Local and national experts say the number of children and young adults suffering from anxiety and depression is nearing a crisis
ANational Public Radio report last week explained what we all know to be true. There are no longer any rules of the road here in Aurora and the metro area, and researchers know why.
During the pandemic, cops circled the paddy wagons and essentially quit providing traffic enforcement until someone crashed and burned. The ranks of cops in Aurora and across the metroplex has thinned so much during the past few years that traffic enforcement as we once knew it is only something you see in the movies. Old ones.
Researchers say that because we no longer, ever, see cops in the rear-viewmirrors, or anywhere other than at car crashes, we drive like idiots because we know we can.
That’s just insulting. Now get out of my way.
You know who you really are. I do, too. You’re the guy in the black Ford F-150 with windows that I only assume you can see out of, on my ass while I’m sailing at 85 miles per hour on I-225 — Aurora’s autobahn.
I love the part of the interstate when you’re southbound from I-70 and you can take the curves like a slingshot. I love it until Mr. Compensating-For-Something arrives with his brights on in my rear-view mirror. I can smell the Sonic breakfast sandwich on your breath, dude. And, I can see the North Dakota plate on your banged-up back bumper, which is where you hang your chrome testicles.
Besides the creep in the black truck, there’s Cement-Truck-Driver-from-Hell and his compatriot, The Trashenator. These guys always pace each other on parallel interstate lanes, cruising 5 miles per hour under the speed limit. Their in-
tent is to drive you insane by forcing you to snuggle up to their backsides so you can sniff the floating debris from Leroy as he barrels toward the landfill.
Get behind the guy hanging his treestump arms out of the cement truck and kiss your windshield goodbye. Don’t think I didn’t notice the Raiders tattoo on your arm, buddy. If you look closely, you can see stray Fiats and Mini Coopers stuck in the treads of these trucks’ muddy tires. I laugh out loud when I see bumper stickers that say, “Not Responsible for Broken Windshields” only because I have a bumper sticker that says, “Not Responsible for Flinging Flaming Bags of Poo.” Don’t mess with me, flatlander.
The worst of the worst, however, is Princess Peroxide and her Battleship Beemer. You’ve seen this woman many times before in Aurora. Big sunglasses, dark windows, navy blue X5 with her face and fingers on her cell phone as she weaves menacingly toward your car at any goddamn speed she chooses. Usually sporting plates from California, Texas, Arizona or someplace seriously South, she’s come to Colorado for a little slumming at the Cherry Creek Mall. Spotted in Aurora, this driver is hopelessly lost. You can’t intimidate her with threatening hand gestures or death glares. But you can pull in front of her and unroll toilet paper out your driver’s window so that it lodges all over the Beemer grill and wipers that cost more than my shoes.
The scariest cars in Aurora are the Alienators. These are the mirror-window, rolling spike-and-chain tombs that vibrate like a cheap motel bed from the pounding, concert-level bass from deep inside. They slide up next to you late at night at intersections where the light never turns green. What might be deep
pounding from a stereo or the smashing of human skulls between granite slabs makes your own rear-view mirror shimmy like Jell-O. I used to think that Satan was in that car, chewing on femurs and sipping a caramel Frappuccino. Turns out it’s usually a skinny 16-year-old kid using a pillow to see over the welded-chain steering wheel. This car always has Colorado plates and weird bumper stickers like “My Other Car is a Prius.”
My archenemy is the driver who sees every other car on the road as a challenge. These people tend to favor cars that start with “M.” They think that when you turn your blinker on, it’s a signal for them to speed up to make sure you don’t change lanes in front of them. Your brake lights are a sign to speed up and then swerve around you. Rather than allow one car length for each 10 miles per hour of speed, these folks — almost always male mouth-breathers and almost always from someplace in the Midwest — appear to drive with one foot on the brake and the other on the gas at the same time. They’re the ones buzzing along the median on I-225 when it’s gridlocked to a halt. These dudes start honking at you before the left turn light turns green because they almost had to wait.
Don’t think that this is going to end any time soon. Colorado State Patrol officials announced a few weeks back that they’re back on the road in full force, and they’ve got just the ticket for handling Colorado’s lawless roads. I haven’t seen a single cop on any metro interstate in the hundreds of miles of roads I warrior past every week.
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Despite what lobbyists for gun rights and the gun industry profess, the United States can reduce gun violence of all kinds, and we can do it through gun-control legislation.
There would be no greater tribute to those killed and maimed in Uvalde, Aurora, Orlando, Boulder, Sandy Hook Elementary School and most recently Nashville, Dadeville and Louisville, and every day across the country to finally act as a nation to stem this national tragedy.
Like a growing number of American communities, the hindsight of Aurora victims is crystal clear; America must act. State Sen. Tom Sullivan of Centennial, whose son, Alex, was killed during the Aurora theater shooting, is a state leader in pushing past resistance from the gun industry and misguided gun activists.
The once-honorable National Rifle Association has evolved to become a ruthless political arm of the nation’s $21-billion-a-year gun industry. Its clear focus is to ensure the easy and prolific procurement, use and sale of firearms and ammunition. Over the past few decades, the NRA and similar organizations — including Rocky Mountain Gun Owners — have deviously woven a gun-rights mythology with fierce patriotism. How could it in any way be patriotic to turn firearms on fellow citizens upwards of 100,000 times a year?
Americans are the unwitting subjects of a vastly expensive and relentless marketing scheme coupled with an ocean of money spent annually on ensuring compliance from obedient and fearful members of Congress and state legislatures.
The NRA mythology is pegged on equating the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, guaranteeing free speech, with the Second Amendment, preserving the ability of citizen militias to help defend the nation against foreign invaders. They have worked tirelessly to persuade Congress and voters that there should be no regulation of firearms in the same way there is virtually no regulation of speech.
The result is a chaotic free-for-all where about 100,000 Americans are killed or maimed each year by firearms
What used to be the tragic reputation of urban megalopolises like Chicago and Los Angeles, shootings in the Aurora-Denver metro area are now daily events. We are killed and wounded by guns at a rate that is 25 times higher than any other developed democratic nation. It is our nation’s biggest embarrassment and preventable tragedy.
Just days after the Louisville massacre, as the TV camera’s poked in the face of Americans just like they’ve done after every other American mass shooting, people said they had no hope anything would change. They said that these massacres are simply the price we pay for our Second Amendment freedom.
It is hard to fathom anything more un-American than that cynical despair, and a life further from what most would consider “freedom.” This is the nation that has conquered space, slavery, Nazi Germany, and the institutionalized discrimination against minorities, women and gays. We can and must find remedies to this deadly national scourge.
First, we must compel our elected officials to review and decide gun legislation on its merits and not under the crushing political weight of the NRA and other gun-industry lobbies. Their decisions must be in our interest, not that of the NRA and the gun industry.
Colorado is a leader in pressing past the resistance, offering evolving red-flag laws, mandatory registration and other modest steps toward keeping guns from nefarious and mentally unstable people. Guns have become so prolific, they’re easily stolen from car gloveboxes and night-stands by children and others every single day. Holding gun owners accountable by requiring the same responsibilities we require of car owners and motorists must be a priority.
The nation must not just allow, but compel the Centers for Disease Control and other U.S. agencies to freely conduct firearms research, analysis and policy development. As directed by the NRA, Congress has for decades forbid this.
All firearms must be registered and licensed, and all purchases must include a substantial background check. The licensing must at least parallel what we demand to license car drivers. Scholars have long agreed this is possible under the Second Amendment, even after controversial recent Supreme Court rulings. It’s just been banned by the NRA for years. Annual licensing could ensure training, safe storage and even an annual medical exam to help detect dangerous mental illness. Such licensing would greatly help to reduce the number of weapons legally and illegally carried and used by gangs and other criminals.
And Congress must vastly reduce the quantity of firearms and ammunition now easily purchased and legal that is nothing less than weaponry designed and needed only for military application. Large quantities of firearms and ammunition should warrant review the same way we require review of large quantities of any lethal substance or device. As a society, we must disregard the propaganda and utter nonsense that assault-style weapons serve a needed purpose among ranchers or are an important part of recreation.
Colorado Congressman Ken Buck infamously insisted that farmers need assault rifles to control racoons. It’s that ludicrous bravado Americans disgusted by rampant gun violence must push back against.
For those who faithfully believe they need military armory to protect themselves against an attack by our own government or by foreign agents, we suggest psychiatric care, not military weaponry. The U.S. military and our state militias are not shorted any weapon to ensure our defense. All other arguments are nothing but NRA deflections and fatuous complaints.
For those who insist these and other measures won’t reduce daily gun violence and mass murders, the dozens of free, Democratic nations across the globe that protect the rights of hunters and sportsmen and reasonably regulate firearms are proof that it can be done. Now would be the time to start.
DANNY TYREE, CONSTRIBUTING COLUMNISTMy brother, the former Babe Ruth Leaguer, remains deeply skeptical of Major League Baseball’s newly instituted pitch clock.
He is not alone in regarding the sport’s leisurely pace as an integral part of its charm. But many analysts cheer any attempt to trim the bloated runtime of modern games.
“Field of Dreams” leaves older fans mistyeyed, but if you can erect a skyscraper on the field in the time it takes to play a double-header, “America’s Pastime” is not going to hit a homerun with younger generations.
Have you ever wondered what other activities in life deserve a timeclock and a series of internationally recognized signals that someone needs to pick up the $%^&* pace?
For starters, there are the raconteurs oblivious to their own snotty nose. They think you’re hanging on their every word, but in fact you’re more fascinated by what’s hanging from their nostrils. After two minutes of patience, cut loose with a megapack of Kleenex fired from a T-shirt cannon.
Adrenaline-enhanced shopping excursions invite critique. (“Okay, I’ll hold your purse another 20 minutes. After that, if you shop ‘til you drop, I’m telling the buzzards, ‘Cleanup on aisle 7!’”)
In all fairness, interminable home-repair and automotive-repair projects need restrictions, too. (“One more weekend. Then you’re sleeping in a van-up-on-blocks down by the river.”)
How about “will he or won’t he?” political candidates who spend months holding their finger to the wind and dipping their toe in the water? Okay, the first dip is free, but after that we’re putting piranhas in the pond, dude.
Let’s not overlook insufferable nonentities basking in their “15 minutes of fame.” Let’s shut this down early. (“I know it has been only nine minutes, but as Alan Jackson sang, ‘It’s 15 minutes somewhere.’”)
What about family members who hover in front of an open refrigerator for what seems like an eternity? I know, they’re just trying to decide what grub strikes their fancy. Okay, but after the lettuce starts to wilt, they should be more worried about what size boot is going to be striking their gluteus maximus.
I propose zero tolerance for those recorded “Your business is very important to us” messages, as well as for restaurant waitstaff who hog your time with endless focus-group-tested adjectives. (“Your thesaurus is very *snicker* important to us. I’m sorry but I can’t do this without laughing. Just as you’ll someday look back on your tip and laugh.”)
How about the clueless people who run into old acquaintances and sprawl across the entire grocery aisle or five parking spaces for a traffic-stopping gabfest? You can arrange for professional crowd dispersal with just a few kind words. (“I’m so glad y’all are speaking to each other, considering what she’s been saying all over town about your momma…”)
Most ministers have already adapted to current attention spans, but many of you have encountered the kind who lose all track of time. Those clergymen can be conditioned to love their fellow humans more and the sound of their own voice less. (“You mean that was the collection plate I shot all to pieces, preacher? Sorry. I dreamed I was duck hunting. Better luck next week.”)
I would love to hear some of the things you readers want to put a timer on.
Pay no attention to the mysterious voice whispering, “Submit it and he will plagiarize.”
i, my name is Jazmin Lopez and I am the Dean of Students at Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado,” the GoFundMe page created during the COVID-19 pandemic read. “A new school year is underway for my students and the transition to remote learning has presented new challenges with inequitable access to technology at home due to financial reasons.”
People who donated to Lopez’s campaign believed that they were raising money to purchase laptops for underprivileged students at Gateway, where over 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. Others thought they were helping pay athletic fees for student athletes or purchase gifts that would brighten students’ holidays.
But according to an internal audit from Aurora Public Schools and a police investigation, the money donated in those fundraising campaigns never reached students. Instead, it was allegedly spent by former Gateway Principal Ronald Fay and former secretary Jill Watkins, who are now facing charges of embezzling more than $100,000 from the district.
According to an Aurora Police Department report obtained by the Sentinel, the pair spent money that had been donated to the school on items including designer bags for employees, a variety of flights and vacations, expensive staff meals and personal items.
Fay is facing charges of embezzlement of public property, a Class 5 felony; tampering with physical evidence, a Class 6 felony; and theft, a Class 6 felony, according to Aurora police records. Watkins is facing charges of embezzlement of public property, a Class 5 felony, and theft, a Class 5 felony.
The alleged crimes took place between October 2019 and June 2021, the police report said. Fay became principal of Gateway in summer 2019, having previously worked at Rangeview High School. He brought a number of his employees with him, including Watkins, who had been his bookkeeper at Rangeview.
The police report suggests that Fay and Watkins may have undertaken similar activities while at Rangeview.
Fay retired abruptly right before the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, and Gateway started the
“Hyear with an interim principal. At the time, district representatives did not answer questions from the Sentinel about what led him to retire.
In an email, district spokesperson Corey Christiansen said that the district immediately launched an internal investigation after learning about the allegations of mismanagement and contacted the Aurora Police Department, which launched its own investigation.
“We have multiple policies and protocols in place to ensure that funding is used appropriately to serve Aurora Public Schools students,” Christiansen said. “We do not tolerate misconduct and hold staff to high standards. We work to fully investigate complaints and concerns. In this case, the actions of the two former employees are appalling. We remain committed to upholding high standards for all employees.”
The APS audit also included an investigation of claims that Gateway employees were given money in exchange for changing students’ grades. This claim was not investigated by police.
The audit did not find evidence of financial compensation in exchange for grade changes but did find that many teachers at the school said they felt pressured to change grades. The school is at risk of state intervention because of consistent academic underperformance. Staff told auditors that an investigation of the grade situation overseen by the district’s then-Chief Academic Officer Andre Wright was insufficient.
Gateway is one of three APS schools currently being monitored by the State Board of Education for its implementation of a board-directed improvement plan. In 2019, the school contracted with external management partner Communities in Schools to help improve student academic achievement. In 2021, it switched to working with Zero Dropouts LLC after Communities in Schools decided to leave.
In a February mid-year progress monitoring assessment, the Colorado Department of Education found that 56% of the school’s 1,400 students were on track to graduate, a slight decrease from the past year. The assessment noted that the school had seen “substantial staff turnover” in the past year.
Wright, who left the district in 2021, is currently one of three finalists in the APS search for a new superintendent. At a meet and greet
with district parents on Wednesday, he denied any wrongdoing and described previous TV news reports on the situation as “irresponsible journalism.”
APS school board president Debbie Gerkin said that to her recollection, the board was not aware of the police report at the time they were selecting finalists for the superintendent search.
An investigation compiled by Aurora police in 2022 reports the evidence prompted them to ask prosecutors to charge Fay and Watkins for their alleged theft of Gateway funds.
Eric Ross, a spokesperson for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, said that there is an open investigation currently being reviewed by the office’s economic crimes unit. No decision has been made yet on whether to file charges.
Officers were first notified of the situation in early 2022, when APD was contacted by an internal auditor from the school district, who investigated the allegations of embezzlement. APS said it had received an anonymous tip in June of 2021 that Fay and his secretary were embezzling money at Gateway, and the district launched an investigation.
Fay and Watkins allegedly diverted money from a number of sources into an account through Alpine Bank, a Colorado-based bank. This
account was in violation of district policy and had not been approved by the school board, the report said. The pair also transferred money into a Venmo account that only they could access.
According to the report, Fay and Watkins referred to the Alpine Bank account as the “offshore account.”
Money was embezzled from several different fundraising campaigns for students, the report said. This included the #GoTogether campaign, a fundraiser set up by the school to support athletics during the pandemic; Adopt an Athlete, a fund to help student athletes pay their athletic fees that was donated to primarily by Gateway staff; Shop with an Oly, a program to provide students in Gateway feeder schools with meals, gifts and clothing during the holiday season and Workout For a Cause, a GoFundMe campaign set up by an employee to purchase laptops for students.
“Funds from these campaigns were paid to the Venmo account which then transferred funds to the Alpine Bank account,” the report said. “It was discovered that funds collected from the fundraisers were not used as intended, rather they were used for personal spending, staff gifts, Rotary Club memberships, a drone purchase, a staff holiday party, staff baby shower, travel, and other miscellaneous purchases.”
APS hired an outside firm, BDK CPAs and Advisors, to conduct a forensic audit of the spending. The audit found that Fay and Watkins had spent more than $100,000 of dona-
tions and taxpayer money intended for the school, the report said.
The money was spent on a number of big-ticket items, many of which had scant or no connection to the school, the report said. Purchases included designer Tory Burch bags given to female Gateway employees as gifts, designer jackets for administrators, a retirement party at a restaurant that totaled over $2,000 including a $725 tip and other expensive purchases. Auditors calculated the cost of the tip at 43% of the cost of the meal.
The money was also allegedly used for a number of trips, including a $1,900 golf trip that Fay took to Austin with another Gateway employee, who told investigators he thought Fay had paid for it out of his own pocket. Watkins told the BDK auditors that the trip was in order to visit the University of Texas, but the other employee said that neither he nor Fay ever went. The trip was during a time period where APS employees were not allowed to conduct business travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fay also allegedly used the money to go on another golf trip with his wife to Oakland and on a trip for Fay and several other employees to Dallas, which was allegedly to visit Southern Methodist University and discuss school rebranding efforts.
Over the course of about two years, the report said there were 286 transactions from the Alpine account.
With a proposal to frack near the Aurora Reservoir pending, a majority of Arapahoe County commissioners rejected a suggestion by county staffers to stop accepting applications for new oil and drilling for six months while new regulations are drafted.
Commissioners voted 3-2 to
turn down the moratorium April 4, with those who voted against the pause arguing that the county could effectively regulate oil and gas, and continue to develop regulations without blocking new applications.
Commissioner Bill Holen, who voted against the moratorium, said he still believed in the need for so-
ciety to back away from its reliance on fossil fuels.
“But it cannot be accomplished overnight,” he said. “We cannot snap our fingers and all of the sudden everybody has some form of alternative energy. … We’re going to be dependent on gas and oil for the next couple of decades. It’s a reality.”
Supporters of the moratorium, including representatives of Save the Aurora Reservoir, focused on the alleged threat to public safety posed by the Lowry Ranch fracking project proposed by Civitas.
The project would see as many as 174 wells drilled more than a mile underground at 12 sites near the Aurora Reservoir and Aurora homes. Some of the horizontal well-bores are planned to extend beneath the reservoir itself, though project sponsors said the depth would be more than enough to shield the reservoir in the event of a spill.
One well pad is slated to be roughly a quarter-mile from the reservoir, and Civitas plans indicate the pads will be no closer than 2,000 feet to homes, which is the minimum setback under state law.
Nancy Wurzman, a representative of Save the Aurora Reservoir, suggested that Civitas was trying to hurry its plans for the Lowry Ranch project through the approval process to avoid having to comply with new regulations being advanced by Gov. Jared Polis regarding nitrogen oxide emissions.
Civitas said it was willing to hold off on submitting permit applications for six months while the county considered new regulations.
Wurzman urged commissioners to vote “yes” on the moratorium, which she said would give the county time to independently assess the potential environmental impacts of the project.
“You should not let us become collateral damage for their profits,” she said. “Once this is started, there are no do-overs.”
Commissioner Jessica Campbell-Swanson, who voted in favor of the moratorium, argued that the commission should respect the concerns of citizens who wanted the county to at least hold off on accepting applications for oil and gas projects.
“It is vacuous and condescending for us to say, ‘Thank you for being here, but we’re not really going to listen to you,’” Campbell-Swanson said.
Supporters of Civitas also spoke during the public hearing that preceded the vote to say the company cares about public safety, using pipelines, pressurized vessels and other technology to avoid releasing petroleum products into the environment.
“Our facilities are layered with redundancies to ensure the emissions do not make it to our air monitors,” said Kathy Steerman, director of air programs for Civitas. “We are fully committed to producing the cleanest product.”
Steerman said well pads would be surrounded by devices capable of detecting volatile organic compounds and that Civitas staffers are also trained in the use of technology to find leaks.
Commissioner Carrie described the county and state’s progress toward more stringent oil and gas regulations over time as she explained why she felt a moratorium was unnecessary, saying it would not stop the county from crafting better rules.
“We’ve made great strides in protecting the health and safety of our residents and our environment,” she said. “This is the time for us to put Arapahoe County in a position to have the strongest local oil and gas regulations in the state and possibly the nation.”
Ultimately, Campbell-Swanson and Leslie Summey voted for the moratorium, while Jeff Baker, Holen and Warren-Gully voted against it.
— MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff WriterPolice cadet pups Otis and Bear will become the latest sworn members of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, taking on the mission of bringing smiles to local public school students.
Bear, an eight-week-old chocolate Labrador retriever, will partner up with Candace Gray, the office’s first female dog handler and a school resource officer in Cherry Creek Schools. Otis, an eightweek-old black Lab, will be paired with Drew Matthews, who serves as an SRO for Byers and Deer Trail schools.
Otis will be the first therapy dog to serve the Byers and Deer Trail districts, while Bear is the second dog working in Cherry Creek schools. The new additions mean the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office now has more school therapy dogs than any law enforcement agency in Colorado, according to a news release.
The release said the dogs are meant to bring comfort to all students, including students with anxiety, depression and special needs, and especially during times of crisis.
“We are so proud of the partnerships we have with all these school districts,” Sheriff Tyler Brown said in the release. “These dogs are helping kids in ways we couldn’t have imagined. They’re making a huge impact (on) their mental health and touching lives in very positive and meaningful ways.”
— MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff WriterAn Aurora teen faces manslaughter charges after fatally shooting his friend April 16 while taking apart a handgun, according to police.
The shooting occurred at about 10:45 p.m. during a house party in the 1700 block of Fulton Street, police said in a statement.
One 17-year-old boy was demonstrating how to disassemble his handgun, while a second boy, also 17, followed along, disassembling another handgun. The second boy’s gun went off, striking the boy who was giving the demonstration in the chest.
Police arrived first and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the victim until Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics took over. The shooting victim was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The suspected shooter was arrested. Police said the boy faces charges of felony manslaughter and unlawful possession of a handgun by a juvenile. Because the suspect is a minor being charged in juvenile court, police declined to release his name.
The victim will be identified by the Adams County Coroner’s Office, according to police.
— MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff WriterTwo teenagers were handed seven-year terms in a youth detention facility last week for their roles in a 2021 shooting outside of Aurora’s Hinkley High School that injured three students.
Dalen Brewer, 18, and Larry Jefferson, 17, have been named publicly, and identified by the Sentinel, because of the gravity of the crime.
Both were tried as adults. Arapahoe County Judge Ryan James Stuart sentenced the two to serve their time at the Youthful Offender System facility in Pueblo, with a 25-year sentence in the Department of Corrections suspended until they finish the Pueblo program.
“These defendants put many lives at risk during what should have been a normal lunch hour on campus,” District Attorney John Kellner said in a news release. “Kids, their parents and teachers all deserve to feel safe at school. While no sentence can fully restore the lost feeling of security, it should deter future acts of senseless violence at school.”
Police have said the shooting in the parking lot at Hinkley High School was related to a conflict between rival gang members. The news release from Kellner’s office said Brewer and Jefferson were captured on surveillance video shooting handguns out of the win-
dow of a truck during the incident.
Brewer and Jefferson pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder. Another teen, Alejandro Carillo, pleaded guilty to the same crime and is scheduled to be sentenced April 17. A fourth teen’s case was sent to juvenile court and has not been named.
“No sentence can make the victims whole or take away the trauma of having your sense of safety at school shattered,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Andrew Steers said in the same release. “We respect the court’s decision to sentence to the Youthful Offender System.”
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“The money raised and placed into the Alpine Bank account was considered school funds and public money,” the report said. “All the funds were donations from outside sources to Gateway High School, to be used to, or through the school, for the benefit of the students either as a group, or as individuals.”
The theft left Gateway employees, many of whom described to auditors a challenging working environment under Fay, struggling with how to react. While some quickly agreed to press charges, the report describes others as struggling with how to move forward.
Lopez, the Dean of Students who created the laptop fundraiser — the biggest donor to which was her own boyfriend — told investigators that she never found out where the funds went. Another woman who donated to the Adopt an Athlete campaign felt torn about pressing charges because though she knew what he had done was wrong, Fay was a mentor to her.
A third former employee, a witness to the case, told investigators she had left public education entirely. She said she just wanted “to close that chapter on her life.”
The report said that Watkins allegedly spent money from the account on a significant number of small-dollar personal expenses, including food, purchases from stores such as Bath & Body Works, Ulta and Old Navy that she told investigators were the result of her “mistakenly grabbing the wrong card
from her wallet,” gift cards, veterinary services for her dog and three bottles of wine totaling $459 that were given as gifts to staff.
Gateway also received $60,000 from the district to hire a student engagement advocate that was never brought on board. According to the APS audit, Fay received approval from Wright in August 2020 to transfer the money from the District’s Division of Equity in Learning fund to create a one-year position. However, the audit said there is no evidence the hire was ever made and that instead the money was used for things including golf equipment, a chartered trip to a state football game and local restaurant gift certificates.
At the April 12 meet and greet, Wright said that as chief academic officer he was not responsible for managing the day-to-day budgets of schools. He suggested that in the future, if money has been approved for a position and it has not been filled in a certain number of days, a report should be automatically generated and transmitted to the supervisors of the person in charge of hiring.
The BDK audit also detailed a situation where Gateway employees raised concerns that some students’ grades had been changed in order to get them enough credit to graduate. The district conducted its own investigation into these claims, the
findings of which were not included in the audit.
The audit said it found no evidence of an allegation that some staff were accepting money in exchange for improving students’ grades. However, a number of teachers the auditors interviewed said that they felt pressured by Fay to boost grades.
One teacher interviewed “stated that he felt a lot of pressure from Dr. Fay to change grades,” and that he felt that Fay “cared more about numbers than the kids.”
As APS chief academic officer at the time, Wright oversaw the district investigation of more than 400 grade changes at Gateway. The audit said that when APS employee Katrina Dainko attempted to speak to Gateway employees for the investigation, she received resistance and heard from others that Fay was telling people not to speak to her.
She then asked Fay to help her, and he responded by sending teachers emails asking if they changed grades, and to only respond yes or no.
“Ms. Dainko stated she felt pressure from Mr. Wright to not follow up further on the grade changes, so she accepted the email communications as support without any additional contemporaneous support from the time the grade change was made,” the audit said.
Any grades for which she did not receive documentation, she changed back to the original letter. The audit said that it did not find any evidence that teachers were being paid
to change grades.
Neither Fay nor Wright agreed to be interviewed by the auditors.
At the meet and greet, Wright defended his actions, saying that he and the team of district officials investigated the allegations for six months. He said that over half of the grades in question had actually been changed to Fs, not increased.
“There was no benefit for children,” he said. “In fact, the children failed.”
He held up copies of a memo regarding the investigation, saying it was “convenient” that it hadn’t been leaked to the press as well as the police report. He declined at the time to go into further detail.
The audit also found that eight different people held the position of Climate and Culture Coordinator, which allowed them to be paid a higher salary. Several of these people were coaches at the school. According to the district’s salary schedule coaches receive a stipend of $6,000, but this position allowed them to receive a minimum salary of $80,000.
“During the interviews, we asked several individuals, including those that held this title about their understanding of the position and its responsibilities,” the audit said. “None of the individuals could clearly explain the position.”
Other teachers and coaches were pushed out or pressured to leave,
the audit said. One teacher told the auditors that Fay demeaned some teachers’ appearance, calling one “fat,” and that there was a general atmosphere of ridicule and harassment.
After initially being placed on paid leave while the investigation was ongoing, Fay resigned from APS in July 2021.
An allegation of tampering with physical evidence stems from allegedly deleting data from a school district laptop and iPhone that he returned to the district upon leaving. According to the report, both devices had been restored to their factory settings, and the APS IT department could not retrieve any data from either.
“BDK’s digital forensics team believed the act was an intentional act to destroy or delete all the data off the devices,” the report said.
APS school board president Debbie Gerkin declined to detail what this means for district policy going forward.
“We’re letting that take its course,” she said of the criminal investigation.
Asked whether the district needs improved safeguards to prevent situations like this from reoccurring, Gerkin said that the policies in place are what led to the fraud being uncovered in the first place.
“Of course it’s heinous,” she said. “You don’t want $100,000 — you don’t want a dollar — missing from accounts that are meant for children. And that’s why we went forward with the investigation.”
This image provided by Andrew Tolson shows Wyllow Elizabeth trimming a batch of her popular handmade mint ripple soap, which includes a blend of cocoa powder and peppermint essential oils. Elizabeth makes her soaps using various oils like olive, coconut, castor and hemp, as well as shea butter.
Whether you’re at a farmer’s market, supermarket or beauty store, you may have noticed an array of bar soaps that are, or have the feel of, the handmade. Soap makers are using a variety of natural ingredients and unusual designs. Some include toys or glitter hidden in the bar. Ingredients might include bits of tangy orange. Sea kelp. Lilac. Everything from carrots to coffee to clay are used as color, and scents are derived from plants, herbs and essential oils. Although bar soap lost shelf space in recent decades to liquid soap, many people are rediscovering its virtues. For one thing, it doesn’t leave behind a plastic bottle.
Wyllow Elizabeth started making bars of soap when she found that her skin was sensitive to many store-bought ones. She made soaps for her own use, and only ventured into her local farmers’ markets, in Nova Scotia, Canada, to sell the extras. Demand there was so strong, however, that she switched approaches, and now just keeps the “extras” and undersize bars for herself.
Elizabeth uses oils like olive, coconut, castor and hemp, as well as shea butter. “The hemp oil makes a lovely lather, and doesn’t build up on hair,” she says.
Hers are among many new bars that look, feel and smell different than traditional, mass-produced soaps. In supermarkets,
beauty stores or at farmer’s markets, you’ll see an array of bar soaps that are, or have the look and feel of, the handmade, with natural and unusual ingredients.
They might be infused with bits of tangy orange. Sea kelp. Lilac. Or even volcanic ash. Everything from carrots to coffee to clay are used to color the bars, and added scents are derived from plants, herbs and essential oils.
Although bar soap lost a lot of shelf space in recent decades to liquid soap, many people are rediscovering its virtues.
For one thing, it doesn’t come in a plastic bottle. When a bar of soap is used up, it’s well and truly GONE. It’s often wrapped in paper, and takes less energy to ship than liquids. Compared to its liquid counterpart, it travels through airport security without a fuss.
“Fortunately, hotels never fell out of love with the bar soap,” says Andrew Goetz, who together with partner Matthew Malin founded the personal-care brand Malin and Goetz in New York. Their soaps can now be found in restaurants, hotels, salons and fitness centers around the world; Goetz says their Dark Rum and Lime bars are especially popular.
John and Linda Meyer, founders of Wary Meyers, are married interior designers in Maine who created their own line of glycerin soaps, candles and modernist jewelry to echo their aesthetic.
“We thought the bar of soap was something that could use a refresh – colored stripes, gradients, speckles – so we treated it like a little design object,” says Linda Meyer.
One of their playful soaps is the “Virgo Cluster.”
“We were inspired by those clear rubber balls with glitter inside that everybody had as kids. But instead of glitter, we embed the bars with pieces of multicolored striped soap.” she says.
If you’ve ever rubbed the leaf of a tomato plant, you’ll know how fresh the scent is. That was the inspiration for Wary Meyers’ Italian Tomato Leaf bar. The red, green and white colors were “inspired by Gucci, the Italian flag, and of course tomatoes,” Meyer says.
They have a Pink Champagne soap bar made to look like the fizzy drink sitting in a flute, and some combos that sound good enough to eat: cucumber and cilantro, or grapefruit and clementine.
Icelandic company Kalastyle’s Hallo bars are derived from unusual ingredients like Arctic birch, moss and volcanic ash. The creamy-hued, round bars are smoky and herbaceous.
Popular bars in Wyllow Elizabeth’s lineup include Mint Ripple, with cocoa powder and peppermint essential oil.
And when a friend found his grandfather’s old shaving cup, Elizabeth started
experimenting until she found a formula for a toast-colored shaving bar that smells like bay spice.
She has her trusted playbook of ingredients now, but there’s still room for surprises.
“For instance, I use yellow dock plants in my Lemongrass Summer soap for their soothing properties. I thought they’d make yellow soap, but they came out rosy pink!,” she says. “Another surprise was when I used lemon peel powder in my Under the Sun soap – it starts out bright yellow, but as it cures it becomes a beautiful creamy color.”
Along with the pleasure she gets from soap crafting, Elizabeth loves naming the finished products, and engages her customers at markets in the process.
“I share the scents and colors, and they enter a contest to name the soap,” she says.
“My favorite winner was a girl about 9 years old. She named the Lime Squeeze soap, and was so excited to win her very own bar of it; a simple prize.”
Lime Squeeze became the signature scent for Elizabeth’s line of “toy surprise” soaps. As each bar is used, a small treasure is revealed — a wee farm animal, a marble, a tiny Pegasus.
There’s a version for grownups too. Elizabeth’s Gems soaps might hold a carnelian, an amethyst or a piece of rose quartz. Good clean fun, in bar form.
April 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 52 N. Robertsdale Dr. Aurora, CO 80018. Visit https://shorturl.at/ ouHT8 for more information.
On the last Saturday of the month, you should find yourself meandering through the offerings of more than 30 vendors at the Harmony Ridge End of Year Market at Harmony Ridge P-8. With Mother’s Day, graduations or any other event which needs celebrating likely coming up, you’ll surely find the right gift here.
Food, clothing, a variety of toys and tumblers are just a few of the goodies that will lay in wait to be scooped up by you eager shoppers. The event is hosted by Aura Luna Collective and other local small businesses.
May 6 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 6155 S. Main St. Aurora, CO 80016. Visit https://shorturl.at/ hzDT3 for more information.
It’s that time of year, almost — a couple weeks away anyways. Fancy hat day, err, Derby Day rather. And your favorite suburban mall,
Southlands, is hosting a Kentucky Derby Celebration in the mall’s town square.
Food and drinks from the surrounding restaurants will be offered, live music from Montage and a kids corral to keep the youngsters occupied while you enjoy a mint julep or three. Just, ya know, commute responsibly. There will also be a handful of contests and prizes, including best hat.
So get your bets in, bust out your seer sucker or don your biggest brim and plan on watching the ponies at Southlands.
April 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 14949 E. Alameda Ave. Aurora, CO 80012. Visit https://shorturl.at/ IOXY7 for more information.
Have you ever stared at an antique that was gifted to you from your favorite granny and thought, “How would this do at auction?”
Well wonder no more. The Aurora Public Library is hosting an Antique Appraisal Fair this Saturday, April 22, at the Central Branch location.
The prices for appraisals vary depending on the number of pieces you bring in, and the more you bring, the cheaper each item is to appraise. All funds raised by the appraisal event will be collected by, and benefit directly the Aurora Museum Foundation
To sign up for the event, please visit https://shorturl.at/bjmEV, where you will be able to register for the event and list the items you intend to bring in for appraisal.
Exhibit currently on display and can be viewed during normal museum hours. 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80205. Visit http://bit. ly/423OHv7 for more information.
The world and life of a bug has always fascinated this hack. What are they thinking and is it a complex thought? Do they even possess the mental capacity for complex thought? Basically, what makes them tick? Get it?
If you share that curiosity, the Bugs exhibition currently showing at the DMNS might suit you. Learn about their precision flight abilities, their swarm intelligence and a bevy of other little facts about our creepy-crawly friends that play crucial roles in keeping our volatile ecosystems in check.
The exhibit is included with museum entry, so definitely take the time to view other permanent exhibits that the museum boasts and maybe even take in an IMAX film or pop into the planetarium.
April 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 1300 S. Potomac St. Ste 116. Aurora, CO 80012. Visit http://alturl. com/ntcxb for more information.
We love our dogs. It’s actually a prerequisite to live here — it’s a little known fact about CO residency. It’s no secret, however, that they do cost money. Food, treats, toys and most importantly keeping up with
their health so they are with us as long as possible.
Fortunately Pet Care Coalition, in partnership with RezDawg Rescue, and in case you missed the one this past weekend, they are offering another low cost vaccination clinic later this month on April 29.
This drive through clinic will be giving free DAPP vaccines, $15 rabies and Bordatella shots. Plus you can get your pupper microchipped for $20.
This is a cash only affair and it is requested that you bring any previous vaccine information you may have.
No animal will be turned away due to any cost prohibitive circumstances pet owners may have.
They ask that you keep your fur baby leashed and in your vehicle until it is their turn.
April 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 1695 Platte St. Denver, CO 80202. Visit http://alturl.com/68ax4 for more information.
Calling all crustacean eaters, especially if you happen to be cajun. Whether you call them crawfish, crayfish, crawdaddy’s or mudbugs, the Yabby Hut is bringing the Crawfish Fest back to Denver Beer Co. to feed y’all mountain lobsters until you can eat no more.
Actually it’s not all you can eat, but the crawfish will be accompanied by the typical accoutrements to any true southern boil, being corn
on the cob, new potatoes and andouille sausage.
In addition to the pound of mudbugs you’ll be given, and the fixin’s, your ticket gets you two beers of your choice from Denver Beer Co. And as if stuffing your belly with noms, half of the proceeds will be given to City Year Denver. So go get full and give a hand to our step-sibling to the west with your donation.
March 14 through July 9 during normal museum hours. 15051 E. Alameda Pkwy. Aurora, CO 80014. Visit www.AuroraMuseum.org for more information.
This could be an exciting one, provided you care about Aurora’s history. Hopefully that’s the case, and if not we strongly encourage you to learn a bit more about the city in which you reside, such as this chestnut — Eisenhower considered Lowry Air Force base to be his summer White House from 1953 through 1955, increasing the base’s prestige to an executive level, if you will. That one’s on us.
Lowry Air Force Base played pivotal roles for the growth of Aurora and the surrounding areas, as well as playing a vital role in the country’s defense providing logistics, training and intelligence support.
The exhibit will feature photographs, documents and an extensive timeline displaying the chronology of the airfield turned Air Force Base and how it brought jobs, homes and people to the then burgeoning community we know today.
Nearly two years ago, pediatricians and psychologists from Children’s Hospital Colorado convened a press conference to declare a “state of emergency” for pediatric mental health in Colorado.
Post-pandemic, the state’s young people were suffering from an unprecedented degree of mental health issues, doctors said, and there weren’t nearly enough resources to stem the gap.
“Our kids have run out of resilience,” said Dr. David Brumbaugh, the hospital’s chief medical officer.
Since then, the problems have continued, but so have solutions, with the Aurora area becoming the epicenter of efforts to address the crisis. With everything from the hospital hiring a mental health in chief position, the Cherry Creek School District building its own mental health day treatment center and area lawmakers continuing to pass legislation to help young people, the city has worked hard to meet the scope of the need.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy visited Children’s Hospital in March, where he discussed his own youth mental health advisory that he released in December of 2021, which described the challenges facing today’s youth people as “unprecedented and uniquely hard to navigate.”
“This is a national issue we’re facing,” Murthy said at Children’s.
Anxiety over academics.
Post-lockdown malaise. Social media angst.
Study after study says American youth are in crisis, facing unprecedented mental health challenges that are burdening teen girls in particular. Among the most glaring data: A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed almost 60% of U.S. girls reported persistent sadness and hopelessness. Rates are up in boys, too, but about half as many are affected.
Adults offer theories about what is going on, but what do teens themselves say? Is social media the root of their woes? Are their male peers somehow immune, or part of the problem?
“We are so strong and we go through so, so much,” said Amelia, a 16-year-old Illinois girl who
loves to sing and wants to be a surgeon.
She also has depression and anxiety. Like 13% of U.S. high school girls surveyed in the government report, she is a suicide attempt survivor. Hospitalization after the 2020 attempt and therapy helped. But Amelia has also faced bullying, toxic friendships, and menacing threats from a boy at school who said she “deserved to be raped.”
More than 1 in 10 girls said they’d been forced to have sex, according to the CDC report, the first increase noted in the government’s periodic survey. Sexual threats are just one of the burdens teen girls say they face.
“We are trying to survive in a world that is out to get us,” Amelia said.
Emma, an 18-year-old aspiring artist in Georgia with attention deficit disorder and occasional depression, says worries about academics and college are a huge source of stress.
“Lately in myself and my friends, I realize how exhausted everyone is with the pressures of the world and the social issues and where they’re going to go in the future,” Emma added. “All of these things pile up and crash down.”
Zoey, 15, was raised in Mississippi by a strict but loving single mother who pressures her to be a success in school and life. She echoes those feelings.
“School can be nerve racking and impact your mental health so much that you don’t even ... recognize it, until you’re in this space where you don’t know what to do,” Zoey said. She’s also had friendship struggles that ended in deep depression and felt the discomfort of being the only Black kid in class.
Several girls said they face added pressure from society’s standards that put too much focus on how they look.
“A lot of people view women’s bodies and girls’ bodies as sexual,” Emma said. “It’s overwhelming to have all these things pushed on us.”
Boys are less aware, they suggest. The girls cite crass jokes, inappropriate touching, sexual threats or actual violence. Girls say the unwanted attention can feel overwhelming.
“We deserve to not be sexualized or catcalled, because we are kids,” Amelia said.
Siya, an 18-year-old in New Jersey, said almost every girl she knows has dealt with sexual harassment. “That’s just been the normal for me,” she said.
“When you’re walking alone as girl, you’re automatically put in this vulnerable situation,” Siya said. “I think that’s so sad. I don’t know what it feels like to not have that fear.”
Makena, a high school senior in Mississippi, said she and her friends sometimes wear baggy clothes to hide their shapes but boys “comment, no matter what.”
She has had depression and therapy, and said she has grown up in a community where mental health is still sometimes stigmatized.
“Often in the Black community we aren’t as encouraged to express emotion” because of what previous generations endured, said Makena, who works with a teen health advocacy group. “We’re expected to have hearts of steel,” she said. “But sometimes it’s OK to not be OK.”
Social media platforms contribute, with their focus on superficial appearances and making perfectionism seem attainable. Girls say they’re just part of the problem.
“Social media has completely shifted the way we think and feel about ourselves” in good and bad ways, Makena said.
Girls have historically been disproportionately affected by depression and anxiety. But those statistics at least partly reflect the fact that girls are often more likely than boys to talk about feelings and emotions, said Dr. Hina Talib, an adolescent medicine specialist and spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Zoey, the Mississippi 15-yearold, says boys have to keep up a “macho facade” and are less likely to admit their angst.
“I feel like they might feel
that way, we just don’t see it,” she said.
A study published in March in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that in 2019, before the pandemic, about 60% of children hospitalized for mental health reasons were girls. A decade earlier, the difference was only slight.
COVID-19 lockdowns added another dimension, thrusting academic and social lives online, Talib said. Some kids entered the pandemic as youngsters and emerged with more mature bodies, socially awkward, uncertain how to navigate friendships and relationships. They live in a world beset with school shootings, a rapidly changing climate, social and political unrest, and restrictions on reproductive care and transgender rights.
The CDC report released in February included teens queried in fall 2021, when U.S. COVID-19 cases and deaths were still high. Other data and anecdotal reports suggest many teens continue to struggle.
“The pandemic as a percentage of their lives is huge,” said Talib.
Expecting kids to be unscathed may be unrealistic.
“It’s going to change a generation,” she said.
Democrat Dafna Michaelson Jenet, who represents parts of north Aurora and the surrounding region in Colorado’s House of Representatives, has made youth mental health treatment a focus of her tenure in the legislature. In 2021 Jenet was one of the prime sponsors of the bill creating Colorado’s “I Matter” program, which allows youth to access six free mental health
sessions with a licensed professional.
The program, which was initially allocated to run through last summer, has since been extended. According to information shared by the state legislature, since its inception over 5,500 Colorado kids have taken advantage of the program, with 44% attending at least four sessions.
This legislative session, Jenet has been working on several more mental health related bills, including one that would allow districts to opt-in to hosting mental health screenings in schools.
“School Mental Health Assessment,” House Bill 1003, would create a program housed in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment where qualified providers would come into schools and offer mental health screenings to students in 6th through 12th grade.
Participating schools would be required to notify parents about the program at the beginning of the school year, but under existing Colorado law students 12 and older would not need parental participation to participate.
If the licensed screener believed that a student needed mental health treatment, they would then work with the student and their family to connect them to the appropriate services, including the “I Matter” program. If a student was found to be at acute risk of suicide or self-harm, the parents and school officials would be immediately notified.
Jenet said that with this bill, her focus is on trying to decrease the number of young people who ever reach that crisis level through early intervention.
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, center right, visited Children’s Hospital Colorado, March 3, for an panel discussion covering the youth mental health crisis. Photo by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado“Once we get to suicidality we have a much tougher road,” she said. This bill “is all about getting the kids the quickest access to care possible.”
The hope is to make the screenings accessible by having them in schools, where they will likely reach students who would not otherwise have access to a mental health evaluation, Jenet said.
She is also working on legislation to ensure that hospitals treating high acuity pediatric mental health patients are appropriately reimbursed and a bill to expand the types of providers who can provide mental health care in schools.
Mental health professionals are currently required to be licensed by the Department of Education to work in schools. A new bill under consideration would allow districts to hire mental health professionals who are licensed and have experience working with children and adolescents but don’t have a Department of Education license.
“Suicide is the leading cause of death for 10 to 18-years-olds in Colorado,” Jenet said in a statement. “We need to do everything we can to remove unnecessary barriers for Colorado students so they can access the resources they need. With this bill, schools will have greater flexibility to hire mental health professionals so we can provide essential, life-saving services to our kids.”
The Cherry Creek School District’s plans to build its own mental health day treatment facility for district students has attracted national attention, including a segment on CBS News last month.
The academy will serve students with a range of mental health needs, including associated conditions such as eating disorders and substance addiction. It is a partnership between the district, the University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Psychiatry and Children’s Hospital Colorado and is believed to be the first facility of its kind in the nation.
“The crisis that’s facing this country in adolescent mental health is not going to be fixed by separate solutions,” Cherry Creek assistant superintendent of special populations Tony Poole told the news station. “Saying that we’re school and we’re just going to do school, that might have been acceptable 20 years ago; it’s just not going to work.”
“Breaking down those barriers and those silos is going to be massively important if we’re going to solve this crisis,” he said.
The academy is designed to function similarly to a regular school, and is being constructed to feel inviting and non-institutional, district officials have said.
The district recently received $1.5 million in federal money for
Traverse Academy after inflation and construction delays put the project in the red. It is currently slated to open its doors for the 2023-2024 school year.
Along with having in-school mental health providers, both Cherry Creek and Aurora Public Schools have started working with telehealth provider Hazel Health to provide online mental health services to students. Since December 2021, APS has had 3,266 visits through the program. Cherry Creek has had about 400 referrals, with each student able to receive 8-10 therapy sessions at no cost.
Last winter, Children’s Hospital Colorado brought Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw on board to fill a new position as the hospital’s first mental health-in-chief, another acknowledgement from the facility of the importance of addressing young people’s psychiatric and behavioral health needs.
Hospitals have been on the front lines of the youth mental health crisis, as in many cases young people experiencing mental health emergencies are taken to the hospital emergency room to wait for a bed because there are no other places they can go.
Liaw had the opportunity to discuss the scope of need at a panel discussion at the hospital last month with “the nation’s doctor,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Murthy was the surgeon general under President Obama, and returned to fill the role a second time for the Biden administration.
Murthy has had a longtime focus on the problem of loneliness, which can be particularly acute in young people and which he has described as an “epidemic” fueling many other health problems in the U.S. In 2020 he published a book about the issue called “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World.”
At Children’s Hospital Colorado, Murthy joined Liaw and several other community members, doctors and politicians to discuss suicide prevention and how mental health issues intersected with issues such as racism, technology and gun violence.
Murthy and Liaw both spoke about the importance of increasing the number of mental health providers of color, with Murthy saying that he had struggled to find mental health resources for some of his own family members who wanted to work with a provider from a South Asian background.
“These struggles are not only real but they’re hurting us,” he said.
Liaw said that recruiting a workforce that is reflective of the demographics of Aurora is a priority for the hospital.
Murthy discussed the importance of young people feeling like they have people in their
lives they can trust and can talk to about their feelings. Many young people today are lonely and isolated, he said, and just reaching out to the young people in your life can make a difference.
“When kids have healthy relationships, it improves their mental health,” he said.
He also discussed the impact that violence at schools can have on young people. His visit came two days after a student at Denver’s East High School died of injuries he sustained several weeks earlier during a shooting outside the school.
“We have to make gun violence a priority because it is a public health issue,” he said.
Children’s Hospital Colorado continues to experience high volumes of patients in mental health crisis, who sometimes have to stay in the emergency room for long periods of time as they wait for a spot to open up at an inpatient treatment center. According to reporting from the Colorado Sun, earlier in April
one child had been in the emergency room for 40 days.
Almost two years after the hospital’s state of emergency was released, “we are still in a state of crisis,” Liaw said. However she said that she felt hopeful about the long term work the hospital is doing to address the problem, particularly the collaborations taking place between different organizations to come together and support young people and the work being done to increase the diversity of the mental health workforce.
“We have to do this as a model for other states of what’s possible,” she said. “So I feel incredibly hopeful.”
Thais Kenser, the manager for Aurora Mental Health and Recovery’s Child and Family North Clinic, said that more young people are continuing to be referred to mental health treatment prior to the pandemic. The clinic has worked hard to reduce barriers to care, she said.
“I’m proud to say that at Child and Family North, half of
our staff are bilingual in Spanish and able to offer services without interpretation,” Kenser said.
She believes part of that is due to an increase in need for treatment and part is due to improvements in referring people who need care. General practitioners, schools and community organizations that work with young people have all become more adept at recognizing symptoms of mental illness in recent years, Kenser said.
The majority of young people the clinic sees are treated for depression, anxiety or trauma, but Kenser said there has been an increase in young people dealing with grief post-pandemic, and that young people also particularly deal with issues stemming from bullying, body image and low self-esteem.
“There’s been a lot of changes in the last few years but we’re doing the best that we can to meet that demand and support folks,” she said.
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Cowboy hats may or may not have made any difference in the performance of the Smoky Hill boys swim team April 15 in the championship finals of the Smoky Hill Invitational, but it definitely added some fun to the Buffs’ outstanding performance.
In between prelims and finals of the one-day annual meet, sophomore Ian Noffsinger picked up four cowboy hats for Smoky Hill’s qualifiers for the championship finals to wear to the starting blocks, including a black one that went to the highest seed from the team out of prelims.
claimed the 200 yard individual medley, Landon Brewer took the 100 freestyle, Noffsinger claimed the Smoky Hill-dominated 500 freestyle, Yi set a team record in winning 100 breaststroke and Brushaber, Landon Brewer, Yi and fellow junior Sam Baker closed things out with a big win in the 400 freestyle relay.
In between, there were plenty of top performances that came on the heels of a strong session of preliminaries that greatly pleased Cohen at this juncture of the season.
It added some extra flair to a performance that saw the Buffaloes win six events to pile up 933 points to finish well ahead of a field of 16 teams and put them on pace for a big finish to the season with the conclusion of the Centennial League schedule along with the “A” League Championships and Class 5A state meet ahead in the next four weeks.
BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor“The guys at CU (University of Colorado) always have the cowboy hats on and I haven’t seen that around here,” said Noffsinger, who was one of four individual winners for the Buffaloes. “I thought it would be a cool way to bring up the morale of the team and encourage the guys to go fast.”
There definitely was plenty of fast in the pool for coach Scott Cohen’s team, which opened the meet with a victory in the 200 yard medley relay that saw senior Antonio Goris and juniors Ben and Landon Brewer and Daniel Yi establish a meet record with a time of 1 minute, 34.80 seconds.
From there, junior Kyle Brushaber won the 200 yard freestyle (an event that saw four Smoky Hill swimmer make the championship final), Yi
“A lot of our guys weren’t at the Coaches Invite when they were in Texas (for a club sectional meet), so for us I think this was almost a good practice meet for state,” Cohen said. “Just suiting up and racing fast twice. It’s the only time we’ll do that until state, so it’s great for these guys to race their best events and do it two times since they’ll have to do that again a month from now.”
The race of the meet came in the breaststroke, where Yi and Chatfield’s Joshua Corn went head-tohead in a matchup of swimmers that finished second (Corn) and third (Yi) in the event at last season’s 5A state meet. Corn got to the wall in 54.83 seconds and Yi in 54.98, putting them both under the meet record of 56.19 set in prelims by Yi and also under the standard for the pool.
Yi — who knocked former star Aidan Mercer off the top of the Smoky Hill recordbooks in the 200 yard individual medley earlier with a time of 1 minute, 54.11 seconds — loved the race.
“The entire season I’ve been wanting to go a 54, so doing it at a Smoky Invite and non-tapered just blows my mind,” he said. “It’s what I’ve been dreaming of and training for. …Josh is definitely somebody I can track myself with and it really helps a lot.”
Yi won four events for the second straight season at the meet.
Landon Brewer had the fastest time in the 100 freestyle prelims and he went even faster in the final as he touched the wall in 47.41 seconds to win by nearly a full second over Ponderosa’s Archer Sanchez. Brushaber finished third and senior Sebastian Piwko sixth for the Buffaloes.
“It definitely didn’t go like I expected,” Brewer said. “The first 50, there were people with me, so I realized I really had to go. Then, I touched the wall and noone was with me.”
Junior Jake Baker got to wear the black cowboy hat to the starting blocks ahead of a 500 freestyle final that saw him joined by teammates Noffsinger and junior Patrick Adams, but it was Noffsinger that led the way on a dominating finish for the Buffs that saw him win with Baker second and Adams fourth.
“I truly just got lucky; I don’t really know how to describe it, it was so fun and fast,” said Noffsinger, who swam 4:49.83 in prelims in the morning and 4:41.85 in the evening finals.
The Buffaloes aimed to finish the meet with the team record in the 400 freestyle relay, but came up just a couple of seconds short.
Cohen was happy with what he saw with his team, even if he wasn’t so sure of the cowboy hats.
“I think they had too much time between prelims and finals, but they had fun and I’m glad they like each other and have a great time together,”
Both versions of the Predators Cup traveling trophy have a home at Cherokee Trail this year after the Cougars defeated rival Grandview in a girls-boys doubleheader April 17 at Legacy Stadium.
The girls started the game off in dramatic fashion with a back-andforth contest that saw the Wolves build a three-goal halftime lead and up it to four in the second half before the Cougars rallied for a 17-16 victory to take the Predators Cup for a second straight season.
A Kyla Bieker goal on an assist from Aubrey Benton forged a 16-16 tie with 5:20 remaining and Benton’s free shot score 40 seconds later held up as the winning score. Benton and Bieker scored five goals apiece and Lorelei Gearity added four for Cherokee Trail, while Jada Cousin and Ashley Weiss had four apiece and Alexa Weaver three for Grandview.
The Grandview boys had won the Predators Cup every time since it became the winner’s prize in 2014 — a run of eight straight wins, while the 2020 season was lost to the COVID-19 pandemic — but Cherokee Trail earned its first victory in the series since 2013 with an 18-9 win.
The Cougars led from start to finish after Nate Gilmore’s goal five minutes into the contest and they went up by two goals after one period, by five at halftime and by six after three quarters. Eight different Cherokee Trail players scored goals with Dempsey Gibbs and Evan Mata leading the way with four apiece, while Gilmore, Luke Aspnes, Craig Nam and Brek Thielen each had two. Joe Alie scored four goals for Grandview.
A difficult week for Eaglecrest High School that saw the deaths of two teachers and investigation of of bacterial meningitis, finally netted some smiles April 13 during Senior Night.
Unbeknownst to anybody else, Eaglecrest boys volleyball coach Chad Bond deployed the three sets of brothers on the team — Ayden and Jackson Shaw, Dennis and Dillan Ancheta and Andrew and Greg White — at the same time as the cherry on top of a 25-8, 2518, 25-11 sweep of Mullen.
Ayden Shaw racked up 10 kills, Andrew White had 18 assists and Dennis Ancheta recorded eight assists in a showing that more importantly gave those in attendance an emotional lift. Smiles instead of sorrow won out.
“My kids didn’t really know those teachers, but the teachers that were there did,” Bond said. “My wife (Tanya) mentioned that she ‘needed that brightness and positivity.’ That opportunity for cheerfulness did wonders for her and others, so that was neat.”
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MONDAY, APRIL 17: Andrew Bell homered and drove in two runs and Jack Carey pitched 5 1/3 strong innings as the Regis Jesuit baseball team topped Douglas County 3-1. Zach Garcia, Mason Grube and Bowen Tabola all homered to pace the Cherokee Trail baseball team to a 8-6 road win over Dakota Ridge.
Maria Herrera scored four goals and Jahayra Bernal tallied twice as the Gateway girls soccer team blanked Manual 6-0. ...The Aurora Central girls soccer team edged Alameda 3-2. ...Smoky Hill’s Sophia Stiwich shot a 2-under par 69 to lead Aurora girls golfers at the Bruin Invitational at CommonGround G.C. Stiwich finished a stroke off the lead in second place, while Kaleigh Babineaux shot 73 for fifth-place for Cherokee Trail (which was fourth as a team) and Eaglecrest’s Savanna Becker tied for sixth with a 74. ...Sophia Capua of Vista PEAK carded a 4-over-par 77 to finish as the runner-up at the City League meet at Wellshire G.C, while teammate Ryan Hackett shot 98 to come in eighth. ...Ava Eltzroth picked
TOP: Members of the Cherokee Trail boys lacrosse team celebrate with the Predators Cup traveling trophy, which it won with a 18-9 victory over Grandview April 17. It was the first time the Cougars claimed the trophy since it began in the rivalry in 2014. LEFT: Vista PEAK’s Reese Kloberdanz rises to make a serve during the Bison’s three-set boys volleyball win at Rangeview April 11. TOP
RIGHT: Players and coaches from the Cherokee Trail girls lacrosse team pose with the Predators Cup after a 17-16 win over Grandview April 17. BELOW RIGHT: Smoky Hill freshman Sophia Stiwitch finished second at both the Centennial League tournament April 13 at Broken Tee G.C. and at the Bruin Invitational April 17 at CommonGround G.C. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
up a win at No. 3 singles, but the Vista PEAK girls tennis team fell to Highlands Ranch 6-1. ...SATURDAY, APRIL
15: The Cherokee Trail girls track team won the championship of the Littleton Lions Classic with a 43-point victory over a field of 16 scoring teams. Symone Adams (100 meters), Sanaai Hancock (100 meter hurdles) and Lillian Krob (400 meters) earned wins for the Cougars. Cherokee Trail won six events on the boys side and finished in sixth place. The Cougars claimed the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 meter relays, while Benjamin Reichert took the 100 meters, Kahari Wilbon the 400 meters and Beck Gutjahr the 1,600 meters. ...Rangeview’s Zane Bullock claimed the only event title for the Aurora track teams that competed over two frigid days at the Pomona Invitational as she won the girls long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 10 inches. ... Isabelle Cruces Alcala and Kiana Sparrow had goals for the Cherokee Trail girls soccer team in a 2-1 double-overtime road win over Castle View. ...The Rangeview baseball team scored three times in the top of the seventh inning and Ryan Luevanos preserved the lead as the Raiders edged Westminster 8-7. Jordan Ramirez and Max
McGinnis drove in two runs apiece for Rangeview. ...Caden Surratt scored six goals and had two assists as the Rangeview girls soccer team topped Overland 10-0. ...FRIDAY, APRIL 14: Bad weather limited the competition for Aurora teams, but the Grandview boys volleyball team defeated Highlands Ranch 25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20. ...THURSDAY, APRIL 13: Anthony Gall struck out nine batters and pitched a five-inning no-hitter as the Eaglecrest baseball team blanked Overland 13-0. Noah Brown had three hits and two RBI and six Raptors drove in runs in the win. ...Tanner Pachorek tripled and homered among three hits to help the Grandview baseball team to an 11-4 win at Arapahoe. Spenser Smock also homered for the Wolves to back Nick Martensen who threw 6 1/3 innings. ...Brody
Chyr had three hits, stole three bases and drove in a pair of runs to help the Regis Jesuit baseball team to a 6-4 road win at Valor Christian. ...The Ea-
glecrest girls soccer team suffered its first loss of the season in its eighth game as it fell 4-1 at Cherry Creek. ... Gianna Mathenge scored a first-half goal to send the Cherokee Trail girls soccer team into halftime tied with Arapahoe 1-1, but the Cougars ceded a late goal to fall 2-1. ...Naomi Clark scored two goals and had two assists and Isa Dillehay had two goals as the Grandview girls soccer team defeated Overland 10-0. ...Despite five goals from Nate Gilmore and three goals and two assists from Craig Nam, the Cherokee Trail boys lacrosse team fell to Kent Denver 14-12. ...Maddie Jokerst had four goals and Emily Bradac and Phoebe Rogala each scored twice and had an assist as the Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team topped visiting Loyola Academy (llinois) 11-10. ...Tristan Rowley piled up 16 kills, while Reese Kloberdanz had 12 and Liam Jungheim 11 and Kaiyan
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0032-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Shawna Gale Sellmann
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for NFM, Inc. dba NFM Lending, its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
NFM, Inc.
Date of Deed of Trust
August 17, 2018
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
August 21, 2018
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D8083260
Original Principal Amount
$206,150.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$195,757.42
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO.
EXHIBIT “A” 0032-2023
Also known by street and number as: 18255 East Alabama Place, Unit C, 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, 05/24/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/30/2023
Last Publication 4/27/2023
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: 01/24/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
DEANNE R. STODDEN #33214
MESSNER REEVES LLP 1550 WEWATTA STREET, SUITE 710, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 623-1800
Attorney File # 8020.0071
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICE -
PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0041-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 31, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Casey Kroger
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Date of Deed of Trust
April 20, 2017
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 24, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D7045691 Original Principal Amount
$242,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance
$236,699.10
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 4, BLOCK 47, HOFFMAN TOWN
SIXTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 031063795
Also known by street and number as: 860 Scranton Street, Aurora, CO 80011. 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, 05/31/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/6/2023
Last Publication 5/4/2023
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: 01/31/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 23-029185
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. 0045-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 3, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Dion Reid AND Michael Reid
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PACIFIC UNION FINANCIAL, LLC, DBA
THELENDER, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Date of Deed of Trust
November 15, 2018
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
November 16, 2018
Recording Information (Reception
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 9, BLOCK 1, KENSINGTON SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
A.P.N. : 1973-22-1-25-009
Also known by street and number as: 9843 E Idaho St, Aurora, CO 80247.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/13/2023
Last Publication 5/11/2023
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: 02/03/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 23-029224
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. 0052-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
ROBERT JUSTEN
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
October 22, 2019
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
November 04, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D9118916
Original Principal Amount
$71,225.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$66,975.09
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 5, BLOCK 1, HAMPDEN HILLS AT AURORA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 19251 EAST NASSAU DRIVE, AURORA, CO 80013. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN
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, 06/07/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/13/2023
Last Publication 5/11/2023
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: 02/07/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Anna Johnston #51978
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Randall M. Chin #31149
Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009701053
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. 0055-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 10, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Brooke K Ware AND Kane A Ware
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LP., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
July 26, 2021
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
July 30, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E1120075
Original Principal Amount $333,841.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $327,157.04
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 14, BLOCK 4, HAMPDEN HILLS AT AURORA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 3720 S Danube Cir, 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, 06/14/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said
Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/20/2023
Last Publication 5/18/2023
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: 02/10/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 23-029280
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. 0029-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 24, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Andre Lamont Kelly AND Terra Natee Wallace
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. D/B/A SUPREME LENDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
September 20, 2018
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 21, 2018
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.) D8094183
Original Principal Amount $337,769.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $315,707.41
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 19, BLOCK 5, AURORA HILLS- FILING NO. TWELVE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 1973-14-1-19-014
Also known by street and number as: 657 S Oswego Court, Aurora, CO 80012. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/30/2023
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 01/24/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: Michael Westerberg, PublicTrustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-029129
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. 0018-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 13, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
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
$115,897.90
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
A.P.N. : 1975-32-4-16-005
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, 05/17/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/23/2023
Last Publication 4/20/2023
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: 01/13/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 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. 0020-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 13, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s) HUDSON ALEXANDER HALEY
Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR NOVA FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR RMTP TRUST, SERIES 2021 BKMTT-V Date of Deed of Trust
July 13, 2018
County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
July 16, 2018
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D8069336
Original Principal Amount
$444,190.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$474,217.58
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 17, BLOCK 11, CROSS CREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO.2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 453 N DE GAULLE COURT, AURORA, CO 80018.
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, 05/17/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/23/2023
Last Publication 4/20/2023 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: 01/13/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722
David W Drake #43315
Scott D. Toebben #19011
Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 22CO00240-1
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0021-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 13, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Aretha Y. Savaloja
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
September 09, 2019 County of Recording
Original Principal Amount
$345,950.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$279,245.96
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
Lot 177, Smoky Hill 400 filing No. 11, except that portion conveyed in the deed recorded June 10, 1982 in Book 3640 at Page 146, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 5199 S Yampa Cir, Centennial, CO 80015.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/23/2023
Last Publication 4/20/2023
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: 01/13/2023
Michael Westerberg,
Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722
David W Drake #43315
Scott D. Toebben #19011
Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 22CO00051-2
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0022-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 13, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
David Wilson
Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CELEBRITY HOME LOANS, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
June 14, 2022
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 16, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E2066240
Original Principal Amount
$427,121.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$427,121.00
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 2, HOFFMAN TOWN, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1230 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80010. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/17/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/23/2023
Last Publication 4/20/2023
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: 01/13/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-029090
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. 0031-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 24, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
SHAWN RILEY
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY
AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
May 04, 2022
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
May 09, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E2051618
Original Principal Amount $689,285.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $687,944.95
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 28 OF BLOCK 2 IN TALLYN’S REACH NORTH SUBDIVISION FILING NO.5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 23401 E PORTLAND WAY, AURORA, CO 80016.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/24/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/30/2023
Last Publication 4/27/2023
number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Anna Johnston #51978
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Randall M. Chin #31149
Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009690777
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. 0034-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 24, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
FELICIA M DAVIS
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NEST HOME LENDING, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
September 28, 2020
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
September 29, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E0130226
Original Principal Amount
$320,658.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$309,284.53
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 42, BLOCK 2, ADONEA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 220 S. OLD HAMMER COURT, AURORA, CO 80018.
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, 05/24/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 3/30/2023
Last Publication 4/27/2023
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: 01/24/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Anna Johnston #51978
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Randall M. Chin #31149
Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009697301
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
BE
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0037-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 27, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Lindsay Zahller and Natthan Zahller
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Inc., its successors and assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
May 26, 2021
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
May 26, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E1085072
Original Principal Amount
$432,444.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$423,415.46
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 7, Block 2, Sky Ranch Subdivision Filing No. 1, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Public Records of Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Also known by street and number as: 27934 E 7th Ave, Aurora, CO 80018-1864.
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, 05/31/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/6/2023
Last Publication 5/4/2023
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: 01/27/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s / Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Amanda Ferguson #44893
Heather Deere #28597
Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155
Attorney File # CO21391
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. 0040-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On January 31, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Caroline J. Mcneill AND Lance A. Mcneill
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-
QA3
Date of Deed of Trust
February 27, 2006
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
March 06, 2006
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
B6035523
Original Principal Amount
$180,333.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$123,364.85
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 4, BLOCK 12, MURPHY CREEK
SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 197719117004
Also known by street and number as:
24701 EAST WYOMING CIRCLE, AURORA, CO 80018.
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, 05/31/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/6/2023
Last Publication 5/4/2023
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: 01/31/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 20-024099
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. 0043-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 3, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
RALPH DOUGLAS WILEY JR
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC DBA ELEVEN MORTGAGE
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Discovery Mortgage Loan Trust Date of Deed of Trust
January 14, 2021
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
January 26, 2021
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E1013496
Original Principal Amount
$150,825.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$150,465.46
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 of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. PH21, CLUB VALENCIA CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED ON DECEMBER 12, 1979 IN BOOK 3135 AT PAGE 443, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON DECEMBER 12, 1979 IN BOOK 42 AT PAGE 74 OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1304 S PARKER RD PH21, 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, 06/07/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/13/2023
Last Publication 5/11/2023
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: 02/03/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Anna Johnston #51978
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Randall M. Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009708348
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. 0044-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 3, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Freddy Andrew Lacunza AND Yazmine Arianna Lacunza
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SYNERGY ONE LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
June 02, 2022
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 06, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E2061523
Original Principal Amount
$509,599.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$509,027.97
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 45, BLOCK 1, KINGSBOROUGH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #: 1975-29-4-19-002
Also known by street and number as: 2508 S 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, 06/07/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/13/2023
Last Publication 5/11/2023
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: 02/03/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 23-029236
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
SALE NO. 0051-2023
FORECLOSURE
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 7, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Kurt R. Stansbery
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting soley as nominee for Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Data Mortgage, Inc., dba Essex Mortgage
Date of Deed of Trust
May 04, 2020
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
May 06, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E0054088
Original Principal Amount $397,664.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $392,819.74
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:
Kurt R. Stansbery, a single man failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust. Such failure constitutes a breach under the Note and Deed of Trust triggering the power of sale by the Public Trustee.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Lot 78, Smoky Hill 400, Filing No. 7A, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.
Also known by street and number as: 17050 E Prentice Ave, Centennial, CO 80015.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/13/2023
Last Publication 5/11/2023
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: 02/07/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Marcello G. Rojas #46396
Susan Hendrick #33196
Nigel G Tibbles #43177
Sandra J. Nettleton #42411
THE SAYER LAW GROUP, P.C. 3600 South Beeler Street, Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO220144
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICE -
PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0054-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On February 7, 2023, the undersigned
Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Joseph Urstadt
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
May 29, 2015
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 18, 2015
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D5064089
Original Principal Amount
$230,743.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$155,671.12
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 25, BLOCK 4, STONE RIDGE PARK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 197522216017
Also known by street and number as: 1421
S. Biscay 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, 06/07/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 4/13/2023
Last Publication 5/11/2023
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: 02/07/2023
Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Winecki #34861
David R. Doughty #40042
Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592
Lynn M. Janeway #15592
Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 20-024186
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
AURORA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mar-30-23
POR LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA de conformidad con § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., que, al cierre de la convocatoria del 28 de febrero de 2023, no había más candidatos que cargos por cubrir, incluyendo candidatos que presentaron declaraciones juradas de intención de ser candidatos por escrito, para el Distrito Metropolitano de Trolley Station (el “ Distrito ”). Por lo tanto, las elecciones para el Distrito del 2 de mayo de 2023 quedan canceladas.
El siguiente cargo sigue vacante: VACANTE Hasta mayo de 2027
VACANTE Hasta mayo de 2027
VACANTE Hasta mayo de 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Representante electoral designada
Persona de contacto para el Distrito: Clint C. Waldron, Esq. White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Abogados 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
BEFORE THE COLORADO
OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE AND APPLICATION FOR HEARING DOCKET NO. 230400109
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to Rule 523.d, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff has applied to the Commission for an Order against Omimex Petroleum, Inc. (Operator No. 66190) (“Omimex”) to Require Omimex to implement Form 3 (DOC. NO. 403254337) without demonstrated costs.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to: 1) the general jurisdiction of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado under § 34-60-105, C.R.S.; 2) specific powers granted pursuant to § 34-60-106, C.R.S.; 3) the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act at § 24-4105, C.R.S.; and 4) the Commission’s Series 500 Rules at 2 C.C.R. 404-1, that the Commission has scheduled this matter for hearing before a COGCC Hearing Officer at the following date, time, and location (subject to change):
Date: June 14, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203
The Notice and documents related to this matter can be found on our “Hearing eFiling System Document Search” page https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGPublicAccess/index.html. Select “Search for Docket Related Documents” from the pull-down menu, use the above “Docket Number”, and select “Search”.
Publication: April 20, 2023 Sentinel
BEFORE THE COLORADO
OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION NOTICE AND APPLICATION FOR HEARING DOCKET NO. 240300117
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to Rules 503.g.(11) and 707.a.(2), the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Staff has applied to the Commission for an Order against KP Kauffman Company Inc. (Operator No. 46290) (“KPK”) to Require KPK to implement Form 3 (DOC. NO. 403214768) without demonstrated costs.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to: 1) the general jurisdiction of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado under § 34-60-105, C.R.S.; 2) specific powers granted pursuant to § 34-60-106, C.R.S.; 3) the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act at § 24-4105, C.R.S.; and 4) the Commission’s Series 500 Rules at 2 C.C.R. 404-1, that the Commission has scheduled this matter for hearing before a COGCC Hearing Officer at the following date, time, and location (subject to change):
Date: June 14, 2023
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
BEFORE THE COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION DETERMINATIONS OF WATER RIGHT
In accordance with section 37-90-107(7), the Colorado Ground Water Commission shall allocate groundwater from the above aquifers based on ownership of the overlying land. A preliminary evaluation of the application finds the volume of water available for allocation from the aquifers underlying the above-described property to be 4,980 for the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer; 3,020 for the Lower Arapahoe aquifer; 3,630 for the Upper Arapahoe aquifer and 6,450 for the Denver aquifer. These amounts are subject to final evaluation, and subsequent to issuance of the determinations, adjustment to conform to the actual local aquifer characteristics.
In accordance with section 37-90-107(7) (a), well permits issued pursuant to subsection 107(7) shall allow withdrawals on the basis of an aquifer life of one hundred years.
In accordance with Rule 5.3.6 of the Designated Basin Rules preliminary evaluation of the application finds the replacement water requirement status for the aquifers underlying the above-described property to be nontributary for the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer, nontributary for the Lower Arapahoe aquifer, nontributary for the Upper Arapahoe aquifer and not-nontributary (actual impact replacement) for the Denver aquifer.
Upon Commission approval of determinations of rights to the allocations, well permits for wells to withdraw the allocations shall be available upon application, subject to the conditions of each determination, the Designated Basin Rules, and approval by the Commission. Such wells must be completed in the aquifer for which the right was allocated and must be located on the 237 acres of the above described property. Well permits for wells to withdraw not-nontributary (actual impact replacement) groundwater from the Denver aquifer would also be subject to the conditions of a replacement plan to be approved by the Commission.
Any person wishing to object to the approval of these determinations of rights to allocations must do so in writing, briefly stating the nature of the objection, the name of the applicant, a general description of the property, and the specific aquifers that are the subject of the objection. The objection, including a required $10 fee per application being objected to, must be received by the Colorado Ground Water Commission by close of business May 27, 2023. Objections should be sent via email to DWRpermitsonline@state.co.us, upon which the objector will be emailed an invoice for paying the fee online. If the objector is unable to provide the objection via email please contact 303-866-3581.
First Publication: April 20, 2023
Final Publication: April 27, 2023 Sentinel
DISTRICT COURT
ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
CASE NUMBER: 2023DR30222
Notice is given that the following has been filed and this Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process to no avail.
The Court has ordered this publication.
In Re: the Allocation of Parental Responsibilities for: Wilson Eduardo Mejia Cruz Oscar Eduardo Ramirez Marroquin, PETITIONER AND Esvin Villanueva, RESPONDENT.
DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS
Case No. 2023CV30085
DARLENE L. GRAYSON, Plaintiff, vs. ANSELMO RODRIGUEZ, Defendant.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Anselmo Rodriguez
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.
If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.
Respectfully submitted this 28th day of March, 2023.
BURNS, WALL AND MUELLER, P.C.
By: /s/ Robert T. Cosgrove Robert T. Cosgrove #12217
Attorneys for Plaintiff Burns, Wall and Mueller, P.C. 303 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 920 Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (303) 830-7000
Email:rcosgrove@bwsm.com
First Publication: April 6, 2023
Final Publication: May 4, 2023 Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Colorado Science and Tech Metropolitan District No. 2, 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 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.
The following candidates are hereby declared elected:
Terri Velasquez 4 Year Term May 2027 Ken Diamond 4 Year Term May 2027
/s/ Sue Blair
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services
7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com
Publication: April 20, 2023 Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS BLACKSTONE 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, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Blackstone Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:
Marty Liles Until May 2025
Lee McCall Until May 2027
Lisa Monahan Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law
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Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203
The Notice and documents related to this matter can be found on our “Hearing eFiling System Document Search” page https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGPublicAccess/index.html. Select “Search for Docket Related Documents” from the pull-down menu, use the above “Docket Number”, and select “Search”.
A copy of the Petition may be obtained from the Court. Final Orders may be entered against that party upon whom this notice makes service if they fail to file a response within thirty-five days.
Dated: March 17, 2023
First Publication: March 30, 2023
Final Publication: April 27, 2023 Sentinel
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS FOREST TRACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Forest Trace Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following offices remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2027
VACANT Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS FOREST TRACE 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, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Forest Trace Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following offices remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2027
VACANT Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS FOREST TRACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Forest Trace Metropolitan District No. 3 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:
Kevin Eugene Payne Until May 2027
Tracy Alford Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq.
WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000
Centennial, Colorado 80122
(303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
POWHATON ROAD METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT NO. 3
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, 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. 3 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:
Christopher Kirst Until May 2027
Roger G. Hollard Until May 2027
The following offices remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2025
VACANT Until May 2025
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron
Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000
Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023 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, 2023, 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 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:
Christopher Kirst Until May 2027
Fiona Wood Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District: Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122
(303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS POWHATON ROAD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, 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. 1 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:
Christopher Kirst Until May 2027
Roger G. Hollard Until May 2027
The following offices remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2025
VACANT Until May 2025
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000
Centennial, Colorado 80122
(303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
SOUTHLANDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Southlands Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidate for the District is declared elected by acclamation:
Marty Liles Until May 2027
The following offices remain vacant: VACANT May 2027 VACANT May 2025
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq. White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS SOUTHLANDS 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, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Southlands Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation: Kathleen Barela Until May 2027
The following offices remain vacant: VACANT Until May 2025 VACANT Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District: Clint C. Waldron, Esq. White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023 Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS TROLLEY STATION 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, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Trolley Station Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.
The following offices remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2027
VACANT Until May 2027
VACANT Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20,2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS PARKLANDS VILLAGE 2 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, 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 Parklands Village 2 Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 2, 2023 are hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for each of the Districts are declared elected by acclamation:
Mark Robert Hensley Until May 2025
Nash Verano Until May 2027
Skyler Hager Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts:
George M. Rowley, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000
Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023 Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
POWHATON ROAAD 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, 2023, 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 2, 2023 are hereby cancelled.
The following offices remain vacant for each District:
VACANT Until May 2025
VACANT Until May 2027
VACANT Until May 2027
VACANT Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie
Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts:
Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq.
White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron
Attorneys at Law
2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122\ (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
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, 2023, 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 2, 2023 are hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for each of the Districts are declared elected by acclamation:
Christopher Kirst Until May 2027
Roger G. Hollard Until May 2027
The following office(s) remain(s) vacant for each District:
VACANT Until May 2025
VACANT Until May 2027
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts: Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq. White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron
Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Publication: April 20, 2023
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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE TALLGRASS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Tallgrass 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 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.
The following candidates are hereby declared elected:
Ruth Levin Four-Year Term until May, 2027
Darin Belair Two-Year Term until May, 2025
VACANCY Four-Year Term until May, 2027
TALLGRASS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
BY: /s/ Nikolas T. Wagner Designated Election Official
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE SOUTHSHORE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Southshore Metropolitan District No. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter 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 2, 2023, is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates are declared elected: Aaron Clutter Four-Year Term to 2027
P. Joseph Knopinski Four-Year Term to 2027
Ryan Zent Two-Year Term to 2025
Vacancy Two-Year Term to 2025
SOUTHSHORE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen Designated Election Official
Publication: April 20, 2023 Sentinel
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE SOUTHSHORE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Southshore Metropolitan District No. 2, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter 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 2, 2023, is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates are declared elected: Jeffrey B. Bergeon Four-Year Term to 2027
Kevin Stadler Four-Year Term to 2027
Ryan Zent Four-Year Term to 2027
Kevin Yiujo Two-Year Term to 2025
Chan Vacancy Two-Year Term to 2025 SOUTHSHORE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2
By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen Designated Election Official
Publication: April 20, 2023
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NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the AEROTROPOLIS AREA COORDINATING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment on or after May 1, 2023, to:
JHL Constructors, Inc.
9100 E Panorama Dr, Ste 300 Englewood, CO 80112 for all work done by said Contractor for the Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, THE AURORA HIGHLANDS BRIDGEWATER FILING 10 UTILITIES WO #10 TO CO #08, all of said work being within or near the boundaries of Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan District, in the City of Aurora, State of Colorado. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, team hire, sustenance provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or its Subcontractors or Suppliers in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or its Subcontractors or Suppliers at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a written verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with Aerotropolis
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the City Clerk, City of Aurora (the “City), Adams County, Colorado, an amended and restated service plan (“Amended and Restated Service Plan”) and related documents for the existing White Buffalo Metropolitan District Nos. 1 – 3 (the “Districts”). A map of the Districts and the proposed Amended and Restated Service Plan are now on file in the office of the City Clerk, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, First Floor, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado 80012, and are available for public inspection.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Aurora (the “City Council”), Adams County, State of Colorado, will hold a public hearing at 6:30 P.M., on Monday, the 8th day of May, 2023, in the City Council Chambers, Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora, Colorado 80012 and accessible online at AuroraTV.org or via telephone at (855) 695-3475, for the purpose of considering the adequacy of the Amended and Restated Service Plan and to form a basis for adopting a resolution approving, disapproving or conditionally approving the Amended and Restated Service Plan for the Districts.
The Districts are metropolitan districts as that term is defined in Section 32-1103(10), C.R.S. The Districts are located entirely within the City of Aurora, Adams County, Colorado and are generally described to be a portion of the southwest quarter of Section 4 and a part of the southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 3 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, City of Aurora, County of Adams, Colorado.
The purpose of the Districts is to plan for, design, acquire, construct, install, relocate, redevelop and finance public improvements. The public improvements are part or all of the improvements authorized to be planned, designed, acquired, constructed, installed, relocated, redeveloped and financed as generally described in the Special District Act, except as specifically limited in the Amended and Restated Service Plan. The Districts shall dedicate the public improvements to the City or other appropriate jurisdiction or owner’s association in a manner consistent with the approved de-
Ivey amassed 47 assists as the Vista PEAK boys volleyball team outlasted Gateway 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-12. ...Nick Safray racked up 24 kills and Nathan Bidlingmaier racked up 44 assists as the Grandview boys volleyball team held off Overland 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17. ...The Regis Jesuit girls tennis team dropped a 4-3 Continental League dual match to Rock Canyon despite wins from Lucia Fillipini at No. 3 singles plus victories by the No. 1 doubles team of Mary Clare Watts and Quinn Binaxas and Ebba Svard and Brenna Radebaugh at No. 2 doubles. ...Sophia
Stiwich shot 78 to finish second and Cherokee Trail’s Haylee Clark tied for fourth with an 83 in the Centennial League girls golf tournament at Broken Tee G.C. ...WEDNESDAY, APRIL
12: The Grandview girls tennis team got a win from Lauren Stec and Romie Pachorek at No. 1 doubles, but dropped a Centennial League dual to Arapahoe 6-1. ...The Smoky Hill boys lacrosse team dropped a 9-8 decision to Littleton. ...TUESDAY, APRIL 11: The Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse team downed visiting Mountain Vista 10-7 as Ethan Hughes had three goals, Jamie Rosenzweig scored twice and Spencer Day made 11 saves. ...Jax Pfister threw 6 2/3 shutout innings and Jackson Lesyinski got the final out as the Grandview baseball team blanked Cherokee Trail 3-0. Tanner Pachorek drove in two of the Wolves’ three runs. ...Noah Brown knocked in four runs and Braylan Bell doubled three times and scored times as the Eaglecrest baseball team topped
velopment plan and other rules and regulations of the City and applicable provisions of the City Code of the City of Aurora. The Districts shall be authorized, but not obligated, to own, operate and maintain public improvements not otherwise required to be dedicated to the City or other public entity, including, but not limited to street improvements (including roads, curbs, gutters, culverts, sidewalks, bridges, parking facilities, paving, lighting, grading, landscaping, and other street improvements), traffic and safety controls, retaining walls, park and recreation improvements and facilities, trails, open space, landscaping, drainage improvements (including detention and retention ponds, trickle channels, and other drainage facilities), irrigation system improvements (including wells, pumps, storage facilities, and distribution facilities), and all necessary equipment and appurtenances incident thereto. The Districts shall not be authorized to provide for fire protection facilities or services, television relay and translation facilities or services, or plan, design, acquire, construct install, relocate, redevelop, finance, operate or maintain a golf course (unless pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement with the City). The maximum cost of these Public Improvements authorized to be provided by the Districts is estimated to be $80,000,000; the current estimated amount of the proposed financing is $61,500,000. The maximum mill levy imposed for debt service shall not exceed fifty (50) mills as adjusted for changes in the method of calculating assessed valuation on or after January 1, 2004, with the exceptions provided in the Amended and Restated Service Plan. The maximum period of time that each of the Districts may impose their Debt service mill levy on any single property developed for residential uses is forty (40) years after the year of the initial imposition of the debt service mill levy unless certain requirements, as outlined in the Amended and Restated Service Plan, are met.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to § 32-1-203(3.5), C.R.S., as amended, and Section 122-34 (e) of the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado, as amended, an owner of real property within the Districts may file a petition with the City Council, stating reasons why said property should not be included in the Districts and requesting that such real property be excluded from the Districts. Such petition may be filed no later than ten (10) days before the day fixed for the public hearing on the service plan, but the City Council shall not be limited in its action with respect to the exclusion of territory based upon such request. The petitioner proposing the orga-
nization of the Districts shall have the burden of proving that the exclusion of such property is not in the best interests of the Districts. All protests and objections must be submitted in writing to the City Council at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. Any request for exclusion shall be acted upon before final action of the City Council. All protests and objections to the Districts must be submitted in writing to the City Council at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. All protests and objections to the Districts shall be deemed waived unless presented at the time and in the manner specified.
Dated this 20th day of April 2023.
Publication: April 20, 2023
Sentinel STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON Case No.: 2020-ES-10-1305
IN THE MATTER OF:
Elijah Dominic Weatherspoon, Deceased
Melanie Lisa Lamb as Statutory Beneficiary, Petitioner,
PETITIONER’S MOTION TO DENY
XAVIER WEATHERSPOON vs. PROCEEDS FROM SETTLEMENT OF SURVIVAL AND WRONGFUL DEATH
Xavier Weatherspoon and The Estate of ACTIONS
Elijah Dominic Weatherspoon, Deceased, Respondents.
SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANT XAVIER WEATHERSPOON ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer or respond to Petitioner’s Motion to Deny Xavier Weatherspoon Proceeds from Settlement of Survival and Wrongful Death Actions filed in the Probate Court for the County of Charleston on January 3, 2023, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber, at her office located at 3300 West Montague Avenue, Suite 102, Charleston, South Carolina, 29418 within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the
Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
PETITIONER’S MOTION TO DENY XAVIER WEATHERSPOON PROCEEDS FROM SETTLMENT OF SURVIVAL AND WRONGFUL DEATH ACTIONS
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned, as counsel for Movant Melanie Lisa Lamb, will move before the Presiding judge for the Probate Court of Charleston within ten (10) days hereof, or as soon hereafter as the matter may be heard, for the relief requested herein.
Movant Mother Melanie Lisa Lamb, [hereinafter “Ms. Lamb”] an interested party having a real, material, and substantial interest in the above-referenced litigation as a statutory beneficiary of the Estate of Elijah Dominic Weatherspoon, by and through her undersigned counsel, respectfully moves this Court to enter an order denying Xavier Weatherspoon [hereinafter “Weatherspoon”] disbursement of any funds stemming from the settlement of Case Number 2022CP1003625 as were awarded generally by the Honorable Jennifer B. McCoy. This motion is based upon the following: Ms. Lamb is a former resident of the State of South Carolina, County of Charleston. The decedent was formerly a resident of the State of South Carolina, County of Charleston.
2. Respondent Weatherspoon, upon information and belief, is currently a resident of the State of South Carolina, County of Colleton.
3. Ms. Lamb is the Mother of decedent Elijah Dominic Weatherspoon [hereinafter “Elijah”] and is one of only two statutory beneficiaries pursuant to S. C. Code of Laws 15-51-20 (1976 as amended).
4. Respondent Weatherspoon is the other of the two statutory beneficiaries pursuant to S.C. Code of Laws 15-51-20 (1976 as amended).
5. Decedent’s Estate is presently being probated in the Probate Court of the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina.
6. Ms. Lamb, as Personal Representative of Elijah’s Estate, brought Wrongful Death and Survival claims against Rigoberto Espinoza and Alejandro Espinoza.
7. On September 17, 2022, an Order Approving Settlement of the above Wrongful Death and Survival actions was approved by the Court of Common Pleas
8. The settlement was for a total of $450,000.00, of which $425,000.00 was allocated to the Wrongful Death Action and $25,000.00 to the Survival Action
9. Ms. Lamb seeks to exclude Weather-
spoon from benefitting from Elijah’s death because Weatherspoon provided little financial and emotional support for Elijah; he pursued no meaningful relationship with Elijah; he did nothing to assert himself as the father of Elijah; he did not even attend Elijah’s funeral or assist in any of the funeral arrangements; and he has shown no evidence that he has suffered from the death of Elijah, whether it be pecuniary loss, mental shock and suffering, wounded feelings, grief, sorrow, or loss of companionship. The presumption in the law that a parent suffers loss upon a child’s death states the strength of such presumption is a function of the closeness of the relationship, and Weatherspoon had no real relationship with Elijah.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays for this Court to inquire into the matters set forth hereinabove and deny any benefits to Respondent, together with such other and further relief as to the Court seems reasonable and proper.
Respectfully Submitted, /s/Veronica G. Small, Esquire, SC Bar #5159
Family Legal Services, LLC 3300 West Montague Avenue, Suite 102 North Charleston, South Carolina 29418 3) 556-8838 Telephone vsmall@familylegalservicesllc.com
At North Charleston, South Carolina December 30, 2022
First Publication: April 13, 2023
Final Publication: April 27, 2023
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Smoky Hill 13-11. Jackson Van Luit had four RBI for the Buffs. ...The Vista PEAK boys volleyball team topped Rangeview 25-14, 25-13, 25-17 as
Tristan Rowley had eight kills and Reese Kloberdanz and Liam Jungheim added seven apiece. ...The Gateway boys volleyball team downed Denver South 23-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-15, 15-13. ...Lexi Meyer scored three goals and had four assists in the Regis Jesuit girls soccer team’s 7-2 win over Highlands Ranch.
The list of Aurora prep athletes headed to compete at the college level grew in the spring around National Letter of Intent Signing Day on April 12.
AURORA NLI SIGNEES/HONOREES (APRIL): CHEROKEE TRAIL: Symone Adams, track & field, Indiana; Evan Armstrong, cross country/ track & field, Dakota State; Sydnie Bernard, track & field, Central Missouri; Bead Boonta, golf, Pacific; Owen Duckworth, baseball, Nebraska Wesleyan; Jenna Fullmer, softball, Azuza Pacific; Brendan Grote, football, Missouri Univ. of Science & Tech; Reuben Holness, cross country/track & field, Colorado St.; Hayley Kucera, golf, La Verne; Keean Lloyd, basketball, Denver; Mckenna Mazeski, cross country/track & field, Butler; Sage Sorrells, lacrosse, Hanover College; Kaiya Winbush, womens wrestling, North Central College; EAGLECREST: Braylan Bell, baseball, Hesston College; Kiara Garcia, cheer, Morehead State; Brayden Harbin, baseball,
Lassen C.C.; Raphael Jimenez, baseball, Porterville College; Kayden Johnson, baseball, Doane; Sadie Lewis, volleyball, Cowley College; Nikaia
Lydia, volleyball, North Central Texas; Joshua Ray, basketball, Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Claudia
Rossi, volleyball, Texas Tech ; Ayden
Shaw, mens volleyball, Dominican Univ.; Natalie Soto, basketball, North Platte C.C. ; Megan Wilcox, softball, St. Cloud St.; OVERLAND: Komari Owens, football, Northern Colorado; REGIS JESUIT: Logan Able, rugby, Arizona; Brooke Carey, softball, Campbell Univ.; Jack Carey, baseball, Pepperdine; Aidan Dore, rugby, Hampden-Sydney College; Logan Farrington, lacrosse, The Catholic Univ. of America; Grant Gedrose, baseball, Augustana College; Truman Inglis, water polo, Chapman Univ.;
Carly Kennedy, lacrosse, Towson; Brien Kenny, baseball, Chandler Gilbert C.C.; Harrison Kercher, swimming, Emory; Nate Lewis, baseball, Johns Hopkins; Sullivan Martin, track & field, Univ. of Puget Sound; Dirk Morley, wrestling, Northwestern; Ryan Morris, lacrosse, Roanoke College; Alex Plank, rugby, Cardiff Metropolitan Univ.; Eloise Post, soccer, Illinois Institute of Tech.; John Paul Robertson, swimming, Univ. of Saint Mary; Trevor Schweer, rugby, Central Washington; Zion Taylor, cross country/track & field, Wartburg College; Madison Wei, tennis, Hope College; Hawkins Wendt, swimming, Seattle Univ.; SMOKY HILL: Tyliq Bowers football, Western St.; Noah Carrillo, baseball, Nebraska Wesleyan; Amir Copeland, football, CSU-Pueblo; Gabi Giroux, softball, Utah Tech; Calem Grimble, football, Colorado Mesa; Tristen Littlejohn, football, Concordia College-Moorhead; Jaslyn Sanders, soccer, Mississippi Valley St.; Jaxon Thompson, football, S.D. School of Mines; Jackson Van Luit, baseball, Augustana College; Desire’ Young, volleyball, Benedict College; VISTA PEAK: Joy Aburto, volleyball, S.D. School of Mines; Leilani Caamal, flag football, Ottawa Univ.; Gabe Christian, football, Hastings College; Madison Feight, volleyball, Governors State Univ.; Gavin Harding, swimming, Manhattan College; Anastasia Molina, softball, Western Nebraska C.C.; Calem Moore, football, Concordia Univ.; Ashlyn Stapleton, basketball, Fort Scott C.C.; Jaila Turner, track & field, CSU-Pueblo; Emily Villagomez, soccer, Western Nebraska C.C.
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