Sentinel Colorado 3.7.2024

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Aurora Fire says 10% of city paramedics limit medical roles because of Elijah McClain verdict

Truth or scare — Aurora lawmakers prove jail-for-shoplifting scheme does no good

No need to take my word or that of dozens of experts that threatening jail time for shoplifting does not deter thieves.

Take it from get-tough-on-crime lawmakers like council members Francoise Bergan and Danielle Jurinsky that threatening time in the hoosegow for shoplifting does next to nothing to prevent shoplifters from stealing from retailers.

“This ordinance is really to start standing up for business owners in this city and start talking about the victims, and addressing something to help the victims, and stop doing everything in our power to help the criminals,” Jurinsky said about how the jail threat would finally push back against retail thievery.

Actually, she didn’t say that last week when the conservatives on the city council voted, again, to “get tough” on shoplifters in Aurora and make them go to jail if they’re convicted of stealing more than $99 in merchandise. Jurinsky told fellow lawmakers and the public that conservatives were going to clean up this town of shoplifting mayhem in October 2022, which was the last time they mandated jail time for shoplifting, then handcuffing it to stealing more than $299 in merchandise.

DAVE PERRY Editor

And so you know what happened?

Yeah, pretty much nothing.

Oh, sure. There was plenty of tough talk from the city council dais.

“I think it does help to deter that behavior in our city,” Bergan said in 2022.

Better think again.

Aurora, like endless burgs where lawmakers get tough on crime, has been down this road before. And just like last week, city lawmakers had no reliable data or facts to prompt tripling down on this useless bill.

In 2022, even Mayor Mike Coffman chided the city attorney’s office for standing behind the bill with no facts, no details and no numbers about what the cost would be to taxpayers — if police and prosecutors were able to get shoplifters behind bars.

“All of the legislative bodies I’ve been in do estimates,” Coffman said 18 months ago.

Welcome to Aurora.

Pete Schulte of the City Attorney’s Office said in 2022 that the $299 plan “would have ‘some cost,’ but he confirmed the city had not prepared an estimate, mentioning that staffers have not been tracking which theft cases would be eligible for mandatory minimum sentences,” according to a Sentinel story in October 2022.

That was then. This is now.

Last week, city council progressives insisted on data upholding an assertion that the threat of jail time reduces the incidence of shoplifting when decades of studies consistently show so-called tough-on-crime bills don’t measurably move the needle.

Schulte referred to an unspecified “Department of Justice” report that examined how jail sentences had lowered

rates of property crimes and said, “he wasn’t aware of any contradictory reports but that he could look into it,” according to a Feb. 29 Sentinel Colorado story.

“I guess I would have assumed that was part of preparation for this conversation,” Councilmember Crystal Murillo said.

She assumed wrong.

Perhaps there’s some other justice department Schulte is in contact with, but the U.S Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice has been consistent for decades about the effect of punishment on crime.

“Prisons are good for punishing criminals and keeping them off the street, but prison sentences (particularly long sentences) are unlikely to deter future crime. Prisons actually may have the opposite effect: Inmates learn more effective crime strategies from each other,” one report states.

So if the argument that Aurora’s getting tough almost two years ago just wasn’t tough enough, here’s the answer from real experts at the U.S. Department of Justice.

“Laws and policies designed to deter crime by focusing mainly on increasing the severity of punishment are ineffective partly because criminals know little about the sanctions for specific crimes.”

What these “go-directly-to-jail” stunts do for sure is provide a stage for political bluster, something that has also increased in Aurora over the last few years.

“This is our opportunity to crack down on it, to make sure that we don’t lose businesses and that we don’t lose businesses potentially coming here,” Councilmember Dustin Zvonek said last week, forgetting that the “opportunity” was almost two years ago, and it didn’t work.

Zvonek was the brainchild of another mandatory jail time scheme, that one was supposed to end car theft in Aurora.

The repeatedly disproved crime

myth is just irresistible to conservative politicians.

“You know you shouldn’t steal. If you steal, there is a consequence. And when people throw off consequences, when they throw off restraint, then we have anarchy,” Republican Councilmember Stephanie Hancock said.

No doubt we’ll all be back in another couple of years to either lower the bar to stealing anything worth more than a buck or sentence thieves to life in prison.

No one disagrees that shoplifting is wrong. It’s a huge burden for all retailers, especially smaller businesses that can’t realistically absorb the loss or just pass it on to honest consumers.

But tough talk and useless schemes don’t keep people from stealing.

Even the Department of Justice, however, agrees there is something that does work.

“Police deter crime when they do things that strengthen a criminal’s perception of the certainty of being caught,” according to a 2016 DOJ analysis. “Strategies that use the police as ‘sentinels,’ such as hot spots policing, are particularly effective. A criminal’s behavior is more likely to be influenced by seeing a police officer with handcuffs and a radio than by a new law increasing penalties.”

If council conservatives really mean what they say about really caring about businesses, get cops out of their cars and in the stores. Subsidize the cost of hiring off-duty cops in uniform to wander around stores and really prevent theft.

That’s going to cost some serious cash. Maybe a cheaper option would be forcing shoplifting convicts to watch televised city council meetings, one hour for every dollar of merchandise stolen.

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Editorials

Police ‘transparency portal’ is progress, but citizen monitor is key

Bending a solid maxim, those in Aurora who fail to admit and apt the police department’s appalling history will condemn the department to perpetuate it.

There are those inside the department, and outside, who refuse to recognize how justified widespread state scrutiny is of the Aurora Police Department.

Fortunately, however, a growing number of police and city leaders have worked to expose bad cops, bad management and bad policies that have ruined lives, credibility and the ability for the community to trust the Aurora Police Department.

Last month, Aurora unveiled a critical and long-overdue endeavor to offer the public some clarity in how the department and its officers operate. The new online “transparency portal” is an important step in the right direction, but there is far more work to do and still unmade structural changes to the department.

A work in progress, the portal — at AuroraGov.org/APDPortal — offers a month-by-month and year-by-year look at crime, the demographics of the police department, and, most importantly, a look at police incidents involving “the use of force.”

The state attorney general’s office requires Aurora to reveal incidents of force, who uses it, why and against whom.

The requirement stems from data that makes clear that people of color are substantially more likely to be not just subject to Aurora police use of force when they come in contact with officers, but they’re far more likely to be victims of excessive, and sometimes deadly, excessive force.

Aurora police find themselves internationally notorious for a catalog of shocking abuses, notably the death of Elijah McClain, the pistol whipping of a young Black man, as well as the abuse of Black girls and women who were forced to lie face down on hot pavement during an erroneous arrest.

The list of atrocities committed by some members of the department are infamous. Cops have been rehired after being caught on video referring to people of color as “porch monkeys.” Another was passed out drunk in a squad car. These and other episodes have for years met with a department eager and committed to keeping its iniquities quiet.

That makes this initial foray into online transparency critically important.

The transparency portal does indeed provide some important details, counting how many times police admit to using some type of force against subjects during confrontations.

The portal best aggregates data, making trends in crime and associated police interaction clearer.

But the portal is not complete, nor does it easily compile meaningful analyses.

As it operates now, the portal lists the individual incidents of when police use force while encountering the public, but it doesn’t provide any mechanism for context that could importantly reveal trends or an understanding of confrontations.

Both police and the public would likely agree that an overall reduction in the incidence of the use of force would be good for everyone. But it would be more meaningful for police and the public to understand which officers use force most frequently and under what circumstances.

This online portal may not be capable of that kind of illumination.

That’s why transparency alone won’t solve Aurora’s police reform challenge. There must be accountability.

Not only must the city and police department comply with requirements for policy change, training and retraining, but it must be independently scrutinized to ensure the department is monitoring every officer’s behavior and addressing dangerous or non-compliant officers appropriately, either through training or dismissal.

Oversight and accountability cannot come from inside the department or the city. It certainly cannot come from a consultant who’s being paid by the agency it must objectively scrutinize. Even the most transparent and above-board agreement would not survive the appearance of impropriety.

Aurora must create an independent, citizen commission or panel to guide oversight and issue reliable, trusted reports to the community, based on this growing transparency. City police leaders must quit defending bad police policy and officers, stipulating that the old way is the wrong way. They must admit that accountability, at least for now, must come from outside the agency.

No other mechanism can bridge the absent trust police must work to earn back. Nothing.

Aurora’s John Buckner was Black history in the making

Overland High School was not just a job for my late husband, State Rep. John Buckner, -it was his home.

John dedicated over four decades of service as a teacher and principal in Aurora , and his influence is still felt. To this day I receive calls and emails from people speaking to the impact John had on their lives. In addition to working in education and the legislature, he was a part of Leadership Aurora, which develops awareness of the Aurora community and encourages greater community involvement. Overland High even honored his legacy by naming their gymnasium after him.

And now, the City of Aurora will be renaming the street across from Overland High, East Jewell Avenue between South Peoria Street and South Potomac Street, to John W. Buckner Avenue to honor his impact on the students and families of Aurora.

When I found out the news, I was deeply moved, proud of John, and most of all, I was thankful. Thankful for the community that continues to be appreciative of John’s life-long dedication. Thankful for the honoring of important, Black history, which is engrained in Aurora’s history. And I was, and am, thankful for the opportunity to continue John’s legacy at the Capitol and to serve the great people of Aurora.

When John was elected in 2012 to the Colorado House of Representatives, he was the first Black person to represent House District 30. He served as the Vice-Chair of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus and as Chair of the House Education Committee. He always fought for policies to improve our community and support our great state, such as improved teaching for English language learners and fast-tracked education and training programs to support in-demand jobs,

We come from a family of educators. John, a teacher and principal; myself, a school speech pathologist; and one of my daughters, Joy, taught English and now consults on education issues. Supporting and improving education for Coloradans is in our DNA, and continuing John’s legacy is one of my driving motivations as a state legislator.

It’s why I championed the John W Buckner Automatic Enrollment in Advanced Courses Grant Program, which helps increase the number of students enrolled in advanced placement courses. Traditionally, disadvantaged and low-income students of all

racial and ethnic backgrounds who perform well in school don’t enroll in advanced classes at the same rate as their peers. John knew that all students deserve the opportunity to learn at a higher-level, and that those who have access to a rigorous curriculum perform better across multiple areas – including being more likely to graduate high school and complete higher education.

I’ve carried over the mission to lift up Black and historically under-served communities into all areas of my work. From improving maternal health care, to ensuring all Colorado kids have access to quality, free preschool, to making Juneteenth a state holiday, at the core of all of my legislation is a commitment to Black, brown and underserved communities and ensuring they have the resources, recognition, and opportunity they need to thrive.

John once said that collectively, we are much better than we are individually – and I agree.

I would not be where I am today without the support of the community that I’ve called home since 1975. This community rallied behind me in the wake of my husband’s passing, and continues to uplift me as I serve their interests every day in the legislature.

Black History Month, just last month, I want my constituents, the people of Aurora, to know that I will always rally behind you, and work to fulfill John’s mission of creating opportunities for each and every Coloradan.

Senator Janet Buckner served several years in the House of Representatives, where she was Speaker Pro Tempore. She was elected to the Colorado Senate to represent District 28, which was redistricted to Senate District 29.

STATE SEN. JANET BUCKNER, GUEST COLUMNIST

Colorado lawmakers advance bill requiring schools to let students wear cultural regalia to graduation

BY KRISTIN OH, Sentinel Staff Writer

Erika Leon is a junior at the University of Denver and the first person in her family to pursue a college degree.

Her parents immigrated from El Salvador, bringing and having little, except their culture.

They encouraged Leon and her siblings to take advantage of what local public schools had to offer. The result was her “learning to love knowledge” and understanding that education would not just help her, but her family.

Graduation will be the culmination of all that hard work and the dedication of her family and culture. This is why she wanted to celebrate and honor them, by wearing a cultural stole when she walks across the stage to receive her diploma.

Most Colorado students are not allowed to wear cultural and religious attire during graduation. A proposed state law could change that.

Last year, state lawmakers allowed Indigenous students to wear tribal attire such as feathers and beads to graduation ceremonies. However, the same privilege was not extended to students from any cultural communities.

Last week, Leon spoke to lawmakers during the House Education Committee in support of a bill that would do just that. House Bill 1323 allows “a preschool, public

school, or public college or university student to wear objects of cultural or religious significance as an adornment at a graduation ceremony.” The panel approved the bill 7-4 Thursday, drawing cheers from the audience.

The bill, superseding local school district authority, is slated for debate among the full House membership Tuesday morning.

“We need guidance from the state to be able to create the conditions that will make sure that students, as they exist in schools right now, have the protections they need to celebrate on graduation day,” said state Rep. Tim Hernandez, D-Denver.

Not everyone was as pleased.

Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs, said she is concerned that students, empowered by the potential new law, might choose to wear nothing beneath their gowns. She also questioned what would qualify under guaranteed “religious and cultural significance.”

To address concerns that students might not wear any clothes under their graduation gown, the committee passed an amendment stating that “a school may not dictate what a student wears under their gown beyond what is in the school dress code” and that schools cannot infringe on students’ “gender expression, gender identity, religion or culture.”

The bill defines “cultural” as a recognized practice or traditions of people from protected classes such as: race, national

origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and religion. This does not include fighting words, child pornography, incitement, defamation, fraud, obscenity and threats. However, guardrails are in place to prohibit students from wearing or displaying anything, such as Nazi symbols, and other attire “that is likely to cause substantial disruption of, or material interference with, a graduation ceremony.”

“I think whether such a thing happens ultimately depends on the state of First Amendment law and how strong a position it’s in to combat hate speech. At the same time, there’s a possibility of the law being used to silence diverse students,” University of Colorado Law School student, Leo Nguyen, told The Sentinel.

“[This bill is] a great symbolic step because, in a way, it offers a voice to students, especially those who come from marginalized backgrounds. I think these bills would help to make school districts a more inclusive environment for students,” Nguyen said. “On the other hand, I anticipate that school districts may need to prepare for legal challenges to cultural and religious regalia that students choose to wear.”

Aurora Public Schools and Cherry Creek School District are monitoring the bill’s progress, and have not explicitly supported or opposed the bill.

Additional amendments made to the bill limit the size and type of adornments students can wear during graduation. The adornments must also follow their

school’s dress code, and the adornment can only be a certain size to prevent students from wearing full-size flags.

“I love culture, too. I think we want to make sure that we can also execute effective graduation ceremonies,” Hernandez said.

Michelle Murphy, executive director of Colorado Rural School Alliance, said that she is concerned that this could put graduation ceremonies “in the middle of a culture war.” However, she said that the amendments which tied graduation to approved school conduct “goes a long way, if not all the way in addressing those concerns.”

Some of the organizations that supported the proposed bill include: American Civil Liberty Union of Colorado; Young Invincibles, an organization that amplifies voices of young adults in politics; the American Federation of Teachers; Colorado PTA; One Colorado, a LGBTQ+ advocacy organization.

Other proponents include community members from Latino and Hispanic communities who spoke about the significance of a graduation celebration, and how this bill would support marginalized communities.

“When I walk on Graduation Day, my stole will not only demonstrate that I am a proud Salvadoran,” Leon said. “My stole will represent that this achievement is not only mine, but for my parents who encouraged me to pursue education and work every day to make me the person that I am.”

Maria Bocanegra Tejeda, 22, wears her decorated graduation cap during the 2022 University of Northern Colorado graduation ceremony at the school in Greeley, Colorado on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The sign means “Culture is Pride, Pride is Success.” (Currently, many public high schools and some colleges prohibit cultural regalia during ceremonies. A state bill would change that. File Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post, via Associated Press

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Aurora paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s

As he was led out of the court in handcuffs, someone from his family called out, “Love you Pete” as Cichuniec looked back and waved.

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An Aurora paramedic was sentenced March 1 to five years in prison in a rare prosecution of medical responders following the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.

McClain was walking down the street in Aurora in 2019 when police responding to a suspicious person report forcibly restrained him and put him in a neck hold. His final words — “I can’t breathe” — foreshadowed those of George Floyd a year later in Minneapolis.

Peter Cichuniec and a fellow paramedic were convicted in December of criminally negligent homicide for injecting McClain with ketamine, a powerful sedative ultimately blamed for killing the 23-year-old massage therapist.

Cichuniec also was convicted on a more serious charge of second-degree assault for giving a drug without consent or a legitimate medical purpose.

McClain’s death and others have raised questions about the use of ketamine to subdue struggling suspects, and the prosecution sent shock waves through the ranks of paramedics across the U.S.

McClain’s mother, Sheneen, raised her fist in the air as she left the courtroom following Friday’s sentencing, as she has done after previous hearings.

In testimony before the sentence was handed down by Judge Mark Warner, Sheneen McClain said she once dreamed of being a firefighter and considered them heroes “until the day they took my son’s life.”

“You are a local hero no more,” she said as Cichuniec sat with his attorneys at a nearby table. “Next time, think for yourself and do not follow the direction of a crowd of cowards.”

She added that the other paramedics could have intervened “simply by just saying, ‘Stop hurting my patient.’ “

Cichuniec had faced up to 16 years in prison on the assault charge, and the five-year sentence was the minimum the judge could have given him under sentencing guidelines. The second convicted paramedic, Jeremy Cooper, Cooper, is scheduled to be sentenced in April.

Cichuniec, who has been in custody since his conviction, asked the judge for mercy. He wiped away tears as family members and friends testified as character witnesses on his behalf, and later told the judge he had spent his 18-year career as a firefighter and paramedic putting his life on the line to save others.

“I have never backed down from a call and I’ve had more things happen to me than you can imagine,” he said. “It sickened me when the prosecution said during their closing argument that I showed no remorse for Elijah. … There was absolutely no intent to cause any harm to Elijah McClain.”

Cichuniec’s wife noted that the sentence was the most lenient her husband could have received, before starting to cry.

“It’s almost better knowing,” Katy Cichuniec said.

Before the hearing, supporters of Cichuniec took up some of the rows of seats on the prosecution side of the courtroom. When Sheneen McClain walked in and saw them, she said “You all supporting Elijah?” sarcastically, holding her hand to her heart.

Firefighters and officials from their union sharply criticized the state’s prosecution of Cichuniec. They said it was discouraging firefighters from becoming paramedics, decreasing the number of qualified personnel in emergencies and thereby putting lives at risk.

“Convicting Pete for the death is not justice. It’s the very definition of a scapegoat,” said former Aurora Fire Lieutenant John Lauder, who recently retired after working with Cichuniec over two decades. “Will paramedics now be held be held responsible for outcomes beyond their control?”

But Assistant Attorney General Jason Slothouber said Cichuiniec didn’t follow his training and never properly assessed McClain before he knowingly authorized giving him more ketamine than was needed.

“Elijah was treated as a problem that could be easily solved with ketamine, rather than as a person who needed to be evaluated, spoken to, treated with respect and care,” he said.

Paramedics who are not upholding their oaths to save lives should be held accountable, said Candice Bailey, a police reform advocate in Aurora, Colorado.

“If you’re doing your job and you’re living up to the oath of your job, why would we ever have a conversation outside of ‘Thank you’?” said Bailey, who was upset that the longest sentence for killing McClain was only five years.

“Not one of them should have gotten away without 30 years on their backs,” she said.

McClain’s death received little attention outside of Aurora initially but gained renewed interest as mass protests swept the nation after Floyd’s death.

McClain was stopped by police after a 911 caller reported he looked suspicious walking down the street waving his arms and wearing a face mask on Aug. 24, 2019, in Aurora. McClain, who had been listening to music with earbuds, seemed caught off guard when an officer put his hands on him within seconds of approaching him. That began a struggle including a neck hold and a restraint that lasted about 20 minutes before McClain was injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine.

He suffered cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and was taken off life support three days later.

Experts testified that the sedative ultimately killed McClain, who was already weakened from struggling

to breathe while being pinned down after inhaling vomit into his lungs during the struggle with police.

Prosecutors said the paramedics did not conduct basic medical checks of McClain, such as taking his pulse, before giving him the ketamine. The dose was too much for someone of his size — 140 pounds (64 kilograms), experts testified. Prosecutors say they also did not monitor McClain immediately after giving him the sedative but instead left him lying on the ground, making it harder to breathe.

The case against the paramedics was closely followed by firefighters and medical responders across the

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The case also highlighted gaps in medical protocols for sedations of people in police custody that experts said must be addressed so more deaths can be prevented.

“We failed to realize just how dangerous the restraint and chemical

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sedation of these individuals can be,” said Eric Jaeger, a paramedic and EMS educator in New Hampshire.

“For better or worse the criminal convictions are focusing attention on the problem.”

The sole police officer convicted in McClain’s death, Randy Roedema,

was convicted of criminally negligent homicide. He was sentenced to 14 months in jail in January. Two other officers who were indicted were acquitted following weekslong jury trials.

— Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

Aurorans can nominate star volunteers now for city’s Community Spirit Award

Aurora is asking for the public’s help celebrating prolific volunteers through the city’s annual Community Spirit Award, which elevates people and businesses known for their leadership and involvement in the community.

Nominations close May 31. Standout youth and adult volunteers, businesses and nonprofit organizations will be honored at a ceremony in the fall.

More than one person or organization may be recognized in each of the nomination categories, which include:

City of Aurora Programs Volunteer — for an individual who volunteers for the city, helping out with city operations, programs and events.

City of Aurora Programs Youth Volunteer — for an individual 18 years old or younger who volunteers for the city, helping out with city operations, programs and events.

Community Volunteer — for an individual who volunteers for a non-

profit located or active in Aurora.

Youth Community Volunteer — for an individual 18 years old or younger who volunteers for a nonprofit located or active in Aurora.

Community Nonprofit Organization — for a nonprofit that manages an exceptional volunteer program that has made a significant impact in Aurora.

Service Member Veteran Volunteer — for active-duty military members, guardsmen, reservists, veterans and family members of those individuals who have given back to Aurora’s veteran community.

Community Business Partner — for a local business that has shown excellence in partnering with an Aurora nonprofit to serve the community.

City of Aurora Employee Volunteer — for a city employee who has positively impacted the community through their leadership and volunteer work.

Awardees are chosen by a committee of city employees based on the impact made by the individuals and organizations nominated, and not by the number of nominations received.

An online nomination form and more information about the award program are available at AuroraGov. org/CommunitySpiritAwards, and individuals with questions may contact the city at volunteer@auroragov.org or 303-739-7248.

— Max Levy, Sentinel Staff Writer

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UNPLUGGED: HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER SOLVES

PUZZLING CURE FOR CELL-PHONE ISOLATION

BY KRISTIN OH, Sentinel Staff Writer

In a high-school art class, students were plugged into their own work. They were hunched over their digital tablets as they silently worked on their projects.

At one table, however, others were busy connecting puzzle pieces and connecting with one another.

Sitting side by side, some Cherry Creek High School students looked for the edge pieces. Others connected clusters of unique patterns and colors. The students were given the opportunity to work on a puzzle created by none other than their art teacher, Alissandra Seelaus.

She was chosen to be a part of Verizon Wireless’ campaign for Global Day of Unplugging, which encourages people to put their devices down and have human interactions. Her art will be shared with customers in the metro area at local Verizon stores.

“I still haven’t totally wrapped my head around that, to be totally honest. It’s pretty surreal,” Seelaus said.

Andre Duncan, director of retail sales for Verizon, said that Seelaus’ art was chosen specifically because it “spoke to the essence of unplugging, being present and focusing on what’s important.” The 500-piece puzzle depicts a woman watering various potted plants. The phrase “what you water grows” is written on one corner of the puzzle.

Duncan also acknowledged that Verizon is a technology-based company, but they also “ believe that human connection is the root of everything that we do.”

According to a survey conducted by Verizon, 16% of American adults reportedly spend five to six hours on their phones. Reportedly, 25% spend more than six hours a day on their phones.

Gen Z, which the Pew Research Center defines as people born between 1997 and 2012, and women spend more than six hours a day on their phones.

Estrella Gonzalez, a high school senior and student in Seelaus’ art class, said her screen time is about 10 hours a day, excluding the times when she’s driving and asleep. Andora Stock, a senior, and Evie Change, a junior, also said they spend a lot of time on their phones and laptops. The students use their phones for school, to read, to listen to music or just to pass the time. Seelaus said that getting people to unplug is “a daily battle in high school” but that art is the best way to disconnect from the digital world.

“It sounds biased because I teach art, but making something is the best way to go about that,” she said. “So something like creating a puzzle, where you create a thing even if you don’t have a creative skillset, is a wonderful option.”

In addition to creating art, both digital-

ly and through analog mediums like paint, Seelaus unplugs by going on hikes with her husband.

For Gonzalez, she enjoys going to the movies or bowling with friends. Stock spends time with her dog and mom. Chang does her homework and talks with friends.

Global Day of Unplugging is an international campaign to “end loneliness” and encourage human interactions by stepping away from screens and participating in an offline activity.

It is meant to be celebrated from “sundown to sundown” on March 1-2.

Around the world, people responded to the campaign with their own events and calls to action. A Maryland high school hosted an Unplugging Challenge. Artwork was displayed in Paris, and people were invited to a phone-free dinner in South Korea and Indonesia.

Outside of teaching, Seelaus also creates and sells illustrations on her website, including the piece used for the jigsaw puzzle. She said it’s “nice to show and practice” that people, especially someone that her students know and not “some stranger on the internet,” can make a living as an artist.

“This is a really valuable learning opportunity to understand and see that being an illustrator, being a designer is a real career that you can have,” Seelaus said.

Her students said that she was “cool”,

and appreciated her art and the work that went into it.

Gonzalez said that it was a nice experience to work on something that was created by someone she knew personally. Chang said she knew that her art teacher created illustrations outside of work, “but it’s really cool to be able to actually see what she’s been working on.”

“It definitely takes a lot of effort to make something like this and I can see that,” Stock said. “ I can tell it’s really important to [Seelaus].”

Get the puzzle

In Denver, three Verizon stores will be giving out the jigsaw puzzle with any purchase. Those stores are:

Cherry Creek Mall, 3000 E. First Ave.

Colorado Blvd., 2073 S. Colorado Blvd.

Northfield, 8384 E. Northfield Blvd.

Estrella Gonzalez (left), Andorra Stock (center) and Evie Chang (right) work on a jigsaw puzzle during class.

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Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

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SONIC Cars and Shakes

Detail those rides and bring em’! All makes and models welcome for this casual car meet with friends. Grab a shake or some food and talk cars. Free event. No revving engines or burning rubber. Respect the spot and clean up your trash.

IF YOU GO:

Cars and Shakes

Fridays 4 p.m. - 8 p.m

Sonic Drive In, 18501 E Hampden Ave Aurora

Electropop tunes meet a scandalous slice of War and Peace in this musical extravaganza. Meet Natasha, a young woman who arrives in Moscow longing for her fiance; and Pierre, a man caught in an existential crisis who tries to save her shattered reputation.

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 was nominated for 12 Tony Awards when it premiered in 2012. Expect to find the Black Box Theatre transformed into a raucous Russian dinner club with cabaret tables, immersive seating, and an unforgettable theatrical and musical experience.

IF YOU GO:

Various show days through March 31 at 7:30pm

Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Blvd buff.ly/3HXCe37

Music in the Galleries

Enjoy live music in the Clyfford Still Museum galleries with two daytime performances. The performances are included with Museum admission and are free for CSM members. Seating is limited and first come, first served. The music may be enjoyed from any gallery. Music

in the Galleries concerts are a family-friendly introduction to live music. All attendees are welcome to sit, stand, wiggle, and walk through the galleries while listening to music in a way that feels enjoyable. Stay tuned for more information about the performer. Presented in collaboration with Swallow Hill Music and Friends of Chamber Music.

IF YOU GO: March 10 Noon and 1 p.m. Performances are 45 minutes each.

Clyfford Still Museum 1250 Bannock St 720-354-4880

Tickets: Free-$15

Details: clyffordstillmuseum.org

Message in a Bottle

Message In A Bottle is a spectacular new dance-theater show from triple-Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince, inspired by and set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Walking On The Moon and more. With a mix of exhilarating dance styles, high-energy footwork and breathtaking athleticism, Message In A Bottle tells a unifying and uplifting story of humanity and hope. The peaceful village of Bebko is alive

with joyous celebrations. Suddenly, under attack, everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous journeys in order to survive. Message In A Bottle is the latest masterpiece from the ground-breaking choreographer behind several West End hits including Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, and features the astonishing talents of dance storytelling powerhouse, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company.

IF YOU GO:

Show times vary through March 31

Denver Center for the Performing Arts 1101 13th St denvercenter.org/tickets-events/ message-in-a-bottle 303-893-4000

The Mirror Cracked

tickets available

Mizel Arts and Culture Center at the JCC

350 S. Dahlia St. Jccdenver.org

Taylor Swift Eras Tour party with some drag

Get ready for a fabulous night of drag performances and non-stop dancing at the Eras Tour Drag Show and Dance party hosted by DJ Ava Sparks and featuring Dany Wynters.

IF YOU GO:

March 7 10 p.m.

Glow Lounge

631 E. Colfax Ave.

Tickets: $10-$20 buff.ly/49CW0Nn

My Brilliant Divorce

Denise Olson-Perry is Angela Kennedy-Lipsky, in this play that strikes a chord for any woman who has been through one, and for everyone else it is an engaging heart-to-heart with a friend who is far funnier and more entertaining than your real life ones in suffering mode. Funny, pathetic and poignant all at once as a woman scorned, searching for the right sequel.

In conjunction with Mo’Print, DAVA presents a dynamic group exhibition curated by Paloma Jimenez and Genevieve Waller. Featured artists include Mary Lynn Baird, Maddie Christian, Miriam Dubinsky, Rick Griffith, Laura Grossett, Georgia Luckiw, Dianna Miguez, and Mami Yamamoto. The artists in this exhibition reconfigure symbols from their environments to construct inventive visual languages. From vastly layered monotypes to three-dimensional installations, their processes reflect an experimental approach within the abundant world of printmaking.

IF YOU GO:

Opening Reception: March 8 from 4 p.m.– 7 p.m. Exhibition is open weekdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. through April 19.

DAVA - Downtown Aurora Visual Arts) 1405 Florence St davarts.org 303-367-5886

Sonora Santanera and Grupo Sonador — Live at the Stampede

World famous Sonora Santanera offering two hours of tropical music from Mexico with over 60 years of history. Grupo Soñador is a pioneer of the keyboard and synth heavy cumbia poblana. 21 years and older only.

IF YOU GO: March 8, 8 p.m.

Tickets: $40 Stampede 2430 S Havana St. www.stampedeclub.net

Denver Jewish Film Festival

The 28th Annual Denver Jewish Film Festival at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center at the Jewish Community Center. The festival features 20 entertaining and educational films including documentaries, narratives and shorts, and highlights work by Jewish or Israeli filmmakers or actors and themes.

IF YOU GO:

Denver Jewish Film Festival March 9 - March 17 Show times vary. Full passes $280. Individual movie

IF YOU GO:

March 8 7:30 pm. curtain

The Bug Theatre

3654 Navajo St.

Tickets: $30-$35

Details: our.show/ mybrilliantdivorce

North Indian Classical Ensemble

Students from the Lamont School of Music’s North Indian Classical Ensemble will hold a free recital. Students perform the ornate and highly refined forms of Hindustani music and Kathak dance.

IF YOU GO:

March 8, 7:70 p.m.

Newman Center for the Performing Arts Free 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Free

303-871-7720

Details: buff.ly/3TmZHkL

Candlelight: Tribute to Nirvana

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Denver. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Nirvana at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum under the gentle glow of candlelight.

IF YOU GO:

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

March 7, 3:15 p.m. Event is 1 hour (doors open 75 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted) 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult

7711 E Academy Blvd eventvesta.com/events/59943/t/ tickets 303-360-5360

1 of 10 Aurora fire department paramedics limit medical roles because of McClain verdict

BY MAX LEVY, Sentinel Colorado Staff Writer

It was a taste of justice for Sheneen McClain and a bitter pill for Aurora paramedics — three years after encountering Elijah McClain pinned under the knees of police, Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were convicted of felony homicide for injecting the youth with an overdose of the sedative drug ketamine.

The convictions marked the end of a yearslong quest by Sheneen McClain to hold the first responders involved in her son’s death accountable. Walking out of the courtroom after the verdicts were read Dec. 22, Sheneen McClain lifted her fist into the air.

“We did it!,” she exclaimed in the presence of reporters.

Meanwhile, Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics had followed the trial with mounting anxiety. That anxiety came to a head after Cichuniec and Cooper were convicted, ultimately prompting Fire Chief Alec Oughton to give paramedics permission to opt out of providing medical care beyond the limited scope of treatment rendered by EMTs.

As of March 1, agency spokeswoman Dawn Small said that 10% of the agency’s entire paramedic force has taken Oughton up on his offer.

While prosecutors insisted Cichuniec and Cooper failed to perform basic medical checks on McClain, the fact that two of their coworkers could face criminal charges for what paramedics saw as behavior consistent with the department’s

guidelines at the time made them worry that they, too, could be charged for making a goodfaith effort to provide medical care.

By the time Cichuniec and Cooper were found guilty, fears that Aurora could see a mass departure of paramedics had taken hold among the city’s top firefighters.

In a Dec. 23 email to firefighters — shared by Charlie Richardson, a former city attorney and current representative of the city’s firefighter union, and verified by Small — Oughton gave paramedics the ability to opt out and said the agency was suspending the requirement that all firefighters obtain their paramedic certification.

“In the wake of the trial, I understand that many of you may feel the risk to your livelihood in performing as a paramedic is too great in the current environment,” Oughton wrote in the email. “I truly appreciate those who will maintain their paramedic scope but understand the concerns of those who elect to limit it.”

Small said 25 firefighters out of the 236 certified to work as paramedics are no longer doing so, with most having officially ceased that work in early January. The agency employs about 460 firefighters in total.

In response to a records request, the City of Aurora also said two paramedic students opted to remain EMTs after completing paramedic programs since Dec. 22, despite the pay raise of

TOP: Lawyers console paramedic Peter Cichuniec after his sentence is read on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Brighton, Colo. Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody. Colorado State Court via AP, POOL

BOTTOM: Sheneen McClain, left, the mother of Elijah McClain, and a supporter leave the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo. on Friday, March 1, 2024. Peter Cichuniec, a Colorado paramedic was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via AP

‘It has not impacted the way we deliver service,’

ChiefAlecOughton

up to 10% available to firefighters working as paramedics.

Unlike paramedics, EMTs are not expected nor allowed to administer sedatives. Aurora Fire Rescue stopped equipping paramedics with ketamine in 2020 — two other sedative drugs, droperidol and midazolam, remain in use.

EMTs are also not able to administer medications intravenously in general nor perform more advanced life-saving procedures such as intubation and tracheostomies.

All but three of the 25 scope-limited firefighters hold a rank higher than fire medic, meaning they are less likely to provide hands-on patient care. However, Oughton said in response to questions by the Sentinel they may still provide care in “circumstances where all hands are needed, like cardiac arrest, multi-system trauma or multi-casualty incidents.”

“It has not impacted the way we deliver service,” Oughton wrote in an email to the Sentinel. “We continue to have the ability to staff all of our engines and ladder trucks with paramedics, allowing us to quickly address advanced life support needs in the community.”

While Richardson agreed with the chief’s analysis that there was a serious risk of firefighters leaving the department en masse after the verdicts, he questioned the assertion that the agency losing one-tenth its paramedics hasn’t impacted services.

“If you lose 25 people, that’s an issue,” Richardson said.

On Friday, Cichuniec was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Cooper will be sentenced April 26.

Impacts outside of Aurora

The trial and convictions of Cichuniec and Cooper have generated unease among paramedics and firefighters beyond Aurora.

Professional organizations representing firefighters in Colorado say the prosecutions have fueled uncertainty in agencies across the state about when prosecutors might choose to charge a paramedic for an in-the-moment treatment decision.

Garry Briese, executive director of Colorado State Fire Chiefs, said he hadn’t heard about firefighters at other agencies declining to work as paramedics but added he was “sure those discussions are going on.”

“It’s very unsettling,” he said. “People are indeed asking themselves, if they’re a paramedic in particular, ‘Could this happen to me?’ And there’s no easy answer to that question.”

Less than an hour after the verdicts were read, the nation’s largest firefighter union also issued a dire warning about their significance for fire medics across the country.

International Association of Fire Fighters general president Edward Kelly wrote in a statement that the two prosecutions stemming from the death of Elijah McClain would set “a dangerous, chilling precedent” for paramedics that could cause them to second-guess themselves in situations where minutes and seconds can mean the difference between life and death.

“Today’s verdicts … only compound

this tragedy,” Kelly opined.

Doug Wolfberg — a lawyer specializing in emergency medicine who in January visited the city to train Aurora Fire Rescue personnel on medical law, patient care and interacting with law enforcement — said the convictions could embolden prosecutors to charge paramedics who make mistakes or poor decisions as a result of inadequate training.

In general, a provider may be found liable for negligence if they violate professional medical standards while treating a patient, hurting that person as a result.

Most medical malpractice cases end up in civil court. For negligence to rise to the level of a crime, prosecutors typically look for evidence that a provider’s neglect of standards was malicious or reckless.

Wolfberg said the lack of a clear distinction between negligence as a civil wrong and recklessness as a crime means that, in practice, paramedics who act negligently aren’t charged unless a prosecutor can prove they intentionally violated standards.

“I’m not saying they didn’t have the right to file the charges, because obviously they did, and obviously they convinced a jury that the charges had merit,” Wolfberg said. “But this is relatively unprecedented in terms of the facts for an EMS case.”

At trial, state prosecutors argued that Cichuniec and Cooper acted recklessly and contrary to medical standards when they arranged for the injection of Elijah McClain — who was handcuffed, restrained and had not moved in over a minute — with a 500-milligram dose of ketamine.

The paramedics did not talk to the 23-year-old or take his pulse before Cooper injected him with what state witnesses said was 50% more than what he should have been given based on his bodyweight. Forensic pathologist Stephen Cina previously reported the injection was the immediate cause of Elijah McClain’s death.

“There was no justification not to assess Mr. McClain. There was no justification to give someone who was not moving a sedative,” prosecutor Shannon Stevenson said during the state’s closing arguments. “The defendants knew the risk of giving an overdose of ketamine.”

Defense attorneys argued that the paramedics were misled and prevented from interacting with McClain by police and said prosecutors failed to prove the two paramedics acted contrary to their training on the treatment of excited delirium.

“They’re told by police that Mr. McClain was demonstrating incredible strength, crazy strength,” Cichuniec’s attorney David Goddard said at trial. “That information fits squarely within the signs and symptoms of excited delirium.”

The diagnosis of excited delirium has since been purged from Colorado law enforcement training materials over concerns about its legitimacy and frequent use in the context of Black people dying in police custody, and the importance of treating it quickly.

Testifying in their own defense, Cichuniec and Cooper described their education on the condition, which they were taught should be treated quickly using a dose of ketamine based on a patient’s bodyweight.

LEFT: Demonstrators carry placards as they walk down Sable Boulevard during a rally and march over the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo., June 27, 2020. Paramedic Peter Cichuniec, the senior medical responder on the scene during the altercation with Elijah McClain, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment Friday, March 1, 2024. A jury found him guilty in December for his involvement in the 2019 death of McClain following an overdose of a powerful sedative.

AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File

RIGHT: In this June 27, 2020, file photo, state Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, left, holds Sheneen McClain during a rally and march over the death of McClain’s son, 23-year-old Elijah, outside the police department in Aurora, Colo.

AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File

If the patient’s exact weight was unknown, they were taught they could administer a “small” 300-milligram dose, a “medium” 400-milligram dose or a “large” 500-milligram dose. Cooper overestimated Elijah McClain’s weight by about 60 pounds.

Richardson said about 50 off-duty firefighters, mostly from Aurora, attended each day of the trial, which lasted weeks.

“The verdicts were so demoralizing,” Richardson said. “And those 50 per day have obviously spread through their observations throughout the department.”

Attorneys for Cichuniec and Cooper did not respond to requests for interviews. Sheneen McClain also did not reply when the Sentinel reached out through her attorney.

Besides potentially lowering the bar for paramedics to be criminally charged, Wolfberg said paramedics have also questioned whether the case is a repudiation of implied consent, the idea that providers can legally treat a person who requires urgent medical care but can’t give explicit permission to be treated, such as if they are unconscious.

“I think one of the negative impacts of this case is planting a seed in the minds of many EMS providers that the law of implied consent is out the window, and that’s not the case,” Wolfberg said.

“It’s simply not true. But I’ve heard medics tell me that they’re going to be reluctant to administer treatment unless the patient themselves gives a clear statement of consent to the treatment.”

He said part of the confusion stems from the fact that Cichuniec was convicted of assault by the unlawful administration of drugs in addition to the criminally-negligent homicide charge that both he and Cooper were found guilty of.

The assault statute specifies that it only applies in situations where a drug is administered “without (a person’s) consent.” However, Wolfberg pointed out that the statute only applies when a drug is given for “a purpose other than lawful medical or therapeutic treatment,” which he said should encompass implied consent.

Richardson said Aurora firefighters are particularly uncomfortable when a situation may call for the administration of a sedative, given how “the trial really highlighted the perils of implied consent, especially in a police custody scenario.”

“I think the use of chemical sedatives in the context of paramedic medicine needs to be severely restricted to almost an express consent situation, where the patient acknowledges they’re having some issues and they don’t mind that,” he said.

Tribulations from the trials

For Oughton, faced with a climate of apprehension among firefighters as well as the public’s expectations for services provided by the agency, there was no easy answer to the question of how to prevent an exodus from Aurora Fire Rescue that he and others dreaded.

“It is my fear that, when members must choose between shouldering the risk of criminal charges and leaving the department, they will choose the latter,” the chief wrote in his email to the Sentinel.

“This exodus would be devastating to the department and could leave Aurora in a position where its fire department

doesn’t have adequate staffing levels to protect the community.”

Oughton said — and a city spokesman and city lawmaker confirmed — that he sought the approval of City Manager Jason Batchelor and Aurora’s City Council before moving forward with the changes to his agency’s paramedic policies.

The chief pointed out that the policy requiring all firefighters to obtain their paramedic certification was introduced two decades ago “in an unsuccessful attempt to resolve a paramedic shortage in the department … that continues to exist today.”

About 46% of firefighters are certified to work as paramedics and have not expressed their desire to cease that work.

Oughton said the agency had already been thinking about eliminating the requirement to ease the burden on firefighters who struggled to succeed in the fast-paced learning environment of paramedic training.

In addition to Aurora Fire Rescue, Falck Rocky Mountain employs paramedics serving Aurora in addition to running ambulance crews throughout the city. Despite the reduction in the agency’s paramedic force, Oughton said Aurora’s emergency response infrastructure remains strong overall and that other cities look to AFR members for in-person and online training.

“We were very thoughtful and prudent to ensure adequate staffing levels that protect the community when the scope limitation option was made available to our members,” he wrote.

“Even with the relatively small number of scope imitations that have been exercised to-date, we are still in a strong position to have a paramedic on each suppression unit, with consideration of a staffing factor to accommodate leave, injuries, military, etc.

When asked how the verdicts have been received by Aurora firefighters, Oughton said they are fearful that lawmakers will assume bad medical outcomes are necessarily the result of intentional, malicious behavior.

“Obviously, they can’t predict the future, which means they don’t always get it right,” Oughton wrote. “Now, their livelihood could hang in the balance based on discretionary decisions like the ones that prosecutors called into question in this case, such as implied consent, the methodology used for assessments or clinical impressions.”

But while the convictions of Cichuniec and Cooper have caused strife within the emergency medicine field, the department has also made improvements in parallel with the city’s police department and tried to draw lessons from the death of Elijah McClain

Since 2019, in addition to phasing out the drug that Cina blamed for the 23-year-old’s death, Aurora Fire Rescue has re-established its medical branch to improve oversight of paramedics and introduced quality-assurance reviews for all uses of sedatives by paramedics.

The agency also expanded its community outreach efforts, revamped its rules clarifying the roles of agencies at emergency scenes and rolled out new dispatch protocols in conjunction with Aurora911 to promote the ability of firefighters to focus on patient care.

Oughton joined the agency in the middle of its reckoning with the aftermath of Elijah McClain’s death, being named chief in January of last year, after former chief Fernando Gray left for a job in Nevada. He said he was proud of the changes Aurora Fire Rescue had made prior to

and since his arrival.

“AFR is in a much better position today after making these necessary improvements,” he wrote. “I have assured our members that choosing to scope-limit doesn’t have to be permanent. As we continue to improve our medical training, quality assurance and supervisory infrastructure, they may request the removal of the limitations and restoration of their paramedic scope of practice.”

Small said one captain returned to work as a paramedic after he was allowed to cease that work Jan. 5. A total of seven captains, six lieutenants, nine engineers and three fire medics remain certified but approved not to work as paramedics.

When asked why officers were choosing to cease working as paramedics more often than the fire medics who are more likely to do hands-on paramedic work, Richardson mentioned how the pay raise for paramedics gets smaller relative to a firefighter’s base pay as the firefighter rises through the ranks.

Oughton said the officers likely wanted to focus on excelling in their other roles.

“The practice of paramedicine is just that, a practice. Proficiency takes repetition, constant focus on evolving protocols and best practice,” Oughton wrote. “Many officers may have had the desire to scope-limit in order to have more focused responsibilities, but it hasn’t been an option available to them until now.”

Back to the Capitol

As for what could be done to make paramedics feel more confident working in an environment where the legal ground rules are less certain than they were three months ago, Wolfberg said he supports legislation clarifying when po-

ambiguity in our policies, medical protocols and training.”

Oughton said Local 1290 offered to send the survey to its members. Union president Travis Pulliam did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the survey results.

Since the death of Elijah McClain, some of the policy changes impacting paramedics have come directly from the state Legislature. In 2021, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill regulating the use of ketamine by paramedics and expressly prohibiting police officers from meddling in the decision-making of emergency medicine providers.

Rhonda Fields — who represents north Aurora in the state Senate and co-sponsored the ketamine bill along with state Sen. Julie Gonzales, state Rep. Leslie Herod and former state Rep. Yadira Caraveo — said the state “can’t legislate everything” and argued that agencies should step in to provide leadership and clarity to paramedics if they are concerned about the legal consequences of doing their jobs.

“If they have a legislative fix, I’d be happy to support it in any way I can, but I think they need to own it initially,” Fields said. “I don’t think, just because these two guys are being held accountable for their acts, that should be a signal that you should drop out of the profession.”

Herod said she remains open to legislation guaranteeing paramedics are able to do their jobs free of police interference but that she has not personally heard of firefighters considering leaving jobs if they are expected to work as paramedics.

Oughton described Elijah McClain’s death as “tragic and avoidable,” and emphasized the ways in which the agency has learned and grown from the incident since 2019. At the same time, he said the convictions of Cichuniec and Cooper had “changed medical practice forever.”

lice officers must stand down to provide paramedics access to detainees.

Richardson said Aurora Fire Fighters Local 1290 will be “aggressively” negotiating its upcoming contract with the city to make sure the agency’s active paramedics are compensated for additional work they may be expected to do in light of other paramedics stepping down.

When asked about the status of that discussion, Oughton only said that firefighters who decide to stop working as paramedics agree to relinquish the associated pay raise.

The chief’s Dec. 23 letter also described a survey that the department planned to send out, soliciting firefighter feedback about “areas of weakness or

“It added a new risk for providers on top of the risks they knew when they signed up, like potentially losing their life in the care and protection of others,” Oughton wrote. “Rarely has a district attorney — let alone a governor and attorney general — assumed malice or criminal intent and prosecuted poor care as a criminal charge.”

While Herod said she believed all of the people who were present for the incident had “the ability and the duty to save Elijah McClain’s life,” she acknowledged Cichuniec and Cooper wouldn’t have been there had it not been for the decisions made first by police.

“None of them should even know Elijah McClain’s name,” Herod said.

Five Aurora boys and girls basketball teams went into the Great 8 round of the Class 6A and 5A state playoffs, and all five came through victorious.

For some, like the Cherokee Trail girls and Vista PEAK Prep boys, it was the first time. For others, like the Smoky Hill boys, it was a long-awaited return. For the rest, like the Eaglecrest boys and Regis Jesuit girls, it ended somewhat short periods of absence.

Regardless, local play at the Denver Coliseum Feb. 28-29 provided plenty of memories and kept alive the potential for one or mutiple state champions.

Here’s a look at how local teams moved into the March 7-8 Final Four in their respective classifications, with state championships decided March 9:

Basquez’s buzzer-beater boosts Buffs into 6A boys Final Four

The most thrilling finish for the area came from the seventh-seeded Smoky Hill boys, which knocked off No. 2 Mountain

Vista on a buzzer-beating shot by sophomore Carter Basquez.

The Golden Eagles finished off a threepoint play to take a one-point lead with 4.7 seconds left, but Basquez inbounded to junior Lorenzo Contreras to start the final play. Contreras got it back to a streaking Basquez, who weaved through some Mountain Vista defenders and banked in a shot to deliver a 63-62 victory Feb. 29.

Coach Anthony Hardin’s Smoky Hill team moved into the Final Four for the first time since 2006 as it seeks to win the program’s first-ever state title. Next up for the Buffaloes (20-6) is a 7:15 p.m. March 8 contest against No. 6 Valor Christian (24-2).

“It was great to see my teammates so happy; it put a smile on my face,” Basquez said in the aftermath of his winning shot.“Hopefully we have two more (games). We can’t get too high on a win. We have to keep going.”

Smoky Hill — the Centennial League Challenge champion, which opened the

Five alive in

playoffs with wins over No. 26 Horizon and No. 10 Regis Jesuit in overtime — had an early double-digit lead get away and found itself in a battle in the final quarter.

The Buffaloes trailed the Golden Eagles by one point three times, but went back in front each time, including the final one by Basquez. Junior Kaylan Graham scored 19 points, while Basquez added 17 and Contreras 15 for Smoky Hill, which got past the round that had stopped it in 2018, 2019 and 2023 after it lost in the 2006 Final Four.

“It feels good knowing that we haven’t been to the Final Four since 2006 and it’s an amazing feeling to be part of the group to do it,” Graham said. “The job is not finished.”

A win over Valor Christian, which it defeated 70-68 Jan. 8, would put Smoky Hill in the 4 p.m. March 9 6A state title game.

Cherokee Trail girls top league rival Mullen to reach 6A Final Four

Already deeper into the postseason than any time in program history, the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team pressed forward with a 47-39 Class 6A Great 8 win over Centennial League rival Mullen Feb. 29.

The top-seeded Cougars had their previous best seasons end in the Sweet 16 in 2010, 2020 and 2023, but they knew what to do once they reached the quarterfinals for the first time.

Coach Tammi Traylor-Statewright’s team stayed composed in the face of a challenge from an opponent it knew well, worked back into the game in the third quarter and dominated crunch time to earn a spot in the semifinals. Standing in the way of the first chance to play for a state title for Cherokee Trail (24-2) is No. 4 Valor Chris-

TRIO OF AURORA BOYS BASKETBALL RANKS REMAIN IN CONTENTION

tian (21-4) in a 5:45 p.m. contest March 7.

“I have a lot of emotions, but this has been awesome,” Traylor-Statewright said. “The nerves of finally being here, then being down (at halftime) for the first time and then pulling through. It has been awesome.”

Indeed, shots weren’t falling, and the Cougars faced a five-point deficit at halftime (the first time they had trailed at the break against a Colorado team this season) but outscored Mullen 15-3 in the third quarter. The Mustangs didn’t have a field goal in the period, while Trail junior Delainey Miller scored seven of her game-high 19 points as Cherokee Trail took the lead.

Tied again in the fourth, junior Madeline Gibbs’ third 3-pointer of the game (which helped her to 11 points) put the Cougars ahead for good.

“The little things got us back into that game,” Gibbs said. “I think it will be easier to play here the next time, and we’ll be able to pull off an even bigger win.”

A semifinal win over Valor Christian would net Cherokee Trail a spot in the 1:15 p.m. March 9 6A girls state title game.

Defensive-minded Bison boys roll past Ponderosa into 5A Final Four

A heavy emphasis on defense and play in the paint has been the right formula to take the Vista PEAK Prep boys hoops program where it’s never been before.

Since a successful summer, coach Keenon Clement knew his Bison had the tools to make it to the Denver Coliseum and win there if they did those things well.

ABOVE: Senior Damara Allen (11), junior Delainey Miller (20), junior Talia Strode (5) and their teammates on the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team await the delivery of the plaque the top-seeded Cougars earned with a 47-39 win over No. 9 Mullen in a Class 6A Great 8 contest Feb. 29 at the Denver Coliseum . BELOW: Smoky Hill sophomore Carter Basquez (0) holds up the plaque won by the seventh-seeded Buffaloes, who defeated No. 2 Mountain Vista 6362 on a buzzer-beating shot by Basquez on Feb. 29 at the Denver

Coliseum. ABOVE RIGHT: Senior Julian Carrizales, center, and his Vista PEAK Prep boys basketball teammates react as they received a plaque after a 57-41 Class 5A Great 8 win over Ponderosa March 1 at the Denver Coliseum. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/ Aurora Sentinel)

in Final Four

The recipe worked to perfection in Vista PEAK Prep’s appearance in the Class 5A Great 8 March 1, as the second-seeded Bison dominated the interior and held another opponent (this time No. 7 Ponderosa) to a sub-par offensive game in a 57-41 victory.

“I had a feeling we would be here, so when we started putting all of this together, we were trying to build this for the Coliseum,” Clement said. “I wanted to make sure we could flex inside and play good defense. …This is just a special group.”

That group — now 22-4 — will continue on against one and possibly two opponents it has already seen this year. First up is a Final Four contest at 12:45 p.m. March 7 against No. 3 Windsor (22-4), which the Bison defeated 65-48 back on Dec. 14. A win there would yield a berth in the 5A title game at 11:45 a.m. March 9 in a potential rematch with No. 1 Northfield, which scored the most points (80) that Vista PEAK Prep has yielded to an opponent this season.

But a defensive effort like the one against Ponderosa (which was held to a combined eight points in the second and third quarters) would go a long way. The Bison held the Mustangs without a point for the final 7:20 of the second quarter, after which they led 24-14 thanks to a 10-point quarter from senior Alante Monroe-Elazier.

Senior Kyree Polk (17 points, 16 rebounds) dominated the paint in the third quarter as the lead grew to 42-19.

Vista PEAK Prep has allowed 36.7 points per game the postseason, lowest among any remaining team in the 5A Final Four.

“Nobody defends like Vista PEAK,” Polk said. “We’re the best out here. …I’m excited, but we’re not surprised. We did what we’re supposed to do and it’s on to the next. We’re not finished yet.”

Monroe-Elazier (12), seniors Julian Carrizales (11) and James Brown III (10) joined Polk in double figures in scoring for Vista PEAK Prep.

Regis Jesuit topples Cherry Creek to earn spot in 6A girls semifinals

The Regis Jesuit girls basketball team used to be a regular in the Final Four round of the state playoffs, but that hasn’t been the case since 2021.

Seeded seventh in the Class 6A state playoffs, the Raiders earned their way back to the semifinals in a big way with a 50-44 victory over No. 2 Cherry Creek Feb. 29.

Coach Jordan Kasemodel’s Regis Jesuit team denied a season sweep by the Bruins — who won a four-point game back on Jan. 9 — to earn a spot to earn a chance to play another team it lost to — No. 3 Legend (242) — in a 7:15 p.m. March 7 semifinal.

“I’ve envisioned this this last year and I just wanted it so bad for the girls,” Kasemodel said. “They put in the time and they put in the reps, so this is a priceless moment. It’s really cool to see.”

Cherry Creek played without star guard Tianna Chambers, who was lost earlier in the postseason to a knee injury, but still presented a formiddable challenge. The Raiders were able to overcome it with the senior leadership of seniors Coryn Watts (17 points) and Hana Belibi (11 points, 13 rebounds), while juniors Iliana Greene, Mallory Neff and Jane Rumpf each had seven.

The Raiders built a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter and steadied themselves any time Cherry Creek rallied.

“We’re definitely not letting that lead go once we get it,” Belibi said. “

A win over Legend puts Regis Jesuit (197) into the 1:15 p.m. March 9 6A girls state championship game.

Raptors soar past No. 1 Fruita Monument to make 6A boys Final Four

A 3-pointer in the opening minute by junior LaDavian King had the Eaglecrest boys basketball team off and running on its way to knocking top-seeded Fruita Monument out of the 6A bracket in the Great 8 Feb. 29.

The eighth-seeded Raptors led from wire-to-wire against the previously undefeated Wildcats — though a 20-point lead shrank to three in the late going — in a 61-53 victory that put the program back in Final Four for the first time since 2017.

Coach Jarris Krapcha got his first quar-

terfinal win in three tries with Eaglecrest (20-6), which will face No. 4 ThunderRidge (21-5) in a 5:45 p.m. March 8 semifinal.

“Honestly, I feel a little relieved since I’ve been to this stage four times and lost the first three,” Krapcha said. “I’m happy for the boys, but I’m still relieved.”

King set the tone with a pair of early 3-pointers on his way to 15 points (which pushed him over the 1,000 mark for his career) and once the ball starting rolling, 6-foot-8 junior Garrett Barger picked up with his inside play.

Barger finished with 18 points, capped by a breakaway dunk within the final two minutes as Eaglecrest staved off a final push by Fruita Monument.

A semifinal win would give Eaglecrest a spot in the 4 p.m. March 9 final and a chance to win the program’s third title.

“I feel like we had that game and we know environment, so we’re going to come out with that killer mentality,” Barger said.

BASKETBALL TEAMS, TWO IN GIRLS

ABOVE: Members of the Regis Jesuit girls basketball team come together in celebration at center court at the Denver Coliseum on Feb. 29 after the final seconds ticked off the clock on their 5044 victory over Cherry Creek in a Class 6A Great 8 contest. The seventh-seeded Raiders knocked off the second-seeded Bruins to make it to the March 7 6A girls Final Four. BELOW: Eaglecrest junior Garrett Barger (12) holds aloft the plaque his team earned with a 61-53 Class 6A boys basketball Great 8 playoff win over Fruita Monument Feb. 29 at the Denver Coliseum. The

eighth-seeded Raptors took down the top-seeded and previously undefeated Wildcats to advance to the March 8 6A boys Final Four. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

WINTER SPORTS PHOTO GALLERIES CAN BE FOUND AT COURTNEYOAKES.SMUGMUG.COM

Raiders back on fi rm ice

REGIS JESUIT ICE HOCKEY TEAM RESTORES SOME TRADITION WITH VICTORY OVER VALOR CHRISTIAN IN 5A FINAL TO BRING HOME PROGRAM’S 7TH STATE TITLE

An empty net goal turned out to be the one that landed the Regis Jesuit ice hockey team its seventh state championship.

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

The Raiders were poised to add to their alltime title collection — which ranks as the second-most in all of Colorado — with a goal lead into the final minute of their tight clash with rival Valor Christian at Magness Arena before a wild finish March 5. The teams combined for three goals in the final 57 seconds of a frenetic finish that saw Regis Jesuit finish on top 3-1 to claim the Class 5A state title.

“Monumental,” Raiders head coach Terry Ott said of the win, the first for the program since 2019 and his first since taking over for original coach Dan Woodley.

“I couldn’t be more proud of a group in terms of what they’ve done in reestablishing the hockey culture the last couple of years. Not that it went south...but the part about being a team. These guys really reestablished what it means to be a team. And teams win championships.”

Regis Jesuit won state titles in 2008 and 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019 — all before the state was split into 5A and 4A classifications — but hadn’t advanced past the Frozen Four since then. Part of that was because of Valor Christian which defeated the Raiders in the semifinals in 2020, 2021 and 2023.

That changed this season when they ended up on opposite sides of the bracket — Regis

Jesuit as the No. 1 seed and Valor Christian as the No. 2 — and earned the chance to face each other for the title.

The Eagles’ fifth straight state championship game and the first for the Raiders in five years was tight in the early going, as expected, given that the teams split two regular season contests.

Valor Christian got the first break of the game when it was awarded a penalty shot, which was taken by its leading scorer, Maddux Charles. Regis Jesuit goaltender Easton Sparks — a freshman — kept his pads low as Charles approached and stuffed the attempt.

The chants of “He’s a freshman!” came from the Regis Jesuit faithful.

“I was scared, that was their best player,” Sparks said. “I grew up playing with that kid and I thought he was going to shoot it, so I thought just challenge him and I made the save. I got the chants and I knew we were going to take this home.”

Sparks confidence continued to grow as he turned aside some pride chances, while his veteran defense limited second chances. A penalty-filled first period — which saw three power play chances for Valor Christian and two for Regis Jesuit — ended in scoreless deadlock, which lasted just over a minute into the second period.

Senior forward Reece Peterson took a feed from fellow senior Ian Beck as he gained speed across the blue line and he shoveled it past Eagles’ goaltender Trudeaux Coffey to put the Raiders on the scoreboard.

“It was surreal, there’s nothing like it,” Peter-

son said. “I was planning on doing a celebration, but I’m so glad my team came up and tackled me. Then I got to go up to the student section and they were all going crazy. I was so happy to do it for these boys and for the school.”

Peterson felt joy — followed by disbelief — a few seconds later when he came upon a loose puck and also put it past Coffey. The puck appeared to hit inside the goal and come out, but was ruled no goal at the time (thought Peterson said the referee later told him it went in.)

Regardless, the one official goal appeared that it would hold up all the way to the end as Sparks proved unflappable in the net.

Valor Christian used its time out and pulled the goaltender for an extra attacker in the closing minute, but junior Parker Brinner got control of the puck and fired a shot that found the net to make it a 2-0 game. The Regis Jesuit bench erupted in celebration, but Ott knew better.

“I kept shouting at them ‘the game’s not over yet,’ but I don’t know if they heard me,” he said.

Sure enough, the Eagles got a goal from Brock Benson with 19 seconds left to create some drama, but the Raiders got the puck out their zone and Beck ushered it down the ice before slamming it home with one second left.

“That was crazy, scored that second goal and we thought it was over, but they came back,” Brinner said. “There were just battles all over the place in that game. ...We knew we had the game in us and we had Easton back there, so we knew we could bring it home.”

Valor Christian sent the other area team home in the semifinals with a 4-1 semifinal win over the Cherry Creek co-op team March 2. Coach Jeff Mielnicki’s Bruins (12-5-4) got a goal from Owen Kulczewski early in the third period to make a it a one goal game but couldn’t get the equalizer.

Nice on the ice: Players, managers and coaches for the Regis Jesuit ice hockey team pose with the Class 5A state championship trophy and banner on March 5 at Magness Area. The Raiders topped Valor Christian 3-1 to win the program’s first state title since 2019. Photo by Courtney Oakes/ Aurora Sentinel

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COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0002-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 2, 2024, 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)

Phillip R Slack

Original Beneficiary(ies)

U.S. Bank National Association ND.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank National Association

Date of Deed of Trust January 26, 2011

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 03, 2011

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

D1012223

Original Principal Amount $141,372.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $119,596.26

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 7, BLOCK 9, AURORA HILLS, FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address: 12188 E Exposition Dr, 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

Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/7/2024

Last Publication 4/4/2024

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: 12/29/2023

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 # 23-031459

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

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/01/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/7/2024

Last Publication 4/4/2024

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: 01/02/2024

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-23-971820-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

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Thence South 19 degrees 35 minutes 50 seconds West a distance of 545.61 feet;

Thence South 38 degrees 24 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 289.71 feet;

Thence South 14 degrees 13 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 73.25 feet,

Thence South 74 degrees 24 minutes 12 seconds East a distance of 676.93 feet;

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Thence South 88 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East a distance of 169.77 feet to a point on a curve;

Thence Southwesterly along the arc of a curve to the right a distance of 180.14 feet, said curve has a radius of 300.00 feet, a central angle of 34 degrees 24 minutes 12 seconds and a chord that bears South 30 degrees 09 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 177.44 feet to a point of reverse curve;

Thence along the arc of a curve to the left a distance of 62.50 feet, said curve has a radius of 450.00 feet and a central angle of 07 degrees 57 minutes 27 seconds;

Thence South 89 degrees 33 minutes 21 seconds West a distance of 672.65 feet

Thence North 77 degrees 48 minutes 55 seconds West a distance of 578.02 feet;

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Thence South 21 degrees 22 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 493.96 feet,

Thence South 50 degrees 06 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 444.15 feet to a point on a curve;

Thence along the arc of a curve to the left a distance of 400.05 feet, said curve has a radius of 545.00 feet, a central angle of 42 degrees 03 minutes 27 seconds and a chord that bears South 31 degrees 18 minutes 41 seconds East a distance of 391.13 feet;

Thence South 53 degrees 32 minutes 02 seconds West a distance of 62.25 feet

Thence North 78 degrees 32 minutes 03 seconds West a distance of 432.63 feet;

Thence North 51 degrees 22 minutes 24 seconds West a distance of 541.46 feet;

Thence North 20 degrees 04 minutes 59 seconds West a distance of 538.76 feet;

Thence North 06 degrees 01 minutes 11 seconds East a distance of 553.05 feet;

Thence North 18 degrees 19 minutes 02 seconds East a distance of 922.76 feet;

Thence North 73 degrees 17 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 356.87 feet to a point of curve;

Thence Northeasterly along the arc of a curve to the left a distance of 83.76 feet, said curve has a radius of 230.00 feet and a central angle of 20 degrees 51 minutes 53 seconds;

Thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 210.00 feet to the point of beginning.

(East Golf Course Tract): A tract of land located in Section 14, Township 4 South, Range 63 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Town of Bennett, Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 14 and considering the West line of the Northwest ¼ to bear South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, with all bearings contained herein relative thereto;

Thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West along said West line of the Northwest ¼ a distance of 2075.51 feet;

Thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 40.00 feet to a point on the east right of way line of the Kiowa-Bennett Road;

Thence continuing North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 973.38 feet;

Thence South 86 degrees 14 minutes 13 seconds East a distance of 175.00 feet;

Thence South 79 degrees 19 minutes 25 seconds East a distance of 124.15 feet;

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Thence North 22 degrees 36 minutes 27 seconds West a distance of 356.39 feet;

Thence North 06 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 425.60 feet;

Thence North 02 degrees 50 minutes 03 seconds East a distance of 505.62 feet;

Thence North 29 degrees 03 minutes 17 seconds West a distance of 308.87 feet;

Thence North 22 degrees 14 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 71.31 feet;

Thence North 69 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds East a distance of 299.75 feet;

Thence South 50 degrees 07 minutes 23 seconds East a distance of 102.94 feet;

Thence South 70 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 756.02 feet;

Thence North 78 degrees 09 minutes 29

84 degrees 03 minutes 01

East a distance of 435.55 feet to a point on a curve;

Thence Southeasterly along the arc of a curve to the left a distance of 435.79 feet, said curve has a radius of 450.00 feet, a central angle of 55 degrees 29 minutes 13 seconds and a chord that bears South 83 degrees 30 minutes 29 seconds East a distance of 418.96 feet;

Thence South 21 degrees 15 minutes 06 seconds East a distance of 190.42 feet;

Thence South 34 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds East a distance of 128.71 feet;

Thence South 12 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 122.03 feet;

Thence South 62 degrees 54 minutes 23 seconds East a distance of 425.00 feet;

Thence South 38 degrees 12 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 250.00 feet;

Thence South 10 degrees 50 minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 430.69 feet;

Thence South 57 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds East a distance of 161.99 feet;

Thence North 61 degrees 30 minutes 16 seconds East a distance of 318.60 feet;

Thence South 63 degrees 41 minutes 42 seconds East a distance of 295.61 feet;

Thence North 72 degrees 24 minutes 32 seconds East a distance of 158.26 feet;

Thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 16 seconds West a distance of 460.83 to a point of curve;

Thence Southwesterly along the arc of a curve to the right a distance of 106.51 feet, said curve has a radius of 750.00 feet and a central angle of 08 degrees 08 minutes 11 seconds;

Thence South 68 degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds West a distance of 169.06 feet;

Thence South 62 degrees 49 minutes 39 seconds West a distance of 438.52 feet;

Thence South 71 degrees 09 minutes 51 seconds West a distance of 337.25 feet;

Thence South 66 degrees 07 minutes 26 seconds West a distance of 587.59 feet;

Thence South 24 degrees 57 minutes 04 seconds East a distance of 833.63 feet;

Thence South 48 degrees 56 minutes 43 seconds East a distance of 616.64 feet;

Thence South 23 degrees 29 minutes 55 seconds East a distance of 376.20 feet;

Thence South 43 degrees 46 minutes 52 seconds West a distance of 332.42 feet;

Thence North 62 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds West a distance of 577.06 feet;

Thence North 52 degrees 47 minutes 31 seconds West a distance of 339.01 feet;

Thence North 68 degrees 44 minutes 58 seconds West a distance of 579.40 feet;

Thence North 82 degrees 20 minutes 48 seconds West a distance of 322.88 feet;

Thence South 18 degrees 56 minutes 05 seconds West a distance of 616.35 feet;

Thence South 54 degrees 30 minutes 12 seconds West a distance of 680.34 feet to a point of curve;

Thence Northwesterly along the arc of a curve to the left a distance of 103.02 feet, said curve has a radius of 235.00 feet and a central angle of 25 degrees 07 minutes 01 seconds to a point of reverse curve;

Thence along the arc of a curve to the right a distance of 306.98 feet, said curve has a radius of 485.00 feet and a central angle of 36 degrees 15 minutes 54 seconds;

Thence North 53 degrees 28 minutes 16 seconds East a distance of 490.32 feet;

Thence North 27 degrees 22 minutes 06 seconds East a distance of 478.57 feet;

Thence North 42 degrees 40 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of 435.23 feet;

Thence South 85 degrees 53 minutes 52 seconds East a distance of 489.25

Thence North 04 degrees 45 minutes 49 seconds West a distance of 361.25 feet to the point of beginning.

Note: Said parcel is now known as Outlot H, Antelope Hills Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

And except that portion described as the

Well and Tank Site (1) and the Well Site (2) being more particularly described as follows:

Well and Tank Site (1): A tract of land located in Section 14, Township 4 South, Range 63 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Town of Bennett, Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 14 and considering the West line of the Northwest ¼ to bear South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, with all bearings contained herein relative thereto;

Thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West along said West line of the Northwest ¼ a distance of 2,642.65 feet to the West ¼ corner of said Section 14;

Thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West along said West line of the Southwest ¼ a distance of 2,642.68 feet to the Southwest corner of said Section 14;

Thence North 88 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds East along the South line of

Thence

Thence

Thence

Well Site (2):

Thence continuing North 88 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds East along said south line of Section 14 a distance of 222.55 feet;

Thence North 31 degrees 05 minutes 20 seconds West a distance of 334.78 feet to a point on a curve;

Thence Southwesterly along the arc of a curve to the left a distance of 53.67 feet, said curve has a radius of 370.00 fret and a central angle of 08 degrees 18 minutes 39 seconds to a point of tangent;

Thence South 50 degrees 36 minutes 01 seconds West along said tangent a distance of 82.06 feet to a point on a curve;

Thence Southeasterly along the arc of a curve to the right a distance of 189.88 feet; said curve has a radius of 330.00 feet and a central angle of 32 degrees 58 minutes 02 seconds to a point of tangent;

Thence South 01 degrees 13 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 30.00 feet to the point of beginning.

Parcel B:

A parcel of land located in the North ½ of Section 13, Township 4 South, Range 63 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Arapahoe County, Colorado more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Section 13;

Thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 49 seconds East, along the North line of said Section 13, 659.69 feet;

Thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, 2641.54 feet to a point on the East - West centerline of said Section 13;

Thence South 88 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds West, along said East - West centerline, 660.45 feet to the West ¼ of said Section 13;

Thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 58 seconds East, along the West line of said Section 13, 2642.21 feet to the point of beginning.

County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

EXCEPT that parcel described as follows:

A parcel of property located in the NE ¼ of Section 14 and the NW ¼ of Section 13, Township 4 South, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Southwest corner of the NW ¼ of said Section 13 and considering the West line of the NW ¼ of said Section 13, to bear N00°02’26”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence N00°02’26”E along said West line, a distance of 397.13 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N46°29’57”W, a distance of 140.50 feet; thence N19°32’59”W, a distance of 146.36 feet; thence N51°56’17”E, a distance of 105.71 feet; thence N10°10’03”E, a distance of 103.35 feet; thence S81°06’34”E, a distance of 428.90 feet; thence S06°33’10”W, a distance of 138.57 feet to a point of curve; thence along said curve to the left have a central angle of 10°53’42”, a radius of 930.00 feet, for an arc length of 176.84 feet to a point of tangent; thence S04°20’32”E. a distance of 16.22 feet; thence N82°28’40”W, a distance of 240.00 feet; thence S62°18’31”W, a distance of 65.73 feet; thence S84°32’54”W, a distance of 60.47 feet to a point on the West line of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of said Section 13 and the Point of Beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Purported common address: 600 ANTELOPE DRIVE W, REFERRED TO AS PHASE 2 ON THE DEED OF TRUST DOCUMENTS, BENNETT, CO 80102. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/03/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/8/2024

Last Publication 3/7/2024

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: 12/01/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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. 0521-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following de-

Deed of Trust:

On December 1, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of

of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Samuel L. Romero

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WESTERRA CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of

06, 2016

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 13, 2016

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

D6102408

Original Principal Amount

$100,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$98,661.73

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 installments of principal and interest, together with 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 15, BLOCK 1, PARKVIEW COMMONS SUBDIVISION NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/03/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/8/2024

Last Publication 3/7/2024

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: 12/01/2023

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:

David C. Walker #36551

Neal K. Dunning #10181

Douglas W. Brown #10429

Drew P. Fein #48950

Brown Dunning Walker Fein Drusch

PC 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 101-E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Bernard Katz

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems

Inc. as nominee for Cherry Creek Mortgage, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PHH Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust November 20, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 25, 2020

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

E0165050

Original Principal Amount $345,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $172,248.43

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: The failure to make timely tax and insurance payments under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A

LOT 60 A, RAINTREE EAST, AS PER

MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 23 AT PAGE 90, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHTS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN BOOK 2120 AT PAGE 169 TO 189 INCLUSIVE, AND TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR PARKING AND STORAGE OVER THAT PORTION OF LOT 60 D, SHOWN AS EASEMENT NO. 1 ON EASEMENT LOCATION PLAN RECORD-

ED IN BOOK 2143 AT PAGE 618 WHICH EASEMENT IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO SAID LOT 60A, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Purported common address: 10001 E Evans Avenue Apt 60A, Aurora, CO 80247. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/03/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/8/2024

Last Publication 3/7/2024

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: 12/01/2023

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

Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-23-969508-LL

Thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West along said West line of the Northwest ¼ a distance of 2,642.65 feet to the West ¼ corner of said Section 14;

Thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West along said West line of the

¼ a distance of 2,642.68 feet to

corner of said Section 14;

Thence North 88 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds East along the South line of said Section 14 a distance of 2,523.55 feet to the point of beginning;

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

Conner G. Eversole #52560

Thomas P. Kearns #11347

Michael M. McKinstry #4701

Tamara A.Hoffbuhr #29391

Fairfield and Woods PC 1801

Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80202

830-2400 Attorney File # 600

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0523-2023

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

On December 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)

Glen Cox

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

July 18, 2001

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 20, 2001

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

B1118310

Original Principal Amount $64,919.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $43,859.41

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 3, BLOCK 18, COPPER RIDGE SUB-

DIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address: 17179 East Tennessee Drive, 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, 04/03/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/8/2024

Last Publication 3/7/2024

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: 12/01/2023

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 # 23-031286

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. 0524-2023

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

On December 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)

Bruce A.

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Current

April 08, 2022

April 13, 2022

Recording Information

Outstanding Principal Balance

$32,983.86

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: 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 394, BLOCK 1, SUMMIT PARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 4181 South Fraser Court Apt A, Aurora, CO 800146150.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/03/2024, 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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/03/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/8/2024

Last Publication 3/7/2024

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: 12/05/2023

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 # 22-029070

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. 0530-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following de-

scribed Deed of Trust:

On December 8, 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) RICHARD A. BLADE BRIGITTE AGNES LANGLOIS AKA BRIGITTE AGNES

BLADE

Original Beneficiary(ies)

ENT CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

ENT CREDIT UNION Date of Deed of Trust

April 23, 2021

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 29, 2021

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

E1070489

Original Principal Amount $60,000.00

To

Outstanding Principal Balance $55,377.44

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

That part of Lot 1, Block 1, Heather Gardens West Subdivision Filing No. 2, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, described as follows:

Parcel 1: An undivided 1/100th interest in and to said Lot, which interest does not include any interest in the buildings and equipment situate on said Lot in which apartment and townhouse units are situate other than the interest in the apartment building and equipment conveyed with that unit listed in Parcel 2 below.

Parcel 2: All of that space which lies between the ceiling and the floor, and the walls of the townhouse at 13743-A East Marina Drive for convenient reference numbered as Unit 349A Building No. 349 now or hereafter constructed on said Lot, said building being located substantially as shown on the Fourth Supplement Condominium Map filed for record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado under Reception No. 1765360 in Book 35 at Page 38.

Parcel 3: An undivided one half interest in and to the building and equipment therein installed and appurtenant thereto within which the space of area described in Parcel 2 is located.

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

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§

38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 11/17/2023 AT RECEPTION NO. E3078199 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, 04/10/2024, 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

that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M.

on Wednesday, 04/10/2024, at The East

Hearing Room, County Administration

Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Little-

Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/15/2024

Last Publication 3/14/2024

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: 12/08/2023

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 # 00000009932120

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. 0534-2023

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

On December 8, 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)

Jordan A. Pagels and Wendy L. Pagels

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WESTERRA CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WESTERRA CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

August 31, 2017

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 31, 2017

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

D7100104

Original Principal Amount

$370,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $353,917.26

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 installments of principal and interest, together with 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 3, BLOCK 2, SADDLE ROCK GOLF

CLUB SOUTH SUBDIVISION FILING NO.

15, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address: 7098 S. Tempe Ct., Aurora, CO 80016.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/10/2024, at The East

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

First Publication 2/15/2024

Last Publication 3/14/2024

Name

1639 South Richfield Street, Aurora, CO 80017.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY

ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE

The

OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

Parcel 4: The exclusive right to use the Patios and Balconies, Air conditioners, or other appliance which project beyond the space or area in the townhouse described in Parcel 2 and contiguous thereto, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 13743 E.

MARINA DRIVE, UNIT A,, AURORA, CO 80014.

The

FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 18, BLOCK 3,,,RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF HAVANA GARDENS (SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS “HAVANA VILLA SUBDIVISION”),,,COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address: 924 S. JAMAICA ST,, 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, 04/17/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/22/2024

Last Publication 3/21/2024

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: 12/15/2023

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:

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

David W Drake #43315

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 23CO00266-1

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 NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0543-2023

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

On December 19, 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)

Aldo R. Castillo

Original Beneficiary(ies)

KeyBank National Association

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

KeyBank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

November 21, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 05, 2018

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

D8119142

Original Principal Amount $120,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $89,102.36

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 1, ALTON PARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 1223 S Akron Way, Denver, CO 80247.

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.

Notice Is Hereby Given

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 27, BLOCK 3, SEVEN HILLS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

APN #: 1975-34-1-31-036

Purported common address: 19667 E Dartmouth Ave, 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, 04/17/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/22/2024

Last Publication 3/21/2024

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: 12/19/2023

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 # 23-031437

will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/22/2024

Last Publication 3/21/2024

DATE: 12/19/2023

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:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11820

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 -

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0544-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice

Original

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. 0545-2023

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

On December 19, 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)

CHRISTOPHER HENRY DRAYTON, JR.

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY

AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANC-

ING CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

M&T BANK

Date of Deed of Trust May 25, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 04, 2021

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

E1089967

Original Principal Amount $332,661.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $317,794.56

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 12, BLOCK 2, MILL RUN SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 4040 SOUTH RIFLE WAY, AURORA, CO 80013-3240.

ton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/22/2024

Last Publication 3/21/2024

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: 12/19/2023

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

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Carly Imbrogno #59533

Randall M. Chin #31149

David W. Drake #43315

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009984048

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. 0547-2023

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

On December 22, 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)

Ryan Aninipok

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

January 14, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 20, 2022

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

E2007836

Original Principal

AUTHORITY Date

October

E2101438

Original

Outstanding

Pursuant

you are hereby notified that the covenants of the

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M.

on Wednesday, 04/17/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Little-

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. 0550-2023

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

On December 29, 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)

Ryan Stoneberg Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for AmCap Mortgage, Ltd., Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CMG Mortgage, Inc.

Date of Deed of Trust April 22, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 26, 2022

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

E2046102

Original Principal Amount $658,526.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $650,966.79 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 15, BLOCK 1, WOODGATE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 4992 South Elkhart Court, 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, 05/01/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/7/2024

Last Publication 4/4/2024

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: 12/29/2023

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

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address,

Revised 1/2015

Association of Colorado

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0552-2023

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

On December 29, 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)

Mariah A. Pippins

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Broker Solutions, Inc., dba New American Funding, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt New American Funding, LLC FKA Broker Solutions Inc., DBA New American Funding Date of Deed of Trust

April 21, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 29, 2022

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

E2047596

Original Principal Amount

$300,162.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$295,531.56

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 make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Condominium Unit 104, in Building 32, 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, Page 699 and as further defined and described on the Condominium Map of the Louisiana Purchase Condominiums Phase XVI, recorded January 21, 1997 in Plat Book 134 at Page 47, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Purported common address: 19152 E Wyoming Pl 104, Aurora, CO 80017.

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: **The Deed of Trust legal description was corrected by an Affidavit of Correction recorded on 12/15/2023 at Reception No. E3083590 , in the records of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado.

C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 12/15/2023 AT RECEPTION NO. E3083590 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, 05/01/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/7/2024

Last Publication 4/4/2024

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: 12/29/2023

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: Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO22354

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

Send notices to

DATE:

Michael

David

Nicholas

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

On December 29, 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)

Julie Caldera Bershas

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

May 09, 2017

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 13, 2017

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

D7066376

June 14, 2017

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

D7066500

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Original Principal Amount $383,426.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $387,369.54

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 72, BLOCK 4, MISSION VIEJO, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 3665 SOUTH JASPER STREET, 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, 05/01/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/7/2024

Last Publication 4/4/2024

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: 12/29/2023

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 # 18-017762

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 NOTICERESTART -PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II)

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0005-2023

Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.

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

On December 5, 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)

Bertha Alicia Ramirez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for America’’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-8

Date of Deed of Trust May 01, 2006

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 05, 2006

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

B6069055

Original Principal Amount $210,400.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $236,132.63

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 10,

Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Purported common address: 17519 E Caspian Pl, Aurora, CO 80013-4172.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/03/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 2/8/2024

Last Publication 3/7/2024

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: 12/05/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the

The city of Aurora will open applications for the 2024 spring round of the Commu-

28, 2024. The purpose of the Community Investment Financing Program is to provide financial resources for developers interested in creating and/or preserving affordable housing opportunities in Aurora. Applications will be evaluated based on alignment with the policies and goals of the Aurora Housing Strategy found at AuroraGov.org/HousingStrategy. It is expected that applications for the Community Investment Financing Program spring 2024 round will be extremely competitive. Not all applications will receive awards.

The following funds are made available for developers to support the city’s housing goals included in the Housing Strategy for the spring 2024 round. If applying for multiple funds, developers must submit a separate application for each fund.

HOME Funds – $2,020,501

CDBG – $2,724,202

Private Activity Bonds - $24,617,884

For more information or to apply, please visit AuroraGov.org/AHR.

Application(s) will close at 10 p.m. MST, March 28, 2024.

Community Investment Program Virtual Informational Meeting Staff will host an informational virtual meeting via Teams to provide an overview of the program and answer questions from developers.

Date: March 8, 2024 Time: 10:00 a.m. MST

Meeting Link:

Meeting ID: 271 024 936 904 , Passcode: a3eCat

Dial-in by phone +1 720-388-8447, 774401847# United States, Denver

Find a local number

Phone conference ID: 774 401 847#

Questions? Email comdev@auroragov. org.

Thank you for your commitment and interest in creating and preserving affordable housing in Aurora!

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 14, 2024 Sentinel

CIUDAD DE AURORA, CO AVISO DE OPORTUNIDAD DE FINANCIAMIENTO

PROGRAMA DE FINANCIAMIENTO DE INVERSIÓN COMUNITARIA 2024 RONDA DE PRIMAVERA

La ciudad de Aurora abrirá las solicitudes para la ronda de primavera de 2024 del Programa de Financiamiento de Inversiones Comunitarias a las 8 a.m. MST, el jueves 28 de febrero de 2024. El propósito del Programa de Financiamiento de Inversión Comunitaria es proporcionar recursos financieros para los desarrolladores interesados en crear y/o preservar oportunidades de vivienda asequible en Aurora. Las solicitudes se evaluarán en función de la alineación con las políticas y metas de la Estrategia de Vivienda de Aurora que se encuentran en AuroraGov.org/HousingStrategy. Se espera que las solicitudes para la ronda de primavera de 2024 del Programa de Financiamiento de Inversiones Comunitarias sean extremadamente competitivas. No todas las solicitudes recibirán premios.

Los siguientes fondos están disponibles para que los desarrolladores apoyen las metas de vivienda de la ciudad incluidas en la Estrategia de Vivienda para la ronda de primavera de 2024. Si solicita varios fondos, los desarrolladores deben presentar una solicitud separada para cada fondo.

HOME Funds – $2,020,501

CDBG – $2,724,202

Private Activity Bonds - $24,617,884

Para obtener más información o para presentar una solicitud, visite AuroraGov.org/ AHR. La(s) solicitud(es) cerrará(n) a las 10 p.m. MST, el 28 de marzo de 2024.

Reunión informativa virtual del Programa de Inversión Comunitaria

El personal organizará una reunión virtual informativa a través de Teams para proporcionar una descripción general del programa y responder a las preguntas de los desarrolladores.

Date: March 8, 2024

Time: 10:00 a.m. MST

¡Gracias por su compromiso e interés en crear y preservar viviendas asequibles en Aurora!

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 14, 2024

Sentinel NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 8, 2024, STARTING AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO TO FIND AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO MEETS THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF COLORADO CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 2, SECTION 30 AND C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 AND 31-12-105, AND IS CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION. THE HEARING WILL BE HELD UPON THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE AURORA MUNICIPAL CENTER LOCATED AT 15151 E. ALAMEDA PARKWAY, AURORA, COLORADO 80012 OR VIRTUALLY (PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE AT AURORAGOV.ORG FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATION).

AT SAID MEETING ANY PERSON IN INTEREST MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON THE REQUESTED APPROVAL. /s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

RESOLUTION NO. R2024-13

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, FINDING A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TO BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 31-12-107(1), C.R.S., AND GIVING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION (Allen Annexation) 41.028 ACRES WHEREAS, a petition for annexation of a certain parcels of land, described herein in Exhibit A attached hereto, has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Aurora, Colorado (the “City”); and WHEREAS, the petition has been referred to the City Council of the City for a determination of substantial compliance with requirements of Section 31-12-107(1), C.R.S.; and WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised by staff, and has taken official notice of all maps, records, and other information and materials on file with the City regarding said petition.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO:

Section 1. The petition for annexation of certain land more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby determined to be in substantial compliance with Section 31-12107(1), C.R.S.

Section 2. The City Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation on April 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora, Colorado, or, if the hearing is not held in person, then by such telephonic or electronic means accessed as described on the City’s website Auroragov.org, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S., or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation.

Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Resolution and a Notice of Public Hearing once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed.

RESOLVED AND PASSED this day of 2024.

MIKE COFFMAN, Mayor

ATTEST: KADEE RODRIGUEZ, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM: BRIAN J. RULLA, Assistant City Attorney Exhibit A

(Legal description of property to be annexed)

A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTH-

Meeting Link:

Meeting ID: 271 024 936 904 , Passcode: a3eCat

Dial-in by phone +1 720-388-8447,,774401847# United States, Denver

Find a local number

Phone conference ID: 774 401 847#

¿Preguntas? Correo electrónico comdev@auroragov.org.

EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE

PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS

COMMENCING AT CENTER-SOUTH SIXTEENTH (1/16) CORNER OF SECTION 2 AND CONSIDERING THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2 TO BEAR NORTH 00°29’15” WEST,

ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO;

THENCE SOUTH 00°29’15” EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 1.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;

THENCE NORTH 89°40’49” EAST A DISTANCE OF 1,321.85 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2;

THENCE SOUTH 00°28’58” EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 1,232.57 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 89°43’27” EAST A DISTANCE OF 46.00 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 00°28’58” EAST A DISTANCE OF 56.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF EAST SIXTH AVENUE;

THENCE SOUTH 00°16’33” EAST A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID EAST SIXTH AVENUE;

THENCE SOUTH 89°43’27” WEST ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 1367.43 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11;

THENCE NORTH 00°39’43” WEST

ALONG SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 2;

THENCE NORTH 00°29’15” WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2 A DISTANCE OF 1,317.55 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SAID PARCEL CONTAINS AN AREA OF 1,787,180 SQUARE FEET, OR 41.028 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

First Publication: March 7, 2024

Final Publication: March 28, 2024

Sentinel NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. This meeting will be held at the Aurora History Museum at 15051 E. Alameda Parkway. The hearing will consider a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) for security fencing/gates at the Aurora Fox Arts Center.

Site Location: Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Avenue

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 7, 2024

Sentinel NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado.

The meeting will be held at the Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Pkwy.

The Melvin School, known as Aurora Historic Landmark #1, public hearing will consider a Major Alterations Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) for the construction of an ADA ramp on the rear of the building as well as complete removal of the shrubs that surround the building.

Site Location: 4950 S. Laredo Street; Southwest Corner of South Laredo Street and the Smoky Hill High School parking lot entrance.

Site Size: .4 acres

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 7, 2024

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. This meeting will be held at the Aurora History Museum at 15051 E. Alameda Parkway. The hearing will consider a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) for solar panels on the H.M. Milliken House.

Site Location: H.M. Milliken House, 1638 Galena Street, Aurora 80010

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 7, 2024 Sentinel

BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

CAUSE NO. 1

DOCKET NO. 221000282

TYPE: COMPREHENSIVE AREA PLAN

NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES

OPERATING LLC FOR AN ORDER TO

ESTABLISH AND APPROVE AN AP-

PROXIMATE 32,000-ACRE RULE 314 COMPREHENSIVE AREA PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NIOBRARA, CODELL, GREENHORN, AND J-SAND FORMATIONS, UNNAMED FIELD, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC (Operator No. 10633) (“Crestone” or “Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish a Rule 314 Comprehensive Area Plan (“CAP”) on the lands identified below. Generally, a Comprehensive Area Plan is a plan created by one or more operators covering future Oil & Gas Operations and addressing cumulative impacts in a defined geographic area. Importantly, an CAP is not a pooling application.

This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may: 1) be an Owner of oil and/or gas (“mineral”) interests to be developed by the proposed CAP; 2) be a surface owner of the Operator’s proposed Oil and Gas Locations; or 3) be otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to Commission Rule 314.f.(1).C.

APPLICATION LANDS Township

(Subject to change)

A Commission hearing on the abovereferenced docket number is currently scheduled for the following date, time, and location:

Date: June 26, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Energy and Carbon Management Commission

The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203

Parties to this hearing will be notified if this date, time, or place changes. For the most up-to-date information regarding the Commission’s hearing schedule, please visit https://ecmc.state.co.us/#/home, click on “Commission Hearings,” and click on “Preliminary Agendas.”

PUBLIC COMMENT

Any party may file a public comment for the review of Commission Staff related to the above-described CAP by June 20, 2022. All public comments will be included in the administrative record for the CAP proceeding. Parties wishing to file a public comment on the above-described CAP may follow the instructions at https://ecmc. state.co.us/documents/sb19181/Guidance/Mission_Change_Guidance/Info%20 Sheet_303.e.(2).D%20Public%20Comment_20210309.pdf, or may use the eFiling system outlined below.

PETITIONS DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECT-

ED PERSONS: May 27, 2024

Any interested party who wishes to participate formally in this matter must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above. Please see Commission Rule 507 at https://ecmc. state.co.us/#/home, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above.

Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at https://ecmc. state.co.us/documents/reg/Hearings/External_EfilingSystemGuidebook_2023_FINAL.pdf for more information.

Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of May 27, 2024, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice. You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address listed below.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Dnr_ECMC_Hearings_Unit@ state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.

ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

By Elias J. Thomas, Commission Secretary

Dated: February 23, 2024

Applicant Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC c/o Jamie L. Jost Kelsey H. Wasylenky Jost Energy Law, P.C. 3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103 Denver, CO 80216 720-446-5620

jjost@jostenergylaw.com kwasylenky@jostenergylaw.com

Publication: March 7, 2024

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BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

CAUSE NO. 535

DOCKET NO. 231000322

TYPE: OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT

PLAN NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA FORMATION, DJ HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC (Operator No. 10633) (“Crestone” or “Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish an Oil & Gas Development Plan (“OGDP”) on the lands identified below. Generally, an Oil & Gas Development Plan is the process whereby an applicant obtains approval to develop oil or gas resources at one or more oil and gas location by drilling a specific number of wells. Importantly, an OGDP is not a pooling application.

This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may: 1) be an Owner of oil and/or gas (“mineral”) interests to be developed by the proposed OGDP; 2) own, reside, or operate a first responder agency on property within 2,000 feet of a working pad surface included in the OGDP; or 3) be otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to Commission Rule 303.e.(1).

APPLICATION LANDS Township 3 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 24: All Township 3 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 19: All Section 20: All Section 21: All Section 22: All Section 23: All Surface Location: Township 3 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. Section 21: 20 acres in the SE1/4NW1/4

DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEAR-

ING (Subject to change)

The Commission will hold a hearing only on the above-referenced docket number at the following date, time, and location:

Date: May 1, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission

The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203

Parties to this hearing will be notified if this date, time, or place changes. For the most up-to-date information regarding the Commission’s hearing schedule, please visit https://ecmc.state.co.us/#/home, click on “Commission Hearings,” and click on “Preliminary Agendas.”

PUBLIC COMMENT

Any party may file a public comment for the review of Commission Staff related to the above-described OGDP. All public comments will be included in the administrative record for the OGDP proceeding. Parties wishing to file a public comment on the above-described OGDP may follow the instructions at https://ecmc.state. co.us/documents/sb19181/Guidance/ Mission_Change_Guidance/Info%20 Sheet_303.e.(2).D%20Public%20Comment_20210309.pdf, or may use the eFiling system outlined below.

PETITIONS DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECT-

ED PERSONS: April 1, 2024

Any interested party who wishes to participate formally in this matter must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above. Please see Commission Rule 507 at https://ecmc. state.co.us, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l, the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above. Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https:// oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidance Book” at https://ecmc.state.co.us/documents/reg/ Hearings/External_Efiling_System_Handbook_December_2021_Final.pdf for more information.

listed below.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Dnr_ECMC_Hearings_Unit@ state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.

Dated: February 27, 2024

ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

By Jon Peskin, Acting Secretary

Applicant Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC c/o Jamie L. Jost

Kelsey H. Wasylenky

Jost Energy Law, P.C. 3511 Ringsby Court, Unit 103 Denver, CO 80216 720-446-5620 jjost@jostenergylaw.com

kwasylenky@jostenergylaw.com

Publication: March 7, 2024 Sentinel

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO DISTRICT COURT CIVIL (CV) SUMMONS

Case No. 2023CV031642 Div./Ctrm. 1

Plaintiff: PAUL RAFORD, individually; v. LONESTAR CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; LONE HUSKY CUSTOMS, LLC d/b/a LONESTAR CONSTRUCTION + DESIGN, a Colorado limited liability company; David Welch, individually.

Defendants

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED DEFENDANTS: DAVID WELCH; LONESTAR CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN, LLC; LONE HUSKY CUSTOMS, LLC d/b/a LONESTAR CONSTRUCTION + DESIGN

You are summoned and required to file with the clerk of this court an answer or other response to the complaint filed with the court. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice. This is an action for Civil Theft and Breach of Contract.

THIS SUMMONS IS ISSUED

PURSUANT TO RULE 4(g)(2), C.R.C.P.

ROBINSON & HENRY, P.C.

By: Peter L. Towsky, #55556

Boyd A. Rolfson, #40035 1805 Shea Center Drive, #180 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 P: 303-688-0944 F: 303-470-0620 peter@robinsonandhenry.com boyd@robinsonandhenry.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 28, 2024

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INVITATION TO BID

SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TRIBUTARY-T PHASE 2 BOX CULVERT PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District (“District”) seeks bids from qualified contractors for construction of all box culverts necessary for a drainage channel and related improvements, in compliance with the corresponding plans and specifications, located from Tibet Road to 38th Avenue, City of Aurora, County of Adams, Colorado (“Project”) as outlined in the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District – Tributary-T Phase 2 Box Culvert Project: Bid Documents, dated March 7, 2024 which can be obtained by contacting the District as follows:

Bram Paikuli

Clayton Properties Group, Inc., Construction Manager 4908 Tower Road Denver, CO 80249 BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com (808) 989-3548

Any Affected Person who files a petition must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of April 1, 2024, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice. You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address

Sealed Bids are due by April 3, 2024 not later than 3:00 P.M. MT to the District at 4908 Tower Road, Denver, CO 80249 and/ or via e-mail sent to BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com. Bids not received by 3:00 P.M. MT will not be considered. Bids will not be publicly opened and read.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Publication: March 7, 2024 Sentinel

INVITATION TO BID

SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TRIBUTARY-T PHASE 2 DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District (“District”) seeks bids from qualified contractors for the construction of a drainage channel and related improvements in compliance with the corresponding plans and specifications, including but not limited to storm drainage, sanitary sewer, water improvements, and concrete (the contractor will be responsible to deliver a fully functional drainage channel per the City of Aurora’s standards), located from Tibet Road to 38th Avenue, City of Aurora, County of Adams, Colorado (“Project”) as outlined in the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District – Tributary-T Phase 2 Drainage Channel Improvements Project: Bid Documents, dated March 7, 2024 which can be obtained by contacting the District as follows:

Bram Paikuli

Clayton Properties Group, Inc., Construction Manager 4908 Tower Road Denver, CO 80249 BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com (808) 989-3548

Sealed Bids are due by April 3, 2024 not later than 3:00 P.M. MT to the District at 4908 Tower Road, Denver, CO 80249 and/ or via e-mail sent to BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com. Bids not received by 3:00 P.M. MT will not be considered. Bids will not be publicly opened and read.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Publication: March 7, 2024

Sentinel INVITATION TO BID SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TRIBUTARY-T PHASE 2 GRADING PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District (“District”) seeks bids from qualified contractors for site grading services for a drainage channel and related improvements, in compliance with the corresponding plans and specifications, located from Tibet Road to 38th Avenue, City of Aurora, County of Adams, Colorado (“Project”) as outlined in the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District – Tributary-T Phase 2 Grading Project: Bid Documents, dated March 7, 2024 which can be obtained by contacting the District as follows:

Bram Paikuli

Clayton Properties Group, Inc., Construction Manager 4908 Tower Road Denver, CO 80249 BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com (808) 989-3548

Sealed Bids are due by March 14, 2024 not later than 3:00 P.M. MT to the District at 4908 Tower Road, Denver, CO 80249 and/ or via e-mail sent to BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com. Bids not received by 3:00 P.M. MT will not be considered. Bids will not be publicly opened and read.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Publication: March 7, 2024 Sentinel

Honest Journalism

#NoPayWallHere

INVITATION TO BID

SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TRIBUTARY-T PHASE 2 REVEGETATION PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District (“District”) seeks bids from qualified contractors for the revegetation of a drainage channel and related improvements in compliance with the corresponding plans and specifications, located from Tibet Road to 38th Avenue, City of Aurora, County of Adams, Colorado (“Project”) as outlined in the Second Creek Ranch Metropolitan District – Tributary-T Phase 2 Revegetation Project: Bid Documents, dated March 7, 2024 which can be obtained by contacting the District as follows:

Bram Paikuli

Clayton Properties Group, Inc., Construction Manager 4908 Tower Road Denver, CO 80249 BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com (808) 989-3548

Sealed Bids are due by April 3, 2024 not later than 3:00 P.M. MT to the District at 4908 Tower Road, Denver, CO 80249 and/ or via e-mail sent to BPaikuli@OakwoodHomesCO.com. Bids not received by 3:00 P.M. MT will not be considered. Bids will not be publicly opened and read.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

SECOND CREEK RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Publication: March 7, 2024

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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 March 18, 2024, to:

JHL Constructors, Inc. 9100 E Panorama Dr, Ste 300 Englewood, CO 80112 for all work done by said Contractor for the Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, THE AURORA HIGHLANDS

SECTION 30 MASS GRADING CHANGE ORDER 11 TO WORK ORDER 06, 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: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 7, 2024

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 March 18, 2024, to:

BrightView Landscape Development, Inc. 8888 Motsenbocker Road Parker, CO 80134 for all work done by said Contractor for the Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, THE AURORA HIGHLANDS FILING 15 ENTRY MONUMENT SPASH BLOCK AND LANDSCAPE CHANGE ORDER 15 TO WORK ORDER 20, 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

Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, Attention: Denise Denslow, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300,Greenwood Village, CO

1.

that is the subject of such Petition is as follows:

Petitioner: NP Stafford I, LLC

3315 N. Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64116

Description: Approximately

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 Monday, March 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., via Zoom videoconference.

Interested persons may attend the meeting in any of the following ways:

1. To attend via Videoconference, e-mail jpino@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference, or use the following: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85188372403? pwd=S0RVUVNGUG9ZOUs5UlMyZ1ZGe

E1PQT09

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-719-3594580 and enter the following additional information:

a. Meeting ID: 851 8837 2403

b. Passcode: 670381

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

Publication: March 7, 2024 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. 2 (“District”), located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the inclusion of certain property into 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 is as

lowing: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85188372403? pwd=S0RVUVNGUG9ZOUs5UlMyZ1ZGe E1PQT09

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-719-3594580 and enter the following additional information:

a. Meeting ID: 851 8837 2403

b. Passcode: 670381

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. 2

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

Publication: March 7, 2024

Sentinel

NOTICE OF INTENT TO DESTROY RECORDS

at North Aurora-King-Swenson Chiropractics 2499 Peoria St., Aurora, CO 80010. Due to storage problems, we will be destroying medical records on 6/1/24 for the years through December 31, 2016. To request a copy of your records, please call 303-3415353 on or before June 1, 2024.

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Final Publication: March 21, 2024

Sentinel

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY FROM THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that a Petition for Exclusion of real property has been filed with the Board of Directors of the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District. The Board of Directors has fixed Monday, the 18th day of March, 2024, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., at 9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado, as the date, time and place of an open meeting at which such Petition shall be heard.

The name and address of the Petitioner is:

Trig and Jacqueline Vanderhoef 24306 E. Canyon Drive Aurora, CO 80016

The property to be excluded from the District is generally described as follows: Lot 5, Block 1, Timber Ridge Subdivision Filing No. 1, City of Aurora, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

All interested parties may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Publication: March 7, 2024 Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2023 BUDGET

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the BEACON POINT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”), will hold a public hearing via teleconference on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 6:00pm, to consider adoption of an amendment to the District’s 2023 budget (the “Amended Budget”).

This public hearing can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86003353096 ?pwd=IkGAvZmoKyZr2nSebUj2Dbrpjpw yfG.1

Meeting ID: 860 0335 3096

Passcode: 359645

Call: 1 720 707 2699

The Amended Budget is available for inspection by the public at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board.

The agenda for any meeting may be obtained at www.beaconpointco.com or by calling (303) 858-1800.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF WAKE

In the General Court of Justice, District Court Division File No. 22-CVD7188 Ricardo Oliver and Dana Oliver, Lanise Redwine and Justin Mphahlele, Defendants

TO: JUSTIN MPHAHLELE

TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the aboveentitled action. The nature of the re- lief being sought is as follows:

Plaintiffs are seeking permanent custody for non-parents from Defendants.

YOU ARE REQUIRED to make defense to such pleading not later than April 23, 2024, which is 40 days from the first publication of this notice.

UPON YOUR FAILURE TO DO SO the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This, the 23rd day of February, 2023.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, LLP

BY: Michael Denning (NCSB No. 36715) Attorneys for Plaintiffs P.O. Box 176010 Raleigh, NC 27619-6010 March 7,14,21,2024.

First Publication: March 7, 2024

Final Publication: March 21, 2024

Sentinel

SERENITY RIDGE

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

NOTICE CONCERNING 2022

BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Serenity Ridge Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District) 2022 Budget and same has been submitted to the Boards of Directors of the District; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2022 Budget has 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 a Resolution Amending the 2022 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. This District Board meeting will be held by Zoom Meeting and can be joined through the directions below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5469119353?

pwd=SmtlcHJETFhCQUZEcVBBOGZVU

3Fqdz09

Dial In: 1-719-359-4580

Meeting ID: 546 911 9353

Passcode: 912873

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolution to Amend the 2022 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

SERENITY RIDGE METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 2 By /s/David Solin District Manager

Publication: March 7, 2024

Sentinel

NAME CHANGE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF A MINOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY COURT, COLORADO Case No. 2023C100682

PUBLIC NOTICE is given on February 6, 2024, that a Petition was filed for a Change of Name of a Minor has been filed with the Arapa- hoe County Court.

The Petition entered that the name of Esteban Adnan Ezzedine be changed to Esteban Adnan Ezzedine Gonzalez. /s/ Clerk of Court/ Deputy Clerk

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Final Publication: March 7, 2024

Sentinel NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2023PR156

18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., via Zoom videoconference.

Interested persons may attend the meeting in any of the following ways:

1. To attend via Videoconference, e-mail jpino@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference, or use the fol-

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BEACON POINT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

Publication: March 7, 2024 Sentinel

Estate of Newton Baird Deavenport aka Newton B. Deavenport aka Newton Deavenport, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before May 31, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brian Deavenport Personal Representative 16386 E. Dorado Ave. Centennial, CO 80015

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Final Publication: March 7, 2024

Sentinel

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3rd January

Aurora invites neighbors of proposed homelessness campus to city hall to ask questions

Residents and business owners with questions about the north Aurora hotel that the city hopes to remake into a campus for homelessness services are being invited to meetings this month where they can learn more about the project from city staff.

The Crowne Plaza hotel property at 15500 E. 40th Ave. is located on Aurora’s northern periphery, near businesses catering to Denver’s International Airport and across the street from a gated townhome development inside Denver city limits.

Aurora envisions the 255-room hotel being converted into a space that could host most or all of the homelessness services funded by the city, including congregate shelter, a medical clinic, behavioral health and addiction counseling, transitional housing and housing navigation, employment and workforce development services.

Aurora’s City Council voted in January to invest close to $40 million controlled by the city, overlapping counties and the state to buy and renovate the property. The city hopes to close on the property in May and is seeking one or more nonprofit agencies to operate the campus itself.

City officials did not immediately respond to questions about the status of that search Monday.

Councilmember Steve Sundberg, whose ward includes the Crowne Plaza property, previously said he was unable to do outreach on his own while the city was still privately negotiating the purchase of the hotel.

City spokesman Michael Brannen wrote in an email that the city considered hosting the meetings at Crowne Plaza but opted for city hall to ensure people could participate remotely. He said the city is considering holding outreach meetings at the hotel in the future.

“Aurora city staff plans to contact Denver city staff and provide meeting materials for reference and, if they so choose, (to) help to promote the meetings,” the city’s release said.

— Max Levy, Sentinel Colorado Staff Writer

COPS AND COURTS

Firework explosion kills man at Aurora park early Thursday, police say

A man was fatally injured in what police are calling an accident involving fireworks near Quincy Reservoir early Feb. 29.

At about 1 a.m., police responded to multiple 911 calls about an explosion in the area of the Grandview Dog Park, located near the reservoir. Officers found a 42-year-old Strasburg man dead from injuries that had apparently been inflicted by a firework.

Police said in a news release that the man will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

Investigators believe the man traveled with two other people to visit food and beverage businesses in Aurora, and traveled to the park with fireworks in tow.

On March 14, business owners who want to learn more about the project can hear an update and ask questions of the city’s Housing and Community Services Department during a hybrid meeting 6-8 p.m. in the Paul Tauer Council Chamber at the Aurora Municipal Center. Residents are invited to a similar meeting March 28 at the same place and time of day.

Information about attending and participating in the meetings remotely is available at EngageAurora.org/ NavigationCampus. Meeting recordings will be posted through the same website after each meeting.

Spanish interpretation will be available for remote and in-person attendees, and interpretation in other languages may be requested by contacting the city at language@auroragov.org or 303-739-7521 no later than the Monday before the meeting.

The city waited until after the council’s final vote to begin outreach to the owners of nearby properties, many of which are located in Denver. In a news release, the city reported that postcards in English and Spanish including information about the meetings have been distributed within a 1.5-mile radius of the property.

The hotel is separated from most of the rest of Aurora by Interstate 70.

While police initially described the fireworks as “homemade” in a social media post, the department later said in its news release that it is unclear whether the fireworks were improvised or purchased out of state.

The Strasburg man was killed when a firework exploded as he was lighting it, police said. No other injuries or property damage were reported.

When law enforcement officers traveled to the man’s home, they found no evidence of explosive manufacturing and no other fireworks.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad and agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Denver division also responded to help with the first part of the investigation, and the Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Network is partnering with local and federal law enforcement on the case.

The county bomb squad deactivated four other fireworks found at the scene. Police said they do not anticipate filing criminal charges but that the investigation is ongoing.

— MAX LEVY, Sentinel Colorado Staff Writer