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Hysterical parents are wrong about the right to control classrooms and teachers

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et’s clear up confusion about whether parents do or should have control over what their children learn in public schools — you don’t, and you shouldn’t.I’m not sure when this generation of uber-entitled kids-turned-parents started slurping the far-right Kool-Aid that promotes the idea that anyone should be able to do anything they want anytime, anywhere, except for everyone else.

Stop pretending this is about anything other than political histrionics. As if these parents would think of stepping into a math class and saying, “Yeah, I don’t want Travis being exposed to hierarchy based properties at school. His mother and I want to be able to discuss that.”

The rest of us, however, and that means the vast majority of us, want all this to stop.

DAVE PERRY Editor

Rather than line up for hours at local school board meetings to lament the fact that thousands of people far, far smarter and better educated than you are doing the hard and often thankless work of teaching critical stuff to all of our kids, go home.

Go home and put on those biggirl and big-boy panties, turn off the Fox News and whacko talk radio and reach way back to when you were actually learning stuff in school and college and think hard, hard, hard.

Did any teacher you ever had ever do any of the crazy crap you’re accusing your kid’s teachers of doing or wanting to do?

Hell, no.

If you actually think that public school teachers are going to stand up in class and tell every little first grader that their white ancestors were ruthless slave owners and they should be ashamed of their great-great-great-great grandma for what they did, even if they came from Poland nine years ago, you’re as unhinged as Congresswoman Lauren Boebert or half of the Douglas County School Board, all candidates for 2022 Please Go Back to Your Bunker Awards.

You know what teachers do, however? Besides constantly trying to get your kids off their damn cell phones, they ask and prod them to ask questions and talk about their own ideas and thoughts.

If you’re horrified at the idea of public school students discussing what racism is and why it exists, maybe you should try talking about it at home sometime.

For those parents convulsing with panic over the outlandish lies being perpetrated about indoctrinating kids with Critical Race Theory, what do you tell your children about why so many people were protesting the death of Elijah McClain and George Floyd?

Do you tell your kids that Elijah McClain had it coming because he was walking home at night in Aurora wearing a mask? Do you tell your kids that people who tell Asian-Americans to “go back where they came from” are creepy bigots?

I can promise you, teachers in Colorado don’t do that. Nor, do they say

that cops are murderous thugs who hate Black people.

And only people as deranged as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his pack of complicit GOP state lawmakers believe that elementary school teachers go on all day about human sexuality and gay rights.

What teachers have done and still do is help kids understand that bigotry is wrong and has no place in public schools. They teach kids on the fly that human rights exist for everyone and must be extended to everyone.

Teachers take that perfect opportunity to teach kids that different is not bad. It’s just different. There is no bad biology. It’s just someone tall, someone red-headed, someone gay or trans, someone left-handed and someone dark skinned.

Pretending that gay people don’t exist, or that Muslim people or people with grandmas serving as mothers are repugnant, is wrong.

If you teach your children that being gay, or Jewish or an immigrant is a bad thing, get help. But don’t inflict your psychological problems on your children or everyone else’s children.

Your ability to abuse your own kids doesn’t overrule everyone else’s ability to call you out on it.

Your parental role can’t prevent a teacher from explaining to kids why a student dresses like a boy sometimes and dresses like a girl others times.

“Because they want to,” would be my answer. But I’m not a teacher. Because all of our children go to school in a world where human sexuality exists from birth and dealing with it is nobody’s business but our own, we owe it to kids to be honest and truthful when they ask questions. And they will always ask questions.

The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, is married to a man, and they have kids. It’s normal. If a first grader asks, you tell them.

It goes beyond just answering questions, however. Teachers stop kids from

calling each other homophobic and racist slurs, and they should. Most times, they even contact parents to give them a head’s up.

What they don’t do, however, is let kids continue to abuse other kids with bigotry or homophobia they get from each other or even bring from home.

This doesn’t mean that parents don’t have huge say and sway on what goes on in classrooms and entire school districts. From the school board on down, parents are not just encouraged, but begged to be engaged.

Teachers want to talk to parents about what’s going on in the classroom. Most of the time, they have only each other to share with, lamenting that you didn’t see how one kid stood up for another when someone called a kid “queer.”

School districts invite parents and others to see what’s new in textbooks and curricula, weighing in on what’s good or mediocre.

Most schools even beg parents to volunteer in the schools, where you can get an up-close view of how busy and non-controversial 99.9% of class-time is for teachers and students.

But don’t think you have the “right” to call the shots for every kid in the region because you have social or behavioral problems you haven’t worked through.

These are public schools, created for the benefit of everyone, and everyone benefits from an educated public. Your concern should be resources and especially the resources to bring lagging kids up to speed.

As for helping kids understand racism and sexuality in a world where racism and homosexuality exist?

Please.

Imagine how Colorado schools could focus on real problems facing education if the bigots and homophobes had just dealt with all this when they were kids in classrooms themselves. Follow @EditorDavePerry on Twitter and Facebook or reach him at 303-750-7555 or dperry@SentinelColorado.com

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City council is no club, no place for payola, ditching ethics

Aurora residents should be willing to give the benefit of the doubt to novice city lawmakers clumsily traversing critical ethics, transparency and accountability issues, but the bumbling has to stop.

Since new city lawmakers were seated in December, after the 2021 city council election, the Aurora City Council has set off numerous alarms indicating some new and previously elected representatives don’t understand the city’s government foundation, structure and ideals.

If offenders can’t stop themselves, however, or be reeled in by other members of council, voters will have to remedy the problem.

Regular quandaries seem to surface because some city council members, including Mayor Mike Coffman, seem unclear that Aurora’s council-manager structure of government was created specifically to preclude what they regularly push for: personal political influence.

Aurora’s council-manager government is very much like that of hundreds of large, modern cities across the nation. Voters elect a board of ward and at-large representatives who make and approve policy and spending decisions. The city council delegates day-today operation of the city to a manager, who acts much like the chief executive of a large corporation with a board of directors.

The benefit of this kind of government, even among its many variations, is that it precludes a single person from dictating the direction and operations of the city.

Aurora leaders have long toyed with the idea of changing the form of government as the city has grown, pondering full-time city council members and a “strong” mayor who replaces the job of city manager. On numerous occasions, and after considerable review, the city has moved away from making those changes.

Not only is the mayor precluded from directing city operations, individual city law-

makers are, too. It’s for good reason.

The city council hires an expert in operating a massive and complicated enterprise to carry out the will of the majority of voters through their representatives — not the whims of individual lawmakers.

That clearly hasn’t been the case recently.

Newly elected Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky has on more than one occasion made public comments about efforts to bend the police department to her will, including clear attempts to remove the police department’s top two officials from their jobs.

She comes from a position of pandering to Aurora’s two police unions in some sort of bent philosophy that all police should be immune from independent review, transparency and reform.

Given the recent sordid behavior of some Aurora police officers and an insular, ineffective structure of accountability, which has nearly hobbled the department, Jurinsky’s actions are not only uncalled for, they’re treacherous.

The Sentinel, and most rational observers, agree that the vast majority of Aurora law enforcement officers are honest, ethical and diligent in fairly and justly enforcing the law and protecting the public.

Without doubt, there have not only been a rash of outed racist, bullying and incompetent officers bruising the entire department, but multiple analyses and reviews have made it clear the very structure of how the department handles dereliction of duty and discipline is rife with problems.

Current Police Chief Vanessa Wilson and City Manager Jim Twombly have stepped up to embrace critically needed reforms, reaching out to experts, the entire community, and members of the police force.

Jurinsky and fellow city council newcomer, Councilmember Steve Sundberg, were further tripped up by their worrisome defense of police by admitting they’d been offering officers “gift certificates” to restaurants they both own.

Jurinsky has doubled down on the dubious practice by now insisting that she wants to end current city council restraints for providing “gifts” not only to police, but fellow city lawmakers.

Jurinsky was critical about a section of council rules that prohibits council members from accepting “discounted or free services for which citizens must pay an established fee,” as well as similar rules for police officers.

“If a couple of us are out to lunch or whatever, and I want to pick up the tab … I think absolutely that should be allowed,” Jurinsky said. “I pick up a lot of tabs.”

The city council is not a club. It’s not a business. City council members and every government employee, including and especially police, by law and design, are expected to refrain from soliciting or accepting graft in any form.

Allowing for the naivete of these lawmakers, new to civics and government, it appears Jurinsky and others are unaware Colorado has long taken a dim view of such good-old-boy stunts at any level of government.

In 2006, Colorado voters overwhelmingly approved Amendment 41, expressly barring the very behavior Jurinsky and others are trying to promote.

State employees and officials cannot accept a “gift” worth more than $53. Aurora pushed that limit to $75.

It doesn’t matter whether city council members intend for their gifts, received or provided, to be bribes. The law protects government officials and employees, and the public, by virtually banning them to protect everyone from even the appearance of impropriety.

Government employees and elected officials are hardly the only ones guided by wariness of graft. A touchstone for reporters has long been never to accept anything or behave in any way that would cause embarrassment or discomfort if it were disclosed to the public.

Explaining why numerous cops were offered free food and booze at the restaurants

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of two city lawmakers sounds bad, looks bad and makes for bad government.

Police, as much as city lawmakers, must remain above suspicion of any kind of collusion, especially those who work for a police department trying to repair its battered image.

Even the city’s attorney, Dan Brotzman, who strategically stays out of the frequent Aurora political frays, made clear graft for cops is problematic on several levels.

“The reason lots of these (rules) are in place is we also don’t want that to be expected,” he said, according to a Sentinel story last week. “We don’t want an officer going to dinner and not paying because they’re an officer.”

Jurinsky said she’s determined to do the wrong thing.

“I would like to do away with any rule that takes away an (police) officer receiving a discount,” Jurinsky said, calling the ban on officers receiving gifts “disgusting.”

It’s disturbing that Jurinsky and others do not understand that generations of Colorado voters determined to improve government ethics, transparency and accountability say “no,” and that she is unable to understand, “no means no.”

If she and other city lawmakers are curious as to how voters in Aurora feel about police and city lawmakers offering and receiving graft, put the question on a ballot. Aurora lawmakers can’t usurp the state’s solid anti-graft law, but they can find out for themselves how popular anti-graft sentiment is among a wide range of residents here, and across the state. New lawmakers are moving out of their fledgling period and no longer can plead ignorance to how the government in Colorado and Aurora operates or continue to try and usurp it.

The Aurora City Council is not a place designed to make friends, conduct personal business or provide favors. It’s a government, and voters expect professionalism, honesty, diligence and above all, propriety.

Congress must address the labor crisis

Editor: It is time for Congress to face the facts and address our labor crisis. Whole industries across the nation are in desperate need of employees. Here in Colorado, it is no different. Small businesses across our state are fighting to keep the doors open. The good news is that we have tools to help businesses stay open, but only if Congress finally takes action on immigration reform. Since the pandemic began, Colorado’s 537,000 immigrants have proven themselves critical to the stability of our economy.

They have filled key roles in our important industries like construction, tourism and medicine. Their contributions point to a path forward to help address some of our labor shortages: immigration reform. Today, our immigration system has failed. By opening a pathway to citizenship and updating our outdated system, we give businesses access to new employees and open our state to greater economic prosperity. While this isn’t a panacea, passing immigration reform would be an important step in the right direction. Congress has a unique opportunity to support our small businesses by enacting

immigration reforms like those included in the budget reconciliation package passed by the House last year. I encourage our elected officials, including Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper, to continue to stand with the immigrant and business communities by passing immigration reform.

—Kevin Burns,

via letters@sentinelcolorado.com

History repeated

Editor: One of the reasons Japan attacked the U.S. to start WWII was because of the U.S. stopping oil and other material shipments to Japan. The U.S. and NATO placed heavy sanctions on Russia due to their invasion of Ukraine. Now, Putin has placed his strategic nuclear forces on high alert.

I fear Putin may have a similar mindset to Hitler and Stalin. Sure hope I’m wrong; however, we’d better be prepared for the worst and demonstrate our military resolve. Biden may stumble us into a war, or get lucky and trip over something that’ll prevent it. Here’s to the latter.

—George Parker, via letters@sentinelcol-

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TOON INTO AURORA

‘Met with swift justice’

MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ROLE IN PROTEST THAT STARTED FIRE, CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE AT AURORA COURTHOUSE

Aman will spend six years in prison for his role in protests that resulted in a fire at the Aurora Municipal Center Courthouse July, 25, 2020.

public orders.

As part of a plea agreement, White pleaded guilty to a felony account of inciting a riot and fourth-degree arson.

BY KARA MASON, Managing Editor

Arapahoe County Court Judge Ryan Stuart this week sentenced Jordan Joseph White, 20, to serve six years in state prison and pay $74,463.50 to the City of Aurora for property damage, saying that, “this was not an act of civil disobedience. Attacks on our temples of democracy — our capitols and our courthouses — must be met with swift justice.”

Police said a chaotic gathering of protesters, including White, at the Aurora Municipal Center ignited fireworks and other incendiary devices into the courthouse, sparking a small fire inside. Five courthouse employees were “trapped inside,” law enforcement officials said.

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The protesters arrived at the municipal complex dressed in helmets, goggles and other tactical gear to protest the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Earlier in the day a mass of protestors marched down Interstate 225, where a 23-yearold man shot and injured two people while shooting several rounds at a Jeep that sped through a throng of demonstrators.

Last Spring, Aurora Detective David Gallegos recommended charging White with felony counts of arson, inciting a riot and criminal mischief, and a pair of misdemeanor accusations for engaging in a riot and disobedience of

Gallegos and other Aurora authorities levied their accusations against White in a 25-page arrest affidavit that heavily relied on video footage and testimony from a “confidential informant” who identified White after he was arrested near the state Capitol in Denver during another protest on Aug. 22. After initially running from police, he was tackled, arrested and charged with criminal mischief, according to court records.

The informant, who detectives indicated works with multiple law enforcement agencies across the region, said they recognized White as the suspected Aurora arsonist after seeing his face on a news report in late August.

Gallegos wrote that the unnamed informant has faced several felony convictions and spent time in state prison, though the person has never faced accusations of deceit or fraud and is therefore trustworthy.

“The utilization of the confidential informant has led to the recovery of evidence and significant arrests,” Gallegos wrote. “The confidential informant is considered credible at this time.”

The tipster presented detectives with videos that appeared to show White dismantling wooden boards attached to the side of the courthouse and using them to smash multiple windows, accord-

ing to the arrest document. Those videos and others then reportedly show White and others launching fireworks and Molotov cocktails into the structure. Four Aurora employees were inside the building at the time.

The informant told police he did not know White’s legal name, but recognized him after seeing his distinctive red hair on news reports. He previously only knew White as the moniker “Joker” because of the male’s purple and red hair.

White was one of several others who were charged with felonies in connection to protests that summer.

A pair of leaders from the local chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation faced dozens of felony charges in both Arapahoe and Adams Counties in connection with multiple demonstrations, including one that cordoned off access to a local police substation. Those charges were dropped by 18th District Attorney John Kellner, who has since announced he is running for state Attorney General against Phil Weiser.

In White’s case, Kellner said the attack on the courthouse was “an attack on the rule of law itself.”

“Violence and destruction are not how we solve problems in our democracy, and this sentence should deter anyone who thinks to do this in our community.”

This article included previous reporting from Sentinel Colorado.

A shattered window of the Aurora Municipal Courthouse is seen, July 25, 2020, as a riot broke out following a protest and march calling for justice in the death of Elijah McClain.

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passed unanimously in 2021 as well as a pending Colorado General Assembly bill that would eliminate the state sales tax on those products and diapers.

Bergan said she thought the sales tax on diapers was “nominal,” and pointed out that the state legislature voted to fund a diaper distribution program in 2021.

She also said she thought the exemption would be a “slippery slope” for families wanting to see sales tax lifted on other child care products.

“I think there’s a lot of ways to do it through nonprofits and helping individuals with the cost of it rather than just a tax exemption for everyone out there,” she said.

“I frankly don’t find the argument that it’s not enough of a tax cut to be a reason to vote against a tax cut,” Gardner replied.

Councilmember Juan Marcano said Gadner’s proposal was “moving in the right direction” of the city helping people who are struggling to provide basic necessities.

“I’d rather see us raise wages so that people can actually afford the necessities of life,” he said. “But, that being said, I don’t think there’s the will on council to do that kind of stuff right now, so with this specific measure, I’m in support of it.”

Because Gardner’s proposal was opposed by a majority of council members, it was not scheduled to move out of study session.

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MAX

LEVY, Staff Writer

Polis: Colorado stands with Ukraine

Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday during a roundtable at a Ukrainianowned coffee shop in Aurora that the state is committed to helping Ukrainians in Colorado and abroad who are being impacted by the Russian invasion.

“We, as Coloradans all stand with Ukraine and your stand for peace, and we want to do everything we can to end the invasion and help make sure that your family members are safe,” Polis said, surrounded by a group of Ukrainian and Belarusian immigrants, people working to support the war-torn country, and media.

The state has divested its investments in Russia, urged higher education institutions to do the same and had state departments review contracts and terminate any with Russian state-owned companies.

“We’re doing everything that we can to support the end of this Russian invasion,” Polis said.

The group gathered at Wake and Take Coffee, which opened at 2337 S. Blackhawk Street last year. Owner Dmytro Soluskyi said the coffee and tea his shop serves is Ukrainian.

Colorado is home to more than 11,000 first generation Ukrainian-Americans, Polis said. In a 2016 diversity report by the City of Aurora, Ukrainians were the 11th most populous immigrant group in the city of more than 360,000 people. The city estimated 922 Ukrainians lived in Aurora then.

Amid the Russian invasion, Ukrainians of Colorado, a non-profit formed in 2014 after Russia’s annex-

ation of Crimea and Donbas region, quickly organized to arrange donations of medical supplies for people in Ukraine.

The group’s president Marina Dubrova said during the roundtable that the organization’s biggest goal right now is to raise money to buy medical supplies, which will be shipped to Poland and transported across the border into Ukraine.

Dubrova said one anonymous doctor donated $100,000. A donation page on the group’s website shows 159 donations have raised another $21,350.

“In the last 13 days, we received so much attention and so much help and support,” she said. Local communities of Russian-Americans, Korean-Americans, Polish-Americans and many more have stepped up to help raise funds and offer prayer.

The group has also set up two donation centers, one in Aurora and another in Arvada:

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— KARA MASON, Managing Editor

Crow encourages Russian boycotts

Congressperson Jason Crow is encouraging corporations to boycott Russia in an effort penalize the country for its recent invasion of Ukraine.

“Sanctions can impose costs on Russia, but voluntary corporate boycotts can do even more,” the Centennial Democrat said on Twitter over the weekend. “Let’s demand our companies don’t support Putin’s war. Start the movement.”

More than 230 companies have already pulled out of business dealings or suspended operations in the country, according to the Yale School of Management. Such companies include Amazon, Apple, Exxon, Microsoft, Shell, TikTok, Uber, Visa and various airline, clothing and entertainment companies.

Major corporations including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Pepsi and Starbucks have also suspended operations in the country, though others such as the hotel chain Hilton remain.

Last month, the U.S. rolled out some of its toughest sanctions against Russia. Members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, their families and two banks were early targets.

Putin said Western sanctions crippling Russia’s economy are “akin to declaring war,” according to reporting from the Associated Press.

“But thank God, we haven’t got there yet,” he said.

— KARA MASON, Managing Editor

EDUCATION

‘Woodland’ Elementary is CCSD’s newest school

Cherry Creek’s latest elementary school will be named “Woodland Elementary School,” after a unanimous vote to approve the new name at Monday night’s school board meeting.

The meeting was held in person

at Sky Vista Middle School in Aurora after last month’s board meeting was moved online due to a potential bomb threat the afternoon before the meeting was scheduled to take place. The threat, a social media comment reported to Safe2Tell, was later deemed to be unsubstantiated by law enforcement.

“It’s nice to be back in person again,” said board member Anne Egan.

Woodland Elementary, previously known as Elementary #45, is being constructed in the Blackstone neighborhood of southeast Aurora. The school is scheduled to open for the 2022-2023 school year, and will likely

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be the last school the district builds, officials said.

It’s being built with money from the $150 million bond increase voters approved during the 2020 election.

Name suggestions from the school were submitted by community members, and Woodland, Hilltop and Inspiration were the three finalists. Incoming principal Teolyn Bourbonnie requested that the board vote to approve Woodland, because the other two selections were too similar to existing school names.

Applause broke out after the motion passed.

According to board documents, the rationale for the name comes from the biodiversity of the forest.

“The woodlands are often depicted in folklore with magical creatures and a sense of wonder,” board notes said. “This aligns with our ecosystem within a school where it thrives from its diversity of culture, experience, and thought.”

As at February’s meeting, a group of parents and teachers spoke during public comment to lobby the board to continue the district’s K-5 online program after the end of the current school year.

The district had a pre-existing online learning program for students in sixth to 12th grade, and created a similar option beginning in the 20202021 school year for K-5 students as an alternative for families that did not want to do hybrid learning. It was continued during the 2021-2022 school year but was always intended

to be temporary, and in January parents were told this would be its final semester.

“Cherry Creek Online is not just a placeholder until the pandemic ends, we are a real school,” said Shannon McQueen, a teacher in the K-5 online program.

“I love learning at home…because I feel safe to be me,” said Josh, a fifth grader in the online school.

Next month’s board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, April 11 at Cherry Creek High School.

— CARINA JULIG, Staff Writer Aurora lawmakers

skeptical of APS Blueprint

Aurora Public Schools superintendent Rico Munn and several members of the school board provided the Aurora City Council with an update on Blueprint APS at its Monday night study session.

Some city council members said they were hesitant about plans to close numerous schools and avoid running smaller schools.

The plan has been a source of frustration for APS families and teachers for the past several months, following the announcement that the district plans to close Sable Elementary School due to low enrollment.

Blueprint APS is the district’s long-range facilities plan, which has been in development for several years after the former plan expired in 2017. The new plan is attempting to adapt to declining enrollment in the district, in particular on the west side of the city.

“We needed this new facilities plan to fit our new reality,” board president Debbie Gerkin told the city council.

The school board will vote March 22 on the next phase of the plan, which includes closing Sable and Paris elementary schools and establishing a magnet school focused on

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health on the campus of North Middle School. It will also include space for a P-TECH program, a six-year program beginning in ninth grade that allows students to graduate with a high school diploma and an associate’s degree, along with experience and connections in the workforce.

— CARINA JULIG, Staff Writer

CCA launches campaign for STEM building

A capital campaign is underway at the Community College of Aurora to construct a new STEM building on

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PRINTS OF OTHERNESS

DAVA’S LATEST EXHIBITION PRESENTS REFLECTIONS FROM PRINTMAKERS WHO FIND THEMSELVES BETWEEN NATIONALITIES, LANGUAGES, GENDERS AND OTHER SOCIAL GROUPS.

BY KARA MASON, Managing Editor

Downtown Aurora Visual Art’s forthcoming exhibit, “In Between,” explores what it means to be caught in the middle, suspended between cultures, identities and life on either side of a global pandemic.

“As an immigrant myself, I feel like I live between two different worlds,” said DAVA Program Manager Viviane Le Courtois, who immigrated to the U.S. from France in 1996. “Two countries. Two languages. Two worlds.”

She picked a handful of artists who also have some experience with the “in between,” whether it be nationality, culture, gender or some other form of identity. Their medium is printmaking, which Le Courtois said is a natural expression for such a theme. The show, which begins March 18 and runs through April 22, also aligns with Month of Printmaking (dubbed Mo’Print), a celebration of the artform.

Prints in the show are as different as each artist’s life experience. Some utilize etching, linocut or woodcut while others are silkscreen printed.

“A lot of my art is reflective of my own identity, existing in this space that isn’t quite one or the other,” said printmaker Nistasha Perez, who has two pieces showing in the exhibition.

The lifelong Denverite said her blended Latinx and Jewish heritages have often been the backdrop for feelings of “otherness,” but printmaking has been a natural way to explore that.

“I had a teacher that said printmaking was the most democratic of all artforms, because it’s not just about the original. There’s not just this one painting,” she said. “It’s made to be distributed, and for the people. It’s to be informative, and it has a long history of being activist-related. It’s really appealing in that way.”

Perez’s featured prints, made on handmade paper to achieve an original canvas for equally original artwork, emphasize symbols of identity. One print, from her “Bleeding Heart” series, was born out of her grandfather’s characterization of liberals.

“I looked at all things I care about and my heart does bleed for them,” she said.

Unlike other artforms, true prints aren’t mass-produced. While a run of 10 or more prints may all look the same, each one can slightly vary because of paper, ink, stamps or a variety of other factors. That’s the beauty in the artform, Perez said.

It’s also an important lesson for students at DAVA, which primarily focuses on youth engagement. While students of the north Aurora center won’t be featured in the show, Le Courtois said they’ll get to meet and learn from the artists, many of which are representative of the student make-up. DAVA sits in one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods in the Denver metroplex and a city where nearly one in five people are foregin born.

DAVA estimates that nearly 80% of its students are immigrants or refugees.

“The artists reflect the students,” Le Courtois said of the chosen group of printmakers (Javier Flores, Jade Hoyer, Rebecca Rozales, Sarah Fukami, Zachary Carlisle Davidson, Motts, Jordyne Salinas, Jon Olson also join Perez).

For patrons of the center, the exhibition is a clear demonstration of what it means to belong to more than one group.

“I would hope they would get a better understanding of diversity and inclusivity from looking at this artwork,” Le Courtois said, “and understand how diverse the artist community is.”

IF YOU GO:

The exhibition will be open to the public from March 18 to April 22 at 1405 Florence St. in Aurora. An opening reception will take place 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 18. The exhibition is free and open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment.

This piece by Sarah Fukami is one of many showing at DAVA as part of In Between, which is running March 18 through April 22.

Photo provided by DAVA

Rattlesnake Kate by Neyla

Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine

scene & herd

Skyward: Breakthrough in Flight at Wings Over the Rockies

“Rattlesnake Kate” at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Showtimes vary daily through March 13. Tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at Denvercenter.org. DCPA will require all individuals 12+ to show proof of vaccination.

Yee-haw! The wild, wild West was, well, wild. And there are plenty of characters to prove it. Some of them even called present-day Colorado their frontier. Aurora native

Neyla Pekarek, former member of folk-rock band The Lumineers, has taken on a new creative endeavor, a musical celebrating Colorado’s frontierswomen, namely “Rattlesnake Kate.” With only a rifle and a “No Hunting Sign” she saved her own son from 140 rattlesnakes, and that was just the beginning of her tale. The world premiere of “Rattlesnake Kate” is showing through March 13 at Wolf Theater in Denver. Get your tickets online, at denvercenter.org.

Selfie@Stanley

3900 Elati St., Denver Opens March 15, tickets ranging from $30-$90 on sale now at https:// lighthouseimmersive.com/immersive-shevchenko

The same company that brought immersive art exhibits about Frida Kahlo and Van Gogh to the Denver metro area is now displaying a show about Ukrainian artist Taras Shevchenko, with proceeds being donated to relief efforts in the besieged country. Shevchenko was born in 1814 and was an influential Ukranian writer, artist and political activist, and was considered by many to be the father of modern Ukranian literature. The exhibit will project dozens of his paintings in a larger-than-life format on a 25-minute loop, set to music. “Shevchenko’s art was pivotal in establishing and celebrating a Ukrainian national identity,” according to the event producers. “His work illustrates and encapsulates the soul of Ukraine.” Tickets cost between $30-$90 and include admission to the Immersive Frida Kahlo exhibit. All proceeds will be donated to the International Red Cross’ Ukraine fund and the National Bank of Ukraine fund.

For another way to help, Ukranians of Colorado is hosting a “Cocktails for our Heroes” fundraiser on Sunday, March 13 from noon to 4 p.m. at The Wild, 1660 Wynkoop St. Suite 100 in Denver. Proceeds from all drinks sold during the event will be donated to relief efforts.

Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France

Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., exhibit runs through March 13. Tickets are $28 for adults, purchase in advance online at denverartmuseum.org

Do you ever see an interesting attraction that’s coming to your city, forget to put it on your calendar and before you’ve had a chance to go it’s already packed up and hit the next town? Your correspondent has never done such a thing (well, maybe a few times). If the “Whister to Cassett” exhibit at the Denver Art Museum piqued your interest but you haven’t made time to check it out, you still have a few more days — the exhibit runs through this Sunday, March 13. The special exhibit

explores the impact that French painting styles had on American artists, and features over 100 paintings from the 19th and early 20th century by standouts such as John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassett. Admission is separate from the rest of the museum but includes general admission to the rest of the exhibits, which include several displays of Indigenous and Latin American art and a mixed media collection of modern art. Masks are recommended but not required.

Open through June 19, exhibit included in the price of admission. 7711 E. Academy Blvd. Denver, CO 80230. Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Visit www.wingsmuseum.org for more information.

In the span of one lifetime, mankind went from having no instances of significant flight to landing on the moon. It’s the kind of innovation that makes anything feel possible, and it’s all on display at Wings Over the Rockies through June 19. “Skyward: Breakthrough in Flight” examines all of the major milestones that have gotten us to where we are today: simultaneously curious about commercial flights to the final frontier and also wondering how Frontier could possibly give us less leg room. From the very beginning through today and what’s next for flight, you won’t want to miss the stories and artifacts collected by curators at Wings. The exhibit is on through the beginning of the summer.

Now through April 17. Tickets $20 for individuals, $18 a piece for groups of 12 people and more. Book tickets now at selfieatstanley.com. Must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. 2501 North Dallas St., Aurora, CO 80010.

Few online tasks get the serotonin flowing like switching out your profile picture. Racking up the likes and the comments elicits true heart-eyes emoji feels. Thanks to a new installation at Stanley Marketplace in north Aurora, you could have a new headshot to post every week for the next six months! The Selfie@Stanley art pop-up features more than 25 “unique and unexpected” backdrops. From a doughnut wall to backdrops from well-known places, you’re sure to find something that fits your Insta aesthetic. The only real rules here are to bring a fully-charged phone and vaccination proof. The rest is up to you, you influencer. Tickets for groups more than 12 or more people are $18 a piece and individual tickets are $20 for an hour of shooting in the pop-up. For a full-fledged selfie party, you can even rent the venue. More information at www. selfieatstanley.com.

St. Patrick’s Day Performance with Wick School of Irish Dance

Free. At Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St., Aurora, CO 80010, and the Stanley Beer Hall, 2501 Dallas St., Suite #100, Aurora, CO 80010. More information at www. wickschool.com.

Get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish step dance performance this weekend at Stanley Marketplace. Young dancers with the Wick School of Irish Dance will perform a selection of jigs, reels and hornpipes, followed by a free class on Irish folk dancing offered by instructors from the school. Linnane Wick of the Wick School said young children are specifically invited to come and learn the basics of Irish dance. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, and his feast day is celebrated annually March 17, along with the history of the Irish people. Shows will run from noon to 12:30 p.m. at the marketplace, and from 12:45 p.m. to around 1 p.m. at the Stanley Beer Hall on both Saturday and Sunday. The school will return for a noon show on St. Patrick’s Day.

Mary Cassatt, Sara and Her Mother with the Baby

THEY PERSISTED

BY KARA MASON AND CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff Writers

A cluster of pink hardhats isn’t a regular occurrence on most construction sites, but the Aurora Highlands housing development on the northeastern edge of the city isn’t a run-of-the-mill construction site.

The five-acre development that will eventually include more than 12,000 residential units, add four new schools, house 60,000 people and supply thousands of new jobs is being largely developed by a group of women in leadership roles at local and major homebuilding companies.

From left, Leslie Moen, Co-founder, Owner, and President, Bridgewater Homes, Linda Purdy, Colorado Division President, Tri Pointe Homes, Carla Ferreira, Director of Development, The Aurora Highlands and Ricarda Dietsch, Area President Mountain Region, Taylor Morrison Homes, stand for a portrait in front of construction equipment on-site at The Aurora Highlands. Five of the homebuilders working on the project are represented by women.

Provided photo by Valerie Rae

Despite a dearth of women in the construction business, these women pushed past resistance to bring a massive development to Aurora and the state

On The Cover: Carla Ferreira stands for a portrait in front of a scale model of The Aurora Highlands neighborhood, March 8, at the neighborhood Visitors Center. Ferreira is the Director of On-Site Development and Principal of The Aurora Highlands project.

Top: Rows of houses are in the process of being built, March 8, in The Aurora Highlands.

Below: A scale model of The Aurora Highlands Neighborhood sits on display in the neoghborhood Vistors Center.

Opposite Page Top: A scale model of The Aurora Highlands Neighborhood sits on display in the neoghborhood Vistors Center.

Opposite Page Below: Carla Ferreira

Photos by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado

“It was somewhat overwhelming for me to see so many female leaders for the builders that are participating in the Aurora Highlands,” said Ricarda Dietsch, president of Taylor Morrison Homes Mountain Region. “That’s a very, very unusual situation.”

Dietsch has been in the homebuilding industry for more than two decades, and like many women leaders in her position, she’s almost always the only woman in the room. Sometimes, she said, it’s not noticeable because it’s been the norm for so long. But when planning meetings started for the Aurora Highlands development over five years ago, Dietsch said it was very apparent that women would have a big hand in building one of the region’s biggest housing developments.

She described those first meetings as refreshing. Women in leadership roles often know that they bring a different perspective to the table, but this was happening in real time.

Five of the homebuilders working on the project are represented by women.

Carla Ferreira, Aurora Highlands co-owner and director of onsite development, sees women leadership in the project as one of many wins on the site since taking on the project with her father, Carlo Ferreira. The two are equal partners in the development, though she said people often think she’s her dad’s secretary when they show up to meetings together.

Ferreira said she’s had to fight for her place in the world of homebuilding, even with having her father as a business partner. Women have made that journey a bit easier, especially on tough days.

Becoming co-developer meant learning a whole new world for Ferreira, whose background is in art and anthropology. She moved to the development site to oversee the project long before any other building was happening. It was lonely, she said. But it was also empowering, like most everything else about the project.

“There were days where I was on the verge of tears. We were fighting oil and gas issues a couple years ago, and so I would go sit in these lockeddoor conference rooms. I would be the only woman in the room, and I would get yelled at by these older white men who didn’t agree with what I was saying,” she said. “But the moment that I would go back to my office, and I’d have a meeting with any of the women we work with, it just had this effect that would calm me because it was like I wasn’t competing for my place to be there.”

In the end, the Aurora Highlands struck a deal with oil and gas drillers to keep production away from homes in the area.

“I commonly receive the question, ‘Oh, did your husband start the homebuilding company? Did your family pass it down?’ And my response is always no, I have two business partners.”

—LeslieMoen,Co-founder,Owner,and PresidentofBridgewaterHomes.

Women building a future in the industry

Like Ferreira, many of the women working on the Aurora Highlands said they’ve encountered questions and wrong assumptions about their work in homebuilding.

“I commonly receive the question, ‘Oh, did your husband start the homebuilding company? Did your family pass it down?’ And my response is always no, I have two business partners,” said Leslie Moen, co-founder, owner and president of Bridgewater Homes. “I always get the question of ‘well, most little girls don’t dream of being a homebuilder,’ for whatever reason, and it’s just something by chance for me, but I love it.”

In Colorado, the construction industry makes up about 7% of the workforce, according to state statistics. But the number of workers is expected to grow significantly. Labor experts believe that employment growth between 2020 and 2030 will be about 26%.

Women are likely to play a much larger role in that growth than ever.

According to Census data, 25% of the state’s 17,618 residential building workers are women. Overall, women make up about 19% of Colorado’s construction workforce. That’s much higher than the national average. In 2020, women made up about 11% of the construction industry, which was a steady increase over the previous years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Across all industries, women make up nearly 47% of the country’s labor force.

Christina Zavislan, a senior marketing manager at Mortenson and co-chair of the company’s women in construction resource group, said that over her 20 years in the construction industry she’s seen an increased respect for women in the field, which has been encouraging.

Slightly more than 30% of Mortenson’s employees are women, about three times the industry average. She credits the company’s commitment to mentorship for the high percentage, along with its intentional work on diversity and inclusion.

“It’s really made a huge impact in ensuring women have a voice,” she said.

Building a pipeline from education into the workforce is a key component to retaining more women. Zavislan was interested in construction from a young age, but said that when she pursued it in college she was made to feel like it wasn’t for her.

“I once walked into a classroom and a teacher asked me if I belonged,” she said.

Mortenson has partnerships with local colleges, including the University of Colorado and Colorado State University, to try to engage with more women and has a presence at job fairs at several school districts, including Aurora Public Schools.

Colorado is already experiencing a shortage of workers in the construction industry, and over the next 18 months Zavislan said the state is projected to have a significant increase in projects. And according to Build Colorado, 45,000 more workers will be needed in the state’s construction industry by 2027.

In this environment, “it’s imperative that we ensure that we have the right people, including women,” she said.

The women working on the Aurora Highlands echo what studies of women in the workplace have found: their differing perspectives make a difference and they’re good at collaborating with each other.

A 2013 National Bureau of Economic Research paper found that to be true. The National Association of Women in Construction says that’s a particular bonus in an industry of complex projects with lots of moving parts.

“From my perspective, it still continues to be a very male dominated industry,” said Natasha Gandhi, division president at Richmond Homes. “I think us women are just persistent and we’ve been bullish, and we continue to persevere in a male dominated industry. I think the proof is in the pudding.”

Gandhi’s father was a general in the Indian army, so she said she and her sister were raised to be strong women. “You talk about no crying in homebuilding, there was just no crying,” she said of her childhood.

For Gandhi and Ricarda Dietsch at Taylor Morrison

Homes and others, there weren’t a lot of women they could call for advice, but they hope that will change for the next generation of leaders.

“At the start of my career, I often noticed females concentrated primarily in marketing and sales roles, which is where I began myself,” said Liesel Cooper, national president for Century Homes. “Now, I’m seeing more females involved across all divisions and roles. The industry will only grow and become further enriched by representation throughout all layers and verticals of a company.”

Preps

The Grandview girls basketball team returned to the Denver Coliseum March 4 for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and played like it never left.

ts finished with 16 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots as Grandview cruised to victory. The Wolves (16-9) will take on No. 2 Highlands Ranch — a 54-39 winner over No. 7 Doherty — at 8:30 p.m. March 10 in the semifinals.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

The last time the program set shoes on the floor at the venue, it was with a big win over Valor Christian on March 12, 2020, in the Class 5A semifinals, a victory that was supposed to follow just two days later with a state championship matchup with Cherry Creek.

But not everybody had experience on the big stage, which produced a rough start for both teams, as it took nearly two minutes for either team to get on the scoreboard.

“We only had two players who had played games here, so there were definitely some nerves, but we worked through it,” Ulitzky said.

Pack back in hunt

That title game got wiped out and the tournament moved away last season, but the Wolves and Bruins ended up meeting on the floor, but in this season’s Great 8 instead. Grandview played like it had been there before in a 70-38 victory to gain a three-game sweep of its Centennial League rivals and a chance to return March 10 in the semifinals.

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

“It was so surreal, I loved it,” said guard Marya Hudgins, who along with fellow senior Lauren Betts were the only two Wolves to have played in that last 2020 game at the venue.

“When I walked in initially, it was like ‘I missed this feeling.’ It’s awesome.”

The Santa Clara-bound Hudgins and Betts — the 6-foot-7 Stanford signee — both looked more than comfortable in their returns to the Denver Coliseum. On 70 percent shooting from the field, Hudgins scored a game-high 21 points, while Bet-

One of the first-timers, senior Amaya Charles, knocked down her first shot at the Coliseum, a 3-pointer, to put Grandview up 8-4 midway through the first quarter and the Wolves were off and running.

“I think since it was almost everybody’s first time, everybody was nervous at first,” said Charles, who finished with 10 points. “As soon as we started playing basketball, we knew we would be OK.”

Grandview led by double figures two minutes into the second quarter over the Bruins, a team made up largely of sophomores and freshmen. The Wolves pushed the margin to 20 late in the opening half and went into the break up 19.

Freshman A’Neya Chambers (who had a team-high 13 points) asserted herself for Cherry Creek early in the third quarter and helped get the margin down to 17, but the lead went back to 20 after three quarters and crested with the final margin of 32.

Grandview’s standout freshman, Sienna Betts, added 10 points.

The Wolves’ win earned them a seventh consecutive trip to the Final Four.

They were tripped up last year by Regis Jesuit in a game played on the Raiders’ home floor instead of the Denver Coliseum, but prior to that had won their previous four semifinal contests to reach the state title game.

Grandview has become somewhat familiar with facing Highlands Ranch in the postseason, as the programs will square off for the fourth time since 2007. Coach Caryn Jarocki’s Falcons came out on top in the second round in 2007 and in the Great 8 in 2012, while Ulitzky’s Wolves won in the 2018 Great 8.

The winner of this meeting moves into the 5 p.m. March 12 state championship game against either No. 1 Valor Christian or No. 5 Arapahoe.

“We’re super excited,” Charles said. “Only a couple more days of practice and then the Final Four. We’re ready.”

Added Hudgins: “It’s my last week of high school basketball, so I’m super excited and I’m going to just take it all in.”

ABOVE: Members of the Grandview girls basketball team pose with the Alice Barron Regional plaque they won with a 70-38 victory over Cherry Creek in Class 5A Great 8 girls basketball playoff game March 4 at Denver Coliseum. BELOW: Grandview senior Marya Hudgins holds up four fingers to signify the third-seeded Wolves earning a spot in the March 10 5A girls semifinals at the Denver Coliseum, where they are scheduled to tip off with No. 2 Highlands Ranch at 8:30 p.m. with the winner heading to the state title game March 12 at the same venue. Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado

Right: Eagelcrest’s Jayden Washington (10) walks off the floor as Chaparral players celebrate after the Wolverines rallied for a 6560 win over the Raptors in a Class 5A Great 8 boys basketball playoff game March 5 at Denver Coliseum.

Middle: Eaglecrest freshman LaDavian King (1) made several big shots and finished with 20 points for the Raptors in the defeat.

Below: Washington, left, tries to finish inside as Chaparral’s Joel Speckman II (23) defends. The Wolverines rallied by packing their defense in the lane and preventing inside baskets in the pivotal fourth quarter.

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The Eaglecrest boys basketball team was just eight minutes away from a coveted trip to the Class 5A Final Four March 5 when everything went wrong.

The Raptors seemingly couldn’t miss for the first three quarters of their Great 8 contest at the Denver Coliseum against Chaparral and had a 13-point lead to protect as they sought to reach the semifinals for the first time since the program’s state championship-winning 2017 season.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Sixth-seeded Eaglecrest managed just four points in the final quarter, however, while the Wolverines methodically worked their way back and finally in front and held on for a stunning 65-60 victory to steal the Final Four bid coach Jarris Krapcha’s Raptors had within their grasp.

Eaglecrest had a nine-point lead and had possession with the clock running down, only to miss and leave enough time for Chaparral’s Luke Williams to make a layup and get fouled, cutting the lead to six at the break. The Raptors worked the lead up to as many as 16 in the third quarter when Washington knocked down two 3-pointers and the period ended with a 13-point margin after a triple by junior Kyelin Sanders.

“We gave up the and-1 to end the first half and I felt like in the third we gave up a couple of easy baskets on transition,” Krapcha said. “Those were big baskets that kept the lights on. You get up by 20 or more and that should be it. We left them just enough daylight.”

Slipped away

“Obviously, we couldn’t make any shots and all the shots that fell in the first three quarters didn’t fall,” Krapcha said. “If even one of those 3s in the fourth quarter goes down, I think we win that game. …It’s tough. I really think we are a team that could be playing for the title.”

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

Freshman LaDavian King scored 20 points, senior Jayden Washington 16 and senior Mostapaha Elmoutaouakkil 15 for Centennial League champion Eaglecrest, which had its 14-game winning streak snapped and finished the season 20-5.

The Raptors had thrived on their perimeter shooting in the postseason, as the Centennial League champions had knocked down nine 3-pointers apiece in a second round win over Highlands Ranch as well as a big Sweet 16 victory over rival Smoky Hill in their previous contest.

Eaglecrest also made nine triples against Chaparral, including five in the first half — three by Elmoutaouakkil and two by King — for a six-point advantage at the break. The opening two quarters also included a fastbreak dunk from junior guard Peyton Taylor that sparked the Raptors.

The shooting that had been so good in building that lead disappeared in the fourth quarter, however, as the Raptors took many of the same shots, but had them rim out and got almost no offensive rebounds on those misses as Chaparral chose to pack the paint and takes its chances on the results of the perimeter shooting.

Hampered by foul trouble, Elmoutaouakkil — who averaged 20-plus points per game for the season — finished with just three in the second half as the Wolverines’ defense gave him very little space.

Meanwhile, Chaparral got hot behind Williams, who scored 12 of his game-high 32 points in the period as well as some big buckets from reserve Bennett Pegues. The Wolverines also were awarded 12 free throws in the final period, which was seven more than Eaglecrest got for the entire game.

The Wolverines ran off 12 straight points to turn a 58-49 deficit into a 61-58 advantage, which Eaglecrest cut into when Taylor got an offensive rebound and Washington scored inside to make it a one-point game with 58 seconds left.

A missed 3-point try to tie resulted a rebound and free throw chance for Chaparral’s Gavin Carter, who made 1-of-2 for a four-point lead that wouldn’t be challenged.

Eaglecrest will have some big shoes to fill next season with the graduations of Elmoutaouakkil and Washington among others, but expect to have a few of guards back — including King, who thrived in the postseason — and some size in junior Josh Ray and freshman Garrett Barger, who both played significant minutes in the Great 8 contest.

PHOTOS GALLERIES

Preps

GIRLS BASKETBALL Grandview’s Lauren Betts wins Gatorade’s Colorado POY award

A day before she leads the Grandview girls basketball team into the Class 5A state semifinals, senior Lauren Betts has been named Gatorade’s Colorado Player of the Year for the second time in her prep career March 9.

The 6-foot-7 Betts, the consensus top-rated player in the country in the Class of 2022 and a Stanford University signee, has averaged 17.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots per game in leading the Wolves to a 16-9 record.

Along with all the other state winners from across the country, Betts is a finalist for Gatorade’s National Player of the Year award.

Off the court, Betts has a 3.58 Grade Point Average, while she is also a volunteer locally with Project C.U.R.E., which prepares medical supplies to be sent to developing countries around the world. She has also volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House and coached youth basketball.

Betts is also a McDonald’s All-American Game selection.

CHSAA

Former APS AD Mike Krueger chosen as new commissioner

The Aurora ties to the job of commissioner of the Colorado High School Activities Association remain as Michael Krueger will take over the position next year.

Krueger — who served a stint as the Aurora Public Schools’ Athletic Director from 2014-18 — has been approved by CHSAA’s Board of Directors to become the governing body’s 10th commissioner the organization announced March 8.

Currently working for Indianapolis-based USA Football, Krueger is set to return to Colorado to succeed Rhonda Blanford-Green, a former prep star at Aurora Central High School, who announced in December that she would retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year.

Krueger and two other finalists — including current CHSAA assistant commissioner Bethany Brookens, who has Aurora ties herself as an Overland High School graduate and member of its Hall of Fame as well as Colorado Springs District 11 AD Chris Noll — interviewed March 7 with the Board and administrative staff.

Krueger’s current post with USA Football is as Senior Director of Education, a role he moved into after originally taking a job as Director of Coaching.

Among his roles in Colorado, Krueger was a voting member of the

CHSAA Legislative Council, chairman of the CHSAA Football Committee, a member of the sports medicine advisory & softball committees and was the Western Slope League president.

Blanford-Green — the first African-American women to be selected as CHSAA’s commissioner — has been named President of the Board of Directors of USA Cheer.

FOOTBALL Hinkley hires Dennis York as new head coach

With the tragic death of head coach T.C. Newland late last year still lingering, the Hinkley football program needed some stability going forward.

The Thunderbirds have just that as Dennis York, a holdover from Newland’s staff from the past two seasons, has been hired to lead the program going into the 2022 season.

The 59-year-old York has more than three decades of coaching experience — including stints locally as an assistant at Gateway, Rangeview and Smoky Hill — and gets to step in the leadership role for a Hinkley program that is in need of the known after Newland passed away in December.

“It’s tough and to be honest, we need to have a familiar face in there,” York told the Sentinel. “T.C. was my best friend and I want to continue the legacy that he started. We’re going

to do things a little bit differently, but keep on the path. We had a four-year plan and we were in Year 2, so we’re going to continue with that.”

York said he made himself available daily after Newland’s death for players to talk and he played a supporting role to allow them to “find themselves again.”

Hinkley athletic director Rodney Padilla called York a good fit for the job, especially at this time.

Low numbers and inexperience were big obstacles for Hinkley over the last two seasons — the spring and fall of 2021 — which resulted in an 0-15 mark over that span.

The Thunderbirds went 7-3 in the 2019 season under Michael Farda, who moved back to his native Texas after the campaign. Farda’s departure caused some players to not come out the next season and the difficulties presented by COVID-19 had a major impact on progress.

The young players that came out and played through the difficult situations have matured and grown tougher — boosting York’s hope of a more physical brand of football in the new season — while getting the number of players Farda had out in his time is just as important.

“I think what has improved is their football IQ,” York said. “We played a lot of freshmen and sophomores and a lot of kids that had never played before.

Invitational at the Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center. Liam Ross won the lone event for the Penguins as he topped the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 425.25 points. The team’s next-highest finish came from Gavin Harding, who was fifth in the 200 yard individual medley. ...THURSDAY, MARCH 3: The Smoky Hill boys swim team opened the season in grand fashion by sweeping first place in all 12 events en route to a 142.5-37.5 Centennial League dual meet win over visiting Arapahoe. Jake Baker and Daniel Yi won two individual events apiece and Sam Baker, Joshua Nieves, Brayden Pearce, Kyle Brushaber and diver Brandon Bicknell topped at least one event for the Buffaloes, who also took all three relay events and had double-digit Class 5A state qualifying swims. ...The Cherokee Trail boys swim team opened the new season with a 107-22 Centennial League home win over Overland that came with a sweep of all 12 events. Tucker Meeks won two events and Andrew Wilson, Hugh Mullen, Jacob Mueller, Bronson Smothers and Dominic McCoy also won events for the Cougars, who took all three relays as well.

WEEK AHEAD

The week ahead in

Aurora prep sports

Now, we have (chalk)board meetings to go over fundamental stuff and I test them on it. Their football IQ is a lot better. The key thing for us is to get kids on the field, because has been a huge problem.”

York said he hopes for some success against a schedule that is already set with games against George Washington, Aurora Central, Adams City, Centaurus, Liberty, Thornton, Widefield, Gateway, Vista PEAK and Palmer upcoming in the fall.

York is the fourth new head football coach hired so far among Aurora programs ahead of the fall season, joining Chris Dixon at Rangeview, Justin Jajczyk at Cherokee Trail and Mike Schmitt at Eaglecrest. Smoky Hill is still in the process of hiring a new head coach to replace Tom Thenell, who departed for a college job at Colorado Mesa University.

WEEK PAST

The week past in Aurora prep sports

TUESDAY, MARCH 8: In bitterly cold conditions, the Vista PEAK girls tennis team dropped its season-opening dual match to visiting Northfield, 7-0. ...SATURDAY, MARCH 5: The Aurora Public Schools co-op boys swim team (which is based out of Hinkley) finished seventh out of 11 scoring teams at the Legacy Lightning

THURSDAY, MARCH 10: While weather may cause the postponement of a large slate of outdoor sports, four boys swim meets involving Aurora teams and three boys volleyball matches could go on as planned. in The pool, Regis Jesuit plays host to Fossil Ridge at 4 p.m., while 5 p.m. Centennial League meets have Cherokee Trail at Mullen, Grandview at Overland and Smoky Hill at Cherry Creek. Regis Jesuit visits Eaglecrest in boys volleyball at 6:30 p.m., while Grandview is home to HIghlands Ranch at the same time and Cherokee Trail is at Legend at 6 p.m. ...FRIDAY, MARCH

11: Boys volleyball is on tap with a 5:30 p.m. match at Vista PEAK against visiting Overland, while Grandview plays at Rock Canyon at 6 p.m. and Regis Jesuit is home to Cherry Creek at 7 p.m. ...The APS co-op boys swim team has a 4 p.m. dual meet at Hinkley against Fort Collins. ...The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team is scheduled to play host to Grandview at 6 p.m. ...SATURDAY, MARCH 12: The track & field season is scheduled to begin (venue conditions permitting) with Centennial League teams at Stutler Bowl, Regis Jesuit at the Continental League Relays at EchoPark Stadium and Aurora CEntral, Rangeview and Vista PEAK at the Ivory Moore Columbine Invite at Jeffco Stadium ...MONDAY, MARCH

14: The Vista PEAK baseball team has a 10 a.m. first pitch against Skyview in a game preemptively moved from the weekend due to weather, while the girls soccer team plays host to Denver South at 4 p.m. ...The Grandview boys lacrosse team pays a 4 p.m. visit to Kent Denver. ...The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team plays the first of two road games in California. ...TUESDAY, MARCH 15: The Grandview baseball team is scheduled for a Foundation Game against ThunderRidge at 2 p.m. at Coors Field. ...WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16: The Cherokee Trail boys swim team has a 5 p.m. Centennial League road dual at Arapahoe.

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ABOVE: Vista PEAK No. 1 singles player Navaeh Lujan returns a shot during a loss in the Bison’s home girls tennis dual match March 9. BELOW RIGHT: There was a lot to cheer for the Smoky Hill boys swim team March 3 as the Buffaloes swept all 12 events to beat Arapahoe. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/ Sentinel Colorado)

Familiar face: Hinkley hired Dennis York, who has been on the staff for the past two seasons, as its new head football coach. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)

Because the people must know

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0100-2021

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

On December 17, 2021, 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)

JERRY GOMEZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

BANKUNITED N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

December 05, 2009

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 15, 2009

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

B9134926

Original Principal Amount

$159,890.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$121,091.46

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 33, BLOCK 30, MEADOWOOD FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as:

3352 SOUTH OURAY WAY, 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, 04/20/2022, 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 2/24/2022

Last Publication 3/24/2022

Name of Publication Sentinel 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: 12/17/2021

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, 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

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

David R. Doughty #40042

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 16-012730

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. 0211-2020

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

On December 15, 2020, 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)

COST FUND 1, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

August 16, 2019 County of Recording Arapahoe

Date of Deed of Trust

August 28, 2019

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

D9088209

Original Principal Amount $115,200.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $115,200.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 264, CLUB

VALENCIA CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 1979 IN BOOK 3135, PAGE 443, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON DECEMBER 12, 1979 IN BOOK 42, PAGE 74, OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

1306 S PARKER RD, #264, DENVER, CO 80231. 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, 04/14/2021, 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 2/18/2021

Last Publication 3/18/2021

Name of Publication Sentinel 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: 12/15/2020 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert T. Cosgrove #12217 Burns, Wall and Mueller, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 800, Denver, CO 80203-1299 (303) 830-7000 Attorney File # 1306 S PARKER 264

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. 0002-2022

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

$32,918.44

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.

LOT 29, BLOCK 4, AURORA HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1144 S TRUCKEE WAY, 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, 05/04/2022, 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 3/10/2022

Last Publication 4/7/2022

Name of Publication Sentinel

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: 01/04/2022

Susan Sandstrom,

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

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, 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-21-894772-LL

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

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0093-2021

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

On December 3, 2021, 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)

Robin M Watson

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.

Date of Deed of Trust

November 18, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 10, 2019

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

D9135302

Original Principal Amount

$423,922.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$415,418.79

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

CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Also known by street and number as: 119 S. Oak Hill Court, Aurora, CO 80018.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 11/16/2021 AT RECEPTION NO. E1175482 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, 04/06/2022, 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 2/10/2022

Last Publication 3/10/2022

Name of Publication Sentinel

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: 12/03/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, 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

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

David R. Doughty #40042

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 21-026006

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. 0094-2021

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

Deed of Trust:

On December 3, 2021, 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)

AMBROSIA MOLLET-GLENN

Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

MIDFIRST BANK

Date of Deed of Trust

August 02, 2018

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 08, 2018

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

D8078628

Original Principal Amount

$117,012.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$113,643.93

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

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 20, BLOCK 4, SOMERSET VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO APN #: 034520597 Also known by street and number as: 1188 S PITKIN WAY, AURORA, CO 80017.

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, 04/06/2022, 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 2/10/2022

Last Publication 3/10/2022

Name of Publication Sentinel 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: 12/03/2021

Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, 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

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

David R. Doughty #40042

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 21-026080

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

AT SAID MEETING ANY PERSON IN INTEREST MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON THE REQUESTED APPROVAL.

RESOLUTION NO. R2022

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 WEST HALF OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 65 WEST, AND THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, TO BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3112-107(1), C.R.S., AND GIVING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION (Aurora Highlands Hospital Annexation) 6.097 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 THAT:

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 11, 2022, 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 . 2022.

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 BEING A PORTION OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WARRANTY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 27, 1983 IN BOOK 2804, AT PAGE 814, A PORTION OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WARRANTY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 27, 1983 IN BOOK 2804, AT PAGE 817, A PORTION OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WARRANTY DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 27, 1983 IN BOOK 2804, AT PAGE 820, ALL THOSE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 29, 2021 AT RECEPTION NO. 2021000150892, ALL IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, LYING WITHIN THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 65 WEST, AND THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SAID COUNTY AND STATE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE NORTH SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTIONS 25 AND 30, WHENCE THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30 BEARS SOUTH 00°13’45” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,324.09 FEET;

THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, AND ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 85-188 RECORDED IN BOOK 3132, AT PAGE 642, IN SAID OFFICIAL RECORDS, NORTH 89°23’15”

EAST, A DISTANCE OF 72.24 FEET TO THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 18-028 RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 2018000080162, AND THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 2,221.84 FEET, THE RADIUS POINT OF SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 86°38’41” EAST;

THENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 18-028 THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES:

SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE

THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°20’36”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 129.65

FEET;

NON-TANGENT TO SAID CURVE, SOUTH 00°00’02” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 194.12 FEET;

NORTH 89°59’58” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 97.14 FEET;

SOUTH 00°13’45” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,804.05 FEET;

NORTH 89°46’06” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF E-470 PARCEL NO. TK-104 AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED AUGUST 1, 1996, IN BOOK 4807, PAGE 545;

THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY

BOUNDARY OF SAID LAST DESCRIBED

PARCEL NO. TK-104, SOUTH 00°13’45”

EAST, A DISTANCE OF 175.57 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL NO. TK-104;

THENCE SOUTH 89°31’40” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30;

THENCE ALONG SAID LAST DESCRIBED WEST LINE, SOUTH 00°13’45” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 15.41 FEET;

THENCE DEPARTING SAID LAST DESCRIBED WEST LINE, NORTH 89°37’52” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 40.00 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF E-470 PARCEL NO. TK-103 AS DESCRIBED IN RULE AND ORDER RECORDED MAY 14, 1997, IN BOOK 5006, PAGE 30;

THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID PARCEL TK-103, SOUTH 00°13’45” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 614.30 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL TK-103;

THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 2021000150892 THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES:

SOUTH 89°37’52” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 40.00 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER;

DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE, SOUTH 89°30’26” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 81.10 FEET;

NORTH 00°00’00” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 4,059.52 FEET;

NORTH 02°04’05” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 43.34 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 1,679.00 FEET, THE RADIUS POINT OF SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 85°30’00” EAST;

NORTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 07°37’35”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 223.49 FEET TO THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 85-188;

THENCE ALONG SAID LAST DESCRIBED WESTERLY BOUNDARY, SOUTH 00°13’45” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 381.12 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 89°32’27” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINING AN AREA OF 6.097 ACRES, (265,596 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

First Publication: March 10, 2022

Final Publication: March 31, 2022

Sentinel

AVISO DE CANCELACIÓN DE LA ELECCIÓN REGULAR POR PARTE DEL FUNCIONARIO ELECTORAL DESIGNADO POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE DOCUMENTO el Ash Meadows Distrito Metropolitano del Condado de Adams, Colorado, notifica que al cierre del horario del sexagésimo tercer día antes de la elección no había más candidatos para director que los puestos a ser ocupados, lo cual incluye a los candidatos que están presentando declaraciones juradas de intención para ser candidatos de denominación directa; por consiguiente, la elección a celebrarse el 3 de mayo de 2022, queda por medio del presente cancelada, de conformidad con la Sección 1-13.5-513, C.R.S. Los siguientes candidatos son declarados electos:

Lucas Nishimoto hasta la segunda elección regular (Mayo 6, 2025)

Vacante hasta la segunda elección regular (Mayo 6, 2025)

Vacante hasta la segunda elección regular (Mayo 6, 2025)

Vacante hasta la próxima elección regular (Mayo 2, 2023)

Vacante hasta la próxima elección regular (Mayo 2, 2023)

FECHADO EL: Marzo 1, 2022

/s/ Lisa Jacoby Funcionario electoral designado para el Ash Meadows Distrito Metropolitano c/o McGeady Becher P.C. 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254 Teléfono:303-592-4380

Publication: March 10, 2022

Sentinel

AVISO DE CANCELACIÓN DE LA ELECCIÓN REGULAR POR PARTE DEL FUNCIONARIO ELECTORAL DESIGNADO

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE DOCUMENTO el Airways Business Center Distrito Metropolitano del Condado de Adams, Colorado, notifica que al cierre del horario del sexagésimo tercer día antes de la elección no había más candidatos para director que los puestos a ser ocupados, lo cual incluye a los candidatos que están presentando declaraciones juradas de intención para ser candidatos de denominación directa; por consiguiente, la elección a celebrarse el 3 de mayo de 2022, queda por medio del presente cancelada, de conformidad con la Sección 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

Los siguientes candidatos son declarados electos:

VACANT hasta la segundo elección regular (Mayo 6, 2025)

VACANT hasta la segundo elección regular (Mayo 6, 2025)

VACANT hasta la segundo elección regular (Mayo 6, 2025)

VACANT hasta la próximo elección regular (Mayo 2, 2023)

FECHADO EL: 2 de marzo de 2022

/s/ Catherine V. Will Funcionario electoral designado para el Airways Business Center Distrito Metropolitano c/o McGeady Becher P.C. 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254 Teléfono:303-592-4380

Publication: March 10, 2022

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comply with ADA guidelines. All permits should be included in price.

Bids shall be submitted on a lump sum basis.

Copies of the drawings and project specifications are also on file and may be examined at the Smoky Hill Metropolitan District clubhouse, located at 5405 S. Telluride Street, Centennial, CO 80015 by making an appointment with Tom Mehl, Board Director (tom@shmd.info).

Site visits may be made at the park along E. Crestline Avenue (Approx 17080 E Crestline Ave) between Buckley Rd and Telluride Street, Centennial, CO 80015 by making an appointment with Tom Mehl, Board Director (email: tom@shmd.info or text to 303-906-5569).

The bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Performance, Payment and Warranty Bond guaranteeing faithful performance.

No bids may be withdrawn within a period of sixty (60) days after the date Bids are opened.

Publication: March 10, 2022

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INVITATION TO BID

Buckley Metropolitan District No. 1 (hereinafter the “District”) will receive sealed Bids for a construction management service contract at the office of White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron, on March 17, 2022. Bids should be emailed to Zachary P. White at zwhite@wbapc.com. At such time, Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. For more information, including a copy of the Instructions to Bidders, please contact Zachary White at zwhite@wbapc. com.

The work includes certain construction management and administrative services including, but not limited to the following:

(1) construction management, including preparing and negotiating final construction contracts, public improvements agreements, oversight of construction activities, contractors and project budget, including all pay applications, providing periodic financial and construction schedule reports to the District, and coordination of the transfer and acceptance of public improvements to the underlying public entity, as appropriate; and

(2) administrative services including coordination with consultants, including the District’s accountant and general counsel, coordination with contractors for ongoing and future operation activities, assisting in budget preparation and billing operations, record keeping, maintenance of District files, assuring compliance with the District’s governing documents and other agreements, assisting in the administration of the District’s outstanding bonds (if any), assistance in preparation of annual financial reports and audits, insurance administration, document drafting, response to inquiries, provision of periodic reports, and oversight and bidding of maintenance and security contracts. The work is located within the service area of the Buckley Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4, City of Aurora, Colorado. The contractor performing the work must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local governmental requirements and adhere to all District rules, regulations and policies. Applicants must have familiarity working with special districts and Title 32 financing structures as well as working knowledge of the planned development within the District.

The work to be performed shall be pursuant to an Independent Contractor Agreement which will expire on December 31, 2022, subject to renewal and annual appropriation. Said Independent Contractor Agreement generally describes the District/Manager relationship and specific services to be provided to the District. Copies of the Independent Contractor Agreement in draft form, and other documents related to the scope of the project, will be available from White, Bear, Ankele, Tanaka and Waldron, on or after March 10, 2022, which can be contacted at 303-858-1800 or zwhite@wbapc.com.

Belleview Pl as shown on Construction Drawings. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project. Attendance is highly recommended.

Contract Documents may be obtained electronically starting on March 3, 2022 at www.eccv.org under the Resources and Information menu by clicking on Request for Bids. The user will then enter the bid number 8137090 into the search field and click the search button to find the project. Download the digital documents for $30. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital project information and vBid online bid submittal questions. Project bid documents must be downloaded from QuestCDN which will add your company to the Planholder List and allow access to vBid online bidding for the submittal of your bid (which is required for this project). For this project, bids will only be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com.

The Bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish “Performance and Maintenance” and “Labor and Material Payment” bonds to the District. The “Performance and Maintenance” and “Labor and Material Payment” bonds shall be furnished in the amount of 100 percent of the contract, in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or to accept that proposal or combination of proposals, if any, which in its sole and absolute judgment, will under all circumstances best serve the District’s interest. No proposal will be accepted from any firm, person, or corporation, who is a defaulter as to surety or otherwise, or is deemed incompetent, irresponsible, or unreliable by the District Board of Directors.

Contractor shall be prepared to participate in an interview if so desired by the Owner as soon as the afternoon of the second business day following the date that bids are due.

No proposals will be considered which are received after the time indicated above, and any proposals so received after the scheduled closing time shall remain unopened.

/s/ East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District

First Publication: March 3, 2022

Final Publication: March 17, 2022

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INVITATION TO BID

Electronic (PDF) Sealed Competitive Proposals will be received by East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District for the Well SA-1 Re-Drilling Project until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 21, 2022. Provide sealed proposals through QuestCDN virtual bid. A pre-bid meeting will be held on the project site at 10:30 am on March 4, 2022.

The work generally consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, accessories, and labor to drill, develop and equip replacement water supply well SA-1R, a deep well in the Arapahoe Aquifer of the Denver Basin. Site improvements will also be performed, including but not limited to yard piping and site restoration. Existing Well SA-1 will be decommissioned after replacement Well SA-1R has been tested, accepted and is in operation.

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Publication: March 10, 2022

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INVITATION TO BID

CRESTLINE PARK IMPROVEMENTS

SMOKY HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Sealed bids will be received by Smoky Hill Metropolitan District via email (tom@ shmd.info) until 4:00 p.m. local time on March 24, 2022. Bids received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.

At the clubhouse located at 5405 S. Telluride Street, Centennial, CO 80015 on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 4:00 p.m., and promptly thereafter, all bids that have been duly received will be opened publicly and read aloud. All interested parties are invited to attend. Smoky Hill Metropolitan District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities or informalities in any bid.

The work to be performed generally includes: demo, re-grading, resurfacing, and necessary enlargement of existing (Basketball) Court area (currently 84 ft by 84 ft Existing area), post-tension concrete base with finished court surface to include two basketball goals and two regulation sized Pickle Ball courts. Fencing around the court and demo/repair/install of access walkways from the Crestline Ave Park entrance to the Court. Finished project must

The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to determine which bid is, in the District’s judgment, the lowest responsive and responsible bid. The District also reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid and to delete certain items listed in the bid as set forth therein.

Publication: March 10, 2022

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INVITATION TO BID

Electronic (PDF) Sealed Competitive Proposals from qualified Contractors to provide construction services to complete the District’s 2022 Capital Improvement Program Project will be received by East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District at 2:00 p.m. on March 25, 2022. Provide sealed proposals to: QuestCDN virtual bid.

The work generally includes: the rehabilitation of approximately 2,205 lf of 15” diameter sanitary sewer pipelines using cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining, remove and replace 7 manhole frame and covers and miscellaneous manhole work.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site walk will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on March 15, 2022 at the Trail off E

Contract Documents may be obtained electronically starting on March 2, 2022 at www.eccv.org under the Resources and Information menu by clicking on Request for Bids. The user will then enter the bid number 8141340 into the search field and click the search button to find the project. Download the digital documents for $15. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital project information and vBid online bid submittal questions. Project bid documents must be downloaded from QuestCDN which will add your company to the Planholder List and allow access to vBid online bidding for the submittal of your bid (which is required for this project). Bidders will be charged a fee of $30 to submit a bid electronically. For this project, bids will only be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com

The Bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish “Performance and Maintenance” and “Labor and Material Payment” bonds to the District. The “Performance and Maintenance” and “Labor and Material Payment” bonds shall be furnished in the amount of 100 percent of the contract, in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or to accept that proposal or combination of proposals, if any, which in its sole and absolute judgment, will under all circumstances best serve the District’s interest. No proposal will be accepted from any firm, person, or corporation, who is a defaulter as to surety or otherwise, or is deemed incompetent, irresponsible, or unreliable by the District Board of Directors.

Contractor shall be prepared to participate

in an interview if so desired by the Owner as soon as the afternoon of the second business day following the date that bids are due.

No proposals will be considered which are received after the time indicated above, and any proposals so received after the scheduled closing time shall remain unopened.

/s/ East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District

First Publication: March 3, 2022

Final Publication: March 10, 2022

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104,1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Comanche Crossing Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Lonnie Clark 3-Year Term until May, 2025

Robert Stewart 3-year Term until May, 2025

/s/ Mandi Kirk Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District:

Joan M. Fritsche, Esq.

Telephone Number of the District:

720-833-4223

Address of the District:

3900 E. Mexico Avenue, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80210

District Email: joan@fritschelaw.com

Publication: March 10, 2022

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104,1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Iliff Avenue Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Brian Alpert 3-Year Term until May, 2025

Sally Alpert 3-Year Term until May, 2025

Scott Alpert 3-Year Term until May, 2025

/s/ Mandi Kirk Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District:

Joan M. Fritsche, Esq.

Telephone Number of the District:

720-833-4223

Address of the District:

3900 E. Mexico Avenue, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80210

District Email: joan@fritschelaw.com

Publication: March 10, 2022 Sentinel

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS

AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS POWHATON ROAD

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 4-7

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the Powhaton Road Metropolitan District Nos. 4-7 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby canceled.

The following candidate for the Districts is declared elected by acclamation:

James Spehalski Until May 2025

The following offices remain vacant:

VACANT Until May 2023

VACANT Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the Districts:

Kristin B. Tompkins

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122

Phone: 303-858-1800

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

POWHATON ROAD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the Powhaton Road Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 3 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby cancelled.

The following candidate for the Districts is declared elected by acclamation:

James Spehalski Until May 2025

The following offices remain vacant:

VACANT Until May 2025

VACANT Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the Districts:

Kristin B. Tompkins

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000

Centennial, Colorado 80122

Phone: 303-858-1800

Publication: March 10, 2022

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

E-470 COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the E-470 Commercial Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby canceled.

The following candidate is declared elected by acclamation:

James Spehalski Until May 2025

The following offices remain vacant:

VACANT Until May 2025

VACANT Until May 2025

VACANT Until May 2023

VACANT Until May 2023

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Airways Business Center Metropolitan District, Adams County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected:

VACANT until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

VACANT until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

VACANT until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

VACANT until the next regular election (May 2, 2023)

DATED: March 2, 2022

/s/ Catherine V. Will Designated Election Official for the Airways Business Center Metropolitan District c/o McGeady Becher P.C. 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254 Phone: 303-592-4380

Publication: March 10, 2022

Sentinel NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Bristol Metropolitan District, City of Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected:

VACANT until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

VACANT until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

DATED: March 3, 2022

/s/ Lisa Jacoby Designated Election Official for the Bristol Metropolitan District c/o McGeady Becher P.C. 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254 Phone: 303-592-4380

Publication: March 10, 2022

Sentinel NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Ash Meadows Metropolitan District, Adams County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Lucas Nishimoto until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

Vacant until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

Vacant until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

Vacant until the next regular election (May 2, 2023)

Vacant until the next regular election (May 2, 2023)

DATED: March 1, 2022

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTIONS BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by Abilene

Station Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Districts”), Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird day before the elections there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the elections to be held on May 3, 2022, are hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected to each of the Districts:

VACANT until the next regular election (May 2, 2023)

David J. Erb until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

VACANT until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

VACANT until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

DATED: March 1, 2022

/s/ Jennifer Pino

Designated Election Official for Abilene Station Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 c/o McGeady Becher P.C.

450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254

Telephone No: (303) 592-4380

Publication: March 10, 2022 Sentinel

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

BEACON POINT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Beacon Point Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:

Arvind Trehan Until May 2023

David J. Burachio Until May 2025

David H. Guy Until May 2025

David S. Kiefer Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District: Heather L. Hartung, Esq.

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Publication: March 10, 2022 Sentinel

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS POWHATON ROAD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Powhaton Road Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation:

Whitney Graham Until May 2025

Jennifer R. Merrick Until May 2025

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

COTTONWOOD CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-5

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the Cottonwood Creek Metropolitan District Nos. 1-5 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby canceled.

The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation:

James Spehalski Until May 2025

The following offices remain vacant: VACANT Until May 2025

VACANT Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the Districts:

Kristin Tompkins

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122

Phone: 303- 858-1800

Publication: March 10, 2022 Sentinel

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS POWHATON ROAD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 8-11

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the Powhaton Road Metropolitan District Nos. 8-11 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby canceled.

The following candidate for the Districts is declared elected by acclamation:

James Spehalski Until May 2025

The following offices remain vacant:

VACANT Until May 2023

VACANT Until May 2023

VACANT Until May 2023

VACANT Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the Districts:

Kristin B. Tompkins

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122

Phone: 303-858-1800

Publication: March 10, 2022 Sentinel

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS

CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

THE GARDENS ON HAVANA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of The Gardens on Havana Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby canceled.

The following offices remain vacant:

VACANT Until May 2025

VACANT Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the Districts:

Kristin B. Tompkins

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122

Phone: 303- 858-1800

Publication: March 10, 2022 Sentinel

/s/ Lisa Jacoby

Designated Election Official for Ash Meadows Metropolitan District c/o McGeady Becher P.C. 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254 Telephone No: (303) 592-4380

Publication: March 10, 2022

Sentinel

Robert Gregory Coates Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District:

Kristin B. Tompkins

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000

Centennial, Colorado 80122

Phone: 303- 858-1800

Publication: March 10, 2022 Sentinel

VACANT Until May 2023

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the Districts:

Kristin B. Tompkins

White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122

Phone: 303- 858-1800

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Obituary

Lois Johanna Hartmeier Caviness

July 20, 1931 - January 1, 2022

Lois Johanna Hartmeier Caviness (7/20/1931 - 1/1/2022) passed away on January 1, 2022 at the age of 90 with her children by her side. Lois’s greatest legacies she modeled for her children were integrity, hard work, and the love of learning, books, and travel.

Born in Spokane, WA, on July 20, 1931, Lois was an early reader and also taught herself to play piano by ear. Lois grew up in the eastern Washington town of Fairfield, WA. Valedictorian of Fairfield High School Class of 1949 and a Daughter of the American Revolution Winner, Lois went to the Honors program at Washington State College, graduating summa cum laude in 1953, to become a high school English teacher. Her first teaching job was in the logging town of Newport, WA. She met WWII Navy veteran Robert Caviness who was teaching and coaching at Newport High School. Bob proposed on their third date. They were married on Aug 1st of 1954. They were married for 54 years at the time of Bob’s passing in 2009.

The couple moved to Colorado In 1956 in order for Lois Jo to begin her Master’s degree in Library Sciences at DU Women’s College. Their stay in Colorado was to be temporary, but they found happiness, friends, success, and developed a love of the varied landscapes of Colorado. She taught English at North Jr. High School for several years before their children were born. She returned to work as the librarian at Gateway High School for 17 years. Lois was also a very active member of Alpha Delta Kappa (AKA) for women educators for many years. Lois Caviness retired from 32 years of teaching and being a librarian in 1991.

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Lois’s love affair with Chihuahuas began in the 1950s after Bob bought her a puppy as a present. Caviness’ Chihuahua’s were known throughout the American Kennel Club for their excellent conformation and outgoing temperament. Lois had two number #1 Puppies in the Nation and had several nationally ranked Chihuahuas. In all, Lois finished 48 champion Chihuahuas. After retiring from showing dogs, Lois and Bob became avid birders who traveled to several states to enjoy the natural beauty and birds. Lois also enjoyed traveling to Europe and South America.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents Henry Joseph Hartmeier and Cristel Frances Severena Sorensen Hartmeier, her sister Barbara Hartmeier Browning, and her beloved husband Robert Franklin Caviness. She is survived by her children Craig Caviness (Vicki) and Marla Caviness-French (Robb) and 6 beloved grandchildren (Ryan, Katelyn, Erin, RJ, Zach, & Hanna) who inherited Lois’s love of learning, books, and travel.

A Celebration of Life: Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 12:00pm at Stonebrook Manor in Thornton, CO. In lieu of flowers; the family asks that you make a donation to your favorite high school library.

Thoughts and memorials can be sent to: 2022loisc@gmail.com