Sentinel Colorado 10.5.2023

RACISM UNJUSTIFIED

Consensus building to scrap ‘excited delirium’ term experts say is ‘rooted in racism’

Reporters set the table with transparency for Aurora voters stuffed with election word salad

Love us or hate us, journalists get the job done when it comes to drawing critical information from people who would rather not talk about it.

Sometimes the job is so damn easy.

Such was the case with Donald Trump and his coterie of able assistants, just a few years ago. The former president and Rudy Giuliani once gushed to the media about how they pressured Ukraine officials to investigate and make trouble for Joe Biden in a political maneuver to undermine his presidential aspirations.

We all know how well that “perfect phone call” worked out for Trump.

Extracting answers from local political candidates last week was a little trickier, but a trio of regional reporters came through in pressing for information from Aurora City Council hopefuls.

Denver Gazette editor Luigi Del Puerto, 9News reporter Marshall Zelinger and Sentinel Colorado reporter Max Levy honed in on a herd of city council candidates during a Aurora TV Channel 8 political forum last week. The Sentinel, the Aurora Chamber, the League of Women Voters and the Aurora Women’s Club regularly sponsor these events during local elections.

The forum covered every city council race in Aurora, including that of mayor.

Across all the city council races, the questions were pointed, and the reporters persisted until they got real answers.

It got very real at the end of the evening, when this year’s three mayoral candidates took the dais.

This year, incumbent Mayor Mike Coffman is facing two challengers for a second term: Ward IV Councilmember Juan Marcano and outsider Jeff Sanford.

What could have been an hour of competitive bragging was actually a truckload of revelations and useful nuggets for voters.

It was the first time almost everyone in the city met Sanford, a veteran, a federal employee and a political newcomer. While his often impromptu and atypical responses to reporter questions were wildly entertaining by political forum standards, his non-partisan campaign lobbed a few surprises, too.

Sanford, sounding sometimes progressive, lurched right when he told reporters he would give all “illegal” immigrants a clear message that the United States is full, and that they needed to “go back” where they came from.

When he chimed in that he was not impressed by Aurora’s current “gypsy” police chief saga, but that he liked sending shoplifters to jail for three days.

Even more insightful were mic moments from Coffman and Marcano.

Del Puerto pitched over the plate when he reminded mayoral hopefuls that a year ago, the city decided to get “tough” on shoplifting, which has become a national and local scourge. Team Republican on the city council overruled Team Democrat more than a year ago and enacted a law mandating at least three days in jail for anyone convicted of stealing more than $300 in merchandise. Since then, shoplifting reports have risen from 913 in August last year to 766 in August this year.

“Do you support the policy?” Del Puerto asked. Marcano, who opposed it last year, walked out a giant “I told you so.” He and others believe that, just like in all crime, the threat of consequences does not meaningfully deter it, like the science shows. He pointed out that the vast majority of shoplifting, like most theft crimes, go unsolved. No suspect. No jail. No solution.

Coffman, who supported the bill, said he still does. He said he was out with cops one night when some shoplifters at a Target got caught. “So clearly it can work.”

Clearly?

Clearly, the city’s own data shows that not only did the policy fail, the problem is getting worse.

From there, Coffman offered a wilted word salad with too much dressing.

There was talk of sitting down. “I plan on sitting down,” he said, a few times. Meeting with Costco, finding common ground “and of, uh, being able to deter this..but, uh,but the policies need to be much more robust.”

So, a week in jail? Life in prison?

Good for Del Puerto.

Levy was able to hold Councilmember Juan Marcano accountable for his own tough talk over the past couple of years in regards to Republicans on the council dais.

“You called (The Republican Party) the most dangerous organization that ever existed on the planet...it had a fascist bent...a

sadistic death cult,” Levy began.

He asked Marcano whether it was hyperbole if he believed he was going to have to, essentially, work with and represent several tens of thousands of virtual satanists if he becomes mayor.

Well, Marcano said, you need to understand the context of equating Republicans to evil incarnate.

The issue then was about catastrophic wildfires and the local oil commission creating a “resiliency commission” — or not, and opposing Republicans acted in bad faith and lied on social media.

“I had had it, quite frankly,” Marcano said, mixed in with a nice leafy word salad.

We get that.

What we don’t get is how lobbing supercharged name-bombs on the dais is a way to move policy forward.

But he persisted. Marcano said the local stuff is a trickle down from the lying and deceit on a national level. Lying and deceit, apparently, being his new labels for fascism and death cult-ery. It’s unclear if there was an answer in there, but it was filling.

Well asked, Levy.

It was Zelinger who tossed the telling trust query to Coffman that illustrated how important the media is in offering reality to voters.

“Mr. Coffman, this question is about trust,” Zelinger said. He indicated the trust problem is with Coffman’s deception over his not just being involved in the recently nuked attempt to ask voters to change the city’s form of government, but he actually was the driving force behind the measure, as Sentinel and Channel 9 investigations revealed, and Coffman later admitted to on camera. Not only did the plot involve making a new mayor’s role, he essentially schemed to make himself mayor king at the ballot box.

“Power comes with trust, should trust come with transparency?” Zelinger asked.

Most people would say, yes, but with Coffman, power came with a lot of bitter greens and stale croutons.

“I said I would discuss it if it made the ballot,” Coffman said. “Those were my exact words.”

What he didn’t say is that he made that comment after the Sentinel outed him as the secret source behind the scheme.

“Was that a good strategy? No.” Coffman said. “That’s the nature of what we do...sometimes it’s everything, it’s a guestimate. You take action, and some things work, and some things don’t.”

That’s Et Tu, Brute salad dressing for, “sometimes you get busted.”

Zelinger clearly had dinner before the candidate forum and turned back Coffman’s offer of tossed vernacular.

“Do you feel it eroded trust?” he persisted.

“No,” Coffman said.

The answer blended in nicely with another serving of oily greens about the importance of “transparency” in preventing people from getting away with hiding the fact they’re helping sell stolen goods.

On this, we can all agree, the transparency thing is critical, and nobody serves it up better and hotter than do journalists.

Bon appétit, Aurora.

You can see the mayoral candidates and all the city council hopefuls serving up answers to reporters on AuroraTV.org through Election Day.

him at 303-750-7555 or dperry@SentinelColorado.com

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The Party of Trump has played out in Congress this week

The long forewarned danger of the Party of Trump has now unfolded in Congress.

Just days after nearly running the nation off the rails again with the threat of yet another government shutdown, a small group of GOP extremists forced chaos on themselves, the House, and all Americans, by ousting their own party’s speaker, Kevin McCarthy.

“Extreme MAGA Republicans have chosen chaos over governing. Every. Time.” Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow said in a tweet after the House shut down without a speaker. “The Republican civil war is theirs to fix.”

Dangerously, the GOP civil war risks inflicting all of the nation with collateral damage.

The crisis wasn’t sudden or even new to Washington politics.

For decades now, the threat of right-wing extremists in the Republican Party have created a political system fraught with extortion, anger and fear.

What former GOP Tea Party House Speaker Newt Gingrich began, a new generation of Republican extremists have taken control of.

These extremists are no more “conservatives” in the American historical sense than is the corrupt and deceitful New York GOP Congressperson George Santos.

Extremists like Florida GOP Congressperson Matt Gaetz, Georgia GOP Congressperson Marjorie Taylor Green and Colorado GOP Congressperson Lauren Boebert have capitalized on the fear among Republicans extorted by Donald Trump.

Republicans have only themselves to blame for allowing Trump and his henchmen to marshal the party any way it feels with threats of punishing naysayers.

And at the same time, Republicans are the only ones who can reclaim their party, pushing this minority of blackmailing anarchists to the sidelines, where it has existed for generations.

Just a generation ago, it would have been unthinkable that the party known for adhering to rules and defined by limits would allow extremists to take the wheel and steer away from more than 200 years of sound democratic principles and tradition.

Even here in Colorado, this minority of Republican extremists has worked to undermine Colorado’s provenly secure and sound mail-ballot election system. Party extremists just last week worked to undermine the will of statewide voters allowing for a new generation of fairness in deciding party nominees, which in many parts of the state automatically become election victors.

But now, these extremists have brought Congress to a halt, at a time of great peril for the nation, and the world.

Russia hasn’t presented itself as the threat to the United States and the world in the way it does now since the 1960s. Undermining support to Ukraine at this time only makes the threat of Russia more dangerous.

After avoiding a government shut-down this week by mere minutes, the House is now on a rudderless high-speed train to November, facing the same fiscal crisis it did when there was a speaker in the lower chamber.

Instead, House Republicans are mired in a political snipe hunt for President Joe Biden, with zero evidence for cause.

This is a political party consumed with false flags, such as abortion rights, transgender issues and how racism is seen in history.

Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliated voters alike should message their GOP elected officials in Colorado and across the nation and demand they turn away from extremism and extremists, and especially their toxic and ruinous allegiance and fear of Donald Trump.

While Republicans have hurled themselves this week into a chasm of chaos, it could be an opportunity to leave the root of their dismay and pending disaster in the abyss, and reclaim the party of limited government and rational conservatism.

Taylor Swift has been making massive headlines lately (to be honest when has she not?) for her efforts in getting 35,000 new voters to register in one single day. There’s also her all-but-confirmed relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

Although her legion of fans (better known as Swifties) have taken an intense interest in the singer’s newfound romantic interest, many on the right have been severely triggered by the recent machinations of the pop megastar, who has issued blistering criticisms of conservative politicians including Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and former President Donald Trump.

Mark Hemingway, columnist for the right-wing website The Federalist, wrote an article claiming the singer’s popularity was “a sign of national decline” and that her music was “utterly defined by self-obsession rather than introspection.” Far right-wing writer Roger Kimball, a columnist for the passionately Trump-supporting blog American Greatness and magazine the American Spectator, echoed similar sentiments and further commented: “She is homely.”

Right-wing speaker Juanita Broaddrick, a diehard Trump supporter who once accused former President Bill Clinton of rape, responded to an earlier video of Swift criticizing Trump, stating: “Who gives a F what Taylor Swift thinks?” Well, it turns out that in addition to millions of devoted fans and followers, many on the right care what Swift things, given their pathological obsession with her. The truth is she’s living rent free on the sharpest tips of their lounges and residing in the darkest corners of their minds.

Criticism of pop culture celebrities is hardly a new tactic among conservatives, from as far back as Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis in the 1950s and onward. Athletes and celebrities have always found themselves in the crosshairs of the cultural right, a social segment that has often viewed such entities with a jaundiced eye over political, social, and religious differences.

Hostilities aside, declaring war against Taylor Swift is an ill-advised tactic that could likely only further augment her already fiercely powerful brand. She has demonstrated over and over, time after time, that the degree of her cultural influence

is formidable and an undeniable reality. Her mere presence at last Sunday’s Chiefs game supporting Kelce in her private sports box with Kelce’s mother and other assorted guests resulted in a 400 percent spike in sales of his jersey. His social media followership increased exponentially in a matter of days. She is a force to be reckoned with.

The NFL has been a historically conservative organization with a right-leaning fan base. Taylor Swift represents assertive, powerful, independent womanhood. She is pro-choice and a staunch advocate of LGBTQIA rights, and she openly espouses and supports progressive positions on race, gender, class, and economics. Hence, she epitomizes most of the things that many conservatives despise.

Nonetheless, it still seems like a foolish agenda to target someone with the profile of Swift. With her legion of diehard fans, more than a billion dollars in personal wealth, and an impeccably strategic business acumen, the right is facing an uphill effort and is alienating sizable segments of Americans.

Don’t take my word for it. Check in with her former manager Scooter Braun and Kanye West, and ask them whether they suggest taking on Taylor Swift.

Elwood Watson is a professor of history, Black studies, and gender and sexuality studies at East Tennessee State University. He is also an author and public speaker.

ELWOOD WATSON, CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

Conservatives are picking a fight with Taylor Swift they have no hope of winning

ACTIVISTS CONFRONT AURORA POLICE CHIEF AND DA OVER JOR’DELL RICHARDSON SHOOTING

Jor’Dell Richardson’s family and friends confronted Aurora interim police chief Art Acevedo and District Attorney John Kellner at a forum Sept. 27, venting their anguish over Richardson’s death at the hands of police and demanding consequences for the officers involved.

“My family will not be able to get over this, the kids in my family, my sons. This is all they think about, all they talk about. This changed their DNA,” said Jaleesa Smith, one of Richardson’s aunts. “(Richardson) was not some hoodlum. He was a 14-year-old child who was loved and beloved by everyone in his community.”

Richardson, 14, was shot and killed by an Aurora officer in June after police say he was involved in an armed robbery and tried to flee the scene of the crime, reaching for a pellet gun that resembled a firearm once another officer tackled him to the ground.

While police and Kellner’s office have argued that their version of events is supported by surveillance video, eyewitness accounts and body-worn camera footage, this official narrative held little sway over the dozens of activists who showed up Wednesday at Arapahoe

County’s CentrePoint Plaza building in Aurora to express their anger.

Sometimes shouting or speaking through tears, friends and supporters shared fond memories of Richardson and characterized his death as the latest example of Aurora police unnecessarily taking the life of a Black youth.

“I’m scared every day for my sons. Every day. And I sit here and get them prepared for how you guys act,” said Paige Owens, the mother of one of Richardson’s friends. “That baby was on the ground pleading for himself.”

She later described Richardson as a peacemaker with a sense of humor who enjoyed playing sports with his friends and spent many afternoons at her house.

Owens said he had been trying to get a ride the day of the shooting and speculated that he got into a car with people whom he didn’t know before the robbery took place.

She and family friend Yolanda Gonzales both said Richardson was a positive influence among his peers.

“He would be the one to always hold them together and keep them on a good path. He wasn’t the type of kid to say, ‘Let’s go rob somebody,’” Gonzales said. “He would come to our house, and I used to take him home to his mom around 9

or 10. We don’t let our kids walk on the streets, because we’re scared, because of the cops.”

Acevedo was mostly silent as attendees lambasted his tenure as interim chief of the Aurora Police Department, which he was chosen to lead in November 2022.

“We need people who are reliable, who are going to protect these children, because at the end of the day, I have a 13-year-old. He’s about to be 14. Is he next?,” Aurora resident Kevin Detreville, who is Black, asked Acevedo. “You need to do the right thing, and bow out, and let this community heal.”

Toward the end of the forum, Nate Kassa, a Party for Socialism and Liberation organizer active in Aurora, asked Acevedo directly whether he would step down. Acevedo said he would not, prompting many of those present to heckle him and chant “if we don’t get it, shut it down,” before walking out.

After the event, Acevedo said in response to the comments by Richardson’s friends and family that “whether an officer-involved shooting is justified

Tim Hernandez gestures at Aurora Police Department interim chief Art Acevedo while calling on Acevedo to resign during a Sept. 27, 2023, forum where attendees discussed the officer-involved shooting of Jor’Dell Richardson.

PHOTO BY MAX LEVY, Sentinel Colorado

BY MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff Writer

or not justified, that doesn’t matter to people who know and love someone like Jor’Dell.”

“Your heart breaks, especially for the family, for his mom,” Acevedo said. “I’m glad I was here to listen and take in the community angst from this group of folks.”

A group of students who attended school with Richardson addressed the chief for about 14 minutes, describing how their friend’s death meant they would never again hear Richardson’s “contagious” laugh, shoot hoops together or exchange text messages with the teen.

“My brother had to pay his consequences with his life, but the officer who killed my brother, he didn’t have to pay no consequences,” one boy said. “The man who killed my brother didn’t even get charged, but my brother got sentenced to death over a pellet gun.”

Kellner was called on twice by speakers to explain his office’s decision not to criminally charge the two officers involved in Richardson’s death, Roch Gruszeczka and James Snapp. Both times, Kellner was shouted down as he tried to respond.

Before he was cut off, Kellner mentioned his prosecution of John Haubert, a former Aurora cop who pistol-whipped a man suspected of trespassing in 2021 and was subsequently charged with assault. Haubert’s trial is scheduled to begin in January.

Siddhartha Rathod, an attorney representing the Richardson family, later said they plan to bring a civil lawsuit against the police department and Gruszeczka. He also criticized Acevedo and said the chief was withholding video footage showing officers picking up Richardson’s pellet gun.

“Another Black child has been killed in Aurora, and four months later the family still waits for accountability,” Rathod wrote in an email. “Unfortunately, this has become a disturbing pattern in Aurora.”

Wednesday’s event was hosted by the Racial Equity Subcommittee of the Arapahoe County Justice Coordinating Committee, which was created to advise local representatives of the criminal justice system.

Numerous state and county officials showed up to hear community members’ ideas for improving the justice system in Arapahoe County, as commissioners pointed out the unique

opportunity presented by bringing decision-makers such as Acevedo, Kellner and Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown together under the same roof.

“Our role is to listen tonight,” Commissioner Jeff Baker said. “We want to hear from people. We were struggling with how we can hear from the community that the criminal justice system has affected. And here, really, we’ve got the people in the room who can make a difference.”

Shortly after the forum began, a large group of activists entered the meeting room located on the west side of the CentrePoint Plaza building, chanting and carrying signs which demanded the firing and prosecution of Gruszeczka and Snapp as well as the resignation of Acevedo.

A banner carried by some members of the group bore the logo of the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, an activist organization that has called for criminal charges to be filed against police officers involved in other shootings around the metro area.

While the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee said in a social media post that the event was moved from its original location at the Sec-

ond Chance Center on Potomac Street to the CentrePoint Plaza building due to police perceiving the committee as a threat, county spokesman Anders Nelson disputed this and said the same-day change of venue reflected the county’s desire to accommodate more people in a larger space.

Democratic State Rep. Tim Hernandez, who represents west and northwest Denver, sat among the activists who challenged Kellner and Acevedo. Hernandez, too, called for their resignations, accusing Acevedo of lying when he initially told the public that Jor’Dell had a firearm rather than a pellet gun that resembled a firearm.

“That is villainizing a Black boy in a community that you do not know, that you do not serve and you didn’t even know before you got here,” Hernandez said. “You’ve got to go. We don’t want you.”

Hernandez also called on those present to recall Kellner.

“I am not surprised that a member of the Republican Party, who won by less than 1,500 votes in the election in 2020, chose not to prosecute officers who murdered a 14-year-old child,” he said and was cheered by the crowd.

No clear course of action emerged from the forum — Acevedo and Kellner did not commit to stepping down or pursuing prosecutions against Gruszeczka and Snapp — regardless, the facilitators of the event expressed gratitude for the candid statements by attendees.

Commissioner Leslie Summey said the event illustrated how Aurorans are still grieving the death of Richardson. She added that the people who had the power to implement changes in the criminal justice system were present in the room.

Summey, who is Black, also spoke about her experience of teaching her son to be aware of his surroundings while jogging in public, which she described as “the same thing … that my parents had to teach me in the ’60s.”

“What we need to do is examine our systems that have been in place to be judge, jury and executioner of Black and brown people for centuries in this country,” Summey said.

“We are asking for that to stop. That’s all. We want to make sure that when our children go out, and they make a mistake, they have an opportunity to come home.”

AROUND AURORA

Aurora court admin says 2nd floor of city jail is closed due to officer shortage

Aurora lawmakers asked the administrator of the city’s municipal court to come up with recommendations for filling numerous vacancies that have forced a partial closure of the jail during a budget workshop Saturday.

Aurora’s court administrator, Candace Atkinson, said 10 detention officer positions were vacant as of Saturday. As a result, Atkinson said only the first floor of the city’s jail is operational, influencing the municipal judge’s decisions about whether or not to lock up defendants there.

“Right now, we’re in an agreement until we get fully staffed or more staffed that he only does it on egregious cases or ones that have been mandated,” she said.

“We’re not fully open. We’re just open on the first floor, but we need to open the second floor, which would take those 10 additional officers or more to rotate through there so we can go back to what we call fully operational.”

The jail primarily serves as a temporary detention facility, though it can also house people sentenced to as much as three days’ incarceration, including those sentenced under the city’s new mandatory minimum law for shoplifting.

She described the cells on the first floor of the facility as “more confined” than the second floor but told Councilmember Juan Marcano that the jail is not concerned about liability resulting from this because “we’re not violating any of their rights.”

Council members said they were told earlier in the month that there were only four vacancies but later learned the true figure was greater, including some positions that have been open for more than a year.

Atkinson said she did not include vacancies that the city is in the process of filling in the original figure provided to council. She said her administration is regularly interviewing candidates for detention center jobs and blamed the city’s Human Resources Department for slowly moving candidates through the hiring process, mentioning that it took about five months to hire the detention center’s chief after he submitted an application.

“It’s not that we don’t get applications. It’s not that we don’t find qualified people. It’s just that lag time where we lose them,” Atkinson said.

The director of that department, Ryan Lantz, told the council that he wasn’t aware of delays specifically impacting courthouse hiring but that human resources tries to complete background checks of candidates in three to four weeks.

While Councilmember Alison Coombs asked if the jail had considered contracting out some detention officer jobs, Atkinson said she would rather stick with individuals

whose training was overseen by the city and that turnover is high among contract employees.

Marcano described the vacancies as “really troubling” and suggested that the council’s Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Policy Committee investigate the topic. Councilmember Dustin Zvonek, who serves as vice chair of the committee, asked Atkinson to bring recommendations for filling or eliminating vacant positions to the committee.

Atkinson said the court administration was also over budget for overtime and that she was worried eliminating vacant positions rather than filling them could contribute to burnout.

The council also debated using $153,000 in vacancy savings from the court administration to continue a voucher program for municipal court defendants struggling to cover the cost of the classes associated with their probation.

The conservative majority rejected the proposal as well as a suggestion to fund the vouchers using discretionary funds controlled by the council. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky was incredulous that the city would fund the cost of classes on behalf of individuals who had been convicted or pleaded guilty to crimes.

“A common theme of these budget meetings in the two years that I’ve been on this council is we always want to talk about the criminals and how we’re going to help the criminals, what we’re going to give to the criminals,” she said. “Meanwhile, victims in this city I don’t think get anything except code enforcement up our ass to clean the graffiti off of our buildings from the crimes being committed against us.”

Municipal Presiding Judge Shawn Day said the city previously directed the providers of probation services to offer payment plans or reduced fees to defendants who were found to be indigent.

While Day said that would be enough to comply with a state law requiring the city to follow the same sentencing structure as the state for domestic violence cases, chief public defender Elizabeth Cadiz said the state also offers vouchers and that most instances of people violating the terms of their probation were the result of poverty.

Marcano told Jurinsky that he saw the program as a way of ensuring defendants were rehabilitated after committing crimes.

“We should be making sure that these folks are able to live their best life after the fact and be rehabilitated so they don’t reoffend,” Marcano said.

Councilmember Curtis Gardner also questioned why council members who supported cutting vacant positions in the city’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion were reluctant to use vacancy savings from the court administration to cover the cost of vouchers.

He also criticized the idea of jailing people on probation solely because they are unable to pay for a class.

“If they can’t afford that, are we going to open a debtor’s prison?,” Gardner asked. “It sounds like half of our council would appreciate that. That’s not a joke.”

Gardner joined progressives in supporting the proposals to fund the voucher program, but the funding request did not have enough votes to continue through the budgeting process.

— Max Levy, Sentinel Staff Writer

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Author of Cherry Creek schools bomb threat email tied to social media ‘porn’ trolling not identified

The person who threatened to bomb multiple buildings at the Cherry Creek School District last week has not been identified nor located as of Thursday, according to Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, John Bartmann.

On the morning of Sept. 22, police received a call from a local unidentified news outlet about a possible bomb threat. Someone at the media outlet told police they’d received an email stating that multiple bombs had been placed in three elementary schools and two administration buildings.

Sheriff deputies worked with other local police agencies to search the buildings. District personnel searched the interior of the buildings while the sheriff’s offices’ explosive detection canines searched the exterior. No explosives were found and the threat was determined to be unfounded.

It remains an open investigation, officials said.

In a message delivered to families on Tuesday, Superintendent Chris Smith said that the people making the threats are targeting books about the LGBTQ+ experience, and using bullying, homophobic tactics in an attempt to troll controversy.

“I will not tolerate threats made to our community or abusive language or insults directed toward our teachers and staff members who genuinely care about our students and work tirelessly every day to inspire them to learn and grow. I will not tolerate harassment or attacks against our LGBTQ+ community. The attacks from last week were

driven by hate and have no place in our schools,” Smith said.

The threats came a day after Libs of TikTok, which the Anti-Defamation League states is a popular anti-LGBTQ+ twitter account, published a blog post detailing their attempts to contact district leaders about “pornographic” books in elementary school libraries. The books named in the blog post are:

“Gender Queer,” “This Book is Gay,” “Flame,” “Me, Earl and the Dying Girl,” “It’s Perfectly Normal,” “Blankets,” and “Fun Home.”

Lauren Snell, district spokesperson, said none of the books are in the district’s elementary school libraries.

“Me, Earl and the Dying Girl” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” are available in middle school libraries while the other books are available in high school libraries, school officials said.

The blog post said that the district blocked their email after they contacted the district multiple times, including when they created a fake email and posed as a concerned parent. The post ends with a call to action to their readers, telling them to contact district leaders asking why they blocked Libs of TikTok.

Smith said the district received hundreds of phone calls, emails and social media messages, most of which came from out of state.

The same day, the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, made a Facebook post questioning the district’s decision to block Libs of TikTok, and included a link to the blog post.

CPAN released a statement saying that no one should be harassed. However, they have continued to tag Libs of TikTok on X, formerly known as Twitter, with trolling posts and comments. The latest post was for a public event CPAN hosted titled “Evidence of Harm in Colorado Schools: Porn in Libraries.”

Lori Gimelshteyn, executive director and co-founder of CPAN, moderated the conversation. At the beginning of the event, she also defined anything sexually explicit as being pornographic.

Sarah, whose username is Hopelesswanderer and said she is a parent in the Cherry Creek School District, was invited to speak at the event. She said was inspired to investigate school library books after seeing a post from Libs of TikTok.

At the beginning of the last school year, she said she bought the book, “Let’s Talk About It,” and said she found the content shocking. She did not explain why. She then expressed her concerns to the board of education.

The Sentinel reported last year that the district reviewed and removed “Let’s Talk About It” from school libraries. The book is an illustrated sex education guide aimed at an adolescent audience and includes information about LGBTQ+ identity. According to the publisher, the book covers “relationships, friendships, gender, sexuality, anatomy, body image, safe sex, sexting, jealousy, rejection, sex education” and other topics.

It also contains anatomical drawings of genitalia as well as several caricature-like illustrations of people engaging in sexual activity. It includes frank discussions of sex and relationships and topics including sexting, pornography, gender expression and sexual identity, STDs and birth control.

Although it appeared no one had ever checked out the book, district officials said they removed “Let’s Talk About It” because it included content that could be inappropriate for some young people and contained some material about sexting that officials said some worried could promote illegal behavior.

The district also reviewed “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Ko-

babe and “Flamer” by Mike Curato at the time, but they remained on library shelves.

— Kristin Oh, Sentinel Staff Writer

Students eating up free lunch programs in Aurora schools, and statewide

Mirroring trends across the country as an increasing number of schools offer free lunch to all students, not just those who prove they’re needy, local lunch lines are growing.

More Aurora students than anticipated have taken part of the state’s new program that provides free meals for everyone, regardless of financial status.

Efforts to offer more free lunches in Colorado and across the nation were boosted Tuesday by federal officials who announced that Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change.

Changes in Colorado are already having an effect in local schools.

Voters in 2022 approved Prop FF, which raised taxes on wage earners making more than $300,000 a year. The new revenue funds free lunch programs for all students, regardless of need, for school districts that sign on to the program.

State education officials this week said that almost every school district in the state has signed onto the new free-lunch program.

Cherry Creek School District expected to see a 30% increase in the number of students participating in their free meal program.

Kim Kilgore, director of food nutrition services, said that they used to serve between 24,000 to 25,000 lunches and breakfasts a day. Now they have served between 32,000 and 34,000 meals a day in the past couple of weeks.

Aurora Public Schools anticipated to serve an additional 2,0004,000 lunches and 3,000-5,000 breakfasts per day. They have surpassed that amount and now they serve 2,500-5,000 extra lunches and 4,000-6,000 breakfasts per day this school year.

“I think it takes the stress off of families to have to worry about providing breakfast before kids get to school or packing their lunch or having lunch money. And it really just levels the playing field,” Kilgore said.

While the state does not have specific data yet, the Colorado Department of Education has heard from dozens of school districts that more breakfast and lunches have been served this school year.

APS spokesperson Corey Christiansen said that they “are still working on communicating with our families and educating them about the free meals for all program and hope to see even more families take advantage of this as the school year goes on.”

While students are automatically enrolled in the program, Kilgore

recommends that families continue to fill out the application if they qualify for free or reduced lunches because it will allow them to receive other benefits.

Jeremy Meyer, spokesman for the DOE, said that family’s income information “is vital for districts to continue to receive full access to state and federal funding.”

Nationally, at schools where 25% of families participate in income-based public benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, the federal government now will cover the cost of free meals for all enrolled students. Previously, the qualifying threshold was 40%.

Roughly 3,000 additional school districts serving more than 5 million students will now be eligible, officials said.

“While there is still more work ahead to ensure every K-12 student in the nation can access healthy school meals at no cost, this is a significant step on the pathway toward that goal,” said Stacy Dean, USDA deputy under secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

During the pandemic, Congress temporarily made universal meals free to all students, but that ended last year. Other federal programs that provided direct food assistance to families also scaled down amid soaring food prices, putting strains on family budgets and leaving some kids hungry.

The new rule will expand access to universal meals through a program known as the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP. Instead of requiring families to fill out individual applications for free or reduced-price meals, schools participating in the program receive federal funding based on income data, with local or state money filling in any gaps in the cost of offering meals to all students. Advocates say reducing administrative burdens like applications helps ensure children don’t go hungry.

Some have criticized the costs of the program. The Republican Study Committee has called for eliminating the CEP altogether, arguing it ignores the individual income eligibility of each student.

Nationally, expanding a community-based model of universal meals would alleviate burdens on many families, said Anna Korsen, policy and program director at Full Plates Full Potential, a nonprofit organization in Maine that works on maximizing access to school meals.

“The federal poverty guidelines that dictate who gets a free meal and who doesn’t are really outdated,” Korsen said. “There are so many families that on paper don’t qualify for a free meal, and they can get lumped into this group of … families that can afford to pay for lunch or breakfast at school. But really, those families are living paycheck to paycheck.”

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the rule change is a step toward fulfilling the promise of healthy school meals for all.

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS GET GORY, AND SOME PREFER TO DIAL IT DOWN

BY KIM COOK,

For some people, the scarier the better when it comes to Halloween decorations. A zombie girl with glowing eyes who rips the head off her teddy bear? OK. A 6-foot-tall, chainsaw-wielding hulk who emits bloodcurdling screams and buzzing? Trick or treat!

Decorating with scary stuff can be part of the fun.

But other people, including those with little kids, find the aesthetic disturbing, and prefer their Halloween without the gore.

“I want to preserve my little ones’ innocence as long as possible, and the creepy, mischievous, evil side of Halloween brings up topics I don’t want my child to know about until they’re old enough to understand it’s fake,” says Jamie Morrissey, who has three children under 3 in suburban New York.

For those after a more dialed-down but still spooky and dramatic look, there are plenty of decorations and themes.

Some play off of old science and wizardry, with celestial illustrations and apothecary elements. Some take a play-

fully gothic turn. There’s the traditional orange-and-black color scheme, but no reason to stick only to that.

(Note: As for fake cobwebs and dangling lights, wildlife experts urge people not to put them up. Animals can get tangled and trapped in them, leading to injury or death.)

BASIC BLACK. OR A HALLOWEEN RAINBOW

Jessica Dodell-Feder, HGTV Magazine’s executive editor, bleeds the color from her decorations.

“I love keeping everything black and white, then using natural elements that have a little bit of a creepy factor like bats, snakes, bugs or Venus fly traps,” she says. “Think black-painted branches sticking out of an urn; framed faux moth specimens; black-painted faux snakes ‘crawling’ across the center of a table like a runner.”

At the other end of the spectrum, if you want to take your Halloween a little bit ‘90s, a little bit Barbiecore, then professional crafter Kara Whitten of

Austin, Texas, has some zingy, rainbow-hued, Halloween-themed ideas at her site, akailochiclife. She offers garlands of multicolored pumpkins or phrases, like “Hocus Pocus” or “I Put a Spell on You.” She has instructions for spatter-painting faux pumpkins in day-glo colors.

Another craft idea that kids and adults can do together:

Submerge a few white tapers in warm water until they’re soft enough to bend into curvy shapes. Then with a permanent marker add facial features. Once they’ve cooled and hardened again, you’ve got some candle ghosts for the table. There’s a DIY video on Whitten’s blog.

Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living’s senior homes and features editor, favors fall colors.

“I’m not huge on Halloween, so I love leaning into the season’s abundance of natural colors instead: sage greens, burnt oranges, golden yellows and chocolate browns,” she says.

“Plus, when you skip the zombies in favor of fall color, you can enjoy your decorations from the start of the season through Thanksgiving.”

TOP: This combination of photos released by Anthropology shows and Francesca Kaye’s Halloween Magic Owl Lantern, left, and raven candlestick. Anthropologie via AP

BOTTOM: This photo provided by Balsam Hill shows their glitter starburst light set. The warm orange glow would set the Halloween scene at the entry way or anywhere indoors as well. Balsam Hill via AP

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Honest Journalism

GHOSTS, JACK-O’LANTERNS AND OTHER STALWARTS

But Watson acknowledges it’s no fun to be a Halloween Scrooge, either.

She finds the handmade ghosts from Mollie Jenkins Pottery “just the right mix of sweet and spooky.”

Jenkins is a Columbus, Geor-

trations including a fortune-teller’s palm, ravens, night-blooming flowers, and mystical moon and star patterns. Also for Anthropologie, London ceramicist Frances ca Kaye has an endearing array of bats, cats, owls and ravens on trays, mugs, lanterns and a candelabra.

Dodell-Felder shares a party idea connected to the movie “Beetlejuice,” which gets a new installment as early as next year.

gia, ceramic artist who found herself with a little extra white clay one fall semester while pursuing her B.F.A. at Auburn University.

“My mom’s always loved decorating for the holidays, and growing up we had spooky Halloween candlesticks along with big terracotta jack-o’-lanterns. I took a spin off of those, creating my whimsical ghost,” she said.

Her little specters have developed a following, and sell out every year on her site.

DECORATING FOR A PARTY

Inviting some friends over for a spooky soiree?

For a Hogwarts feel, hang some of Balsam Hill’s battery-operated “floating candles” over a party table or entry. The retailer also has stacked black pumpkin lights with cat faces, and glittery black twig trees.

Crate & Barrel’s got a twiggy, matte-black wreath for a mantel or door. Or create a modern Halloween village with a few of their matte-black haunted houses.

Lauren McIntosh, an artist in Berkeley, California, has created a collection of glassware and napkins for Anthropologie with illus-

“I’m a huge fan of Tim Burton, and recently ended up purely by accident at a Beetlejuice-themed bar. It had black-and-white striped décor with neon green elements. The drinks were served on dry ice, and they had old-timey portraits on the walls. You couldn’t look away!” she says.

For “an elevated Halloween party,” The Spruce’s editorial and strategy director, Caroline Utz, suggests setting up a tablescape with luxe textures like velvet, and adding orange, purple and green candlesticks in different shapes and sizes. Sculptured Greek or Roman busts might add a “Night at the Museum” vibe.

CREATIVE BUT GENTLE

In San Francisco, Emily Reaman works in interior design, and she’s also got a preschooler. While he loves some “spooky” things, she’s careful about her decorating.

“I don’t have cobwebs or skeletons hanging by my front door,” she says. “But I do add lights to the trees, and my son and I decorate gourds with paint and glitter that we keep out during Halloween, then use on the

ing table.”

This photo provided by Anthropologie shows a napkin set designed by Berkeley-CA-based artist Lauren McIntosh, part of a collection that features illustrations adapted from prints in her own archive of fortune-teller’s palms, ravens, night-blooming flowers and mystical moon and star patterns. Anthropologie via AP

scene & herd

Denver Collect-ACon at the Colorado Convention Center

Modern Swing Mondays at Stampede

Fall into Fun at the Aurora Municipal Center

Every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. 2430 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014. Visit www.stampedeclub.net/tm-event/ modern-swing-mondays/ for more information.

Fancy yourself a dancer, do you? Yes? No? Either way, Modern Swing Mondays at Stampede is a great opportunity to cut a rug, or even just learn the skills necessary for aforementioned rug cutting should you not yet possess the required skill set. You read that right, you can pop in to Stampede every Monday, grab a swing lesson at 6:30 p.m. and then showcase your newly-learned moves the same night during Open Dance which begins at 7:30 p.m.. This seems like a truly perfect date night as well, so definitely keep it in mind when trying to woo your significant other(s). Admission is $10.

Earthmade at Stanley - Fall Edition

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Oct. 7 and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Oct. 8 at 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202. Visit https://collectaconusa.com/denver/ for more information.

We’ve got another pop culture convention rolling into the metro area this weekend. It will feature all of the large convention accouterments such as celebrity panels, celebrity autograph and photo opportunities and wall to wall vendors selling a bevy of memorabilia to cater to your every desire, whether it be sports cards, trading cards, anime and beyond.

Oh, and Steve Aoki is going to be performing a set, which is included with your admission on Saturday. So, bring your dancing shoes too!

Choctoberfest at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Oct. 7 at 25690 E. Quincy Ave. 80016. Visit https://www.cochocolatefests.com/ for more information.

We realize this is a little bit out, but it’s a festival dedicated to chocolate. That said, we kind of figured it’s best to get out in front of this one. 12 samples for $10 in the 25,000 square foot facility. If you’re thinking 12 pieces won’t satisfy that sweet tooth, there’s a VIP package that gives you access to exclusive tastes that the $10 ticket won’t get you access to. You’ll also get access to the event a half hour early.

There’s more. Beer garden, chocolate martinis, costume contests and chocolate bingo. And hey, parking is free. So put your stretchiest pants on and head east next month for chocolate.

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Oct. 7 and Oct. 8 at 2501 Dallas St. Aurora, CO 80010. Visit http://alturl.com/ v79vv for more information.

Are you the type of person that enjoys buying plants, crystals or unique handmade goods and wares? You do live in Colorado after all, so we’d surmise that you are indeed the type.

Fortunately for you, there’s a pop-up market taking place in October in the Hangar at Stanley. And guess what. All of the aforementioned items and products can be found there.

After the great results from their April event, Bonfire is doubling down with a Fall edition, and they expect the turnout to be equally as great.

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Oct. 14 at 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy. Aurora, CO 80012. Visit http://alturl.com/9dqtq for more information.

Welp. Tis the season. You can feel it coming on, as it’s in the low 60’s when you leave for work and in the 80’s when you head to lunch. The type of weather that makes one eager for the consistent brisk days of autumn. Fortunately, by the time Fall into Fun at the Aurora Municipal Center rolls around, we should be in full fledged fall.

So go ahead and start pulling the pumpkin themed sweaters out of the storage, provided you hadn’t done it already with the annual roll out of the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starby’s.

The event will feature live music and other acts, craft vendors, an inflatable corn maze — also known as a regular maze as there’s no actual corn and a pumpkin patch of the non-inflatable variety.

We’ll see you there.

Fall Festival at Stanley Marketplace

A Bit Twisted Brewpub 5K and BBQ at A Bit Twisted Brewery and BBQ

Hero’s Pizzeria and Tavern Free Car ShowSunday Fundays

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Oct. 15 at 2501 Dallas St. Aurora, CO 80010. Visit https://stanleymarketplace. com/events/fall-festival-at-stanley-marketplace/ for more information.

Did we say “tis the season” already? Not only are we making you attune to another fall festy, it just so happens to be the day after the previously mentioned pumpkin party just previous.

So if you aren’t able to make the one at the AMC, or just didn’t get your fill, Aurora’s own Stanley Marketplace is hosting their sixth annual Stanley Fall Festival.

Located at The Field at Stanley Marketplace, will be transformed into an autumnal escape for the day.

Naturally there will be music, dancing, and what is being described as “unexpected delights” sure to keep you entertained.

If that isn’t enough to get the synapses to fire, you can also look forward to a costume contest, face painting for the kiddos and obviously a pumpkin patch.

After all, what’s a Fall festival without a pumpkin patch?

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Oct. 15 at 3095 S. Peoria St. Unit B, Aurora, CO 80014. Visit http://alturl.com/mn9ji for more information.

Given that A Bit Twisted hosts their bootcamp classes, it should come as no surprise that they’re hosting a 5K as well. The course starts and finishes conveniently at the taproom where you can treat yourself to a barley pop or three for completing the goal of the 5K. The first of which will be free and given to you upon completion.

You’ll undoubtedly be hungry as well after the 3-plus mile run, so treat yourself to some barbecue and tacos, making sure to get all those burned calories right back into ya.

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Oct. 15 at 16070 E. Dartmouth Ave. Aurora, CO, 80013. Visit http://alturl.com/6hgpm for more information.

The free monthly car show at Hero’s Pizzeria and Tavern comes back around on Oct. 15. There are slots for more that 100 hot rods and street machines, with no registration needed. The car show is a great event for the whole family.

Classic tunes will be cranked out by Cruisin’ Dave, door prizes and great food are also on tap.

So bring the fam down and check out some sweet muscle machines in these hot rods.

And if there is interest in participating, all makes and models are welcome.

Flipping out

The sounds of flippers, bumpers and bells tallying points and cheers echoed into the lobby of the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows as hundreds of attendees participated in the 19th Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown, the weekend of Sept. 29.

With the price of admission, pinball wizards were given unlimited free opportunity to play on the several dozen machines, new and old, for three full days.

And while these vintage machines can be a tad finicky, there were engineers on site to make quick repairs to get those flippers back in action.

But the fun didn’t stop with pinball machines. There were several vintage arcade games as well as a video game room for smaller consoles.

The event not only catered to the casual pinball player, but held several tournaments for the pros and budding amateurs.

Photo Essay by Philip B. Poston, Sentinel Photo Editor

What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer

AS Update COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find, but they’re still frustratingly scarce for young children. Health officials said Thursday the kid shots have started shipping — and reminded most everyone to get a fall flu shot too.

About 2 million Americans have gotten the new COVID-19 shot in the two weeks since its approval despite early barriers from insurance companies and other glitches, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

For the first time, the U.S. has vaccines to fight a trio of viruses that cause fall and winter misery. But health officials worry that shot fatigue and hassles in getting them will leave too many people needlessly unprotected.

Wderbilt University and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Some things to know:

WHY DO I NEED ANOTHER COVID-19 SHOT?

This year’s vaccine is updated to protect against newer versions of the constantly evolving coronavirus. Already there’s been a late summer jump in infections, hospitalizations and deaths. And so far the new vaccine recipe appears to be a good match to the variants currently circulating.

A Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a pharmacy in Cypress, Texas on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Fall 2023 vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials in the U.S. urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone. New this year are vaccines for older adults and women in late pregnancy to guard against another virus named RSV.

“We need to use them,” Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday. “Right now is the right time.”

A flu vaccination and that updated COVID-19 shot are urged for just about everyone, starting with babies as young as 6 months.

Also this year, a vaccine against another scary virus called RSV is recommended for people 60 and older and for certain pregnant women. And for babies, a vaccine-like medicine to guard against that respiratory syncytial virus is expected to arrive next month.

Protection against COVID-19, whether from vaccination or from an earlier infection, wanes over time — and most Americans haven’t had a vaccine dose in about a year. Everyone 5 and older will need just one shot this fall even if they’ve never had a prior vaccination, while younger children may need additional doses depending on their vaccination and infection history.

HOW HARD IS IT TO FIND COVID-19 SHOTS?

shipped millions of doses, and say there’s plenty of supply — and in recent days, more appointments have started opening, at least for people 12 and older. In a Wednesday meeting, insurance companies told HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra they’ve largely resolved the paperwork issues blocking some patients’ vaccinations.

The shots are supposed to be provided free in-network to the insured. For the uninsured or underinsured, CDC has opened what it’s calling a “bridge” program to provide free shots at certain sites.

WHY CAN’T PARENTS FIND COVID-19 SHOTS FOR YOUNGER KIDS?

Adult doses got shipped first, CDC’s Cohen said. Doses for the under-12 set have begun shipping, and “the supply is filling out,” she said.

Drugstore chain CVS said its doses for ages 5 and older began arriving last week, although supplies vary by location, while its MinuteClinic locations anticipate opening appointments for tots as young as 18 months in the coming days.

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Melissa Phillip/ Houston Chronicle via

“These vaccines may not be perfect in being able to prevent absolutely every infection with these illnesses, but they turn a wild infection into a milder one,” said Dr. William Schaffner of Van-

The rollout’s start has been messy. This time the government isn’t buying and distributing shots for free. Now drugstores, doctors’ offices and other providers had to place their own orders, and sometimes canceled appointments if supplies didn’t arrive in time. Some people had to wait for their insurance companies to update the billing codes needed to cover them or risk paying out of pocket.

Manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna have

As for pediatricians, they’ve had to guess how many doses to buy up-front while waiting to learn how much insurance companies would reimburse them for each shot, said Dr. Jesse Hackell of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He said early parent demand is heartening but that pediatricians expect to spend lots of time this fall explaining to hesitant families how important COVID-19 vaccination is even for healthy children.

GENERATIONS

WHO NEEDS THE NEW RSV VACCINE?

EXPLAINED CPR NEWS

On Friday, Pfizer said it was making some changes in hopes of motivating pediatricians to buy more shots for children under 5 — including offering a refund for doses that go unused, even partially used vials.

In Redmond, Washington, Ania Mitros got herself, her husband and her 13-year-old vaccinated pretty easily but despite calls to multiple pharmacies and clinics can’t find anyone to tell her when shots for her 8- and 11-year-old will be available. “There need to be clear expectations,” she said.

WHAT ABOUT FLU VACCINE?

Fewer Americans got a flu vaccine last year than before the coronavirus pandemic –- a discouraging gap that CDC hopes to reverse.

People need a flu vaccine every fall because influenza also mutates each year. Like with COVID-19, flu is most dangerous to older adults, the very young and people with weak immune systems, lung, heart or other chronic health problems, or who are pregnant.

There are multiple kinds of flu vaccines, including a nasal spray version for certain younger people. More important, three kinds are specifically recommended for seniors because they do a better job revving up an older adult’s immune system.

CAN I GET A FLU SHOT AND COVID-19 SHOT AT THE SAME TIME?

Yes, although one in each arm might be more comfortable.

RSV is a cold-like nuisance for most people, and not as wellknown as the flu. But RSV packs hospitals every winter and kills several hundred tots and thousands of seniors. The CDC says already, RSV cases are rising in the Southeast.

RSV vaccines from GSK and Pfizer are approved for adults 60 and older.

Drugstores have adequate supplies but some seniors are reporting hurdles such as requirements to get a prescription. That’s because the CDC recommended that seniors talk with their doctors about the new vaccine. Cohen said it was meant just for education about a virus that people may not know much about.

“We want folks to ... get access to the vaccine as quickly as possible,” she said.

WHAT ABOUT BABIES AND RSV?

The FDA also has approved Pfizer’s RSV vaccine to be given late in pregnancy so moms-tobe pass virus-fighting antibodies to their fetuses, offering some protection at birth. The CDC is recommending that pregnancy vaccinations be offered between September and January, when RSV tends to be most common.

There’s no vaccine for children but babies whose mothers didn’t get vaccinated in pregnancy may get an injection of lab-made antibodies to guard against RSV. Called Beyfortus, the one-dose shot from Sanofi and AstraZeneca is different than a vaccine, which teaches the body to make its own infection-fighting antibodies, but is similarly protective. Cohen said it should be available in October.

“Increasing access to free, healthy school breakfast and lunch will decrease childhood hunger, improve child health and student readiness, and put our nation on the path to better nutrition and wellness,” he said.

— Annie Ma, Associated Press, and Kristin Oh, Sentinel Colorado

COPS AND COURTS

Coroner identifies man, 23, shot numerous times inside car at Aurora apartment complex

Coroner officials identified the 23-year-old man shot multiple times in an apartment complex parking lot early Sunday as Jose Hernandez Peña.

“He died of a gunshot wound, and his death is classified as a homicide,” according to an Arapahoe County coroner report.

Peña was found early Sunday shot dead inside a car parked at a central Aurora apartment parking lot, police said.

Officers were called to respond to a shooting about 4:45 a.m. at Lyn Knoll neighborhood apartment complex in the 500 block of Potomac Street.

“When officers arrived, they found a man slumped in the driver’s seat of a blue 2006 Volkswagen Jetta,” police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement. “There were multiple bullet holes in the driver’s side window.”

Police said the man inside the car had been shot numerous times.

Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters

can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000, police said.

— Sentinel Staff

Coroner IDs boy, 15, shot dead Saturday in Southlands Mall parking lot

Coroner officials identified the 15-year-old boy shot to death Saturday in the Southlands Mall parking lot as Raphael Ivan Velin.

Police are asking for the public’s help in finding what they described as four Black males responsible for the shooting death.

Dispatchers received calls about a shooting in the mall parking lot about 8:30 p.m. and that a victim was near 6100 South Main Street, police said.

“When officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound,” police spokesperson Sydney Edwards said in a statement. “Lifesaving measures were attempted by first responders before the teen was transported to a local hospital where he passed away from his injuries.”

Police said witnesses and “evidence collected from the scene shows the suspects to be four or five Black males who fled the scene in a black four-door sedan.”

Edwards later said the car had been found, but she did not disclose where.

“The investigation also shows that this encounter was a preplanned meeting with the involved parties,” Edwards said.”There is no known threat to shoppers, however, Aurora police has increased patrol presence at the Southlands mall Sunday.”

Police are asking any witnesses or residents in the nearby Wheatlands neighborhood near the mall to check surveillance cameras for anything that might have been recorded from the shooting.

A press conference planned Monday to discuss the shooting was postponed.

Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000, police said.

— Sentinel Staff

BEYOND AURORA

Colorado laws launched

this week creating gun-buy wait period, enabling industry lawsuits

Two Colorado gun control laws took effect this week so that purchasing a firearm requires a threeday waiting period — meant to curtail suicide attempts and shootings — and gun violence victims now have an easier path toward filing lawsuits against the firearm industry.

The laws, pushed through Colorado’s Democrat-controlled legislature this year, come as violent crime and mass shootings surge nationwide — including last year’s bloodshed at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, where a gunman killed five people and wounded 17 others.

The new laws edge the once-purple Colorado nearer the Democratic bastions of California and New York. But gun groups have vowed to challenge the restrictions in court, encouraged by a U.S. Su-

preme Court ruling that expanded gun rights last year.

The Colorado laws were spurred by waves of protests over gun violence this year. Students flooded the Colorado Capitol’s halls in March after a high school student was shot and killed just outside their campus. Later that month, teachers marched into the House and Senate chambers after a student shot and wounded two school administrators in Denver.

The state now joins at least 10 others by enacting a waiting period.

Democratic state Rep. Judy Amabile, one of the bill’s sponsors, said she’s experienced first hand the benefits of a buffer between buying and receiving a gun. Her son had sought a firearm she believed he was planning to use on himself, but his background check had been delayed.

“I am forever grateful he did not have instant access to a firearm that day,” she said in a news release.

Taylor Rhodes, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said that when the waiting period takes effect on Sunday, he will file a lawsuit.

“We aren’t talking about things that are privileges, we are talking about constitutionally guarantied freedoms,” said Rhodes. He added that if someone needs to protect themselves from a stalker, for example, waiting three days might not cut it.

A second law in Colorado would roll back some long-held legal protections for gun manufacturers and dealers, partly by making the industry more accountable to consumer protection laws.

Similar to legislation passed in California, New York, Delaware and New Jersey, Colorado’s new law would make it easier for victims of

gun violence to file civil suits partly around how companies market their products — such as one lodged against Remington in 2015.

Remington made the rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut, and families of those killed accused the company in a lawsuit of targeting younger, at-risk males in advertising and product placement in violent video games. Last year, the company settled with the families for $73 million.

“Removing Colorado’s overly broad gun industry immunity law will provide another avenue for survivors to pursue justice,” said Democratic Sen. Chris Kolker, one of the bill’s sponsors, in a statement.

Kolker, along with the other bill sponsors, named the act after Jessica Ghawi, who was slain in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, along with 11 others.

Ghawi’s parents, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, tried to sue the companies that had sold the shooter ammunition and tear gas but were unsuccessful. Ultimately, the couple ended up owing more than $200,000 in defense attorney fees and had to file for bankruptcy.

Opponents of the law worry that it would open up dealerships and manufacturers to frivolous lawsuits, driving especially the smaller shops out of business.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a gun advocacy group which has filed lawsuits against similar laws in other states, including California, is expected to take legal action in Colorado.

Mark Oliva, managing director of the foundation, has told The Associated Press Colorado’s law would be “ripe” for a legal challenge.

— Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press

Ditching the delirium

More health officials push to end use of ‘junk science’ term police have used to justify force

BY MARKIAN HAWRYLUK AND RENUKA RAYASAM, KFF Health News

The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-yearold’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police found him behaving erratically, they pepper-sprayed him, shocked him with a Taser, and restrained him. Haleck became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital. Before his parents could get from their home in Utah to Hawaii, the former Hawaii Air National Guardsman was taken off life support.

“Nobody’s supposed to die from something like this,” said Haleck’s father, William.

An initial autopsy ruled Haleck’s death a homicide and his family filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against the three officers who tried to remove him from the street. The case should have been “one of the easiest wrongful death cases” to win, said Eric Seitz, an attorney who represented Haleck’s family.

But the officers’ attorneys seized on a largely discredited, four-decade-old diagnostic the-

ory called “excited delirium,” which has been increasingly used over the past 15 years as a legal defense to explain how a person experiencing severe agitation can die suddenly through no fault of the police. “The entire use of that particular theory, I think, is what convinced the jury,” Seitz said.

Haleck’s case is just one legal battle in which the theory of excited delirium exonerated law enforcement despite mounting opposition to the term among most prominent medical groups. The theory has been cited as a defense in the 2020 deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis; Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York; and Angelo Quinto in Antioch, California.

It figures in a current criminal trial against two police officers involved in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, now underway.

It has allowed defense attorneys to argue that individuals in police custody died not of restraint, not of a Taser shock, but of a medical condition that can

lead to sudden death.

But now, the American College of Emergency Physicians will vote at an October meeting on whether to formally disavow its 2009 position paper supporting excited delirium as a diagnosis that helped undergird those court cases. The draft resolution also calls on ACEP to discourage physicians who serve as expert witnesses from promoting the theory in criminal and civil trials.

“It’s junk science,” said Martin Chenevert, an emergency medicine physician at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, who often testifies as an expert witness. The theory has been used to provide a cover for police misconduct, he said. “It had an agenda.”

Passing the resolution wouldn’t bring Haleck back, but his parents hope it would prevent other families from experiencing their agony. “May that excited delirium die here,” said his mother, Verdell.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering signing into law a bill passed Sept. 12 that would do much of the same in his state.

“If we don’t fully denounce this now, it will be there for the grasping, again,” said Jennifer Brody, a physician with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, who co-authored a 2021 editorial calling on organized medicine to denounce excited delirium. “Historically, we know what happens: The pendulum swings the other way.”

Most major medical societies, including the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association, don’t recognize excited delirium as a medical condition. This year, the National Association of Medical Examiners rejected excited delirium as a cause of death. No blood test or other diagnostic test can confirm the syndrome. It’s not listed in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” a reference book of mental health conditions, nor does it have its own diagnostic code, a system used by health professionals to identify diseases and disorders.

But the argument’s pervasiveness in excessive-use-offorce cases has persisted in large part because of the American

College of Emergency Physicians’ 2009 white paper proposing that individuals in a mental health crisis, often under the influence of drugs or alcohol, can exhibit superhuman strength as police try to control them, and then die from the condition.

The ACEP white paper has been cited in cases across the U.S., and lawyers who file police misconduct cases said that courts and judges accept the science without sufficient scrutiny.

ACEP’s position “has done a lot of harm” by justifying first responder tactics that contribute to a person’s death, said Joanna Naples-Mitchell, an attorney who worked on a Physicians for Human Rights review of excited delirium. The term has also been used in cases in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries, according to the group.

“This is a really important opportunity for ACEP to make things right,” she said of the upcoming vote.

ACEP officials declined KFF Health News requests for an interview.

Starting in the mid-1990s, the leading proponents of ex-

cited delirium produced research with funding from Taser International, a maker of stun guns used by police, which later changed its name to Axon. The research purported to show that the technique of prone restraint, in which suspects are lying face down on the ground with the police officer’s weight on top of them, and Taser shocks couldn’t kill someone. That research formed the basis of the white paper, providing an alternative cause of death that defense attorneys could argue in court. Many emergency physicians say the ACEP document never lived up to the group’s standard for clinical guidelines.

Axon officials did not respond to a call or email seeking comment on the white paper or the upcoming ACEP vote. In 2017, Taser officials used the American College of Emergency Physicians’ position on excited delirium as evidence that it is a “universally recognized condition,” according to Reuters.

A recent review published in the journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology concluded no scientific evidence exists for the diagnosis, and that the authors of the 2009 white paper engaged in circular reasoning and faulty logic.

“Excited delirium is a proxy for prone-related restraint when there is a death,” said Michael Freeman, an associate professor of forensic medicine at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, who co-authored the review. “You don’t find that people get ‘excited delirium’ if they haven’t also been restrained.”

Between 2009 and 2019, Florida medical examiners attributed 85 deaths to excited delirium, and at least 62% involved the use of force by law enforcement, according to a January 2020 report in Florida Today. Black and Hispanic people accounted for 56% of 166 deaths in police custody attributed to excited delirium from 2010 to 2020, according to a December 2021 Virginia Law Review article.

This year, ACEP issued a formal statement saying the group no longer recognizes the term “excited delirium” and new guidance to doctors on how to treat individuals presenting with delirium and agitation in what it now calls “hyperactive delirium syndrome.” But the group stopped short of retracting the 2009 white paper. For the past 14 years, ACEP took no steps to withdraw the document or to discourage defense attorneys from using it in court.

Even now, lawyers say, they must continually debunk the theory.

“Excited delirium has continued to come up in every single restraint asphyxia case that my partner and I have handled,” said Julia Sherwin, a California civil rights attorney. “Instead of acknowledging that the person died from the police tactics, they want to point to this alternate

theory of deaths.”

Now, plaintiffs’ attorneys say, if ACEP passes the resolution it would be the most meaningful step yet toward keeping the theory out of the courtroom.

The resolution calls on ACEP to “clarify its position in writing that the 2009 white paper is inaccurate and outdated,” and to withdraw approval for it.

Despite the theory’s lack of scientific underpinning, backers of the ACEP resolution expect heated debate before the vote scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 7-8. Emergency physicians often encounter patients with agitation and delirium, they say, and are sympathetic to other first responders who share the challenge of managing such patients. While they have tools like sedation to help them in the emergency room, law enforcement officials must often subdue potentially dangerous individuals without such help.

Most people won’t die as a result of police tactics such as prone restraint or Taser use, but a small fraction do.

“It’s a crappy, crappy situation, when you have someone who’s out of control, who can’t make decisions for himself, and is potentially a threat somewhere,” said Jared Strote, an emergency medicine professor at the University of Washington. “It’s not like they have a sticker on their head that says, ‘Hey, I’m at high risk. If you hold me down, then I could go into sudden cardiac arrest.’”

Nonetheless, sentiment is growing among emergency physicians that the 2009 ACEP white paper has resulted in real harm and injustices, and it’s time to set it aside.

“We’ll be able to close the chapter on it and move forward to recognize explicitly that this was in error,” said Brooks Walsh, an emergency physician from Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a key player in bringing the resolution up for a vote. “We definitely have an ethical responsibility to address mistakes or evolutions in medical thinking.”

State health officials pushed back on claim that McClain suffered ‘excited delirium’

In late 2021, two years after the death of McClain, Colorado’s health department ruled that emergency workers should not use excited delirium as a reason to inject them with the drug ketamine. The drug itself has since been removed from options for medics on emergency calls.

McClain was stopped by Aurora Police officers responding to a 911 call about a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms. Police put him in a chokehold twice and multiple officers pressed their body weight on him. Paramedics injected McClain with ketamine,

and he died less than a week later.

The Aurora Fire Department, whose medics injected McClain, and are currently the subject of criminal and civil court action, have suspended the use of ketamine.

Many states and agencies allow ketamine to be administered when people exhibit “excited delirium,” or agitation typically associated with chronic drug abuse, mental illness or both. The drug is used as a sedative and is supposed to be fast-acting with limited side effects. It’s role in the death of McClain is at issue now in a trial against Aurora police officers connected to his death.

Officially, ketamine is used in emergencies when there’s a safety concern for medical staff or the patient. The use of the drug by paramedics drew renewed scrutiny after the death of McClain.

The report done by an expert medical panel found that determining if a person is experiencing excited delirium is open to interpretation and has been “associated with racial bias against African American men.”

“It has subjective and non-medical criteria such as hyper-aggression, increased strength and police noncompliance — all of which are very subjective and inherently biased,” said Dr. Lesley Brooks, a family and addiction medicine physician on the panel.

— Patty Nieberg, the Associated Press, and Sentinel Colorado writers

Medical examiners group this year also steps away from

‘excited delirium’

A leading group of medical experts said in April the term “excited delirium” should not ever be listed as a cause of death. Critics have said the term has been used to justify exces-

sive force by police.

The National Association of Medical Examiners had been one of the last to take a stand against the commonly used but controversial term. In a statement posted on its site in March, the association said “excited delirium” or “excited delirium syndrome” should not be used as a cause of death.

The statement had no legal weight, but will be influential among medical examiners.

Critics have called the terms unscientific, rooted in racism — and a way to hide police officers’ culpability in deaths. The American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association do not recognize excited delirium as a diagnosis. Yet some police training materials have described it as a potentially fatal collection of symptoms including elevated temperature, unexpected strength, hallucinations and extreme agitation.

“Excited delirium is often used when there’s a death associated with a physical altercation between a citizen and law enforcement,” said Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr., who chairs the pathology department at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he served as chief medical examiner from 2014 to 2021. “It’s not a real explanation for the death.”

Medical examiners have ruled that excited delirium caused or contributed to police-related deaths including the 2019 case of Elijah McClain.

The term also came up during the 2021 trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, whom jurors convicted in the death of George Floyd.

Medical examiners investigate unexpected deaths, conduct autopsies and determine causes. Some already had been moving away from excited delirium in favor of listing the multiple causes that can contribute to such deaths, including police restraint, drug use and medical conditions.

Dr. Joyce deJong, president of

the medical examiners’ association, said the group’s statement stemmed from growing concerns that the phrase might be used to justify excessive force by police and might be used disproportionately when the deceased was Black.

“Anything we can do to avoid perpetuation of a phrase that might be causing harm,” said deJong, a medical examiner for 12 counties in Michigan.

For families mourning the loss of a loved one, an excited delirium ruling could cause confusion over a term they’d never heard, or anger about what they consider a way to cover up excessive force.

John Peters, president of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, which provides training and litigation support for officers, said the group’s statement could lead to more investigations of police officers.

He said that the behaviors associated with excited delirium are often triggered by the use of illicit drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamines and that they ”will continue regardless of what we call it.”

LEFT: Hundreds of protestors turned out to Aurora City Hall Saturday June 6, 2020, focusing on the death of Aurora blacks at the hands of local police.

ABOVE: From left to right, the father of Elijah McClain, LaWayne Mosley, their lawyer, Mari Newman, and Elijah’s mother, Sheneen McClain. From a press conference and protest at Aurora city hall Oct. 1, 2019.

PHOTOS BY PHILIP B. POSTON/ Sentinel Colorado

Preps

Right: From left, Cherokee Trail’s Anthony Chen, Christopher O’Donnell, Dalton Sisneros and Brayden Forte pose with Cherry Creek after the teams finished tied for second place at the Class 5A boys golf state tournament. The Bruins won a team playoff to take home the trophy when the two-day tournament concluded Oct. 3 at Collindale G.C.

Middle: Regis Jesuit junior Ben Sander peeks out from behind a tree after his shot on Hole No. 18 during the final round of the Class 5A state tournament. Sander tied for sixth individually.

Below: Eaglecrest sophomore Gregory White hits from the fairway on Hole No. 18 during the final round of the Class 5A state tournament. White tied for 25th

The hardware must wait until next year, but it seems likely the Cherokee Trail boys golf team will bring home something shiny at the end of the 2024 season.

The young and precocious Cougars nearly did so this season, as they finished in a tie for second place at the Class 5A boys golf state tournament that concluded Oct. 3 at Collindale G.C. in Fort Collins before they saw it slip away in a team playoff with Cherry Creek.

after his approach shot landed on a concrete cart path below the green. He chipped onto the green, then just missed a par putt and finished with a bogey. Forte had another bogey on No. 18 and the Cougars ended up in a tie with Cherry Creek. which had the same score despite not a single individual making it into the top 10.

The Bruins prevailed in a team playoff on Hole No. 9 in which the top three scores counted, but the teams posed together with the trophy in a show of mutual respect between the two Centennial League programs who had played neck-and-neck all year.

BOYS GOLF

Regardless, coach Jason Leclaire’s team — comprised of junior Christopher O’Donnell, sophomores Brayden Forte and Dalton Sisneros and freshman Anthony Chen fully came of age over two days.

Cougars rise

The Cougars had already shown the ability — as demonstrated by multiple victories in Centennial League tournaments, as well as a finish in front of state champion Rock Canyon in regional play — and put on a state performance to match.

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

Led by Forte, who shot a 1-under-par 70 in the opening round and stayed in contention for medalist honors until Rock Canyon’s Charlie Tucker slammed the door in the back half of the final round, Cherokee Trail emerged from a group of teams that included Aurora’s other team qualifier — Regis Jesuit — on the heels of the senior-filled Jaguars.

Thanks to a much-improved second round from Sisneros — who shot plus-8 79 in the opening round and then shot a 71, the best score of the day of any of Aurora’s 11 qualifiers in the final round — a better second round from Chen and the steady play of O’Donnell (who was in his third state tournament), Forte had the final fortunes of the team in his control in the final holes.

An unlucky break on Hole No. 17 loomed large at the end, as Forte ended up having to take a drop

Forte finished with a two-day total of 142 that put him in a tie with Fairview’s Miles Kuhl for second place, while Sisneros — in his first state tournament — rose from 35th after the first round into a tie for 14th. O’Donnell placed a career-best 25th and Chen tied for 42nd in his debut.

Regis Jesuit sat a stroke behind Cherokee Trail after the opening day, but coach Craig Rogers’ team of all juniors finished seven strokes behind the Cougars when the final round came to an end.

Ben Sander put himself in good position in the top 10 with his opening round of a plus-1 72 and though his score was slightly higher in the second round (74), he moved up into a tie for sixth place.

Sam Walker started off strong with an even-par 71 and slipped to an 82 in the second round to finish in a tie for 25th place with a group that included his playing partner Gregory White of Eaglecrest. The other two Raiders improved their scores from the first day. Roland Thornton — the only Regis Jesuit player with previous state experience — shot 75 in the second round in a bounceback from an 83 that moved him into a tie for 40th, while regional medalist Anthony Lore improved by two strokes with a 79 in the final round to tie for 49th.

In his second state tournament, Grandview junior Michael Rosman had himself in position for a top-10 finish until a rough final four holes. He still finished in a tie for 14th place with a two-day total of 150. White — who tied for eighth place last season — shot rounds of 73 and 80 to tie for 25th and Smoky Hill sophomore Hudson Roth took 84th.

PHOTOS BY COURTNEY OAKES/SENTINEL COLORADO

Preps

FOOTBALL City teams post 4-7 mark as league opens

The most important stretch of the prep football season — conference play — arrived with a jam-packed slate of games over two days involving Aurora teams.

City programs posted a combined 4-7 mark in Week 6 play and that included just one head-to-head matchup, but it was a big one when rivals Eaglecrest and Grandview got together for an explosive Centennial League opener Sept. 29.

When the clock finally hit all zeroes at Legacy Stadium in a see-saw contest, the Wolves prevailed over the previously undefeated Raptors 39-32. Senior quarterback Liam Szarka — who accounted for five touchdowns — made a defensive cameo inside the final minute and helped break up a pass on fourth down just outside the red zone to officially put the game in the win column for Grandview (5-1, 1-0).

Szarka threw two touchdown passes to junior Kyler Vaughn and a late one to junior Donavon Vernon with 3 minutes, 30 seconds, remaining as Grandview rallied from a late deficit. Junior quarterback Joe Steiner threw three touchdown passes for Eaglecrest (5-1, 0-1), including an 83-yard catch and run to junior Xavier Waldron to give the Raptors their first lead in the fourth quarter. Waldron finished with two touchdowns and junior Josh Wiley also scored for Eaglecrest, while sophomore Chris Blanks contributed the other touchdown for Grandview.

Regis Jesuit evened its record at 3-3 with a 35-7 road win at Douglas County Sept. 28 to open Southern League play. Peyton Lindell threw a touchdown pass to Arturo Chacon, Anthony Medina and Garrett Reece rushed for touchdowns, Cole Canino took back an interception for a score and Jack Manthey made two field goals — including a 52-yarder — to boost the Raiders.

Overland is also 3-3 after it prevailed 40-32 in an explosive Metro North League visit to Westminster Sept. 29. The Trailblazers established a season-high in points scored with help from a 70-yard touchdown pass from Talil Seals-Fisher to Avante Hendrix along with rushing touchdowns from Jarrius Ward and Geovanni Jones. Jalaun Jones recovered a fumble to prevent a potential tying drive for Westminster.

Aurora Central scored more points in a 55-0 Metro 2 League home win against Adams City Sept. 28 as it had in its previous four games of the season (46) to get to 2-3 on the season. Christopher Perkins rushed for two touchdowns — including one when he dropped back to punt — while Makai Unitt scored on a fumble return, Avonte Hosley took back an interception, Felix Morales Flores Jr. returned a punt for a score and Damian Ramirez Sanchez took back a blocked punt.

Vista PEAK Prep played host to Thomas Jefferson in a Homecoming contest Sept. 29 and fell to the unbeaten Spartans 52-13. Both of the touchdowns for the Bison (2-4, 0-1) in the Southeast Metro opener came on connections from Canaan Barthlow to Larry Mosley.

Hinkley — seeking its first win of the season — scored first in its trip to Thornton Sept. 29 for an I-25 League contest, but saw the Trojans counter and escape with a 7-6 victory over the Thunder (0-6). Also limited to one touchdown as Smoky Hill, which dropped a 63-7 Homecoming contest to Arapahoe Sept. 29 at Stutler Bowl. The Buffaloes now sit 1-5 overall and 0-1 in Centennial League play.

Ravaged by injuries, Cherokee Trail had a very difficult task in its Centennial League opener Sept. 28 at Cherry Creek and fell to the undefeated Bruins 48-0. Gateway got 152 yards

of total offense from Knyle Serrell, but didn’t get on the scoreboard in a 20-0 I-25 League loss to Widefield that puts the Olys at 1-6 overall and -12 in league. Rangeview also got shut out in a 55-0 road loss to Legacy Sept. 28 in Front Rnage South League competition.

BOYS TENNIS

Regis Jesuit moves into semifinals of Class 5A team state tournament

The undefeated Regis Jesuit boys tennis team is one step from playing for the Class 5A team state championship after winning its first two matches in the 16-team tournament.

Coach Laura Jones’ Raiders earned a 6-1 victory over fellow Continental League program Chaparral in a quarterfinal match held Sept. 29 at the Colorado Athletic Club Monaco. Regis Jesuit swept singles

play from the Wolverines as sophomore Clay Dickey won by injury default in the No. 1 spot, while freshmen Alec Rodriguez-Fields and Vlad Sukhovetskyy won their matches in straight sets.

All of the doubles matches were also decided in two sets, which were won by Regis Jesuit at No. 1 (seniors Agustin Azcui and Brady Jenkins), No. 3 (sophomores Kevin Solichien and Adam Rydel) and No. 4 (seniors Tyler Ryan and Bennett Cherveny), while the No. 2 team of juniors KC Eckenhausen and Carl Siegel dropped a 6-2, 6-2, decision to the Chaparral team of Rishith Jujare and Luis Acosta, who needed three sets to win the matchup between the teams in league play Sept. 5.

“Chaparral came out to play, but I thought we played pretty well,” Jones said. “Our singles players played really well and I think our

doubles players would tell you we still have some work to do before the next round. We found some things we definitely need to work on, but we’re building and preparing and we have time, so that’s good.”

Regis Jesuit — which swept Fruita Monument 7-0 in an opening round match Sept. 27 — will play host to fourth-seeded Fossil Ridge at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at CAC Monaco. The SaberCats defeated No. 12 Castle View 5-2 in the first round and No. 5 Ralston Valley 4-3 in the quarterfinals.

On the other side of the bracket is a semifinal between No. 2 Cherry Creek and No. 3 Valor Christian, the teams that played for last season’s state title. The 5A state team championship is set to be decided on Oct. 17 at a location to be announced.

TOP: Grandview junior Donavon Vernon, right, celebrates with junior Kyler Vaughn after catching a fourth quarter touchdown pass in the Wolves’ 39-32 Centennial League football win over Eaglecrest on Sept. 29 at Legacy Stadium LEFT: Aurora Central’s Avonte Hosley (21) celebrates with teammates after his interception return for a touchdown during the Trojans’ Week 6 football win over Adams City Sept. 28 ABOVE: Sophomore No. 1 singles player Clay Dickey and the Regis Jesuit boys tennis team defeated Fruita Monument and Chaparral to advance to the semifinals of the Class 5A boys tennis state team tournament. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)

BOYS TENNIS

City teams spread out for regionals Oct. 4-7

The boys tennis regular season is complete, and teams got disributed into state-qualifying regional tournaments based on final league standings.

Aurora teams ended up in five of the eight Class 5A regional tournaments, including two apiece in Region 3 (Cherokee Trail and Eaglecrest), Region 4 (Regis Jesuit and Smoky Hill) and Region 7 (Grandview and Hinkley) tournaments, which will all begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 4 and conclude at the same time Oct. 5. The Raiders will be the host team of the Region 4 tournament at the Denver Tennis Park, while the Cougars and Raptors play at North Lake Park in Loveland and the Wolves and Thunder play in Boulder in a tourney split between Fairview High School and South Boulder Rec Center.

Vista PEAK Prep is part of 5A Region 2 tournament Oct. 4-5 (9 a.m.) in a tournament split between Valor Christian and Highlands Ranch high schools, while Overland heads to the Lebsack Tennis Center Oct. 4-5 (8 a.m.) in Region 5 and in 4A, Rangeview is part of the Region 3 tournament set for Oct. 4-5 at 8 a.m. at the Pinehurt Country Club. Two singles players and two doubles teams at each position from each of the eight regionals advances to the Oct. 12-14 5A state tournament set for CIty Park in Denver.

For complete regional pairiings and schedule, visit aurorasentinel. com/preps.

WEEK PAST

The week past in Aurora prep sports

MONDAY, OCT. 2: The Cherokee Trail softball team continued its recent offensive explosion in an 18-1 Centennial League win at Mullen. Kennedy Brian went 5-for-5, while Tayah Burton went 3-for-3 with 4 RBI and Kiki Pryor and Julia Russell homered among plentiful offensive highlights for the Cougars. ...Staked to a six-run lead before she took the mound, Zaya Elliott allowed just one hit in four innings of work as the Eaglecrest softball team downed Smoky Hill 11-2 in Centennial League play. McKenna George drove in three runs, while Jac Smith and Sybella Trevino had two RBI apiece for the Raptors. ...The Rangeview softball team topped Overland 10-1 on its home field in a battle of neighborhood programs. ...The Regis Jesuit softball team dropped a 7-0 Continental League road contest at Castle View despite a nine-strikeout performance from Alex Tavlarides and Kate Brunner’s two hits. ...Danny Arriaza made four saves for the Lotus School For Excellence boys soccer team, which played Middle Park to a 0-0 tie. ...The Grandview field hockey team dropped a 5-1 contest against Mountain Vista. ...SATURDAY, SEPT.

30: The Grandview and Regis Jesuit boys cross country teams finished first and second atop the field of 23 teams at the Mead Stampede. Half of the top 10 were Wolves in Evan Valencia, Owen Zitek, Lucas Blevins, Josh Tobin and Colton White, who were 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th, respectively. Meanwhile, David Flaig finished

second and Braeden Focht fourth for the Raiders. Benecio Martinez paced Smoky Hill in 29th place. ...Erika Danzer crossed the finish line in fifth place individually to help the Regis Jesuit girls cross country team to third at the Mead Stampede. Summer Abeyta (13th) and Julia Pace (16th) led the way for Grandview, which finished eight points behind Regis Jesuit in fifth. ...The Cherokee Trail boys cross country team finished in sixth place among 29 teams from multiple states in the Danner Championship division

race at the Nike Portland XC meet in Oregon City, Oregon. McKay Larsen finished 24th overall with Dylan Smith 31st among 223 runners in the field.

...The Regis Jesuit field hockey team suffered its first loss of the season, as a goal allowed inside the last two minutes of regulation saw Cherry Creek take a 2-1 decision at Stutler Bowl. The Raiders had allowed just one goal in the previous 10 games on the season. McKenna George and Izzy Ervin went a combined 6-for-7 and each drove in three runs for the Eaglecrest

softball team in an 8-3 win over Cherry Creek at Village Green Park. Briahna Gallegos allowed four hits and struck out six in seven innings. ...Addi Krei doubled twice and drove in three runs, Kiki Pryor homered and plated four runs and Lily Buttshaw also had three RBI as the Cherokee Trail softball team pounded out a 16-6 Centennial League road win at Smoky Hill Sade Davis struck out six and allowed just one run in 3 2/3 innings. Kiley Snyder tripled and scored twice and Danika Wood had two RBI for the

Buffs. ...Kamaya Soniea-Harris scattered three hits in four scoreless innings as the Grandview softball team blanked Douglas County 12-0 in a game in which the Wolves plated 11 runs in the third inning. Peytann Weiland and Sasha Kennedy drove in two runs apiece and four others had RBI. ...Emma Davis and Michaela Halton had three hits apiece, Davis

scored four times and Halton drove in three to back Pennie Siple in the

ABOVE: Cherokee Trail’s Kiki Pryor, right, and Grandview’s Macy Hemstreet shake hands after the teams met in a Centennial League softball contest on Sept. 28 at Cherokee Trail High School. Pryor drove in three runs in the Cougars’ 13-3 win. BELOW LEFT: Eaglecrest senior Megan Drugan (16) tracks down a fly ball in center field during the Raptors’ 8-3 Centennial League softball win over Cherry Creek Sept. 30 BELOW RIGHT TOP: Regis Jesuit senior Sydney Cornell, right, makes a move on a Cherry Creek defender before attempting a shot on goal during the Raiders’ 2-1 loss to Cherry Creek Sept. 30 at Stutler Bowl. BELOW RIGHT: Smoky Hill senior Danika Wood catches a ball off the end of the bat as she puts the ball in play during the Buffaloes’ 16-6 Centennial League softball loss to visiting Cherry Creek Sept. 30. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)

Overland softball team’s 15-8 City League win against Adams City. Siple struck out seven in a complete game victory. ...FRIDAY, SEPT. 29: Mikiyas Regassa scored two goals and Biruk Astatike, Jabez Samuel and Abdirahman Werfa for the Lotus School For Excellence boys soccer team in its 5-1 victory over William Smith at the Aurora Sports Park Danny Arriaza stopped seven of the eight shots he saw in goal. ... Miguel Garcia Perez tallied twice and Jose Sanchez and Alex Silva also found the back of the net for the Aurora West College Prep boys soccer team, which doubled up DSST:Cedar 4-2. ...Kendal Craven tripled and knocked in three runs and Alex Tavlarides had an RBI and also threw a complete game six-hitter with seven strikeouts in the Regis Jesuit softball team’s 6-5 Continental League home win over Highlands Ranch. ...Jaya Gray had three hits, stole four bases and scored twice in the Vista PEAK Prep softball team’s 14-1 City League win at Overland Kaydence Maes, Camilla Caldera and Rylie Camarillo had two hits apiece for the Bison, while Michaela Halton homered for the only run for the Trailblazers. ...THURSDAY, SEPT.

28: Mira Griffin had 17 kills and 14 digs, while Emerson Deferme had 12 kills and 12 digs and Ashley Harkness tallied 33 assists as the Grandview girls volleyball team saw a two-set lead slip, but defeated visiting Cherry Creek 25-19, 25-16, 12-25, 23-25, 15-8 in a Centennial League showdown. ...

Ella Notheisen racked up 15 kills to pace the Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-17, 25-22 Centennial League win over Mullen.

Anika Davison had 12 kills, Maddie Kilmer added 17 assists and eight kills and Daniela Fossen recorded 16 digs in the Rangeview girls volleyball team’s 25-14, 25-18, 25-11 win over Hinkley Peyton Kreutzer’s 14 kills and Lucy Tricco’s 31 assists were among the highlights for the Regis Jesuit girls volleyball team in a 2522, 25-19, 25-15 Continental League win over ThunderRidge. .,..The Eaglecrest girls volleyball team topped visiting Overland 25-9, 25-15, 25-15 in Centennial League play. ...Lillian

Grimble had nine kills for the Smoky Hill girls volleyball team, which fell to Arapahoe 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 25-13.

Bentley Sutherland-Arreola and Vincent Tchoumba scored goals in the second half for the Cherokee Trail boys soccer team in a 2-0 victory over rival Grandview at Legacy Stadium. ...Cesar Romero and Jhorman Suarez Mojica had two goals apiece and Anthony Cecina-Cervantes had two assists for the Aurora Central boys soccer team in a 5-3 Colorado League defeat of Thornton. ...Joe McMillan had a goal and assisted on one by Joseph Miranda Miranda as the Overland boys soccer team doubled up Mullen 2-1 in Centennial League play. ... Kelkiyas Nidaw and Kevin Torres had goals, Yassine Assougdam an assist and John Villamizar four saves as the Smoky Hill boys soccer team topped Eaglecrest 2-0 in Centennial League play. ...Kiki Pryor tripled in three runs and Kennedy Brian also had three RBI, while Tayah Burton was 3-for-3 and scored three times as Cherokee Trail softball

team earned a season sweep of rival Grandview with a 13-3 home Centennial League victory. Cayman Lightner got some strong defensive play behind her and pitched a six-hitter in five innings. Brooklyn Heil homered and scored twice and Sasha Kennedy doubled and score for the Wolves. ... Zaya Elliott struck out 10 over five innings as the Eaglecrest softball team downed Mullen 11-1 in Centennial League play. Jordan Stilley drove in two runs and Addison Mower went 3-for-3 for the Raptors. ...The Aurora Central softball team had rallies of eight and 11 runs, but lost to Jefferson Academy 23-22. Aniyah May doubled twice, homered and drove in five runs,

Saida Teni had four RBI and Yoselin Reyes Rosales plated three runs for the Trojans. ...The Grandview boys tennis team dropped a 4-3 dual to Rock Canyon as wins came from Nos. 1 and 3 singles players Justin Son and Carter Benton, respectively, along with the No. 1 doubles team of Joe Alie and Chad Campbell, who won in a lengthy third set. ...The Regis Jesuit field hockey team defeated Cheyenne Mountain 6-0. ...WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27: In a game that was resumed from nearly a month earlier, the Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team defeated Overland 4-1. Mathew Calzonti had two goals for the Bison, while Eduard Nieto had the Trailblazers’ only

score. ... Mikiyas Regassa had a hat trick for the Lotus School For Excellence boys soccer team in a 4-0 win over DSST Green Valley Ranch. ...Addison Mower went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs and pitched two scoreless innings as the Eaglecrest softball team beat Smoky Hill 13-3. ...The Overland boys tennis team swept Rangeview 7-0 in a non-league dual match. ...TUESDAY, SEPT. 26: The Cherokee Trail girls volleyball team saw Eaglecrest surge back from a two-set deficit, but the Cougars outlasted the Raptors 25-18, 25-17, 2426, 16-25, 17-15 as Ella Notheisen had 16 kills and Kassie Cooley nine. ...Sophia Capra had 12 kills and Peyton

Kreutzer added eight, but the Regis Jesuit girls volleyball team fell to Valor Christian 25-19, 25-18, 25-23. ...Stefan Zehnacker scored the lone goal for the Regis Jesuit boys soccer team in a 1-0 win over Rock Canyon at Regis University. ...Devyn Mena scored two goals for the Hinkley boys soccer team, but lost to Rangeview 3-2. ...The Eaglecrest boys and girls cross country teams both finished third at the Runners Roost Invitational meet contested at the Adams County Fairgrounds.

Cole Camp (21st) and Ellie Shaw (24th) led the Raptors, while LeRoy Biggs (15th) and Anastasia Smith (21st) led Vista PEAK Prep in their respective races.

TOP LEFT: Hinkley’s Samuel Addai-Opoku, center, flies through the midfield during theThunder’s 3-2 City League boys soccer loss at Rangeview Sept. 26. ABOVE: Grandview senior Nikhil Patel, center, jumps up to catch a corner kick service and prevent a shot during a Centennial League boys soccer match with Cherokee Trail Sept. 28 at Legacy Stadium. The Cougars won 2-0. TOP RIGHT: Grandview’s Emerson Deferme launches an attack on a set close to the net during the Wolves’ five-set Centennial League home victory over Cherry Creek on Sept. 28. MIDDLE RIGHT: Vista PEAK Prep softball player Jaya Gray steals third base during the Bison’s 14-1 City League win at Overland Sept. 28 RIGHT: Cherokee Trail junior Quincey McCoy (10) and sophomore Ella Notheisen put up a block as Eaglecrest’s Cailyn Baldermann makes an attack during the Cougars’ five-set Centennial League home win over the Raptors Sept.26. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado) FIND FALL PHOTO GALLERIES AT COURTNEYOAKES.SMUGMUG.COM

Because the people must know

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0334-2023

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

On July 21, 2023, 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)

Kenny Ortiz

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

December 28, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 30, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E1196362

Original Principal Amount

$220,924.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$216,024.18

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 52, BLOCK 1, AMERICANA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN#: 032299797

Also known by street and number as: 453 South Kittredge Street Unit G, Aurora, CO 80017.

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, 11/15/2023, 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 9/21/2023

Last Publication 10/19/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 07/21/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-030437

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0296-2023

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

On June 30, 2023, 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)

1392 JAMAICA BLDG LLC

Original Beneficiary(ies)

GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY

LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FANNIE MAE

Date of Deed of Trust

July 08, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 11, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E2074091

Original Principal Amount

$1,521,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$1,514,790.07

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Real Estate:

Lots 1, 2, and 3, except the Easterly 8 feet thereof, Block 12, Aurora, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado (the “Land”).

Collateral Description:

The buildings, structures, improvements, and alterations now constructed or at any time in the future constructed or placed upon the Land, including any future replacements, facilities, and additions and other construction on the Land (the “Improvements”);

All of Borrower’s present and hereafter acquired right, title and interest in all Goods, accounts, choses of action, chattel paper, documents, general intangibles (including Software), payment intangibles, instruments, investment property, letter of credit rights, supporting obligations, computer information, source codes, object codes, records and data, all telephone numbers or listings, claims (including claims for indemnity or breach of warranty), deposit accounts and other property or assets of any kind or nature related to the Land or the Improvements now or in the future, including operating agreements, surveys, plans and specifications and contracts for architectural, engineering and construction services relating to the operation of, or used in connection with, the Land or the Improvements, including all governmental permits relating to any activities on the Land (collectively, the “Personalty”); Current and future rights, including air rights, development rights, zoning rights and other similar rights or interests, easements, tenements, rights-of-way, strips and gores of land, streets, alleys, roads, sewer rights, waters, watercourses, and appurtenances related to or benefitting the Land or the Improvements, or both, and all rights-of-way, streets, alleys and roads which may have been or may in the future be vacated; Insurance policies relating to the Mortgaged Property (and any unearned premiums) and all proceeds paid or to be paid by any insurer of the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property, whether or not Borrower obtained the insurance pursuant to Lender’s requirements; Awards, payments and other compensation made or to be made by any municipal, state or federal authority with respect to the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property, including any awards or settlement resulting from (1) Condemnation Actions, (2) any damage to the Mortgaged Property caused by governmental action that does not result in a Condemnation Action, or (3) the total or partial taking of the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property under the power of eminent domain or otherwise and including any conveyance in lieu thereof; Contracts, options and other agreement for the sale of the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, or any other part of the Mortgaged Property entered into by Borrower now or in the future, including cash or securities deposited to secure performance by parties of their obligations; All present and future leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or grants or other possessory interests now or hereafter in force, whether oral or written, covering or affecting the Mortgaged Property, or any portion of the Mortgaged Property (includ-

ing proprietary leases or occupancy agreements if Borrower is a cooperative housing corporation), and all modifications, extensions of renewals thereof (the “Leases”); Lease and Lease guaranties, letters of credit and any other supporting obligation for any of the Leases given in connection with any of the Leases, and all rents (whether from residential or non-residential space), revenues and other income from the Land or the Improvements, including subsidy payments received from any sources, including payments under any “Housing Assistance Payments Contract” or other rental subsidy agreement (if any), parking fees, laundry and vending machine income and fees and charges for food, health care and other services provided at the Mortgaged Property, whether now due, past due, or to become due, and tenant security deposits (the “Rents”); Earnings, royalties, accounts receivable, issues and profits from the Land, the Improvements or any other part of the Mortgaged Property, and all undisbursed proceeds of the Mortgage Loan and, if Borrower is a cooperative housing corporation, maintenance charges or assessments payable by shareholders or residents; Deposits in an amount sufficient to accumulate with Lender the entire sum required to pay the following (collectively, the “Impositions”): any water and sewer charges which, if not paid, may result in a lien on all or any part of the Mortgaged Property; the premiums for fire and other casualty insurance, liability insurance, rent loss insurance and such other insurance as Lender may require under the Loan Agreement; all taxes, assessments, vault rentals and other charges, if any, general, special or otherwise, including assessments for schools, public betterments and general or local improvements, which are levied, assessed or imposed by any public authority or quasipublic authority, and which, if not paid, may become a lien, on the Land or the Improvements or any taxes upon any Loan Documents (the “Taxes”); and amounts for other charges and expenses assessed against the Mortgaged Property which Lender at any time reasonably deems necessary to protect the Mortgaged Property, to prevent the imposition of liens on the Mortgaged Property, or otherwise to protect Lender’s interests, all as reasonably determined from time to time by Lender, when due (the “Imposition Deposits”) ;

Refunds or rebates of Impositions by any municipal, state or federal authority or insurance company (other than refunds applicable to periods before the real property tax year in which this Security Instrument is dated);

Tenant security deposits;

Names under or by which any of the Mortgaged Property may be operated or known, and all trademarks, trade names, and goodwill relating to any of the Mortgaged Property; Collateral Accounts and all Collateral Account Funds;

Products, and all cash and non-cash proceeds from the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the above into cash or liquidated claims, and the right to collect such proceeds; and All of Borrower’s right, title and interest in the oil, gas, mineral, mineral interests, royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, net profit interests and other interests and estates in, under and on the Mortgaged Property and other oil, gas and mineral interests with which any of the foregoing interests or estates are pooled or unitized.

Also known by street and number as: 1392

JAMAICA STREET, AURORA, CO 80010.

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, 11/01/2023, 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.

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Zane A. Gilmer #41602 Stinson LLP 1144 Fifteenth Street, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 376-8416

Attorney File # CORE/0772514.0057/181480922.1

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0299-2023

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

On June 30, 2023, 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)

Jennifer F. Rivas AND Mario Antonio Rivas

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

December 30, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 31, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E0185274

Original Principal Amount

$432,030.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$413,638.93

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 64, BLOCK 1, PARK PLACE VILLAS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 2073-07-2-38-065

Also known by street and number as: 4623 S Abilene Cir, Aurora, CO 80015. 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, 11/01/2023, 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 9/7/2023

Last Publication 10/5/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE

MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 06/30/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-030318

The Attorney above is acting as a debt

collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0300-2023

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

On June 30, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Angela D. Thompson

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Makers, Inc

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust

November 20, 2002

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 02, 2002

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

B2228292

Original Principal Amount $131,261.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$101,148.86

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:

Angela D. Thompson failed 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. Such failure constitutes a breach under the Note and Deed of Trust triggering the power of sale by the Public Trustee.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 43, BLOCK 1, HAMPDEN HILLS AT AURORA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3750 South Genoa Circle, #D, Aurora, CO 80013.

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, 11/01/2023, 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 9/7/2023

Last Publication 10/5/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 06/30/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marcello G. Rojas #46396

Susan Hendrick #33196

Nigel G Tibbles #43177

Sandra J. Nettleton #42411

THE SAYER LAW GROUP, P.C. 3600 South Beeler Street, Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965

Attorney File # CO230052

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0341-2023

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

On July 25, 2023, 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)

Moustafa Alidou

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR M2 LENDING SOLUTIONS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

April 05, 2017

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 12, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D7041386

Original Principal Amount

$322,059.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$282,195.29

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 2, NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN SUBDIVISION FILING NO 1, AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 197519117006

Also known by street and number as: 14892 E Kansas Pl, Aurora, CO 80012.

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, 11/15/2023, 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 9/21/2023

Last Publication 10/19/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 07/25/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 19-022860

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0343-2023

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

On July 25, 2023, 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)

Claudia M Straight AND Robert E Straight

Original Beneficiary(ies)

BELLCO CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

BELLCO CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

March 03, 2016

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 11, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.) D6036034

Original Principal Amount

$15,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$13,659.08

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN. LOT 43, BLOCK 3, SEVEN HILLS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 19850 East Columbia Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013. 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, 11/15/2023, 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 9/21/2023

Last Publication 10/19/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 07/25/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112

(303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-030143

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0344-2023

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

On July 28, 2023, 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)

Mary L Murry, AKA MARY MURRY

Original Beneficiary(ies)

BELLCO CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

BELLCO CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

May 27, 2014

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 19, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D6146524

Original Principal Amount

$50,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$35,593.32

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Legal Description LOT 2B, RAINTREE EAST, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 23 AT PAGE 90;

TOGETHER WITH RIGHTS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN BOOK 2120 AT PAGE 169 AND 189, INCLUSIVE, AND TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR PARKING AND STORAGE OVER THAT PORTION OF LOT 2 D SHOWN AS EASEMENT NO. 2 ON EASEMENT

*PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER’S ERROR RECORDED ON JULY 10, 2023 AT RECEPTION NO. E3046449 TO INCLUDE THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

Also known by street and number as: 9901 East Evans Avenue #2B, Denver, CO 80247. 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.§ 38-35109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 7/10/23 AT RECEPTION NO. E3046449 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/29/2023, 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 10/5/2023

Last Publication 11/2/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 07/28/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-030144

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0346-2023

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

On July 28, 2023, 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)

Cynthia Denisse Almeraz Acosta AKA Cyn-

thia Almeraz Acosta

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.., Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

April 23, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 24, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E0049109

Original Principal Amount

$318,032.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$307,578.55

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 71, BLOCK 1, QUINCY HILL SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 14172 E Radcliff Cir,, Aurora, CO 80015. 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

on Wednesday, 11/29/2023, 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 10/5/2023

Last Publication 11/2/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 07/28/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-23-961957-LL

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0349-2023

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

On July 28, 2023, 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)

Tiahnni D James

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SYNERGY ONE LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

September 23, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 24, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D9100042

Original Principal Amount

$313,222.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$263,404.32

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 221, BLOCK 1, THE DAM - FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 031291534

Also known by street and number as: 13189 E Bethany Place, Aurora, CO 80014.

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, 11/29/2023, 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.

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-030493

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0350-2023

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

On July 28, 2023, 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)

LUIS ALBERTO RIVERA

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

February 05, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 08, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E1021769

Original Principal Amount

$262,163.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$251,309.11

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: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Condominium Unit 201, Building 6, The Louisiana Purchase Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Louisiana Purchase Condominiums recorded January 31, 1984 in Book 4076 at Page 699, said Condominium is further depicted and described by the Condominium Map of The Louisiana Purchase Condominiums Phase 1A and 1B recorded April 19, 1984 in Plat Book 74 at Pages 27-31, all in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado, together with the exclusive right to use Garage Space 2A, Parking Space N/A and Storage Space N/A, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 1975-22-2-23-027

Also known by street and number as: 1312 S CATHAY CT APT 201, AURORA, CO 80017.

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, 11/29/2023, 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 10/5/2023

Last Publication 11/2/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colo-

rado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 07/28/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-027901

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0351-2023

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

On August 1, 2023, 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)

DANIEL FEARHEILEY AND LINDSEY

GRAY

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS

INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

June 29, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 11, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D9067986

Original Principal Amount

$312,067.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$291,229.30

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 of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 5, STERLING HILLS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

19853 E VASSAR AVE, AURORA, CO

80013-9402.

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, 11/29/2023, 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 10/5/2023

Last Publication 11/2/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 08/01/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Anna Johnston #51978

Randall M. Chin #31149

David W. Drake #43315

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391

Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009809682

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0354-2023

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

On August 1, 2023, 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)

Maria Yoder

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. D/B/A SUPREME LENDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

May 31, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 05, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D8053591

Original Principal Amount $190,120.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $177,479.67

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 10, IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 8, SABLE COVE CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE SABLE COVE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1 PHASE 9 CONDOMINIUM MAP, RECORDED ON AUGUST 24, 1983, AT RECEPTION NO. 2316415, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR SABLE COVE CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1982, IN BOOK 3698 AT PAGE 273, AND THE EIGHTH STATEMENT OF INTENTION TO ANNEX ADDITIONAL LAND, RECORDED ON MAY 9, 1983, IN BOOK 3857 AT PAGE 529, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 1975-18-4-25-130

Also known by street and number as: 919 S Dawson Way Unit 10, Aurora, CO 80012. 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, 11/29/2023, 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 10/5/2023

Last Publication 11/2/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 08/01/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029630

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0355-2023

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

On August 1, 2023, 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)

Bessie A Jones

Original Beneficiary(ies)

$256,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$234,119.04

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 60, SMOKY HILL 400, FILING 12, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5365 South Truckee Court, Centennial, CO 80015. 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, 11/29/2023, 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 10/5/2023

Last Publication 11/2/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel Colorado IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 08/01/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg,

Public Trustee

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

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-962224-LL

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

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Belleview Place Metropolitan District 2023 Budget and that a proposed 2024 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Belleview Place Metropolitan District; and that copies of the proposed 2023 Budget amendment and proposed 2024 Budget have been filed at the District’s offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2023 Budget and Adopting the 2024 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 6:00 P.M.

THIS DISTRICT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD BY TELECONFERENCE USING ZOOM WITHOUT ANY INDIVIDUALS (NEITHER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES NOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC) ATTENDING IN PERSON. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, PLEASE USE ZOOM INFORMATION BELOW. Please email Peggy Ripko if there are any issues (pripko@sdmsi.com).

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Meeting ID: 862 6755 0643

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Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2023 Budget and Adopt the 2024 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

BELLEVIEW PLACE

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Peggy Ripko District Manager

Publication: October 5, 2023 Sentinel

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 2023PR261

Division: 12

In the Matter of: Felicia Martinez

To All Interested Persons: A hearing in this matter will be held November 27, 2023, at 11:00 A.M.

The hearing will be in person: Arapahoe County District Court Division 12 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112

By the Court: /s/ Christina Apostoli District Court Probate Magistrate

First Publication: October 5, 2023

Final Publication: November 2, 2023

Sentinel IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

For the County of Multnomah Case No. 23DR11738

SUMMONS

In the Matter of: MICHELLE BARTHOLOMEW, Petitioner, and JESSICA R. SAULTERS and MARCUS A. MOSLEY , Respondent.

TO: Marcus A. Mosley, Respondent

You are hereby required to appear and defend the Petition to Establish Custody Under ORS 109.119 filed against you in the above-entitled action within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Petitioner will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Petition.

NOTICE TO THE RESPONDENT: READ

THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the petitioner’s attorney or, if the petitioner does not have an attorney, proof of service upon the petitioner. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.OregonStateBar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 in the Portland metropolitan area, or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.

/s/ George A. McCoy George A. McCoy, OSB No. 101256 Of Attorneys for Petitioner STATE OF OREGON County of Multnomah

I, the undersigned attorney of record for the Petitioner, certify that the foregoing is an exact and complete copy of the original summons in the above-entitled action.

TO THE OFFICER OR OTHER PERSON SERVING THIS SUMMONS: You are hereby directed to serve a true copy of this summons, together with a true copy of the petition mentioned therein, upon the individual(s) or other legal entity(ies) to whom or which this summons is directed and to make your proof of service on the reverse hereof or upon a separate similar document which you shall attach hereto.

Post office address at which papers in the above entitled action may be served by mail.

WARREN ALLEN LLP

Attorneys for Petitioner 10535 NE Glisan St., Ste. 200 Portland, Oregon 97220 (503) 255-8795

Publication: October 5, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND HEARING

WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 for the ensuing year of 2024. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the White Buffalo Metropolitan District No. 1 to be held at 3:00 P.M., on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us06web. zoom.us/j/86181936766?pwd=Q1ZXU0

1QekE5Q3VVMStVVDlieWVvUT09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719359-4580, Meeting ID: 861 8193 6766, Passcode: 457424. Any interested elector within the White Buffalo Metropolitan District No. 1 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

By: /s/ ICENOGLE

| SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation

Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND HEARING WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 for the ensuing year of 2024. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the White Buffalo Metropolitan District No. 2 to be held at 3:00 P.M., on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us06web. zoom.us/j/86181936766?pwd=Q1ZXU0

1QekE5Q3VVMStVVDlieWVvUT09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719359-4580, Meeting ID: 861 8193 6766, Passcode: 457424. Any interested elector within the White Buffalo Metropolitan District No. 2 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation

Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2023 BUDGET GARDENS AT EAST ILIFF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ARAPHAOE COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Gardens at East Iliff Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2024. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2023 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2024 budget and 2023 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2024 budget and 2023 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. via video/teleconference. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget or the 2023 amended budget, inspect the 2024 budget and the 2023 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto. You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:

1. To attend via videoconference, e-mail cwill@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-720-5475281, and enter the following additional information:

Conference ID: 406 065 542#

DISTRICT NO. 3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 3 for the ensuing year of 2024. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the White Buffalo Metropolitan District No. 3 to be held at 3:00 P.M., on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us06web. zoom.us/j/86181936766?pwd=Q1ZXU0

1QekE5Q3VVMStVVDlieWVvUT09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719359-4580, Meeting ID: 861 8193 6766, Passcode: 457424. Any interested elector within the White Buffalo Metropolitan District No. 3 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

WHITE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3

By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE

A Professional Corporation

Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED

2024 BUDGET OF BUCKHORN VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 2

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Buckhorn Valley Metropolitan District No. 2 for the ensuing year of 2024; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held online on Monday October 23, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the following video conference site The online video conference site will be held at the following online location: https://www.gotomeet.me/DistrictBoardMe etingRoom2 Members of the public may also participate via phone using the dial-in number (646) 749-3112 and access code #534-031-373. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

BUCKHORN VALLEY

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 2

By: Charles Wolfersberger District Manager

Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF ELECTION

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of the East Creek Metropolitan District No. 1 (“District No. 1”) and East Creek Metropolitan District No. 2 (“District No. 2, together with District No. 1, the “Districts”) of the City of Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on November 7, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. regarding the question of the consolidation of District No. 1 and District No. 2, to become the East Creek Consolidated Metropolitan District (“ECCMD”), the submission of the proposition of issuing general obligation bonds or creating other general obligation indebtedness or any questions necessary to implement the provisions of Article X, Section 20, of the Colorado Constitution as applied to the proposed ECCMD.

Information regarding the proposed consolidation plan is available from the Districts’ general counsel, McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, telephone number 303-592-4380.

The proposed ECCMD encompasses approximately 36.0 acres in the City of Aurora, in Arapahoe County, Colorado, as more particularly described as:

Lots 1-13, inclusive, Block 1, Lots 1-8, inclusive, Block 2, Lots 1-23, inclusive, Block 3, Lots 1-24, inclusive, Block 4, Lots 1-20, inclusive, Block 5, Lots 1-20, inclusive, Block 6, Lots 1-26, inclusive, Block 7, Lots 1-16, inclusive, Block 8, Lot 1, Block 9, Tracts A-V, inclusive, East Creek Subdivision Filing No. 1 City of Aurora, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

The election is being conducted as a mail ballot election by the Designated Election Official, Jennifer S. Henry, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, telephone number 303-592-4380. The place of deposit for mail ballots and walk-in polling place for voting at the election will be at said office.

Not sooner than October 16, 2023 and

no later than October 23, 2023, the Designated Election Official shall mail to each active registered elector of the Districts a mail ballot packet. The walk-in polling place shall be open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. beginning not sooner than twentytwo days prior to the election, October 16, 2023, and from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the date of election.

The purpose of the proposed ECCMD is to be a metropolitan district as defined by Section 32-1-103(10), C.R.S., and have all such powers granted to a metropolitan district by statute.

Pursuant to Section 1-13.5-510(2), C.R.S., the estimated operating and debt service mill levies and fiscal year spending for the first year following consolidation are:

ECCMD area that comprises District No. 1

Operating Mill Levy: 10.00 mills, as adjusted

Debt Service Mill Levy: 50.00 mills, as adjusted

Regional Mill Levy: 1.00 mill, as adjusted

Fiscal Year Spending: $350,000

ECCMD area that comprises District No. 2

Operating Mill Levy: 10.00 mills, as adjusted

Debt Service Mill Levy: 30.00 mills, as adjusted

Regional Mill Levy: 1.00 mill, as adjusted

Fiscal Year Spending: all revenues remitted to ECCMD

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an eligible elector of the Districts for the purpose of said election is a person registered to vote pursuant to the “Colorado Uniform Election Code of 1992”; and (i) who is a resident of the Districts, or (ii) who, or whose spouse or civil union partner, owns taxable real or personal property within the Districts, whether said person resides within the Districts or not. A person who is obligated to pay taxes under a contract to purchase taxable property within the Districts shall be considered an owner of taxable property for the purpose of qualifying as an eligible elector.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voter ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official at the address set forth above no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election. Return of absentee voter ballots and replacement ballots may be received by the Designated Election Official at the above address, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning on October 16, 2023, until the day prior to the election, or between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the date of the election.

Proposed East Creek Consolidated Metropolitan District

By: /s/ Jennifer S. Henry Designated Election Official

Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the AEROTROPOLIS AREA COORDINATING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment on or after October 22, 2023, to: Pop Productions, LLC 7901 4th St. N STE 300 St. Petersburg, FL 33702 for all work done by said Contractor for the Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, relating to the Commission and/or Purchase of Public Artwork, all of said work being within or near the boundaries of Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, in the City of Aurora, State of Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, team hire, sustenance provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or its Subcontractors or Suppliers in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or its Subcontractors or Suppliers at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a written verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, Attention: Denise Denslow, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300,Greenwood Village, CO 80111 with a copy to McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80203-1254 at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such written verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release AEROTROPOLIS AREA COORDINATING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, its Board, officers, agents, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District

First Publication: October 5, 2023

Final Publication: October 12, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 2023PR30722

In the Matter of the Estate of: Stephanie H. Meyers aka Stephanie K. Meyer

To all interested persons:

A hearing Petition for the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both, and of Interests in Property without appearance will be held at the following date, time, and location:

Date: 10/13/2023

Time: without appearance Courtroom or Division: T1

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601

The hearing will take approximately without appearance.

First Publication: September 21, 2023

Final Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the SLC Metropolitan District No. 3 (“District”), located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or about September 27, 2023, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the inclusion of certain property into the boundaries of such District (“Petition”).

1. The names and addresses of the Petitioners and a general description of the property that is the subject of such Petition is as follows:

Petitioner: NP Stafford I, LLC

c/o Northpoint Development 3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Petitioner: NP Stafford I Building 1, LLC

c/o Northpoint Development, LLC 3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Petitioner: NP Stafford IV Building 2, LLC

c/o Northpoint Development, LLC

3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Petitioner: NP Stafford IV Building 3, LLC

c/o Northpoint Development, LLC

3315 N. Oak Trafficway

Kansas City, MO 64116

Petitioner: NP Stafford III, LLC

c/o Northpoint Development, LLC

3315 N. Oak Trafficway

Kansas City, MO 64116

Description: Approximately 172.008 acres of land generally located: between Stephen D Hogan Parkway and E Colfax Avenue, and between Aurora Sports Park and S Picadilly Rd.

2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1401(1)(b), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., via Zoom videoconference. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

SLC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3

By:

the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on Friday, October 20, 2023, 1:00 p.m., via Zoom videoconference. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the meeting or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

SLC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

By: /s/MaryAnn M. McGeady Attorney for the District

Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the SLC Metropolitan District No. 4 (“District”), located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or about September 27, 2023, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the exclusion of certain property from the boundaries of such District (“Petition”).

1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the Property that is the subject of such Petition are as follows:

Petitioner: NP Stafford III, LLC c/o Northpoint Development, LLC 3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Description: Approximately 70.318 acres of land generally located: between Stephen D Hogan Parkway and E Colfax Avenue, and between Aurora Sports Park and S Picadilly Rd.

2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1501(2), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on Friday, October 20, 2023, 1:00 p.m., via Zoom videoconference. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the meeting or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

SLC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4

/s/MaryAnn M. McGeady Attorney for the District

Publication: October 5, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the SLC Metropolitan District No. 2 (“District”), located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or about September 27, 2023, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the exclusion of certain property from the boundaries of such District (“Petition”).

1. The names and addresses of the Petitioners and a general description of the Property that is the subject of such Petition are as follows:

Petitioner: NP Stafford I, LLC c/o Northpoint Development, LLC 3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Petitioner: NP Stafford I Building 1, LLC c/o Northpoint Development, LLC 3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Petitioner: NP Stafford IV Building 2, LLC c/o Northpoint Development, LLC 3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Petitioner: NP Stafford IV Building 3, LLC c/o Northpoint Development, LLC 3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Description: Approximately 101.69 acres of land generally located: between Stephen D Hogan Parkway and E Colfax Avenue, and between Aurora Sports Park and S Picadilly Rd.

2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1501(2), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that

By: /s/ MaryAnn M. McGeady Attorney for

Publication: October 5, 2023 Sentinel

the District

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2023 BUDGET

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the COTTONWOOD CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 (the “District”), will hold a public hearing via teleconference on October 11, 2023, at 9:00 AM, to consider adoption of the District’s proposed 2024 budget (the “Proposed Budget”), and, if necessary, adoption of an amendment to the 2023 budget (the “Amended Budget”). The public hearing may be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83405602578 ?pwd=OUI1Smk4b2FiTUt4UksySWdkaU RSUT09

Meeting ID: 834 0560 2578

Passcode: 848948 Call-in Number: 1-720-707-2699

The Proposed Budget and Amended Budget are available for inspection by the public at the offices of Simmons & Wheeler, 304 Inverness Way S #490, Englewood, CO 80112

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget at any time prior to the final adoption of the Proposed Budget or the Amended Budget by the Board. The agenda for any meeting may be obtained at [insert District’s website, if available] or by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

COTTONWOOD CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

Publication: October 5, 2023 Sentinel

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