very practical solution. Conflicting provisions in our Constitution prevent us from adequately funding our schools and transportation infrastructure, and Gov. Hickenlooper’s sensible, straightforward solution — the re-categorization of the hospital provider fee — involves no new taxes or fees. I hope the Legislature will have the courage to implement it this year.”
State Rep. Patrick Neville, R-Castle Rock, House District 45: “Our general fund has grown by 47 percent and almost $3 billion since 2009. Yet we have not given a penny to roads until last year when we saw less than 1 percent of the general go to roads. Now the governor thinks it is a “compromise” to raise your taxes because a 47 percent increase was not enough. This is outlandish — we don’t need more of your money. We need to make transportation a priority within the budget we already have.”
nonbinding legal opinion from the Legislature’s lawyers. Hickenlooper is seeking a formal opinion from the attorney general. Sen. Tim Neville, a Republican from south Jefferson County, said Hickenlooper ignored increasing Medicaid spending that many Republicans blame for the financial state. “Unless he solves the Medicaid issue, everything else seems to be pretty moot,” Neville said. Hickenlooper also focused on economic development, affordable housing and the environment. He announced the creation of a National Cybersecurity Intelligence Center in Colorado Springs — a venture with the University of Colorado that would
focus on cybersecurity for businesses. The governor wants Colorado to loosen liability rules on builders and developers as a way to create more affordable housing and called for extending a tax credit for those building low-income housing. The so-called construction defects legislation has stalled in the Legislature in recent years. Some Democrats say it could hurt consumers and probably wouldn’t lead developers to build cheaper condos. Hickenlooper also said Colorado is putting together a list of contaminated abandoned mines. Such mines have been a fresh priority since August, when 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater spilled from the Gold King Mine north of Silverton. A
got done working with the very person she wanted to sue? “Certainly, if I was the plaintiff, I would be delighted,” said Zucker. “No other lawyer knows us better. … If I hire someone that’s good, I wouldn’t expect them to turn on me in the future.” After the hearing, Burkett explained that she chose Foster precisely because he didn’t have a conflict. “Foster Graham was chosen because, after calling a number of firms, they were
the first firm that both had time to meet and review The Grove, and also didn’t have any conflict of interest with the City of Littleton, LBI Group or Zocalo,” she said. “Many firms had conflicts of interest with one or more of the defendants. FGMC has a great reputation with landuse cases, and I liked Foster upon meeting him. So they were hired, and I hope we get to keep him.” Dan Calisher, another partner in Foster’s firm, argued the case for Burkett to be
make this very reasonable change — like many already allowed by TABOR — then what choice do we have but to re-examine TABOR?’ John Hickenlooper Governor of Colorado federal crew accidentally triggered the leak, tainting rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The governor said he favors federal “Good Samaritan” legislation to encourage companies and nonprofits to clean up abandoned mines by protecting them from liability for environmental accidents. Associated Press writer Kristen Wyatt contributed to this report.
able to keep Foster as attorney. “He’s so sophisticated that, in fact, he’s unwilling to admit he’s sophisticated,” Calisher said of Zucker, after the developer danced around the direct question of whether he is sophisticated. “This is the kind of bullying that ought not to be countenanced by the court. You don’t represent all of the shareholders of Google if you represent Google. They’re just trying to gain a competitive advantage over our client.”
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Partisanship downplayed as Legislature convenes Lawmakers tout cooperation amid session’s beginning
By Ann Macari Healey ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com Shortly before the gavel sounded in the newly refurbished state Senate chamber, Linda Newell’s eyes unexpectedly welled with tears. “It’s hard to leave something that I love so much,” she said as she began her eighth and final legislative session as a state senator representing District 26, which includes Littleton, Englewood, Columbine Valley, Bow Mar and a portion of Centennial. “It’s become a passion for me, not just a job.” Newell, 58, a Democrat who is termlimited, was among 100 state legislators gathered Jan. 13 to open Colorado’s 70th General Assembly amid ritual and patriotic ceremony at the state Capitol in Denver. And like the optimistic tenor of bipartisan workmanship underlying openingday speeches in the Senate and House, Newell looked forward to leaving a record of cooperation. “I, hopefully, will leave a legacy of non-
partisan, bipartisan work,” Newell said. “I’m so proud of the work I’ve been able to do with collaboration.” Leaders of the two chambers underscored their varying philosophical approaches to dealing Newell with the major issues of budget, affordable housing, transportation and education over the 120-day session. But several also called for putting the best interests of the state before politics. “Performing our duties to the best of our abilities means finding the best solutions,” said Senate President Bill Cadman, a Republican from Colorado Springs, who emphasized how Newell’s and others’ bipartisan collaboration in 2015 resulted in successful legislation. “We didn’t seek Republican solutions or Democratic solutions; we sought the right solutions and we succeeded.” House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso said that “reasonable people can differ.” The Republican who represents Loveland added: “I encourage all of you to welcome our differences and look beyond party affiliation as you consider the merits of legislation this session.”
The biggest issue, said Rep. Kim Ransom, a Republican representing Parker and Lone Tree in District 44, will be finding common ground to pass a state budget through the Republican-controlled Senate and the Democrat-controlled House. “Thank goodness we can’t go start raising taxes to meet whatever” funding requests are presented, she said. “The citizens of Colorado are not undertaxed.” In the House, Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, a Democrat from Boulder, strongly urged the chamber to fight to preserve a “Colorado way of life” that brought more than 100,000 newcomers to the state last year. Doing so, she said, includes ensuring fair workforce regulations, closing offshore tax loopholes that benefit large corporations, providing greater job-training opportunities, eliminating inequity in pay for women and implementing policies to fight climate change. “Our economy will wither if employers stop hiring Coloradans because we lack the education and training that allow us to compete for high-quality jobs,” Hullinghorst said. “Commerce will suffer if our roads are crumbling and overwhelmed by congestion. Our magnificent
mountain vistas are worse than worthless if they are hidden under a blanket of smog.” Republican legislators such as Sen. Mark Scheffel, of Parker, have ruled out the possibility of moving the hospital provider fee from under the TABOR cap, saying that doing so violates the state Constitution. But Hullinghorst said colleagues should expect to see a bill that would do just that. It would “give us flexibility” to pay for the state’s needs and invest in the future, she said. For Rep. Max Tyler, a Democrat representing District 23 in Lakewood, a top concern is providing more affordable housing in a state with skyrocketing rents that make it difficult for young people, families and seniors with limited incomes to own their homes. Because he is term-limited, he feels a sense of urgency — and frustration. Just as he’s learned how to navigate the job, he must leave. “It’s the most complex, amazing, wonderful job I’ve had in my whole life — to be able to make a difference for the people of Colorado,” said Tyler, 68. “It’s a shame to be walking away with what I’ve learned.”
Group of Coloradans solicits input for ballot initiatives Nonpartisan group held 40 community meetings statewide By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com A million Colorado voters are unaffiliated and, by law, unable to vote in primary elections, according to Building a Better Colorado, a nonpartisan coalition of Coloradans that was formed last spring. “There’s a growing disconnect between citizens and the government,” said Reeves Brown, project coordinator. Colorado’s election process was one of
three topics discussed at the coalition’s South Denver Metro Summit on Jan. 7. The two-hour meeting was part of Building a Better Colorado’s 40-stop community tour to increase political discourse prior to the 2016 legislative session. Building a Better Colorado’s executive committee was developed by Dan Ritchie, former chancellor of the University of Denver. Its advisory committee includes political figures, bipartisan business people and community leaders from across the state. The goal of the coalition is to “make Colorado a better place” by listening to local voices, according to Dave Thomson,
head of public relations for Building a Better Colorado. “We want to get intellectual discussion going to look at statewide issues,” he said. Colorado’s fiscal, initiative and election processes are three topics of discussion. The long-term group hopes to help with other political issues as needed. Colorado currently uses initiatives to amend the state’s constitution and bypass the Legislature. “Conflicting policies that have been placed into our constitution as amendments make it exceedingly difficult for state officials to follow voters’ directions,” according to the group. The coalition considers Colorado’s fis-
cal process as unsustainable, based on voter-approved revenue limits. The large number of unaffiliated voters in the state means a percentage of the state’s population can’t participate in primary elections. And, “a declining number of citizens who represent only a small fraction of eligible voters — generally, the most active in the party — participate in caucuses, which limits the broad appeal of candidates nominated via that process,” the group said. The nonprofit group is an entity that is separate from political campaigns, with Voters continues on Page 15
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Mad world requires hope, calm approach Do you remember the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start the Fire?” Billy Joel takes us musically through a history lesson as he shares everything from Harry Truman to heavy metal, the cola wars and everything in between including Woodstock, punk rock, Watergate, AIDS, crack, terror on the airlines, etc., etc. The chorus goes like this: “We didn’t start the fire, It was always burning, Since the world’s been turning, We didn’t start the fire, No we didn’t light it, But we tried to fight it.” As I have overheard many times over the past several months, “The world has gone mad.” I have even caught myself thinking it or saying it as I watch or read the news. I mean, Billy Joel could probably rewrite the lyrics to the song to include everything from ISIL/ISIS, the three-ring circus of a presidential race, ebbs and flows of social media opinions, rants, debates, immigration, ranchers taking over federal buildings, drug addictions at epidemic proportions, celebrity breakups and connections, weekly professional athlete antics and arrests, and the list goes on and on. Have you found yourself thinking it or saying it, “The world has gone mad?” If so, just remember, “We didn’t start the fire, It was always burning, Since the world’s been
turning, We didn’t start the fire, No we didn’t light it, But we tried to fight it.” There are so many things we can do to “fight it,” many things we can do locally and that may have an impact globally. Those ideas are for another Michael Norton column or email exchange as right WINNING now the focus of this WORDS column is on what we can do for ourselves when we find ourselves reeling from the feeling of the world going mad. Or better yet, going, going, going, gone mad. First we should try and remember that, “It was always burning, Since the world’s been turning.” And generation after generation has survived most of it. Secondly, we need to stay true to our belief system and not get caught up in the attempts at influence of others where it conflicts with our belief system. And lastly, at least for today, we need to live with hope. Not false hope, or empty
promises of hope and change, but the kind of hope that fuels our everyday attitudes, the kind of hope that drives encouragement to make changes or to be a difference maker, and the hope that the next thing we hear and see on the news will be one thing we can build upon in our own personal lives and for our families. We didn’t start the fire, but somebody did. It has been burning since the world’s been turning, and it will always be burning in some way. No, we didn’t light it, not most of us anyway, the majority of the world is still good. But we do try and fight it, and we do that through a commitment to our belief systems, positive actions, and by living with hope. How about you? How are you dealing with a world that has gone mad? Are you caught up in the madness or are you a believer of hope? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we stay committed to our belief system, action, and hope, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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David Bowie died. He died a couple of days after turning 69. We were both born in the same year. I just looked at the calendar and wondered where those numbers came from. Two thousand sixteen. What goes along with it, are my own num-
bers. Bowie was so hot in the ’70s that there were lotteries for his concert tickets. My favorite Bowie song is “China Girl,” which he cowrote with Iggy Pop. Pop was in love with a Vietnamese girl at the time. Pop was raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. We would have been schoolmates, if my family had stayed in Ann Arbor. Pop and I were born in the same year too. We have lived very different lives. I was 55 when I retired, and wondered what I was going to do every day. I wondered if I would have enough to do, or if I would wind up not doing very much of anything. It’s not like that. I have never been more productive in my life. I have a much better outlook. Being a schoolteacher at a school where accountability was all over us was wearing me down. And so were the students. More and more of them were being accepted who didn’t belong in college. I was on the Internet today at 4 a.m., and there was the Bowie story. Good morning, Craig. “The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off (The The).” And then on one of my playlists I heard
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Congress recently approved a budget deal that eliminates two popular Social Security claiming strategies for married couples. Planners have recommended for years that couples take advantage of claiming first under spousal benefits and delaying their own, earning Delayed Retirement Credits. This would allow the benefit to grow until they collect at a later age. This was popular for couples who were similar in age but at least
one planned on working to full-retirement age (FRA) and possibly longer. There are only a few months before the April 30 deadline to determine if you are still eligible to claim under the Restricted Application or the File and Suspend. Typical of a government agency, you need a primer to understand the options. Here are the basic strategies using our sample couple, John, age 65, married to Mary, age 62. Kummer continues on Page 11
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Liebgott loved Littleton, participating in theater Physician spent four decades in Denver area By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 21 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, to celebrate the life of city resident Dr. Allan Liebgott (Aug. 9, 1944, to Dec. 18, 2015). He was a founding member of Main Street Players, a community theater troupe that performed at Town Hall,
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Both will be FRA at 66. • Mary can collect a reduced benefit at age 62 if she is not working and earning more than $15,720 per year. However, her benefit will be reduced indefinitely. • If Mary turned age 62 prior to Dec. 31, 2015, and John turns 66 prior to April 30, 2016, then John can File and Suspend (and keep working) so Mary can file a Restricted Application, restricting her benefit to half of John’s. This will allow Mary’s benefit to accrue to a higher value when she is older. She can file at any time just as long as she was 62 before the turn of the year. • John, however, can only File and Suspend for the purposes of Mary collecting a spousal benefit by April 30. This is part of the 180-day grandfather rule that started when Congress passed the law on Oct. 30, 2015. • At age 70 John can collect his maximum Delayed Retirement Credits, which will accrue at 8 percent per year up to age 70. • Mary can turn on her own benefit anytime between age 66 and 70, and collect her Delayed Retirement Credits that were accruing while she was collecting half of John’s benefit. This
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“My Back Pages.” I guess someone wants me to think about mortality today. “I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” I can vividly remember 15, 16, 17 and 18. But 41, 42, 43 and 44? No idea. I know I was a schoolteacher, that’s about it. Keeping a grade book, hiring part-time instructors and feeling sorry for them. They had no benefits. The school had benefits because they were far less expensive than I was. I planned to retire in 2003. One morning I opened an email from the school president. She said she would give me a satchel of money to leave, ostensibly to replace me with less expensive employees. Who wouldn’t have my benefits. There has to be a moment when the mirror tells you the truth. Mine has been telling it for a few years now. And then I’ll read about a death, and a
as well as a THAC board member for a time and on the board of Colorado Community Theatre Coalition. “He was in love with Littleton and community theater,” his wife, Susie, recalls. “He had a wonderful, busy, full life.” He was born in Liebgott Brooklyn, New York in 1944 and his family moved to suburban Chicago in 1951. In 1966, he graduated from Harvard and attended Case Western Reserve Medical School in Cleveland, graduating in 1970. He married Susie Frey in 1968.
After graduation, he worked for the Public Health Service on the Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. He joined Denver Health in 1975 and practiced medicine there until he retired in 2007. Energetic, with multiple interests, he loved cooking, travel, baseball, photography, camping, golf and the arts, especially community theater. He was noted for his khaki trousers and jaunty bow ties. He is also remembered for post-show parodies after Main Street Players’ productions, for little gifts to cast members, an occasional walk-on part in a show and a willingness to produce needed props, such as the
white cow for “Into the Woods,” which ended up in his home afterward. “He was a perfectionist,” recalls Annawyn Shamas, another MSP founder, who spoke of his accompanying the troupe to two international venues: Monaco and Heidelberg, Germany, helping with whatever was needed. He is survived by his wife, Susie; daughters Robin Liebgott, of Denver, and Heather Nolan, of California; and granddaughters Andrea Liebgott and Melody, Lily and Juniper Nolan of California.
block of South Homestead Parkway and the 10400 block of East Easter Avenue. The sheriff’s office said authorities are also investigating crimes that may be linked to the group in Douglas County, Aurora and other areas of Arapahoe County. A national task force has been established to combat the gang. The Felony Lane Gang Task Force has a Facebook page dedicated to this pursuit.
“The Felony Lane Gang has been operating for years, raking in millions of dollars with criminal activity that crosses multiple state lines,” the page says. “Up until recent months, many of these cases were filed away as local burglary and the bigger picture was missed entirely. These cases are connected … very well connected and this page is working hard to put the puzzle pieces together. “Members of the Felony Lane Gang are
normally based in south Florida and from there travel the country in rental vehicles ... The suspects then recruit females who are normally prostitutes and/or drug addicts to assume the identities of the theft victims in order to cash stolen checks belonging to other victims.” The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information about the local crimes to call its tip line at 720-874-8477.
works best if John continues working and contributing to his Social Security amount. • The File and Suspend in order for your spouse to file a Restricted Application is expiring. If the wage earner is not age 66 by April 30, and if the spouse was not at least age 62 prior to the end of 2015, then these strategies are no longer available. Keep in mind there are still many tax and income strategies you can plan for around when and who should collect Social Security and at what ages. Unfortunately, the ability to doubledip, such as collecting a spousal benefit while your own accrues, will no longer be available. There are still good planning techniques associated with spouses purposely collecting at different ages. One benefit is when the highest wage earner delays collecting until age 70. This creates the highest possible benefit for the wage earner or the surviving spouse. Non-working spouses are still eligible to collect under their working spouse’s benefit, but the option to collect under a Restricted Spousal benefit and accrue higher benefits under your own wages is expiring this April. It is important to plan your retirement strategies well, including IRA distributions and other taxable income, as well as calculating the
optimum age for collecting Social Security benefits. Some couples may also be impacted by pension plans, Government Offset Provisions, and Public Employee Retiree Account (PERA) offsets. Therefore, meeting with your advisor well in advance of retirement gives you the best planning ideas to enhance your overall retirement.
for 29 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a registered investment advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a sixyear 5280 Top Advisor. Please visit www.kummerfinancial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.
piece of me goes with him. I have squandered some of my life. Maybe I was supposed to. It’s given me gratitude. That’s a strange word. It sounds like it belongs in an AA meeting. I should know. The only Bowie song I own is “China Girl.” His death won’t affect me like the evening I heard from an unlikely source that John Lennon was dead. Or the day that I read that Phil Everly, 74, had died. Woody Allen used to say that his one regret in life was that he wasn’t someone else. My one regret — well, I have had more than one — is that I wasn’t one of the Everly Brothers. They came out of my very first transistor radio. A little Toshiba gem. Bowie was too weird for me at first. Later on, he became very elegant, like Bryan Ferry, only more androgynous. May you rest in peace, David. And thank you. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
Patricia Kummer has been an independent certified financial planner
OBITUARIES FALLON
David Michael Fallon
Dec. 22, 1970 – Jan. 6, 2016
David Michael Fallon died on January 6, 2016 in Littleton CO. David was survived by his loving children Killian Lee Fallon (17) and Jonathan David Fallon, (14) his mother, Jerrilynn Dianne Fallon, his sisters Dianne McDonald (Joe), Sherri Havens (Joel) nephews Alan, & Michael, nieces Elizabeth, Fallon, Barbra & Michelle. His father David Clifton Fallon preceded David in death. Born in La Puente CA on December 22, 1970 to David Clifton Fallon and Jerrilynn Dianne Parish, David spent much of his youth in California with some time in Colorado.
He eventually settled down in Littleton in his mid twenties where he started a family. David was a skilled stucco contractor and eventually owned his own business. He loved working for himself and was very successful. During the best years of his life, David was the life of the party, always had a plan, and anyone who knew him knew all his best jokes, stories and of course, Kid Rock’s greatest hits. He was a loving father, brother, son and uncle. He will be greatly missed. A private Celebration of Life was held for family and close friends.
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January 21, 2016
Yurik Resetnikov and his wife, Lindsey, give their daughter Mehana tips as she learns to hold a pool cue while sister Kona look on during a recreational therapy session at Craig Hospital. Resetnikov is undergoing treatment, and the family joins him during therapy as often as possible. Photos by Tom Munds
More than treatment Craig Hospital offers patients and their families housing, assistance and support Yurik Resetnikov, left, his wife, Lindsey, and their daughter Kona talk about the day’s activities in the apartment where the family lives while Resetnikov undergoes treatment for a traumatic spine injury at Craig Hospital. The Craig program also provides families counseling and other assistance while loved ones undergo treatment.
By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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urik Resetnikov and his family didn’t know anyone when they arrived at Craig Hospital from Hawaii in early November. But that changed immediately. “The first hour we got to Craig blew my mind,” said Resetnikov, 40, a firefighter now in a wheelchair with limited use of his arms and legs after a body surfing accident in October. “This place is amazing, and it was unbelievable the way everyone took us in and made us feel welcome. I felt like everyone here was taking care of a family member.” And that’s exactly what Craig staff hope their patients feel because treating the body is just one part of the rehabilitation process. Caring for the spirit of the patient and the family is just as important. Craig continues on Page 14
ABOUT THE FAMILY HOUSING Craig Hospital covers the cost of families staying in the 47 apartments for 30 days. After that, they can find other accommodations or remain in the facility and pay a small fee based on the family’s ability to pay or, in some cases, the Craig Foundation pays the cost of a family’s extended stay. Kenny Hosack, director of marketing and public relations for Craig, said some other area hospitals do have arrangements for family housing, such as the Ronald McDonald Houses in Denver and Aurora. But he said he knows of no area hospitals with the extensive support and assistance programs for families that Craig has.
Craig founded in 1907 Focus shifted to treating brain, spinal cord injuries By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Craig Hospital traces its roots to 1907, when Frank Craig established a treatment “camp” to work with indigent men suffering from tuberculosis. The facility changed and the mission continued for 50 years when, with the decline of cases of tuberculosis, Craig Medical Director Ed Young intensified the hospital’s focus of treating patients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. Kenny Hosack has been with Craig for more than 40 years and he said treatment of patients has always been a focus, but the program grew to also assist families because of Dr. Scott Manley. “Dr. Manley saw the impact of traumatic brain or spinal cord injury to a loved one had on the family. He wanted to help the families and, in 1968, he created the family services department which added a master lever counselor for the patient and the family to the treatment team,” the director of marketing and public relations said. “The family service department expanded over the years and now is the critical care management department.” Craig treats about 520 patients a year and family members accompany the majority of those patients. The hospital also provides treatment for about 1,400 outpatients a year. Stephanie Percival, director of the critical care management department, said the focus is assisting family members while the patient is undergoing treatment. “Our team does a thorough assessment for each patient to determine what he or she needs while here at Craig and at home,” she said. “We also (help) the family deal with challenges ranging from finding a handicapped accessible place to live, to dealing with insurance companies to helping find resources to assist them as they adjust to a new way of life.”
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January 21, 2016
A guide to an adventurous musical year There’s one pretty obvious reason why New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside so quickly — they require work. And work is hard. More often than not, fulfilling resolutions requires venturing out of one’s comfort zone or breaking an accustomed routine to try something that may fail. Clarke Reader So, to help you feel like you’ve acLINER complished someNOTES thing this year, here are some musical New Year’s resolutions that are lowimpact, but can help open up your ears to new sonic landscapes. Try a different era of music There’s no era in which all its music was great all the time. That notion is one of those tricks of memory that make everything seem better in hindsight. Ignore the tendency to stay in something familiar. Instead, investigate music several decades removed from your favorite. For young people, give a spin to music that was big when your parents were in high school. Avoid the obvious stuff — Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, etc. Depending on when your parents were born, this window into their worlds could lead to some truly spectacular music. In my case, it’s Traffic, Cream and Linda Ronstadt, to name just a few. For adults, investigate the music of the past five years. Music has become more interesting and diverse in the past decade, despite what the blandness of radio would
SMALL VENUES TO VISIT Bluebird Theater
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Gothic Theatre
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Boulder Theater
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2032 14th St., Boulder
CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Anderon Paak’s “Malibu,” released on OBE Records Review: Something sunny for the doldrums of winter, Paak’s major debut blends tropical rhythms, hip-hop beats and a soul man’s knack for turning a phrase. Much like last year’s “Surf” album from Donnie Trumpet, this will keep you warm all year long.
Grizzly Rose
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Buffalo Rose 1119 Washington Ave., Golden, www.buffalorose.net
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935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver
Fillmore Auditorium 1510 Clarkson St., Denver
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Summit Music Hall
Fox Theater
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1135 13th St., Boulder
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lead you to believe. Genres like grime, chillwave and trap hop are just a few expanding areas to explore. Listen to more rap What folk and soul music were during the tumultuous 1960s, rap is to contemporary times. There is no genre more reflective of society’s challenges and opportunities, and the inequality and disenfranchisement still facing so many citizens. Hip-hop’s ability to convey so many messages isn’t new — the social aspect of the music has been front and center since N.W.A and Public Enemy broke through in the late ’80s. But hip-hop artists today have made better use of the Internet than any other genre’s musicians. The online mixtape scene is vibrant and fascinating. It
The Colorado Chamber Orchestra is providing instrumental instrument instruction to Douglas County elementary students. A benefit to support the program is planned for Feb. 26. Courtesy photo
Best use of the saxophone: “The Bird”
allows new talents to hone their skills, and lets old hands enter the ring when they feel like it. By making so much music free, these artists aren’t beholden to any labels or marketing strategies, which allows complete creativity and lyrical honesty. That’s how you get artists like Kendrick Lamar, who made last year’s best and most political album, and Chance The Rapper, who is tackling Chicago’s myriad problems with exuberance and positivity. There’s also Run the Jewels, the duo of EL-P and Killer Mike that combines activism and earthshaking beats. To hear our society in a microcosm, rap is the place to go. Go to more shows at small venues It sounds counterintuitive to encourage people to attend small shows in Colo-
rado when we have Red Rocks. But dealing with crowds and traffic can be a pain, and the famous venue seems to continually grow more expensive. Instead, this year visit the area’s great smaller venues, from the Bluebird, Gothic and Ogden (all in Denver) to the Fox and Boulder theaters in Boulder. Don’t forget the Buffalo Rose in Golden and Grizzly Rose in Denver. The cost is almost always cheaper, and even the rowdiest show provides an intimacy and immediacy that is lost in those big places. Most of my favorite concerts have been in small venues. And I wish you the same experiences this year. Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he just pressed play on some great rap music. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your New Year’s music resolutions at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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Orchestra to play for all ages Chamber group to perform popular work, two premieres By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com “Winter Carnival — Revisiting SaintSaens’ ‘Carnival of the Animals’” will be a multidisciplinary concert for music lovers of all ages. The Colorado Chamber Orchestra, which is now the Arvada Center’s Orchestra in Residence, will perform at 2 p.m. on Jan. 24. In addition to the popular SaintSaens work, the orchestra will perform the world premiere of a new movement, written by CCO music director Thomas A. Blomster for the carnival, called “Dog,” as well as the world premiere of Dr. Anne Guzzo’s “Carnival of the Microbes.” Guzzo, a professor at the University of Wyoming, is CCO composer in residence 2015-2016. She wrote her new work after an interdisciplinary collaboration with microbiologist Dr. Naomi Ward at the
IF YOU GO The Winter Carnival concert will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Tickets cost $30 or there is a “Friends and Family” package: four tickets for $80. Arvadacenter.org/onstage/Colorado-chamber-orchestra, 720-898-7200. Ucross Pollination Project in Wyoming. Pianists Silvana Santinelli and Nikki Tsuchiya will perform with the orchestra and actor Jonathan Farwell will read from humorous poems by Ogden Nash. (“Hippity Hoppity — Here comes a Wapiti”) as well as poems by H.L. Hix written with Ward’s project. A visual component to the concert will be projected watercolors by Yi-Ting Hsu and photos of microbes, and there will be some discussion weaving it all together — a perfect concert for families.
KIDS’ CONCERT, BENEFIT COMING The Colorado Chamber Orchestra is active in Douglas County schools with after-school instrumental instruction — Colorado Chamber Orchestra Elementary Instrumental Program (CCOEIM) — which will have a Feb. 5 children’s concert and a Feb. 26 benefit in Castle Pines. (More on this next week.)
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Dancers return to offer sampler from Europe Staff report The Chalet Dancers, based in Castle Rock, will present the next program in the Highlands Ranch Winter Cultural Series: “A Tour of Europe.” The semiprofessional troupe works with professional teachers to learn the ethnic danc-
es, with this mission: “To bring the cultures of the world to life and to promote an appreciation for diverse cultural groups.” The group, which performs in Colorado and across the U.S., has appeared regularly at the annual German Festival, and last Decem-
Craig
ber it appeared at the Christkindl Market in Denver. The “Tour of Europe” program, part of the cultural series of the Highlands Ranch Community Association, represents dances from Scotland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Swit-
zerland, Russia, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. Audiences will meet a stilt-walking Frenchman, a dancing Russian bear and Nordic longsword dancers, and will see a Spanish bull dance and an alpine wood-chopping dance. The performance is at 7 p.m.
Jan. 21 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Tickets cost $10 advance, $15 at the door, if not sold out. Advance purchase: 303791-8958 or HRCAonline.org. Next in line: Feb. 4, “Broadway Sings!”; Feb. 18, Denver Pops.
Family, fun part of treatment sessions
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“When a loved one suffers a traumatic spinal cord or brain injury it also has a major impact on the lives of the family members,” said Stephanie Percival, director of clinical care management. And individuals of all ages and backgrounds, along with their families, come from throughout the world to Englewood’s Craig, which treats patients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. While Resetnikov is in the hospital, his wife Lindsey and daughters Mehana, 10, and Kona, 13, are living in Craig’s family housing facility. “Almost as soon as they showed us to our apartment, other families came to meet us and offer to do anything they could to help us,” Lindsey said. “It was pretty amazing and very special for all of us.” Mehana agreed. “We came from the sands of Hawaii to the snows of Colorado,” she said with a smile. “Everyone was so nice. For example, all we had was summer clothes when we got here and the folks here at the hospital got us some coats and winter things.” Support also came from outside Craig. After learning a fellow firefighter was a patient at Craig, crews at the Jefferson Fire Station in Englewood have scheduled weekly visits. The crew also hosted the family at the fire station for Christmas dinner. Resetnikov’s accident occurred in October. “I caught a good wave and hit the bottom as you always do body surfing,” he said. “I tried to get up, couldn’t move and I knew something bad had happened.” Friends pulled him from the water. He wasn’t breathing and had no pulse. Several people administered CPR for about 20 minutes until the ambulance arrived. Resetnikov arrived Nov. 4 and expects to be at Craig until February.
When possible, Yurik Resetnikov’s wife, Lindsey, and daughters, Mehana and Kona, join him during treatment sessions. “When I go to water therapy in the pool, Lindsey is usually there with me and, if she can’t make it, Kona joins me,” he said. “It is great to have them there with me during treatment. It encourages me to keep working at it.” A recent recreational therapy session included a pool table, a foosball table and assorted games and activities. The purpose of such sessions is to help the patient develop the skills needed to do things he or she did before their injury and to have fun doing it, said Tom Horan, a certified recreational therapist. At this session, Resetnikov and Lindsey decided to play
pool. Resetnikov said he was pretty good before his injury. Horan worked with him, providing aids like a bridge to help him control the cue stick to hit the ball and send it where he wanted to go. Their daughters joined them, learning for the first time how to handle a pool cue. “We have fun doing things like this,” Kona said. As the girls were learning about pool, Resetnikov made a new friend, Jake Mutschler, also in a wheelchair. The two men talked about their experiences and shared information. Mutschler told Resetnikov about an attachment to his wheelchair that enabled him to have water with him all the time. “Talking together like this is helpful to both of us,” said Mutschler, a Boulder resident. “We hear about equipment or things that will help us that we may not know existed. It is great information and it is coming from someone who is experiencing the same challenges we are experiencing.”
Back home on the big island of Hawaii, extended family members are working to make his home wheelchair-accessible. But before he returns, he and his family will transition to a larger apartment at the Craig facility. The family’s current living facility is like a small apartment with sleeping quarters, a living space and a kitchen. When Yurik joins the family, they will move into a family suite in an adjacent building. The family suit is described as similar to a large hospital room with an adjacent living room and a few cooking facilities. There, with hands-on training sessions, they can learn the skills they will need as a family to support Resetnikov. Each patient at Craig has a treatment team of 10 to 12 people that includes staff members in a variety of specialties, Percival said. The team works with the patient and the family. Peer counseling sessions with current or
former patients and their families also take place. “The focus is helping everyone understand the challenges they are facing and ways to deal with those challenges,” Percival said. The team also provides the patient all the equipment and materials he or she will need when they leave the hospital. “We feel they are still our patients when they leave us so we to continue to keep in touch with them,” she said. “We want the patient and the family to know we don’t just help them while they are at Craig, but we try to continue to help them as long as help is needed.” The Resetnikovs said they are grateful for what Craig has done. “So many people have worked with us, helping us learn so much that we will need to know when we get home,” Yurik Resetnikov said. “We don’t know what we would have done had we not been treated here at Craig.”
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January 21, 2016
‘Arabian Nights’ shines
Exotic production carries audience to magical place
Reeves Brown leads the conversation at Building a Better Colorado’s South Denver Metro Summit on Jan. 4. The nonpartisan effort is to increase conversation of the “growing disconnect between citizens and government.” Photo by Alex DeWind
This is a truly bewitching
By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com
production, suitable
When one enters the Aurora Fox Studio Theater, one is immediately charmed by a stair-stepped floor and wall filled with exotic fabrics, silky brocaded cushions, Oriental rugs, lengths of fabric draped and hung. Charles Dean Packard, executive director of the Aurora Fox, is one of the area’s most talented set designers, and he’s at the top of his game here. Soft Eastern music plays in the background throughout the evening. One is in the mood for exotic fare before the production of Mary Zimmerman’s “Arabian Nights” begins. Packard greeted the audience, speaking of “authentic pillows, rugs and fabrics, tales from near and far — and actors from everywhere.” A dozen multiracial actors appear onstage and the rich, colorful look is upgraded another leap by their costumes and movement. Lanterns hang from the ceiling. Enter King Shahyar (Abner Genece), who killed his unfaithful wife and has worked into a pattern of having a new bride each night — and murdering her in the morning. A night comes when there are no more available women, except for Scheherezade (Lilly Hokama), daughter of his chief aide (Sam Gilstrap), who reluctantly brings her to the king. She says she will tell stories that will make him want more — and we are off on the 1,001 nights, because she is right. He wants to know what happens and becomes enlightened. An ensemble of 12 plays more than 60 roles as the inventive storyteller continues, for instance with a tale of people inventing imaginary stuff to pull out of a bag; or of an unfaithful wife who hides her extra men in the privy as others appear. There’s a tale about a very learned
for all but the youngest family members. There were a few places where it was hard to hear the actors speak. Presumably, director Sheila Ivy Traister will spot those issues and fix them. woman, who can answer anything assorted smart men ask — demanding their coats when she does. She sums up the history of Islam in her scenes. After a supposed 500 nights, it’s time for intermission, as the music plays on. As readers will recall, at the end of 1,001 nights, the king is bedazzled by this inventive woman and lets her live as his queen — “happily ever after!” This is a truly bewitching production, suitable for all but the youngest family members. There were a few places where it was hard to hear the actors speak. Presumably, director Sheila Ivy Traister will spot those issues and fix them. The show is so visually pleasing that one can forgive a few missed words. Traister, who is convinced of the power of storytelling, is skillful in her first full play as a director — we will look forward to more.
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a goal of listening and creating ideas that could potentially go to the voters as ballot initiatives, according to Thomson. “It’s truly organic, coming from the people,” said Thomson. “We started with an open slate and brought it down to three issues.” The South Denver Metro Summit was held in the ballroom of AMG National Trust Bank, at 6295 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, and drew around 70 people. “It was informative,” said Peter Bauer, a businessman of Centennial. “And thought provoking.” Guests discussed the three topics and then voted on potential solutions. Many were stumped on a fix to Colorado’s low voter turnout. In 2015, 37 percent of voters were registered as independent, according to Building a Better Colorado. And voters must join a political party to participate in the 2016 taxpayer-funded primary elections. “This can result in representatives who are accountable to only the most active partisan voters in their party, and not the majority of voters in their district,” according to the coalition’s webpage. “It’s a system that can encourage the extremes instead of rewarding compromise.”
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Reeves started the conversation by addressing three options — maintain the current voting policy, change policy options to allow independent voters to participate in the primary elections, or have a “Top Two” system that gives all voters the same ballot. Fifty-six percent of the summit’s audience voted to change the current policy. “Do you want a representative government or a do you want to speak for yourself?” asked Tom Golden, a registered Republican in the audience. “It’s a direct democracy versus a representative republic.” Golden, like others who attended, said he disagreed with the current Electoral College and that a new system should be in place. The discussion-based summit allowed guests to voice opinions and brainstorm options for the state’s election process. Building a Better Colorado wrapped up its community summits on Jan. 15. A citizens’ assembly meeting is set for Jan., 23 at the Denver Metro Chamber, where two people from each summit will review the collected data. The hope is to move forward with three ballot initiatives once approved by a board, according to Thomson. And then, “go into campaign mode from mid-February to November.” “You’ll see a lot of things on the ballot,” Thomson said. “What you won’t see is what we did, which is going through the entire state and hearing people’s voices.”
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January 21, 2016
Southwestern art dazzles in Denver Painters were part of Taos movement a century ago
“Going East” by Walter Ufer, 1917, oil on canvas, 51 by 51 inches. This and other works are part of the Eugene B. Adkins collection at the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa and the Fred B. Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. Courtesy photo
By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com “A Place in the Sun: Paintings of the Southwest by Walter Ufer and E. Martin Hennings” is in the Gallagher Gallery on the first floor of the Hamilton Building/ Denver Art Museum. The exhibit fills the space with images of the sunshine, landscapes and people these Europe-trained artists found in Taos, New Mexico. Both achieved national prominence, exhibiting in major U.S. shows, while they were painting in the early 20th century as members of the lively Taos artists’ colony, but they are less recognized today. As a window on a place and time, as well as examples of expertly crafted work by a pair of German-American painters (originally based in Chicago), these paintings will be of interest to many local art lovers. The exhibit runs through April 24, when it will travel to the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is known for its Western art collections. In a catalog introduction by DAM director Christoph Heinrich, he speaks of the museum’s nationally recognized Western American art collection and an initial exhibit, “Picturesque Images of Taos and Santa Fe” in 1974, and the more recent “Art in New Mexico 1900-1945” in 1987. In 2001, the Harmsen collection was
given to the museum, and in 2011, the Western collection of Henry Roath was received, which included major canvases by most of the Taos painters. In 2012, the collection of Dr. George C. and Catherine M. Peck meant that “today, the museum’s holdings are as good as any art museum and a strength of the Western American collection,” according to Heinrich. Thomas Brent Smith is curator and editor of the handsome catalog, which is dedicated to Henry Roath. Walter Ufer (1876-1936) and E. Martin
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Hennings (1886-1956), like many American art students of their day, studied art in Munich, which called itself “the art city,” developing great skill with the brush and palette. Both were children of Germanborn parents. They met as art students in Chicago, a city increasingly visible in the arts world after the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition. When they returned from Europe, as war loomed, both found support from a syndicate of wealthy Chicago businessmen who encouraged a focus on the American Southwest and would finance the artists’ living expenses in exchange for a given number of canvases. Ufer first visited New Mexico in 1914, according to Smith’s catalog introduction, and “found an environment that suited his painting and subjects that suited his idea of creating a distinctively American art.” Henning’s first visit was in 1917 (he had been occupied with commercial artwork in Chicago) and he returned four years later,
IF YOU GO “A Place in the Sun: Painting of the Southwest by Walter Ufer and E. Martin Hennings” runs through April 24 in the Gallagher Gallery on the first level of the Hamilton Building/Denver Art Museum. It is included in general admission. Information: denverartmuseum. org, 720-865-5000. Open Tuesdays through Sundays. Parking garage on 12th Avenue, just west of Broadway. settling in for longer periods and becoming a member of the Taos Society of Artists. The two were markedly different in temperament and approach to painting. Ufer painted “alla prima,” layering wet paint over wet paint with a spontaneous effect. “I design the painting there. I don’t make any small sketches of my models first, but put my full vitality and enthusiasm into the one and original painting,” he said. Hennings methodically planned and painted his canvases, with numerous preparatory sketches. As he painted, he allowed layers to dry between applications of paint. “A painting is a great adventure — thinking over the subject — making many sketches, designing, composing, organizing, planning its color, its lighting, shadows and interweaving contrasts — until you’re certain it has everything for a strong and effective painting. Then you go to work on your canvas with your models,” he wrote. This survey of work by two American painters includes about 40 works, including important paintings that won national awards. Both found inspiration in the American Indian and Hispanic people they met — some became regular models — and the distinctive landscape that surrounded the town of Taos — a destination that continues to attract many of us today.
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Two-day box bash offered by sculptor “Thinking Inside the Box, Again” is the title for sculptor Mark Friday’s two-day workshop, Feb. 19 and 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the new Blackridge Artists’ School, 3001 S. Acoma St. in Englewood. The box has long been used Sonya Ellingboe by artists to create space for objects SONYA’S and images, which SAMPLER students will make from found materials they will bring to the class. Friday will supply some hand and power tools to aid in joining objects together, but students are responsible for supplying most of their own materials and tools. Find a nice old wooden box as a starter. Cost: $165. (Artist Mark Nelson has started the school, with professional instructors scheduled for workshops and weekly classes.) Register at blackridgearts. com or contact blackridgearts@gmail.com. Bullying in spotlight Parker Arts is presenting a new play,
“Out of Bounds,” about cyberbullying. A 14-year-old and her friends discuss this growing problem in the play, which includes video footage, graphic illustrations, stories from parents, teachers and others. It is presented as a community project that will show for the public at 6:30 p.m. Feb 3 and for schools at 10 a.m. Feb. 4 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Experts in the community will be on hand Feb. 3 to share resources from 5 to 9 p.m.: American Society for Suicide Prevention, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and about a dozen other groups. It’s intended to start a community discussion about bullying. Kristy Arellano will discuss her family’s experience with her daughter’s depression and suicide attempt. Small panel discussions will follow the performance. Tickets cost $12/$7 for groups of 10 or more, parkerarts.org, 303-805-6800.
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Book sale “Sizzlin’ Smoky Sale: Hot Deals on Cool Reads” is a used book sale taking place Jan. 28 (9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.); Jan. 29 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Jan. 30 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Jan. 31 (1-4 p.m.) at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. The final day is bag day — they provide the bag and you fill it for $6. The sale is coordinated by the
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Colorado Ballet “Attitude on Santa Fe” will include a dinner and performance of three ballets choreographed by two dancers and one Colorado Ballet Academy teacher. The event will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Armstrong Center for Dance, 1075 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Cost for dinner, wine and performance is $75 and seating is limited. Performance-only tickets are available. Reservations: Coloradoballet.org/events.
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Final Fridays The Denver Art Museum, downtown at Broadway and West 14th Avenue Parkway, hosts Final Fridays from January through October, offering after-hours encounters, insight into the collections, a cash bar, art-making and other activities. “Family Matters” is the Jan. 29 topic, examining traditions and stories passed down through generations. Denverartmuseum.org.
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Opera competition The Denver Lyric Opera Guild will host its annual competition in February and March, offering opera fans a couple of opportunities to hear young singers on a professional track, with admission free. The competition is at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. Preliminary competition will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 13 and finals will be 1 to 5 p.m. on March 5. The guild will award cash prizes to the winners, as one facet of ongoing support for singers who are studying toward a musical career. Information: denverlyricoperaguild.org. (New members are welcome.)
end of Chatfield State Park). All lectures are 8 a.m. to noon. The first class is on Jan. 29, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: burrowing owls and plovers. The second is on Feb. 5, Colorado Parks and Wildlife: black-footed ferret. The third is on Feb. 12, Butterfly Pavilion, Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network.
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Use the resources at your disposal. Many college graduates are unaware that they have valuable resources at their disposal that can greatly increase their chances of securing a job out of college. The career services office at the university is an invaluable resource that is plugged into the business community in its town or city. Such an office can connect you will fellow alumni, many of whom want to help their fellow graduates establish their careers. A career services office also can help new graduates fine tune their resumes and cover letters so they have a greater chance of landing a job. Parents also might be a great resource in your job hunt. Your parents may have a career’s worth of professional contacts who might be able to help you land a job. Don’t be hesitant to ask your parents for help.
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British Comedy The British are coming to the Theatre of Dreams in Castle Rock. Keith Fields, comedy magician, stars in “A Brit of Magic,” an interactive show that includes magic, comedy and stunts. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Reservations required for all shows, as seating is limited. Go to www.Tickets.AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799. Theatre of Dreams is at 735 Park St., Suites C & D, Castle Rock. Go to www.AmazingShows.com. ‘Violet’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Violet” through Sunday, Feb. 7. Violet tells the story of a young woman’s quest for beauty amid the image obsessed landscape of the 1960s. Violet dreams of a miraculous transformation through the power of faith. Convinced that a televangelist in Oklahoma can heal her, she hops a Greyhound bus and starts the journey of a lifetime. Along the way, Violet forms unlikely friendships with her fellow riders, who teach her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider. Tickets available at the box office, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org.
MUSIC/CONCERTS
Adventures in Dance Learn the jive, lindy hop, Charleston and hustle in a workout format at Swing Aerobics from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays through Jan. 26. Dance to blues and popular rock while learning the West Coast Swing from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 23. Learn the merengue and bachata club dances from 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 24. Learn to glide across the floor with the Viennese waltz and the waltz from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 25. Classes are in the group room at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 207, Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance. com.
UNC Arts Showcase The University of Northern Colorado presents its second UNC Showcase of the Arts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The evening features presentations, performances and an exhibition by students from the College of Performing and Visual Arts. Ticket includes two beverages from the bar, refreshments at a pre-reception and dessert post-reception, with a onehour program in the Main Stage Theatre. Go to www.tickets.lonetreeartscenter.org/ online/seatSelect.asp. Family Estate Planning Protecting your family’s assets and future is easier than you think. Learn what steps you can take to save you and your beneficiaries money and heartache. A free public workshop is from 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Space is limited; call 720-440-2774 to RSVP. Birthday Celebration Enjoy food and festivities from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, as Douglas County Libraries celebrates 10 years at its Roxborough location, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. No registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins’ With the Banks children running rampant, a magical nanny flies in to save the day in this fantastical musical. Featuring songs you know and love like “Chim Chim Cheree,” and “A Spoonful of Sugar.” All the fun of the film is brought to life on stage in this “Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious” production. Show runs through Sunday, Jan. 31, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A sensory-friendly performance is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28. For times, tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800. Jam Band Jazz BlueStoneMojo performs a concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 4th St., Castle Rock. BlueStoneMojo is a Denver-based, six-piece jazz ensemble featuring sax, trumpet, and piano. The band plays a high-energy, eclectic “jam band” repertoire — a fusion of R&B, rock, folk, blues and jazz, including originals, standards, and classics. For tickets and information, call 303-688-5185 or go to www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org.
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Social Ballroom Dance Sampler Adults who have two left feet or who are curious about learning popular ballroom dances are invited to the social ballroom dance sampler from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Learn the waltz, Viennese waltz, foxtrot and tango. Go to www. adventuresindance.com. Chinese New Year Dance Party Enjoy a night of DJ ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing and tango dance at the Chinese New Year dance party from 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Dress in your best Chinese New Year costume. Refreshments and beverages served. Go to www.adventuresindance.com.
ART/CRAFTS
Drop-in Classes Drop in and learn a craft, home improvement skill or what to read next at Saturday Surprise, at 10 a.m. every Saturday at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
EVENTS
Venice: Biography of a City Perhaps no other city in the world conjures such distinct images as the gondolas plying the canals of Venice. Join Active Minds from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, for a virtual tour of the beautiful and historic city that is visited by more than 20 million tourists each year. Program will cover the story of the city, the most notable features, and end with a look at what the future holds for this city which is both sinking and shrinking as the waters rise and the full time residents move away. Program takes place at The Inn at Greenwood Village, 5565 S. Yosemite St., Greenwood Village. Seating is limited; call 303-327-7340 to RSVP. Woodturners Club The Front Range Woodturners Club meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the basement of Rockler Woodworking and Hardware at 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. Beginners and visitors are always welcome. The next meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 2. Call Jim Proud at 303-807-7566. Travel - Tours From Denver We’ve got places to go in 2016. Meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial (Room A), to learn about two exciting tours — four days in Vancouver or four days in San Francisco and the wine country. Also on the drawing board is a European tour from a Catholic perspective, visiting Prague and Austria. Each tour offers one or more special attractions. For example, enjoy a special luncheon at a winery — five wines each paired with gourmet food. Contact Betty at Odyssey Tours, 303-9562737, to RSVP.
HEALTH
South Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils. org. Upcoming blood drives are: Friday, Jan. 22, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., DirecTV, 161 Inverness Drive West, Englewood; Sunday, Jan. 24, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Mary of Littleton Catholic Church, 6853 S. Prince St., Littleton; Tuesday, Jan. 26, 12:30-6 p.m., Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; Friday, Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Larkspur Elementary School, 1103 W. Perry Park Ave., Larkspur (Stephanie Baker, 303-387-5375); Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pax Christi Catholic Church, 5761 McArthur Ranch Road, Littleton; Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Southern Gables Church, 4001 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Littleton.
Relay For Life The American Cancer Society Relay For Life gives communities the chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease. Each year, more than 4 million people participate in this global phenomenon and raise money and awareness to save lives from cancer. A partial schedule of Relay For Life events follows: Tuesday, Jan. 26, Relay for Life Parker kickoff event, Vines Wine Bistro Free Nutrition, Cooking Class Free Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 (Food Addiction); Wednesday, Feb. 3 (Slow Down the Aging Process); Wednesday, Feb. 10 (The Insulin-Heart Disease Connection); Wednesday, Feb. 17 (Foods and Your Hormone System, with guest speaker William H. Lee, MD); Wednesday, Feb. 24 (The NO Solution: Nitric Oxide for Heart Health) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www.southdenver.com. Free Health Classes South Denver Cardiology presents free educational classes at its office, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. For information, or to register, call 303-744-1065 or www.southdenver.com. Class schedule: Tuesday, Feb. 2, Cholesterol and Your Heart, 11 a.m. to noon. Explore how to manage cholesterol with medication, lifestyle and natural alternatives; Monday, Feb. 15, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn to live with Warfarin/Coumadin; Monday, Feb. 15, Diabetes, Prediabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Learn the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar. SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.
EDUCATION
Conservation Lecture Series Learn about Conservation in Colorado: The Next Chapter at an Audubon Society of Greater Denver lecture series that will highlight some of the state’s threatened and endangered animals, creating dialogue with industry experts about the challenges they face while also inspiring hope for the future. Registration is available for individual classes or the entire series. Money raised will support additional educational programming at our Audubon Nature Center. All classes run from 8 a.m. to noon and take place at the Audubon Nature Center, 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. For cost information and to register, call 303-973-9530 or email info@denveraudubon.org. Series schedule: Friday, Jan. 29, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Burrowing Owls & Plovers; Friday, Feb. 5, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Black-footed ferret; Friday, Feb. 12, Butterfly Pavilion, Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network. Go to www.denveraudubon.org. English Practice Practice your English gives mixed-level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. GED Prep Classes Students ages 17 and older may attend GED prep classes at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, and 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www.Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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Fine arts guild adds to its membership Littleton-based group grows with 16 new names
New Littleton Fine Arts Guild member Julie Anderson exhibits a cloth sculpture and other works in “First Impressions,” the new members show at the Depot Art Gallery. Photo by Peggy Dietz
CURTAIN TIME All manner of laughs “Mrs. Mannerly” by Jeffrey Hatcher opens Jan. 26 in the Arvada Center’s Black Box Theatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Directed by Edith Weiss, it stars Leslie O’Carroll and Graham Ward. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: arvadacenter.org. Well, hello Dolly! “Hello Dolly” by Jerry Her-
greet the visitor just inside the front door. Next are photographs by Wiebesiek above a trio of ceramic figures by Klein, who has additional sculptures, pottery and ceramic jewelry elsewhere in the By Sonya Ellingboe show. Softly colored oils and watercolors by Wing are sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com followed by large, bright oil landscapes by Plesko and nature-oriented watercolors, including a watercolor Widely varied art by the 16 new members of Lit- batik, by Firmin. tleton Fine Arts Guild fills the cozy red Depot Art Some of Demarco’s photographs, such as Gallery in Littleton. The gallery, housed in a historic “Drought,” border on the abstract, while Todd Reil1881 Santa Fe Railroad depot that once was at the ly’s work in ink, watercolor, oil, graphite and bronze center of Littleton commerce, is located just north sculpture includes the inviting “Gogerty’s Pub.” of the Buck Recreation CenSheila Marie exhibits oils: ter and Littleton Courthouse landscapes and florals, while on the north side of Littleton Shupe’s mixed media paintIF YOU GO Boulevard, near the railroad ings are layered and soft. In tracks. An old caboose beyond the former stationmaster’s ofThe Depot Art Gallery is at 2069 W. it holds additional art. fice, Hendrix’s acrylics include Powers Ave., Littleton. Gallery hours: Prospective members suban unusual view of dancers’ 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through mit examples of their work legs. Sundays. There will be a reception and meet with a committee of Multitalented Anderson from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. Littleton Fine Arts Guild memtends toward fairy-tale fare, 23. 303-795-0781. Free parking, free bers to talk about joining the with several detailed works in admission. DepotArtGallery.org. long-standing group. With the scherenschnitte, a traditional number of new members (all paper-cutting art. She also has members volunteer to operbeaded jewelry, quilting and ate the gallery), the hours have been expanded to 10 drawings in the show. (Longtime members were rea.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, more in minded of the late Millie Kelly’s art.) tune with nearby businesses in downtown Littleton. In the Baggage room are Ehrnstein’s whimsical An exhibit of their work, “First Impressions,” is watercolors and her quilted piece that is hard to displayed through January. New LFAG members are: classify. Wicks exhibits mixed media paintings and Julie Anderson, David Demarco, Cynthia Ehrnstein, oils and Eilert has watercolors, sculpture and mixed Robert Eilert, Gail Firmin, Teri Hendrix, MaryKay media pieces. Finally, Sampson shows oils and waKlein, Sheila Marie, Forrest Plesko, Todd Reilly, Lau- tercolors, including an image of the landmark “Corie Sampson, Bobbi Shupe, Merrie Wicks, Bill Wiebe- ney Island” hot dog stand that was moved west on siek, Jane Wing and Kate Wyman, whose watercolors Highway 285 some years ago.
man and Michael Stewart, about a 19th-century matchmaker, plays through March 6 at Johnstown’s Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Exit 254 from Interstate 25, just south of Johnson’s Corner. Performances: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays: dinner at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinees: dinner at noon, show at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees: dinner at 12:30 p.m., show at 2 p.m. Tickets: adult dinner and show, $49.50 to $59.50, depending on day; age 5-12 dinner and show, $29.50; student 13-18 dinner and show, $39.50; show-only
tickets at box office for adult, $29.50, for student, $19.50, any performance. 970-744-3747, ColoradoCandlelight.com. In search of beauty “Violet” by Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley is adapted from “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts. The musical is directed by Nick Sugar, with musical direction by Donna Kolpan Debreceni, who will lead a live band. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 2 p.m. on Jan. 30; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24; 12:30 p.m. on
Feb. 7. Tickets, $23-$42, 303-7942787 ext. 5, townhallartscenter. org. (Ten value seats are made available one hour before curtain time at the box office on a first come, first served basis.) Classic theater experience “Medea” by Euripides was first produced in Greece in 431 BCE. This production at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, plays through Feb. 14. Director is Warren Sherrill. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays and Monday, Feb. 8. (No show on
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Hope for humanity lies behind intense story of alien empire By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com “I wanted to turn convention on its head and tell a story of a character who could definitely be a villain, but definitely isn’t. Basically a dark story rooted in hope rather than the apocalypse … It’s dark, it’s intense, it’s grim, but the world behind the story is one rooted in hope for humanity’s very near future on earth.” Mason Torall says he always wanted to tell stories, and his novel “The Dark Element” is born out of a story he came up with in sixth grade. “Originally I thought that meant Hollywood blockbusters, but after failing miserably at film school for college, I realized that the written word felt more intimate and much more my style.” Torall lived in the Littleton area near Col-
umbine until 1998, “when we moved east of Parker so we could have horses and a dog boarding kennel.” His parents divorced soon after the move and “teen years were messy (whose isn’t, though).” He credits his schooling with giving his writing a boost. He attended the nontraditional Rocky Mountain Expeditionary School in south Denver for high school, “where they teach that rote memorization isn’t learning and learning to think and be curious is more important than winning …” A bit of a synopsis: “Unity took us to the stars. The stars brought aliens to earth. Our trust cost us everything … A hungry alien empire called ‘The Collective’ has betrayed humanity, Earth is taken. Day by day the ruthless Overseer harvests the planet we worked so hard to save and only a group of individuals have found any success against him. The Elementals. Damien Vilan is one of those human enigmas …” By day, the 25-year-old writer works as
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Heritage wins Smoky Hill Invitational Andrews sets two meet records to pace Eagles By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com It took her a bit, but Heritage sophomore Kylie Andrews finally admitted she performed well in the Smoky Hill Invitational girls swim meet on Jan. 16. Heritage won the meet with 483 points to finish ahead of host Smoky Hill and Chaparral, which finished third. Legend was fourth, Douglas County/Castle View eighth and Ponderosa 13th. Andrews set pool records in winning the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke. She swam a 55.91 to better the butterfly meet record of 56.07 set by Heritage’s Shelly Patton in 2012. In the 100 backstroke, her time of 56.03 snapped her own meet record of 57.39 set last season. Andrews also holds the meet record of 52.33 in the 100 freestyle, but she didn’t swim in that event this season. She also contributed on relay teams. CJ Mitchell, Andrews, Marissa Kiefer and Katherine Harston won the 400-freestyle relay in 3:40.59. Andrews also swam on the 200-medley relay team, which placed second. “My team did really good and all my competitors in my races, my opponents, did really well,” said Andrews. “And I feel like I had a pretty good races. “Right now I feel real good with how I’m doing. There is always room for improvement. There were just good vibes for this meet, and everyone did really well. I like all the events I swim except for really breaststroke.” Heritage junior Emma Spotts won the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.25 while Harston captured the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:13.50. “I was next to my teammate (Mitchell), and I just went out there to race and have some fun,” said Harston. “It’s relieving to finish the race. I just look up at my time and then look at everybody’s else’s,
Heritage sophomore Kylie Andrews set meet records in the 100-yard backstroke and 100 butterfly at the Smoky Hill Invitational on Jan. 16. Photo by Jim Benton especially CJ (Mitchell) because she was trying to get her state time and she did.” Heritage was looking up in the team standings to Chaparral for much of the meet, but came on strong to win. “We had a real solid day,” said Eagles coach Thomas Byorick. “Our very good swimmers swam well and the next group of kids did well. It was a great team effort, and we love this meet. “On paper we were a little softer on the front half of the meet and very strong in the second. Chaparral had a couple fabulous relays, and they swam well and we always know Smoky Hill is going to step up. Top to bottom we performed well.” Chaparral senior Kaylee Gassen won the 200 IM, 100 freestyle and was on the Wolverines’ victorious 200-medley relay and meet record 200-freestyle relay foursome.
Lexie Barker, a junior at Douglas County who competes on the Douglas County/Castle View team, won the diving competition with 462 points. Results from the Smoky Hill Invitational South Metro swimmers who finished among the top three in the finals of the Jan. 16 Smoky Hill Invitational: 200-medley relay - 1. Chaparral (Paris, Sandeno, Grier, Gassen) 1:48.26; 2. Heritage (Hunt, Spotts, Andrews, Kiefer) 1:48.66. 200 freestyle - 2. Mitchell, Heritage, 1:57.52. 200 IM - 1. Gassen, Chaparral, 2:12.69; 2. Litteken, Douglas County/Castle View, 2:16.42. 50 freestyle - 2. Paris, Chaparral, 24.93. Diving - 1. Barker, Douglas County/ Castle View, 462.
100 butterfly - 1. Andrews, Heritage, 55.91; 2. Harston, Heritage, 58.31. 100 freestyle - 1. Gassen, Chaparral, 52.37; 2. Litteken, Douglas County/Castle View, 55.17. 500 freestyle - 1. Harston, Heritage, 5:13.50; 2. Mitchell, Heritage, 5:23.06. 200-freestyle relay - 1. Chaparral (Sandeno, Paris, Grier, Gassen) 1:39.10; 2. Heritage (Scharf, Spotts, Mitchell, Harston) 1:41.72. 100 backstroke - 1. Andrews, Heritage, 56.03; 2. Feeder, Legend, 1:01.97; 3. Kiefer, Heritage, 1:02.08. 100 breaststroke - 1. Spotts, Heritage, 1:07.25; 3. Grier, Chaparral, 1:08.98. 400-freestyle relay - 1. Heritage (Mitchell, Andrews, Kiefer, Harston) 3:40.59; 3. Legend (Linton, Feeder, Malik, Kholos), 3:49.80.
Littleton girls unable to catch up with Golden Lions try to battle back, but eventually fall 56-29 By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton faced a difficult challenge from the start as Golden scored the first 11 points of the Jan. 16 league girls basketball game, and the Lions weren’t able to overcome the lead, eventually losing 56-29. “We knew it would be tough going into the game against a good Golden team,” Littleton coach Adam Williams said after the game. “We are a young team, and we know what our limitations are. We don’t have a lot of experience, and we are still struggling to believe we can make our shots.”
Above: Sydney Elder grabs a rebound for Littleton during the Jan. 16 league game against Golden. Right: Katie Puchino puts up a jump shot for Littleton during the Jan. 16 game. Puchino led the Lions in scoring with nine points, but Golden won the game 56-29. Photos by Tom Munds
Key moments Golden scored the first 11 points of the game, but Littleton didn’t quit. The Lions cut into the lead and trailed 11-4 at the end of the first quarter, but they were never able to get closer. Littleton played aggressive defense and gave up few easy baskets. When they had the ball the Lions took good shots, but they saw the shots carom off the hoop or roll around the basket and fall out. Golden’s offense was most effective in the final quarter as they outscored the Lions 21-5. Key players/statistics Rebecca Sandstrom was the leading scorer for the Lions with nine points. Maddie Fuchs scored seven points while teammates Katie Puchino and Brittany Line had
four points each. Puchino is the leading scorer for the first 12 games with 115 points, which include a team-leading 18 baskets from three-point range. She also leads the team in steals with 29 and assists with 24. Sandstrom is the second-leading scorer with 55 points in nine games, plus she leads the team in blocked shots with 11. They said it The coach said this is a young team with only two seniors on the roster. “We are actually playing pretty well,” he said. “We are playing good defense and we are taking good shots, but we are still struggling to believe those shots will fall. The team is young and often they rush the shots a bit, but that is something that can be corrected.” He said the future is very bright, but he is trying to push the group to accelerate the process a little. Puchino plays basketball and soccer for the Lions, and she said basketball helps her be a better soccer player. “It helps me with quickness, getting to the ball and working together as a team,” the sophomore said. “I think I am better at defense than I am at offense because of my quickness, and it comes easier to me.” Going forward After the game with Golden, the Lions’ record is 5-7 overall and 1-3 in league. The coach said his team should be competitive in the next few games, including the Jan. 22 game at Green Mountain and the Jan. 26 home game against Arvada.
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Basketball coach doesn’t need a timeout
Jim Benton
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Valor Christian girls basketball coach Jessika Caldwell likes to be hands-on and very demonstrative during practice. That didn’t change while she was pregnant. With the baby due in just days, Caldwell was still out on the court demonstrating moves — and some of her players were a
little worried. “There were definitely some times when we wanted her to calm down because she is so passionate and loves the game,” said Valor senior Heidi Hammond. Caldwell, whose son Boden was born Jan. 5, said she just “kind of made it work.”
“This was my third go around,” she said. “The girls probably got a little more nervous than I did. I was out there showing them what to do, and they were like, ‘Eek.’” Caldwell missed Valor’s game Jan. 6 against Wheat Ridge but was back guiding the Eagles Jan. 8 against Golden. She has two other
children, Emersyn and Bryce. “She was confident and got back on the floor so quick, it was incredible,” Hammond said. “We love having her back.” Benton continues on Page 24
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ENGLEWOOD PIRATES GIRLS BASKETBALL Skyview 34, Englewood 27 The Pirates fell to 6-5 on the season with the Jan. 15 road loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
Vista PEAK Prep 50, Englewood 20 The Pirates fell to 6-4 on the season with the Jan. 12 home loss. Key performers: Molly Ostrowski scored five points. Tairaius Lucas grabbed 11 rebounds.
Skyview 61, Englewood 45 The Pirates fell to 3-8 on the season with the Jan. 15 home loss. Key performers: Cecil Ondack scored 10 points. Englewood 50, Kennedy 48 The Pirates improved to 3-7 on the season with the Jan. 14 road win. Key performers: Cecil Ondack scored 11 points. Jonathan Schroder scored 11 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL Centaurus 58, Englewood 39 The Pirates fell to 3-9 on the season with the Jan. 16 road loss.
Vista PEAK Prep 76, Englwood 45 The Pirates fell to 2-7 on the season with the Jan. 12 road loss. Key performers: Cecil Ondack scored 12 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Arapahoe 56, Overland 43 The Warriors improved to 7-4 on the season with the Jan. 15 road win. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. Arapahoe 56, Eaglecrest 40 The Warriors improved to 6-4 on the
GIRLS BASKETBALL Heritage 22, ThunderRidge 77 The Eagles felt to 6-8 on the season with the Jan.15 home win. Key performers: Bailey Cechini scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds.
ThunderRidge 58, Heritage 28 The Eagles fell to 4-8 on the season with the Jan.15 road loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
Brighton 34, Heritage 27 The Eagles fell to 6-7 on the season with the Jan. 12 road loss. Key performers: Hailey Cechini scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Bailey Cechini grabbed 11 rebounds.
Heritage 67, Denver South 64 The Eagles improved to 4-7 on the season with the Jan. 12 home win. Key performers: Jack Peck scored 22 points. Walker Andrew scored 14 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL Doherty 72, Heritage 52 The Eagles fell to 4-9 on the season with the Jan. 16 road loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
ICE HOCKEY Cherry Creek 3, Heritage 0 The Eagles fell to 4-5 on the season with the Jan. 14 home loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
ARAPAHOE WARRIORS with the Jan. 15 home loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
season with the Jan. 13 road win. Key performers: Macy Ziegler scored 22 points. Katie Crowley scored 11 points. BOYS BASKETBALL Overland 67, Arapahoe 38 The Warriors fell to 7-6 on the season
Eaglecrest 56, Arapahoe 54 The Warriors fell to 7-5 on the season with the Jan. 13 home loss.
Key performers: Kyle Lukasiewicz scored 15 points. James Walsh scored nine points.
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Eagles place sixth at wrestling tourney
Heritage makes strong mat showing at Alameda Invitational By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Heritage wrestlers held their own against tough competition as the Eagles earned a sixth-place finish among 22 teams in the Jan. 16 Alameda Invitational wrestling tournament. “We are making progress toward where we want to be as a team,” Eagles coach Joe Swanson said. “The kids are moving forward and getting better. We are a little thin this weekend because of some scheduling conflicts, but we still are doing pretty well.” Jason Todd had the best finish for the Eagles as he won the championship at 160 pounds. Alejandro Gandara was second at 152 pounds, and Tyler Duff was third at 195 pounds. The tournament used a 16-wrestler, double-elimination bracket for each of the 14 weight divisions, and wrestlers earned team points for winning matches. Legend won the tournament with 204 points, Silver Creek was second, and
Heritage 126-pounder Cahlin Atwell tightens his grip on his Legend opponent during their early round match at the Jan. 15 Alameda Invitational wrestling tournament. Atwell lost the match in overtime, but Heritage scored the points needed to finish sixth in the competition. Photo by Tom Munds Heritage was sixth with 107.5 points. “We have some wrestlers who are doing very well so far this season, and things look good for the future of our
team,” Swanson said. “We have a mix of veterans and young wrestlers on varsity, but we have more than 20 kids at practice so we can schedule junior varsity matches
for those younger athletes.” He said many of his wrestlers learned the fundamentals of the sport by competing in the youth program. The coach said the numbers were down a little last year as he took over the program, but the number of young kids interested in wrestling is growing. Duff, the Eagles’ 195-pounder, said his two older brothers were wrestlers and they got him started. “I like wrestling for a lot of reasons, and I feel it helps me with my other sports, which are track and football,” he said. “I feel wrestling teaches me balance, quickness and body control. That helps me in track, and I feel those skills really help me be a better football player.” He said he has improved as a wrestler since last year. “I worked hard during the offseason to become better at the sport,” he said. “I feel that I am stronger and I am more aware of what I am doing.” He said it has been a pretty good season. “I have a winning record right now,” Duff said. “But I am working to get better because there is always room to improve.”
SPORTS ROUNDUP LITTLETON LIONS GIRLS BASKETBALL Golden 56, Littleton 29 The Lions fell to 5-7 on the season with the Jan. 16 home loss. Key performers: Rebekah Sandstorm scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds. Littleton 46, Grand Junction 36
The Lions improved to 5-6 on the season with the Jan. 15 home win. Key performers: Maddie Fuchs scored 11 points. Sarah Payson scored nine points. Valor Christian 64, Littleton 22 The Lions fell to 4-6 on the season with the Jan. 13 home loss.
Key performers: Rebekah Sandstorm grabbed 11 rebounds. BOYS BASKETBALL Golden 60, Littleton 27 The Lions fell to 0-12 on the season with the Jan. 15 road loss. Key performers: No individual
statistics were reported for this game. Valor Christian 84, Littleton 36 The Lions fell to 0-11 on the season with the Jan. 13 home loss. Key performers: Ethen Vasquez scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds. Sam Kail scored 10 points.
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Green Mountain grad a college standout Green Mountain graduate Ryan Stephan is having a stellar season for Colorado Mesa’s basketball team. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound senior ranked among the top 25 in nine different NCAA Division II statistics before last weekend’s games. He led the nation with 10 double-doubles and picked up his 11th on Jan. 16 against Adams State. He was second in defensive rebounds with 8.8 per game, fourth with 122 free throws made and fifth with a 25.3 scoring average.
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male students, along with another avenue to college scholarships, noted Bispham — maybe even the Olympics or a professional career. The girls conducted an informal survey of their peers and already have about 40 interested in joining the team, which will include students from Littleton and Heritage high schools, as well as homeschoolers. There are 13 other teams in the state already, a mix of 4A and 5A, varsity and junior varsity. The team will be managed through a joint venture between Arapahoe, the district and a booster club, as is currently the case with lacrosse and ice hockey. “We knew coming forward that we were trying to keep it no cost or extremely low cost,” said Abla. “And 10 years ago, lacrosse was not necessarily a popular sport, but look at it today.” Two moms stood in support of their daughters. “We are very committed to seeing this through and developing an organized field hockey team for our district,” said Amy Soltes. Julie Kellogg praised the girls’ determination. “They did all the work,” she said. “We wouldn’t be here without them.” awards banquet at the Denver Marriott City Center. McCaffrey, the former Valor Christian athlete, is the Amateur Athlete of the Year for the 2015 calendar year. He is a sophomore running back for Stanford and was named the Associated Press Player of the Year. He was the Heisman Trophy runnerup after setting an NCAA record with 3,864 all-purpose yards. Pugh, a senior at Mountain Vista, is the girls High School Athlete of the Year. Pugh was tabbed as the Gatorade Colorado Girls Soccer Player of the Year and the National Player of the Year. She is a member of the United States U20 national team. From gymnastics to diving It seems like more and more divers are former gymnasts who have switched to the water. Douglas County junior Lexie Barker, who competes for the Douglas County/ Castle View team, is a new diver who won the event at the Smoky Hill Invitational with 462 points. She liked gymnastics, but injuries took their toll. “I’ve been diving a little over a year,” she said. “I was a gymnast for nine years and I had like seven stress fractures in my back, so I had to retire. My parents told me to try diving, and I kind of fell in love with it.” Ralston Valley’s Neal leads the way After the completion of games on Jan. 16, Ralston Valley’s Cody Neal was the state’s leading scorer in hockey. He has 32 points on 18 goals and 14 assists. He has three power-play and two short-handed goals. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.
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Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0750-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 13, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Robert Timothy Reeder and Sharon Jean Reeder Original Beneficiary(ies) U.S. Bank National Association ND Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association, as successor by merger of U.S. Bank National Association ND Date of Deed of Trust September 02, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 15, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5139366 Original Principal Amount $275,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $249,531.98 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, BLOCK 52, SOUTHGLENNSEVENTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7052 South Franklin Street, Centennial, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/02/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/7/2016 Last Publication: 2/4/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/13/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee
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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0736-2015
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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 4, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
On November 13, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s) DAVID A EDMISTON and JANA K EDMISTON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-FRE1 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Date of Deed of Trust June 24, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 05, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5098181 Original Principal Amount $648,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $577,132.96
Original Grantor(s) Paula S Mackintosh and Oliverio Cervantes Original Beneficiary(ies) Compass Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Interstate Intrinsic Value Fund A, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 20, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 13, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6146867 Original Principal Amount $18,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $14,797.59
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. LOT 2, BLOCK 1, BURMING TREE AT COLUMBINE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. MORE CORRECTLY KNOWN AS: LOT 2, BLOCK 1, BURNING TREE AT COLUMBINE, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 93 FAIRWAY LN, LITTLETON, CO 80123. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/04/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Torben M. Welch #34282 Matthew Ryan Sullivan #39728 Alex M Beltz #43310 Messner & Reeves LLC 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-1800 Attorney File # 7328.0389
Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-008559
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 Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
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©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO.: 0750-2015 First Publication: 1/7/2016 Last Publication: 2/4/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No.: 0736-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0736-2015
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0753-2015
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On November 4, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
On November 13, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s) DAVID A EDMISTON and JANA K EDMISTON
Original Grantor(s) Paula S Mackintosh and Oliverio Cervantes
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Notices
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0763-2015
26 The Independent • The Herald
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. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED AND DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY SET FORTH ABOVE AS: LOT 72 BLOCK 4 SOUTHCREEK FLG 1 Also known by street and number as: 16293 E Otero Ave, Englewood, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/02/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/7/2016 Last Publication: 2/4/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/13/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lauren Tew #45041 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 3750.100106.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. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0753-2015 First Publication: 1/7/2016 Last Publication: 2/4/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0763-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 20, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) BRUCE I. GORDON Original Beneficiary(ies) FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CIT BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust January 21, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe
On November 20, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s) BRUCE I. GORDON Original Beneficiary(ies) FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CIT BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust January 21, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 28, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3019339 Original Principal Amount $216,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $81,765.83
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. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Also known by street and number as: 1692 WEST CANAL CIRCLE #1032, LITTLETON, CO 80120. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/09/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/20/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-009438
0765-2015 Exhibit A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 107, BUILDING 3, SAVANNAH, A CONDOMINIUM, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SAVANNAH, RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004 AS RECEPTION NO. B4133216 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON OCTOBER 3, 2005, AS RECEPTION NO. B5148400, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT To advertise your publicTO notices call 303-566-4100 USE PARKING SPACE NO. 223 AND GARAGE NO. G, IN GARAGE BUILDING 17, AS A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT, COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF CRS §38-38-103 COLORADO. FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0765-2015 A.P.N. 2073-32-2-16-007 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is Legal Notice NO.: 0765-2015 given with regard to the following First Publication: 1/14/2016 described Deed of Trust: Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent On November 20, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Trust described below to be recorded in CRS §38-38-103 the County of Arapahoe records. FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0767-2015 Original Grantor(s) To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is Richard Iovane given with regard to the following and Rosemarie Iovane described Deed of Trust: Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration SysOn November 24, 2015, the undersigned tems, Inc. as a nominee for Peoples MortPublic Trustee caused the Notice of Elecgage Corporation tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Trust described below to be recorded in U.S. Bank National Association the County of Arapahoe records. Date of Deed of Trust May 29, 2012 Original Grantor(s) County of Recording BRENDA STOKES Arapahoe Original Beneficiary(ies) Recording Date of Deed of Trust CHASE BANK USA, N.A. June 07, 2012 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Recording Information (Reception No. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST and/or Book/Page No.) COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. D2061691 MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION Original Principal Amount TRUST 2007-CH3, ASSET BACKED $155,149.00 PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Outstanding Principal Balance SERIES 2007-CH3 $147,554.89 Date of Deed of Trust November 17, 2006 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you County of Recording are hereby notified that the covenants of Arapahoe the deed of trust have been violated as Recording Date of Deed of Trust follows: failure to pay principal and inDecember 07, 2006 terest when due together with all other Recording Information (Reception No. payments provided for in the evidence of and/or Book/Page No.) debt secured by the deed of trust and othB6172530 er violations thereof. Original Principal Amount $195,500.00 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Outstanding Principal Balance A FIRST LIEN. $195,216.11 Please see the attached Exhibit A for Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you the legal description. are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as Also known by street and number as: follows: failure to pay principal and in15700 East Jamison Dr. #3-107, Engleterest when due together with all other wood, CO 80112. payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and othTHE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN er violations thereof. IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE OF THE DEED OF TRUST. A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE LOTS 36 AND 37, BLOCK 5, RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt AND 16 OF WINDERMERE GALLUP'S secured by the Deed of Trust, described SUBURBAN HOME, SUBDIVISION, herein, has filed Notice of Election and COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF Demand for sale as provided by law and COLORADO. in said Deed of Trust.
January 21, 2016
Public Trustees
Public Trustees
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/09/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
Also known by street and number as: 5949 S BEMIS ST, LITTLETON, CO 80120.
First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/20/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee
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 name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-687467-JS
0763-2015 Exhibit A BUILDING 10, UNIT 1032, PINNACLE AT HIGHLINE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION FOR PINNACLE AT HIGHLINE RECORDED ON JULY 17, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1115281 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON OCTOBER 29, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1183130 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO AND GARAGE UNIT G 176 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION FOR PINNACLE AT HIGHLINE RECORDED ON JULY 17, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1115281 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON, OCTOBER 29, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1183130 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO APN # 207733318018 Legal Notice NO.: 0763-2015 First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0765-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 20, 2015, the undersigned
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0765-2015 Exhibit A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 107, BUILDING 3, SAVANNAH, A CONDOMINIUM, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SAVANNAH, RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004 AS RECEPTION NO. B4133216 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON OCTOBER 3, 2005, AS RECEPTION NO. B5148400, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE NO. 223 AND GARAGE NO. G, IN GARAGE BUILDING 17, AS A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. A.P.N. 2073-32-2-16-007 Legal Notice NO.: 0765-2015 First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/16/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/21/2016 Last Publication: 2/18/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/24/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, 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 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144
Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # 15-911-28857 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO.: 0767-2015 First Publication: 1/21/2016 Last Publication: 2/18/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0735-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
Littleton Englewood* 1
January 21, 2016 Public Trustees
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0735-2015
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 3, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) SHAWNA M JAMES Original Beneficiary(ies) CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust April 28, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 05, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9045776 Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 17, 2009 Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9102910 Original Principal Amount $146,301.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $131,600.41 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay 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. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Also known by street and number as: 6036 SOUTH SPOTSWOOD STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80120. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/03/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-009260 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0735-2015 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 6036, STERNE PARK TOWNHOMES, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED APRIL 4, 1978, IN BOOK 34 AT PAGE 13, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR STERNE PARK TOWNHOMES, RECORDED MARCH 15, 1978, IN BOOK 2741 AT PAGE 58, AND AS AMENDED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED MAY 24, 1978 IN BOOK 2780 AT PAGE 766, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Legal Notice NO.: 0735-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0570-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On August 14, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of
COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0570-2015
Public Trustees
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 14, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Jeffrey E. Harper and Karen R. Harper Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust July 02, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 09, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3146403 Original Principal Amount $163,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $59,264.54 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 214, OAKBROOK FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 797 East Phillips Drive North, Littleton, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. The original Sale Date was scheduled for December 2, 2015 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 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/02/2016 (formerly scheduled for December 2, 2015 and continued for deferment) , at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale: 1/14/2016 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale: 2/11/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/30/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, 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 Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-681111-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. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Public Notice NO.: 0570-2015 First Publication: 1/14/2016 Last Publication: 2/11/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0733-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 3, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Amir Stephen Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust November 04, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
The petition requests that the name of Ayla Xuan Chi Le-Cochran be changed to Ayla Xuan Chi Le Sullivan Case No.: 15 C 301453
Amir Stephen Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust November 04, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 05, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0114081 Original Principal Amount $281,213.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $257,041.68
Legal Notice No: 57104 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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 petition requests that the name of Jama Ibrahim Abdi be changed to Abdirahman Ali Barkhadle Case No.: 15 C 301463
Public Trustees
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 35, BLOCK 15, SOUTHGLENN THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Name Changes
Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 31, 2015 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 57113 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE
Also known by street and number as: 6741 S Marion Circle West, Centennial, CO 80122.
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Public notice is given on January 13, 2016 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/03/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, 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 Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-15-689783-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. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0733-2015 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 31, 2015 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Ahmed Majid Hadi Alazzawi be changed to Adam Jacob Solomon Case No.: 2015 C 301461 Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 57111 First Publication: January 14, 2016 Last Publication: January 28, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 28, 2015 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Ayla Xuan Chi Le-Cochran be changed to Ayla Xuan Chi Le Sullivan Case No.: 15 C 301453 Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 57104 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
The petition requests that the name of Sheila Marie Swanson be changed to Sheila Marie Ferrigan Case No.: 2016C100039 Tammera Herivel By: T. Scott, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 57135 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 4, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 13, 2016 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Bao Quoc Nguyen be changed to Andrew Thomas Green Case No.: 2016 C 100042 Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 57148 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 4, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 4, 2016 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Jacquelyne Leilani Graham be changed to Jacquelyne Leilani Shigeko Graham Case No.: 2016 C 100007 Tammera Herivel By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 57151 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 4, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Creditors Estate of Gertrude Salazar, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 30958 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 9, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred. Josetta Alice Alamri Personal Representative 4641 W. Ponds Circle Littleton, CO 80123 Legal Notice No.: 57109 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty Jane White, a.k.a Betty J. White, a.k.a Betty White, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PRO 31149 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 16, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred. David B. White, Personal Representative c/o Gouger Franzmann & Redman, LLC 5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 475 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No: 57112 First Publication: January 14, 2016 Last Publication: January 28, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FRANCES NADINE McDONALD, a/k/a F. NADINE McDONALD, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 31158 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court of the State of Colorado on or before May 20, 2016 or the claims may be forever be barred. Gary Eugene McDonald Personal Representative 5567 West Hinsdale Place Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No.: 57115 First Publication: January 14, 2016 Last Publication: January 28, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent
The Independent • The Herald 27 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice To Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bowina Ann Burback, aka Bowina Burback, aka Bowina A. Burback, aka Bo Burback, Deceased Case Number: 2015PR31136
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before May 14, 2016 (date)*, or the claims may be forever barred. Peter M. Burback Personal Representative 3325 West Saratoga Avenue Englewood, CO 80110 Legal Notice No.: 57116 First Publication: January 14, 2016 Last Publication: January 28, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Estate of Gregory D. Sewick, Deceased Case Number 2015PR31072 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 16, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred. Diane Grivetti Personal Representative c/o Barbara E. Cashman, Esq. Barbara Cashman, LLC 7955 East Arapahoe Ct., #3000 Centennial, CO 80112 Phone Number: 720-242-8133 e-mail: Barb@DenverElderLaw.org Legal Notice No.: 57117 First Publication: January 14, 2016 Last Publication: January 28, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FUMIO SAKAMOTO, aka FRANK F. SAKAMOTO, Deceased Case Number: 2015PR31186 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapaho County, Colorado on or before May 16, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred. Toshiko Sakamoto Personal Representative 6423 S. Dallas Court Englewood, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No.: 57123 First Publication: January 14, 2016 Last Publication: January 28, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DENNIS H. STAHM, a/k/a DENNIS STAHM, a/k/a DENNY STAHM, Deceased Case Number: 2016PR30007 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 23, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred. Lila Kay Stahm, Personal Representative Attn: Megan Murphy, Esq. 1601 Blake Street, Suite 310 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 57129 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 4, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATRICK HENRY MAHONEY, Deceased Case Number: 2015PR31090 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before May 21, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Audrey Galloway Attorney for MICHAEL H. MAHONEY Personal Representative c/o Lawyers|West Council Tree Ave., Suite 242 Fort Collins, CO 80525 Legal Notice No.: 57134 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 4, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lois Patsy Market, aka Lois P. Market, aka Lois Market, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 31024 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 7, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred. Earl Buckley Market Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 57102 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leona May Helling, aka Leona M. Helling, Deceased Case Number: 15 PR 31125 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 9, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred. Ronald J. Brotzman, PC Attorney for the Personal Representative, Jerry Helling P.O. Box 44, Berthoud, Colorado 80513 Legal Notice No: 57103 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bowina Ann Burback, aka Bowina Burback, aka Bowina A. Burback, aka Bo Burback, Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret T. Hartmuller, aka Margaret Elizabeth Thomsen Hartmuller, aka Margaret Thomsen Hartmuller,
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice To Creditors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret T. Hartmuller, aka Margaret Elizabeth Thomsen Hartmuller, aka Margaret Thomsen Hartmuller, and as Margaret Hartmuller, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 31157
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 9, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred. Sandra H. Kettelhut Personal Representative 2299 East Floyd Place Englewood, Colorado 80113 303-781-8081 Legal Notice No: 57110 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of IsaBelle Plotts, aka IsaBelle Henline, Deceased Case Number: 16 PR 19
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 1, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred. Starlene B. Montoya Personal Representative 20929 E. Ida Avenue Centennial, Colorado 80015 Legal Notice No: 57152 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 4, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No: 2014CV031835 Div.: 14 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Plaintiff(s): VICTORIA PLACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A COLORADO NON-PROFIT COMPANY Defendant(s): FIONA BAISDEN, ARAPAHOE PUBLIC TRUSTEE, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, AND PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC County of Recording: ARAPAHOE Recorded in Book 3323 Page 257, was the Declaration: Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Victoria Place on 11/14/80 with the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado Judgment Amount: $15,429.33
This is to advise you that foreclosure proceeding No. 2015-7389 has been commenced in the office of the undersigned Sheriff to foreclose the lien described above. The following described property situated in ARAPAHOE County, State of Colorado, is all of the property encumbered by said LIEN:
Lot 18, Block 2, Victoria Place Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, also known as: 17658 E Loyola Drive #C, Aurora, CO 80013.
The violation of the covenant of the evidence of debt upon which the foreclosure is based is set forth in the Order Authorizing Sale entered on August 17, 2015 and the Amended Order for Judgment entered in the above-captioned action on September 14, 2015.
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The name, address, telephone number, and bar registration number of each attorney representing the holder of the evidence of debt is: Peter E. Muccio, #34026 Tschetter Hamrick Sulzer, P.C. 3600 S. Yosemite St., Ste. 828 Denver, CO 80237 Phone No: 303.699.3484 Facsimile No: 720.449.0160
The place of sale is at the following location: Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3935. The sale will commence at 10:00 a.m. on February 18, 2016.
All inquiries regarding this sale should be directed to the civil section of the undersigned Sheriff’s office at 720-874-3935.
**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 24th day of November, 2015. David C. Walcher Sheriff, County of Arapahoe, Colorado BY: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 57012 First Publication: December 24, 2015 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Published in: Littleton Independent 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 14 CV 032721, Division/Courtroom 204 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
THE TIMBERS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION I, INC. Plaintiff, v. EMMANUEL K ELIASON; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE SECURITES CORP., HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2004-4; BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY; and CYNTHIA D. MARES, PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY, et al. Defendant(s).
Regarding: LOT 29, BLOCK 3, THE TIMBERS FILING NO. THREE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO; Also known as: 3832 S. Fraser St., Aurora, CO 80014
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:
You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O’clock A.M., on the 18th day of February, 2015, at 13101
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TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:
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You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O’clock A.M., on the 18th day of February, 2015, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3851. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $18,604.39. Dated: December 10, 2015 David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 57070 First Publication: December 24, 2015 Last Publication: January 21, 2015 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Phone No.: (303) 649-6355 Plaintiff: TENANT BUILD, INC., a Texas Corporation v. Defendants: PLATINUM ELECTRIC, INC., a Colorado Corporation; and GAMBRELL ENTERPRISES, INC., a Colorado Corporation Timothy L. Goddard, Atty. Reg. No. 17645 HASLER, FONFARA AND GODDARD LLP 125 South Howes Street, Sixth Floor P.O. Box 2267 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Phone No.: (970) 493-5070 Email: timg@hfglawfirm.com Case No. 15CV32627
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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Case #ZON2016-001: The Commission will hear the case on a proposed amendment to Englewood Estates Planned Unit development (PUD). The amendment is to construct 12 single family attached homes at 1210 West Quincy Circle.
PARK MEADOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT By: John M. Mullins, District Manager Legal Notice No.: 57153 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUD A copy of the proposed Amendment may be reviewed in the Community Development Department. Anyone interested in the proposed PUD Amendment is invited to attend the Public Hearing and address the Commission at that time.
Public Notice INVITATION TO BID PARK MEADOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
By Order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission
Sealed bids will be received from bidders on February 18th, 2016 by 4:00 p.m. for the Park Meadows Business Improvement District (“District”) at the office of Park Meadows Shopping Center, located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124. Bid award, if any, will be made on or about March 3rd, 2016. When government takes action, it uses local newspapers to notify There will not be a public bid opening.
Julie Bailey Recording Secretary Legal Notice No.: 57133 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent
Public Notice
Legal Notice No.: 57143 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent
Public Notice
TO: GAMBRELL ENTERPRISES, INC. Registered Agent: Anthony E. Gambrell 14071 East Colorado Drive, #A Aurora, Colorado 80012
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: HIGHLAND PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
Public Notice
By: /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE A Professional Corporation
Legal Notice No.: 57145 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent
DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Phone No.: (303) 649-6355 Plaintiff: TENANT BUILD, INC., a Texas Corporation v. Defendants: PLATINUM ELECTRIC, INC., a Colorado Corporation; and GAMBRELL ENTERPRISES, INC., a Colorado Corporation
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT On or about February 16, 2016 the City of Englewood will make final payment to: Colorado Lighting, Inc. 2171 E 74th Ave. Denver, CO 80229
Timothy L. Goddard, Atty. Reg. No. 17645 HASLER, FONFARA AND GODDARD LLP 125 South Howes Street, Sixth Floor P.O. Box 2267 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Phone No.: (970) 493-5070 Email: timg@hfglawfirm.com Case No. 15CV32624
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that three vacancies exist on the Board of Directors of the Highland Park Metropolitan District, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Qualified eligible electors of the Highland Park Metropolitan District who wish to be considered to fill a vacancy must file a letter of interest within ten days of the date of publication of this notice. A letter of interest may be filed on or before January 31, 2016 with the Board of Directors of the Highland Park Metropolitan District c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 225, Denver Colorado 80237.
Legal Notice No.: 57141 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO: GAMBRELL ENTERPRISES, INC. Registered Agent: Anthony E. Gambrell 14071 East Colorado Drive, #A Aurora, Colorado 80012
The successful bidder, if any, will be awarded a contract entitled “Landscape services” to provide the following services: Landscape Maintenance.
NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HIGHLAND PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
Legal Notice No.: 57146 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 18, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
SUMMONS – GAMBRELL ENTERPRISES, INC.
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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.
Dated: January 15, 2016. /s/ Timothy L. Goddard Signature of Attorney for Plaintiff
For construction of: Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant Lighting Improvement 2015 Project - ITB-15-002
Legal Notice No.: 57142 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent
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Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Shelley Becker, Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373 (303) 762-2401, prior to February 10, 2016. Shelley Becker Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 57127 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 4. 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PANORAMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Panorama Metropolitan District of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that a vacancy currently exists on the Board of Directors of the Panorama Metropolitan District ("District"). Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in filling such vacancy and serving on the Board of Directors should file a Letter of Interest with the board on or before the close of business on February 1, 2016.
Dated: January 15, 2016. /s/ Timothy L. Goddard Signature of Attorney for Plaintiff Legal Notice No.: 57150 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: February 18, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Letters of Interest are available and can be obtained from the Panorama Metropolitan District, c/o AJ Beckman at Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228, (303) 987-0835. Legal Notice No.: 57144 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent
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The District reserves the right to reject any bidder as not qualified, reject any and all bids, waive irregularity in the bidding, or accept responsive and responsible bids as the best interests of the District may be served, said determination to be made in the sole discretion of the District. Bidders shall have no right to hear or review competing bids or the documentation or analysis thereof. No partial bids, or bids which are received after the date and time mentioned, will be considered. Any bids received after the scheduled closing time will be returned to the bidder unopened.
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission will be held on February 2, 2016 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood City Council Chambers, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110.
SUMMONS GAMBRELL ENTERPRISES, INC.
If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.
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On and after January 18, 2016, bona fide bidders may obtain the contract documents and pertinent bid information regarding the work, together with attendant bidder information, from the above offices (contact Whitney Miller by phone at 303792-2999 to request documents). A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on January 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the office of Park Meadows, located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124. The bidders are asked to hold all questions until the pre-bid meeting.
PANORAMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: Is/ AJ Beckman, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 57128 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No.: 57147 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Infinigy, on behalf of Crown Castle, proposes the construction of a 70-ft AGL monopine communications tower (75-ft overall with appurtenances) and a 65-ft AGL monopine communications tower (70-ft overall with appurtenances), both to be located at 9670 W. Coal Mine Ave., in Littleton, CO (Jefferson County PIN: 59223-15-003). Please submit any written comments by February 20, 2016 regarding the potential effects that the proposed towers may have on Historic Properties that are listed or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places to: Tower Engineering Professionals, Inc.(Attn: Ryan Malek) 326 Tryon Road, Raleigh, NC 27603 Telephone: (919) 661-6351 Fax: (919) 661-6350 Legal Notice No.: 57149 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID PARK MEADOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Sealed bids will be received from bidders on February 18th, 2016 by 4:00 p.m. for the Park Meadows Business Improvement District (“District”) at the office of Park Meadows Shopping Center, located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124. Bid award, if any, will be made on or about March 3rd, 2016. There will not be a public bid opening. The successful bidder, if any, will be awarded a contract entitled “Exterior Floral” to provide the following services: Exterior Floral Design and Maintenance. The service area is located within the City of Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado. The approximate date that the services are to begin is the week of April 1, 2016. Bids must be completed and submitted to the District, at the above address during normal business hours no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 18, 2016. Potential bidders are advised that demonstrated past performance on work similar in type to that defined in the bid documents, bid responsiveness, and financial capability to perform will be among the factors in bidder qualifications and the award of the contract. If applicable, payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price, will be required upon the award of any bid. Retainages, if applicable, will be held as required by Colorado law. On and after January 18, 2016, bona fide bidders may obtain the contract documents and pertinent bid information regarding the work, together with attendant bidder information, from the above offices (contact Whitney Miller by phone at 303792-2999 to request documents). A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on January 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the office of Park Meadows, located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124. The bidders are asked to hold
Bids must be completed and submitted to the District, at the above address during normal business hours no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 18, 2016. Potential bidders are advised that demonstrated past performance on work similar in type to that defined in the bid documents, bid responsiveness, and financial capability to perform will be among the factors in bidder qualifications and the award of the contract. If applicable, payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price, will be required upon the award of any bid. Retainages, if applicable, will be held as required by Colorado law. On and after January 18, 2016, bona fide bidders may obtain the contract documents and pertinent bid information regarding the work, together with attendant bidder information, from the above offices (contact Whitney Miller by phone at 303792-2999 to request documents). A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on January 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the office of Park Meadows, located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124. The bidders are asked to hold all questions until the pre-bid meeting. The District reserves the right to reject any bidder as not qualified, reject any and all bids, waive irregularity in the bidding, or accept responsive and responsible bids as the best interests of the District may be served, said determination to be made in the sole discretion of the District. Bidders shall have no right to hear or review competing bids or the documentation or analysis thereof. No partial bids, or bids which are received after the date and time mentioned, will be considered. Any bids received after the scheduled closing time will be returned to the bidder unopened. PARK MEADOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT By: John M. Mullins, District Manager Legal Notice No.: 57154 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice INVITATION TO BID PARK MEADOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
bids, waive irregularity in the bidding, or accept responsive and responsible bids as the best interests of the District may be served, said determination to be made in the sole discretion of the District. Bidders shall have no right to hear or review competing bids or the documentation or analysis thereof.
January 21, 2016
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No partial bids, or bids which are received after the date and time mentioned, will be considered. Any bids received after the scheduled closing time will be returned to the bidder unopened. PARK MEADOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT By: John M. Mullins, District Manager Legal Notice No.: 57155 First Publication: January 21, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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Sealed bids will be received from bidders on February 18th, 2016 by 4:00 p.m. for the Park Meadows Business Improvement District (“District”) at the office of Park Meadows Shopping Center, located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124. Bid award, if any, will be made on or about March 3rd, 2016. There will not be a public bid opening. The successful bidder, if any, will be awarded a contract entitled “Exterior Floral Containers” to provide the following services: Exterior Floral Container Design and Maintenance. The service area is located within the City of Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado. The approximate date that the services are to begin is the week of April 1, 2016. Bids must be completed and submitted to the District, at the above address during normal business hours no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 18, 2016. Potential bidders are advised that demonstrated past performance on work similar in type to that defined in the bid documents, bid responsiveness, and financial capability to perform will be among the factors in bidder qualifications and the award of the contract. If applicable, payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price, will be required upon the award of any bid. Retainages, if applicable, will be held as required by Colorado law. On and after January 18, 2016, bona fide bidders may obtain the contract documents and pertinent bid information regarding the work, together with attendant bidder information, from the above offices (contact Whitney Miller by phone at 303792-2999 to request documents). A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on January 29, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at the office of Park Meadows, located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124. The bidders are asked to hold all questions until the pre-bid meeting. The District reserves the right to reject any bidder as not qualified, reject any and all bids, waive irregularity in the bidding, or accept responsive and responsible bids as the best interests of the District may be served, said determination to be made in the sole discretion of the District. Bidders shall have no right to hear or review competing bids or the documentation or analysis thereof. No partial bids, or bids which are received after the date and time mentioned, will be
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