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Welcome to Colorado. There are some things you need to know.
If you’re one of the approximately half-a-million people who’ve flocked to the Aurora metroplex during the past five years, allow me to explain what’s what for you.
If you know someone who’s come in with the recent herd, pass this on.
Most importantly, smile.
What happened to so many of you in the places you came from that you’re all so dour and miserable?
I understand that we quit tossing “howdy” around the state after the last rush of California immigrants came through here in the 1970s.
I don’t want every stranger to rush up and water-pump my arm off when we walk by each other in the Home Depot parking lot. But for chrissake, people, lighten up. You made it to the promised land. Act like it.
Did your mamas not teach you to make eye contact with people and nod or smile or at least refrain from acting like you have an alien inside your skull, propelling your body forward with nothing left of your mind and soul other than your ability to look vacantly ahead or at your phone?
Second, what is up with your driving?
You can’t possibly convince me that somebody taught you to drive like an idiot. How and why did you figure that out for yourself? Why do so many of you keep weaving through gridlocked traffic, into medians and interstate shoulders, up the butt of one car and then another?
Where in the hell are you driving to like that that you think justifies risking your life and that of everyone around you?
Being the colossal ass hat that you are, I know you can’t possibly have any friends just dying for your company. I can’t imagine any important or significant job that would hire someone like you and be so desperate to get you to work that they command you get here “as fast as you can” and spare no lives.
Do you have to go to the bathroom? That fiery green salsa from Taco Tuesday just too much for you?
Slow. Your. Ass. Down.
I regularly drive way over the speed limit. If you’re flying by me, you’re about to become “that guy,” or “that lady,” who adds one to the number on the lighted interstate sign detailing how many have been killed so far this year on Colorado roads.
I’m talking to you, you little jerk. You are going to be No. 351 if you don’t knock it off.
Thirdly, just because we have legal weed here, it doesn’t mean you should be smoking it all the time.
You know who you are. Rather than screaming through traffic on I-225, you’re on Chambers Road in the right lane, white knuckled and driving 22 miles per hour. You’re the one who comes to a complete stop on Havana Street during rush hour traffic and looks both ways before turning right into the Safeway.
It’s dope, dude. Smoke it at home. Smoke it on a hike, at the lake. In front of the TV or in the bathroom at work. But don’t get ripped and drive to the store for ice cream and Fritos. Out here, we snag our munchies before the urge makes you do dumb things.
Fourth, everybody is welcome here, and if you’ve got a problem with that, stay home.
Colorado was originally home to a variety of native tribes and cultures. Eventually the Spanish-Mexicans laid claim to the region, hence, all the funny street and town names.
Since then, it’s been a land rush, then a gold rush, an oil rush, then a demand rush by people from all over the planet. If mingling with folks who don’t look like you is a problem, there are numerous work-at-home, shop-at-home, don’tever-leave-your-home options available, and Oklahoma is just a few hours away.
Fifth, everybody in Colorado is an environmentalist except for you.
From the day we’re born here, we get it that our work lives, our play lives and our future lives depend on respecting the land and the life upon it. Some of the most ardent environmentalists I’ve ever known are avid hunters and anglers, deep-rooted Republicans who couldn’t say enough good about Goldwater and abolishing the income tax.
But, by God, they know that the delicate balance among plant and animal species is something to cherish and protect. We’ve seen what y’all have done Back East, in the South, across California and the Texas wasteland.
Nope. We’re a state of proud miners and oilmen, but we learned the hard way long ago and now know enough to clean up our mess, pick up our trash and guard our precious wilderness areas as if they were our very own lands, because they are. We don’t look at green energy and saving cutthroat trout as a liberal thing or a conservative thing. It’s a sensible, business thing, and we mean business.
Finally, nobody cares that you think you can’t get a “decent” pizza, bagel, biscuit, BBQ, hot dog, or milkshake “out here.” We know where they are, and if you smile and ask nicely, we’ll tell you.
Dave Perry is editor of the Aurora Sentinel and Aurora magazine. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook at @EditorDavePerry.
There is no starker contrast along the Front Range between the sea of green lawns that generations have maintained and the harsh reality that they don’t belong here, and can’t.
Even a casual observer flying into Denver or Colorado Springs airports can’t help but notice how abrupt the change is between the natural scrub and brush of the high plains and the emerald green lawns bestowed on millions of homes, businesses, parks and golf courses sprawling across the metroplex and moving ever farther in all directions.
Without regular and demanding irrigation, the millions of acres of green grass would not exist anywhere along front range communities.
Aurora Water officials say just over half of all water usage for customers living in single-family homes is used for keeping the front and back grass watered and green for about half the year.
An average Aurora home uses nearly 7,000 gallons of water a month watering outside, if they follow the city’s strict water guidelines and limitations. Many people don’t limit watering to three days a week for short periods of time. Each summer month, it’s enough water used at each home to fill an 18-foot-round backyard swimming pool.
The costs of such a botanical marvel are enormous in terms of the resources it takes to get high mountain or deep-aquifer water to Aurora water spigots. The impact that millions of thirsty lawns across the Front Range has on the geo-politics of the region is unparalleled.
Mayor Mike Coffman said last week that as the causes and effects of climate change become clearer, and a deepening statewide drought becomes chronic, restricting water-demanding grass lawns is not only inevitable, but critical.
Coffman is absolutely right.
He’s proposing a host of regulations that would essentially preclude new homes from installing the once ubiquitous front-door-to-drivewayto-street-curb front lawns and restrict the size of backyard landscaping to include little more than small patches of grass.
“I know this seems like a fairly dramatic change, and it is, but the circumstances that we’re in are dramatic,” Coffman said last week about his proposal. “This really is a prudent path forward.”
Given the increasing water demands — by not just millions in Colorado, but hundreds of millions more downstream of the Colorado rivers that supply water to Front Range communities — irrigating frivolous lawns becomes a critical problem in The West rather than a peculiar novelty.
Coffman’s proposal would limit backyard lawns to 45% of the space available in a new yard or 500 square feet, whichever is less. Front yard lawns would virtually be prohibited in most cases, other than relative dots or small strips of lawn in some cases.
Aurora has long been a responsible and prudent steward in collecting water rights, storing water for use in the city, and creating landscape restrictions in home design and landscape restrictions.
For years, the city has already pushed to ensure front yard lawns in new construction, essentially nothing more than ornamental extravagances, are reduced and backyard acreage is minimized.
This move pushes those restrictions further, addressing a problem that works to bankrupt Aurora’s currently healthy water bank.
With virtually every drop of water collected in Colorado’s river basins spoken for, and actually over-promised, and groundwater supplies being threatened by overtaxing aquifers, Coffman’s proposal is a giant step in the right direction.
City and state lawmakers should build on the idea by creating local and state incentives to remove existing yard lawns and replacing them with low-water and no-water alternatives.
Aurora Water and the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service go to great lengths to show city and Front Range residents attractive, affordable water-saving alternatives to watering, mowing and maintaining endless tracts of thirsty grass.
Given the unlikely chances that regional governments or the state would wisely limit growth to preserve water resources, restricting reckless and unsustainable water use on keeping the grass green is critical.
Aurora lawmakers should approve Coffman’s plan and seek out other measures.
Serious mental illness is the second leading cause of disability in the United States. Colorado ranks last when it comes to need for care compared to access to care for adults.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental illness prevalence has increased by 25%, worldwide, leading to an unprecedented mental health crisis. However, only about 30% of those with mental illnesses are willing to seek medical treatment for themselves. On top of that, nine out of 10 of those who don’t seek professional help are members of minority groups. These kinds of disparities should not exist. Now is the time for our healthcare system to revolutionize the approach we take to treat mental illness, modernize the way we look at mental health, and encourage innovation of new treatments and their accessibility nationwide.
Mental and behavioral health issues have been a challenge in Colorado, and the pandemic has made it even harder for People of Color to find the treatments and services they require. Statistically, more than half of ethnic minority Coloradans affected by mental illness do not seek medical treatment for themselves. Part of the challenge has included issues with appointment scheduling, a lack of insurance coverage, and greatly limited availability of psychiatrists and psychologists. We need brain healthcare that is affordable and accessible for everyone, regardless of their background.
As a leader in the African American business community, it is obvious to me now more than ever that historically disadvantaged communities need our voice. We need to ensure that all Coloradans have equal and affordable mental healthcare for themselves and their families. Further, we must advance our work to educate our communities on the various resources freely available to help them through their brain health needs.
We must streamline the way we treat major depressive disorders, encourage innovative solu-
tions that improve the lives of patients with serious mental illness, and ensure patients have access to the treatments they require. Re-imagining how we treat major depression is critical, and it starts with establishing a conducive environment for innovation solutions. Patients suffering from mental illness deserve to have all options on the table and have the freedom to pursue treatment paths that are unique to their own circumstances. Transforming our healthcare system and modernizing the way we look at mental illness would make it easier to have a discussion around brain health. It would help to make brain health resources more affordable and more accessible. Significant reforms would also encourage more people to seek treatment, rather than leaving patients discouraged about preventative actions or in situations in which they downplay their mental health needs.
The stigma surrounding mental health has long existed, pushing people away from treatment when they need it the most. But why is treatment of the brain looked at any differently than any other human organ? Why is the conversation surrounding the health of the brain and the abundance of treatment options less desirable?
The brain is the most important part of our body and we have failed to acknowledge and treat it as such. As a result, our nation’s mental illness treatment systems have stagnated for over 60 years. The brain is an organ, and novel therapeutic treatments must be at the forefront of resolving our crisis surrounding mental health. Prioritizing brain health is essential and urgent.
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Thirsty lawns may soon disappear from Aurora suburbs, at least in new developments, under a sweeping water conservation proposal by Mayor Mike Coffman that Aurora lawmakers signaled support for this month.
The mayor said he considered the cuts in light of the realities of climate change, persistent drought and dueling demands on water resources, particularly along the Colorado River.
“I know this seems like a fairly dramatic change, and it is, but the circumstances that we’re in are dramatic,” Coffman said July 18. “This really is a prudent path forward, and the fact is that all of the easy water rights are gone. They’re gone.”
Besides banning the installation of turf for purely aesthetic purposes, the proposal would prohibit grass lawn from being installed on road medians as well as on golf courses, leaving the future of course construction uncertain.
Backyard lawns would also be limited to
the lesser of 45% of the yard or 500 square feet, and front yard lawns would be limited to alley-loading properties with backyards too small for turf, covering the lesser of 45% of the front yard or 750 square feet.
Aurora has for years limited new-home lawns. Currently, residential front yards can include no more than 1,000 square feet of turf.
The proposal would also bar “the use of water in all public and private exterior ornamental water features and ponds.”
The proposal would not restrict turf on athletic fields or in parks and would not require property owners to tear up existing lawns, though Marshall Brown, general manager of Aurora Water, said the city is incentivizing property owners to transition to landscaping that requires less water.
Brown put the proposal in the context of an order by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation that Colorado River Basin states figure out how to stop using 2-million to 4-million acre-feet of water within a year or else the agency will use its emergency
powers to make cuts.
About a quarter of Aurora’s water rights come from the Colorado River, Brown said, with the remainder sourced from the Arkansas and South Platte rivers.
“It’s not a crisis that’s limited to Aurora. It’s an arid West crisis,” Brown said. “Aurora cannot continue to grow in the future as we have grown in the past.”
He told Councilmember Juan Marcano that the largest single users of city water included the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department, school districts and beverage company Niagara Bottling. The city already uses non-potable reclaimed water to irrigate golf courses, parks and landscaping at city buildings.
Greg Baker, public relations manager for Aurora Water, later said in an email that water used in irrigation is nonetheless unavailable for reuse afterward, and so the city is trying to reduce the amount of water used for that purpose, noting that up to half of the city’s water is used for irrigation now.
Marcano expressed discomfort with
Lawmakers indicated early support last week for creating easements around a growing number of plugged oil and gas wells, which would make it easier for workers to ensure those shuttered wells remain environmentally safe into the future, according to City of Aurora staff.
Located in the Denver-Julesburg geologic basin, Aurora has been an outpost of the oil and gas industry since the first well was drilled in 1917. Jeffrey Moore, manager of the city’s Oil and Gas Division, told the council on Monday that within city limits today there are about 110 wells that are producing gas or oil, or are currently being drilled.
There are also 54 wells that have since been plugged — the process of pumping cement into the borehole of a well so that it can be safely abandoned. Given the number of wells that are planned and currently producing, Moore said there could one day be more than 400 plugged wells scattered throughout the city.
He also noted that, within the past year, 10 wells have been replugged, which is increasingly being recognized as a necessary part of maintaining boreholes and preventing the leakage of toxic hydrocarbons.
“In the past, we typically considered that the plugging of a well was the end of the story,” Moore said. “However, as time goes on and as the industry goes on, we’re learning that the plugging of the well is not always the end of the story. All wells are expected to be replugged at some point in the future.”
Moore said one study examined by the city indicates the cement and steel inside of a plugged well bore should only be expected to hold up for about 50 years. State regulators may also require an operator to replug a well if they plan to drill another horizontal wellbore nearby.
The process of replugging a well requires drilling down thousands of feet through the old cement plug and involves a battery of heavy drilling and pumping equipment.
Because of this, Moore suggested that the city establish easements of 200 feet by 200 feet surrounding plugged wells, where no permanent structures would be built. The easements would also need to have access to a public road, and no underground utilities would be allowed within 10 feet of the well itself.
“We have to have physical space around the plugged wells to site necessary equipment to replug them fully and safely,” Moore said.
That doesn’t mean easements would be left as vacant lots — Moore brought up parks, parking lots and agriculture as possible acceptable uses of land covered by an easement, and said the easements would count toward open space requirements for developers.
He mentioned Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield and Weld counties, and the Town of Erie as other jurisdictions that have already codified easements around plugged wells.
He said the city would offer variances in terms of the shape of the easement, as long as the area was approximately 40,000 square feet.
City spokesman Michael Brannen later wrote in an email that the city has worked with developers of projects that are in-progress to inform them of the presence of plugged wells, and that it is “undergoing a review to confirm if all developments which contain plugged wells are aware of such wells.”
Council members did not oppose the proposal moving forward, and council members Francoise Bergan and Juan Marcano specifically said they supported the idea.
Brannen said staffers are now working on an ordinance for the council’s consideration that would establish the easements but do not yet know when the proposal would be implemented.
— MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff Writer
National nonprofit No Kid Hungry has given Aurora’s The Village Institute a $25,000 grant to help with the organization’s efforts to combat food insecurity, according to a Wednesday news release.
The organization distributed $620,000 in grants to 25 organizations in 15 states and Washington, D.C. The Village Institute was the only recipient in Colorado.
“These funds will be used to provide food security case management to the families in the organization’s early learning center,” the release said. “They’ll also help provide transportation and guidance on accessing food banks, provide food for evenings and weekends, and expand the community garden to ensure access to fresh fruits and vegetables.”
No Kid Hungry is a national campaign dedicated to ending childhood hunger in the U.S. According to the organization, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic one in six children nationwide faces food insecurity this year.
In a 2021 survey, nonprofit Hunger Free Colorado found that 44% of Colorado households with children struggle to have regular access to nutritious food, and 16% of Colorado children are not getting adequate nutrition because their families don’t have enough money for food.
— CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff Writerthe idea of a for-profit corporation drawing heavily on city water, and Brown said Niagara had mentioned expanding in the past.
Marcano and Councilmember Alison Coombs both said they thought the city should go beyond offering rebates for water-wise landscaping and consider restricting water use in existing developments. The two also objected to an amendment suggested by Councilmember Steve Sundberg to increase the amount of turf allowed around homes.
“I think this is already not aggressive enough for the problems
that we really face,” said Coombs. “So not just ‘no,’ but ‘hell no’ to making any changes that would increase the water use at all.”
Councilmember Dustin Zvonek expressed concerns over the impacts that the proposal could have on home prices, saying alternative landscaping costs developers more.
“The question is, how do we make sure that we’re balancing meeting these reduction in (water) consumption goals, but at the same time allow for flexibility and growth in our city,” he said. “We’re not sure what this would do to our new home market, given that we
would be leading, which I think is a good thing, as a city.”
Brown said Aurora’s proposal was novel in Colorado and that other cities had requested copies of the Aurora ordinance. Zvonek asked Brown if the cost of landscaping could be offset through a reduction in tap fees, and Brown said the current draft of the ordinance would include a $3,000 cut to fees.
The proposal would apply to site plans approved on or after Jan. 1, 2023. Council members did not object to the item moving forward out of study session to a formal vote.
In March, the local sheriff’s office was contacted by law enforcement in Hanover, Va. about a juvenile girl who had died by suicide. Investigators in Virginia found that the girl had been messaging Severtson on several social media apps, the release said. The girl’s age was not released.
Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office investigators said officers found that Severtson was active on the social media messaging app Kik, where he had several accounts passing him off as a 22-to-23-yearold.
“Investigators found that Severtson was attempting to persuade his victim to produce and send nude images and videos of herself, which due to her age, would be considered child sexual abuse material,” the release said.
Chaparral High School.
Cherry Creek spokesperson Abbe Smith said in an email that the district was notified of Severton’s arrest Wednesday morning. He was fired immediately. Severtson began working at Cherry Creek in August 2020. Along with coaching, he also worked as a paraprofessional at Cherry Creek High School, West Middle School and with a small group of students at Cherry Creek Elevation, the district’s online school.
“CCSD is working with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office to support their investigation,” Smith said.
name, “JSTYME8080,” the release said.
Resources for families dealing with online sexual exploitation of minors are available from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at missingkids.org/ gethelpnow.
— CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff WriterThe head softball coach at Cherry Creek High School has been arrested after law enforcement investigators alleged he attempted to solicit nude photos and videos from a juvenile girl, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.
Paul (Pablo) Severtson, 37, was arrested by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and faces charges of criminal solicitation, a class 4 felony. He is currently being held in the Arapahoe County jail, and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning, according to online records. Bond has not been set.
On Wednesday, investigators from the sheriff’s office’s crimes against children unit executed a search warrant at Severtson’s home in unincorporated Arapahoe County, a news release said. He was taken into custody and his phone was seized as evidence.
Investigators found that Severtson was the head coach of the Cherry Creek High School girls softball team and the Colorado Styxx girl’s softball club, the release said. From November 2017 to August 2020 he also coached at Heritage High School, Littleton High School and
“In accordance with state statute regarding mandatory parental notification for certain felony charges, the district has notified families at all three schools where Mr. Severtson worked. Mr. Severtson went through the regular district hiring process, which includes a criminal background check and reference checks. The process did not raise any concerns about his employment.”
The Sheriff’s Office is concerned that Severtson may have more victims, and is encouraging anyone with any information about him to contact the tipline at 720-874-8477.
Severtson was active on Kik under the accounts Tyson Richard with a username “TYSONHELP,” and Reggie Collins username, “REGGIEBBC11,” and as Jordan Styme, user-
An Aurora man was sentenced last week to 64 years to life in prison for distributing fentanyl to a 16-year-old girl who died from an overdose at a party.
Alexander Che-Quiab, 27, was sentenced in Arapahoe County following a six-day trial that ended in May, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
According to the release, police were called to Che-Quiab’s house in August 2020 on a report of a potential overdose. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation found that Che-Quiab and another adult man had supplied alcohol, marijuana and fentanyl to a group of teenage girls during a social gathering at his
home. One of the girls appeared to be experiencing an overdose, but nobody attempted to seek emergency medical care for her, the release said. The next morning, the girl was found unresponsive and 911 was called.
A search of Che-Quiab’s home found 300 pills laced with fentanyl and several bricks of heroin, the release said. The investigation also found that Che-Quiab had sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl that night who he had supplied with a large quantity of alcohol, according to prosecutors.
Che-Quiab was found guilty of manslaughter, two counts of distribution of a controlled substance to a minor, two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, sexual assault of a child, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sexual assault.
“As we’ve tragically witnessed, these fentanyl pills can be just as deadly as a bullet,” District Attorney John Kellner said in the release. “It’s important to note that Mr. CheQuiab had multiple chances to call for medical attention. Instead, he made the cowardly decision to go to sleep and do nothing. He was able to wake up in the morning, but this victim was not.”
— CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff Writer
Sarah Carrillo has lived in Arapahoe County for 10 years, and her rent is four times what it was when she first moved to the region.
The mother of three attended a pilot clinic providing free legal services to county residents facing eviction in July because she’s fallen behind on rent. Since the pandemic started, Carrillo’s hours at work have fluctuated, and with the cost of rent in the region soaring it’s been hard to keep up, she said.
The new legal clinic is a partnership between Arapahoe County and Colorado Legal Services, a nonprofit that provides free legal aid to low-income Coloradans, aims to help people in similar positions as Carrillo. After the eviction was filed, she had a lot of questions and didn’t know where to turn. Carrillo said she went to the courthouse to try and get some information, and was referred to the clinic. Without it, she wouldn’t have been able to afford any legal services.
“I can barely make rent,” Carrillo said. “I hope a lot of people look into this. I wouldn’t have known about it if I didn’t come down here.”
She wants others to utilize the resource like she has, and the program’s staffers hope the same.
“Eviction is a truly traumatic experience for families, especially families with children,” said Megan O’Byrne, a Colorado Legal Services lawyer who heads the program.
The program, which launched May 15, is open three mornings a week at the county’s offices in
Littleton. O’Byrne and her team of a law intern and two paralegals have the capacity to help three people each morning, but would like to hire another attorney so they can assist more people.
The Arapahoe County program is modeled after a similar program CLS has in Adams County, but more people in Arapahoe have reached out for help, O’Byrne said. According to a 2021 report from Colorado Newsline, Arapahoe County had the highest number of eviction filings of any county in the state, followed by Denver, Adams and El Paso counties.
Luc Hatlestad, a spokesperson for Arapahoe County, said the county was inspired to work with CLS due to the results of the program in Adams County.
“That program enabled 85% of those households to sustain their housing situation by giving them more time to move or to obtain a housing voucher,” he said in an email. “We’re already seeing similarly encouraging results with our clinic.”
The downstream effects of an eviction can be seriously harmful to renters. Having to find a new place to live after being evicted is stressful and can push some people into homelessness if they can’t find another affordable place. Many landlords are unwilling to rent to people who have a record of a past eviction, which can make finding future housing difficult for years to come.
The clinic’s highest priority is keeping people housed, O’Byrne said. If they can’t stay, the clinic works to negotiate a voluntary exit that gives them enough time to move to another place and keeps an eviction off their permanent record.
Unlike the criminal justice system, there is no right to legal representation in civil court. O’Byrne said that 90% of landlords have an attorney, which the majority of tenants do not — people who are struggling to afford rent don’t generally have the budget for legal fees. That skews the system in favor of the landlords.
“When tenants don’t have attorneys, it can lead to very unfair outcomes,” she said.
Most people the clinic sees in Arapahoe County are facing eviction because they are struggling financially and behind on paying their rent, she said. Residents must make below 200% of the federal poverty limit — for a family of four, that equates to an annual income of $55,500 — to qualify for CLS’ help, and the majority of the people she works with are single mothers or families with children.
“Low-income families are still bearing the brunt of the effects of the pandemic,” O’Byrne said. Now that the federal eviction moratorium is no longer in place, some of them are struggling to stay in their housing.
The clinic files a response to people who are being sued in court (without a response judges automatically grant requests for an eviction), which buys them time. It then works to connect them to the Colorado Stability Fund, which provides expedited emergency rental assistance to people, and other resources to help them pay what they owe.
The clinic is located on the third floor of the County Building at 1690 W. Littleton Blvd. and is staffed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Megan O’Byrne, Supervising Attorney for the Housing Unit at Colorado Legal Services, prepares for a case before meeting with a client, July 14, at the Arapahoe County District Court in Littleton. Photo by PHILIP B. POSTON/ Sentinel ColoradoNews that is formatted for your computer, tablet and smart phone without an app — or pick up a print copy at a location near you every Thursday.
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The Aurora Municipal Center’s Water-wise Reflection Garden was full of color on Saturday as the 7/20 Memorial Foundation held its annual beer and chalk art festival in remembrance of the Aurora theater shooting victims.
The event was especially poignant as it marked 10 years since the attack claimed the lives of 12 people and injured dozens of others. The Foundation chose the theme “Metamorphosis” for this year’s events, as a reflection of the ways the city has changed over the ensuing decade.
Many chalk artists chose to incorporate that theme into their works, which lined the paths along the garden housing the “Ascentiate” memorial statue.
Chalk artist Kyle Banister spent the day embellishing the phrase “rebirth” onto the pavement, framed by a lotus flower and a monarch butterfly. Lisa Childress, mother of shooting victim Jesse Childress, helped him with the design.
Banister’s daughter was in Jesse’s unit at Buckley Air Force Base, and since the shooting the two families have become close.
“We’ve kind of become family over the years,” Banister said. The lotus flower symbolizes resurrection, wisdom and renewal. The butterfly is special for Lisa, who said she sees one every summer that she comes back to Aurora from her home in California. To her, it’s a symbol of her son.
The first year after the attack, she couldn’t bring herself to attend the vigil, the family just stayed in Jesse’s house in Thornton, which they now own. Since then, she’s attended each vigil and has slowly been able to speak more publicly about her son. She holds his Air Force dog tags in her pocket every time she does an interview.
“It’s therapeutic to be involved, since we’re here with Jesse in the garden,” she said of the chalk art festival.
Artist Nathan Reker considered drawing a butterfly as well, but ultimately went with a phoenix rising from the ashes as his symbol of metamorphosis.
“I have a thing about rising above,” he said.
Reker has lived almost his entire life in Aurora but on the day of the shooting he was on a honeymoon in Mexico with his wife, whose birthday is July 20. The newlyweds watched the news on TV from their hotel room. In a way, the shooting still seems like it happened yesterday.
“It’s something I’ll always remember,” he said.
The chalk art will remain in the garden until the rain washes it away.
ABOVE: Chalk artist Mary Tretten works on creating a dragonfly, July 23, at the 7/20 reflection garden on the Aurora Municipal Center campus, during the Metamorphosis event.
MIDDLE: Chalk artists work on their respective pieces July 23, at the 7/20 reflection garden on the Aurora Municipal Center campus, during the Metamorphosis event.
BELOW: Olivia McLeod works on a butterfly July 23, at the 7/20 reflection garden on the Aurora Municipal Center campus, during the Metamorphosis event.
Photos by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado
Aug. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. History Colorado Center 1200 N. Broadway, Denver, CO 80203. Visit www.historycolorado.org/events for more information.
There’s no denying that we love our state. Most residents wear it on their sleeves, and, in some instances of our newer arrivals, their bumper, in the form of a giant “C.” That said, Colorado Day at the History Colorado Center should be a fitting event for most of us, should you have the day off on a Monday.
This free event will offer a bevy of activities throughout the day, including panning for gold, an alpaca petting zoo, and an exhibition from Angel Vigil, who will demonstrate trick roping and bullwhip cracking, just to list a few options from the vast variety of exciting exhibits.
In addition to the celebratory hustle and bustle, guests will also have free access to other exhibits in the museum.
Currently running through July 31. Hours of operation vary. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, CO 80206. Visit https://www. botanicgardens.org/ for more information.
We’re living in a pretty technologically advanced world, no doubt. Case in point can be found at the Denver Botanic Gardens in the Seeing the Invisible exhibit, which will be closing on July 31.
Seeing the Invisible is an Augmented Reality exhibit where you can use your phone to place works of art in various places throughout the gardens.
Artworks in this exhibition were created to address themes of nature, environmental stability and the cross between the ever growing digital world and our physical one.
A simple download of the unique app will allow you to take part in this hi-tech art exhibition.
Admission for adults is $15, $11.50 for seniors and $11 for students and children 3-15 years old.
4 p.m. to midnight, July 28, noon to midnight, July 29, 30, and noon to 10:30 p.m. July 31. 25690 E. Quincy Ave. Aurora, CO 80016. For more information, visit www.arapahoecountyfair.com.
The quintessential summer activity is just around the corner. Can you taste the funnel cakes? The Arapahoe County Fair is rolling into town in less than two weeks and we think a reminder is necessary, just so you can go ahead and pencil the weekend onto your calendar.
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., July 28. 25690 E. Quincy Ave. Aurora, CO 80016. For more information visit www.arapahoecountyfair.com/p/ events/craft-brew-festival
Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Peoples Building 9995 E. Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/574261780728360 for more information.
The folks over at The People’s Building are no strangers to bringing events to the city that stray from the mundane, and A Day in Japan looks to be no different.
This one-day festival will offer a melange of activities ranging from cultural presentations like taiko drumming performances, martial arts exhibitions and song and dance, to a Japanese marketplace, street food vendors and a Japanese dog show.
The gallery of the People’s Building will show an exhibit of Japanese art, Sakura dolls and Ise Katagami paper stencils. Make sure you check out the Japanese beer garden too.
Tickets are $10 for adults, free for children and are available before or at event entry.
July 27 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Marjorie Park 6331 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Visit https://moaonline.org/ for more information.
Through the Design and Build summer internship program at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, eight interns will be putting their final works on display at Marjorie Park. These several unique pieces were created in eight weeks and are site specific to the MOA park. The theme which was provided to the artists was “curiosities,” and they worked under the direction of two professional artists.
MOA’s resident DJ, DJ Manos, will be spinning some tracks, a BBQ food truck will be slinging hash and drinks will be available for purchase. Make sure you check out the other installation pieces while you are there.
The exhibit runs through Dec. 15 and is free to the public.
Aug. 6, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wings
Over the Rockies 7711 E Academy Blvd, Denver, CO 80230. Visit https://wingsmuseum.org/event/ hops/ for more information.
Beers, cars and aircraft. We ain’t done celebratin’ Americana just yet. It is still summertime, after all. Nothing is more domestic in the eyes of this hack than drinking some good ol’ local brews while being surrounded by horsepower.
*Insert Tim “The Toolman” Taylor’s classic grunt…
On Saturday, August 6, Wings
Over the Rockies will give you, our loyal readers, the opportunity to crush some suds while checking out some classic cars and historic aircraft. General admission is $55, $60 the day of, and gets you one meal ticket, one tasting glass, two voting tickets, one for best beer and one for best car, and all the beer you can handle, in a three-hour span of course.
If you’re going just to take in the sights, the designated driver admission price is $20. With this you can still vote on the cars and get a meal ticket.
20 local breweries, food trucks, lawn games, vintage cars, live music…Yeah, there will be no shortage of entertainment here, so mark your calendars.
Mutton Bustin’, a plethora of rides, live entertainment and a new attraction, Ninja Nation, which is an obstacle course to test your physical prowess. The public competitions are plentiful as well — baking, food preservation and candy, fine art, metalwork art, fiber arts such as quilt making and knitting, woodworking and the list goes on…
Y’all already know you are going to go, so you may as well plan on it now. The Mutton Bustin’ is free to watch, per usual, but entry for the kiddos is $15. The live entertainment is included with admission, and there will be plenty to eat.
Tickets are already on sale at $20 for general admission.
Should you find yourself at the county fair on opening night, Friday July 28, but carnival activities aren’t your thing, maybe think about taking part in Pours on the Plains. For the nominal fee of $25, you’ll get the opportunity to sample beers from 15-plus breweries. With admission, you will receive a mini tasting mug and beer tickets, plus live entertainment, lawn games and, in what is an obvious requirement for any beer festival, axe throwing.
While food is not provided on site of the beer fest, you may bring it into the event from the fair.
That said, ticketing for Pours on the Plains is different from the fair entry and must be purchased separately from one another.
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. The exhibit is expected to be up until Aug. 14. 15051 E. Alameda Pkwy. Free. Visit auroragov.org or call 303-739-6660 for more information.
Long before Aurora was a city, before Colorado was a state and before pioneers ventured across the West, 20 million to 30 million bison roamed the land. Then came the settlers, and extinction for the native grazers neared. The Lakota people called bison “tatanka,” which were an important symbol to the indigenous peoples’ culture. As a part of the Aurora History Museum’s “Mosaic of Cultures: Aurora’s Mexican Community” Artist Arturo Garcia, who was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and now owns a studio in Denver, captures the relationship between the bison and the people who first called this land home through a series of paintings. “This exhibition tells the visual story of a significant event in our nation’s history, and I am grateful to have Mr. Garcia’s work on display to share with our museum visitors,” museum director T. Scott Williams says of the exhibition.
Erick Swanson hopes to accomplish a lot with the athletic program this year and in the future, but he’s already made a mark at Rangeview High School.
Over the summer, Swanson — who got hired in March to take over for Shawn Palmer as the school’s athletic director for the 2022-23 school year — commissioned local artist Tristan Milton (also know as @RoyalStain) to bring some life to a drab wall adjacent to the tennis courts outside the school.
BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports EditorHard to miss: Rangeview
High School athletic director
Erick Swanson poses in front of the new mural at the school
July 21. Swanson commissioned the painting from local artist Tristan Milton to pump some life into one of the most visible areas of the school grounds, right in the heart of its athletic facilities. Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado
When they return to campus, Rangeview students will be greeted with a large mural bearing the school’s mascot in its vibrant red, black and white color scheme. It’s an addition Swanson hopes enhances the abundant pride that already permeates one of Aurora’s oldest high schools.
“It’s a family here, you can just feel it from the minute you walk through the door,” said Swanson, whose first official day on the job was July 18. “I don’t think you run across anybody at Rangeview that doesn’t have history here and everybody you talk to has roots that go beyond what they are doing.
“When you come here, you feel like you are joining a family with a lot of history.”
Swanson — a Michigan native who earned a Masters degree in sports management at Adams State and was an art teacher for 14 years — served the AD role previously at Murphy Creek K-8, which put him a step closer to achieving his goal of leading an athletic department at the high school level.
With the encouragement of Nate Smith (a former Aurora Central athletic director and currently AD at Englewood, where he worked as a dean), Swanson put in his name in for the job at Rangeview, which was seeking to replace Palmer, who decided he wanted to return to the classroom in addition to coaching boys basketball.
Swanson went all in for the job and he has to pinch himself that he got it.
“This is like a dream job for me,” he said. “I don’t think I could have landed in a better place.”
As he forges his own path, Swanson said he would emphasize the concept of servant leadership from the administration all the way down to members of each team.
“My biggest pillar is servant leadership and I will try to demonstrate that with the coaches, that will trickle down to the athletes,” he said. “That idea that we are all there to serve each other and that will help us reach our goals.”
Swanson sees a built-in advantage in his first year as he has a wealth of institutional knowledge that he can draw on, especially with the last two athletic directors — Palmer and Vic Strouse — on the coaching staff. Strouse retired from a long tenure as AD in 2019 and still coaches the boys soccer team, while Palmer remains on the boys basketball after his three-year stint as AD.
Add in the contributions of veteran athletic secretary Terri Marshall and the willingness of Smith to answer questions, Swanson feels he has every resource he needs.
Swanson takes over the job as Rangeview turns the page on the East Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC) and enters competition in the Denver Prep League. The EMAC spanned a wide geographic area and a number of schools on the north end of the metro area left to join the Front Range League.
The three remaining Aurora Public Schools programs (Rangeview, Hinkley and Vista PEAK) — along with Westminster — had to find a new home and found one in the DPL, which will now be one of the state’s largest conferences and include programs of many different classifications.
“I’m going to hold out a lot of hope that we will be a good fit,” Swanson said. “We’ll be playing similar-sized schools to what we are and a lot of schools that look and feel like us, so I’m looking nowhere but up. We’re going to work hard to make it work and we know this is our home now, so we’re going to make the most of it.”
The outcome of the change will vary from sport to sport, but it will be a good switch for Palmer’s boys basketball program, which had few regular challengers in the EMAC, but will have quality opponents such as Denver East and George Washington in its new league.
In the meantime, Swanson will try to get some new scoreboards in place, oversee some lockerroom transitions and a remodel of the wrestling room as he seeks to improve the athletic experience for Rangeview athletes.
Swanson is one of two new athletic directors in the APS district as David Benedict has taken over at Vista PEAK, while Regis Jesuit also has a new AD in Todd Schuler, who will oversee both the boys and girls divisions.
David Benedict had looked near and far — even as far as Texas — in recent years for a chance to become a leader in a high school athletic department.
Lo and behold, the job he sought unexpectedly opened up at his own school (Vista PEAK Prep) when John Sullivan stepped down last month to take an assistant commissioner post with the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Benedict — who also serves as Vista PEAK’s boys wrestling coach — was hired and began his tenure this week, planning to put the institutional knowledge he has to work right away.
Swanson at Rangeview (see story, page 13) and Todd Schuler, who has taken over at Regis Jesuit.
He sought advice from some local athletic directors with experience — including current Smoky Hill athletic director John Thompson as well as Ryan Knorr, who was at Overland before he departed for Durango — to help him get started.
“The biggest thing I’ve heard is that you have get your feet wet and learn the systems in the first year and not try to change the world in a day,” Benedict said.
There will be some change for Benedict to deal with immediately, however.
all the same as last season, with only a small transition in cross country. Additionally, Vista PEAK will add boys tennis this fall for the first time after athletes previously had to co-op with Rangeview.
The only co-ops that remain for the school are in the swimming pool (with Rangeview in girls and Hinkley with boys) and boys & girls lacrosse, which both happen with Rangeview.
Benedict plans to retain his role as boys wrestling coach and will lean on the experience of his veteran assistant coaches in the first few weeks of the season as he usual does to get the team underway with preparations for the season.
Old place, new role: David Benedict knows Vista PEAK
Prep well as he has coached wrestling there since it opened and he remains there with a new role as athletic director.
Benedict was hired to replace John Sullivan, who was hired by the Colorado High School Activities Association in June.
“Sully (Sullivan) gave me a call before he stepped down and gave me some ins and outs of the job,” Benedict said. “I’d looked elsewhere, but I’m here already, invested in the district and coached since (Vista PEAK) Exploratory opened up.
“There’s nobody in the area that knows the student community here better or has the same rapport with the people around here, so I gave it a shot.”
Benedict — who followed Sullivan and Mike Hughes, who is now the AD at Lakewood High School — is one of three new athletic directors among Aurora high schools for the 2022-23 school year, joining Erick
Like Swanson, Benedict will be charged with helping his school transition smoothly to a new league. Vista PEAK will join Rangeview and Hinkley (as well as Westminster) as new members of the Denver Prep League after the East Metro Athletic Conference disbanded following last season.
The EMAC dissolved as a number of members on the north end of the metro area headed to the Front Range League for geographic purposes. That left the four other programs to find a new home and they landed in a DPL that now swells to 14 schools spread among multiple classifications.
“We’ve moved around leagues quite a bit since we opened, so we’ll see how this is going to benefit us,” Benedict said. “I’m sure it will be good for us in some sports and maybe not in others.”
Benedict is relieved that there is little coaching turnover, as fall coaches are nearly
“There will be some speed bumps I’m sure, but I have a great staff who knows how to do things that need to be done,” Benedict said. “I have their back and they have mine.”
Benedict said he will focus on creating more relationships with people in the surrounding community — which remains isolated in many ways due to its geography, despite new homes and apartments springing up in the area — and will need to do so for fundraising purposes as well.
He already has some ideas in that area that he hopes to implement.
A plan to replace the school’s track has been put off another year, but the school is already in great shape in terms of athletic facilities thanks to the work of predecessors Hughes and Sullivan.
“I really don’t think I could be in a better spot coaching and facility wise,” Benedict said. “We’re at the point where we’re starting to move attendance-wise, so we’re going to have to grow with the attendance in the future. I’m looking forward to it.”
Dr. Chakradhar Kotaru has seen The Medical Center of Aurora fill up with COVID patients in waves over the past two years, but this week there aren’t any patients sick enough with the novel coronavirus to need a ventilator.
The pulmonologist said most of the patients in the hospital testing positive for COVID actually come in for another health issue. They aren’t even aware they have the highly transmissible virus that changed the world in 2020. But even now, as cases seem to be less severe and most treatment is outpatient, Kotaru said there are a lot of unknowns about the upcoming fall season, when positivity rates typically increase, people more frequently gather indoors and other illnesses become more prevalent.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment spokesperson Paul Bishop acknowledged that “large, indoor gatherings, as may occur in school settings, do pose an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission this fall, especially when local community levels are elevated.”
Scientists say the latest variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It’s unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than other omicron variants, including the globally prominent BA.5.
“It’s still really early on for us to draw too many conclusions,” said Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “But it does look like, especially in In-
dia, the rates of transmission are showing kind of that exponential increase.” Whether it will outcompete BA.5, he said, is yet to be determined.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Associated Press earlier this month that the U.S. has seen a doubling in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since April, reflecting the spread of the new subvariants, though deaths remain steady around 300 per day.
Dr. John Douglas, executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, said that over the past several weeks, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been fairly flat around the Aurora region.
The majority of the cases in the region are believed to be from the BA.5 variant, Douglas said, the most recent of the omicron variants.
“We’ve just been taken through the omicrons,” he said.
Each of the omicron variants appears to have greater transmissibility and immune evasion, Douglas said. In terms of severity of illness, however, none of the variants have been as severe as the previous delta variant, which spiked last fall.
Although evidence is still largely anecdotal, Douglas said the newest variant appears to be infecting more people who have already had the virus or who had evaded catching it until now — including Douglas himself, who said he contracted a mild case recently while traveling for a wedding.
The Del Mar Park COVID-19 testing center seems a ghost town as compared to the last major outbreak in January, where there were three-hour wait times to get tested.But though the new variant appears to be easier to become infected with even if you are vaccinated, the vaccine is still “quite protective against serious illness and death,” Douglas said.
Fueling experts’ concerns are a large number of mutations separating this new variant from omicron predecessors. Some of those mutations are in areas that relate to the spike protein and could allow the virus to bind onto cells more efficiently, Binnicker said.
Another concern is that the genetic novelties may make it easier for the virus to skirt past antibodies — protective proteins made by the body in response to a vaccine or infection from an earlier variant.
But experts say vaccines and boosters are still the best defense against severe COVID-19. Kotaru emphasized an additional booster for people who qualify, even if another round of vaccinations is around the corner. In the fall it’s likely the United States will see updated formulations of the vaccine being developed that target more recent omicron strains.
“Some may say, ‘Well, vaccination and boosting
(haven’t) prevented people from getting infected.’
And, yes, that is true,” Binnicker, at the Mayo Clinic, said. “But what we have seen is that the rates of people ending up in the hospital and dying have significantly decreased. As more people have been vaccinated, boosted or naturally infected, we are starting to see the background levels of immunity worldwide creep up.”
Kotaru, in Aurora, echoes much of the same observation locally. He added that the ability to treat more patients outside the hospital has been important in keeping hospitals from becoming overburdened, like they were at the onset of the pandemic.
Douglas also touted the usage of the antiviral therapy Paxlovid, which he took during his own bout with the illness. The three-dose drug is recommended for people over 60 and people with conditions that make them more susceptible to COVID-19, though now that there is a wider availability of the drug than when it was first rolled out Douglas said anyone who is sick and interested in receiving a prescription should call their doctor and enquire.
Bishop, from the state health department, wrote that, while the BA.5 variant has demonstrated some immune escape features, existing vaccines protect against the variant regardless and are effective at preventing serious illness and hospitalization.
Coloradans aged 6 months and older can receive the vaccine and are recommended to receive at least two doses to ensure full protection.
The Tri-County Health Department is continuing to work with community partners to try and encourage more people to get vaccinated, particularly the Hispanic community, whose vaccination rate has consistently lagged. It is also recommending a second booster shot for people over age 50.
“Staying up to date with all recommended doses is the best way to keep up protection for you, your loved ones, and the community,” Bishop wrote. “Most people need three doses for the highest level of protection. Some people may need to get four or five doses depending on their age and medical conditions.”
Some school systems around the country have moved to bolster staffing to minimize disruptions, but many are hoping for the best without doing much else differently compared with last year.
Even some of the districts that had the most disruptions to in-person schooling amid the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant point to few specific changes in their prevention efforts.
Among them are Aurora schools. Local school districts are still operating similarly to where they were at the end of the previous school year.
“Although there is still transmission of COVID-19, we are not seeing the high levels of hospitalizations and severe illness that we were throughout the pandemic,” APS Superintendent Rico Munn said in a recent message to district families. “Thankfully, we will have fully in-person learning and we will continue to focus on safety, consistency and stability in our learning environments.”
Masking will not be required in APS buildings or school buses, though those that would prefer to mask still can. Students and staff who test positive for COVID-19 must isolate themselves for five days, and wear masks for the five days following that as per current CDC guidelines.
The district is also asking families to keep students home if they are sick with any potential COVID-19 symptoms and to get a test as soon as possible.
Vaccines continue to be required for all district employees who have not received an approved exemption, and are encouraged for students. The district will be partnering with local health providers to host a number of free vaccine clinics during the upcoming school year.
Teacher shortages remain a major concern, even bigger than COVID-19 itself, said Dan Domenech, executive director of AASA, an association of school superintendents.
“That is the greater concern – that they will have the necessary staff to man all the classrooms, to man all the programs – which will only be made worse if there is an outbreak of COVID,” he said.
While information about outbreaks in K-12 schools is no longer being made available on the state’s data dashboard, schools are still required to report outbreaks of COVID-19. Bishop said schools should “encourage vaccination and implement disease control strategies including response to clusters and outbreaks.”
Since February, schools have also had the option of handling infections under a more routine disease control model rather than focusing on the investigation of individual cases and contact tracing.
The Tri-County Health Department is also continuing to work with local schools in preparation
for the upcoming school year, and is waiting to see if the CDC issues any new guidance. Douglas said that he believes that it is very unlikely that any new masking public health orders will be issued in the future unless there is a new variant that is extremely effective at infecting people who already have prior immunity.
“I wouldn’t see us reintroducing that unless things get substantially worse,” he said of mask mandates.
That’s less because of their efficacy — Douglas said masking, particularly with KN95s and N95s — continues to be an effective way to reduce the spread of the disease and recommends it for people who want to protect themselves in crowded venues. But the mandates proved to be divisive and caused a lot of extra work and political turmoil for school districts (and the health department itself).
“We’re trying to get schools the tools they need without introducing requirements since that ended up being difficult and controversial,” he said.
Tri-County will continue to be in charge of the pandemic health response through the end of this calendar year, when the department will officially dissolve and the separate Adams and Arapahoe county health departments come online. Douglas said that until then its pandemic mitigation efforts will continue as usual. As director, his main focus over the next five and a half months will be to help ensure a smooth transition between the outgoing and incoming departments.
“It’s not going to work perfectly but I think it’s going reasonably well,” Douglas said of the transition. The COVID-19 response has much more funding than some of the department’s other public health programs, so Douglas said switching over those functions should be relatively easy.
In addition to the challenges a new variant and indoor gatherings bring, health experts, and even federal officials, are battling what they’re calling COVID fatigue. People’s willingness to listen to warnings and concerns about the virus and the danger it poses is wearing thin.
For months, the White House has encouraged Americans to make use of free or cheap at-home rapid tests to detect the virus, as well as the free and effective antiviral treatment Paxlovid that protects against serious illness and death.
The flip side, however, is that with the rise in at-home rapid antigen tests, data gaps arise. While the state urged Coloradans to report positive results to health care providers, local public health agencies or through CDPHE’s online portal, no mechanism exists to mandate the reporting of test results.
Rates of COVID-19 detected in wastewater, in hospitals and in tests that are reported are some other sources of the data that the state may use to extrapolate the spread of the disease within the community. Wastewater has the special benefit of being available without anyone being required to submit to a test, Bishop wrote in his email.
In the weeks and months to come, Douglas said that flexibility will be important as the situation continues to evolve and change. The virus is not as severe of a health concern as it was in the days before the vaccine, but it will still cause disruptions in day-to-day life.
“Everybody’s got to be nimble and be prepared to change plans,” he said.
— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS contributedtothisreport
Opposite Page Top: Despite an increase of cases, there is far less of a need for ventilators for those patients that find them self ill from the virus. Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP File Photo
Opposite Page Below: WIth a line of one, there is virtually no wait time to get a covid test the morning of July 25 at the Del Mar Par COVID-19 testing center. In stark contrast to the last major outbreak at the start of 2022, where wait times exceeded three-hours, there is no line to speak of on this summer morning.
Very few, if any, masks were being donned at a July 22 political event, despite a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections.
Todd Schuler got a preview of Regis Jesuit High School over the spring and it futher cemented his excitement to take over as its new athletic director.
Schuler had already taken the job in March and was wrapping up his time at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, when the Regis Jesuit baseball team traveled to nearby Cary to play in the prestigious National High School Invitational tournament.
The first sport of the 2022-23 prep athletic season begins on Aug. 1, as boys golfers are allowed to participate in tryouts and practice with the ability to play regular season tournaments three days later.
The fast-moving boys golf season comes to a close with regional tournaments Sept. 19-23 and with state tournaments scheduled for Oct. 3-4 with Class 3A at Denver’s Pinehurst Country Club, Class 4A at Pelican Lakes in Greeley and Class 5A at City Park G.C. in Denver.
Only a handful of Aurora players who qualified for state tournaments
last season were underclassmen and may return.
Three of those players hail from Regis Jesuit in the trio of seniors Jake Irvine and Cole Dewey as well as sophomore Roland Thornton, who helped coach Craig Rogers’ team finish in ninth place last season at the 5A state meet. Irving was the second-highest placer among city individuals as he tied for 16th, while graduated Grandview standout Lukas Beisner led the way among locals when he took sixth.
Eaglecrest’s Andrew White aims to become a four-time state qualifier, while Cherokee Trail’s Christopher O’Donnell is coming off qualifying for state as a freshman in 2021. White finished in a tie for 33rd.
The remainder of fall prep sports: football, girls volleyball, boys soccer, softball, cross country, boys tennis, field hockey, gymnastics and Unified Bowling can began Aug, 8 with differing start dates to the regular season.
Defending state champion Blythe Cayko of the Eaglecrest girls wrestling team earned All-American status to highlight a trip by some local wrestlers to Fargo, North Dakota.
Last season’s Colorado state champion at 185 pounds, Cayko finished 4-1 at 200 pounds in the 16U women’s freestyle tournament against a grueling field of competition from the across the country as she rebounded from a loss to the eventual runner-up (Mariyah Brumley of Missouri) with a win over Florida’s Cheyenne Cruce in the thirdplace match. The result earned her All-American status, which she also achieved during the season when she won the title at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
Cayko was part of a team of elite Colorado girls wrestlers that includ-
said the family felt very welcome at Regis Jesuit. He was eventually approached about the possibility of taking over the athletic director job, which had come open.
It will be a first-of-its kind role at Regis Jesuit, as Schuler will oversee athletics for the Boys and Girls divisions, which had previously been separate.
BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports EditorWeather plagued the Raiders’ trip to the tournament of 16 elite teams from across the country, so Schuler connected with coach Matt Darr to help the team get in some work while it waited to play and also to give it a tour of the area.
“It was affirming that this was a a great coaching staff and a nice group of families that flew out to support the kids and they competed well,” Schuler said. “It was refreshing and made me feel a lot more comfortable about our decision.”
Schuler spent a very successful decade as athletic director at Cardinal Gibbons, which captured 40 NCHSAA state championships, but knew he would be moving on from the role as his wife (a software developer) had been offered a prime job in Colorado.
During the course of visits to find the right school in the Denver area for son Carson — who will be a junior — and daughter, Mackenzie (an incoming ninth grader), Schuler
ed two champions and tied with Pennsylvania for sixth place in the tournament, which featured scoring teams from 35 states and more that did not register a point.
Horacio Vialpondo Jr., who has been hard at work since he was hired as Eaglecrest’s new girls wrestling coach, helped coach the Colorado team and saw Cayko rise to the challenge against top competition.
“When you out here, you are facing the best kids in the country, which is why we come to these things,” Vialpondo said. “It pushes her a little bit harder.”
John Koslosky served as AD for the Girls Division since it started early in the 2000s, while Kelly Doherty held the Boys Division post for many years before he departed in February. Bryan Timme held the interim role until Schuler began in July.
With the start of the athletic season just a few weeks away, Schuler has been getting to know the coaching staff — which has experienced a decent amount of turnover, but was in place when he arrived — connecting with athletic directors in the Continental League and brushing up on the way the Colorado High School Activities Association operates.
Regis Jesuit is coming off a 2021-22 athletic year that saw it win the Class 5A state championship in boys swimming — the 23rd all-time for the state’s most successful boys program in the water — to go with a field hockey title in the fall.
“There are really good people in place and everything is set up for us to be successful,” Schuler said. “Excellence tends to feed itself and I think that will be similar here to my old school.”
co-op team in the winter. All experienced various levels of success against a difficult field.
Eaglecrest also had some boys in the competition in recently graduated heavweight Mike Witt along with juniors-to-be Ethan Diaz and Dalton Leivian.
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Following the 16U tournament was the junior nationals, which saw a local contingent that included Cayko, Chasey Karabell and Scarlett William from Eaglecrest along with Kiya Winbush and Amaya Green (Cherokee Trail) and Gianna Falise (Grandview), who wrestle with the Eaglecrest
USA Wrestling said the tournament drew 6,646 competitors (boys and girls in a variety of age groups) from across the country, making it the largest wrestling tournament in the world.The 16U women’s freestyle tournament had 169 more competitors than in 2021 and the junior freestyle women’s competition experienced growth of 281 up to nearly 1,000.
“There were 27 mats going at the same time and we couldn’t even find a place to warm up,” Vialpondo said. “I think it was a great experience and we expect all of the kids to show the growth next season.”
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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, PRIDE’S CROSSING SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 18, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. APN: 2073-10-3-37-010
Also known by street and number as: 19091 E WHITAKER PL, Aurora, CO 80015.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/24/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 6/30/2022
Last Publication 7/28/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO
A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/22/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 22-027348
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. 0220-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 22, 2022, 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)
Fidel Chaparro
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
April 07, 2017
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 12, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D7041404
Original Principal Amount
$209,632.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$198,697.57
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 2, BLOCK 2, ZURCHER’S SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
A.P.N.: 031071780
Also known by street and number as: 1380 Lima 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, 08/24/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 6/30/2022
Last Publication 7/28/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/22/2022 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 22-027186
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. 0242-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 29, 2022, 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)
Eric Ray
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
May 11, 2020
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
May 14, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E0056935
Original Principal Amount
$353,479.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$344,439.19
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 18, PHEASANT RUN FILING NUMBER 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN# 031689171
Also known by street and number as: 4706 South Ouray Way, Aurora, CO 80015. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/31/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/7/2022
Last Publication 8/4/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/29/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 22-027424
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. 0250-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 6, 2022, 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)
KAREN ESCOBAR BARRIENTOS
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.
Date of Deed of Trust
April 15, 2020
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 20, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
E0046728
Original Principal Amount
$312,240.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$308,829.40
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 9, BLOCK 29, THE UNION PACIFIC LAND COMPANY, SECOND ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF DEER TRAIL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 1195 5TH AVE, DEER TRAIL, CO 80105-8082. 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, 09/07/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/14/2022
Last Publication 8/11/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO
A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 05/06/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306
Holly Shilliday #24423
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-914886-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0256-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 10, 2022, 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)
JEFFREY JOHN NAU
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Date of Deed of Trust
June 02, 2017
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
June 06, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D7062934
Original Principal Amount
$142,762.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $133,689.75
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.
ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO.103, BUILDING 15, SUNFLOWER CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 18, 1981 IN BOOK 3415 AT PAGE 572, AND SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1981 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2134769 OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACE NO. 150 AND GARAGE NO. 334, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 3452 SOUTH EAGLE STREET 103, AURORA, CO 80014.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/07/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/14/2022
Last Publication 8/11/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE
MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 05/10/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
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 # CO11630
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. 0214-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 22, 2022, 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)
ERIN L MCELDOWNEY
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HALLMARK HOME MORTGAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
February 21, 2017
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
February 21, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D7020569
Original Principal Amount
$300,700.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$285,857.30
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
Lot 21, Block 15, Mesa Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
Also known by street and number as: 20427 E Milan Place, 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, 08/24/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 6/30/2022
Last Publication 7/28/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/22/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 22-026750
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. 0215-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described
Deed of Trust:
On April 22, 2022, 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)
Bonnie Zella AND James Zella
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
October 19, 2016
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
October 20, 2016
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D6120023
Original Principal Amount
$150,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $140,409.57 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT A LOT 1, BLOCK 1, HEATHER GARDENS FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, TO-WIT: PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED 1/144TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD, INCLUDING SUCH EASEMENT AS MAY BE SET OUT IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OF HEATHER GARDENS AS FILED OF RECORD, EXCLUDING ANY INTEREST IN THE BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT SITUATE ON SAID LOT AND BLOCK ABOVE DESCRIBED IN WHICH APARTMENT AND TOWNHOUSE UNITS ARE SITUATE EXCEPT THE INTEREST IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT HEREIN CONVEYED.
PARCEL 2: ALL OF THAT SPACE OR AREA WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE FLOOR, AND THE WALLS OF THE APARTMENT AT 13626
E. BATES AVE., APT. 211, (FOR CONVENIENT REFERENCE NUMBERED AS UNIT 25149 IN BUILDING NO. 203), NOW OR HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED ON SAID LOT, SAID BUILDING BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE AREA PLAT PLAN FILED OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, RECORDED FEBRUARY 9, 1973 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 1339813.
PARCEL 3: AN UNDIVIDED 1/48TH INTEREST IN AND TO THE BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT THEREIN INSTALLED AND APPURTENANT THERETO WITHIN WHICH THE ABOVE DESCRIBED SPACE OR AREA IS LOCATED.
TOGETHER WITH: THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE PATIOS AND BALCONIES, AIR CONDITIONERS OR OTHER APPLIANCES WHICH PROJECT BEYOND THE SPACE OR AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED AND CONTIGUOUS THERETO.
(1) A RIGHT OF WAY, IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE PROPERTY ABOVE
(2) THE RIGHT TO USE STAIRS, HALLS, PASSAGE WAYS AND OTHER COMMON AREAS IN THE BUILDING DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SUCH BUILDING, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES.
(3) THE RIGHT TO USE COMMON AREAS IN SAID LOT IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SPACE OR AREAS IN BUILDINGS NOW OR HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED ON SAID LOT, EXCEPT THE USE OF THE COMMON AREAS LOCATED IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES.
(4) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE AND OCCUPY PARKING STALL NO. 91 IN PARKING LOT NO. 2, LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE AREA PLAT PLAN FILED OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, RECORDED AUGUST 24, 1973 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 1376808, SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE ABOVE NUMBERED STALL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL ID NUMBER: 1973-36-1-40-119 Also known by street and number as: 13626 E Bates Ave #211, Aurora, CO 80014. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/24/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 22-026514
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. 0221-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 22, 2022, 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)
Manuel F Angel
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
November 07, 2018
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
November 16, 2018
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D8112797
Original Principal Amount
$336,295.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$316,797.24
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 8, BLOCK 2, SUMMER BREEZE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN #: 2073-04-1-19-008
Also known by street and number as: 3708 S Truckee 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, 08/24/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 6/30/2022
Last Publication 7/28/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 04/22/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 22-027351
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. 0225-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described
Deed of Trust:
On April 26, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Christopher J Hemphill Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE
AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
July 27, 2018
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
July 27, 2018
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D8074358
Original Principal Amount
$208,650.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$202,723.32 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 41, BLOCK 1, AMERICANA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 16002 East Alaska Place Apt. 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, 08/24/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
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: 04/26/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 22-027258
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. 0228-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described
Deed of Trust:
On April 26, 2022, 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)
Outstanding Principal Balance $308,170.75 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.
ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” EXHIBIT A PARCEL A: LOT 13, BLOCK 4, TOLLGATE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 10, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL B A PERPETUAL EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT APPURTENANT TO SAID LOT OVER THE NORTHEASTERLY 3 FEET OF LOT 12, BLOCK 4, TOLLGATE SUBDIVISION FILING.NO. 10, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as:
17624 E OHIO CIR, 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, 08/24/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 6/30/2022
Last Publication 7/28/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 04/26/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
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 # CO11490
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. 0232-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On April 26, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.
Original Grantor(s)
Cynthia Chandler and Richard Chandler
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust
November 21, 2012
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
December 07, 2012
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D2141085
Original Principal Amount
$228,829.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$201,518.13
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.
ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT B3090755 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 40, BLOCK 2, COUNTY LANE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO RICHARD CHANDLER AND CYNTHIA CHANDLER BY RICHARD CHANDLER AND CYNTHIA GALLO IN INSTRUMENT B3090755 RECORDED 04/29/2003, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS. Also known by street and number as: 17511 E WESLEY PLACE, AURORA, CO
COMBINED NOTICE -
PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0266-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 17, 2022, 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)
RAYMOND E SCOTT AND CARLEY A SCOTT
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF ENGLAND, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NEWREZ LLC, F/K/A NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
Date of Deed of Trust
January 31, 2017
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
February 06, 2017
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D7014816
Original Principal Amount
$335,550.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$303,019.48
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 6, TIERRA ILIFF SUBDIVISION, FILING NO.1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 2227 S ELKHART ST, AURORA, CO 80014. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/14/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/21/2022
Last Publication 8/18/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/17/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306
Holly Shilliday #24423
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-925883-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICE -
PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0267-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 17, 2022, 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)
TANISHA WARNER AND BRENT WAR-
NER
Original Beneficiary(ies)
ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-W4
Date of Deed of Trust
February 24, 2006
County of Recording Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 03, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/
or Book/Page No.)
B6034801
Original Principal Amount $176,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $228,701.33
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 2, BLOCK 4, AURORA KNOLLS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2710 SOUTH RIFLE STREET, AURORA, CO 80013. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 07/09/2018 AT RECEPTION NO. D8066779 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/14/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/21/2022
Last Publication 8/18/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 05/17/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Anna Johnston #51978
Ryan Bourgeois #51088
Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711
Attorney File # 00000009504853
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. 0268-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 17, 2022, 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)
KENNETH L. GALLEGOS AND STEPHA-
NIA R. GALLEGOS
Original Beneficiary(ies)
ATHAS CAPITAL GROUP, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I, BY US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE.
Date of Deed of Trust
November 14, 2019
County of Recording
Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
November 15, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D9124778
Original Principal Amount
$615,600.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$608,288.58
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i),
7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6903
S. PICADILLY STREET, 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, 09/14/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/21/2022
Last Publication 8/18/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO
A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 05/17/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Jeremiah B. Hayes #34002 Taherzadeh, P.L.L.C. 5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 1020W, Dallas, TX 75244 (469) 729-6800 Attorney File # 190-00048
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. 0269-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 20, 2022, 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)
Christian Michael Allen
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for United Wholesale
Mortgage
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial, LLC D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Date of Deed of Trust
August 21, 2019
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
August 26, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D9087270
Original Principal Amount
$220,924.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$218,415.45
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. CONDOMINIUM UNIT 102, BUILDING NO. D, WILLOWRIDGE TOWNHOME CONDOMINIUMS, AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED APRIL 4, 1986 IN BOOK 4714 AT PAGE 668 AND ANNEXATION RECORDED JUNE 12, 1988 IN BOOK 4784 AT PAGE 121 AND ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED JUNE 12, 1986, UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2680502, TOGETHER WITH CORRECTION OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED RECORDED MAY 6, 1986 IN BOOK 4743 AT PAGE 781, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: GARAGE SPACE NO.(S) C AND D, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2179 S Scranton Way #102, Aurora, CO 80014. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/21/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration
Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/28/2022
Last Publication 8/25/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/20/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306
Holly Shilliday #24423
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-926345-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0270-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 20, 2022, 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) MURPHY CREEK ESTATES, LLC
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MURPHY CREEK ESTATES FUNDING, LLP
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
MURPHY CREEK ESTATES FUNDING, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, F/K/A MURPHY CREEK ESTATES FUNDING, LLP
Date of Deed of Trust
November 12, 2003
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
November 14, 2003
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
B3246503 Original Principal Amount $2,500,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $7,869,761.00
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. SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A
THE S1/2 OF THE NE 1/4, AND A PART OF THE SE ¼ OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 65 WEST, OF THE 6TH P.M., ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SE CORNER OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE N 90º00’00” W AND ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SE 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 18 A DISTANCE OF 250.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE A DISTANCE OF 2391.11 FEET TO THE SW CORNER OF SAID SE ¼; THENCE N 00º12’37” W AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 2647.50 FEET TO THE NW CORNER OF SAID SE ¼; THENCE N 00º16’30” W AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 18 A DISTANCE OF 1324.71 FEET TO THE NW CORNER OF THE S 1/2 OF SAID NE 1/4 ; THENCE N 89º52’38” E AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE S 1/2 OF SAID NE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 2654.77 FEET TO THE NE CORNER OF THE S 1/2 OF SAID NE 1/4 ; THENCE S 00º01’50” E AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 1325.64 FEET TO THE NE CORNER OF SAID SE 1/4; THENCE S 00º02’13” E AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 2402.22 FEET THENCE S 89º57’47”W A DISTANCE OF 250.00 FEET; THENCE S00º02’13” E A DISTANCE OF 249.84 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
EXCEPT ANT PORTION LYING WITHIN
EAST MISSISSIPPI AVENUE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
EXCEPT FOR THE REAL PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BY THE FOLLOWING:
(1) REQUEST FOR PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST AND RELEASE BY HOLDER OF THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT WITH PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE OF
DEBT PURSUANT TO § 38-39-102(1)
(a), COLORADO REVISED STATUTES
DATED FEBRUARY 18, 2018, AND RECORDED IN THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER’S OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 28, 2018, AT RECEPTION NO. D8019433;
(2) REQUEST FOR PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST AND RELEASE BY HOLDER OF THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT WITH PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE OF DEBT PURSUANT TO § 38-39-102(1)(a), COLORADO REVISED STATUTES DATED AUGUST 2018, AND RECORDED IN THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER’S OFFICE ON AUGUST 14, 2018, AT RECEPTION NO. D8080466; and
(3) REQUEST FOR PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST AND RELEASE BY HOLDER OF THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT WITH PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE OF DEBT PURSUANT TO § 38-39-102(1)(A), COLORADO REVISED STATUTES DATED APRIL 29, 2022, AND RECORDED IN THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER’S OFFICE ON MAY 9, 2022, AT RECEPTION NO. E2051260
Also known by street and number as: VACANT LAND, 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, 09/21/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/28/2022
Last Publication 8/25/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 05/20/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Erin Croke #46557
Steven Bellanti #48306
Holly Shilliday #24423
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-22-914489-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado
Revised 1/2015
COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0271-2022
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 20, 2022, 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)
Murphy Creek Estates, LLC
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Murphy Creek Estates Funding, LLP
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Murphy Creek Estates Funding, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, f/k/a Murphy Creek Estates Funding, LLP
Date of Deed of Trust
November 12, 2003
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
July 08, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)
D9066077
Original Principal Amount $2,500,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$9,039,882.00
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.
SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A LOTS 1 THROUGH 33, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 1, LOTS 1 THROUGH 13, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 2 LOTS 1 THROUGH 30, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 3, LOTS 1 THROUGH 47, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 4 AND TRACTS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L AND M, WATERSTONE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2,
NO. D3034764 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/14/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 7/21/2022
Last Publication 8/18/2022
Name of Publication Sentinel
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO
A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 05/17/2022
Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
By: /s/ Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Alison L Berry #34531
N. April Norton #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 # 19-022013
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
AVISO DE HALLAZGO SIN IMPACTO
SIGNIFICATIVO Y AVISO DE INTENTO DE SOLICITAR LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS
Este aviso deberá satisfacer dos requisitos de procedimiento separados pero relacionados para las actividades que llevará a cabo la División de Desarrollo Comunitario de la Ciudad de Aurora.
SOLICITUD DE LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS
El 15 de agosto de 2022 o alrededor de esa fecha, la Ciudad de Aurora presentará una solicitud a HUD para la liberación de los fondos de HOME en virtud de la Ley de Inversiones HOME, enmendada. Este compromiso será para la Autoridad de Vivienda del desarrollo de viviendas multifamiliares Peoria Crossing II de la Ciudad de Aurora y ha solicitado hasta $650,000 en fondos HOME para Peoria Crossing II, que se ubicará en la mitad vacante de la esquina noreste de 3002 Peoria St., Aurora, CO. 80010. El Proyecto Peoria Crossing II de la Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Aurora será la fase II de Peoria Crossing y agregará 72 unidades adicionales a las 82 unidades existentes que se completaron en la primera fase. El costo total del proyecto será de aproximadamente $35,000,000 y las unidades adicionales ayudarán a abordar las necesidades de vivienda asequible de la ciudad de Aurora como se aborda en el Plan Consolidado de la Ciudad.
Las actividades propuestas han requerido una Evaluación Ambiental bajo las regulaciones de HUD en 24 CFR Parte 58 de los requisitos de la Ley Nacional de Política Ambiental (NEPA). Un Registro de Revisión Ambiental (ERR) que documenta las determinaciones ambientales para este proyecto está archivado en la División de Desarrollo Comunitario de la Ciudad de Aurora, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, Colorado, y puede examinarse o copiarse los días de semana de 8 a. m. a 5 p. m.
HALLAZGO SIN IMPACTO SIGNIFICA-
TIVO
La Ciudad de Aurora ha determinado que el proyecto no tendrá un impacto significativo en el entorno humano. Por lo tanto, no se requiere una Declaración de Impacto Ambiental bajo la Ley Nacional de Política Ambiental de 1969 (NEPA). La información adicional del proyecto se encuentra en el Registro de revisión ambiental (ERR) archivado en la Ciudad de Aurora, División de Desarrollo Comunitario, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO. y se puede examinar o copiar los días de semana de 8 a. m. a 5 p. m.
COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS
Cualquier individuo, grupo o agencia puede enviar comentarios por escrito sobre la ERR a Alicia Montoya, City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda, Aurora, Colorado, 80012; o amontoya@ auroragov.org. Si tiene preguntas e información adicional, comuníquese con Alicia Montoya a la dirección anterior o llame al 303-739-7900. Todos los comentarios recibidos antes del 14 de agosto de 2022 serán considerados por la Ciudad de Aurora antes de autorizar la presentación de
una solicitud de liberación de fondos. Los comentarios deben especificar a qué Aviso se dirigen.
CERTIFICACIÓN AMBIENTAL
La Ciudad de Aurora certifica a HUD que Alicia Montoya, en su calidad de Gerente de la División de Desarrollo Comunitario, consiente en aceptar la jurisdicción de los Tribunales Federales si se inicia una acción para hacer cumplir las responsabilidades en relación con el proceso de revisión ambiental y que estas responsabilidades han sido satisfechas. La aprobación de la certificación por parte del estado de HUD cumple con sus responsabilidades conforme a la NEPA y las leyes y autoridades relacionadas, y permite que el nombre del beneficiario de la subvención utilice los fondos del Programa.
OBJECIONES A LA LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS
HUD aceptará objeciones a su liberación de fondos y la certificación de la Ciudad de Aurora por un período de quince días después de la fecha de presentación anticipada o la recepción real de la solicitud (lo que ocurra más tarde) solo si se basan en una de las siguientes bases: ( a) la certificación no fue ejecutada por el Oficial Certificador de la Ciudad de Aurora; (b) la ciudad de Aurora ha omitido un paso o no ha tomado una decisión o hallazgo requerido por las reglamentaciones de HUD en 24 CFR parte 58; (c) el beneficiario de la subvención u otros participantes en el proceso de desarrollo han comprometido fondos, incurrido en costos o realizado actividades no autorizadas por 24 CFR Parte 58 antes de la aprobación de una liberación de fondos por parte de HUD; o (d) otra agencia federal que actúa de conformidad con 40 CFR Parte 1504 ha presentado una conclusión por escrito de que el proyecto no es satisfactorio desde el punto de vista de la calidad ambiental. Las objeciones deben prepararse y presentarse de acuerdo con los procedimientos requeridos (24 CFR Parte 58, Sec. 58.76) y deben dirigirse a Noemí Ghirghi Director interino de CPD CPD_COVID-19OEE-DEN@hud.gov. Los posibles objetores deben comunicarse con CPD_COVID-19OEE-DEN@hud.govHUD para verificar el último día real del período de objeción.
Alicia Montoya, Gerente División Desarrollo ComunitarioPublication: July 28, 2022
Sentinel
CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2022-40
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, REZONING A PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING 5 ACRES MORE OR LESS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF EAST 38TH AVENUE AND HELENA STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL – RURAL DISTRICT (R-R) TO BUSINESS/TECH DISTRICT (I-I) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY (EAST 38TH AVENUE & HELENA STREET ZONING MAP AMENDMENT)
Ordinance 2022-40 was finally passed at the July 25, 2022, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on August 27, 2022. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https:// www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.
/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk
Publication: July 28, 2022 Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2022-41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE THREE PARCELS OF LAND TO AIRPORT DISTRICT (AD) AND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2) FOR APPROXIMATELY 242 ACRES OF LAND, LOCATED WEST OF E-470 AND ALONG THE 48TH AVENUE ALIGNMENT (WINDLER ZONING MAP AMENDMENT)
Ordinance 2022-41 was finally passed at the July 25, 2022, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on August 27, 2022. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https:// www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.
/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk
Publication: July 28, 2022
Sentinel
CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2022-42
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, REZONING A PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING 2.99 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST MISSISSIPPI AVENUE AND SOUTH KENTON WAY FROM MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2) TO MIXED-USE CORRIDOR DISTRICT (MU-C) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY (KUM AND GO ZONING MAP AMENDMENT)
Ordinance 2022-42, which was introduced on July 25, 2022, will be presented for final passage at the August 08, 2022, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.
/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk
Publication: July 28, 2022
Sentinel
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
This notice shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Aurora Community Development Div.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about August 15, 2022 the City of Aurora will submit a request to HUD for the release of HOME funds under the HOME Investment Act , as amended. This undertaking will be for the Housing Authority of the City of Aurora’s Peoria Crossing II multi-family housing development and has requested up to $650,000 in HOME funding for Peoria Crossing II which will be located on the vacant half of the northeast corner of 3002 Peoria St., Aurora, CO. 80010. The Housing Authority of the City of Aurora’s Peoria Crossing II Project will be phase II of Peoria Crossing and will add an additional 72 units to the existing 82 units that were completed in the first phase. The total cost of the project will be approximately $35,000,000 and the additional units will help address the city of Aurora’s affordable housing needs as addressed in the City’s Consolidated Plan.
The activities proposed have required an Environmental Assessment under HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project is on file at the City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, Colorado, and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 A.M to 5 P.M.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
The City of Aurora has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO. and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 A.M to 5 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Alicia Montoya, City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda, Aurora, Colorado, 80012; or amontoya@auroragov.org. For questions and additional information please contact Alicia Montoya at the above address or call 303-739-7900. All comments received by August 14, 2022 will be considered by the City of Aurora prior to authorizing the submission of a request for the release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The City of Aurora certifies to HUD that Alicia Montoya in his capacity as Community Development Division Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s State’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the name of grant recipient to use Program funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Aurora certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Aurora; (b) the City of Aurora has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at
24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Noemi Ghirghi Acting CPD Director CPD_COVID-19OEE-DEN@hud. gov. Potential objectors should contact CPD_COVID-19OEE-DEN@hud.govHUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
Alicia Montoya, Community Development Division Manager
Publication: July 28, 2022 Sentinel
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Case Number(s): 1998-6006-04
Applicant: Altec Industries
Application Name: Altec Service Center Expansion at Springhill Industrial Park
You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. THIS MEETING WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE (AURORAGOV.ORG) FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATION. The hearing will consider a request for approval for a Site Plan for a 13,000 square-foot industrial building.
Site Location: Northwest Corner of 6th Avenue and Telluride Street (641 North Telluride St)
Site Size: 9.19 acres
At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.
/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk
Publication: July 28, 2022
Sentinel
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Case Number(s): 2021-6050-00; 2021-6050-01
Applicant: Cobblestone
Application Name: Cobblestone Car Wash
You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. THIS MEETING WILL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE (AURORAGOV.ORG) FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATION. The hearing will consider a request for approval of a Conditional Use for a car wash in a MU-C (Mixed-Use Corridor) zone district and a Site Plan to demolish the existing car wash and construct a new 125-foot tunnel car wash, with office and equipment room for a total of 4,500 square feet and 19 vacuum stations.
Site Location: Northwest Corner of Havana Street and Iliff Avenue
Site Size: 0.094 acres
At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.
/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk
Publication: July 28, 2022
Sentinel
Unclaimed, confiscated, and recovered property will be auctioned to the highest and best bidder at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 7500 York Street, Denver, Colorado.
These items may be inspected at 7500 York Street, Denver, Colorado, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. the day before the sale, then between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the day of the auction. A complete list of all items will be available for review in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Room 1400 (1st floor), Aurora, Colorado.
21-31678
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Case Number(s): 2022-4007-00
Applicant: Landmark at Town Center LLC
Application Name: Landmark at Town Center - Appeal
You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on August 8, 2022, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the regular meeting of the City Council of the Aurora Municipal Center, first floor, located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora Colorado. This will be a “hybrid” meeting with both in-person and virtual attendance options. Please go to the City of Aurora website (auroragov.org) for instructions on participation. PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN APPEAL, BY AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER, OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO APPROVE A SITE PLAN FOR 272 MULTIFAMILY UNITS IN SIX BUILDINGS AND A COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE AND POOL.
Site Location: Northeast Corner of S Catawba Way and E 6th Parkway Site Size: 8.25 acres
At said meeting, any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.
/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk
Publication: July 28, 2022 Sentinel
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