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The Villager’s Man and Woman of the Year

Cherry Creek Schools’ Harry Bull and Tustin Amole

The management and the messenger: Superintendent Harry Bull and Tustin Amole, Cherry Creek Schools’ communications director Photo by Peter Jones

Harry Bull puts the ‘super’ in ‘intendent’

With a name like Harry Bull, the Cherry Creeks Schools superintendent may have been destined for a career in K-12 education—just imagine what fun middle-schoolers have had with that one during his nearly 40 years in public schools. “There’s a whole lot of different names people call me,” the “no-bull” official said with a self-deprecating smile. “While I would tell you that Harry Bull is a very English name, there’s a lot you can do with both ends of that.” Lately, Harry Bull—the name he inherited from his father—has been called the Colorado Superintendent of the Year, in large part for his lead-

ership role in ongoing efforts to increase school funding for the cash-strapped public-school system. His other titles have included Administrator of the Year from the Colorado High School Press Association, Honor Administrator of the Year from the Colorado Music Educators Association and School Library Journal’s Administrator of the Year. “Excellence is a moving target,” Bull said. “Whenever you get really close, it moves up.” This week, Bull gets another designation as The Villager’s Man of the Year, an honor he shares with the accompanying Woman of the Year, Tustin Amole, the longtime communications director for Cherry Creek Schools who will retire at the end of this schoolyear. Continued on page 6

On the record with Tustin Amole

Tustin Amole remembers the day when then-Superintendent Monte Moses hired her as his workaday public-information officer. In the early days of the internet, Amole’s nascent twoperson department’s job was to oversee Cherry Creek Schools’ publications. And there was something else. “He said, ‘I want you to keep us out of the media,’” Amole recalled with a smile. “Well, we both laughed at that one. But I was very successful for getting the right things into the media that told our story. At some point, we got onto this narrative that public education is failing, when in fact we are doing more

than we ever have before.” Like any “story,” there are good parts and bad parts, as well as the boring and even the ugly. From winning test scores and mill levy victories to lunchroom “scandals” and teachers behaving badly, Amole has strived for nearly two decades to tell the Cherry Creek story in full, even in the face of death threats and only a few obnoxious journalists. “As a former reporter, I was very familiar with the openrecords law so I knew what had to be given up,” Amole said. “There’s no point in stalling. People who try to stonewall the media—it always ends badly for them.” Fortunately, the director of the seven-person communications department for one of the largest, most diverse and highest-achieving school districts in Continued on page 6

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Lumonics retrospective opening at MOA Museum of Outdoor Arts is pleased to announce Then & Now: A retrospective of lightbased sculpture by Dorothy and Mel Tanner. This is the first ever retrospective exhibition of Dorothy and Mel Tanner. An opening reception for spectacular exhibition on Jan. 13 from 6 to 10 p.m. and will include hors d’oeuvres and libations and will feature live music mixing by DJ Buddha Bomb, incorporating some of the music created by Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard. Dorothy and Mel Tanner began their luminal art in the 1960s in Miami. Their interest in plexiglas and its unique light-transmitting quality engaged them in experimentation that led to the major component of their art form: light. In unison with the light sculptures, they added the elements of live projection, music, and electronics to create a multisensory experience that The Miami Herald described as “one of the most unusual yet beautiful experiences in the world of art.” The Tanners’ interest in the healing and spiritually uplifting effects that result from light and sound immersion became their lifetime dedication. Since the passing of Mel Tanner in 1993, Dorothy continues to

experiment with a wide array of materials and media. Plexiglas is a material that she sculpts, paints, sandblasts, bakes and shapes. Some are wall sculptures, some free-standing or mobile, while others are water sculptures. “Their artwork is unlike anything we have seen,” says MOA President and Executive Director, Cynthia Madden Leitner. “Illuminated sculpture engages the audience with its pop-art modernity.” Dorothy Tanner and her team

relocated to Denver in 2008 where she collaborates with longtime associate, Marc Billard, in creating video, accompanied by Dorothy’s spoken word and their electronic music. These elements are all part of the Lumonics expression. More information about the art of Dorothy and Mel Tanner and the video and music collaborations can be found at lumonics. net and dorothytanner.com. The exhibition will be on display at MOA’s indoor galleries through March 24.

Rules change for HOV lanes Carpoolers now need three or more to ride for free

The Colorado Department of Transportation and the High Performance Transportation Enterprise want to remind drivers that CDOT’s High Occupancy Vehicle Express Lanes changed from requiring two passengers to three as of Jan. 1. This means a driver and at least two passengers. The change affects the US 36 and I-25 Express Lanes,

two corridors that offer free carpooling in the Express Lanes. With the state’s population exploding and transportation funding decreasing, CDOT and HPTE must look at innovative ways to move traffic. The move to three people in a vehicle will help provide uncongested travel now and in the future on the Express Lanes as well as provide funding to help offset costs of the lane including operations and maintenance. “We want to make sure that no

one is surprised with the change that started Jan.1,” said HPTE Director David Spector. “We are working with partners to help drivers find a third person to carpool or explore all the other choices for travel on the I-25 and US 36 Express Lanes.” In addition, if drivers plan to carpool only (HOV purists), they will be able to receive the $15 switchable HOV transponder for free in spring 2017 as another way to help ease the transition.

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Stock show parade cancelled due to weather In a few days the National Western Stock Show will continue its 111-year-old Colorado tradition in Denver. The historic Stock Show Parade has been cancelled due to concerns over weather and the safety of livestock and parade watchers Thunder from the Denver Broncos was this years Grand Marshal. The 2017 National Western Stock Show promises to showcase your favorite western traditions as well as highlight the many “must see” events across the grounds. The 16-day show opens Saturday, January 7, and features a BBQ Throwdown competition presented by Chevrolet, an authentic Ranch Rodeo, championship fiddle competitions, PBR bull riding, familyfun dog shows, Frontier Airlines Mutton Bustin’, Coors Western Art gallery, a nursery of baby animals, the King Soopers Petting Farm and acres of food and shopping. Tuesday, January 10, is free Grounds Admission Day, compliments of National Western Stock Show. Visit the NW box office to get a ticket and enjoy the day. The National Western Stock Show is celebrating 111 years in

Denver with nearly 30 professional rodeo performances, worldclass horse shows and the “Super Bowl” of livestock shows. The historical National Western Yards will haul in 40 semi-loads of shavings, 14 semi-loads of straw, and will haul away 65 semi trucks full of manure for recycle after the 16 days. There will be more than 15,000 head of livestock and horses that pass through the grounds, with 25 different breeds of cattle and six other species, including miniature Herefords, goats, lambs, alpaca, llama and poultry. An estimated $10 million in livestock sales will be exchanged during the 16-day event. The National Western Stock Show will drive nearly $100 million in economic impact to the Denver Metro area and raise right around $400,000 for the National Western Scholarship Trust, which distributes more than 80 scholarships to students studying in the fields of agriculture and rural medicine. Grounds admission and event tickets are on sale at nationalwestern.com and all King Soopers locations.

Noel to present program on Colorado artist Well-known historian Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel will entertain and enlighten you with the story of Herndon Davis, the artist who painted the face on the barroom floor in Central City’s Teller House, at Bemis Public Library on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. Davis became a prominent illustrator for newspapers and magazines on the East coast and was commissioned by the Smithsonian to create paintings and murals. After coming to Denver in 1936, he painted more than 100 portraits of famous Coloradans and another 50 of the state’s notable landmarks, including Littleton’s Rough and Ready Mill. Herndon Davis painted dinosaurs, Santos, Katherine Hepburn, FDR, and faces on barroom stools. He was a prolific artist whose mu-

rals, sketches and portraits can be found all over the State of Colorado. Noel teaches history at the University of Colorado at Denver where he is the director of Public History and Preservation and co-director of the Center for Colorado and the West. He is also a columnist for The Denver Post and appears regularly on local TV. Noel is the author or coauthor of 50 books; copies of the book he co-authored, Herndon Davis: Painting Colorado History, 1901-1962, will be available for purchase and signing following the program. The library is located at 6014 S. Datura Street in Littleton. For more information call the library at 303-795-3961.

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Lawsuit claims county inmate died unnecessarily Man allegedly left untreated as he pleaded for help BY PETER JONES NEWS EDITOR

A recently filed federal lawsuit claims the private-contracted medical staff at the Arapahoe County jail neglected a sick inmate, essentially allowing him to die in a pool of blood and vomit, after repeatedly ignoring his pleas for emergency aid. Jeffrey Lillis, 37, died Dec. 14, 2014 of sepsis and bacterial pneumonia while being held on alleged parole violations stemming from drug and theft charges. “He died a pretty horrible and violent death on the floor of his cell because nobody at the jail provided any medical care,” said Erica Grossman, an attorney representing Lillis’s five children. “He was really sick for about three days and it went completely untreated, despite the fact that he was in the medical unit. He needed antibiotics and a chest x-ray, and instead they did nothing—they offered him Gatorade and ibuprofen.” According to the lawsuit, a night earlier Lillis had submitted what was an unheeded medical-request form that said, “Help, I’m very sick, with a fever, headaches, cough, overall not feeling so good, also my skin is so dry, it’s driving me crazy.” The lawsuit names the county, Tennessee-based Correct Care Solutions, its subcontractors and seven medical professionals who were on duty the day of Lillis’s death. The suit argues that the county and medical team violated Lillis’s constitutional rights to equal protection under the law and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment. Arapahoe County Sheriff David Walcher did not return a request for comment. The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver called Lillis’s conditions “easily treatable” and says Lillis would not have died “had defendants provided him with proper and timely medical attention and treatment.” The inmate was moved into the medical unit two days before his death when he was recorded as having a fever of 103 degrees. According to Grossman, Lillis began cough-

Swingle receives 2016 Professional Communications Award

Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care is proud to announce it has been awarded a Professional Communications Award from the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA). More than 20 years old, this program honors marketing and communication excellence within the tree care industry. Swingle was awarded the 2016 Professional Communication Award for top newsletter/ brochure and special entry. TCIA evaluated each entry on the overall appearance, content quality, adherence to American National Standards Institute and Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, and its success in achieving the company’s marketing and communications goals. “We couldn’t be more proud of what our marketing team’s been able to achieve in such a short amount of time,” says Swingle’s CEO Tom Tolkacz.

He needed antibiotics and a chest x-ray, and instead they did nothing—they offered him Gatorade and ibuprofen. -Erica Grossman, attorney

ing up blood the next day, but he was not evaluated by a physician. Little attention was paid to Lillis, she said, until a surveillance video showed him falling off the toilet as he neared death. “Inexplicably, the deputy goes to get the nurse, and the nurse instead of going to help him wastes 11 minutes by watching the video of him falling off and crawling around the floor writhing in pain,” Grossman said. When Lillis finally received help, he was prescribed cough medicine. Ten minutes after a nurse was told of Lillis’s condition, medical staff found him lying on the floor with a faint pulse, surrounded by vomit and with blood coming from his mouth, according to the lawsuit. When the staff finally treated the situation as a medical crisis, a working defibrillator was not readily available. “The only way Mr. Lillis could get his emergent condition treated as an emergency was to die on the floor in his own blood and vomit,” the lawsuit says. The eventual autopsy said Lillis’s left lung was so filled with fluid that it weighed twice as much as his right lung.

Grossman, whose firm, Holland, Edwards & Grossman, successfully represented a similar case recently in Jefferson County, says the Lillis incident was not an isolated situation. “This is a national problem of horrible conditions in jails, particularly when these units are run by forprofit companies. You should not die of bacterial pneumonia in the United States at 37,” she said. “It’s a combination of a culture where you’re trained to doubt inmates’ complaints and also trained to not do what is best because it costs too much money.” The lawsuit cites 10 other cases in which inmates under the care of Correct Care either died or became seriously ill. In March, the firm was named in a federal lawsuit over the death of an inmate in the Fremont County jail. Since the Lillis incident, Arapahoe County has instituted a policy that requires medical staff to pay routine visits on inmates too sick to stay in the general population. The lawsuit does not name specific damages. “We’re asking for what the jury thinks is just and fair,” Grossman said.

Sheriff seeks help finding weekend homicide suspect BY PETER JONES NEWS EDITOR

At press time, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office was seeking the public’s help in finding 27-year-old shooting suspect David Craine. On Dec. 29 at about 10:45 p.m., deputies were called to 3151 W. Girard Ave. in Centennial on a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a 36-year-old man in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, but did not survive. Investigators have been looking for Craine since the shooting, but have exhausted their leads. Craine has no known current address or employment. He is described as a Hispanic man, about 5-foor 2-inches and 128 pounds. He

David Craine has brown hair and brown eyes. He has the word “Craine” tattooed on his neck. Anyone with information on Craine’s whereabouts is asked to contact their local police or Crime Stoppers (720913-7867) immediately. Craine is believed to be armed and dangerous.

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The Villager

Bombeck remembered vice from her heart that seemed to heal our souls and tickle our funny bones. I heard Erma Bombeck speak many years ago. She addressed a newspaper audience at our annual press convention at the stately Brown Palace. She confessed her addiction to smoking, which likely ended her life before her time. As we end 2016 and begin the challenges of a new year, we all can take a lesson from Erma.

The new year is a good time to remember Erma’s philosophy

She wasn’t a politician, never held public office, but offered ad-

If I had my life to live over … By Erma Bombeck I would have invited friends over to dinner, even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the good living room and worried much less about the dirt

when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth. I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed. I would have burned the pink candle sculptured like a rose before it melted in storage. I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains. I would have cried and laughed less while watching television, and more while watching life. I would have gone to bed when I was sick, instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding

pattern if I wasn’t there for the day. I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn’t show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime. Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished every moment, realizing that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle. When my kids kissed impetuously, I would never have said, “Later, now go get washed up for dinner.” There would have been more “I love you’s” and more “I’m sorrys,” but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute—look at it and really see it—live it. And never give it back!

Youth in today’s world—2017

BY MORT REMARKS MARKS

A recent study reports that “today’s youth are indifferent to government, to news about the world around them, have little respect for their elders, do not really approve of hard work, diligence, thrift, responsibility, civility, devotion to family, or to law and order, and civic responsibility.” And if that weren’t enough, it further stated that today’s young adults keep up less with current events, read fewer newspapers and watch less television news than did their counterparts in past decades. What’s new here? Every generation has had similar surveys made by “disgruntled grownups” that report on the terrible state of the up and coming young adults. Still, what is youth for, if not a certain self-absorption, time to

explore interests and the things that delight the individual before taking on the harness of career and family. Being young, after all, is a serious business. But if we adults want kids’ respect, we must first take a long and painful look at ourselves. We may find that they are changing less than the world around them, and naturally, we are seeing their response. Let’s face it. Today’s young live in a world where their parents spend 40 percent less time with them, compared to a generation ago, and one quarter of all children under the age of 6 live in a low-income family. The divorce and illegitimacy rates have risen so high that by one estimate a white child born today will have only a 30 percent chance to live to age 17 with both biological parents at home. A black child has only a 6 percent chance. Today, no neighborhoods are exempt from the social and economic fact that moms are at work, kids are at daycare, grandmas in the nursing home and the checkbook is often empty. This has brought about a general trend toward individualism at the expense of our communities. People are quicker to exit a marriage, a job or even their church if it doesn’t suit them. In making decisions today,

people want to rely on their own judgment. They are annoyed by government intrusion into their private lives. They favor allowing parents and students to choose the public and charter schools they want to attend and they refer decisions on abortion to the woman and her physician. In recent years, our young people have put more emphasis on material things. For example, since the ‘90s a rising proportion of students have selected “having lots of money” as a goal while fewer have chosen “finding purpose and meaning in life.” A similar pattern—money over meaning—is also seen in the surveys of college freshmen by the American Council of Education. But along with individualism or the loosening of ties to one’s own group can come tolerance of those outside of one’s group. Sociology professor Norvelle Glenn of the University of Texas maintained that this was clearly evident in responses to his survey that indicated an increase in approval of interracial and interreligious marriage, in willingness to vote for a female or minority candidate for elected office and other similar measures of “out group” tolerance. Economic changes have made it crucial that young people and people of all ages, particularly

women and middle-aged men, look out for their own future. Mergers, foreign competition and rapid technological shifts put more responsibility on the individual to prepare for their own retirement. Today’s cultural change is represented by the headset that has each person listening to their own music. Sporting events, such as the golf tournament gallery, and the Broncos grandstand have become the communal gathering most celebrated in our daily newspaper and on television. But all is not lost on today’s youth any more than it was on previous generations. The youths I see are hard at work, attempting to pay off their college loans while staying one step ahead of their new ones. Our world has really been the one that has changed more than they have. Today’s youth may actually be more our contemporaries than the Victorians who supposedly lived by “values.” Historians point out that Victorians were, in reality, a people of sanctimonious piety and hypocritical morality. Today, as we start the New Year of 2017, I have faith in the youth of America, and I am sure they will make our country even greater than it has ever been.

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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”

QUOTE of the WEEK

How farofthat little QUOTE the WEEK candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. – William Shakespeare

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The president-elect’s new clothes BY BILL HOLEN

ARAPAHOE COUNTY COMMISSIONER (D-5) Hans Christian Andersen, the great Danish storyteller, wrote a children’s story about a foolish

emperor who was convinced by two swindlers that they had produced the finest, lightest, most magnificent cloth in the world. The cloth was so extraordinary that it was invisible to anyone who was incompetent or stupid. In fact, there was no cloth. So, the emperor, thinking he was dressed in an elegant invisible royal attire, strolled through the village naked. Fearful of being viewed as incompetent, the crowd “oohed” and “aahed” as the “finely dressed” naked emperor moved through the crowd of subjects, until a young boy screamed, “the emperor has no clothes.” Unfortunately, today we are experiencing a similar circumstance with the new president-elect.

During the last decade, the world has come to the realization that our computer networks are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. U.S. national-security agencies, major corporations and even local governments are experiencing serious breaches of their computer networks. Foreign governments are also seeing an increase in cybersecurity attacks. The Russian government used cyber-attacks during its invasion of Georgia and Crimea to shut down crucial defense networks. On New Year’s Eve at a public event, the president-elect stated that in spite of overwhelming evidence provided by 11 U.S. national-security agencies, he did not believe that the Russians were

involved in the hacking of Hillary Clinton’s email account in an effort to assist in his election. This dismissive attitude is unprecedented in America’s election history. What this president-elect shows toward this nation’s national-security agencies is very troubling and is reflective of an individual so driven by an insatiable ego that even our national-defense community is expressing its concern. Trump’s apparently cozy relationship with Russian President Putin, who is behind these cyberattacks, is only one example of the many relationships the presidentelect has established through his business deals around the world that are dependent upon personal

relationship with the leaders of those countries. Will the president-elect’s relationship with foreign leaders be more swayed by his personal economic deals or by the best interests of the United States? The other issue that confronts many American citizens is Trump’s refusal to release his personal tax records so that we can determine the depth of his international business dealings. On Jan. 20, he will be swornin as our new president. Will he be transparent about his business activities and personal relationships with foreign businesses, or will the American people scream the emperor has no clothes?

Ringing in the new year with Obamacare

New Year’s traditions include sipping champagne, singing “Auld Lang Syne” and toasting the future. Will anyone be raising their glasses to Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act? What surprises are in store in 2017 for those with an Obamacare health insurance policy? Regardless of whether you view the upcoming Trump presidency as a “big league” Christmas present or as a lump of coal, most Obamacare policyholders will receive not a lump, but a dump truck, of coal. The coal comes in two forms— premiums and deductibles, both slated to increase in the new year. What does this mean to policyholders? For a deductible analogy, think

of our local country clubs or athletic clubs. The deductible is analogous to your club initiation fee, what you pay for the privilege of membership. The difference being that you only pay an initiation fee once when you join. With health insurance, you pay the initiation fee each and every year. The premium analogy is your club’s monthly dues—what you pay each month to maintain your membership. And it doesn’t matter how much you use your club. You are still on the hook for your dues. Your insurance deductible is how much you pay out of your own pocket for medical bills before your insurance kicks in. It resets Jan. 1 of each year. Break a leg on the ski slopes in January and you, yourself, are paying all your medical bills until you meet that deductible. How much might that be? The deductible for the lowestpriced Obamacare bronze plans will average more than $6,000 in 2017. That’s just for an individual. For a family, the average deductible will be more than $12,000. How many families have that much cash ready to shell out a few weeks after Christmas? Silver Obamacare plans, the next step up, have smaller fees, but are still costlier than last year. An individual deductible of $3,500 and

$7,500 for a family. Financially challenging for most families. Paying your deductible means insurance kicks in, but don’t close your wallet quite yet. There is still a copayment, or copay, the portion of your medical bill you must pay even after meeting the deductible. This can range from 10 to 40 percent, depending on your particular Obamacare plan. Let’s run some numbers in a reallife example. Suppose you have an accident in January, with an emergency-room visit, surgery and hospitalization for a few days. The hospital bill is $25,000. Your bronze-level Obamacare plan requires you to pay the first $6,000. With a 40 percent copay, you will still be on the hook for 40 percent of the remaining $19,000 bill or $7,600. For a grand total of over $13,000. Happy New Year! Don’t forget the monthly premium, which you are still paying. In 2017, premiums will be more than $400 per month for an individual silver plan, higher for a family policy. This is on top of your deductible and copay, should you have to actually use your insurance. A good New Year’s resolution is to stay healthy and away from doctors, hospitals and labs. You will still be spending anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 on premiums, more if

you use your insurance. Remember when President Obama promised Americans that healthcare premiums would fall by $2,500 per family and that you could keep your doctor? How is

that working out? As you sing “Auld Lang Syne,” hold on to your wallet. Editor’s note: The Affordable Care Act includes an annual maximum out of pocket.

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Rep Mike Coffman stands with several members of the Armed Services deployed to Afghanistan over Christmas.

Coffman vists service members over Christmas U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman returned recently from Afghanistan where he spent Christmas visiting deployed troops. “This Christmas, I had the honor of visiting with our troops deployed in Afghanistan,” said Coffman, a Marine Corps combat veteran. “Any opportunity I have to thank our deployed service members for their work, especially around the holidays, is very important to me. I also want to thank the families of those de-

ployed who don’t have their loved one home for the holidays. I want them all to know that their service and sacrifice is appreciated.” Coffman led a bi-partisan Congressional delegation to Afghanistan to meet with U.S. deployed service member. Coffman met with Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., who is in charge of Operation Resolution support in Afghanistan and also with the 1st Calvary Division commander, Major General John c. Thomson

III. Site visits included the AlUdeid Air Force Base, Bagram Airfield and the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Coffman has a combined 21 years of military service and serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Veteran’s Affairs Committee, where he is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. He is the only member of Congress to have served in both Iraq Wars.

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The magic in ‘we’

Bull, who turns 60 in March, is typically modest. “I just see myself as a guy who gets up in the morning and packs my lunch and comes to work,” he said. “The accolades are wonderful. I’ve been very appreciative, but it’s about the work we do here for the kids.” The district leader is prone to emphasize that plural pronoun again and again. “We believe strongly in great neighborhood schools. It’s something this community values,” he said. “I believe this is an honor for our district. I hope it’s an honor for our community. It’s the teachers that make the magic

Excellence is a moving target. Whenever you get really close, it moves up.

- Harry Bull, Cherry Creek Schools superintendent happen.” But because magic has a price

tag, Bull has had to teach state lawmakers a thing or two. In 2013, he convened more than 70 of Colorado’s superintendents to develop a position paper that called for restoring nearly $1 billion in K-12 funding that had been held back during the economic recession. The efforts were credited last year with helping to secure more—but admittedly, not enough—funding for all the state’s public schools. Bull makes sure to place that emphasis on “all.” Although he was appointed by the Cherry Creek Schools Board of Education to manage a district of more than 54,000 students in more than 60 schools, the superintendent takes a holistic view on public education.

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Woman of the Year: Continued from Page 1 Colorado has also had plenty of good news to report during her 18 years on the job. “We’ve been blessed with great community support,” she said. “I’ve been through four [bond] elections, all of which have been successful. Throughout all the turmoil you see in public education, Cherry Creek has been this oasis of calm.” Amole has become more reflective than usual as she nears her 65th birthday and inches toward her retirement this summer at the close of the 2016/17 schoolyear. Along with her boss, Superintendent Harry Bull, The Villager’s Man of the Year, Amole shares this week’s cover as the accompanying Woman of the Year, a fitting title as she winds down—at least, formally—a career that has spanned education, newspapers and the family business in more ways than one. “I’ve been working pretty much nonstop for about a half century,” the fifth-generation Denver native

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said, belying a relative youthfulness. “I worked after school. My grandparents had a jewelry store. It’s just time to kind of reinvent my life and see what else I can do.”

The education beat

Like her father, the late Rocky Mountain News columnist Gene Amole, the Cherry Creek spokeswoman pursued a career in journalism, even working alongside her father for nine years while she covered cops and later education in the same newsroom. “It was a gift. I wouldn’t trade that for anything,” she said. Gene never pushed his daughter into journalism, to say the least. Years ago, when she told columnist Dick Kreck that her father “would have drowned her as a small child” if he could have predicted her career in newspapers, Gene responded in his inimitable style. “My father was a little irritated with me,” Amole said with a laugh. “He said, ‘I would have drowned you as a baby—I wouldn’t have waited until you were a small child!’ I don’t know what he thought. He wanted us to find our own way.” After policebeat stints at the Aurora Sentinel and The Greeley Tribune, Amole took her notepad to the Rocky, where she finally—and somewhat relucCherry Creek Schools spokeswoman Tustin tantly—found her way to the educaAmole does what she does best.

I wanted to be the kind of spokesperson I wanted to work with as a reporter. -Tustin Amole, Cherry Creek Schools’ communications director

tion beat after a mid-career sabbatical in Guatemala. “I wanted to kind of re-evaluate. I was burning out on the cop beat,” she said. “When I was assigned education, I thought, ‘oh well.’ But I was relieved to be doing something different.” There was far more to the story than Amole realized. Once she got past the school budgets and obligatory back-to-school features, she discovered a world she barely knew existed. “It was going into the classrooms and seeing amazing teachers work with kids. It was all the complexities of it,” the former reporter said. “I became fascinated.” Although Amole found her niche, her burnout eventually relapsed and was affirmed by the events of April 20, 1999—a news event that would combine Amole’s cops and school beats, but also signal the end of her ca-

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Harry Bull

Born a teacher

Broad-based aspirations and district-wide standards are a long way from what the young Harry Bull might have once imagined. Years ago, his simple childhood dream of becoming a classroom teacher was as wide-eyed as that of a would-be astronaut. “When we had career day, my

classmates would go hangout with the racecar drivers, pilots, or doctors and lawyers, I would just go back to school and hangout with the teachers,” he said. By the time Bull was old enough to realize that a teaching gig might be harder than driving a racecar, he was getting his own education about education. In the end, Dr. Bull—as he is often called—was awarded a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Bull would land his first teaching job at Aurora Central High School in 1980 before coming to Cherry Creek four years later to teach at Overland High School. He has since been assistant principal at Smoky Hill, principal at Grandview and the district’s executive director of high schools. He was tapped as superintendent in 2010. The only downside for Bull in an executive position for a large district has been his perpetual distance from the actual classrooms where the pencils meet the paper. “I used to come home covered in chalk all the time,” he said. “When Dick Koeppe was the superintendent [in the 1980s], it was a very small district. The urban lore was that he could walk out of his office and go to a school and read to kindergarteners.” While Bull makes every effort to visit as many schools as possible, it has been a long while since he last tried his hand at Goodnight

For Tustin Amole and Harry Bull, it’s all about the students. Photo by Peter Jones Moon. With declining enrollment in Cherry Creek’s center, a need for 21st century vocational training, and what he describes as the permeation of post-election hate speech, Bull has his hands full. “The things that happen in our community happen in our schools,” he said. “The kids need to be able to come to school in a setting where it’s safe, where they can be themselves, where they can express their ideas and hear other kids’ ideas—that’s the essence of learning.” What’s more, Bull, an Elbert County resident whose four children attend Cherry Creek Schools, is not just a superintendent—he’s a Cherry Creek parent. “This is my 37th year in education,” he said. “I believe in this gig.”

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reer in newspapers. “[Columbine] was horrifying,” she said. “Trying to talk to parents whose kids had been killed. Seeing all the grief and all that horror was traumatizing. To this day, I can’t watch the videos.” After searching for new life in nonprofits or local government, Amole landed at Cherry Creek Schools in July 1999, three months after the Columbine school shootings. “I found myself on the other side of the fence and seeing things from the inside a little bit differently,” she said. “You really have to be inside an organization to understand how it works. Eighteen years later, everything you see here is what I figured out.”

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Amole had never worked the game from the other side, but from the vantage point of a journalist, she knew for sure what kind of publicinformation rep she did not want to be. “I had dealt with so many bad people—people that didn’t return your phone calls, who were antagonistic, who wouldn’t give up what the law said they had to. I had decided I wanted to be the kind of spokesperson I wanted to work with as a reporter,” she said. At the same time, Amole was determined to be proactive in getting the word out, with her team going into classrooms and doing the reporting themselves, if necessary, when the local press was not interested in doing the legwork. “That’s why this office has grown,” she said, noting her office’s

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and put them in too small of a space,” she said. “Coming over here has made me realize how much I left out.” Amole, who has no children of her own, says she will miss the Cherry Creek community—including the staff, faculty and students— that she has long called her second family. “It’s going to be hard for me to leave,” she said. “My favorite thing is to go to the elementary schools. You see these young little faces and they want to learn. At that moment in their lives, anything is possible.”

current array of self-sustaining digital platforms. “It was my dream to create a virtual window into our schools.” Although Amole is uncertain of her next step, she does not expect to be off her horse for long. Consulting work, advocating on education issues, or even returning to journalism on a very freelance basis are all on the table for now. “If I regret anything as a journalist, it’s that I tried to simplify things A

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“Our focus this year will be on the rural districts. This is not [necessarily] about everybody getting something,” he said. “As superintendents from across the state, we were able to mobilize our communities to really exert political pressure on the legislature.” Although the politics of education has not necessarily come naturally to this onetime high school coach and social-studies teacher, Bull has gradually gotten used to it. “It’s grown on me,” he said. “It’s kind of like eating your vegetables.” As an academic leader, Bull has focused on student achievement, raising the Hispanic graduation rate and improving the ACT scores of minority students, prompting recognition from the Colorado Department of Education. Under Bull, the district has been noted as one of the large Colorado school districts to make the most progress in those areas. “Cherry Creek is not the Cherry Creek of old,” the superintendent said. “We’re almost 50 percent students of color. People don’t view us that way, but we are.”

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SeniorChoices

A comprehensive guide to products and services for active & vibrant senior adults

Did you know? Heart disease can affect just about anyone. While it was once widely and mistakenly considered a man’s disease, since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease. According to the Harvard Medical School, heart disease is the leading cause of death in women over age 65, just as it’s the leading killer of men. Myths abound with regard to heart disease and heart attack risk. One such myth that prevails is that a person who

Living on a fixed income requires seniors to monitor their spending more carefully than they likely had to while they were still working full-time.

Ways to stretch your money further Living on fixed income after retirement requires that many retirees make some financial concessions. Retirement income likely won’t equal the income professionals earned while they were still working, so men and women approaching retirement may want to begin prioritizing their purchases and choosing which luxuries they can and cannot live without going forward. Managing on a fixed income may necessitate some changes, but a little frugality and financial wherewithal can ensure seniors need not compromise too much during their golden years. • Change your dining habits. Many people enjoy meals out on the town after getting home from work and spending time with the family. Retirees have more flexible schedules, and adjusting the time of day when they dine out can add up to considerable sav-

ings. Many brunch and lunch offerings are less expensive than dinner menus, and seniors can use this to their advantage. Meet up for lunch and spend less. If you prefer take-out, order from the lunch specials and then reheat your food at dinnertime. • Ask about senior discounts. Various restaurants, stores and other retailers offer senior discounts. Inquire about discounts before making purchases and take advantage of any offers. • Pool your resources. Bulk shopping clubs enable individuals to save money on the cost of many goods and services. However, for seniors living in twoperson households, it may seem counterintuitive to purchase items in bulk. Split the cost of shopping club memberships with fellow retirees. This allows you to get discounted prices without having to store exces-

sive amounts of food. • Shop around. Instead of shopping only at stores you’re familiar with, go where the deals are. Many people are surprised to learn that drug stores often charge less than supermarkets for personal grooming products and household supplies. Shopping online also may yield some good deals. Before making any online purchases, familiarize yourself with shipping costs, which may negate the savings. • Sign up for rewards programs. Rewards programs may lead to a few extra promotional emails throughout the week, but the savings reaped can be considerable and well worth nuisance of seeing your spam folder fill up each day. Many savings clubs have replaced traditional coupons, saving seniors the effort required to scan circulars looking for deals.

has heart disease should avoid all exercise. However, cardiologists advise that physical activity can help to strengthen the heart, which will improve blood flow to the brain and internal organs. Those who want to exercise should speak with their doctors about which types of exercise are right for them. In the interim, begin with some low-intensity walking, as this is usually a safe, low-impact way to improve personal health.

They were blind and now can see It is getting so that the medical community is surprising us with new cures at an increasingly fast pace these days, according to the AMAC. The most recent “medical miracle” was reported recently in the journal, Ophthalmology. A group of researchers were able, not only to restore the sight of the blind victims of trauma, the patients wound up

with 20/20 vision to boot. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Kresge Eye Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit, and the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute in India said the procedure involved the removal of tissue behind the lenses of the patients’ eyes and replacing it with a saline solution.

Prevent stairway injuries

Stairs are a necessity in many homes. While stairs serve a practical purpose, they also have the potential to be dangerous. According to the National Safety Council, more than one million injuries result each year from stairway falls. Staircase and stairway accidents constitute the second leading cause of accidental injury, second only to motor vehicle accidents. Each year, there are 12,000 stairway accident deaths. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation states that a large portion of Canadians who visit hospitals after a fall on or from stairs or steps in their homes are seniors (men and women age 65 years or older). However, many stairway falls can be prevented with some simple planning. • Install sturdy handrails. A common contributor to stairway falls is a failure to use handrails. Sturdy handrails can decrease fall rates. Even if a person slips, he or she may be able to prevent the fall by grabbing on to the handrails and regaining some of his or her balance. • Rely on highlighters or friction strips. According to a study titled “Safety on stairs: Influence of a tread edge highlighter and its position,” by Richard J. Foster, fall risk may be reduced by using a highlighter positioned flush with the tread edge. This helps make stairs more visible, particularly for those with impaired vision. • Improve lighting on staircases. Failure to see steps may contribute to falls as well. Staircases should be well lit so that residents and guests know where to step. Subtle foot-level lighting can be installed to make it easier for people who frequently use steps at night. • Use slip-resistant materials. Slip-resistant surface material acceptable for normal floors should work on stair treads. Loose rugs should not be placed at the top or bottom of the landing. Outdoors, rough finishes are recommended, particularly on stairs that are subject

Stairs can be dangerous, unless preventative measures are taken to increase safety. to getting wet. • Improve step geometry. If slips and falls frequently occur on a particular staircase, consider the relationship between the rise and the run, advises the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. The National Building Code of Canada says that, within a staircase, treads should have a uniform run and tread depth that does not vary more than 0.5 to 1 cm. Steep steps with high risers and/or short treads can increase the risk of falls. • Clear away clutter. One easy way to prevent falls is to keep stairs free of clutter. This means removing shoes, toys and other belongings that may be left on stairs or landings. Many falls on stairs can be prevented by being mindful of certain risk factors.

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Diet and exercise must change as men and women age Maintaining a healthy weight is important at any age. But avoiding being overweight or obese can be particularly crucial for seniors, considering many illnesses are tied to body weight. Maintaining a healthy immune system also can require eating a balanced, nutritionally sound diet. The Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center at Durham Medical Center in Virginia says people need to change how they eat for every decade they reach. Caloric intake should be reduced because individuals are generally moving around less, have less muscle and their metabolic rates decline. People who find that they are having trouble losing weight in their 50s and older may be basing weight-loss goals on calorie recommendations for younger people. One challenging thing about eating less overall is supplement-

ing with more nutrient-rich foods. Older bodies still require similar amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals as younger ones, but older men and women must balance that need with their need to consume less calories. Consuming more fruits, vegetables and lean protein sources, including beans, and choosing whole grains

over refined starchy foods can be the key. Watch what you drink, as well. Soft drinks and other sugary beverages may be packed with calories you don’t need. Choose unsweetened beverages and opt for water as much as possible. Protect yourself against dehydration, which can be harder to detect as

you get older. In addition to modifying food and beverage choices and reducing their calorie intake, seniors should continue to exercise. Healthy eating paired with moderate exercise remains one of the best combinations for healthy weight loss or weight maintenance. The goal is to consume fewer calories and expend more energy. While cardiovascular exercises can be a good way to get the heart pumping and stimulate your metabolic rate, as you age you should perform strengthtraining and weight-bearing exercises as well. Muscle mass naturally diminishes with age, and according to the Mayo Clinic, if you avoid strength exercises you can eventually lose muscle and increase the percentage of fat in your body. Strength training also helps you develop stronger bones, which can help prevent fractures. In addition, as you gain muscle,

your body will begin to burn calories more efficiently, making your time in and out of the gym more productive. Apart from diet and exercise, aging adults may need to consult with their doctors about nutritional supplements. Your body may produce less stomach acid as you get older, making it more difficult to absorb vitamins from food, including vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Aging skin is less able to transform sunlight into the vitamin, which can affect the body’s ability to absorb calcium. Deficiencies in vitamins D and B12 and calcium can result in a number of health conditions. Routine blood work can help pinpoint whether you are deficient in key nutrients. The body’s nutritional and fitness needs change as a person ages. Those uncertain about the lifestyle changes they will need to make should speak with their physicians.

Cataract surgery is common and effective Clouding of the lenses of the eyes, called cataracts, may require surgery.

As men and women age, their risk for cataracts increases. Starting at age 50, cataract risk rises, and that risk only grows more significant as men and women get older. The National Eye Institute predicts that, by the year 2050, 50.2 million Americans will experience cataracts. The lens of the eye is normally clear, but as a person ages, the lenses can begin to cloud and lead to impaired vision. Cataracts can cause blurry vision and increase the glare from lights, affecting how a person can manage

daily activities. Cataracts also may make it more difficult for eye doctors to examine the back of the eye during routine visits to detect conditions such as age-related macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy. Eye experts routinely recommend cataract surgery when cataracts interfere with daily activities, such as driving, watching television or even reading medication bottles. Surgery is a safe and common way to treat cataracts. The American Optometric Association says cataract surgery in-

volves the removal of the natural lens of the eye, which is replaced with an artifical lens. This clear, plastic intraocular lens, or IOL, requires no special maintenance and is designed to properly focus. In many cases, the eye doctor will make a small incision in the side of the cornea, where he or she inserts a tiny probe. This device will use ultrasound waves to soften and break up the lens into small pieces, which are removed by suction in a process known as phacoemulsification. The cataract lens is removed, but the thin, outer layers of the lens, called the lens capsule, are not touched. Afterward, the IOL is placed in the lens capsule. If the cataracts have advanced and phacoemulsification is not an option, the eye doctor will have to find another way to remove the & lens. The IOLs used may be monofocal, fixed-focus, accommodating, and multifocal lenses, and which type of lens is best for a patient’s needs will be determined by the eye doctor. Cataract surgery may only take 15 minutes, though patients will likely spend more time at the

and other trace minerals. Vitamin D and calcium work in concert, with vitamin D helping the body to absorb calcium so it can find its way into bones. Experts advise getting the right ratio of calcium, protein and vitamin D to safeguard against osteoporosis. The Institute of Medicine suggests that adults get between 600 and 800 international units (IUs) of vitamin D every day, and between 1,000 and 1,300 milligrams of calcium daily. Dairy products, such as low- and nonfat milk, yogurt and cheese, are high in calcium. Dark green vegetables and almonds contain calcium in smaller amounts. Obtaining calcium and vitamin D through natural sources is always preferable, but doctors may suggest supplementation if foods are not providing what a person needs to meet the minimum recommended levels. Exercise is another important

Water splashed in the eyes can cause infection, so swimming should be avoided and caution should be taken when bathing or showering. All About Vision says it can take several weeks for the eye to heal sufficiently. If both eyes require surgery, doctors will often wait one to three weeks before performing surgery on the second eye. Learn more about cataract surgery by speaking with your eye doctor or visiting aoa.org

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surgical facility to allow for prep time and post-operative evaluation. Recovery will involve the use of medicated eye drops several times daily, and a protective eye shield should be used while sleeping. As the eye recovers, a special pair of post-operative sunglasses are required to protect the eyes from bright light. Eye doctors also advise patients to avoid strenuous activity, including exercise, for at least the first week of recovery.

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The benefits of hiring professional contractors

The Do It Yourself movement has inspired many homeowners to tackle home repair and remodeling projects on their own. DIY projects can be rewarding, and many homeowners who have embraced the DIY movement have discovered talents they never before knew they had. But no matter how simple popular home renovation television shows make remodeling projects appear, homeowners should know that such undertakings are far more difficult than they appear on television. Homeowners who overestimate their abilities and the time they have to complete projects can cost themselves substantial amounts of money. In fact, there are a variety of reasons homeowners might want to work with professional contractors when tackling home improvement projects.

Experience

A trial and error approach can work with various projects and problems. But applying such an

tors is the likelihood that they can draw up ideas for projects that homeowners might otherwise never have thought up on their own. Homeowners without specific ideas in mind can ask contractors to come up with various scenarios before committing to a particular one. Veteran contractors can draw on years of experience to create designs that DIYers might be incapable of coming up with and/ or incapable of seeing through to completion.

Cost

approach to home improvement projects is risky and potentially dangerous, not to mention costly. Experienced professional contractors with strong track records (seek recommendations from friends or neighbors) won’t have to go through

trial and error and are therefore more likely than DIYers to complete a project on time and on budget.

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In the family room

The family room is often the centralized spot where activities take place: movie-watching, study hall, family game night. It also tends to attract the most clutter. A great storage solution is to create a built-in entertainment center that includes both enclosed cabinetry and open bookshelves surrounding the T.V. Custom roll-out shelves are great for housing gaming devices and toys. Cabinets with glass doors make it easier to locate board games, movies and other entertainment items. Include extra electrical outlets and a docking station for recharging your family’s devices.

Conventional wisdom suggests it’s less expensive to do something yourself than to hire someone else to do it for you, but that’s not necessarily true of home improvement projects. Labor costs typically account for a substantial amount of professionally contracted projects, but homeowners can cut those costs by volunteering to do some of the simpler tasks themselves. In addition, contractors often purchase materials at a much lower cost than individual

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Working from home is common for many professionals and having a dedicated office space is an important feature. With many cabinet sizes, styles, and color options, you can create a space that is far-removed from the typical office cubicle. Countertops make elegant desktops, builtin accessory trays keep small supplies organized, and a deep roll-out tray can house a printer, ready to be tucked away when not in use. Include hanging-file hardware, drawer dividers, and integrated recycle bins to keep your office organized and functional.

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FLEURISH

DCPA’s 37th Saturday Night Alive slated for March 4

enver Center for the Performing Arts will stage a celebration of creativity for its education program, which impacts the lives of thousands, on Saturday, March 4 at the Denver Performing Arts Complex in downtown Denver. The Annual Saturday Night Alive gala is a multi-faceted event beginning with cocktails at 5:30 p.m.at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex, dinner and program at 7:30 p.m. in the Seawall Grand Ballroom, the show at 9:30 p.m. in the Stage Theatre and the after-party back in the Seawell with desserts and dancing beginning at 10:30 p.m. “The Show” will be a high-energy performance by the Tony Award-winning Savion Glover and his ensemble of dancers and magicians. Glover, a legendary tap dancer, won his Tony for Best Choreography for Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk. He also spreads his love for dance through the HooFeRzCLuB. He was also recently featured on So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars. Glover is sponsored by Triptyk Studios and the Tuchman Family Foundation. It’s always a sell-out, and attending Saturday Night Alive helps a new generation of innovators tap into their creativity. DCPA educational programs give students the confidence to express themselves on the stage, in their classrooms and in their lives with the support they need to thrive. Saturday Night Alive is “driven” by BMW of Downtown Denver, the Presenting Sponsor. Event chairs are L. Roger and Meredith Hutson. Vice chairs are Dr. Michael and Lyn Schaffer. Corporate Chairs are Dr. David and Sylvia Young and Dr. Reginald and Faye Washington. For further information and details, contact Valerie Taron at vtaron@dcpa.org or 303-446-4812.

SNA auction chairs Steve and Susan Struna with SNA event chairs Roger and Meredith Hutson. Photos courtesy Amanda Tipton Photography

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FLEURISH Profiling Young, Rising Business Leaders

Second in a series of family-owned businesses in Colorado

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Jenni Paradise-Goad, second generation owner of Paradise Luggage

Although her family had owned Colorado Baggage Company with multiple locations, Jenni Paradise-Goad became interested in playing a major role in the luggage industry when her dad, Pete, found the ideal showroom location for a new travel venture in a freestanding building with its own convenient parking lot on South Broadway in Englewood. In April, 2015 Paradise Baggage was born. Jenni Paradise-Goad recently gave birth to Theodore (Teddy). Could there be a third generation in the family travel business? What is your title at the company? Owner, manager, buyer. We have never been big on “titles”. How long have you been with Paradise Baggage? Since 2014 when we started thinking about getting back into

the luggage industry and then officially April 2015 when we opened our store. Please give a brief history of the business? Paradise Baggage has only been open since April 2015, but the Paradise family has been in the luggage industry since 1977 when my dad started the Colorado Baggage Company. We have a full-service repair center and a repairman, who has been doing luggage and leather repairs for over 50 years. What is your background? Education? Work history? I am a Denver native, attended Mullen High School and then graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine. I worked in the healthcare industry for a few years, post-college, until deciding to join another of our family businesses, Paradise Pen Company in 2006. Once I started working in retail, I have worked in the store as a sales associate, helped manage a store location, moved into the office to help with accounting, engraving and eventually moved in to a buying role, and recently have been a regional manager over our store locations. In a family business, you wear many hats and get to experience every role within the business that helps keep it running. Other interests that relate to the business? I love to travel and experience new cities. My husband and I are extremely social and have enjoyed meeting new people and making new friends from all over the world. What inspired you to be a part of the business?

The new addition to the family, Teddy with his parents Ryan Goad and Jenni Paradise-Goad at the company’s fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Colorado.

Paradise Baggage features a comfortable “living room” and refreshments at the beautiful showroom. Photos courtesy of the Paradise family and Scottie Taylor Iverson

Jenni Paradise-Goad with her dad, Pete Starting a new business from the ground up was really appealing to me. The idea of going back

to our roots of being in the luggage industry was also very appealing to me. It’s a great community to be a part of. We have a whole network of luggage stores that we communicate with often and who help each other when needed. Any other family members besides you active in the business? My dad helps run the business and my uncle Dave is a travel expert and sales associate at our store. Krystal is also a travel expert and sales associate—though not related, we treat everyone as family. What changes or impact have you had on Paradise Baggage? I like to think that I offer a new perspective on the luggage indus-

try from my generation. Do you have a future plan or expansion? Maybe. We are open to anything, and if the right opportunity comes up, we will expand. Your family? Husband? Children? I am married to Ryan Goad. He is a sales rep for Stryker, and we are very blessed to have a son, Teddy, who is 8 months old. Family is everything! Support of charities? Every year, we host a MakeA-Wish event to raise money for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Both years we have raised enough to grant one child a wish—this is awesome! We also have two trade-in events each year. The luggage we receive will either be donated to Foster Care or Denver Rescue Mission. We are always looking to do more and to be more involved in our community however we can be. A wedding photo from a few years ago shows the immediate family, patriarch Pete Paradise with the bride, his daughter Jenni, his new son-in-law Ryan Goad and wife, Sue Paradise.

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A Tailing Tale

A Tailing Tale of Mae West up, the highway patrol escorted the cast to Central City so they could begin rehearsals on what most newspapers called the bigMany thanks to David Forsyth, execu- gest play to ever hit the old mining town. In preshow publicity, West disliked tive director of Gilpin County Historical being referred to as a “sex siren.” She Society, for this tale. told The Denver Post that she should be When Mae West arrived “portrayed for what she is . . . in Denver in July 1949 to an actress of international reperform her play Diamond nown, whose reputation ranks Lil at the Central City OpBy Maggie among the theater greats . . . a era House, it seemed as if Magoffin writer of distinction and merit . she was the biggest star . . and, a lady of dignity, poise ever to visit Colorado. and grace.” To prove her point, Along with members of West and the rest of the cast imthe Central City Opera mediately started rehearsals afstaff, state and city offiter they arrived in Central City. cials greeted West and the West was so committed to rest of the play’s cast when Diamond Lil, which was in the they arrived at Union StaMaggie@maggiempublications.com middle of a national tour at the tion. Festivities included time it arrived in Central City, performances by the Univerthat after spending her first night in Colosity of Denver’s Dudes and Dames square rado at the Brown Palace in Denver, she dancers, the university’s cowboy band, spent the rest of her time in Central City, contestants in a Mae West look-a-like con- living in one of the Penrose houses across test, and Morris Sharp and his orchestra. the street from the Opera House. She was a There were live radio broadcasts from the major star, however, so she demanded that station platform, and then West was pre- she have two white limousines at her dissented with the Distinguished Denver Citi- posal at all times. They were kept parked zen award. on Eureka Street, and would even drive From Union Station, West and the her directly across the street to the Opera rest of the cast went to the state capitol, House so that no one would see her crosswhere Gov. William Knous greeted her, ing the street on foot. and named her a Distinguished Citizen of The show opened on July 30, 1949, to the West and presented her with a cowboy a packed house. According to one critic hat. After the ceremony ended, West and from The Denver Post, “An enthusiastic the cast, the dancers, the Central City Op- audience which laughed at ever double era ushers, and the look-a-like contestants and triple entendre, greeted the famous paraded through downtown Denver in and familiar lines with guffaws,” and gave antique cars. As soon as the parade broke the famous star a warm welcome. Even

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Mae West in a “little black dress” Courtesy photo

before the show began its initial run of 25 performances tickets had almost sold out, but Central City Opera director Frank Ricketson informed newspapers that there were still good seats available. In fact, the show proved so popular that another week of performances added to the schedule shortly before the show completed its original three-week run. Opera officials referred to the demand for tickets to the popular show as “unprecedented.” It was the first time in Central City Opera’s history that a show had been held over for an Mae West Courtesy photo additional week. Mae West and Diamond Lil departed Only one mishap marred the performance of Diamond Lil when four Central Central City on August 17, after having City teenagers stole some of Mae West’s broken all box office records for the Cenjewelry during a performance. West re- tral City Opera House up to that point. It ported the robbery to Sheriff Ken McK- had been quite a run, and decades after she enzie, and also broke the bad news that left Central City, many people still fondly the thieves were going to be disappointed. remembered their encounters with the faAs she later told the Weekly Register-Call, mous star during her six weeks in the old the four necklaces, six large bracelets, and mining town. six pins and clips, were all rhinestones. The value of them was about $50, though she had spent another $950 to create the FROM pieces they were in. West’s personal maid MAGGIE and another person from the play went to Furness Jewelers in Denver and convinced Be sure to check out my website for the manager to loan the star jewels for the past columns at rest of the show’s run. McKenzie reported www.MaggieMPublications.com. that the teenage thieves managed to escape without a trace. The first two books in my Between performances of Diamond Lil, Misadventures of the Cholua Brother’s West took part in many publicity stunts to Series are available on my website, keep the people of Colorado entertained, attending parties and receptions in Denver on Amazon.com, Lulu.com and throughout the plays run. In early August, BarnesandNoble.com. They can also be she was made an honorary member of the bought through the Gilpin Historical Lakota tribe, with Charles Eberhart and William Willoughby presenting her with Museum and Mountain Menagerie in a headdress. A week later, she attended a Central City. Watch for the release of high society party held in the Baby Doe the third and final book in the series Suite at the Windsor Hotel in Denver. Bonanza Beans available in late February When the Opera added the additional week of performances, West went to Denver and or early March. promised to sign photos for the first 25 Cholua Brothers Mining Company people who bought tickets at the Daniels specialty coffees are available at and Fisher store. More than 800 people showed up to buy the remaining 250 tickMountain Menagerie in Central City or ets to the show, which sold out in less than from their website at half an hour. West celebrated her birthday www.choluabros.com. while in Central City, cutting a cake at the Teller House, playing the piano and signThis column was previously published ing in the Gold Nugget Bar (which also in the was in the Teller House). Central City Weekly Register-Call. Jack Foster of the Rocky Mountain News also persuaded West to have her Send in your tales – Mail your stories chest x-rayed at the Metropolitan Building with contact information: in Denver as part of a campaign to fight Maggie M tuberculosis. West reluctantly agreed, and P.O. Box 746495 the x-ray showed that the famed star wore Arvada, CO 80006-6495 a corset. Life magazine ran the photo and Email: Maggie@maggiempublications.com story, using it to poke fun at the 57-yearIf you prefer to tell me your story orally and old actress, much to Foster’s dismay, have me write it for you, please feel free to call who leapt to her defense in a column in me at 303-881-3321. the News in September, the day after the magazine story appeared.

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Intellect depleted by opposing thumbs BY STEFAN KRUSZE CONTRIBUTOR Our collective intelligence is no longer evolving with the use of brain power—it is being drained by the use of opposing thumbs, along with the so-called “smart” and/or iPhones, perhaps reversing the theory of evolution that mankind, by having these digits, has been able to become the most advanced being on earth. The evolution of the smartphone may indeed be the deevolution of what made mankind human. Consider what this electronic device is—a hand-held computer and one of the most addicting things known to dominate individual functions. It is beyond an electronic leash. It can be used in the most malicious of ways with a stroke of a thumb. In the recent holiday issue of Vanity Fair, a story called “Invading Apple” by Bryan Burrough explains how these devices are being used against you, pos-

sibly controlling the way you act or react in any situation Yes, hacking and social media are being exploited, be it in spyware or misinformation, to monitor, contain, provoke and basically prey upon one’s fears and insecurities. This may have been the case with the recent food-court melees across the nation’s shopping malls, in which unsuspecting teens were electronically recruited with misinformation on social media to provoke fights and incite violence against firstresponders, pitting Americans against each other. This illustrates how these devices can be weaponized against us, and that we can, in effect, be used to do someone else’s terrordriven dirty work, wirelessly from the comfort from the perpetrator’s home. As President-elect Trump said, “no computer is safe—if [something] is important, write it down on paper and have it delivered.”

Not too long ago, this was done using pen, paper, envelopes, stamps and the U.S. mail. Funny that the comment came from Trump, who claims not to use email or surf the internet, yet has become the “commander in tweet.” Trump has made a valid point in writing things down and talking to people in person. We need to start using our collective minds as the late President Reagan said in Russian to Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev: “Trust, but verify.” Perhaps in this new year, under the incoming administration, we can restart our own thought processes using our brains and not the “kernel” in our iPhones. We should start utilizing, pens, pencils, paper, books, magazines—and yes, newspapers. Most important, talking with someone in person, live as opposed to texting, is utilizing more than two thumbs. Stefan Krusze is a photojournalist for The Villager.

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A Farewell Musical Tribute

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Heritage Fine Arts Guild Workshop

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Littleton Symphony Orchestra

Feb. 10, The Sea with Evan Orman, Bandoneon. Tickets at LittletonSymphony.org.

CHAMBERS Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce to honor influential women

Jan. 12, 5-9 p.m., at Marriott City Center. Honoring 25 of Denver’s most powerful women. RSVP: Kelly Scott 303-458-0220.

South Metro Denver Chamber Economic Forecast Breakfast

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Herndon Davis and the Face on the Ballroom Floor

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Lincoln Club of Colorado Presidential Inaugural Ball

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Your Right to Know! FORECLOSURES COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0565-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 4, 2016, 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) Matthew T Machetta Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for First Option Lending Current Holder of Evidence of

Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust July 09, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 18, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4064233 Original Principal Amount $140,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $136,531.33 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 14 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 15, BLOCK 8, PREMIER ADDITION TO ENGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 3450 S Grant St, 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 Here-

by Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 12/8/2016 Last Publication 1/5/2017 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE

DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444

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Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/04/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lauren Tew #45041

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Randall Chin #31149 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 9090.100147.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Published in The Villager First Publication: December 8, 2016 Last Publication: January 5, 2017 Legal # 0565-2016 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0574-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 12, 2016, 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) Christopher M Natzke and Albert Smola Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for E*Trade Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt E*Trade Bank Date of Deed of Trust January 24, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 30, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6012490 Original Principal Amount $600,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $511,013.06 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, Bellamy Subdivison, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 5160 S Franklin St, Greenwood Village, 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, 02/08/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 12/15/2016 Last Publication 1/12/2017 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/12/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7192-9120 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. Published in The Villager First Publication: December 15, 2016

Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Legal # 0574-2016 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0579-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 14, 2016, 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) Donald W. Jewell Original Beneficiary(ies) Belford Commercial Trust, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Belford Commercial Trust, LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 21, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 01, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5056351 Original Principal Amount $131,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $131,250.00 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 10, BLOCK 2, CHERRY CREEK VISTA 15TH SUBDIVISION FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6002 S Moline Way, Englewood, CO 80111. 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, 02/08/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 12/15/2016 Last Publication 1/12/2017 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/14/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Charles A Miller #5841 Paul G Urtz #14339 Miller & Urtz, LLC 1660 Lincoln Street #2850, Denver, CO 80264 (303) 861-1200 Attorney File # JEWELL 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. Published in The Villager First Publication: December 15, 2016 Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Legal # 0579-2016 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0595-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 26, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s)

Martha F. Kelce Original Beneficiary(ies) IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for Indymac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust, Series 2006-H2 Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 06, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6053413 Original Principal Amount $25,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $23,874.69 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 61, BLOCK 8, HERITAGE PLACE, FILING NO.6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6580 S Heritage Pl W, Centennial, CO 80111. 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, 02/22/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 12/29/2016 Last Publication 1/26/2017 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/26/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Martin H. Shore #1800 Stephen A Hall #38186 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 5731080 Attorney File # 16-00509SH 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. Published in The Villager First Publication: December 29, 2016 Last Publication: January 26, 2017 Legal # 0595-2016 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0599-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 28, 2016, 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) Neil E Gillette and Sharon L Gillette Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for WR Starkey Mortgage, L.L.P. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nationstar Mortgage LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 26, 2006 County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 01, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6014410 Original Principal Amount $112,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $107,196.58 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 38, BLOCK 11, GAISER HOLLY RIDGE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 3183 S Monaco Cir, Denver, CO 80222. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/5/2017 Last Publication 2/2/2017 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/28/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-16-742397-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Published in The Villager First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Legal # 0599-2016 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0622-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 4, 2016, 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) Tim Sommers and Susan Sommers Original Beneficiary(ies) Remo, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Remo, LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 29, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 01, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5055650 Original Principal Amount $1,150,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $1,133,031.96 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have

been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, BLOCK 1, ORCHARD CREEK SUBDIVISION, 2nd FILING, 2nd AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2901 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, 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, 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/5/2017 Last Publication 2/2/2017 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/04/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Christopher T Groen #39976 Fox Rothschild LLP 633 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 383-7623 Attorney File # 118829.00017 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. Published in The Villager First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Legal # 0622-2016 ____________________________ COMBINED NOTICE – PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0623-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 4, 2016, 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) LAWRENCE L KOPF and SUSAN A KOPF Original Beneficiary(ies) WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust August 27, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 09, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7130257 Original Principal Amount $247,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $222,621.21 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 12, BLOCK 2, CHERRY CREEK VISTA FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5678 S Kenton Way, Englewood, CO 80111. 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) Pursuant to Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-35-109(5) recorded on December 21, 2011 at Reception No. D1125671 to correct legal description. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 1/5/2017 Last Publication 2/2/2017 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 3838-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/04/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 16-013237 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. Published in The Villager First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Legal # 0623-2016 ____________________________

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with HSS, Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County on the project identified as Access Control System Replacement. The work generally consisted of construction services to replace the County’s existing access control system at all campuses countywide, including but not limited to furnishing all software, labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and installation of improvements at all County facilities where access control systems previously existed. Final Settlement will be made on January 24, 2017. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by HSS, Inc. or any of its subcontractors, or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used by HSS, Inc. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done for the above-described project whose claim therefore has not been paid by HSS, Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid with the Arapahoe County Attorney’s Office (on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners) at

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5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including January 23, 2017. This Notice is published in accordance with Section 38-26-107 of C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment due from HSS, Inc. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Legal # 7172 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-09 JOHN DEERE PARTS Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for the purchase of John Deere Parts for the Fleet Management Division of the Arapahoe County. A pre proposal conference will be held on January 18, 2017, 10:00 a.m., local time, Arapahoe County Fleet Management, 7600 S. Peoria Street, Englewood, CO 80112. Vendors are encouraged to attend this conference in order to become familiar with the Specifications. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-09) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017. The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7175 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-02 INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division on behalf of the Arapahoe County Board of Retirement will be accepting proposals contract for Investment Advisory/Investment Consulting services as specified herein from a source(s) that will give the pension plan and trust prompt and efficient service to the (“Board or “Retirement Board”) in its administration of the Arapahoe County Retirement Plan (the “Plan”). All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-02) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017. The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7177 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-03 DROPOUT RECOVERY SERVICES Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Development Board, will be accepting proposals to obtain dropout recovery services, as appropriate. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-03) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7178 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-05 TUTORING, STUDY SKILLS TRAINING, INSTRUCTION, AND EVIDENCE-BASED DROPOUT PREVENTION AND RECOVERY STRATEGIES Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Development Board, will be accepting proposals to obtain tutoring, study skills training, instruction, and evidencebased dropout prevention and recovery strategies services. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-05) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017. The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7179 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-06 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PEER CENTERED ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBILITY AND OTHER POSITIVE SOCIAL AND CIVIC BEHAVIORS Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Development Board, will be accepting proposals to obtain leadership development opportunities, including community service and peer centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social and civic behaviors services. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-06) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017. The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals. Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7180 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-07 OCCUPATIONAL SKILL TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDES PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTORS OR OCCUPATIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA INVOLVED; PREAPPRENTICESHIPS Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Development Board, will be accepting proposals obtain pre apprenticeship and occupational skill training, which includes priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that are aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area involved as appropriate services. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-07) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017. The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

LEGALS Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7181 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-08 ADULT MENTORING Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Development Board, will be accepting proposals to obtain adult mentoring services. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-08) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017. The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7182 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-10 EMPLOYER OF RECORD SERVICES Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Development Board, will be accepting proposals to obtain employer of record services. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-17-10) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 2, 2017.

First Publication: December 29, 2016 Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Legal # 7161 ____________________________ DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7305 S. Potomac St Centennial, CO 80112 In the Interest of: David A. Adegoke Case Number: 2016PR63 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §§ 15-10-401, C.R.S. To Sally Iriri and Michael Adegoke Last Known Address, if any: A hearing on Legal Guardianship (title of pleading) for (brief description of relief requested) of David Adegoke a minor born on Sept. 13, 2013 will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: January 9, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. Courtroom or Division: 24 Address: 7305 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Victoria Okweze 9609 Timber Hawk Cir, Apt. 21 Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Published in The Villager First Publication: December 29, 2016 Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Legal # 7164 ____________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: MELISSA ESCOBAR-ZELAYA AND MAVERICK ZELAYA Children, And concerning: MAYRA ZELAYA, CRISTOBAL ESCOBAR-ZAMORA, AND JUAN RAMIREZ-MORENO Respondents, And concerning: GRISELDA ZELAYA-ZELAYA AND MARCELO BUSTAMANTEJIMENEZ Special Respondent(s). Tamra Joanne White, Reg. #22049 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 (303) 636-1884 Fax: (303) 636-1889

NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT

DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St Centennial, CO 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of:

Date: December 8, 2016

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7183 ____________________________

Petitioner: Andrea Howe for Minor Child: Jayden Michael Anderson To Change the Child’s Name to: Jayden Michael Howe Case Number: 2016CV31693 ORDER: MOTION FOR PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO C.R.S. 1315-101(1.5) The Court having read and considered the Petition for Change of Name of Minor Child That the statements made in the Petition satisfy the statutory requirements. That the desired change of name is proper and not detrimental to the interests of any other person. That the change of name is in the best interest of the minor child. The Court orders the following publication for a change of name: 1. Name of Jayden Michael Anderson is requested to be changed to Jayden Michael Howe 2. Pursuant to statute, public notice of this change of name shall be published three times in a legal newspaper published in this county. This publication is to be made within 21 days of the date of this Order. 3. Proper proof of publication shall be filed with the Court upon final publication to receive a Final Decree for a Change of Name. Date: December 20, 2016 John Lawrence Wheeler District Court Judge Published in The Villager

The application is available for review at the Cherry Hills Village Community Development Department, 2450 East Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or you may call 303-783-2721 for more information. Protests or comments may be submitted in writing to the Cherry Hills Village Community Development Department, 2450 East Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 or rhodgson@cherryhillsvillage.com on or before the date of the public hearing, or by personal appearance at the public hearing. Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7173 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Cherry Hills Village Planning and Zoning Commission at the Village Center, 2450 E. Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80113, on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. regarding a request by the City of Cherry Hills Village to rezone the property known as “Quincy Farm,” with an address of 4400 E Quincy Avenue, from R-1, 2 ½ acre residential district to O-2, Open Space, Conservation AND Historic District. The application is available for review at the Cherry Hills Village Community Development Department, 2450 East Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or you may call 303-783-2721 for more information. Protests or comments may be submitted in writing to the Cherry Hills Village Community Development Department, 2450 East Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 or rhodgson@cherryhillsvillage.com on or before the date of the public hearing, or by personal appearance at the public hearing. Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7174 ____________________________

Case No: 16JV931 Division: 14

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JUAN RAMIREZ MORENO is set for March 6, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. in Division 14 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7305 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

request by Kent Denver School, 4000 E Quincy Avenue, for the approval of an Expaned Use Permit Purusant to Article XX of the City’s Zoning Ordinance to Demolish the Existing Sixth Grade Building and to construct an approximately 34,000 square feet Middle School.

Tamra Jo White, No. 22049 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, Co 80012 (303) 636-1884 (P) (303) 636-1889 (F) Published in The Villager Published: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7176 ____________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorsey Clifford Loux, Deceased Case Number 2016PR31238 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before May 12, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Irma Loux 14001 E. Marina Dr., Apt. 108 Aurora CO 80014 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: January 19, 2017 Legal # 7184 ____________________________

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL WILL CONSIDER ORDINANCE 2017-O05 ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) AND THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) DATED FEBRUARY 17, 2017” The purpose of the FIS and the FIRM is to identify special flood hazard areas within the City based on flood risk data. The City uses the FIS and the FIRM to regulate development of property within those special flood hazard areas. The FIS and the FIRM are produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency located at 500 C Street S.W., Washington, D.C., 20472. Copies of the FIS and the FIRM and the full text of the Ordinance are open to public inspection and may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial. The full text of the Ordinance is available on the City’s website www.centennialco. gov. The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the Ordinance at a public hearing on January 25, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the City Council will consider the Ordinance at a public hearing on February 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Both hearings will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted times and dates. Further information concerning the proposed amendments may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Published in The Villager First Publication: January 5, 2017 Last Publication: January 12, 2017 Legal # 7185 ____________________________

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Cherry Hills Village Planning and Zoning Commission at the Village Center, 2450 E. Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80113, on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. regarding a

Notice is hereby given that the City

of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive bids by electronic submission through BidNet® on the Rocky Mountain Bid System on the Greenwood Village website at www.greenwoodvillage.com/ bids. Proposals must be submitted by, 2:00 p.m., January 27, 2017 for: The Holly Street Intersection Rehabilitation Project The Long Road Reconstruction Project The Combined – Holly Street Intersections and Long Road Reconstruction Project. In addition to being bid as individual projects (Holly and Long) the City will be receiving bids for a combined project titled Combined – Holly Street Intersections and Long Road Reconstruction Project. The combined project will consist of combining the Holly Street Intersection Rehabilitation Project with the Long Road Reconstruction Project into one contract. Contractors may submit a bid(s) for one or all of the projects. The plans and specifications for the Holly Street Intersection Rehabilitation Project, the Long Road Reconstruction Project and the Combined – Holly Street Intersections and Long Road Reconstruction Project are available electronically via the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www.greenwoodvillage.com/bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof. The Long Road Reconstruction Project scope generally includes the reconstruction of 4900 lf of two lane wide pavement, drainage pan and sidewalk, 13,500 sy of mill and overlay, 9300 lf of PVC waterline, 3000 lf of RCP storm sewer, 1.5 acres of landscaping and irrigation, 750 lf of guardrail and two median islands with enhanced concrete pavement. The Holly Street Intersection Rehabilitation Project scope generally included the full depth removal and replacement of the curb and gutter, walk and part of the concrete pavement at two intersections and milling the remainder of the two concrete intersections followed by an unbonded 5” concrete overlay with integral color and highlight stampings (Alternate Bid Schedule replaces mill and overlay with full depth concrete replacement). The scope also includes the removal and replacement of curb and gutter at a third asphalt intersection with patchback and a mill and SMA overlay. Associated landscape restoration includes plantings and irrigation modifications. The Combined- Long Road Reconstruction and Holly Street Intersection Rehabilitation Project consists of the combination of both project scopes into one contract. There will be an optional pre-bid meeting at 1:00 p.m. on January 12, 2017 for both projects, conducted at the Southgate Water & Sanitation District office, 3722 E. Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado 80121. Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101. The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bid for any bids greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The bid and the deposit shall be filed with the Public Works Department, securely sealed and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon a bid award, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidder(s). In the case of the successful bidder, the bid bond will be returned upon receipt of the required payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price. Such bonds will be retained by the City until the two year (2) warranty period has expired. An electronic bid opening will occur at 2:01 p.m., January 27, 2017. Pricing information will be shared with interested parties and will also be available through the Rocky Mountain Purchasing System. Any questions regarding the project should be directed to John Wannigman at (303) 708-6139. /s/ John Sheldon Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: December 29, 2016 Last Publication: January 5, 2017 Legal # 7169 ____________________________

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