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“A teacher of biology or algebra … they are now expected to provide diagnosis and intervention on kids with social, emotional and behavioral issues, and that’s an incredible challenge.”

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VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 27 | SPORTS: PAGE 28

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Arapahoe tragedy spurred change, officials and parents say Five years after shooting, Littleton Public Schools hosts forum that includes parents of Claire Davis

an incredible challenge,” Ewert said.

“We rely on the resources we can bring in, psychologists and social workers, but the more resources we add, they’re consumed immediately by need… We need to continue to pour resources in.”

The scope of the issue can seem daunting, said Arapahoe High School Assistant Principal Abby Kuhlmann,

BY DAVID GILBERT who said that recent state-level surveys DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM show roughly a third of high schoolers struggle with depression.

The hope, Kuhlmann said, is that In the five years since shots rang out today’s youth are far more aware of in the halls of Arapahoe High School, mental health concerns than prior Littleton Public Schools has made generations. strides toward cultivating an environ“The next generation is dealing with ment of health and help, but the road this better than we have,” Kuhlmann ahead remains long. said. “They’re showing us the way. We For Desiree Davis, addressing the have to care for everybody, and we’re specters of youth suicide and school Arapahoe High School principal Natalie Pramenko, left, speaks at a Littleton Public slowly getting there.” violence will require a hard look at our Schools roundtable on Dec. 10. Next to her are Desiree and Michael Davis, whose Part of the response is around changculture. daughter Claire was killed by a classmate in 2013. DAVID GILBERT ing the narrative about youth mental “We’re in a culture and environment result of Safe2Tell reports, said LPS in America that lends itself to us-andronment and community and district health issues, said Nate Thompson, the Superintendent Brian Ewert. them thinking,” said Desiree Davis, that has every kid come home in the LPS director of social, emotional and “Every single week we’re saving whose daughter Claire Davis, 17, was afternoon.” behavioral services. lives,” Ewert said. “We’re chasing shot by a classmate at Arapahoe High District officials at the roundtable “Most people who are depressed School on Dec. 13, 2013. She later died cited an abundance of measures under- down kids 24/7 who have done somedo get better,” Thompson said. “Most thing that concerns their friends — say, people who have mental health chalfrom her wounds. taken by the district since the shooting posting something on social media.” to address student mental health. High lenges get help. There are those who “Everyone wants their kids to go to But officials also said suicide reon the list was Sources of Strength, school and feel safe,” Davis said during need help, but we haven’t spent a ton of mains a stubborn and ongoing traga wide-ranging, student-led program a Dec. 10 roundtable with district oftime talking about wellness.” edy for the district and the state. The designed to encourage a culture of ficials and reporters. “We want to go to Meanwhile, the district has underdistrict has seen several high-profile wellness and support. Others included shopping malls and movie theaters. We taken security reforms as well, said suicides in recent years, including two Safe2Tell, an anonymous tipster proneed to come together as a community Arapahoe High School Principal Natawithin days of each other at Arapahoe gram that allows students and parents and work together. We’re hungry for it lie Pramenko.

High School in October. to report concerning behavior. in America. It’s important for young “We have a much more defined threat “Suicide is the leading cause of District officials have made hundreds people to see us wanting to work with assessment process in place,” Pradeath among young people,” said Jim of personalized interventions as a the school district to create an envimenko said. A sheriff ’s office investigaStephens, a member of the LPS Board tion into the shooting was critical of of Education. “We need to figure out a Arapahoe administration officials for way to get attention on that issue and what it called an inadequate response figure out how to to threats by the Adidas reduce that rate.” gunman in 2013.

Arc’teryx Though recent “It wasn’t a Bose years have seen a well-developed COACH surge of focus by process (in Columbia schools on mental 2013),” Pramenko Kate Spade health, youth suicide said.

Harry & David rates continue to All teachers H&M climb, said Christine can now access J.Crew Harms, the director all students’ Michael Kors Nike of the School Safety discipline reThe North Face Resource Center, part cords, Pramenko Restoration Hardware of the state Departsaid, and the Under Armour ment of Public school has added Vera Bradley Safety. several security White House I Black Market “Nobody’s quite staff. Exterior sure why,” Harms doors that were said. “But school unlocked in 2013 districts are defiare now locked, nitely aware. There’s she said. state money for Desiree Davis grants, but we don’t said she’s been have enough mental heartened by health resources the district’s here in Colorado… response and Desiree Davis, growth around We’re far behind the ratios that are mental health mother of Claire Davis and security.

Save up to 70% on over 100 Brands. suggested for school counselors, school “Seeing psychologists, as well through the failas social workers.” ures, there were solutions,” Davis said.

Crafting a comprehensive response “That’s what we’ve done in the last five to mental health concerns is tricky, years. Kids and their parents needed Ewert said, because it requires the to see that bad things happen and misinvolvement of staff who may not have takes happen, but to move forward as a a background in it. community it’s so important for them “A teacher of biology or algebra, or to see the worst thing and something @OutletsCR even a kindergarten teacher, they are positive come from it. The next generanow expected to provide diagnosis and tion of Americans doesn’t want to live OutletsAtCastleRock.com intervention on kids with social, emoin a community that’s violent. It’s all of tional and behavioral issues, and that’s our charge to change that direction.”

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December 20, 2018

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Windermere evacuees return to move out Residents given two days to empty apartments

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The 163 seniors evicted from the Windermere apartments after a devastating November fire spent the week before Christmas hauling their belongings out of the building, but many were concerned about being given just two days to move out.

A schedule provided to residents, obtained by the Independent, mandates a series of two-day periods for residents of each floor to move out — specified as one day to pack and one day to move out of the building in Littleton.

“It’s just not enough time for anybody,” Karlene Austgen, 68, said during a meeting for residents at the Littleton United Methodist Church,

across the street from the Windermere on South Datura Street on Dec. 11.

Residents would be given more time if they request it, said Andy Boian, a spokesman for Tebo-Orvis LLC, the company that owns the building.

“There’s no chance that we’d tell someone they can’t have more time if two days isn’t enough,” Boian said.

“The property management does not lack sympathy.”

An emergency relocation plan, prepared by Michael Haselhoff of Interstate Restoration and submitted to the city’s building department and fire marshal, says residents would be given “two-four days to pack and move their belongings.”

Even proposed extensions seemed too short, said Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman.

“I don’t understand what the rush is,” Brinkman said after spending the afternoon meeting residents at the church. “It’s impractical. You can’t

pack an apartment in that amount of time.”

Because the complex’s elevators are disabled and the lobby is too contaminated to enter, residents and movers were only able to access the building through exterior fire escape stairs, according to the relocation plan.

Vetted volunteers from Love Inc., a Christian charity, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints assisted residents with moving, said Linda Haley, manager of Arapahoe County’s Senior Resources division.

“Apartments in different parts of the building have different levels of damage,” Haley said. Insurance adjusters combed the building doing assessments on property, Haley said.

Some residents’ belongings needed professional cleaning, Boian said.

Nine units are considered a total loss.

Tebo-Orvis will give residents $500, in addition to returning their security deposits and the second half of

November rent, Boian said, but they won’t get their checks until they turn in their keys once they’re fully moved out. Residents won’t suffer any penalty if they choose to abandon furniture or other belongings, Boian said.

Meanwhile, many residents don’t yet have new homes lined up.

“The county’s still working on finding me a place to live,” said Shirley Whittlesey, 75, who has spent the three weeks since the fire at the Essex House Motel in Littleton, living off food banks. “I’d like to find a place soon. I want out of the motel. I don’t feel safe there.”

Whittlesey, whose first-floor apartment has been off-limits since the Nov. 17 fire, has been without a phone, and only has one change of clothes. She’s one of a handful of residents who had no renter’s insurance — she said she SEE WINDERMERE, P8

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December 20, 2018

Four jockey to replace departing state senator

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Four candidates are vying to take state Sen. Daniel Kagan’s seat in Senate District 26.

Kagan’s resignation, announced on Dec. 5, takes effect Jan. 11 — a week after the Colorado General Assembly convenes on Jan. 4. His departure opens up his Senate seat, which includes Littleton, Englewood, Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village, Sheridan and part of Aurora.

Kagan, a Democrat, did not respond to requests for comment.

Kagan’s replacement will be decided by a vacancy committee composed of Arapahoe County Democratic Party precinct captains meeting on Jan. 5 in Englewood, said Ken Ohmstede, the party’s Senate District 26 chair.

Littleton City Councilmember Kyle Schlachter announced his candidacy to Colorado Community Media on Dec. 15.

“I have a unique range of experiences to serve the people of this district,” Schlachter said in a statement. “My educational background is in researching environmental change, and I’ve taught in Japan and also at the University of Denver. I’ve worked in the public sector for almost a decade, supporting and promoting Colorado small businesses. In Littleton, I was elected to City Council and I enjoy working to bridge political differences to enact change that improves people’s lives.”

Schlachter said he would likely step down from Littleton City Council if chosen.

State Rep. Jeff Bridges was the first to announce a bid, Ohmstede said. Bridges currently represents House District 3, which includes Englewood, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, a small part of Littleton and the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver.

“This vacancy comes down to three questions: who can pass our progressive agenda, who’s the most Democratic choice, and who can win the most competitive State Senate (race) in 2020 to hold our Democratic majority,” Bridges said in an emailed statement. “I have two years of proven success in the legislature, tens of thousands of (Senate District 26) residents have already voted for me to represent them, and I’ve won the most competitive State House race twice — this last time by more than 20 points.”

Two other candidates officially joined the bid in the week after Bridges, Ohmstede said: Angela Engel, a public education activist and author who previously ran for the state House, and Iman Jodeh, the spokesperson for the Colorado Muslim Society and the executive director of Meet the Middle East, a group that seeks to foster relationships between the United States and Middle East.

Engel, the founder of Uniting4Kids, an education advocacy nonprofit, said jumping into the state Senate wouldn’t be a leap for her, considering her track record of advocating for public policy.

“I’m a 25-year children’s advocate,” Engel said. “Time and again, when working

on public policy, I find myself in a room filled with corporate paid lobbyists. Parents, teachers and students are absent.

I’m angry at schools and kids getting a smaller percentage of the budget pie.”

Jodeh said she feels a seat in the state Senate would allow her to represent the district’s diverse ethnic and religious groups.

“It speaks to who I am as a woman of color,” said Jodeh, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants. “It’s important to have that understanding and deep roots in this district.”

Jodeh said she had been considering a run for Kagan’s seat in 2020, but decided to jump on the opportunity when it came up this year.

“I hope to go to bat for marginalized groups,” Jodeh said. “I can recognize when and how policy is going to impact single mothers, children, and people of color.”

The vacancy committee will meet in Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center on Jan. 5. Kagan’s seat is next up for election in 2020.

Two eye Bridges’ post Meanwhile, at least two other candidates have their eye on Bridges’ seat in the House, should it come up for grabs.

If Bridges is chosen to succeed Kagan, the Arapahoe County Democrats will convene another vacancy committee to choose his successor on Jan. 7, said Mary Ellen Wolf, the party’s county chair.

So far, the two officially declared candidates for the seat are Meg Froelich, a former Greenwood Village city councilmember who ran in the primary for the seat in 2016, and John Stone, a union organizer who spent much of 2018 supporting Democratic candidates for public office.

Froelich said she sees the House District 3 seat as an opportunity to further her progressive goals around the environment, LGBTQ rights and reproductive rights.

“Colorado is a progressive leader in the West, and that’s an exciting place to be,” Froelich said. “We can be a bit more forward-thinking than some of our neighbors.”

Froelich is also a Democratic Party precinct captain, she said, and will likely sit on the vacancy committee that will choose Kagan’s replacement. She said she doesn’t see her role as a conflict of interest, and wouldn’t say whether she’ll vote for Bridges, whose election would free up the seat she’s seeking.

John Stone, a union organizer who served as campaign manager for Kerry Tipper, who won the House District 28 seat in November, is the other declared candidate. Stone said he hoped to advocate for organized labor from the House District 3 seat.

“Worker power can bring about positive change,” Stone said. “I’ve had a lot of jobs: pizza delivery driver, carpenter, retail clerk, line cook — I understand what blue-collar workers are going through, and I’ve worked hard to organize them to make sure their voices are heard.”

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HOW TO HELP There are several ways to help residents evicted after the Windermere fire.

From feeling powerless to finding his passion.

Arapahoe County Foundation The Arapahoe County Foundation has established a fund to residents. Donations will go directly to residents, to assist with everything from down payments and first months’ rent on new homes to food and new clothes, according to Linda Haley, the director of the county’s Senior Services division.

The foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) founded in 1985, according to tax documents. It is overseen by a board of directors including several county officials.

To donate, go to bit.ly/WindermereFireFund or you can mail a check payable to “Arapahoe County Foundation” to 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120. Please include “The Windermere Apartment Fire Victims” on the memo line of your check.

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was in the process of shopping for a policy when the fire hit.

“I’m not used to needing so much help,” Whittlesey said. “I’ve been independent since I was a little girl.”

Finding housing for everyone is a slow, tricky process, Haley said.

“We got a lot of response to our call for affordable apartments, but they’re spread out from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs,” Haley said. “These people are grounded and connected to this area. They’re not looking to uproot. This isn’t the age where they want to undertake an adventure.”

At least 30 residents were still in hotels on Dec. 11, Haley said. She wasn’t sure how many have found housing, though her office is working with at least 80 residents, and has placed 17 in new apartments so far, she said.

Karlene Austgen said she’ll be in her hotel room for the near future.

“They put me at the top of the waiting list for a complex in Englewood, but I have to wait until a unit comes open,” Austgen said. “Not a lot of complexes meet my needs — I can’t do stairs. I can’t even use a bathtub,

to serve as “navigators,” who assist residents in dealing with insurance and other legal matters as they put their lives back together. The group also needs drivers who can take residents to and from appointments.

All Love Inc. volunteers are vetted and go through background checks, and must attend an orientation session, held twice monthly. Volunteers are asked to affirm their Christian faith, Roy said.

Visit loveinclittleton.org for more information.

Our Front Porch Our Front Porch is providing a variety of services to Windermere residents, including disaster case management, trauma recovery services, and housing navigation.

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because I can’t lift my legs that high.”

Others are starting to move forward. Paul and Pauline Draper — 75 and 74, respectively — found a new apartment in Wheat Ridge, though it’s $300 more a month than their unit at Windermere. They had to refinance their car to afford the security deposit, Pauline said.

“At least we have something,” Pauline said. “We were finally able to visit our apartment in the Windermere, and everything’s covered in soot. We may end up simply abandoning a lot of it.”

The City of Littleton is keeping a close eye on the situation, Brinkman said.

The city donated $20,000 to firerelated causes on Dec. 11 — $7,500 each to the Red Cross of Colorado and Love Inc., both of whom have worked closely with residents, and another $5,000 to the Arapahoe County Foundation’s fire victims fund.

“Hopefully they’ll be able to put the money to work right away,” Brinkman said.

The mayor expressed frustration with Tebo-Orvis’ response to the disaster.

“There doesn’t seem to be any compassion or generosity from those people,” Brinkman said. “Fortunately, we have a community who cares.”

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December 20, 2018

Santa drops in for an ICE Christmas

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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anta Claus took a break from his Christmas preparations to take a spin on the ice with some pint-size skaters at the South Suburban Ice Arena in Centennial on Dec. 15.

Students from South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s hockey and figure skating programs swirled around St. Nick, with some sidling up alongside to whisper their Christmas wishes.

For parents watching from the stands, the magic was about more than Kris Kringle’s presence — it was the magic of watching kids too young to tie their shoes glide gracefully across the ice.

“I can’t believe it,” said Mary Ann Lucks, watching her 5-year-old granddaughter Adria Veruchi skating by.

“She’s only been doing this since January.”

Adria Veruchi, 5, glides after Santa Claus.

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Hayden Heitmann, left, and Sammi Masur watch from the sidelines.

Santa Claus zips across the ice at the South Suburban Ice Arena on Dec. 14.

A little skater pulls Santa in close to whisper her Christmas wishes.

Getting in the old-fashioned holiday spirit

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Before Elf on a Shelf, Mariah Carey and December-to-remember sales events, Christmas was a simpler affair, celebrated with cider and sleigh rides.

And that’s the way it’s still done at the Littleton Museum, where folks gather around bonfires to sing the carols of old.

Close to 1,300 people turned out for the old-fashioned Holiday’s Evening at Littleton’s top-notch living history museum on Dec. 9, according to volunteers taking tickets at the door.

Getting in the holiday spirit the way our forebears did was exciting for the Lorenz family, who moved here recently from Santa Cruz, California.

“I love how low-key and old-school this is,” said dad Scott, warming his mittened hands over a bonfire. “It’s a great introduction to Christmas in Colorado.”

Son Joshua, 6, beamed in the firelight as he held up a handmade iron Christmas tree gifted to him by the village blacksmith, but son Noah, 11, had a different review of the shindig: “It’s so cold!”

The Lorenz family, from left: son Josh, 6, mom Tracy, dad Scott, and son Noah, 11, warm themselves by the fire.

Blacksmith Bill Henderson pounds out iron Christmas trees on an anvil.

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The Smithtonians bell choir rings in the season with a rousing rendition of “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.”

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DEA, state bust suspected pot-growing, luxury-car-stealing crime organization

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A state investigation into a large autotheft scheme ultimately led investigators to discover a criminal organization that not only stole and resold luxury vehicles but operated illegal marijuana grows and distributed the products across state lines, according to a Dec. 12 announcement from the Drug Enforcement Administration and a task force from the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority.

The investigation took six months and culminated in raids across the Denver metro area on Dec. 12. The agencies executed eight search warrants in total, either on suspected illegal grows or places where they’d traced stolen vehicles.

Authorities recovered 17 stolen vehicles Dec. 12 valued at a combined $1.2 million. Some, according to an indictment in the case, were stolen in Georgia or Florida and shipped to Colorado, where the VIN numbers were switched.

The vehicles’ documentation was then forged before they were resold.

The document states the organization stored vehicles and grew marijuana at locations in Aurora, Arvada and Federal Heights. Some members of the organization were based in Arapahoe County and other locations in the Denver metro area.

A grand jury indicted six individuals suspected in the case. Four were arrested Dec. 12 and two remain at-large.

An additional four people were arrested on probable cause who had not been named in the indictment.

No one was injured in the multi-jurisdictional operation on Dec. 12. Investigators believe it’s possible one of the two at-large suspects has left the state. They do not believe there is a threat to the public.

The suspects named in the indictment are Joshua Robertson, Sage Greco, David Guzman, Cody Kerstiens, Jason Siew and Brian Richburg. The document lists Robertson and Guzman as residents of Thornton. Greco was tied

to a Brighton residence and Richburg to a Denver residence. Robertson relocated to Aurora later in the investigation.

Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona, Maine and California are some of the states involved.

Vehicles stolen by the organization included Porsches, Chevrolets and Fords, most between model years 2016 and 2018, Greenwell said. The indictment also lists Mercedes, Range Rovers and a Lamborghini.

Some stolen vehicles were purchased from buyers online, who likely didn’t know they were stolen, investigators said.

Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force Cmdr. Mike Greenwell said the investigation began between May and June, when the task force received a tip concerning a person who attempted to sell a VIN-switched vehicle.

According to the indictment, Kerstiens approached an auto sports business in Littleton, hoping to sell a 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe worth $63,500. He also

requested a hidden compartment be installed in a 2018 Dodge Charger worth $43,875.

After confirming the lead, investigators said they discovered additional stolen vehicles and, ultimately, the marijuana operation.

On Dec. 12, authorities recovered large amounts of cash, marijuana plants, processed marijuana ready for distribution, equipment used in hash oil labs and a large number of firearms.

Authorities declined to offer specific amounts of any evidence collected in the raids, citing an ongoing investigation.

Individuals named in the indictment are charged with racketeering, conspiracy to commit theft over $1 million, aggravated motor vehicle theft, forgery and the illegal cultivation and distribution of marijuana.

Their suspected roles in the organization range from heads of the enterprise, suppliers, main-level and low-level distributors, assistants and runners.

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It’s a meat-and-potatoes issue, and skip the meat

ennifer has Siri on her cellphone. I have neither. I asked her, “What’s Siri?”

When she told me, I just looked at her.

I said, “Ask Siri QUIET how many games DESPERATION Warren Spahn won.”

A woman’s pleasant voice, not that of a robot, said, “Warren Spahn, lefthanded pitcher, won 363 games with the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. He Craig Marshall was 23-7 at age 42 in Smith 1963. He especially liked eggs Benedict and once ran over a garden hose with a lawn mower.”

I told Jennifer to tell Siri to take the day off.

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and airplanes. Drones deliver items on behalf of Amazon, and Amazon itself is something to behold.

I have an entire slide show for an upcoming speaking engagement on a little device about the size of three, side-by-side Chiclets.

Whatever I want, I can have (within some measureable reason, like income) right now, by tapping on some keys, including my seat on a return flight that is scheduled for next July.

Boom. Bap. Pow. Siri (and Alexa) and drones and all of the rest are wonderful, I guess, but something is lost (who said this?) when something is gained.

Think of something that is simple yet profound, doesn’t come from China, and provides an inordinate amount of value for the money?

Here are some nominations: toothbrushes, light bulbs, and No. 2 pencils.

What I have chosen for discussion?

Potatoes.

Wait, don’t go.

Those dusty, dull-brown russets in produce are a humble, starchy, tuberous crop, cheap as dirt, an apple of the earth, and full of nutrients.

I was reminded of the understated allure of potatoes recently when someone mentioned the Original Pantry Cafe, 877 S. Figueroa, in Los Angeles.

Have you been there?

It’s open 24 hours a day, 365 days a day. There is no lock on the door.

It’s cash only, and unless it’s 2 in the morning, there will be a line. It will be worth it.

Every day, they peel and steam potatoes, never boiling them. They steam 20 cases a day. That’s 180 tons a year.

Country potatoes and hash browns for breakfast, and mashed potatoes the rest of the day and night. (You can order breakfast 24 hours a day.)

“Jennifer, call the airline.”

It’s 10 miles from my alma mater, and at midnight, when my mouth started to water, it watered in the direction of 877 S. Figueroa.

The only thing better than a good book is a great book

ne of my conversation starters and favorite questions to ask someone is, “What are you reading these days?” Some people are very quick with their response WINNING as they know exactly WORDS what they are reading, where they are in the book or story, or that they just finished the book and are eager to give a review of what they had recently read.

As someone who reads a lot, I have a great appreciation Michael Norton for the types of books and articles people read. And more importantly what they get out of the book or article. For some, books are a getaway, they are pure enjoyment as they get lost and swept up in the story.

For others, reading is their method for continuous learning and desire to grow, or out of natural curiosity and a desire for answers. For me it’s a little bit of both as I enjoy a good and healthy mix of fiction and non-fiction, business and

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I used to pride myself on the number of books that I was able to read each year. The problem was, as much as I was reading, the less I was learning, retaining, and applying. By moving quickly from one book to the next, I wasn’t giving myself the time to reflect on the story or the message, the meaning or the lesson. Whether it was a thrilling novel that could have inspired creativity or challenged my thinking in some way, or a business book where I highlighted and underscored awesome principles and ideas but never took the time to apply them, I found that I was shortchanging myself in my quest for more. Until I took a “less is more” approach when it comes to reading.

There was this sense that I always had to be reading the newest and latest book, the current best seller, I always had to be on top of the new strategies and tactics that were coming out. And then I had an aha moment while reading about one of my favorite historical SEE NORTON, P15

At one time or another, everyone has had McDonald’s french fries, and if I’m not careful, I will have to have some right after I conclude this essay. By the way, the AP Stylebook tells me that “french” is the style of cut, not the country, and, therefore, lower case is correct.

Get them while they’re hot. And apparently we do: McDonald’s sells 3 billion pounds of french fries every year.

Hash browns, country potatoes, mashed potatoes, and fries, and I’m just getting started. Chips, scalloped potatoes, roasted potatoes, and maybe the best of all: baked potatoes. Split, fluffed, cheesed and chived.

Take a look at all of the shiny red and green and orange and yellow vegetables in the produce department.

And right in the middle of all that color and glamor are potatoes: waiting patiently for their opportunities.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Why expanded fiduciary is important

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t seems the famous “fiduciary rule” has lost steam and is no longer headline news due to delays and lack of support in general. Yet we see situations every day where clients were not ethically cared for.

This strikes me as archaic in this day and age of technology and FINANCIAL transparency. Why STRATEGIES are consumers not demanding that their advisors practice ethical standards and put the customer’s interests first in all recommendations?

This year when I renewed my Certified Financial PlanPatricia Kummer ner or CFP designation, the Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct increased.

There is now an expanded fiduciary duty that all CFPs must comply with.

It is important for you to be aware of these standards as they are put into place to protect you when you work with an adviser on your financial matters.

Discussing financial matters openly was taboo just a decade ago. We are

fi i e still dealing with generations of peo- W ple who don’t feel comfortable sharing g their monetary situation, much less n c their goals and dreams.

This is unfortunate since now the ta- a bles have turned and it is a requirement v of the engagement to share this type of a confidential information with your ad- m viser so that he or she can act prudently on your behalf as a fiduciary. In fact, it is almost impossible for your adviser to do a good job without the whole picture, so holding back information could be detrimental to the outcome.

Don’t be afraid to ask your adviser or planner if he or she is a fiduciary if it is not already posted information and apparent in the way they advise you objectively. Here are the professional duties you should expect: • Duty of Loyalty - A CFP professional must avoid conflicts of interest, fully disclose any material or potential conflicts and must place the interest of the client above their own interests.

• Duty of Care - A CFP professional must act with care, skill, prudence and diligence based on client goals, risk tolerance, objectives and circumstances.

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Ms. Claus, I’m writing to you this time

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ear Ms. Claus, As I read through my past letters to Santa, I noticed that your partner has been very good with things like an Easy-Bake Oven or Barbie house. But so far, he is terribly lacking with my larger wishes. Perhaps I’ve been writing to the wrong person — a guy who is yes, jolly, but focused on material presents to quench people’s thirst for the holiday spirit of consumerism.

Unfortunately, my wishes have apparently fallen on deaf ears with your significant other despite the number of times I’ve watched, “Elf,” ”It’s a Wonderful Life,” or prayed to God. Ms. Claus, with you as a matriarch, I’m hoping that you’ll hear my pleas for wishes, not for people individually, but for our whole community.

Woman to woman, let’s face it. People are still experiencing hate speech, property damage, physical and sexual

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figures, George Washington. The book is titled’,” George Washington on Leadership.” As I read it, and highlighted Washington’s principles, values, strategies and tactics, I realized that all the newest books and articles I was so focused on making sure that I read, were all in some way based on the principles, values, strategies, and tactics found in a book written about a man who lived more than 200 years ago.

That was almost 10 years ago that

assault, and lack of justice in spite of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements, etc. And GUEST regardless of any building security COLUMN measures, deaths by mass shootings are still on the rise. What do we do? Who or what can help us enter our school, synagogue, or public venue without feeling paralyzing fear?

1. I first wish for Linda Newell people to acknowledge our connectedness with each other — You know many claim that the woman is often the one who can drop the ego and individualism and recognize our interdependence of each other. Knowing that we are all connected as humans, animals and nature. As physical and social science show, if one of us is in pain,

then we all feel pain in some way. If one of us is harmed, we all feel that harm somehow. Understanding that link to each other, how could anyone then harass, assault, or kill another, knowing that they’re harming someone who is connected to them at the deepest level?

2. I wish for compassion — for every person to treat each other with kindness, or at least respect. If we all could tap into our empathy before lashing out or reacting in judgment, can you imagine what that would look like in line at the grocery store, copier or highway?

What our homes would feel like if we actually listened to each other at the dinner table, rather than just trying to prove our own points or eating in silence watching TV? 3. I wish for people to feel comfortable with difference — with our neighbors who might look or behave differently than us. And that those differences wouldn’t stop us from waving hello

on the way to work or the mailbox.

Believing in the good of others rather than fearing each other. Maybe if we all remembered the basics of how to play well together on the playground. Or actually practiced the values in our faiths — to love and care for our neighbors.

So Ms. Claus, are we finally ready for these wishes to be realized? I understand these are people’s choices, but do you have any suggestions? I pray that we each choose to live with more connection, compassion, and kindness yearround (not just during the holidays).

In peace, Formerly a Colorado state senator, now a seminary student at Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell is a writer, speaker, filmmaker and consultant. She may be reached at senlindanewell@gmail.com, www.lindanewell.org, www.senlindanewell.com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell or @TheLastBill on Facebook.

I had that revelation. And to this day, it reminds me of the saying, “It’s not what’s new that works, it what works that works.” So how has this impacted my reading today? I actually spend as much time reading today as I used to read. However, I find myself taking the time to read, and then even reread a paragraph, chapter, an article, or maybe the entire book. I take more notes then I used to, and I dog-ear and bookmark more pages than ever before.

I read classic novels and earlier books by some of my favorite authors, not just the brand-new releases. Bookstores are still my favorite place to shop. Whether I am looking for new, old, or even used,

to me there is nothing like the bookstore.

And speaking of used books, I am not sure about you, but I really enjoy reading a previously owned book and seeing where other people have highlighted a section, dog-eared a page, maybe even wrote a comment in the margin. And one of my favorite used books to buy and read is the Bible. I look for a Bible that is well-worn and has lots of notes and underscores already in it. And just like the analogy above about George Washington, sometimes an old Bible will show us that someone, at some point, was reading and appreciating life’s principles and values, and learn-

ing through life’s victories and hardships, they were just going through it at a different time.

So how about you? What are you reading today? Can you share more about it? I sure hope you do, and as always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can remember that when it comes to books, both new and old alike, there is always something we can learn that will make this a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

OBITUARIES LOCKWOOD

Donna J. Lockwood

August 10, 1929 – October 31, 2018

Donna was born August 10, 1929, the 4th child of Clarence and Marcia Miller, on a farm in northwestern Nebraska. We often hear people say that someone is beautiful inside and out, and that was certainly true of Donna.

She experienced many hardships in her life, but never lost her positive attitude. Her father died in 1942 leaving her mother a widow with eight children and the ninth on the way. Her mother moved the family to Englewood, Colorado in 1944 when Donna was 14. She, and her siblings that were old enough, got after-school jobs to help support the family. She modeled in her teens and was a finalist in the Miss Colorado pageant in 1947. In 1948 she married Kenneth D. Arnold. They had a son (Steve) and daughter (Kathleen) and were off to a good start until Kenny died leaving her a widow at 28. She went back to school and got three degrees (a bachelor and two masters). She taught Special Education at Isaac Newton Middle School in Littleton for 18 years.

Donna remarried Richard D. Lockwood (Scotty) at 32 and acquired two more daughters (Terri Ellen and Valerie).

In addition to her own children she opened her heart and home to several other young people who considered her a mom and grandma. She was a role model to many.

They can attest to the fact that they are better people because of her example.

Gardening was her passion. She apparently inherited the agricultural gene.

Donna became a Master Gardener. She volunteered at the Chatfield Arboretum and Hudson Gardens. Even in her late 80’s you would find her in her garden gloves with a watering can in one hand and a dandelion digger in the other. She took great pride in maintaining her beautiful, big yard and garden on the hill.

Donna was a social person. She kept in touch with her high school friends throughout the years. She attended the reunions and every few months would meet for lunch with a group of friends from Englewood High. She was a charter member of the Mile High Church of Religious Sci-

ence. When the church was first created in a store front in Edgewater, Colorado, she and her young family (consisting of son Steve, daughter Kathleen, and 16-year-old sister, Marguerite) would attend church on Sunday and then go to her cabin for the day. Among her special relationships were members of the book club which she participated in for 18 years. She hated to miss a meeting. Even if the current book wasn’t her favorite, she loved the companionship.

She loved her family and was never happier than when she hosted a big family gathering, whether it was in her lovely home or at her mountain cabin. She was always there for her family and friends when anyone needed anything. She is much missed and will continue to be so.

Donna was preceded in death by: her parents; her first husband, Kenneth D. Arnold; her siblings: Alice Breeden, Douglas (Beth, living) Miller, Mona (Ed, living) Nani, and Fred (Barbara) Miller; her second husband, Richard D.

Lockwood; and her beautiful daughter, Kathleen (Joseph, living) Pascoe who died of breast cancer in 1999.

She is survived by: her siblings: Nancy (Elmer) Horner, Norris (Pat, deceased) Miller, Lila (Bob deceased) Stevens, and Marguerite (Jim) Valdez; her children: Steve (Jackie Carey, Partner) Arnold, Terri (Terry) Dover, and Valerie (Gary, deceased) Konopka; her grandchildren: Jeannette (Waleed) Bahouth; John (Laura) Pascoe, Julie (Rich) Corbett, Glenn (Teresa) Fletcher, David (Christian) Fletcher, and Carl Konopka; 8 great-grandchildren, several “foster” children and grandchildren that she loved and cared for over the years, and many nieces, nephews, great-nephews and nieces, etc. who loved her and will miss her terribly.

A memorial ceremony celebrating Donna’s life will take place in the future.

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from Germany. They started with the stollens and fruitcakes. People come from all over now. It would be a huge disappointment if we didn’t have holiday items.”

Another bakery offering traditional family recipes is Grammy’s Italian Goodies in Wheat Ridge. The family-owned Italian restaurant and bakery bakes traditional Italian cookies and desserts from scratch daily.

Their honey and wine cookies are a best seller.

“They are really hard to make, so they are a special treat during the holidays,” said Joey Lyn Corder, co-owner with her mom, dad and brother.

Corder said their shop, which has been located on Harlan Street for the past four years, is like coming into a family member’s home.

here’s a stereotype that scientific research belongs in cold, sterile laboratories to people with Ph.D.s and white lab coats. But at the Genetics Taste Lab at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Nicole Garneau, Ph.D., curator of health sciences at the museum, is working to make sure the community knows they have just as much claim as anyone.

“We want the pubCOMING lic to know they own ATTRACTIONS scientific inquiry too, not just professional researchers,” Garneau said. “We want to remove the privilege and elitism that comes with these fields and let the community get involved in important studies.”

Through Aug. 2, community members aged Clarke Reader 8 and older can participate in a new Genes and Grains study, designed and conducted in partnership with community scientists, Colorado State University and the United States Department of Agriculture. The study aims to determine how variations of the TAS2R4 gene affect the taste of whole wheat.

“This is the sixth study we’ve participated in at the genetics lab. We accept applications from scientists all over the country on a ride range of topics,” Garneau explained. “We try to balance the setup so the scholarly part is not diminished, but participants can still have fun.”

This new study is part of a larger project funded by a Science Education Partnership Award rom the National Institutes of Health to conduct research in a way that empowers community participation. And since genetics is such a complicated field, exploring it through the lens of taste allows easier entry for the layperson.

“The community lab is on its way to better understanding why DNA affects the sense of taste and the role taste plays in what individuals choose to eat and their health,” Garneau said. “By participating, the community will be adding real, diverse data to the experiment.”

Each taster will sample a series of whole wheat wafers and describe what they detect. The community scientist will record the observations and take a DNA sample from the guest tasters via a cheek swab. Community scientists will then analyze the DNA samples using high-tech equipment in the Genetics of Taste Lab. The results will shed light on how DNA affects human perception of whole wheat, as sweeter or more bitter, according to information provided by the museum.

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about holiday season Ashley Lawrence decorates sugar cookies at Rheinlander Bakery.

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Strudels, cookies, cakes, other sweets are December delights

Peppermint is among the holiday flavors baked up at Gold Mine Cupcakes in Golden each December.

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hile customers browse the glass cases to pick out their sweet treats at Rheinlander Bakery in Olde Town Arvada, in the back a team of bakers works to bring the sweets to life. One rolls out pastry dough, fills it with sweet almond paste and prepares it for the oven, while another decorates sugar cookies with ornate details.

For over 50 years Rheinlander has been bringing German and Eastern European sweets to the Denver suburbs year-round. But the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest of the year.

With baking happening 12 hours a day, seven days a week, co-owner and baker Maro Dimmer said Rheinlander is 80 percent to 90 percent busier during the holidays than the rest of the year.

“The last three days before Christmas are the busiest,” Dimmer said, adding that during those days, they can barely fit anything else in the over other than their strudels.

Strudels are one of the bakery’s specialties with apple being the most popular. New to the holiday menu this year is an eggnog strudel.

Other traditional items the bakery is known for are kringles, stol-

lens, holiday cinnamon king cakes, German cookies, yule log cakes and brandied fruit cake.

“Our family is also very famous for our brandied fruit cake,” Dimmer said.

The cake is made by soaking nuts, fruits, dates and currents in a rum sauce and brandy sauce. That is then mixed with cake.

“Fruitcake is always a little controversial,” Dimmer said. “But I tell people if you taste our fruitcake, you’ll change your mind.”

As a German bakery in the United States, Rheinlander also offers hand-decorated sugar cookies and holiday-flavored cupcakes with a European buttercream.

Rheinlander starts prepping for the holiday season in July to make sure they have enough supply to meet the holiday demand.

“The holiday season has always been a tradition here,” Dimmer said. “Ever since our parents came

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One-day art workshop to be led by painter

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bstracting the Ordinary” will be a one-day workshop with wellknown metro area painter Victoria Kwasinski, held by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 5 at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Kwazinski has exhibited nationally and internationally and taught throughout the metro area.

This workshop will help an artist to draw inspiration from everyday objects one has on hand. Bring a sketchbook, pencil or charcoal sketchbook and paints. Registration required; see heritage-guild.com.

(And note the HFAG exhibit “This is Colorado” at Colorado Gallery of the arts, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, through Jan. 17. Closed Dec. 25-Jan. 2.)

‘Christmas Jazz’ Swing Shift, a part of the Highlands Ranch Concert Band, will present “Christmas Jazz,” a free concert, at 7 p.m. Jan 22 at Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road.

‘Typewriter Revolution” Stories On Stage will again collaborate with members of Buntport Theater Company for a program, “Typewriter Revolution,” at 1:30 and

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7:30 p.m. Jan. 12, at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver.

Buntport challenges the digital paradigm with poems and ministories written on, by, or about typewriters … The public can contribute through Sonya Ellingboe Jan. 3. Visit one of the typewriters located at Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, or Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd., Denver, to type and submit your piece. Winning authors will receive two free tickets. Brian Colonna, Hannah Duggan, Erik Edborg, Erin Rollman and Samantha Schmitz are Buntport members. Tickets: $15-28, at storiesonstage.org or 303-494-0523, or at the door.

David Ake We recently received a call from Mary Ake, a longtime Littleton resident, who helped start the Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum when Bemis Library was built. She reports that her son David, who some readers will remember with his camera at local events, is heading AP Global Photos from his home bases in Virginia and New York. (Mary is living in Montana near her daughter.) Good news!

Lone Tree show “Home for the Holidays,” a holiday variety show, plays Dec. 19-23 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. (Allow time to see an exhibit of works by the winners of this fall’s juried art exhibit.) Tickets: lonetreeartscenter. org, 720-509-1000.

Young operatic singers The annual competition for operatic singers held by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 16 at Calvary Baptist Church, 6500 E. Girard Ave., Denver. The event is free and open to the public, so

opera fans might want to mark that new 2019 calendar now. Interested singers can visit: denverlyricoperaguild.org. Singers on a professional track can win some financial help for their journey, which involves travel for auditions as a career begins to take shape. Finals will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the sane address on March 30. 1 to 5 p.m. (Also free admission for an audience.) New members are welcome to this opera support group, There are monthly lunches with an opera-related program for members, who live throughout the metro area.

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The Colorado Department of Revenue has extended the deadline for Colorado businesses to comply with new sales tax rules to May 31, 2019. The emergency rules, which were enacted Sept. 26, originally were to take effect Nov. 30, but amid concerns from legislators and the business community, the DOR announced that it was granting an extension until May 31.

“As part of our rulemaking process to implement sales tax rules for in-state and out-of-state retailers, we have heard from legislators and the business community, and the Department of Revenue agrees it is important for the state to take the time to get this right,” said Colorado Department of Revenue Executive Director Mike Hartman.

According to Dan Carr, Department of Revenue taxation communications manager, Colorado is among 33 states that created the emergency rules in response to the Supreme Court rul-

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The emergency rules make it mandatory for Colorado retailers who ship products out of their jurisdiction to collect sales tax based on the rate of where the item is shipped. Supporters of the decision have said the move levels the playing field and could bring in as much as $48 million in revenue to Colorado in the first year, with as much as $200 million in subsequent years.

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Young voices carry a powerful message

In this week’s special report called “Hear My Voice,” 15 young people from around the Denver metro area share their stories, their passions, their hopes for the future. They range in age from 15 to 23. They come from different backgrounds, places and experiences that have shaped who they are, how they view the world and what they want to change.

In a year marked by the rise of unprecedented youth activism, in which young people fought to be

heard, the stories in this report reflect some of the nation’s most pressing challenges: mental health, immigration, equity, racism, politics, gender and sexuality identity, teen pregnancy and more.

The excerpts from these interviews, which have been edited for clarity and space, point to a common call to action: to listen better, to be more compassionate, to be willing to change.

They are aware of their power — 24 percent of the U.S. population is under

18, U.S. Census numbers show. They understand the issues because many live them, and they see the country we are becoming: By 2055, the United States will have no racial or ethnic majority, Pew Research Center reports.

These young men and women are adamant in the belief they can make a difference — and that their voices should be heard.

“Young voices make up a giant chunk of those living in this country, and they are widely underrepresented

and misunderstood because they are just labeled as ‘kids who have learning and maturing to do,’ ” said Englewood resident Maria Alsubhi, 19, who moved to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia when she was in eighth grade.

“We cannot just repress and patronize them — it is frustrating and unfair that we already do ... Listening just expands perspectives, especially listening to a young, excited, refreshing voice.”

So, let’s listen.

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‘People should listen to everyone’ Ikram Zetraoui and Rokaya Abdulameer Denver

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kram Zetraoui, 18, was a freshman in high school when she moved to Denver from Morocco to live with her older sister. A high school senior, she hopes to study psychology and criminology to become a detective or psychiatrist. She has always been interested, she says, in trying to understand how people view themselves. Rokaya Abdulameer, 17, emigrated from Iraq in 2009 to seek shelter from the war. Being from another culture, she says, has taught her not to judge. Also a senior, she plans to study business and pre-law in college next year.

If you knew me, you would know …

Ikram: “When I speak my language, people try to protect themselves and they scoot away from where I am. It happened once on a bus, but I didn’t know anyone there, so I didn’t know how to react. One time it happened at school and another girl stood up for me. It’s nice to have allies and people who are going to stand up for you and tell you how to react in that situation because I wouldn’t know what to do.

“Anything that’s attached to human services — serving food, giving them their needs — anything that is serving them makes me happy.

Seeing people in front of me suffer

Rokaya Abdulameer and going through the same kind of situation, it made me realize that so many people are ungrateful for things they have. And people who don’t have anything are so grateful for what they do have. I just try to find a balance between those two kinds of people.”

Rokaya: “Not living in Iraq made it hard to understand where my culture came from, but my parents have taught me everything — our Arabic language, our traditions. I love the people of my culture and everything, really. The food, the dancing, the celebrations.

Coming here, “I didn’t know that so many cultures could exist in one place, because I grew up around people who followed the same values and traditions as me and my family.”

How I want to change the world Ikram: “People see immigrants as people who are trying to steal their jobs and trying to get their salaries ...

Muslim people are seen as ... not on

Ikram Zetraoui the same level of humanity ... At the end of the day, if we really look into America’s deepest economy, we see it’s based on immigrants. I would like other people to see immigrants as how they see themselves.

“If I had a chance to change the world, I would probably change how people are viewed ... Why is there so much hatred ... and so many crimes? ... I’m interested in human services, and that’s a way for me to help other people. I’m thinking about doing that as volunteering. I feel like I’m pretty good with other people ... helping people in need — coming together as one, basically.”

Rokaya: “The biggest problem right now is that people think everyone from the Middle East is a terrorist and all that, so I guess that’s the biggest thing that I would want to change ...

People are not like that, you just have to get to know them.

“My biggest goal is to go back and use the opportunities I’ve had in America to help however I can. I was

thinking about it, and there’s a lack of education there. I think that’s my biggest goal is to just go back to the schools in need and just help out. I have pretty good English — maybe I can teach them there.”

Why my voice is important Ikram: “If we all come as one collective mind, I feel like we would be so much more successful than just looking back on our mistakes and blaming it on other people and other countries.

We need to forget all of this hate that is between us.”

Rokaya: “We are the future and this generation has a lot to offer.

Knowing different perspectives helps us understand the world more. I think I bring a different perspective, which is why people should listen to everyone, especially those who are from different cultures. Just don’t judge someone by their cover. I think that’s the biggest thing I’ve learned — just to not judge someone if you don’t know them.”

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‘We don’t recognize the footsteps we are leaving behind’

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Elizabeth Osterhoudt Castle Rock

in Pine Ridge, that’s in South Dakota, some of them don’t even have homes and some of them don’t really have water. So I really want to just make sure that rezes have the supplies they need to just even survive because the winter is coming.

“I really want the world to recognize all of the bad things that are being done right now because I think with that recognition some people will take initiative for what happens — like especially with GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance). I just want to raise awareness that it isn’t right to judge someone based on how they identify because that’s not your business.

“And for the world, I just think we need to respect the land we live on more. Some people are treating it really bad, and we don’t recognize the footsteps we are leaving behind. And if this earth dies, we have nowhere else to go.”

lizabeth Osterhoudt, 17, is a member of the Pueblo of Jemez Native American tribe and has family who lives on a New Mexico reservation. Growing up in a predominantly white community, she says she has dealt with racism, along with unintended slights and negative assumptions from classmates and teachers. She is passionate about fighting for equal rights of Native Americans and such populations as the LGBTQ community who she says need allies to make their voices heard. She plans to attend college and raise awareness about the injustice that Native people still face.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“Here, a lot of people don’t know my race, so they just assume I’m Hispanic at first, and then I’ll get a lot of microaggressions and just racist comments to Hispanic people ... But then a lot of people, once they find out I’m Native, really start to target me, in a way. They’ll ask if I live in a tipi ... One time, in the classroom, these two girls presented ‘Indian tag’ as a game in gym. The teacher didn’t do anything. My classmates didn’t do anything. So I had to be the one

Elizabeth Osterhoudt to stand up and say it wasn’t right.

And then I get asked a lot if I speak ‘Indian.’

“I was talking with my teacher — he didn’t realize that he was being racist. We were talking about alcoholism, but he told me that I should be careful because I’m Native ... This girl was saying I was her ‘Native American friend,’ so I was sort of held as an object. It’s really

hard to go between being open and an object. You don’t want to be too open about anything because then you’ll be treated like this prized possession.”

How I want to change the world “I really want to start branching out to just Native Americans and help out a lot on rezes (reservations) because they are in more need right now … Up

Why my voice is important “It is important to listen to the voices of the young people because they have learned from the older generations. As they mature, they can recognize the mistakes and actions the past generations have committed.

From that recognition, they can then carve a new path that will be more efficient in shaping the world to be better.”

‘You can’t be a racist if you travel’ understanding.”

Maria Alsubhi Englewood

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aria Alsubhi, 19, was born in Saudi Arabia and moved to the United States when she was in eighth grade. Because of her dad’s love of exploring, Alsubhi has traveled to seven countries throughout Europe and Asia.

She is a freshman at the University of Colorado-Boulder and has goals to serve others. She frequently shadows public health officials, doctors and those working for nonprofits so that she can learn as much as she can about how to make a difference later in life.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“My family, we travel a lot. We’ve gone to parts of Asia and parts of Europe. Just seeing the way these people live and experiencing a different way of life helps you be able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes a lot easier. It helps you connect with others more and then you can find a different network. For me, personally, it helps me connect with people if I can put myself in their shoes and understand where they’re coming from. Coming from a completely different background than the life I’m living right now really has expanded upon my ability

How I want to change the world “The best way to understand other people is to talk to them. There’s a difference between tourism and actually understanding and meeting the locals … Try to understand where people are coming from and the reasons why they have the beliefs that they do and the reasons why they’ve gotten to the places that they’re in.

“Careerwise, I am very passionate about healthcare access and affordability … I feel like here, especially in the States, the bill that you’re going to get after you visit the hospital just makes it so terrifying to go and heal yourself … I want healthcare to be affordable and accessible to everybody whether you’re middle class, the top 1 percent or socio-economically disadvantaged.”

thinks, `Oh, today I’m going to be evil.’ There is a reason why people believe what they believe, and when you get to the root of that, that’s when change can happen ... People are filled with anger when they don’t have anyone that’s listening to them. Maybe my message is just to listen.

“Considering the fact that 24 percent of the U.S. population is under age 18, young voices make up a giant chunk of those living in this country, and they are widely underrepresented and Maria Alsubhi misunderstood because they are just labeled as ‘kids who have learning and maturing to do.’ This is dangerous because it leaves no one listening to powerful young voices that are attempting to represent the new generations. We cannot just repress and patronize them — it is frustrating and unfair that we already do ...

Listening just expands perspectives, especially listening to a young, excited, refreshing voice.”

‘People are filled with anger when they don’t have anyone that’s listening to them.

Maybe my message is just to listen.’

Maria Alsubhi to do that. I’m grateful for it.

“My number one belief is `You can’t be a racist if you travel.’ I went to Thailand when I was a kid, and it was the most amazing experience ever, so I got really into Asian culture. There is something beautiful about every single part of the world, and if you choose to focus on that, rather than the ugly statistics, perhaps it helps you kind of be a more well-rounded person and more well-spoken and more

Why my voice is important “No one ever goes outside and

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‘You don’t know everybody’s story’ Vanessa Garcia Arvada

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anessa Garcia, 23, was 15 years old when she gave birth to her son. She was “scared, disappointed ... in disbelief ” when she found out she was pregnant. She relied on Hope House, a nonprofit in Arvada, to help her take care of her son and herself, living in its residential program for about five months. Today, she works full-time and plans to attend college in Florida to study law.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“I was a baby having a baby. I was 15 when I had my son, so I was in ninth grade … Teen moms, when they have a child, they either mature or they don’t. With my case, I come from a very dysfunctional, abusive family. So I feel like when I had my son, when I found out I was having him, it was kind of like a fight-or-flight feeling for me because I didn’t have anybody to fall back on … He shaped me into wanting to be the best mom … I wanted to give him everything that I wasn’t provided with. It’s been an awesome Vanessa Garcia eight years. We’ve grown up together, after all. He’s like my best friend, but he’s my son.

“The first thing that people do is judge. They judge. I just feel like they shouldn’t be so judgmental because they don’t know exactly what is going on or what happened. They don’t know if the mom has support or family. You don’t know everybody’s story.

“I don’t think I would change anything because it’s made me who I am now ... I think the only thing I would have changed was to probably push myself more as to wanting to achieve my goals Vanessa Garcia and go after my goals. Like I said, I come from a very dysfunctional family. So having that voice in for a machine company, so they make your head 24/7 telling you that parts for different things people need. you’re never going to be this, you’re I handle all the administrative, so I never going to do that, that you aren’t handle the money, the bills, their data worth it, that stopped me from being entry, all of that. I definitely want to able to do a lot of things because I move up in the world, but as of now, never believed in myself. So now … I it’s cool. just go after what I want to do.”

“My real dream is to become a homicide detective, but to make it more How I want to change the world realistic, I would work in a jail or be “I definitely want to be able to help a probation officer ... I just want to be out … with teen moms because I was able to help out in some way.” there at one point. I know it’s hard.

It’s difficult — especially when you’re Why my voice is important a baby having a baby. I mean, can you “Everyone, regardless of age, is enimagine being 15 years old? You can’t titled to their own opinion. Everyone go out and have a job. There are age has a different situation, relatable or limits for everything … I definitely want to be able to help people the way not, but being a younger crowd, we shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help I’ve been helped. when needed or just be heard. I guess “I’m moving to Florida, but I do it just doesn’t hurt anyone to hear us plan on going to college out there and out. Maybe they’ll learn a thing or studying law. That’s a goal of mine. two.”

Right now, I work full-time. I work

‘Everyone has a different situation, relatable or not, but being a younger crowd, we shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help when needed or just be heard.’

Mike Andrews

‘The only way to change is to listen’

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Mike Andrews Denver

ike Andrews, 20, a volunteer coach at The Phoenix, a sober active community in Denver, began using meth and heroin when he was 13 years old, getting high with his mother. He got his GED before heading into recovery. He says he has been arrested and jailed about seven times. Almost two years ago, after a week into his six-month sentence, he realized he needed to make a change.

He hasn’t touched a drug since, he says, and is intent on helping others.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“Using was pretty much the ultimate reason why I was arrested several times. I’m now labeled a multiconvicted violent felon, so there’s a huge overhang. I can’t have a normal job, so right now I work at a treatment center.

“Using is also the only reason that I have become the person I am today. It’s the only reason I’ve had to work this hard to be as good of a person as I try to be. It’s influenced everything in my life.

“I grew up in a home with addiction, so it’s always kind of been a part of my life. I got high with my mom. That kind of screwed my whole worldview.

“My breaking point was the realization of how alone I was in the world.

With all the ‘friends’ that I had made, none of them were real and nothing was real, essentially, which is really strange if you think about it. The last time I got locked up, I went into jail and I had a pair of pants, a pair of boots and a hoodie and two rings.

I didn’t have a wallet. I didn’t have a phone. I didn’t have anyone to call. I didn’t have anywhere to go.

“Having completely nothing and having to build myself back up was probably the hardest thing I’ve done in my life … It took me a solid six months of doing nothing but walking the streets all day long trying to find an ID, a job, a place to live and all these other things.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION The Phoenix is a sober active community that provides resources, support and community for addiction recovery. 2239 Champa St., Denver, 720-440-9175, https://thephoenix.org How I want to change the world “I’ve completely turned my life around, so I’m just trying to break the stigma behind how terrible addiction is. The whole ‘addiction is a choice thing’ irritates me so much … That’s absolute nonsense, so I’m trying to change that stigma as well. Nine out of 10 people don’t know that I was ever a drug user. Essentially, not everything is what it seems.

“I think a lot of the perspective around addiction is that a lot of us are monsters and that we’re incapable of being helped, and that we’re just pretty much a lost cause. That’s definitely not true. The whole monster piece, that shapes the people in addiction, that shapes their view of themselves, because for a long time I fully believed I was a lost cause and that I was a monster, whatever you want to call it.

“I work in a treatment facility, not only because that’s pretty much the only job I can get, but it’s nice to help other people — whether it’s just helping other addicts or getting the information out. I think both are equally relevant.

Whether or not the information gets out, there still needs to be people there for other addicts. There still needs to be some type of support. Whether they do 12-step, whether they’re religious, whether they’re just doing their own thing, whatever that looks like for them, I’m always there to support whoever.

That’s been my biggest mission for me because I had no help for a good while before I figured things out.”

Why my voice is important “If we don’t listen to our youth then nothing will change. Young people die every day, whether it be from addiction or hate crimes, and it has to stop. The only way to change is to listen, so people need to start opening their ears and their minds.”

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‘We shouldn’t be working against each other’ similar ideas as me. I like to not hate people.”

Ben Yoshida Highlands Ranch

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en Yoshida, 17, uses his Buddhist faith to strive to make the world a better place. Buddhism focuses on reaching a sense of peace and learning the meaning of life by following in the footsteps of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. A high school senior, he is an editor of his school magazine.

His faith, he says, gives him hope and something to look forward to.

He wants to attend college to study politics and business.

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Being Buddhist “didn’t really shape my life until recently. I went to a camp over the summer in California that really changed my perspective.

I wouldn’t say that my life really revolves around it or it’s the most important part of my life, but I’d say that it’s a community that I have friends in also — outside of school, outside of clubs. It’s just additional support, so it’s kind of cool.

“I think it’s helped me be more openminded. I like to hear stories from everyone. It’s one of the reasons I still like journalism, too, and still do it. I want to hear the stories of other peo-

Ben Yoshida ple. I want to know. I want to be open to different perspectives. I think that being Buddhist has kind of helped me stay open to different possibilities, different options in my life in general.

“I don’t hate anyone. One thing that I’m proud of is that I don’t really hold a grudge against anyone and I try to be as happy as possible

all the time. I feel like I’m able to accomplish that through Buddhism, but also through my everyday life.

I feel that one of my strong suits is that I have been able to meet a lot of people and make a lot of connections. I guess Buddhism has helped me because I’ve met a whole different group of people who have

How I want to change the world “We’re all coming from different points of view. We are all working towards a common goal, and we shouldn’t be working against each other.

“I want to bring a sense of understanding to other people and to myself because no one is exactly the same …

We don’t necessarily have to like what someone else thinks or even want to know it, but we should have a sense of understanding and compassion for their situation. We shouldn’t feel the need to dislike someone for what they think ... Everyone’s opinions should be valued.

“I want to pursue business and politics as a career, although I’m not exactly sure yet. I also hope to travel internationally to experience different cultures. I want to make an impact environmentally by doing a lot of community service and helping with alternative energy sources.”

Why my voice is important “I believe that it’s important for people to listen to young people because we offer a unique perspective from growing up with technology. Most people in our generation are very passionate: Our generation’s drive will not only benefit us but society as a whole.”

‘I’m hopeful that life gets better’ Chloe McNamee Denver

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hloe McNamee, 17, a leader of Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Youth Advocacy Board, a group of 20 metro-area students who raise awareness and advocate for mental health, struggles with anxiety and depression. She also is an ambassador for the hospital and has testified to pass a bill that would increase suicide prevention training for professionals who work with youth. She lost her brother, who had bipolar disorder, to suicide.

She says she has attempted suicide several times. She wants to become a clinical psychologist to help others the way she has been helped.

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Her brother’s death by suicide “was a huge thing that really impacted me. But at the same time, it was like ‘I can’t just wallow in this sadness. I feel like I should do something about it.’ So my mom, actually, is on the adult board for the PMHI, which is the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, so she told me about this youth board.

I wanted to be a part of that just because I want to help so that somebody else doesn’t have to go through that — or they have the resources so they don’t have to reach that point.

“I struggle with my own mental health stuff, which also makes me

FOR MORE INFORMATION The Youth Advocacy Board works to raise awareness of and destigmatize mental health issues. https://www.childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/departments/psych/youth-action-board/ want to do more ... but I am getting to the point where I can function, which is good. It’s just a process. It’s not linear by any means. It’s hard, but I’m hopeful that life gets better.”

Having a mental illness “has lead me to be more empathetic with other people and develop friendships that are deeper because we can talk about these things, and I’m more open with that. That’s a huge part of me — developing relationships with people and being able to connect on the emotional level, and understanding where they’re coming from when they’re dealing with hard stuff. Also, it’s just driven my passion for advocacy. I didn’t really have anything that I was super passionate about before, and now this is something I can really focus on — and it means a lot to me. I always want to do more with it.”

How I want to change the world “In the ideal world, I would like to create more access for mental health treatment just among different demographics of people because I know that there are a lot of barriers, especially if you don’t have money to pay for it. It’s expensive. It’s not offered

Chloe McNamee in some places ... So I just want to increase access for everybody no matter what circumstance they’re in. I think that there are some racial barriers and stigmas within communities ... In any way I can, I just want to make it better for somebody.

“Having a mental illness is not a choice. It’s hard to talk about, but we need to talk about it. If you ignore it, it’s not going to go away. You can’t just sweep it under the rug because that’s how it gets worse. Just reach out to somebody ... You can be helped, but you have to take that step of asking for help. It’s hard for other people to know, so you need to advocate for yourself

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and express your own needs.”

Why my voice is important “I think our generation has a lot of different experiences than other generations. Especially with social media, we’re more aware of a lot of things because it’s so accessible. I think we have a different perspective.

I also think that there are a lot of kids who are really invested in activism and just changing the way the world is ... I think that we have a lot to say and it’s challenging the social norms in a way that people haven’t done before.”

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‘Hope and humanity is the ticket to safety and prosperity’ Wesley Ferguson Castle Rock

“Being gay defines who I am but, at the same time, it doesn’t. People are like `describe yourself.’ And I’m like `Well, I do a lot of theater, and I do art, and, oh yeah, I guess I’m gay.’ I try not to play up the gay stereotypes. I try to kind of avoid them and just be who I am … I’m really lucky to be gay in the time that I’m gay, so it makes me thankful for being alive now … It’s made me aware of how lucky I am, but also of how much I still have to fight — and people like me still have to fight. I’m also very lucky because I was never really bullied by a single person for being gay.”

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esley Ferguson, 18, told his family and friends he was gay when he was a high school freshman so that he would no longer be hidden in the shadows. The national moment of silence after the Parkland shooting in April spurred an emotional response that propelled him to take action. These days, the senior leads walkouts and peaceful protests for gun control and LGBTQ rights and is part of an outreach organization that encourages youth to register to vote. He plans to study technical theater, with a focus on stage management, in college.

If you knew me, you would know …

“I just have to speak out. It’s my duty. It’s what I have to do as a human being in America. I have to use the rights that I’ve been given and do what I can to spread goodness in the world.

“I first questioned my sexuality in sixth or seventh grade. By seventh grade, I was pretty sure, but I didn’t really tell anyone, and I was kind of scared to come out because I was like

Wesley Ferguson `I don’t know anyone else.’ I came out in ninth grade, around September.

I was real proud of coming out as a freshman. All of the upperclassmen that I knew in theater company were just so supportive, and I was like `Oh, my gosh, why didn’t I do this earlier?’

How I want to change the world “I would like universal background checks. I am in favor of an assault weapons ban because it’s a weapon of war and if we’re doing other things the way we should, nationally and globally, we shouldn’t need weapons of war in our homes. We shouldn’t need to be scared of people the way that we are … An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind … I want others to be more accepting of people and be able to see that everyone is human.

I believe that hope and humanity is the ticket to safety and prosperity for everyone.

“I want people to understand that gun violence isn’t only about mass shootings, it’s also about things like suicide ... It affects us all. It’s not just about your rights. It’s about my rights.

And her rights. And his rights. And their rights over there.

“I just want the LGBT community to be seen, just like anyone else. We want a happy home, a happy family, a happy significant other … We want to know that we’re not going to be discriminated against.”

Why my voice is important “Everyone has some reason for being the way they are ... They were rude in line because they woke up late and, maybe yesterday, a presentation they had didn’t go well. They were rude on the road because their sister is sick and in the hospital, and they’re really just concerned about getting to her. People aren’t unkind because they want to be unkind, they’re unkind because something made them that way … Anger begets anger, goodness begets goodness. If you can just eliminate all of the anger and all of the distraction in your life — and keep focused on positivity and spreading that — the world would just be a better place.”

‘Everything I do, I do it for my mom’ Brisa Bejarano-Gonzalez Aurora

shouldn’t be going to school. I should be doing something rather than school. I’ve had a lot of that confrontation, but that doesn’t stop me from doing what I want to do.”

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risa Bejarano-Gonzalez, 19, is a freshman at University of Colorado-Denver. She received a $10,000 scholarship from Hide in Plain Sight, a nonprofit that helps homeless students pursue higher education, because of her family’s struggles with homelessness when she was young. She works two jobs to pay her bills so that her mom no longer has to support her. Bejarano-Gonzalez is studying English and wants to become a teacher.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“We were going from place to place.

It was maybe from six months until I was 2 years old. I was really young, so it’s not something I can recollect, you know? But my mom tells me stories now.

“What my mom had to go through, every challenge that she had to go through is an eye-opener for me ...

Everything I do, I do it for my mom because she’s been through so much throughout her life. What she did was for my own good, for my siblings’ own good. Everything’s basically for my mom.

“I used to be ashamed of being Latina. Sometimes it was embarrassing to say where your family came from because you’d get made fun of in school. Now it’s like `You have so many opportunities.’ I appreciate my mom for it.

“My mom has always been strong

How I want to change the world “When I think about making an impact, I think about my community, the Latino community. So just looking back from where I come from, a very small town and the Aurora area where I was living before, there are just a lot of kids who don’t have the resources that they need. We do have access to a lot of things — they just don’t know about it. So I’d like to bring that awareness and help that out.

“I want to teach high school. My senior year, I took a class called Pathways to Teaching. It was about the teaching world ... I learned so much about teaching and students and how students view teachers ... It’s a very hard profession and I want to be able to do something challenging and help students who have a similar background as me get through what I went through as well.”

Brisa Bejarano-Gonzalez and independent. As soon as she knew she was pregnant with me at the age of 19, she packed her bags, came to a country of opportunity and decided she was going to start fresh no matter what obstacles she had to face. She pushed through with the mindset of a better life for her daughter.

“I have (faced racism). Mostly in middle school and the beginning of high school but not so much after that ... (Some people) think that because you’re foreign you’re able to do labor work, you have to do it, and that’s the position you’re supposed to be in. I’ve had a lot of (people) who tell me that I

Why my voice is important “I believe it is important for young voices to be heard because it creates a bigger community of opportunity ... for minorities — homeless, of color, less power, etc. ... People should listen to my story as an eye-opener for those who can’t speak up for themselves — including those who don’t see the struggles that homelessness brings to younger individuals.”

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‘Trayvon Martin could have been me’

Isaiah Alfonso

‘There’s no reason to be ashamed of who you are’

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Isaiah Alfonso Denver

saiah Alfonso, 16, volunteers with Rainbow Alley, a safe space for young members of the LGBTQ community, where he, too, feels safe. He identifies as non-binary, but mostly as trans male, he says. After dealing with mental health challenges, he fell behind in school, eventually to the point where he knew he couldn’t catch up. He is now working toward a GED and plans to attend college to study psychology.

If you knew me, you would know …

“I realized when I was pretty young.

When I was 5 years old, I loved girly things. I was like `This is how girls are supposed to be.’ All pink and princesses.

Then I saw this soccer game of a local soccer team where all the girls had their hair in ponytails and they were all wearing blue and looked the exact same as the boys. I was like `Huh, something seems a little weird here, I think my favorite color is blue now.’ And as time went on, I became slowly more passionate. I was not a girl, I was a tomboy — there’s a very big difference. Then I found out what trans is, and the rest is history. “... Everyone around me was definitely not super restorative of my struggle. But it’s turned out pretty good so far. Most people who were around me back then aren’t around me anymore or have changed for the better.

“I’d say that the hardest thing was losing some of the people that I did or, just in general, seeing the backlash I got from people.

When you come out, you don’t expect it to be that bad, especially when you’re really young. You just think `No one’s going to give me any crap.’ I was the token queer kid at school ... People didn’t take me very seriously and they were rude. For the most part, my transition, even though I haven’t medically transitioned yet — because that’s a lot of stuff and things to do — but just the social transition itself has, luckily,

Tay Anderson

FOR MORE INFORMATION The Rainbow Alley, operated by the GLBT Community Center of Colorado, provides a safe dropin space, along with youth-led events, counseling and support groups, health services and life skills for LGBTQ youth ages 11 to 21. 1301 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-733-7743, https://www. glbtcolorado.org/programs/rainbow-alley/ gone pretty smoothly.”

How I want to change the world “I just want people to know that they can be whatever they want to be and they shouldn’t feel ashamed for being themselves. And I just want people to treat trans people normal … People expect you to look a certain way or else you aren’t real. I just don’t want people to worry about being themselves … and to have the space to be themselves because there’s no reason to be ashamed of who you are or pretend you’re something that you’re not ... As long as you don’t hurt anyone else, what’s the real harm in being you — no matter what you look like?”

Being transgender “made me have a perspective where I can appreciate the outlandish a little bit more because I am considered outlandish and weird by most people. I just have this odd perspective on life where I was raised as one thing then found out I was another.

“I want to do a lot of public work with LGBT youth. A lot of them don’t know who they are or what they want to be or what they are looking for. I hope that I am someone who can help lead them to where they want to be.”

Why my voice is important “Youth have new ideas. We haven’t been raised in the same society that a lot of adults were. We come in with a fresh head and new perspective on things, so we see things that not everyone else does. So many kids are really intelligent, and no one gives them the space they deserve to say these awesome things they are thinking.”

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Tay Anderson Denver

ay Anderson, 20, is running for the Denver Public Schools board election in 2019 because he wants to improve safety in schools. A student at Metropolitan State University of Denver, he is taking a gap year to focus on his campaign. He first ran for school board in 2017 when he was a senior in high school, but lost. Because of family issues, he spent about eight months in foster care when he was 16. His activism began in 2015 when he attended a protest against police brutality. Today, he works to create justice and equal opportunity for people of color.

If you knew me, you would know …

“I think we come with a unique experience because a lot of people think that we are still clinging onto the past, and we’re not clinging onto the past — we’re just trying to rectify the wrongs of the past. When Colin Kaepernick takes a knee, he’s not taking a knee to say that this is for Martin Luther King.

He’s saying that this is for every unarmed black man that’s been shot in the 21st century, for kids that are still living in poverty, for young people that aren’t allowed to have a voice. It’s also been used against me. I’ve had people tell me that because of the color of my skin, I won’t be able to win a citywide race. I just get to prove them wrong in November. I mean, I might be black, but my blackness doesn’t define where it’s going to take me in the future.

“My activism started on July 5th, actually my birthday, in 2015

when Alton Sterling was killed, because I’d had enough of waking up to the news that another unarmed black person was killed by people that we trust to protect us. Trayvon Martin could have been me. Eric Garner could have been me. Philando Castile could have been me. All of these other African-American males that have been killed at the hands of law enforcement could have been me ... I just got tired of injustice.”

How I want to change the world “A lot of people think that I want to be president — which is cool and I would love to do that — but I want to help my city before I try to go save the world. So that’s why I’m running for the Denver school board.

My city desperately needs some young perspective on the board of education. They need somebody who knows what it means to sit in those seats and what it means to have failed policies used against them. Before we can go change the world and worry about what’s happening in D.C., we have to fix our cities ...”

Why my voice is important “My work has never been about me, it’s never going to be about me. It’s about making sure that the next person who looks like me, who has a funny name like me — my real name isn’t Tay, its Auontai — who have these different, unique characteristics just like myself understand that they, too, have a place in the world.

“It’s time for us to stand up, to understand what we’re inheriting — because we can either inherit a system that we helped craft or we can inherit a system we’re forced to recreate.”

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‘We live in a democracy — let’s make sure it stays that way’ Abigayle Post and Codey Carr Golden

spread more ideas. That’s really when you can have a stronger foundation in your own opinion. So I feel like the stronger your opinions are and the more well-founded they are, the more impactful, I think, on a personal level, your vote actually is.”

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bigayle Post, 18, and Codey Carr, 15, helped push for a law to lower the voting age in Golden to 16 years of age, as well as help write city legislation to ban conversion therapy, the practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual. Abigayle became involved in politics after the election of President Donald Trump, which she said threatened her beliefs in social justice, change and diversity.

Codey’s involvement also began soon after the election — he wanted to make a difference and ensure his ideas were represented. They plan to remain involved in politics in the future.

If you knew me, you would know ...

Abigayle: “I think it’s important to speak up because it’s important to create the world that you want to live in and to create the spaces that future generations will live in, and so speaking up is so important to make sure that you can live in the best world possible. I think I’m so passionate because it’s exhausting to watch history repeat itself, and watch the same issues come up again and again. And I think it’s important to try and create that change individually so that we can also create it as a society.”

Codey: “Being involved in politics has really just shaped my willingness to speak to other people, my willing-

Abigayle Post

Codey Carr

ness to listen to other people’s opinions. I think before I really started getting engaged and super actively involved, I had opinions I wanted to stick to and that was that. Talking to more people, spreading the word, canvassing and actually being involved a lot more with just more discussion, in general, has just really changed my opinions as well as just made me stronger in what I believe in and what I think on what America stands for.”

Codey: “I want to work in the state department when I am older, so I’d really like to change the political sphere not only on a national level but on an international level as well, and make sure that every single international relation does either benefit the United States — or we’re informed in regards to that issue and we can also really make the best decision on that. On a national level, I think more moderation is wonderful. I think we are so polarized right now as a country that I would do anything I could to … make sure that everything is heard and it’s not just black and white, but a spectrum of gray.

“I also think just keeping open dialogue with people you don’t agree with — that’s the best way to make informed decisions, besides going and actually reading up on the issues.

When you talk to more people, you

How I want to change the world Abigayle: “I would love to create a political sphere that is focused on diversity and diversifying the people that we see in office and the policies that are brought to office — not just the type of person they are, but when it comes to health care, gun control and things like that, diversifying the types of beliefs that really get media-megaphoned.”

‘All of us can help out in the world’

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Cyndy Dominguez Arvada

yndy Dominguez, 20, attends Sobesky Academy in Lakewood and is participating in Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Project Search Program, which teaches young people with developmental disabilities who are nearing the end of their high school careers the skills they need to work. She has a cognitive disability that makes it more difficult for her to learn new things quickly.

She is interning at the hospital to gain job experience. For her internship, Dominguez takes the vitals of patients, cleans the exam rooms and performs many other jobs usually handled by medical assistants. Her goal is to live an independent and successful life.

If you knew me, you would know ...

“They didn’t find my disability until I was a freshman in high school. The put me on a ton of meds for ADHD, but it wasn’t that. It’s cognitive. And then my life changed. How I learn has changed. I feel like I got more support to learn in the way I learn best — being shown and talked to during the process just to make sure I do it right.

Cyndy Dominguez “I’ve been in Project Search just for a few months, but I’ve been in transition for three years. JeffCo Transition Services is for young adults with a disability to job train, budget and teach them how to do cooking and cleaning.

“I want to be a CNA (certified nurse assistant) and maybe an RN (registered nurse). I want to take classes and find good classes that will help me how to do stuff. I maybe want to go to college in the future, I’m not sure. I want to get my own apartment in Arvada and get my driver’s license.”

How I want to change the world “I did a summer job at a retirement home and I just fell in love with it because I was helping the elderly and taking them to the bathroom and giving them baths and talking to them. I just like helping people ... That made me feel like I was helping patients and learning more about medicine and how to not just be a standby person.

I liked that feeling of helping people and this job will give me a good point of view in the medical career.

“I want to help people and to demonstrate all of us can help out in the world, too. Just be patient with us. Don’t think we can’t do everything you guys do ... some of us can’t, but most of us can.

All of us can’t be independent all of the time and all of us need support.”

Why my voice is important “We are still figuring out life. The older generation needs to be more patient with us because we are still figuring it out. We do the same things they have been through ... It makes them aware about how people with a disability don’t get everything they say and it kind of puts them in our shoes. To teach them how to actually talk to us and not get mad easily. If they try to tell us what to do really fast, sometimes we can’t.”

Why my voice is important Abigayle: “We have all been lucky enough to be in a country that wants us to exercise our voice and vote on our right to speak to one another. As individuals, the best thing that we can do for our community is to take a stand and talk about what we believe in.

“Just a general rule of thumb, especially to the younger population, is to make sure that you understand when you go into the voting booth how many people have worked for and fought for and died for that right that you have now been given. And that, as a person, the best thing that you can do is make sure that your opinion is heard. You’ll hear a lot of people say, `Oh, vote blue, vote red.’ But vote how you believe in and what you believe and just make sure that you are always doing what you truly believe is best for your country — and then you can’t ever really go wrong.”

Codey: “It’s always that we’re trying to get more people to vote, right? In my opinion, it does not matter how you vote as long as you are voting and making sure that you are putting your opinion in the polls and you are making your vote matter. That’s so important. We live in a democracy, let’s make sure it stays that way.”

ABOUT THE REPORTER Taylore Todd, 17, is a senior at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, where she is copy editor of the yearbook. She has been involved in the school’s journalism program for four years and has spent the past nine weeks interning at Colorado Community Media.

Todd was inspired to do this project by Brandon Stanton’s “Humans of New York.” She has always loved learning about people and their experiences and is passionate about advocating for social equality for people of all backgrounds. She used both interests to create the idea for “Hear My Voice.”

To report and write the stories for this project, she interviewed youths from Castle Rock to Arvada to Denver and other metro-area municipalities to find out how they see their place in today’s world.

“I haven’t been through Taylore Todd a lot of the experiences they have been through,” Todd said of the young people she interviewed. “It made me aware of what more I can do.

This world is going to be ours someday — it might as well start listening to us now.”

December 20, 2018

THINGS to DO

MUSIC

Reunited at Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Embrace an evening of musical magic with a contemporary a capella choral group followed by a dessert reception. Tickets: $15 in advance online or $20 at the door. Contact: Mark Zwilling 303 7942683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com A Christmas Carol, the Musical: Through Dec. 23 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 West Main St., Littleton. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge is forced to face his selfish ways on Christmas Eve when three ghosts visit to lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Visit townhallartscenter.org for more information.

this week’s TOP FIVE Madrigal Dinner — A Musical Medieval Feast: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21 and 22 at 401 W. Mineral Ave., Littleton. A Madrigal Dinner is a 21st Century re-creation of the Renaissance feasts held in the great baronial halls throughout England during the twelve days of Christmas. This is a benefit event supporting the Lauren Townsend Foundation on behalf of Rock Canyon High School’s DECA, FBLA, and Drama students. Please come prepared to donate cash and/or checks at the end of event for this great cause.

Movie Matinee: It’s a Wonderful Life: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Get into the holiday spirit with this Christmas classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna. Enjoy free popcorn and lemonade. Call 303-795-3961 or visit littletongov.org for more information.

Christmas Eve Services: 2:30 and 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 at Connections Church, 2121 Dad Clark

tions are required. Call 303-7981389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner for more information.

EVENTS

New Adventures: From Tale to Tale: 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pike Peak Ave., Parker. The Ukrainian Youth Theater will take your family to a magical Russian New Year’s celebration. After a successful tour across the USA last year, audiences young and old were excited for the return of this unique cultural experience. Please be aware that this presentation is performed entirely in Russian. Visit parkerarts.org for more information.

Digital Drop-In Technology Help: 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Stop by the Lounge at Lone Tree for help with your tech questions, including email; downloading books, movies and music; and more. Adults. No registration required; more information is available at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Free Community Dinner: 6 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Our volunteers will be preparing Christmas Dinner Casserole, Green Salad, Orange Cranberry Salad, Fresh Fruit and Handheld Desserts. All are welcome to come and enjoy the meal and warm hospitality and no reserva-

Open Studio: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27 at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Make crafts!

Use the supplies provided or bring your own! Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

No registration required; more information is available at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Pajama Party: 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Join us as we close out 2018 in our comfy PJs! Fun pajama themed books, games, and crafts. There will even be a “midnight” snack.

Visit englewoodco.gov or call (303) 762-2560.

Parker Chess Club: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Parker branch of the Douglas County Libraries, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Friendly drop-in competition for players of all ages and abilities. All ages, no registration required. For more information, contact Sarah Irwin (303) 791-7323 or sirwin@dclibraries.org.

Movie Day: Home Alone: 1 to 3 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 28 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Join us for Home Alone!

Feel free to bring stuffies, pillows and blankets! There will be popcorn. Altenbach Room. Visit englewoodco.gov or call (303) 762-2560.

“Noon” Year’s Party: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 31 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Get a jump on the countdown to

Drive, Highlands Ranch. We hope that you’ll consider joining us to hear the story of his birth and what it means this Christmas season. myconnections.church/visit/christmasconnections-church.

Christmas Eve at Hudson Gardens: 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 at The Hudson Gardens & Event Center, 6115 S Santa Fe Dr., Littleton. In the most unlikely of times, in the most unlikely of places, in the most unlikely of ways, something extraordinary happened. This is the story of that something. Visit littletonchristmas.com for more information.

Whiskey of the World Seminar: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 at the Parker Garage, 19420 Mainstreet, Parker. Join us for our monthly whiskey tasting featuring whiskey from Westland Distillery. $30/per person, includes welcome cocktail. Reservation required: 720-389-8105

2019! Join us for treats, dancing, door prizes, and the dropping of the New Year’s Eve ball…at noon! A hilarious performance by Bryce Jackman followed by a family dance party will be featured during this favorite celebration to mark the start of a new year.

Reservations required. Come in or call 303-795-3961. visit littletongov. org for more information.

Lifetime Parker Commitment Day 5K: 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Jan 1. at Lifetime Fitness Parker, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Join the Lifetime Fitness Parker community in committing to a healthier, happier life. This is a family friendly 5K open to members and nonmembers. Registration includes a t-shirt, bib, medal, and post race brunch. Kids under 12 are free with every adult registration. $40 Race Day Registration. Visit Commitmentday.com for more information.

Take A Hike on the First Day of the year: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 1 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, 2989 S. Highway 83, Franktown. Castlewood Canyon State Park (Castlewood) Volunteers invite you to join us for a hike to start the year off on the right foot (left if you are military).

It will be a leisurely hike of about 2 ½ miles. Who knows what the weather will be like. Previous hikes have been in sunshine, snowing and almost everything in between.

Visit cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/ parks/CastlewoodCanyon for more information.

African Wildlife Photography: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Photographer Russ Burden will give a two-part presentation entitled, “Under Tanzanian Skies.” Part one includes an instructional “how to” presentation that illustrates making award-winning safari and wildlife images, and demonstrates his fondness for Tanzania through photos depicting his most common tour mottos: It’s All About The Light, Edit Before Pressing the Shutter, Exhaust All Possibilities, Watch For Those Blinkies, and more.

Part two is an escape into the land of the Serengeti showing a slideshow of both wildlife and scenery.

Winter Cultural Series: “Murder for Two”: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 at Cherry Hills Community Church - 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. In this hilarious 90-minute show, 2 performers play 13 roles—not to mention the piano—in a witty homage to oldfashioned murder mysteries. Tickets: $10 early bird pricing, $15 week of event, if not sold out; Children 2 and under sitting on parent’s lap are free. Military/Senior (65+)/Child (12 under): $7 early bird pricing, $10 week of event, if not sold out. Visit hronline.org or call 303-791-2500 for more information.

Family Fun: Stuffed Animal Sleepover: 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Bring a stuffed animal friend for a special

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Storytime with crafts and snacks, and then tuck in your stuffed animal to spend the night in the library.

One stuffed animal per child. Ages 0-5. Register now: Jayna Ramsey (303) 791-7323 or jramsey@ dclibraries.org.

Thrilling Thursdays: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch.

Special Needs Thrilling Thursdays (Ages 16 and up). Join the therapeutic recreation staff on Thursdays and participate in gym activities, fitness activities, art classes, cooking classes, swimming classes and more. $120 HRCA Member/$138 Non-members. Call (303) 471-7020 for more information.

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Audition for “Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory”: 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. This 15-week class teaches 6-18 year old children singing, dancing, and acting techniques while preparing a full-length musical production! Classes will be held on Fridays from 4-5:30 pm from January 4 through April, when performances will take place. Check out spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for more info and current tuition rates.

TR Winter Break Sports Camp: 9 a.m. to noon, Jan. 2 through Jan. 4 at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Special Needs Sports Camp (Ages 8 and up) Learn the skills necessary to play a variety of sports. Also learn the rules of the games, focusing on good sportsmanship, and teamwork. $60 HRCA Member/$69 Non-member.

Visit hrcaonline.org/tr for more information.

Register now for OLLI South January Classes: Eight weeks of OLLI South’s winter classes start Jan. 14, 2019. Sign up now at portfolio. du.edu/ollisouth to get the courses you want. Fifty-one arts, history, or science courses are available this coming term. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is a learning organization for seniors; “learning for the fun of it, without grades, tests, and nobody takes attendance.” OLLI at Denver University is endowed by the California-based Bernard Osher Foundation, which has launched 122 senior learning groups across the U.S. Active Minds presents Chicago: Biography of a City: 2 to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Brookdale Meridian Englewood, 3455 S Corona St., Englewood. Join Active Minds for the story of the Windy City. RSVP: 303-761-0300

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SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE STUDENT ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Bruin has good hoops genes

Gift from afar scores down under

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Cherry Creek guard Julian Hammond III is averaging nearly 22 points per game.

Cherry Creek shooting guard comes from strong basketball family

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If Cherry Creek shooting guard Julian Hammond III ever needs basketball advice, there is help nearby.

His dad, Julian Hammond II, was a standout player at Aurora Christian Academy, and both his dad and mother, Ruby, played college basketball at Loyola Marymount. Hammond III’s grandfather, Julian Hammond, was the former University of Tulsa standout who became a professional player between 1967-72 with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association.

Hammond III, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, is off to a fast start this season and leads the Bruins in scoring. During a three-game road trip to Texas early this season, Hammond displayed his talents with 70 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and five steals.

He was a reserve quarterback for Creek’s state

runner-up football team this season. He was called up to the basketball varsity team as a freshman last campaign and used in three playoff games.

This season he has continued to develop.

“I just go out and play and try to do whatever it takes for our team to win,” he said.

“If that is passing one day or scoring. I have gotten a lot better since last year but there are still things I have to learn.

I need to improve my ball handling, three-point shooting and taking care of the ball.

“I just want to show people that I can go out and play with them and I belong on the court with anyone.”

Hammond III doesn’t hesitate to listen to guidance from his dad or grandfather.

“My grandfather comes to most of our games,” he said.

“He was a different player than me so he gives me advice from a different aspect and how to be a hustle player and get points that way.”

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JIM BENTON

Q&A with Julian Hammond III Who is your favorite athlete and why?

Kobe Bryant because I’m a Lakers fan.

tions do you have?

I have my free throw routine, but besides that none.

What would be a perfect performance in your sport?

Just less turnovers. If I cut down on turnovers and shoot a good percentage would be perfect.

How to you get open for shots against a tenacious defender?

Mainly it would be trying to run in transition and get a couple easy points and also get some assists to my teammates so he (the defender) has to help off of me. And then I can get the ball with him off of me.

Who or what makes you excel?

My dad because he does whatever he can to help me be successful. I just want to get a scholarship so I can play in college.

What rituals, supersti-

What is the key to reducing turnovers?

Slowing down.

COACH’S TAKE: ‘No moment is too big for him. He’s a

natural scorer and a real nice kid, good student and comes from a family of basketball players. He’s got a complete game offensively. He can post a smaller guard up, he can shoot from the outside, he can finish with both hands and he has an excellent midrange jump shot. He is deceptively quick and he has a good feel for where to be and score the basketball.’

Kent Dertinger, Cherry Creek boys basketball coach

Key stats | Hammond III is averaging 21.8 points and shooting 59 percent from the field.

He is harvesting four rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals a game.

e are often reminded that one of the best things about the holiday season is the ability to help those in need.

It’s a special time of year, and Rock Canyon assistant basketball coach Nick Mahan and his uncle, Shawn Dominguez, who is a Col- OVERTIME orado State Patrol officer, were feeling good as they helped orchestrate a donation of old Jaguars basketball uniforms to a school in Derby, Australia.

The uniforms Jim Benton were used by kids and even adult teams in Derby.

This bittersweet story came to light when Trev Menmuir Sr. and his son, Trev Menmuir Jr., were in Colorado and spoke during a course on emotional intelligence for Colorado Department of Public Safety employees in late October.

Gerry Cleveland, an attorney for at-risk kids and a businessman from Australia who has known Trev Menmuir Sr. for years, helped teach the course, and since the Menmuirs were being treated to a three-week vacation in Colorado and Washington, D.C., they were invited to speak to the CDPS class.

What they told the CDPS group was moving and when they asked for donations of basketball equipment and paraphernalia, Dominguez called Mahan, who talked with Rock Canyon head coach Kent Grams and found some old uniforms to ship down under, along with gifts from other donating organizations.

“The class was so moved that we reached out to different sources to find basketball attire for the kids,” said Mahan. “Rock Canyon donated home and away uniforms for the kids. The uniforms were a big hit with everybody in Derby.”

Derby is a tribal township in western Australia with a population of 3,325, and 47.2 percent of the population is of Aboriginal decent. Much of the Aboriginal population faces poverty and poor living conditions.

Trev Sr. is employed at the local school as a counselor. His paid hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, but he usually works from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. between Monday and Saturday.

On Sundays, he is usually working between noon and 10 p.m.

His day starts at 5 a.m. as he drives around to pick up students for school because their parents are unable to drive them.

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Arapahoe goalkeeper Spencer Cobb, who allowed just one goal in four playoff games, is a Colorado Community Media Co-Soccer Player of the Year.

JIM BENTON

Arapahoe athletes share soccer honor Cobb, Gail helped Warriors make their way to top spot in 5A

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe won the Class 5A boys state soccer championship using opportunistic offense and a stingy defense.

A lot of different players contributed to the team’s success, but it was Cameron Gail who was the go-to offensive threat while Spencer Cobb’s goalkeeping was the backbone of the Warriors defense.

It was hard to determine which player was more instrumental in Arapahoe winning its first state title since 1997, so Gail and Cobb are the 2018 Colorado Community Media South Metro Co-Soccer Players of the Year.

Gail led the Centennial League with 20 goals and 48 points. He was third in the state among 5A players in goals and fifth in points.

“I was extremely happy with my season, a lot of goals and assists,” said Gail. “All I wanted was to win a state championship at the end of it.

Toward the end of the season I knew we had to play a team game more than just going out and getting goals.

“I didn’t want the whole team to rely on me just for that. I wanted to be a team player and find my other forwards and get them just as involved because they are just as talented. It got a little harder for me personally but then it opened up more chances for my teammates because they got more room on the outside.”

In four state playoff games, he had two goals plus a shootout goal.

He collected the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Fairview and had

Arapahoe’s Cameron Gail, who had 48 points this season, is a Colorado Community Media Co-Soccer Player of the Year. JIM BENTON assists on the winning tallies against Arvada West and Grandview in the state championship game.

Cobb was credited with 115 saves in 20 games during the season and had a 0.426 goals against average.

He was outstanding in the playoffs as the Warriors allowed just one goal in the four games. Cobb made 10 saves each in contests against Broomfield and Fairview, six against Arvada West and seven against Grandview.

“He also made two penalty kick saves against Broomfield in the semifinals,” said Arapahoe coach Mark Hampshire. “He gave up only a total of eight goals all season. He is, in my humble opinion, the best goaltender in the state. He was fantastic.”

Arapahoe • The boys basketball team’s fourthquarter rally came up short in a 55-53 loss to rival Heritage on Dec. 14. Senior Carter Sturgeon led the Warriors with 17 points. The loss ended an 11-game winning streak in games against the Eagles.

• Franny Cable was second in diving with 518.55 points and Anna Wetzel’s 1:05.02 time in the 100 breaststroke was the second fastest time at the Rex Abelein Memorial Invitational swim meet on Dec. 15 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. Arapahoe finished third in the team standings.

• Junior Kali March scored 18 points in a 78-34 girls basketball win over Heritage on Dec. 14. It was the seventh consecutive win over rival Heritage and gave Arapahoe an 8-6 edge in the past 14 games played between the schools.

Cherry Creek • The boys basketball team had No. 1-ranked Chaparral on the ropes, leading by 17 points in the first half, but dropped a 66-65 decision on Dec. 14 after leading by a point with six seconds to play. Julian Hammond III led the Bruins with 19 points.

The Bruins couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead on Dec. 15 against 10th-ranked Regis Jesuit but prevailed in a 61-58 overtime victory.

• Blake Benson had two goals and was one of seven players to score in an 8-2 win by the hockey team over Mountain Vista on Dec. 14. Goalie Dylan Romanow made 31 saves in a 3-0 shutout over Heritage on Dec. 15.

• The girls swim team was second in the Rex Abelein Memorial Invitational on Dec. 15 behind champion Fairview.

Elizabeth Brock was second in the 200 and 500 freestyle, while Jenna Smith was third in the 200 IM and Ella Drury third in the 100 backstroke.

• The girls basketball team, ranked sixth in the Dec. 10 CHSAANow.com 5A poll, takes a 3-0 record to the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix after wins over Doherty, fifth-ranked Fossil Ridge and No. 4 Horizon. Four players are scoring in double figures after three games, led by junior Jana Van Gytenbeek with a 23.5 average.

Englewood The girls basketball team jumped to a 2810 halftime lead and cruised to a 45-23 win over St. Mary’s Academy on Dec. 15. It was the second win this season for the Pirates over St. Mary’s Academy. Englewood won 36-25 over the Wildcats in the season opener.

Heritage • Rick Timm, the U.S. Kids Golf Tour director the past six years, is the new boys and girls head golf coach.

• Joe Carpinello had a hat trick to lead the hockey team to a 6-1 triumph over Cheyenne Mountain on Dec. 14.

Lucas Labrash had a goal and three assists in the game. The Eagles were shut out 3-0 by Cherry Creek on Dec. 15.

• The basketball team won for the first time in the past 12 games against rival Arapahoe with a 55-53 win on Dec. 14. The last time Heritage had defeated the Warriors was a 67-55 win on Jan. 9, 2007.

• Anna Shaw was the runner-up in the 100 freestyle finals at the Dec. 15 Rex Abelein Memorial Invitational swim meet with a time of 51.26. The Eagles were 10th in the team standings.

Littleton • After opening the season with two wins, the boys basketball team has lost five straight games, including three in the Trojan Classic at Longmont High School Dec. 13-15. Tayvis Sagrillo Smiley leads the team in scoring with a 15.5 average.

• The girls basketball team came up with 17 steals but couldn’t overcome poor shooting in a 42-33 loss to Prairie View on Dec. 14. Junior Hannah Peterson scored six points to lead the Lions.

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Because of that, serving traditional Italian sweets was a no-brainer.

“There was never a meal served at our grammy’s house — our namesake -—that there wasn’t something sweet on the table or served after dinner,” Corder said. “We want all our customers to know that they are part of the family.”

Family is also the focus at Gold Mine Cupcakes in downtown Golden.

During December, the shop turns into a winter wonderland. Every weekend in Golden, downtown comes to life with parades and special events, and Gold Mine is no different.

“Being a family-owned business, we have always loved Christmas,” said Krista Lyons, co-owner of the cupcake shop with her mom and sister. “It’s such a family holiday, so we love the chance to be able to share our Christmas spirit and joy with the community.”

During the winter months the flavors at Gold Mine shift to include those of traditional holiday cookies and drinks. Eggnog, gingerbread, peppermint hot chocolate, candy cane and white chocolate cranberry are just a few of the festive cupcake flavors found.

Baking begins at 3 a.m. to get 300 cupcakes done before the shop opens each day. And that doesn’t include special orders.

Santa and horse-drawn carriage rides can also be found at the shop on the weekends.

“When we have Santa at the shop it brings in three times the amount of people we have on a Saturday,” Lyons said “It’s crazy busy, but it’s so much fun that we can bring smiles to peoples faces around the small town.”

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Girls swim team on the upswing More athletes join Pirates squad than in previous years

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood girls swimming coach Tracy Lonn said while the Pirates are basically a young team this season, the good news is there are more swimmers on the roster this year.

“We have 16 girls on the roster and the best turnout we have had for swimming in the last three years. The last couple years I could fit the whole team in my car,” the coach said. “I guess just more girls decided being on a swim team is fun. Most of our girls are freshmen and sophomores. That can be good for the team if all of them stick with us.”

Lonn said she likes coaching swimming, and she stuck with it during the years when there were only a few swimmers because she looked ahead and knew there were young athletes swimming with area clubs who had said they would join the Pirates when they got to high school.

Englewood High School has no pool, so the team practices at the Englewood Recreation Center.

“We get 90 minutes of pool time a

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Trev Sr. has a classroom with room to nap for the kids who did not get a good night’s sleep because of issues at home. He has a uniform program and keeps clean, spare school uniforms for any kids who have a dirty uniform. He issues laundered uniforms so students are not bullied for being dirty.

There is also a breakfast area for kids to get food to start the day and another room with games, puzzles and a TV, on which National

day, which allows our girls to swim about 2,000 meters,” the coach said.

“We are grateful to the rec center for giving us pool time. I wish our girls had more time in the water because they really need to be swimming about 3,000 meters a day to give us time to work on stroke development and building stamina.”

The Pirates are road warriors, as they have no home meets.

“Every team likes to swim home meets so their friends can come see them compete. We don’t have a home meet, so to see us the fans have to go on the road with us,” Lonn said. “I think girls join our team because they discover swimming is fun. I also know some girls join us who play sports in the fall and spring, so swimming is a way to stay in good physical condition and to build muscles and endurance so they are ready to play soccer or run track in the spring.”

She said the young team is working hard and improving. Paige Lincoln-Rohlfing, a junior team captain, agreed and she said for her swimming is a transition sport between volleyball in the fall and soccer in the spring.

“Swimming is a transition sport for me, but I love it and take a lot of pride in my swimming,” she said.

“Yes, you are competing against swimmers in the other lanes but I think the sport also is about pushing yourself, not only to finish well in the event but to improve your

times every time you compete.”

Lincoln-Rohlfing swims freestyle and competes in the 200-meter freestyle and the 500-meter freestyle. In the first meet of the season she finished 10th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 4:04.48 and seventh in the 500 with a time of 11:45.50.

“The 500 takes a long time and I have been asked what I think about when I am swimming that event,” she said. “When I swim the 500, the two songs most often going through my head are `Row, Row Your Boat’ and `Another One Bites the Dust.’ `Row, Row Your Boat’ sort of helps me set my pace.”

The junior said she plans to go to college and would like to play soccer, swim or both in college. She said when she goes to college she isn’t sure of the exact major, but knows it will be associated with the medical field.

“Ever since I was young I felt a need to help people, and the human body has always fascinated me,” she said. “So I feel the best career I can look at is in the medical field.”

The Pirates swam in their first meet Nov. 28 against Manitou Springs and La Junta. The Pirates finished third in the team standing.

Individually, Naomi Lumban-Gaol finished fourth in the 100-meter freestyle and fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke. The Pirates 400-meter freestyle relay team also scored team points by posting a fourth-place finish.

Basketball Association highlights are shown. Basketball is the second highest team participation sport in Australia, according to Basketball Australia. Australian Rules Football is the No. 1 watched sport.

After school, the Menmuirs run a basketball league with about 100 players but practice and games last sometimes to 10 p.m. Afterward, the Menmuirs make sure the players get home.

On weekend trips, Menmuir teaches kids about the Aboriginal culture, including hunting, fishing and singing. They also make boomerangs, hunting tools and musical instruments like didgeridoos.

There was a basketball tournament early in December in Halls Creek, outside of Derby, with 15 teams. Trev Jr.’s team won the tourney wearing the Rock Canyon uniforms.

There was also a town fair in Derby, where more basketball games were played and all the NBA jerseys collected by the CDPS class were handed out as town fair prizes.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083.

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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) That goal you set way back when is finally in sight. Maintain your focus on achieving it, and don’t allow yourself to be distracted by unimportant demands for your attention.

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cured 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, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

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

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.

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3117706 Original Principal Amount $1,131,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $977,313.03

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PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

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, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0457-2018

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

On September 14, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Cheryl L Humphrey and Monte E Humphrey Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pacific Republic Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 24, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 02, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3216993 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $129,173.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $80,097.31

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 23 AND 24, BLOCK 28, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4298 South Grant Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

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

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/13/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2040501 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. 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, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00183-2 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.: 0457-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0488-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 3, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) NICOLE M. HAMM AND JACK L. HAMM Original Beneficiary(ies) ING BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MTGLQ Investors, LP Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7062552 Original Principal Amount $930,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $929,999.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 2, CHERRY HILLS NORTH FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3940 NASSAU CIRCLE WEST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

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, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

LOT 1, BLOCK 3, FOREST PARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2798 East Jamison Avenue, 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.

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 4, Block 3, First Administrative Amendment Brookhaven at Columbine Valley, according to the Recorded Plat thereof and according to Affidavit of Correction Recorded January 10, 2001 under Reception No. B1004671, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

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First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Public Trustees

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007741143 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.: 0488-2018 First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0456-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 14, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Kellee Jentz, Jeff Jentz Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for LoanDepot.Com, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LoanDepot.Com, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 10, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4061081 Original Principal Amount $301,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $284,125.79 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 1, BLOCK 3, FOREST PARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2798 East Jamison Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Steven Bellanti #48306 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Croke #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-18-837387-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.: 0456-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Also known by street and number as: 15 Brookhaven Trail, Littleton, CO 80123.

Public Trustees

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, 01/23/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0468-2018

Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 803055500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7245-60

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

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

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

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Original Grantor(s) Louis A. Oswald, Ill, not personally but as Trustee on behalf of The Oswald Family Trust Original Beneficiary(ies) Citywide Banks Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citywide Banks Date of Deed of Trust September 18, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3117706 Original Principal Amount $1,131,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $977,313.03 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 4, Block 3, First Administrative Amendment Brookhaven at Columbine Valley, according to the Recorded Plat thereof and according to Affidavit of Correction Recorded January 10, 2001 under Reception No. B1004671, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 15 Brookhaven Trail, Littleton, CO 80123.

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

Legal Notice NO.: 0468-2018 First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0491-2018

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

On October 3, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) NOEL D MILLER Original Beneficiary(ies) ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AMC2 Date of Deed of Trust November 14, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 27, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6166351 Original Principal Amount $326,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $349,230.28

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.

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Original Principal Amount $326,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $349,230.28

December 20, 2018

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

Public Trustees

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 79, BLOCK 5, HERITAGE VILLAGE FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5978 SOUTH EUDORA CT, CENTENNIAL, CO 80121.

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, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019563 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.: 0491-2018 First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0492-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 5, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) MERLE H SCHONEBAUM AND DENISE M SCHONEBAUM Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-42CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-42CB Date of Deed of Trust July 08, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 25, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5109203 Original Principal Amount $218,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $218,097.13

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

$218,097.13

FIRST LIEN.

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.

SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A.

Public Trustees

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 134, BLOCK 4, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION, FILING NO.1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 16368 EAST PHILLIPS LANE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/06/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/13/2018 Last Publication: 1/10/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/05/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007699010 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.: 0492-2018 First Publication: 12/13/2018 Last Publication: 1/10/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0498-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 12, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Wendy Kostka and Brian Newman Original Beneficiary(ies) ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper Date of Deed of Trust December 10, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 30, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3275126 Original Principal Amount $118,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $100,758.66 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. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A. Also known by street and number as: 4454 S Acoma St, Englewood, CO 80110.

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

Also known by street and number as: 4454 S Acoma St, Englewood, CO 80110.

Public Trustees

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/13/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 12/20/2018 Last Publication 1/17/2019 Name of Publication Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 23, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Public Trustees

Also known by street and number as: 4100 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/13/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

DATE: 10/12/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

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;

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

DATE: 10/17/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Heather Deere #28597 Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 80588-NSM

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

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 0498-2018 EXHIBIT A PART OF N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT 316 FEET WEST AND 230 FEET NORTH OF SOUTHEAST CORNER OF N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION, THENCE EAST 125 FEET, THENCE NORTH 62 1/2 FEET, THENCE WEST 125 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 62 1/2 FEET OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING (BEING WHAT WILL BE DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 12/5 FEET OF LOT 14 AND ALL OF LOTS 15 AND 16, BLOCK 16, WOLLENWEBER’S BROADWAY HEIGHTS, SECOND ADDITION, WHEN PLAT OF SAME IS FILED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice No.: 0498-2018 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 17, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0506-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) JODY REULER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CM G MORTGAGE, INC DBA CMG FINANCIAL, #1820, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust October 31, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 03, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4103590 Original Principal Amount $255,290.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $237,296.80 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. LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 23, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4100 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019710 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.: 0506-2018 First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0509-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) ROBERT WILLIAM GEORGE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust June 09, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7068639 Original Principal Amount $207,178.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $204,341.03 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. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 2380 EAST GEDDES AVENUE #E, 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,

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2380 EAST GEDDES AVENUE #E, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

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

Public Trustees NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/13/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/17/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019812

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

0509-2018 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION UNIT E, BUILDING 1, SOUTHGLENN COMMONS (A CONDOMINIUM) PHASE NO. III, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SOUTHGLENN COMMONS (A CONDOMINIUM) RECORDED JUNE 12, 1980 IN BOOK 3229 AT PAGE 601 FIRST SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 1980 IN BOOK 3281 AT PAGE 264 AND SECOND SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED JUNE 1, 1982 IN BOOK 3633 AT PAGE 178 AND CORRECTION THERETO RECORDED JUNE 3, 1982 IN BOOK 3635 AT PAGE 702 AND MAP RECORDED JUNE 12, 1980 IN BOOK 45 AT PAGES 63 TO 69, MAP RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 1980 IN BOOK 47 AT PAGES 9 TO 13 AND MAP RECORDED JUNE 1, 1982 IN BOOK 56 AT PAGES 52 TO 54, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0509-2018 First Publication: 12/20/2018 Last Publication: 1/17/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

On the 26th day of November, 2018, the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 13

SERIES OF 2018

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, ESTABLISHING THE SALARY FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE

Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 522516 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

On the 26th day of November, 2018, the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 14 SERIES OF 2018

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 18-3 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE APPENDIX F OF THE SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PASSIVE RADON GAS CONTROLS.

Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of theCity Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd.,

Littleton Englewood 12.2018 * 2

NO. 14 SERIES OF 2018 40ORDINANCE The Independent - The Herald

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 18-3 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE APPENDIX F OF THE SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PASSIVE RADON GAS CONTROLS.

City and County

Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of theCity Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 522517 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 48 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WINK

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1, TITLE 5, AND ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 3F, TO PROVIDE FOR RETAIL CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522531 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 49 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WINK A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT #1 TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT AWARDED TO THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE BROADWAY/MANSFIELD ENHANCED SAFETY CROSSING PROJECT. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522532 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 50 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 12, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3, SUBSECTION B, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000.

Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522533 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 51 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE CODIFYING INITIATED ORDINANCE, BALLOT ISSUE 300, APPROVED BY THE VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, AT TITLE 4, CHAPTER 4, SEC-

Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 51 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ

City and County

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE CODIFYING INITIATED ORDINANCE, BALLOT ISSUE 300, APPROVED BY THE VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, AT TITLE 4, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4-2A, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522534 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 52 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4-2B, REGARDING ANNUAL SALES TAX INCREASE FOR RETAIL MARIJUANA, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522535 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Council Bill:

BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 53 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LITTLETON, COLORADO AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO PERTAINING TO THE STREET PAVEMENT REHABILITATION OF THE EAST HALF OF SOUTH WINDERMERE STREET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF WEST PRENTICE AVENUE TO WEST BELLEVIEW AVENUE. Copies of the aforesaid council bill are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110 or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

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Legal Notice No.: 522536 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

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Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance:

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 39

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

City and County

On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance:

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 39 SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUBGRANTEE AGREEMENT FOR A 2018 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) BETWEEN THE ARAPAHOE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. (Council Bill No. 43) Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522538 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance:

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 37 SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AND THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, COLORADO, WHEREBY THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD WILL PROVIDE THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. (Council Bill No. 46) Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522539 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 17th day of December 2018, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, adopted on final reading the following Ordinance:

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 38 SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AND THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, COLORADO, WHEREBY THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD WILL PROVIDE THE CITY OF SHERIDAN WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. (Council Bill No. 47) Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Englewood, Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado or it can be found at http://www.englewoodco.gov, Government, Legal/Public Notices.

Legal Notice No.: 522540 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT ARAPAHOE AND DENVER COUNTIES, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for Inclusion of Real Property has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Valley Sanitation District (“District”). The Board of Directors will hear the Petition at an open public meeting to be held during a regular meeting of the District’s Board of Directors which will convene at the hour of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Centennial Lutheran Church, 3595 W. Belleview Avenue, Englewood, Colorado.

The Petitioner’s name and address is as follows: Petitioner’s Name Flying Potatoes, LLC Petitioner’s Mailing Address 4400 South Federal Blvd.

Englewood, CO 80110 The real property, which is the subject of the Petition, are legally described as follows:

ado.

The Petitioner’s name and address is as follows: Petitioner’s Name Flying Potatoes, LLC Petitioner’s Mailing Address 4400 South Federal Blvd.

Englewood, CO 80110

Metropolitan Districts

The real property, which is the subject of the Petition, are legally described as follows: Legal Description PARCEL 1 The South 79.47 feet (as measured parallel to the West line of Section 8, Township 5 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian), of the following described parcel: All that part of the Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 8, Township 5 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast ¼; thence South 88 degrees 50 minutes East 50 feet; thence Southerly on the East line of South Federal Boulevard, parallel to and 50 feet Easterly from the West line of said Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼, 400 feet to the true point of beginning of the tract of land herein described; thence continuing Southerly along the Easterly line of South Federal Boulevard, a distance of 379.47 feet to the Northwest corner of a tract of land conveyed to William E. Gandy and Leonard E. Davies; thence South 88 degrees 50 minutes East a distance of 255.51 feet; thence North 44 degrees 56 minutes East a distance of 26.20 feet; thence North 43 degrees 50 minutes East a distance of 57.47 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the Westerly line of a tract of land described in Book 1126 at Page 249; thence North 18 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East along the Westerly line of said tract of land described in Book 1126 at Page 249, a distance of 332.98 feet; thence North 88 degrees 50 minutes West a distance of 415.35 feet to the true point of beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado PARCEL 2 All that part of the Northwest ¼ of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 8, Township 5 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼; thence South 88 degrees 50 minutes East 50 feet; thence Southerly on the East line of South Federal Boulevard, parallel to and 50 feet Easterly from the West line of said Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼, 779.47 feet to the Southwest corner of the parcel of land described in Book 2197 at Page 624 and the true point of beginning; thence South 88 degrees 50 minutes East 255.51 feet to a point 2 feet Northwesterly from the Southeasterly line of a 30 foot easement described in Book 1688 at Page 530 and measured at right angles therefrom; thence South 44 degrees 56 minutes West and parallel to said easement, 138.46 feet; thence North 88 degrees 50 minutes West 158.30 feet to a point on said East line of South Federal Boulevard; thence Northerly on said East line of South Federal Boulevard, 100 feet to the point of beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as 4400 and 4420 South Federal Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80110.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN to all interested parties who may object to the inclusion of the above described real property to appear at said time and place and show cause in writing, if any, why the Petition should not be granted. The failure of any municipality or county which may be able to provide service to the real property herein described or any person in the District to file a written objection to the Petition shall be taken as assent to inclusion of the above described real property.

By Order of the Board of Directors of the Valley Sanitation District.

Dated this 12th day of December, 2018.

VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Mary Alice Ledbetter, Secretary Legal Notice No.: 522530 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sales Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Plaintiff: THE TALLYN’S REACH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: BRADLEY DEAN HARMON aka BRAD D HARMON; HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; REFLECTION WINDOWS LLC, Dissolved May 10, 2017; SU RYDEN, the Arapahoe County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: ALCOCK LAW GROUP, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No.: 2018CV31985 Division: 402 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION – REFLECTION WINDOWS, LLC THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No.: 2018CV31985 Division: 402

December 20, 2018D

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Summons and Sheriff Sales – REFLECTION WINDOWS, LLC THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: REFLECTION WINDOWS LLC You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint [petition] in writing within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint [petition] without further notice.

This is an action: for Judicial Foreclosure and Damages.

Dated: August 21, 2018

Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s) *Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., §38-6104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration) Legal Notice No: 522490 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: January 10, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO.: 2018CV030672, Div: 402 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

PLAINTIFF: STANFORD HILLS PAIRED UNITS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

DEFENDANTS: QUANTMONICS, LLC; and STANFORD HILLS MASTER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC..

Regarding: LOT 43 BLOCK 14 TRAIL RIDGE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO; Also known as: 5396 S. Picadilly Ct., Aurora, CO 80015.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10 O'clock A.M., on the 31st day of January, 2019, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3933. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $6,064.85.

The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Azra Taslimi, Reg No. 44317, Altitude Community Law PC, 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999 Dated November 6, 2018 David C. Walcher, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522320 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Case Number: 2018CV031258 Plaintiff: C.D.S. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., D/B/A YOSEMITE VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation,

Defendants: ANNTOINETTE HACKNEY; AMERICAN LIBERTY MORTGAGE, INC.; WESTERRA CREDIT UNION; ALPINE CREDIT, INC.; SUSAN RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Littleton Englewood Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 12.2018 * 3

December 20, 2018

Defendants: ANNTOINETTE HACKNEY; AMERICAN LIBERTY MORTGAGE, INC.; WESTERRA CREDIT UNION; ALPINE CREDIT, INC.; SUSAN RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.

Summons and Sheriff Sales

Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 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 Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff and Against Defendants Anntoinette Hackney and Alpine Credit, Inc. and for an Order and Decree for Foreclosure entered on September 26, 2018 in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: ANNTOINETTE HACKNEY Original Lienor: C.D.S. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., D/B/A YOSEMITE VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Current Holder of the evidence of debt: C.D.S. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., D/B/A YOSEMITE VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Date of Lien being foreclosed: June 27, 2017 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: June 27, 2017 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D7072128 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $1,001.19 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $10,913.70 Amount of Judgment entered September 26, 2018: $9,148.45 Description of property to be foreclosed: LOT 13, TRACT A, BLOCK 1, AMENDMENT TO CINNIMON DOWN THE STREET, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 1121 S. Yosemite Way, #13, Denver, CO 80247.

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 7th day of February 2019, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3851, sell to the highest and best bidder, 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 720-874-3851.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 6th day of November, 2018.

David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522348 First publication: December 13, 2018 Last publication: January 10, 2019 Published in: Littleton Independent, 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225, Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE - PUBLICATION No. 2018-7706 To Whom It May Concern: A judgment was entered on May 10, 2018, in case number 2018CV030869, styled Hampers Generations Skipping Trust v. Louis C. Hampers Trust A/K/A Louis Hampers Revocable Trust, in the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, in favor of Plaintiff Hampers Generations Skipping Trust against Louis C. Hampers Trust A/K/A Louis Hampers Revocable Trust in the amount of $1,766,152.50, which represents the unpaid principal amount of $1,700,000.00 on the Promissory Note, plus interest in the amount of $57,927.50, plus attorney’s fees of $7,986.00, plus costs of $239.00 (the “Judgment”). The Transcript of Judgment was recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on May 22, 2018, in the amount of $1,766,152.50 (the “Judgment Lien”). On September 21, 2018, a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure was entered in Case Number 2018CV031553 in the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado.

This Notice is given with regard to the Judgment Lien and property to be foreclosed: Original Grantor (Borrower under Promissory Note): Louis Hampers Revocable Trust Original Beneficiary (Lender under Promissory Note): Hampers Generations Skipping Trust Current Holder of Evidence of debt: Hampers Generations Skipping Trust Date of Promissory Note: July 18, 2017 Date of Judgment (for non-payment of Promissory Note): May 10, 2018 Date of Recording Judgment Lien: May 22, 2018 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado

Original Grantor (Borrower under Promissory Note): Louis Hampers Revocable Trust Original Beneficiary (Lender under Promissory Note): Hampers Generations Skipping Trust Current Holder of Evidence of debt: Hampers Generations Skipping Trust Date of Promissory Note: July 18, 2017 Date of Judgment (for non-payment of Promissory Note): May 10, 2018 Date of Recording Judgment Lien: May 22, 2018 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Information: Reception Number D8049869 Original Principal Balance of Indebtedness: $1,700,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $1,700,000.00 Amount of Judgment entered on 5/10/18: $1,766,152.50

Summons and Sheriff Sales

Legal Description of Property to be foreclosed LOT 1 BLK 1 THE PRESERVE AT GREENWOOD VILLAGE 4th FLG, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, also known as 5800 Birch Court, Greenwood Village, CO 80121-2164 The covenants of said Promissory Note have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing, and the legal holder of the indebtedness has accelerated the same and declared the same immediately fully due and payable.

THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE JUDGMENT LIEN. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., on Thursday, February 7th, 2019, in front of the flagpole at the Sherriff’s Office Administration Building, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, 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 therein, 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. All inquiries regarding this sale should be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 702-874-3850. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** The name, address, and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of debt are as follows: Laurin D. Quiat (14687) and Michelle R. Gomez (51057), Baker Hostetler LLP, 1801 California Street, Suite 4400, Denver, Colorado, 802022662, (303)861-0600.

(35) days after service upon you if outside the State of Colorado or if served by publication pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, service shall be complete on the day of the last publication. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2410(b), the time for filing an Answer or other response is extended to sixty (60) days for the United States. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

Summons and Sheriff Sales

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the time required, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action affecting the real property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as a proceeding in personam.

Dated: September 14, 2018 Respectfully submitted, HINDMANSANCHEZ P.C. Original signature of Kate M. Leason is on file with the law offices of HindmanSanchez P.C. pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7).

S/ Kate M. Leason Kate M. Leason, #41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 303.432.8999 Attorneys for Plaintiff Summerfield Villas Homeowners' Association Address of Plaintiff: Summerfield Villas Homeowners' Association c/o LCM Property Management, Inc. 1776 South Jackson Street, Ste. 300 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 522417 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Court Phone: 303-649-6355 PLAINTIFF: SUMMERFIELD VILLAS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION v.

DEFENDANTS: HANSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLLP Attorney: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Firm: Altitude Community Law P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.8999 E-mails: kleason@altitude.law jsmith@altitude.law Our File No.: 8622.0081 Case No.: 2018CV032226 Div: 402 SUMMONS

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

This Sheriff’s Notice of Sale is signed November 6, 2018.

David C. Walcher, Sherriff, Arapahoe County, Colorado

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

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 522349 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: January 10, 2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Court Phone: 303-649-6355 PLAINTIFF: SUMMERFIELD VILLAS HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION v.

DEFENDANTS: HANSON INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLLP Attorney: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Firm: HindmanSanchez P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.8999 E-mails: kleason@hindmansanchez.com jsmith@hindmansanchez.com Our File No.: 8622.0080 Case No.: 2018CV032225 Div: 202 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the time required, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action affecting the real property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as a proceeding in personam.

Dated: September 12, 2018 Respectfully submitted, ALTITUDE COMMUNITY LAW P.C. Original signature of Kate M. Leason is on file with the law offices of Altitude Community Law P.C. pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7).

S/ Kate M. Leason Kate M. Leason, #41025 Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 303.432.8999 Attorneys for Plaintiff Summerfield Villas Homeowner's Association

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

Address of Plaintiff: Summerfield Villas Homeowner's Association c/o LCM Property Management, Inc. 1776 South Jackson Street, Ste. 300 Denver, CO 80210

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the time required, judgment by default may be rendered

In Re the Marriage of: PAMELA KAYE ALFARO, Petitioner and

Legal Notice No.: 522474 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial CO 80112

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Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial CO 80112

Summons and Sheriff Sales In Re the Marriage of: PAMELA KAYE ALFARO, Petitioner and GEORGE VINCENT ALFARO, Respondent Attorney for Petitioner: Martin R. Nelson, #12445 5601 S. Broadway, Suite 355 Littleton CO 80121-8020 Phone: 303-794-4599, Fax: 303-794-2073 E-Mail: mnelson787@aol.com Case No.: Div. SUMMONS FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 20 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 30 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

Your response must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee of $116.00.

After 90 days from the date of service or publication the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decision-making and parenting time), maintenance, attorney fees and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage as more fully described in the attached Petition and for orders regarding the child of the marriage.

Notice: '14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction or modification or revocation under '14-10-108, C.R.S. or any other appropriate statute.

A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to '1410-124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution, the genetic tests may not be allowed in evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction B By Order of the Court, You and Your Spouse are: 1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life.

Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party.

3. Restrained from removing the minor child of the parties from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowners=s or renter=s insurance or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor child or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor child as a beneficiary.

DATED: October 2, 2018 Original signature of Martin R. Nelson on file at the office of Martin R. Nelson, Esq. /s/ Martin R. Nelson Martin R. Nelson, Esq. Legal Notice No: 522505 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: January 10, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 18 CVS 0819 BEACON SALES ACQUISITION INC. t/a BEST DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Plaintiff v.

STATEWIDE ROOFING CONSULTANTS, INC.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 18 CVS 0819

Misc. Private Legals

BEACON SALES ACQUISITION INC. t/a BEST DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Plaintiff v.

STATEWIDE ROOFING CONSULTANTS, INC. and GREG WARD Defendants To: GREG WARD

TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Plaintiff is seeking a monetary judgment against STATEWIDE ROOFING CONSULTANTS, INC. and GREG WARD, in the amount of Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Seven and 93/100 dollars ($215,407.93) plus interest at the contract rate of 1.5% per month (18% APR) from January 1, 2018 until judgment and thereafter at the legal rate until paid in full, reasonable attorneys’ fees of 15% of the principal amount pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.2, and the costs of this action.

You are required to make defense to this pleading not later than January 23, 2019, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This the 13th day of December, 2018. /s/ James A. Beck, II James A. Beck, II, NC State Bar No. 33813 VANN ATTORNEYS, PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff Post Office Box 2445 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Telephone: (919) 510-8585 Facsimile: (919) 510-8570 Legal Notice No.: 522455 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT ESSEX, ss. DOCKET NO. 18 MISC 000206 (KCL) Plaintiff: WILLIAM P. MABEE v.

Defendants: DONNA MABEE, JARAD SWITZER, JUSTIN SWITZER, and HEIRS, UNKNOWN AND UNASCERTAINED OF JOHN L. SWITZER

TO: John L. Switzer, deceased, formerly of Centennial in the state of Colorado or his heirs, devisees, or legal representatives

You are hereby notified that a complaint has been filed by the above-named plaintiff in which you are named as an interested party. This complaint concerns a certain parcel of land in Georgetown, Essex County, and said Commonwealth being known as and numbered 0 North Street Rear and being more particularly described in a deed from Alvin F. Marden to James J. Morgan dated September 11, 1945 and recorded in the Essex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 3424, Page 85, plaintiff summons the defendants to appear and try any claim they might have to said parcel and if they fail to appear within he time limited then plaintiff seeks a judgment that he and Defendant, Donna Mabee hold their title free of any claims of the defendants.

This complaint may be examined at the Land Court, Boston, Massachusetts, or a copy obtained from plaintiff’s attorney.

CASE No. 18 MISC 000206 (KCL)

If you intend to make any defense, you are hereby required to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney, Kathleen M. Heyer, Johnson & Borenstein, LLC, whose address is 12 Chestnut Street, Andover, MA 01810, an answer to the complaint on or before the twenty-first day of January, next, the return day, hereof, and a copy thereof must be filed in this court on or before said day.

If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Unless otherwise provided by 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any claim which you may have against the plaintiffs which arise out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiffs’ claim or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action.

It is ORDERED that Notice shall be given by publishing a copy of this notice twice, once per week for two consecutive weeks, in the Eagle Tribune, a newspaper published in Georgetown in the county of Essex and said Commonwealth and by publishing a copy of this notice twice, once per week for two consecutive weeks, in the Centennial Citizen, a newspaper published in Centennial in the state of Colorado at least thirty days before the twenty-first day of January.

Witness, Gordon H. Piper, Chief Justice of the Land Court, the twenty-third day of November, 2018.

Deborah J. Patterson, Recorder Legal Notice No.: 522509 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publication: Littleton Independent and Centennial Citizen

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42 The Independent - The Herald Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILFREDO GUZMAN, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31175

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (Nereida Palma, 4516 Dearborn Street, Denver, CO 80239) or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112, on or before April 20, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Kimberly Ruddell Kimberly Ruddell, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative 1801 California Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 522510 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112

In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: Robert Raymond Mason, Deceased and Susan Kent Mason, a/k/a Susan K. Mason, a/k/a Susan Mason, a/k/a Sue Mason, a/k/a Susan Mason Caldwell, a/k/a Sue Mason Caldwell, Deceased Attorney: GROVES LAW, LLC Julie Groves, Esq., Atty. Reg. #.: 27314 Heather Buller, Esq., Atty. Reg. # 43574 281 S. Pearl St., Denver, CO 80209 Phone Number: (303) 557-0199 E-mail: julie@grovesllc.com FAX Number: (877) 789-6229 Case Number: 2018PR030293 • Division CLX NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY INHERITANCE PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. To all interested persons and owners by inheritance (List all names of interested persons and owners by inheritance): Carolyn Mason

A PETITION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR BOTH, AND OF INTERESTS IN PROPERTY has been filed alleging that the above decedents died leaving the following property:

Investment account held by MFS, Investment Management, PO Box 55824 Boston, MA 02205-5824 The hearing without appearance on the petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: January 29, 2019 Time: 8:00am Division: CLX Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.

Notes: • You must answer the petition within 35 days after the last publication of this notice.

• Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing and filed with the court.

• The hearing must be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner.

Date: 11/27/18 /s/ Julie Groves, Esq. Legal Notice No.: 522451 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kevin M. Trizila, a/k/a Kevin Michael Trizila, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31172 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sue Trizila, Personal Representative 7622 Burns Run Dallas, TX 75248 Legal Notice No.: 522440 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathy Sue Baker, a/k/a Kathy S. Baker, a/k/a Kathy Baker, Deceased.

Case Number: 2018PR031224

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 April 8, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathy Sue Baker, a/k/a Kathy S. Baker, a/k/a Kathy Baker, Deceased.

Case Number: 2018PR031224 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 April 8, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Roger A. Baker, Personal Representative 6534 Spanish Bay Drive Windsor, CO 80550 720-319-3360 Legal Notice No.: 522457 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy Nelson McNeese, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31023

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 April 22, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Andrew E. Shearer, Personal Representative 6356 South Geneva Circle Englewood, CO 80111

Legal Notice No: 522484 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Viola Veronica Phibbs, aka Viola V. Phibbs, aka Viola Phibbs, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 031192 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 April 8, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Arapahoe County District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 6, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

John J. Phibbs Jr. Personal Representative 9539 Bellmore Lane Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126

Brian Keith McNeese Personal Representative 4431 32nd St., Unit 6 San Diego, CA 92116

Legal Notice No: 522441 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No.: 522476 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS PATRICIA C. HOY Case Number: 2018PR31176 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 April 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Martin R. Nelson Personal Representative Wells Fargo Bank Building 5601 So Broadway, Suite 355 Littleton, CO 80121-8020 Legal Notice No.: 522479 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold Woodgate Ostertag, a/k/a Harold W. Ostertag, a/k/a Harold Ostertag, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 31200 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to: Arapahoe County, District Court, Colorado on or before April 20, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert B. Ostertag, Personal Representative 7151 E. Hinsdale Pl. Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 717-2680 Legal Notice No.: 522525 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Helen Frances Reese Brock, aka Helen Frances Reese, aka Helen F. Reese, aka Helen Reese, aka Helen Frances Brock, aka Helen F. Brock, aka Helen R. Brock, aka Helen Brock, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31267 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 April 27, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Roy E. Brock, Personal Representative 2514 S. Toledo Way Aurora, CO 80014 Legal Notice No.: 522541 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eugene Merle Shearer, a/k/a Eugene M. Shearer, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31134 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 April 22, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrew E. Shearer, Personal Representative 6356 South Geneva Circle Englewood, CO 80111 Legal Notice No: 522484

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald L. Smith, aka Donald Lee Smith, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 31191 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 April 8, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kaia K Stulock Personal Representative 1626 Hermosa Drive Littleton, Colorado 80126 Legal Notice No: 522475 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

December 20, 2018D

Public Notice

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles W. Sanders, a/k/a Charles William Sanders, and Charles Sanders, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31243 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2019 or the claims may be forever barred.

August C. Sanders Personal Representative 1825 South Evanston Street Aurora, Colorado 80012 Legal Notice No: 522507 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory Clarence Katzke, aka Gregory C. Katzke, aka Gregory Katzke, aka Greg Katzke, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 31183 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 April 20, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carla J. Katzke, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No: 522511 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Wayne Spradlin, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR349

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathryn Wilson Payn, aka Kathyrn W. Payn, aka Kathryn Payn, and Kay Payn, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30983

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 April 6, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 April 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas M. Payn Personal Representative 66 Royal Ann Drive Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 303-507-6551 Legal Notice No: 522480 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alice K. Schmier, aka Alice Kathleen Schmier, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 31210 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before May 15, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Raymond G. Schmier Personal Representative 6835 S. Penrose Court Centennial, Colorado 80112 303-798-8905 Legal Notice No: 522487 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Susan Jean Papp, a/k/a Susan J. Papp, a/k/a Susan Papp, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31239 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 April 13, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Papp, Co-Personal Representative Karen Jones, Co-Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No: 522506 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Dorothy C. Eggleston Personal Representative 21621 E. Alamo Place Centennial, CO 80015 Legal Notice No: 522453 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Name Changes

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

Littleton, Colorado 80120

Name Changes

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Pamela I. Montoya For Minor Child: Rayleigh Marie Mestas To Change the Child’s Name to: Rayleigh Marie Passarelli Case Number: 2018 C 101040 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Orlando J. Mestas, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: January 9, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Division A2 Littleton, Colorado 80120

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Rayleigh Marie Mestas.

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: December 5, 2018 Legal Notice No.: 522508 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 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: Samantha Schaff For Minor Child: Julie Marie Blea To Change the Child’s Name to: Julie Marie Schaff Case Number: 18C101081 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Ryan Blea, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: January 9, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM Location: 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Division A1 Littleton, Colorado 80120

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Julie Marie Blea.

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: December 11, 2018 Legal Notice No.: 522523 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

Littleton, Colorado 80120

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Adilene De la Paz Cruz For Minor Child: David Yael De la Paz To Change the Child’s Name to: David Yael Torres De la Paz Case Number: 2018 C 101016 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: David Pineda, non custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: January 9, 2019 Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court Division A2 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for David Yael De la Paz 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: November 28, 2018 Legal Notice No.: 522456 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 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: Pamela I. Montoya For Minor Child: Rayleigh Marie Mestas To Change the Child’s Name to: Rayleigh Marie Passarelli Case Number: 2018 C 101040

Public notice is given on December 4, 2018 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ireland Kithzia Lopez be changed to Ireland Kithzia Pavel Case No.: 18 C 101035 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522485 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 26, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Stanley Andre Roberts be changed to Stanley Andre Williams Case No.: 18 C 101012 By: Brittany Sill Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522450 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 28, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Beverly Adams Zeiler be changed to Beverly Troy Adams Case No.: 18 C 101015

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

December 20,PUBLIC 2018 NOTICE

The petition requests that the name of Darline Gina Saldana be changed to D Saldana Case No.: 18 C 101043

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 28, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Name Changes

The petition requests that the name of Beverly Adams Zeiler be changed to Beverly Troy Adams Case No.: 18 C 101015 By:Kim Boswell, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522452 First Publication: December 6, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Name Changes

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 7, 2018 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Reilly Suzanne Reynolds be changed to Alexander Graham Reynolds Case No.: 18 C 100957

The petition requests that the name of Kayleigh Anne McEahern be changed to Kayleigh Anne Spahr Case No.: 18 C 101042 By: Brittany Sill Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No: 522483 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

The petition requests that the name of Darline Gina Saldana be changed to D Saldana Case No.: 18 C 101043

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No: 522491 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on December 6, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Public notice is given on November 7, 2018 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

PUBLIC NOTICE

By: Chantel E. Contiguglia County Court Judge

By: Kim Boswell, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No: 522512 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on December 6, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Public notice is given on December 3, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Travis Wayne Smith be changed to Travis Liam Singhaus Case No.: 18 C 101027

By: Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Name Changes

By: Shana Kloek, Clerk of Court Kim Boswell, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522512 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

CITY OF LITTLETON, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 25 Series, 2018 Legal Notice No: 522491 First Publication: December 13, 2018 BY2018 COUNCILMEMBERS: VALDES & DRISCOLL Last Publication:INTRODUCED December 27, Publisher: Littleton Independent AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LITTLETON, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 27 OF THE CITY CHARTER, REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS WHEREAS, the provisions in the city charter pertaining to council meetings and open and executive sessions are not adequate to handle the city’s affairs in a transparent, open and responsible manner, and; WHEREAS, there are matters that pertain to the public health safety and welfare that council may need to discuss in executive session and is prohibited from doing so under the current city charter, and; WHEREAS, matters such as the evaluation of a council appointee, negotiations for the purchase or sale of real property and obtaining legal advice from the attorneys of the public body are part of negotiations and require council input, and; WHEREAS, providing instructions to negotiators, evaluation of council appointees and obtaining legal advice is generally privileged from outside parties in order to provide for full and complete discussion of the relevant issues: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLETON, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1: Section 27 of the city charter is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 27. Council Meetings; OPEN AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. The Council shall meet regularly at the City Hall or at such other place as Council may direct at least once each month. THE MEETING SHALL BE SET at a day and hour to be fixed from time to time by the rules and procedures of each Council. The Council shall determine the rules of procedure governing meetings. All meetings for the transaction of business shall be open to the public.

Special meetings of the Council may be called in the manner and at the time provided for by the rules of procedure of the Council, provided that local public media are notified of the meeting at the same time that the Council Members are notified.

Four members of the Council shall constitute a quorum.

All meetings of the Council or subcommittees of the Council, meetings of all boards, commissions and other advisory bodies of the City and the subcommittees thereof shall comply with the requirements of C.R.S. 24-6-402 (2012) otherwise known as the open meeting law. An executive session may be called in accordance with C.R.S. 24-6-402 for the following reasons and no other. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THIS SECTION MAY ONLY BE HELD BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF A QUORUM PRESENT PLUS ONE VOTE. 1. To discuss matters required to be kept confidential by Federal and State laws OR RULES OR REGULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPECIALIZED DETAILS OF SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS OR INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING DEFENSES AGAINST TERRORISM OR CRIMINAL ACTS, BOTH FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC; and

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 4, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Hannelore Tanie Davros be changed to Tanie Lora Davros Case No.: 2018 C 101036 By: Brittany Sill Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 522514 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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The petition requests that the name of Reilly Suzanne Reynolds be changed to Alexander Graham Reynolds Case No.: 18 C 100957 By: Chantel E. Contiguglia County Court Judge

Legal Notice No: 522513 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

The petition requests that the name of Hannelore Tanie Davros be changed to Tanie Lora Davros Case No.: 2018 C 101036

Name Changes

Name Changes

Public notice is given on December 11, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

By: Brittany Sill Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

The petition requests that the name of Julie Marie Blea be changed to Julie Marie Schaff Case No.: 18C101081

Legal Notice No: 522514 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

By: E. Leith, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No: 522524 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on December 11, 2018 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The petition requests that the name of Inna Andreyevna Murakhtina be changed to Inna Andreyevna Scurtul Case No.: 18 C 101080

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

By: Sana Kloek/Brittany Siu Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on December 12, 2018 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No: 522522 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

The petition requests that the name of Jared Thomas Brown be changed to Jared Michael Light Case No.: 18 C 101083 By: Shana Kloek/Kim Boswell Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No: 522528 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on December 11, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Julie Marie Blea be changed to Julie Marie Schaff Case No.: 18C101081 By: E. Leith, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 522524 Yes No Total Votes OF THE LEGAL QUESTION SHALL BE PART OF THE AGENDA FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. FirstISPublication: December 20, 2018 MERE PRESENCE OR PARTICIPATION OF THE ATTORNEY(S) FOR THE COUNCIL NOT Arapahoe County 8,444 – 42.25% 11,543 – 57.75% 19,987 Last Publication: JanuaryCounty 3, 2019 Douglas 103 – 45.98% 121 – 54.02% 224 SUFFICIENT FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. NO PERSONS, Independent Jefferson County 477 – 37.86% 783 – 62.14% 1,260 OTHER THAN MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE CITY,Publisher: THE CITY Littleton Total 9,024 12,447 21,471 MANAGER AND ONLY ANY OTHER PERSON REQUIRED IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE COUNCIL TO PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE FORMULATION OF THE LEGAL QUESTION MAY BE PRESENT IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. 3B Shall Sections 54, 55 and 57 of the Littleton City Charter concerning city attorney appointment, NO FORMAL ACTION OF THE COUNCIL MAY BE TAKEN DURING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION duties and special counsel be amended by placing all into one section of the charter, removing HELD UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. ALL FORMAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING qualification language that is more appropriate in the city code and clarifying special counsel apFROM AN EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MUST OCCUR IN AN pointment, and deleting Section 56 regarding lawsuits?

OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 5. PERSONNEL MATTERS ARE DEFINED AS THE RECRUITMENT, EVALUATION, DISCIPLINE, TERMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE THAT IS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL. THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SHALL BE GIVEN, IN WRITING, NO LESS THAN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS’ NOTICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE EMPLOYEE MAY REQUEST, UPON NO LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS’ NOTICE, THAT THE MATTER BE HELD IN AN OPENING MEETING SESSION. ALL FORMAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM AN EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MUST OCCUR IN AN OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. The entire executive session shall be taped or digitally recorded in its entirety. The recording shall be maintained in the City Clerk’s office until those serving on the Council at the time of the recorded executive session are no longer serving on Council.

Section 2:Severability. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, including each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared invalid.

Section 3:Repealer. All ordinances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided that this repealer shall not repeal the repealer clauses of such ordinance nor revive any ordinance thereby.

INTRODUCED AS A BILL at a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council of the City of Littleton on the 17th day of July, 2018, passed on first reading by a vote of 6 FOR and 0 AGAINST; and ordered published by posting at Littleton Center, Bemis Library, the Municipal Courthouse and on the City of Littleton Website.

PUBLIC HEARING on the Ordinance to take place on the 7th day of August, 2018, in the Council Chamber, Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard.

PASSED on second and final reading, following public hearing, by a vote of 5 FOR and 1 AGAINST on the 7th day of August, 2018 and ordered published by posting at Littleton Center, Bemis Library, the Municipal Courthouse and on the City of Littleton Website.

ATTEST: Wendy Heffner, CITY CLERK Debbie Brinkman, MAYOR

2. To confer with an attorney regarding a legal action already filed in a court of law. The case name and number shall be cited for the public record. Any final settlement or final agreement shall be decided by a majority vote in a regular meeting of the Council.

Lena McClelland, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY

3. THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, LEASE, TRANSFER OR SALE OF ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY. NO EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONCEALING THE FACT THAT A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST IN SUCH PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, LEASE, TRANSFER OR SALE. ALL FORMAL ACTION ON THE AGREEMENTS FOR SUCH PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, LEASE, TRANSFER OR SALE OF ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST OCCUR IN AN OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

This is to certify that at the special election coordinated with Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties on the 6th day of November, 2018 the results of all votes case, are as follows;

4. CONFERENCE WITH THE ATTORNEY(S) FOR THE COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING LEGAL ADVICE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS. THE GENERAL SUBSTANCE

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Public notice is given on December 4, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

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Charter Amendments 3A Shall Sections 23 and 29 of the Littleton City Charter concerning council membership qualifications and rules be combined into one section and remove language pertaining to judicial review, which is a right that independently exists pursuant to court rules?

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Arapahoe County Douglas County Jefferson County Total

Yes 7,870 – 39.96% 108 – 48.00% 440 – 35.43% 8,418

No 11,824 – 60.04% 117 – 52.00% 802 – 64.57% 12,743

Total Votes 19,694 225 1,242 21,161

3C Shall Section 58 of the Littleton City Charter concerning the establishment, appointment qualifications, term, etc. of the municipal court judge be amended to include the term “presiding judge” and for appointment of associate judges by the presiding judge?

Arapahoe County Douglas County Jefferson County Total

Yes 7,515 – 38.29% 110 – 48.89% 440 – 35.43% 8,065

No 12,109 – 61.71% 115 – 51.11% 802 – 64.57% 13,026

Total Votes 19,624 225 1,242 21,091

3D Shall Sections 117 and 118 of the Littleton City Charter concerning revocable licenses and permits be combined into one section and give city council authority to delegate the city manager to grant revocable licenses?

Arapahoe County Douglas County Jefferson County Total

Yes 7,243 – 36.81% 100 – 44.64% 412 – 33.33% 7,755

No 12,433 – 63.19% 124 – 55.36% 824 – 66.67% 13,381

Total Votes 19,676 225 1,236 21,137

3E Shall Section 27 of the Littleton City Charter be amended concerning meetings and providing for executive sessions to consider items confidential under state and federal statutes?

State and federal statutes permit executive sessions between the city council and staff related to: providing instructions on buying and selling property; to consider the appointment, evaluation and discipline of the city manager, city attorney and presiding municipal judge; to receive legal advice from the city’s attorneys on legal issues.

If approved by the voters, Section 27 would require that all formal city council actions occur in open public session of the council.

Arapahoe County Douglas County Jefferson County Total

Yes 10,887 – 54.20% 157 – 69.16% 614 – 49.48% 11,658

No 9,200 – 45.80% 70 – 30.84% 627 – 50.52% 9,897

Total Votes 20,087 227 1,241 21,555

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 10th day of December, 2018 Wendy Heffner, City Clerk. City of Littleton

Legal Notice No.: 522515 First Publication: December 20, 2018 * Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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“Those who participate will be helping to create real knowledge,” Garneau said. “It is also a way to get people more comfortable with participating and being involved in science.”

The study is fully available in both English and Spanish, and people can participate by going to the Taste Lab in “Expedition Health” on the second level of the museum at 2001 Colorado Blvd.

The experiment is available daily, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Enrollment is free with museum admission.

Experiments run approximately 30 minutes and are subject to the availability of the community scientists on a firstcome, first-served basis. It is also possible to make an appointment by emailing genetics@dmns.org. For more information, visit www.dmns.org/genetics.

Go home this holiday to Lone Tree Tap into a vein of pure Christmas cheer right before the holiday itself kicks into high gear by heading to Lone Tree.

In response to audience demand the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., is hosting Home for the Holidays 2018 through Dec. 23. Performances are at 1:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

This production aims to delight everyone by including everything from dancers, singers, drummers, holiday songs, and of course, a special appearance by everyone’s favorite Christmas elf. The storyline has even been updated for 2018.

Get your tickets at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Conscious Alliance Holiday Party at Fillmore Auditorium It is no secret that the holidays can be a very stressful time, with all the crowds and shopping, to say nothing of commitments with family and friends.

Sometimes the best thing a person can do to stay sane is relieving some of that stress on the dance floor.

BoomBox, the electronic work of songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Zion Rock Godchaux, is offering audiences a chance to do just that while collecting toys for a good cause at the same time.

The Conscious Alliance Holiday Party will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21 at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St. in Denver.

The event is hosted by Conscious Alliance, a nonprofit focused on feeding the hungry through organized food drives at music and sporting events. For this special concert, instead of food the organization will be accepting new or unwrapped toys. Those who donate will receive a limited-edition poster.

In addition to BoomBox, the show will also feature a DJ set from Classixx, one of my favorite contemporary electronic groups, and Orchard Lounge, a duo that blends genres ranging from downtempo to space disco, with a healthy dose of hip-hop, soul and funk added to the mix.

Tickets can be purchased at www. livenation.com, and find about more about Conscious Alliance at www. consciousalliance.org.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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