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Motorcycle dealer’s plans for Littleton sputter BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Back to the drawing board. A motorcycle dealer and parts supplier that bought the old Walmart Neighborhood Market in the Columbine Valley Shopping Center at Bowles Avenue and Lowell Boulevard in Littleton is likely backing out of its plans to open a used motorcycle dealership in the building, though it says it may have a tenant lined up. Delkevic US, the North American division of Britishbased motorcycle and parts dealer Delkevic, announced plans late last year to open in the former grocery store at 3615 W. Bowles Ave. after buying the building last November for $2.75 million. The dealership would offer “new and used bike sales, new parts, accessories, riding gear and clothing,” according to documents filed with the city. “We’re still undecided whether to go ahead with that project,” said Kevin Neesam, the CEO of Delkevic US, who spoke by phone while on vacation in Peru. “We have another place in Fort Collins we may go ahead with instead.” The city is waiting to hear

whether to move ahead on the project, said city planner Pam Hall. “We’re kind of in the dark on that project,” Hall said. The dealership would require a conditional use permit from the city, imposing conditions on operations regarding lighting and outdoor displays. Delkevic currently operates at 2190 W. Bates Ave. in Englewood’s northwest industrial corridor. Neesam wouldn’t disclose the possible new tenant. It would be nice to see a grocer go into the 43,719-squarefoot shop, which sits on 3.7 acres, said City Councilmember Patrick Driscoll, whose district includes the shopping center. “It’s unfortunate Delkevic is probably bailing,” Driscoll said. “It’s a great little shopping center. A lot of my constituents wish it was still a grocery store.” Three grocery stores have come and gone from the site in recent years, Driscoll said. “It must just not work very well there,” Driscoll said. “It’s too bad, because it’s got a lot of parking and it’s in a perfect location.”

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Reading tutor, metal caster, former organic farmer In the service I’m 26 and a new Colorado resident. I’m an Americorps member serving with the Colorado Reading Corps. I tutor students one-on-one at Clayton Elementary School in Englewood to help them improve on their reading skills. I moved here from North Carolina in December. The diversity here is awesome. It’s so different culturally from North Carolina — too many country boys with Confederate flags for me there. I’ve been a nanny for the majority of my adult life. Working with kids has always been big for me. Diverse interests I have a degree in three-dimensional art, with a focus on sculpture and metalcasting. I wish I could have brought some of my art with me, but it’s pretty heavy to drag across the country. I’ve also worked as the head gardener for an organic farm in Ohio. I started volunteering to get free veggies, and eventually they hired me full time. I learned to drive a tractor, distill lavender and mint oils, and that kind of thing. Making a difference So many of my students mean something to me. I come home, and they all make me smile. There’s one little girl who’s so excited to be there, every day. She’s excited to learn. She’s the only one who does her homework every night, and she’s so thrilled to

Emma Norton wearing her pet corn snake Bell Pepper. Norton is an elementary school reading tutor. DAVID GILBERT bring it to me. She writes me letters like, “Thank you so much for tutoring me, Ms. Emma! Thank you for helping me learn to read!” It makes all the hard work worth it. Be my Valentine My student asked me to be her Valentine. On Valentine’s Day, we had a little party, exchanged little gifts, and she wrote me a lovely card. She gets down on herself sometimes, but she puts her faith in me. When I tell her we’ll do better next time, she says, “You know what? You’re right. We’ll do better next time.” If you have suggestions for My Name Is, please contact David Gilbert at dgilbert@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Nine candidates vie for three seats on South Suburban board STAFF REPORT

Nine candidates are seeking election for three seats on the South Suburban Park and Recreation District board of directors. The districtwide polling place election is May 8. The order of the names appearing on the ballot was determined via lottery drawing March 7 at the South Suburban Administration Building, 6631 S. University Blvd., Centennial. The ballot order is: Susan Pye, Michael G. Kohut,

Jeff Monroe, Dave Lawful, Jerry Bakke, Dan Purse, Tom Wood, Charlie Blosten and Pete Barrett. The five-member board of directors is elected at large to four-year terms, on a nonpartisan basis. The board of directors meets on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. Additional study sessions or special meetings are called as needed. The election will be a polling place election, with the option of obtaining

an absentee ballot. This is a district regular election and will feature only the election of board of directors candidates. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton; Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial; The Lone Tree Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway; and South Suburban Golf Course, 7900 S. Colorado Blvd., Centennial. To request an absentee ballot, go to

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http://ssprd.org/Portals/0/Board/ SSPRD-application-for-absentee-ballot-2018.pdf. For questions about voter eligibility, send an email to elections@ ssprd.org or call 303-483-7011. Existing board members are John Ostermiller, Pam Eller, Mike Anderson, Scott LaBrash and Jim Taylor. Ostermiller, Eller, and Anderson are termlimited and cannot seek re-election, and LaBrash will reach his term limit in May 2020. Taylor is eligible for re-election in May 2020.

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Advocates, lawmakers back efforts to bolster education funding House bill, ballot measure would work in tandem to tackle education issues BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A state House bill and a ballot measure could increase education funding throughout Colorado. Colorado House Bill 1232, which is currently awaiting hearing by the House Education Committee, seeks to create a new public school funding distribution formula for preschool through secondary education. The modernized school finance formula, proposed by Colorado superintendents, aspires to provide all 178 Colorado school districts with an increased level of funding for all students, while at the same time establishing a more equitable distribution of funding for students who are underserved and/or face the greatest challenges to being ready for college or a career when they finish high school. “The bill making its way through Legislature would change how the pie gets sliced,” said state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, who sits on the Senate education committee and the Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance, which is charged with examining how to update the school finance formula.

“The last time the formula was updated was in 1994 through the Public School Finance Act of 1994. “If coupled with a separate initiative for ballot, we can increase the size of the pie,” Zenzinger explained. “They go hand in hand. Why have a conversation about changing the formula if we don’t have a commitment to fund it?” The Great Schools, Thriving Communities ballot initiative seeks to increase that pie by creating a quality public education fund financed through higher taxes on incomes above $150,000 and on “C” corporations. Organizers maintain that if passed, the initiative would providing sustainable support for schools by stabilizing property taxes. The ballot initiative is designed in a way to align with the House bill. “We are working together, learning together and coming up with a proposal that would meet everyone’s interest,” said Susan Meek, communication director for Great Education Colorado, the organization sponsoring the ballot initiative. “It wasn’t a good idea to just raise revenue when we could lose it to the Gallagher Amendment.” The Gallagher Amendment is just one factor that makes state education funding in Colorado complex. The Gallagher Amendment, passed in 1982, says the state must adjust the assessment rate of residential real property to ensure the percentage of the assessed value of taxable residential real property relative to the assessed value

of all taxable real property remains the same as in 1985. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), passed in 1992, also causes problems by putting pressure on state resources by generally reducing local share and increasing state share. A third factor is Amendment 23, passed in 2000, which says that the statewide base per pupil funding must annually increase by at least inflation, putting pressure on state resources by increasing the amount of total program funding. In 2010, nationwide recession resulted in lower state revenues, and Gallagher, TABOR, and Amendment 23 combined resulted in a state share amount that was more than the state could pay and still meet other budgetary demands. Because of this, the General Assembly created the negative factor to reduce the state’s share of total program proportionately across school districts. The effect is that the negative factor reduces total program funding for most school districts because of reduced state share. “It’s a complicated set of factors,” said Dr. Jason Glass, superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools. “I think the punchline on school funding each year is that the final numbers are determined by the state Legislature. They determine what money is for each school district through a complicated set of factors.” One thing that Glass said makes state

education finding even more difficult is that education is competing against other needs in the state. “Everything the state funds is underfunded,” Glass said. “Legislature is going through the process of balancing needs to determine right mixture. We don’t know if it’s a year they want to highlight transportation over education.” Issues in funding that the interim committee is looking at include s whether the state is counting stuD dents correctly and whether it is t adequately defining who is at-risk, cost-of-living adjustments and districtw a sizes. But Zenzinger said even if all those i m problems are addressed, there is still the local share problem that the o Gallagher Amendment, TABOR and i s Amendment 23 create. “We have to make sure that we are doing a better job of having the f necessary resources to eliminate that D negative factor that comes at the end t of the process,” Zenzinger said. “The i proposal the superintendents are put- i ting forward will help modernize that formula, but it’s worthless if at the — end of the day we end up carving up M C the same pie. P “We need to have a really honest conversation about whether that base w b amount is adequate and equitable and whether that base amount is even close to what the national average is. m H And it’s not.”

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Arapahoe sheriff holds school safety talk with Sessions Walcher, other lawmen meet with attorney general in Washington BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When it comes to responding to shootings, Arapahoe County Sheriff David Walcher has more experience than most. Walcher was a natural choice to meet with Attorney General Jeff Sessions about school safety, having been the incident commander at the Columbine massacre in 1999, and an undersheriff on scene at the Aurora theater attack in 2012 and the Arapahoe High School shooting in 2013. Sessions summoned several sheriffs from around the country to the Justice Department headquarters in Washington to discuss school safety on March 9 in the wake of a Feb. 14 school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead. Walcher joined three other sheriffs — Mike Bouchard of Oakland County, Michigan; Scott Mascher of Yavapai County, Arizona; and Grady Judd of Polk County, Florida — at the meeting, where discussion centered on what can be done about school shootings. High on Walcher’s list of suggestions: more school resource officers, or SROs. He cited the 2013 Arapahoe High School

shooting, in which a teenage gunman killed student Claire Davis, then shot and killed himself because a sheriff ’s deputy was closing in, Walcher said. “I asked how many in the room heard of the Arapahoe shooting, and nobody had,” Walcher said. “The reason is that we didn’t lose 13 or 17 or 36 kids. We lost Claire Davis. That’s a horrible tragedy, but the reason we didn’t lose more is because we had an SRO in that building. He saved a lot of lives.” Walcher praised the reWalcher sponse of school staff and responding officers, but said he wished more could have been done sooner. “From the response side we couldn’t have done any better,” Walcher said. “The tragedy is there were red flags. We did a threat assessment, and two psychologists said he wasn’t dangerous, but all the while he was preparing a 28-page diary about how he was going to do it. The system’s response seemed appropriate, but it still happened under their noses. The issue is about mental illness and what do we do about it.” Mental health is a tricky subject, exacerbated by a lack of resources, Walcher said. “It’s very difficult for law enforcement because there’s only so much we can do and have time to do,” Walcher said. “There’s a lot of demand out there. It’s on everyone’s mind.”

“What if the cops do respond, and they see someone else, or multiple people running around with guns?” David Walcher Arapahoe County Sheriff Walcher said improved interagency communication would go a long way toward preventing mass shootings. He said information sharing is sometimes stymied by privacy laws around mental health care. “I get privacy laws, but sometimes those get in the way of trying to do the right thing,” Walcher said. “We need to be able to identify people. I don’t know of an active shooter scenario where there weren’t red flags. The more we can share information, the more we can have a plan of action.” Gun law reform is a likely outcome to the current attention placed on school safety, Walcher said, but he’s not convinced it will have much of an impact.

He cited Colorado’s ban on high capacity ammunition magazines, passed after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. “I don’t think anybody’s ever been charged for violating that in this area,” Walcher said. Walcher said he’s wary of the idea of arming teachers. “We don’t need more guns in schools,” Walcher said. “It scares me to put guns in the hands of teachers who don’t have experience and training. Could there be exceptions? Perhaps. But it’s not simple and it needs serious consideration. What if the cops do respond, and they see someone else, or multiple people running around with guns?” Sessions took Walcher’s and the other sheriffs’ perspectives seriously, Walcher said. A press release on school safety initiatives published by the Justice Department on March 12, three days after Walcher’s meeting, lists several of the sheriff ’s points as high priorities: hiring more SROs, improving interagency communication, and improving access to mental health records. Other priorities in the communique include banning “bump stocks,” devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire like machine guns, and robust enforcement of existing background check laws. “Whatever we can do to provide a safe environment, I’m all in,” Walcher said. “There’s a lot of good going on, but we’re not perfect and there’s more we can do.”

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5 questions for Roger Edwards 6th District Republican challenger criticizes Coffman’s ‘move to the left’ BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Roger Edwards is running to be the Republican candidate for U.S. Congressional District 6 — which includes Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Aurora, Littleton, northern Thornton and nearby areas — for the general election in November. He faces incumbent Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, in his first run for legislative office. Edwards, 67, was born in Missouri and has lived in Highlands Ranch for about seven years. He started a regional trucking company, Six Sigma Logistics Solutions, and is a former public accountant and a Vietnam veteran of the Army. Here’s a bit about Edwards as the June 26 primary election, which will select the Republican and Democratic candidates who will face off in November, draws nearer.

What’s your background in politics? I was on the county Republican committee back in Missouri. It was primarily a ceremonial job, but it was an elected position. But they really didn’t do much. I’ve worked for campaigns, I’ve done phone calls, I’ve given money. I’ve tried to promote candidates the best I could. My first (campaign) I worked on, I started calling for the presidential race of Ford and Carter. And then, most recently, I worked on the Darryl Glenn campaign.

Where do you differ from Coffman? I’ve had disappointments with our representative ... since the last cycle, when he was re-elected. And he’s just continued to move further to the left. And as he’s moved further to the left, I’ve solidified my direction. At some point you have to quit (complaining) about things and try to do something about it. It’s not only Coffman, but it’s the Republican Party also. Both bear a lot of responsibility for the position we’re in right now. The Republicans, for years, put up all these show votes on “repeal and replace.” Once (President

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Roger Edwards stands at his Highlands Ranch home March 14, next to a flag that reads “Don’t Tread on Me.” Edwards is running to be the Republican candidate for U.S. Congressional District 6, challenging incumbent Mike Coffman, R-Aurora. ELLIS ARNOLD

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Donald) Trump got elected, it pulled back the curtain and showed they had no plan in place for repeal or replace. Coffman was one of the few Republicans that voted no (on a bill to undo the Affordable Care Act). What are your thoughts on Donald Trump’s presidency so far? Trump saved America. I don’t think there’s any dispute that if Hillary Clinton had been elected, we would know nothing about the corruption in the Department of Justice and the FBI. The ... government is massively corrupt — it’s just inherent in its nature. So I’m a supporter of Donald Trump. If he makes a mistake, he makes a mistake, but I’m still a supporter of Donald Trump.

What are your main values? Most people live their lives with conservative values ... Everybody wants to be safe, they want to have good schools, they want to have economic opportunity, they want to have religious freedom. The left wants that too. But what the left does is go to the sidelines and talk about this extreme issue and that extreme issue, and it becomes a way to divide the country. That’s why we’re at where we’re at as a country. We’re divided over (small issues). We’re not

united about endless wars for 15 years, a balanced budget ... all we get is endless regulations that hold the economy back, hold expansion back, hold people back. The main thing I’d want to do is get control of the federal budget. We don’t have an income problem — we have a spending problem. That spending problem is going to impact (the) future generations. We have been ourselves corrupt in promoting this idea that we can spend today and worry about the bill tomorrow ... The interest on the national debt is a huge item. I’m a pro-life person. It’s not enough to be against abortion. What I would like to see is a federalized effort to promote adoption and to provide the women who are in that situation an alternative. If the economic cost and the rules and regulations with adoption were not so extreme and onerous, then we could possibly see more women saying yes, there’s a family out there who would love to give my child a wonderful life.

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What’s something you’d push for that would help Colorado and areas like it? I think (solutions to) economic issues are what is going to benefit Colorado and America in general. The more economic opportunity we can have, the more freedom we can have to choose which particular job you want to take — if there’s competition among employment opportunities, that’s going to drive up wages. As wages go upward, people will be able to afford a better standard of living. That would be the biggest (way) to help everybody in Colorado.

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Gone too soon: Part 2

‘He would want us to forgive’ An arrest was made more than seven years after the death of Kiowa teacher Randy Wilson BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

iowa High School let out for the summer in May 2010, with popular science teacher Randy Wilson’s youngest son Dean among the 29 graduates. Wilson’s sons Cody and Weston had recently told their dad that they were both expecting children, who would be his second and third grandchildren. Not long after graduation, as the cottonwoods along Kiowa Creek leafed out in the warm spring sun, Wilson, 52, drove to Montana to visit relatives. On his drive back toward his Kiowa home on Sunday, June 13, Wilson stopped in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for dinner. At 10:45 p.m. he pulled off I-70 at exit 304 and stopped to gas up at a Conoco on the outskirts of Bennett, just north of Elbert County on Colorado’s eastern plains. The late-spring brilliance of the week prior had ceded to a gloomy cold front over the weekend, and the wind whipped. One more exit down the interstate, opposite a rest area since torn down, was the junction with Kiowa-Bennett Road. Only 30 miles of dark prairie separated Wilson from home. He never arrived. ‘Why him?’ The next day, June 14, 2010, dawned gray and drizzling on the plains north of Kiowa. Tim Fry and his friend Greg were headed south along Kiowa-Bennett Road to get registration tags for Fry’s truck, according to a Denver Post article from the time. At the crossroads with County Line Road, a rare bend in the route, almost exactly halfway between Bennett and Kiowa, they spotted a parked white sedan, facing north in the gravel. Across the road, in the grass, lay a body. The two men had found the body of Randy Wilson, dead by asphyxiation with a bag over his head and a belt around his neck. The sedan, Wilson’s, was cold. A car jack sat beside it, though no tires were flat. A black glove lay near Wilson’s head. He lay face up, his hands bound behind his back. Wilson’s wallet was missing, though his credit cards were never used. “It just doesn’t seem like he fought,” Fry told a Denver Post reporter later. “I didn’t see any scuff marks. His (clothes) were clean, almost pressed.” In Kiowa, 16 miles to the south, news started to spread that a body had been found out on the prairie.

The life and death of Randy Wilson: Part 2 High school teacher Randy Wilson was found dead at a lonely prairie crossroads in 2010. For more than seven years, those who knew him struggled with the mystery of his unsolved death. Then, in December 2017, came a surprise arrest in the case. Part one last week looked at the legacy of the father of five and well-respected educator. This week, part two of the two-part series looks at the shockwaves Wilson’s death sent through the rural town of Kiowa, as well as developments in the yearslong investigation.

“I figured some bum had overdosed out in a field,” said Sarah McFarland, a former student of Wilson’s who knew him well. She was working at the 4-H office in Kiowa for the summer, preparing for the county fair at the end of July. She got the news the next morning. “I had just pulled into the parking lot of the office when a friend texted me,” McFarland said. “I fell to my knees and sobbed. I couldn’t make any sense of it.” Kiowa’s longtime school counselor Liz Morrone got a call from the superintendent. She put down the phone in shock. “My fiancé, Joe, knew something was wrong,” Morrone said. “I sat there numb. The tears kept coming but I wasn’t moving. It had to be a different Randy Wilson.” Wilson’s death was big news, reported by every TV station in Denver. As days passed and details emerged, the community’s shock deepened. “Not just who did it, but why him?” asked McFarland. “Why the way it happened?” ‘Amazing Grace’ An online memorial page began filling with condolences and memories. “Mr. Wilson, you were the only person that has ever explained chemistry in ‘jock’ so I could understand,” wrote one former student. “He stayed seemingly every day after school with a group of us trying to beat concepts into our heads until all of us got it,” wrote another. “He was such a brilliant man that he could have attained anything in life, but chose to spend his days roaming the halls of Kiowa High School and looking after his sons.” Wilson’s funeral was held in the school gym the following Saturday, June 19. TV news cameras joined the dense crowd. “People came pouring out from different places,” Morrone recalled. “I didn’t want to be there, but I needed to be. I couldn’t believe the guy I used to make espresso and joke around with was really gone.”

Cherie Wyatt, a fellow science teacher who worked closely with Wilson, remembered Wilson’s sister singing “Amazing Grace” at his funeral, and Wilson’s brother telling stories of growing up in Montana. After the funeral, the TV crews left town. ‘Going through the motions’ With Wilson’s death a mystery and no suspects named, Kiowa, a town of about 740 people in Elbert County, took on a more suspicious air, McFarland remembered. “People got less trusting,” McFarland said. “Before Randy died, I knew lots of folks who would’ve stopped by the side of the road to help a stranger. People stopped doing that. I knew people who hadn’t locked their house in 30 years, who started to after that. It changed the way people looked at the world.” Tidbits of information about the case trickled out in the months that followed. The Denver Post reported in August 2010 that the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office was awaiting test results on evidence sent to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and that investigators had “good leads.” Returning to school that fall was difficult, Wyatt recalled. “He was all over my room,” Wyatt said. “I would find papers with his name on them. I just couldn’t do anything without running into him.” Wilson’s death took some of the color out of the world. “The year of teaching afterwards was hard,” Morrone said. “We felt like we were going through the motions. A lot of the flair was gone.” Morrone said she hung on to tangible effects long after Wilson was gone. “The computers he set up for me, I wouldn’t let anyone touch them for the longest time,” she said. “They divvied up his belongings, and I got his little blue filing cabinet. It’s in my house now. It means a lot to me.” The loss was wrenching for Kiowa’s students. “It was terribly hard on the kids to have an influence, a father figure like that, and then for him to be ripped from

Kiowa school counselor Liz Morrone stands behind a plaque remembering teacher Randy Wilson, who was found dead in 2010. DAVID GILBERT them in such an awful manner,” Morrone said.

The investigation The year Wilson died closed without major developments in the case. Wilson’s son Weston told a 7 News reporter in April 2011 that the family hadn’t heard anything from investigators since December. Elbert County Sheriff Shayne Heap, who was the undersheriff at the time of Wilson’s death, held a news conference on the case on April 29, 2011, saying that investigators had collected DNA evidence in the case, but were unable to link it to anyone. Heap asked for the public’s help in the investigation, saying investigators had been unable to contact a young couple who were at the Conoco near Bennett around the same time as Wilson. A news reporter was able to contact the couple, who had been traveling to the Aspen Music Festival from Florida the night Wilson died. They were eventually cleared in the case. Heap told a 7 News reporter at the time that investigators were working other leads. “We’ve found multiple things that we haven’t shared with you, and we don’t intend to, that we’ll keep moving SEE WILSON, P27

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LPS student walkouts draw crowds, survivors Heritage High protest much larger than prior event; Columbine parents attend BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It went like clockwork. A 17-minute school walkout to memorialize the victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 people last month took place right on schedule. Hundreds of students filed onto Heritage High School’s football field at precisely 10 a.m. on March 14, a month to the day since a gunman opened fire on teenagers and staff at the suburban Florida school. Students at the Littleton school huddled in a tight mass on the field’s end zone, and at 10:17, they filed back inside. The walkout was held in solidarity with schools nationwide as part of an effort to remember school shooting victims and push for school safety reform. The walkout was an important step in advocating for gun law reform and cultural change, said Sabrina Ehrnstein, a Heritage High School junior who was instrumental in organizing the event. A previous walkout on Feb. 21 drew only a handful of students. “Today was a reminder that we’re not going away,” Ehrnstein said. “Like most movements, it doesn’t happen overnight. When teenagers want to be listened to, we have to try extra hard. This second installment is our reminder to the adults out there that we’re still fighting for our safety, and they haven’t done anything yet.” Ehrnstein said she sees the walkouts as a way to demand legislation “to keep us safe from guns.” “When it’s our safety at issue, we’re not trying to get rid of rights, we’re trying to restrict access to something that can kill 30 people in a minute,” Ehrnstein said. “When I say people, I mean kids. At their desks. In school. The lives of children are not a partisan issue.” Ehrnstein said she’s heard the pushback that has spread across social media in recent days that students should “walk up, not walk out,” meaning to reach out to ostracized classmates who might feel socially isolated and therefore more likely to commit massacres. She says students can and should do both. “Personally, I value my education, which is why I’m fighting for my safety,” Ehrnstein said. “I believe every child should have free access to a safe and fair education. Safety is not part of our education right now.” She added that asking students to “walk up” to others who might become school shooters is asking them to befriend potentially highly dangerous people. “Walking up” is not a new idea,

Sue Townsend, left, and husband Rick Townsend, whose daughter Lauren was killed in the Columbine Massacre, and Tom Mauser, whose son Daniel was killed at Columbine, and Prince of Peace Church reverend Gail Erisman-Valeta stand outside the Heritage High School fence to support students walking out. PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT

Walkout participants go extracurricular After-school meeting adds to activist toolbox

Heritage High School students Savannah Brown, left, Courtney Russell and Abigail Armstrong, right, meet with Littleton City Council member Kyle Schlachter about their hopes for the future of their movement. DAVID GILBERT

and it hasn’t seemed to work very well, said junior Miles Hersch, who helped organize the walkout and leads the school’s Progressive Club. “We tried walking up for many years,” Hersch said “We tried antibullying programs after Columbine, but that’s just not a reality in high school. There’s bound to always be

someone who’s upset about their high school experience. Teenagers aren’t necessarily always super nice. We have to try to fix the problem in other ways, too. We can’t just keep trying the same thing and hoping for a different result. The results just keep getting worse. We need to start trying to disrupt a

Heritage High School junior Sabrina Ehrnstein was instrumental in organizing Heritage High School’s walkout. little bit of class time so teachers realize that this is an issue we’re willing to stop our learning for, and learning is really important to most students at Heritage.” On the other side of the football field fence, a small group of adults stood and watched the walkout in silence. Some of their names will sound familiar to locals who recall the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, in which two teenagers killed 12 classmates and a teacher before fatally shooting themselves. Tom Mauser’s son Daniel was killed in the attack. Mauser became a vocal gun control advocate in the years following the massacre. Mauser’s daughter is a senior at Heritage. “I know how many people gun violence impacts,” Mauser said. “Even today we hear stories of PTSD and other problems that survivors of Columbine have. It leaves a deep scar on society.” Mauser wore his son’s sneakers— the ones Daniel died wearing — “so Daniel can walk with me,” he said. “Walking up” to the Columbine killers might not have saved his son, Mauser said. “We don’t even know that nobody did walk up to them,” Mauser said. “There was a real mental illness there, and even a psychologist didn’t know the extent of those killers’ disease. Would kids have understood to treat them differently because they were psychopaths?” Rick and Sue Townsend, whose daughter Lauren was killed at Columbine, said the walkout was the first time they’ve come out to publicly protest. “We have quietly protested in the past, by signing petitions or voting for candidates who supported our causes, but there’s something different after Parkland,” said Sue Townsend, Lauren’s stepmother. “With their energy and passion, we’ll support them 100 percent. Something needs to change. You can’t legislate evil away, but you can do things to slow it down.”

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March 22, 2018M

Take caution in construction zones Motorists should heed signs, be mindful of road crews

No matter if it’s filling a pothole, replacing a guardrail, repairing a bridge, building a new road or cleaning up debris, road crew workers are out there to make the roads safer, Sellers said. And they’re putting their lives at risk to do so, she added. Whether it is a lane closed off or a traffic pattern realignment, for example, these are active work zones and are not normal driving conditions, said Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis. At any given time, a piece of machinery or a person on foot could suddenly appear. People should follow the same guidelines when driving through a work zone as with any time they’re behind the wheel — be aware of your surroundings and not distracted, Lewis said. But especially in work zones, “slow down and be vigilant,” he said. “These are real human beings out doing a job.

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Bumper-to-bumper and stop-and-go traffic. Merging into a single lane of highway. Traveling 20 mph below the speed limit during rush hour. Work zones can be frustrating, said Stacia Sellers, a communications specialist with the Colorado Department of Transportation. But motorists must remember to “go slow in the cone zone,” Sellers said, reciting a well-known safety campaign slogan. “Even if you don’t see the workers, it’s coned off for a reason,” she said.

A Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) crew works to clean up a ramp at exit 244 on I-70 after a beer truck heading westbound tipped over and spilled his load on Feb. 21. After about an hour into the cleanup, Kyle Cordova and three of his crewmembers were nearly hit by two vehicles that crashed into one another and spun out of control into the work zone.

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And they want to be able to go home at the end of the day.” There will always be signs posted to warn drivers that they’re entering a work zone, said Kyle Cordova, a transportation maintenance supervisor for CDOT. “But,” he said, “for some reason, it’s quite common for somebody to drive into a coned-off lane.”

Distracted driving is an issue, but Cordova believes the biggest hazard is aggressive driving, he said. “We have people fly by us, well over the speed limit,” Cordova said, noting sometimes people will drive 20 mph or even 30 mph over the posted speed limit.

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Medical assistant needs help after husband’s death in fire Young mother of two lost spouse in recent tragedy BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A local family physician is asking the community for help in a time of need. For five years, Terry Krause has been practicing at Highlands Ranch Medical Associates, an office near Town Center South. She hired her medical assistant, Evette FloresPrieto, about four years ago. Krause describes the young mother in her late 20s as a wonderful person who is kind, warm and funny. On March 7, Flores-Prieto lost her husband, Roberto, to a construction site fire in the Capitol Hill area of downtown Denver. He was employed at Sheridan-based United Insulators Inc., according to a GoFundMe page set up by the company. “Anyone who knows them could tell you that they are going to need major help,” said Krause, who shared the GoFundMe link on a Highlands Ranch Facebook page on March 8. Nearly a week later, the post had more than 900 reactions and 250 comments. “Everything will count,” Krause said. “Every little bit will be very

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Another thing people should mindful of are the driving conditions, such as sun glare or snow, Cordova said. “You never know what you’re going to get,” he said. “In a split second, anything could happen. And it could cost a life.” Other than paying attention and adhering to posted signs, another thing motorists can do is comply with the Move Over Law, Sellers said. In fact, she added, a lot of motorists don’t realize the law also includes road maintenance workers. Colorado’s Move Over Law was implemented on July 1, 2005, and requires motorists to make way for emergency vehicles, by way of pulling over and stopping, or slowing down and moving to a lane away from the emergency vehicle. Motorists can also get hurt in a work zone accident, said Sara Aupperle, a project engineer with Kraemer North America, a full-service heavy civil contractor based in Castle Rock. “The impact is two-fold.” Especially in the case of a collision with a large piece of machinery, cars can get damaged and a person could be injured, she said. “The bottom line,” Aupperle said, “is that we plan our work to avoid and mitigate hazards for everyone, including Kraemer workers, subcontractors, inspectors, pedestrians, cyclists

meaningful for them.” The couple has a 2-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old son, according to Krause. She said last year FloresPrieto had to switch to part time to take care of her daughter, who has a chronic health condition. Krause is asking community members to contribute to the GoFundMe page, at www.gofundme.com/friendsfamily-of-roberto-flores. The goal is to raise $50,000 to get Roberto’s parents to Denver from Mexico on an emergency visa, as well as assist the family financially. As of March 13, $22,155 had been collected. “Roberto was an excellent employee for United Insulators and was genuinely a fine human being,” the GoFundMe page says. “He will be sorely missed by everyone he worked with for the last three+ years at United.” Several people from communities across the Front Range have commented on the page, mourning the loss of Roberto and sending condolences to his family. “The Denver design and construction community grieves along side you,” wrote Jennifer McDaniel, of Fluency Architecture & Design in Denver. “From all of us at Whitestone Construction Services, Inc. our deepest condolences,” the Boulder-based construction company wrote.

and motorists.” Kraemer does a number of safety preparation mechanisms that follow through for the duration of a project, Aupperle said. Examples are site-specific safety orientations, during which workers review recognized hazards on a project, and safety critical planning, which helps to prepare for closures and other provisions related to traffic flow. The company recently completed a project at U.S. 6 and 19th Street in Golden, work that came to be commonly known as Linking Lookout. Despite working directly next to about 43,000 cars and hundreds of pedestrians and cyclists each day, and working in volatile Colorado weather conditions, only two incidents were recorded over the duration of the project, Aupperle said. One of the incidents involved an inattentive motorist not seeing and subsequently hitting a worker on foot crossing in a crosswalk in the construction area. “Following that incident,” Aupperle said, “the City of Golden, Golden Police Department and Kraemer worked together and enacted enhanced protections for everyone.” Motorists need to remember that if it weren’t for the road workers, people wouldn’t be able to easily get to work, to the doctor, to the grocery store or any other place that requires road travel, Cordova said. “We’re not out there to delay your day,” Cordova said. “We’re there to provide a safe road for the traveling public.”

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Remembering a woman who made a clean slate of cleaning

argaret Atwood — remember her? — said, “In the spring, at the end of the day, you QUIET should smell like DESPERATION dirt.” To be honest, I had never heard of Atwood, but I liked the quote. The quote led me to her. She is a novelist and a poet and an inventor. I invented something that never got off the ground. I am Craig Marshall still looking for an Smith investor. I invented a smoke alarm that doesn’t chirp you to death. It says, in a soothing voice, “My bat-

tery is low, Craig.” (You could program it to say, “My battery is low, Otis,” if your name was Otis, or even if it wasn’t.) Every time one of my smoke alarms fatigues and chirps, I spend 20 minutes or more trying to determine which one it is. In the meantime, the dog goes out of his mind. I was looking for a good quote about spring, and that’s how I found Atwood. She’s Canadian. If she were an American, she’d be on a stamp someday. Her life has been impressive. Of course, anyone can be on a stamp these days. You can have stamps made with anything you want on them, and they’re legal tender. I don’t feel any differently about spring than I do about winter, unless we’ve had a good sock of winter. And

we haven’t. Spring will be welcome nevertheless, even though I don’t have any dirt. I don’t plant anything, and I never have. Maybe it was too much apartment living when I was younger. Or maybe it is an ineptitude when it comes to home-growing flowers and vegetables. There are a few things that change around here when spring arrives. Russell shows up, for one thing. Russell will get the sprinkler system running and tell me a bad joke while he’s doing it. The yard will be aerated and fed. And finally the mower will come out and make too much racket. Spring cleaning? There will be none. Cleaning is year around, partly because of my mother, who at one

time owned five vacuum cleaners. They weren’t all alike. Each one was designated for a different purpose and zone. The upright couldn’t go where the handheld could go. Our house was never a home. It was always too clean. I keep a clean house, but it is nothing like the houses I lived in when I was growing up. I felt like the Bubble Boy without the bubble. Crumbs were the enemy. The bad boy in me then, which holds true today, left crumbs for my mother to ferret. It wasn’t entirely objectionable to her: It rewarded her, and gave her day a purpose. She’s gone, and I wish I could ask SEE SMITH, P13

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Immigration demands real solution In last week’s guest column, I found Jonathan’s story compelling and worthy of praise for his hard work and commitment to making a better life for him and his family. But in telling his story, and many like him, the argument over the immigration issue in this country is getting lost and thus no solution is in sight. Yes, not all Dreamers are unproductive and dangerous (criminals). But the plain hard truth and fact is that there are many who are that need

ver the past 10 years, many of you have asked me a similar question. You have asked me for one of the best lessons that I have learned over the course of my career and my life. Historically I have not called them out specifically, instead I have strived to pass along some of those lessons through insights shared in this weekly column. Today, however, I will share what I believe is one WINNING of the greatest life lessons I have WORDS ever learned. May it have the same F impact on you as it did on me. In 2008, my boss, my mentor, and my friend Zig Ziglar was asked to speak at an executive retreat for about 400 people. The sponsoring corporation was a Fortune 50 company. The executive retreat was taking place over three days and they had several big-name celebriMichael Norton ties, subject matter experts, and professional athletes who were going to speak to the group at different times over the threeday event. Mr. Ziglar was going to be the last speaker on the final day of the retreat. And for me, well I was the president of the company at the time and I was invited to the event as well. Mostly I was just Zig’s bag man and I was happy and proud to have that job for Zig at any time. Mr. Ziglar was scheduled to speak in the afternoon. The lunch that day was held oceanside with white linen tablecloths and a fine dining experience set

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What’s the lesson? Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert says that students participating in school walkouts is a teachable moment. What exactly is being taught? If kids want to demonstrate, they can do it on their own time. It is taxpayers who are subsidizing a walkout and interrupted teaching time. If an employee walked out of a job, there would be docked pay and even loss of a job. Mr. Ewert made a bad decision. J.D. Moyers Centennial

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up on the beach. We were invited to sit with the CEO, the CFO, and the chairman of the board along with the other guest speakers and celebrities who were participating that week. At that point they had all given their talk and the only one left to speak was Zig Ziglar later that afternoon. As we enjoyed lunch, there were some very good discussions going on. Some very intriguing questions and stimulating conversation. I watched and observed Mr. Ziglar as he quietly and deliberately ate his lunch and took it all in. At a table with some very highly educated people, extremely business savvy folks, and celebrities who were not at a loss for opinions or words, it became obvious that Mr. Ziglar was not participating in the conversation. Not yet anyway.

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her what she did all day, home alone, while dad was at work, and while Cindy and I were in school. I think I know the answer: She cleaned things over and over, and cleaned things that didn’t need to be cleaned. I know she didn’t watch television or drink or take snoozes. She cleaned.

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to be detained, processed and deported. Yet the Progressives and Democrats are unwilling to admit that and join Republicans in coming up with a bipartisian solution that truly benefits all of the citizens of this country and keep us safe. What is so unreasonable about deportation of illegal immigrants who are criminals? If we can at least agree and do something about that I believe there would be a bipartisian permanent solution for the illegal immigrants who are here, productive and law abiding. And it would be done the way it should have been done, through

A question came up and before anyone else could answer the CEO stopped and asked Mr. Ziglar if he would like to share his thoughts. And Zig looked at me, winked, put down his fork and knife and said, “Thank you, I thought you would never ask, and why yes I do have a thought or two I would like to share.” The question was about character and integrity in a corporate environment. Zig summed it all up, confidently, quietly, with conviction, and from a position of confidence based on his own fundamental belief system. I can’t include every single word Zig spoke that day, so I will give you the punch line, “Reputation is what you have done in this life, character and integrity is who you are.” In sharing one of life’s great lessons with you, you might be thinking it is Mr. Ziglar’s response that I quoted above. Although it certainly is another great life lesson, the lesson I want to pass along is how Mr. Ziglar, at a table

with prominent and powerful business executives, celebrities, and professional athletes, did not get caught up in the “who’s who” of life. He sat quietly, listened, waited for his moment, and then provided a response that had every single person at the table hanging on the edge of their seat. How often do we just jump in and try and become part of a conversation, competing for air time, and wanting to prove our knowledge? How often do we think about what it is we want to say instead of listening, truly listening, and waiting for the appropriate time to respond? It’s one thing to read books, watch videos and take courses on best practices and business principles, and I strongly advocate for all of those as we grow personally and professionally. But I was so very blessed to have watched it happen real-time, live, and right in front of my eyes. I still pinch myself whenever I think about my 12 years of working with Zig

Ziglar, his family, and the many people who were part of the Ziglar corporation. The lesson: Humble quietness, active listening, and responding from a position of confidence and conviction when appropriate. No blustering to hear yourself speak. So how about you? Do you make it a point to listen, truly listen, and then respond when appropriate or are you already thinking about what you want to say? Maybe you too have mastered the art of quiet humbleness and active listening. Either way, I would live to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we are blessed enough to capture one of life’s lesson and then apply it in our own life, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Former Texas governor Ann Richards said she did not want her tombstone to read, “She kept a really clean house.” My mother, however, good old Shirley, would have loved a legacy exactly like that. Dirt at the end of the day, Margaret Atwood, was unthinkable. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net. legislation in Congress and signed by the president, not the unconstitutional executive order by President Obama. Yet from the Progressives and Democrats all we get is sanctuary city and state policies and roadblocks of cooperation with ICE that puts all of us in harms way. There is no move on their part in solving the DACA issue. And that is exactly what they want: no solution so they can keep it alive as a campaign issue. They are using the illegal immigrants as pawns in their quest for power. Finally, the other argument we always here is that the deportation of illegal immigrants is “not what our country is all about.” What I believe is getting lost and forgotten is that we are also a country of “rule of law.” Greg Nierling Centennial

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Program builds bridges to span generations Bessie’s Hope coordinates visit between middle schoolers, seniors with memory loss

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Bessie’s Hope is hosting a Bridge of Love Gala from 5:30-10 p.m. April 7 at Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver. The evening includes a silent auction, live auction, dinner and dance. Regular seating is $150; patron seating is $250. Proceeds benefit the foundation, which brings together nursing home residents and youths. For more information, visit www.bessieshope.org/event/2018-bridge-love.

First, you take your partner’s hand and look him or her in the eye. Next, you introduce yourself. Then, you ask for their name. Last, you give a compliment. These are the guidelines of Bessie’s Hope, a program that brings generations together by coordinating visits between volunteers and seniors in assisted living homes. Linda Holloway started the foundation in 1994 after her grandmother, Bessie, with whom she had a close relationship with, moved into a nursing home. “These people didn’t wake up one morning and say, ‘I’m going to live in a nursing home,’” said Holloway, who lives in Thornton. “It helps them see that they are worth our time and attention.” Bessie’s Hope works with a variety of people across the Denver metro area, from kindergarteners to at-risk youth to corporate groups. For one hour, they are trained on how to interact with aging adults who may have

ty,” said Ally Atkins, a 13-year-old who goes to Ranchview but participates in community service when she can. “You want to make sure they know they belong in this world.” The visits benefit both parties, said Holloway. Kids learn to respect and have compassion for their elders. Residents get to interact with visitors, which many don’t have often, Holloway has found. “Some don’t have any family, just the staff, who are also taking care of everyone else,” she said. Atkins spent the hour creating a heart-shaped card for Arzella Dirksen, a resident seated next to her. When she received the gift, Dirksen lit up. “You are so kind and beautiful,” the card said. “Don’t let anyone tell you differently.” At the end of the visit, beaming with excitement, Dirksen said she was going to hang the card in her room. “This,” she said, “was the best ever.”

health or cognitive challenges, such as dementia. Then, the group meets at a nursing home or assisted living community and spends an hour or two making crafts and playing games. On March 14, about 10 students from a community service club at Mountain Ridge Middle School in Highlands Ranch met at Brookdale Highlands

Ranch, 9160 S. University Blvd. The residential community provides memory care for seniors. In a welcoming room with wooden tables and chairs, the young students sat next to or across from residents. Together they talked, worked on puzzles and decorated totes. “It teaches you patience and positivi-

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Small-business resources abound at city expo Owners, prospective entrepreneurs get leg up at Englewood event BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dozens of business owners and business hopefuls came together on an early weekday morning to get the lowdown on resources in the metro area at an event hosted by the City of Englewood in partnership with several business-minded groups. Some business owners say, “We had no idea there were this many resources for our business,” said Marcia McGilley, executive director of the Aurora-South Metro Small Business Development Center. That organization helped put on the second annual Englewood Business Resource Expo, which took place at the Englewood Civic Center March 15. The city showed off its updated business-resource guide, a panel of lenders and new workshops in partnership with the Aurora-South Metro SBDC, which conducts low-cost training for businesses, said Darren Hollingsworth, economic-development manager for the City of Englewood. In a crowd with more than 15 booths including the Better Business Bureau, Mi Casa Resource Center and the

Englewood Chamber of Commerce, about 50 attendees rubbed elbows with experts. Manufacturer’s Edge, an organization that provides training and information for manufacturers to grow their businesses, has worked with Englewood businesses and attended the event. Englewood is home to more than 180 manufacturing companies — the highest density of such companies in Arapahoe County, McGilley said. “I think a challenge manufacturers are having is finding a quality workforce,” said Cindy Nowak, regional director for southern Colorado at Manufacturer’s Edge. It’s “an availability issue. Low unemployment makes it hard to find quality machinists and welders.” Apprenticeship programs at educational institutions can help, but there’s still a gap, Nowak said. Englewood’s light manufacturers — those with 50 employees or less — will be a focus of consulting services and training starting in about a month through a partnership of the AuroraSouth Metro SBDC, Manufacturer’s Edge and the city, McGilley said. That effort will lead toward an October event where light manufacturers can get together, network and tour a large manufacturer, she added. The small-business economy in Englewood as a whole is looking strong, according to Hollingsworth. Englewood has a lower vacancy

Cacharel Bynum, of Aurora, speaks to Diana Treinen, right, with Colorado Lending Source at the second annual Englewood Business Resource Expo March 15. Bynum wants to start a business that helps low-income families without present fathers work through emotional instabilities. ELLIS ARNOLD rate for retail, office and industrial locations than Arapahoe County as a whole. The city’s retail-vacancy rate of 4.8 percent falls below the county’s 10 percent, the city’s 5.9 percent officespace vacancy falls below the county’s 10 percent and in the industrial realm, vacancy is 2.6 percent in Englewood compared to the county’s 4.7 percent, Hollingsworth said. “Englewood has a tightening market (with) comparatively low vacancy rates. That’s healthy,” Hollingsworth said. “But it also creates challenges for site selection” for businesses that want to move to Englewood. Some residents may see vacant storefronts on South Broadway and think business is in decline, but that may be space that’s already leased or has a plan in place for someone to occupy it, Hollingsworth said.

“Sometimes, that takes a lot longer than we’d like to happen,” he said, adding that it typically takes 18 months between the time of getting a building permit and the time a business opens, with some variation. The city also has grant programs available for businesses, Hollingsworth said. Cacharel Bynum isn’t from Englewood, but she still got a taste of the expertise at the expo. Bynum, of Aurora, wants to start a business to work with low-income families that don’t have fathers in their lives. She aims to assist them with emotional instabilities through writing and public speaking. “I feel great,” Bynum said at the Englewood event. “It was really rewarding to see they brought so many people who could help.”

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Tenor Nathan Ward and mezzo-soprano Katherine Beck in Opera Colorado Young Artist Program’s abridged, Englishlanguage, and family-friendly production of Rossini’s “Cinderella.” OPERA COLORADO/JAMIE KRAUS

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Even opera singers understand that their artform of choice can be easy to make fun of at times, even if the things people assume about opera are wrong. “People think operas are impossible to understand, or that they’re just people screaming on stage,” said Cherity Koepke, director of education and community programs and From left, bassbaritone Andrew Hiers, baritones Heath Martin and Nicholas Kreider, and tenor Nathan Ward perform during the Opera Colorado Young Artists’ annual An Afternoon of American Song on March 4 at the Opera Colorado Opera Center in Englewood. OPERA COLORADO/JAMIE KRAUS

director of Opera Colorado’s Young Artist Program. “A lot of people think opera singers are all old, but they don’t understand the diversity of voices coming from the next generation of singers.” Nathan Ward, who initially studied cello and piano in high school, understands the hesitancy many people have towards the centuries-old musical form. “I was skeptical even while I was watching my first opera, right until the end, when I heard all these motifs woven together,” Ward, who is a member of the Young Artist Program, remembers. “Now, I get to be part of the first opera experience for students all over Colorado, and that means a lot.” SEE OPERA, P22

WHAT: Family Day at the Opera WHERE: Ellie Caulkins Opera House 1385 Curtis St., Denver WHEN: Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 24 COST: Free, but must register in advance INFORMATION: To register and for more information, visit www. operacolorado. org/tickets/ family-day/

WHAT: “Falstaff ” WHERE: Ellie Caulkins Opera House 1385 Curtis St., Denver WHEN: May 5, 8, and 11 — 7:30 p.m. May 13 — 2 p.m. COST: $25-$200 INFORMATION: www.operacolorado.org/

or a long time, I was one of those people who wrote off horror films as cheap scares or excuses to get as gory as possible. But once you study what a good horror film can be, it becomes obvious the genre is especially suited to exploring outdated social norms and changes COMING the world. ATTRACTIONS inThat was one of the things that attracted Denver native Haylar Garcia to the genre, when he became interested in screenwriting and filmmaking after an initial interest in music. “Horror films are Clarke Reader wonderful for mimicking issues seen in our culture,” he said. “I love allegory, and so social horror films are really interesting to me as a filmmaker.” Now Garcia’s third film, “Apartment 212” which was shot in the metro area and in his RiNo studio, is being released in 10 cities, on-demand, and is p available on iTunes, Google Play, and c other streaming services, after being a a acquired by Gracitas Ventures. The movie was released at the Sie t FilmCenter in Denver, 2510 E. Colfax w a Ave., as well as theaters in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Detroit and P 4 other major cities. T Produced by Unreal Media and Wrecking Ball Productions, in addi- A tion to Gravitas, the film stars Penel- n ope Mitchell, Sally Kirkland and Kyle C Gass, of Tenacious D fame. Mitchell 3 D stars as Jennifer, a small-town girl e fleeing an abusive relationship and aiming for a new start in the city. But a when she starts waking up with bites g taken out of her, she has to confront $ e the demons hot on her trail. “The film deals with empowerment M and overcoming abuse, but it’s also about the things that eat at all of us in our daily lives,” Garcia explained. t l “We all have things that scare us, things we need to face that take a lot v H out of us.” The film has won several awards in C the horror-film festival circuit, includ- L ing Best Horror Feature Film at Los d F Angels’ Shriekfest. As an Denver native, it’s important n to Garcia that his films highlight the thriving arts scene in the metro area. S “There are so any great artists in the area that deserve a voice, and so many c creative communities that deserve to c be employed,” he said. “It just seems a like the right thing to do to bring na- m tional talent here to be a part of it all.” g SEE CLARKE, P24

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‘Linking Asia’ nearing end at art museum Visitors can enjoy look back at ancient trade routes BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“Linking Asia,” at the Denver Art Museum only through April 1, starts with the legendary Silk Road, which included land and sea routes, illustrating how ideas, techniques, materials and trade goods traveled hundreds of miles and farther, setting the style in faraway lands, when it came to Asian china. (The emperor of Turkey in Istanbul had a huge collection of blue and white china, for example, and it was stylish in Europe as well.) As a visitor enters the carefully organized “Linking Asia” gallery, there is a huge painted map of China during the Ming Dynasty, dated 1681, (loaned by Wesley A. Brown). Painted in Japan 40 years after the Ming Dynasty, it shows cities, mountains, trade routes in China — and also inspires the colors used in the exhibit, said

Cup and Saucer found in the Griffin Shipwreck are among items illustrating trade routes along the Silk Road by land and water-through April 1 at the Denver Art Museum. An elegant history lesson! COURTESY PHOTO Tianlong Jiao, Joseph de Heer curator of Asian Art, who organized this fascinating look at history in a part of the world much in today’s news. Trade goods from China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Iran and Afghanistan flowed back and forth, not only across

the continent, but to Europe and Turkey as well. Another large map shows more trade routes. Busy international trade (and, undoubtedly, arguments about it) is not new! SEE ASIA, P22

‘Sleeping Beauty’ comes to stage at Mizel center

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leeping Beauty,” as conceived by Denver Children’s Theatre, which is presenting its 21st annual professionally staged production for children, involves a feisty Briar Rose SONYA’S and her friend Gryff, SAMPLER the half-dragon, as well as two witches and Prince Owain. Plays through May 4 at the Elaine Wolf Theatre at Mizel Arts and Community Center (Jewish Community Center), 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Performances at 1 p.m. Sundays Sonya Ellingboe and for school groups weekdays at 10. Tickets $10, $12, 303-316-6360, www.jccdenver.org/ event/denver-childrens-theatre/.

Marlea Taylor Englewood artist and former teacher Marlea Taylor will exhibit her latest mosaic creations, inspired by vacation trips, in the café at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscayne Circle, Centennial during the month of April. Library hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.

SPARK at Chatfield Farms In partnership with the Colorado chapter of SPARK! Alzheimer’s Association, Denver Botanic Gardens offers an opportunity for participants with mild memory loss to enjoy hands-on garden-related projects at 10 a.m. to noon on April 3. Free, but registration required. 1007 York St., Denver, 720-865-

Mondays through Saturdays; 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Members free. Tickets: $6/$5/$4. 303-620-4933. Free community dinner The monthly free community dinner date for March is March 27 from 6 to 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. March menu: Easter ham, baked potatoes, confetti corn, Waldorf salad, fresh fruit, handheld desserts. All are welcome. No reservations required. Information: 303-798-1389 or fpcl.org/ dinner. Princess Briar Rose, Prince Owain and Gryff from Denver Children’s Theatre’s new production at the Elaine Wolf Theatre, Mizel Community Center. RDG PHOTOGRAPHY.

3500, botanicgardens.org. Rangers at library “Redwoods: Nature’s Tupperware for Carbon Storage,” “Legends of the Aurora Borealis” and “Spirit Trees” will be topics discussed by Red Rocks College Ranger Interpretation trainees at 7 p.m. April 10 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free. 303-795-3961. Women’s history The Center for Colorado Women’s History opened March 21 at the Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., Denver. The focus of the first state museum on the past, present and future accomplishments of Colorado women will be on scholarship, research, public programs, narrative, lectures, public school tours and exhibits. Jillian Allison is director. Byers-Evans open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Since its creation in 1983, Opera Colorado has been working to keep the form alive and thriving in the metro area and elsewhere in the state through performances at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, in classrooms, and theaters in towns like Telluride and Steamboat Springs. “We produce two large-scale, grand operas a year, and a contemporary, smaller chamber piece in the winter,” said Greg Carpenter, general and artistic director of Opera Colorado. “Some of our most significant work is our work with young people — by going into schools and touring with our young adults program, we reach about 40,000 students a year.” In May, Opera Colorado will be producing Giuseppe Verdi’s comic opera, “Falstaff,” but it has an equally exciting day coming on Saturday, March 24 — Family Day at the Opera. Created as a free way to introduce parents and children alike to opera, the event allows people to see members of the Young Artist Program perform shortened, English versions of the touring productions — in this case, “Cinderella” and “The Elixir of Love.” There will also be activities, food, and other fun ways to experience the world of opera. Audiences literally sit on stage at the performers’ feet. “After being with the organization’s education department for years, I’ve found the best way to get children in opera is to show them the classics,

Enterprising businessmen years ago commissioned artisans to create objects like those being made in faraway places, and cultural exchange flourished. An interesting story of the travels of Buddhist images and religious practices through Asia adds another facet. Tianlong Jiao, pleased with the way this exhibit illustrates interaction between nations, is thinking this may be the way to organize the Asian collection when it moves back into the “now under-remodeling” North Building, designed 50 years ago by Gio Ponti. Gene Nieges, an active docent with the Denver Art Museum — and a Highlands Ranch resident, as is curator Tianlong Jiao — looks forward to improvements in that older building, recalling how he had to “fight with other docents over two elevators, with 300-400 kids in tow” who needed to be upstairs. Nieges thinks the exhibit, where he frequently leads tours, is “great for kids because it shows how we get goods and products today from all over the world. With the Silk Road, art and religion also moved across the world.” The exhibit is full of Islamic art, made in the French art form for Islamic Chinese. “Kids enjoy Funereal art, especially what was buried with the dead.” Tianlong Jiao called special attention to a 268-inch-long scroll from the museum collection, painted in silk, which has never been displayed before. It is called “Tribute Bearers” and was probably painted by Qiu Ying in the 1500s. It shows 10 foreign delegations traveling to pay tribute to the Chinese court — each with exotic features, distinctive costumes and gifts. It illustrates international relations in its period, according to catalog essayist Yang Wang. This Pan-Asian exhibit includes objects from 20 countries and spans 2,000 years. Most are from the DAM’s own collection with a few loaned items. It is displayed in the Gallagher Gallery on the first floor. Admission is included with regular admission to the museum, which is at 13th Avenue and Bannock Street in downtown Denver. denverartmuseum.org.

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The cast and chorus of Opera Colorado’s season-opening production of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” shown in November 2017 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. MATTHEW STAVER instead of operas created specifically for children,” Koepke said. “What we do is abridge the opera, and translate it into English, but it’s still the classic. We’ve also found making connections to their lives helps kids relate to the opera.”

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The Young Artist Program is eight months long and provides the seven members with smaller mainstage roles, mentorship, coaching, and opportunities to do community outreach. As a member, Ward sees how open to opera children can be, especially without the preconceived notions so many adults are saddled with. “It’s great that kids be willing to try this art form, or at least listen to more of it, because of the performances we do,” he said. “This music has existed for centuries because it is good, and if we can get kids to have an open mind, that’s great.” Even if the children who watch the opera aren’t inspired to be a performer of any kind, there’s still a variety of careers available, from lights and tech to make up and sound design. “The themes of opera are as relevant today as when they were written,” Carpenter said. “Going to the opera a great chance to do something social with people, something you can go to dinner and discuss.”

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Their blades whispered across the ice as each athlete competed in the Special Olympics Figure and Speed Skating Championship Meet on March 10 at South Suburban Ice Arena in Centennial. The area just off the ice rink hummed with conversation as family and friends helped the competitors prepare for the competition. Figure skaters in colorful costumes donned their skates as they waited for their turn on the ice and speed skaters made sure their skates were laced tightly so they were ready to go. Inside the rink, sizable crowd was seated in the stands, watching skaters complete their warmups. Then, one at a time, a competitor moved out onto the ice to skate his or her routine. Applause greeted the skaters as they stood ready to begin their routines. Then the rink became silent except for the skater’s music. Applause and cheers echoed off the walls as the skater went through a special move, followed by more applause and cheers when the skater completed his or her routine. Lexie Vean, vice president of marketing and communications for Colorado Special Olympics said the state meet in every sport is always a big deal for the competitors. “We have kids and adults with intellectual disabilities and their unified partners here to compete today,” Vean said. “We have kids who are almost teenagers to adults in their 40s. It is a big deal for them to be here today because they had to win a gold medal in regional competition to qualify for state. Some of our athletes require special help so they have an able bodied unified partner skating with them.” She said each competitor was judged on his or her competition by a panel of five volunteer judges. When the competition was completed, an awards ceremony was held with a podium and the award of gold, silver and bronze medals. Local firefighters in full gear presented each of the medals. Figure and speed skating are Special Olympics winter sports. Vean said about 200 athletes are competing in winter state meets in sports such as skiing, with about 50 athletes and their unified partners competing in skating.

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Hillary McAdams goes through her routine as she competes in the Special Olympics Figure and Speed Skating Meet on March 10 at South Suburban Ice Arena in Centennial. Approximately 50 athletes from across the state took part in the event that wraps up the winter Special Olympics sports season. Below, Stephany Silvestain smiles as she stands atop the awards podium after receiving a gold medal for her figure skating routine. PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS Holly Griffin sat with her 9-year-old daughter Shelby as the girl waited to compete in figure skating. “I skated good today,” Stephanie Silvestain said after competing. “A friend’s family got me interested in skating and I love it. It is a lot of fun skating. I get to see all my friends and I like competing in skating doing all the tricks and poses. I like wearing our pretty skating outfits too.” She hugged a bear as she talked about skating. She said she hasn’t named the bear yet because it was new and special because it was thrown on the ice to her after she completed her routine. Her mother Carol said figure skating is very special for her 27-year-old daughter. “This is a very big deal for her to compete in figure skating as it gives her a sense of belonging and accomplishment,” the Littleton resident said. “Special Olympics are so great for her. She gets to compete in a lot of different sports with friends she knows and to meet new friends. It is special for the parents too because it a rich environment for them and their children. Everyone likes getting together and it is as special for we who are parents as it is for our children.” Stephanie’s routine was apparently very good because she received the gold medal for special category for her routine at the awards ceremonies. Hillary McAdams also competed in figure skating. “I really like figure skating,” the Centennial resident said. “I like figure skating because I love music, I like wearing the special outfits and I love to dance. I dance when I am on the ice and I dance off the ice. I think I like to dance the waltz the best but I like to salsa dance too because of the music.” Her mother Marilyn also said Special Olympics are special for her and her 26-year-old daughter. “She loves the challenge of competing in the Special Olympics sports,” she said. “I like the involvement in Special Olympics too. It is a social event for both of us, for her with her friends and for me with the other parents.” Hillary skated well as she received a fourth-place ribbon for her routine.

Arapahoe Community College in Littleton has been ranked as the fifth-best registered nursing program in Colorado by RegisteredNursing.org. The organization analyzed NCLEX-RN pass rates, meaning the percentage of graduates who pass the exam, of the 28 RN programs in the state. Programs reviewed include schools that offer associate in nursing, BSN and direct-entry MSN degrees. Arapahoe Community College’s rating was 93.36 percent. It offers an associate in nursing degree. The main campus is at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Call 303-797-4222 for information. For information on the top nursing schools and how they are ranked, go to www.registerednursing.org/rn-ranking-methodology/

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Springtime for Lone Tree Brewing The Front Range is on the cusp of warmer weather, when greens start appearing amidst all the browns and yellows. Which makes it the perfect time for Lone Tree Brewing Company, 8200 Park Meadows Drive, No. 8222 in Lone Tree, to announce its 2018 batch of Bière de Printemps. This is a spring seasonal that belongs to Lone Tree’s Branching Out Series of small-batch, specialty beers. Bière de Printemps, a Bière de Mars, is a palate-awakening French-style spring ale fermented with French ale yeast that yields spicy aromas and subtle citrus notes. It is brewed with Noble Hops and a touch of soft winter wheat. The bright lemon notes from this beer’s yeast finish out the experience and open the senses to the aromatics of spring. The drink was bottled for the first

time in 2017, and is available on draft at Lone Tree’s tasting room and in bombers across Colorado while supplies last. For more information, visit www.lonetreebrewingco.com. This is the music you’re searching for There are some movies that just wouldn’t be the same without the score to deepen the story and add some nuance to characters. And composer John Williams’ score to the “Star Wars” films is perhaps the quintessential example of the power of the two forms. For me, the first film, “A New Hope,” will always be the best entry into the series, and it features some of Williams’ most iconic themes. Now fans of the movies, music or both can experience them in a new way. The Colorado Symphony will be performing the score to “A New Hope” live while the film shows at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22 at the 1st Bank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane in Broomfield. The performance is sure to leave you humming these classic tunes for

the rest of the night. To get tickets, go to www.1stbankcenter.com. God Save the Queens The Hi-Dive is a great venue for seeing bands for a good cause, and audiences can expect a raucous good time with some of the most creative and dynamic punk bands in the area. The third installment of God Save the Queens: Denver Queer Punk Night will be at 9 p.m. on Monday, March 26 at the Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway in Denver. God Save the Queens is an evening for all genders and gender expressions, queer people and allies alike to come together and hear a variety of punk subgenres, from postpunk to protopunk, goth, deathrock, queercore, riot grrrl, electropunk and more. There’s no cover for the show, but it is a 21 and older only event. For information, visit www.hi-dive.com. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — A$AP Ferg at Ogden Theatre When it comes to A$AP Mob, a rap collective from New York City, the

name most people probably recognize is A$AP Rocky. As the de facto leader of the group, Rocky has recorded with pop stars like Selena Gomez and Maroon 5 and with rap mainstays like ScHoolboy Q, Drake and Kanye West. But A$AP Ferg, another member of the group, has proven himself to be the breakout star, bringing a dark menace to even his most radiofriendly tracks. He’s already released two very good albums, and now he’s heading to Denver. A$AP Ferg will be stopping by the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28. In addition to Ferg, audiences will be treated to performances from Denzel Curry and IDK, both off whom are making serious waves in the hip-hop community. For tickets, visit www.ogdentheatre. com. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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When it was time to close down the Denver Art Museum’s 50-year-old North (Gio Ponti) Building for an update, curators from all departments were asked to select an assortment of animals, as portrayed by artists ancient and modern — creatures mythical and realistic — in two and three dimensions: sculptures, paintings, textiles, ceramics. Objects range from ancient fierce dragon-like temple guards to Deborah Butterfield’s relaxed recent bronze life-sized horses — and all sorts of wondrous critters in between. These were to be combined into a large exhibit called “Stampede,” filling both the third and fourth floors at the more recently constructed Hamilton Building. In addition to delivering an astonishing assortment of creeping, flying, walking, swimming and just plain magical creatures, a sense of humor emerged. The resulting well-organized display is a delight for children and adults. Objects are divided into categories; Horses, Tales de Fabulas, Posters,

Children are enjoying this group of three Deborah Butterfield horses, exhibited in “Stampede.” COURTESY PHOTO

Domesticated, Sacred, Elemental, Transformed ... The Horses category, for example, includes a group of three Butterfield horses that are especially popular with kids, according to Highlands Ranch docent Gene Neiges. Families can make up a game up — “how many cats can you see?” — for instance. Neiges mentions an elusive one hidden in a “Whistler’s Mother” type of painting, which includes an image of a small painting on the wall depicting said feline. Another entertaining image is Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting of a cow, with head turned up and tongue sticking waay out. And, don’t miss Wenling Chen’s hilarious fiberglass procession, “Riding to Happiness (with 56 little pigs)!” Images can range from an ancient ceramic Mexican “Standing Dog, Comala Style,” dated @ 300 B.C.-A.D. 300 and standing 10 inches tall to Kiki Smith’s fanciful near-life-sized

“Genevieve and the May Wolf ” to Joe Andoe’s huge, in-your-face painting, “Untitled. Horse in Landscape,” which greets one entering the exhibit. The Horses area also includes Chinese artist Xu Beliong’s ink on paper rendition of a horse — and a life-sized mounted Indian with beaded saddle. Back to the whimsical, one smiles upon finding a piece purchased for the DAM from the delightful Nick Cave exhibit: “Untitled” (2013), with a rotund furry creature riding a teeter-totter. And Peter Gugger’s “Dog Barking at Two Women,” from the textile collection that has appeared around town on posters — and Elliot Erwitt’s photograph, “New York City 1974,” with a small dog on a leash and wearing a hat — and only the legs of its owners shown. A compelling one-minute film of a polar bear swimming is included in the “Elemental” collection, while Rick Barlow’s large painting in “Transformed” is called “Masquerade.” Under “Domesticated,” a visitor will find Robert Motherwell’s “Angus,” multiple black cattle spotted in a field, a Medieval procession that includes unicorns, a Mexican Colonial family with pets, the aforementioned O’Keeffe painting and a crude wooden ox cart. The variety seems endless and surely include items not previously displayed along with often-shown favorites. Plan to spend a leisurely couple hours or more of discovery. Include with general admission.

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Gene Neiges, a Highlands Ranch resident who volunteers at the Denver Art Museum three or four days a week, said he had retired and was searching five years ago for something interesting to do when a friend told him about the concentrated one-year docent training program at the Denver Art Museum. While he owns some artworks, he had no background in art history, but after the strong training program, he leads exhibit tours and can help visitors find a specific item and information about it, if they wish. The active volunteer assists with Guest Services when not called upon to lead tours. At present, he is focused on the “Linking Asia” and “Degas” exhibits, but is familiar with other areas as well. For each new exhibit that opens, docents receive concentrated training so they are ready to share history and technical information with the thousands of visitors, young and older, who enter the doors. (Visitors may request tour times and reserve a spot — or they may prefer to wander unassisted.)

IF YOU GO The Denver Art Museum is located on 13th Avenue and Bannock Street, just west of Broadway in downtown Denver, with entry to the parking garage off 12th Avenue. It is open seven days a week. Members are admitted free, with admission charged for non-members, except on the first Saturday of the month, when all except special extra-fee exhibits (i.e. “Degas”) are free. denverartmuseum.org.

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More recent photos show him embracing family members. Records show Pesch was evicted twice: once the winter after Wilson died, and again in September 2017, three months before his arrest. Pesch’s final online footprint comes from December 2017, the month he was arrested. He spent much of the weeks preceding his arrest selling numerous children’s toys and pieces of furniture on a Littleton community Facebook page, posting new items nearly every day. Moving boxes can be seen in the background. Pesch’s next court appearance is expected to be a preliminary hearing at the courthouse in Kiowa, where the prosecution will present some of the evidence against him. The hearing is scheduled for March 30. Until then, those who knew Wilson are left to wait and wonder. “I just want justice for him,” said

Karen Carnahan, a former student of Wilson’s who now teaches at the same school. “But I know that no matter how upset we are, he would want us to forgive.” In the meantime, Morrone draws solace from an experience she had in a Denver restaurant the winter after Wilson died. “My wedding was scheduled for the same day as Randy’s birthday,” she said. “Before he died we were joking about how we’d have a great big party. He died in June, and I got married the following November. On the first Valentine’s Day after he died, my husband took me out to dinner. We didn’t tell anyone where we were going. When the waitress brought the bill, she said somebody already paid it for us. We asked who, and she said some guy who already left. We asked her to check, and she came back and said: ‘All I’ve got is Mr. Wilson.’ ”

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The accused On Dec. 19, the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office announced it had arrested Daniel Pesch, 34, in Littleton. Pesch, who turned 27 only three days before Wilson died, was charged with firstdegree murder, resisting arrest, obstructing an officer and attempting to escape. A judge sealed all records in the case almost immediately, and neither investigators, prosecutors, nor Pesch’s public Pesch defenders have shared any details in the case. The news opened old wounds for those who knew him. “Now we have to relive it all over again,” McFarland said. “We had gotten to where we could live without this overwhelming sense of loss and now they’re bringing us back to 2010. I spent the first month after his arrest trying to figure out how I felt. I was relieved, confused, sad — every emotion I could feel.” In some ways, Pesch’s arrest only added to the enigma. “No news for seven years, then they arrest some guy nobody’s ever heard of,” McFarland said. “The way he died, I’m sure there was more than one person involved. Randy was 6 feet tall. He would’ve fought back. There’s no way one person could have subdued him to kill him in that way.” Pesch’s online footprints give some clues to his life. His LinkedIn profile says he earned a bachelor’s degree in legal studies from the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, in 2006. The profile says he worked as an assistant property manager for Vail Resorts in Keystone from October 2007 to November 2010, which would include the time of Wilson’s death. After that, the profile says he held a handful of restaurant jobs in Breckenridge. The profile’s last entry says Pesch had moved to the Denver area and started a job at a restaurant at Dry Creek Road and I-25 in May 2017. A search of Pesch’s criminal record reveals a handful more details. Pesch obtained a flurry of traffic tickets, all in either Idaho Springs, Summit County or Breckenridge, around the time of Wilson’s death. In November 2016, Breckenridge police charged him with felony possession of ID documents from multiple people, possession of an illegal weapon and speeding. All the charges were dismissed in February 2017. Breckenridge police were not immediately able to locate an affidavit in the case. More about Pesch comes from his Facebook profile, which he maintained since 2007. The earliest photos on the page show Pesch in his early 20s, goofing around with friends in the mountains, sledding and throwing snowballs.

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forward on,” Heap said. Heap declined to comment for this article. By June 14, 2011, a year had passed since Wilson died with no arrests in the case. Elbert County investigators had crisscrossed the country chasing clues, Sheriff ’s Lt. Michelle Nail told 7 News at the time. Nail said they followed leads in Florida, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington and Oregon, and had developed a “firm theory” for Wilson’s death. “Proving it is another thing,” Nail said. She declined to elaborate on the theory. In the absence of evidence, rumors and theories swirled. “If he recognized a car, he would’ve stopped to help,” McFarland said. “That’s my theory, that he stumbled upon something he shouldn’t have. I rhonestly thought it was probably someone he taught. They would have known if he caught them doing something wrong, his first stop would’ve been the sheriff.” Wilson’s son Weston posted on the online memorial page that he had spread his father’s ashes on the Grays Peak trail, southwest of Georgetown, on the one-year anniversary of his death. Weston added several photos of himself and his brothers climbing mountains with their dad. Wilson had climbed nearly every Colorado fourteener, Morrone remembered. At the high school, teachers hung a plaque, topped by a framed picture of Wilson, for the Wilson “Einstein” Award, a $200 scholarship given to a senior each year in Wilson’s honor. “Although Mr. Wilson will not be there to personally love and challenge Kiowa’s students, many will be blessed in the years to come in honor of him,” Wyatt wrote online at the time. In 2012, Morrone helped raise funds for Kiowa’s school to build an outdoor classroom dedicated to Wilson: a cluster of benches arranged facing a lectern, fronted by a boulder bearing a plaque, reading in part: “Father, Son, Brother, Teacher, Mentor, Friend.”

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“My stomach gets tied up in knots when I drive past where he died,” McFarland said. “It messes with me. I try to keep driving and not focus on it.” The years passed, and Wilson’s death began to scar over. Then, just before Christmas 2017, 7 1/2 years after Wilson was found dead, came a startling announcement: Elbert County investigators had made an arrest in the case.

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Watercolor Class: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. Registration required. www. parkerartistsguild.com/classes/ youth. Craft Lab: Beginners Embroidery: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 25 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Santo Collection Road Show: 2 p.m. Monday, March 26 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Sit-N-Knit: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Go to http:// www.englewoodlibrary.org/ Spring Crafts: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call the children’s department at 303-762-2560. Stamp Collecting for Tweens: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Register at arapahoelibraries.org.

Watercolor Workshop: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 5-7, at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Go to www.heritageguild.com.

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Juice O’ The Barley Benefit Concert: 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Benefits NAMI Arapahoe/ Douglas Counties. Go to www. gshep.org/music-with-a-missionconcert-series. Uncharted Series: FACE: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 23 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. http://parkerarts.org/

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The Parker Players Present: Improv Duel: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at The Studio at Mainstreet, 19600 Mainstreet, Parker. Team vs. team improv comedy in the style of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” Family-friendly. Go to www.eventbrite.com and search Parker events. Easter Week Prayer Walks: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, March 26 to Friday, March 30 at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, 10150 E. Belleview Ave., Englewood. Go to http://cherrycreekpres.org/easter. Theme is “Whiter than Snow.” Intro to Theater Workshop: Reader’s Theater: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Learn the basics of how to take care of your voice and the importance of warm ups, and then explore ways to bring characters to life through vocal work with readers theater. No experience is necessary. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

ABBA-MANIA: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://parkerarts.org/ Skean Dubh Band Performs: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, Call 303-795-3961. Rocky Mountain Brassworks: Celtic Extravaganza: 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://www.rockymountainbrassworks.org. Tchaikovsky in Florence: 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1 at Schoolhouse Theater, 19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Go to http://parkerarts.org/ Potluck Ballroom & Latin Dance Party: 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, April 6 at Adventures In Dance Studio, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. Suite 207, Littleton. Go to https://www. adventuresindance. com/event/potluck-ballroomlatin-dance-party-4/.

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Serving the Blue: 5 p.m. Friday, March 30 at SkyView Academy, 6161 Business Center Drive, Highlands Ranch. A volleyball tournament between the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and SkyView Academy students and teachers will raise money for the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Foundation. Go to http://hrletf.org/donatevia-paypal to donate online.

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Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, March 26 (Do Good Dogs Go to Heaven? Questions About Animals and the Afterlife) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-8140142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com. Movie Day: Madagascar: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call 303762-2560.

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Fandom Fun: 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, March 23 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org. Laughs with Joy Johnson: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. “The BOOB Girls: The Burned Out Old Broads at Table 12.” Go to arapahoelibraries.org. Lego Maniacs: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24; 1-5 p.m. Monday, March 26; and 1-5 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call 303-762-2560.

Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry: 4-6:30 p.m. Fridays in Lent at Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker. Final date is March 23. Homemade desserts.

Sports Card Collecting for Tweens: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, March 25 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

Free Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Meal made from scratch by volunteers. March menu is Easter ham, baked potatoes, confetti corn, Waldorf salad, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. All welcome; no reservations needed. Call 303-798-1389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner for information.

Wednesday Book Club Buzz: 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Go to www.englewoodlibrary.org/ Meet Author Dhonielle Clayton: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

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Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, March 24 at Resolute, 7286 S. Yosemite St., Ste. 110, Centennial. Sessions: 11:30 a.m. for ages 1-3 years; 12:30 p.m. for ages 4-5 years; and 1 p.m. for ages 6-8 years. The Closet Cooperative and Foster Source will collect gently used children’s clothing. Chili Cookoff: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at VFW Englewood, 2680 W. Hampden Ave., Englewood. Sponsored by the Front Range American Cancer Society Optimist Club. Go to the FRACSOC Facebook page. Make Your Escape: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Spring Craft Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Recreation Center at Eastridge, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Go to www.hrcaonline.org/events South Metro Bridal Expo: noon Sunday, March 25 at the Falls Event Center, 8199 Southpark Court, Littleton. Go to www. coloradocommunitymedia.com/ weddingexpo Fort Building: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday March 27 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call 303-762-2560. Coffee and Coloring: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 at the Douglas County Libraries Louviers branch, 7885 Louviers Blvd. Call 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Ridgeline Wranglers Trail Maintenance: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at The Grange, 3692 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Go to crgov.com/2370/Trail-Maintenance-Groups Conversations Over Coffee: 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 28 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Go to www.englewoodlibrary.org/ Pint for a Pint: 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Resolute, 7286 S. Yosemite St., Ste. 110, Centennial. Donate a pint of blood, receive a free pint card. Burrito Blitz & Egg Hunt: Saturday, March 31 at Calvary Church Englewood, 4881 S. Acoma St., Englewood. Go to http://englewood.thecalvary.org Easter Egg Hunt: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31 at Jared’s Nursery, Gift and Garden, 10500 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton. Donate canned food for local food banks. Start times staggered by age. Go to http://jaredsgarden.com. Easter Sunrise Service: 6-7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 1 at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, 10150 E. Belleview Ave., Englewood. Go to http:// cherrycreekpres.org/ easter/. Prefer to sleep in? Other Easter services at 8, 9:30, 11 a.m. The Power of Story: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Nanette Fimian Randall, of Memoirs by Design, presents program with topics including becoming a storyteller; sharing memories and making them last; remembering our special storytellers; and learning that life has something to teach us still. Go to parkerarts.org. Rhyolite Bike Park Dirt Crew: 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Group helps maintain and improve the bike park at Rhyolite Regional Park. Go to http://crgov.com/2370/TrailMaintenance-Groups.

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Mind Diet: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www. southdenver.com. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Baseball teams travel south for spring break

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Arapahoe’s Ryan Nourse slides safely into third base as he tagged up on a long fly to center field in the March 15 game against Chaparral at Coors Field. Wolverines third baseman Nolan Ackerman (11) waits for the throw as coach Jim Dollaghan signals for Nourse to slide. Chaparral collected 16 hits and went on to notch a 10-5 win over the Warriors. JIM BENTON

BY THE NUMBERS

Hits allowed by Heritage pitchers Riley Egloff and Eric McNight in a 10-0 baseball victory over Poudre on March 12.

Goals in the second half for the Littleton girls soccer team in a 3-2 comeback win over Ralston Valley on March 14.

Saves for Englewood junior goalie Hannah Drolshagen in a 4-0 shutout over Bishop Machebeuf on March 15.

Points for Cherry Creek senior Pearl Schwartz on six goals and one assist in an 18-3 girls lacrosse victory over Palmer Ridge on March 13.

Hits for the Heritage baseball team in a 320, five-inning mercy rule victory over Westminster on March 17.

Standout Performers Riley Egloff, Heritage The senior didn’t allow a hit in five innings and struck out 10 batters in a 10-0 baseball victory over Poudre on March 12.

Yasmine Redondo, Englewood In a 4-0 girls soccer win over Bishop Machebeuf, the junior had two goals and an assist.

Anna Weinstein, Cherry Creek The senior tallied the game-winning goal in the 1-0 girls soccer win over Boulder on March 14.

Tristan Kelln, Heritage The senior midfielder had three goals in a 10-7 boys lacrosse triumph over Wheat Ridge on March 13.

Branden Schiffner, Littleton The freshmen went 3-for-3 and had six runs batted in during a 21-15 baseball victory over St. Mary’s (Colorado Springs) on March 12.

Sarah Payson, Littleton The senior had two goals and an assist in a 4-2 girls soccer victory over rival Arapahoe on March 15.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

arch Madness is here to entertain most of us. But spring break has also arrived as students, faculty from schools and universities in the United States take time off from studious routines to relax and have fun. Colorado high school baseball teams have been or will be flocking to the OVERTIME warmer climates of Arizona, California and Florida to bond, practice, play a few games, visit some colleges and, yes, have a little fun. I remember my longest high school road trip was all the Jim Benton way to Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, but times have changed. Some of the benefits of spring trips include usually guaranteed playable weather and exposing Rocky Mountain players to the perspective of baseball from other states, and this can offset the increasing expense of heading south for a few days. Some schools conduct fundraising endeavors to help offset some of the cost of the spring break trips but parents often chip in most of the money. Fees vary depending on the itinerary of trips, but a typical cost would be around $850 per player. Chaparral’s baseball team is in Phoenix. The Wolverines took in an Arizona State and Rockies spring training game before playing five games that started with a March 19 game against Edmond, Okla. “Things have changed and with CHSAA giving us four more games next year, it makes us able to add more games on these trips,” said Chap coach Alan DiGiosio. “This could be something where we add one or two more games. We played a game against a team from Oklahoma on March 19 and it was their 15th game and it was on our third. “The competition is great and it’s fun. And it’s good to just be around and see how the guys on the next level conduct themselves and how they train. We feel like we get better, although we often get pressured when you have five games in four days and then come home and sit for a week (next game March 30). Next year with four more games we might be able to keep that game schedule more consistent.” SEE BENTON, P39

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Young Pirates lacrosse squad loses to Demons Golden controls tempo of game against Englewood BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood’s lacrosse team took the field with three freshmen in the lineup and the veteran, talented Golden team took control of the tempo of play and outscored the Pirates 19-2 in the March 9 season opener. The Demons won the opening faceoff, immediately mounted an attack and scored a goal less than two minutes into the game. The accurate passing by Golden players helped them control the ball, control the tempo of play and keep the action in the Englewood end of the field most of the game. Golden built a strong lead and was up 15-1 at the end of the second period. Demon coaches continually moved players in and out of the lineup as they scored six goals in the final two periods. Pirates senior Travis Hastings scored both goals for his team, one in the first half and one in the second. Englewood Coach Matt Thompson said he knew this game against the veteran Golden team would be a tough challenge for his young team.

Englewood sophomore Adrean Hernandez, 15, defends a Golden rush upfield during the March 9 nonleague lacrosse game. TOM MUNDS “I guess you could say this is a rebuilding season for us, as we graduated 11 seniors last season. So, while we have a young group of guys this year, our focus will be working together and becoming a competitive team,” the Englewood coach said before the game. “I know our guys will play hard but it is will be a baptism of five for many of our young players as they go against a very good lacrosse team like Golden, but they say you learn and get better playing good opponents.” He said he has 22 players out for lacrosse, which includes 13 freshmen and sophomores. SEE LACROSSE, P39

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Public Notices Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0001-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 5, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) 2143, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Equable Investment Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Equable Investment Corporation Date of Deed of Trust May 03, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 04, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7050717 Original Principal Amount $480,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $480,000.00

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, 05/09/2018, 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: 3/15/2018 Last Publication: 4/12/2018 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

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LOT 243, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8242 SOUTH FILLMORE CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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

DATE: 01/05/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/02/2018, 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.

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Robert W Hatch II #16888 Christopher J. Conant #40269 Hatch Ray Olsen Conant LLC 730 Seventeenth Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 2981800 Attorney File # 4286 S AKRON ST The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustees

First Publication: 3/8/2018 Last Publication: 4/5/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

0001-2018 EXHIBIT A Lot 10, Block 15, Cherry Creek Village - Fourth Filing, together with that part vacated South Akron Street adjoining said Lot 10 on the West described as follows:

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;

Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 10; thence North 6.92 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence along the arc of a curve to the left whose Radius is 30.00 feet and whose Central Angle is 90 degrees, a distance of 47.12 feet; thence North and parallel to the center line of South Akron Street, a distance of 47.12 feet; thence North and parallel to the center line of South Akron Street, a distance of 6.40 feet; thence Northwesterly along the Northwesterly line of said Lot 10 Projected, a distance of 82.86 feet to the Northwesterly corner of said Lot 10; thence Southwesterly along the Arc of a Curve to the right whose Radius if 50.00 feet and whose central angle is 114 degrees 35 Minutes 30 Seconds, a distance of 100 feet to the True point of Beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Commonly known and numbered as: 4286 S Akron St., Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

Legal Notice NO.: 0001-2018 First Publication: 3/15/2018 Last Publication: 4/12/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0708-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 2, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) JOHN DEYOUNG Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust July 14, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 15, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6075872 Original Principal Amount $255,290.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $252,112.07 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 243, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8242 SOUTH FILLMORE CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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

DATE: 01/05/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

NOTICE OF SALE

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

DATE: 01/02/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007121288 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.: 0708-2017 First Publication: 3/8/2018 Last Publication: 4/5/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0015-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 16, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) ANGELA K. HOLZKAMP Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Date of Deed of Trust October 12, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 27, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5162273 Original Principal Amount $307,196.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $311,677.27 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

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Date of Deed of Trust October 12, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 27, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5162273 To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 Original Principal Amount $307,196.00 Outstanding Principal Balance COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION $311,677.27 CRS §38-38-103

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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 43, CASTLEWOOD FILING NO. 12, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ON JULY 16, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. B4127329, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6495 SOUTH POTOMAC COURT, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/16/2018, 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: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 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: 01/16/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 18-017519 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.: 0015-2018 First Publication: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0021-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Public Trustees

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0021-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 17, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Margaret Dvoretsky Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for BBMC Mortgage, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Arvest Central Mortgage Company Date of Deed of Trust September 24, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 28, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5110327 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $187,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $180,993.92

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A Also known by street and number as: 8253 S High Court, Unit B, 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, 05/16/2018, 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: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 01/17/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00525-1

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By: Susan Ryden, Public -Trustee 36 TheKIndependent The Herald The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Public Trustees

David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00525-1

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

0021-2018 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Condominium Unit B in Condominium Building 4, The Pointe (a Condominiums), according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded May 25, 1984 in Book 75 at Page 34, in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for The Point (a Condominium) recorded on February 29, 1984 in Book 4099 at Page 208, in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Legal Notice NO.: 0021-2018 First Publication: 3/22/2018 Last Publication: 4/19/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0692-2017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 19, 2017, 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) John J. Peters and Jenifer L. Peters Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for FPF Wholesale, a Division of Stearns Lending, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 03, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2036244 Original Principal Amount $215,312.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $192,639.47

LOT 2, BLOCK 28, BROADMOOR FIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6065 South Bannock 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, 04/18/2018, 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: 2/22/2018 Last Publication: 3/22/2018 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;

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.

Public Trustees

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: 12/19/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-801219-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0692-2017 First Publication: 2/22/2018 Last Publication: 3/22/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Name Changes Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Sabrina Saylor For Minor Child: Alexander Allen Newman To Change the Child’s Name to: Alexander William Saylor Case Number: 18 C 100164 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Mark Allen Newman, Jr., non custodial parent. Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: April 23, 2018 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Arapahoe County Court Division A2 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Alexander Allen Newman At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child. To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Azusena Castillo For Minor Child: Karla Betzaide Geronimo Castillo To Change the Child’s Name to: Karla Betzaide Castillo Case Number: 2018 C 100176

Name Changes

NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Luis Eduardo Geromino Sanchez, non custodial parent. Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: April 19, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Karla Betzaide Castillo At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child. To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing. Date: March 8, 2018 Legal Notice No.: 521278 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on October 18, 2017, 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 Ralph Edward Daniel be changed to Ralph Edward Daniels Case No.: 17 C 100901 Redated: 3.13.18 Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 521307 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

The petition requests that the name of Teshome Amde Woldemichael be changed to Teshome Woldemichael Amde Case No.: 18 C 100168

The petition requests that the name of Lily Fung be changed to Lilaya Hong Case No.: 18 C 100156

Shana Kloek By: Deputy Clerk

By: J. Kaufmann, Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 521256 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No: 521232 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 5, 2018, 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 Daniel Robert Barnhill be changed to Daniel Robert King Case No.: 2018 C 100169 By: Amy Johnston, Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 521258 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 8, 2018, 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 Ivan DeWayne Snodgrass be changed to Ivan Jay Wayne Case No.: 18 C 100175

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 2, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Public notice is given on March 9, 2018, 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 Michael Danso be changed to Peter Michael Quansah Case No.: 18 C 100163

The petition requests that the name of Roselia Landero Ruiz be changed to Rosie Landero Case No.: 18 C 100179

By: Amy Johnson, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

By: Amy Johnson, Deputy Clerk

NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION

Legal Notice No: 521304 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on February 27, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No: 521277 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Azusena Castillo For Minor Child: Karla Betzaide Geronimo Castillo To Change the Child’s Name to: Karla Betzaide Castillo Case Number: 2018 C 100176

Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on March 5, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No.: 521252 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: April 13, 2018 Littleton Independent

County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120

Name Changes

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

By: Amy Johnson, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Public Notice

The petition requests that the name of Samantha Jean Gurtler be changed to Samantha Jean Bailey Case No.: 18 C 100209

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Date: March 8, 2018

Legal Notice No: 521254 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on March 14, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No: 521296 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 14, 2018, 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 Samantha Jean Gurtler be changed to Samantha Jean Bailey Case No.: 18 C 100209 Shana Kloek By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

Notice To Creditors

March 22, 2018M Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Henry G. Zimbelman, Jr., a/k/a Henry Zimbelman, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30169

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 19, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Lisa Younger, Personal Representative c/o Hulbert and Associates, LLC 326 Main Street Sterling, CO 80751 Legal Notice No.: 521275 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald/ Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Kathleen E. Mulligan, a/k/a Kathleen Mulligan, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30136

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 21, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Carol Core, Patricia Defa and Ray Defa Co- Personal Representatives for the Estate of Kathleen Mulligan, Deceased c/o Moye White, LLP 1400 16th Street, 6th Floor Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 521325 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent/ Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John E. Jones, a/k/a John Edward Jones, a/k/a John Jones, Deceased Case Number: 18PR74 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Cynthia D. Jones, Personal Representative 1382 S. Edison Way Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 521231 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

In the Matter of the Estate of: RONNIE RAY RICHTER, also known as RONNIE R. RICHTER, Deceased

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before July 9, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred. Darlene Thorndyke Personal Representative c/o Edward L. Zorn, #1653 Zorn & Richardson, P.C. 626 E. Platte Avenue Fort Morgan, CO 80701 (970) 867-1199 Legal Notice No.: 521230 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia Claudeen Wert, a/k/a Claudeen Wert, a/k/a Virginia Wert, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30183

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lorna J. Corathers, aka Lorna Corathers, aka Lori Corathers, aka Lorna Joan Corathers, Deceased Case Number: 18PR30193

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Dorothy Caroline Ver Steeg also known as Dorothy C. Ver Steeg, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 030262

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dainna Lynn Cicotello, a/k/a Dianna Lynn Cicotello, a/k/a Daniel Joseph Cicotello, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 30191

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to: The District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Vickie Hassemer 15548 East Radcliff Place Aurora, CO 80015

Laurie M. Cicotello, Personal Representative P.O. Box 387 Lihue, HI 96766 Phone #: (808) 294-5884 Email lcicotello@gmail.com

Legal Notice No.: 521200 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: The Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 521257 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018

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Laurie M. Cicotello, Personal Representative P.O. Box 387 Lihue, HI 96766 Phone #: (808) 294-5884 Email lcicotello@gmail.com

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No.: 521257 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice In the Colorado District Court in and for Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 In the Interests of: JOSHUA MICAH SCHEFFLER, Respondent Attorney: Law Office of Steven R. Owens, P.C. 6041 South Syracuse Way, Suite 103 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4716 Phone Number: (720) 529-9800 E-mail: steve@mydenverlawyer.com FAX Number: (720) 529-1059 Atty. Reg.#: 24992 Case Number: 2018PR30203 Division 12 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: Virginia M. Branson, formerly known as Virginia M. Scheffler, formerly known as Virginia M. Dorgan Last Known Address, if any: Warwick, Rhode Island and all interested persons A hearing on Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Adult on behalf of Joshua Micah Scheffler will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: April 16, 2018 Time: 1:30 pm Courtroom or Division: 12 Address: Arapahoe County Court, 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No.: 521263 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SUSAN A. SUTTON, also known as SUSAN ANNETTE SUTTON, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30244 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael S. Sutton, Personal Representative 3355 N Highway 29 Cantonment, FL 32533 Legal Notice No.: 521268 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bethena Bleser, a/k/a Beth Bleser, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR030219 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred. Alan J. Bleser, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 3900 E. Mexico Ave., Ste. 300 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 521269 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DOUGLAS MARTIN HANNASCH, a/k/a DOUGLAS M. HANNASCH, a/k/a DOUGLAS HANNASCH, Deceased. Case No.: 2018PR30222

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of the County of Arapahoe Colorado on or before July 20, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Kay Leiner, Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 3780 South Broadway, Suite 107 Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No.: 521270 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Melvin Seymour Goldberg, aka Melvin S. Goldberg, aka Melvin Goldberg, aka Mel Goldberg, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30230

Public Notice Public Notice

Notice To Creditors

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Melvin Seymour Goldberg, aka Melvin S. Goldberg, aka Melvin Goldberg, aka Mel Goldberg, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30230 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. by Michael M. Katz, President Attorney to the Personal Representative 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No.: 521280 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Mauler, a/k/a/ Mike Mauler, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30254 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Terry Thornton and Deborah Thornton Co-Personal Representatives 16179 E. Flora Place Aurora, CO 80013 Legal Notice No.: 521298 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret A. Scott, a/k/a Margret A. Scott, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30021 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before July 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Steven Scott Personal Representative 4755 S. Huron Street Englewood, CO 80110 Legal Notice No: 521227 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of June V. Ferrell, Deceased Case Number 2018PR30171 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Kenneth F. Ferrell Personal Representative c/o Barbara E. Cashman, Esq. Barbara Cashman, LLC 4 West Dry Creek Cir., #100 Littleton, CO 80120 Phone Number: 720-242-8133 e-mail: Barb@DenverElderLaw.org Legal Notice No: 521228 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOYCE ELIZABETH HOFFER, a/k/a JOYCE E. HOFFER a/k/a JOYCE HOFFER, Deceased Case No.: 17PR31246 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado on or before July 10, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Doug Hoffer Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 3780 South Broadway, Suite 107 Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No: 521229 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice District Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR BOTH AND OF INTERESTS IN PROPERTY OF:

District Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112

Notice To Creditors IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR BOTH AND OF INTERESTS IN PROPERTY OF: DONALD E. JEFFORDS and SCOTT JEFFORDS, Decedents. Attorney: (Name and Address): Marcus L. Squarrell, Atty. Reg. #9972 Lee F. Fanyo, Atty. Reg. #43763 W. Douglas Hoak, Atty. Reg. #43148 Lewis Bess Williams & Weiss, P.C. 1801 California Street, Suite 3400 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (303) 861-2828 FAX Number: (303) 861-4017 E-mail: msquarrell@lewisbess.com; lfanyo@lewisbess.com; dhoak@lewisbess.com Case Number: 2017PR30877 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY INHERITANCE PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. To All Interested Persons and Owners by Inheritance (List all names of interested persons and owners by inheritance): To any and all now-living descendants of DONALD E. JEFFORDS, EUNICE JEFFORDS, also known as EUNICE A. JEFFORDS, ANNA EUNICE JEFFORDS, and A. EUNICE JEFFORDS, or SCOTT JEFFORDS, including, but not necessarily limited to, LESLEY JEFFORDS, LINDA JEFFORDS, WESLEY JEFFORDS, DAVID W. RICE (surviving spouse of DONNA BELLE JEFFORDS RICE), STEVEN JO RICE, LAWRENCE DAVID RICE, JANE K. RICE, GLENDA JEFFORDS, and DONALD W. RICE. A SECOND AMENDED PETITION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR BOTH, AND OF INTERESTS IN PROPERTY and a proposed ORDER DETERMIING HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR BOTH AND INTERESTS IN PROPERTY, have been filed alleging that the above Decedents died leaving the following property: All rights, titles and interests in, to and under the following described real property included in the Estate of Donald E. Jeffords, Deceased, and/or in the Estate of Scott Jeffords, Deceased: All mineral rights lying in and under the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section 24, Township 4 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, Colorado Referred to in these matters as “the Subject Property.” The hearing on the Petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: April 20, 2018 Time: 8:00 A.M. Courtroom or Division: 12 (Courtroom to be determined) Address: Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112 The hearing will take approximately two (2) hours. Note: You must answer the Petition within 35 days after the last publication of this Notice. * Within the time required for answering the Petition, all objections to the Petition must be in writing and filed with the Court. * The hearing shall be limited to the Petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the Petition in a timely manner. Date: Signature of Person Giving Notice Legal Notice No: 521199 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Freida M. Bowman, aka Freida May McCoy Bowman, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31061 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Carole Yvonne Bowman Personal Representative c/o O'Dell & Silburn, LLC 1600 Jackson Street, Suite 200 Golden, Colorado 80401 Legal Notice No: 521242 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: ELAINE LOOMIS, a/k/a ELAINE M. LOOMIS, a/k/a ELAINE MARY LOOMIS Deceased Case Number: 2018-PR-30143

Notice To Creditors

All persons having claims against the Abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Dated this 8th day of March, 2018. ALLEN B. SAUER Personal Representative to the Estate 4869 W. Cedar Avenue Denver, CO 80219 Home Phone: 303-936-6119 Legal Notice No: 521244 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of George B. Whitehead, aka George Whitehead, aka George Burtis Whitehead, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30083 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 11, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Gary R. Whitehead Personal Representative 45582 Whitcomb Square Sterling, VA 20166 Legal Notice No: 521245 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROSALIE JANE LAY a/k/a ROSALIE J. LAY, Deceased Case Number: 18PR30179 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Janet Sue Phelps Personal Representatives c/o Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court #2800 Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No: 521248 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leslie James Petrash, aka Leslie J. Petrash, aka Leslie Petrash, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30224

Notice To Creditors

Glenn R. Bauman Personal Representative 7385 S. Washington Street Centennial, Colorado 80122

Legal Notice No: 521259 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Shouvlin Bryan, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30153

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Kellie Adam Personal Representative 9725 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 102 Denver, Colorado 80231 Legal Notice No: 521272 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roy Van Dyke, aka Roy G. Van Dyke, aka Roy Glenn Van Dyke, aka Roy VanDyke, and Roy G. VanDyke, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 31249

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Debra Witham Personal Representative 8201 S. Santa Fe Drive, Lot 4 Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No: 521279 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol Jane Cassidy, aka Carol J. Cassidy, aka Carol Cassidy, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30133

Holly Morales Personal Representative c/o Glatstein & O’Brien, LLP 2696 So. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222 303-757-4342

Leland J. Petrash Personal Representative 6574 S. Datura Street Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No: 521290 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No: 521250 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Beverly Krieg, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 88 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Danny M. Krieg Jr. Personal Representative 4681 S. Decator Street, No. 223 Englewood, Colorado 80110 Legal Notice No: 521251 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harry Bauman, aka Harry H. Bauman, aka Harry Harold Bauman, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30202

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: ELAINE LOOMIS, a/k/a ELAINE M. LOOMIS, a/k/a ELAINE MARY LOOMIS Deceased Case Number: 2018-PR-30143

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Glenn R. Bauman Personal Representative 7385 S. Washington Street Centennial, Colorado 80122 Legal Notice No: 521259

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lee Woodward Daniels, aka Lee W. Daniels, and Lee Daniels, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30182

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Allison McKenzie Personal Representative 22509 E. Bellewood Drive Centennial, Colorado 80015 Legal Notice No: 521301 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lillian D. French, aka Lillian Durbin French, Deceased Case Number: 2018-PR-30176

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 22, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. James M. Hubbard, II Esq. For the Personal Representative 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 521305 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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James M. Hubbard, II Esq. For the Personal Representative 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No: 521305 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dallas D. Rockwell, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30243 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Dean A. Rockwell Personal Representative 10208 W. Arkansas Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80232 Legal Notice No: 521306 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Michael Meil, aka Steven M. Meil, aka Steven Meil, aka Steve Meil, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 30185 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Stacey D. Anderson Personal Representative 7835 Lyons Avenue Hesperia, CA 92345 Legal Notice No: 521308 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No: 2017CV030228, Div: 402 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

PLAINTIFF: PARKVIEW HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v. DEFENDANTS: CARLA E POTVIN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC.; and CYNTHIA MARES, AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.

Regarding: LOT 7, BLOCK 5, PARKVIEW HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1 , COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.; Also known as: 6066 S. Shawnee St., Centennial, CO 80015-4585. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O’clock A.M., on the 17th day of May, 2018, 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 $10,374.72. DATED: February 13, 2018. David C. Walcher Arapahoe County Sheriff By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 521182 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 19, 2018 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice District Court, County of Arapahoe, Colorado Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112

BILLY DAVID WILLIAMS, individually and derivatively on behalf of R & D TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company, Plaintiffs v.

Public Notice District Court, County of Arapahoe, Colorado Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112

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BILLY DAVID WILLIAMS, individually and derivatively on behalf of R & D TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company, Plaintiffs v. RICHARD BRAGDON, Defendant Case Number: 2017CV32701 Division: 402 DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: RICHARD BRAGDON 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. 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. Dated: 11/28/17 Clerk of Court/Clerk /s/ Richard A. Levine, Signature of Attorney for Plaintiff Richard A. Levine, #28468 Law Office of Richard A. Levine, P.C. 30752 Southview Dr., Suite 150 Evergreen, CO 80439 Tele: 303-670-1555 Email: evergreenatty@gmail.com This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired. WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff. Legal Notice No.: 521274 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: April 12, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice In re Marriage of Safiya Mohamed Hussein and Mustafa Said Mohammed, Case No. 17DR1414 Div. 26: TO MUSTAFA SAID MOHAMMED PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Summons has been filed in the above case. If you do not appear and participate in the matter, default judgment may be entered against you. Legal Notice No.: 521276 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: April 12, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Phone Number: (303) 649-6355 Case No.: 2018CV030178 Div: 202 Plaintiff: SUNRIDGE PATIO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION., a Colorado non-profit corporation, v. Defendants: LAUDIS HOLIFIELD; JUNE A. HOLIFIELD; MEL SMOOKLER; and SUSAN K. RYDEN as the PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY Attorney for Plaintiff: VIAL FOTHERINGHAM LLP Travis B. Keenan, #41354 Travis.Keenan@vf-law.com 12600 W. Colfax, Ste. C200 Lakewood, CO 80215 Phone Number: (720) 943-8811 File Number: COS108-106 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION The People of the State of Colorado To the Defendants named above: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. Please take notice that the complaint requests foreclosure of a statutory and contractual lien, as well as judgment for past-due assessments and late fees, together with attorney fees and costs, in the amount of $7,331.35, plus all amounts coming due after the filing of the complaint.

of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. Please take notice that the complaint requests foreclosure of a statutory and contractual lien, as well as judgment for past-due assessments and late fees, together with attorney fees and costs, in the amount of $7,331.35, plus all amounts coming due after the filing of the complaint.

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If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice. This is an action originally filed January 25, 2018, and published in the Littleton Independent beginning March 22, 2018, and ending April 19, 2018. Dated March 13, 2018 VIAL FOTHERINGHAM LLP Travis B. Keenan, #41354 Attorney for Plaintiff This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. WARNING: A VALID SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED BY A LAWYER AND IT NEED NOT CONTAIN A COURT CASE NUMBER, THE SIGNATURE OF A COURT OFFICER, OR A COURT SEAL. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COURT TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION. YOU MUST RESPOND AS EXPLAINED IN THIS SUMMONS. Legal Notice No.: 521302 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: April 19, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELECTION TOWN OF BOW MAR, COLORADO TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to law, an election will be held in the Town of Bow Mar, in the counties of Arapahoe and Jefferson, State of Colorado, on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 (“Election Day”). This Election will be conducted by mail ballot only. Mail ballots shall be mailed or hand-delivered to the Designated Drop-Off Locations no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. Location and Hours of Designated Drop-off Location: Columbine Valley Town Hall 2 Middlefield Road Columbine Valley, Colorado 80123 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday March 19, 2018 - April 2, 2018 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, April 3, 2018 Local Election Office Contact Information: Sue Blair, Town Clerk Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 Email: bowmartown@gmail.com Each person who has attained the age of eighteen years possessing the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote at all municipal elections: (a) The person is a citizen of the United States. (b) The person is a resident of the municipal precinct and has resided in this state for twentytwo days immediately preceding the election at which the person offers to vote. In order to vote in a municipal election conducted under this article, a person must be a registered elector. An otherwise qualified and registered elector who moves from the municipal election precinct where registered to another precinct within the same municipality is permitted to cast a ballot for an election at the polling place in the precinct where registered. At the Election, the eligible electors of the Town will vote on the following offices for two-year terms: MAYOR: Carrie McLaughlin Tom Feldkamp TRUSTEES: Margo Ramsden Steven Fabricant Alma Bergmann David V. Wadsworth II Marsha Dennis James R. Carlson Doug Champion Anne Justen IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Bow Mar, Colorado, has caused this notice to be given as required by law. Sue Blair, Town Clerk Legal Notice No.: 521299 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Crown Castle is proposing to install a 70-foot Monopine telecommunications tower within a new 30-foot by 30-foot expanded compound area at the following site: 120 Meade Lane, Cherry Hills Village, Arapahoe County, CO, 80111, Latitude: 39-38-13, Longitude: -104-57-

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Crown Castle is proposing to install a 70-foot Monopine telecommunications tower within a new 30-foot by 30-foot expanded compound area at the following site: 120 Meade Lane, Cherry Hills Village, Arapahoe County, CO, 80111, Latitude: 39-38-13, Longitude: -104-5726.7. Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Specific information regarding the project is available by calling Monica Gambino, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Monica.Gambino@CrownCastle.com, 724-416-2516 within 30 days of the date of this publication. Legal Notice No.: 521201 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 19th day of March, 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill: BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 6 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OLsON _______ BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDING THE “ART” SHUTTLE COST SHARING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices. Legal Notice No.: 521310 First Publication: March March 22, PUBLISHED: 22,2018 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 ENGLEWOOD HERALD Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD

City and County Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 19th day of March, 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill: BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 9 INTRODUCED BY OLsON COUNCIL MEMBER __________ A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 1-5-2-8 OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, ADOPTING “BOB’S RULES OF ORDER” AS THE RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices. Legal Notice No.: 521312 PUBLISHED: March 22, 2018 First Publication: March 22, 2018 ENGLEWOOD HERALD Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sheridan Colorado will hold a Public Hearing at the City Council Meeting of April 9, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 South Federal Blvd. to consider an amendment to the 2017 City of Sheridan Budget.

All interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Hearing or in writing to be received by the City Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on April 9, 2018. Anyone wishing to speak at the Public Hearing may sign the speaker’s list at the door. Arlene Sagee, City Clerk City of Sheridan Legal Notice No: 521343 First Publication: March 29, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher:Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 19th day of March 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance: BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 3__ SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARAPAHOE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, ALLOWING ARAPAHOE COUNTY TO ASSIST IN CONDUCTING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON MAY 22, 2018. (Council Bill No. 8) Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado. Legal Notice No.: 521311 First Publication: March 22, 2018 March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald ENGLEWOOD HERALD and the Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Trailmark Metropolitan District, Jefferson County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 8, 2018 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Norman (Wayne) Lupton: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 Catherine LaClair: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 Sandra Farish: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 Richard Handley: Two (2) Year, Until May 2020 /s/ Sue Blair Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 521327 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Highland Park Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 8, 2018 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S.

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Legacy rotates between going to Arizona and Florida, and this spring between March 26-31 the Lightning will compete and train at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla. Coach Ty Giordano tries to schedule some fun into the spring break baseball trip. “We work all year around,” he said. “We work out in the fall and the winter, so when spring break comes around you utilize that as a chance to get away. You take a little break and it is kind of cool for the kids. Even though from our perspective it is treated as a baseball trip. “We are always going to practice, work out and play games but we do try to have some fun, go to the beach once or twice, so we try to create a little bit of a vacation out of it but the main focus is baseball. It gives us a chance to clear the cobwebs, refocus and come back ready for league play.” Arapahoe will be in the Phoenix area for three games starting March 28. “For sure the weather is a benefit but more than that is the bonding side of traveling down there,” said Arapahoe coach Jim Dollaghan. “We fly together, we stay together, we eat together and we play together. I invite and want parents to go but I don’t want them to take their kids away from the team. “We’ll go see a comedian one night, go to a Rockies game one night. It’s just a time to get the kids away from school and can just focus on being a kid and playing baseball. We have whiffle ball game that we give out trophies. We just want to kind of have that mesh.” Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado PUBLIC NOTICE Community Media. He has been covering NOTICE OF OF ELECTION sports in CANCELLATION the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunityNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Highland Park Metropolitan Arapahoe County, media.com orDistrict, at 303-566-4083. Colorado, that at the close of business on the

sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 8, 2018 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S.

News and notes from local high school sports programs Arapahoe • Daniel Benson ﬁnished third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.70 to help the boys swim team finish in eighth place at the Coaches Invite swim meet on March 17. • The girls lacrosse team lost last season’s season opener to Kent Denver, but this year won the first game of the campaign at Kent Denver. The team now heads to California for two games on March 27 and March 29.

and throwing the ball within the net on the end of the stick and the action necessary to keep the ball in the net while running. ... Both Travis FROM PAGE 31 Hastings and Chase Soderstrom, two of my seniors, played in the youth The small number of players lacrosse program.” means the Pirates will not have a Sophomore Riley Graves played junior varsity team this season. his first game in goal for the However, he is encouraged that Pirates. The coach said he too many of his players, including his freshmen starters, came up through came up through the Pirate Youth Lacrosse Program, but he was a the Pirate Youth Lacrosse program. midfielder until this season. “The youth program is great for Publicof Notice He said the team does have good our sport. We have a solid group freshmen this season and I think the senior leadership on and off the LITTLETON OF PUBLIC HEARING field by attackman Hastings, midmajority of them cameNOTICE up through Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorfielder Chase Soderstrom and defenthe Pirate youth program,” Thompado, DAB OF LITTLETON CO, LLC, doing busiSpencer Freemire. Lacrosse son said. “Lacrosse isasaStaybridge sport that ness Suites, 8211seman Southpark Circle, like Littleton, CO, has requested the licensis Hastings’ sport and he said he has requires special skills catching ing officials of the City of Littleton, Colorado, to

been playing since eighth grade. “We have a lot of young guys on the team this season and I am doing what I can to help them,” he said. “I feel I am a team leader as a team captain who has been in charge of our offense for the last two and a half seasons. The last two seasons were pretty good, and I will say it is tough so far this year and it has been a bit of a grind in practice as we work to improve skills and build a competitive team. But we will hang in there and keep working to get better and hopefully win some games.” Hastings plansPublic to continue playNotice ing lacrosse after graduation for NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR Augustana College in Rock Island, ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL Illinois.

Cherry Creek • Both the boys and girls track teams finished in first place at the ThunderRidge Invitational track meet on March 17. Junior Philip

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The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL BOWLES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Legal Notice No.: 521328 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Liberty Hill Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 8, 2018 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Sheldon McDonnell: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 Heather Lemay: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 Julie Tombari: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 /s/ Sue Blair Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 521329 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Littleton Independent

Englewood The baseball team is still looking for its first win of the season and the Pirates have been taking extra batting practice. The team is hitting only .182

Heritage • The baseball team, under new coach Tyler Munro, has played long ball in winning the first two games. The Eagles, hitting .514 as a team, have three games between March 20 and March 24. They have 17 extra base hits in the first two games and have outscored the opposition, 42-0.

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/s/ Sue Blair Designated Election Official

• The soccer team is off to a 2-2 start and plays rival Arapahoe on March 22.

Littleton • New baseball coach Brett Pieratt has the Lions off to a 2-0 start prior to a March 22 game against Northglenn, which was a prelude to a four-game trip to Arizona. Nick Caswell is hitting .857 after the first two games. • The girls soccer team had its four-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to ThunderRidge on March 17. Senior Sarah Gray has six goals and two assists in the first five games. The Lions played Air Academy March 20 before opening Jeffco 4A play April 3 against Valor Christian.

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Michael Law: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 Pamela Coburn: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022 Sara Kosted: Four (4) Years, Until May 2022

Jordon won the boys discus event with a throw of 138-05.00. Delaney Smithy won the girls 300 meter hurdles in 45.40 and Ana George won the girls pole vault • Joseph Jang won the 100 freestyle in 47.72 on March 17 at the Coaches Invite swim meet. Jang was second in the 200 freestyle as the boys swimming team was the runner-up in the team standings. • The girls lacrosse team has two games scheduled March 23-24 in the Grand Junction area against Fruita Monument and Durango. The Bruins have scored 54 goals in winning their first three games.

Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Bowles Metropolitan District of Denver and Jefferson Counties, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the regular election to be held on May 8, 2018, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-5-208, C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected for the District: David Hobart to a 4-year term which expires in May, 2022 Donald W. Korte to a 4-year term which expires in May, 2022 Dated this 22nd day of March, 2018. BOWLES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Chuck Reid Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 521291 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice LITTLETON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, DAB OF LITTLETON CO, LLC, doing business as Staybridge Suites, 8211 Southpark Circle, Littleton, CO, has requested the licensing officials of the City of Littleton, Colorado, to grant a Lodging & Entertainment liquor license. Applicant(s): Kerry Boekelheide, 1128 18th Ave NE, Aberdeen South Dakota The public hearing on the application will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado. By order of the Licensing Authority of the City of Littleton, Colorado.

grant a Lodging & Entertainment liquor license. Applicant(s): Kerry Boekelheide, 1128 18th Ave NE, Aberdeen South Dakota

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The public hearing on the application will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado. By order of the Licensing Authority of the City of Littleton, Colorado. /s/ Colleen L. Norton Deputy City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 521295 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by SOUTH ENGLEWOOD SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 8, 2018, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 113.5-513(6), C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Town of Columbine, State of Colorado, that at the close of business on the nineteenth day before the election, there were not more candidates for Mayor or Trustees than offices to be filled, including candidates filing Affidavits of Intent to be Write-In candidates; therefore, the election to be held on April 3, 2018, is hereby cancelled.

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The following candidates are declared elected: Mayor: Richard Champion – 2 year term Board of Trustees: Kathy Boyle – 4 year term Board of Trustees: William Dotson – 4 year term Board of Trustees: Bruce Menk – 4 year term

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

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Wilfredo Guzman 4-year term until May, 2022

/s/ J.D. McCrumb, Town Clerk

SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENT

Martin T. McMahon 4-year term until May, 2022

Legal Notice No.: 521309 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the necessity has risen to amend the South Suburban Park and Recreation District's 2018 Budget. A copy of the proposed amended 2018 Budget has been filed at 6631 South University Boulevard, where it is open for public inspection. The adoption of a resolution to amend the 2018 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District. The meeting will be held at the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 South University Boulevard on March 28, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Any elector within the District at any time prior to the final adoption of the resolution to amend the 2018 Budget may inspect and file or register any objections thereto. SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT BY PAMELA M. ELLER (SECRETARY) Legal Notice No.: 521303 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by SOUTH ENGLEWOOD SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for direct-

Original Signature on File at the Law Office of Donald E. Marturano Donald E. Marturano, Designated Election Official Contact Person for the District: Donald E. Marturano Telephone Number of the District: (303) 797-6200 Address of the District: P.O. Box 2858, Centennial, Colorado 80161-2858 District Facsimile Number: (303) 797-6240 District Email: donmarturano@comcast.net Legal Notice No.: 521300 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Town of Columbine, State of Colorado, that at the close of business on the nineteenth day before the election, there were not more candidates for Mayor or Trustees than offices to be filled, including candidates filing Affidavits of Intent to be Write-In candidates; therefore, the election to be held on April 3, 2018, is hereby cancelled. The following candidates are declared elected:

Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Columbine Water and Sanitation District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election to be conducted on May 8, 2018 there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election was canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S., and the following candidates were declared elected by acclamation: Lee Schiller Four (4) year Steven A. Nichols Four (4) year By: /s/ Donette B. Hunter Designated Election Official Columbine Water and Sanitation District Legal Notice No.: 521313 First Publication: March 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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