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CCM joins effort to document hate and bias incidents STAFF REPORT

A woman and her 5-year-old daughter walking on a sidewalk in a Highlands Ranch park recently came across a chalk-scrawled image of a swastika and words spelling “Kill the Jews.” In Lakewood, following the recent terrorist attacks in Manchester and London, police increased patrols around a local mosque after it received a series of threatening calls. The two incidents are among many nationwide as reports of bias, dis-

crimination and hate crimes surface. The FBI and civil rights organizations are tracking many higher-profile incidents. “But no government agency documents lower-level incidents of harassment and intimidation, such as online or real-life bullying,” says ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative reporting. “Documenting and understanding all of these incidents — from hate-inspired murders to anti-Semitic graffiti to racist online trolling — requires new, more creative approaches.”

With that in mind, ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project is working to create a national database of all incidents that can be used by journalists, researchers and civil rights organizations. Colorado Community Media has joined the more than 70 media organizations, academic institutions and civil rights organizations partnering with ProPublica to collect, verify and analyze reports by victims across the country. Your help is invaluable: We are asking residents in our communities to report any hate, bias or discrimina-

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tion instances by submitting an online report about those experiences. That information will be shared with the Documenting Hate partners, but with no one else without your permission. The online form can be found on the Colorado Community Media website, coloradocommunitymedia.com, as well as on our individual newspaper websites and Facebook pages. To submit a report, go to http://coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/ propublicas-documenting-hate-project,250606

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Fires banned in Arapahoe County Due to dry conditions, open fires are banned until further notice in unincorporated Arapahoe County and Centennial by order of the Arapahoe County Sheriff. Prohibited fires include campfires, fires in permanent fire rings, charcoal-fueled fires, fires in outdoor wood-burning stoves, fireworks, prescribed burns of fence lines and trash fires. Exempted fires include those contained in liquid-fueled stoves, fireplaces or wood burning stoves in buildings, propane and charcoal grills. Fines are $500 for the first offense up to $1,000 for third and subsequent offenses.

Singer, teacher, theatrical costumer Renaissance woman I’m a voice and piano teacher. I work out of my home, and I’ve done it for 27 years. It’s evolved into this weird renaissance life where I do lessons, I teach special-needs students, I take in sewing, I do costumes for local theater and I work part-time for a geologist. I work in my church — I’m the soprano section leader, and occasional director of our choir at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. I’ve been doing that for almost 30 years. I do solo stuff for funerals and wedding. I’ve done some theater too, though not as much as my daughter. Special needs, special rewards Working with special-needs kids is pretty intense. I work with Magic Moments Inc. It’s a theatrical organization, and they put on a show every spring. The shows incorporate special needs adults and children — they audition, they rehearse, they learn choreography and they get to be in a show. The end product is a five-day run. A lot of students want to take voice lessons, so I teach them like all my mainstream students. They have to practice, they have to keep up with their lessons, they have to memorize music. I teach all sorts of people, but the special needs students are where my heart is, because they find so much joy and accomplishment in it. I was costuming last year for Colorado Children’s Theater, and we were doing “Beauty and the Beast,” and I made a Mrs. Potts costume — it looks like a teapot. One of the little girls with not much confidence, who had been struggling with her character, the minute she put that costume on, she just was Mrs. Potts. We just all cracked up because from then on she had to walk around

Laura High teaches piano, teaches special needs kids, and makes costumes for local theater. COURTESY PHOTO with her arms like her handle and her spout. Family life I was born in Denver and moved around a lot as a kid. I’m a single lady with a 33-year-old daughter. It’s just the two of us, although she’s in Utah for the summer doing a show. We’ve got a little dog named Maestro. I love what I do. I’ve thought about getting a full-time job, but to me, normal is boring. I love the variety in my life. I draw and paint and do needlework, too. It’s a great way to live. If you have suggestions for My Name Is, please contact David Gilbert at dgilbert@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Rec centers closed for maintenance South Suburban Parks and Recreation District will close each of its four recreation centers on a rotating schedule in late July through early September for annual maintenance and facility upgrades. August typically sees the lowest number of visitors to the centers. The improvements will include new equipment and flooring. Closure dates: • Lone Tree’s indoor pool: July 31-Aug. 11 • Lone Tree Recreation Center (entire facility): Aug. 6 -11 • Sheridan Recreation Center: Aug. 5-11 • Buck Recreation Center’s indoor pool: Aug. 14-25 • Buck Recreation Center (entire facility): Aug. 21-25 • Goodson Recreation Center: Aug. 28-Sept. 1 Call 303-347-5999 for more information. County 4-H teams advance Arapahoe County 4-H members logged several wins at the 2017 Colorado State 4-H conference in Fort Collins. The county’s two livestock quiz bowl teams will move up to compete for the state championship. The parliamentary procedure, horse judging and consumer choices teams all won Reserve State Champion titles. Reserve State Champion winners will go on to compete at the Western National Roundup in Denver in January 2018.

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City to study Santa Fe traffic fixes Littleton and nearby cities will look at possible upgrades to highway BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Traffic congestion and Santa Fe Drive go together like jam and bread, and Littleton city officials are embarking on an effort to address the problem. Littleton officials and their counterparts in Englewood and Sheridan met recently with representatives of the Colorado Department of Transportation, which manages the state highway. They discussed establishing a Planning and Environmental Linkages study to evaluate the Santa Fe corridor between I-25 on the north and C-470 on the south. The study would be a comprehensive survey of traffic data, environmental and engineering components, and citizen input to develop a plan to improve traffic flows on the highway. The PEL is a necessary first step toward future efforts to widen Santa Fe, said Littleton City Manager Mark Relph. “Once you complete this, you’ve cleared the first hurdle in making

improvements in this corridor,” Relph said. “If you don’t do the PEL, you won’t get funds.” Funding future projects on Santa Fe will require a multi-jurisdictional effort because of the tremendous cost, at-large Councilmember Doug Clark said. “Price estimates we’ve seen in the past for our desired improvements were up in the $90 million range,” Clark said. “That’s basically our entire road fund for 45 to 70 years. There are different pots of money we can get — federal, state — but to get on those lists, we need to agree on what we want to do.” There’s more to the cost than just construction, said Keith Reester, Littleton’s acting public works director. “The idea of building your way out of congestion is a very difficult and expensive proposition,” Reester said. “When you start talking about adding capacity to your system, the cost really comes in real estate, because you need more right of way to do more turn lanes and so forth.” The city has budgeted $200,000 this year toward establishing community engagement and inter-agency partnerships, Reester said. SEE TRAFFIC, P8

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Friday rush hour traffic backs up on the westbound lanes of Mineral Avenue at Santa Fe Drive on July 7. Littleton city officials are working to alleviate congestion issues along the Santa Fe corridor, but the process is likely to take years. DAVID GILBERT

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Relay for Life set for Highlands Ranch Fundraising event honors cancer survivors and lost loved ones BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At 42 years old, Laura Kowalski was told she had stage 4 cervical cancer. She wasn’t expected to live. After an intensive treatment plan that included a three-month trip to California for surgery and radiation and chemotherapy, Kowalski is now 17 years cancer-free. The Highlands Ranch resident was able to see milestones that she once worried she would miss. She was present at all three of her kids’ high school graduations and two of their college graduations. She saw her daughter get married.

To celebrate another year of good health, Kowalski, now 59, will attend Relay for Life of South Metro Denver on July 22 from 3 to 11 p.m. at Shea Stadium, 3270 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch. She has participated in or helped plan the yearly event in Highlands Ranch and other locations around the Denver metro area since her diagnosis. “For me, going to relay is like a big event, like a birthday or a celebration, because it’s another year,” Kowalski said. “I made it through another year.” The annual event, hosted by American Cancer Society, honors survivors and loved ones lost to cancer and raises money for cancer research. Last year brought in $65,000 and this year’s goal is $80,000, according to Lindsay Phelan, community development manager of American Cancer Society, also Kowalski’s daughter. Phelan was a freshman in high

school when her mom was diagnosed with cancer. She viewed Relay for Life as a way for the community to fight back. “My mom would not be here today had the American Cancer Society not done research,” said Phelan. During Relay for Life, team members take turns walking around a track or designated path. Each event is six to 24 hours long and each team is asked to have a member on the track at all times to signify that cancer never sleeps, says American Cancer Society’s website. The day closes with a luminaria ceremony where small paper bags honoring loved ones lost are released into the sky. The event has a festival atmosphere with family-friendly games, an obstacle course and a bounce house. This year’s Star Wars theme is “May the Cure Be With You.” But, Phelan said: “Still, at the heart

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of it, we are walking and honoring those survivors and remembering loved ones.” Another one of those survivors is Jennifer Walker, who at 32 years old was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The Littleton native had been attending relays since high school, when her best friend died from colon cancer at 17 years old. When Walker’s cancer was in remission, she joined a Relay for Life committee and helped in the planning process. She now attends the Highlands Ranch event with her family. “The relay puts a positive light on what is such a negative thing in someone’s life,” said Walker, 46. “As a survivor myself, it felt really good to get the recognition that I fought this fight.” To sign up for Relay for Life South Metro Denver, visit main.acsevents. org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=80374.

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‘A safe community’ Officers are permitted to use deadly force when they feel they or others are in imminent danger of serious injury or death, Stephens said, adding that while the department has no hardand-fast policy on placing officers on administrative leave after a shooting, the officers involved in both incidents were on temporary leave. Stephens said taking leave after a shooting makes sense, as the officers involved aren’t allowed to discuss the incident with anyone until they’ve given a statement to investigators. The officer who was hit outside

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Pressure on the police Investigations into all three crimes are ongoing. “I’m not sure anyone around here can remember the last officer-involved shooting, then we had two back-toback,” said Stephens, who has been chief in Littleton since May 2013. “On top of all that, you have the trauma that our entire organization is feeling over the missing officer, Steven Beare,” Stephens said. “That’s been tough on the organization, especially on his patrol team. A lot of those officers are the same ones who were involved in the incident in Denver on Friday morning (June 30). It’s a lot of stress for them to deal with.” Mayor Bruce Beckman said he does not believe the recent crimes are part of a trend. “This difficult week doesn’t carry any implication that anything has to change,” said Beckman, a former

Two armed confrontations. An officer hit with an allegedly stolen car. Two officer- shootings. A suspect dead and two more on the loose. An officer missing overseas. The end of June was eventful for Littleton police. “It’s been pretty chaotic around here,” Littleton Police Chief Doug Stephens said. The flurry of events began in midJune, when Officer Steven Beare went missing while mountain-climbing in Russia. Official search efforts were called off on June 29. Things ramped up on the home front on June 23, when Eric Ray Weston, a fugitive sexual predator on the run from Florida, allegedly pulled a gun on two women before stealing a car. He was eventually arrested at a bus station in California. On June 28, a woman in a car that was suspected of having been stolen hit an officer while fleeing police near a dollar store on Belleview Avenue. The officer fired his gun at the suspect, who escaped. Police say they have arrested a suspect on warrants whom they believe is connected, but she has not yet been charged in the incident. The following night, a man reported that his car was stolen by two women and two men, one of whom fired a gun in the course of the robbery. The two female suspects led officers from Littleton and Englewood on a highspeed chase in the early hours of June 30 that ended in Denver, where officers shot and killed one suspect — later identified as Stephanie Lopez, 32 — and critically wounded another.

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Littleton Police commander. Still, Beckman said, “the impact of a million people into the state has put tremendous pressure on law enforcement in Colorado, and particularly in the Denver metro area. Littleton’s population is up 10 percent in the last five years. Clearly, the increase in Stephens population is going to statistically create more police work.” The two officer-involved shootings are under investigation by outside entities in accordance with protocol and state law, Stephens said. The shooting outside the dollar store is being investigated by the 18th Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Team, and the shooting in Denver is being probed by a team of investigators from Denver and Aurora. In both instances, investigators will present their findings to district attorneys, who will determine the legitimacy of the officers’ actions. Stephens said he was not willing to weigh in on the judgment of the officers in the shootings until he has seen the conclusions of the response teams. Stephens said investigators have thus far been unable to determine where the bullet from the shooting outside the dollar store ended up. He said the officer fired “as he was getting struck, while going over the hood.” The carjacking, chase and shooting in Denver was a much more chaotic situation, Stephens said, though he praised his officers’ training. “We tried to end that pursuit as quickly as we could, especially as the speeds got over 100 miles per hour,” Stephens said. He added that officers in that incident used a PIT, or Pursuit Intervention Technique, maneuver — namely ramming the car until it stopped — that Littleton officers were formerly barred from using, but that Stephens chose to train the department on. The two male suspects in the carjacking have not been found, and Stephens said the victim was unable to provide a description beyond the fact that they were male.

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Olivia Beare: ‘I just know my love has left’ Wife of missing Littleton police officer talks about his fate, hopes search can bring his body home BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Three weeks after Littleton police officer Steven Beare went missing while hiking in Russia, his wife shared a Facebook post about the fate of her husband. “I know in my heart Steven passed away last week,” Olivia Beare, of

Highlands Ranch, wrote on a page called “Search for Steven” that has more than 6,000 members from across the world. “I have not lost hope or faith. I just know my love has left and I’ve known for a long time.” Steven Beare, 32, was ascending his first solo climb on Mount Elbrus, the tallest summit in Russia, when a Beare whiteout blizzard hit. He was confirmed missing on June 16 when he did not return to his check-in point on the mountain. Teams led by Russian personnel and professional climber Don Bowie, of Canada, halted their searches after

several days because of resources and weather conditions. Bowie then traveled to Colorado, where he met with the Littleton Police Department and Olivia Beare. “We discussed our phase two plan,” Olivia Beare wrote in the July 7 Facebook post. “Phase one is search and rescue, phase two is search and recover.” Steven Beare, a Colorado National Guardsman and former United States Army scout, was an avid climber and adventurer. His goal was to climb the highest summit on each of the seven continents, which includes Europe’s Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet. Olivia and Steven Beare were high school sweethearts and they recently

moved to Highlands Ranch from Roxborough. They have a 20-month-old son and Olivia is 13 weeks pregnant with their second child. She asks the public for continued donations, as she hopes search teams will return to Russia when the snow melts in early August to bring her husband home. Donations can be made through Colorado Police Officers Foundation, at coloradopolicefoundation.org/search-for-steven. If the website for donations changes, it will be posted on the “Search for Steven” Facebook page. Steven Beare was doing something he was incredibly passionate about, Olivia Beare wrote. “And I will continue that passion in our babies’ lives for him, forever.”

Arapahoe County deputies issued body cameras Sheriff’s office deploys 132 cameras to be used by officers BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hoe County Sheriff ’s Office a new tool to utliize, said Julie Brooks, the sheriff ’s office spokeswoman. “Body-worn cameras are a tool but they are not an end-all be-all,” Brooks said. “It is not always going to show what the community wants to see. It doesn’t see every viewpoint. It doesn’t show everything the deputy sees … Sometimes it leaves more questions than answers.” Since May 1, all patrol officers, depu-

ties and sergeants have been issued a body-worn camera to use while policing. Officers assigned to desk jobs do not wear cameras. Using body-worn cameras is not an entirely new concept to the sheriff ’s office. The interest in the tool reaches as far back as 2011, when the sheriff ’s office first began researching the cameras. The department issued 10 cameras to officers in the traffic unit in 2014.

“Body-worn cameras have become an expectation nationwide,” Brooks said. Brooks said the officers went through technical training in order to learn the functions of the cameras and to know how to download and tag their footage. The funding for the cameras was budgeted in the 2016 Arapahoe County

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Hootin’ good time Breckenridge Brewery hosts 27th annual Hootenanny BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

he beer was cold, the pavement was hot and the bands were on fire at the 27th annual Breckenridge Brewery Hootenanny in Littleton on July 8. Some gath-

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ered in the shade of beer tents and brewery buildings to get out of the sun, but most braved the rays to wiggle to down-home bluegrassy jams by bands like the Jon Stickley Trio, Zolopht, Gypsy Moon, the Sweet Lillies and the Jeff Austin Band. Young and old alike hurled beanbags in games of cornhole. And Woodhill Slow Batch BBQ made their way through three whole smoked hogs. This was the event’s third year in the brewery’s big campus along the South Platte River on Santa Fe Drive.

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“We don’t want to make any assumptions on what the end game is going to look like,” city engineer Brent Thompson said. “That’s what the study is all about — identifying different opportunities and strategies for corridor management. It may be adding lanes, it may be grade separation, it may be lots of things. The intersection of Santa Fe Drive

and Mineral Avenue looms large on city officials’ radar. Data published on the city’s website showed that just shy of 55,000 cars a day traveled the stretch from Mineral to Bowles on Santa Fe in 2015, up 7 percent from 2011. The numbers for last year and this year were not available. Relph said that while he didn’t have hard numbers, he would give the intersection an F grade on the level of service measurements set by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

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“We know something has to change there,” Relph said. “There’s more development coming in that area, so we want to manage the growth as best we can.” Fixing the intersection is tricky because of the proximity of the light rail and freight rail lines crossing Mineral, Reester said. “They’re not the easiest partners to work with,” Reester said. The PEL could take upward of a couple years, said District IV Councilmember Debbie Brinkman, with construction taking even longer. “This probably won’t all come to fruition for seven to 10 years,” Brinkman said, “but if you don’t get started, it’s not going to happen.”

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the dollar store went on a previously scheduled vacation a few days after the incident, he said, adding that the officer can go back to active duty when he returns if he so chooses. The officers in the Denver shooting gave their statements to investigators on July 6. Stephens said all officers in officerinvolved shootings are offered psychological services, and pay a visit to a gun range before returning to active duty to ensure they remain comfortable using their service weapon. Stephens said he did not know

In the meantime, other efforts can help ease the burden, Reester said, such as linking all the traffic lights on Santa Fe with fiber optics, which would allow for real-time adjustments to traffic light timing to respond to varying traffic loads. Presently, all the traffic lights on Santa Fe operate independently. Reester said the fiber-optic plan will be part of this year’s budget discussions. Also important, Reester said, is developing a multimodal plan that evaluates the needs of bicyclists, pedestrians and public transit users. “We need an intelligent transportation system,” Reester said, “although some people would call that an oxymoron.”

when the district attorneys would make their determination on the shootings. It’s too early to tell if the flurry of high-profile crimes in late June is a fluke or evident of a trend, Stephens said, but he said Littleton remains a safe place. “We’re very lucky in Littleton,” Stephens said. “We continue to be a very safe community compared to other parts of the metro area. The crime trends have stayed very flat. Our officers do everything they can to protect the community. They’re well trained and well equipped, and they have great hearts. There’s such strong community support for the police here, and that certainly makes things better.“

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BUSINESS

As unemployment drops, businesses labor to find workers Record-low jobless rate making it tough for some companies to fill openings

HOW THE COUNTIES COMPARE Below is a comparison of unemployment rates of six counties in the Denver metro area from May 2016 to May 2017. Rates are not seasonally adjusted.

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Husband and wife Jim and Kate Curtis opened Village Roaster, a coffee store in Lakewood, 23 years ago. Some employees have been with them for five to 10 years, others are seasonal high school and college students. But although they describe their staff as stable, they have noticed a change in the past year. “We don’t have as many applicants for positions,” Kate Curtis said. “There is not a lineup of people to choose from.” The struggle to find employees is the result of a historically low state unemployment rate of 2.3 percent, the lowest in the nation, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reports. That rate, which has remained the same for April and May, compares to a state unemployment rate of 8.8 percent in May 2010 and of 3.9 percent in May 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate for May was 4.3 percent, compared to 4.7 percent a year earlier. Openings are highest in nonfarm payroll jobs, which include goods, construction and manufacturing positions. Business leaders in the Denver metro area agree the low unemployment rate signals a strong economy of employed people who have the means to spend money. “Job security means the economic engine in sales is doing well,” said Pamela Kelly, general manager of Park Meadows shopping center in Lone Tree, which has 200 retail stores and 16 restaurants. But conversely, the selection pool for employers has diminished in size and quality. Chamber of commerce leaders in the Denver metro area agree that their members — employers of small to large businesses — are finding it difficult to fill positions. “It used to be that the typical ad you would see for employment was ‘help wanted: rock stars.’ Nowadays it’s more like ‘help wanted: warm

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offers medical benefits, incentives to stay healthy, including a health and exercise facility on campus, and clubs where people of like-minded interests can connect, said Reese Reynolds, humans resources director of Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems Division. “Healthy, happy and fulfilled employees get engaged in their work and end up doing great work,” Reynolds said. “We have outlets for their interests that are beyond their careers.”

Shifting attitudes A major reason many employers are struggling to fill positions is the mindset of the millennial worker. Millennials —a term used to describe the population born after 1980 — are taking the traditional four-year university route over trade professions, such as electricians, plumbers and mechanics. According to a 2017 study by Pew Research Center, 40 percent of millennial workers ages 25 to 29 had at least a bachelor’s degree in 2016, compared to 32 percent of Generation X workers — who are in their mid-30s to early 50s — and smaller shares of the baby boomer generation. In 2015, to address the shortage of craftsmen and women in the trade industry, Colorado lawmakers created the Skilled Worker Outreach, Recruitment, Key Training Act, which included a three-year, $10 million grant for training programs, including pre-apprenticeships and peer-to-peer outreach through local colleges and associations. The second cycle of the act will be rolled out this October. Still, business leaders say the attitude toward blue-collar jobs must shift. “We created an image that you

weren’t as good if you were doing hard labor,” Tisdale said. “We need electricians, plumbers, because we have all these fancy gadgets and nobody to fix them.” Pam Bales, president of the West Chamber of Commerce, which includes 750 small- to medium-sized businesses in Jefferson County, has a similar outlook. She applauds the Jefferson County Business Education Alliance, formed five years ago to prepare high school students for the workforce, and Warren Tech, a career and technical high school in Lakewood, for fostering paths for young adults that don’t include a four-year university. “There are all kinds of fits for young millennials who don’t want to go a traditional route,” Bales said. “They can get into a profession that they love.” Business leaders also say millenials are as concerned with the lifestyle of a position — access to transportation, hours and benefits — as the pay. Companies need to recognize and address that mentality, said Tisdale. Some companies have devised work environments and schedules that appeal to millennials and their older counterparts. Lockheed Martin, an aerospace and defense company in Littleton, offers a 9/80 work schedule, in which employees work nine hours a day and get every other Friday off. It also

Creative ways to keep employees Restaurant and retail employers are finding unique ways to attract and retain entry-level employees in a competitive market. Raising Cane’s, a popular Louisiana-based restaurant chain that opened this month in Highlands Ranch, closes for Thanksgiving, Christmas and the evening of Super Bowl Sunday. On Memorial Day, management hosts a picnic for all employees and their families. Each manager has a monthly budget called Cane’s Love to creatively reward the crew. “Our culture is very strong,” said Amanda Klein, a Raising Cane’s recruiter. Even so, the restaurant chain encountered challenges in finding employees for its newest Colorado location. A job posting in Highlands Ranch had far fewer applicants than a similar position posted in St. Louis, according to Klein. Kate and Jim Curtis get to know their employees on a personal level. They ask about families and pets and celebrate occasions with their team outside of work. Commitment to their employees has allowed for slow and steady growth of their Lakewood business: Village Roasters, at 9255 W. Alameda Ave., now has a café in St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood and a kiosk in the Lakewood Cultural Center. “The Golden Rule — treat people the way you want to be treated — is our philosophy,” Kate Curtis said. “We definitely have rules and procedures, but we have flexibility.” While there may not be one solution to the record-low unemployment rate’s adverse affects, business leaders hope to see more young adults apply for nontraditional yet highly needed positions in the workforce. “It’s a great problem to have,” Bales said, “but it’s still a problem.”

E. County Line Road in Centennial. The martial arts training it offers is open to all ages. For more information, visit gbcentennial.com. • T is for Table opened in June at 6955 S York Street #B-409 in Centennial. The business sells dinnerware and accessories for the dinner table. For more information, visit tisfortable.com. • Bella’s Teapot opened in March

at 6851 S. Gaylord St. #242 in Centennial. The tearoom offers a high-end tea service. For more information, visit bellasteapot.com. • Life Care Center of Stonegate, located at 15720 Garden Plaza Drive in Parker, recently named Lucas Carroll as its executive director. Carroll most recently served as executive director at Hallmark Nursing Center in Denver for two

years. Prior to that appointment, he worked both at the corporate and franchise level for Home Instead Senior Care. • Ju’s Coffee recently opened at 17908 Cottonwood Drive, Suite A, in Parker. The coffee shop, open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., offers tea and pastries in addition to coffee. More information is available on the shop’s Facebook page or by calling 303-955-6933.

Kate and Jim Curtis, owners of Village Roaster, based in Lakewood. Kate said there have been fewer applicants for open positions in the last year. COURTESY PHOTO bodies,’” said Doug Tisdale, executive vice president of economic development for the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, which has 700 business members. “We are just really hard-pressed to find people to fill available positions.”

Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

IN THEIR BUSINESS • Quest Diagnostics has opened inside the Safeway at 7375 Arapahoe Road in Centennial and inside the Safeway at 11051 South Parker Road in Parker. The clinical laboratory service station provides access to medical testing, such as blood work and Zika tests. For more information, visit questdiagnostics.com. • Gracie Barra Brazilian JiuJitsu School opened July 1 at 4181

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QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

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VOICES Let’s consider this a role call, for example

am auditioning role models next week. Please bring your resume. Please don’t. I need a role model like I need a carton of mewing kittens. A role model is generally thought of as someone whose behavior is favorable, and who is a good example for others, especially, but not always, younger people. These often include athletes, entertainers, super heroes, politicians and priests. However, I never wanted to be like Mike, Missy, Captain America or Miss America. There’s not much of a chance of it, but I would never want to be anyone’s role model. If I were elected, I would not serve.

Your idea of a role model is probably not the same as mine. I have been reading about a new film that “empowers” women and offers young women and girls someone to look up to. Is it about Helen Keller? Not exactly. Maya Angelou? Not quite. It’s about a woman who wears Lynda Carter’s old clothes, which amounted to a push-up, a sword, and not much else. Trying to ID a man or a woman as a role model would be a good way to get myself in trouble. Let me throw out some names: Kylie and Kendall, Anderson Cooper, Hans Christian Andersen, Wayne LaPierre, Ted Nugent, Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerman, J.K. Rowling,

George Washington, George Washington Carver, Aimee Semple McPherson, Madalyn Murray O’Hair, Phyllis Schlafly, Fred Phelps, Fred Rogers. Bob Dylan. I am not being disingenuous about any of those names. There are people who look up to each of them. Can we agree 100 percent about anyone? Abraham Lincoln? Ask them in parts of the South. Martin Luther King Jr.? Ask them in parts of Arizona. Elvis didn’t want to be a role model, but Ed Sullivan tried to make him into one. It was SEE SMITH, P11

Just a slight change in wording can offer way to live with piece of peace

S Finding happiness with loved ones can take a bit of magic HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

am a bit of a nerd. I love science fiction and fantasy stories, my favorite movies are mostly all about the supernatural — or at least the superheroic, and even the best baseball movie ever, in my opinion, was actually about bringing the dead back to life to make things right again. Some of that is a child-like hope that there is still the possibility, in this cynical world, that magic exists. That

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o the other day I was reminded of something I had heard a few times before and always enjoyed as a new way to think about things. And WINNING when I heard it WORDS this time it gave me a little cause for pause because it really was just so relevant to where we are now as a culture and society. I bring this up now because a Michael Norton couple of weeks ago I had written an article about happiness and joy. The column received so much raw, yet positive feedback from our community as many of you thought through the message of not just seeking happiness, but pursuing true joy or trying to find that joy again. And many lamented on the feeling that somehow the feeling of joy, even simple happiness had become lost somewhere along the way. We are not an isolated community when it comes to this feeling. All you have to do is speak to a friend, family member, or co-worker who lives in a different part of the country or maybe even in a different part of the world and you

will get the sense that too many people are living on the edge. Frustration, sadness, and even anger have substituted a place in people’s lives, homes, and hearts where happiness once used to dwell. That is why when I was reminded of this philosophy; it rang so true in our current times. What I was reminded of was this: “Anger is only one letter away from danger.” Let that sink in for a minute because even though I had heard it before also, it seemed to be more important this week for me than maybe it had in the past. One letter, the letter “D,” has the potential to turn an unhealthy emotion into a scary situation or event. Perhaps we can think of other words where one letter can make a difference as well. As an example, when we are tired, sad, and frustrated and we feel like we want to cry, maybe change out the “C” in cry and replace it with a “T” for try. Try one more time, try one more path, try one more idea, or try to be more loving and kind, even in the face of the difficulties and challenges certain people or life can throw our way. It is so very easy to become cynical and hard-hearted. I mean we can shut out the world and those closest to us, can’t we? We can be-

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a 10-year old who waits in line for 40 minutes to meet his favorite comic book hero, and then spends a few minutes chatting amiably with him while getting an autograph. It shows up a grown child, scared, thrilled and laughing like a little girl at the illusion of a dementor from the Harry Potter stories leaping out at her from the hidden recesses of an incredible recreation of the Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios. Yes, my family just went on vacation to Southern California, and, I have to say, as a “grown up”—and yes,

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awkward and embarrassing. “I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy, and wherever you go, Elvis, we want to say we’ve never had a pleasanter experience on our show s with a big name than we’ve had with you.” (Ed also asked Connie Francis, “Tell me, Connie, is your mother still dead?”) I don’t think anyone would get everyone’s vote. Muhammad Ali? Gandhi? Barry Bonds? Bonds said, “I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.” I believe we need bad role models too, if we need role models at all. This isn’t Pleasantville. I think someone like Bernie Madoff taught us a good lesson.

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come irritable at home and at work and make ourselves and everyone else around us miserable. And sooner or later that hard-hearted and hard-headed thinking will end up in resentment and maybe even anger, just one letter removed from danger. And that danger can include maybe losing those we love the most. Instead, let’s change one more word by adding one more letter and removing another. I am sure you have heard someone say it in the heat of an argument, or on a TV show or in a movie at some point, “You want a piece of me?” They say it with such hostility and bravado, inviting the other person to a fight. Well, if we happen

I use that term advisedly—the trip was mostly about the kids. But, when I was able to step back and relax a little from the stress that huge crowds put on a dad, it was hard to miss the incredible magic all around me. The Main Street Parade transported me through time. Not just the lights, and the characters, either; the whole idea of a “main street” had the power to evoke an earlier time, a simpler time, a time when an entire town would turn out to watch the fire department and the high school band parade down the street on a July Fourth just because they could and should honor their country in that way. The main street mock-up of Radiator Springs (from the “Cars” movies) brought to life that time in the 1950s

If I were pressed on this, I would say that all I needed was Harry and Shirley. The country is full of Harrys and Shirleys. Unassuming parents, who love and protect their children, feed them, and send them to school. My Harry and my Shirley provided me with a Dickensian gamut of behavioral traits, dispositions, and temperaments that continue to serve as good examples of good examples and good examples of bad examples. My father was objective, rational, honest, industrious, and humorous. My mother did a good job of preparing me for unbalanced people. If it had only been one or the other, or if they had both been the same, I am certain I wouldn’t be writing a column like this — like this. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

to find ourselves in such a situation, rather than asking the person if they want a piece of us, what if we asked them to find peace with us instead? So how about you? Could you benefit from trying something new instead of crying about what’s happening around you? Can you see yourself as a peacemaker instead of taking a piece out of someone else? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we decide to live with a piece of the peace that this world does have to offer us, and avoid the anger and danger, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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when chrome-plated cars would cruise down the street at night, as an affirmation of community and belonging. And it shows up in the awe-inspiring beauty of a Pacific Ocean sunset. But mostly it shows up when all of these little “spells” conspire together to get whole families, families who spend 8 hours a day staring at their cells phones, to walk together, laugh together, and build the architecture of shared memories that keep families together through all the ugly, difficult parts of life. There is magic in the world, and it’s not all confined to Disney properties on the opposite coasts of the country. It’s in the precious moments that are the elusive payoffs of work and plan-

ning that come from just thinking of what would make the members of a family happy, however briefly. You want magic? Read books, watch movies, engage the imagination … and then go there with your children. Try to live in that world for just a little, and see what happens. You might remember that sense of wonder that seems to be missing from the world. And, by the way, the movie I was referring to earlier was “Field of Dreams,” which, like all great baseball movies, isn’t really about baseball. Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com

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LIFE

Homemade leaves home

Cottage food producers spread jam and joy as they sell their wares

COTTAGE FOODS: THE BASICS Allowed foods • Jams, jellies, preserves, honey • Spice blends, tea, dehydrated produce, ﬂour • Bread, cookies, candies, tortillas • Pickled fruits and veggies with a veriﬁed pH below 4.6 (free testing is available through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment) • Up to 250 dozen whole eggs per month, only if washed and sanitized (the only cottage food that requires refrigeration)

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oanne Littau seems to float as she works, blending strawberries and rhubarb with pectin and lemon juice with the deftness and grace of an orchestra conductor. Ceramic pigs peer down at pots of jam bubbling like cauldrons on the stove of her little kitchen. On the wall hang the former New Yorker’s blue ribbons, earned at county fairs for delicacies like ginger pear butter, peach butter with rum and cranberry chutney. “Oh, it’s a delightful hobby,” Joanne said. “I’m proud of what I do, and people just love my jams.” Littau, of Denver, is one of hundreds, maybe thousands, of Coloradans who sell homemade goodies under the auspices of the Cottage Foods Act, a set of guidelines designed to grease the wheels for home cooks to sell their wares at farmers markets, community events or even out of their driveways. The short version of the regulations is fairly simple: take a food safety class — in person or online — keep a clean kitchen, make sure your items are properly labeled and get cooking. Many potentially nonhazardous foods are allowed, such as jams, jellies, honey, baked goods like bread and cookies, dried items like SEE HOMEMADE, P13

Not allowed foods • Meat, fish, or dairy products • Lemon curd, pesto, salsa, dressings, condiments • Beverages • Canned vegetables with a pH higher than 4.6 All items must feature labeling containing • Identification of the food • The producer’s name and address where the food was prepared • Current phone number or email address • Date the food was produced • Complete list of ingredients • The following disclaimer: “This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection and that may also process common food allergens such as tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, soy, wheat, milk, fish and crustacean shellfish. This product is not intended for resale.”

Dorreen Strnad stocks her stand with homemade jam.

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Training • Face-to-face training is available through Colorado State University’s County Extension offices. Classes generally cost $40 and last three to four hours. • Colorado’s ServeSafe Manager Certification is intended for commercial establishments, but satisfies the cottage food requirements. Classes cost $120 and up. • Online training is available through CSU, StateFoodSafety.com, and ServeSafe. Selling • Cottage foods must be sold directly to consumers, and not for resale in a store or restaurant. • Sellers are subject to income taxes, and a business license is required in some instances. • Foods can only be sold within Colorado. • In-state online sales are now allowed. • At the point of sale, prominently display a placard reading: “This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection. This product is not intended for resale.”

Joanne Littau tells tales of her younger days in New York while finishing off a batch of strawberry rhubarb jam.

Joanne Littau’s jam all ready for sealing. Joanne makes two batches a day, most days of the month.

More information • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has a detailed page at www.colorado.gov/paciﬁc/cdphe/ cottage-foods-act • Call 303-692-3645, option 3 • Email cdphe_iepu@state.co.us Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

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spice blends and teas, and even fresh eggs. Pickles are allowed if their pH is below 4.6. Nothing with meat is allowed, nor is anything that requires refrigeration, except eggs. Dairy products are off the menu, as are salsas and sauces. Producers can only sell directly to consumers, and you’re only allowed to earn $10,000 per year per variety of food item — meaning you can make 10 grand off chocolate chip cookies and another 10 grand off chocolate chip cookies with walnuts. Littau’s business keeps her hopping — she estimates she makes two batches of jellies, jams and preserves a day, most days of the month. She mainly sells her products, under the brand name The Jelly Jar LLC, at the Four Seasons Farmers & Artisans Market in Wheat Ridge, but she also makes the rounds of local festivals. She shared a booth at the Fourth of July parade and craft fair in Byers, and she’ll be at the Lafayette Peach Festival in August. This year she’ll enter the competition at the Arapahoe County Fair for the first time, and she’ll be back to defend last year’s first place ribbons in the Boulder County Fair. “I’ll never get rich off of cottage foods,” said the diminutive woman with smiling eyes and an easy, musical laugh. “But it occupies my time and makes me feel productive and involved with people. When I came here in the ‘90s, people kind of looked at me funny. I’m a New York girl — we’re bold and brassy. People out here are a little more toned down. At the market I can really cut loose and be myself.” Trying to fill a niche Being themselves is big for cottage food producers. “I wouldn’t trade this for anything,” said Diego Hernandez, the proprietor of Ant D’s Fine Foods, as he presided over tables loaded with jams, jellies and crates of fresh fruits and veggies under a canopy outside O’Toole’s Garden Center in Littleton. “It’s a hard life, but I get to show what I can do from my heart. I don’t have to do what my boss says, because I don’t have one.” Hernandez’s offerings include strawberry cracked black pepper jam and habanero peach jam, but the big seller

JOANNE’S STRAWBERRY RHUBARB JAM

RECIPE

Courtesy of Joanne Littau INGREDIENTS 2 cups strawberries 2 cups rhubarb, chopped 1 packet dry pectin

Use spoon to remove bubbles from jars

5 cups sugar

Wipe rims of jars

Dash oil

Carefully place heated and sanitized jar lids on jars, screw down rings fingertight

Stir in lemon juice and pectin Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently Add sugar

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Bring to a rolling boil for one full minute Add a dash of oil to keep foam down Remove from heat

is farm-fresh eggs. He has regulars who show up every Tuesday to snag a dozen or two or three. “The only way you’d get ‘em fresher is if they were laid in your backyard,” he said. Ant D’s was started “with a raspberry bush and my last unemployment check,” said Hernandez, a lifelong chef and a Denver resident. Across the way on the hot asphalt, Dorreen Strnad sports a sheepish grin as she’s cajoled into talking up her sugary baked goods. “My scones are selling like crazy mad today,” Strnad, of Littleton, said. “Seems like nobody sells a good scone anymore, so I try to fill that niche.” She does it well. Her scones are fluffy and moist, almost mouth-puckering with tart blueberries. She does loads more than scones, too: big hearty loaves of sandwich bread, flawlessly frosted cookies, and yes, jams and jellies. “For me, cottage foods means freedom,” Strnad said. “I went to culinary school, then I did the whole punch-

Fill sanitized canning jars within 1/4 inch of the top

1/4 cup lemon juice

DIRECTIONS Blend or process fruit

Joanne Littau’s strawberry rhubarb jam bubbles on the stove.

Skim foam off (but don’t toss it — it makes a great ice cream topping)

the-clock thing. I got tired of being a link in a chain and making money for somebody else. This is my nine-to-five now.” Following the rules Getting set up in cottage foods isn’t difficult, said Sheila Gains, a Colorado State University extension agent who teaches a cottage food safety training class that satisfies the law’s education requirement. Most important is understanding the ways in which a home kitchen is different from a commercial kitchen. “In a commercial kitchen, everyone there is prepped to make food,” Gains said. “In a commercial kitchen, nobody’s coming home from work and wanting to taste-test, no dogs are roaming around, no cats are jumping on counters. When somebody’s sick, they stay home. You’ve got to get everyone in your home on board that when you’re cooking, they’re either helping you keep everything clean or staying out of your way.”

Fully submerge jars in rapidly boiling water for 20 minutes Remove jars from pot, place on towel, cover with another towel Allow to cool, listening for popping of jar lids Store in cool dark place until ready to use; refrigerate after opening

There are no hard numbers on cottage food producers — there’s no mandatory or voluntary registry. There may be thousands since the law took effect in 2012, Gains said. Before that, to legally sell homemade goods, you would have needed a commercial food license and kitchen. “It’s like going from zero miles per hour to a hundred to become a food producer, so this lets people in at 10 or 15 miles per hour,” Gains said. “They can develop their product through trial and error. They can see if producing food is something they want to do day in and day out. If they become super successful, they have a fighting chance of becoming a commercial producer.” To date, there have been no known outbreaks of foodborne illness from cottage food, said Therese Pilonetti with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which oversees administration of cottage foods. “This law is about breaking down barriers,” Pilonetti said. “And it sure seems to be working.”

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History Camp event gets larger space in Lakewood Multiple presentations will be offered in October gathering BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“I Am Not a Savage: Lakota Performers in Wild West Shows” by Steve Friesen, director of the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum; “General Iron Works, Englewood, Colorado” by Doug Cohn; “La Santa Muerte: A Mexican Saint of Lost Causes” by Christine Whittington.” And that’s just a beginning … Last fall, Carrie Lund, of Littleton, launched the Colorado edition of the

History Camp event that she’d discovered in Boston. All sorts of presenters offer lectures on a pet historical topic and attending history lovers select sessions to attend — if they can find a seat. (If not, try next door, or two doors away!) The 2016 initial event, held at Metro State University’s historic Tivoli, proved to be too crowded for the large number of enthusiastic registrants, so a change of venue was in order. Attendees will be able to choose five varying sessions at the event, held on Oct. 17 at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood Campus — and they will also get breakfast, lunch and a T-shirt for their approximately $40 admission fee. (Exact amount to be announced July 14

when registration opens.) The address is 13300 W. Sixth Ave. Directions to the exact location will be forthcoming. Lund found the somewhat unstructured flavor of Boston’s History Camp so appealing that she decided to organize a Colorado event. (There are several other outgrowths across the nation.) One doesn’t pre-register

for lecture sessions in advance, but simply maps out a plan of the day after arrival. The main meeting room is #650 and adjoining classrooms will provide breakout space. One does, however register and pre-pay for the event. Sign up for email notices and registration: carrie.lund@historycamp.org. (More details as they develop.)

General Ironworks in Englewood will be Doug Cohn’s topic at History Camp in October. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ENGLEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

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Heartland Emmys Littleton pianist, composer, recording artist Lisa Downing received her third Heartland Emmy Nomination for “The Torii Gates,” based on a story stemming from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that resulted in items washing up on Oregon’s shores many months later. On July 14, she will travel to the stunning Portland, Oregon, Japanese Gardens for a celebration of the restoration and return of the gates to Hachinoe, Japan. Music can be purchased at LisaDowning.com.

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Independence Day brings sprawling crowd to parks Thousands gather in area to picnic, party, celebrate, watch fireworks BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

All day on July 4, long lines of vehicles and people moved into Cornerstone and Belleview parks to claim a spot for the activities as well as a good view of the fireworks. “This is our third year here at this park,” Josh Kennedy said as he set up the tent for his family. “We came a little earlier this year to get a good spot for the tent and to get a parking space that wasn’t a mile away.” The Arapahoe County man and his family joined hundreds of people in the two parks for the event sponsored by Englewood, Sheridan, Littleton and the South Suburban Parks and Recreation Department. For years, Englewood organized the event. This year the city contracted with Fort Collins-based Slate Communications to organize the July 4 activities and celebration. Food and drinks were available from food trucks, while many attendees brought food and drinks from home or set up grills and prepared meals for family and friends. Englewood police officers on motorcycles and Littleton officers on bicycles cruised through the park and Denver Fire Department medics on bicycles toured the parks to provide assistance if needed. All three groups

Sara Hill tries to stand up in her bubble floating in a pool of water that was one of the attractions at the July 4 event at Cornerstone Park. The bubble and other inflatables drew lines as people gathered at the park for the annual Independence Day celebration. A band took the stage at 7 p.m. and fireworks lit up the sky to conclude the day’s activities. PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS noted they had little to do during the celebration. Most activities were free but attractions like the inflatables charged a fee, and there were long lines at the inflated bounce houses and obstacle courses. The day’s finale was the fireworks. The two parks couldn’t begin to hold all the people who gathered in the area to watch the display. Vehicles filled all available spaces along streets for blocks around. Some families sat on the vehicles while others set up lawn chairs to watch the sky light up in celebration of Independence Day.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Magician John Carney Performs: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 21-22 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows. com. Call 303-660-6799. Performing Arts Camp: 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays through July 26 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Camp teaches different musicals each week and is for beginner to advanced level actors, singers and dancers, ages 6-18 years. Go to www. spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for information and tuition rates.

MUSIC

Summer Sings: 7 p.m. Monday, July 17, and 7 p.m. Monday, July 24 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Sight-seeing masterworks with local conductors for continuing education and fun. Go to http://voiceswest.org/ Hudson Gardens Concert: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, Donny and Marie at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Tickets on sale at www. altitudetickets.com. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 303-797-8565 or go to www. hudsongardens.org. Parking is free. Lineup includes: Sunday, July 23, Gladys Knight; Friday, July 28, Chris Isaak; Sunday, July 30, Creedence Clearwater Revisited; Sunday, Aug. 6, Lynyrd Skynyrd; Sunday, Aug. 13, Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys; Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Sunday, Aug. 20, Kool & The Gang; Sunday, Aug. 27, The B52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Brew-N-Que: 3-7 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Local breweries and local barbecue team up for the city’s second BBQ & Beer Tasting Festival. Live music by Sweet Lillies, followed by Matt Rouch and the Noise Upstairs. All ages welcome; must be 21-plus to participate in the beer tasting. Admission is free. Go to https://www. eventbrite.com/e/centennial-brew-n-que-tickets-34871233799 to purchase beer tasting cards. MuckFest MS: Saturday, July 15 at Salisbury North, 9200 Motsenbocker Road, Parker. Thousands of participants will slog their way through muddy obstacles that spin, swing and fling them up, down and sideways. Proceeds support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Go to www. MuckFestMS.com to register and for information. Lavender Festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Lavender demonstrations, farm tours, live music, kids’ activities, vendors with lavender crafts, food and bath and body products. Admission is free; some demonstrations have fees. Food and beverage available for purchase. Festival classes and demonstrations include: Gentle morning yoga, 9-10 a.m.; Growing Lavender in the Garden,

quired; more info at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Juried Art Show Entries: Tuesday, Aug. 15 is the deadline for entries for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County’s annual This is Colorado juried art show. The show is open to all Colorado residents and runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 2. A prospectus and entry form are available at www.heritage-guild.com or contact show director Mary Kay Jacobus at 303-594-4667.

EVENTS

Summer Book Sale: open during regular library hours through Friday, July 14 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Books, CDs and DVDs will be available for sale. Proceeds benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation. Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Contact 303-7917323 or DCL.org. SwimLabs Littleton Grand Opening: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at 8500 W. Crestline Ave., Unit I, Littleton. Meet U.S. Olym-

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pian and SwimLabs Ambassador Kara Lynn Joyce. Also featured are face painting, giveaways, food trucks and signed merchandise from U.S. Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Missy Franklin. Classes at the Littleton site will begin Monday, July 10. Book Lovers: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Suite 200. Discover great new books to add to your reading list, including refreshments and giveaways. For adults. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Mystery Book Club: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 20 at Lone Tree Golf Club Grille, 9809 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. The Third Thursday Mystery Book Club will discuss the eighth book in the Flavia de Luce mystery series by Alan Bradley. The endearing twelveyear-old character arrives home to Bishop’s Lacey for Christmas after leaving her boarding school in Canada. This sometime chemist, sometime sleuth, is an intrepid, smart heroine from the long-lost era of post-World War II England. Contact Sue at 303-641-3534.

NATURE/OUTDOORS

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, July 15 at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. Free Fly Fishing 101 course is offered nearly every Saturday and

teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303-768-9600 or go to www. orvis.com/s/park-meadows-colorado-orvis-retail-store/620. Beginning Farmers Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, July 14 at Sprout City Farms, 6700 E. Virginia Avenue Southeast, Denver. Day-to-day farm maintenance requires knowledge of the insect, disease and weed pests that are attacking your produce. Learn to identify pests and implement management strategies. Go to www.botanicgardens.org. Butterflies at Chatfield: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 24 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. This seasonal habitat, in partnership with Butterfly Pavilion, is home to hundreds of native

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CURTAIN TIME Little red-headed girl “Annie” by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charmin will be presented by Phamaly Theatre Company, July 15 to Aug. 6 at the Stage Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 14th and Champa streets. Directed by Regan Linton and Steve Wilson. (Audio description and sign interpretation at 2 p.m. July 23; sensory-friendly performance at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3; all $20.) Tickets: 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org; group tickets phamaly.org/annie. Tracy Turnblad prevails! “Hairspray” by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mike O’Donnel and Thomas Meehan plays July 14 to Aug. 6 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays; 1 p.m. Sat. July 29. (Audio description and Sign Interpretation is available at 2 p.m. July23; Sensory-Friendly perfor-

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Wares by refugee women to be sold in Denver gallery Glendale center works with venue to offer special event on Santa Fe Drive BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The website for “We Made This” includes a quote from Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan (United Nations secretary general from 1997-2006): “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.” “We Made This,” a program operated by the ECDC/African Community Center in Glendale, is promoting a “Designing Women” special event from 5:30-9 p.m. on July 21 at Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. The community is invited to see — and buy — collaborative arts and home accessories, as well as a special collection of garments. “We Made This” is a sewing and job skills training program designed for refugees in the Denver area, focusing on self-empowerment. The stated mission is to unlock the courage and creativity of refugees through a

IF YOU GO “Designing Women: A Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Support of Local Refugee Designers” will take place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. July 21 at Space Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Featured: cross-cultural designs, the design process, music, a silent auction, boutique items, plus drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres from across the globe. General admission starts at $50, tickets at: eventbrite.com/e/designing-womena-cross-cultural-design-celebration-andfundraiser-tickets-34557595699?aff=es2 or at 303-399-4500, ext. 346 (or at the door). multicultural sewing community. A refugee is defined as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster. In the spacious studio/boutique on the second floor of a large business building at 5250 Leetsdale Drive (at Forest Street), 50 women at a time learn basic sewing skills-and more when they wish. The studio also has a colorful boutique with items for sale, shelves filled with bright — including ethnic — fabrics and large cutting tables.

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Making sure every stroke counts Before they get to roam the course, rules officials must pass rigorous training BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

They drive around the golf course in carts and get good views of the action. They are the rules officials who volunteer at the various levels of golf, both professional and amateur. And while some golfers would rather not see them, officials say they are not out to marshal players — just to help them follow the rules. “We can’t run a tournament without rules officials because their job is to enforce the rules of golf and provide assistance to those golfers who do not know the rules and decisions on the rules of golf,” said Laura Robertson, executive director of the Colorado Women’s Golf Association. “Rules officials are there to help. We’re not there as a police force trying to find rules violations.” Workshops, seminars, tests and ridealongs are among the training that takes a number of years for volunteers before becoming certified United States Golf Association-certified rules officials. Tom Kennedy, a retired Colorado Springs district judge, is a USGA chief rules official and said of the tutoring, “I hadn’t studied this hard since I took the bar exam 48 years ago. They made me work to become a certified rules official.” It’s demanding to be a rules administrator since there are 34 rules of golf, but every two years a large book is published concerning decisions on the rules. That’s to help clarify any ambiguity that might arise from the rules to allow rules officials to correctly interpret the rules. “You not only have to master the rules but understand the decisions,” Kennedy said. “Sometimes you have to use a judgment call. I’m used to making decisions, but I want it to be in a positive way. “I’ve made a lot of decisions sending people to prison for a very long time and those were never fun decisions. The decisions we are making out here on the golf course are to help educate the players. So if they make a mistake on the rule, they won’t make it a second time.” Brad Wiesley, a lawyer who lives near Indian Tree Golf Club in Arvada, is another chief rules official. “None of us like when a penalty is involved,” he said. “Some people think the rules official is handing out penalties. We never do that. The penalty is because of the rules of golf. “The reasons there are so many SEE RULES, P31

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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 5, 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) Sandra J Stanger Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust September 16, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 14, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8115099 Original Principal Amount $168,428.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $162,708.87

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 9, BLOCK 2, WINDEMERE HOMES TRACT NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6402 S Spotswood St, 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, 08/23/2017, 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: 6/29/2017 Last Publication: 7/27/2017 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: 05/05/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee

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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-17-769626-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.: 0235-2017 First Publication: 6/29/2017 Last Publication: 7/27/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0263-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) MARTHA W MONNETT AND ROBERT K MONNETT Original Beneficiary(ies) U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust November 19, 1998 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 04, 1998 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) A8197245 Original Principal Amount $30,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $15,320.02 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 4, CHERRY KNOLLS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: LITTLETON, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/06/2017, 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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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: 7/13/2017 Last Publication: 8/10/2017 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;

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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: 05/19/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 17-015041 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.: 0263-2017 First Publication: 7/13/2017 Last Publication: 8/10/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0208-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 26, 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) MARK RYAN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PROSPECT MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust April 24, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 08, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5046456 Original Principal Amount $321,600.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $315,524.29 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.

First Publication: 7/13/2017 Last Publication: 8/10/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

LOT 66, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS, FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

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;

Also known by street and number as: 7254 S Olive Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

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 SEC-

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 se-

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On April 28, 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) Jeri Oakland Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LOT 66, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS, FILFederal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie ING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE Mae”), a corporation organized and existing unOF COLORADO der the laws of the United States of America To advertise yourDate public notices call 303-566-4100 of Deed of Trust Also known by street and number as: October 26, 2012 7254 S Olive Way, Centennial, CO 80112. County of Recording Arapahoe THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL Recording Date of Deed of Trust OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENNovember 09, 2012 CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF Recording Information (Reception No. and/or TRUST. Book/Page No.) D2130110 NOTICE OF SALE Original Principal Amount $146,773.00 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt seOutstanding Principal Balance cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, $160,638.11 has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will trust have been violated as follows: failure to at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, pay principal and interest when due together 08/16/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County with all other payments provided for in the evidAdministration Building, 5334 South Prince ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the other violations thereof. highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the FIRST LIEN. purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of LOT 4, BLOCK 3, ARAPAHOE HILLS, Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLand other items allowed by law, and will issue to ORADO. the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Also known by street and number as: 5405 Mohawk Rd, Littleton, CO 80123. First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL Name of Publication: Littleton Independent OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A TRUST. LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE NOTICE OF SALE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECat public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY 08/16/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO Administration Building, 5334 South Prince ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONStreet, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the SUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU highest and best bidder for cash, the said real (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMproperty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSGrantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the URE PROCESS. purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Colorado Attorney General Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor and other items allowed by law, and will issue to Denver, Colorado 80203 the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as (800) 222-4444 provided by law. www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 04/26/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for 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 # 00000006696009 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.: 0208-2017 First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0219-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 28, 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) Jeri Oakland Original Beneficiary(ies) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America Date of Deed of Trust October 26, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 09, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2130110 Original Principal Amount $146,773.00

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First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 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: 04/28/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for 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-17-769300-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.: 0219-2017 First Publication: 6/22/2017 Last Publication: 7/20/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 10, 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) BENITO LONGORIA AND KELLY R LONGORIA Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust June 02, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 10, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5060505 Original Principal Amount $392,755.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $383,876.91

LOT 25, BLOCK 3, THE HIGHLANDS FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1148 E IRWIN PL, 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.

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

For Minor Child: Brittany Amairani Guzman Sales To Change the Child’s Name to: Brittany Amairani Diaz Sales Case Number: 17 C 100072

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NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 17-015228_FC01 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.: 0240-2017 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 21, 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 Richard Watts be changed to Richard Lionheart Case No.: 17 C 100485 Shana Kloak By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59116 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Renee Renner For Minor Child: Blake Paul Russum To Change the Child’s Name to: Blake Chase Renner Case Number: 17 C 100506 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Paul Russum, non custodial parent.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/30/2017, 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.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: July 20, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Division A1 Littleton, Colorado 80120

First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

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: 05/10/2017 Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Blake Paul Russum. At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

Date: June 6, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 59037 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 19, 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 April Veronica Marcial Zuniga be changed to April Veronica Coenen Case No.: 2017 C 100475 Shana Kloek Clerk of Court Legal Notice No: 59085 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Alma Sales Salas For Minor Child: Brittany Amairani Guzman Sales To Change the Child’s Name to: Brittany Amairani Diaz Sales Case Number: 17 C 100072 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: José Luis Guzman, non custodial parent. Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled

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Notice to: José Luis Guzman, non custodial parent. Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: August 3, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Arapahoe County Court Division A 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Brittany Amairani Guzman Sales 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: June 12, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 59048 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 22, 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 Jamal Mohamud Abdulkadir be changed to Jamal Mohamud Adan. Case No.: 2017 C 100526 Shana Kloek Clerk of Court Legal Notice No: 59122 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on Jone 30, 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 Austin Walter Garcia be changed to Austin Walter Carter Case No.: 2017C100538 Shana Klock Clerk of Court Legal Notice No: 59171 First Publication: July 13, 2107 Last Publication: July 27, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

The petition requests that the name of Robert Steven Crecelius be changed to Stevie Louise Crecelius Case No.: 17 C 100508

Patricia Ann Cameron, Personal Representative 7705 East Kenyon Avenue Denver, CO 80237

Legal Notice No: 59141 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 59098 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy Ellen Prather, also known as Dorothy E. Prather, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30626

Public notice is given on June 28, 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 Joseph Nsamba be changed to Joe Owengabi Caers Case No.: 17 C 100533 By: The Judge Legal Notice No: 59174 First Publication: July 13, 2017 Last Publication: July 27, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice To Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dwight L. Williams, a/k/a Dwight Leslie Williams, a/k/a Dwight Williams, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30569 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 October 30, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Dwight L. Blake Personal Representative 7777 W. McDowell Road #3095 Phoenix, AZ 85035 Legal Notice No.: 59089 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on June, 21 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 Charles Kim be changed to Sooshin Kim Case No.: 17 C 100486 Shana Kloek By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 59107 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 7, 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 Robert Steven Crecelius be changed to Stevie Louise Crecelius Case No.: 17 C 100508

Jane Stacey Prather Cupp Personal Representative 11773 S. Fraser Street Brighton, Colorado 80603 Legal Notice No.: 59113 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KENNETH HAYDEN BAUGH, a/k/a KENNETH H. BAUGH, a/k/a KENNETH BAUGH, Deceased Case No.: 2017PR030540

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 November 1, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Steven M. Baugh Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 3780 South Broadway, Suite 107 Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No.: 59117 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of CARMEN ELAINE GOODLOE a/k/a CARMEN E. GOODLOE a/k/a CARMEN GOODLOE, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30548

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KENNETH JULIUS HARALDSEN, a/k/a KENNETH J. HARALDSEN, a/k/a KENNETH HARALDSEN, Deceased Case No.: 2017PR030539

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives at the following address: Debra J. Rigsby & Dale E. Rigsby Co-Personal Representatives 2414 So. Sedalia Circle Aurora, CO 80013

Legal Notice No.: 59120 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice Public Notice

The petition requests that the name of Angela Marie Glanz be changed to Andrew Grayson Latino Case No.: 2017C100540

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Notice To Creditors

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Or to: The District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 30, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No: 59172 First Publication: July 13, 2017 Last Publication: July 27, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Shana Kloak By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on July 3, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

J. Kaufmann By: Deputy Clerk

Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 30, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sharon Edwina Brown Yates, a/k/a Sharon E. Brown Yates, a/k/a Sharon Brown Yates, a/k/a Sharon Edwina Yates, a/k/a Sharon E. Yates, a/k/a Sharon Yates Case Number: 2017PR30544 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to th e District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 30, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Steven E. Yates, Personal Representative P.O. Box 3051 Cedar City, UT 84721 Legal Notice No.: 59094 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marie Cameron Case Number: 2017PR30590 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 October 30, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shana Kloak By: Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

Patricia Ann Cameron, Personal Representative 7705 East Kenyon Avenue Denver, CO 80237

Legal Notice No: 59141 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 59098 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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 November 1, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Nancy Gail Wentz Personal Representative c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 3780 South Broadway, Suite 107 Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No.: 59118 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lee L. Conner (Deceased) Case No.: 2017PR30541

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the undersigned or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before November 10, 2017 or said claims may be forever barred. Betty Conner, Personal Representative c/o Denali Law Firm, LLC PO Box 955 Littleton, CO 80160 Legal Notice No.: 59125 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacqueline L. Cothran, aka Jackie Cothran, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30608

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 October 30, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. John B. Cothran Personal Representative 2730 W. Riverwalk Circle, No. B Littleton, Colorado 80123 Legal Notice No: 59088 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Englewood Herald

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CAROLYN S. THOMAS, a.k.a CAROLYN SUE THOMAS, Deceased Case Number: 17PR30570

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of S. Allan Chorney, aka Stewart Allan Chorney, and aka Allan Chorney, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30617

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 November 6, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Mary R. Thomas, Co-Personal Representative 1519 Querida Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Kelley T. Coleman previously known as Kelley F. Thomas, Co-Personal Representative 16227 East Tennessee Ave. Aurora, CO 80017 Legal Notice No.: 59139 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marcus George Morgan, aka Marcus G. Morgan, aka Marcus Morgan, aka George Marcus Morgan, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30526 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 October 30, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 6, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. Co-Personal Representatives: Daniel Edward Chorney 6470 South Jamaica Circle Englewood, Colorado 80111 David Nathan Chorney 2809 Brightwater Court Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Legal Notice No: 59126 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Toshiko Masuno Swiney, aka Toshiko M. Swiney, aka Toshiko Swiney, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30665 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 November 13, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia A. Quisenberry Personal Representative 24284 East 4th Drive Aurora, Colorado 80018

Brenda K. Swiney aka Brenda Swiney Personal Representative c/o Walter M. Kelly II, Miller & Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No: 59091 First Publication : June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No: 59173 First Publication: July 13, 2017 Last Publication: July 27, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Fred Exline, aka Ralph Frederick Exline II, and Ralph F. Exline, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30495 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 October 30, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Nancy Barclay Personal Representative 0236 Wagon Road Breckenridge, Colorado 80424 Legal Notice No: 59092 First Publication : June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marilynn Irene Erhart, aka Marilynn I. Erhart, aka Marilynn Erhart, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 030602 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 November 13, 2017, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Nancy Moore Personal Representative c/o Glatstein & O'Brien, LLP Arlene S. Barringer, Esq. 2696 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222 303-757-4342 Legal Notice No: 59185 First Publication : July 13, 2017 Last Publication: July 27, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles Wesley Austin, aka Charles W. Austin, and Charles Austin, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30479

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DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Telephone: (303) 649-6355

Sheila Williams Price Personal Representative 5841 Lake Curve Lane Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 Legal Notice No: 59111 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frances A. Penk, aka Frances Anne Penk, aka Frances Penk, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30630

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 November 17, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. Robert Penk Personal Representative P.O. Box 203608 Austin, Texas 78720 Legal Notice No: 59138 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 20, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

Case No. 2016CV030491: Division: 202 Plaintiff: SABLE LANDING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants: TIMOTHY S. SAIZ; GARY G. SAIZ; LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. ; WFS FINANCIAL, INC. ; PUBLIC SERVICE CREDIT UNION; CACH, LLC; LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS SERV, LLC; CYNTHIA D. MARES AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on April 7, 2017 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Timothy S. Saiz and Gary G. Saiz Original Lienor: Sable Landing Condominium Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Sable Landing Condominium Association

Under an Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on April 7, 2017 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:

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Original Lienee: Timothy S. Saiz and Gary G. Saiz Original Lienor: Sable Landing Condominium Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Sable Landing Condominium Association Date of Lien being foreclosed: September 25, 2015 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: September 29, 2015 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D511057 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $34,104.25 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $53,359.08 Amount of Judgment entered April 18, 2017: $50,411.16 Description of property to be foreclosed: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 1027 IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 10, SABLE LANDING, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR SABLE LANDING SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, PHASE 6, RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 1980 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2028661, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR SABLE LANDING RECORDED ON OCTOBER 18, 1979 IN BOOK 3100 AT PAGE 471 OF SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 14892 E. Kentucky Drive, #1027, Aurora, CO 80012. THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing. THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on August 31, 2017, in front of the flagpole of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Unit, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3850. DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 30th day of May, 2017. David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice NO.: 59000 First publication: July 6, 2017 Last publication: August 3, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent, 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Telephone: (303) 649-6355 Civil Action Case No. 2017CV030059 Div.: Ctrm.: 202 Plaintiff: SIERRA RIDGE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants: AN T. NGUYEN; LIBERTY ONE LENDING, INC.; I.M. HAASE, LLC; MARGARET CHAPMAN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Gina C. Botti #42005 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on April 18, 2017 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: An T. Nguyen Original Lienor: Sierra Ridge Townhome Association, Inc., Current Holder of the evidence of debt Sierra Ridge Townhome Association, Inc. Date of Lien being foreclosed: April 17, 2014 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: April 21, 2014 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D4032359

Foreclosure entered on April 18, 2017 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: An T. Nguyen Original Lienor: Sierra Ridge Townhome Association, Inc., Current Holder of the evidence of debt Sierra Ridge Townhome Association, Inc. Date of Lien being foreclosed: April 17, 2014 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: April 21, 2014 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D4032359 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $2,079.02 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $9,812.85 Amount of Judgment entered April 18, 2017: $8,379.35

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Description of property to be foreclosed: LOT 13, BLOCK 1, PARKVIEW SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 592 S. Mobile Place, Aurora, CO 80017. THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing. THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on August 31, 2017, in front of the flagpole of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Unit, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3935. DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 1st day of June, 2017. David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 59019 First publication: July 6, 2017 Last publication: August 3, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent, 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case Number: 2016CV31734, Div.: 402 Ctrm.: Plaintiff(s): THE VILLAS AT ASPEN RIDGE Defendant(s): CHAUMONT BOUKNIGHT; PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.; CYNTHIA MARES, ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S) On April 18, 2017, the Arapahoe County District Court issued its Order: Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law Order of Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure. Original Grantor(s): Chaumont Bouknight Original Beneficiary: The Villas at Aspen Ridge Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: The Villas at Aspen Ridge Date of Lien: August 20, 2015 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Lien: August 27, 2015 Recording Reception Number: D50970770 Original Amount: $3,554.67 Outstanding Amount: $13,090.69 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the provisions of the The Villas at Aspen Ridge Condominium Declaration (“Declaration”) have been violated as follows: Failure to pay common expense assessments as that term is defined in 38-33.3-316 C.R.S., together with all other payments provided for in the Declaration or by Colorado Statute secured by the Assessment Lien. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN: Parcel A: Condominium Unit F-303, The Villas at Aspen Ridge, according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on February 20, 2003 at Reception No. B3038182, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado and as defined and described in the Villas at Aspen Ridge Condominium Declaration recorded on July 30, 2002 at Reception No. B2137079, in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Parcel B: Garage Unit 130, The Villas at Aspen Ridge, according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on February 20, 2003 at Reception No. B3038182, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, colorado, and as defined and de-

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defined and described in the Villas at Aspen Ridge Condominium Declaration recorded on July 30, 2002 at Reception No. B2137079, in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

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Parcel B: Garage Unit 130, The Villas at Aspen Ridge, according to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded on February 20, 2003 at Reception No. B3038182, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, colorado, and as defined and described in The Villas at Aspen Ridge Condominium Declaration recorded on July 30, 2002 at Reception No. B2137079, in said records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. also known by street and number as: 18959 East Warren Drive #303, Aurora, CO 80013

The current holder of the Lien, described herein, has filed the Court’s Order: Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law Order of Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure as provided by law.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on September 7th, 2017, at the Offices of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, 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 Assessment Lien, plus attorney 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. All inquiries regarding this sale should be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, (720) 874-3850.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE** DATE: June 6th, 2017 David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff

The name, bar registration number, address, and telephone number of the attorney is: Richard W. Johnston, Reg. No. 19823, Tobey & Johnston, P.C., 6855 S. Havana Street #275, Centennial, CO 80112-3813, telephone number (303) 799-8600. Legal Notice NO.: 59034 First publication: July 13, 2017 Last publication: August 10, 2017 Published in: Littleton Independent, 2550 W. Main St., Littleton, CO 80120 Public Notice Arapahoe County District Court 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of: Justin & Elaina Boling (name of person seeking to adopt) For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 17JA66 Division: 14 * Courtroom: 14 NOTICE OF HEARING To: John and Jane Doe (Full Name of Parents).

Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on September 21, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the court location identified above.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner. Legal Notice No.: 59186 First Publication: July 13, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with Part 3.9.5.7 of the Regulations, Oneida Research Services, Inc. of Compark Blvd, Englewood, has submitted their annual report of financial warranty to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. The report noted no changes in activity or cost estimates. Legal Notice No.: 59187 First Publication: July 13, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Columbine Valley Board of Trustees shall hold a public hearing concerning the Petition for Annexation of the land hereinafter described for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado State Constitution and the applicable portions of Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12105 of the Colorado Revised Statutes and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing shall be held before the Town Board of Trustees on July 18, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the Inn at Hudson Gardens, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, CO 80120, or as soon as pos-

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purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado State Constitution and the applicable portions of Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12105 of the Colorado Revised Statutes and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing shall be held before the Town Board of Trustees on July 18, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the Inn at Hudson Gardens, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, CO 80120, or as soon as possible thereafter as the agenda of the Town Board of Trustees permits, or at a place otherwise specified by the Town Clerk. Further information is available by calling (303) 795-1434. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND.

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PETITION FOR ANNEXATION WILD PLUM ANNEXATION

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY, COLORADO:

The undersigned (the “Petitioner”), being the owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of the property proposed to be annexed, exclusive of public streets and alleys, which property is described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”), hereby petitions (this “Petition”) the Town Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Town of Columbine Valley, Colorado (the “Town”), for annexation of the Property in accordance with the provisions of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, C.R.S., as amended, and section 30(1)(b) of article II of the state constitution. In support of this Petition, Petitioner states the following: It is desirable and necessary that the Property be annexed to the Town. The condition set forth in section 30(1)(b) of article II of the state constitution has been met, the provisions of section 30 of article II of the state constitution have been complied with, and the requirements of Sections 31-12-104, and 31-12-105, C.R.S., exist or have been met in that: Not less than one-sixth (1/6) of the perimeter of the Property is contiguous with the existing boundaries of the Town. Contiguity with the Town is not established by use of any boundary: of an area previously annexed to the Town that, at the time of its annexation, was not contiguous at any point with the boundary of the Town, was not otherwise in compliance with Section 31 12 104(1)(a), C.R.S., and was located more than three (3) miles from the nearest boundary of the Town (“Non-Contiguous Area”); or of territory subsequently annexed directly to, or indirectly connected through subsequent annexations to, a Non-Contiguous Area. A community of interest exists between the Property and the Town. The Property is urban or will be urbanized in the near future. The Property is integrated or is capable of being integrated with the Town. In establishing the boundaries of the Property, no land held in identical ownership, whether consisting of one tract or parcel of real estate or two or more contiguous tracts or parcels of real estate: has been divided into separate parts or parcels without the written consent of the landowners thereof unless such tracts or parcels are separated by a dedicated street, road or other public way; or comprising twenty acres or more (which, together with the buildings and improvements situated thereon, has a valuation for assessment in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for ad valorem tax purposes for the year next preceding the annexation) is included without the written consent of the landowners. The Property is not presently a part of any incorporated Town; no proceedings have been commenced for incorporation or annexation of part or all of the Property to another municipality; nor has any election for annexation of the Property or substantially the same territory to the Town been held within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the filing of this Petition. Annexation of the Property will not result in the detachment of area from any school district and the attachment of the same to another school district. Except to the extent necessary to avoid dividing parcels within the Property held in identical ownership, at least fifty percent (50%) of which are within the three (3) mile limit, annexation of the Property will not have the effect of extending a municipal boundary more than three (3) miles in any direction from any point of the Town boundary in any one year. In establishing the boundaries of the Property, if a portion of a platted street or alley is annexed, the entire width of said street or alley is included, and annexation of the Property will not result in the denial of reasonable access to any landowner, owner of an easement, or owner of a franchise adjoining a platted street or alley which has been annexed by the Town but is not bounded on both sides by the Town. Petitioner comprises more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners in the Property and owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the Property, excluding public streets and alleys and any land owned by the Town. The legal description of the land owned by the Petitioner is set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The mailing address of the Petitioner and the date of signing of the Petitioner’s signature are shown on this Petition. Attached to this Petition as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this reference is the Affidavit of the Circulator of this Petition affirming that each signature hereon is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Accompanying this Petition are four (4) copies of an annexation map (“Annexation Map”) containing the following information: A written legal description of the boundaries of the Property; A map showing the boundary of the Property; Within the annexation boundary map, a showing of the location of each ownership tract in unplatted land and, if part or all of the area is platted, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks; and Next to the boundary of the Property, a drawing of the contiguous boundary of the Town and the contiguous boundary of any other municipality abutting the Property. In connection with the processing of this Petition, Petitioner requests that the Town institute the procedure to, concurrently with processing annexation of the Property, as applicable: Subdivide the Property in accordance with the Final Plat for the Wild Plum Planned Development and applicable provisions of the Town’s Land Use Regulations; Zone the Property in accordance with Section 31-12–115, C.R.S., the Final Development Plan for Wild Plum, and applicable provisions of the Town’s Land Use Reg-

tiguous boundary of the Town and the contiguous boundary of any other municipality abutting the Property. In connection with the processing of this Petition, Petitioner requests that the Town institute the procedure to, concurrently with processing annexation of the Property, as applicable: Subdivide the Property in accordance with the Final Plat for the Wild Plum Planned Development and applicable provisions of the Town’s Land Use Regulations; Zone the Property in accordance with Section 31-12–115, C.R.S., the Final Development Plan for Wild Plum, and applicable provisions of the Town’s Land Use Regulations; and Update the Town’s three mile plan for the Property in accordance with Section 31 12 105(1)(e)(I), C.R.S. Petitioner has filed this Petition subject to, and Petitioner’s consent to annexation of the Property to the Town is conditioned upon satisfaction of, the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Petitioner in Petitioner’s sole discretion: Prior to recording of the Annexation Map, the Town Board shall have approved: The Final Plat for the Wild Plum Planned Development; The Final Development Plan for the Wild Plum Planned Development; and The Construction Management Plan for the Wild Plum Planned Development (collectively, the “Plan Approvals”). Petitioner reserves the sole, exclusive and unilateral right to withdraw this Petition by so notifying the Clerk of the Town in writing at any point prior to the later to occur of: (i) the latest final, non appealable approval of the final ordinance(s), resolutions and/or other final approval(s) approving the Plan Approvals, or (ii) final, non appealable resolution of any “Legal Challenge” (defined in paragraph 9 below). Prior to expiration of the period described in the foregoing subparagraph (b) without Petitioner having withdrawn the Petition, neither Petitioner nor the Town shall cause or permit the occurrence of the conditions to effectiveness of the annexation as set forth in Section 31-12-113(2)(b), C.R.S. For purposes of this Petition, “Legal Challenge” means either: (i) any third party commences any legal proceeding or other action that directly or indirectly challenges the Town’s annexation of the Property, the Plan Approvals, or any of the Town’s resolutions or ordinances approving any of the foregoing; or (ii) any third party submits a petition for a referendum seeking to reverse or nullify any of such Town approvals. Upon annexation of the Property becoming effective, the Property shall become subject to the Town’s ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the Town, except for general property taxes of the Town, which shall become effective on January 1 of the next succeeding year following the date on which annexation of the Property becomes legally effective. Except for the terms and conditions of this Petition, which terms and conditions Petitioner expressly approves and therefore do not constitute an imposition of additional terms and conditions within the meaning of Sections 31-12107(4), 110(2), 111 or 112(1), C.R.S., Petitioner requests that no additional terms and conditions be imposed upon annexation of the Property to the Town. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner requests that the Town approve the annexation of the Property pursuant to the provisions of Sections 31-12-101, et seq., C.R.S., as amended. Petitioner’s Address: 6161 S. Syracuse Way, #200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Is Petitioner a resident of the Property?: No.

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EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 30, THENCE NORTH 89°58’44” EAST ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, 1318.15 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30; THENCE SOUTH 00°14'12" WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30 A DISTANCE OF 976.49 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 84°19'37" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 27.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 79°25'46" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 76.98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 83°56'03" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 15.55 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85°23'47" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.57 FEET; THENCE NORTH 85°34'02" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.72 FEET; THENCE NORTH 79°22'20" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 23.11 FEET; THENCE NORTH 57°01'19" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 17.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH 61°22'49" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.84 FEET; THENCE NORTH 40°26'40" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 35°16'47" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 26°57'20" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 19°15'57" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.74 FEET; THENCE NORTH 14°33'11" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7.72 FEET; THENCE NORTH 05°19'11" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.66 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01°51'47" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 6.96 FEET; THENCE NORTH 03°48'11" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6.73 FEET; THENCE NORTH 17°30'53" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 8.77 FEET; THENCE NORTH 42°49'43" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 172.41 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 42°40'26" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 92.11 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 48°23'47" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 73.08 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 26°11'00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 28.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 15°00'30" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 22.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 41°42'20" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 29.42 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 50°47'12" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52°50'58" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 160.83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 53°00'28" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 66.70 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54°18'13" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 53.74 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 55°09'34" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 64.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 70°26'35" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54°44'04" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 37.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 44°09'25" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 51.67 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST

50°47'12" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 52°50'58" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 160.83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 53°00'28" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 66.70 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54°18'13" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 53.74 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 55°09'34" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 64.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 70°26'35" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54°44'04" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 37.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 44°09'25" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 51.67 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE, NORTH 00°14'12" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 302.64 FEET; TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

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CONTAINING AN AREA OF 2.086 ACRES, (90,846 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS. EXHIBIT B LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY PETITIONER [SAME AS EXHIBIT A] EXHIBIT C AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR The undersigned, being of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath deposes and says: That (he or she) circulated the foregoing Petition for Annexation, consisting of eight (8) pages including this Exhibit C, and that the signature of each person on the foregoing Petition for Annexation is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Legal Notice No.: 59043 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT Notice is hereby given that at 12 Noon on July 31, 2017, the City of Sheridan will make final settlement with K.E.C.I. Colorado, Inc, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed in and for the following project –SAR-M201-003 (20396) Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Improvements. 1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims. 2. All such claims shall be filed with the City of Sheridan, Public Works Director, 4101 South Federal Boulevard, Sheridan CO 80110-5399, on or before the above-mentioned time and date of final settlement. 3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the City of Sheridan from any and all liability for such claim. BY ORDER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY OF SHERIDAN By: /s/ Randy Mourning Public Works Director Legal Notice No.: 59142 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT Notice is hereby given that at 12 Noon on July 31, 2017, the City of Sheridan will make final settlement with K.E.C.I. Colorado, Inc, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed in and for the following project –STU-M201-002 (18885) Oxford Avenue Improvements. 1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims. 2. All such claims shall be filed with the City of Sheridan, Public Works Director, 4101 South Federal Boulevard, Sheridan CO 80110-5399, on or before the above-mentioned time and date of final settlement. 3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the City of Sheridan from any and all liability for such claim. BY ORDER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY OF SHERIDAN By: /s/ Randy Mourning Public Works Director Legal Notice No.: 59143 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent

SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER AS THE AGENDA OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PERMITS, AT THE INN AT HUDSON GARDENS 6115 SOUTH SANTA FE DRIVE LITTLETON COLORADO 80120 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND. FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BY CALLING (303) 795-1434.

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City and County PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing for Valley Sanitation District Interceptor Relocation Arapahoe and Denver Counties Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: St. James Presbyterian Church 3601 W Belleview Ave Littleton, CO 80123 Topic: Interceptor Relocation A public hearing will be conducted for informing citizens and soliciting public input, written or oral, regarding the Valley Sanitation District Interceptor Relocation Project and Project Needs Assessment (PNA). The project consists of relocation of a portion of sewer main which is located within an abandoned landfill by constructing a new sewage lift station and 4,700 feet of new sewer pipe to route the existing sewer flow around the landfill and discharge into existing sewers. The estimated cost of the project is $2.5 million. The PNA is being submitted to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to qualify Valley Sanitation District for a State Revolving Fund Loan. The PNA provides an overview of the project background, Valley Sanitation District organizational and financial status, project purpose and need, existing collection system analysis, facility planning analysis and population projections, assessment of alternatives, environmental impacts, estimated operating and construction cost, and project schedule. Copies of the Project Needs Assessment are available for public review prior to the Public Hearing at the following location: Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District, 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave. Littleton, CO 80123 The point of contact for the Interceptor Relocation Project is Cynthia Lane, Assistant District Manager, (303) 979-2333. VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT Legal Notice No.: 59144 First Publication: July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 27, 2017 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE AS TO AMENDMENT OF 2016 BUDGETS LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors of the Littleton Village Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 (“Districts”) will consider the amendment of the 2016 budgets of the Districts. Copies of the 2016 amended budgets is on file in the office of the District’s Manager, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Suite 500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such 2016 amended budgets will be considered at a regular meeting of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held at the offices of White Bear Ankele Tanaka and Waldron, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, Colorado, on July 20, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Any elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2016 budget amendments, inspect the budgets and file or register any objections thereto. This meeting is open to the public. LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO By: /s/ Denise Denslow, District Manager Legal Notice No.: 59170 First Publication: July 13, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE WILD PLUM FARM FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PLAT LOCATED ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW IN EXHIBIT A, AND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF FAIRWAY LANE AND EAST OF THE POLO MEADOWS AND BURNING TREE SUBDIVISIONS PURSUANT TO THE TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY ZONING REGULATIONS. THE PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JULY 18, 2017 AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 PM, OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER AS THE AGENDA OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PERMITS, AT THE INN AT HUDSON GARDENS 6115 SOUTH SANTA FE DRIVE LITTLETON COLORADO 80120 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND. FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BY CALLING (303) 795-1434. EXHIBIT A: TRACT 1: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTH ½ NORTH-

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EXHIBIT A: TRACT 1: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTH ½ NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 1 LOCATED IN THE NEVADA DITCH, 6 FEET WEST FROM CENTER OF NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 30, THENCE IN SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID DITCH 1440 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE CORNER NUMBER 2, THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF CENTERLINE OF SAID DITCH WITH SOUTH LINE OF NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 30, SAID CORNER NUMBER 2 BEING 468 FEET, MORE OR LESS, WEST FROM SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTHEAST ¼ NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 30, THENCE EAST ALONG SOUTH LINE 1156.6 FEET MORE OR LESS TO CORNER NUMBER 3, THENCE NORTH 1320 FEET TO CORNER NUMBER 4, THENCE WEST 676.5 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO CORNER NUMBER 1, THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

TRACT 2: NORTHWEST ¼ NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND THE PART OF NORTHEAST ¼ NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SITH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN LYING EAST OF THE NEVADA DITCH, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

TRACT 3: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 30, A PIN WITH CAP LS 9872, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST 975.96 FEETALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST 1/4 NORTHEAST 1/4 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE ALONG AN EXISTING FENCE LINE THE FOLLOWING EIGHTEEN (18) COURSES: 1) THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST, 27.77 FEET, 2) THENCE SOUTH 78 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, 76.98 FEET, 3) THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST, 15.55 FEET, 4) THENCE SOUTH 84 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST, 7.57 FEET, 5) THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST, 7.72 FEET, 6) T HENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, 23.11 FEET, 7) THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST, 17.48 FEET, 8) THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST, 6.84 FEET, 9) THENCE NORTH 41 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST, 6.33 FEET, 10) THENCE NORTH 35 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST, 7.67 FEET, 11) THENCE NORTH 27 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, 7.67 FEET, 12) THENCE NORTH 19 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, 7.74 FEET, 13) THENCE NORTH 15 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST, 7.72 FEET, 14) THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST, 6.66 FEET, 15) THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST, 6.96 FEET, 16) THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST, 6.73 FEET, 17) THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST, 8.77 FEET, 18) THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREE S 25 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST, 172.41 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE NEVADA DITCH, THENCE ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE NEVADA DITCH THE FOLLOWING EIGHT (8) COURSES: 1) THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, 79.24 FEET 2) THENCE SOUTH 47 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, 88.46 FEET 3) THENCE SOUTH 15 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST, 26.93 FEET 4) THENCE SOUTH 29 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST, 38.95 FEET 5) THENCE SOUTH 53 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST, 126.61 FEET 6) THENCE SOUTH 53 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST, 262.80 FEET 7) THENCE SOUTH 73 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST, 41.76 FEET 8) THENCE SOUTH 55 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 10 SECONDS WEST, 79.16 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST 1/4 NORTHEAST 1/4 THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST, 289.36 FEET ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY /S/ J.D. MCCRUMB, TOWN CLERK Legal Notice No.: 59104 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

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decisions is because golfers find interesting situations to get into. Sometimes there is not a decision to cover exactly what happened. So you have to do some interpretations. Similar situations are treated alike.” There are many rules that might be misinterpreted or broken. And golfers have a knack for getting themselves in odd — and sometimes, truly hazardous — situations. Rules official Sandy Schnitzer recalls that twice in the past few years a ball has landed on mating snakes. It happened once at Riverdale Dunes in Brighton, she said, when a tee shot on a par 3 landed on top of two bull snakes. The other time was at Murphy Creek in Aurora and rattlesnakes were the landing spot for a ball. Those were deemed “dangerous situations” and the golfers were allowed to move the ball without a penalty. Wiesley recalls a situation in which a player hit a ball near a tree by the green with a nest of swarming wasps. As with the snake situations, the golfer was allowed to move the ball without penalty. But most rulings aren’t as dramatic. “The junior tournaments, I find, give you the most rulings because a lot of times the younger people don’t know enough,” said rules official Andrew Snyder, of Greenwood Village. “It’s a learning experience for them and for us.”

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Panorama Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado, will make final payment at the office of the District, Panorama Metropolitan District, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, at 10:00 am, on Monday, July 24, 2017, to: Concrete Express, Inc. 2027 W. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80204 for all work done by said Contractor for the Dry Creek Light Rail Connection, all of said work being within or near the boundaries of Panorama Metropolitan District, in the City of Littleton, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, team hire, sustenance provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or its Subcontractors or Suppliers in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or its Subcontractors or Suppliers at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a written verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with Panorama Metropolitan District, Attention: AJ Beckman, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, 80228-1898 with a copy to McGeady Becher P.C., Attention: MaryAnn McGeady, 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203-1254, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such written verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Panorama Metropolitan District, its Board, officers, agents, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PANORAMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ AJ Beckman, Secretary Legal Notice No: 59137 First Publication : July 6, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Colorado Golf Association Executive Director Ed Mate says advice other than public information — like yardage, hazards and where the flagstick is located — can be a violation. “Probably the rule that gets broken a lot of times unwittingly is advice, anything you say to somebody that can influence their play,” Mate said. “Like I noticed something in your swing or boy that breeze sure is blowing hard. Things like that. There’s a line that you have to be really careful about.” Schnitzer, an Erie resident, has seen many golfers puzzled by water. “Golfers sometimes get confused over the relief they can take from a direct water hazard and lateral water hazard,” she said. Competitive golfers are used to dealing with rules and generally accept the decisions. “Most golfers know the rules and understand the rules are there to treat everybody playing in the event with equality,” Wiesley said. “Every once in a while people get frustrated when things don’t go the way they intend them to go. That can happen, but it is pretty rare. You understand somebody is frustrated. They are not mad at you personally.” Jack Tickle, a junior-to-be at Arapahoe High School, is a promising junior golfer who isn’t intimidated when he sees a rules official watching. “They don’t much get involved unless we ask — and they are helpful,” Tickle said. “I’ve never really had one say ‘I don’t know what that ruling is.’ They always know. They don’t help unless we ask. They let us play.”

Tom Kennedy retired as a Colorado Springs district judge in 2015 and is now a United States Golf Association chief rules official. PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON Brad Wiesley has been a rules official for 10 years and says he volunteers to give something back to the game which he has played since he was a youngster. “My wife tells me I can’t play golf every day so I found a place to be on the golf course where people want to be and I’m doing something helpful for the golf community.”

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A new tearoom in Centennial is trading the fast-paced caffeine to-go trend for a modern twist on a slow-paced, classic tea service. In March, Amadea Gabriel opened her dream tearoom, Bella’s Teapot, at the Streets at SouthGlenn, 6851 S. Gaylord St. Suite 242 in Centennial. “Places like Starbucks and Teavana are all about go, go, go,” Gabriel said. “But we want you to sit and stay awhile. A tea service is an experience.” Gabriel refers to Bella’s Teapot as a high-end, authentic afternoon tearoom. “(Gabriel) is so passionate about this business,” said Brooklynn Erisman, a pastry chef at Bella’s Teapot. “Tea is something that has been around for so long, and we are bringing something to Denver that you can find nowhere else.” After picking their tea, customers who walk in for a tea service pick from a variety of china tea cups to sip from. Customers have a selection of boas and large hats they can wear during the experience. A full tea service for $30 per person includes a pot of tea, a salad, tea sandwiches and a variety of homemade sweets, creams, jams and pastries. There are different menu options starting at $12 a person. All the teas are Ethical Tea Partnership certified and are sourced from across the globe. The 30 tea selections range within white, oolong, black, herbal and fruit fusion teas. The food is made in-house by pastry chefs using recipes crafted within the tearoom kitchen. Gluten-free options are available. “I get to do what I love every day,” Erisman said. “We make everything in house. We don’t get anything frozen. I have a lot of recipes that I adjust... We even make our own ice cream.”

Gabriel is determined to bring an experience to Denver that can be found no where else in the city. “I want it to be authentic,” Gabriel said. “About 90 percent of tearooms contract out their food. We don’t contract out anything. We make everything from scratch.” The modern take on the tearoom décor, Gabriel said, is partly done to invite more men into the space. Gabriel mentioned that many of her regular male customers enjoy the bourbon tea, which is a tea oxidized in a whisky barrel, giving it a smoky, bourbon flavor. The staff is well informed about the teas and quality customer service is a top priority in the tearoom. The loose leaf teas are offered for sale so that customers can enjoy their favorite brew outside of the store. Gabriel comes from humble means. Her love for tea started when she was very young and looking for an after-school snack. “As always” there was no food in the pantry. After climbing to the top cupboard and reaching in the far corner, she found black tea bags. She read the directions on how to steep it from the box and then drank her first cup of tea. “I brought it to my mom and we started having little tea parties,” Gabriel said. “From that point on I learned about different flavors… and I loved it.” Gabriel went to college and got a degree in medical assisting. She got married, moved to Denver and became a stay-at-home mom to care for her daughter. She spent time visiting tea bars and tearooms across Denver and noticed a hole in the market in south metro Denver. Gabriel worked on her tearoom idea for 10 years. Her attention to detail and enthusiasm for quality products and services finally merged into Bella’s Teapot. “For the last few years, I have strived to make this as authentic as possible — from our food to our ambiance to our location,” Gabriel said. “I have been as strict as possible to create this experience.”